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Article: Rose moving closer to bowl alliance
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 12, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A true national championship game in college football, the game
everyone wants but nobody seems capable of creating, could finally
become a reality within 60 days and be played as early as January
1999.
Jack French, executive director of the Tournament of Roses
Association, said Thursday that the Rose Bowl was close to a proposal
with the bowl alliance that would integrate the Big Ten and Pacific
10 into the national title mix.
"What we're trying to do is accommodate the Big Ten and Pac 10,"
French said of the Rose Bowl, which matches the champions of the two
conferences but is not in the alliance. "We've made good progress
and we're hoping something will happen in the best interests of ...