Author Archives: David Woods

The Bruins followed up probably their most disappointing loss of the season at Stanford with probably their most encouraging win; encouraging most of all for one simple reason ““ Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is back. Dude had, by my close estimation, 15 points, 40 rebounds and a steal on every Oregon possession. I’m usually […]

Offensive line coach Jim Colletto has been hired by the Detroit Lions to be their offensive line coach, it was announced Monday. Colletto, a UCLA graduate who came back to UCLA last season to coach the offensive line, jumped to the NFL after just one year with the Bruins. He is the second coach to […]

UCLA has hired Jay Norvell to replace Jim Svoboda as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the football team, it was announced Friday. Norvell has been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Nebraska for the last three years. Last year, with Norvell at the helm, Nebraska ranked in the top […]

P ALO ALTO “”mdash; Man, I hate trees. That was quite possibly the most unpleasant experience of my life, besides the time I had a cyst on my tailbone (or maybe including that time). To lose on the road is not so much a big deal. To lose to Stanford is not so much of […]

BERKELEY “”mdash; I’ve talked about how UCLA needs to get consistent scoring from its four best players. I’ve talked about how the Bruins need to improve against the zone. What I have failed to mention is that if junior Arron Afflalo plays up to his national reputation, none of the rest of that stuff is […]

About an hour before Saturday’s game against Arizona, I was standing outside of Pauley Pavilion waiting in line to get into the upper sections of Pauley (because it’s both a better view and you don’t have to deal with as many stupid fans as you do in the lower student section) when Arron Afflalo came […]

Former offensive coordinator Tom Cable may be coming home, the Daily News reported. Cable, who spent last year coaching with the Atlanta Falcons, has expressed interest in returning to Westwood to be the offensive coordinator once again. Jim Svoboda, who was both the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach this past season, was fired last week. […]