GULP: If you have the stomach for it, then go back read "Cover Boys" and our excitement around...

GULP: If you have the stomach for it, then go back read "Cover Boys" and our excitement around freshman class of 2008. That was just a little more than a year ago.

GO BRUINS.

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maybe I just see dark humor in this...

But I enjoy this quote from JA

“My mom was always the type to say that you have to have a back-up plan,”…

Clearly CBH needs to hire JA’s mom as a strategy consultant and/or talent evaluator!

by britishbruin on Jan 4, 2010 1:46 PM PST reply actions

LOL

I don’t think we can see anything but “dark humor” looking back at that post. :-) ALL OF US – ALL OF US, fell for the hype.

by Nestor on Jan 4, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions

All of us, all of those that evaluate talent...

Pretty much an all-around failure in evaluating and rating the class.

formerly bruinhoo

by Patroclus on Jan 4, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions

I made this picture my Facebook profile picture at the time

and told my mom not to throw away the magazine until I got home from Westwood.

How thoroughly embarrassing.

by inhowlandwetrust on Jan 4, 2010 2:31 PM PST reply actions

The magazine

is on my shelf and sigh every time I look at it.

by AMM19 on Jan 4, 2010 3:20 PM PST reply actions

Oops

I thought I posted something back when this came out, guess not. I too fell for it BIG TIME. I didn’t see Michigan’s Fab Five reincarnated but I didn’t see what this class has become either.

by BlueReign on Jan 4, 2010 3:30 PM PST reply actions

Shouldn't that be class of 2008?

Or are you looking at that as mainly the 2009 season?

formerly bruinhoo

by Patroclus on Jan 4, 2010 3:51 PM PST reply actions

Woops

You are right.

by Nestor on Jan 4, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions

Class of 2008 in HS

Formerly ucla13_usc9

by 03rdn9 on Jan 4, 2010 10:35 PM PST up reply actions

I drained the pitcher of Kool Aid

I was convinced we would have four national championships at least. Oops.

by Fox 71 on Jan 4, 2010 8:59 PM PST reply actions

That's one fantastic photo though.

I don’t know how much I believed in this class during the recruiting season. I deferred to all the experts and let their opinions be my own. I know little to nothing about high school kids and how their talent translates to good college b-ball.

But man. This photo sold me. Bunch of well-dressed kids with big genuine smiles. 17-18 year old kids and all the potential in the world. I don’t know if I believed. But I sure wanted to.

And in retrospect – we were hard-core shilling for Adidas. I hope we got a bonus from them for having their logo so obviously in the middle of the cover of UCLA magazine.

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Jan 5, 2010 1:54 PM PST reply actions