Category Archives: College Football

“The Peoples’ Game”

As the Rose Bowl approaches, and the contenders for the two spots have been reduced to four, the Re-Match is in our thoughts. But first, a word about “The Peoples’ Game”. As anyone who has ever tried to attend a … Continue reading

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To Win, Or,….. To Lose?

Tough to root this weekend. Of course we want UCLA to win every football game, but if we beat Stanford on Saturday, that means playing the PAC-12 title game against Oregon, in Oregon, a week later. A loss to Stanford … Continue reading

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The PAC-12 South With Three Weeks to Go

It seems like just yesterday that: 1) trojan brain surgeon faithful were gushing over their upcoming undefeated season and national championship, exalting Lane Kiffin as the second coming of John Mckay and reciting in their minds Matt Barkley’s Heisman acceptance … Continue reading

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Pac-12, UCLA Continue to Say “Screw You” to Fans

As week five of the college football season is well underway, fans who have Charter Cable (and a lot of other providers, as I understand, other than Time-Warner) have a great choice of games to tune in tonight at about … Continue reading

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Bruins, trojans, Full of Surprises

A funny thing happened this pre-season after the trojan brain surgeonss assumed they would power through an unbeaten season, anointed themselves national champions, and awarded the Heisman Trophy to Mr. Unfinished Business: They found out that they actually had to … Continue reading

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UCLA Bruins, PAC 12, NCAA, Open College Football Season Tonight

Is there really any need to even play the upcoming college football season? I mean, all these sc wonk pundits have already handed over the PAC 12 title AND the national championship to lane kiffin’s band of scallywags. Well, I … Continue reading

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Big Ten Plan to Take Power to Fire Coaches Raises Big Issues

The Associated Press reported today on a plan wherein the Big Ten would give its commissioner the power to fire coaches of member schools’ sports teams. In the nascent era of the college sports Super-Conference, and in light of the … Continue reading

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Fight Boredom Bowl Face Off All That Was Expected

A T & T Park is a great place to watch a baseball game. The park itself is perfectly constructed to view the game, the accommodations are first class, the staff is friendly and helpful, and that view of San … Continue reading

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UCLA Athletic Department in Shambles: Jim L. Mora is the Guy

The basketball team is off to its worst start in a decade and there is the promise of more bad things to come, with, after a month of uncertainty and suspensions, the departure of the team’s best player, Reeves Nelson, … Continue reading

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UCLA in Bowl Game? Against Illinois? Really?

Get ready Bruin fans, only 26 days to prepare for the Fight Hunger Bowl, featuring the match-up of the year! LSU-Alabama? Naw. Wisconsin-Oregon? No Way. 6-7 UCLA vs. 6-6 Illinois – that’s the match-up we’ve been craving. Out of control, … Continue reading

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Neuheisel Gone – Let’s Get it Right,… This Time!

UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero made the right move in terminating head football coach Rick Neuheisel, despite a year left on his contract. (See “Rick Neuheisel Must Go”.) Today, Guerrero sent out an email to alumni, saying not to believe … Continue reading

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Rick Neuheisel Must Go

Way back when, when Bob Toledo was hired as UCLA’s head coach, I wished it had been Rick Neuheisel. Neuheisel had a measure of success, and some big problems, as the head coach at Colorado and then Washington. Toledo had … Continue reading

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