Category: Blue & Gold News
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TRAP-DANCING ON A LANDMINE
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Bear Trap — UCLA is a 24-point favorite over lowly 1-4 Cal this week, with the Bruins’ two subsequent games being at #5 Stanford and #2 Oregon, making this Saturday night’s game the ultimate “trap” game On paper, UCLA should destroy the Golden Bears… and that is the problem. When…
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SIX PICKS NIX PICK SIX FIX
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Picking and Screaming — With a quick kick, slick trick, wicked kick, and six picks, UCLA licks Utah 34-27, despite the Ute’s game-tying Pick Six in the 4th Quarter On Thursday night in Utah, UCLA took a licking, but kept on picking and ticking. During the game, UCLA’s star Running…
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PENTHOUSE FOR ‘EM
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Undefeated #13 Bruins are living the life of luxury after their third straight blowout win, but you can go from the penthouse to the outhouse in a hurry — Just ask Jonathan Franklin or Penthouse Magazine Ex-UCLA Star Running Back Jonathan Franklin finally got his chance on Sunday. Franklin is…
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A ‘QUALE-ITY WIN
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Bruins pay tribute to the late Nick Pasquale, and overcome three red-zone Turnovers to roll to an inspired 59-13 victory over not-so-quality New Mexico State In their first Home game since the passing of Bruin Nick Pasquale, UCLA showed reverence by running their first play with only 10 players —…
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42
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What a spread — UCLA is favored by 42 (i.e. 6 Touchdowns) on Saturday, and “42” is also the name of the movie about legendary Bruin Jackie Robinson (who wore #42 in the Majors), so here are 42 photos of the Bruin Cheerleaders, who personify the HUMILITY of Jackie that…
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.38 SPECIAL
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Caught up in U(CLA) — Hold on loosely as — in honor of the 38 straight points with which (now) #13 UCLA gunned down Nebraska — I fire your way 38 more Bruin Cheerleader pics that I shot at the Nevada game UCLA fans are brimming with confidence right now,…
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MOURN TO BE WILD
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Heavy Mettle Thunder — After Steppen softly and falling behind 21-3 while grieving the loss of their departed teammate, the Bruins get their motor running and fired all their guns at once, scoring 38 straight points to rock Nebraska 41-21 College Football is an emotional game. The players are 18…
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HOME, JAMES!
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HOME RUN — Jordon James finds a new home as the Bruins’ Starting Running Back, rushing for 156 yards and a Touchdown while leading UCLA in their home opener to a 58-20 victory over Nevada, who trailed only 17-13 at Halftime before getting overpowered Expectations for UCLA’s 2013 Football Team…
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OGDEN SMASH
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Bruin great Jonathan Ogden — the Baltimore Ravens’ first-ever draft pick — becomes the first Raven to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame There was never any doubt. Back in the mid-90’s when Jonathan Ogden was playing Offensive Tackle for UCLA, everyone who ever saw him dominate a…
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DIAMOND IS FOREVER
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Bruin Bonding — The exploits of the 2013 Bruins on the Baseball diamond will live forever in UCLA lore as the Bruins’ first-ever Baseball National Championship (and UCLA’s 109th NCAA Title overall), an event worth celebrating The Dodgers have won 5 straight. The Angels have won 3 straight. But according…
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SAVAGE BEST
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Led by Coach John Savage, UCLA wins their very FIRST Baseball National Championship, and the school’s Nation-leading 109th NCAA Title UCLA has finally done it — A National Championship in Baseball… and the Bruins made it look easy. UCLA SWEPT through the College World Series, beating Mississippi State twice in…
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PAIN AND GAIN (A GAIN AND A GAIN)
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Hitting the (Marky-)Mark — Every year it hurts so much to say goodbye to friends, and this year we lose some precious legends, but the Wahl of heartache is lessened after meeting some of the Rock-ing new angelic sweethearts who, along with the top-notch, pumped-up returnees, will keep the Bruins…