Did watching the “Rose Bowl Game” being played in some Dallas garage make you want to spit thorns? AdvertisementBut to actually witness the blasphemy of Alabama playing Notre Dame in a fraudulent Rose Bowl setting Friday afternoon was pure torture. You wanted to step into a huddle and point to those decals and gently inform the lads, “You know, this is really not that game.”AdvertisementIn the end, there were heaps of real roses at the victory celebration, real roses waved by the Alabama winners, real roses stuck jauntily in their mouths. AdvertisementThe fortunes of USC football coach Clay Helton, front, and athletic director Mike Bohn, pictured together in November 2019, are tied together. AdvertisementHere’s hoping the Rose Bowl becomes the Rose Bowl again.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 03, 2021 14:03 UTC