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Optimistic Rick? (83 clicks)
Part of UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel's postgame speech to the team, according to some of the players, included an anecdote about the 1983 Bruins. Neuheisel was the quarterback of that Rose Bowl-winning team, which began the season 0-3-1.
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Props to Baca (83 clicks)
As I reported in today's paper, I'm hearing let tackle Micah Kia will be replaced this week by freshman Jeff Baca. Kia said he came out of Saturday's game because of a back injury, but I'm hearing the back is not the reason for the chance.
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Toughness needed (70 clicks)
UCLA offensive guard Scott Glicksberg said playing harder and tougher may fix what ails an offense that has not scored a touchdown in eight quarters. "It's a proven scheme," Glicksberg said. "We just need to work on our toughness. We need to get tougher, mentally tougher."
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Team morale (73 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel was asked about the team's morale after being out-scored 90-10 the last two weeks, and with the offense unable to score a touchdown in that span. "In losing the last two games, it has gotten away from us," he said.
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The grim truth (66 clicks)
Folks, it was not pretty for the Bruins on Saturday. In fact, it was horrible, from an offensive and special teams standpoint. It was so bad, coach Rick Neuheisel thanked the fans for not booing. "I appreciate our fans for staying," Neuheisel said.
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Bright Spots (In A World Of Reality) (72 clicks)
We are now three games into Rick Neuheisel’s first season at UCLA, and I think it is starting to become clear to everyone in BN, precisely what we were foreshadowing when we were writing all those posts with taglines “dose of reality†during this off season.
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Reality Bites (57 clicks)
Less than three weeks ago the electric feeling in the Rose Bowl was almost palpable as the Bruins staged an incredible comeback win. Anything seemed possible. Then . . . 59-0 happened. Those who read BN regularly know that reality for this season lies somewhere between those two games
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Bruins Finish 12th at Olympia Fields Invitational (76 clicks)
The UCLA men's golf team finished 12th at the Olympia Fields/University of Illinois Invitational Sunday.
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No. 4 UCLA Advances to First-Place Game by Defeating No. 1 Cal, 6-4 (74 clicks)
Sophomore Jacob Murphy scored a pair of goals and junior goalkeeper Chay Lapin registered 12 saves to lead the No. 4 UCLA men's water polo team past No. 1 California, 6-4, on Sunday afternoon at St. Mary's High School.
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RIDING THE STORM OUT (64 clicks)
The R-N-D Speedwagon is losing passengers, as Bruin fans might not Keep On Loving UCLA’s Coaching Dream Team
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Abby NORM-al (64 clicks)
For the second week in a row, Norm Chow’s Offense can’t muster a TD, in 31-10 loss to Arizona Is this the year of the Tennessee Tease? After shocking the Nation with an upset win over the Volunteers, the Bruins have reverted to a team who has no business thinking about Bowls.
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Grading the Bruins against Arizona (65 clicks)
How would you rate UCLA's performance against the Wildcats?
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Bruins do a slow burn against Arizona (75 clicks)
UCLA hangs in against the Wildcats for three quarters before finally falling, 31-10. Offense still struggles with only 196 yards, 81 in the air, and no touchdowns.
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UCLA routed by Arizona at Rose Bowl (72 clicks)
Arizona coach Mike Stoops needed the win more than UCLA's Rick Neuheusel did. He got it.
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No bounce-back win for UCLA (71 clicks)
When UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel addressed his players following Saturday's game with Arizona, he reminded them that with all the challenges in front of them, the only way to succeed is to "pick up that shovel and work."
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UCLA's Harwell: It's a group thing... (83 clicks)
UCLA DT Brigham Harwell said that the offense shouldn't be blamed for the loss on Saturday to Arizona. Instead, he said that every unit had its break downs and he was willing to be patient with the offense.
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UCLA's Walker: record is secondary... (84 clicks)
Please don't take this out of context and think that he is throwing in the towel, because he is not. But UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker said after the game that at this point, the staff and team is more concerned about individual and collective improvement than winning football games.
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UCLA's Chow remaining hopeful... (90 clicks)
UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow said that while the Bruins are struggling on offense, he was hopeful that they could eventually pull out of this funk. As for the lack of experienced talent, Chow said they didn't have much choice right now.
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UCLA offense struggles... (73 clicks)
Just a re-cap of how bad UCLA's offense was today against Arizona. The Bruins punted a school-record-tying 11 times, had six three-and-outs and took just nine offense snaps in Arizona territory.
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Five observations from UCLA-Arizona (77 clicks)
Five observations from UCLA's 31-10 loss to Arizona on Saturday at the Rose Bowl
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TE Harkey, LB Hale injured (62 clicks)
UCLA tight end Cory Harkey and linebacker John Hale (Los Alamitos High) suffered ankle sprains during Saturday's loss to Arizona. Harkey sprained his in the first quarter and played through it.
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Neuheisel: 'We're going to evaluate all positions' (66 clicks)
Highlights from Coach Neuheisel's postgame press conference
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UCLA-Arizona: Postgame notes (56 clicks)
UCLA lost for the eighth time at home in the past five-plus years.
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Patton: This Bruins bunch destined to be among worst UCLA teams (92 clicks)
If you want to know just where the UCLA football program is at the moment, there at least was dead-on acknowledgement from Rick Neuheisel on Saturday.
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Bruins see some progress on ground (89 clicks)
At first, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel couldn't quite see it as he tried to digest a second straight game without an offensive touchdown.
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Kia's Injury Leaves Bruins With No Experienced Linemen (96 clicks)
Left tackle Micah Kia, UCLA's only experienced offensive lineman, aggravated a pre-existing back injury in the first half on Saturday, paving the way for the coaching staff to pull the red-shirt off freshman Jeff Baca and force him into action.
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Bruins Win Ninth Straight to Close Out Non-Conference Play (73 clicks)
Freshman Amanda Gil had a match-high 20 kills, while seniors Ali Daley and Nellie Spicer and sophomore Dicey McGraw each had double-doubles, as the fourth-ranked Bruins extended their winning streak to nine with a four-set victory over Northwestern at the Wildcat Classic. Scores were 25-19, 30-32, 25-22, 25-21.
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A message from Brigham Harwell (video) (118 clicks)
At times like these, you need senior leadership. Here's UCLA defensive tackle Brigham Harwell talking to the Bruin faithful:
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Neuheisel talking after the loss to Arizona (video) (84 clicks)
Here's UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel after falling 31-10 to the Arizona Wildcats: This clip's only about a minute; if you want to hear the full thing (about seven minutes) click the play button here:
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UCLA Men's Soccer Team Shuts Out Santa Clara, 2-0 (83 clicks)
The UCLA men's soccer team picked up a 2-0 victory over Santa Clara in a non-conference game at Drake Stadium on Saturday night. Senior forward Maxwell Griffin scored the game's first goal in the 14th minute, and the Bruins added a second goal on an own goal in the 50th minute. Bruin goalkeeper Brian Perk recorded his second shutout of the season, making four saves.
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No. 4 UCLA Men's Water Polo Cruises Past No. 5 Pepperdine, 8-3 (76 clicks)
Ben Hohl scored a game-high three goals to lead No. 4 UCLA past No. 5 Pepperdine, 8-3, on Saturday afternoon at Pacific's Chris Kjeldsen Pool. With the win, UCLA (3-0) advanced to a Sunday semifinal match at the NorCal Tournament against California (6-0).
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Women's Cross Country Captures Big Wave Invitational Crown (100 clicks)
The Bruin women's cross country team captured their first team title of the season on Saturday as they raced to a win at the Big Wave classic in Honolulu, HI. Freshman Katja Goldring was UCLA's number one runner (14.37.50) for the second straight meet as five of UCLA's seven runners finished in the top seven overall.
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Men's Cross Country Takes Big Wave Invitational Team Title (73 clicks)
The UCLA men's cross country team dominated the Big Wave Classic in Honolulu, HI on Saturday as all Bruin runners swept the top nine places to win the team title. The Bruins posted a score of 15 points, while Pepperdine was second with 69. Senior Laef Barnes led the way for the men in the 5k race with his winning time of 15:12.16.
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Bruins Move Up to Ninth Place at Olympia Fields Invitational (85 clicks)
The UCLA men's golf team moved into ninth place after 36 holes at the Olympia Fields/University of Illinois Invitational Saturday.
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Bruins Fall to Wildcats in Pac-10 Opener, 31-10 (72 clicks)
Watch video of Rick Neuheisel's post-game press conference and locker room interviews.
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No. 4 UCLA Men's Water Polo Defeats No. 14 Pacific, 11-6 (72 clicks)
Senior Krsto Sbutega scored a game-best four goals to pace No. 4 UCLA past No. 14 Pacific, 11-6, in both teams' opening match of the NorCal Tournament on Saturday morning. The Bruins will play Pepperdine this evening at 5:20 at Pacific's Chris Kjeldsen Pool.
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UCLA falls to Arizona, 31-10 (69 clicks)
The Bruins' offense continues to regress as they tie a school record with 11 punts.
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UCLA getting younger quick (64 clicks)
Notes: Troy's Coleman and Mission Viejo's Baca are among the newcomers getting some valuable playing time.
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No offense, but UCLA doesn't have one (75 clicks)
Smith column: Small gains in the rushing attack don't make much of a difference for the Bruins.
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Bruins do a slow burn against Arizona (58 clicks)
UCLA hangs in against the Wildcats for three quarters before finally falling, 31-10. Offense still struggles with only 196 yards, 81 in the air, and no touchdowns. The fire alarm blared before UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel entered, clearing the pressroom prior to his postgame postmortem.
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Progress will be UCLA's most important product (61 clicks)
After three games it's clear the Bruins' lack of talent necessitates a downward adjustment of expectations, for them and their fans. This time, at least they showed up.
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UCLA defense shows some grit (79 clicks)
Bruins keep it close going into fourth quarter before falling to Arizona. Four touchdowns.
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Kia's back pain gets Baca into the game (77 clicks)
UCLA tackle Micah Kia left the 31-10 loss to Arizona after the first half because of back pain. He said he would be examined today.
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UCLA-Arizona game-day musings: postgame (120 clicks)
Looking into a much thinner crowd of reporters than when UCLA knocked off Tennessee a few weeks ago, Bruin Coach Rick Neuheisel announced, "We just aren't in that place, athletically, that is going to let us get big chunks...
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UCLA loses Pac-10 opener to Arizona (49 clicks)
This wasn't going to be easy either way.
In the Pac-10 these days, this is hard going.
But harder still for UCLA's decimated Bruins, who kept it close into the fourth quarter before falling to Arizona, 31-10, in the Pac-10 opener for both teams in front of a surprising crowd of 65,434 at the Rose Bowl.
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Dose of Reality: Personnel Deficiencies (77 clicks)
Another game, another week and once again Neuheisel's Bruins were out manned and outgunned, losing to a more talented team with explosive fire power. Bruins gave it a good shot and they certainly gave a great effort
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UCLA gameday: vs. Arizona (78 clicks)
At stake: Both of these teams need confidence after loses to Mountain West Conference teams last week. A victory in the Pac-10 opener would certainly give the winner a much-needed shot in the arm and some respect.
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History's on UCLA's side as Bruins try to rebound today vs. Arizona (75 clicks)
In recent years, the Bruins often have followed big wins (the opener vs. Tennessee) with bad losses (BYU), only to rebound the next week.
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Answers, Part XX (95 clicks)
If anything else happens tonight, I will post it. Also, I will have at least one set of answers tomorrow morning. Do you think frustration with the talent level could cause Norm Chow to leave sooner than he might otherwise?
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Another Bruin Shutout (67 clicks)
The second-ranked UCLA women's soccer team picked up its sixth straight shutout on Friday, registering a 3-0 victory over Miami in the first match of the UCLA Women's Cup at Drake Stadium. The Bruins (6-0-1), who haven't allowed a goal since the season opener against UC Santa Barbara, have outscored their opponents 19-1 through the first seven matches.
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Spicer Surpasses 5,000 Career Assists Mark in Win Over Georgetown (44 clicks)
Senior Nellie Spicer reached another milestone on Friday, recording her 5,000th career assist in fourth-ranked UCLA's three-set victory over Georgetown at the Northwestern Wildcat Classic. Scores were 27-25, 25-16, 25-12.
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Answers, Part XIX (180 clicks)
Wowzers folks. We are winding toward the end of today's segment. One more set of answers will follow, but here is No. 19: In your opinion, what do you think is the reason for UCLA's inconsistency in football?
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Answers, Part XVIII (138 clicks)
Here is the 18th set: Will there be changes made in the future to insure that some easier out of conference teams are scheduled?
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Answers, Part XVII (130 clicks)
Here is the 17th installment: With Walker surely not happy with BYU tagging a "59" on us, you see him pushing our "D" a little harder this week? No secret we need our frosh/soph's to grow up very quickly...
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Answers, Part XVI (73 clicks)
Here comes set No. 16: In terms of just numbers , UCLA Football has 85 scholarship players on it's roster . Of those 85 players how many in your opinion, do not belong on a Pac-10 roster ?
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Answers, Part XV (149 clicks)
Here is set No. 15: What does the basketball scholarship situation look like for next year (09-10)? I know UCLA has 3 commitments, how many more are they trying to add?
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Answers, part XIV (80 clicks)
Here is the 14th installment: Has UCLA ever considered dropping the program? It just seems like the adminstration won't give the staff the tools to go out and recruit the players it needs to compete in the Mountain West, much less the Pac-10?
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Answers, Part XIII (77 clicks)
Here is lucky set No. 13: Let me start by saying I hate USC and am a huge bruin fan. I've heard and read that SC practices are 100% hard hitting and very competitive (the games are easy for them)..i think that reflects well on how they perform in games. Do you think UCLA is to worried about injuries to practice like SC or is it just that our starters are secure in there jobs?
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Glicksberg to start (112 clicks)
Word from UCLA is Scott Glicksberg will start at right guard ahead of Sonny Tevaga and Brandon Bennett.
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Answers, Part XII (65 clicks)
Here is the 12th set of answers: What were the main causes of the BYU disaster?
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Bruins' running game has ground to a halt (72 clicks)
UCLA ranks last in the nation in rushing, with just 38 yards in two games. With injuries at tailback and inexperience up front, there are no simple solutions. The leather-helmet notion of "three yards and a cloud of dust" must seem like a high-tech philosophy to UCLA football coaches at this point.
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UCLA and Arizona: Their issues have issues (68 clicks)
Bruins and Wildcats, both coming off losses to Mountain West teams, are in problem-solving mode as they begin their Pac-10 schedules. UCLA faces Arizona in the Pacific 10 Conference opener for both teams. Times staff writer Chris Foster looks at some of the key issues -- and, oh yes, these teams have issues -- and matchups when the Bruins play the Wildcats:
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Bruins Tied for 10th after First Round at Olympia Fields (68 clicks)
The UCLA men's golf team was tied for 10th place after the first round of the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational Friday afternoon.
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Answers, Part XI (74 clicks)
Here is the 11th set: Is there any chance we will see the two kids from Birmingham Milton Knox and Donovan Carter?
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Answers, Part X (118 clicks)
Here is numero 10: With Shaquelle Evans now being a soft commit to SC (scout.com), who are our top targets for wideout in 09? Do you like our chanches with any of them?
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Answers, Part IX (112 clicks)
Here is group No. 9: How is Dean looking with his injury? If he hadn't been injured, do you think he would have been seriously considered for the starting RB position?
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Rick Neuheisel looking forward to Arizona (70 clicks)
Here's a peak at a pretty typical post-practice press gaggle with UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel. Since it was Thursday, he kept it pretty short (about three and a half minutes) before heading to a team meeting.
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More hoops recruiting (136 clicks)
UCLA is trying to organize it's official visits for hoops this fall, and word I'm hearing is Rice (New York) guard Durant Scott could be visiting Westwood the weekend of Oct. 11. I'm also hearing some locals are trying to finalize visits:
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Answers, Part VIII (70 clicks)
Here is the eight set: Why do you think we can't get any QB sacks this year?
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Answers, Part VII (124 clicks)
Folks, I hope you don't have a lot of work to do today, because for the next four or five hours, a set of answers will be posted about every 30 to 40 minutes. As I said earlier, I will post 20 sets of answers today, and here is the seventh set: Seems like the NCAA investigations into USC's Reggie Bush and OJ Mayo are taking painstaking long amounts of time to get anywhere. Is that because USC is a private school?
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Basketball recruiting update (139 clicks)
Yes, it's Q&A day, but I thought I would throw out a little basketball recruiting. I'm hearing UCLA is interested in Grace Prep Academy (Arlington, Texas) shooting guard Nick Russell. Although he has not been offered by UCLA, I'm hearing Bruins coach Ben Howland could be visiting Texas next week.
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More UCLA freshmen likely to play against Arizona (95 clicks)
Coach Rick Neuheisel admits it's not an ideal situation, but the struggling Bruins need to get young talent like Derrick Coleman and Datone Jones into action early.
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Big day for recruiting (97 clicks)
Even after a 59-0 pounding at BYU, UCLA continues to recruit aggressively. The Bruins are hosting an extensive list of recruits at Saturday’s Arizona game, a group that includes five-star Hawaii linebacker Manti Te’o and a ton of offensive linemen, the Bruins’ biggest need.
The list follows.
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Answers, part VI (125 clicks)
Here is the sixth set: While none of our recruits are highly rated like Holiday was, do you consider this class a good or a great class considering the coaches and the style of ball they play?
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Answers, Part V (118 clicks)
Back to some answers, and here is the fifth group: Even during the Dorrell days of bad coaching, I dont think the football was as embarrased as the BYU game. Regardless of talent of the team, how can you not say that coaching (or lack there of) has a lot to do with the result? Do you still think that UCLA has one of the best coaching staff after the BYU game?
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Big visiting day (78 clicks)
I'm hearing UCLA is expecting more than 70 recruits to be on unofficial visits and take in Bruins' game Saturday at the Rose Bowl against Arizona. Also, from what I'm hearing, these are some of the high profile kids expected to be in attendance
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Answers, Part IV (113 clicks)
Here is the fourth set: from what you've seen this week, does Olson still have a shot and being ready for Fresno St?
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Answers, part III (125 clicks)
Here is No. 3: How good a football player is Reeves Nelson, out of curiosity?
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Verner ready (66 clicks)
Here is the notebook I wrote for today's paper, which includes an update on cornerback Alterraun Verner and the latest on injured linebacker Kyle Bosworth
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Answers, Part II (123 clicks)
Here is the second set of answers: How bummed is Howland about losing Gaddy? Did he really think he would get him?
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Answers, Part I (78 clicks)
There will be at least 20 set of answers today, and a few more early Saturday morning so folks can read them before the game. Do you have any idea how many OL UCLA would like to sign for 2009 (3, 6, 8)?
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Great Offensive Attack Helps Bruins to Win Over Virginia (68 clicks)
Freshman Katie Camp had a career-high 13 kills and no errors in 18 swings for a .722 hitting percentage, while sophomore Dicey McGraw added 12 kills, as the fourth-ranked Bruins defeated Virginia in three sets on Friday at the Northwestern Wildcat Classic. Scores were 25-17, 25-23, 25-17.
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Ten things to watch for on Saturday (96 clicks)
How does the Pac-10 bounce back after Black Saturday?
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UCLA cornerback Verner has no trouble focusing (82 clicks)
UCLA junior cornerback Alterraun Verner, with his sheepish grin and usual sense of humility, had a simple message as he tries to rebound from the worst half of his career last week at BYU. His confidence is not shaken, not even after allowing Cougars receiver Austin Collie to catch 10 passes in the first half.
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UCLA-Arizona the edge: PREDICTION (96 clicks)
The Bruins have won six of their last seven Pac-10 openers and this one could be the key to whether they gain bowl eligibility this season.
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UCLA-Arizona: Matchup to watch (51 clicks)
Quarterback Willie Tuitama vs. UCLA secondary
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UCLA-Arizona the edge: Intangibles (53 clicks)
The Rose Bowl is unlikely to become an intimidating setting any time soon, but UCLA got a significant boost from its fans when it upset Tennessee in the opener.
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UCLA-Arizona the edge: Coaching (54 clicks)
Arizona's Mike Stoops doesn't have much longer to turn around a program that, other than a brief heyday in the 1990s, hasn't had much success.
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UCLA-Arizona the edge: Special teams (51 clicks)
These might be the two best special-teams groups in the Pac-10, though UCLA's didn't play like it last week.
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UCLA-Arizona the edge: Defense (55 clicks)
The shocking part about a 59-0 loss at BYU wasn't that the Bruins didn't score, but that their defense had no way of slowing down the Cougars.
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UCLA-Arizona: Who has the edge? (134 clicks)
OFFENSE
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UCLA-Arizona: Misery meets company (121 clicks)
The Bruins and Wildcats have similar aspirations for the season, but now they are trying to rebound from surprising losses.
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Spaulding Roundup: Defensive Spotlight (56 clicks)
As we wind down the game week we will finish it up with a round up primarily focusing on our defense.
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Arizona 28, UCLA 24 (64 clicks)
These are two desperate teams after debacles last week.
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Steve Sloan will get a chance at middle linebacker (79 clicks)
Sloan, a redshirt freshman, showed improvement during spring ball and will be in the lineup because of Kyle Bosworth's injury.
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Night owl bonus (59 clicks)
I know folks like it, so here's a tidbit from Friday's paper, a few hours early. Weak side starting linebacker Kyle Bosworth got a second opinion on his injured knee, and was told it would be three to four weeks before he would be back.
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Offensive Line is Passing Up The Ground Game (94 clicks)
Bob Palcic admits that this is different than normal.
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Bruins still confident in Verner (72 clicks)
Despite a poor game against BYU, the cornerback is expected to display his aggressiveness.
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PB Unleashed: Arizona Game Watch Parties/Tailgate Open Thread (76 clicks)
Looks like Vegas (per Dexter Fishmore) has installed Arizona as a 2 1/2-point favorite for Saturday. Given what I have read up on the Cats, I don’t really disagree with that line. I think given what we have seen after three weeks this season, Arizona is a slight favorite heading into this game. But … here is something that can work for our Bruins. The passion bucket at the Rose Bowl:
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Special guest (74 clicks)
One thing UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel is doing is getting former players involved in the program more, and today he brought linebacker Roman Phifer into the mix. Phifer was out of the field with Neuheisel during practice.[end of text]
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Expected attendance (80 clicks)
UCLA officials told me today they are expecting about 60,000 at the Rose Bowl for Saturday's Pacific-10 opener against Arizona. [end of text]
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Neuheisel post-practice (audio) (66 clicks)
Here is UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel's press briefing following Thursday's practice:
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O-line talk (68 clicks)
One other thing: UCLA's offensive line continued to shift in practice, with Scott Glicksberg taking most of the snaps with the first team at right guard.
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Steve Sloan will get a chance at middle linebacker (57 clicks)
Sloan, a redshirt freshman, showed improvement during spring ball and will be in the lineup because of Kyle Bosworth's injury. Injuries create opportunities.
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Thursday's tidbits (79 clicks)
UCLA finished its practice in preparation for Saturday's game against Arizona, and coach Rick Neuheisel said he was pleased with the focus and effort, and how things transpired this week as the Bruins look to rebound from last week's 59-0 loss to BYU. On the field, Neuheisel said running back Kahlil Bell (ankle) would be a game-time decision, and if he could not play Raymond Carter, Chane Moline and Derrick Coleman would be the leading candidates to play.
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Top-Ranked Golf Team Begins Season in Illinois (80 clicks)
The top-ranked UCLA men's golf team begins the 2008 season on Friday at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational.
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UCLA and Arizona look for redemption from opposite sidelines (115 clicks)
Remember that great line in Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises," when a character is asked how he went broke and he responds, "Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly"?
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Tyler Honeycutt Verbally Commits To Join Bruin 2009 Frosh Class (279 clicks)
By Bruin Basketball Report Sylmar basketball prep star Tyler Honeycutt announced he has verbally committed to play at UCLA.
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Hoops recruiting update (153 clicks)
UCLA target Anthony Stover, a center at Windward High of Los Angeles (he recently transferred from La Canada Renaissance Academy) is supposed to begin an official visit to Arizona on Friday.
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Top-rated linebacker to visit UCLA Saturday (83 clicks)
Honolulu Punahou's Manti Te'o is considered the best at his position in the nation.
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Another weekend visitor (72 clicks)
I'm hearing another reason UCLA coaches are not going out recruiting Friday is because they want to be around for Lake City of Coeur d'Alene (Idaho) tight end Billy Sanders, who is expected to be on campus this weekend, although it will be for another unofficial visit. Sanders is a Miami commit, but spent a few days at UCLA last month. [end text]
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Lastly, on Honeycutt (141 clicks)
Here is the story from today's paper on Sylmar forward Tyler Honeycutt's non-binding oral commitment to play for UCLA men's basketball coach Ben Howland.
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$10 tickets (94 clicks)
UCLA sent an email to fans, touting $10 tickets to UCLA's game against Arizona on Saturday. The email subject line reads ``$10 Football Tickets, Lowest in 10 Years.'' This offer follows UCLA's worst loss in 79 years.
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Maxwell Griffin Nominated For Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (70 clicks)
UCLA senior forward Maxwell Griffin is amongst 30 seniors nominated for the 2008 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for men's soccer.
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Cross Country Heading To Honolulu For Big Wave Invitational (66 clicks)
Eric Peterson and the mens' and women's cross country teams will head across the Pacific Ocean to Honolulu, HI for the Big Wave Invitational this Saturday. This will be the final tune-up meet before the counting portion of the season.
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Arizona defense hopes to get to UCLA QB early, often (62 clicks)
Getting to UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft early is a big key for Arizona on Saturday.
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3 reasons why UCLA will beat Arizona (73 clicks)
Why will UCLA beat Arizona? Look no furhter than Sylvester Stallone, Ray Liotta and Ray Allen.
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3 reasons why UCLA will lose to Arizona (71 clicks)
Reader's note: these reasons (and titles) were inspired by true events.
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Pac-10 Morning: ASU opponent Georgia isn't a finished product (75 clicks)
Here's a musing: What's the over-under on rushing yards for UCLA (nation's worst rushing offense at 19 yards per game) against Washington State (nation's worst run defense at 330 yards yielded per game)? Now there's an Oct. 4 story line when the Bruins and Cougars clash.
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Who's going to win? Week 4 Pac-10 picks (88 clicks)
Went 7-3 last week -- the reverse of the Pac-10 -- and my overall record thus far is 18-6. But things tend to get harder to figure in conference play, so it's not like I'm cranking up Queen anthems in my office.
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Mentally soft or tough? (64 clicks)
Is UCLA's up-and-down play on the field is a matter of mental toughness or weakness?
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Carter's status (66 clicks)
Raymond Carter suffered a bruised knee after a big hit in the BYU game, and he looked a bit gimpy in Wednesday's limited practice, but he said his ``knee is feeling great.'' [end text]
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Bruins facing a test of mental strength (71 clicks)
UCLA showed up - barely - in Provo, Utah, last weekend and absorbed the program's worst beating in 79 years, a 59-0 thrashing in which BYU enacted its own mercy rule, or the Cougars would have scored 80 points.
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Bruins' Coleman an option at RB (87 clicks)
UCLA needs to establish a running game to keep Arizona's defense honest in Saturday's game at the Rose Bowl, and true freshman Derrick Coleman might be part of that plan.
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Kai Forbath goes from hot to cold to... (70 clicks)
Kicker Kai Forbath was a hero in Week One, when he nailed the game-winning field goal in overtime to beat Tennessee. You can't call him the goat of Game 2, because UCLA had so many bad performances in a 59-0 loss at BYU.
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In search of a miracle? (61 clicks)
Kahlil Bell wants to play Saturday, but even Bell thinks it's a long shot.
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Night Owl special (100 clicks)
A little bit of a recruiting update to take the sting out of the Shaq Evans commitment to USC.
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Quantitative Analysis (61 clicks)
BHow could we have beaten Tennessee and gotten pummeled by BYU? What's in store for us against Arizona this weekend? After the BYU game I read comments describing the size of the BYU players compared to our Bruins. I could only listen on the radio and follow the game on BN so I thought I'd do some research.
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Spaulding Roundup: New Starter At Mike & 29 Inches (70 clicks)
We will start our roundup today on the defensive front.
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IT’S GOOD! (66 clicks)
No, not a Field Goal, but a free BBQ sandwich
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Tailback Kahlil Bell is still questionable (83 clicks)
Coach Rick Neuheisel says the decision will be on him if Bell plays against Arizona.
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Tyler Honeycutt to play for UCLA (111 clicks)
Top recruit from Sylmar was a late bloomer who plans to sign with the Bruins in November.
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Sylmar High's Honeycutt commits to UCLA (140 clicks)
Sylmar High forward Tyler Honeycutt gave UCLA men's basketball coach Ben Howland a non-binding oral commitment today, choosing the Bruins over rival USC.
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UCLA Freshman Sloan Pressed into Start at Linebacker (101 clicks)
Steve Sloan has never played a single snap on defense for the Bruins, but on Saturday he will be the man in charge of making sure everything goes correctly on that side of the ball.
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Bruins' Savage is 325 pounds of potential (97 clicks)
Darius Savage leaned forward, his massive frame hunched over with elbows resting on knees, thinking of how he would describe himself as a football player.
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UCLA's Sloan Ready.... (80 clicks)
More on this in tomorrow's paper, but UCLA linebacker Steve Sloan said he is looking forward to his first start on Saturday, which will also be the first time he has taken a defensive snap. Sloan will start at MLB for the Bruins.
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UCLA Seeking Sacks... (65 clicks)
For the past two seasons, UCLA has had the sack champion in the Pacific-10 Conference in Justin Hickman (2006) and Bruce Davis (2006 and 2007). But this season, the Bruins have not gotten to the quarterback as often as they have in previous years.
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UCLA's Bell Progressing... (64 clicks)
It appears that injured tailback Kahlil Bell, who is recovering from a high ankle sprain, will be a game-time decision on Saturday based on how he looks in warm-ups.
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Post-practice notes (53 clicks)
Tailback Kahlil Bell is pushing to return in time for Saturday's game against Arizona, but Coach Rick Neuheisel isn't convinced he'll play him. Bell sustained a high ankle sprain against Tennessee in the Sept. 1 opener.
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UCLA-Arizona tickets for only $10 (113 clicks)
Travel Zoo claims this is the cheapest general admission ticket that's been available in a decade. For $10, how could you go wrong? OK, there's actually a $4.25 per ticket convenience fee if you order online.
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Notes on Wildcats: Preparing For Air Zona's Offensive Assault (58 clicks)
In our first look at Arizona last night, we noted how Sonny Dykes, Wildcats’ OC had called out Willie Tuitama after his nightmarish game against New Mexico.
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UCLA running game not even crawling (67 clicks)
The Bruins rank last among major college teams but know they can't abandon the run.
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Evans to 'SC (65 clicks)
One of UCLA's top receiver targets, Inglewood High receiver Shaquelle Evans, gave a non-binding oral commitment to USC. Evans was at the USC-Ohio State, and told the coaching staff he was going to attend USC.
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Honeycutt and Volleyball (132 clicks)
I talked to Sylmar High small forward Tyler Honeycutt, who committed to UCLA, about his development as a player over the last 12 months. He's been playing volleyball since ninth grade, and he said it really helped in his development as a basketball player, particulary his ability to block shots.
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Final say (63 clicks)
Rick Neuheisel said he'll make the decision on whether or not Kahlil Bell will play Saturday, but it doesn't look like that will happen since Neuheisel said he doesn't want to see him take one step forward and two steps back.
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Post-practice tidbits (69 clicks)
The offensive line was the same as yesterday - Micah Kia (left tackle), Darius Saveage (left guard), Jake Dean (center), Brandon Bennett (right guard) and Nick Ekbatani (right tackle). They're expected to start Saturday's game against Arizona, but Bob Palcic wanted to see how tomorrow's practice went before naming starters.
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Hoops schedule set (107 clicks)
The UCLA men's basketball schedule is set for the season. Here's the release and schedule from UCLA: The UCLA Athletic Department has finalized its men's basketball schedule for 2008-09, which is highlighted by 29 televised games on five different networks, including the possibility of two more games to be televised.
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UCLA Finalizes 2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule (135 clicks)
The UCLA Athletic Department has finalized its men's basketball schedule for 2008-09, which is highlighted by 29 televised games on five different networks, including the possibility of two more games to be televised.
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Tyler Honeycutt says he'll be a Bruin (160 clicks)
The UCLA basketball team got a non-binding verbal commitment from its top target for the class of 2009, 6-foot-7 swing man Tyler Honeycutt. The Sylmar High senior was scheduled to make his official visit to Westwood this weekend and attend Saturday's football game vs. Arizona.
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Sylmar High's Honeycutt commits to UCLA (152 clicks)
Sylmar High forward Tyler Honeycutt gave UCLA men's basketball coach Ben Howland a non-binding oral commitment today, choosing the Bruins over rival USC.
"He has committed to UCLA," his mother, Lisa Stazel said around lunchtime. "He just called (USC coach) Tim Floyd to tell him."
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Touchdown club (69 clicks)
Breakfast with the Bruins Westwood Bruin Touchdown Club breakfast Friday Sept 19 -- 7 am Olympic Collection @ Olympic and Sawtelle Coach Norm Chow, offensive coordinator Key football players including Reggie Carter, linebacker Ryan Moya, tight end UCLA cheerleaders
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Honeycutt to UCLA (124 clicks)
UCLA received a non-binding oral commitment from Sylmar High's Tyler Honeycutt. He's a forward who UCLA coach Ben Howland has recruited hard. "He has committed to UCLA," his mother, Lisa Stazel said.
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Reeves Nelson update (127 clicks)
Here is a story from the Modesto Bee about UCLA basketball commit Reeves Nelson, who is going against the advice of many folks close to him and playing football this season for Modesto Christian High. "Even if I get hurt and can't play basketball again, I won't regret my decision to play football,"
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Tyler Honeycutt to play for UCLA (119 clicks)
Top recruit from Sylmar was a late bloomer who plans to sign with the Bruins in November. Tyler Honeycutt, a 6-foot-8 senior forward from Sylmar who emerged over the spring and summer
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Line call at UCLA: SOS (92 clicks)
As in 'save our season.' The offensive line is so depleted that the Bruins may turn to untested freshman Jeff Baca for Saturday's game against Arizona. Here's an indication of just how desperate UCLA is on the offensive line
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Latest Ben Ball Warrior: Tyler Honeycutt (194 clicks)
From scout.com: Tyler Honeycutt, UCLA's big wing target for the 2009 class, who recently was ranked the 21st best player in the nation for 2009 by Scout.com, verbally commmitted to UCLA today
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No. 4 UCLA Men's Water Polo Prepares for Annual NorCal Tournament (71 clicks)
The UCLA men's water polo team competes at the NorCal Tournament this weekend at the University of Pacific. The Bruins open tournament play against No. 14 Pacific on Saturday at 10:40 a.m. and will face either No. 5 Pepperdine or No. 11 UC Davis in the afternoon.
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Baca vs. Kia (74 clicks)
Freshman Jeff Baca did take reps with the first-team offensive line in Tuesday's practice, but the litmus test for where players stand comes at the end of practice, when the Bruins go 1s vs 1s and 2s vs 2s.
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Former UCLA Standout Jermaine Curtis Leads Batavia to League Title (80 clicks)
Former UCLA third baseman Jermaine Curtis ended his first pro baseball season Sunday by guiding the Batavia Muckdogs to the New York-Penn League Championship. Curtis slugged a two-run, two-out homer in the ninth to lead Batavia to a Game 1 victory on Friday.
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Pac-10 Morning: UCLA desperately searches on offense (75 clicks)
The Pac-10 visits Stuart Smalley: "We deserve good things. We are entitled to our share of happiness. We refuse to beat ourselves up. We are an attractive conference. We are fun to watch. Because we're good enough, we're smart enough, and, doggonit, people like us!"
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Internal affairs: Sun Devils shore up the defense (62 clicks)
A look inside the Pac-10 this week.
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Cranking up the running game (82 clicks)
We'll have a full-blown feature about this topic later in the day, but here are some thoughts about how UCLA can generate a semblance of a running game. Or can it?
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Changes for UCLA offense on horizon? (115 clicks)
UCLA returned to the practice field for the first time Tuesday after the 59-0 shellacking at BYU, but with questions about whether or not to rebuild the offense with a dramatic change in personnel before Saturday's Pacific-10 Conference opener against Arizona.
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Spaulding Roundup: Exploring (Limited) Options (68 clicks)
Bruins are preparing for Arizona by trying out different combinations in the offense. Chris Foster from the LA Times reports on how coaches are trying to shake things up
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DON’T CALL ‘EM LEFTOVERS (79 clicks)
Preheat at 350: Here are a few more choice morsels that didn’t quite make the cut, but due to overwhelming demand for seconds, are being served up here
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Sophomore Dean to get start at center (101 clicks)
Coming out of high school, Jake Dean was one of the most sought-after center prospects in the nation, but for the past two-plus seasons, he has been relegated to the role of a spectator for the UCLA football team.
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UCLA Scouting Report (61 clicks)
The Wildcats are coming off an upset loss at New Mexico last week and will look to regroup this week at the Rose Bowl, where they haven't played well in their past several trips to Pasadena.
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UCLA needs another catchphrase (115 clicks)
Back to the drawing board for the Bruins' marketers.
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Gil and Daley Power Bruins to Three-Set Win at Northridge (86 clicks)
Senior Ali Daley and freshman Amanda Gil each had 12 kills, as the fourth-ranked Bruins attacked at a season-best .400 hitting percentage in a three-set sweep at Cal State Northridge on Tuesday. Scores were 25-16, 25-16, 25-21.
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UCLA Women's Cup Begins This Friday (107 clicks)
The second-ranked UCLA women's soccer team (5-0-1) returns home this week to host the UCLA Women's Cup, Sept. 19 & 21, at Drake Stadium.
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Perez Named To Ray Guy Award Watch List For Nation's Top Punter (65 clicks)
The Greater Augusta Sports Council announced today the watch list for the 2008 Ray Guy Award, which identifies the nation's top collegiate punter.
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Shifting Attention To Arizona: Beware Of Wounded Cats (74 clicks)
Let's hope by now everyone has completely flushed out the BYU game out of its system because we have a huge game coming up this Saturday against another desperate team.
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With Mike Stoops, there's no sibling revelry in Arizona (63 clicks)
While the coach's brother Bob thrives at Oklahoma, Arizona has yet to post a winning season under Mike, who's in his fifth year. Fans are getting impatient.
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Coaches making changes to UCLA's offense (98 clicks)
The Bruins' offense has only two touchdowns in two games, leading to a shake-up on the line.
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Pac-10 football takes a beating (93 clicks)
Conference teams won only three games last weekend and were 0-4 against the Mountain West Conference.
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Catching up with Deshaun Foster (141 clicks)
I was in San Francisco last weekend and caught up with former UCLA tailback Deshaun Foster, now playing in his first season with the 49ers.
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Neuheisel post-practice (audio) (66 clicks)
Here is what UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel had to say to the media after Tuesday's practice
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In the past? (68 clicks)
The questions continued about UCLA's meltdown at BYU, but UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel moved to politely extinguish them.
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Prince No. 2? (89 clicks)
There is no official word, but it looks like freshman Kevin Prince has taken over the No. 2 spot at quarterback from Chris Forcier.
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Post practice Tuesday (76 clicks)
Lots of doings on offense with mixing and matching along the offensive line and plenty of players getting looks.
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Perez on watch list (50 clicks)
UCLA punter Aaron Perez was added to the Ray Guy Award watchlist for the nation's top punter.
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Update on UCLA's Bell... (73 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said that tailback Kahlil Bell was anywhere from doubtful to probable for this week's game at Arizona and that a decision would not be made until later in the week.
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At least they showed up... (60 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said that he was pleased with Tuesday's practice and the effort his players showed during the nearly 2 1/2 hour session.
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Some more OL shuffling... (69 clicks)
In an effort to establish a run game, UCLA tinkered with even more offensive line combinations on Tuesday and OL coach Palcic said he likely won't decide until Thursday night who his starting five would be.
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Some quick UCLA notes... (68 clicks)
Tailback Kahlil Bell did some light work in practice and said that he was hopeful that he would return from his ankle injury on Saturday.
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Here's Why UCLA's Carter on Pac-10 List (73 clicks)
OK, here's a good answer, a really good one, to a snarky comment here on how it was that players from certain schools, after last weekend's games, could have possibly been nominated for Pac-10 Player of the Week honors.
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UCLA's Perez on watch list... (66 clicks)
UCLA punter Aaron Perez was added to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award, given annually to the nation's top punter. Perez is fifth nationally with a 47.7 yard average. [end text]
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UCLA loses two more running backs (95 clicks)
Injuries to Carter and Dean create a playing opportunity for the former Troy High standout.
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Can't get any worse for Bruins, right? (74 clicks)
Arizona coach Stoops is preparing to see the UCLA team that upset Tennessee.
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A couple more notes (57 clicks)
After watching the team's first practice since the loss in Provo, Neuheisel was asked what he liked about it.
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Avert your eyes, UCLA fans: About the O-line (66 clicks)
Unhappy with his group's play Saturday, offensive-line coach Bob Palcic tried three new starters with the first unit Tuesday.
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Aaron Perez on Ray Guy list (51 clicks)
Aaron Perez has been named to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award, which goes to the nation's best punter. [end text]
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Horton on the ballot (69 clicks)
Fans can vote for ex-UCLA safety Chris Horton, who had two interceptions and a fumble return, as NFL rookie of the week for the Redskins. [end text]
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Arizona's Mike Stoops on UCLA (60 clicks)
Arizona coach Mike Stoops has his own problems to worry about, most notably his team's loss to New Mexico Saturday. Some people have wondered how much longer Arizona will continue to employ him. But he did take a moment during Tuesday's Pac-10 teleconference to ponder how in the world UCLA could lose by 59 to BYU.
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Bruins Host Broncos Saturday Night At Drake Stadium (87 clicks)
The UCLA men's soccer team (1-3-1) hosts Santa Clara (1-3-1) on Saturday, Sept. 20 in a non-conference matchup at Drake Stadium at 7 pm. This game is a rematch of last season's NCAA second round playoff match.
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Reed prognosis (65 clicks)
I will get confirmation of this after practice, but I was told starting center Micah Reed is out 2 to 4 weeks with a partially torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee.
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Halftime result (69 clicks)
The Arizona Daily Star had an interesting chart about how Arizona has played under coach Mike Stoops, and how the halftime score translates to the final result. The Wildcats are 4-25 when trailing at the half and 0-3 when tied. Conversely, the Wildcats are 15-2 when leading at halftime.
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Arizona's Stoops is unconvinced by UCLA loss to BYU (106 clicks)
Wildcats Coach Mike Stoops remembers that the humiliated Bruins also beat Tennessee - and that his team lost to New Mexico.
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Pac-10: A quick look ahead (84 clicks)
Just six teams play this weekend, which means there's no way to duplicate last Saturday's seven defeats!
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More Neuheisel (68 clicks)
I was told by UCLA spokesman Marc Dellins that coach Rick Neuheisel was dealing with a personal matter during his normal time slot, which is why he was not on the conference call at that time.
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UCLA's Viney shows some leadership... (102 clicks)
In talking with UCLA senior captain Brigham Harwell yesterday, he spoke about the players-only team meeting and mentioned several players who spoke to the team. Usually this is reserved for veteran guys, but at least one youngster spoke up.
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Neuheisel: 'It's not rocket science' (61 clicks)
A few final highlights from Coach Rick Neuheisel's press conference
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Where is Neuheisel? (75 clicks)
UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel did not take his normal time slot on today's conference call of Pacific 10 coaches, and as of now the Pac-10 has no idea why. "His office couldn't track him down," Pac-10 associate commissioner of communications Jim Muldoon said. "They couldn't find him. ...There may be a perfectly good reason for it."
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Pac-10 Cross Country Championships Moved To October 31st (53 clicks)
The 2008 Pac-10 Cross Country Championships have been moved from November 1 to October 31.
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Heading out recruiting (88 clicks)
UCLA's football staff is being aggressive when it comes to recruiting within the season. Although the Bruins kickoff at noon Saturday against Arizona, the coaching staff will use one of its NCAA-allowed six recruiting days Friday, as coaches buzz around SoCal to watch recruits.
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Want to be successful, UCLA? Root for the cardinal (and gold) rule (117 clicks)
The limbs remain attached. Everybody still with two eyes. Body parts apparently functioning. Blood from the carnage mostly dried.
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UCLA's Krsto Sbutega Earns MPSF Co-Player of the Week Honors (73 clicks)
Senior attacker Krsto Sbutega of the UCLA men's water polo team captured MPSF Mikasa Co-Player of the Week honors on Monday after having scored a career-high five goals in the Bruins' 10-4 season-opening win at UC Irvine on Saturday, Sept. 13.
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UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel emphasizes buying into expectation level after huge loss (120 clicks)
Neuheisel says he wants players to embrace the idea that the team is on the right track as they work through 59-0 defeat to Brigham Young.
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Pac-10 Morning: ASU QB Carpenter is angry, wants the ball (90 clicks)
The wound licking should be over. What's next?
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Mike Stoops career after coaching? (83 clicks)
We all know Mike Stoops has had a hard time of things at Arizona, and may not last past this year. So let's take a look into the future of life after football for little Mikey.
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Ex-UCLA star Victorine joins Chivas USA; new L.A. women's soccer team hires coach (72 clicks)
Chivas USA acquired midfielder Sasha Victorine in exchange for allocation money from the Kansas City Wizards and signed Brazilian midfielder Dejair on Monday, the last day to add players for the season.
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UCLA could shift LB Carter from middle to weak side, in lieu of injuries (88 clicks)
A partially torn ligament in starting weak-side linebacker Kyle Bosworth's left knee could force UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker to shift his personnel, which could mean moving the Bruins' top tackler.
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Bruins have players-only meeting... (103 clicks)
I know these things happen frequently throughout the course of a season, but UCLA had a players-only meeting following the film session on Sunday night in which a handful of players spoke up about the BYU loss.
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Some LB shuffling for Bruins... (75 clicks)
With weakside linebacker Kyle Bosworth doubtful against Arizona, the Bruins will be doing some shuffling at the linebacker position this week to get their best players on the field.
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From Wooden to Neuheisel... (91 clicks)
On Monday, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel shared an excerpt from a hand-written letter than legendary basketball coach John Wooden wrote him before the Bruins' first game of the season.
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Rough weekend for Bruins, Pac-10 (62 clicks)
To say the Pac-10 had a miserable weekend would be an understatement. UCLA got rolled up on at BYU, Arizona lost to New Mexico, Stanford lost to TCU, Arizona State got beat by UNLV and Washington, Cal and Washington State all lost.
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An ode to UCLA recruits (89 clicks)
There were no questions about a monopoly. No, Coach Rick Neuheisel was instead asked during Monday's press conference how he would explain the Bruins' 59-0 loss to BYU.
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Neuheisel leans on Wooden (59 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel did not arrive alone at his weekly press conference Monday with the media. In the aftermath of his team's 59-0 loss to BYU he brought reinforcement in the form of a letter from Coach John Wooden.
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Harwell: 'We've been here before' (55 clicks)
How do you recover from a 59-point loss? Senior defensive tackle Brigham Harwell said UCLA began by holding a players-only meeting last night for several hours.
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Harwell's great attitude (61 clicks)
I wondered which player, if any, would be assigned to show up at the weekly media conference for UCLA, coming off a 59-0 defeat to BYU. Defensive end Brigham Harwell got the assignment.
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Patton: Making sense of what went wrong for UCLA in loss to BYU (96 clicks)
No matter how hard it tries, Utah State will not be able to convince UCLA to come play a game in the Beehive State next season.
That's the good news for the Bruins.
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UCLA tries to pick up the pieces (67 clicks)
Even after the coaching staff had turned off the painful film and left the meeting room, the UCLA football team knew there was plenty of work to do and plenty left to be said.
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Spaulding Roundup: Culture Change (69 clicks)
As Bruins get set for their next game, Rick Neuheisel and his players directly addressed the need for changing a culture that has sustained the mediocrity of this football program last five years.
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Coach Rick Neuheisel's FSN interview (48 clicks)
The clips below cover CRN's thoughts about the BYU debacle, words of wisdom from Coach Wooden delivered to Neuheisel before the start of the season, injuries, and looking to this weekend's game with Arizona.
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Fallout of losses rattles through college football (66 clicks)
UCLA among many forced into comeback mode after recent defeats. Ohio State, Michigan are questions. Arizona State, Kansas may get help from schedule. Fresno State, South Carolina, Cal are hurting.
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Night Owl special (61 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said linebacker Reggie Carter would move from middle linebacker to weakside linebacker, and Steve Sloan would start in the middle because of the knee injury to Kyle Bosworth.
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Late-night studying (73 clicks)
UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker arrived back on campus after Saturday's debacle at BYU, and rather than head home, went straight to watching film. He said he got back to campus about 9 p.m., and stayed there until 1 a.m. "I had to see that tape before I left and went to sleep," Walker said.
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Gaddy to Arizona (144 clicks)
I'm hearing Bellarmine Prep of Tacoma, Wash., guard Abdul Gaddy committed to Arizona. I should have more later. He was down to UCLA and the Wildcats. [end of post]
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Tight position (72 clicks)
Nate Chandler, who was moved from tight end to offensive line in late July, is listed as the third-string tight end on depth chart for Arizona. The only surprise here is UCLA making it public. Chandler spent all last week at tight end, but one of the agreements about practice being open to the media is not to report game-plan stuff.
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Neuheisel's Monday media session (audio) (66 clicks)
Here is the audio of UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel's s press conference today.
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Rick Neuheisel's post-BYU news conference (109 clicks)
Here's Rick Neuheisel breaking down what happened to the Bruins against BYU. At one point during today's news conference, he remarked, "I got a letter from Coach [John] Wooden right before the first game -- a handwritten letter -- saying...
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Rick Neuheisel talks recruiting after a major loss (110 clicks)
After getting blasted by BYU 59-0, what can coach Rick Neuheisel say to UCLA recruits? He was asked this afternoon
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A Look at Salcedo and Previous UCLA Men's Soccer Coaches (90 clicks)
The data certainly raises lot of questions re. the direction of this legendary program under the current head coach.
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Changes in the depth chart for Arizona game (73 clicks)
Changes in the depth chart for Arizona game New depth chart out today for the Zona game. Looks like Chandler is back at TE (behind Moya and Harkey).
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Wooden's letter (92 clicks)
"You to have the self control to forget about it," said Neuheisel, while reading from a piece of paper. "Long before any championships were ever won at UCLA, I came to understand that losing is only temporary, and not all encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self control to forget about." Neuheisel then said "That's what we're going to ask our kids to do."
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Rick Neuheisel's post-BYU news conference (video) (100 clicks)
Here's Rick Neuheisel breaking down what happened to the Bruins against BYU
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Want to be on live TV? (97 clicks)
FSN Prime Ticket will be broadcasting "Lexus Gauntlet Live" from a set next to the Bruin Bear on campus tonight at 9 p.m. The show alternates between UCLA and USC every week, but this is their first trip to Westwood because of the Monday night game two weeks ago.
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Busy Week Sees Fourth-Ranked Bruins Play Four Times (66 clicks)
The fourth-ranked Bruins (6-1) play four times this week, starting with a non-conference matchup at Cal State Northridge (5-4) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. UCLA then heads to Evanston, Ill. for the Northwestern Wildcat Classic for three matches. On Friday, the Bruins take on Virginia (7-2) at 8 a.m. PT and Georgetown (6-3) at 3 p.m. PT. On Saturday, UCLA faces the host Wildcats (4-4) at 2 p.m. PT. Live internet audio will be available for the Cal State Northridge match on UCLABruins.com with Darren Preston at the call, while Gametracker will be featured for all four contests.
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Quoting Wooden (102 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel read a letter he received from legendary coach John Wooden before the season, and I will have it in full later today. However, the message came at the end, and according to Neuheisel, said, "you just have the self-control to forget about." [end of text]
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Neuheisel tidbits (updated) (78 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel just finished up his Monday press conference. I will have audio up later, but here are the tidbits: With Kyle Bosworth out against Arizona, Neuheisel said Reggie Carter will move to weakside linebacker and Steve Sloan will play middle linebacker.
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Bruins Open Pac-10 Play on Sept. 20 (84 clicks)
UCLA (1-1) begins Pac-10 Conference play when it hosts Arizona (2-1) on Sat., Sept. 20 at Noon in the Rose Bowl. The game will be televised nationally by FSN. The Bruins and Wildcats will meet for the 33rd time on Saturday. UCLA leads the series by a 19-11-2 count.
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Mind healing (77 clicks)
When UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel met with his players Sunday, he said the "Kids were attentive, they were hurt and disappointed by the loss,'' but he believed they would respond well. I asked him if he was more of a psychologist rather than a strategist at this point.
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Lost in the Mountain West: Bruins and other Pac-10 teams (85 clicks)
UCLA was one of four Pac-10 schools that lost to Mountain West teams on Saturday. 'I think the non-BCS thing is a little bit over-hyped,' Rick Neuheisel says. UCLA wasn't alone in getting schooled by a Mountain West Conference team over the weekend -- the Bruins were just poster boys for the conference debacle.
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Gronkowski ready (69 clicks)
Arizona tight end Rob Gronkowski, who caught six passes for 94 yards a touchdown int he Wildcats' 34-27 win against UCLA last season, is expected to make his season debut Saturday at UCLA.
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We are the Pac-10 and we are ... (97 clicks)
... USC and everybody else.
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UCLA-BYU report card (118 clicks)
Here is my report card on UCLA from the 59-0 loss at BYU.
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Nellie Spicer to Appear on Monday's Lexus Gauntlet Show on FSN Prime Ticket (81 clicks)
Two-time All-American senior setter Nellie Spicer will be a guest on Monday's Lexus Gauntlet show, which will be aired live from the UCLA campus starting at 9 p.m. on Fox Sports Net Prime Ticket. Spicer's segment will begin sometime around 9:30 p.m. The show will originate from the Bruin Bear.
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Different defense (103 clicks)
UCLA should be getting some healthy bodies back this week and coach Rick Neuheisel said changes on the offensive side would be coming, which I wrote about this week. However, one other thing Neuheisel spoke about was a change in BYU's defensive philosophy against the Bruins.
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UCLA drops out of Top 25 (60 clicks)
UCLA dropped out of the top 25 this week. West Virginia was the only major upset, but they were able to stay in the Top 25. I guess the pollsters had to make room for Cal and ECU (who both definitely deserve to be in the top 25…Cal WHOOPED Washington State and ECU beat a [...]
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Pac-10 Morning: Picking over the Pac-10 carcass (88 clicks)
Links from the Lack-10 -- or do you want me to put lipstick on a pig (I just invented that line: witty, eh?)?
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Pac-10 Power Rankings (140 clicks)
At this point it looks like USC and everyone else, though Oregon remains a strong No. 2.
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Additional Big Picture Thoughts After Saturday (84 clicks)
Before we pivot to Arizona I wanted to get few more thoughts out of the way and throw up for discussion re. Saturday’s game, so that we can look to Arizona game with somewhat of a clean slate.
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Spaulding Roundup: Reviewing Tapes & Shuffling In The Depth Chart (78 clicks)
As the Bruins look to recover from Saturday’s nightmare, coaches are promising to go through the entire game and figure out what they can do to address some of the glaring concerns (there are so many of them) facing this football team.
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Bruins in the NFL: Week 2 (142 clicks)
Chris Horton (LB, Washington) started the game and had 3 tackles, 2 interceptions, and a fumble recovery in a 29-24 win over New Orleans.
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Week 3: What we learned in the Pac-10 (88 clicks)
We learned a lot about the Pac-10. And it was mostly delivered by painful lessons, via blowout or upset.
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UCLA wants to stop running in place (88 clicks)
Senior tailback Kahlil Bell is expected back, but junior Chane Moline could plummet on the depth chart as the coaching staff looks at younger talent.
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Psychology 101 (99 clicks)
The day after UCLA's worst loss in 79 years, Coach Rick Neuheisel left the X's and O's to his assistants and addressed his team's state of mind. What did Dr. Rick say to his players after it lost by 59 at BYU?
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BYU does everything right, demolishes UCLA (65 clicks)
Bruins lose 59-0 in their worst loss since 1929
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UCLA secondary can't handle BYU's passing game (73 clicks)
Part of the UCLA plan for Saturday's game at BYU was to have its top defensive back, junior Alterraun Verner, shadow BYU's top receiver, Austin Collie.
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A very small dose of perspective (104 clicks)
Yes, the BYU game was ugly. Yes, it will be a long season. But UCLA does have arguably the best coaching trio in the game. And Neuheisel is expected to be one heckuva' recruiter.
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Bruin Recruiting: Prep News Roundup (9/15) (218 clicks)
Updates on UCLA men's basketball recruits
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Coach Neuheisel sets out to fix battered Bruins (80 clicks)
In the wake of his team's 59-0 loss to BYU, Coach Rick Neuheisel said there were only two realistic options for watching film with his team on Sunday.
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SEEING RED (94 clicks)
After nightmare weekend, Bruin fans are singing the Blues In the wake of an enthusiasm-draining 59-0 loss to BYU on Saturday, the UCLA Bruins are experiencing a mini-roller coaster ride of emotions. So here are 19 more Cheer Photos from Labor Day, to help ease the pain.
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This loss doesn't project well at all (119 clicks)
The aftermath of the 59-0 shellacking Brigham Young laid on UCLA Saturday had Bruins coaches poring over the film while trying to prop up their players' psyches Sunday.
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Neuheisel on BYU's Hall (94 clicks)
I will have more from UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel on Monday, but after watching tape and thinking about Saturday's loss, he had this to say about BYU, and quarterback Max Hall.
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Defensive stats (66 clicks)
For those who care, here is updated defensive stats from the BYU game. It took from sorting out by UCLA since the official game stats had running back Craig Sheppard making eight tackles rather than Sean Westgate.
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Injury updates, and more (73 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said center Micah Reed and linebacker Kyle Bosworth were both doubtful for Saturday's game against Arizona because of knee injuries suffered against BYU
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Norm on the offense (91 clicks)
UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow said there was concern the running game is averaging less than a yard a carry through two games, but said part of the blame for the Bruins' lack of running game is circumstance.
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Some Perspective On Pain & Heartbreak (60 clicks)
In the papers today both Brian Dohn and Chris Foster didn't waste any time comparing yesterday's loss with the Utah drubbing from last season. Of course neither Dohn nor Foster mentioned the facts how this team didn't have 20 returning starters and was missing its top two quarterbacks, its top running back, and flanker.
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Mountain West has worked the Pac-10 (122 clicks)
Analysis: And the rest of the nation isn't doing too bad either, despite USC's lop-sided victory.
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