"It just all evaporated."

This morning I got to interview Paul Holman, the President of the Tournament of Roses. That’s the group that puts on the Rose Bowl every year. He was in town because the Lakeville North Marching Band is going to march in the parade this winter. Here’s an excerpt:

Q: What are the chances that the Gophers get to play in the Rose Bowl this year?

A: Zero? So far it doesn’t look good. We have been so hoping that ever since we came to the Aquatennial parade and got to know a bunch of people from Minnesota, that they would be able to come. We have been so frustrated because a couple of years ago the Gophers went 7 and 0, and then just went right off the end of the table. Oh my gosh. And we thought they were going to beat Michigan. That would have been astounding, that would have been huge, and then boom, it just all evaporated.