Tag: Alabama Crimson Tide
Rose Bowl Stadium Hosts the BCS National Championship and Rose Bowl
by Greg Cullen on Dec.12, 2009, under Sports News
Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, will host the BCS National Championship on January 7th and the Rose Bowl on January 1st. The Rose Bowl Stadium was built in 1922 and has long been remembered for its annual Tournament of Roses Football game. The Rose Bowl has a capacity of 92,000 and has hosted 5 Super Bowls and the 1994 Men’s World Cup Soccer along with the UCLA Trojans Football
This will be the 96th Rose Bowl game with the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks going at it for a 1:30pm game time. Rose Bowl tickets are some of the toughest to get each year, but worth the price for a great seat.
The BCS National Championship game will feature the No 1 Alabama Crimson Tide against the No 2 Texas Longhorns in a 5pm game at Rose Bowl Stadium. BCS Championship tickets are on sale now, but they are not cheap because of the high demand for this event.
BCS Bowl Selections and Bowl Championship Tickets
by Greg Cullen on Dec.07, 2009, under Sports News
BCS Bowl selections were announced and the Texas Longhorns will be playing the Alabama Crimson Tide at the BCs Championship Bowl on January 7th at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. BCS Championship Tickets are on sale now and are not cheap, so be prepared to open your wallet.
The Rose Bowl will feature the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes and it’s the first appearance for the Ducks since 1995 at the Rose Bowl. Florida will be playing the Cincinnati Bearcats at the Louisiana Superdome on January 1st.
In the BCS rankings the Alabama Crimson Tide is now at number one, followed by the Texas Longhorns at number two and the Florida Gators have slipped all the way down to number five after the lopsided loss to the Crimson Tide on Saturday.
| 2009-10 College Football Bowl Schedule | ||||
| Bowl Game | Date/Time | Site | Matchup | Network |
| New Mexico | Dec. 19 2:30 p.m. |
Albuquerque, NM | Wyoming vs. Fresno State | ESPN |
| St. Petersburg | Dec. 19 8 p.m. |
St. Petersburg, FL | Rutgers vs. UCF | ESPN |
| R&L Carriers New Orleans | Dec. 20 8 p.m. |
New Orleans, LA | MTSU vs. Southern Miss | ESPN |
| MAACO Las Vegas | Dec. 22 8 p.m. |
Las Vegas, NV | Oregon State vs. BYU | ESPN |
| San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia | Dec. 23 8 p.m. |
San Diego, CA | Utah vs. California | ESPN |
| Sheraton Hawaii | Dec. 24 8 p.m. |
Honolulu, HI | Nevada vs. SMU | ESPN |
| Emerald | Dec. 26 8:30 p.m. |
San Francisco, CA | Boston College vs. USC | ESPN |
| Meineke Car Care | Dec. 26 4 p.m. |
Charlotte, NC | North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh | ESPN |
| Little Caesars | Dec. 26 1 p.m. |
Detroit, MI | Ohio vs. Marshall | ESPN |
| Gaylord Hotels Music City | Dec. 27 8 p.m. |
Nashville, TN | Kentucky vs. Clemson | ESPN |
| Independence | Dec. 28 5 p.m. |
Shreveport, LA | Texas A&M vs. Georgia | ESPN |
| Champs Sports | Dec. 29 8 p.m. |
Orlando, FL | Miami (FL) vs. Wisconsin | ESPN |
| EagleBank | Dec. 29 4:30 p.m. |
Washington, DC | Army or UCLA** vs. Temple | ESPN |
| Pacific Life Holiday | Dec. 30 8 p.m. |
San Diego, CA | Nebraska vs. Arizona | ESPN |
| Roady’s Humanitarian | Dec. 30 4:30 p.m. |
Boise, ID | Idaho vs. Bowling Green | ESPN |
| Texas | Dec. 31 3:30 p.m. |
Houston, TX | Missouri vs. Navy | ESPN |
| Bell Helicopter Armed Forces | Dec. 31 TBD |
Fort Worth, TX | Air Force vs. Houston | ESPN |
| Brut Sun | Dec. 31 Noon |
El Paso, TX | Stanford vs. Oklahoma | CBS |
| Insight | Dec. 31 5:30 p.m. |
Tempe, AZ | Minnesota vs. Iowa State | NFL |
| Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 7:30 p.m. |
Atlanta, GA | Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee | ESPN |
| Outback | Jan. 1 11 a.m. |
Tampa, FL | Northwestern vs. Auburn | ESPN |
| Capital One | Jan. 1 1 p.m. |
Orlando, FL | Penn State vs. LSU | ABC |
| Konica Minolta Gator | Jan. 1 1 p.m. |
Jacksonville, FL | West Virginia vs. Florida State | CBS |
| Rose presented by Citi | Jan. 1 5 p.m. |
Pasadena, CA | Oregon vs. Ohio State | ABC |
| Allstate Sugar | Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. |
New Orleans, LA | Florida vs. Cincinnati | FOX |
| AT&T Cotton | Jan. 2 2 p.m. |
Arlington, TX | Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi | FOX |
| AutoZone Liberty | Jan. 2 5:30 p.m. |
Memphis, TN | East Carolina vs. Arkansas | ESPN |
| International | Jan. 2 Noon |
Toronto, Canada | South Florida vs. Northern Illinois | ESPN2 |
| Papajohns.com | Jan. 2 2 p.m. |
Birmingham, AL | Connecticut vs. South Carolina | ESPN |
| Valero Alamo | Jan. 2 9 p.m. |
San Antonio, TX | Texas Tech vs. Michigan State | ESPN |
| Tostitos Fiesta | Jan. 4 TBD |
Glendale, AZ | TCU vs. Boise State | FOX |
| FedEx Orange | Jan. 5 8 p.m. |
Miami, FL | Georgia Tech vs. Iowa | FOX |
| GMAC | Jan. 6 7 p.m. |
Mobile, AL | Central Michigan vs. Troy | ESPN |
| Citi National Championship | Jan. 7 8 p.m. |
Pasadena, CA | Texas vs. Alabama | ABC |
BCS Tickets January 7th at Rose Bowl Stadium on Sale Now!
by Greg Cullen on Nov.24, 2009, under Entertainment News, Sports News
BCS Tickets for the Bowl Championship Series at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles are on sale now and waiting for the final decision on the participants. The Florida Gators sit on top right now and have won two of the last three BCS games including winning the 2009 Bowl Championship Series
Currently 20 teams are under consideration for the BCS slots with the No 1 and No 2 teams going to the BCS National Championship game on January 7th at the Rose Bowl. The Florida Gators are still number one in the standings, the Alabama Crimson Tide in second place, and the Texas Longhorns in third with not much movement expected in the next week.
The final BCS standings will be announced on December 6th and the pairings will be announced by 8pm that evening. Tickets for all the Bowl games including the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the Rose Bowl, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and the Fedex Orange Bowl are on sale now.
BCS Championship Bowl Tickets – January 7th – Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles
Allstate Sugar Bowl Tickets – January 1st – Louisiana Super Dome – New Orleans, Louisiana
Rose Bowl Tickets – January 1st – Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles, California
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – January 4th – University of Phoenix Stadium – Phoenix, Arizona
Fed Ex Orange Bowl – January 5th – Land Shark Stadium – Opa Locka, Florida
