Every year their are four BCS bowl games and then the national championship. The national championship game rotates its location between Dolphins stadium, the Rose Bowl, the University of Phoenix Stadium, and the New Orleans Superdome. This year it's being played in Dolphins Stadium. USC has been to the Rose Bowl four straight years. Winning three of those four appearances, the only loss coming to Texas in the national Championship. The Rose Bowl is played in southern California, only 11 miles away from USC campus.
THIS YEARS ROSE BOWL
This years Rose Bowl featured to what looked like a good match-up to some, and a land slide to others. USC came into this game having the #1 defense in the nation and looked to stop Penn State right in their tracks. But Penn State, led by 83 year old coach Joe Patreno, was determined to annihilate USC's Rose Bowl hopes for good. The game started out as a close one, with both teams scoring a touchdown on their second drive. But it wasn't for long. Penn State's defense fell apart right in front of their own eye's as USC went jogging into the locker rooms winning 31-7. Penn State's defense would never relapse back to normal. USC came away winning their third straight Rose Bowl 38-24.
COMMENTS
Before this game even started, I knew that it was going to be one of two things. A USC blowout, or a close game that came down to the wire. If Penn State came out playing like winners, then it would be close. But if they out slow, then it would be another AMAZING USC team that should have been in the national title game. The reason they haven't been in the national championship game is because they lose in careless games and they can't make up for it because they don't play anybody worth talking about later in the season. That's why Oklahoma and Florida are preparing for the biggest game of their lives, and USC is sitting at home wondering why they couldn't be playing for a championship. Sure USC is a very competitive bunch of players, and they have produced many great athletes into the NFL. But it always seems that when USC is playing in the Rose Bowl, it's treated like the national championship. It's not! This year it's Florida v.s. Oklahoma. Not USC v.s. Penn State. Just because USC's playing, doesn't make the Rose Bowl "The Grand Daddy Of Them All". Last time I checked, the National Championship is "The Grand Daddy of Them All". If the Rose Bowl counted as the national championship, then USC would be 24 time champions. If the Rose Bowl were Texas v.s. Ohio State, then ESPN/ABC announcer Brent Musburger won't take the side of USC 30 seconds into the game, and defend USC all throughout the game. I turned the game on mute so I didn't have to listen to him talk about USC's talented offense. If they had "The most competitive, talented offense in the NCAA" Then Sam Bradford wouldn't have won the Heisman, Mark Sanchez would have. And with the defenses they face, USC should be ranked higher than #15 in the points per game category. The Rose Bowl may be prestigious, but it is NOT the grand daddy of them all, the championship is. Penn State really isn't that tested of a team to playing in the Rose Bowl, but they have to because they're the Big-10 champions. They lost to Iowa. Iowa is a one man show. It's just Shonn Greene running it everywhere. I though Penn State was "Linebacker U". Not really. I'd rather see the Rose Bowl feature the champions of the Pac-10 v.s. the champions of the SEC, or the Big-12. It would be A LOT harder for Pac-10 teams to come away with a Rose Bowl title. Even if the SEC or Big-12 champion was in the National Title game and an at-large team took its spot. It still would be a better game to watch then the regular ol USC v.s. fluke.
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