NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 22, 2004 - 5A AROSE FOR VU J'rvTii (nV'raomer easi waft'lo l ft B f- n 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. Desar game Michaseason: iwt x4 x, gotta-be-kidding-me" jobs in comia.ks dick d G M Einnesota, Purdue and Michigan State. a plishme *GAME Sooyou could argue that Michigan doesn't Iowa1 Continued from page 1A deseye to go to Pasadena because of Saturday's ever a R 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< 4ate 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. E z cI- C 0' C>' 0 1- SWISS ARMY or SWISS ARMALTITUDE 3.4 EDT Spray and Get a FREE Army Rucksack Available only at: (A $50.00 Value) m m m