The Oregon Ducks, winners of the Pac-12 Championship game, represented the Pac-12 Conference, while the Wisconsin Badgers represented the Big Ten after winning the Big Ten Championship Game.
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Teams playing in the Rose Bowl game were the winners of the Pacific-12 and Big Ten conference championship games, unless one team (or both teams) play in the BCS National Championship game.
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The bands and cheerleaders from both schools participated in the early morning Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California along with the floats, featuring stars and giant helmets, from the two conferences.
Portions of "Louder than Words" have been used in a trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Oz the Great and Powerful, and has also been played over the loudspeakers during the 2012 Rose Bowl.
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