Category: Blue & Gold News
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PLEASE DON’T HIRE CARRIER… OF S.C.-LIOSIS
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Neuheisel is reportedly considering ex-trojan Mark Carrier for Defensive Coordinator — What part of “Rivalry” doesn’t Rick understand? To borrow a line from “King of the Hill” — I’M TRYING TO STOP AN OUTBREAK, AND NEUHEISEL IS DRIVING THE MONKEY TO THE AIRPORT!!!!!! And in this case, the “monkey” is…
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UCLA WINS, TROJANS LOSE, SC SPINS, STAFON SUES
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The Blue & Gold beat the Cardinal; The Golden Bears beat the Cardinal & Gold; Haden & Co. beg for Mercy, and Johnson wants some reimburse-y Talk about “Connect Four”… Four things happened yesterday that might be of interest to fans of The Rivalry, starting with the Bruins stringing together their fourth…
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ESCAPE CLAWS
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Bears claw back from 15 down with 9 minutes left (and 14 down with 4 minutes left, and 8 down with 1 minute left) to tie game with 10 seconds left, but Nelson’s right claw tips in game-winner with 2 seconds left, as Bruins barely escape with grisly 86-84 victory…
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‘SON GASSES AT KNIGHT
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Shades of Hart — After UCLA falls down by 12, Jerime Anderson hits the gas, and he and Malcolm Lee smoke the Ducks in Matthew Knight Arena, 67-59 The difference between the usual Jerime Anderson, and the Jerime Anderson who played against Oregon, was Knight & Day. The NEW Jerime…
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NO CIALIS IN CORVALLIS
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Bruins start out solid, but dysfunction and go limp against the Beavers, before coming back big to squeeze out a 62-57 victory, with Smith and Jones rising to the occasion to make the money shots If UCLA’s effort ever lasts for the entire 40 minutes, call a Doctor. At first,…
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GOING TO “L” IN A H(OWL)ANDBASKET
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“L” Foldo: Lazeric, Lee, Lamb and Lane are Lame, as UCLA Loses Lead, to Log their 4th “L” in a row against $C — It’s time for Howland to change his approach of downplaying the Rivalry At least Lazeric Jones has an excuse: He really was “lame,” with his mangled finger. But Malcolm Lee, Tyler…
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HEART SURGIN’ CAN’T STOP NEW YEAR’S GRIEVE
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Never-Say-Die crippled Bruins rally from 17 down to gain new life, but can’t stop ball from dropping for Huskies in 74-63 year-ending loss What a Massive End-of-Year Sail for the Washington Huskies — First the Dawgs BeatSC in Overtime on Wednesday night, then their Football team upsets heavily-favored Nebraska in the Holiday…
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THE NEW HEART SHOW
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After Dick-ing around through a long-running series of Cougar hits, the Bruins Bob and weave to Shrink an 11-point deficit, then Louden the Inn with Heart, Lee, and three (laying-the-) Woodsmen, in 80-71 victory [Note: Sorry for the typo — Of course it was 80-71, not 80-51… 51 was the…
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UCLA TEETERS, BUT BEATS ANT-EATERS
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Not caught by Zots: Bruins almost blow another 15-point lead, committing 17 Turnovers and missing 9 of 13 Free Throws late, but deny Irvine 74-73 with game-saving Defensive stop Life without Tyler Honeycutt is not always sweet. With Honeycutt — their best all-around player — out with a shoulder injury,…
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SIDESHOW BOB-CATS
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Montana State almost “Simpson’s” UCLA, but the Bruins get off the couch and fight back from 3 down in the second half — without any “Homer” calls — to avoid a murderous loss and gag the Bobcats, 75-59 D’oh! Once again, UCLA struggled against an overmatched team from the state…
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PYR. PRESSURE
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Win One For The Wizard: UCLA scales the Pyramid of Success, reaching Competitive Greatness with a victory over #16 BYU in the Wooden Classic, a game they had dedicated to the Legendary Coach Even from beyond the grave, John Wooden is still helping the Bruins succeed. In a contest named after…
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UCLA PONIES UP AT PAULEY, BY WHIPPING POLY PONIES
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Mustangs should’ve had a V-8: Cal Poly-slo Mustangs can’t muster the muscle to mess with the Bruins, who couldn’t af-Ford to lose this must-win game at Pauley Pavilion This week, the Bruins lost a Car(lino), but didn’t lose the race. UCLA got back on the winning track, by putting the…