Bear Bowl, UCLA VS Baylor Holiday Bowl

[jcollins28]

So, UCLA gets Baylor in San Diego. Baylor is one of the hottest teams in the country coming of a shellacking of KSU not too long ago, bringing with it the most explosive offense in the country, a multi-dimensional QB in Nick Florence (who leads the country in total offense), and a 1700 yard season WR in Williams, all of which adds up to UCLA's defense having absolute fits. Throw in any kind of complacency at all on the part of the Bruins - such as travelling down south to ho-hum San Diego for a bunch of SoCal kids (and a number of native San Diegoans) - and even a pro-UCLA stadium might not be enough to keep Baylor from it's typical video-game-style numbers on offense...and possibly an embarrassing (if understandable) Bruins loss. I think this game against Baylor will be an exciting test for UCLA. How well does Baylor fans/alums travel?

 

[Aikbach]

I'll see you there, but I think it's safe to say this is a virtual home game for UCLA, four hour drive versus 2 day drive for the respective fanbases.

I would be pleasantly surprised to see the Baylor crowd top 10 to 15 thousand at most...unless a bunch of RG3 t-shirt fans emerge and jump on the bandwagon. The proximity of the game to Christmas could also be a factor in attendance.

I like the matchup, prestigious bowl, two programs reclaiming their stake in FBS after a time in the wilderness.