UCLA Class of '09, and I already feel old. I love sports and video games, and I've been blessed to work in both industries already.
I was pleasantly surprised after coming across this, more so over the fact that he went out to engage the Reddit CFB community. It does drill into my head how much we're dropping the ball on pretty much everything social media-wise.
RT @jordanadams1231: I was just thinking for the first time I could be playing with @KyleAnderson5 @tonyparker32 and Shabazz # SCARY !!!
Just a tweet and a thought, but yeah, this would be scary good.That will wrap up his collegiate career. I'm not sure how his attitude will work out while playing professional ball in Eastern Europe, seeing how some European coaches are a bit...rough.
Chin up, Bruins. At least Neuheisel never stooped to these lows.
I've always taken the US News rankings with a grain of salt, particularly when other organizations constantly rank UCLA higher than $C academically, with US News being the anomaly.
OT: A flash mob wedding proposal in Bruin Plaza between two Bruins! Saw it a couple of days ago but looks like it hasn't been posted here, so enjoy!
adidas and jerseys have always been a point of debate here, particularly after the TECHFIT fiasco, but here's a pretty interesting look at the Ohio Bobcats getting their black alternates that had me wondering about our team's reaction when they got the stretchy jerseys. To note, their supplier is Russell Athletic, but the reaction is priceless, regardless.
This was a nice surprise... he's been working away on special teams for the last four years, and it's been great to see things work out for him on the pro level. EDIT: Found a neat little blog short after putting up the fanshot; it's about his role for this season and where he's come from since his rookie year in the NFL.
Willis is also eligible to start practicing today while we go through the petition process to see if he can play this season. Either way, welcome back (officially!), Brandon!
Interesting read, even though the academic paper comes from a Dookie. The premise does seem a bit obvious, but I'm all for scientific sports metaphors anyways. Here's a link to the original academic paper as well.
Not only a larger field, but it's definitely stacked for a pre-season tourney: Kansas, Duke, Michigan, Tennessee, Memphis, and Georgetown.
Key note: Turner's mom says he'll make his decision "before the early signing date Nov. 10".
Indiana State recently redid their court and while they've had it named in honor of Coach since '08, it's a neat little reminder.
This is a screenshot from NCAA Football 11, taken from their official page on Facebook. It looks like we have "new" away uniforms for this fall, with the Adidas logo centered on the collar (like Michigan), and it seems that we've gone back to the dark blue instead of powder blue on the shoulders. Note that teams and apparel companies usually provide EA with any new designs or updates for in-game accuracy ahead of time, since the game comes out in early July (though it does nothing to alleviate the wait for the season to kickoff...lol).
Bruins, be thankful that Pauley Pavilion will still be called (for now?) Pauley after its renovation. Introducing: Louisville's KFC Yum! Center.
Full page ad taken out of the latest SI. To quote Allen Iverson: "Order? We're taking about order?". Enjoy your four titles, Dook.
What's interesting here is that their former supplier was Reebok, which is owned by Adidas. Taking a look at their football unis next year, it looks pretty classy and simple (same thing with Auburn, another UA-supplied team). Something to think about if UCLA does move away from Adidas.
Came across this while on Deadspin...makes you wonder what the heck is going on with the NCAA and $C. Sigh.
...and this is Lane Kiffin's idea of a poster photo shoot at Tennessee. LOL.
Anyone can have a lean decade. The Bruins have tradition, They have a smarter, wiser Rick Neuheisel, the first UCLA coach to make Pete Carroll work harder in Los Angeles recruiting in the USC coach's nine years. The Bruins have a solid, veteran coaching staff and nowhere to go but up. And, seriously, we're going to have 40 teams and not have the Rose Bowl's home team?
Ivan Maisel, selecting UCLA as the 30th pick in WWL's "College Football Mock Draft".A blogger from Bruins Nation breaks down EA Sports NCAA Football 2010: UCLA Season Simulation v Tennessee
NCAA Football 10 UCLA Season Simulation From Bruins Nation: SDSU @ UCLA
A Quick NCAA Football 2010 Overview: UCLA
Details on the official site, along with some computer-generated photos of what should be the "new" Pauley. If everything goes according to plan, Ben Ball christens the renovated arena in the Fall of 2012.
Here's a simulation using NCAA Basketball 09 from IGN (video game website). The video (the fourth option on the right) shows gameplay from the closing moments of the first half; FYI, the sim has us winning the game: http://sports.ign.com/articles/963/963838p1.html
Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N This year has obviously been different, with the media casting (and the president) casting us as the underdog in last night's game (interesting fact: 70% or so of...
I have a new camera and here are a couple of photos taken in-game from the exhibition game this past Monday. Drew Gordon attacking the basket - via i288.photobucket.com Keefe on the defensive...
After a long absence due to work, class, and a general lack of time...I'm back to posting. Anyways, a great story on WWL by Katz on Aboya's current graduate courseload and how he's been balancing it with Ben Ball. I didn't know that the political landscape in Cameroon looked grim right now, though.