$outhern Cal Pregame Open Thread
by Patroclus on Nov 26, 2011 3:00 PM PST
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PrintWell folks, we are just a few hours away from kickoff of the SC game. We will have our usual open thread for the game coming up at 6:45 PST, but until then, here is an open thread to get everybody through the mid-afternoon and early evening games. With 4 of the 6 BCS conferences ending regular season play today, there are several games being played with championship implications, including several games still in progress: Alabama playing for a BCS Title game berth in the Iron Bowl @ Auburn; Penn State @ Wisconsin, with the winner taking the place opposite Michigan State in the Big 10 Championship game, Virginia Tech @ Virginia with the winner facing Clemson in the ACC Championship game and Oregon needing success in their Beaver hunt for the right to host the Bruins on Friday Night.
While those comprise most of the significant games for this Saturday, there are more rivalry games to come before our game kicks off at 7pm.
- Florida State @ Florida, 4pm - ESPN2
- Ole Miss @ Missippippi State, 4pm - ESPN3/ESPNU
- Washington State @ Washington, 4:30pm - Versus
- Clemson @ South Carolina, 5pm - ESPN
- Notre Dame @ Stanford, 5pm - ABC
UPDATE (N): Images of alternate uni (released a little while ago after the jump.
Here you go:
You can see it from all angles here. The uniform looks great but as we maintained, just horrible timing.
GO BRUINS! F... $C!
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Okay, I hate it.
Horrid timing aside, I don’t actually think this uniform looks all that good.
Ho-hum.
Timing shows how AD approaches change
Serious bureaucracy at work here. Sitting in conference room discussing the “new unis” and how to introduce them, when, etc. with no consideration for surprise value and which game or when to use them. Of course, the football team is not included or advised, or “in on the discussion”. Another in a long line of reasons for complete broom sweep at UCLA….
Mensgym
It's important to note that other schools consulted their teams on colors, timing, etc
That’s how you develop a program. We just have Chianti and his clowns showing how little they understand college football in 2011.
greg in denver, U.C.L.A. guy for life - BruinsNation.com
I find it surprising that you like them.
The powderkeg blue jerseys with UCLA stripes and gold pants are the best uniforms in all of football. Underwear with dark blue letters is not an improvement over even our bastardized Adidas unis.
by Seth Chandler on Nov 26, 2011 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, I think they would have been pretty sweet for another game
Not for this one. I wish we went with the Beban jerseys tonight.
Adidas couldn't figure out how to make complete UCLA shoulder stripes, so....
they eliminated them, added the sleeve stripes,
then added INCOMPLETE UCLA stripes to the pants (notice how they stop above the knees)
another half-arse job
must be quite a hoot for Nike
by BC_Bruin on Nov 26, 2011 5:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Funny how they released the photo of all but the helmet.
Way to keep us in suspense guys.
And, has everyone noticed that they remedied the stunted the UCLA stripe by having NO stripes at all. Way to go, genius.
Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. ~ Vince Lombardi
picking up from last thread
Anyone see the ridiculous turnaround for Mizzou and Franklin in the 2nd half? After that awful start he was almost flawless
by bucknellbruin on Nov 26, 2011 3:58 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Hell ya!
My brother is a sports journalism major at missouri so I watch every game. They played a great second half. The difference was they ran alot better in the second half to set up the pass.
Speaking of ridiculous turnaround
Apparently Maryland lost after being up 41-6 in Q3 to NC State. YIKES.
UniWatch Blog clowns UCLA Athletics
On the alternate uni roll out for today’s game:
Oh, and UCLA will be wearing a new costume (all white) for their fantastic rivalry game against USC — in a game that used to be color vs. color — WTF?FAIL.
Disagree
White uniforms are an unmitigated disaster. We now dub ourselves the UCLA Albino Bruins. It’s a poor idea poorly executed. If we have to change one of the classic uniforms, at least keep the school colors. All gold or all blue or blue helmets. This concept is horrible. Fortunately, I won’t be watching the game unless Mrs. Fox 71 says to do so.
Or in the words of the lady in Airplane, “I have’t felt this sick to my stomach since the Anita Bryant festival.”
Fox, watch the game
suffer with me, brother.
greg in denver, U.C.L.A. guy for life - BruinsNation.com
My health suffers.
Before I started taping the games and watching if we won, Mrs. Fox 71 used to get upset with me when I would yell at the TV. Yelling at the TV is more prevalent when announcers are pontificating, by the way. So not just my health, but the domestic tranquility is enhanced when I go into sensory deprivation until after the game is over.
all right, then
be well. see you afterward.
greg in denver, U.C.L.A. guy for life - BruinsNation.com
It will end very late here in the east.
There are a lot of good games on leading up to our game, though.
It's to make up for canceling the undie run.
by Seth Chandler on Nov 26, 2011 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Done in the south...
Alabama beats Auburn 42-14. Now it comes down to the polls. Do you want the rematch, or does Oklahoma St. or Va Tech deserve the shot?
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
I'm hoping for Okie State
If they beat Oklahoma I think that would be better then a rematch.
I'm all for the rematch.
Despite the low score, it was probably the most entertaining game I’ve watched all year. 2 best teams.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
Keeping undefeated Houston out will fire up someone in the Texas congressional delegation
and maybe that would put an end to this stupid system. Forget league championships. Let the BCS system generate regional seedings, and then have a sweet sixteen tournament decide, or a 32 team tournament.
I remain convinced that the networks have a hand in the polls somehow. They want the teams with the names rather than the teams that deserve to be there. Which is why I like baseball. A very close relative of mine worked for Fox Sports, and he told me that the executives were lining up to jump out the windows when it looked like it could be playoffs and a world series without the big market teams.
The only thing I like
Is the script for the #s.
Adidas needs to stick to soccer unis. The cut of these make me gag.
Hey, I know
Let’s design a uniform that completely emasculates your team!
DG (in Mr. Burns voice): “Excellent!”
Exactly.
Next October we play in pink uniforms for breast cancer awareness month.
by Seth Chandler on Nov 26, 2011 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
Heading out to the game
Was watching abc news and they began talking about the fights last year. Possess me off because they made it seen like the RB is unsafe. Had a trogan fan taking about how the golf courses are unsafe and how the crapaseum is sage.
Go Bruins!!!
by King J77 on Nov 26, 2011 4:16 PM PST via mobile reply actions
$80 for parking
And I thought $20 @ the RB wa bad. Gonna have to find street parking, I refuse to give $C $80 of my hard earned money.
by King J77 on Nov 26, 2011 5:01 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Well folks, see you in Eugene for the CCG.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 26, 2011 4:18 PM PST reply actions
Fair enough.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 26, 2011 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
And we thought you were just avoiding us this year.
(yes, I’m joking)
greg in denver, U.C.L.A. guy for life - BruinsNation.com
3 picks on senior night
and its still the 2nd quarter
My opinion of the timing of the Polar Bear unis
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Any Bruins in Austin??
All my law school friends are studying tonight, and I’m wondering if there’s a Bruin bar here in Austin.
Are these Uni's made with teflon?
Something going on for the stripes to slide off the shoulders that way.
Been a Bruin since birth
Heading over to a friends to watch the game.
The annual get together. I sure hope it will be worth the trip and his chili.
Been a Bruin since birth
Timing aside
the design looks cool and the jerseys are a new adidas “HI OCTANE” jersey…. (meaning, NOT tech-fit… we’ll see if they’re better!)
TV delay here in the Philly area
On The Comcast Network, beginning at 11 EST.
I’ll be fishing for a website once the game begins.
Sooooo...
I am at a Gator party. Same comments I hear about the Bruins. LOL. No coaching. Can’t tackle. No hope. Can’t wait for 10:30…
by orlandobruin on Nov 26, 2011 5:16 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Penn State We R not
seriously!!! Bring back our traditional unis. On top of that, nice that we are handicapping a quarterback with a new color as he works throughs is progressions. Not the time to create a mental association. LOL
I rarely post anymore
An 18 month old gets in the way:) but are you freaking kidding me about the uni’s?!?!? Didn’t we fight to get the home/home look back for the rivalry game? I can’t believe a uni issue got me to post but this typifies the out of touch mismanagement at Morgan….WRC… Wholesale…. You get the rest
Not a fan of the Furd' Pro Combats.
by orlandobruin on Nov 26, 2011 5:38 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Real gold
Thought I’d heard they add real gold in the spray paint. Did I see that in “Rudy”?
by FilmBruin on Nov 26, 2011 5:42 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Ha
Not sure. I can’t remember that from Rudy. Speaking of “Rudy” – Sean Austin IIRC was in one of my classes at UCLA. lol
My favorite helmet comment
peterhartlaub Peter Hartlaub
I swear if a Stanford defender tries to peel back gold on Notre Dame helmet, there’s going to be a chocolate egg inside.
I like the helmets and the red color
But think that the pants should be black as well.
form versus function
legend has it our powder blue with white letters was to give us advantage on game film
legend has it our shoulder stripes were added to exaggerate the appearance of motion
so far the only gain I can see the from new unis is lots of publicity
Bad publicity I may add
And it’s true about the story behind our powder blue unis and whiter lettering.
Fun listening to Gator grousing.
by orlandobruin on Nov 26, 2011 5:50 PM PST via mobile reply actions
NMSU loses big to Louisiana Tech.
Might be the end of the DeWayne Walker era.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
With how much favor he had in the UCLA Athletic Department,
CRN probably would have been out last year.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
I was a fan.
Despite the big flaws in his game-planning and scheme on defense, it seemed like the players believed in him more than they did Dorrell or currently do any of the coaches on staff. You take that defense out of his hands with a good coordinator and then let him motivate, recruit and lead; I think things would be a lot better.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
I think he was a decent DC, not spectacular
But the dude was way too much of a self promoter within the dept.
Yeah, he gets a lot more credit than he deserves as a DC because of 13-9
But I would have preferred him to CRN.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
There was (and apparently is) a major difference of opinion about Walker's defenses.
I don’t think anyone did number comparisons then as is done now, but we always seemed to lay huge defensive eggs at the wrong time. If I recall correctly, Walker was in charge of the defense for the 59-0 game at BYU. I was not one of those who would have called Walker a “decent” defensive coordinator. But for 13-9, his tenure would have been as forgettable as the defensive coordinators that preceded him and followed him.
And here’s your bonus question: Can you nake all the defensive coordinators during the CTS and CTSS reigns? I can’t.
We did few numerical analysis
Walker’s defense regularly got blown up and manhandled by teams running spread offenses. He did ok against pro style offenses but didn’t show anything that indicated he could handle today’s game.
I actually like the unis better than the normal roadies,
But this was botched so many orher ways. Just the wrong game.
I prefer powder blue and would like powder blue pants ala the Chargers,If they go this route in the future.
Hopefully they help motivate the kids, but for this game who needs that.
CRUSH SUC!
Waiting for the game in NorCal
Dark. Night game for this rivalry is just wrong. Go Bruins
Lots of Bruins out in the East Bay today
While shopping at Best Buy this afternoon, one of the salespeople asked me what was with all of the people with UCLA shirts/sweatshirts/etc around today, whether there was a game @ Berkeley or what was going on…
formerly bruinhoo
I was at Costco this morning
And someone asked me if I was ready for the game tonight (wearing my UCLA sweatshirt.) Nice old man.
I had a nice older gentleman
At the grocery store wish UCLA good luck (am wearing my “Champions made here shirt” and said that maybe a “miracle would happen for UCLA.”. He was so sincere…I felt a little misty.
by 281bruins on Nov 26, 2011 6:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Luck pass to his TE
Another big idea, that pass to your TE thing.
by 281bruins on Nov 26, 2011 6:14 PM PST via mobile reply actions
For some reason, I can't see a coach from the South going out West.
Lame did it, but he was basically a carpet bagger. I really can’t think of any Southern coach heading to the coast, other than Tommy Prothro and Pepper Rogers. I suppose there have been some, but I’m blanking. I really think Western institutions are intellectually snobby. “Well, Jim, he had a great coaching resume, but in the final analysis, we just didn’t think he was the right fit for us.”
Randy Edsall fits our mold a little better. Mediocre record at UConn (74-70) and a giant dog turd so far at Maryland (2-10). I can see Doughnut Dan making a run for him. And he doesn’t have the pesky southern accent which is well-known to be a clear sign of a deficient intellect.
ucla with white helmets and blue script
just showed on prime ticket
Ripping us on the pregame show for breaking the home-and-home tradition.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
I just ran into Coach Mariucci at work.
He asked what time the game was on, and then gave me a pumped up ’Let’s go!’ (I’m wearing my school colors) So, there you have it. We’re going to win.
Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. ~ Vince Lombardi
Petros and John Robinson
Debating why Barkley wasn’t promoted more as a Heisman candidate.
And Petros thinks he-who-shall-not-be-named will keep RN.
When asked about new uni’s Petros bursts out laughing, Robinson says “I hate ’em.”
by 281bruins on Nov 26, 2011 6:32 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Heard the same thing.
Petros has really grown on me as a broadcaster/radio host.
Used to HATE him, now i feel like he is probably the best one in LA.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
He will admit he is a Trojan fan, which is fair since he played there,
but Petros is pretty even and honest with whichever team he covers. I prefer his coverage to almost any others
greg in denver, U.C.L.A. guy for life - BruinsNation.com
this game is the final game for seniors on both teams?
what?! we have the pac12 championship game and potentially a bowl game. come on now
We could wear pink for all I care
As long as we win.
pink with polka-dots... who cares... just win.
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
What on earth
possessed the stupid powers that be to debut the new unis for this game? Regime change now!
Go Bruins.
Now Bruins, if you're going to listen to what the blowhards say, you can't complain.
You realize it’s like the guys who do the fire walking complaining that they have blisters on their feet. All you have to do to eliminate the sounds that get you aggravated is to turn off the sound. It’s not a complicated concept.
I know you think it’s annoying when I keep preaching this, but it’s no more annoying than to read all the hand wringing and garment rending because of what the blowhards say.
Actually, this was supposed to have been inserted way up-thread.
But it will be relevant again soon, I’m sure.
By the way, Griffin is not in for Baylor
He took a shot to the head (which looked deliberate to me.) I suppose I could find out more if I turned up the sound, but it’s not worth it.
Yeah, near the end of the first half
Then Marcus Allen made himself look like an ass at halftime by defending the hit and calling it a good defensive play (Griffin was sliding feet first, and the defender dove at him and threw a forearm that hit him in the head, which then bounced his head off the turf).
greg in denver, U.C.L.A. guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Baylor just got another TD on a beautiful pass from Griffin's backup
They run plays faster than Oregon. They don’t mess around with lots of looks and stares at the sidelines and pointing at linebackers. They run a play, then they run back and line up and run another play. A significant number of times, the other team is not lined up or not set when the ball is snapped. Not that we would ever do that.
45-28 Baylor.
SO READY FOR THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOOOO BBBRRRRRUIIIIINNNSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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