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97 Rose Bowl Better than USC v Penn State

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imgres-1Monday night was fun! USC and Penn State put on a game that scored a 10 on the excitement level, but let’s tap the brakes for a moment when discussing whether it was the best Rose Bowl in recent history. The best game involved QB Jake Plummer and the 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils against Ohio State. Trojans fans won’t like hearing this but Monday nights game didn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. The 97 game had a National Title on the line. There was no CFP or BCS back then. Strap it up and may the best team win. Ohio State would crush the Sun Devil chances of a Championship with the 20-17 win that wasn’t decided until the final :16 of the game. ASU was ranked second in the nation, coming into the game. The Buckeyes would finish 2nd in the final poll behind National Champion Florida. If ASU had won the game, they would’ve been National Champs. I am not usually bothered by bowl game conversation, but c’mon, the 97 game was a MUCH bigger deal…

Media personality Brad Cesmat first rose to fame in Southern California with the launching of "The Mighty 690" all-sports radio station in the late 1980's and early 90's. Brad came to Arizona in 1993 to begin a 10-year run at KTAR Radio followed by nine years at KTVK-TV in Phoenix. Brad is the Founder/ CEO of Sports360AZ.com. His vision of multi platform content marketing through sports began in September of 2011. Cesmat has served on the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army for the last 18 years. He and his wife Chris have four children.

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