Was it the Big 10 that primarily drove the decision to surrender the Rose Bowl and join the BCS in 1998 or[/i][/b] was it a mutual thing where the Pac 10 was in complete agreement?
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The reason I ask is because I feel like this was a Big 10 driven thing after Pedo State went 12-0 and got shut out of the Natty back in 1994.
The Big 10 fucking owes now, since it was the surrendering of the Rose Bowl to the BCS that led to this current cluster fuck.
Probably the Big 10
Ucla was going to the BCS though until a hurricane make up game at Miami in November. That was a bad Cane team too although building towards 00 to 02
Beware make up games in Miami in November
Ucla was going to the BCS though until a hurricane make up game at Miami in November. That was a bad Cane team too although building towards 00 to 02
Beware make up games in Miami in November
creepycoug
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300 yds. rushing by some kid named Edge. 300 yards rushing on the ground by one player = exposed.
The internet birth of the soft fucking Bruins
Thanks a lot Bin Laden.
The Big has never felt that the Rose Bowl was “their bowl”… it’s in LA so it was always the Pac12’s private bowl and the BIG was fine with de-emphasizing the Rose at the expense of the Pac-12 whom they have always been at war with and have now conquered. Game, set, match
Such silly logic by those guys. Sure the Pac had some home field advantage in the Rose Bowl, but there was never gonna be a mid west bowl on New Year's Day. And it's not like Ohio St, Michingan, Iowa, etc didn't travel in droves to Pasadena.
creepycoug
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I grew up wondering of those fuckers ever planned on a winning a Rose Bowl and then popping off. I swear, I thought it was an annual rite of passage for some P10 team to win that bowl game. Schembechler or however you spell it was HORRIBLE in January. JFC.
creepycoug
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That's the thing. The midwest teams fill stadiums that are far, far away. You should have gone to any Orange Bowl Nebraska played. The amount of red in the stands was stunning.
People forget that the Big 10 wasn't an annual part of the Rose Bowl until 1948
From 48 to 58 they dominated
Then Jim Owens invented west coast football and John McKay perfected it
From 48 to 58 they dominated
Then Jim Owens invented west coast football and John McKay perfected it
I'm not sure I agree with that. Back in the day it was huge for both conferences.
I saw two Rose Bowl games against Iowa. As was often the case Iowa fans outnumbered Washington fans
Look at Wisconsin in the 90s. Filled the place
Look at Wisconsin in the 90s. Filled the place
I always thought that the Big 10 team who got to play in the Rose Bowl were heroes to their fans as they got to escape their miserable and pathetic Midwestern lives (and winter weather) for a week of sunshine in LA.
I agree it was a big deal to the BIG, the point I was making is from a competitive cash flow standpoint the best way to diminish the Pac12 was to diminish the importance of their primary bowl game ~ the Rose Bowl... The BIG was already going to the other big bowls as well, much more so than the PAC unless it was USC. I'm tying the timeline of the decline in the Pac 12 overall to the decline in the Rose Bowl, maybe just a coincidence but I think the 2 are connected...
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Been around a long time and I think that...
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