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Football National Champions - January 9, 2012 - Alabama 21 - LSU 0
This panorama highlights the excitement of one of the most anticipated college football games of the year between two worthy SEC opponents, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and the Louisiana State University Tigers, as they battle for the coveted award at the 2012 BCS National Championship Game. In the end, it was the onslaught of the Crimson Tide’s bruising running attack that achieved national championship status with a final score of Alabama 21, LSU 0. This is Alabama’s second trip to the national championship game and their second win. The BCS National Championship Game is the final bowl game of the season, played between the two highest-ranked teams in the BCS standings.
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic - January 6, 2012 - Arkansas 29 - Kansas State 16
This panorama, taken by Christopher Gjevre, features the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Kansas State Wildcats during the 76th AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas. The game was the first-ever Cotton Bowl meeting between the Top-10 nationally ranked teams and the first meeting of the two schools since 1967. The 2012 Classic is the only bowl matchup pitting the Big 12 and the SEC. The Cotton Bowl has generated sellouts in nine of the past 10 years, including the 76th Classic which became the fastest sellout in the history of the storied bowl game. The AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was founded in Dallas in 1937 at the Texas State Fair Grounds. The 2012 game marked the Razorbacks’ 12th appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Rose Bowl Champions - January 2, 2012 - Oregon 45 - Wisconsin 38
This panorama, taken by James Blakeway, captures the excitement of the post-game celebration as the Pac-12 Oregon Ducks defeated the Big-10 Wisconsin Badgers in the 98th Rose Bowl Game. Holding off Wisconsin 45-38 in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played, the No. 5 Ducks earned their first bowl victory under coach Chip Kelly and their first Rose Bowl championship trophy in 95 years. With the Ducks wearing mirrored helmets and playing at their usual frantic pace, Oregon racked up 621 total yards, just shy of the Rose Bowl record. Aptly nicknamed The Granddaddy of Them All the Rose Bowl is the oldest bowl game and was first played in 1902.
Allstate Sugar Bowl Champions - January 3, 2012 - Michigan 23 - Virginia Tech 20
This panorama, taken by Christopher Gjevre, captures the excitement of college football as the Michigan Wolverines and the Virginia Tech Hokies go head-to-head during the 78th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was a first time match-up between the two teams and, in the end, the University of Michigan Wolverines proved themselves elite with a victory over the Hokies with a final score of Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20. This was the Wolverines second appearance and first win at the Sugar Bowl. The first Sugar Bowl was played in 1935 and was hosted at Tulane Stadium, until it moved to its current location in 1976.
Brigham Young University - Marriott Center
This panorama, taken by James Blakeway, provides a snapshot of the excitement as the BYU Cougars defeat their co-conference opponent. This is only the third time these two teams have met in play and, the first time ever at the Marriott Center. This is a matchup that many BYU fans looked forward to, including thousands of BYU students. Despite the not-so-warm weather during basketball season in Provo, students camped outside the Marriott Center in hopes of snagging front row seating. The Marriott Center was named in honor of benefactor J. Willard Marriott, founder of the Marriott Corporation. BYU fielded its first basketball team in 1903
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Hoover Dam This aerial panorama of Hoover Dam, with the Colorado River in the foreground, was taken by James Blakeway. Considered one of America's Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders, the dam project was authorized by Congress in 1928 to control floods, provide irrigation water and produce hydroelectric power. Construction on the dam began in 1931 and was completed in 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule. The dam was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin Roosevelt, but was controversially named in honor of President Herbert Hoover. Hoover Dam is a National Historic Landmark and attracts nearly a million people who tour the dam each year. |
Hoover Dam
This aerial panorama of Hoover Dam, taken by James Blakeway, captures a beautiful sunny day over the dam, with Lake Mead in the background to the left. Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression, and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving 21,000 workers, 45,000,000 pounds of reinforcing steel and 4,360,000 cubic yards of concrete. The dam's generators provide power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona and California.
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