Hellacious Kickoff Return TD resurrects Bruins, but Devils suck out UCLA’s soul with tough 24-20 win
How mad can you be when your Scout Team comes within a whisker of beating the #9 team in the Country?
New QB Osaar Rasshan gave his all, but even his VinceYoung-like scrambling ability couldn’t get the Bruins’ Offense in gear. The Bruin Defense kept them close, until ASU’s Keegan Herring busted out for a 71-yard TD run to make it 24-13 Sun Devils in the 3rd Quarter. At that point, a few fans were booing, and many had thrown in the towel on the season, right there. But on the ensuing Kickoff, Matthew Slater found a seam up the middle, broke a tackle, and outran everyone for 87 yards, for his THIRD K.O. Return TD of the Year, AN ALL-TIME UCLA RECORD (Maurice Jones-Drew had 2). Even more remarkable, it is the first one allowed by ASU in 135 games.
The Bruin D shut out Rudy Carpenter and the Devils the rest of the way, but Rasshan couldn’t get the Bruins into the end zone. So the Bruins’ Dreams of Roses are gone. They have very little to play for, but they are facing a Top 5 team (Oregon), and usc, so motivation shouldn’t be a problem.
And ANYONE who knows this site should understand: As far as we are concerned, this season can ABSOLUTELY still be salvaged… with ONE victory at the Mausoleum next month.
Below are 24 photos with mouse-over captions from Saturday’s game, ending with 8 Cheerleader photos that ought to take your mind off the pain, especially when you click on them to ENLARGE them. And by the way, they make GREAT Desktop Wallpaper — Show your co-workers that you haven’t stopped bleeding blue & gold.
