gronk4heisman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 4:49 pm
The thing I find telling about UCLA's intentions is that UCLA was the first team to jump on that free forfeit win earlier in the season when UW couldn't play but once the rules change they are all about ducking conference competition.
It was a Pac 12 rule. The Pac 12 stated that any conference game missed, after the first conference game, due to Covid would be a forfeit for the team unable to play. It probably would have been easier to makeup if UW wanted to come play in Pauley. UCLA didn’t want to reschedule a trip to Seattle to play a meaningless road game that wouldn’t help their resume or benefit UCLA financially. They aren't traveling to the state otherwise. Why would Cronin accommodate anyone in the PAC-12 office when they forced UCLA to give up their game in Pauley vs Oregon last year and instead travel to Eugene to play? Nobody cared then, I expect nobody cares now, despite "sources" saying nobody else is helping UCLA.
Now the rule is the Pac-12 is going to make every effort to reschedule games and Pac-12 teams are expected to cooperate, with the commissioner given the unilateral right to declare a forfeit if he felt one of the teams was not exhibiting "sportsmanship" (i.e., cooperation) in rescheduling a game. Translation, the league will dictate rescheduled games (just like last season) and you won't see any more forfeits even if a game doesn't get rescheduled.
But let's just go with UCLA is trying to duck Washington. That makes for a a far juicer fan conspiracy theory.
