Coaching Hot Stove: No to Mora Jr., Fedora to North Carolina?
by Odysseus on Dec 6, 2011 10:20 AM PST
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PrintNestor has already pointed out that Chianti Dan is just recycling names from the last bumbled incompetent coaching search, and one of the lame recycled retreads is Jim Mora, Jr.
Jim Mora, Jr. is another failed and fired NFL retread, whose teams consistently choked when it mattered most. His quarterbacks, including Michael Vick didn't get along well with his offensive coordinators. Is that who you want coaching Brett Hundley? Mora also makes questionable decisions and has had off-the field distractions:
But Mora's tenure also was marked by an odd series of off-field distractions, including the embarrassment he caused himself during a Seattle radio station interview before a crucial game against Dallas last month.
And that wasn't Mora's only problem, he was reputed to have lost control of the team, and then there's this.
Did you ever watch Mora wander around on the sidelines? He looked like a small child lost in public. With his arms folded, he quietly gazed into nowhere wondering why his team was down by two scores in the first quarter. The only time Mora ever showed any real emotion was when the referees made a questionable call – then the pouting began.
The Bruins can do better, but first we need wholesale regime change in Westwood. Fortunately, the adults at UCLA aren't in favor of Mora. When will things get better?
UCLA will close in on a serious candidate after Guerrero blows the last of his once-limitless supply of Carnival game tickets. Stay tuned.
UPDATE [N]: We are now seeing report of Fedora heading to UNC:
After dismissing Butch Davis just days before the opening of 2011 training camp, North Carolina has reportedly chosen a successor.
Inside Carolina is reporting that Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora will likely become to the next head football coach for the Tar Heels, following his 11-2 Conference USA title season with the Golden Eagles. Fedora's name was also reportedly in the mix for Texas A&M, Kansas, and Arizona State. According to the report "multiple sources have reason to believe a deal is in place," though the deal has not been finalized.
Fedora interviewed for the Texas A&M position on Monday evening, and was reportedly given a Tuesday deadline for the North Carolina offer.
Southern Mississippi was Fedora's first head coaching stop after serving as an offensive position coach at Florida under Ron Zook and offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State under current head coach Mike Gundy. Since arriving in Hattiesburg, Fedora has taken the Golden Eagles to four straight bowl games and compiled a 33-19 overall record.
Presumably UNC's AD closed fast on Fedora, as soon as it became apparent that Chris Peterse was going to stay put in Idaho so he can keep "competing" in Bowl games in Vegas. Good for UNC for having an AD who actually is doing a legit coaching search, unlike Chianti Dan's sham search. GO BRUINS.
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I don't even know if Jim Mora Jr. qualifies as a retread.
He’s more of an NFL reject.
Formerly AllHailMightyBruins
by AHMB on Dec 6, 2011 8:40 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
What is more embarrassing?
1. Our Football Team
2. Our Men’s Basketball Team
3. The Football Coaching Search
UCLA looks so bad these days!
Beat me to it
snarky
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
4. All The Above (i.e. Dan Guerrero)
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
Yep
Time for Chianti Dan to be put out to NCAA pasture
Yeah, we all know what a football powerhouse UNC is.
Fedora is not a tier-1 coach.
by BruinsinceBarnes on Dec 6, 2011 10:26 AM PST reply actions
Yet, UNC could be
With the right hire, which Fedora damn well could be
Yep
don’t go dissing Fedora. I for one am with nickramz in being bummed if this is true. It will be another opportunity missed for bumbling dan.
Yet UNC has remained competitive in football despite last year’s debacle with suspensions and this year to a point with a young QB and freshman RB on top of having an interim coach named weeks before the season started.
They hired a coach that has been successful at a non-power conference who clearly is ready for a bigger program. More importantly they clearly had a plan of attack if there best option didn’t pan out. Yet another good football hire for a school in need of a head coach
by DodgerBruin on Dec 6, 2011 12:41 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
can someone put dg on a plane to wine country
and let Wasserman and Company fly over and bring back Fedora or Mullen?
Looks like Chianti Dan fiddled too long
on Fedora.
So...
Every other school looking for a coach was interested in Fedora besides UCLA, something wrong here? We are chasing coaches no one else wants at this point, should tell Guerrero something you would think?
I keep coming back to Hudspeth, two head coaching stops turned around both quickly. Solid resume… He turned down Ole Miss before Freeze got hired.
A name that might be attainable and has a record of success. I am on board with Mullen, Jones, and Strong as well. The list is dwindling every day we look at NFL rejects and guys no one else want.
by Seahawcla on Dec 6, 2011 10:45 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Dang It
Would have like to have us get this guy. With Chianti Dan still (unfortunately) employed, how many more possible “good” candidates can slip through our fingers?
I just wish this nightmare would end.
Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!
by Minnesota Bruinfan on Dec 6, 2011 10:48 AM PST reply actions
Fedora
Was my 2nd pick behind Mullen. Another name off the board. I’m unbelievably saddened by how this whole thing has gone and how the UCLA image is being tarnished every day DG is in office.
If Mullen decides to stay with Miss State, I’m holding out hope for Manny DIaz to come on board
by NorCalBruin on Dec 6, 2011 10:55 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
This is sad
Guerrero is doing a horrible job at building relationships and recruiting these coaches. Where’s the due diligence? It’s as if he expects coaches to inherently want to be at UCLA and that a casual, “Hey, here’s some money!” will suffice to convince a coach to come here. It seems like Guerrero has been caught sitting on his hands after every piece of news that a coach is going to another school or staying at home. At this point, I have very little faith that we’ll be happy with the coach we end up with.
This is exactly right. I can’t believe this guy makes $700k for how he’s handling this. Someone in that pay scale in the public employ should be a great salesman and negotiator and should be excellent at executive decision making and strategizing. Guerrero has none of these qualities.
by 808bruin2003 on Dec 6, 2011 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Tressel
Some chatter about Tressel being spotted at UCLA. No confirmed reports from reliable sources. I don’t know what’s good and bad news anymore.
I'm getting desperate now. At this point, I would be behind this hire. What to do?
by TheUniversityOfTheMasses~Reconize! on Dec 6, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Not happening. Two words: show cause.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 6, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
He's not going to make an intellegent hire, that's for sure.
Tressel seems like it would be the obvious choice for Danny.
by TheUniversityOfTheMasses~Reconize! on Dec 6, 2011 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
on the bright side
that could finally force blockhead to fire the AD
Where are the reports coming from?
I realize they’re not confirmed or reliable, but where are people seeing this? I can’t seem to find it. Thanks.
Olaniyan tweeted about a "lookalike"
which started a bunch of nonsense, obviously trolling, rumors on BRO.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 6, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
UCLA Sweater Vests 90% off
Apparently, the only consumer was a guy named Rick. Go figure
Dump Dan!
by bruinclassof10 on Dec 6, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Does a desperation hire
of Tressel mean that we would be making a deal with the devil?
Sanctions to Tressel affect UCLA?
by TheUniversityOfTheMasses~Reconize! on Dec 6, 2011 11:09 AM PST reply actions
If he gets a show cause penalty, which is likely.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 6, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
would that be in effect?
since he was forced to serve a “show cause” penalty when hired by the NFL Colts and suspended for 6 games for his NCAA penalties.
NFL's Different
The NFL suspension was entirely separate from any penalties that will come from the NCAA once they get around to officially handing them out.
NFL retreads
I am definitely pulling for Mullen or another young college level HC or coordinator with an excellent resume (Kirby Smart??) but if Guerrero insists on taking the NFL, splashy name route, wouldn’t Jon Gruden be a much better target than Mora Jr.?
NO.
Pardon the use of my outside voice. Gruden is a terrible coach.
But you’re the one suggesting that he’s better than someone, so why don’t you explain why Gruden would be an effective football coach at UCLA. Give some reasons other than the fact that he’s got name recognition. If that’s what we want, we could get someone like Herman Cain. Lots of name recognition, a great “hands on guy” if you believe the stories.
As long as we're going for name recognition, forget Herman Cain.
I’m going with Herm “if the mountains are blue” Edwards.
Recruits see him on tv all the time!
Our teams would get better with experience!
And once we hit level 100, look out!
On Mora
Jim Mora Jr. wouldn’t be nearly the disaster I think people are making him out to be. The Eagles and Broncos both offered him DC jobs last season., he is still well thought of as a coordinator. He had a terrible situation in Seattle and was fired after a year. He’s known as a high energy guy and a hardass, and you know he’s eager to prove himself, he wants the job. And we could probably pay him less and give him a lot of money for a great staff.
That being said I’d much prefer Dantonio, Mullen, or one of the top college coordinators. But if we were to hire Mora we should at least support him and give him an opportunity to prove himself.
That's two NFL teams offering him a position as an assistant coach.
Really, Cuz. Do some looking. The reasons why we do not want a recycled NFL coach are long and have been discussed at length. Your stated reasons do not convince me. If Mora or Gruden show up on our sidelines, we are well and truly #*&%ed.
COMPLETE FALLACY... He was offered neither coordinator job...
Jim Mora “Jr” is a desperate hire by a buffoon of an athletic director.
I can think of 50 million people that want the job and are eager to prove themselves.
We’ll pay him less because Flounder Guerrerror has left the athletic department on the hook for millions because of his disasterous fundraising and pathetic gross estimation of psl sales.
by beanandcheeseburrito on Dec 6, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Where is this nonsense about Mora being offered Eagles and Broncos DC job coming from?
I never saw any report on those notes. I have lot friends out here who are huge Eagle fans. Don’t recall them discussing Mora. Is this one of those Dewayne Walker hype type of nonsense? Remember how he used to leak stories about “Walker being considered for DC position at _______” when there was no truth to those leaks.
It is exactly like Lavin and his agent...
always leaking that he was a front runner for this job or that job to keep his name in the news.
nobody turns down nfl coordinator offers to be a commentator on the nfl network.
we are Mora Jr’s St John… we’ve been duped into hiring this never been.
by beanandcheeseburrito on Dec 6, 2011 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
Actually
He was supposedly contacted by the Eagles for the DC job. Maybe didn’t get an offer, so you’re right about that, but he was a candidate.
http://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-eagles/2011/1/16/1938726/eagles-contact-jim-mora-jr-about-vacant-defensive-coordinator-job
But he definitely did turn down the Broncos DC job. Maybe I should have expected this response without links. Thanks
Thanks for the links
Yeah, I looked them up as well. The problem here is the stories are pretty vaguely sourced and doesn’t really provide strong indications that the teams actually were pursuing him in a serious manner.
Damn.
Tim Fedora wasn’t on my radar, but got me excited in a time where I was utterly hopeless. Of course we didn’t try going after him. Why would we.
I sure as hell hope so
I don’t have a subscription to BRO, but the titles of the threads on the premium board indicate as such.
Our parallels to Texas A&M are uncanny
Per SportsbyBrooks twitter:
So you’re A&M and hometown boy Fedora crushes Sumlin, your then-first choice, and you let UNC get him? (And Fedora wants A&M job!)
by Objection Penguin on Dec 6, 2011 11:31 AM PST reply actions
Neuheisel to AD
The entire UCLA coaching situation is absurd and a joke. It has been botched from the beginning. Out of the box thinking and action are required now. Guerrero should be fired and Rick Neuheisel should be hired to replace him as AD. He knows what the program needs and he could recruit the new coach, and even help keep players in the fold. He never should have been fired without a solid replacement ready to commit. Rick could become the AD, oversee the coaching search, and even coach next year, if needed, due to the mess created.
Bottom line is that no coach that is really worthwhile at this point will take this job, as they are either already down the path with others, or know the situation is no win with the current AD (athletic disaster) and no commitment to the program…
And that is the truth!
No. While we all appreciate RN's class
but what evidence do you have that he would be a good athletic director? We need someone from the outside with proven organizational success. At least RN would meet one key criterion, understanding the importance of college football.
You have to ask, Why does CP keep rejecting multi million $ offers from BCS schools?
He looks like he wants to remain in a safe place and win the battle of the 2nd tier.
If he's found somewhere that he's happy
good for him for turning down more money and prestige to remain happy with his family in Boise.
Would rather
play it safe in a place where he rarely loses and b!tch about BCS snubs. No threat of ever getting fired in Boise.
I think he knows this was his last shot at a BCS for a while though. QB and a lot of other seniors leave…moving to Big East next year means multiple losses.
I have this dream that Guerrero has offered the HC job to Petersen.
And that Petersen has accepted but won’t announce until after the Las Vegas bowl game on 12-22. And that Guerrero has been flying all over the place for deep cover.
And then I wake up.
Well bruins... Welcome your new coach... Jim Mora Jr.
It is over kids… Flounder hired a coach and he is in the bottom 1/3rd of the Pac-12..
…but he got him cheap and, after diverting that TV money and selling the Pauley naming rights, he’ll have covered the financial disaster he created. He’ll now keep the UCLA AD job until he retires.
I’m done as well. I’ll stick to Harvard football. F UCLA.
by beanandcheeseburrito on Dec 6, 2011 11:57 AM PST reply actions
I'm hearing the same thing
EPIC FAIL!
I hate chianti Dan!!!!!
Link or source
otherwise, BS.
If true, Guerrero’s life just became a burning hell.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
flounder
too funny. I knew he’d go for the quick fix, but if Mora as an NFL guy can sell some tickets and bring in some good players, maybe it’ll work. Dan needs to go, though. We still keep the press on that effort. Maybe Mora builds program back to something where we can hire Golden in 5 and Block gets rid of DG in the meantime. Hopefully-if this is true-Mora can hire good people around him. College isn’t as much a challenge as the pros. Maybe the model will work like it did for Carroll.
HA
with the bruin dark cloud. Dont count on it
sorry
but an ex-NFL coach, who’s father is well-known, will bring instant credibility to the position and program. This is a quick fix and a predictable Guerrero move, but it will satisfy mainstream fans. The Rose Bowl will sell tickets with anticipation. If he gets good coordinators, all the better. cloud could lift.
and
I’m not all for this, but considering Dan didn’t plan this well and scrambled at last minute-if this is true-we have to see the positives.
we don't have to see any positives
in a fucked up process and crappy hire.
Ucla just hired a LESS DESIRED version of Lane Kiffin.
by beanandcheeseburrito on Dec 6, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
You are delusional, 95.
Get away from the keyboard, pick up the phone and dial 911. You obviously have a head injury that is affecting your higher functions.
by Fox 71 on Dec 6, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
all I'm saying is I knew
Dan would go with a hire like this, spoonfed. Now we have to see the pony in the shit.
only pony in this shit
would be that it increases the likelihood of Guerrero being ousted. All your other statements are indicative of Neubonic plague.
by VeniceBruin on Dec 6, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
this is not going to excite the fan base
this is Chianti Dan spin
I think we're a minority
a lot of people will go “hey, UCLA or We got an NFL guy!” Isn’t that cool? I’m not excited about this, either. This doesn’t give me relief, but he could hire the right coordinators and guys who can develop talent. I loved the breakdown on Mullen and Golden looked good. This is just Dan doing a quick fix to save his job and get people off his back/ get it done.
WHY IS EVERYONE SUPRISED??
Sounds about right. Mora in the same level as Dorell and Rick?
THIS IS THE DAN GUERREO SHOW!!
Its a comedy show by the way.
LOL
I told everyone Dan Guerrero is too cheap....
To hire a top coach
We literally THREW money at Petersen
That’s not the issue. He’s too incompetent to go after guys like Fedora, Leach, Rodriguez, Mullen, etc.
It’s pretty obvious that DG is going after a “big name” (look at the people who have turned us down, and the rumored candidates), regardless of if said name is actually worth their status or not.
There are GOOD coaches out there, but he’s not even trying.
How do you know this?
What’s your source? How do you know that anyone from California spoke with anyone from Idaho in the past three weeks.
I’m not saying that it didn’t happen. I don’t know what did or didn’t happen. Unless you have a source, I think it’s just speculation, Jeremy.
I don't know who did this, but this made me a chuckle a bit.
by bruin578 on Dec 6, 2011 12:11 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Raising Awareness
so when people look up Dan Guerrero on Wikipedia, they’ll know that there’s a movement to get him ousted. Also, trying to warm Gene Block’s seat a little bit too.
Dump Dan!
by bruinclassof10 on Dec 6, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
That was me
Wanted to point out the good work of MexiBruin and tazmiami. Thanks for checking it out!
Dump Dan!
by bruinclassof10 on Dec 6, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
total compensation... hc and assistants... will be under $4M
Flounder was NEVER going to pay $7M for any hc and assistants
by beanandcheeseburrito on Dec 6, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
Links? Sources?
Where’s everyone getting this info?
I'm praying from the same "sources" that
claimed the Petersen contract was a done deal.
Doubt it, though.
The latest from NBC Sports....
According to the New York Times, and citing people familiar with the search, UCLA has turned its attention toward former Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks head coach Jim Mora Jr. It’s unclear from the report whether the Bruins have already talked to Mora Jr. or if he’s already been interviewed
Apologies...
didnt mean to repeat old info…just saw that it popped up on NBC Sports and wanted to share
No worries...
Just waiting for Carlodips%$t to point to some sources. If its true – fine. If not – stirring crap.
It just defies logic
Why you would not even make an attempt with so many other candidates and go for Mora. Was it just because he showed the most interest?
the answer is simple
We’re still under the tyranny of an idiot AD who appears hell-bent on further destroying the UCLA brand. This isn’t just a “culture of mediocrity”. This is the Morgan Center declaring war on any loyal fans/alumni who actually love their university and the athletes who wear those four letters.
New Athletic Directors Mean New Head Football Coaches
Say it with me.
DG got tired of being rejected
He wanted to feel good about himself again. He wanted to feel powerful and in control again, befitting his status as the head of an athletic department that was the “First to 100.”
And so when all these coaches that he had sought started saying no to him (the nerve! don’t they know he was first to 100?) he didn’t like that feeling. No, not at all.
So he turned to candidates who would be very grateful to him for this favor he was doing them. People who had been out of coaching for a while. People who couldn’t get jobs at other schools. These were the kind of people that would make DG feel good about himself again!
Flounder is like an old drinking buddy of mine...
It didn’t matter what the ratio of men to women was in the bar/club… he ALWAYS made a beeline for the ugliest woman in the joint because he knew it wouldn’t take much work and the likelihood of being rejected was low.
Flounder Guerrerror wants to hire people that are desperate for a job because it gives him power. He can dictate that he must hire X number of ex-headcoaches as assistants (like he did to Dorrell) or that he must retain certain assistants (like he did to Neu).
Flounder is epitome of a fat cat bureaucrat… He’ll now tell Blcok that he deserves another raise because of the extra work that he had to put in to hire a coach.
by beanandcheeseburrito on Dec 6, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Add to the Top 10 List on Why we can't get a good coach on the Fan Post to ease up some...
Laughing can help release some stress.
Tick tock.
Information on ticket availability to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Game will be available by Tuesday, Dec. 6 on UCLABruins.com.
I predict a rise in ticket sales the morning of December 31, when they drop to zero, plus a hot dog and coke coupon.
that will get the total attendance to about 2,000.
It is not possible to have teams with worse records than this Krap Fight Boredom bowl. We do have the chance to become the first team to go 6 and 8. I’ll be looking forward to reading about the game on January 1.
I prefer calling it the Fight Sobriety Bowl.
Because that’s what I’ll be doing. It is New Year’s Eve, after all.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 6, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Here it is.
Amazing that the official site still has a graphic trying to sell 2011 season tickets so you can catch the inaugural Pac-12 season. Amateur hour.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 6, 2011 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
This is infuriating
The fact that he let Leach get away (to a conference rival no less) without even a preliminary meeting is inexcusable. I also believe that someone in his position, with the right amount of preparation, negotiation and vision could have lured Petersen away from Boise State. I can only imagine the half-hearted pitch and pathetic negotiating that went on between Petersen and Guerrero. Regardless of what is transpiring between he and Mora, no outside the box thinking went on in his “nationwide search”. Not even a whiff of meaningful discussions with Fedora, Mullen, Strong or a number of potential upcoming SEC coordinators. Inexcusable, he needs to be shown the door, or more appropriately, picked up and thrown through the door by security
by 808bruin2003 on Dec 6, 2011 1:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
What's the plan
If this whole Mora debacle is true? Do we take to the streets? Keep calling the Chancellor? Cry ourselves to sleep?
Money is the only thing that will matter.
Choke UCLA of funds via hanging on to your donations. What else can you do? All of the protesting and yelling will likely do very little as they will just ignore us until we go away. You need the student body to become very active and vocal as they are local. Alums and boosters need to take the lifelines away and that is money and support.
by tazmiami on Dec 6, 2011 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree
but unfortunately, this also really hurts our student athletes. These kids signed up to play football for the university and to see no support and empty seats will only dishearten their efforts and force our athletes to look at other programs and sour future recruits.
If you feel strongly about that....
….there are other sources of revenue that you can no contribute. UCLA Gear (as BCof10 has pointed out), the UCLA fund, various UCLA functions meant to raise money, etc. When they call you – let them know.
Most other things will not hit Blocks or the Regents radar screen. Only money – regretfully.
Still needs to be done
Perhaps they’ll suffer a bit until Chianti Dan is gone, but if he stays, then countless future student athletes will face the same fate without any prodding from us, simply because the product is so bad.
This isn't about us
Big-time football programs are a business and a revenue stream for their schools. WE (the Bruins Nation community) didn’t cause this problem, WE are trying to fix it and to hold those responsible accountable. If this hurts our student athletes and recruiting, that’s all on Morgan Center. This is 100 percent the administration’s fault.
by wmm on Dec 6, 2011 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
Return your UCLA Athletic Apparel by the Truckloads
to Gene Block’s office and start making calls to Mark Yudof and the Regents. I believe that is the next step – the Rose Bowl attendance is hurting and will continue to fall on its own.
Dump Dan!
by bruinclassof10 on Dec 6, 2011 1:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Take it away, Dino:
When the news gives you word it’s a big flaming turd
That’s a Mora
When the Trogans will laugh, and your attendance is half
That’s a Mora
Recruits will go, just so you know, your demise won’t be slow
And you’ll cry “What the hell-a?”
Ducks will win, Huskies too, and even Wazzu
Beats you, fella
When your AD is a fool just like a pasta fazool
That’s a Mora
When he blunders and boasts while your team turns to toast
You’re in shock
When you’ve got the latest retread and you know you’re not
getting Fedora
Scuzza me, but you see, pass me some Chianti
That’s a Mora-a-a-a-a-a-a!
by Cade McAdverb on Dec 6, 2011 1:23 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
Brilliant.
I am singing it in my head and laughing my ass off at the same time. The new Bruin drinking song!
That's a Mora-a-a-a-a-a!
That’s a Mora-a-a-a-a-a-a!!!!!!! Brilliant!
Dump Dan!
by bruinclassof10 on Dec 6, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
I never thought I would say this
But I would much rather have Sark then Mora. Not that I want Mora, but at least Sark HAS COACHED COLLEGE FOOTBALL IN THE LAST 27 YEARS!!! (I know capitalizing doesn’t make my point any better, but I would like it to be known that I screamed that as typing). FML.
Lack of imagination - lack of balls
That just about sums up not only Dan’s performance but the Athletic Department as a whole. At this point I’m not even sure if Dan going is enough – to me, Block enabling all this makes him an even bigger problem.
There just isn’t that imagination in our search. And frankly, there hasn’t been anything but these ‘safe’ hires. CTS, RN, etc. Utterly unimaginative ‘safe picks.’ We’re not asking for Tressel here – and yet, as far as I know, we haven’t even touched Leach or any other up and coming coaches like Fedora or Mullen.
And why did I bring up Block? Besides sanctioning mediocrity, this culture of risk-aversion is NOT where this school should be headed – sometimes you have to step outside your comfort zone to get the results you want.
Good Sign
I’m hoping the lack of reportable sources and general news on Mora is a sign that there’s no deal
More like a sign that Chianti Dan
is trying to get it done but is getting push back from the $$ people.
The $$ people need to realize
they’re more competent than Dan and he’s expendable and detrimental to UCLA Athletics and UCLA, as a university.
Dump Dan!
by bruinclassof10 on Dec 6, 2011 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Man we just keep getting great press.
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/daily-take/201112/biggest-travesty-bowl-season
Again, thanks…I don’t even know what to call him anymore because other people have said it’s an embarassment to chianti, to the name dan, and the name guerrero. I’m going to call him Voldemort for the time being.
Waiving the white flag before playing for the Pac-12 championship to get us into a bowl we do not deserve to be in.
AAAGGGHHH!
Fedora
Thus guy would have been great. I’m really pissed at our worthless that AD that we weren’t even in the mix.
Seems like his first head coaching criteria is either unattainable or unpalatable.
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