In Fall 1918 as WWI was winding down and the Spanish Flu was making its first headway the Tournament of Roses sponsored a game between two service teams after abandoning a plan to stage a contest between college teams. The Great Lakes Navy vs a team from Mare Island. What HOFer was the game's MVP?
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In Fall 1918 as WWI was winding down and the Spanish Flu was making its first headway the Tournament of Roses sponsored a game between two service teams after abandoning a plan to stage a contest between college teams. The Great Lakes Navy vs a team from Mare Island. What HOFer was the game's MVP?
09-16-2020, 11:18 AM
OK, here's more Rose Bowl trivia. Stanford once lost the Rose Bowl in consecutive years: in 1934 to Columbia and 1935 to Alabama. However, three different schools have lost the Rose Bowl in three consecutive seasons. One of those teams is in the current Pac-12 and the other two are in the current B1G. Can you name them without looking it up?
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
OK, here's more Rose Bowl trivia. Stanford once lost the Rose Bowl in consecutive years: in 1934 to Columbia and 1935 to Alabama. However, three different schools have lost the Rose Bowl in three consecutive seasons. One of those teams is in the current Pac-12 and the other two are in the current B1G. Can you name them without looking it up?
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
09-16-2020, 12:30 PM
(09-16-2020, 11:18 AM)Papa John Wrote: OK, here's more Rose Bowl trivia. Stanford once lost the Rose Bowl in consecutive years: in 1934 to Columbia and 1935 to Alabama. However, three different schools have lost the Rose Bowl in three consecutive seasons. One of those teams is in the current Pac-12 and the other two are in the current B1G. Can you name them without looking it up?
Well, let's see, Papa John's signature line says "you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence."
So, I'm guessing one of the three-straight Rose Bowl losers might be Cal?
(09-16-2020, 11:18 AM)Papa John Wrote: OK, here's more Rose Bowl trivia. Stanford once lost the Rose Bowl in consecutive years: in 1934 to Columbia and 1935 to Alabama. However, three different schools have lost the Rose Bowl in three consecutive seasons. One of those teams is in the current Pac-12 and the other two are in the current B1G. Can you name them without looking it up?
Well, let's see, Papa John's signature line says "you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence."
So, I'm guessing one of the three-straight Rose Bowl losers might be Cal?
09-17-2020, 01:24 PM
(09-16-2020, 11:18 AM)Papa John Wrote: OK, here's more Rose Bowl trivia. Stanford once lost the Rose Bowl in consecutive years: in 1934 to Columbia and 1935 to Alabama. However, three different schools have lost the Rose Bowl in three consecutive seasons. One of those teams is in the current Pac-12 and the other two are in the current B1G. Can you name them without looking it up?
It would have to be either Michigan or Ohio State. I'd guess Ohio State.
As for the Pac-8/10/12 candidate, I'll guess USC.
Audaces fortuna iuvat
(09-16-2020, 11:18 AM)Papa John Wrote: OK, here's more Rose Bowl trivia. Stanford once lost the Rose Bowl in consecutive years: in 1934 to Columbia and 1935 to Alabama. However, three different schools have lost the Rose Bowl in three consecutive seasons. One of those teams is in the current Pac-12 and the other two are in the current B1G. Can you name them without looking it up?
It would have to be either Michigan or Ohio State. I'd guess Ohio State.
As for the Pac-8/10/12 candidate, I'll guess USC.
Audaces fortuna iuvat
09-17-2020, 01:58 PM
As I recall, when we played Wisconsin in 2013, their attendance was somewhat disappointing, in part due to the fact that they had lost the two previous Rose Bowls, so their loss to us would have made three
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As I recall, when we played Wisconsin in 2013, their attendance was somewhat disappointing, in part due to the fact that they had lost the two previous Rose Bowls, so their loss to us would have made three
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09-17-2020, 03:54 PM
(09-16-2020, 12:30 PM)terry Wrote:(09-16-2020, 11:18 AM)Papa John Wrote: OK, here's more Rose Bowl trivia. Stanford once lost the Rose Bowl in consecutive years: in 1934 to Columbia and 1935 to Alabama. However, three different schools have lost the Rose Bowl in three consecutive seasons. One of those teams is in the current Pac-12 and the other two are in the current B1G. Can you name them without looking it up?
Well, let's see, Papa John's signature line says "you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence."
So, I'm guessing one of the three-straight Rose Bowl losers might be Cal?
I really hope it is Cal!!!!!
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
(09-16-2020, 12:30 PM)terry Wrote:(09-16-2020, 11:18 AM)Papa John Wrote: OK, here's more Rose Bowl trivia. Stanford once lost the Rose Bowl in consecutive years: in 1934 to Columbia and 1935 to Alabama. However, three different schools have lost the Rose Bowl in three consecutive seasons. One of those teams is in the current Pac-12 and the other two are in the current B1G. Can you name them without looking it up?
Well, let's see, Papa John's signature line says "you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence."
So, I'm guessing one of the three-straight Rose Bowl losers might be Cal?
I really hope it is Cal!!!!!
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
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