[Bruce Wang]

I'm clearly in the minority opinion on the Rose Bowl.  I'm glad we went and won it last year, and trust me it's a B1G deal to somebody who grew up in Ohio.  But we're on the cusp of a new era.  The BCS game has already made the major bowl games less important, and the playoffs will make them even less important.  When the playoff expand to 8 teams, the only exciting thing about bowl games will be extra practice and some publicity. 

Stanford's no longer a program wishing and hoping to make the Rose Bowl.  It's now a national championship contender. I wish they were holding playoffs this year. 

And my other point was that it would be much cooler to be in the Sugar Bowl this coming year than the Rose Bowl.  Especially because it's a chance to knock off a SEC team.  I'm sorry but beating another substandard B1G team just does not excite me.  I guess I'm the only one here that thinks this.

[Bruce Wang]

I'm clearly in the minority opinion on the Rose Bowl.  I'm glad we went and won it last year, and trust me it's a B1G deal to somebody who grew up in Ohio.  But we're on the cusp of a new era.  The BCS game has already made the major bowl games less important, and the playoffs will make them even less important.  When the playoff expand to 8 teams, the only exciting thing about bowl games will be extra practice and some publicity. 

Stanford's no longer a program wishing and hoping to make the Rose Bowl.  It's now a national championship contender. I wish they were holding playoffs this year. 

And my other point was that it would be much cooler to be in the Sugar Bowl this coming year than the Rose Bowl.  Especially because it's a chance to knock off a SEC team.  I'm sorry but beating another substandard B1G team just does not excite me.  I guess I'm the only one here that thinks this.