Huskies can dig up only 7 points in bone-afide, 27-7 Road win for the Bruins

This season for UCLA, a W is a W, even if it’s against 0-10 UW.

The Bruins were in Seattle on Saturday to face the Nation’s only winless team, and despite being only a 7-point favorite, dominated play and handed the emotionally-charged Huskies a 20-point defeat.

The night game was Washington’s Senior Night, and the final Home game for lame duck Head Coach Ty Willimgham.  It also marked the return of ex-Husky Head Coach Rick Neuheisel, whom many Husky fans BLAME for the current sorry state of UW Football… Continue Reading »

Miami, OHIO PLAYERS get A Taste of Honey before their New York-bound Rollercoaster gets derailed, 64-59

The Bruins are Broadway-bound.  UCLA got a big scare from the Miami, Ohio Redhawks, but came out with a tough, 64-59 victory, sending them to the tournament semi-finals at Madison Square Garden, against Michigan.

Thursday night’s game was close throughout, with no one leading by more than about a half-dozen points.  That kept the Bruin veterans on the court, and kept the Freshmen on the bench.  Darren Collison and Josh Shipp led the way with 16 points each, and in crunchtime, James Keefe hit a huge Three and Alfred Aboya hit two free throws in a row.

The Redhawks had a chance to tie the game in the last minute with a Three, but it was long – making them say “So long” to their dream of a trip to the Big Apple.  Sorry, no time for more details (but the weekend is almost here).

Walken before you run:  UCLA opens the season with a pedestrian 82-58 win over Prairie View A&M — The Panthers had no anther for Darren (Thunderball) Collison, but at least they got a killer view, from which they can take a Quantum of Solace

The Bruins may Die Another Day, but not last night.  The Prairie View A&M Panthers actually gave the #4 Bruins something of a “game,” surprisingly staying within striking distance until the last two minutes, but the Bruins were never in actual jeopardy, as they calmly disposed of the Panthers — Live and Let Die — by 24 points.

The Bruins started out horribly, Continue Reading »

You wanted the best, you got the best — The hottest band in the world…

Okay, so I got carried away.  It’s not a KISS pictorial, although it is always best to “Keep It Simple, Stupid.”  Or was that “Knights In Satan’s Service?”  Whatever, Beth.  Now it’s time for YOU to get carried away…  (click on “continue reading” for a shipload of new cheerleader photos). Continue Reading »

UCLA needs to win their last three games to make a Bowl, and that would take another miracle-victory over usc

After the Bruins’ collapse at the hands of the Beavers on Saturday, they are now 3-6.  That means that they need to go 3-0 in their last three games in order to be Bowl-eligible.  Their next two games are on the road against weak opponents Washington and Arizona State.  But the last game is at the Rose Bowl, against usc.

The Bruins have little chance of SCORING, let alone winning.  The last time the Bruins were this overmatched on paper was Continue Reading »

The trojans are still dammed from the Rose Bowl, after the Bruins go down in the Second Half to the rejuvenated Beavers, who still control their own Destiny for a return trip to Pasadena

The UCLA Bruins may have flunked out on a TV “Quizz” Show, but they got a pretty decent Consolation Prize.  You don’t have to look far to find the Silver Lining in this one:  UCLA’s Second Half meltdown and resulting 34-6 spanking by Oregon State means that the Beavs are still ahead of sc in the Run for the Roses.

With Penn State losing, the BCS Rankings will be changing again this week, but sc is still a more likely candidate for Pac-10 Title, and the Rose Bowl berth, than for the Championship Game.  And for sc to get the bid, the Oregon State Beavers will have to lose.

The players on UCLA probably do not give a damn about that at all, but after Halftime, Continue Reading »

Ex-trojan Willie McGinest nearly decapitates a guy (trying to get his jersey displayed in the Coliseum?)

Ex-trojans give good headache.  Just ask Denver Broncos Tight End Nate Jackson.  You probably didn’t see it (unless you have the NFL Network), but Jackson spent some time down and out in Cleveland, after taking a forearm to the back of the head by the Cleveland Browns’ ex-sc Linebacker Willie McGinest.

What you didn’t see was a classy ex-trojan celebrating while his victim lay motionless on the turf.  And speaking of classy ex-trojans, it has to be mentioned here that infamous ex-fig techster Anthony Davis was called out by TJ Simers recently, for SELLING his autograph to kids, apparently claiming that it goes to a Charity “Fund” that in actuality, doesn’t even exist.  If it’s true, what a SCumbag!  Good for Simers to not fear the trojan backlash.  This fraud sounds like when OJ was accused of setting up a trust for his daughter, in the name of a charity, but really to to hide money from the Goldmans, and to support his lifestyle.  It also sounds like when OJ Mayo was allegedly using a credit card with a fake Charity on it.  Do you see a trojan pattern?  Is there anything more despicable than stealing from Charity?

When does that movie “Role Models” come out?  Is it the McGinest/Davis story, put to celluloid?

Former usc co-ed Cindy McCain’s Old Man loses big to Obama, so they won’t get to root for the white horse in the White House

First the BCS drop, and now this?  On Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 (yesterday), the people of the United States came together to denounce the idea of ex-trojan Cindy (or is it “Buffy?”) McCain and her husband becoming First Lady and President.

It might have had to do with the charisma of Barack Obama, or the failings of the current regime, but it COULD have been that the public preferred Michelle Obama’s Princeton/Harvard pedigree to that of Southern Cal Cindy.

Congratulations to the American voting public, for making the right choice, and banning the trojan clothes horse from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

What “boost?”  Instead of benefitting from the Texas loss, sc actually DROPS to #7 in the BCS Rankings

“Up the Down Staircase” anyone?

On Sunday everyone assumed that after #1 Texas had lost, #2 Alabama and #3 Penn State would take over the top spots, and Texas would fall out, allowing usc to rise.  But what actually happened was that Texas Tech’s upset of Texas launched the Red Raiders to #2 in the BCS, behind Alabama, and Texas wound up still on top of sc.  Florida’s easy win over Georgia lifted the Gators over sc too, knocking sc down to #7.

It would now take an act of God for sc to make it back to #1 or #2, and since God is NOT a trojan, it doesn’t look too good for troy. 

If you were wondering:  Despite the fact that Oregon State could conceivably lock sc out of the Rose Bowl, the Trojan-Haters Club will be rooting for the Bruins on Saturday (hoping that Cal can take care of sc [yeah, right] ).

Idle UCLA doesn’t lose, but #1 Texas does, handing Bruins’ rivals a BCS boost

It could be time for a triple-bye-pass, after all the exciting games that took place during the Bruins’ bye week.  Just to name two, fellow enemy of usc Notre Dame lost to Pittsburgh in 4 Overtimes, but conquerors of usc Oregon State survived a last-minute scare from Arizona State.  The Beaver victory means that they still control their own destiny for the Pac-10 Title and a Rose Bowl appearance, having already beaten sc this year.  Of course, the Beavers play at UCLA this Saturday, so yesterday’s thriller over the Sun Devils may be a moot point if Continue Reading »

DOCTOR MY EYES:  Bruins can’t Stay on the winning Boulevard, and trojans Take It Easy on (Winslow) Arizona

Not such a fine sight to see — The TEASE of a Football double-header, not the Spirit photos.  First the Bruins fall apart after leading at Cal, and then the trojans escape from an underdog who hung around to the end.  At least the BCS Top 4 all survived for another week.

UCLA’s 41-20 loss in Berkeley was not unexpected, but the final score was not indicative of how the game unfolded.  It was still a one-possession game in the 4th quarter (thanks to something of a breakout day for Wide Receiver Taylor Embree, Continue Reading »

Breakfast of Champions:  Needing more pancake blocks, UCLA’s Football team barely beat unranked Stanford, but the pre-game rally is #1 in the Nation (and the Spirit Squad photos are selling like hotcakes)

It’s nice to celebrate a thrilling, last-minute win, but don’t get too syrupy, and don’t stack it too high…  The Bruins beat STANFORD at home, and needed 59 minutes and 50 seconds to do it.  Like in the Tennessee game, the Bruins showed character that is likely to find a home in Westwood during the Neuheisel regime, as the Bruins, despite struggling on Offense for most of the game, played with supreme confidence in the final two minutes, on the Kevin Craft-directed, game-winning 87-yard drive. Continue Reading »