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Steve Alford Responds to 2002 Incident at Iowa

Posted on April 11, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Today, UCLA Basketball Head Coach Steve Alford, and AD Dan Guerrero, responded to the revelations about a 2002 incident that occurred when Alford was coaching at the University of Iowa, which we discussed last week (“Steve Alford, Andy Enfield, and … Continue reading →

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Steve Alford, Andy Enfield, and What Does It All Mean?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by theHoundDawg

As soon as Ben Howland got the boot, my first thought for UCLA was Andy Enfield, college basketball’s flavor of the month. But, looking behind his two great years at FGCU, there is a whole lot of basketball nothingness. Sure, … Continue reading →

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Why the Steve Alford Choice May Not Be So Bad

Posted on April 1, 2013 by theHoundDawg

One of the things that Ben Howland excelled in throughout his UCLA tenure was recruiting. He was able to bring to Westwood an array of great basketball talent, featuring in his early years the likes of Kevin Love, who was … Continue reading →

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Decision to Fire Howland is the Right One

Posted on March 25, 2013 by theHoundDawg

I heard ESPN college basketball analyst and former Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl talking the other morning about what a horrible decision it would be for Athletic Director Dan Guerrero to fire Bruins’ head coach Ben Howland. Pearl was downright … Continue reading →

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UCLA Bruins on the Eve of the NCAA Tournament

Posted on March 21, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Subtitle: Could Ben Howland Be Coaching His Last Game with the Bruins? The 2012-2013 UCLA Bruins‘ season has been one of extreme ups and downs. The Bruins had a couple of great streaks, marked by outstanding team defense and clutch … Continue reading →

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College Basketball in LA – Ya Never Know What’s Up

Posted on March 8, 2013 by theHoundDawg

After winning six of their last seven and sailing along right at the top of the PAC-12 standings for a couple of weeks now, UCLA appeared to be in a great position to end the conference season as the regular … Continue reading →

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A Bit of History and Why I Want Baltimore To Win the Super Bowl

Posted on February 2, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Surprisingly, it was not an easy decision to reach. This, from a Hound who has ALWAYS been a fan of the OLD American Football League, since their beginnings in 1960 and the one and only season of the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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“Enough Already” -Anonymous UCLA Bruin Alum

Posted on January 30, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Tonight was too much to handle, losing, at home, to the then 8-13 brain surgeons. Only a few thoughts here; too mad, and surprised, to write more: The ups have been pretty good, but the downs have been horrible. To … Continue reading →

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The Stats Say It All in UCLA Bruins’ Ugly Loss

Posted on January 27, 2013 by theHoundDawg

The UCLA Bruins should have been ready to blow through the Arizona State Sun Devils coming off their impressive win against the Wildcats in Tucson less than 48 hours earlier. They weren’t and a quick look at the game’s stats … Continue reading →

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Reports of Bruins, Howland Demise Vastly Overblown

Posted on January 25, 2013 by theHoundDawg

So, the UCLA Bruins’ ten game win streak ended with a loss to top-25 team Oregon, and as soon as the final buzzer sounded in the ears of Bruin “faithful”, reviews of the awful team and worse coaching reverberated across … Continue reading →

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The Long Arms of NFL’s Black Monday

Posted on January 3, 2013 by theHoundDawg

(I began writing this last night, and a lot has changed in a few hours, so back to the drawing board for some of it.) So within a day of the end of the NFL’s regular season, seven head coaches … Continue reading →

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Will Last Non-Conference Game be Springboard for UCLA?

Posted on December 28, 2012 by theHoundDawg

The month of December began with the UCLA Bruins resembling a potential FEMA relief destination, with player defections, losses to seemingly inferior teams, and loud cries from many directions for the end of the Ben Howland era. Well, five straight … Continue reading →

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