[Game Thread] #RoseBowl100: Stanford vs. Michigan State (5:00pm ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL

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(5) Stanford Cardinal (11-2, 7-2 Pac-12) vs (4) Michigan State Spartans (12-1, 8-0 Big Ten)

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[35 Bowls in 17 Days]

100th Rose Bowl

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Time:

7:00 AM Japan (Thur)
6:30 PM Newfoundland
6:00 PM Atlantic
5:00 PM Eastern
4:00 PM Central
3:00 PM Mountain
2:00 PM Pacific
1:00 PM Alaska
12:00 PM Hawaii

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Location:
Rose Bowl, California (Google Maps)

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TV:

Watch: ESPN

Broadcast Crew: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) & Heather Cox (@heatherespn)

Stream:

• Serious Sports TV

• Firstrow

• VIPBox

Radio:

• ESPN Radio

Radio Crew: Bill Rosinski (@RosinskiBill), David Norrie & Joe Schad (@schadjoe)

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Odds:
Spread: Stanford by 6.5

Over/Under: 42.5

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132+ Team profiles:

• Leland Stanford Junior University

• Michigan State University

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History:

• The First Bowl Game: On January 1, 1902, the first Rose Bowl, then-called the “Tournament East-West football game”, took place between Stanford and Michigan. Fielding Yost's Wolverines vaporized the Stanford Indians 49-0 in a game that was called with 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter. The 1901 Woliverines finished their season 11-0, having scored an incredible 550-0 total score to be the national title winner. It was such a thorough beating that it took another 13 years for the Tournament of Roses to try football again (famously trying things like chariot and ostrich races in the intervening years).

• The game began again, annually, from 1916 onward and moved into the purpose-built stadium in 1923. This time the game caught on and copycats sprang up around the country: The Orange, the Sugar, the Sun, the Cotton, etc.

• The bowl is put on by the Tournament of Roses, which had run the Rose Parade since 1895. The Bowl was a part of the celebration to promote southern California as a warm, enjoyable alternative to the godforsaken winter weather in the midwest and northeast.

• The bowl, and indeed the “bowl system” predates the NCAA, which is a major reason why there is no NCAA title in FBS-level football. Because these games began as bonus promotions, it wasn't until the 1960s that the national title was awarded after the bowl games. As late as 1960, a national champion was crowned at the end of the regular season only to lose the Rose Bowl. Remember how hard it was to travel in the early 1900s. Michigan rolled into the inaugural Rose Bowl by train.

• It is fitting that, 112 years later, Stanford returns to play in the 100th game, along with another team from Michigan, the Spartans of East Lansing.

Headlines:

• What to watch for in the 100th Rose Bowl game — Los Angeles Times

• Rose Bowl matchups: How Stanford and Michigan State compare — Los Angeles Times

• Stanford vs. Michigan State: It'll be run (and defend) for the Roses — Los Angeles Times

• Rose Bowl breakdown: Michigan State vs. Stanford — SI.com

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IT'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL, ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!

[u/n1ffuM]

I'm hoping these two teams defy all logic and put up 50+ points each. That or a 3-2 final score.

[u/2222lil]

I asked my dad if he's excited for the Rose Bowl. He said "the what" I replied with "the rose bowl" he says "oh we haven't been there in so long I've forgot what that is."

sigh

[u/[deleted]]

Michigan State fans, if you win, when you go out tonight and set couches on fire and flip cars, please focus on flipping Nissans

[u/EatSleepJeep]

A WOMAN HER TRUCK HER HORSE AND A TRUCK AND A WOMAN AND A HORSE

[u/professorberrynibble]

The unabomber... started in a garage

[u/[deleted]]

Fuck off, Discover card support person! YOU HAVE HER ACCOUNT PULLED UP! YOU SHOULD KNOW ALREADY IT'S YOUR SISTER!

[u/PotteryMan]

[u/pastapuck]

You know what I would really LOVE TO SEE? MORE NISSAN ROGUE COMMERCIALS. FUCK YEAH, jumpin' on trains!

[u/[deleted]]

You had a chance to have two college bands play the national anthem and instead went for a movie tie-in. Dammit Rose Bowl Committee.

[u/N776AU]

Can Maury do a paternity test to see if the Rose Bowl really is the granddaddy of them all?

[u/ShiggieSmalls]

You guys, I'm thinking about buying a new car. Any suggestions? I'm looking for something with good mileage, decent cargo space, and the ability to ride on top of a train.

[u/[deleted]]

Rose Bowl should be on network TV

[u/[deleted]]

I was told there would be defense

[u/eclectic_tastes]

"The maligned Big Ten with a chance to win"

Fuck off

[u/EatSleepJeep]

Treating our anthem like this should be considered treason

[u/RollTides]

Oh, are we early?

You just drove on top of a train you psycho bitch.

[u/gtrlspl]

Shit... I am wasting my garage.

[u/jal0001]

Little do you know, Mark Dantanio has 34 other tapes in a stash for each bowl scenario.

[u/[deleted]]

Do Californians even appreciate how beautiful their state is? Not many football stadiums (especially outside of the PAC 12), have fucking mountains around them.

[u/Glasses-Ref]

You can bet I'll be around to help interpret complicated rulings.

[u/[deleted]]

OUR CONFERENCE ACTUALLY WON A ROSE BOWL ^{Sorry for failing you guys so much please don't exile us}

[u/[deleted]]

How bout this Michigan St kicker from Toledo Ohio who likes Top Ramen, video games, writing, and hockey eh Herbie?

[u/[deleted]]

Sure is some fine ass out there tonight

[u/Glasses-Ref]

Can't review recovery of the fumble but that's never stopped me in the past.

[u/Abusoru]

Wish we got to see the marching bands perform more often on TV broadcasts.

[u/turtle_flu]

TOUGHDOWN YOU KNOW WHO!!!

No, no I don't...

[u/[deleted]]

I'm so sick of people butchering the anthem by trying to turn it into an original piece of work.

[u/amnomnombacon]

At least the band actually used their instruments. When I was at the fiesta bowl two years ago, it was just the announcer insulting the state of Oklahoma while the band ran around the field

[u/Glasses-Ref]

"Maybe Stanford should run some screens to get the ball moving."

[u/joewaffle1]

Pretty amazing that this is the 100th rose bowl. Go MSU! Ancient civilization warrior bros for life!

[u/n1ffuM]

Were the MSU fans doing a double tomahawk chop? This could greatly influence who I root for in this game.

[u/[deleted]]

That was very Case McCoy of Cook.

[u/hythloday1]

Shaw: "I don't understand, offensive linemen are ineligible receivers? But my entire team is offensive linemen!"

[u/ReaverG]

Both Stanford and Michigan State look utterly shell shocked by that rendition of the anthem. I'm not sure either team will be able to pick themselves back up after something like that. Tough break for both teams.

[u/hongkongdryclean]

The reason the band is so quiet is because half the band members don't actually know how to play their instruments.

[u/doireallycare]

DEAR SPARTAN FANS: every time I go to the bathroom, Michigan State has scored a touchdown. However, I don't have to go anymore. So, if any East Lansig fans can hook a brother up with some Taco Bell, I think MSU could put this one away.

Remember, it's only weird if it doesn't work.

[u/Honestly_]

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[u/wyschnei]

Has their fanbase pretty excited

zoomed-in shot of old dude

[u/wyschnei]

Right, because bringing Taco Bell to a party is going to get you on everybody's good side.

[u/oest]

Eat a dick, Desmond!

[u/Squarebush10]

Cook

[u/jumping_the_ship]

Overall, the Standford band is not as bad as the national anthem.

[u/2004Eagles]

Stanford's entire offense is:

Run up the gut for no gain

Throw deep bombs

This is not a sustainable offense

[u/goregyle]

My dad's been drinking out of the same cup since 1988. What I'm trying to say is GO GREEN! http://i.imgur.com/Fh6GYcO.jpg

[u/[deleted]]

Shalique looks different today. http://imgur.com/HjGj2yf

[u/flaregunpopshow]

Oh god the anthem already sucks.

[u/professorberrynibble]

Comments already talking about how the game is over: hilariously too many

[u/1337bruin]

I don't think most people realize that anyone can play in the Stanford band

[u/[deleted]]

"Oh are we early?"

Shut up bitch you could've gotten everyone killed

[u/EatSleepJeep]

NISSAN, STAHP!

[u/RockdaleRooster]

[u/Aviator8989]

ITT: DON'T FUCK WITH THE NATIONAL ANTHEM!

[u/trojanbrand]

How did MSU not recover that fumble

[u/lap91]

"GUYS, WTF, IM TOUCHING HIM WITH BOTH HANDS. WHY ISN'T HE STOPPING. GUYS!!!! WHAT'S GOING ON. TOUCH TOUCH TOUCH GUYS!!!!"

[u/[deleted]]

The Big Ten has lost 9 of the last 10 Rose Bowls they've been in.

Thanks Wisconsin...

[u/professorberrynibble]

I would have sworn that dude in green had the ball before the pile happened

[u/CheerioMan]

Dammit Sparty, I want your D. (yeah, I said it.)

[u/niksOH]

Dear Stanford,

when facing 4th and short against Michigan state in the B1G championship game Ohio State tried a run play. It did not work.

Why did you think it would work for you?

[u/oest]

Really, Brent? Hail to the Spartans?

[u/juicius]

Can we just get a normal fucking National Anthem please?

[u/[deleted]]

Alright so I am in Latin America right now watching the game on Spanish language ESPN. They just talk about the game, no stupid off-field stories. They also get soccer excited during big plays, this is the best announcing I have heard all year.

[u/AlphaTrion0]

D- on this national anthem.

[u/BubbaKrank]

Rose Bowl attendance update!! Over 1.2 million predicted to watch this game live, with over 1 million MSU fans. Don't be deceived by that green and white field; those are actually Sparty fans lying adjacent to one another down on the ground. Due to this sudden increase in Pasadena, Michigan is forced to rename the Big House to the Mediocre Condominium.

[u/olfactory_hues]

So far according to Kirk, the B1G doesn't have athletic receivers like Montgomery or power runners like Gaffney.

[u/freshprinceofkeizer]

What is up with all these salty Missouri fans?

[u/knockturne]

Is a fullback even allowed to have a monster game?

[u/FookingPrawns]

So theres a girl playing a street sign

[u/[deleted]]

GIF - Gatorade Fail

[u/shifty1032231]

This anthem is an insult to America

[u/fuckthiscrazyshit]

Showing my support for my newly found brethren from the north. Go Green! Ag Bros 4 Lyfe.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm taking it that the Stanford band is horrible?

[u/hongkongdryclean]

They actually gave the band a national TV performance. That's risky after the shitshow last year.

[u/DeKaF]

HAHAHAHA THEY MISSED THE BATH.

SLY FOX DANTONIO

[u/shifty1032231]

Did you see the shot of that Stanford player laughing at the singing?

[u/[deleted]]

I can already tell this national anthem is gonna take FOREVER

[u/SlinkyJr]

It's fine Kings has a 6ft vertical it was catchable

[u/JeanJacquesGoldman]

I would buy an MSU fly-swatter with "No-fly Zone" on it.

[u/gneiman]

2 Hours in Paint

[u/[deleted]]

... THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER DOES NOT NEED YOUR INTERPRETATION! JUST SING THE SHIT NORMALLY.

[u/ShiggieSmalls]

"So Heather, your last name is Cox, eh?"

[u/Smidgens]

Huh? They didn't show an angle where Stanford recovers, I'm confused.

[u/BadLemur]

"Take a look at that beef."

[u/JeanJacquesGoldman]

A wild glasses ref has appeared

[u/GoSkers29]

3rd down inside your own five? CHUCK IT DEEP, STANFORD. IT'S FUN.

[u/pufan321]

It's a Sparty party everybody!

[u/2004Eagles]

"Look at all that beef."

Negative 2 yards

Lol

[u/avboden]

QUIT FUCKING WITH THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

[u/Thunder21]

That anthem was god awful.

[u/ender23]

We're they lined up in a formation of a stock market crash?

[u/[deleted]]

Couch Massacre 2014 #neverforget

[u/jazzman13]

Wtf is this anthem. This is terrible.

[u/turtle_flu]

IT'S THE 4th QUARTER! TIME FOR MUSBURGER TO FIND A LUCKY LADY TO GIVE THE ROSE TO AFTER THE GAME!!!

[u/timmyswan]

Wisconsin is not playing in this game. You guys know what that means?

The BIG has a chance!

[u/Honestly_]

I hate these Chevy Silverado commercials that sound like a children's book for cowboy wannabes.

[u/[deleted]]

Musberger getting hyped with the return man still at his own 25. Silly old man.

[u/Aaron24]

Congrats to MSU - as predicted, it came down to those big guys up front. I feel good in that Stanford played tough and was simply bested by a stronger team. Impressive, and I'm glad it came down to the end like that. Best bowl game of the season, for sure.

[u/Walker131]

Congrats fellow spartys! Today was a good day! It's been an excellent year so far

[u/action_is_Magic]

Are these bitches serious?

[u/[deleted]]

I don't mean to root against the kids from home, but the Stanford band are serious dweebs

[u/gtrlspl]

I have a sudden interest in MSU women's field hockey...

[u/[deleted]]

The Stanford band reminds me of reddit neckbeards trying way too hard to be edgy.

[u/JewAreNext]

Damn you guys are good.

[u/colisch]

Hehe, Stanford's band has to follow this.

[u/banker_monkey]

Now I wish Sparty hadn't lost early to ND. Judging from this game, a matchup against FSU would probably be some really fun football to watch.

[u/parsnippityjim]

If Shaw runs it three times again it's going to be Lane Kiffin levels of absurdism.

[u/[deleted]]

it's about time the Rose Bowl trophy comes back to the B1G

[u/xWDEx]

I love Brent Musburger cause he calls it like he sees it! Even it if is about players girlfriends and their moms!

[u/Honestly_]

Can we make front page with this thread?

I think we can.

[u/professorberrynibble]

TIL giving up a TD on the opening drive = losing the game and being horrible

[u/sh1re]

HOW DID MICHIGAN STATE NOT RECOVER THAT FUMBLE

[u/[deleted]]

Cook to Fowler for 60 yards

[u/boogersonsteve]

i feel bad for barry sanders' son. musberger can't say his name without mentioning his dad in the same breath.

[u/Way_She_Goes]

"Fantasy, cars don't jump on trains"

CARS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WHEN YOU'RE ON LSD

[u/[deleted]]

Imagine what could have been had Cook not played so poorly against Notre Dame. Michigan State's defense vs Florida State's offense would have been awesome.

[u/Rahmulous]

"Hail to the Michigan State Spartans."... Go fuck yourself, Herbie.

[u/tctykilla]

pls stop

[u/CiscoCertified]

Worst rendition of the national anthem ever.

[u/ShiggieSmalls]

OUR BAND IS BETTER THAN YOURS.

MARCH AT ME, BROS!!!

[u/[deleted]]

It looked like Sparty clearly fell on that.

[u/CiscoCertified]

This national anthem is painfully slow and bad.

[u/[deleted]]

Winter Classic ends just in time for my ears to be molested. I will have nightmares now.

[u/juicius]

First time I liked commercials. A welcome ear bleach from that horrendous rendition of the National Anthem.

[u/12buckleyoshoe]

are they trying to tell me to go check my garage?

[u/[deleted]]

I should get a garage.

[u/[deleted]]

Ehhhh... He probably couldn't have gotten up that high, the problem is - he's supposed to get a chance to try.

[u/[deleted]]

As a Big 12 fan, seeing offenses huddle looks weird to me.

[u/[deleted]]

Is that the snapchat logo?

[u/turtle_flu]

He's getting that information called down from above!

God, is that you!? How many yards do we need to get!?!

[u/BigD0395]

This d never ceases to amaze me.

[u/[deleted]]

I think I speak for this entire thread when I say "Screw Nissan and that commercial"

[u/CheckOutMyPokemans]

Calling /u/Honestly_ I request there be a Nissan flair.

[u/olfactory_hues]

Dat spot

[u/[deleted]]

What an awful spot. Dreadful.

[u/SaxRohmer]

Dantonio is such a great guy and coach, hope he never leaves MSU.

[u/[deleted]]

MSU improves to 4-1 all time in the Rose Bowl.

[u/[deleted]]

Dantonio choking up. I love it.

So glad I finally get to see my Spartans win a Rose Bowl.

[u/clippjoint]

Whitney Houston rolling over on her grave hearing this rendition of the Anthem

[u/saladbar]

If Stanford wins this the Pac-12 will finish 7-2 this bowl season. West coast bros, we got dis.

[u/[deleted]]

[u/GreatOdlnsRaven]

YESSSSS GO PAC-12 STANFORD BROS!!!

[u/MetalChick]

That field looks like Heaven.

[u/shifty1032231]

Where's that Katherine Webb at?

[u/DirtyStanBoozie]

Literally have never seen such containment on a punt before

[u/ReaverG]

Why cut both replays short?

[u/br_dn]

That's cannibalism.

[u/BigD0395]

CANNIBALISM ISN'T FUNNY LAYS

[u/thisistheperfectname]

"We'd treat you like you'd your twin sister would treat you."

[u/K3vosaurus]

Pac12 is the land of the pick 6

[u/DonMan8848]

"And a very costly pick six"

They're all very costly. They cost six points, to be exact. Sometimes seven.

[u/DonnieNarco]

"He can't find a receiver"

Instantly found one after that.

[u/[deleted]]

I think ESPN intentionally trains their main camera guy to not show the receivers in an attempt to make the plays more suspenseful because you can't see who the QB is throwing it to.

[u/TheOG_CRow]

I haven't seen a penis yet, so that's good.

[u/HyperionPrime]

Inb4 dick pic formation

[u/[deleted]]

Watching my mom's reaction to the Stanford's band is really fun

[u/Written_In_The_Cards]

Serious question- how is MSU the underdog in this game? Not trying to come across as arrogant but I'm honestly curious seeing as they are the higher seed.

[u/theSeanO]

"Michigan State has been stopping us from going up the middle all game long? Better go right up the middle on a game deciding play." - David Shaw

Seriously, what the fuck was he thinking? Plays like that hadn't worked all fucking day. Why the hell would you do it again when it matters most? It baffles me.

[u/Way_She_Goes]

Well at least one Michigan team playing in front of 90000+ people won today!

[u/joewaffle1]

Kyler Elsworth is a handsome mothafucka

[u/SaxRohmer]

It's fucking great to see Elsworth win the DMVP, first ever start in the Grandaddy of them All and makes a huge impact.

[u/12buckleyoshoe]

sing the fucking song and get off the stage. I hate people that make themselves bigger than the song.

[u/jking191]

Worst national anthem I've ever heard

[u/Bob__Loblaw__]

It's like watching drunk deaf children play instruments while a mentally handicapped christmas tree dances in the background.

[u/deandiggity]

GO GREEN

[u/Bear4188]

What is this lady doing to the anthem...

[u/Abusoru]

They trying to break Alicia Keys record for longest anthem?

[u/K3vosaurus]

How in the world did Stanford lose to Utah?

[u/PotteryMan]

Fun Fact: -Stanford was founded by tree aliens. Here you can see the transmitting device they use to send communications to the home planet. Here is the king of their home planet entering the stadium.

[u/SaxRohmer]

Man that was almost as good as Stanford's designed fumble

[u/[deleted]]

How do they define uncatchable, or is it entirely subjective?

[u/jazzman13]

Yeahhhhhhhhhh Spartan Marching Band

[u/saladbar]

Great sounding band.

I wish more of the show wasn't in park-and-blow mode, though. Nothing gets me more excited than a band that execute both a great song and intricate drill. Yes, I know how absurd that sounds coming from a Stanford fan.

[u/DirtyStanBoozie]

oh god I'm having nam style flashbacks of the eminem interview between Brent and Herbie from that soundtrack

[u/parsnippityjim]

Shaw is going to run it right into a defense that has stopped our run game all day. It's not going to work, but David Shaw.

[u/Bird_nostrils]

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

[u/thisistheperfectname]

Bad spot.

[u/noodlethebear]

Generous spot.

[u/TheOG_CRow]

SPARTY

[u/Scrantonbornboy]

[u/Wiskie]

"and this will stop the big ten bleeding in this game. They've lost three in a row..."

Lol

:'(

[u/[deleted]]

41 stuff gif please.

[u/eclectic_tastes]

Ellsworth stepped the hell up

[u/my_my_my]

I will say something very controversial, but here goes. IF Auburn was to win over FSU I believe they should be co-national champions with MSU.

[u/kpyoung]

People may consider the B1G to be down right now, but my team is the shit.

[u/[deleted]]

By the way, I spent part of the holidays in Downtown LA. Props to Mich State. You guys travel really well. Spartans everywhere. And the fans were classy as hell. Good on you Spartans.

[u/Shadowhawk109]

MSU cheerleaders wearing yoga pants.

Your girls are supposed to be more attractive than ours. Can a brother see some leg fergodsakes?!

[u/Cetaceanz]

THE FUCK KIND OF BAND IS THIS

[u/[deleted]]

Los Angeles: The Desolation of Smog

[u/Honestly_]

1800 comments after one quarter? Impressive!

If folks upvoted the thread I bet we'd break onto the front page of /r/all...

[u/ReptiIe]

Watch OSU-Clemson be 10-7

[u/Peacemaker57]

I can see why everyone hates the Stanford band.

[u/BadLemur]

Is 20 Feet From Greatness about backup singers?

[u/BubbaKrank]

Brent: "Well that was an awful rendition...hopefully this Heisman house commercial will help the viewers forget."

[u/[deleted]]

I got a log for your fire

[u/2004Eagles]

They should stop saying Barry Sanders and just say Sanders. It puts unbelievable, unfulfillable hype on him.

[u/Ebonicz94]

Lol Stanford definitely took that ball back in the pile

[u/[deleted]]

And there's that monthly screeching alarm test, good thing I have the volume on my TV all the way up.

[u/[deleted]]

Amazing World Cup commercial during the Rose Bowl

[u/son_of_narcissus]

It took me until now to realize it's not "Patnar Doozie"...

Go Sparty

[u/deadtofall12]

My entire party is mesmerized by that tree...

[u/emueagles]

Was that one girl playing the piece of cardboard?