Desmond Howard had no time for the Huskies.
The Michigan wide receiver stepped off a chartered jet in Southern California as the Heisman Trophy winner, unwilling to share himself with the University of Washington football team because of his newfound stature.
Sorry, he just wasn't available for any 1992 Rose Bowl niceties.
Mario Bailey took it personally.
"I got to meet Mr. Desmond Howard and he was very cocky and very arrogant," the Huskies' All-American pass-catcher said. "He brushed us all off."
Big mistake.
As he went through daily practices for the New Year's Day game, Bailey began plotting a proper response to his Wolverines counterpart's uppity ways.