BN Gameday: Stanford Second Half Thread
by Nestor on Oct 1, 2011 9:05 PM PDT
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Well after first half in Palo Alto the Bruins are down by a score of 7-17 (boxscore). Bruins got the ball first and moved it down to Stanford's goal line in what was easily the most methodical drive of this season. Yet once we got near the goal line Rick Neuheisel's conservatism (running up the middle on essentially 4 straight plays) kept the Bruins out of the end zone.
Since then it has been an Andrew Luck show. He has found cure for aids and cancer. He has already come up with the design for the next generation of space shuttle. Oh and he mostly toyed around with the UCLA D in the long Stanford possessions. Stanford has 17 points. That's because they just had 3 ball control possessions. They rolled up 200+ yards in those three possessions, converting 5 of 7 3rd downs, and never feeling any real pressure from Joe Tresey's vespa clowns.
The extreme optimists in us I can perhaps find a way to convince ourselves that it's worth staying up for this because our offense has been moving the ball and if not for a TO from Brehaut this game would be closer. My suggestion. Don't hold your breath. There is no chance that this garbage defense is going to give us a chance to win this game. That of course is on none other than Neuheisel.
Enjoy the second half.
GO BRUINS.
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I thought it was crappy game planning by the “coaching” staff.
by George Mendoza on Oct 1, 2011 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Goal line stance said it all. Over
A good HC would have a NEW play drawn up for that. Predictable Terry D Off. Sick of this s—-t.
He went into the teeth of the D too. TD college of losers.
That was brutally truthful...
That first drive was the most creative bit of play calling I’ve seen in CRN tenure. Well done. Yeah we needed the points but progress is progress. I’m still glad they went for it but RB should’ve seen the gap to the right. Fight on boys, 30 min. left .
Our offense looks pretty decent
I’m pretty happy with the offense which for the first time in the last 4 years shows a real passing game. They are really improving. The defense doesn’t look too good but at least they got a partial stop on that last Stanford drive.
Got to remember that this is Stanford who may be as good as anyone in the country. They killed top 10 Virginia Tech 40-12 in the Orange Bowl last year and ended their conference play by beating Cal at Cal 38-0. And in their last game before this game they beat Arizona on the road 35-7. Foles is a future NFL quarterback and they were held to 7. Stanford doesn’t give up many points while their offense is like a machine.
The bad news is that they have been playing better in the second half so let’s see what happens.
I don't give a sh!t how "good" this Stanford team is
A UCLA team should never feel this helpless against Stanford.
How about when they rushed 3 vs our 5!
and got to RB!
Yep....
Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!
by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 1, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It's part of the reality
We’re are playing a potential national champion team. We’re not playing some generic Stanford team. I don’t think Alabama or LSU are any better than Stanford. Yes, being UCLA we should be able to be competitive with anyone. But this is easily the best team we will play this year, and they make almost every team they play look bad. We’re not yet a national championship contender. If we can put up a real fight here it does mean something.
Agree that this is the best team we face this year
but Stanford is not in the same class of Bama. LSU has offensive issues but Bama would beat this Furd team by at least 10. Furd’s run defense hasn’t faced anyone all year so their numbers are skewed. Furd wouldn’t be able to stop Trent Richardson and that Bama D would contain Luck. That Bama D is a mini-NFL defense IMO. You’ll see a lot of them get drafted high
A matter of opinion
No way to know for sure, but last year the way they were playing at the end of the year I think they may have been the best team in the country.
There was a lot of griping about announcers in the first half thread,
so I looked up a comment I did a long time ago, I think during basketball season. I copied it and I print it again for your edification as the second half prepares to start.
Or to put it another way
sometimes Herbstreit’s head appears on my screen with his mouth moving, but I don’t hear what he’s saying.
I never have understood how so many highly educated and highly intelligent brothers and sisters of mine can weep and gnash their collective teeth and rend their collective blue and gold clothing about how bad the announcers are when the power to resolve the issue is that one little button on the remote called "Vol."
A parable may help illustrate and educate. There was a man who went camping and wanted to build a fire. So he went to the next campsite to get a light. Seeing no one around, he picked up a handful of red hot coals to take back to his place and start his fire. Holding hot coals in his hand cause great pain, and how how he complained. The red hot coals were not only painful, they were biased, because they hurt the palm of his hand more than his fingers. And they weren’t accurate. And they were nonsensical. But more than anything, they caused constant, incessant, unendurable pain. But the man wanted his campfire lit, so he kept those coals clenched tightly in his hand, lest he drop one and miss the benefit that it would confer. Indeed, he kept those coals in his hand until they simply went out. After that, he went on his favorite campfire blog and found that many of his friends were also typing one-handed because they, too, had burned their hands by holding red hot coals.
Then an older, more geezerly sage, pointed out that all of their pain could have been avoided had they just dropped the coals and used their lighter, which strangely enough resembles the volume button on a tv remote. That sage also reminded them that every time they picked up those hot coals, they got burned, and it caused tremendous pain. He noted that all of these poor souls were smart enough to know that the stuff that looked like flames probably was flames. He asked them, "Brothers and sisters, why do you inflict such pain on yourself when it could so easily be avoided?" "Oh foolish geezer," they said. "We scoff at you. Yea, we scorn your advice. We have to pick up the coals. We have always picked up the coals. The coals are our friends, because they provide all sorts of things that we can’t do without. How could we tell whether our campfire was actually burning just by looking at it. We have to have those coals always burning our hands to make us aware that our campfire is, indeed, burning. We simply cannot know if our campfire is burning otherwise. If we dropped Herbstreit or the Lavinoma, we will lose those precious insights." The geezerly sage replied, "Tell me then what these great benefits are, so that I too can learn why it’s so desireable to have hot coals causing me the great pain that you complain about."
Yea and verily, no one could answer the geezer. All was quiet, except for more complaints about how much pain the coals caused. The geezer sighed and walked away, back out into the wilderness, wondering when his voice would be heard. Alas, it came to pass that the volume button was directed at the geezerly sage, who only wanted to end the pain which his brothers and sisters were inflicting on themselves. His voice became weaker and weaker. And then his brother and sisters started misusing the apostrophe, and the geezerly sage wept bitter tears.
Thus endeth the reading of the parable. Go and listen no more.
If I turn the volume off, I won't know who is doing what.
My screen size is about the size of a 3 X 5 postcard. I wish I could.
Been a Bruin since birth
great story
I have to put up with the commentators because I enjoy listening to the stadium — the crowd, the QB’s cadence, the players yelling, the band, etc.
Yeah, Joel Myers sucks...
But Fox your post is too long to read during a game thread, I’ll print it and read it on my next cruise I’m sure it will be a good read.
I just tune out the announcers, I like to hear the UCLA fans cheering and/or doing 8 claps
let’s hope they have reason to do so this second half
No offense
but we’re not playing that great. Our offense is playing good but still hampered by playcalling and conservatism. Our defense is playing like the crap we’ve seen all year. Robert Woods is going to have video game numbers on us.
looks like the lepers were cured on that one
by DrJay32 on Oct 1, 2011 9:20 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
huh? tight end wide open, deep. I've been begging for that play.
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
Go Lakers! Go Dodgers! Go Angels!
come back with our tight end
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
Go Lakers! Go Dodgers! Go Angels!
Well That Was Quick...
Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!
by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 1, 2011 9:21 PM PDT reply actions
Why does everybody love Dietrich Riley so much?
Routinely gets beat in pass coverage and I don’t care if he can hit when he’s never in position to do it
vanilla is more flavorful
Than this D
by DrJay32 on Oct 1, 2011 9:23 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
Just switched back, what the f**ck
No damn pride on this defense. Just a bunch of pu**y’s running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Freakin ridiculous.
Franklin
Can smell the endzone…its coming
by AllIHadz240s on Oct 1, 2011 9:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
3 straight runs
well second one wasnt a designed run but still
Hell yes!
Nice 4th down call/play!
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 9:28 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Great Drive!
They’re finally using Fauria! That was a nice drive.
i don't understand why we don't go to him way more often.
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
Go Lakers! Go Dodgers! Go Angels!
LIKED THAT!!!
Only wish we could have got the PAT dammit!
Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!
by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 1, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
if we had even a bad D, we'd be at least tied
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation."- Michael Jordan
twitter:@GGolden87
This is one of those times I'm extra happy to have the sound off
so I don’t have to listen to “Well, Jim, that missed extra point could end up being really important.”
We got kicking issues
2 pt conversion from now on :)
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 9:30 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Our offense is going okay
I am glad that Neuheisel went for it, even after getting stopped on our first drive. Our defense is completely absent from this game though.
Just have Fauria kick the PAT too
Can’t win for winning.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
CRN finally showing some cajones
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 9:31 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
D is the problem
Although Luck and co. Are a pretty damn good offense
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 9:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
We should request to kick the PAT from the 40
On the condition that they don’t rush him
That TD
Might be the first SportsCenter Top 10 play for a UCLA Football player in years
Rosario's catch against Houston
was number 1 for a few days
Rosario in week 1 vs Houston?
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 9:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Lame ass tackle by Zumwalt
Take a seat you wuss.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
That's the only way guys will improve their tackling.
gotta pull him, and give him an earful iinstantly. don’t let him go to the hudle
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
Go Lakers! Go Dodgers! Go Angels!
100% chance he'll get pulled for not tackling
Just not by this coach, and not this year.
Not Good
Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!
by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 1, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
hope he's ok
But he gets beat alot. Time for someone else to step in and step up
by AllIHadz240s on Oct 1, 2011 9:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Wide cushion for the Stanford receivers
Like the Houston game
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 9:36 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Score here
On a time consuming drive…make them sweat.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
they have a punter? ??
Riley is 43.
There he is
by AllIHadz240s on Oct 1, 2011 9:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
A pass on first down!
Lots of that today, looks like.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
But he can't run!
I think he walked those 15 yards
theres the harkey we know!
got worried after that 3rd down conversion
why r they
Throwing to Harvey now
by AllIHadz240s on Oct 1, 2011 9:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Weak ass zone read shit
I HATE THAT PLAY!
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
Even I see the blitz coming
Before the play. And they cant pick it up.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
yeah
Its only 4. How about a new snap count
by AllIHadz240s on Oct 1, 2011 9:43 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Scrap the pistol and just sling the damn ball around
by Passionbucket on Oct 1, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
come on D
We still have momentum with that penalty
by AllIHadz240s on Oct 1, 2011 9:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
we still have momentum
Come on BRUINS!!!!!
by AllIHadz240s on Oct 1, 2011 9:46 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
how is that NOT catch interference?
by DrJay32 on Oct 1, 2011 9:46 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
punting is winning
If you’re Stanford
by DrJay32 on Oct 1, 2011 9:49 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
I think I agree
I always thought the rule was if the ball bounces off the player back up into the air you have to allow them the chance to catch it.
Is that a designed play?
Punt and then force a fumble?
AHAHAHAHHHA!
Can’t win for winning.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
F me
I thought we put his slow ass back there bc of his hands!
STUPIDEST GUY ON THE FIELD
FAIR CATCH?????? GIVING IT AWAY AGAIN. LOSERS
If he can't run...
…and he can’t catch…
…then why is he in there?
It's what we get
When we take the conservative mindset of sending someone out there who is never going to be a threat. Playing not to lose mindset bites us again.
yup
which is why he is bitching him out now.
Keep embree on the bench!
Thanks for killing the momentum
Embree muff probably ended our upset hopes
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 9:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yep
Defense had back to back stops against Stanford. That may be our best D of the year. They were pysched out after that.
I hope we continue to improve on D
Rest of Pac 10 looks potentially beatable
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 9:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
GIVING IT AWAY WHEN WE MADE GOOD STOPS
WATCHING CHRISTIAN NET.
Stanford proves
Punting is winning
by DrJay32 on Oct 1, 2011 9:50 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
Thank you Mr. Embree
The ONE time you should have had a fair catch.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
Even if we lose
I want the team to go down fighting to build momentum for the rest of the season
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 9:51 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
They have momentum
going the wrong way.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
Just peeked into this game
Yikes, turnovers.
Oh boy, when homecoming comes for Beavers, we’re playing Stanford, and boy, we are in trouble.
And What was with Embree?
I'm not a debbie downer, but I sometimes do get angry at my own team for mistakes. Consider those "Constructive Criticism" for my teams.
worst thing is
We don’t lose to our opponents. We beat ourselves
by AllIHadz240s on Oct 1, 2011 9:52 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
We better speed it up on offense
Stanford is overrated.
We are just poor in the fundamentals.
I wonder why.
It's the coaches' fault
Putting Embree in a position he isn’t suited for. We haven’t gotten anything out of our punts all season (and last) — consistently poor decisions and he STILL doesn’t get pulled. We had such solid recruiting I have a hard time believing that there is true competition (or if there is competition, is there ANY player development whatsoever?).
That one is on Neuheisel - oops, CTSS
There is no way that that poor kid should be put in a position where he cannot succeed. He does not have the skill to return punts. CTSS, why don’t you get the fat kid with the glasses in the 23rd row and put him in there. Neither of them have any aptitude for what you’re asking them to do, but maybe Stanford will feel sorry for the guy.
That is enough for me – CTSS has to go irrespective of the rest of the season. He is a horrible personnel manager. Let him be head cheerleader, but he cannot be head coach.
Sorry, fellas, but the dreadlocks have got to go.
Why not just put a handle on the back of the jersey to help the tacklers out.
based on the texas game
CRN is only going to take him out after 2 more muffed punts
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, it is *possible* to come back from this
Yeah, I know we’d need to be some other team, but it IS possible
it's like an alternate universe
This school used to be competitive.
Or was I dreaming all those years in the 90s?
by DrJay32 on Oct 1, 2011 9:54 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
He's a situational catcher
As in, if he doesn’t have to run after the catch, that’s a good situation.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
the difference is they know how to use it
and have the quarterback to do it
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Our improved o-line is smoke and mirrors
to many 3 and 4 man rushes are getting through and pressuring the qb – the pistol was brought to improve the run game – and it has – but RB is under pressure every time he goes back to pass
Why Don't we ever throw a screen?
It would help slow the rush
at the risk of sounding like a broken record
our O-line sucks at pass blocking right now – a problem that would be even more of a liability in pro-style
sure
not arguing that our play calling is optimal, just that a formation change isn’t a magic bullet.
3 critical plays
1. No touchdown from the 1 yrd line
2. Fumble by brehaut b/c of poor protection
3. dropped punt
Troy is burning
4. Coaches getting out bed this morning
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
I just noticed - Our Bruin Blue looks strangely black.
We can’t even get our uniforms right.
Maybe we can save a buck by asking the trogans for some of their leftovers, seeing as how our freakin’ athletic management doesn’t give a flying you know what about our school colors.
Why does the renovation have to stop at Pauley? Why can’t we totally renovate the entire athletic department.
SHOOTING OURSELVES IN THE ASS WITH IT
RB IS NOT A PISTOL QB
What a choke Embree
I thought Embree was running back punts because he didn’t turn it over. I hope he never returns another punt. Put someone in who is a breakaway threat. Embree’s idiot turnover couldn’t have happened at a worse time. We really had some momentum going.
We play like we are sitting on the lead
PNTL when we are down by 18
The players arevtrying, but they have shackles on their legs.
ok fine ill take that
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
cant wait to see james against a bad defense
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
Yes, Call a Dam Screen
like the announcer said
now josh smith is a baller
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:01 PM PDT reply actions
We are still fighting at least
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 10:01 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Intentional false start for locke
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 10:02 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Why is that a flag?
Since that guy was not a lineman, he is free to shift isn’t he?
Well we would have to score TD's anyways
Because we wouldn’t win this game on a FG anyways.
Well...
…. in all fairness, you don’t need that two right now. And after the false start, it wasn’t worth going for.
Do high school football teams also kick PAT?
And if they do, do they frequently miss them? Is it a difficult skill to learn?
You dumb ass moron Neuheisel
We can’t make extra points, and you go for one when down 12? WTF is up with these people?
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
Well you see
If we’re down 11 it’s a four possession game (4 field goals). If we’re down 10 it’s still a four possession game (4 field goals).
Just gotta go for 2 regardless
Tevin McDonald’s high school team never had a kicker, they just went for 2 automatically every time. That’s where we’re at.
Brehaut
looks pretty good again. No pics so far.
Pardon Me While I Break My Flat Screen In Half
DAMMIT!!!!
Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!
by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 1, 2011 10:04 PM PDT reply actions
kip smith still injured?
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:04 PM PDT reply actions
Ode to Neuheisel
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Now is the time
To bid Rick adieu
I can forgive much, but not going for two in that spot is just plain stupid.
Special teams sucks
But our offense and D is better than I expected
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 10:04 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
awesome
onside kick. I love that they tried it.
Done being pissed - now dejected. Don't know where that uts me on the 12 steps
but I’m on my fifth captain so I got that going for me – which is nice
On the bright side
We need two stops and two touchdowns, and two missed extra stops and we’re back in this.
So we can't return punts
We can’t kick extra points
We can’t tackle
We can’t line up
Um… this really sucks
like watching clipper basket ball a few years ago
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
another example of our guy going for the hit
and not the tackle
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:05 PM PDT reply actions
What is that
yards after catch thing and falling forward that they do? Is that a new strategy developed in top secret Stanford labs this year?
bullough only gave up 35 pts
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:07 PM PDT reply actions
Do we work on stripping the ball
there have been a couple of runs where the second tackler had a chance to try and rip the ball but just piled on
Let's see
They want to run out the clock, so they’ll probably run. So let’s play all our DBs way off the line.
And then let’s not tackle, either.
I take that back
Our D still sucks, can’t tackle
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 10:08 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
abbot showing how to tackle
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:08 PM PDT reply actions
unprepared defense
not ready for the snap
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
weren't even lined up on D
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
by Objection Penguin on Oct 1, 2011 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
walk in standing up at the goal line no less
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
Go Lakers! Go Dodgers! Go Angels!
2 TDs after Embree drop
following two stops by the D. Nice going Mr. Embree.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
Yep. A back breaker for the D.
Put them on the field when they should have been resting.
Been a Bruin since birth
lay off him.
the amount of animosity is directed at him because people would rather see someone else returning punts; that’s not on him, that’s on the coaches.
Defense and Special Teams Total Fail
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 10:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
we should onside kick every time
its not like our will stop them anyway
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:10 PM PDT reply actions
Can we just end the CRN experiment now?
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
The resilience is all on the players...
we’re in this because they’re not quitting; too bad our coaches can’t seem to match their intensity.
You know, I thought we'd destroy ourselves with penalties and/or interceptions
Brehaut has rarely thrown interceptions though, and surprisingly penalties have been low.
little did I realize, others on the team could do just as well killing our momentum…
Stanford is hardly #4 nationally
by DrJay32 on Oct 1, 2011 10:11 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
Is anyone still willing to let anyone on this coaching staff keep his job?
There should be a total cleaning of the Augean Stables.
And I assume you non math majors know what it was that was being clearned out of those stables.
UCLA Defense =
A. People watching on Fifth Avenue
B. Watching a tennis match
C. Cows watching the train go by
D. All the above
Get it?
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
Listening to the announcers...
… it’s the Stanford & Andrew Luck lovefest; we’re like the Washington Generals.
game after game
Turnovers, missed tackles, can’t get to the line in time before the play. Coaching, coaching, coaching. Pathetic bullshit. Look at the athletes on our team. They are being wasted. Neuheisel should not finish this season. He has not performed.
by Strathmore&Gayley on Oct 1, 2011 10:12 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
At least the announcers understand
the importance of getting touches for our play makers. Even the coaching staff doesn’t…
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
The rule in college football
is that you are not allowed to use your arms when tackling. Or so I gather from watching this game.
Josh Smith has taken a lot of pain this game
hair pulling, several big hits from the TD and this kick return
embree
Should sit for the rest of the season. Two punt fumbles in 5 games. Unbelievable. Let Carroll return punts.
by Strathmore&Gayley on Oct 1, 2011 10:15 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
the funny part is
our D is so bad that we rarely get any punts
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Just completely lacking in fundamentals
I don’t understand how a 4th year operation at this level of sports can be lacking in the same fundamentals that a decent HS team has mastered. Poor tackling (not wrapping), an unbelieveable inability to score PAT, sloppy penalties, extremely poor decision making by multiple players. That’s on coaching.
Looking at the physical stats and recruiting desirability of the players versus how they perform on the field, it is clear that there is no player development. That’s on coaching.
And compounding both of the above factors, there is no consistent competition for a spot on the field. Some players seem to be favored despite poor on-field performance. Maybe they do well in practice, but some people are lifelong practice players. That’s on coaching.
Nail on the head!
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
I like the passing on the 1st downs
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 10:15 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Brehaut is MONEY
And Rick, you don’t know SHIT!
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
Rick does not get the Karl Dorrell treatment
KD woulda been super-duper fried by now.
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
Go Lakers! Go Dodgers! Go Angels!
I hope we force one more punt.
I want to see if CTSS has the stones to put that same poor clown back there again.
this game is being won in the trench battle
they get pressure with 3, we can’t get pressure with 4. Stanford’s O-line has been great for 3 years. I’d argue they have more talent in that position and at QB, we have better receivers and RBs; TEs a wash.
rosario catches then falls
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:16 PM PDT reply actions
rosario is a domino covered in glue
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:16 PM PDT reply actions
Just started watching
I’m not surprised by the score, but what’s the story this time?
has rosario ever broken a tackle
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
Brehaut = accurate
I am watching because I feel like I’m seeing a real quarterback maturing right in front of my eyes.
Urban Meyer head coach Hmmmmmm
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
Stanford committing so many penalties
this game should have been ours. so many things done wrong. so upsetting
we're not playing to win...
… just to have good talking points on Monday’s TV show about how we kept it close
How are we not playing to win?
We went for it on 4th down on their goal line and haven’t punted away in any close situations.
were just simply not good enough
by Passionbucket on Oct 1, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
No offense
But 3 scores down, 8 min to go…not gonna win.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
not a perfect throw
but evans has to catch that
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:19 PM PDT reply actions
thats the sound of our D getting scorched
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Man this single barrel Jack is smooth!
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
Looked him down the whole way!
I could have defended that pass!
by pUSCies on Oct 1, 2011 10:21 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
DONE. GOOD NIGHT.
ANOTHER WASTE OF TIME AND ELEC FOR MY TV
all three were not easy catches
but you have to make at least one of those
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:22 PM PDT reply actions
What's so frustrating is if this team every got it together...
they would be good.
by pUSCies on Oct 1, 2011 10:22 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
The Stanford Guy Got The Worst Of That One
Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!
by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 1, 2011 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
Give us the TD in the first drive
take away the 2 turnovers that lead to Stanford TD’s
suddenly the score should have been 25-24.
At least we had a moment there when we thought we had a slim chance
of maybe getting close.
Been a Bruin since birth
I give credit for going for it.
I give no credit for (a) taking so much time to get plays in and run, (b) for not having your best receiver in every pattern every time, © for …
Who cares any more.
If Doughnut Dan won’t fire CTSS, is there any chance that someone might kidnap him. Nah, that wouldn’t work. Every team in the league would chip in on the ransom.
He's costing our players millions too
I wonder how many of players would be NFL caliber if only they were properly developed (or drafted at a higher round) and had some national exposure (from our team winning games occasionally).
I actually dont think we
played that bad tonight…we saw a lot of good things, especially the passing game…
(am I being to much of a optimist? Maybe RN now trusts Brehaut to throw…)
I don't know if it's trust
so much as desperation. They knew they had to score a bunch to stop Stanford, and you can only do that through the air.
you can take some positives from this game
but bottom line , we had our chances to win this game, but we let every single one go.
I think the killers were
the goal line stop and the turnover by embree…one on the coaches, on on the players..
Are these good things enough such that you would want to retain CTSS as head coach?
Would these same good things the rest of the year and these same results the rest of the year be enough to keep CTSS as head coach?
It’s got to be better than moral victories, at least for me. Doesn’t anyone else want to have actual victories instead of moral victories? Doesn’t anyonw want to say, “Hey, Stanford’s good, so we must be really good, the way we beat them.”
And another nice tackle
I’ve got it. We have a bunch of guys who like to say, “Hey, I can tackle you with both hands behind my back.” No, dumb ass, you put both hands around the other guy’s back.
will this team get to 5 wins?
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
so at 2-3
UCLA must win 6 out of the next 7 to keep his job. I’ve seen enough, however.
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:26 PM PDT reply actions
No matter what anyone says, This is the best game that we have played
this season and against the best team that we have played.
Been a Bruin since birth
Uh no
This was another game riddled with mistakes and conservative coaching. We are not playing up to our potential.
I don't disagree that we are playing up to our potential, just that this is our best game to date.
Been a Bruin since birth
We talk a lot of potential but quite frankly I'm sick of talking about potential.
Some catches just needed to be made, the Oline gotta hold, the tackles need to wrap. These executions are on the players, as much as it is on the coaches to drill it into them
agreed. There's too much negativity here
but I will admit that we did commit some very dumb turnovers
You may be right
But it’s nowhere near good enough.
I call BS, longtime.
This was an utterly screwed game, played by players who have not been taught how to win by coaches who should no longer be employed.
We'll see how the rest of the season goes
But I’m not optimistic
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Oct 1, 2011 10:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I thought Rick had some chance after win against the Beavs
This is bad news….
I'm not a debbie downer, but I sometimes do get angry at my own team for mistakes. Consider those "Constructive Criticism" for my teams.
by alchemistmuffin on Oct 1, 2011 10:27 PM PDT reply actions
why would you think that against a top 10 Stanford team
After beating a bottom pac-12 opponent? Did we all forget who we were playing today?
PTNL's pessimism and fear infect this team
The team played better, but the poor coaching and short fields we gave up were too much to overcome.
It will continue as long as PNTL is coach
It's not the fact that we're losing
I don’t know if I expected a win today. But I didn’t expect to lose because of the preventable mistakes like we’re seeing tonight.
At Stanford would be hard for any team to win...
they dont have that lil 4 next to their name for nothing…
this game should have been ours
they were ripe for the upset
tons of stanford penalties. 2 of our turnovers gave them easy scoring position
They couldn't not have been beaten by this team coached by these coaches if they had a little 104 nest to them
They may go undefeated the rest of the way, but I doubt it. They just ran into an inept team tonight, and get to pad their stats.
i feel like medicating
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
Talent ...
…. wow our D-Line gets no push which really kills our ability for the LB’s and DB’s to do anything; whatever coach gets to coach these guys next year with a Brandon Willis or Kevin McReynolds replacing Edison/Chandler, along with Brett Hundley, is going to have a lot to work with.
we are now #117 in the country
on third down defense
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:30 PM PDT reply actions
Look on the bright side!
We don’t have to play Stanford anymore this season.
strangely
Auburn is near the bottom with us
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
in terms of 3rd down D
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not on Abbott
he’s had a good night. That was just a fantastic throw and catch.
jordon james on kickoff return
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:33 PM PDT reply actions
I used to look forward to Saturdays.
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that counts" - John Wooden.
I really feel bad for RB, he looks exhausted
He deserved more from the O-Line
A 4 man rush is super hard to contain
I mean, it’s basically an all in for them.
I think the world will end if we lose to WSU
that will be it.
Troy is burning
by bruinbasketball on Oct 1, 2011 10:36 PM PDT reply actions
I LOVE YOU ALL
just in case nothing else is going good. You have my love!
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