[NU Sports] Re: Utah and the playoff ... (fwd)

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

I agree with Tom. Going to the Rose bowl was a terrific experience.  My wife, a Penn State Alum, went to the Rose Bowl this year and despite Penn State's loss, and NU's loss there for that matter, were experiences not to be forgotten.

John DeGroat
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From: Tom Maycock <tkmaycock at yahoo.com>
> > I may be in the minority on this, but a crystal football
> > shaped trophy is less important to me than the 3 recent Big
> > Ten Championship trophies we already have (plus the old
> > ones, of course), and a Rose Bowl trophy (whatever that
> > looks like) would be great also.
> 
> +1
> 
> > 
> > I might even feel a little let down if we went 12-0 and
> > didn't go to Pasadena.? Again, in my mind, Pasadena on
> > New Year's Day is an incredible feeling, a matchless
> > experience.? 
> 
> +1
> 
> The thought of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, with all those damn Tostitos signs 
> everywhere, makes me a bit ill. I'm sure if a national championship was on the 
> line, I'd be happy enough to deal with it. But the Rose Bowl reigns supreme. 
> 
> I grew up in Big 8 country, so the Orange Bowl always meant more to me than the 
> Rose Bowl. 
> 
> So, late in the '95 season, I didn't really care where we went--I figured any 
> bowl trip would be as good as any other. As it happened, I was in LA the weekend 
> we were playing Purdue for (at least a piece) of the championship. I made sure 
> to stop by the Rose Bowl to check it out, and I was awestruck. Suddenly, it 
> really, really mattered to me that we end up there. And thanks to Michigan 
> beating OSU, we did. I can't wait to go back. 
> 
> Tom
> 
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