Ucla bowl game 2014

While the game does not have an official no-repeat rule, I believe the Holiday committee will not choose ASU for a 2nd straight season if they miss out on the Alamo Bowl. Utah could be taken with the rationalization that their fans will travel in large numbers for their first 'significant' bowl game as a Pac member Jon Wilner has this occurring in his bowl predictions , but I just don't see them jumping one of the Los Angeles teams, or an ASU team with the non-binding head to head advantage.

This year, the game has bumped up its payout, moved up the bowl ladder and moved into new digs at the 49ers' new stadium in Santa Clara. After watching UCLA's Pac Championship game appearance inside a half-empty Stanford Stadium and the similarly sparse crowds toward the end of the current season, I just don't think the Cardinal fan base is strong enough to overcome the available 6-win team. Realistically, left with the choice of Stanford or Utah, they take the Utes due to the stronger expected traveling fanbase.

This does appear to be an extreme stretch, but it is possible and the worst case scenario for the Bruins - and certainly not what Brett Hundley came back to UCLA for. Since I believe that Utah is the more likely pick for that game, the Cardinal slot in here.

Quite a drop from their BCS run. This is the Pac bowl game that takes the least amount of guesswork to work through. If Arizona does get placed in one of the major bowls by the playoff committee, then the Cactus will be left with just Washington to select. The Huskies would then fall into the pool of teams looking for a lower-tier bowl game with an empty spot due to a conference not being able to fill its full allotment of eligible teams.

With 8 wins and a strong national profile, I can't imagine that UW would have trouble finding a spot in that scenario. Friday's Pac Championship Game will likely give us some idea of whether the conference will get one or two teams into the major six bowl games - unless Arizona gets blown out Oakland Raiders style , I doubt they will be left out.

But that will not be officially decided until the playoff committee releases its final rankings on Sunday. Doeren spent the and seasons as a USC graduate assistant and his father still lives in west Los Angeles.

UCLA has faced N. State twice previously, winning in and in , with both games at the Coliseum. After practicing for three consecutive days, UCLA will take the next five days off for final exams before resuming practice next weekend.

Kelly said running back Brittain Brown, who missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury, is expected to play in the bowl game and the team could get other players back from injury as well. Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since Chase Garbers and Christopher Brooks rushed for touchdowns for the Golden Bears , , who have seven losses for the fifth time in the mostly dismal decade since Cal fired Jeff Tedford, the winningest coach in school history.

After racking up yards last week in their Big Game blowout of Stanford, the Bears managed just 14 net yards on their first four drives of the second half while UCLA pulled away. Thompson-Robinson rushed for yards and passed for in another impressive all-around game after he led a thrashing of rival Southern California in the annual crosstown showdown.

UCLA could have extended the lead moments later, but a sprinting Allen allowed an exceptional long pass from Thompson-Robinson to go straight through his hands on an egregious drop. The quarterback then hit Philips for another score with to play. His future is uncertain given his record, and with Washington — where he was the defensive coordinator from — needing a new head coach. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.

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