2003 Rosebowl Celebration at DCA
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President of the Tournament of Roses Gary L Thomas.
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Gary Thomas: Thanks, Matt. You know its great to be here amongst Disney and our friends at California Adventure this afternoon. As you know the Rose Bowl has pretty amazing history. Does anybody know which came first the game or the parade? And you from the Tournament don’t answer. Actually it was the parade in 1890. And then twelve years later we decided to add a little fun and have a little adventure down in the Tournament Park near Cal Tech so we added a football game. In 1923 we opened the Rose Bowl and well as they say I guess the rest is history. So, today football fans all around the world when the year begins and the Bowl season starts there’s a fresh sense of anticipation as we watch to see who the talent will be and emerge to play in those Bowls. This year we’ll be watching some terrific football when the Washington State Cougars and the Oklahoma Sooners meet in the 89th Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California on New Year’s Day. Now I’m going to turn things back to Matt and he’ll introduce a few truly outstanding coaches, Matt.
Ebeling: Now the first gentleman I’d like to introduce you to has enjoyed a 20-year relationship with Washington State University as a player, assistant coach and head coach as the Cougars. They come to the Rose Bowl this year ranked 6th in the BCS poll and are the Pacific Ten College Champions with a 7 - 1 record. Ladies and gentleman please welcome the head coach who has been responsible for leading the Cougars to where they are today, Mike Price.
Washington State Head Coach during the season - Mike Price
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Mike Price: It’s been a great ride I’ve had at Washington State, that little town of Pullman has been my home for twenty years and I’m gonna miss it. I’ve only got five more days left to be the coach of these fine gentleman and this fine football team and its been a honor being their coach and finishing out the job the way it needs to be finished with a victory at the Rose Bowl coming up this weekend.
Let me introduce to you the man that I’m going to be turning my whistle over to come January 2nd our defensive coordinator. I couldn’t be more happier that he’s going to be taking over the reins as the head coach at Washington State in the year 2002, let me introduce to you, your new football coach at Washington State Bill Doba.
Washington State Defensive Coordinator and new Head Coach Bob Doba
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Bill Doba: Thanks, Mike. Let me get on with this program. I want to introduce I know Mike said he lead us this way but the people that really got us here. First of all our quarterback three-time captain Jason Gesser. He got a new camera for Christmas.
Secondly, all American and our starting and all conference corner Marcus Trufant from Tacoma.
Third, our defensive tackle from Anacortes, Washington, a little bitty town up north, our Outland trophy winner, the first Outland trophy for Washington State Rien Long. Don’t look at the back of his jersey we have another player with the number 88 named Harvey. He gets no respect poor Rien.
Part of the Oklahoma football team
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Secondly, All Conference two years in a row and All American Derrick Roche from Kent, Washington.
Third, Fourth, excuse me, no, uh…fifth, I guess it is, we have wide receiver also from the Seattle area, Mike Bush. One of our shorter receivers.
Last and certainly not least, our defensive safety, kind of the general back there, a junior from Spokane, Washington Erik Coleman. This is the reason we’re here ladies and gentleman this is the reason right here. Let’s turn this back over to Matt.
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