“Dang it. I was really hoping coach Freeman would be there,” said Dan Le Batard, famous sports journalist and Miami native.

“I can’t imagine why he wouldn’t be making an appearance,” Le Batard said incredulously via iOS messages on Thursday. “Does he have somewhere else to be or something? What could be more important than Casino Night?!”

As of press time, it’s unclear if Penn State head coach James Franklin will be attending the event, as his demeanor as captured on the same video was not as conclusively appalled as Freeman’s.

Updates will be published as they are received.

“We thought the first weekend of December was totally safe. We never have a game during conference championship week! Even as late as last week, we were sure we’d be there,” Franklin’s spouse confirmed to CFB News Now.

“Then, watching The Game unfold, you got this weird feeling—even when the Bucks tied it up—that it just wasn’t going to go our way.”

“The saddest part is, it’s my oldest niece, and she hasn’t ever had good luck when it comes to the romance department, so we were very excited to be there. They have a beautiful venue just outside of Pittsburgh booked, and the menu looked solid as well—fish and a steak, with mashed potatoes, yum!—so it’s a bit of a let down,” Fumi concluded.