At halftime of UCLA’s game against ASU on Thursday night, with the Sun Devils leading 37-34, I turned to my friend and said, “First team to 50 wins.” About 10 minutes later, I revised my statement to, “Only team to 50 wins.” I love watching the Bruins play against the zone defense the way I […]
Author Archives: David Woods
Football’s offensive coordinator fired
Jim Svoboda has been fired as the UCLA offensive coordinator, football coach Karl Dorrell announced Thursday afternoon. Svoboda was in just his first year as the offensive coordinator, but had been the quarterbacks coach for two years prior. “I had a chance to visit with Jim yesterday,” Dorrell said during a conference call. “We decided […]
Trojan basketball no longer a joke
When did this actually become a rivalry? When did the Trojans get enough talent that I can legitimately say three of their starting five would be starting for UCLA (that is, if they didn’t have the brains and academic dispositions of the Cookie Monster)? When did beating USC become a feather in UCLA’s cap and […]
Two football seniors have one more postseason game
Despite the disappointing end to their final season at UCLA, a couple of Bruin seniors are not quite finished with their amateur football careers. Defensive end Justin Hickman and kicker Justin Medlock will both compete in the East-West Shrine Game, a postseason game for outstanding college seniors. They will both be playing for the West […]
Humility, flexibility could have kept the streak intact
“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18. I’m not sure how true that is in general, but I really like applying the Bible to everyday life, so here goes. UCLA lost to Oregon on Saturday because of its pride. It wasn’t the turnovers, it wasn’t the poor shooting, it […]
[Online Exclusive]: Bruins knock off Golden Grizzlies with 74-53 win
It was another sleepwalking affair for a team that can afford to snooze – for now. In the middle of a sparse crowd of fans checking watches and stifling yawns, the No. 1 UCLA basketball team cruised to a dreary 74-53 victory over Oakland (6-7), another in a series of overmatched nonconference opponents. The Bruins […]
Four top-scoring Bruins need to get in sync
And so it was on Saturday that I ventured down the 405 to the 105 to the 605 to the 91 to the 5 to Katella to see No. 1 UCLA take on No. 6 Texas A&M at the Honda Center. I predicted a blowout. I figured the Bruins had had a nice break from […]