On the Rose Bowl, Tradition, and Myopia

I had lost track of the psuedoplayoff plan working its way through the BCS, until catching up with it at Addicted to Quack . One commisioner torpedoed the plan, and yes, it was all about the Rose Bowl : "Our presidents have no interest whatsoever in a plus-one model -- none," [Pac-10 Commissioner Tom] Hansen says. "It's a little annoying that my colleagues continue to float this idea as ... [link]