UCLA Football Thread

[fan_since79]

15 hours ago, AngelsLongBall said:

Wait, in another thread you stated your Dad paid your tuition to SC, so I’m assuming you’re an alum...how in the F are you a ucla fan?

transferred to UCLA in my sophomore year and graduated a Bruin in 1978.

 

[RallyMo]

On 12/1/2017 at 10:11 PM, Lou said:

No, I'm serious, there's nothing to try.

You guys have a great thing coming together.

[Lou]

22 minutes ago, RallyMo said:

No, I'm serious, there's nothing to try.

You guys have a great thing coming together.

[RallyMo]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

There's no need to try when it's all truth.

It's a great coaching staff coupled with amazing recruiting potential.

Don't let the past get in the way of reasonable optimism.

[nate]

Rosen still hasn't cleared concussion protocol, won't play in the bowl game.

[Section517]

2 hours ago, nate said:

Rosen still hasn't cleared concussion protocol, won't play in the bowl game.

Let Jed coach his last game at UCLA, then fully immerse ourselves in the Chip Kelly era.

i have not been this excited since the 1997-98 Buffet Bob Toledo 20 game win streak. 

[nando714]

Good choice by Rosen to sit this one out. Not a major bowl against another good opponent. He has nothing left to prove.

[nate]

Sounds like he wants to play but docs won’t clear him

[Lou]

21 hours ago, Section517 said:

i have not been this excited since the 1997-98 Buffet Bob Toledo 20 game win streak. 

Damn, those were fun games to go to. 

[mtangelsfan]

On 12/4/2017 at 5:32 AM, Lou said:

He's playing

I agree

[Jay]

https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-rosen-might-stay-ucla-avoid-drafted-browns-161252204.html

Josh Rosen might stay at UCLA to avoid being drafted by Cleveland Browns

Privately, Rosen has expressed concern about winding up in Cleveland and would rather be with a more stable franchise, such as the Giants.

 

[nando714]

5 hours ago, Jay said:

https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-rosen-might-stay-ucla-avoid-drafted-browns-161252204.html

Josh Rosen might stay at UCLA to avoid being drafted by Cleveland Browns

Privately, Rosen has expressed concern about winding up in Cleveland and would rather be with a more stable franchise, such as the Giants.

 

The giants are more stable ?

they fired their head coach and GM lol

[Tank]

11 hours ago, Jay said:

https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-rosen-might-stay-ucla-avoid-drafted-browns-161252204.html

Josh Rosen might stay at UCLA to avoid being drafted by Cleveland Browns

Privately, Rosen has expressed concern about winding up in Cleveland and would rather be with a more stable franchise, such as the Giants.

 

he should just declare himself eligible after the first two picks. that's what i would do.

[Blarg]

Modster is looking pretty good in the first half. The running game isn't that successful but Modster has been able to hit some nice long yardage passes and doesn't seem to be making any bad choices.

[nando714]

Wow , kelly has is work cut out for him after watching last nights game 

especially how weak ucla is on both sides of the LOS and linebacker. 

[nate]

1 hour ago, nando714 said:

Wow , kelly has is work cut out for him after watching last nights game 

especially how weak ucla is on both sides of the LOS and linebacker. 

They didn't make any adjustments, that was the worst part.  Way out coached.

Linebacker is the biggest problem for sure, Pellum better get to work.

[Jay]

Surely they could find a better team than ucla to play in the cactus bowl. That was straight up awful.

 

[Blarg]

UCLA played two nice quarters. Then Kansas State had seen everything they could do on both sides of the ball and ripped them apart. 

Kelly is going to have a lot of work to do but I think the basic framework is there to be passable for two seasons, maybe an 9-3 record by year two depending on schedule. During that time he will need a couple of good recruiting classes and time to develop his players to really turn it around. By year three he will have his recruits with the best of what he inherited and should make the team nationally competitive. 

[fan_since79]

The first order of business is to obtain a defense against the rush. Any degree of defense is better than what this team has, which is zero.

That second half was murder to watch.

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 12/26/2017 at 7:24 PM, Blarg said:

Modster is looking pretty good in the first half. The running game isn't that successful but Modster has been able to hit some nice long yardage passes and doesn't seem to be making any bad choices.

I hadn't seen him play before the bowl game. He has some serious skills. Chip Kelly might do wonders with him.

[nate]

Modster is still more of a pocket passer, he gives UCLA options but I think incoming freshman DTR will be the preferred QB for Chip, he is very mobile.

[NJHalo]

So what's the knock on Josh Rosen? Lots of mock drafts have him going to the Giants at #2, but they always mention "off the field issues, and personality difficulties" as knocks on him, but I have yet to see detail. Just wondering what they are talking about.

I don't see him being the right fit for the Giants. He belongs on a good weather/dome team. His passing skills will erode then the temperature drops and the winds are swirling.  

[nate]

14 minutes ago, NJHalo said:

So what's the knock on Josh Rosen? Lots of mock drafts have him going to the Giants at #2, but they always mention "off the field issues, and personality difficulties" as knocks on him, but I have yet to see detail. Just wondering what they are talking about.

I don't see him being the right fit for the Giants. He belongs on a good weather/dome team. His passing skills will erode then the temperature drops and the winds are swirling.  

There aren't any real off field issues, it is just the media's way of getting clicks.

He criticized the fact that players don't get paid in college but colleges sign huge endorsement deals (he comes from a rich family but pointed to players on his team that could barely afford to eat during the off season) and he wore a "Fuck Trump" hat to a Trump golf course.  That is literally all.

The real concern might be about durability.  He suffered a shoulder injury two years ago (they never said but I think collar bone) and only played in five games.  This year he had two concussions and missed 2.5 games because of it.

As a QB, he is extremely smart and has excellent footwork and mechanics along with a very strong arm.  Some say he is the best QB to enter the draft since Elway... that is hyperbole, but he is very gifted.

[nate]

While I think that Mora and Bradley absolutely ruined the UCLA defense, UCLA has four LBs playing in the NFL playoffs right now, giving you an idea of the talent they lost over the last couple years.

With that said, you can't run a defense in college that requires NFL quality linebackers and DL.

[nando714]

6 players suspended for week 1.  I’d say about 3 or 4 get a lot of PT.

Cinci +16.5 is attractive