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Dusk at the Rose Bowl – a significant reason why it’s considered the premier stadium in all of football. Not just college football; Football, period. Photo courtesy of twitter.com
ONCE AGAIN, THE ROSE BOWL PROVIDED AN EPIC GAME FOR THE AGES…
Which considering that the two teams that played there, Michigan and Alabama, were vying for a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Houston on January 8th,
Which considering that those two programs have the two highest number of wins in the history of college football – Michigan with (now) 1,003 and Alabama with 926,
And which considering that those two programs have combined for 25 national titles, Michigan with nine and Alabama with 16,
Shouldn’t have surprised anyone, least of all the 96,371 fanatics of the Crimson Tide and the Wolverines who packed that Rose Bowl on Monday afternoon and evening,
Who certainly got their money’s worth as the game went overtime, Michigan scoring the last 14 points in their 27-20 win that gives them a chance to win their first “natty” since 1997.
Along with Washington’s battle with Texas at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, it’s safe to say that the committee that chose the four teams that would play in the College Football Playoff semis got it right as in the Rose Bowl’s case in particular, both Michigan and Alabama were evenly matched and, as they were clashing, led me to think this old and very tired cliche…
“It really IS a shame that someone has to lose this game.”
And gave a big boost to college football in general, reminding people why it – along with the NFL – is the most popular spectator sport in this country.
Here are some sights from the Wolverines’ big win over the Tide…
Michigan running back Blake Corum (#2) getting yardage in the Rose Bowl Game. Photo courtesy of yahoosports.com
Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, the Rose Bowl Game’s offensive MVP…
Corum trying to get yardage early in the game.Photo courtesy of thedetroitnews.com
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (#4) scurrying away from Michigan’s Michael Barrett. Photo courtesy of thetuscaloosanews.com
This bearded Alabama fan is dressed quite appropriately for the occasion! Photo courtesy of rolltidewire.usatoday.com
I’ve always really liked football teams lining up on the line of scrimmage – this photo is no exception! Photo courtesy of twitter.com
Check out this military jet flying over the Rose Bowl while the Michigan Marching Band’s on the field! Photo courtesy of twitter.com
An incredible photo of the Rose Bowl looking north toward the San Gabriel Mountains! Photo courtesy of twitter.com
The top stadium in American football, which I have been blessed to have been to roughly over 150 times in over three and a half decades as a UCLA student and alum, including the 1999 Rose Bowl Game between the Bruins and Wisconsin. Photo courtesy of twitter.com
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