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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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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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To Win, Or,….. To Lose?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by theHoundDawg

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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Bruins, trojans, Full of Surprises

Posted on September 17, 2012 by theHoundDawg

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

Posted on July 19, 2012 by theHoundDawg

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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Top Ten Reasons Why the Lakers Will Suck This Season

Posted on December 17, 2011 by theHoundDawg

10. For the first time since the opening of Staples and the sharing of one arena by the Lakers and Clippers, it is the Clippers who will be the more exciting and interesting, and perhaps better, team, and the Lakers … Continue reading →

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Rick Neuheisel Must Go

Posted on November 26, 2011 by theHoundDawg

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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One More Time For Tim Tebow – Jets Are Latest To Fall

Posted on November 17, 2011 by theHoundDawg

Another overrated little trojan super-hyped quarterback has fallen to the Tim Tebow-led Denver Broncos, and again by virtue of a last-minute drive. Tebow is now 4-1 as a starter this season, and as predicted, is on his way to an … Continue reading →

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The Vast Wasteland of the AFC West

Posted on October 24, 2011 by theHoundDawg

Sunday was some horrendous day for the one-time powerhouse AFC West. In New York, on vibrant display as never before was the absolutely horrendous coaching of Norv Turner, whose talent-laden but totally inept Chargers ripped defeat from the hands of … Continue reading →

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When Powerful People Are Angry, Scores Change

Posted on September 11, 2011 by theHoundDawg

17 to 14. NO! 23 to 14. Huh? Really? But…… Yea, just like me, I turned off the brain surgeons yesterday, thinking they squeaked by on a field goal. But today, well, just how does a score change hours after … Continue reading →

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