Historic teams have come through Pasadena, Calif., over the course of 111 Rose Bowl games, including this year's national ...

It's not every college football bowl game that features ritualistic sacrifice of a bowl game mascot after completion of the game. But then, not every team gets to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

Pfft. Most of this stuff is fine. A decade ago, some people wanted to act like the sport would collapse if NFL-bound players opted out of meaningless bowl games. Now, you’re pleasantly ...