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TThe Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to create five bowl matchups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), including an opportunity for the top two to compete in a "national championship game". This championship is intended as a surrogate for a playoff system since the NCAA does not formally determine a champion in this category.
Get your BCS Bowl Championship Game package tickets at Diamond travel and Save today! The BCS relies on a combination of polls and computer selection methods to determine relative team rankings, and to narrow the field to two teams to play in the BCS National Championship Game held after the other college bowl games. The American Football Coaches Association is contractually bound to vote the winner of this game as the BCS National Champion, which guarantees that team at least a share of the national championship.
The system also selects matchups for the other prestigious BCS bowl games. The ten teams selected include the conference champion from each of the six BCS conferences plus four others. The BCS was created by formal agreement among six conferences, and has evolved to allow other conferences to participate to a lesser degree. It has been in place since the 1998 season, but a number of controversial selections have spurred changes in the system that continue into the present. Prior to the 2006 season eight teams competed in four BCS Bowls. The BCS replaced the Bowl Alliance, in place from 1995–1997, which followed the Bowl Coalition, in place from 1992–1994 Bowl Championship Series Travel Packages And Tickets 2011 BCS National Championship Game Preview: Check back December 2010 for a preview of the 2011 BCS Bowl Game. 2010 BCS National Championship Game Results: Alabama earns the National Championship, beating Texas with a score of 37-21. 2011 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOWL GAME INFO: Date: January 10, 2011 Location: University of Phoenix Stadium Venue: Glendale, Arizona Teams: TBD vs. TBD Recent BCS National Championship Bowl Games: •2011 National Championship: TBD vs. TBD •2010 National Championship: Texas Longhorns vs. Alabama Crimson Tide •2009 National Championship: Oklahoma Sooners vs. Florida Gators •2008 National Championship: LSU Tigers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes •2007 National Championship: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Florida Gators at the Fiesta Bowl •2006 National Championship: Texas Longhorns vs. USC Trojans, at the Rose Bowl •2005 National Championship: USC Trojans vs. Oklahoma Sooners, at the Orange Bowl •2004 National Championship: LSU Tigers vs. Oklahoma Sooners, at the Sugar Bowl •2003 National Championship: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Miami Hurricanes, at the Fiesta Bowl The BCS National Championship Game is the final showdown between the best college football teams in the country. Since its inception in 1998, the Bowl Championship Series has determined the NCAA Division I football champion amidst much controversy and praise. The controversy has come from the selection process which often picks a team for the Championship Game over another team with the same record. While the BCS Championship has had some controversy in selecting which teams would compete, the action on the field at the game has always been first rate. With explosive teams such as the USC Trojans, Texas Longhorns, and Florida Gators recently making their ways to this title game, the BCS National Championship game always guarantees an intense and exciting game. A few of the BCS Championship Games are often talked about among the greatest college football games of all-time; Texas versus USC in 2006 and Ohio State vs Miami in 2003 are always in those conversations. When you attend the BCS Championship Game you are going to experience one of the premier sporting events in the world today. The game is one of the biggest sporting events in the country, yet it has an electric atmosphere surrounding it much like many big NCAA games. There will be loads of fans from both of the schools playing in the game, but also thousands of sports fans who are there to enjoy a great experience. So buy BCS National Championship Game tickets today and witness live one of the finest football games being played. Each year diamond travel has a local presence at the BCS Bowl, to assist our clients with ticket pickup and additional purchases. As the weekends' events draw near, our sales associates are available for personal assistance as needed. Therefore, clients have the option to purchase online or over the phone and pick up locally at the event. Other Links: BCS Bowl Previews Buying BCS National Championship Tickets Buy from our large selection of BCS National Championship Bowl tickets, by viewing the National Championship schedule above, and our National Championship seating chart. Read our policies before ordering BCS tickets. Prices on BCS tickets are in US Dollars. BCS National Championship Tickets Delivery BCS tickets are shipped via Fedex. Most BCS tickets ship to be delivered by a predetermined date prior to the game. If your tickets have not arrived by the venue, the tickets will be distributed to you as soon as they are available. Certain BCS tickets may be picked up at the game. BCS National Championship Tickets Guarantee Confirmed BCS National Championship Ticket orders are protected by diamond travel. BCS National Championship Tickets Disclaimer We are not affiliated with the BCS National Championship Bowl official site or the BCS tickets box office. We sell tickets to the BCS Championship game with the intention of providing a game travel experience with personlized service in mind. Join us with BCS National Championship Tickets: Call us for info & specials on BCS National Championship tickets and tour packages information. Thank you for your interest in Diamond Travel and BCS Bowl championship game package tickets.

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Members of Pasadena's Valley Hunt Club first staged the parade in 1890. Since then the parade has been held in Pasadena every New Year's Day, except when Jan. 1 falls on a Sunday. In that case, it is held on the subsequent Monday, Jan. 2. This exception was instituted in 1893. According to the Tournament of Roses Association Web site, this "Never on Sunday" policy was instituted in order "to avoid frightening horses tethered outside local churches and thus interfering with worship services." Thus, the parade has never been held on a Sunday. Incidentally, the Rose Bowl Game is also not held on Sunday to avoid competing with the NFL. Other bowl games usually held on Jan. 1 also follow this rule. Many of the members of the Valley Hunt Club were former residents of the American East and Midwest. They wished to showcase their new California home's mild winter weather. At a club meeting, Professor Charles F. Holder announced, "In New York, people are buried in the snow. Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." So the club organized horse-drawn carriages covered in flowers, followed by foot races, polo matches and a game of tug-of-war on the town lot that attracted a crowd of 2,000 to the event. Upon seeing the scores of flowers on display, the professor decided to suggest the name "Tournament of Roses." Travel Packages To The BCS Championship Game A Chariot Race during the 1908 Tournament of Roses ; later replaced by the Rose Bowl GameOver the next few founding years, marching bands and motorized floats were added. By 1895, the event was too large for the Valley Hunt Club to handle, hence the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association was formed. By the 11th annual tournament (1900), the town lot on which the activities were held was re-named Tournament Park, a large open area directly adjacent to Pasadena's world-famous institution of higher learning, Caltech. Activities soon included ostrich races, bronco busting demonstrations and an odd novelty race between a camel and an elephant. (The elephant won the race.) Soon, reviewing stands were built along the parade route and newspapers in Eastern Seaboard cities started to take notice of the event. Main article: Presidents of the Tournament of Roses Association Tournament House is the name given the building where the organization is headquartered. The Tournament House, a stately Italian Renaissance-style mansion, was once owned by William Wrigley Jr., the chewing gum magnate. BCS Championship Tours The first associated football game was played on Jan. 1, 1902. Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game," it is considered to be the first Rose Bowl. The next game was not played until New Year's Day 1916, but they have been played annually since then. The game derives its modern name from Rose Bowl Stadium, which was built for the 1923 game. In 2002 and 2006, when the Rose Bowl Game was the BCS National Championship Game, the "Granddaddy of 'em all" was not held the same day as the parade; the 2006 game was played on Jan. 4. Not all fans were pleased with the change; some thought the atmosphere and tradition of the Rose Bowl were lost. However, since the BCS title game is now separate from the host bowl, it no longer affects the date of the Rose Bowl Game, even when the title game returned to Pasadena in 2010. BCS Bowl Game Packages The 2010 parade recognized deceased Tournament of Roses President Gary DiSano and marked the retirement of CEO Mitch Dorger.

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