2012 Rose Bowl
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The 2012 Rose Bowl
, the 98th edition of the annual game, is a college football
bowl game
scheduled on Monday, January 2, 2012
at the same-named stadium in Pasadena, California
. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Association is the organizer of the game and is dedicating the game in honor of all wounded military personnel, who will be tossing the game coin by their representative Grand Marshal J.R. Martinez
.
Because of sponsorship by Vizio
, the first game in the 2012 edition of the Bowl Championship Series
is officially titled the Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO. The contest will be televised on ESPN
with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio
and XM Satellite Radio
, which began at 1:30 PM (PST
) with kickoff at 2:10 PM (PST).
The Rose Bowl Game, themed Just Imagine ..., is a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. The remaining tickets go to the Tournament of Roses members, sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public. On September 8, 2011, Executive Director P. Scott McKibben resigned for personal reasons. William B. Flinn, the Tournament’s longstanding chief operating officer, assumes the role of interim executive director.
. Members of the Royal Court are Queen Drew Helen Washington, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Sarah Nicole Zuno, Benjamin Franklin High School; Cynthia Megan Louie, La Salle High School
; Morgan Eliza Devaud, La Canada High School
; Kimberly Victoria Ostiller, Flintridge Preparatory School
; Hanan Bulto Worku, Pasadena High School
, and Stephanie Grace Hynes, Maranatha High School
.
After the teams' arrival in Southern California
, the teams will participate in the traditional Lawry's
Beef Bowl in Beverly Hills
and the Disney
Media Day at Disneyland in nearby Anaheim
. The Rose Bowl Hall of Fame ceremony luncheon is scheduled for December 31, 2011 at the Pasadena Convention Center (inductees will be announced on "selection Sunday", December 4, 2011).
The bands and cheerleaders from both schools will participate in the early morning Rose Parade
on Colorado Boulevard
in Pasadena, California
along with the floats, featuring stars and giant helmets, from the two conferences.
and Big Ten
conference championship games, unless one team (or both teams) play in the BCS National Championship game. The teams will be selected by the football committee of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association on Selection Sunday on December 4, 2011.
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
, the 98th edition of the annual game, is a college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
scheduled on Monday, January 2, 2012
2012 in sports
2012 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 9 – 2012 BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans* February 5 – Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis-Aquatics:...
at the same-named stadium in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, created by the efforts of Charles Frederick Holder and Francis F. Rowland, is the non-profit organization that has annually produced the New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade since 1895 and the Rose Bowl Game, since 1902...
Association is the organizer of the game and is dedicating the game in honor of all wounded military personnel, who will be tossing the game coin by their representative Grand Marshal J.R. Martinez
J.R. Martinez
Jose Rene "J. R." Martinez is an American actor, motivational speaker and former U.S. Army soldier. Since 2008 he has played the role of Brot Monroe on the ABC daytime drama All My Children, and was the winner of Season 13 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars...
.
Because of sponsorship by Vizio
Vizio
Vizio is a privately held producer of consumer electronics, based in Irvine, California, USA. It was founded in October 2002 as V Inc. Vizio's major partner in the consumer electronics arena is AmTran Technology, a Taiwan-based OEM/ODM that manufactures more than half of the televisions sold...
, the first game in the 2012 edition of the Bowl Championship Series
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
is officially titled the Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO. The contest will be televised on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
and XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
, which began at 1:30 PM (PST
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
) with kickoff at 2:10 PM (PST).
The Rose Bowl Game, themed Just Imagine ..., is a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. The remaining tickets go to the Tournament of Roses members, sponsors, City of Pasadena residents, and the general public. On September 8, 2011, Executive Director P. Scott McKibben resigned for personal reasons. William B. Flinn, the Tournament’s longstanding chief operating officer, assumes the role of interim executive director.
Pre-game activities
The game will be presided over by the 2012 Royal Court and the Grand Marshal, J.R. MartinezJ.R. Martinez
Jose Rene "J. R." Martinez is an American actor, motivational speaker and former U.S. Army soldier. Since 2008 he has played the role of Brot Monroe on the ABC daytime drama All My Children, and was the winner of Season 13 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars...
. Members of the Royal Court are Queen Drew Helen Washington, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Sarah Nicole Zuno, Benjamin Franklin High School; Cynthia Megan Louie, La Salle High School
La Salle High School (Pasadena, California)
La Salle High School is a private, Roman Catholic college preparatory high school in Pasadena, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.La Salle High School, founded in 1956, is a Lasallian school...
; Morgan Eliza Devaud, La Canada High School
La Cañada High School
La Cañada High School is a high school located in La Cañada Flintridge, California. It sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, below the Angeles National Forest, in the City of La Cañada Flintridge...
; Kimberly Victoria Ostiller, Flintridge Preparatory School
Flintridge Preparatory School
Flintridge Preparatory School, familiarly known as Flintridge Prep or simply Prep, is a day school for grades 7-12. Founded in 1933, it is located in La Cañada Flintridge, California.-Facilities:...
; Hanan Bulto Worku, Pasadena High School
Pasadena High School
Pasadena High School may refer to:* Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California* Pasadena High School in Pasadena, Texas* Pasadena High School, South Australia in Pasadena, South Australia...
, and Stephanie Grace Hynes, Maranatha High School
Maranatha High School
Maranatha High School is a college preparatory Christian private school in Pasadena, California. The mission of Maranatha High School is to prepare students for living lives of purpose and distinction, as reflected by character, competency and community...
.
After the teams' arrival in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
, the teams will participate in the traditional Lawry's
Lawry's
Lawry's The Prime Rib is a high-end, gourmet restaurant chain. The original location on Restaurant Row on La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California, was founded by Lawrence L. Frank and Walter Van de Kamp and opened in 1938...
Beef Bowl in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
and the Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
Media Day at Disneyland in nearby Anaheim
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
. The Rose Bowl Hall of Fame ceremony luncheon is scheduled for December 31, 2011 at the Pasadena Convention Center (inductees will be announced on "selection Sunday", December 4, 2011).
The bands and cheerleaders from both schools will participate in the early morning Rose Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
on Colorado Boulevard
Colorado Boulevard
Colorado Boulevard is a major east–west street in Southern California, United States. It runs from Griffith Park in Los Angeles east through Glendale, the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Arcadia, ending in Monrovia...
in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
along with the floats, featuring stars and giant helmets, from the two conferences.
Teams
Teams playing in the Rose Bowl game are the winners of the Pacific-12Pacific-12 Football Championship Game
The Pacific-12 Championship Game is a college football game that will be held by the Pacific-12 Conference each year to determine the Pacific-12 Conference's season champion. The inaugural game will be held December 2, 2011 at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT...
and Big Ten
2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game
The 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game will be played on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, to determine the 2011 football champion of the Big Ten Conference. The game will feature the Wisconsin Badgers and the Michigan State Spartans. This will be the first...
conference championship games, unless one team (or both teams) play in the BCS National Championship game. The teams will be selected by the football committee of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association on Selection Sunday on December 4, 2011.
Game notes
- The game is played on Monday due to the association's "never on Sunday" policy.
- Game ticket prices have increased to $175 for seats and $150 each for bench seats (end zones).
- Phase one of the Rose Bowl renovation was completed in 2011 with the addition of new video scoreboards and widening of south end tunnels.