Congratulations to Notre Dame and Ohio State. They will play for the college football national championship next Monday night. (Will that get better TV ratings than Donald dancing with Melania?)

But the shame is that the game will be played in yet another ugly, dark, and antiseptic domed stadium in Atlanta. At least the Notre Dame vs. Penn State instant classic was played under the stars in Miami’s Orange Bowl.

How is it that 100 years ago America built the most majestic football stadium of all time – the Rose Bowl – which is now hallowed ground, but the modern stadiums with 21st-century technology are as exciting and laden with historic memories as an Amazon warehouse? No wind, no snow, no sunlight, no moon, and in some cases no green grass – but at least there are million-dollar executive suites to be filled.

What’s next? Putting a retractable roof over Augusta National or doming Wrigley Field?

Here’s our idea: every year hence, play the national championship game outdoors in Pasadena.