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The Bowl Game that we're playing on Tuesday

whlinder
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@Tequilla asked a good question on Twitter which was what the Rose Bowl means to you, and it made me think AND CARE a bit about how truly special it is. I looked back at how UW Rose Bowl years lined up to family events, and in doing so realized that the 18 year gap between 2001 and 2019 is the longest time between Rose Bowls in UW history. We went 16 years without one, from 1944 to 1960, which we would have tied if not for the playoff format sending us to Atlanta two years ago. Sigh. Anyway the entire Football marketing department should be fired since this was the time to educate today's generation about our history and we have failed.

My Grandmother went to UW in the 1930s and I believe was still in school for the 1937 game. Being born in Seattle her first RB exposure would have been the 1924 one as a child.
My Grandfather was on the 1937 Pitt team that beat us. @RaceBannon was there and could verify.
They settled in western WA.
1960 was the first UW Rose Bowl of my dad's life and UW's first Rose Bowl win. My Grandpa died later that year.
A UW alum, widowed to a player from a RB team, living in Western WA, the RB meant a ton to my Grandma. The first UW ones of my life were when I was too little to know what was going on, but I watched the 1993 one with my Grandma. That was the last UW RB of her life.
I was lucky enough to be on campus for 2001.
And now my daughter gets to see her first UW RB. She's older than me, my dad and my Grandma were when UW went to the RB for the first time in each of lives. There's a good chance it will be the last one for my dad.

It's tradition and it matters. 18 fucking years is a long time. I can finally educate the next generation in my family.
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  • Quietcowskee
    Quietcowskee Member Posts: 4,405 Standard Supporter
    whlinder said:

    @Tequilla asked a good question on Twitter which was what the Rose Bowl means to you, and it made me think AND CARE a bit about how truly special it is. I looked back at how UW Rose Bowl years lined up to family events, and in doing so realized that the 18 year gap between 2001 and 2019 is the longest time between Rose Bowls in UW history. We went 16 years without one, from 1944 to 1960, which we would have tied if not for the playoff format sending us to Atlanta two years ago. Sigh. Anyway the entire Football marketing department should be fired since this was the time to educate today's generation about our history and we have failed.

    My Grandmother went to UW in the 1930s and I believe was still in school for the 1937 game. Being born in Seattle her first RB exposure would have been the 1924 one as a child.
    My Grandfather was on the 1937 Pitt team that beat us. @RaceBannon was there and could verify.
    They settled in western WA.
    1960 was the first UW Rose Bowl of my dad's life and UW's first Rose Bowl win. My Grandpa died later that year.
    A UW alum, widowed to a player from a RB team, living in Western WA, the RB meant a ton to my Grandma. The first UW ones of my life were when I was too little to know what was going on, but I watched the 1993 one with my Grandma. That was the last UW RB of her life.
    I was lucky enough to be on campus for 2001.
    And now my daughter gets to see her first UW RB. She's older than me, my dad and my Grandma were when UW went to the RB for the first time in each of lives. There's a good chance it will be the last one for my dad.

    It's tradition and it matters. 18 fucking years is a long time. I can finally educate the next generation in my family.

    TL, DR
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  • TommySQC
    TommySQC Member Posts: 5,813
    DerekJohnson said:

    If only there were some books on Husky football history

    Money grab
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  • EwaDawg
    EwaDawg Member Posts: 4,409
    RaceBannon said:

    My dad was a manager on the 36 Pacific Coast Champs who lost to Pitt in the Rose Bowl

    My parents and older brother and sister went to the 61 Rose Bowl and called me from Disneyland while I stayed with grandma. That lit a burning desire to go to the Rose Bowl and watch the Huskies. I was 4 years old.

    I watched the 65 Rose Bowl between my two dads on the coach as Bill Douglass went down with a broken leg and Dick Butkus and Jim Grabowski led the Illni to the win. Then they took our recruits.

    The rest of my ill spent youth was spent watching USC or UCLA with a couple of Stanford appearances in the Rose Bowl. Mainly USC who won like 4 national titles. The idea of UW winning anything was so far faded in the background that all I had was the SI with Bob Schorledt on the cover and the program from the 61 RB to show it really had happened.

    When James showed up in 75 and beat John McKay in his last year as USC coach hope arrived again. In 1977 I was home for the holidays and watched the Rose Bowl with my mom as we FINALLY won one for the Gipper.

    Flew into LAX in 81 with a suitcase full of weed from Hawaii to watch the rematch with Michigan. My first live look. And we lost. Rather easily. Did sell the weed in South Central. Didn't have any issues with the Brothers until I pointed out that UW had beat USC that year and actually did EARN the Rose Bowl. It got quiet and I thought that perhaps I should have just let it ride,

    Next year my Mom and I were there to see the DAWGS win over our bitch Iowa. Did it again in 91 again with Iowa. Gave the boss my natty Rose Bowl tix and watch us win it all with the family in Seattle on TV. Went again the next year and we lost to Ty Wheatly. Watched us beat Drew Brees in 2001. I'm 3-2 in person.

    Went to the CFP and the Fiesta but there is nothing like a Rose. Nothing.

    So I fucking saw a Rose Bowel, in person, before Race Bannon?

    I will never call you old again. . . .
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,662 Founders Club
    BearsWiin said:

    whlinder said:

    @Tequilla asked a good question on Twitter which was what the Rose Bowl means to you, and it made me think AND CARE a bit about how truly special it is. I looked back at how UW Rose Bowl years lined up to family events, and in doing so realized that the 18 year gap between 2001 and 2019 is the longest time between Rose Bowls in UW history. We went 16 years without one, from 1944 to 1960, which we would have tied if not for the playoff format sending us to Atlanta two years ago. Sigh. Anyway the entire Football marketing department should be fired since this was the time to educate today's generation about our history and we have failed.

    My Grandmother went to UW in the 1930s and I believe was still in school for the 1937 game. Being born in Seattle her first RB exposure would have been the 1924 one as a child.
    My Grandfather was on the 1937 Pitt team that beat us. @RaceBannon was there and could verify.
    They settled in western WA.
    1960 was the first UW Rose Bowl of my dad's life and UW's first Rose Bowl win. My Grandpa died later that year.
    A UW alum, widowed to a player from a RB team, living in Western WA, the RB meant a ton to my Grandma. The first UW ones of my life were when I was too little to know what was going on, but I watched the 1993 one with my Grandma. That was the last UW RB of her life.
    I was lucky enough to be on campus for 2001.
    And now my daughter gets to see her first UW RB. She's older than me, my dad and my Grandma were when UW went to the RB for the first time in each of lives. There's a good chance it will be the last one for my dad.

    It's tradition and it matters. 18 fucking years is a long time. I can finally educate the next generation in my family.

    Fuck you.
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  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    dflea said:

    I told my family that I am taking over the house on NYD and I'm going to drink and smoke weed and talk shit all fucking day instead of going fishing like I've been doing the last 18 fucking years.

    I don't think they're taking me seriously. It's been so long since our last Rose bowl that they don't remember what kind of shit they're going to be dealing with.

    I have some halibut, some crab, some smoked salmon, and some ling cod that I'm going to bust out. Just have to figure out what I'm drinking.

    The Granddaddy. Can't wait.

    I’ll bring the Fries and Slaw
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