Rose Bowl thrilled to host a traditional Big Ten-Pac 10 matchup

Rose Bowl CEO Mitch Dorger grew up in Columbus, Ohio. So he knows a little about the importance of Pasadena traditions, including a Big Ten-Pac 10 matchup.

Rose Bowl officials are happy to have a traditional Big Ten-Pac 10 matchup this season.

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With Ohio State and Oregon slated to play at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 1, the Rose Bowl gets exactly that. Six days later, Pasadena will also host the BCS Championship game between Texas and Alabama.

For the Granddaddy Of Them All, it's the best scenario under the current college bowl system.

Doug Lesmerises of The Plain Dealer of Cleveland chatted with Dorger about the tradition-heavy Rose Bowl, and we begin today's Meandering with that story.

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