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Virus/participation related. Game not cancelled, Sun Bowl looking for a replacement team to play on 3 days notice. Most shocking thing in all of this is Miami has only played in one Sun bowl before. I feel like they play there every year for some reason. 
 

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-withdraws-from-2021-sun-bowl-vs-washington-state-due-to-covid-19-issues-within-hurricanes-program/amp/

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36 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Virus/participation related. Game not cancelled, Sun Bowl looking for a replacement team to play on 3 days notice. Most shocking thing in all of this is Miami has only played in one Sun bowl before. I feel like they play there every year for some reason. 
 

Not sure how another team can get ready in 5 days ??

Looks like original date is Friday, Dec 31st.  Maybe they can delay until Tuesday or Wednesday (Jan 4th or 5th) ??

Maybe Illinois still wants to play in a bowl game... 

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1 minute ago, Sbbruin said:

Yeah, we’ve played in it a fair number of times.  Because we haven’t been good enough to make the Rose Bowl. But yeah, the Sun Bowl isn’t some Idaho Potato bowl.

Heard a discussion on bowl games that players really enjoy because of the hospitality, and SUN BOWL was rated as one of the best... apparently folks in El Paso really run a fun event !!!

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Virginia and Boston College forced The Fenway and Military bowls to be canceled earlier today.  Latest COVID outbreak in college football has Miami pulling out of Sun Bowl

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The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl were both canceled due to the pandemic on Sunday as coronavirus outbreaks at Virginia and Boston College forced them to call off their postseason plans.

The game scheduled for Wednesday at Fenway Park was to pit the Cavaliers against SMU. The Military Bowl scheduled for Monday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, between Boston College and East Carolina was canceled because of positive COVID-19 tests at BC.

Also, Miami said it would not play in the Sun Bowl, which was scheduled for Friday against Washington State. The Hurricanes have been dealing with a virus outbreak for several days.

Washington State arrived in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday. Miami was hoping to try to get there later this week.

“But due to the number of COVID-19 cases impacting our roster we do not have enough student-athletes to safely compete, and the health and safety of our student-athletes will always be our top priority,” Miami deputy athletic director Jennifer Strawley said.

The Fenway Bowl was supposed to bring a college football postseason game to the century-old home of the Boston Red Sox, but those plans have been stymied twice by the pandemic. It was to be the last game for Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall, who announced his resignation after the Cavaliers concluded a 6-6 regular season.

But leading up to the team’s planned departure on Christmas Day, players began showing symptoms of COVID-19 and tested positive. The full team was tested in the morning, and additional positive results came back on Sunday.

“Playing this game was something our team very much looked forward to and it is unfortunate Coach Mendenhall will not have one last opportunity to coach this group,” Virginia athletic director Carla Williams said. “We appreciate all of the hard work by our team and coaching staff. They earned this bowl invitation, and it is unfortunate they will not be able to compete in the game to complete the season.”

It’s the second year in a row that the pandemic has spoiled bowl bids for Boston College and SMU.

“I’m disappointed for our fans, and even more disappointed for our players, that we will be unable to play in a bowl game for the second straight season,” Mustangs AD Rick Hart said. “We are, however, sympathetic to Virginia’s situation, having had to withdraw from our bowl last season due to COVID. We hope those impacted get well soon.”

The BC players voted not to go to a postseason game last year because of the emotional toll the pandemic season had taken. This year’s team went 6-6 (2-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) to gain bowl eligibility and had already traveled to the Washington D.C. area for Monday’s game.

But athletic director Pat Kraft said more than 40 players were unavailable due to COVID-19, injuries, opt-outs and transfers.

“We just do not have enough players to field a team,” he said. “We are disappointed not to be able to finish the season together as a team, but the health and safety of our program is our highest priority.”

The Hawaii Bowl was canceled earlier after Hawaii withdrew from its game against Memphis on the eve of Thursday’s contest because of COVID-19, season-ending injuries and transfers.

And Rutgers will replace Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl against Wake Forest on New Year’s Eve after the Aggies pulled out because of a lack of available players.

 

SMU didn't travel -- hope they consider going to El Paso now...

(SMU was scheduled to travel to Boston for the Fenway Bowl on Sunday, but those travel plans were canceled because Virginia was still awaiting results from COVID-19 testing, according to multiple sources.)

 

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Headed to the Holiday Bowl on Tuesday, and not expecting much.  But it’ll be my first trip to Petco.  Went to our last trip to the Holiday Bowl against Baylor (which we lost badly), but that was at Qualcomm which was a dump.  Going with the boy, and looking forward to one of my last father/son trips we do before he heads off to college (and hopefully not UT which is one he’s already submitted his application to).  In fact, I did a live feed type post when he was a little kid where we took the train to SD for that trip and posted it on the other site.  Wish we could pul those old threads.  It was pretty great.

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2 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Besides Illinois, wonder if NCAA would let UTEP play?

(UTEP just played Saturday, Dec. 18 in New Mexico Bowl)

Screw it, they're already practiced up. Let them be the first team to play in two college non-playoff bowl games.

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1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

Going with the boy, and looking forward to one of my last father/son trips we do before he heads off to college (and hopefully not UT which is one he’s already submitted his application to). 

Austin long ago reached its quota for Californians. Moose out front should have told you. 

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3 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Virginia and Boston College forced The Fenway and Military bowls to be canceled earlier today.  Latest COVID outbreak in college football has Miami pulling out of Sun Bowl

 

SMU didn't travel -- hope they consider going to El Paso now...

(SMU was scheduled to travel to Boston for the Fenway Bowl on Sunday, but those travel plans were canceled because Virginia was still awaiting results from COVID-19 testing, according to multiple sources.)

 

Wazzu doesn't want this smoke. 

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8 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Headed to the Holiday Bowl on Tuesday, and not expecting much.  But it’ll be my first trip to Petco.  Went to our last trip to the Holiday Bowl against Baylor (which we lost badly), but that was at Qualcomm which was a dump.  Going with the boy, and looking forward to one of my last father/son trips we do before he heads off to college (and hopefully not UT which is one he’s already submitted his application to).  In fact, I did a live feed type post when he was a little kid where we took the train to SD for that trip and posted it on the other site.  Wish we could pul those old threads.  It was pretty great.

Congrats🤘Sounds like he has more brains and common sense than dad. Remember, what starts here…forces Sbbruin to pay out of state tuition.  

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10 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Headed to the Holiday Bowl on Tuesday, and not expecting much.  But it’ll be my first trip to Petco.  Went to our last trip to the Holiday Bowl against Baylor (which we lost badly), but that was at Qualcomm which was a dump.  Going with the boy, and looking forward to one of my last father/son trips we do before he heads off to college (and hopefully not UT which is one he’s already submitted his application to).  In fact, I did a live feed type post when he was a little kid where we took the train to SD for that trip and posted it on the other site.  Wish we could pul those old threads.  It was pretty great.

I remember that.  

On the application did he write "My dad post on Shaggy/Surly as SBBruin?"  I'm sure if you did, he's in. 😀

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