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Let's get the record updated and sent to DG

I went back to an August 10 post and got the list of 21 reasons why CTS should be fired.  I have tried to update them, but this should probably be double-checked by McCloskey.  (I have highlighted numbers that I changed and explained the change in parenthises)

CTS's Record

  1.  1-4 against Southern Cal.  (Thanks to a nice game that showed us having more punts (11) than first downs (10) and showed us going 0 for 11 on third down)
  2.  No Pac-10 championships.  (This year tied for fourth)
  3.  No BCS bowl games.
  4.  1-11 on the road against teams with a winning record. (We only played one team on the road that had a winning record at the time - justsc.)
  5.  Worst starting 3- AND 4- AND 5- year record of any UCLA football coach since Billy Barnes, including Bob Toledo who was fired.  (Records (ties not counted):  CTS - 35-27 (564); Toledo - 35-23 (603); Donahue - 38-17 (691); Vermeil 15-5 (750); Rodgers 19-12 (612); Prothro 35-13 (729); Barnes 26-22 (541).)
  6.  Worse winning percentage than Bob Toledo, who was fired, and worst winning percentage since Barnes, who was fired.
  7.  5-13 against ranked teams.  (wins against Cal and Oregon, losses against ASU and justsc)
  8.  4-9 against top 10 teams.  (wins against Cal and Oregon, losses against ASU and justsc)
  9.  Only 7 conference wins against teams who finished over .500.
  10. 24-18 against Pac-10 teams.
  11.  11-19 against teams with a winning record. (Wins against BYU, Cal, OU, losses to ASU, justsc)
  12.  14 losses to unranked teams.  (Utah, ND, WSU, AZ)
  13.  He has a losing record after October, 7-15. (win against Oregon, losses to AZ, WSU, justsc)
  14.  Embarrassing losses to Wyoming, Fresno State, Arizona, Southern Cal, Utah, Notre Dame.
  15.  Revolving door for assistant coaches (25 in 5 years).  (I made no changes here.)
  16.  4th OC in 5 years, 4th OL coach in 5 years.  (I made no changes here.)
  17.  4th in conference standings during his 4 years.  (I didn't make a change here - we were fourth this year, and I figured it would still be fourth if I did a bunch of calculating.)
  18.  4th in conference record during his 4 years.  (No changes here, either.)
  19.  5th in conference in overall during his 4 years.  (Ditto.)
22.  And while it's fresh in our minds, against justsc, the team had more punts (11) than points (7) and we were 0 for 11 on third down.)

I would also add the following stats from this year, CTS's fifth with his "unstoppable" West Coast Offense:

Points per game:  22.9 (92nd in D-1)
Yds per game:  335.1 (96th)
Pass yds:  2220 or 185 per game (98th)
Rush yards:  1801 or 150 per game (64th)
3rd down %:  32.1 (106th)
4th downs made:  4 (115th)
Penalties:  92 (101st)  (Note:  I can't tell if these are offensive or defensive or both - I assume both)
Penalty yards:  761 (92nd)
Time of possession:  28:35 (98th)

And for the Dy-No-Mite fanatics, try these numbers.  (I haven't looked to see what they were before Dy-No-Myte took over.)

Points per game:  22.8  (34th out of 119)
yds per game:  349.8 (36th)
Pass yards:  2812 or 234.3 per game (70th)
Rush yards:  1385 or 115.4 per game (25th)

My take on Dy-No-Mite - roughly a third of his colleagues are better than him.  (Maybe to be more accurate, a third of his colleagues produce better results than he does.)

Anyone want to enhance these numbers and send them to DG with a nice cover note?

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.

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Great job
we've been meaning to update that list. We will add it tomorrow morning .. for the Big Monday traffic.
editor, DumpDorrell.com ... formerly posted as DumpDorrell

by BruinCore on Dec 2, 2007 2:52 PM PST reply actions  

BC
Make sure to x-post the update here as well. Thanks as always. Keep it coming.

by Nestor on Dec 2, 2007 2:55 PM PST up reply actions  

BC -- Congratulations
Being called out by the apologists and columnists is the greatest recognition you can get for all of the hard work you have done on our behalf.
sjh

by Class of 66 on Dec 2, 2007 3:34 PM PST up reply actions  

How about this one
4-5 against teams that are in the WAC, Mountain West, and Independent.

by bornagainbruin on Dec 2, 2007 4:25 PM PST reply actions  

I would leave it out.
BYU, Hawaii and Boise State are in those conferences, and they are 32-4.  I don't think that tells the story that we want told.

by Fox 71 on Dec 2, 2007 4:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Bowl Record
1-3 in lower tier bowls.  Losses to Fresno State in the Silicon Valley Bowl, Wyoming in the Las Vegas Bowl, and Florida State in the Emerald Nut Bowl.  These are bowls UCLA should be embarrassed to even be in, much less lose.  He beat Northwestern in the Sun Bowl.

by Tommy Bruin on Dec 2, 2007 5:57 PM PST reply actions  

I need to add something
I didn't make changes to the last five categories because I didn't do any research.  The list I copied was dated August 10, and I don't know about any coaching changes thereafter.

by Fox 71 on Dec 2, 2007 6:05 PM PST reply actions  

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