That relationship remains today, with the alignment shifting only when the champion from either conference is instead chosen to participate in the BCS National Championship Game.
As mentioned previously, the Rose Bowl Game has been played at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California every year since , except for The Rose Bowl Game has been the most heavily attended bowl game since , and the Rose Bowl itself is still the largest stadium of any that currently plays host to a postseason game.
The stadium itself is located in the Arroyo Seco, less than an hour from downtown Los Angeles. As such, the Rose Bowl Game is often frequented by celebrities and football luminaries, as southern California has long been and remains one of the most prolific hot beds of athletic talent in the country. With the venue being in such close proximity to the "entertainment capital of the world," the glitz and glamour of the Rose Bowl Game is unmatched, at least as far as bowl games are concerned.
As one might expect, the longest-running bowl also happens to be the one that has hosted the most national champions. Going by the number of titles claimed by the schools themselves, the Rose Bowl has hosted 43 national championship teams. That total, though mostly consisting of Rose Bowl games, also includes some losers who were nonetheless given the overall crown for example, SMU in as well as some teams that competed against each other in the very same game.
The most notorious example, of course, belongs to the edition, which saw Alabama and Stanford finish the game in a tie and subsequently, a split national championship.
Even in this age of rotating national title games, the Rose Bowl has managed to host an eventual champion in an off year, when the USC Trojans defeated the Michigan Wolverines in to claim the No. The Trojans also boast the most appearances 32 and wins 24 in Rose Bowl history by far, with nine of those victories capping national championship seasons.
Surprisingly enough, Alabama still stands as the second-most frequent national champion to have played in the Rose Bowl, with the win over Texas in giving the Crimson Tide their fifth title claimed in Pasadena. The Rose Bowl has played host to more than its fair share of unbelievable games, though none can quite hold up against the edition that pitted No.
The game proved to be a back-and-forth affair, with the two teams combining for 53 points in what was a spectacular display of football in the second half. In the end, the victory gave the Longhorns their fourth national championship and th overall win in school history.
And, for good measure, what was arguably one of the greatest games in the history of college football also happened to be the last one on the mic for Hall of Fame announcer Keith Jackson, who retired from the booth shortly thereafter. The Rose Bowl's best game also happened to see its best performance, put forth by Texas' Vince Young.
The Longhorns quarterback accounted for a Rose Bowl-record yards of total offense— passing and rushing—along with three touchdowns. The last of those scores came on a brilliant run by Young into the end zone with 19 seconds left to seal the victory for Texas. With that performance, Young became only the fourth two-time MVP in the history of the Rose Bowl, and the first to come from a school outside of the Pac and the Big Ten, after having put up a similarly brilliant performance against Michigan in the Rose Bowl Game.
The roots of the game stem back to , when the city of Miami decided to host its own New Year's Day showcase like that put on by the Tournament of Roses. The idea began as the "Fiesta of the American Tropics" and was revived in as the "Palm Festival," with an adjoining game geared toward boosting the city's ailing economy amidst the Great Depression. The game officially became the Orange Bowl in when it was first played at Miami Field, later giving way to the Orange Bowl and now what is known as Sun Life Stadium.
The Orange Bowl helped to usher college football into the television age when, in , it became the first bowl game ever broadcast in prime time. That edition featured a stellar matchup between Texas and Alabama, with the Longhorns coming out on top, From then on, the game was held continuously at its namesake stadium until , when it moved to what was then known as Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens now Sun Life Stadium.
The game returned to the Orange Bowl one last unintentional hurrah in , when Dolphins Stadium played host to an AFC Wild Card Game, thereby forcing the bowl game to move back to its long-time location for a day. The old Orange Bowl, known as Burdine Stadium from until , was demolished in to make way for the new home of the soon-to-be-renamed Florida Marlins, set to open in As for the city of Miami, it is easily one of the most festive in the entire country, known for exciting nightlife so prevalent on world-famous South Beach.
Of the four BCS bowl games, the Orange Bowl has seen the second-most national champions of all with Oklahoma still stands as both the most frequent participant 18 and victor 12 in the game, with 10 of those wins boosting the Sooners to national championships, official or otherwise. Fittingly enough, Nebraska, Oklahoma's long-time foe dating back to the days of the Big Eight, has the second-most appearances in the Orange Bowl with 17 eight victories and four national titles won.
Picking one game from among the greatest played in the Orange Bowl is a difficult task, though the nod ultimately goes to the edition, in which Miami defeated Nebraska, The Cornhuskers rode into that game as the clear favorites, having averaged 52 points per game during the regular season while looking invincible on the gridiron.
However, with the backing of 70, fans and the spectacular passing of freshman quarterback Bernie Kosar, the Hurricanes stormed out to a big lead and held on for dear life in the end to deliver the first of five national titles in school history.
Honorable mention goes to the Orange Bowl Classic, in which Notre Dame downed heavily favored Alabama, , in the last game ever coached by the legendary Ara Parseghian. We are not affiliated with nor endorsed by the Fiesta Bowl. Then you'd better hurry, because tickets for the game are selling out fast! After all, this year's contest will feature two of the highest ranking teams.
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