Month: November 2011
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THAT M.T. FEELING INSIDE… AND OUTSIDE
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Running on M.T. — MTSU destroys UCLA 86-66, outshooting the Bruins 71% to 37%, by getting a ton of easy shots in the Paint, and making a stunning 10-of-11 from behind the arc Who are the “bums” now? Last week after the Bruins got beat soundly by Loyola Marymount, Josh…
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SNOW, WHITE, AND THE 57 DWARFS
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Happy Utes tower over Grumpy Bruins 31-6, as Sleepy UCLA can’t overcome snowy conditions, slippery John White, Bashful playcalling, or Dopey penalties Not exactly a “Disney” weekend. Westwood is far from the Happiest Place on Earth right now, after the Basketball team’s Mickey Mouse loss to lowly Loyola, $C’s Wild Ride…
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ROADKILL
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The UCLA “Road Show” starts off with a pothole, as Bruins play possum to Loyola’s Lions, losing the Season opener at the Sports Arena, 69-58 So much for being #17. UCLA said goodbye to their National ranking on Friday night, getting blasted by Loyola Marymount, 69-58. It wasn’t a crazy fluke…
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HARBIN-GER OF THINGS TO SCUM
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Illegal Hit — Trojan Defensive Back James Harbin allegedly puts a woman on the Defensive, and gets arrested for Domestic Battery, becoming the second $C D-Back to get flagged for trying to injure someone this year Somewhere out there, there is a Bail Bondsman waving a USC pennant, on his yacht. This weekend, another…
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INLAND EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
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Rebuilding around the Skyscraper — Big Josh Smith towers over the rest with 26 points in UCLA’s sketchy 80-72 Exhibition victory, but the erections around him are still architecture in progress You wouldn’t think that Anthony Stover and Jerime Anderson would be crucial to the Bruins’ success this season, but…
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PRINCE OF DARKNESS SNUFFS OUT SUN DEVILS
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Hell Freezes Over — Former Fallen Angel Kevin Prince torches #19 ASU with a last minute comeback, converting a 3rd and 29 on the final drive to lead the Bruins to a 29-28 upset and 1st Place in the Pac-12 South — DESPITE FOUR FUMBLES AND TWO HUGE PASS INTERFERENCE PENALTIES ALL IN…
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NO DANCE IN HELL?
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Not many outside the Spirit Squad give the Bruins a fighting chance against the Devils today, but an upset victory would lift UCLA out of Purgatory and into 1st Place in the not-so-Deep South 8 and a 1/2-point underdog UCLA is Running With The Devils today, racing to the top…
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SUGAR RUSH
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Bit o’ Honey — Halloween is over, but the super-sweet treats keep on coming Because it was Homecoming on Saturday, the Spirit Squad did not don Halloween costumes this year. I was disappointed, after loving the previous year’s Disney Princesses and Football jerseys with black stretch pants. The Cheer Squad’s…
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PAC-12 TELLS McDONALD TO TAKE IT ON THE ARCHES
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Trojan 4th-Quarter Pounder gets Deep Fried for trying to Filet a defenseless opponent by Driving Thru him with a late, dirty hit way above the McRibs It’s about time that someone finally spanked T.J. McDonald on his sesame-seed buns. The ketchup & mustard headhunter has recently put the “ass” in “assassin” by showing no remorse for continually…
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WHINED AND FINED
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Lane Kiffin has to cough up $10,000 for repeatedly bitching about how his trojans were victimized by lying referees He could have blamed Curtis McNeal for fumbling away the game-tying Touchdown. He could have blamed T.J. McDonald for the dirty, cheap shot that extended Stanford’s game-tying drive. And he could have…