Off topic, I realize, but thought I would share a piece of ref'ing that would shame even the Pac-10.
While the Bruins find themselves part way into a late-season surge into bowl eligibility, other members of the Pac-10 are fighting for fighting for the Number One spot. The race to the top is...
Just a reminder to all of us not to take the upcoming week of UCLA Basketball for granted.
Oklahoma State All-American WR Dez Bryant was ruled to be ineligible this morning by the NCAA, for the notoriously grave crime of misleading NCAA investigators. Because as we all know, the NCAA never allows an athlete or athletic department to get away from lying, misleading, or obstructing investigations into allegations of the above! Ever!
For UCLA Fans Looking To Head Up To Palo Alto: Stanford Ticket Information
Seth Davis recently made the trek to the SFV to visit Coach for an SI.com piece. A good read, showing Coach being himself, if showing his age more than Davis recalls from his last meeting with him in 2006.
As part of a series examining the life after retirement of various athletes, today's Washington Post has a rather lengthy piece on Ed O'Bannon. While Ed's life after basketball is not a new story...
A blogger on Bruins Nations breaks down the numbers between UCLA-Villanova matchup in second round.
A blogger from Bruins Nation provides statistical analysis of UCLA v. VCU based on numbers from Ken Pomeroy and Jeff Sagarin.
Or, as SJH asks, I shall deliver. The linked post raised the issue of comparison between the efficiency of our starting 5 and the bench, as well as comparing particular players on a per minute...
A blogger from Bruins Nation provides statistical perspective on UCLA basketball's wins and losses this season and picks up on some trends including effects of mediocre Pac-10 referees.
C/O 2010 verbal commit Tyler Lamb, along with a Mater Dei teammate, were subjected to racist heckling and taunts throughout their game @ Servite HS last Friday. Behavior by the Servite students was stated to include "monkey noises" and questions regarding the parentage of Lamb and teammate Gary Franklin throughout the game. I am not one to crack down on booing/heckling, even at the HS level, but this is just wrong. Not sure what was in these student's minds, but clearly their parents still have work to do (as well as to watch less European soccer). (HT to Deadspin
With the start of the Pac-10 regular season now upon us, I thought that another view toward conference play might be in order. Ken Pomeroy's CBB ratings are an informative look at the current...
With all of the attention surrounding Dewayne Walker taking the NMSU job, and the Kenny debacle, the bowl season may have lapsed from the general Bruin consciousness. With the Rose Bowl to go, the...
In examining the performance of the Bruin basketball team over these early weeks of the season, one of the keys in evaluating this team and its future outlook is the youth and inexperience of many...
A blogger from Bruin Nation's analysis on BCS picture.
We know that Pete Carroll is a forgiving sort when it comes to the Facebook-displayed racism of his players, but his style has apparently not rubbed off on his peers. Coach Brown dismissed one of his players from the Texas program today, following the player's not-so transcendent Facebook update regarding this week's election result (use the title link for details; I will refrain from posting the exact phrase, but to summarize his suggestion that the off-season hunting trip be relocated to the nation's capital).
#23 in this week's AP poll, and 1 vote outside the top-25 in the coaches' poll.
Minnesota Vikings/UCLA punter Chris Kluwe finds the time to excell both at kicking a football, and playing guitar hero.
Ah, Baron making a perfectly logical move to find a team that will sign him to a long-term contract, in light of the Warriors dragging on negotiations. ASDFHJYHLDG@##@_$!^@)^$*%(#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N With only 3 days to go until the big night, Chad Ford of ESPN has released his latest mock draft; this update includes a projection of the 2nd round in addition to the common...
Unveiling of a mural depicting Coach's life, at John R. Wooden High School in Reseda. (Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N)
Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N In the ongoing saga of Reggie Bush and his one-time relationship with the aspiring sports agents/marketers of New Era Sports, New Era partner Lloyd Lake had been scheduled to...
LA Times Q&A session with Coach Wooden. Not specifically about basketball, but since when is Coach's advice really just about that?
ESPN reports that Stanford has offered its open head coaching position to Duke assistant coach Johnny Dawkins, and that Dawkins has accepted. Dawkins currently serves as associate head coach at...
Bumped. Let's hope hoo has to do one more of these posts in next 48 hours. GO BRUINS. -NIts the night before the Final Four, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even... Ok,...
Bumped. GO BRUINS. -NAnother night, another battle to the end for our warriors on the past Thursday night. Between sheer exhaustion from last night's game, and other outside factors (that may have...
Bumped. -MWell, that last game sure was a battle. As I argued could be the case in my last preview, Texas A&M looked far from the #9 seed that they came into the game possessing. This time, we get...
Bumped. Thanks again to hoo for the great post. Makes dealing w flight delays (snow storm in Chicago?) easier. GO BRUINS. -NAnother game, and another installment of my look through the numbers of...
Bumped. GO BRUINS. -NWell, the tournament selection show has aired; and with that, the NCAA's selection committee has handed down its bracket seedings. As easy as it is to look ahead at the...