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UCLA tentative practice schedule (80 clicks)
Per Rick Neuheisel: UCLA will practice Friday and Saturday, once most, if not all, finals are done, and the team will gather for practice Saturday morning, lunch, and then the Navy-Army game. Kai Maiava also told me that Neuheisel told them to get in at least three workouts by Friday. The Bruins are allowed to practice while the process is pending.
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The Early Words: Football Bowl Notebook (80 clicks)
UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel might need to make a spur-of-the-moment shopping trip. He has some Navy gear to buy. If the Midshipmen defeat Army on Saturday, the Bruins are headed to the EagleBank Bowl at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., for a Dec. 29 matchup with the 9-3 Temple Owls. As it stands, the Black Knights are 5-6 and not eligible for the EagleBank Bowl, despite a tie-in.
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Bruins' bowl chances come down to Army-Navy (89 clicks)
If Navy wins, UCLA will face Temple in EagleBank Bowl.
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Spaulding Roundup: DC Thoughts, Verner's Views, Finals Week & Other Notes (66 clicks)
Well yeah. It's not snowing in DC today but it did over the weekend a bit giving us our first snow of the year. The picture above is from another year though, which I think gives a little hint of what folks could expect in late December if we get a legit snow storm in Washington DC. Will the Bruins get to play in their first legit snow bowl (don't really count the one from Washington State during the regular season because it wasn't really snowing during the game) this December?
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USC heading north for bowl; UCLA eastbound? (68 clicks)
USC knows where it is going bowling. Meanwhile, UCLA will have to wait until this weekend to find out if it will be as well.
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UCLA to go to EagleBank Bowl -- if Army loses (50 clicks)
WASHINGTON - Temple will play either Army or UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl on Dec. 29 at RFK Stadium in the nation's capital.
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Alabama-Texas still produces BCS debate (75 clicks)
Alabama and Texas get to play in a national title game. For TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State, the math doesn't quite add up but they still get a spot in a BCS bowl. The quirky, often imperfect method of choosing a national football champion succeeded...
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NAVY SEAL (54 clicks)
From hating Con-dumbs to loving Seamen: Win over Army on Saturday by Navy seals Bruins’ Bowl berth Temple, or The Temple of Doom? It was announced yesterday that the UCLA Bruins were invited to the Eagle Bank Bowl in Washington D.C. to face the Temple Owls. However, there is one catch: If Army upsets Navy on Saturday, then Army [...]
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EagleBank Bowl Selects Participants for 2009 Bowl Game (111 clicks)
The EagleBank Bowl announced today that Temple will meet Army or UCLA in the 2009 game to be held Tuesday, Dec. 29 in Washington, D.C.'s RFK Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN starting at 1:30 p.m. (PT).
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Verner's Views - Finale (90 clicks)
Bruin senior cornerback Alterraun Verner discusses his four years at UCLA in his final column
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Bruins To The EagleBank Bowl With Army Loss (109 clicks)
Bruins To The EagleBank Bowl With Army Loss If Army loses to Navy next week, the Bruins will play in the EagleBank Bowl on December 29th vs. Temple. From Gold's blog: I just ran up to Rick Neuheisel at the UCLA-Kansas game, and he confirmed: UCLA is officially headed to the EagleBank Bowl in Washington D.C. to play Temple, if Army loses to Navy next week.
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Ben Ball Gameday Roundup: Can Bruins Make Things "Interesting" Against Kansas? (45 clicks)
Well thanks again to Wisconsin Badgers for taking care of business late last night. The Badgers crushed Hawaii Warriors by a score 51-10 ending Hawaii's hopes of making a bowl game with a record 6-7 and essentially ensuring a bowl bid for UCLA during this post-season.
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EagleBank Bowl Release (65 clicks)
EAGLEBANK BOWL ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS FOR 2009 GAME Temple to meet Army or UCLA on December 29th in Washington, D.C.'s RFK Stadium WASHINGTON, D.C. - The EagleBank Bowl announced today that Temple will meet Army or UCLA in the 2009 game to be held Tuesday, December 29th in Washington, D.C.'s RFK Stadium.
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Weekly Answers, Pt. 4 (136 clicks)
1) I can't see it if he's not ready, but does Anthony Stover burn the Redshirt? And, do you think it will be a positive for Lane and Moser to get more playing time, now, in anticipation of being a bit more completitive during the conference season? In the long run, is Gordon leaving a positive for the program and will it make UCLA better from this day forward?
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Weekly Answers, Pt. 3 (113 clicks)
1) Perhaps you can clear something up for me. From watching on TV it looked like UCLA was fired up after the last minute bomb and started walking out to the middle of the field. Was that a reaction to Pete's idiocy or were the prophylactics taunting them? I have heard it both ways but I trust you to give the true story.
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Weekly Answers, Pt. 2 (137 clicks)
1) Why is Drew Gordon transferring? - Anonymous Gordon is transferring because he and Howland essentially agreed to disagree. I've heard that Gordon was negative in the locker room, and his negativity was souring the other players.
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THE MAD BOMBER (95 clicks)
Looks like Pete Carroll’s explosive eruption was a little premature.
On Saturday, Pom Pom, Matt Barkley, and the trojans all found out that it’s a little tougher to connect on a deep pass when it doesn’t come as part of a bush league surprise attack. With usc trailing 21-17 and just a few minutes left in the game, Barkley needed a long strike to keep the trojans from plummetting even further below their lofty preseason expectations. But the Freshman QB apparently does NOT have what it takes to come through in the clutch.
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Letters: The finishing touches on USC-UCLA game (83 clicks)
Pete Carroll and Rick Neuheisel don't get off easy.
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A lifer, he's still growing in to the USC-UCLA rivalry (73 clicks)
Chris Dufresne takes time out (he gets two per half) each Friday during the season to answer questions on college football. Chris Dufresne takes time out (he gets two per half) each Friday during the season to answer questions on college football.
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Notre Dame officially ends bowl talk (61 clicks)
Notre Dame said "No thanks" to a possible bowl invite. Means only good things for UCLA... No bowling
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Weekly Answers, Pt. 1 (87 clicks)
1) Is there any question that Brian Price should win the Pac 10 defensive player of the year award? He just finished the best season I've ever seen a DT have. Ever. Have you seen anyone who would even compete with him for the award?
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WHEN WILL LUANN HUMPHREY BOGART THE SPOTLIGHT? (64 clicks)
A Frickin’ Queen: 17 months ago (As Time Goes By) NCAA Rep. Luann Humphrey shocked (SHOCKED) Tim Floyd (”We’re looking at YOU, kid”), and called a Spade a Spade, implying that sc could be headed to The Big Sleep Q: What would Bogey have called it when sc’s BCS Title is rescinded?
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Saturday Late Night Overflow Thread: Go Badgers Open Thread (62 clicks)
We don't have to explain at this point on why we are rooting for Bucky and his Wisconsin Badgers. What an exciting Saturday in Bruins Nation. Since our last thread got filled up, thought we start a brand new one so that we can focus on cheering on Wisconsin (at least those who will stay up out in West Coast and/or procrastinating over their finals). Again, if the Badgers beat Hawaii Warriors, that will all but guarantee a bowl appearance for our Bruins.
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Saturday Overflow Thread: $C* Sucks Edition (46 clicks)
Looks like our Saturday open thread was filling up. It was filling up for a very good reason. The Arizona Wildcats wiped off the stupid grin of Matt Barkley's face at an empty looking Mosoleum this afternoon. Despite the nonstop rear-end kissing from the ABC announcers, the Trojies came up short, looking pathetic and clueless with game on the line (guess it's not easy to throw bombs when the game is on the line).
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Special Saturday Open Thread: UCLA's Bowl Prospects (59 clicks)
Well, there is a lot of football games going on today. Pittsburgh-Cincinnati are locked in a huge battle for the Big East championship. Houston (our opponent for next season) is playing an entertaining Conference-USA championship game against East Carolina. Of course Florida-Alabama is coming up in a bit and then later on tonight Wisconsin is taking on Hawaii in a game, that has implications for UCLA.
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Bracing For Kansas: Early Thoughts & Notes (51 clicks)
It's a pretty big football Saturday around the country as number of conference championship games are taking place around the country. For us the relevant game will come on later tonight when Wisconsin takes on Hawaii on ESPN2 around 8:30 PST. I think for the first time ever many of us will be rooting for the Badgers (trying to set aside bad memories from 94 and 98).
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UCLA's Updated Bowl Prospects (44 clicks)
Although it had been reported earlier this week that the Notre Dame players voted to not to go a bowl game, there were conflicting published reports that there had been no vote. John Walters on NCAA's fanshouse posted on December 3, 2009 that it is highly unlikely that ND would accept a bid, for various reasons outlined in the story.
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Humanitarian Bowl wants UCLA (164 clicks)
With Notre Dame's decision to not play in a bowl game, UCLA's chances of landing an at-large bowl berth are much better, though the Bruins may have to wait until Dec. 12 to get an invitation if they wants to stay in the region and play in the Humanitarian Bowl.
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Humanitarian Bowl targets UCLA (104 clicks)
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Just to clarify (80 clicks)
Norm Chow is not interested in the opening at San Jose State. He has made it clear. [end text]
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Spaulding Roundup: Latest Non-Drama Around Chow & Malcolm Jones Excitement (114 clicks)
Well let's see what we have here. So the San Jose State Spartans are on the market for a new head football coach. Jon Wiliner from the San Jose Mercury News wrote up a post couple of nights ago speculating who the Spartans might be interviewing for the gig and throwing out names in the mix.
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UCLA Football Banquet Video (94 clicks)
It's been a tough week for BN, so I thought I'd post something to make us smile. At the end of the banquet, CRN had a few of the players speak.
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Oaks Christian football star Jones named Gatorade state Player of the Year (73 clicks)
Bill Redell saw all he needed to see in Malcolm Jones very early in Jones' Oaks Christian career. Now that Jones was named Gatorade state Player of the Year after a 1,989-yard, 34-touchdown season, Redell knows he was right about that first glimpse.
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Congrats to Brian and Kai. They are Bruin All Americans. (105 clicks)
Congrats to Brian and Kai. They are Bruin All Americans. To no one's surprise, Brian Price and Kai Forbath were named to the AFCA Coaches' All-American list for the 2009 football season. Only Alabama (4) and Texas (3) have more honorees than UCLA on this year's list.
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Price & Forbath Named AFCA Coaches' All-Americans (68 clicks)
Brian Price and Kai Forbath have been named to the AFCA Coaches' All-America team for the 2009 football season. This is the first AFCA All-America honor for both Price and Forbath.
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UCLA's Chow interested in San Jose State (115 clicks)
The San Jose Mercury News reports UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow is interested in becoming the head coach at San Jose State.
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Norm Chow not interested in San Jose State job (174 clicks)
UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow said he has no interest in the San Jose State head coach job. Spartans Coach Dick Tomey retired, and the San Jose Mercury News reported that Chow is on the preliminary list of candidates. But...
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UCLA football: Price, Forbath named to AFCA Coaches' All-American team (130 clicks)
UCLA defensive tackle Brian Price and kicker Kai Forbath were named to the AFCA Coaches’ All-American team. Price, a junior, was third nationally with 22.5 tackles for a loss in 12 games this season. He has 43.5 tackles for a...
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Price, Forbath named AFCA All-Americans (48 clicks)
UCLA junior defensive tackle Brian Price and junior kicker Kai Forbath were named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America team today. Price had 42 tackles, including 22.5 for loss, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Facing double- and triple-teams, Price was at times unblockable, a physical force who had a variety of tools at his disposal.
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Malcolm Jones, California POY (66 clicks)
UCLA-bound running back Malcolm Jones of Oaks Christian was named the Gatorade California Football Player of the Year after racking up nearly 2,000 yards rushing and 34 touchdowns for the undefeated Lions. Defensively, Jones had 57 tackles, three interceptions and a sack, while his playing time was limited to mostly first-halves, as his all-world team put games away early.
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Malcolm Jones named Gatorade state player of the year (179 clicks)
Oaks Christian running back Malcolm Jones was named the Gatorade California Football Player of the Year after leading the Lions to yet another league title this season.
[See Inside UCLA with Jon Gold for more.]
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More fallout from USC-UCLA game (271 clicks)
There continues to be debate among high school coaches about the actions of USC Coach Pete Carroll and UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel at the conclusion of their game last week, and the latest comes from Los Angeles Contreras Coach Pete Carrion.
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Gerhart, Price and Forbath are All-Americans (192 clicks)
Three Pac-10 players have earned first-team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association.
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Early Defensive Reflections On 2009 Regular Season (98 clicks)
Shifting attention back to football, I want to pick up our discussion from the team's performance in the last game. We talked about offense earlier in the week, let's focus a little on our defense. I went ahead and looked up the numbers of our defense from 2009 season and compared it numbers from 2008 when Dewayne Walker was in charge.
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Congrats to ATV. He is one of 11 UCLA Bruins who made the All Pac-10 Academic Teams today. Jeff... (75 clicks)
Congrats to ATV. He is one of 11 UCLA Bruins who made the All Pac-10 Academic Teams today. Jeff Locke was named in the first team. ATV joined Damien Holmes and Logan Paulsen in the second team (only if Logan showed off his smarts consistently on the football field (j/k)).
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Video on MJD's Homecoming This Week (68 clicks)
Video on MJD's Homecoming This Week NFL Network ran this piece on MJD playing in San Francisco this week. A nice background history on one of our favorite Bruins.
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Pete Carroll-Rick Neuheisel Fallout: Quoting Sports Legends To Prove Your Point (146 clicks)
It's a common element of writing a sports article. The writer finds a quote from someone, such as legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, and uses it to prove his or her point. As if Wooden's definition of competitive greatness applies to the high school basketball coach who does not get his starting center until the end of the football playoffs.
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Locke Leads List Of UCLA Football Players On Pac-10 All-Academic Teams (86 clicks)
Punter Jeff Locke leads a list of 11 Bruin footballers who have been honored by the Pac-10 with All-Academic accolades. The redshirt freshman has been named a first-team honoree for his success in the classroom and on the field.
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UCLA football: Bruins have 10 players named to Pac-10 All-Academic team (91 clicks)
UCLA punter Jeff Locke was named first-team Pac 10 All-Academic team. Tight end Logan Paulsen, defensive end Damien Holmes and cornerback Alterraun Verner were named to the second team. Honorable mention went to guard Nick Ekbatani, wide receiver Gavin Ketchum,...
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UCLA Pac-10 All-Academic Honors (51 clicks)
Here's a list of UCLA football's Pac-10 All-Academic team honorees: All-Academic Team
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Dean, Bennett, Miller, Rubio leave UCLA football program (94 clicks)
UCLA offensive linemen Jake Dean and Brandon Bennett, tight end Jeff Miller and safety Garrett Rubio have decided to end their football careers with the Bruins. All four are redshirt juniors who will graduate this spring. Dean received the most playing time out of the group, starting seven games last season and the last two this year, against Arizona State and USC.
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Never let it be said he isn't right on USC-UCLA game (168 clicks)
It's a Page 2 fact that Pete Carroll displayed poor sportsmanship near the end of the game, and those who think Rick Neuheisel asked for it when he called a timeout are wrong.
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UCLA football: Neuheisel had to send a message (86 clicks)
What USC and others don't understand is that Neuheisel had to call time-out. If he doesn't how can he tell his players to keep fighting, to never give up, to work hard every down, every drill? If he doesn't how does Neuheisel tell Bruins fans to stick with the program?
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USC's Carroll, UCLA's Neuheisel shouldn't regret calls (72 clicks)
We always want an explanation, something on camera, on the record, that forever can be the sound byte for an incident like what happened in the final frenetic minute of USC's 28-7 victory against UCLA on Saturday at the Coliseum.
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UCLA's Neuheisel defends decision to call timeout (68 clicks)
As tempers have cooled and UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel has had some time to think about the end of Saturday's 28-7 loss, he still maintains he made the right call.
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UCLA Banquet Award Winners (65 clicks)
Running back Chane Moline, safety Rahim Moore and defensive tackle Brian Price were selected winners of UCLA's Henry R. "Red" Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player at the Annual UCLA Football Awards Banquet, held Monday evening at the Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel.
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Update On Kevin Prince (53 clicks)
Chris Foster from the LA Times is reporting that Kevin Prince has a "mild shoulder separation"
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Some Thoughts On UCLA's Offense (53 clicks)
The bowl picture remains cloudy for us and per the folks at the Irish Round Table (HT Magnusblitz), the news of Notre Dame players voting "no" to play in a bowl game looks very premature.
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Cheatey Petey's Petty Track Record (119 clicks)
I will try to make this my last post on the topic before finally pivoting on to other issues around the football. A number of BNers have done some great research in last 24 hours exposing Cheatey Petey's track record of being a petty, showboating, classless toolbag. bruin7982 brought up (via the google) about an incident Pom Pom had as the Jet's head coach, taunting a Miami Dolphins kicker (yes you read that right, Cheatey was taunting a kicker) back in 1992.
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UCLA's Bowl Hope Improve? Notre Dame Players Reportedly Vote No On Bowling (138 clicks)
Per SBN's Ryan Hudson it sounds like ND's football players have voted against going to a bowl game. If this report turns out to be true and the Irish end up deciding to bypass a bowl game, it will potentially open up a slot for UCLA BTW for the best perspective on Charlie Weiss firing, I'd recommend SBN's Rakes of Mallow or Blue Gray Sky. I know lot of people hate Notre Dame.
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UCLA football: Bruins QB Kevin Prince has mild shoulder separation (111 clicks)
UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince has a mild shoulder separation, suffered during the 28-7 loss to USC Saturday, according to a source familiar with the Bruins' program. Prince was injured while scrambling; he was tackled by USC’s Everson Griffen and landed...
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Never let it be said he isn't right on USC-UCLA game (130 clicks)
It's a Page 2 fact that Pete Carroll displayed poor sportsmanship near the end of the game, and those who think Rick Neuheisel asked for it when he called a timeout are wrong. It's a Page 2 fact that Pete Carroll displayed poor sportsmanship near the end of the game, and those who think Rick Neuheisel asked for it when he called a timeout are wrong.
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Football. Chane Moline, Rahim Moore and Brian Price Selected UCLA Football's Most Valuable Players (81 clicks)
Running back Chane Moline, safety Rahim Moore and defensive tackle Brian Price were selected winners of UCLA's Henry R. "Red" Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player at the Annual UCLA Football Awards Banquet, held Monday evening at the Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel.
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The Early Words: UCLA Football Notebook (80 clicks)
As tempers have cooled and UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel has had some time to think about the end of Saturday's 28-7 loss, he still maintains he made the right call. Down by 14 with 52 seconds left and three timeouts remaining, Neuheisel called a timeout. On the ensuing play, USC called a play-action pass, and freshman quarterback Matt Barkley found a streaking Damien Williams for a 48-yard touchdown.
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Is Pete Carroll a Hypocrite? (114 clicks)
Saturday night's USC-UCLA game went from a rather dull intra-city rivalry to an exciting and controversial finish in a matter of seconds. While everyone knows what happened (Rick Neuheisel time-out, Pete Carroll throw deep, and near riot on the field) the debate rages about the decision of these two rival coaches.
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UCLA-USC: Turnovers And Bad Blood Kill Bruins In 28-7 Loss (106 clicks)
Now the UCLA Bruins know how Arizona State felt on November 21. Wearing their 1967 throwback jerseys for the second time this month, UCLA's defense played well for most of the night, shutting down the USC Trojans' offense.
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Here's A Thought, Rick Neuheisel: Don't Call a Timeout (104 clicks)
You know, I have some dubious plays from the players donning Green and White in Calgary, but even more of a head-scratcher is Rick Neuheisel deciding, "Okay, I am going to literally give up seven more points by calling a timeout when the fate of my UCLA Bruins is already sealed down at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Happy Thanksgiving, Pete Carroll."
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USC-UCLA Now Claims Center Stage as Top College Football Rivalry (67 clicks)
Move over Oklahoma—Texas and the Red River Rivalry. Shift it Army—Navy, the annual December battle between two of our proud service academies. And out of the way Notre Dame, widely thought to be USC's biggest rival. The Trojans’ biggest rivalry is now with UCLA—and it is the biggest college football rivalry today.
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A timeout, a TD pass -- and a rivalry taken to another level (97 clicks)
What happened at the end of an otherwise dull, mistake-prone USC-UCLA game will reverberate until the schools meet next year at the Rose Bowl. What happened at the end of an otherwise dull, mistake-prone USC-UCLA game will reverberate until the schools meet next year at the Rose Bowl.
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Rick Neuheisel maintains stance on ending of game (77 clicks)
The UCLA coach says there was nothing wrong with the plays called in the final minute of the Bruins' game against USC. The UCLA coach says there was nothing wrong with the plays called in the final minute of the Bruins' game against USC.
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COACH RICK NEUHEISEL'S POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE (94 clicks)
UCLA football Coach Rick Neuheisel addresses the media following the Bruins' 28-7 loss at USC Saturday evening. Click the link below to view this exclusive UCLA All-Access video report.
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UCLA now waits on bowl bid (74 clicks)
Before the season, UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel repeated his expectations ad nauseam to anyone who would listen: Bowl or Bust.
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Debate rages on final minute of USC-UCLA game (78 clicks)
Judging from the brevity of Saturday's postgame handshake, it seems unlikely UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel asked USC coach Pete Carroll what's his "deal" after USC's 28-7 victory over the Bruins on Saturday night at the Coliseum. Of course in the days...
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BN Pac-10 Power Poll: Week 12 (39 clicks)
Hello world, meet Toby Gerhart. Even at .500, Notre Dame draws viewers and it's a good thing because it finally gave the rest of the country a chance to see what the Pac-10 has known all year. Elsewhere, a pair of rivalries went to the favorites, USC and Arizona, while nobody without a rooting interest really cared because the Pac-10 title is riding on a game to be played this Saturday.
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"We Are SC" (99 clicks)
If you have stayed away from newspapers, television, radio and the internets for last 48 hours (which I totally understand if you bleed Bruin blue and gold) welcome back. If you haven't seen the video of those moments here is another look: We will post this video a lot in the next 369 days. I have replayed them over and over and over already. I think that replay will continue in a loop in our collective conscious for rest of our lives. After two days I am still having a hard time to wrap the game up in terms of the football angle of it.
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Pete Carroll & Southern Cal: They Are Who We Thought They Were (49 clicks)
Many Bruin fans, myself included, went to bed last night with our blood pressure a little higher, our heart rates a little faster, and our jaws and fists clenched a little tighter. A few vulgar outbursts under our breaths. Anger, fury, and frustration firmly entrenched in our minds. When is a loss not just a loss? When we lose to Southern Cal.
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Wrapping Up Southern Cal (44 clicks)
When is the last time UCLA lost to three (two really depending on how you look at it) mid majors in basketball, and USC in one weekend? I don’t want to ramble about things that I can’t speak intelligently about so I’ll leave the basketball debacle to you guys. As for football, I can raise my hand here. The story of the game was of course the last TD, unfortunate for the Bruins, and really fortunate for the Trojans.
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UCLA football: A fan's look back at USC (148 clicks)
After 59 minutes of excruciating football on both sides -- but even worse if you're a UCLA fan -- the annual crosstown rivalry game against USC was injected with some life. Unfortunately, it was for all the wrong reasons (more...
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Notre Dame players reportedly no-go bowl game (53 clicks)
UCLA's prospects for a bowl game took a turn for the better today, as it appears Notre Dame players have chosen to deny a bowl game bid, multiple sources are reporting. The Bruins still have to hope for a little luck, but its appearing that they could still have a decent chance. More info when I get it.
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Some UCLA football rankings (50 clicks)
Stat Tracker Sophomore safety Rahim Moore finished the regular season as the NCAA leader in interceptions with nine and finished fifth in the NCAA - and first in the Pac-10 - with 1.33 passes defended per game. ... Junior Kai Forbath finished No. 2 in the country in both field goals (2.17 per game) and field goal accuracy (89.7). ... Junior defensive tackle Brian Price finished third in the NCA with 1.88 tackles for loss per game. ...
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UCLA-USC Report Card (63 clicks)
RESULT: USC 28-7 RECORD: 6-6 WEEK 12 GPA: C- QUARTERBACK Kevin PrinceCraft put the team in an unwinnable situation, throwing three picks. D RUNNING BACKS Chane Moline and Co. managed just 44 yards on 17 carries. D WIDE RECEIVERS Drops, drops, drops. Just a sub-par effort. D- OFFENSIVE LINE For the second straight week
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My take on the last minute of the game (58 clicks)
Let me preface this by saying that I don't mean to imply that those who didn't play football can't judge how the end of the UCLA-USC played out, I just have a certain perspective as a former football player. Both coaches were correct. His team down 14 with 52 seconds left and three timeouts left, Rick Neuheisel reasoned that with two more plays came two more chances for USC to fumble the ball.
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