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Greatest Rose Bowl ever?

goodriddance189goodriddance189 Posts: 2,388 ✭✭
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that's what some people are calling Texas' 38-37 win over Michigan in last night's Rose Bowl.

6 lead changes, a last second field goal to win by one point.
best Rose Bowl i've ever seen, only one that comes close is the 98 Washington St/Michigan game

regardless, i'm glad that Mack finally got the monkey off his back.

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  • zsz70zsz70 Posts: 541 ✭
    Awesome game with two awesome football traditions
    finally going at one another.

    So nice to see Vince have a great game.
    He's got two more years to develop into
    an NFL quarterback. I hope he makes it.

    There have been many great Rose Bowl games.
    The game goes back many, many years.

    I guess it's a matter of opinion on the greatest one.
    I would just say that this one surely ranks in the
    top ten.

    What a fun game to watch.
  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    Great game, and put some coin in my pocket. That Vince Young kid is something else ....
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  • daddy43daddy43 Posts: 435
    Yea it was a great game. Young needs to learn how to throw. He can run, but he couldn't hit the ocean if he fell off a boat.
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  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    It was a great game - I don't know about greatest as I don't know the history too well. The two remaining bowls should be good too.

    Brian
  • dirtmonkeydirtmonkey Posts: 3,048 ✭✭
    It would rank high if you're a fan of offense, but not if you're a fan of a good defensive game. Too many missed tackles...
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The best Rosebowl ever? It was a great game and there have been some others... The 1963 game between USC and Wisconsin was a classic... USC nearly blew a 28 point lead in the 4th quarter and the Wisconsin passing in the last 15 minutes are the things the dreams are almost made of. I think USC and Wisconsin were 1 and 2 at the time of the game

    There was a 17-16 USC Victory over Ohio State in 1975 or perhaps 1976 that was a heart stopper. USC and OSU were 1 and 2 at the time of the game.

    Standford's 13-12 upset in the 1972 Rosebowl against Michigan was another.

    Just to give the Big Ten a fair shake, perhaps the 1947 Rosebowl was great but from a slightly different perspective. UCLA finished the season unbeaten and played Illinois which had two losses... one to Indiana and the other was to Notre Dame. This was the inaugural Pac-8 and Big 9 (before Michigan State was in the conference). UCLA was a heavy favorite and with a National Championship on the line, they were beaten 45-14. UCLA returned the favor 37 years later by crushing Illinois in the 1984 Rosebowl 45-9.

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  • khaysekhayse Posts: 1,336 ✭
    It was a great game. I really thought Michigan had it wrapped up when they went up by 10.

    Don't know why Lloyd saved those 2 time-outs.

    -KHayse
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