SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE BLUE-ISH (AMERICAN PRINCESSES)

Feeling Blue? — For Halloween, the UCLA Dance Team donned blue hair (NOT a reference to the legendary senior citizen season ticket holders in Pauley Pavilion who never stand up and cheer) to root on the Blue and Gold

Five years ago for Halloween, the UCLA Cheer Squad girls dressed up as Disney Princesses.  This year, the Dance Team princesses joined the fun, by wearing bright blue wigs to show their Bruin and Holiday spirit.  I thought it looked great, but their REAL hair is so strikingly beautiful, I hate for it to be hidden.  But this was a special occasion, so it’s okay.

Also getting in the Halloween spirit was this year’s Cheer Squad, who wore masks during the second half of the game.  It was cute, and I’m glad they did something, even if it did obscure their gorgeous faces a little bit.  I believe that since it was also Homecoming, everyone wanted the traditional uniforms to be worn, instead of elaborate costumes like the Disney Princess outfits.  So that’s why the decision to wear just wigs and masks makes perfect sense.

So here are another 54 photos of the UCLA Spirit Squad, starting with some that exhibit the blue wigs… But first… a quick shout out to Kai Forbath, the great Bruin Placekicker, who hit a 50-yarder at the final gun on Sunday to help New Orleans top the New York Giants 52-49.  This shout out was suggested by reader “JC.”  I’m surprised he didn’t ask for one for ex-trojan Matt Cassel, who started at QB for Dallas on Sunday, and amassed the paltry sum of 97 yards passing in a home loss to the Seahawks, in Dallas.  I can only imagine how much the Cowboy fans are missing Tony Romo right now.