Fiesta Bowl tickets are always in demand, as this BCS game is one of the most high-profile college bowl games in the United States every January. The Fiesta Bowl came from humble beginnings, but the events rise in the world of college football is a tale of success and high-end development. If you havent seen the game, perhaps you dont understand how much it means to several people who got together to form the event more than 30 years ago.
About the Game
The Fiesta Bowl was first played in 1971, and the biggest reason for its foundation was the frustration that executives associated with the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) were feeling in regards to their championship teams. At that time, the WAC did not have an automatic bowl tie-in like the Big Ten and Pac Ten did with the Rose Bowl, and for two consecutive years, 1968 and 1969, the WAC champion did not receive any bowl invitation. In 1970, WAC champion Arizona State, a team that had gone undefeated, received only a minor bowl invitation.
As a result, organizers decided to get together to form a game that gave the WAC champion an outlet for postseason play. Originally, the game was not high-profile, but...