It's Official: Chow Rejects Southern Cal's Desperate Overtures To Stay With UCLA
by Nestor on Jan 14, 2010 12:02 PM PST
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PrintJust got this via email from Morgan Center (emphasis added):
Norm Chow, perhaps the top offensive coordinator in college football, will continue in that role at UCLA, it was announced today.
“I appreciate the interest from USC and Lane Kiffin, but I feel we are building something special here at UCLA and I am excited about our future,” said Chow, who has coached three Heisman Trophy winners during his illustrious career. “We have some outstanding young players in the program and we are working hard on finishing strong in recruiting.”
“We are thrilled that Norm is going to continue as our offensive coordinator,” said head coach Rick Neuheisel. “As Norm said, we are building something special at UCLA and he is certainly a very important part of the package. We have unfinished business here at UCLA and our coaches and players are very excited about our future. I’m glad Norm wants to finish what he’s started. UCLA is a special place to call home.”
So it's official (now posted on the official site). Rick Neuheisel and UCLA just gut punched the entire Trojan football machine in less than 24 hours of the Hello Kiffin era.
Let's put it in perspective again. Mike Garrett and his Trojan boosters put out a full court press going after UCLA's offensive coordinator by throwing millions of dollars at him. Millions. From all the reports it sure looks like it was Garrett's idea and it is telling about how much confidence the Trojan brass including Mike Garrett has in the playcalling abilities of Norm Chow. Now they just got thumped and humiliated in a very public manner by Neuheisel and Norm Chow. It couldn't work out any better for the Bruins as the public spectacle will validate to all the recruits why there is so much buzz (the positive kind) is going on in Westwood, while the Trojans slime themselves up in Lamey's sleazy muck.
Just a total embarrassment and humiliation for the Trojan empire. Who knows where will they look for their OC. It's not our problem. Our coaches can get back to recruiting while Chow, Neuheisel and UCLA can work out the long term picture in the coming months. I am not worried how that shapes up one way or another. What I am going to enjoy is the fact that Neueheisel, Chow and the Bruins just embarrassed the Trojan AD and his newly minted, pathetic, Man-Boy "head coach." Good times.
GO BRUINS.
UPDATE (N): Oh boy. It's getting dicey across town already:
Why didn't Norm Chow return to USC? I'm going to guess it had something to do with the fact you would be working for the person who tried to clean out your office before you quit your job at USC five years ago.
Yikes. Even Karl Dorrell made a better impression with his beat writers when he came back to LA (without a Rock Top mountain of baggage). GO BRUINS.
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"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Hahaha sorry I hate this computer at work
by inhowlandwetrust on Jan 14, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
Excellent News
Lately you can’t believe anything unless it is directly from the horses mouth. Not Shelly Smith, but the subject of the rumors.
GO BRUINS!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
I thought it was coming from the horse's mouth with Shelly Smith...
by inhowlandwetrust on Jan 14, 2010 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
That was my joke!
I guess it didn’t quite work. heheee!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
excuse my slowness... i work with second graders!
by inhowlandwetrust on Jan 14, 2010 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
I think it would be appropriate
at this time to refer to her using the other end of the trOJan horse!
by Westwooden1 on Jan 14, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone else get a feeling
that CNC and CRN were toying with Southern Cal all along??
Of course, I can say that now…
by inhowlandwetrust on Jan 14, 2010 12:13 PM PST reply actions
I don't.
I think it gave fodder for recruiting attacks on us from $C and other schools when there are some talents out there for us to go after (including those angry kids from Tennessee…)
by britishbruin on Jan 14, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Suck it, trOJans!!!
Awesome way to start my break.
formerly bruinhoo
by Patroclus on Jan 14, 2010 12:14 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Norm is smart
He doesn’t want to work for that classless douche canoe. GO BRUINS!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Douche Canoe
That made me laugh. I’m not exactly sure what one is, but if anybody is, it’s certainly Lame.
by zinlinez on Jan 14, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
As a firm believer in the power of the word "douche"
I’m spreading this insult among all of my friends. I could not stop laughing this morning when I saw “douche canoe.”
Comes close to my all time favorite, “douche nozzle,” which I think is also synonymous with Lame Kitten.
by inhowlandwetrust on Jan 14, 2010 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Epic fail $C.,
They gambled, failed, and now have boosted the value of CNC in the eyes of the nation. Blood in the water, circle the sharks on the entire $UC programs!
Woo Hoo!
Now let’s have a great weekend entertaining our recruits!
Must be quite a buzzkill for the Trojans
In a funny way, the way it all worked out, Shellie Smith and her shotty reporting may have actually done us a favor.
"I don't forget very much" Rick Neuheisel, 11/28/09
In Norm we Trust
Looks like the toejam$ went for the long bomb and it just got returned…Touchdown UCLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All Right!
Thank goodness we’re keeping our coaching staff intact. Many thanks to Nestor and the rest of BN for keeping me sane the past few days with the constant updates. Great job!
Huge
Can anyone guess at how much money OCNC gave up by staying with us? This is a huge statement about the relative programs, and a huge statement to the undecided recruits.
Now watch stupid $c* try to spin this by saying they never really wanted Norm that much. Too late, losers. Scoreboard today. Scoreboard coming again 11 months.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Wolf is an idiot
But in case he’s doing his blind squirrel imitation, then OCNC said no to over $800K.
That is very impressive.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
CRN went toe-to-toe with Petey. What made Garret think he'd back down from the Kitten?
There’s a line in “The American President” that goes like this, when martin Sheen’s Chief of Staff is browbeating Michael Douglas’ President into action:
" You said, ‘We fight the fights we can win?’ WE FIGHT THE FIGHTS THAT NEED FIGHTING!"
If anyone thought we would have a free ride with PC gone, Garrett’s/ Lamey’s/ ESPN’s attempted hijack proved we can’t.
And look at what our guy did… proved, on a NATIONAL scale, that WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN, AND WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY INTO THE NIGHT. (Bonus points if you know THAT reference.)
I trust NC is being given a 3-to-4-year extension of competitive/ reasonable rate, so that way he can retire having come over to the Good Side of the Force.
THANK YOU, NORM CHOW. The best is yet to come.
And thank you, Rick Neuheisel.
WHAT’S NEXT???
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Independence Day...
but no cigar smoking until we win on December 4th.
by Chicago Bruin on Jan 14, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
WINNAH!
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
This just in
Wolf is reporting that Rick Neuheisel “disguised his voice” to sound like chow. SC still in heavy negotitians with Chow..
fucking ass clowns.
Here's to a new decade of Bruin Dominance
"If you don't take out his battery, he's going to keep going all day."
BIG sigh of relief.
The best thing you can do for your children is to love their mother. John Wooden
So
13-9 will be running the offense at SUC!!! Cool.
What a crazy 4-5 days
Such a roller coaster ride. I suggest we focus on recruiting now. Our staff is intact and their goal is to complete the incoming class.
It makes sense... perfect sense
Why would Chow want to go back there? He would leave in the middle of an unfinished but promising product at UCLA… It says a lot about him (how serious he takes his job) and about where our program is headed. He’s a man of PRINCIPLE — unlike the Kitten and Pom Pom himself. This is a HUGE win for us, HUGE! We all won big today.
Despite Kitten’s supposedly ‘vaunted’ coaching staff, I insist this is a step backward for their program. Kitten already comes with way too much baggage and a 35-lb head to go with it… he swaggers, but he has nothing to swagger about. Neuheisel and Chow will outcoach these guys this year, you heard it here first.
Go Bruins!
W.S. Montano Class of 1994
Kiffin is not even as good a choice as 4th choice PC was years ago
PC was not a fit in NY or NE but he clearly was a winner. Strong DC credentials. Personality for college. He may have been the 4th choice then….but Kickin (the Head) is not even at that level.
by Bruin Dad and Grad on Jan 14, 2010 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
Bravo
to CRN and the way he handled the media yesterday and today. Compare the swagger, composure, and humor he had under this pressure, to the Kiffin’s most-awkward-ever presser in TN and that dog and pony show yesterday at Heritage Hall.
I think CRN genuinely wants there to be some tension between USC and UCLA, and he wasn’t really getting that with Pete, since he played it safe in the media (barring our last meeting’s fiasco). I think he’s excited that Kiffin might want to go after us and make this rivalry hot. I can’t help but think CRN’s had a smile on his face watching this whole thing unfold across town, while muttering to himself, “Bring it on!”
What goes around....
I wonder how much the end of the game against USC had to do with Coach Chow’s decision.
I mean, if I was Coach Chow, would I really want to work with that punk Barkeley after seeing his smug face and his pointing to the scoreboard?
Is it possible that Matt the Golden Child’s classless behavior at the last few seconds of the game last November cost him the chance to work with THE master?
Now he’s stuck with Lame calling his plays. What goes around…
Whoever SC now hires
This will be a Lane Kiffin offense.
Let’s enjoy our weekend now.
Rago drops 20
and Bruins beat the SUCsters. Book it, N. (no, not drinking yet)
"I don't forget very much" Rick Neuheisel, 11/28/09
What a great day for Bruins!
And I would like to reiterate my appreciation for BN (especially this week w/all the turmoil), as a reliable news source, and wealth of intelligent interface from (obviously UCLA) fans, students, alums, etc. Hope all this good karma carries over to the basketball court. Go Bruins!!!
WooHoo
Here to a great recruiting period!
by Bruin Dad and Grad on Jan 14, 2010 12:51 PM PST reply actions
This is great news.
Kiffy’s tenure has already started by being the 4’th choice, recruiting violations before he even finished announcing his move and trying to lure away rival staff members with money and failing publicly.
This is looking very good for UCLA and not just because of how bad it looks for suc.
OK, so we're talking CRN and NC versus...
… Kitten and Ogre-gone.
In other words, Kirk and Spock versus Tweedle-dum and Tweedle don’t-give-a-darn.
BRING IT.
M
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
SO, let's see: in the past four weeks, we've had the WWL:
(1) Blatantly taking sides in the Texas Tech scandal by allowing the parent of the allegedly injured student talk repeatedly on ESPN for days before having the accused head coach on for a signifcantly redacted interview, and
(2) Mis-reporting a significant coaching change between Pac-10 rivals WITHOUT EVER OBTAINING CONFIRMATION FROM THE COACH IN QUESTION.
Niiiiice work, BSPN. Nice.
M
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Local media
What’s hilarious is I had to listen to all these radio hacks all day yesterday stuck in traffic. All assuming norm to sc was a fore gone conclusion. Petros and all those sc homer d bags on 710. What a joke. On 570 the ucla station not once was there a mention of the ucla angle only the arrogance that sc gets what it wants no matter what. We realy need to move stations. Today I’m not hearing any mention of chow staying what a joke out local media is. Can they pull their heads out of sc ass for 5 minutes. Can’t wait till the NCAA drops the hammer on those clowns.
by uclamike on Jan 14, 2010 1:03 PM PST via mobile reply actions
In the midst of all the happiness, I hate to bring a note of distaste
Nestor, you said this:
“… the Trojan bass…”
As a member in good standing of the bass section of Opera Tampa, I must protest. That reference has brought disgrace upon what, I have no doubt, was an unstained escutcheon of all basses everywhere.
(Quadruple bonus points if you get the literary allusion to “unstained escutcheon.” Hint – think Pirates of Penzance, and I’m not talking about Mike Leach.)
This is an outrage
71—you need to go to litigation over this gratuitous insult.
I didn’t know there was bass in Tampa Bay. I always thought the bass were further out in the Gulf.
by peggysue69 on Jan 14, 2010 1:51 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
LOL
All these comments are priceless. Who’s Chow able to work with? Price?? Brehaut?
Ridiculous blog, peace.
FIGHT ON!
have fun rooting for the school you probably didn't go to!
by inhowlandwetrust on Jan 14, 2010 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
seriously...
half these clowns who root for $C didn’t even go there … either way, whether or not you attend your ‘Second Choice’ school, they always seem to have a difficult time spelling now, don’t they?
W.S. Montano Class of 1994
by wsmontano1994 on Jan 14, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
I see the usual amounts of insight at work here
from the OJans, enjoy the boy troll
"If you don't take out his battery, he's going to keep going all day."
point of clarification
Brian Price is going to the NFL probably several picks ahead of the trojies.
Kevin Prince is going to wipe the smug grin off of Matt “all bark” Barkley in the RB next year.
Just FYI.
by b d on Jan 14, 2010 1:13 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Whoever he wants,
But he decided it wasn’t worth $800,000 to work with anyone at suc.
by layout on Jan 14, 2010 1:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Chow is practically volunteering to stay here with our guys
and not to have to go back to that hole of a program they have there. Suc on
"UCLA is a special place to call home"
speculate all you want
Chow is the one both schools and the players wanted. He made his choice and it was likely based on something he saw in the potential of the current players and recruits. Perhaps even the school and coaching staff. In the end he chose wisely and chose integrity.
by 84 on Jan 14, 2010 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
Julio's profile says he's "Born from Bell, CA" ...
Julio, let me clarify this for you just a bit… you COME from somewhere…You’re born IN a place… remember fourth grade English? please tell me you DO go to $C, then it would all make sense!!
W.S. Montano Class of 1994
by wsmontano1994 on Jan 14, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting that of all the stuff that we have been talking about here, all the guy could come up with was a shot at our quarterbacks.
Oh, Julio, Julio. A little hit and run attempt at a firebomb.
Why don’t you come back and we’ll talk about the issues, one by one.
Fourth choice
Chow going to just$c*
Orgeron orgeroning recruits within milliseconds of Lame ducking out of Knoxville
Lame’s inability to answer simple questions at a press conference.
The little meeting you folks are going to have with the ncaa.
And while we’re at it, let’s talk about some items of substance. Did bu$h, Jarrett, McSUV and all the rest get benefits in violation of ncaa rules? Yes or no. Did just$c* make any effort to find out, or did it willfully choose not to try to find out? And since basketball is included, too, did Timmeh in fact give $1,000 to Mayo’s intermediary? Neither Timmeh nor Garrett have ever specifically answered that question.
Come on back, Julio, and let’s talk. Or you can do it the way Lame does, have a 50 second press conference and then leave without answering any questions. I’ll be waiting to hear from you, Julio.
heres a link from JG
http://www.insidesocal.com/ucla/2010/01/chow-finally-speaks.html
It’s supposed to be a phone conference
by Bruin4ever15 on Jan 14, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
His profile says he was "Born from Bell, CA"
I don’t know if his “excellent” English makes it more or less likely that he went to USCwest.
Hey Trojans...
…what did the five fingers say to the face?
by Westwood Wizard on Jan 14, 2010 1:17 PM PST reply actions
Dewayne Walker
turned down Petey as well. hahaha
That's it - time to get season tickets
The Rose Bowl will be overflowing on Dec. 4th with blue and gold fans. I will be there to see the slaughter of the Trojans – no mercy.
I'm there every Season
But I’ll make sure to bring some more Blue and Gold to take away seats from the Trojies
Who knew
that Jim Mora’s firing in Seattle exactly one week ago would set forth a chain of events that would proundly affect all of us Bruin fans!
"I don't forget very much" Rick Neuheisel, 11/28/09
Chow eats SUC for lunch and spits it out before chewing.
“Glad they offered, but to actually eat that crap would make me sick to my stomach. You see, I’ve been there, done that. Plus I don’t work for spoiled children.”
His other memorable quote:
“Once you’ve tasted Bruin, you can’t go back.”
Something special
I love the reference to “something special.”
by peggysue69 on Jan 14, 2010 1:56 PM PST via mobile reply actions
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