Move the Rose Bowl to Championship Weekend

There is lots of talk of a plus-one system finally coming to college football. Although it’s not ideal, it is a good start. All the BCS commissioners seem to be for it except the Big Ten and Pac-10. Why would these two conferences want to stop the rest of America from getting a plus-one system? The answer leads to the traditions of one bowl game: The Rose Bowl.

Lets see…

1. The Big 10 does not have a conference championship game.
2. The Pac-10 does not have a conference championship game.
3. The Rose Bowl has been complaining that they are loosing the Pac-10 or Big Ten champion every year to the National championship game (Ohio state or USC over the last few years.

All this adds up to moving the Rose Bowl to championship weekend. The new date would bring back the tradition of the Pac-10 champion and Big Ten champion playing each other. The only difference would be the game would be played a month earlier.

I’m guessing the “Rose Bowl” name would stay with the game played on New Years Day and the parade, but I’m sure a new name can be found. With the additional millions of dollars for a new TV contract and corporate sponsorship, a new name could be found real quickly.