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Prince to start at OSU, Brehaut to play
October 26, 2009 by
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Bumped. GO BRUINS. -NJust saw this in the LA Times blog. Just as CRN handled the Carroll-twitter incident, it appears that he is handling this situation well. Here is the statement from CRN:
"We studied the tape, and I talked with Norm, and we decided that Kevin would...
Football is like a box of chocolates
October 26, 2009 by
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Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N
I think we can all agree that the last two years have been an absolute pit of misery for UCLA football. The wins over Tennessee were great, but by no means dominating performances.
We all know that Coach Neuheisel inherited a disastrous situation....
Mark Sanchez Needs Carson Palmer's Marketing People
October 26, 2009 by
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Mark Sanchez Needs Carson Palmer's Marketing People
For those that didn't see it, Jets QB Mark Sanchez was caught eating a hot dog on the sidelines during his game with the Raiders this past Sunday. The problem isn't so much that Sanchez got the munchies during the...
BN Pac-10 Power Poll: Week 8
October 26, 2009 by
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The Pac-10 started out the year with what seemed like a lot of great defenses, but lacking in the offense department. How bad that looks now. The USC offense? Rising. The USC defense...
Despite our youth and inexperience we must create a NEW CULTURE within UCLA Football
October 26, 2009 by
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Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N
Like everyone else on this site, I have been LIVID the last 36 hours. My worst fears when we were 3-0 (WAY back when) have been realized. Back then, when I looked at the schedule and saw that we had three tough games ahead, for...
Spaulding Roundup: UCLA's Starting QB Spot Up For Grab & Other Notes
October 26, 2009 by
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Looks like the starting QB spot heading into this game week is up in the air. At least according to Rick Neuheisel's comments printed in the LA Times:
The Bruins have lost four consecutive games and the offense has failed to score a touchdown in two of the last three games...
Non-Revenue Sports Bruin Review and Calendar
October 25, 2009 by
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UCLA's Amit Inbar, who won the ITA Regional Championship (via the official site)
Women's Golf
The Bruins moved to the top spot in the nation early in the week, then went to Wilmington, NC later in the week to compete in the NCAA Fall Preview. There, they finished second...
Norm Chow's Airraid Offense: Inexperience Is The Problem
October 25, 2009 by
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Bumped. GO BRUINS. - N
Since the generalization posts have come out today, I say we lighten things up and look towards the future a little ignorantly (smiles at Nes)
The goal of the Chowster is to get to the Air-Raid offense that he was so used to using back at BYU and U$C. Commoners...
21 Random Thoughts About UCLA Football
October 25, 2009 by
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Bumped. GO BRUINS. - N
Well, the broken record we have been listening to for the past 3 weeks played itself again. The last 2 and 1/2 seasons of UCLA football have been depressing to say the least. The program has hit rock bottom (I thought that happened about this...
Big Picture Thoughts: Rick Neuheisel Needs To Deliver (At Least) 6 Wins In 2009
October 25, 2009 by
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by Wily Low - AP
about 16 hours ago:
Arizona's Vuna Tuihalamaka (8) and Devin Ross, cause UCLA's Ryan Moya (15) to fumble the ball in the second half of an NCAA college football game at Arizona Stadium...
As one of the few Bruin fans lucky enough to go to Arizona
October 25, 2009 by
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Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N
I had a unique perspective of the game:
Palcic coaching them upMy seats were on the 35 yard line, about 10 rows up behind our bench. The bad news, I was one of only a handful of Bruin fans behind them on the sidelines. The good news was when...
All the wrong moves
October 24, 2009 by
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Bumped. Still gathering my thoughts. Let me say this: tasser and yours truly started as students UCLA on the same day in the same class. We attended all the games sitting in the student moshpit watching UCLA teams from the 90s. Bruins Nation has always been about holding our athletic...
@ Arizona: UCLA Simply Doesn't Have The Talent (On Offense)
October 24, 2009 by
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Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N
Let's start out with this:
I officially hate Arizona- plain and simple. I don't know if I was spoiled by Tennessee, but on my way to the stadium, 4 different fans made an effort to approach me and inform me that UCLA sucks. I'm not whining, but...
Arizona Kind Enough To Keep UCLA In It
October 24, 2009 by
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by Paul Sakuma - AP
Things are looking down for CRN's Bruins after their fourth consecutive loss.
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UCLA sure didn't play well enough to stay in the game...
BN Gameday: Arizona Second Half Thread
October 24, 2009 by
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by Paul Sakuma - AP
UCLA cornerback Marlon Pollard (23) is tackled by Stanford linebacker Clinton Snyder (20) and safety Bo McNally (22) during the first quarter of their NCAA football game in Stanford, Calif.,...
BN Gameday: Arizona Open Thread
October 24, 2009 by
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I have tried all the mojo stuff last two weekend. Wore my lucky shirts. Went to the brunch places that seem to serve as our good luck charm. None...
BN Gameday Roundup: Can The Bruins Play With A Sense Of "No Fear"?
October 24, 2009 by
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How many points do we get again when JetSki crosses over the goal line? I ask because sometimes I forget you can get more than 3 points in this game. Photo Credit: Telemachus
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Is the UCLA defense really worse than last year?
October 24, 2009 by
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Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N
I was working under that premise, as I have been very disappointed in the way the defense has given up big plays and seemed lost early in games. One thing Bruinsnation has taught me, though, is to actually look at facts before drawing conclusions. So, I looked...
Mid-season assessment
October 23, 2009 by
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Last weekend's Cal game was a microcosm of this season. Everything good and bad, all in one game.
You know we'll be able to count on these guys:
Jeff Locke is key to field position strategy
For the season, Jeff Locke has a long of 77 (ranked 1st) while averaging 46...
Spaulding Roundup: Expecting The Bruin Defense To Be Under Siege In Arizona
October 23, 2009 by
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by Reed Saxon - AP
Ayers and co. will need to be consistent and disciplined so that they are making plays like this throughout the entire game (and not collapsing during back breaking big plays).
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Duel in the Desert: BN Podcast Open Thread
October 22, 2009 by
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Ugh. Three straight losses is not remotely fun and a trip to Tucson to take on a good Arizona team won't help. The Bruins have a chance though and we'll talk about this Saturday's game in tonight's podcast at 7 pm PDT. We'll give you guys our thoughts on...
Three Keys To UCLA-Arizona
October 22, 2009 by
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by Reed Saxon - AP
Can Taylor Embree and the UCLA pass catchers exploit the seam against a struggling Arizona defense? (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Here we go. Back on...
Pregame Guesses: Arizona
October 22, 2009 by
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by Gus Ruelas - AP
Not done yet
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May be the Halos will bring some good karma to BN this weekend? They are not done yet.
As for our boys, three up, three down....
Spaulding Roundup: Shakeup In Defensive Backfield, Competition At RG & Other UCLA Practice Notes
October 22, 2009 by
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Bruins continue to prepare for their Arizona roadtrip with some tinkering with their defensive secondary. It looks like coaches are thinking about shaking up the defensive backfield a bit by trying out Glenn Love at strong safety. From the LA Times:
Strong safety Glenn...
Welcome To UCLA--Great video put out by the university about what makes UCLA an amazing place...
October 22, 2009 by
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Welcome To UCLA--Great video put out by the university about what makes UCLA an amazing place to be
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