It is what it is

by bluegold on Oct 8, 2007 4:03 PM PDT Comment 13 comments

I just cannot get that KD quote out of my mind. In conjunction with his "I sleep well at night" comment after the Utah loss, these two comments really portrays a person totally devoid of any sense of responsibility. Responsibility to his employer UCLA, responsibility to Bruin fans, and responsibility to his profession as a football coach.

These are very callous statements, tantamount to pouring salt onto a wound. There are thousands upon thousands of Bruin football fans who live and die Bruin football, and with each loss their emtional well-being take a dive into a pitch-dark abyss.

So, after the Utah loss, while Bruin fans everywhere were suffering the pain of such an unexpected humiliation, KD smirked to the media and declared: I still sleep well at night.

And then came the Notre Dame debacle, a game that no way UCLA should have lost regardless of who was at QB, a game UCLA should not have lost even if there was no one at QB. There was only one way UCLA could have lost, and KD found that one way -- by abandoning the running game (against which Notre Dame basically had no answer to stop) and forcing a walk-on with zero real-game experience to instantly become Johnny Unitas in a wide-open passing offensive scheme. This coaching decision, two days later, remains inexplicable even to the most ardent of KD supporters.

And once again, Bruin football fans everywhere were suffering in pain to have lost so unexpectedly to a Notre Dame that, talent-wise, did not belong on the same field as UCLA. It was a colossal loss, the worst of KD's career. Asked about the loss, KD responded: It is what it is.

To die-hard, mourning Bruin fans everywhere, what a cold-hearted, insulting, and even spiteful statement to make. And it seemed to be calculated to inflict purposeful pain -- as if KD were cornered and that was his way of fighting back.

KD is telling Bruin fans: don't take the game so seriously, because he himself sure doesn't. It is what it is...so, get over it.

"It is what it is" will stay with me for a long, long time.

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I never had an issue with

"I sleep well at night" because I took it as Dorrell saying he works as hard as he can and he sleeps well at night knowing that. I don't disagree because I think he does work hard, he just doesn't have a clue as to what he's doing.

The "it is what it is" comment really bothers me. Your team just blew it and that means you too. What are you going to do to correct this? What kind of response is "it is what it is?" Now you're leading me to believe that you don't really care as much as you let on and this loss doesn't bother you as much. "I sleep well at night," fine, but this is too much.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Oct 8, 2007 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I took that statement differently

To me, he was saying he did his part, so he wasn't about to take any responsibility for the loss; and if anyone want to point the finger, don't point it his way.

No reputable headcoach, after a major 44-6 upset by a mediocre team, should ever say he is sleeping well at night. That means that your heart is not really into the game, that you are treating it as a 9-5 job and you don't take the job home with you.

by bluegold on Oct 8, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Something else too

I saw Osaar warming up his arm after coming out of the locker room prior to the third quarter. Made sense - at that point he was one play from going in at QB, right? Then we hear KD in the postgame interview saying he had no thought of putting the kid in.

Apparently the message didn't flow from the brain trust down to the kid who was trying to prepare himself to step up to help out his team if needed, showing more initiative than the coaching staff.

Normally I tune in for Bruin Rewind, and switch channels soon after KD opens his mouth in the Press Meeting show that follows. Tonight I'll be watching; I'm curious to see how he sideslips responsibility this time, and I'm also curious to see if the media actually hold him accountable or if they just swallow his crap as usual.

by haywood nighttrain on Oct 8, 2007 4:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I noticed Rasshan warming up to

I also noticed Breazell throwing with him and BB had a damn good arm. How about some direct snaps? Just a joke, but BB can really throw.

How do you not watch the press conference show though? It is easily the funniest 30 minutes on TV. Watching Dorrell sort through the questions is hilarious. Try and detach yourself from the anger you feel towards him and look at it objectively...he's absolutely hilarious. A couple of my SC friends watch it too and agree, there isn't anything funnier on TV.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Oct 8, 2007 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I get too frustrated to keep watching

Tell me if I've been missing anything or if this is how it goes: generally KD doesn't say anything worth your time, then [whoever that glass-is-half-full announcer is] gives some sort of justification for hope, while JW tries to hold his tongue. Somewhere in the middle they have a fluff interview with a player or asst coach. That 'bout right?

I can understand how some appreciate the humor, but I've got a job and shouldn't be playing drinking games on Monday nights (e.g., take a drink every time KD spits a cliche, chug if he blames someone else, ...).

by haywood nighttrain on Oct 8, 2007 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is There A Press Conference Show Tonight?

I thought because of the bye week, PT was not doing a press conference show this week.

by Bruin77 on Oct 8, 2007 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did you think we were going to win?

From what you have seen and observed so far with this moron coach at the helm, did you really think we were going to win this game?
I can't bear to watch any more humiliation of our football team every week. Even if stars align correctly and we get lucky and actually win a few games, it means nothing. This coach is a joke and must be fired. Until then I am concentrating on our basketball program.

Fire KD now

by cyberdbk on Oct 8, 2007 4:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes I did

Despite KD, I thought even if a whole bunch of bad crap happened we could still eke our a win against one of the worst teams in the country. I was wrong, very wrong. I was tailgating near many ND fans, none of them were expecting a win.

That was a collosal flop.

by haywood nighttrain on Oct 8, 2007 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Weis himself did not believe

his team had a chance, not even with KD as the opposing coach. Alone in his thoughts late at night, I think Weis believed that his best chance would be to eke out a W versus Navy and then call it a one-win season.

Thanks to Santa-KD, Xmas came early for Weis.

by bluegold on Oct 8, 2007 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeap

Even someone like yours truly was stunned beyond belief that we lost this game.

This was equivalent of Lavin losing an exhibition game to some team named Branch West or something at Pauley.

This was just stunning.

by Nestor on Oct 8, 2007 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Elf Davis' Mouth Didn't Help

I assess the blame for Saturday 99% Dorrell, 1% all the other factors. I don't think the outcome would have been different if BD had not made his inappropriate comments. Hopefully he learned an important lesson. Of course, it is a lesson his coach should have taught him long ago.

by Bruin77 on Oct 8, 2007 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs