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Article: California poised for run to Rose Bowl; Pac-10 football preview; California.(Sports)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
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- August 20, 2009
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Byline: Bud Withers; Times college football Reporter
Like a lot of Old Blues, Don Kosovac had plans, plans for a glorious celebration in Pasadena to end California's interminable absence from the Rose Bowl.
"We had reservations and everything that year," says Kosovac, a retired Air Force man from Point Richmond, Calif. "My kids were going in an RV. It was a huge heartbreak."
The year was 2004, and like most seasons of Cal football, there was an element of ringing disappointment. Now it's five years hence, and the 50-year anniversary of Cal's last Rose Bowl was in 2008. About this time of year, the old grads are given to thinking: Isn't it about ...