Category: Blue & Gold News
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IWISH SPRING
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Every Spring, I wish for invigoration, a clean scent, and no stinging injuries, but it’s hard to get worked up into a lather when the Offense scores only three TD’s all night. I WISH I coulda been there. Due to a new gig, I had to work Saturday night, and couldn’t make it…
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THE RICH GETS RICHER
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Rich Gets Quick — Richard Brehaut is Money in practice, cashing in repeatedly as his Offense hits paydirt several times Old Army guys used to sing a song called “You’re In The Army Now” that included the lyrics: “You’ll never get rich, you sonofabitch, you’re in the Army now.” And if…
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BYE, CURIOUS-LEE (DYE FURIOUS, KNEE)
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Lee Flees, Dye Fries — Malcolm Lee inexplicably says “Bye” to UCLA just as his injured knee is healed, by irreversibly putting his name on the NBA Draft List, while Tony Dye frustratingly says “Hi” to an MRI after injuring his knee, just as his name is justifiably put on…
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CAN YOU CHEER ME NOW?
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Great Reception, with two bars — UCLA Spirit Sprints forward, as the upwardly-Mobile squadmembers connect with fans who drop thousands in support at the annual Bruin Cheerleader Reception and Silent Auction Set it on vibrate. The James West UCLA Alumni Center was full of good vibrations on Sunday, as the…
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BETTER LATE THAN TROJAN — The Trojan-Haters Club is now on Facebook!
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BeatSC.com finally takes the Facebook plunge After 6 years of toiling away in the Zuckerberg-free zone, I finally started a Trojan-Haters Club Facebook page. I just started it a few minutes ago, so be patient as I add more posts and photos to it. However, it IS operational right now,…
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NIPPY AND CHIPPY
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Barely 18 — Butler fires up an ice-cold 18% from the field, as UConn’s Defense takes away the Bulldogs’ One Shining Moment, and the fired-up young Bruins ignite a few heated moments of fighting on the practice field, before the shining, in-the-moment Defense gets about 5 take-aways So much for Butler being…
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A THRILLA THE HUN(DLEY)
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It’s a Spring Awakening for UCLA Football, as Freshman Pocket Rocket Brett Hundley shows a Spring in his explosively-nimble step Some guys just have a knack for finding the hole. And no, I’m not talking about the rooftop-sex trojan. I’m talking about Brett Hundley, a Freshman who is trying to become UCLA’s new Starting…
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HONEY CUTTS AND RUNS
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Cutters — Tyler Honeycutt is Breaking Away from UCLA; Malcolm Lee will jump into the quarry too, but unlike Tyler, he could come riding back The Honey-moon is over. Bruin SOPHOMORE Tyler Honeycutt is about to hire an Agent, meaning that he will never play another game for UCLA. Unlike his former…
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KAREEM RISES TO THE TOP
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Kareem of the Crop — UCLA hits the All-Time Exacta, placing 1st (’67) AND 2nd (’73) in the poll for Best College Basketball Teams in History If you are reading Sporting News’ new Top Ten Best College Basketball Teams of All-Time from the bottom up, and you just want to know who’s #1,…
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FLORIDUH, WINNING
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Crazy-tough loss takes sheen off bounce-back season, as tiger-blooded Bruins get bitten by Gators in Tourney for third time in last six years UCLA showed up, played hard, and pushed the 2nd-seeded Florida Gators all the way to the end, before finally succumbing 73-65. The game went back and forth for the first…