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Michigan Daily front pages upon securing a Rose Bowl berth by beating
gan sent on to beat Southern Cal. in the Rose Bowl 22-14; after the 191
1997 win, Michigan beat Washington State at the Rose Bowl 21-16; afi
tate, from left: After beating Ohio State in 1988, Michi-
Michigan went on to lose to Washington 34-14; after the
year's win, Michigan lost to Southern Cal. 28-14.
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Edwards said. No, Mic cznt get it done on erformance. You could argue that this team is has gon
Saturday. Didn' q ' cuteclo&4 poor representative for the Big Ten. You could Grant
But the I iat the lIvnes ar< 4a<ig eVUD. argue that this team should feel nothing but poorlya
back to the Rose Bowl bis that, prto to>te emarassment right now. urday. P
trip to Columbus, they did s_ 'ething gt . Youd be wrong. cent eff
For seven straight conference ges ;they had "When you win the conference championship, offense,
done enough rightto win. you don't have apologize, you don't have to hang But d
Enough to have Michigan in AsjontoIoe |o your head," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. "Are what Mi
Ohio State and still be the Big Tens rep esenta- we disappointed? You're damn right we are. But by a fre
tive in the greatest bowl game df all. fis was by the same token, we did some things too." ning ba
a team that, time and time again, was pihed to Let's keep in mind that, prior to last year, in the R
the edge of the cliff and managed to 6oid fall- Michigan hadn't been to a Rose Bowl since 1997 Thos
ing off. - and now the Wolverines are going for the sec- Even
The Wolverines were written off after losing ond straight year.
at Notre Dame. They responded by running off For as much excitement as everyone showed for
eight straight wins - including three You' ve- going to Pasadena last year, there's been a pretty
a loss
ismissal of the magnitude of that accom-
nt in light of Saturday's loss.
helped send Michigan out west, but when-
ose Bowl trip ends your season, nothing
e terribly wrong.
ed, the regular season ended about as
as it could have in the Horseshoe on Sat-
Michigan failed to put forth a 100-per-
ort in its biggest game - an inexcusable
no question about it.
on't let Saturday's implosion overshadow
ichigan accomplished - despite being led
eshman quarterback and a freshman run-
ck: A Big Ten championship and a berth
ose Bowl.
e are two things that Michigan earned.
if it doesn't seem like it.
Chris Burke can reached at
chrisbur@unich.edu
Getting your tickets
How to score some roses of your own
Student football season-ticket holders may buy
one Rose Bowl ticket for $140 at mgoblue.com/
ticketoffice until 5 p.m. on Nov. 30.
Students must order online with Visa,
Mastercard, Discover or electronic check. Students
unable to access their online applications can
e-mail mtickets@umich.edu with their student
numbers and names.
Students can order tickets as a group online.
However, no changes to group tickets can be made
after ordering.
In the case of a shortage, tickets will be assigned
via lottery. Groups will be considered as one ticket;
either all members will receive tickets or none will.
Victors Club members, MClub members and
faculty/staff ticket holders can buy online tickets
for $140 each.
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