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Tournament of Roses
Following the Rose Parade, at 2:00 p.m. (PST), the 95th Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi will feature an exciting match-up between BCS ranked No. 8 Penn State and No. 5 USC in The Granddaddy of Them All ® . The Rose Bowl will be broadcast exclusively on ABC and on ESPN radio. ...
Another Rose Bowl laugher, and the joke's still on the BCS
Another Rose Bowl laugher, and the joke's still on the BCS
rivals.yahoo.com — Scroll down or click here for the Doc's New Year's live blog. Southern Cal 38, Penn State... 24 . For the record, USC racked up as many yards (369) and more points (31) in the first half as any other team earned on Penn State all season. Mark ... (more) Another Rose Bowl laugher, and the joke's still on the BCS
ABC smells like a Rose; FOX' Orange lacks juice.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — On New Year's Day, the Rose Bowl on ABC more than doubled the Orange Bowl on FOX.... ABC drew a 12.6 overnight rating for USC's win over Penn State Thursday, up 5% from a 12.0 for USC/Illinois in '08. The 12.6 is the third-lowest overnight for the Rose ... (more) ABC smells like a Rose; FOX' Orange lacks juice.
The Defensive War For The Roses
conquestchronicles.com — Or: Why Everyone Who's Entirely Sure That USC Will Win By Double Digits Is Lying. (Note: I... know some of this was covered by Paragon in the post below, but it's worth expounding on the defensive showdown coming on both sides.) Per stats stolen ... (more) The Defensive War For The Roses
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Surf City USA Rose Parade Float
OC Beach Blog — ... Six city residents, whose names were drawn from more than 500 entries, will be joined by Huntington Beach Mayor, Keith Bohr, 2008 Miss Huntington Beach, Cayce Crowder and representatives from the city’s Junior Lifeguard program.  The 120th Tournament of Roses Parade kicks off at 8 a.m on January 1, 2009.  For more info. check out TournamentOfRoses.com     ...

A Detailed Look at the BCS System
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network — ... football was very popular at even surpassed the popularity of professional football, this was due to the great depression and the lack of economic security for both players and management. Consequently, the bowl games began to appear when it became too time consuming and expensive to travel to conduct a playoff. The first bowl of consequence was in 1902 with the East-West game held in Pasadena California. This game was held on New Years day in conjunction with the Tournament of Roses. In 1901, the Tournament of Roses Parade concluded that the ...

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