UCLA's "Sports Code" Moment(s): Carnesale, Bleymaier, Guerrero, Dorrell & Riley

The only game that I got to and they got dismantled. Talk about a depressing 2 hour ride home.

He was down. He didn’t fumble. You could remind the refs to blow the whistle when a player is down and not let teh opposing team keep the football.

But it’s a good question. I’ll think of some things here…

What would I have done had I had an extra eight minutes. And I have to take my choices numbers 3 and 4, because you nailed numbers 1 and 2. I would add a bit more. I haven’t seen the movie either, but it sounds like the guy could do stuff other than just try to persuade. I would have gone to CTS’s house, broken in, got the cell phone and texted a message to UCLA’s Athletic Director Blaymeyer saying that he wasn’t going to come to the interview (of course, I would have to learn to text), and then let all the air out of CTS’s tires so he couldn’t get there. I would already have done the same thing so that Guerrero wouldn’t have shown up for his interview.

So my choices Nos. 3 and 4. How long would it take to get the hard evidence out of the just$c compliance office? If it’s 16 minutes, then that’s where I use my two 8 minute jobs. And this would have been in the early 70’s, when the NCAA looked a little more inclined to impose the death penalty.

for your two Sports Code moments. I’d gladly contribute my 15 seconds to your allotment of eight minutes with DG. I’d follow your, no doubt animated, session on Gametracker with as much interest as I follow other Bruin sports.

I’m not sure that we need a “football guy” as AD, so much as we need a better balance between win-at-all-costs guy and don’t-rock-the-boat guy. If the former is a ten at one end, I’d say that DG is a zero point two, too close to the other end for my tastes.

I’m not talking about breaking the rules or compromising academic and ethical standards. I’m talking about attitude and effort. DG has, I think, allowed the magic of the UCLA name to attract just enough outstanding gymnasts and softball players that he can get away with being mediocre, with an occasional pretty good, in football.

I think that first-to-100 mindset permeates the Morgan Center, and instills them with a risk-aversion attitude. Instead of looking to be bold or adventurous, they habitually opt for being “safe.” We still get our one or two NCs each year. But, our football team is left to fend for themselves against teams who make no bones about wanting to be the best.

1. I’d tell Harrick to either not take those players out for a lobster dinner, or to not lie about the receipt! Anything that would prevent the Lizard of Westwood.

2. I would have made Pete Dalis hire Ben Howland in 1997!

3. I’d tell DeShaun Foster not to buy that SUV!

4. I’d remind Wayne Cook that we had no timeouts left in the Rose Bowl, to spike the ball or throw it out of bounds!

5. I’d tell Toledo to forget recruiting that loser JP Losman and instead go after David Carr or Joey Harrington

6. I’d tell Kevin Prince to keep his mouthguard in at all times…

1. Tim Rosenbach comes down w a severe case of flu and sits out against no. 1 UCLA (88).
2. Edney takes the shot instead of passing it off in the last second of the regulation against the Fab Five. (93).
3. Month’s was shut down by health inspectors prior to 96.
4. Donahue promoted his WR coach Rick Neuheisel to OC instead of bringing in some retread from College Station (94).
5. Neuheisel accepted UCLA’s offer to become UC instead of opting to stay at CU (96).
6. UCLA made an earnest effort to keep Rocky Long on its staff w a Jeff pay raise instead of letting him go to New Mexico (98).
7. Singler commuted to UCLA (06).
8. AA and LRMAM were convinced to stay one more year
9. JP Losman decided to stick it out at Spaulding and the coaches made an effort to keep him (99).

Many of the others I would have picked was mentioned up thread.

I’d prevent Red Sanders from ever entering that hotel room with that hooker which led to his heart attack.

With Red Sanders, UCLA continues their domination into the ’60s and wins a couple nattys on the way.

1.) 1969 – Tell Danny Graham to watch the ball vs. southern cal
2.) 1975 – JD Morgan – listen to Coach-Hire Denny Crum
3.) 1980 – Tell Kiki not to hot dog it…just lay it in
4.) Never hire Toledo
5.) 1997 – 4th and 1 at Wazzu 1. You have 3 time outs – Call one then either give the ball to Skip Hicks or roll Cade out – run/pass option
6.) Bench DUI Paus
7.) Blitz Brady Quinn at Notre Dame on 1st down
8.) Never recruit J’rue Holiday
9.) Never play Drago
10.) Give Nikki Caldwell anything thing wants

Since you’ve all got the rest covered, I’ll go back two seasons and try to convince Coach Savage to institute a ban on dogpiles until the CWS Championship.