Jike Spingleton
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Beavers let a great chance to end the Pac-10's 2nd longest Rose Bowl drought slip away last night. Very poor tackling in the second half prevented their offense from getting the opportunity to pull the upset late.
Oregon State's last trip to the Rose Bowl was 1964, just three years after ours. I grew up with OSU football in the bleak years, before going to the U of M. Apparently I'm just destined to never see either play in Pasadena.
Their program was even more wretched through the 70s, 80s and 90s, but they've become a fixture in the Pac-10 race this decade. That is the program I want the Gophers to have: be a consistent bowl team, and every few years, if things break the right way, have a chance to win the conference.
Oregon State's last trip to the Rose Bowl was 1964, just three years after ours. I grew up with OSU football in the bleak years, before going to the U of M. Apparently I'm just destined to never see either play in Pasadena.
Their program was even more wretched through the 70s, 80s and 90s, but they've become a fixture in the Pac-10 race this decade. That is the program I want the Gophers to have: be a consistent bowl team, and every few years, if things break the right way, have a chance to win the conference.