A Sweet Idea 5 Table of Contents 1 Sugar Bowl History 2 1951 Bear's Secret Weapon 3 1973 Pluck of the Irish 4 1977 Perfect Panthers 5 1983 No-Nonsense Champs 6 2000 Age Before Beauty 7 2010 Tebow Time Pittsburgh vs Georgia 21 Kentucky vs Oklahoma 9 Notre Dame vs Alabama 15 Penn State vs Georgia 27 Florida State vs Virginia Tech 33 Florida vs Cincinnati 39 Timeline 42 Bowl Records 44 Quotes and Anecdotes 45 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index About the Author 48
Alabama players carry coach Paul Bear Bryant off the field after beating Nebraska 34 7 in the 1967 Sugar Bowl 4
1 5 SUGAR BOWL HISTORY A SWEET IDEA I n the early days of college football there was only First played in 1902 though it did not become one bowl game an annual event until 1916 the Rose Bowl gave two schools an opportunity to play one more game in warm and sunny Southern California And it was more than just a game it was a week-long party for the teams and their fans Other cities noticed the wave of visitors who traveled to support their teams In New Orleans Louisiana two local newspapermen thought it was time for the city called The Big Easy to get in on the act Colonel James M Thompson and Fred Digby both worked at the New Orleans Item newspaper in the
