Can the Bruins contain NC State's QB? How will UCLA's offense fare against a balanced Wolfpack D? Can UCLA continue to defend the run? Plus three bonus guesses!
Good day from San Diego. Last time we came here we had a great tailgate and a terrible game. I think this will be different and we will continue our win streak vs the Wolfpack. Really hoping for DTR to have a happy finale.
North Carolina State is good. I don't want to cast doubts, but looking at our team, there are two words that come to mind: 1) Azz and 2) inaro. This doesn't give me a lot of confidence.
Guess #2: 125 yards rushing for us with 275 yards passing.
Guess #3: 110 yards rushing for them
Bonus #1: North Carolina State
Bonus #2: Thayer Thomas
Bonus #3: 38,500
Wish I could be more optimistic. I think our 8-4 record benefitted from playing some weak teams in a weak conference. The ACC is, in my opinion, a much better conference.
Sick to my stomach right now....and not due to illness. I feel awful for our players who had waited 5 years to get to another bowl game...and for NC State and fans who travelled across the country....heartbreaking.
Per Bruce Feldman - its the whole D-Line room that's out. Apparently we were down to only 2 available DL with a backup LB preparing to play NG and were going to go but then had more covid positives today & no-one already out cleared
Heartbreaking for the kids like DTR who stuck it out through all the bad to earn a Bowl experience and game and have it pulled away at the final hour... I'm gonna disagree with "William Munny" in the Unforgiven - "deserve" does have something to do with it!
Bummer for the NC State fans as well but at least they're "stuck" in Gaslamp San Diego and not Tucson, Birmingham, or Detroit! (No! No! Not Detriot! Anything but that!)
Pregame Guesses: UCLA Bruins Square Off Against #18 NC State in the Holiday Bowl
1) 240, 3, and 1
2) 250 Charbonnet and DTR go off and 180
3) 175
Bruins continue their offensive smallmouth and win going away 45-31
Ima go with Charbonnet, I think he’d be the second favorite in Vegas after Knight
Who knows, maybe 35,750?
GO BRUINS
Good day from San Diego. Last time we came here we had a great tailgate and a terrible game. I think this will be different and we will continue our win streak vs the Wolfpack. Really hoping for DTR to have a happy finale.
250, 1, 2
249, 205
142
Ucla
DTR
32,005
Go Bruins
North Carolina State is good. I don't want to cast doubts, but looking at our team, there are two words that come to mind: 1) Azz and 2) inaro. This doesn't give me a lot of confidence.
Guess #1: 375 yards, 4 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
Guess #2: 125 yards rushing for us with 275 yards passing.
Guess #3: 110 yards rushing for them
Bonus #1: North Carolina State
Bonus #2: Thayer Thomas
Bonus #3: 38,500
Wish I could be more optimistic. I think our 8-4 record benefitted from playing some weak teams in a weak conference. The ACC is, in my opinion, a much better conference.
Will be at the game today. Had a chance to talk to a few of the guys in the hotel lobby last night. They are upbeat, loose, and ready to go!
At Bruin brunch. Jarmond just announced game is cancelled . They were hoping they could clear some players but didn't come back negative
Holiday bowl canceled. Hopefully everyone’s ok
they just cancelled the game. SO ridiculous. Same as the Arizona bowl. Cancelled based on protocols designed for Covid 12-18 months ago.
Sick to my stomach right now....and not due to illness. I feel awful for our players who had waited 5 years to get to another bowl game...and for NC State and fans who travelled across the country....heartbreaking.
The time is now for the Playoff to start making contingency plans...but they wont
So disappointing in so many ways. I feel terrible for the folks that traveled for the game…
Per Bruce Feldman - its the whole D-Line room that's out. Apparently we were down to only 2 available DL with a backup LB preparing to play NG and were going to go but then had more covid positives today & no-one already out cleared
Heartbreaking for the kids like DTR who stuck it out through all the bad to earn a Bowl experience and game and have it pulled away at the final hour... I'm gonna disagree with "William Munny" in the Unforgiven - "deserve" does have something to do with it!
Bummer for the NC State fans as well but at least they're "stuck" in Gaslamp San Diego and not Tucson, Birmingham, or Detroit! (No! No! Not Detriot! Anything but that!)
Man, this is so disappointing on a lot of levels. I'd understand if NC State fans who travelled are pretty pissed.