So you know how you always hear that UCLA is big in Asia?  Well, it is and not always in ways you'd expect...  Thought I'd share a few random pics.

So I strolling through Tokyo on vacation & saw a sign.  A UCLA sign.  I naturally got very excited....

Well, some of you can already see what's wrong with the pic, but I didn't notice.  I had visions of restocking my UCLA supplies.  I was short a coffee mug a co-worker ran off with... My friend & I draw closer & closer...

Oh yeah, something's definitely not kosher..

Yeah, definitely not what I expected.  I asked my Japanese friend about it.  Apparently UCLA has a reputation for having great academics & beautiful women.  Go figure :-)

Next in South Korea, nothing quite as racy...

Just, as my girlfriend put it, "really cute shoes!"

And that was my little weird slice of home half a world away.

Trouble in TrOJieTown?  In the latest news, looks like senior Marcus Johnson will be jumping ship and going pro...

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he deserved a T. He was taunting the kid...

-CBH (as per Dohn)

So AA2 actually deserved the T.  I thought at the time that AA2 got in that guy's face in a pretty abrupt way, so I wasn't too surprised when they T'ed him up especially after the way he acted in reaction to the ref.  However, the point I wish to make here isn't that AA2 deserved the technical or that he's a bad guy (because I firmly know him to be of outstanding character through his body of work) but that our coach has the integrity to tell the truth about the matter.

Did Coach Howland have to say anything about the matter?  Probably not.  Did he?  Yes, and he told us what happened.  He didn't try to make up some BS excuse like "coaches" at other schools.  I'm pretty sure that at some point since the game CBH had a firm talk with AA2 to figure out what exactly happened and then took corrective action, providing guidance.  That is the sign of a great coach and program, well in keeping with the tenets of the great Wooden.

Via an article on Yahoo Sports:

“With all due respect, those are two great programs,” Carroll said. “But I don’t think anybody can beat the Trojans this year.”

Actually, somebody already did beat the Trojans. Oregon State, on Sept. 25, a 27-21 shocker that has left Carroll declaring something he couldn’t prove. And then there was USC running back C.J. Gable, taking it one step further.

“We know we would crush Florida and Oklahoma,” he said. “We know that.”

Whoa!

TALK ABOUT ARROGANCE... I'm sure they "knew" they would crush Oregon State...

I'm prepared to respect the team's accomplishments, but then the players have to come out and say stupid stuff like that.  But I guess when you have such fine examples set by the leadership, there's not a lot to expect.  The funny thing is just earlier I read a story about Gable sulking about not getting enough playing time...

Horrible sportsmanship.