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Had a Conversation with a Football legend at Spring . . .

I got to the scrimmage quite a bit later than I was hoping (looking for a new place to live with my wife). As my wife and I were walking through the front aisle of seats at the Rose Bowl – she saw two empty seats and remarked that we should sit there. I figured that they were spoken for – and just assumed that we would find some seats in the upper region of seats. However, my wife isn’t shy when it comes to getting her way – and she did not want to walk up the stairs and sit with a less advantageous view. So she asked a man sitting with his son if we could sit in the two seats next to them. The father seemed initially apprehensive – but then quickly relented and welcomed us to the seats.

I actually recognized who this spectator was right away – but didn’t say anything to him – or to my wife. However, after we sat down – I leaned over to my wife and told her that we were sitting next to Brian Bosworth – perhaps the greatest defensive player in college football history. After a few minutes, an opportunity presented itself to talk to him – and I asked him how he thought his nephews were going to do this year. He was very candid – and approachable – and he offered me his views on a variety of subjects regarding college football, his days at Oklahoma, and the NFL draft. Since I did not ask for his permission to report on what he was saying – I will respect his privacy and my wife and I will enjoy the conversation that we had with him. However, I did want to report that he asseverated that he offered to help out with the defense (not as a paid coach – he just thought that it might be helpful to provide the kids with some defensive guidance) when KD was coach – but was denied any opportunity. I guess I felt compelled to share that part of our conversation because I was bummed to hear it. I wasn’t necessarily surprised – just feel as though an opportunity was missed.

Overall. Bosworth seemed to believe that UCLA was heading in the right direction. From watching the scrimmage – I felt encouraged as well. There were flashes here and there from the offense that seemed to suggest progress. The defense looked dominating at times – and the speed and hitting was electric from the defense. As for me and my wife (okay – really just me) – I had an absolutely awesome time. I couldn’t stop smiling the entire scrimmage (this was due to the amalgamation of being at the Rose Bowl, having an ongoing dialogue with the Bos – I think I’m at the point where I can just call him the “Bos” now – haha, listening to our charismatic leader pump up the crowd, hearing Dick Vermeil and Terry Donahue speak with enthusiasm about the direction of this team, and seeing a panoply of high level recruits at the game and appearing to have a good time).

Hope everyone else had a good time tonight – seemed like a good crowd. Would love to hear other people’s experiences as well. There seems to be an overall paradigm shift in UCLA football – and I think the crowd tonight sensed that we are on the cusp of something special.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.

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and no doubt, a pleasant experience for you. Pretty damning indictment of Dorrell as well.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Apr 27, 2009 9:13 AM PDT reply actions  

Funny you should mention that

That’s the exact point that Bosworth brought up in our discussion. He indicated that he had spoken with KN and that KN was very interested in providing his services to UCLA. Bosworth was at a loss for why they were both turned away – but he suggested that KD did not want anybody to cast a shadow over him.

Even though Pete’s Poodle has become a bit of an embarrassment for us now – I believe that he would have been quite an asset for us if he had come on at UCLA. I keep hearing on another Bruin related site that SUC practices are much more intense than ours – and that recruits have noticed this. As I followed up on these comments – it appeared that KN was a major factor in creating a very intense and appealing practice effort. The fact that Petey toys around with KN – and that KN allows it – is ridiculous. However, I sure wish that KD would have embraced some of the resources that were apparently available to him – and I bet some of our players did too!

by freudianslip on Apr 27, 2009 1:58 PM PDT reply actions  

It wasn't about the shadow

The way I always looked at it, KD didn’t want anyone around who would have noticed that he had no idea what he was doing!

As for intensity at practice, it sounds like Coach Bullough has definitely made a point of being much more vocal….

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Apr 27, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

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