When the time came to choose a setting to paint in my intro to oil painting class at the Art Institute of Chicago, the choice was obvious. I selected the most cinematic scene in all of sports, "the end of the yellow brick road" as the legendary broadcaster Keith Jackson used to call it: The Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. The iconic stadium and the game affectionately known as … [Read more...] about Kirk Herbstreit Perfectly Articulates the Transcendent Rose Bowl Setting
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How the Rose Bowl Can Restore Big Ten vs Pac 10 Tradition
The Rose Bowl seems to be the only college football entity unapologetically trying to stick to tradition these days, while the rest of the sport sells out to corporate interests. Obviously, this is not an absolute truth, 100%, but in general this is the way that the wind is currently blowing. However, more traditions are at immediate risk of being lost. … [Read more...] about How the Rose Bowl Can Restore Big Ten vs Pac 10 Tradition
Real Reason that College Football Bowl Games were Created
Have you ever wondered how we got to the point- where there is at least one college football game on television every single day for three weeks from mid-December to early January? Why and how are we living in times when college football bowl games are so abundant that now multiple cities (New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, Phoenix among others) have both a real bowl game after … [Read more...] about Real Reason that College Football Bowl Games were Created
Chip Kelly the New Northwestern Offensive Coordinator; Wildcats Make Splash Hire
Big news today in Evanston, as the Northwestern Wildcats announced a splash hire at Offensive Coordinator. Chip Kelly, who most recently held the same position with the Las Vegas Raiders, will now take over the NU offense. A change was certainly needed, given how much the offense has sputtered in the past two seasons. Quarterback Preston Stone flourished at SMU, but flopped in … [Read more...] about Chip Kelly the New Northwestern Offensive Coordinator; Wildcats Make Splash Hire
PSG vs Atletico Madrid Starting XI Predictions (Club World Cup)
Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid will clash at the Rose Bowl, one of the world's most beautiful overall settings, on Sunday. The more than a century old venue is also a very historic site, and this weekend adds a new chapter to its illustrious history with a 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage match. It's a pretty big one too as these are two strong tournament title … [Read more...] about PSG vs Atletico Madrid Starting XI Predictions (Club World Cup)
PSG vs Atletico Team News: Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Jan Oblak
The Rose Bowl, one of the world's most scenic and iconic stadiums, will host a FIFA Club World Cup group stage match on Sunday that features two sides who are near full fitness. Just three injury/fitness/availability concerns to cover here, and we'll start with Paris Saint-Germain. Ousmane Dembele is a doubt here after withdrawing from France's loss to Spain in the UEFA Nations … [Read more...] about PSG vs Atletico Team News: Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Jan Oblak
Brent Musburger Nails It Regarding New Year’s College Football
Legendary broadcaster Brent Musburger doesn't just "get it." He absolutely knocked it out of the park on this one. Just like during the 2017-18 bowl cycle, the semifinals are on January 1st, and the consist of the Sugar Bowl and the Rose Bowl. They're on New Year's Day, where they belong! This isn't like 2015, 2016, 2021 or 2022, when College Football desperately tried to … [Read more...] about Brent Musburger Nails It Regarding New Year’s College Football
Rose Bowl CFP Semifinal Preview: Michigan Wolverines vs Alabama Crimson Tide
Recently freed political prisoner Jim Harbaugh, and his merry band of inspirational, overly oppressed freedom fighters known as the Michigan Wolverines football team are back in the College Football Playoff for the third straight season. Having endured unfathomable levels of adversity this season, as perfectly articulated by OC/late season Interim Head Coach Sherrone Moore … [Read more...] about Rose Bowl CFP Semifinal Preview: Michigan Wolverines vs Alabama Crimson Tide
R.I.P. Rose Bowl, College Sports “Leagues” and “Conferences”
The Rose Bowl game will still go on, but in non-College Football Playoff years it will never be anything close to what it once was now that the Pac-10 (later the Pac-12) is officially dead. The whole concept of a Big Ten champion versus Pac 10 champion was ingrained in the very DNA of the Rose Bowl game. It will still be held, but when it's not in a CFP format will exist in a … [Read more...] about R.I.P. Rose Bowl, College Sports “Leagues” and “Conferences”
Illinois Fighting Illini: Bowl Game History Part 2/2: Major Bowls
Good morning college football and Illinois Fighting Illini fans. Just four more days until the Reliaquest Bowl kicks off in Tampa! This will be Illinois' 20th bowl appearance, and they are 8-11 in their previous 19 postseason games. We'll run all this down for you, in two parts, starting with the minor bowls, which we defined as non-traditionally on New Year's Day and/or … [Read more...] about Illinois Fighting Illini: Bowl Game History Part 2/2: Major Bowls