the rose bowl game, themed "just imagine ...", was a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets allocated to the participating teams and conferences. the remaining tickets went to the tournament of roses members, sponsors, city of pasadena residents, and the general public. on september 8, 2011, executive director p. scott mckibben resigned for personal reasons. william b. flinn, the tournament’s longstanding chief operating officer, assumed the role of interim executive director.