6 consecutive Rose Bowl flops don't diminish the game for Big Ten coaches
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and Mickey Mouse stand in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday for the team's first official game week appearance prior to the Rose Bowl. (Photo: Courtesy of Disneyland)
"It's something that if you coach in the Big Ten or the Pac-10, it's certainly in front of you every day," Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel said. "It's a goal that you want to be a part of the Rose Bowl."
Ohio State faces Oregon in the Rose Bowl at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 1 (ABC), the first time the Buckeyes have been in the Rose Bowl since 1997.
Rittenberg's take:
The last time a team dominated the Big Ten the way Ohio State has, Michigan won or shared five consecutive league titles from 1988 to 1992. The Wolverines also went to the Rose Bowl in four of those five years.But that was before the BCS, which has repeatedly sent Ohio State elsewhere for its bowl games - until now. The Buckeyes finally get to represent the league they've dominated on Jan. 1.
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chosen1
Tue, Dec 29, 2009 : 11:01 a.m.
Great idea...and let jay hopson be the DC for the game.....then it's a guarentee massacre