Posted on 12/24/2021 3:24:01 AM PST by Libloather
Less than 24 hours before Friday's Hawaii Bowl, Hawaii announced on Thursday that it will not be able to participate in the game vs. Memphis due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and player availability.
"We are disappointed our season has to end this way," coach Todd Graham said. "As competitive as we are and as much as we want to play the game, we cannot put the health and safety of our student-athletes at risk."
Shortly after UH's made its decision public, Hawaii Bowl officials announced this year's game was off.
The two teams were set to square off at 8 p.m. ET at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex -- the temporary home of the Rainbow Warriors. It would have been Hawaii's 10th appearance in the Hawaii Bowl.
"The health and safety of our student-athletes is the most important part of this decision," said UH athletics director David Matlin. "The recent surge in COVID-19 cases has forced us to not participate in the game. We are disappointed for our players, coaches, and fans. ESPN and the EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl staff did everything they could for us and we appreciate their valiant effort throughout the week. We want to thank the Memphis Tigers for making the long trip to Hawai'i. We are disappointed we can't compete on the football field."
It's the second bowl game to be impacted by the uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant and other personnel problems. Texas A&M bowed out of the Gator Bowl due to quarantines, injuries and transfers. The Gator Bowl announced Thursday that Rutgers will take the place of the Aggies since it has the highest Academic Progress Rate of the FBS teams with 5-7 records.
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It’s the common cold! Keep your women and children safe!!!
You folks realize, this is not going to end anytime soon.
The hospitals will always be full (as they run this way usually). There will always be another variant. And the press will eagerly promulgate it.
God help us!
Bowl games are pointless. The Gators didn’t care about their bowl game and it showed.
“It’s just a cold, bro!”
Bwahahahahaha
They should permanently cancel half these stupid bowl games, if 5-7 teams are getting invitations.
Sissies.
Amount of money spent that is now lost?
LMAO, bet there are some seriously pissed off peeps......
Seems like a staged deep state design.
At least the players got a trip to paradise out of it-hopefully. They should delay their return a couple of days.
Concussions and other injuries are fine, but a runny nose is concerning.
“delay their return”
2 week quarantine paid for by the colleges
Paradise?, parts of Hawaii are very nice, but a paradise it is not.
It’s the perfect example of a nice place to visit,but I wouldn’t want to live there.
Ain’t Communism wonderful.
“We want to thank the Memphis Tigers for making the long trip to Hawai’i.”
*****
You know they won’t let them spend any time on the beach, it’s probably one night in hotel, don’t unpack, we leave tomorrow.
14 hr flight each way if direct.
*** We want to thank the Memphis Tigers for making the long trip to Hawai’i.” ***
If they hurry, they can take Texas A&M’s spot in the other Bowl.
Memphis should get the win and the money by forfeit as per Playoff rules on forfeits.
What happened to “Warriors! Till hell freezes over! Then we’ll fight on the ice!”
Wait. That’s hockey.
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