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UCLA Football: International neutral site games we would like to see

By Mike Regalado

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 11: A general view of atmosphere during the 2018 Canada Sevens Rugby Tournament at BC Place on March 11, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images for TAG Heuer)
VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 11: A general view of atmosphere during the 2018 Canada Sevens Rugby Tournament at BC Place on March 11, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images for TAG Heuer) /
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TOKYO, JAPAN – JUNE 24: A general view during the international rugby friendly match between Japan and Ireland at Ajinomoto Stadium on June 24, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN – JUNE 24: A general view during the international rugby friendly match between Japan and Ireland at Ajinomoto Stadium on June 24, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) /

Arjinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

This would have to be another game that is played in Week 0 or Week 1, simply because of the time and distance to travel, but I think Under Armour could help out with this. Why?

Well, in 2017, Go Joe Bruin found out that Under Armour is also the apparel brand of the University of Tokyo and their football team. The awkward part about all of this is that Under Armour, which made a huge deal unveiling all of UCLA’s team uniforms when they took over last year, might have given a bit too much to Tokyo. Observe…

With Under Armour unintentional creating a brotherhood with UCLA and a Japanese college football team, we all might as well embrace this love with the University of Tokyo as they could host the Bruins and their opponent and help bring the Bruin influence to the land of the rising sun.

But who would UCLA play? The obvious answer might be Hawaii, but with the travel being an issue anyway, we could go with almost any Division 1 program. The teams I would like to see are: Nebraska, Ohio State, Georgia… basically any team wearing red. If Tokyo wants to adopt UCLA culture, then they have to know that red belongs to the enemy (on the gridiron, anyway)!