BN Gameday: Oregon Second Half Thread
by Nestor on Dec 2, 2011 7:02 PM PST
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We just one more half left in the Rick Neuheisel era in Westwood. After the first half UCLA is down by a score of 17-35 (box score). We had some "moments" for sure in the first half. It was fun when Patrick Larimore had a pick 6 with a spectacular drive into the end zone.Tresey's defense actually showed some signs of life early on with couple of takeaways. Then a flea-flicker from Kevin Prince to Nelson Rosario gave us a little hope.
However, Oregon is too fast, too skilled and way too polished of a team. Despite closing within 14-21 the Bruins appeared to be done in early with our typical bumbling, stumbling atrocious performance on both sides of the field especially on the road Really at this point there is nothing that needs to be discussed and highlighted about this game. It is serving as a reminder for why we have been calling for a wholesale regime change the entire season.
"Let's have a real good time." Have at in our second half thread.
GO BRUINS.
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I know we have no chance of a W
But I’m actually enjoying this. This is the best I’ve seen this team all year by far even though we are down by 18 or whatever. This team is playing their hearts out
My Favorite Bruins:
1. Brother
2. Sister
3. Mama
4. Papa
5. Lizzy
my daughter and I got it
Berenstain Bears
by GoldenGate93 on Dec 2, 2011 8:35 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Mine - Football Bruins
Ogden, McNeil, Carney, E-Rock, John Barnes
This has been a fun game so far!
The UCLA D, save giving up a few explosion plays, has had a strong showing
Two key stats
3 turnovers by us.
3 4th down conversions by them.
If these numbers were different, we might be giving them a real scare right now.
We're so close!
to turning the corner and closing that gap!
Your point is valid though.
if your aunt had balls
she’d be your uncle
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 2, 2011 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
I saw some good pass defense by Kendricks
So tell me again why Westgate played so much over Kendricks????
I hate Marcus Allen...worst...announcer...ever.
by KiffinCanLickMyBalls on Dec 2, 2011 7:11 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
only because Joe Morgan was forced into retirement
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 2, 2011 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
blasphemy
not possible
can’t divide by 0
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 2, 2011 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
We moved the needle
Right into my eye
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 7:14 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Ugh
That’s like when your parents tell you to look something up in the dictionary when you’re a kid :P
what i hated the most
was when i asked someone how to spell a word and they replied, “d-i-c-t-i-o-n-a-r-y” _
how can petersen not want this
The talent is there. They just need coaching.
by bruin578 on Dec 2, 2011 7:16 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
even with a short practice field
Talent is still there. They need a coach
by bruin578 on Dec 2, 2011 7:18 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
If I were Petersen
Mak ’d out pad in Palisades, commute Sunset to the “wood” in my alumni paid for 7 series.
We have played with heart,
but we are getting killed on 4th downs. We are just not ready or out of position on almost all the key plays. And the Pistol is pitiful, especially when we use it for short yardage up the middle as we have done ad nauseam the past two years.
And one dumb ass question. Why oh why do we throw to Fauria so rarely?
But, as usual, the talent is there … Except at quarterback. If only KP was as talented as he is gritty.
GO BRUINS!
LET'S HAVE A FIELD GOAL TRY
NIU about to kick a game-winning FG in the MAC title game
the world is watching.
Time to pull a Sean Payton
Onsides kick
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 7:24 PM PST via mobile reply actions
A stop! I do confess, it was truley a stop!
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
It's closer than I expected
I’ll admit that. And I’ll also admit I’m enjoying it!
Shoulda handed it off to Coleman there
He looked like he coulda scored
O faking injuries to slow us down
by bruin578 on Dec 2, 2011 7:30 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Oregon killing our momentum
by Westwood is the best wood on Dec 2, 2011 7:31 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
THERE ARE SO MANY WEAPONS ON THIS TEAM.
I so look forward to next year.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
NOOOOOOOOOO
we have the ball at the 1 ): not good
When r u going to Vegas?
Cuz every time you are 10 seconds in front of everyone here and my TV :)
Naw, not just me
LA Bruin is beating everyone in the thread as well, as far as I can see.
From the look of it
this entire game is going to be “Why didn’t we try that before?”
Looks like the passion bucket
Still has a little left
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 7:34 PM PST via mobile reply actions
It gave me a warm feeling
and I’m not even a Bruin
I'm really happy for these guys and Neu
What ever the outcome…they’re having a good, good day.
Go Bruins!
Games like this are fun
No pressure, just go out there and wing it.
If only our defense was halfway competent. One can dream.
Hate to say it, and we're still on the wrong side of the score . . .
. . . but this is, so far, our best game of the year.
if anyone can bring ccp
He could
by bruin578 on Dec 2, 2011 7:36 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I said it wd be close
Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
27 min left
let’s not get ahead of ourselves
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 2, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
From Twitter
“Last time UCLA was down 18 in the Northwest with Gus Johnson calling, Adam Morrison cried.”
game was in Oakland though
otherwise awesome
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 2, 2011 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
Would have loved to hear RN's halftime speech
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 7:37 PM PST via mobile reply actions
And the universe returns to it's proper order
damnnnn
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
we're not even losing by more than the spread
the nation thinks we’ll lose by more than this.
No kidding. Oregon is only two unanswered TDs away from covering.
They could pull that off in 30 seconds.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 2, 2011 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
Nah, but it is a reflection
of how absolutely terrible our defense is. I can’t think of a worse UCLA defense – and our late 90s defenses were at times pretty terrible.
Yes and No
No, because we are within some kind of striking distance of a top 10 team with far more talent.
Yes, because UCLA should be a far more competitive team and we should be a top 10 team, not feeling lucky that we aren’t being embarrassed by one.
It's what the defenses on other teams do..
Go Bruins!
Most were thinking it would be just Oregon by itself
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Alright.
I’m resigned to the loss. Emotionall detached. THX Chianti Dan.
Hoping to cover the spread st this point. Keep it respectable.
Sippin’ on Wooodford and Ginger…
Laid back . . .
i'm tellin' ya. DGAF mode is the best.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 2, 2011 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
Good
Big backs are working, keep with them.
Memo to CTSSS
Play talent, not seniority.
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 7:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions
McLeod Bethel Thompson?
I think that was his last name?
Go Bruins!
meaning Bret Johnson was
well,…not very good.
Brett stunk, indeed.
Thankfully we had Tommy Maddox
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 7:50 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
lay off
he’s out there taking a pounding and playing with heart, he doesn’t deserve that kind of garbage comment.
by VeniceBruin on Dec 2, 2011 7:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ossar Rasshan? Bethel-Thompson?
After that year, I’m taking nothing for granted.
Yeah.. that was the worst QB play I'd ever seen
Watching that loss to Notre Dame that year was horrific
Go Bruins!
Actually I meant it literally
Because 4th down = punt is such a habit for most coaches… You just figure that’s the thing to do
In my world
That train is serving microbrew.
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 7:49 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Why in the hell would you not play for 4 downs
and not plan to punt?
You want to burn the damn boats? Tell your team you are not punting again. Score or GTFO.
think they figured out
they have to run outside and not up the middle
Doesn't matter if you punt or lose the ball on downs..
the way our defense is playing…
Go Bruins!
That was a nice tackle
Wrap them up, knock them down
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Unless you have a good defense like U$C or LSU..
can’t really stop them
Go Bruins!
Poor guys are tired
Maybe Fox will stop the game for a while so they can rest up.
U r kidding me? If they tackle, they getboffnthe field.
This is why everything needs to be an onside kick
There will be no stops
Those early turnovers were bait
to play them thinking there’s a point to playing defense.
It's just like the Civil War in 2008
Where OSU would have gone to Rose Bowl with win… but Oregon scored a TD on virtually every drive, and we lost 65-38 :(
I was shouting for onside kicks for the whole 2nd half
Thanks team for making me think we had a chance as late as third quarter
It’s been an entertaining game.
Aaaaaaand that's game folks.
Any chance we had (which was minuscule to begin with) is gone.
All defensive jobs are up for grabs in Spring Ball
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
We looked good for a while.
No big signature wins for Rick Neuheisel (against very good teams)
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
we are who we thought we were.
by Westwood is the best wood on Dec 2, 2011 8:00 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
feels like deep in the 4th q
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
Nice pass to Rosario there..
Of course our defense won’t stop Oregon anyways.. but nice to see offense score some points at least
Go Bruins!
A new low
We do not belong on the same field as Oregon. We do not belong in the same conference. I have no idea why any coach of substance would want this job.. Thank you Chianti Dan. You do no have a clue. it is ugly, folks. Oh yes, and the next coach who names Prince the starting QB, that will be your first clue.
Run up the middle..
as expected.. so predictable
Go Bruins!
I don't get it
The only way to stop Oregon is to prevent them from touching the ball.
No punting, no knockoffs.
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 8:01 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Does that sum up our season right there or what?
Overly conservative play call to the wrong player.
I hope the White Stripes get royalties for the band's use of "Seven Nation Army"
They could probably retire on tonight alone
Props to the announcers
For the sweep the leg reference
Chip Kelly is looking like Jabba the Douche
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 8:05 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Y'know what?He . . .
.. . should ram it down our throats. I’m all for ambarrassment at this point if it will bring change.
I apologize to the playees, who I hope will continue to play their hearts out.
Well, last Quarter for Rick...
Last quarter for KP as the starter.
KP was a fighter. Kudos to him.
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
She's a duck.
“Good morning, good morning everybody, in the news this morning, good morning.”
Alright BN
It’s enough for me. I gotta paper due tomorrow morning.
Peace and love see anybody at the Sports Arena tomorrow.
BTW shameless punt but I put up a fanpost during halftime if you wouldn’t mind.
Thanks!
Can anybody spell KP, he deserves an ovation
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
Btw
If you think the Oregon-slobbering by the media is annoying down there, it’s waaaaaaaaay worse up here :(
Should we really play a Bowl game?
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
so with Johnson coaching us for the bowl game
Does he keep the pistol or change it up for the bowl?
by Westwood is the best wood on Dec 2, 2011 8:13 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
kraft fight hunger bowl
dec. 31, 12:30pm, AT&T Park
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 2, 2011 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
Will the Oregon Starters come out?
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
Huff got infected..
by the UCLA receiver dropsies illness
Go Bruins!
it could work
but how fast does a plane travel when it’s landing? methinks faster than a truck can come in from a 90 degree angle
fuck oregon.
punks going for it on every down. no wonder they choke against any complete team.
I don't think that's the reason.
Going for it on 4th and short is almost always the right decision, especially with their offense.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 2, 2011 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
I love Bre, but isn't he still hurt?
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
Brehaut..
should either pass it or hand it off…
Go Bruins!
You can get dirty
when you have 800 uniforms to change into
Uh, is it just me or does the Pac-12 Championship trophy look like a part of the female anatomy?
Mulva…?
he might get a chance to fight hunger
by Westwood is the best wood on Dec 2, 2011 8:20 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Way to fight for the ball Rosario
So glad to see that guy, and his partial effort, gone
Might want to check out Jon Gold's site right now
It’s not good news
Petersen's definitely out
We’re going hard after Sumlin
Sumlin is a great choice as long as he bring Keenum with him.
Oh, that can’t happen. Crickets. . . .
According to a source
Do coaches usually make an statement that they’ve turned down a job, or is this is official as it gets?
Great question.
Gold is fairly reliable, though. Says it’s a source “close to the situation.”
Yeah, I don't mean to impugn Gold
But everything I’ve seen about this story is from a “source not authorized to speak”
Agreed. I hope it's not true.
He’s posting it from the game though, where he’s probably sitting in a suite or somewhere close to people who really are “close to the situation.”
Strong rumor this afternoon that ASU took Sumlin off its short list because TAMU has offered their HC job to
Sumlin. Announcement should come Sunday according to the radio.
ASU drops interest in Sumlin
And we go all in on him…??
Fire up the Floyd
Time to get Comfortably Numb
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 8:22 PM PST via mobile reply actions
True Blue Bruin fan..
even when UCLA sucks we are still fans
Go Bruins!
Gold's reporting is a little off
UCLA may be “targeting” Sumlin but the only persona around UCLA circles who want Sumlin is none other than Chianti Dan. Chianti Dan loves Sumlin. Bruin boosters are not crazy about Sumlin.
It's unclear
From what I have heard Chianti Dan is starting piss off a lot of high profile boosters.
Manny Diaz
If the last two games have showed us anything, we need a tough, defensive minded coach. We play soft.
Trouble is
DG is doing the hiring…not the boosters
And another stop...
one we earned this time.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Actually, it matters to a lot of people
If you know what I mean . . .
I literally have not watched any TV program regularly since Cheers went off the air.
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
NBA: Where Greed Happens. RIP 10/10/11.
It's a dog-eat-dog world
…and I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear.
Need some discount double-checks
if you know what I mean
Let's have a real goood drive
Let’s have a real good drive
We don't call Leach, put our eggs in Petersen's basket and strike out
Quick fall to second or third tier.
What a terrible, terrible, mess.
Is there anyone who could possibly say that Sumlin would be better than Leach?
sjh
I don't know coaches that well
My main problem is that he’s floundering for a coach at this point. Really? DG wasn’t talking to people weeks ago? It looks terrible.
That's what happens
When we hire someone with no credible experience as CEO.
Let’s look at the Trojan AD. A Heisman Winner, Rhodes Scholar, Attorney at a power firm, Broadaster, venture captalist.
Our dude – some baseball player who went to some Cal State program and was an AD at UCI. It’s effing embarrassing. I doubt Chianti Dan even watches or understands college football.
He could be a good AD if all he'd ever been was an AD
The problem is, I doubt he was ever a good AD. Typical UCLA reward-the-status-quo hire.
maybe, I could see him become Michael Bush.
by dodgerpreacher on Dec 2, 2011 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah.. but not the most important change
fire the AD
Go Bruins!
Positive note
Next coach can see fight and talent this team does have
Ugh
Never thought I’d say this, but I wish Gus Johnson would shut up right now.
Gutty Little Bruins..
We need to be the Big Bad Bruins that everyone is afraid of..
Go Bruins!
He deserved
Facilities
Admissions
Autonomy in hiring his staff
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 8:40 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
We deserved...
…. to not get outschemed and executed every game. It’s not all on RN, but he wasn’t going to take us to the promised land even with amazing facilities.
I like him and wish him well
But UCLA deserved better
by Nix on Dec 2, 2011 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
Offensive Suggestions
What kind of offense does UCLA need in the future? I say go back to the old west coast quick pass offense under center. No more shotgun every play. What do you guys think?
Honestly!
If we’re not going to get a Tier 1 guy like Urban or Petersen, why get a retread from the second tier?
I’ll take “unproven” guys like Harbaugh, Kelly, Whittingham over second chancers like Walt Harris, RN, and Erickson. Ummm… which group has had more success????
Chip Kelly was offensive coordinator at New Hampshire before coming to Oregon?
Is that a FCS school?
Go Bruins!
Bellotti hired him...
…we need to hire someone who is creative and ahead of the curve like Kelly.
Someone who knows about Game Theory and Statistical Probabilities.
As you see how DG has screwed the search
you can understand how he screwed rn and the entire program.
A new coach is not enough. We need a clean sweep.
sjh
It's night and day
between our execution and scheming vs Oregon. If anything, today proved that we have the athletes to match the top team in the conference, but they’re not worth anything when they are out of positoin and arm tackling or running out of poor schemes
Yup. We have talent.
The culture needs to change – its as if getting to UCLA is enough. We need these guys to develop.
DC on 4th and 2..
what an innovative idea
Go Bruins!
Derrick Coleman
Hope to see him on Sundays.
by LavinRuinedCollege on Dec 2, 2011 8:42 PM PST reply actions
Nice catch by Rosario..
We beat the spread!
Go Bruins!
Rosario always good for highlight carches
by Westwood is the best wood on Dec 2, 2011 8:43 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
ugh... catches
by Westwood is the best wood on Dec 2, 2011 8:43 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Yes
He’s a senior. I’m sure he’ll be drafted, he’s 6’5 with fairly impressive college stats and a highlight reel full of spectacular catches. I don’t know how good he’ll be in the NFL though.
by VictoryLemonade on Dec 2, 2011 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
7 of those points were from our D
and our offense turned it over several times. D made enough stops to win today if we were playing our best offense.
that's not much above their average.
and would have been lower if our offense hadn’t given them an extra 3 possessions.
Rosiario.
The most talent.
The least effort.
Of any UCLA receivfer I’ve ever seen.
Sad what could have been .. .
Big, big improvement from 50-0..
but we are still far, far away from being able to compete with elite/ranked teams..
Hoping we find a good coach (and a new AD too!)
Go Bruins!
Yep they did.
I thought this would be an incredibly humiliating experience. They came out and played hard.
Go Bruins!
Kelly pissed now
He wants one more score, can we hold them?
Any chance Rick calls a time out?
You know, for old times’ sake?
Welp. That's all she wrote.
Good luck to Rick’s future endeavors.
Bye Rick Neuheisel
Good luck in your future endeavors.. go Bruins!
Go Bruins!
I can't say I'm proud of the team..
but tonight I’m not disappointed.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Time to pillage Morgan Center!
Demand the end of Gurerro’s reign of error!
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 8:49 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Thanks Rick
Sorry it didn’t work out but best of luck with your future. You’re a class act and a true Bruin.
c'mon block
Pull a fast one. Oust Dan, rick as interim ad.
by Westwood is the best wood on Dec 2, 2011 8:49 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
What could we have done with a well coached team and an athletic department that supported football?
I’m glad for the guys but sorry for them and all of us, too.
Do you think they even printed UCLA
Champ tees?
by DrJay32 on Dec 2, 2011 8:49 PM PST via mobile reply actions
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