Bruin Bites: Beat $C Gameday Edition
by Bellerophon on Nov 26, 2011 10:15 AM PST
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That's right folks, it's Rivalry Week in college football, which means one thing for the Bruin faithful: it's time for the $C game. Oh yes, UCLA doesn't need to win the game now that Chianti Dan's wet dream of backing into the Pac-12 championship game has come true thanks to Utah's epic choke job against Colorado. On a side note, let's put that Utah loss in perspective: Utah, a team that destroyed us 31-6, just lost to Colorado, the worst team in the Pac-12, a team we wrecked 45-6. So yeah, when we say we can't approve of Rick after embarrassing losses to sub-par teams, we're not just talking about the Arizona disaster.
Anyway, although Chianti Dan and his visionless bureaucrats have managed to suck the fun out of what used to be "Beat $C Week" by re-naming it to the politically correct (and soft, spineless, flat-out b**ch name) "Blue and Gold Week"" and destroying the tradition of home-and-home uniforms by rolling out all-white alternates, it's still a game against our hated rival in the most important college sport: the gridiron.
It's been tough to be a Bruin fan, especially when we're not only fighting the opposition, but fighting enemies within our own ranks: the gutless, visionless chumps in the Moron Morgan Center, led by their feckless leader, Chianti Dan Guerrero. But for this day, we have to shift our attention to what is supposed to be the most important game of the year for all of the wider Bruin Nation: beating U$C.
So, I know it's hard to get fired up with all the weird vibes floating around our mediocre and hapless football program, mired in what has been a sad and pathetic decade of mediocrity. So to help, let's remind you what this game is supposed to be about: beating the classless, cheating, scumbag a**holes from across town:
What took place after that touchdown all along the Trogan sidelines and the Coliseum stands, under Cheatey Petey's (and now his former waterboy offensive coordinator Lame's) leadership tells us all we need to know about U$C. From the equipment managers jumping up and down, to their clueless fans belting out "We are SC", that should show every Bruin exactly what U$C is all about.
Let's get fired up. Let's get amped up for a good ol' "we hate you, you hate us, let's get it on" nasty dogfight.
While we must focus on beating U$C today, we also can't forget that even a victory over the hated Trojans will not save Neuheisel after four years of mediocre, playing-not-to-lose football. And moreover, we need to keep the heat on the root of UCLA's problems: the tone-deaf, ineffectual chump running Morgan Center. As we've said on BN (and as many of you, on Facebook, on MexiBruin's petition, and other places across the social media landscape), nothing short of wholesale regime change will suffice.
Anyway, kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m. PST and the pre-game thread will be up later today. Before we get to the pre-game thread, let's take a look at some of the bits and pieces of news from around the UCLA-iverse after the jump:
- Starting with the disaster that is Ben Howland's basketball program, casual basketball fans have caught on to how bad UCLA is this season. Andy Bottoms over at Midwest Sports Fans took note of how bad UCLA has been, calling Ben Howland's team a "dumpster fire." That's just sad (and frankly embarrassing to dumpster fires everywhere). I think we found our basketball equivalent to football's "vespa clown" analogy.
- In case you missed it, Ben Bolch at the Los Angeles Times echoed and quoted the comments by ESPN analyst Jay Bilas, in calling out UCLA for a pathetic lack of effort in Maui, barely looking like a team that belongs. While Bilas is optimistic that Howland can turn it around, Ben is quickly burning the capital that his Final Four runs bought him. The seat is certainly getting warm (not that we expect Chianti Dan to do anything about it though).
- Switching to the female side of basketball, former UCLA point guard Natalie Nakase was named the head coach of the Saitama Broncos of the BJL in Japan (their version of the NBA). With the job, Natalie becomes the first female head coach in the men's league, and she debuted with a 93-74 victory over the Toyama Grouses.
- Turning to today's game, the obvious storyline is the brother versus brother battle (our Malcolm Jones versus U$C's Marshall Jones; our Tevin McDonald versus U$C's T.J. McDonald) we'll see on the field (HT LA Bruin). For the McDonald brothers, the sons of former All-Pro strong safety Tim McDonald, Fox Sports' Joe McDonnell profiled the family and talked about the tough spot Tim, a U$C alum, finds himself in with a son on both teams. Tim might be a Trojan, but he's been a class act on and off the field, supporting his Bruin son (but for every Tim McDonald, there's an O.J. Simpson, Reggie Bush, or Matt Leinart around the corner).
- Finally, Jon Gold put himself through an interesting project: creating one all-time team, but of both Bruins and Trojans. In his hypothetical "All-Time Brojans" squad, he took the top UCLA player and top U$C player at each position and then weighed each guy's claims to make the call. In the end, his offensive squad shaped up as follows: QB - Troy Aikman, UCLA; RB - O.J. Simpson, U$C; FB - Sam Cunningham, U$C; OT - Anthony Munoz, U$C; OT - Jonathan Ogden, UCLA; OG - Bruce Matthews, U$C; OG - Randy Cross, UCLA; TE - Charlie Young, U$C; WR - Lynn Swann, U$C; WR - Keyshawn Johnson, U$C. In total, only 3 Bruins on the offensive side compared to 7 Trojans (apparently no centers were considered). On the defensive side, the team shaped up as follows: DE - Dave Ball, UCLA; DE - Willie McGinest, U$C; DT - Tim Ryan, U$C; DT - Sedrick Ellis, U$C; LB - Carnell Lake, UCLA; LB - Ken Norton Jr.,
UCLAU$CUCLA (sort of); LB - Junior Seau, U$C; CB - Brian Kelly, U$C; CB - Dennis Thurman, U$C; FS - Troy Polamalu, U$C; SS - Ronnie Lott, U$C. In total, again 3 Bruins to 8 Trojans. In special teams, it came down as follows: K - John Lee, UCLA; P - Chris Sailer, UCLA; KR/PR - Maurice Jones-Drew, UCLA. So with a clean sweep of the special teams, that gives us 9 Bruins in total compared to 15 Trojans total. Take a look at Gold's picks and see whether you agree or not (because Keyshawn over J.J. Stokes, I think, is weak).
Those are your pre-game Bruin Bites. Sit tight and the pre-game thread will be up in a few hours. For now, feel free to fire away with your thoughts in the open thread or check out the BN preview of "the other team" from across town. Finally, if you haven't done so already, make sure you get your pre-game guesses in before kick-off at 7:00 p.m. PST on Fox Sports.
Time to get it done Bruins. This is the game.
F**K '$C!
GO BRUINS!
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For today you have the message right
Let’s get fired up. Let’s get amped up for a good ol’ “we hate you, you hate us, let’s get it on” nasty dogfight.’
Today is not about CRN’s tenure or Dumping Dan. TODAY is for Beating SC.
BEAT SC
BEAT SC
BEAT SC
by Bruin Dad and Grad on Nov 26, 2011 10:21 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
True, today is about beating U$C
But if we pull off the upset over the hated Trojans, we can’t let our emotions get the better of us and let it distract us from what is, ultimately, in the best interest of UCLA: getting rid of Rick and Chianti Dan Guerrero.
by Bellerophon on Nov 26, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
I agree it's hard to not have Easley on the squad
But his U$C counterpart is Ronnie Lott, arguably the greatest SS to ever play the game (full disclosure: I am a Niners fan).
by Bellerophon on Nov 26, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Oh? Kenny Easley was just the Def Player of the Year in 83 as member of Seattle S'hawks.
and Three (3) time 1st team all american.
Don't get me wrong, I think Easley is an all-time great
But we have to give due respect where it’s due. Ronnie Lott is simply the greatest SS in the history of the game. The guy was a beast.
A defensive backfield with both Easley and Lott would be a sight to see. I’d pay a lot of money to see the two of them paired up together. I’d certainly put Easley at FS over Polamalu.
by Bellerophon on Nov 26, 2011 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Ronnie Lott is a Bruin Dad anyway
So I am good with that!
by Nestor on Nov 26, 2011 10:39 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Don't know about as pros, but I really don't think Lott was better in college.
You always knew when it was an Easley hit even without seeing the number on his jersey.
by Seth Chandler on Nov 26, 2011 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Or maybe...
Vespa clowns circling a dumpster fire.
Oy vey. What a bizarre time to be a Bruin.
BEAT SC!
Gold put an enormous emphasis
on their professional careers. He usually sights that success as the deciding factor.
So
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/252682/20111119/victorias-secret-t-shirt-michigan-schools-flub.htm
When can I get a UCLA “Fight On” shirt?
by Kenneth Powers on Nov 26, 2011 10:43 AM PST reply actions
Maybe panty peddlers should stay out of the business of college athletics!
Unless they want to do a halftime show!
by orlandobruin on Nov 26, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
I'm all for brands making more fashionable versions of team/college apparel (e.g. Retro Brand, Banner '47).
I’m also all for a halftime show.
by Kenneth Powers on Nov 26, 2011 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
That video was perfect
To get me mad at SC today.
Though I have to admit, while it was a cheap shot by Carroll, Neu asked for it a little bit by calling timeout after SC kneeled on it. Just a little bit. Still super weak. I can’t wait for the next chance we get to run up the score on them.
Key and JJ’s college days were possibly before Gold’s time. He’s probably letting their pro careers influence his decision too much. And I’m not sure, but wasn’t Keyshawn a JC transfer? JJ’s career was better.
Neuheisel is a lot of things...
…but to say he “asked for it” is way off base dude:
by Bellerophon on Nov 26, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Yep
The Neuheisel “asked for it” is a BS Trogan talking point that got hold of some parts of traditional media.
I'm on your side
But for fun, let me challenge you:
If UCLA is calling timeouts and therefore still trying to win, wouldn’t you agree with Carroll’s decision to go long? After all, wouldn’t kneeling or running up the middle be considered PNTL?
by the blur 98 on Nov 26, 2011 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
No
Classy thing would be to go on victory formation.
However, given that we owe those scumbags given the incident, I’d certainly be tempted to run it up on them when we get in that situation (and our time will come eventually).
And is there any doubt...
What Leach would do first chance he gets? We OWE those dirtbags a payback.
by GemCityBruin on Nov 26, 2011 12:01 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
You know,
Now that I’m reliving the moment, I remember suspecting Carroll of baiting Neuheisel into it. Isn’t it suspicious that he’d kneel when we still have 3 timeouts left? Once the timeout was called, Carroll had his excuse to run up the score. In the video you can see him immediately confirming with his staff the upcoming play call. The more I think about it, the more I think it was premeditated.
I’m sure you guys covered all these scenarios a couple years ago before I was a member.
by the blur 98 on Nov 26, 2011 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Oh Yeah
Read the link and agree 100%. There was nothing wrong with the timeout. Carroll’s response was like firing a bazooka at someone who pricks you with a toothpick. (Terrible analogy, but you get the idea.) Still, Neuheisel poked the bear in a rivalry game. I’ll say this; if the roles were reversed, I wouldn’t be embarrassed at all.
by the blur 98 on Nov 26, 2011 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Still have to disagree 98
Neuehisel wasn’t poking anything. He was doing his due diligence by taking a time out. The Trogans had no reason to get so worked up over it.
Yup
And the way they acted was pure Trojan all the way. How bad do you still want to pimp slap #91? The play call was cheap, but the way they popped off is what gets me so mad.
by the blur 98 on Nov 26, 2011 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
Bruin bears need to devour the tomatoes and mustard seeds . . .
. . . so that all if left is a pile of ketchup and mustard on the turf at the Crapuesum.
Man
I really hope we bust out the true blues tonight instead of the special whites. It’d be bad a$$ to save that for our “championship game” appearance! Bawahahahahaha.
That would be perfect.
But given the idiotic way they rolled these unis (either market the hell out of it or make it a complete surprise) it would be tough for Chianti Dan to save face by not following through, at least in his mind.
by orlandobruin on Nov 26, 2011 12:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Two words: Tighty-whiteys. The all-white uniforms look like underwear. Longjohns.
The only less intimidating color they could have chosen would have been pink.
There’s no rationale for the all-white uniforms, not for this game, not for any game. They would always be atrocious.
Tighty-whiteys.
That’s what they are. That’s what they will be called.
by Seth Chandler on Nov 26, 2011 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
Seth is absolutely correct.
Save the tighty-whities for the BVD bowl. It’s a stupid concept, with no redeeming features at all. As I said elsewhere, my first task when I am named athletic director is to find everyone who participated in any way in the decision that our football team would wear a white ice skating uniform, ask them if they want a blindfold and a cigarette, and then have them shot. There is no excuse for this sort of idiocy.
by Fox 71 on Nov 26, 2011 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
My prediction
Last year we lost 28-14 but suc scored 14 points on turnovers and that chicken s..t end of game td. That tells me we can beat these cheating mo fos. Play a smart focused game and hit them hard and we will win. Go Bruins!
A poetry reading for the day
is found in my signature line.
Roses are red, violets are blue...f*** $C.
by KSBruin on Nov 26, 2011 11:23 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
Haha at the video
“Well you get the feeling, watching Pete Carroll coach against Rick Neuheisel and vice versa, that these two are going to be coaching against each other for a long time.”
Well seeing as Cheatey jumped ship and if there’s any sense in this world Neuheisel will get the boot, we’ll just say this is not one of his more accurate predictions.
Game is unwinnable unless...
Trojies are far superior is nothing new. I’ve watched this game for 46 years and they have had superior talent. But we somehow can upset them. Clueless Joe Tresey must blitz on every down. Our QB, whether it is Prince or Brehaut must get the ball to Fauria and Rosario. Ricky cannot depend on our run game to carry the day. La Pistola offense was and is a failed offense for our personnel. We have talented athletes on this team. We need to let the stars come out and beat the shit out of the trojie boys. Then after disposing of the trojies, we need to run Ricky and Dangerous Danny out of town. Then we must offer Chris Petersen $5 million per year and the deed to the Morgan Center. Now I’m done.
I am so fired up
after watching that video. We need to destroy those SCumbags tonight. Beat SC!
by BruinFanBaby on Nov 26, 2011 11:29 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Since we are going to use this as an open thread until pre-game thread is up
The good guys – Michigan (in blue) – are up on tOSU (in red) 30-24.
michigan droped a punt
so tOSU has great field position.
first and goal now.
I'll be at the game tonight
I loathe expo park. I’ve disliked SC since I was a kid. That damn school and their douchy students…. ever since I was about 10 years old I hated the types of creatures that inhabited that campus. I want the W for the seniors who have yet to experience the joy of beating the guys across town. Jokes aside, I want them to get into the conference champ game through the " front door". They can do it tonight. For UCLA, I think this game beyond coaching at this point – the players have to take the game into their own hands.
Watching Braxton Miller makes me look forward to Hundley
Michigan v. OSU — I love college football when it is played well.
sjh
watching Braxton Miller makes me think what Urban Meyer is gonna do with him
which he COULD do with Hundley
tOSU can't get in the endzone
have to settle for a field goal 30-27 Michigan
I don’t get all the Michigan love on this board. To me Michigan, U$C and Duke are all full of self-absorbed, pontificating douche bags.
Not sure where are you getting this from
Michigan is essentially UCLA of the Midwest. We have had great relations with Michigan bloggers and fans over the years. This is also not a “board.”
How is Michigan the UCLA of the Midwest? The way they ran their basketball program was very much like U$C football.
And they paid the price for and didn't whine about it
Their football progam has been clean. When RRod ran foul of the rules, they ran him out of the towns. OB already explained other similarities above. If you don’t agree well that’s too bad.
Conversely, OSU . . .
. . . let their guys play in the bowl game and delayed, delayed ,delayed the suspension, laarger suspension, and ultimate firing of Tressel. Very much like $C.
by orlandobruin on Nov 26, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Go back and reseach how each program dealt with the cheating.
Big difference in my mind. But reasonable minds can differ.
Plus, UM fans I know were genuinely embarrassed about the cheating. OSU downplayed it, dragged it out, was in denial, etc.
by orlandobruin on Nov 26, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
I will give you that but...
You have to admit that the UM basketball programs cheating was far far worse then what has happened recently at tOSU. tOSU problem appears to be a problem with players selling items for money or goods. While UM was outright paying players.
You are hung up on a scandal from mid 90s
Which Michigan paid dearly for. You have made your point but are not going to change our minds. If you are still going to insist on trolling on this topic to hijack this thread, then you will have to move on.
For what it's worth
I know some Midwesterners and they think Michigan Fan is as arrogant as SC fan. Of course, one of those is a Notre Dame fan who sent me this . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Kz6Rw99Kk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
by the blur 98 on Nov 26, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Apologies
I forgot there are some potentially offensive comments in that video. Hopefully the moderators will help me out and delete my post if it’s offensive. Apologies.
by the blur 98 on Nov 26, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly!
Not trying to start a war. We all have a difference of opinion. I just never had any good run ins with the people of UM.
There are bad apples at all schools.
I actually used to root for OSU during the Cooper years because they were similar to the Donahue years at UCLA (loads of talent, but underachieving).
Then I met some of their fans who treated me and UCLA as if we were specks of dust to be brushed away leading up to the 2001 game. So, screw the Buckeyes.
Musberger’s perpetual hardon for them doesn’t help either.
by orlandobruin on Nov 26, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
I haven't heard Musberger say a word since before he became senile.
You guys would all do yourselves a major favor if you stopped listening to the TV blowhards.
No one takes that seriously, of course, but no one has tried it with the sound off, either. I may just lose a bit of sanity and several years off my life by picking a game at random and writing down the stupid things that these guys say. But probably not. I don’t have that strong a stomach.
Michigan is a public school.
With great tradition and great academics. Very similar to UCLA. OTOH, $ uc and Duke are private and elitist. One of my law partners played FB at Michigan and he’s one of the mist hymbke guys I know. Plus, OSU are cheaters. Even before, then I had run ins with their fans back when we played them in the kate 90s and early 2000s. Dismissive of UCLA and I am sooooo glad we beat them in 01.
by orlandobruin on Nov 26, 2011 12:11 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
very close call
call on the field is touchdown, either way michigan is right there.
looks like a touchdown from one angle
and looks short from the other
michigan gets 2 touchdowns wiped off
one by review, one by 25 yards worth of penalties
settle for a FG 40-34, with 2 min left
Officials Deciding Rivalry Games on Close Calls
Screwed aTm on a terrible call.
And, then this close call on Michigan. If it’s good from one angle andnot the other, tht’s not undisputeable evidence.
Come on Michigan. Cheaters cannot prosper (and that’s why we will beat sc).
sjh
Interesting hypothetical question
If you can take one victory, tonight’s game against suc or Pac 12 championship game vs. Oregon/.
Living LA, I would love to have some smack talk for loser trogans.
However, going to a Rose Bowl game on New Years is phenomenal, as long as we do not play Wisconsin.
by UCLA Championships Made Here on Nov 26, 2011 12:32 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I am looking forward to the day we can be
ranked and play in a packed Rose Bowl with the electric energy similar to the Big House
by UCLA Championships Made Here on Nov 26, 2011 12:35 PM PST via mobile reply actions
rephrase
there are some UCLA fans old enough to have experienced that
by VeniceBruin on Nov 26, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
MIch vs. Ohio St
worst coaching since Neu by O St. in the last 2 minutes of the game. Didn’t think it was possible, Wow!
by TheUniversityOfTheMasses~Reconize! on Nov 26, 2011 12:36 PM PST reply actions
Michigan Defeats Ohio St...Omen?
Addidas over Nike…
by GemCityBruin on Nov 26, 2011 12:39 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Probably for the same reason I'm going to tonight's game
To (possibly) witness Bruin greatness
Yeah...well
13-9 was a totally different scenario. Petie was looking past us…had spent a week smacking Walker as unqualified to be DC…spent no time preparing for us and got caught by his own hubris.
This year they ain’t looking past anyone, the kitty has kept his yap shut and CTSS stuck his foot in his mouth with his “gap closing” BS.
If I were you I’d be afraid…very afraid.
Damn them.
by GemCityBruin on Nov 26, 2011 12:51 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
for my and the seniors' sake
i hope you’re wrong
It could happen
I have been wearing my lucky, Bruin True Blue, aloha shirt and lucky UCLA ballcap all day so…we got that going for us.
by GemCityBruin on Nov 26, 2011 1:20 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
didn't take long 7- 0
Isn’t Bellotti a bit too “seasoned” for UCLA HC? What fire in the belly could he possibly have?
First...Go Bruins!
Bama strikes first…7 – 0 against Auburn. Bama wins and they about lock a BCS slot.
Roll Tide Roll!
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
what a slap in the face by chip kelley
went for it on 4th and 5 but failed to convert. Should fire up osu defense
same thing again from field goal range
and failed to convert again.
A Big Win Today, Is A Contract Extension For Rick
Dan and Gene are on their own wave length, their own agenda. The extension will be to shore-up the kids coming in, and not short-change recruiting efforts, esp after a big win. Rick coaches next season, at minimum. A poor season then, will likely mean a buy-out at that time. (Gee, with a win today, The Rick gets a great hop right in his glove, and the base runner trips and falls on their way to First. Providence.) Go Bruins! Beat SC! I can’t worry about tomorrow, today!
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
Bad punt by Auburn leads to a Alabama TD
UA 14 – 0 AU
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Looks like he mighta coulda caught the rebound. Woe then re-focus in microns of a second.
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
i mean damn
chip goes for it on 4th and 14!!! wth? fails to convert again
Auburn recovers a fumble in the Alabama end zone!
UA 14 – 7 AU
Roll Tide
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Go Beavers...
much rather Stanford get the division.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
touchdown oregon state!
looks like a 65yd td pass. tied 7-7
chip should be kickin himself in the A$$
for 3 failed 4th down conversions in oregon state territory.
Trent Richardson makes a reception after a long drive...
UA 21 – 7 AU
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
quick strike down the field
ducks score, up 14-7
For the people who are saying 13-9 wasn't "possible"
They should go through the BN archives of that game week and look up posts us laying out how we thought UCLA had a great shot to win that game and how we expected them to hold home court. It’s annoying to see people come here engaging in revisionist history completely ignoring what the context of the history was.
according to Vegas
we have a better chance this time than we had that time. Only a 15-16 point underdog today.
Damn...just saw that last OU touchdown...
Did Nike buy out the Pea Soup color? Those uni’s suck even worse than Maryland’s
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Oregon State's QB looks a little erratic
Which is a kind way of saying, as Tommy Lasorda said about Kurt Bevaqua, “He couldn’t hit (bleep) water if he fell out of a (bleep) boat.”
Link to UCLA game?
Anyone know of link to watch the UCLA game on the web?
by Enlightened Rogue on Nov 26, 2011 2:04 PM PST reply actions
check out firstrowsports.com around gametime
usually they’ve got a link for UCLA
by bucknellbruin on Nov 26, 2011 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
About as bad as anyone I've seen since last week
;)
But yeah, he’s having a horrible day.
I'd like to direct your attention to this quote from the article:
“UCLA has one of the most classic looks in college football, and to celebrate their crosstown rivalry our team wanted to create a bold look that would excite the Bruins and their fans as they head into the biggest rivalry game of the year,” said Mark Daniels, director of football for adidas.
Exactly ZERO of these things were accomplished.
ugh...
the only thing I like is the number design. Otherwise, the stripes are going to be hidden as the sleeves get rolled up. We’re going to end up looking like Penn State in these uni’s.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
I like the number design too
But I cant figure out why it is impossible to put the stripes on the shoulder like it should be.
Agreed
Number design is nice, reminds me of the Clarendon numbers from awhile back.
Unfortunately, there’s way too much that i don’t like about it: it doesn’t look like UCLA at all, it has ridiculous truncated pant stripes (although those ARE “UCLA stripes”), it will likely be super stretchies, and… most importantly, they’re not blue. Can’t we just have this uniform for the Oregon game next week?
The stripe is actually on those half-sleeves underneath the jersey.
Brehaut is the most obvious example I can think of, with the the white sleeve going down to his elbow.
It will be visible most likely.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
It'll be visible
for some players. Like Brehaut, yeah. But then those sleeves are very easily scrunched up and then you’ll have some players with them, some players without them. It won’t be “uniform”, which is what a uniform is supposed to be.
Then again I could be wrong and it might look amazing and the motivation drives us to beat SC and all’s well. Who knows. Maybe it’s all part of the master plan.
Just have to wait and see.
I am going to be hesitantly optimistic about the uniforms. Emphasis on the hesitant.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
In other words these guys can't show any sense of flexibility
Again the smart thing for them to do would have been to hold off for a week and unveil it to a bigger national audience on Friday. They royally effed it up.
Asshats.
Yeah
Actually, it just makes way more sense to do these uniforms next week.
Pac12 title game is nationally televised, more adidas awareness. Also, you don’t mess up traditional color vs color LA-SC game.
Really, all they’d have to do is just put away the white uniforms in a closet somewhere, wear the home uniforms this week, take the whites to Oregon next week and problem solved. (Oh, and win all the games.)
It just indicates to me is we have an athletic department
That is incapable of turning on a dime, being flexible and being able to navigate through changing media dynamics. Disappointing would be an understatement.
You realize how cool this would have been if no advance word had been given?
Ruin the anticipation by leaking the news early in the week, then the useless picture corners on Twitter.
If UCLA had just run out at USC with the all-whites, it actually would have had an impact on players, fans, recruits.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
My biggest issue with this look is not going all-white.
if you are going to do white pants, white jersey, white helmet, then you HAVE to do white socks too. Why have the half-white, half-not UCLA blue?
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
IE ...
You may not have seen my comment in the other thread. Do you want take a shot at the “eye test” again for this game for Mojo’s sake?
I'll go with a preliminary yes.
Anything for a win over the University of Spoiled Children.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
HI OCTANE uniform
does that mean the linemen will be faster? Is it “better” than TechFit? So many questions… Although I must say, I like the numbers.
No idea
+1 agility, +2 stamina or something? hopefully? I’ve never played football with fancy uniforms, I wonder how much they actually affect performance.
That should be a study that they should do next.
Mizzou's qb threw 3 picks in the first half against kansas
a team that had only 5 picks all freakin year. on 4 passes. 4 passes and three picks? dont think ive ever seen that
Franklin
Has really struggled this year. Really thought he would develop as the season went on, but it just never happened. Kind of a lost season for Mizzou in my mind.
by BruinFanBaby on Nov 26, 2011 2:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Agreed
I wonder what would have happened if Tyler Gabbert stayed?
BEAT THE KIFFINS
It will give the rest of the Pac our recommended daily allowance of lulz and anti-Trojan fuzzies
Sigh indeed
At least our basketball team looks like they’ll finally get over .500 this year
Lightning strikes...Auburn scores on the second half kickoff...100 yards...
UA 24 – 14 AU
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Sorry man
I like the Tides but I want to see another SEC team in the championship game. So going to hold my nose and root for the Tigers.
No worries. But we'll see if Saban can come back
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Alabama scores on a FG
UA 27 – 14 AU
If Auburn scores, we may have a game going. On the other hand, Auburn has 1 first down. Offensive points 0, Defense 7, Special teams 7
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Another sign of Morgan Center ineptitude
u$c’s pregame show in their flagship radio station in LA started at 1:00 pm. UCLA’s? Probably at 6:00 pm.
by Markpav44 on Nov 26, 2011 2:47 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Everybody loves a winner. I'll be glad when our administration finally sees the light.
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
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