Category: News from the Dark Side
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CARDINAL’S IN
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Hunger Game — The more-needy Stanford Cardinal overpowers UCLA 35-17 to force a rematch with the Bruins next Friday in Palo Alto, when both teams will have the same amount at stake There’s an old saying in Sports: The team that “wants it more” usually wins. And wanting it more usually…
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RE-VAMPED
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New and improved Pauley hosts Women’s Basketball, Irish-style, and the UCLA Dance Team, Gangnam-style I’ve been so busy, working 70-hour weeks and getting tons of calls needing help during my “off” days, I hadn’t had a chance to see New Pauley until Friday. I have this week off for Thanksgiving…
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TROJAN TURKEYS’ TWIN TURNOVERS TREAT TOM’S TEAM TO TWO TOUCHDOWNS
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Ex-u$c stars Sanchez and McKnight fumble on back-to-back plays and thankful Tom Brady’s Patriots return both for TD’s in 49-19 trouncing of the Jets on Thanksgiving night This is not a good week to be a trojan… unless you enjoy watching your players choke…and choke again. After Saturday’s upset at the…
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THE PASADENA PLUNGE
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The Bruin celebration continues, while trojan fans melt down, and call for their Coach’s head The Bruin Basketball team won a Nationally-televised game against the University of Georgia on Tuesday evening. They were led by the Nation’s #1 recruit, Shabazz Muhammad, who scored 21 points in only his second collegiate…
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MORA STOPS THE REIGN (TO MORA, TO MORA, I LOVE YOU, JIM MORA)
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Wet Dream — Bruins drown trojans 38-28 in the rain, starting off with a 24-0 deluge, then icing it with a ballsy, aggressive TD drive (instead of just trying “not to lose” by grinding down the clock) The sun will come out, to Mora… And if you bet your bottom dollar on…
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BALL-BUSTED!
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Ball-sacked!!! Trojans nailed for cheating, AGAIN — This time, u$c gets caught red-handed, in the act of deflating footballs used in their loss to Oregon They cheat, and cheat, and cheat and cheat and cheat — the Kiffy and Haden Show. When the trojans’ season got off to a weak start, the trojans decided…
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ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION?
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Despite u$c’s preseason hype and the uncertainty about UCLA’s new Coach, the Bruins are now shockingly ranked higher than the trojans, for the first time in almost a dozen years Where’s Matt Leinart — and his “F*ck the BCS” t-shirt — now that the trojans need him? For the first…
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I LOVE THE SIXTIES
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No hallucination — Navy-clad UCLA scores 66 points to acid-wash Arizona, and Oregon puts up 62 to Beat SC Psychedelic Payback in Pasadena, and at the Coliseum too. Last year, the Bruins went to Arizona, and got beat so badly that the Coach was as good as fired. The Wildcats exploded out of the gate that night,…
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THE BEST CAN’T BE OVERRATED
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The quality of the UCLA Spirit Squad cannot be exaggerated, but when it comes to trojans in the NFL, several of them are vastly overrated, according to all the guys who play with and against them; Sanchez and Bush are near the top of the list When a College team stacks the…
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THE PERFECT (DESERT) STORM
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Mission Accomplished: UCLA overcomes 14-point deficit in Tempe and wins on last-second Field Goal, while u$c blows 15-point lead in Tucson, and loses on failed last-second Hail Mary Looks like Matt Barkley is going to leave his business unfinished… The trojan QB who blew off an NFL contract to come back and win …
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ALWAYS AND FOREVER #1
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Feel like a number — While the trojan Football team’s players are unethically changing jersey numbers in the middle of games to trick opponents, UCLA’s Spirit Squad just quietly remains at #1… No fooling! BUSH LEAGUE. That’s how you describe what Lane Kiffin and u$c are doing. The school that’s famous for giving back Reggie “The…
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HERE COMES HUNDLEY BLUE-BRU
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Toddlers and Tomorrows — UCLA’s Freshman QB Brett Hundley is just a babe, but with a bright future, as his nimble legs allow the Bruins to escape this contest with the blue ribbon, despite this victory not being a beauty There was a lot to yell “Boo, Boo” at, but most Bruins…