And the College Football season begins!!!

[Dimwhit]

It's because New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, and the NFL owns Sundays.

Yeah, but it still doesn't feel right.

 

[Crothian]

I agree it doesn't feel right, but they already ruined Jan 1 when they started moving the Rose Bowl when its Championship game, so after that Jan 1 never seemed the same.

 

[Dimwhit]

No kiddin'. How do you not have the Rose Bowl on Jan 1st?!?!?! It's just...sad.

I'm sure you can't tell that I'm having a hard time letting go of tradition.

 

[Crothian]

Hey, I'm the same way. I was in the Rose bowl Parade and got to got to the Rose Bowl game that year. It's a big deal.

 

[Dimwhit]

I grew up in California, so the Pac-10 WAS college football for me. There was no bigger college football game than the Rose Bowl. And that involved watching the Rose Bowl Parade in the morning, followed by the game later that day. That was New Year's Day for me growing up. I remember so many of those games and teams that played in it--USC, Michigan, Ohio State, UCLA... I understand the need to adapt and change, but it's still a bummer.

I feel like I should go light a candle in memory...

 

[Crothian]

I get you, being a Big Ten guy and growing up with all those great Woody lead teams to the Rose Bowl....

 

[drothgery]

I get you, being a Big Ten guy and growing up with all those great Woody lead teams to the Rose Bowl....

Huh? You're only a year older than me, and I don't remember anyone before Cooper. Admittedly I didn't follow college ball before high school, but still...

Of course, I mostly remember the Marvin Graves/Donovan McNabb Orange beating everyone except Miami and one other random team every year, and usually landing in the Not Particularly Important Bowl.

 

[Crothian]

Huh? You're only a year older than me, and I don't remember anyone before Cooper. Admittedly I didn't follow college ball before high school, but still...

A lot happened in the year....Actually it was more about hearing the stories and watching reruns of the games.

 

[Dimwhit]

I get you, being a Big Ten guy and growing up with all those great Woody lead teams to the Rose Bowl....

Outside of the Pac-10 (and to a degree the WAC), all I knew was the Big-10. (I couldn't have cared less growing up about teams like Miami, Nebraska, Florida, Oklahoma, etc.) It was always exciting to see who we'd play in the Rose. I liked the Big-10 (still do, of course). My favorite team from that conference was Michigan, which I realize makes me your enemy.

I really was rooting for Colorado in the Big-12 champ game (against all hope) so that we'd have a Pac-10/Big-10 Rose Bowl.

 

[Dungannon]

How can you call yourself a Pac-10 fan and say you like Michigan, Dimwhit? All Big-10 teams are the enemy. I'm exempting Penn State from this, since they were a longtime independant and have only been a part of the rivalry for a little over a decade.