And that might just be the crux of the problem, there was an announcement or two about sending in entries prior to the cancellation. Curious that Mr. Schmidt did not post it on a forum or two.

The Cancel notice came about a month out, about the time for $ commitment to caterers generally.

I do not think the UCLA game makes much difference, a ride route can get modified, the seminar and show stuff is far enough away now.

Some other reason.