http://www.mail.com/subjects/43122-rose-bowl-game.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/43122-rose-bowl-game.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1807230-rose-sugar-will-host-1st-semifinals-playoff.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — The first semifinal games in the new college football playoff system will be played in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015. The BCS conference commissioners announced the dates and rotation for all 12 years of the upcoming postseason format after a meeting in Key Biscayne on Monday, the day after the BCS championship... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1807230-rose-sugar-will-host-1st-semifinals-playoff.html 2013-01-08T22:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1799172-bcs-championship-tale-tape.html Everything about the BCS championship between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama seems larger than life. Not only do these schools stand among the best ever in college football, they also lead the pack in celebrating that success and in investing for the future. If ever college football presented a heavyweight event it's the Fighting Irish against the Cri... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1799172-bcs-championship-tale-tape.html 2013-01-04T21:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796452-championship-classic-notre-dame-vs-alabama.html MIAMI (AP) — At a time when college football was generally considered the domain of eastern blue bloods, Notre Dame and Alabama were upstart teams that gave blue collar fans a chance to tweak the elite. About 90 years later, the Fighting Irish and Crimson Tide are the elite — two of college football's signature programs, set to play a national championshi... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796452-championship-classic-notre-dame-vs-alabama.html 2013-01-02T21:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794900-stanford-holds-wisconsin-20-14-rose-bowl.html PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Luck, Toby Gerhart and coach Jim Harbaugh started Stanford's improbable football renaissance, yet they never stood in the center of the Rose Bowl with the West Coast's most coveted trophy raised above their heads. In fact, the last Stanford team to do what the Cardinal did Tuesday night had a defense known as the Thunderchic... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794900-stanford-holds-wisconsin-20-14-rose-bowl.html 2013-01-02T08:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1795114-column-badgers-best-bad-situation.html Loyalty being what it is these days in college football, you didn't know whether to be happy or sad to see Barry Alvarez back on the Wisconsin sideline seven years after he left coaching to become the Badgers' athletic director. Wisconsin was one of two schools playing Tuesday — Northern Illinois was the other — whose head coach bailed out on the team bet... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1795114-column-badgers-best-bad-situation.html 2013-01-02T08:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1781858-andersen-will-take-seat-rose-bowl.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gary Andersen doesn't mind taking a back seat with his new team when it comes to the Rose Bowl. Andersen was formally introduced Friday as the new head coach at Wisconsin and he made it clear right away that he will be more of a "fly on the wall" as the Badgers prepare for the Jan. 1 game against Stanford. That's b... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1781858-andersen-will-take-seat-rose-bowl.html 2012-12-21T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1780512-its-official-andersen-wisconsin-coach.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Several schools tried to lure Gary Andersen away from Utah State. Wisconsin finally got him. Andersen was officially hired as the Badgers' new coach Thursday, and will be formally introduced at a news conference Friday morning. He replaces Bret Bielema, who left the Badgers for Arkansas this month. ... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1780512-its-official-andersen-wisconsin-coach.html 2012-12-21T00:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1777166-beck-huskers-to-trouble-heads.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is still smarting from that 39-point loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game, and few people outside the state believe the No. 23 Cornhuskers are capable of beating sixth-ranked Georgia in the Capital One Bowl. The challenge for Bo Pelini and his coaches between now and Jan. 1 is to make sure the players have moved... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1777166-beck-huskers-to-trouble-heads.html 2012-12-19T18:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1773604-big-ten-teams-underdogs-bowl-season.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Big Ten spent much of the year as a national punch line. It might get worse during bowl season. The Big Ten could only fill seven of its eight predetermined bowl slots — and each of those bowl-bound teams is currently an underdog. From the five-loss Wisconsin team that still wound up in the Rose Bowl to the 6-6 Purdue squad tha... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1773604-big-ten-teams-underdogs-bowl-season.html 2012-12-18T09:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1748534-wisconsin-turns-to-coach-rose-bowl.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When Wisconsin linebacker Mike Taylor was a kid, he used to watch the Badgers and dream of playing for Barry Alvarez. He's finally getting his wish. The Badgers are going retro for the Rose Bowl, talking Alvarez — their former football coach-turned athletic director — into returning to the sidelines on New Year's Day against Stanford ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1748534-wisconsin-turns-to-coach-rose-bowl.html 2012-12-06T20:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739022-blockbuster-bcs-main-event-with-iffy-undercard.html NEW YORK (AP) — The penultimate Bowl Championship Series gave college football a national championship matchup low on controversy and loaded with star power. No. 1 Notre Dame against No. 2 Alabama in Miami on Jan. 7 for the national title. No complaints. That Fiesta Bowl with No. 5 Oregon against No. 7 Kansas State looks good, too. After that, well, you c... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739022-blockbuster-bcs-main-event-with-iffy-undercard.html 2012-12-03T07:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737278-bcs-bonanza-alabama-vs-notre-dame.html Alabama vs. Notre Dame. The BCS championship game couldn't get much bigger. The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the title game in Miami on Jan. 7 with a 32-28 victory over Georgia for the Southeastern Conference championship Saturday. Sunday's selection show is just a formality. The hype can begin now for what could... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737278-bcs-bonanza-alabama-vs-notre-dame.html 2012-12-02T08:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737632-ball-helps-badgers-rush-no-14-nebraska-70-31.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Montee Ball and Wisconsin are heading back to the Rose Bowl after an overwhelming performance the Badgers hope will make people forget they finished third in their division. Ball rushed for 202 yards and three more touchdowns Saturday night, leading the Badgers to a 70-31 rout of No. 14 Nebraska for a third straight Big Ten championshi... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737632-ball-helps-badgers-rush-no-14-nebraska-70-31.html 2012-12-02T05:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1736126-stanford-tops-ucla-pac-12-crown-rose-bowl-bid.html STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — After the final whistle blew, Stanford coach David Shaw lifted his arms in triumph. His players paraded around the field, and students came down from the stands to surround them from all sides. So much for a transition year. The post-Andrew Luck Era sure seems awfully rosy. Kevin Hogan threw for 155 yards and a touchdown and ran fo... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1736126-stanford-tops-ucla-pac-12-crown-rose-bowl-bid.html 2012-12-01T08:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1735946-hogan-leads-stanford-ucla-27-24-to-win-pac-12.html STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Hogan has taken Stanford to a place Andrew Luck never could. With the NFL's No. 1 overall draft pick and an elite class of seniors gone, a program that weathered the loss of coach Jim Harbaugh once again faced questions. Stanford coach David Shaw answered every one of them, finding a new clutch quarterback along the way. ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1735946-hogan-leads-stanford-ucla-27-24-to-win-pac-12.html 2012-12-01T05:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1724972-badgers-no-14-huskers-close-games.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The courses for the Big Ten championship game opponents were set when they met in late September. Nebraska came back from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Wisconsin 30-27 in the conference opener. The 14th-ranked Cornhuskers continued to win close games. The Badgers kept losing them. Another tight game is expected when Nebras... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1724972-badgers-no-14-huskers-close-games.html 2012-11-26T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722972-notre-dame-1-waiting-to-play.html Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 13 of the regular season. MAKING A STATEMENT Notre Dame is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 with nothing left to do but wait to find out its opponent for the national championship game. Toward the bottom of the rankings, there was plenty of... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722972-notre-dame-1-waiting-to-play.html 2012-11-26T02:28:00Z