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For only the second time since 1902, the traditional Rose Bowl football contest will not be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The only exception was in 1942 after the attacks on Pearl Harbor. The game was played in Durham, North Carolina because the West Coast was deemed unsafe. The game that year was between Oregon State and Duke.Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and the strict statewide shutdown orders from the Governor of California, the College Football Playoff (CFP) game will not be played in Pasadena. It will be played in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Welcome to Texas, y’all. The State of California may not want your money but Texas will be happy to take it.The decision reached Saturday by the Tournament of Roses and the CFP management committee was all about playing the game in a venue that will allow family and friends into the stadium to watch the game. Two appeals were made to state health officials to allow 400-500 spectators into the 95,000-seat stadium. The stadium includes more than 50 suites. Nope. The state bureaucrats were unwilling to bend.
