[Update x2] Signing Day Open Thread: Can CRN Pull Out Another Magical Signing Day?
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Feb 2, 2011 6:45 AM PST
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PrintIt's the first Wednesday of February and that can only mean one thing...Signing Day! It's pretty incredible that a day where 17 and 18 year olds sign and fax a piece of paper to a college is as gigantic as it has become, but that is the reality of the current world. National Signing Day is one of the biggest days of the year in college football, behind only game days, although with the way the BCS has made scheduling quality opponents a hindrance, Signing Day might actually be bigger than some random Saturdays in September when 95% of BCS conference teams are playing 1-AA teams.
Anyways, today UCLA will be like the rest of the schools in the country. The coaching staff will sit in their offices and wait on faxed Letters of Intent to come in (it's 2011, we can't use some kind of more modern technology than a fax machine for these LOI's?), watch TV and see for which school recruits announce for and pray that when a recruit gives them a call, it's to tell them they'll be donning blue and gold in the fall.
As of now, 11 players have committed to be Bruins. You can check out that list right here. Torian White is also listed as a commit, but it's a soft verbal at best and he'll be announcing where he's going today along with four other players who would all be big gets for Neuheisel's crew. Here they are, with the schools the player is considering, the channel they will be announcing on (if applicable) and the time they will announce, pacific time.
- Tony Steward, 7 am, ESPNU (
Florida St., Clemson,UCLA) - Jalen Grimble, 7 am (
UCLA,Miami) - Kevin McReynolds, 7:30 am (
Kansas St., Mississippi St., Syracuse, UCLA) - Torian White, noon, FoxSportsWest.com (UCLA,
USC, Oregon St.) - Devin Lucien, 3 pm (
Colorado, Miami, UCLA,Arizona St.)
If you want to keep up on all the recruiting nationwide, stay tuned to ESPNU, which will have Signing Day coverage until 4 pm.
As of now, UCLA does not have a Defensive Coordinator despite the bowl season having been over for several weeks and the reasons why are running rampant all over the internet. The only real hope on this day is that the lack of a DC doesn't hurt the Bruins' recruiting class, although that is highly unlikely.
Ever since Rick Neuheisel took over in Westwood, recruiting has been the one go-to for the Bruins. The recruiting classes have been off the charts, both in reeling in talent and getting that talent at the right positions. On top of that regular recruiting success, Signing Day has been CRN's bread and butter, where he's closed as well as any coach in the nation.
For a variety of reasons, such as the lack of a DC, a 4-8 season and a limited number of scholarships among others, this year's recruiting class won't match those of year's past. That said, bringing in a couple of the guys announcing today would go a long ways to helping out the program and with the great classes that the Bruins have brought in the last few years, a couple really strong guys to add to those already committed will make this class more than good enough.
So here we go. It's Signing Day so keep this thread filled with your thoughts, observations and any news that comes in UCLA related or otherwise that you find interesting. It's a big day for all of college football and this is your open thread to share the day with the rest of the community. Let's find out if CRN can conjure up some more Signing Day magic.
Update (BN): Rick Neuheisel is 0 for 2 today so far. Grimble has gone to Miami and Steward to Clemson.
Update x2 (BN): Washington Post (!) is reporting that McReynolds has signed with UCLA. LINK
Note (BN): The afternoon signing day thread is located here.
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Grimble already announced for Miami
I’m shocked that he wasn’t pounding on our door to play for Rocky Seto.
I heard that.....
yesterday from my son at MaxPrepSports.
I've been watching ESPNU for five minutes
And I’m already completely sick of the USC fapping.
O for the Recruiting Season
UCLA is starting to come off as that girl with a great personality…Always considered, but you chose the sexy one!!
by travislmarshall21 on Feb 2, 2011 7:22 AM PST reply actions
Uh, those Bills went to four straight Super Bowls.
Although they lost, they were #2 for 4 straight seasons. UCLA is nowhere close to that level of success right now.
New Signing: Rocky Seto hired as UCLA's Defensive Coordinator!
From the Daily Bruin:
Rocky Seto was reportedly hired as UCLA’s new Defensive Coordinator!
Rocky Seto was Pete Carroll’s Defensive Coordinator at USC. USC obviously had a great defense while Rocky was the defensive coordinator there. Thus, this is a great hire seeing as we aspire to being as good if not better than USC!
Yeah!
This should help recruiting!
We certainly need better defense!
Rehashing Yesterdays Rumors
They’ve got to just be rehashing all the rumors that were discussed yesterday. There was nothing new in the article and seemed to be just repeating the same quotes that were going around.
It just makes absolutely no sense to wait this long unless we’re waiting for Shannon and the LOI Day clause.
God help us if I’m wrong.
You're wrong
Sorry to say. This is close to done.
Definately a possibility
I really wouldn’t be surprised either way
I am sick to my stomach
If this is true and Seto is the hire, we need to start in earnest the fire CRN countdown.
This is totally unacceptable and WTF is Rick thinking.
Bad enough is a freakin Trogan, but not a very good one at that…
I am pissed!!!!
Right now I could give a rats ass what happens today…
This is one Blue Bruin…
by WestlakeVillage Bruin on Feb 2, 2011 7:35 AM PST up reply actions
Agreed
Seto’s hiring is a clusterf***! Where was he during recruiting? Why wait this long? And a f’ing Trojan after all the sh*t we have had to listen to during the last 10 years from those spoiled brats across town and we pick up another one of their cast off coaches! I am sorry but my faith and trust in CRN/DG/Morgan Center are gone.
by pUSCies on Feb 2, 2011 7:49 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Agreed
Seto’s hiring is a clusterf***! Where was he during recruiting? Why wait this long? And a f’ing Trojan after all the sh*t we have had to listen to during the last 10 years from those spoiled brats across town and we pick up another one of their cast off coaches! I am sorry but my faith and trust in CRN/DG/Morgan Center are gone.
by pUSCies on Feb 2, 2011 7:50 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
REading the story it looks like they're just reporting based on the trogan times.
“If this report is true”
Go Bruins!
It didn't take long for this morning to get off on the wrong foot.
Grimble was all but gift wrapped. Steward was looking for reasons to come. The truth is, our DC situation is pushing these recruits away.
I’m probably going to check out early today. Maybe I’ll read last year’s signing day thread to reminisce.
by AllHailMightyBruins on Feb 2, 2011 7:27 AM PST reply actions
This reminds me of the Duhrell years
When I used to wake up on NSD and just hope for something good to happen. CRN showed up with a gameplan and proved that he could close on NSD even when the record wasn’t there. This year…I’m maybe 40% as excited as the past? Pretty sad state of affairs right now
Magical?
15-22 in 3 seasons.
4-8 last season.
0-3 against your rival.
Numerous embarrassing blowouts on national t.v.
116th rated passing offense in Division 1.
The Pistol.
Dangling, then releasing, a legendary OC.
No DC until Signing Day, then reportedly choosing Seto.
Hot seat.
I think the operative word here would be “Miracle”.
here is a complete list of scores for u$c and rockey seto's defense...he lost to ARIZONA/STANFORD/OREGON...yeah us!
ScheduleDate Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5* 12:30 pm San Jose State #4 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN W 56–3 84,325
September 12* 5:00 p.m.3 at #8 Ohio State #3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN W 18–15 106,033
September 19 12:30 p.m. at Washington #3 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA ABC L 16–13 61,889
September 26 7:15 p.m. Washington State #12 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN W 27–6 75,216
October 3 5:00 p.m. at #24 California #7 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA ABC W 30–3 71,799
October 17* 12:30 p.m. at #25 Notre Dame #6 Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) NBC W 34–27 80,795
October 24 5:00 p.m. Oregon State #7 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 42–36 89,718
October 31 5:00 p.m. at #10 Oregon #5 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR ABC/ESPN2 L 47-20 59,592
November 7 5:00 p.m. at Arizona State #12 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ABC/ESPN2 W 14–9 55,282
November 14† 12:00 p.m. #25 Stanford #9 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN L 55-21 90,071
November 28 7:00 p.m. UCLA #20 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) FSN W 28–7 85,713
December 5 12:30 p.m. Arizona #18 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC L 21-17 83,753
December 26* 5:00 p.m. vs. Boston College #24 AT&T Park • San Francisco, California (Emerald Bowl) ESPN W 24–13 90,121
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Top 25 Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.
[edit] Roster
Depressed
We all know CRN can’t coach, but he could recruit. Now that recruiting is in the toilet, what are we left with? A former SUC coach who was a DC in title only while Petey ran the Def. Grimble was he only sliver of hope. The class would have been weak, but having 2 5 Star players would have made it acceptable.
depressed too
sigh. here’s hoping for some magic today and during the season. i hope seto proves us all wrong.
anyone know a good website to watch the U on? seems like big brother finally shut down atdhe
EPIC FAIL...
if the Seto rumors are true. No wonder we’re missing on McClure and others on defense. CRN or DG or someone in the Morgan Center can’t make the Randy Shannon or Tarryl Austin or anyone else hire as DC. So who do we get? Someone affiliated with the Rasputin of football, a figure not only reviled by all Bruins, but thought by most of the nation as largely unethical. I’m praying that we don’t make this mistake.
I don’t blame anyone here if they use their empty passion bucket for the ensuing vomit fest.
Dreaming of Westwood while in permanent exile in Virginia
It's done when UCLA/Neu announces it
though most sites are reporting it
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
if this is true
i can’t help but feel that crn knows he’s out and figures he’ll just fuck the program over now. What a fucking sad state of affairs. If it’s true….truly worse then CTS!
wow
thats just dumb. if he makes this hire it is because no one wants to coach a 4-8 team. Neu may not be doing a good job but there is no way he is just trying to screw us. wow.
If Seto is hired...
he’d better do a hell of a lot better than he did at $C, because we all know he didn’t run his D there (PC did). And on top of that, his D sucked by $C standards (relying on pure talent than on scheme).
Unless Seto shows something spectacular, this might be the final nail in CRN’s coffin. If so, CRN’s legacy has to be rated worse than Dorrell’s. What’s worse? Being known as the guy who was out of his league, coached timidly & was a mostly inept recruiter OR a guy who was suppose to know what he was doing (having done it several times before), recruited fantastically but seemingly couldn’t develop talent, and had the worse coaching record? (BTW, how many wins would CRN have to get in the next 2 years to match Dorrell’s?)
I was so hopeful even as recently as the middle of this last season… Sigh.
Sounds the Trogans learned their lessons from their sanctions....
Hopefully this gets flagged to the board that is considering their appeal.
Dreaming of Westwood while in permanent exile in Virginia
She very well might have been speaking extemporaneously
and used said that as a way to say how much U$C wanted to keep them…but knowing the Trogans’ m.o., it wouldn’t shock me if that was true.
by Westwood Wizard on Feb 2, 2011 8:33 AM PST up reply actions
Worst time for a reporter to tell the truth....
Hopefully that sends Kiffykins into damage control mode
Dreaming of Westwood while in permanent exile in Virginia
More signings, per UCLA Athletics twitter
Brandon Tuliaupupu, DT
Ben Wysocki, OG
Raymond Nelson, TE
Will Oliver, OT
Steven Manfro, RB
Connor McDermott, OL
that makes 8 so far today
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
I'm incredibly grateful for these guys coming to us
with all the chaos/issues with our program right now, it says something about their character that they are going to be Bruins, welcome to UCLA boys, you won’t regret it.
Dreaming of Westwood while in permanent exile in Virginia
I'll put on my bullet proof vest
before making this comment, but I’m going to be an optimist today. I know how most people feel here about the potential Seto hire, but if he is our guy, I’ll get behind him and be hopeful that he can make a difference. I wanted Shannon too because of the name, but really I know nothing about if he was the right fit for UCLA. If CRN CHOSE Seto over Shannon, which is what is being reported, there must be some reason for that. It is a risky hire and it could totally backfire, but I’m hoping he can help turn around our team.
I know this is a tough pill to swallow for us Bruin fans, but lets hope we look back at this and say “thank goodness we made that hire”. You never know! :)
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
i hear ya on the optimism
but let’s face it: even just based on past defensive coaching performance, there is no comparison between Seto & Shannon…
True
It is very risky since Seto is an unproven commodity. One thing I like is that Cheaty is probably so irritated by this. That always makes me smile. heheee
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Pissing off a below average NFL coach doesn't mean much
Pissing off the UCLA fanbase matters more.
I’m forever behind the Bruins all the way, but I need this one explained.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
I don't think PC is irritated at all
what I think is that Seto is a friend of PC, thats why he’s stuck around so long. He got the DC job at $C because there was no one else, was cheap, PC would be doing most of the DCing anyways. Then he got taken to Seattle because PC knew that the next $C coach wouldn’t keep him, got some assistant to the assistant’s assistant job. If anything PC is probably happy he’s off the payroll without having to fire a friend & lacky :-)
We have been wanting UCLA to get away from the Donohue tree
This would certainly fulfill that criteria.
But the same old silent treatment won’t work on this one. We need to hear how this decision was made.
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
You are one optimist
I thought I was optimistic, but you take the cake..
Again we dont know for sure Seto is it until UCLA says so, but if it is him, I am DONE with CRN.
Bad enough we are marginal in the field, now you have to kick us in the groin as well….gee thanks
by WestlakeVillage Bruin on Feb 2, 2011 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I know!
I am such a big fan I just always look at the bright side and HOPE.
On another note, after all this, if we don’t beat $c tonight, it might be time to jump. It takes a lot to bring me down, but that would do it! lol
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
no
Seto learned college football from a guy who is the antithesis of everything UCLA stands for. I’ve been quick to stand up for our coaches and ask for patience when people call for their heads but this particular hire is very difficult to defend…
by DoubleTroubleBruin on Feb 2, 2011 8:32 AM PST up reply actions
Agree!!!!!
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that count's" - John Wooden.
He better have seen someting special in him
Because this isn’t the type of hire that’s going to excite the fanbase, or even have people going, “well that’s an understandable hire due to our recent record”. It’s going to piss allot of people off and have a vast majority of your fanbase going WTF?!?!??!
It’s not even a case where he just hired some that coached as $#C as that is understandable as coaches move around.
He’s hired someone who
1. Went and played at $C
2. Was a coach under Cheaty during the worst of the allegations
3. Didn’t even really run the defense as that was Cheaty’s forte.
All in all it seems to be a hire that’s going to draw the exact opposite reaction that you would want.
Are you serious?
If you are RN, and you have ONE YEAR to win, do you choose a pete carroll disciple, or one of the most successful defensive coaches of the last decade, all things being equal?
All things WERE NOT EQUAL.
"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden
A Pete the cheat toejam on our staff?
I would have been pissed if Ken Norton Jr was hired, but Seto? he didn’t even run the defense! Its getting real tough to justify keeping my season tickets at this point! The immediate future doesn’t look so bright in West wood.
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that count's" - John Wooden.
I'd take Bob Field right now!
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that count's" - John Wooden.
did anyone see MJD on ESPN'S FIRST TAKE?
"both teams have a USC trojan on there so it’s hard for me to pick against one…" – Maurice Jones-Drew.
I would think the tiebreaker has to go to the team with more Bruins on it, right?
Dreaming of Westwood while in permanent exile in Virginia
Packers have two
Brandon Chillar and Spencer Havner, though both are on IR.
by bruinbabe2000 on Feb 2, 2011 8:59 AM PST up reply actions
That's why I was rooting for the Bears
I love MJD.
I think while we are in a reflective mood, we should consider the basic tone at UCLA right now. We are losing majors (academic), we lost the book festival, we’ve got CRN making suspect decisions. Does Gene Block not get that financial support comes from an enthusiastic community? The high point of last year’s football experience was our signing-day threads, and it carried me deep into the season. Rick really needed something this week, I know some would say much, much earlier, to keep his fan base going. I’m not sure this is it.
Nothing from
McReynolds yet, huh? He’s tardy! :)
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Nothing yet
Been looking everywhere, but nothing
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Me too
It looks like there is some contradiction about when he is announcing. I see that he is supposed to announce before a football game he is playing in at 8am but then it says that same game is streaming live online at 5:30 PST? Hmm
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Just saw a name go by
Christian Heyward – #9 DT. CBS has UCLA on his list of schools but I don’t see him on our prospect list? Anyone know about him?
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
He's a Trojan
He committed already to the bad guys…
ah ok
thank you. Guess CBS is way behind!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
No problem
I’m a little disgusted right now…
Me too
Last year’s signing day was SO much fun! I was so glad I had taken the day off. I’m looking forward to tonight though – signing day event with CRN and I want to hear what he has to say. Then our hoops boys need to come out STRONG and kick some butt tonight! :)
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Hopefully
They will kick butt. I remember the last two years of signing day were great, but I knew this was going to be a small class and was expecting mostly offensive linemen(because we really need them), but we didn’t really get many offensive linemen (especially elite offensive linemen).
Just really dissappointed, it felt like there would be at least one really nice surprise like Jalen Grimble or Tony Steward, but nope. Or even a nice surprise like Randy Shannon as our DC, but it feels like it’s nothing special.
Hope B-ball team whips butt today
We badly need a trogan ass kicking tonight
unfortunately the average trogan fan could give a crap about basketball, so not even that is going to completely make up for today’s developments.
I’ll still take it, though.
Wow
Wow rock bottom IMO Seto really, why even announce this today on one of the more depressing signing days in recent memory. While suc is destroying us in recruting we hire sum unproven trojan are you kidding. Count me as another person off the Rick ship. He is done nothing short of beating sc and 9 wins will convince me. Welcome to all the new guys but look across town my god there stacked and on probation only Rick could put us in a worse situation then when he came in.
by uclamike on Feb 2, 2011 9:10 AM PST via mobile reply actions
they key word is PROBABTION
how far has our once great program fallen that a team on probation is more attractive to recruits and coaches.
"Success is never final, Failure is never fatal. It's Courage that count's" - John Wooden.
Hit the nail on the head
That’s what is even worse about this. If you told me last spring that UCLA’s football program would be worse off than USC’s football program at this point in time, I would have laughed. Now, I just want to throw up.
by McNown to Farmer on Feb 2, 2011 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
we got him
http://twitter.com/#!/rivalsmike/status/32853934800371713
http://twitter.com/#!/CBSSportsGang/status/32854464369008641
Tom Lemming’s #5 ranked Defensive Tackle Kevin McReynolds just announced live on @CBSCollege he will go to #UCLABruins. #NSD11
by Westwood Wizard on Feb 2, 2011 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
EXCELLENT!
Just saw it on CBS Sports! I just LOVE seeing a kid pull out that hat! GO BRUINS!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
interesting page...
here it says UCLA….
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=11&cfg=null&sFirstName=&sLastName=mcreynolds&yr=2011
but then you go to his actual page… and nothing?
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." --John Wooden
I poor IT guy
They probably have 1 poor IT guy trying to update every commit for the entire nation today. The other links make it official.
seriously...
their whole site just crashed…
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." --John Wooden
It's been doing that
on and off all morning! Just says “Server Too Busy”! People are all over it!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Then theirs UCLA's official recruiting page
http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/2011-ucla-signing-day.html
Looks like the guy who is supposed to be updating that page called in sick today.
4* on Rivals, 3* on Scout
Big, fast kid.
Rivals Profile: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kevin-McReynolds-97735
Always trust rivals
in football. Though no site can predict future success, rivals is marginally more accurate.
"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden
Will Oliver
Interesting because our Sac State steal Will Oliver who was previously unranked 2 days ago is now a 3* on Rivals. They really know how to evaluate talent fast ;).
I would hate to think that has anything with Rick Kimbrel being a UCLA alum
A bruin is good forever, a Trojan is only good... ahh eff it, just use tin foil
For Scout.com, a FBS commit automatically gets a 2-star ranking
which explains why he went from NR to 2-star. I did not know that he is a 3-star on Rivals though. lol
Welcome to McReynolds!!!
6’2", 285 lb., and a ton of strength. What our DL sorely needs.
Welcome aboard!
M
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Second that
Welcome to Westwood! Once a Bruin, always a Bruin!
greg in denver, UCLA guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Unless your name is Ken Norton, Jr.
He’s a trogan.
by AllHailMightyBruins on Feb 2, 2011 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Would it have been better or worse?
If the reports were that KN Jr was being considered/hired for the DC position?
I don't know
He has significantly less quality control experience. I’m not sure he’s the right guy. We REALLY need some quality control up in this bitch.
"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden
KN's an experienced lap dog
wasn’t that exactly what UCLA is looking to hire at this point?
All things equal...
I’d rather have Norton than a person with just as much DC Defensive Quality Control experience (none), and is much a Trogan as I am a diehard Bruin fan.
Seriously, this is like $c* hiring me as their OC.
Please, please, please don’t let this be true!
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
This comes from someone who hates TBS
for being a traitor… how desperate am I now in this ordeal?
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
PS
I have read that Devin Lucien will be announcing at 3pm on Calihighsports.com.
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
on a sarcastic note
did CRN turn in Jerry’s LOI?
No
His mom put it in his backpack for his first day. She made sure to put it in his Ninja Turtles folder so he would remember. Right next to the granola bar and fruit roll ups.
"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden
ill have your back uclafan11
If Seto is the man that RN hired, then Seto is now a part of our Bruin family whether we like it or not. And as a Bruin, I for one am hoping he can get the job done. For all we know he can come to realize the error of his ways LOL. Just to play devil’s advocate for everyone that is upset that RN chose this guy over Shannon, what if there was no choice to be made. What if Shannon decided he did not want to come to UCLA. What if the money was not there? How can we definitively say that we turned down Shannon. We need to remember that not at any point was Shannon ever actually ours.
For all those saying that they will now not support out team, it kind of makes me sad. Bruins are forever and in times like this, we need to give our team all the support we can. No point in discussing the coaches if it’s all said and done, we can’t change that. We should now focus on what it takes to win. I don’t care who the head coach, OC, or DC is, I just want to see my Bruins win.
Thanks, Trunks!
I think most here will still support our team, but they are just pissed right now! I know I will continue now and always to support them! GO BRUINS!!!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Trunks, your post is very heartfelt
But I have to disagree. This man, from pretty much his birth, has tried to be U$C everything. He’s U$C, Pete Carroll through and through. He bleeds Blood and Gold. He is most certainly NOT a Bruin. If he does get hired, he just works here. That is one reason he is not a good hire.
If Randy couldn’t be hired for the reasons you state, what does that say about what we think of football at this school? Why should we support it if they don’t care about being good at football? I don’t LIKE watching us be humiliated every single year. I HATE it. I don’t WANT to watch UCLA’s sport that they care least about. It’s like watching US soccer… if we don’t care, why should I? I love soccer, btw.
Yes, it’s my school, and I won’t stop supporting it. But not caring about football as a UCLA adminnistrator or athletic driector is also NOT supporting my school. Thus I will not support them.
"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden
agreed
True bruins always support their team. I haven’t seen this said yet, but maybe one plus with Sato is he knows the area for recruiting. always have to look at the positives. Go Bruins!
Agreed. People need to calm down a little
I was pissed yesterday when the rumors started. And, I’m still not sold on Sato. But, after looking at it objectively and reading Tracy Pierson’s post on BRO, I’m willing to get behind him for one season. I’m not going to post stuff on here that’s behind the BRO firewall. But, the post is absolutely worth reading before everyone starts calling for CRN’s head…and yes, word is that Cheaty is really pissed.
if Sato brings UCLA a tuff, ruff defense this year then we will all forget he was ever a trogan
…let’s hope he brings the pressure on opposing teams…
Chow was different
Seemed to have a falling out with Carroll, was removed from U$C and Cheatey Petey longer than Sato has been, and most importantly, actually had a track record and a strong resume. Any school would have been happy to have had Chow as their OC? Let’s just say that no one was clamoring to get Rocky Seto.
by Westwood Wizard on Feb 2, 2011 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
What's the opposite of clamoring?
Oystering? Because I was Oystering to get Rocky Seto.
"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden
FSW Signing Day coverage show (Torian White) streaming
by Westwood Wizard on Feb 2, 2011 12:00 PM PST reply actions
watching it too--weird its on on TV
they could have pre-empted taped horse racing IMO
by bruinhopeful on Feb 2, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Torian White apparently will be first to announce
So says Brandon Huffman on Twitter
by Westwood Wizard on Feb 2, 2011 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
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