I admit I got excited for a minute about D.Walker as a next coach but it wore off already and you are right that is unacceptable.  

We have talked about excising the cancerous tumor and other such analogies.  But it's important to think about who comes after CTS.  In my opinion, Coach Walker does not fulfill the criteria.  Plus, he seems to have his own set of problems.  the defense is 42nd in points per game and 52nd in pass yards allowed.  That's not very good.

But as I said, I'll take Coach Walker over CTS.  But like so many others, I can't find a lot of head coaching experience in his resume.

And DG/administration brought all this about in the first place by offering the job to an incoherent, inexperienced joke of a candidate who just happened to be wearing a nice suit for the interview.

And then the team comes out for the 2nd half.  Something is amiss.  Where is KD?  Then an announcement over the PA stating that Dorrell has been fired.

You want to talk about loud cheers?

If DG has indeed spoken to DW about being interim coach, and this is now out of the bag, KD should resign and tell DG to shove it.

I think this is what DG wants happen.

I'm not talking 'Britney Spears on MTV Awards' ugly, I'm talking 'dogfighting and $C assistant coaches ugly.'

Fasten your lap-straps, everyone.

M

Remember, DG got burned with the Pitno stories a few years ago.  It has been reported that the Dorrell/Walker have a personal friendship that extends beyond the football field.  It wouldn't be prudent of DG having a "what if" conversation with Walker.  Sure Walker would be on the very short list if an interim coach is needed.  I just can't see DG approaching him until after a decision had been made.  As much as I would like it to be true, something just does not sound right about this story.

This ads a bit of intrigue because obviously a meeting between DG and an assistant did occur. We have already said we dont believe the report for the obvious reasons, but then again .. some meeting did occur without Dorrell and that part Morgan Center is not denying.

I'm doubtful for this weeks game

Let's start some alternative speculation:

DW might ask for the meeting to discuss his future at UCLA (regardless of KD's future), he might be looking for advice on how to land a head coach job, maybe he wants to get into sports administration and is looking for a mentor.

DG might have asked to talk to DW to assure him he has a future at UCLA, to thank him for getting his son to commit, to get a sense of the feeling s of the football staff from a source other than KD.

I am sure others can think of a variety of reasons these two could have met that has nothing to do with the question of taking on the HC job on an interim basis.  Then again, that subject, while not likely, is also a possibility.

Any way you look at it, when a subordinate is meeting with your boss regarding his "personal development" it isn't a good sign.

Why didn't Mark Dellins just come clean and say it was a long ago pre-planned meeting between the two  and name Walker rather than use the cryptic "an assistant" tag?? Just bad news all around.  What a screwed up football program we have.

The fact that KD was bypassed for this meeting, is anything but routine and innocuous.

While it is true that we should not read any more into this than there actually is, let's just say that this was not a normal meeting.

"I am a hard core  Bruin.  Like many of my friends and fellow alums, I believe that our  current coach is the worst ever at UCLA and currently the worst football  coach in hte country.  Naturally, I was delighted to hear that you had  reported that Athletic Director Guerrero had met with Defensive Coordinator  Walker to discuss the idea of Walker's becoming interim coach.  The  obvous conclusion from that discussion is that the current coach (whose name  I simply cannot bring myself to type) would be fired.  

Then it came  out that Sporting News had deleted the comment about the meeting and the  discussion of an "interim coach."  

Please clarify  the situation.  I assume you did not make up the entire coversation.   So would you clarify the situation?  What were you told?  I  assume you are unwilling to identify the person who gave you the  information, but naturally I would like to know that as  well.

Thank you."

His reply puts all this back on the front burner:

"I had a good source, believe me. But, I should have  cleared things with DeWayne.

If things go south the next few weeks,  things will get interesting. The defense is fine. UCLA was HOT that I posted  that nugget. They do admit there was a meeting, but they say it was for  "personal development." Yeah, whatever.

What does most of Bruin Nation  think? If there is a change, who do you want as coach?"

So the question is who to believe?  A reporter from the Sporting News, who has no axe to grind and no butts to kiss to keep his access, or Morgan Center?  

Not to mention, I'm sure the players are not oblivious to this matter.

KD could run to the chancellor (a la Lavin) to plea his case.

There's one last scenario:  DW could have told DG to shove it, he's not taking any interim job, he's sticking by KD, the whole team then rallies around KD, UCLA wins out, KD gets a 10-year extension.

WHOA.

M