UCLA pulls out of Holiday Bowl, irking NC State
UCLA was forced to pull out of the Holiday Bowl because of COVID-19 problems only hours before the Bruins were scheduled to play NC State in San Diego.
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Holiday Bowl canceled due to COVID issues with UCLA.
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Again, let's just shut it all down. Brother in law, NC St grad is there right now and is PO'd.UCLA pulls out of Holiday Bowl, irking NC State
UCLA was forced to pull out of the Holiday Bowl because of COVID-19 problems only hours before the Bruins were scheduled to play NC State in San Diego.
UCLA had a COVID outbreak. We never hear how many of these kids are actually sick.
UCLA pulls out of Holiday Bowl, irking NC State
UCLA was forced to pull out of the Holiday Bowl because of COVID-19 problems only hours before the Bruins were scheduled to play NC State in San Diego.
I cannot comment. The pay for board has made it clear that this topic is off limits.
Mike’s an idiot. Everyone knows the match-ups get better as bowl season progresses. Bowl season is always front-loaded with horse crap.
Unfortunately, we live in a society of Mikes. Common sense and reason are verboten and evil - lest they interfere with some milquetoast's feelings (because, obviously, Words Matter, but basic common sense, intelligence, and the ability to engage at an assumptive IQ level above 80 do not).
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Due to the protocols not the virus. Sounds like California effed it up. Should have been done testing Sunday unless symptomatic
I don’t blame him. UCLA waited until 4 hours prior to kickoff to cancel.
Pro tip: Don't travel during a pandemic then cry about things when they get cancelled.
not so sure, I've seen reports that it was UCLA and they only had 3 healthy DL.
An apology wasn’t warranted, but it’s the world we live in.
I would imagine, without even looking at their roster, that they had at least a 2-deep of healthy defensive linemen, probably more, since they play with a base 3 down defense.
In fact, I'd wager a hefty sum on it - without even double checking the roster.
Maybe it's not just the kids who tested positive for Covid - I would also be interested to know how many kids UCLA lost because they are in the transfer portal or prepping for the draft? Add in the additional Covid positive tests that aren't allowed to play, and they decided to bail. But assuming 85 on scholarship and 20 walk ons, you would think they should still be able to field a team.
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I'm thinking this to be more the case. Teams who lost coaches or marquis players to the portal or NFL seem to be the one's cancelling .
The NCAA should establish some sort of stricter rule on the portal . Maybe certain months, i don't have the answers.
I've been watching Bowl games since the early sixties and right now they are at it's end unless something is changed.
NC State coach doesn't pull any punches on how he feels things transpired. Also, Holiday bowl back on without ucla? Improbable, but they're trying.
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NC State coach Dave Doeren feels 'lied to' by UCLA after Holiday Bowl withdrawal
Tensions are high with more than $6 million in bowl payouts in the balance.
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