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That was a crappy holiday.

News and notes from UCLA football program as the Bruins get set to take on Baylor Bears at the Holiday Bowl.

News and notes from UCLA football team as the Bruins put on the finishing touches on their bowl preparations in San Diego.

With the last game of the season tomorrow, the author (once again) reflects on the past season and tries to decide what it all means. For his family, it means a lot.

News and notes from UCLA's first practice in San Diego as the Bruins continue preparation for the Holiday Bowl matchup against the Baylor Bears.

News and notes from UCLA football as the Bruins wrap up their final practice in Spaulding field in 2012 before heading down to San Diego to take on Baylor Bears in the Holiday Bowl.

News and notes from UCLA practice as the Bruins continue to prepare for the Baylor Bears.

News and notes from UCLA football program as the Bruins hold a quick practice before the Finals week, prepping for the Holiday Bowl.

With the Holiday Bowl on the horizon the Bruins have 15 more practices to erase those back-to-back losses to Stanford, send our seniors off right and build some recruiting momentum heading into next year.

Bruins Nation gets the work-week started with the usual Monday morning Bruin Bites wrap-up of the various bits and pieces of news from around the UCLA-iverse, focusing on a must-win Holiday Bowl game for Coach Jim Mora and the UCLA football team.