The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Year's Day) at the Rose Bowl in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2 (15 times now). The Rose Bowl Game is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All" because it is the oldest currently operating bowl game. It was first played in 1902 as the Tournament East–West football game, and has been played annually since 1916. Since 1945, it has been the highest attended college football bowl game.[3] It is a part of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association's "America's New Year Celebration", which also includes the historic Rose Parade.

The Rose Bowl Game has traditionally hosted the conference champions from the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences (or their predecessors). Since 2002, the Rose Bowl Game has occasionally deviated from its traditional matchups for use in "national championship" systems. In 2002 and 2006 (the 2001 and 2005 seasons), under the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system, the Rose Bowl was designated as its championship game, and hosted the top two teams determined by the BCS system. Beginning in 2015, the Rose Bowl has been part of the College Football Playoff (CFP) as one of the New Year's Six bowls – the top six major bowl games in the national championship system – hosting one of the semifinal games every three years. During non-Playoff years, the Rose Bowl reverts to its traditional Pac-12/Big Ten matchup.

On December 19, 2020, it was announced that the January 1, 2021, CFP semi-final scheduled to be played at Rose Bowl Stadium would be moved to Arlington, Texas due to COVID-19 restrictions in the region.[7]

On December 19, 2020, it was announced that the January 1, 2021, CFP semi-final scheduled to be played at Rose Bowl Stadium would be moved to Arlington, Texas due to COVID-19 restrictions in the region.

This Covid 19 virus thing has really thrown a monkey wrench in the works everywhere around.

Italy had allowed large numbers of Chinese tourists. Now they have the worst outbreaks of the virus. Even the Pope has been diagnosed as Covid positive.

We have a taxi driver out here and he says he was in hospital for a month with Covid. I hope he had good insurance. ;)

Between the unruly and unappreciative Blacks and the "Can't get no tax satisfaction" political hypocrites and the ever increasing propaganda put out by media during sporting events I'm fucking surprised anyone white with an ounce of self respect finds time for this spectacle.

surprised anyone white with an ounce of self respect finds time

We were working a black concert. When the show was over, several people were sitting in the rows when everyone else had left. I hollered at them, "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here." ;)