If they switched the times for the games it would end up being the same for me--8:45 Rose Bowl kick-off would be a 5:45 kick there. Put the Sugar at 5 ET and it's the same for those on the west coast.I'll be watching from section 618 in the Superdome.
The Rose Bowl is played when the Rose Bowl is played because of time zones and TV. The Rose Bowl at 5 p.m. ET is only 2 p.m. in California. If you play a night game in California, it becomes an early morning game on the East Coast.
It just seems more logical to me. In the end, those of us in the eastern time zone are still up at the same hour.

