| Orange Bowl tickets offer football fans and | | | | championship game between the two top-ranked |
| travelers several options. Not only is the | | | | teams every season, and each of the four new |
| Orange Bowl one of the premier college bowl | | | | "BCS Bowls" agreed to host the new national |
| games every January, but the game itself is | | | | championship game on a rotating basis. |
| located in one of the most exotic travel | | | | Therefore, every four years, Orange Bowl |
| destinations in the United States - Miami and | | | | tickets give fans the chance to watch the |
| South Florida. Fans and families alike have | | | | national championship decided on the field. |
| worked their vacation and/or travel plans | | | | As of now, when the Orange Bowl is not |
| around this game, and a look at its history | | | | hosting the "big" game, they will host the |
| and other attractions will explain why the | | | | ACC champion after that conference's recent |
| Orange Bowl is always worth the effort to | | | | additions. |
| see. | | | | |
| | | | Overall Event |
| Game History | | | | |
| | | | The Orange Bowl is much more than a football |
| The first Orange Bowl was played in 1935, | | | | game. In fact, the game itself is a |
| when Bucknell defeated Miami 26-0. For 33 | | | | culmination of a week-long celebration in |
| years, the Orange Bowl was basically an | | | | Miami. There are parades, parties, |
| "at-large" bowl game, in that the bowl | | | | receptions, and even a high-profile college |
| committee chose the best two teams it could | | | | basketball tournament called the Orange Bowl |
| attract. However, the Orange Bowl started its | | | | Classic. This year's tournament will feature |
| history of tie-ins in 1968 when it began to | | | | national champion Florida, and the games are |
| host the champion of the former Big 8 | | | | played in town. |
| Conference every season. | | | | |
| | | | Not to mention, there is an event even within |
| This tie-in remained in place until the | | | | the game itself that's as famous as the |
| late-1990's, when two things happened that | | | | football battles that take place - the Orange |
| change the landscape of the participants. The | | | | Bowl halftime show is perhaps the most famous |
| first was the formation of the Big 12 | | | | halftime performance in all of sports, and |
| Conference, as the Big 8 basically added four | | | | every year presents a new and intriguing |
| teams from Texas after the now-defunct | | | | theme with stars of music, sports and film |
| Southwestern Conference folded. This may or | | | | making appearances. There are many attendees |
| may not have had a direct effect on the teams | | | | who are at the game specifically for the |
| invited, but another event in 1998 led to a | | | | halftime show. |
| shift in the game's participants. | | | | |
| | | | Overall, the Orange Bowl is a legendary |
| In 1998, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) | | | | event. The games are always battles between |
| was formed, and this changed the alignment | | | | two highly-ranked teams, and several national |
| for all of the "major" bowl games - the | | | | championships have been decided in Miami. |
| Orange Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl | | | | However, Orange Bowl tickets also give fans |
| and ultimately the Rose Bowl. A system was | | | | the chance to see much more than college |
| put in place to manufacture an on-field | | | | football under the Florida sun in January. |