Attitude of mediocrity ... the Dorrellian state of mind

by Nestor on Dec 19, 2005 5:56 AM PST in Football Comment 5 comments

Well KD seems to be hard at work in trying to sweep that 19-66 under the rug. He is talking about that "different attitude" BS again:

"What's different is our attitude going into this game," said Dorrell about the 17th-ranked Bruins, who will play Northwestern in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 30. "It's so much different than it was before. We've accomplished a lot, and we feel good about the progress that we've made in the program."

Well we have heard this nonsense in last three years. The only attitude I see coming from this football program that it relishes mediocrity. After 3 years, Dorrell is 21-15. 18 of the 21 wins have come against teams with 6 or more losses.

The three other wins (all this year):

7-4 Oklahoma
7-4 Cal
6-5 ASU (Assuming they'll beat Rutgers in their bowl game, and stay at "only" five losses)

HT to McCloskey

Yes ... Dorrell has sure changed the attitude of this program. Everyone seems to be happy with being a Boise State/WAC level program in Westwood, beating up shitty football teams (check that eeking out wins over shitty football teams). Certainly no one seems to be all upset about losing to SC for 7 years in a row and be nowhere close to their level of competiton. Yeap, Dorrell has ushered in a new era/attitude of being happy and content with being bunch of lovable losers nowhere close to a New Year's bowl. Guess we can call that Dorrellian!

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So Funny

He really is like a broken record. No matter what happens, he keeps harping on about the changed attitude, all of the "heart", the character, the foundation being set. Then, when he loses a big game or three, it's like those games never happened. He just continues with the discussion about how much character the team has. If I wasn't crying I would be laughing. Doesn't anybody else wonder why 'SC fans are so happy with Dorrell as UCLA's coach?

I think we have an alternate definition for "Dorrellian". It also means:

"The act of looking blindly ahead without
reference to the outcome of events. Oblivious
to reality. Referencing only the good
without giving effect to the bad. Derived
from Karl Dorrell, head football coach at
UCLA who views his team through rose-colored
glasses and blinders on."

by Koach Karl I on Dec 19, 2005 8:14 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

KD is very popular ...

with fans from all other Pac-10 teams. Just like Lavin - who was loved by everone else in the Pac-10 (and his blind minions in Westwood), except for UCLA fans who saw right through the BS spin.

by Nestor on Dec 19, 2005 8:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs