Category: Blue & Gold News
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#1, IN AN ALTERRAUN UNIVERSE
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Verner saves the Bruin World by taking his 2nd Pick of the day 76 yards for the game-winning TD; With their 30-21 upset of almost-#1 Cal, the Bruins know that they could be 7-0 and #1 in the Country, but will focus on staying atop the Pac-10 You’ve heard of “alter egos?” …
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IT’S PAT
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Cowan will start against Cal with Bethel-Thompson as his back-up, but he won’t have the protective Red Jersey on Saturday (more like a bullseye) Karl Dorrell made it Official yesterday: Pat Cowan has survived a couple of days of practice, and will therefore be the Starter on Saturday versus…
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TAKE A KNEE & PICK SIX
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For UCLA to beat #2 Cal, the Bruin DEFENSE will have to score more than the OFFENSE gives up This week, it’s OKAY for the Bruins to “look ahead,” without fear of overlooking another Utah or Notre Dame — because UCLA has a bye this week. They won’t lose a single turnover…
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CHOPPED DOWN BY TREES, DROWNED BY LAKE?
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Where do we send the Thank You Card(inal)? Stanford, and Reggie Bush-accuser Lloyd Lake keep the Bruins from being the team that’s having “The Worst Week Ever” Would you trade a loss to Notre Dame for: A loss to Stanford, PLUS a lost Heisman, PLUS lost scholarships, PLUS lost Conference Titles, PLUS lost…
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THE BLOWBACK OF NOTRE DAME (We had a hunch it would be like this)
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Angry, vocal fans aren’t buying injuries as an excuse, and are now mad at us for not biting the hand that feeds We’d like the hate mail to stop. The only hate that we’re interested in is hatred directed against usc. Not at the Bruin Coach, not at the Bruin…
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BEAR-LY REGAL
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Here’s a poem to make your blood boil Because it goes down like Cod Liver Oil: It’s not easy for a Princess to stay Royal, Or for the long-suffering fans to stay Loyal, When an 0-and-5 team you can’t foil (Even though they’re on enemy soil), No matter how hard…
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NO EXCUSES FOR USC
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Bruins’ Scout Team loses to Notre Lame, while trojan A-Team gets beat by Stanford in The Upset of the Century Never before in the annals of Major College Football History has there ever been a CHOKE this big: FORTY-ONE point Favorite usc blew a 9-point 4th Quarter lead, AT HOME, to…
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TAKE IT TO THE BANK
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If you love someone, DON’T set them free: UCLA signs Howland to 7-year contract that will grow to $2 Mil a year The problem with College Ball is that the Players come and go so quickly. Actually, with Free Agency, the Pro Players don’t stick around a place as long…
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TREY MAGNIFIQUE
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Bruin Cornerback Trey Brown, who snatched two Beaver passes, is the 4th Bruin in 5 weeks to win Pac-10 Player of the Week You already knew what BROWN could do for you, but on Saturday, he showed everyone else. As predicted here last week, Trey Brown was able to take…
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LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS
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ARMed & Dangerous or ARMageddon?: Ben Olson now gets his chance to disARM his ARMy of critics No offense to Pat Cowan, but it sure would be nice for the UCLA Program if Ben Olson had another stellar 5-Touchdown game this Saturday, like he did in the Opener at Stanford.…
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*ALL PERFORMERS ARE under EIGHTEEN
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#18 Matthew “See You Later” Slater is amped, as Special Teams Player of the Week, while Cheerleaders are cramped by Special Ed. Pray-er of the Weak Okay, before we get started: Please save your letters — We mean no offense to the mentally disabled or to the logically- and scientifically-challeged.…