HDuck No. 1 Share Posted July 24 Column by Stewart Mandel in The Athletic today that the Rose Bowl has asked to remain a quarter-final site only, with games on January 1, rather than be part of the six bowl rotation that means a semi-final every 3 years on a date such as Jan. 9/10 in 2025. The Rose Bowl is currently a quarter-final in 2025 and 2026, but a semi-final in 2027. Thus the other 5 of the 6 quarterfinal bowls would rotate into the two semi-finals: Peach, Orange, Sugar, Cotton, Fiesta. It ain't over until it's over. For example, the CFP might select a 7th bowl site to pick up the baton every 3 years? What if the Vegas Bowl had their normal December game in a two-year sequence, then a semi-final the third? There are options. I understand the Rose Bowl's desire to keep the game and parade together. I understand that traffic in L.A. on January 1 wouldn't be as unbearable as it would be on a workday a few days later. I imagine "tradition" is a factor, but logistics also. They've had some experience when they hosted the BCS Championship in 2009 and 2013 a few days after the Rose Bowl. Losing the Rose Bowl as a semi-final site might hurt a B1G Conference champion, especially if one of the four West teams On the other hand, having it as a quarter-final every year might benefit a non-champion B1G participant? The Athletic is a pay site, thus I have no link to place here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 2 Share Posted July 24 The Rose Bowl and parade on New Year’s Day is a fantastic tradition that Pasadena will do anything to protect. I’m sure that they could find a better alternative in the West Coast for semi- and finals (SoFi, Las Vegas, Phoenix). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroBurst61 No. 3 Share Posted July 24 Shame that it comes to this but just another repercussion of conference realignment and 12, to 16, team playoff. As with most of the "traditions" of ,college to NFL-lite, that are to be abandoned or altered to suite the new paradigm. (TV) Money Talks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...