think its amusing thru the years that pac-10 (esp usc and ucla) have such an advantage in rose bowl with fan base and not traveling; mich now 8-12 su lifetime ... same ad that Canes and NOles had on neb and OU in orange bowl for years ... really liked usc in 2nd half and it was stealing ... i havent bet any bowls cept this one thus far, been too tough for me to call