NJDuck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted May 31, 2023 The Holiday Bowl has filed a lawsuit against the Pac-12 Conference and UCLA, seeking more than $3 million in damages because of the league’s refusal to reimburse the bowl after UCLA elected not to play the 2021 game hours before kickoff, Action Network has learned. The Holiday Bowl filed a suit in Superior Court in the county of San Diego Tuesday, claiming the non-profit San Diego Bowl Game Association lost more than $3 million from the cancellation of the 2021 game. This wiped out the 43-year-old bowl association’s reserves. The complaint states the Holiday Bowl “has engaged and continues to engage in good faith with the Pac-12 to negotiate a resolution of the dispute without success.” Because the Pac-12 didn’t compensate the Holiday Bowl for the 2021 cancellation, the Holiday Bowl, to offset those losses, did not pay the Pac-12 for providing a participating team (Oregon) in the 2022 bowl. Even by doing this, the Holiday Bowl still would have lost “hundreds of thousands of dollars,” but was willing to take that loss to be a good partner with the Pac-12. About two weeks ago, the Pac-12 notified the Holiday Bowl that it would file a lawsuit if the bowl didn’t pay the conference the money the Pac-12 said it was owed from the 2022 game by Wednesday, May 31. The notification did not reference the 2021 cancellation. Holiday Bowl Files Lawsuit Against Pac-12, UCLA WWW.ACTIONNETWORK.COM Read Brett McMurphy's report about the Holiday Bowl filing a lawsuit against the Pac-12 and UCLA after the Bruins opted out of the 2021 bowl game. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted May 31, 2023 (edited) If the complaint is sustained UCLA and the CA Board of Regents best indemnify the conference and the conference should file to be dismissed from the suit and for indemnity if not dismissed. But being the Pac and with the legal advice the conference has been treated to in the past the Pac will likely roll over. No way should Oregon be tagged with any part of this. So, if the conference does not step up Oregon best step up. McMurphy and the Action Network? Based on the garbage he has spewed regarding the media deal the conference should consider taking action against McMurphy. Edited May 31, 2023 by Jon Joseph 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Hilarius Moderator No. 3 Share Posted June 1, 2023 This is 100% on UCLA. The Pac should not cover for them, full stop. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus No. 4 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Has the PAC repaid money to media partners for the shortened 2020 season? Or were revenues not fully paid out by media partners that year? I seen where the B1G owes money to FOX for not playing a full 12 week schedule that year due to Covid. I believe the PAC played even fewer weeks than the B1G did that year. Are we going to get yet another bill sent to us? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
