As is the custom, Arizona kicks off the New Year with the Jan. 2^nd Fiesta Bowl. It’s a pretty big deal in the Phoenix area as it brings in lots of money and tourists to the area, specially given that it’s about 50 degrees warmer here than it is elsewhere in the continental U.S.

This year, it’s Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, and we went to both school’s local hotel headquarters in search of…well, I am not sure what we were in search of. We didn’t see any famous alums (Regis, Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Knight, etc…) but saw some of the Notre Dame players (my wife says she saw Brady Quinn) and lots of fans escaping the cold.

This is the last year the Fiesta Bowl will be held at ASU’s Sun Devil Stadium; beginning next season, the game moves out to Glendale at the Cardinals new facility.