Category: Blue & Gold News
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SURPRISE, SURPRISE, THEN SIR PRICE THRICE
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The Price of Fame — Barkley gets Intercepted twice and Sacked five times in a shocking upset loss to Stanford 21-14, then Sheldon Price Intercepts three passes as UCLA prices Houston out of the market, 37-6 (“Do it to me, Sheldon!”) So much for Matt Barkley’s “unfinished business.” The trojan QB…
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THE HAPPY GAZE OF HAPPY DAYS
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“I Found My Thrill…” — It seems like it was the 50’s the last time the Bruins had a Quarterback as cool as The Fonz, a Coach smarter than Potsie, a Defense tougher than Shortcake, and a Running Back who Produces more than Ron Howard, so smiles are warranted near Hollywood,…
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TWO WEEKS NOTICE
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After just two weeks of the Mora Era, UCLA has been noticed — Recognized as #22 in the AP Rankings The New Era is better than the Neu Era, and the Bruins now have a National Ranking to prove it. After a convincing win at Rice, and a dramatic win over #16…
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Bruins Turn The CORN-er
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Hardcore Cornography — UCLA’s 36-30 win over the #16 Cornhuskers is a big one, as Hundley, Franklin, Fauria, and Manfro lead an Offense that gains 653 yards, while Zumwalt, Jones, Barr, McDonald, and Abbott lead a Defense that once again dominates the Second Half, forcing a Safety and Interception to seal a victory…
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DON’T PLAY THE RICE CARD
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It’s as Clear as Black and White — You can attribute the Bruins’ 49-24 win over Rice to weak competition if you want, but you have to admit: UCLA looks more explosive and exciting on Offense (with 3 TD runs over 70 yards each, and the most points in a game since 2005),…
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ANOTHER TROJAN COVER-UP
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U$C billboard of Barkley in Westwood is covered up one day after trojan booster realizes it was going to cost him future revenue Arrogant, obnoxious trojans — The only way to control them is to hit them hard… in the pocketbook. In typical trojan style, u$c recently erected a self-promoting billboard of QB…
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FIB-SIES, CRAMPS, AND THIEVES
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Kiffin gets busted for lying, u$c brain-cramps and denies being reprimanded, and while the trojans whine about Mora’s subtle indictment of their crime-ridden campus, someone breaks into their Athletic Department during Football practice and steals a bunch of laptops It is still only August, but Lane Kiffin and u$c are already in…
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GETTING BRETTER ALL THE TIME
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Upgraded by a Hundley-fold — Jim Mora names Redshirt Freshman Brett Hundley as UCLA’s new STARTING Quarterback Further distancing himself from the Neuheisel Era of Mediocrity, new Bruin Head Coach Jim Mora has pulled the trigger on a major change from the last three years, supplanting Kevin Prince with rising…
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Like father, like SCum
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Ex-trojan Marc Tyler fumbles away the game, on National TV, in his first-ever contest as a Pro What an ominous debut. With Green Bay driving for a game-tying Touchdown in the final minute of their tight match-up in San Diego, Marc Tyler got barely touched by a defender, and coughed up the ball…
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SANTA SUIT
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Ebenezer Peete — Ex-trojan Rodney Peete is the target of a $4150 lawsuit, for refusing to pay for his ostentatious Christmas decorations [UPDATED: 8/4/12] Peete the Cheat has no Christmas Spirit? For some people, giving is better than receiving, especially during the holidays. But for ex-trojans, maybe Santa isn’t the…
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IMPAIRED BEARS MAKE HALL OF SHAME, CLIPPERS ADD A “HOLL” OF FAME
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Ex-Cal Bear (and Honorary trojan) Jason Kidd gets busted for the third time, this time for a DWI; Another Ex-Bear Marshawn Lynch gets nailed for a similar offense; Meanwhile, Bruin Center Ryan Hollins (of Final Four fame) comes home to L.A., signed yesterday by the Clippers I have hated Jason Kidd for many, many…
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PITY? F*CK!
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Bruin Judge Cormac Carney shows WAY too much mercy to lying ex-trojan criminal Johnnie Morton, giving him only 2 years Probation — instead of 5 years in Prison — for repeatedly lying to a Federal Grand Jury in a multi-million dollar Money Laundering case Another trojan SCumbag skates. And this time,…