Some pictures are worth more than 1,000 words ““ especially the one accompanying this column. No, it’s not a real photo. But it easily can be in the near future with some help. The founders of onepeat.com are trying very hard to make it a reality. On their Web site, they are trying to raise […]
Author Archives: Gilbert Quiñonez
For some student-athletes, dropping out means moving up
I’ve heard many Bruin fans this week question Maurice Drew’s decision to leave school early for the NFL Draft. I’ve heard many Trojan fans complain that LenDale White will be leaving school early for the pros, and Reggie Bush is sure to follow him. The same goes for Texas fans and Vince Young. The act […]
Heart can trump Trojans’ odds
It’s frustrating. Sickening, really. For the first time in nearly a decade, UCLA has a truly great football team. But it’s unfortunate that in the same year, that evil team across town has one of the best teams in college football history. Just when the Bruins finally have a team more than worthy enough to […]
Preseason play offers unlikely competition
UCLA gets to play Temple tonight. That in itself is unusual. But then you realize it’s November, and the game is at Pauley, which is what makes tonight’s basketball game that much more special and surprising. Big-name programs don’t typically play each other in November. Especially before Thanksgiving. November is supposed to be a month […]
Breaking up with sports is hard to do
Sports are designed to break your heart. Think about it. In any sport, only one team can be the champion at season’s end. On any given day, one team will win, and the other will lose. And no one wins every game. A perfect example of this was this past Saturday, when our UCLA football […]
Human bias distances Bruins from BCS bowls
Karl “Vince Lombardi” Dorrell says he isn’t worried about the BCS. So I’ll do the worrying for the great one about the Bowl Championship Series. Specifically, the polls aren’t giving UCLA much respect. The two traditional major college football polls (The Associated Press and Coaches) both have the unbeaten Bruins at No. 7 behind two […]
Student support bounces back
It’s a start. A good first step. Seeing the general apathy UCLA students have expressed toward sports over the years, I was expecting a very poor turnout at Wednesday night’s Basketball Tipoff Party. I was wrong. Estimates of student attendance at Pauley Pavilion ranged from 800 to 1,000 at the event. Not great, but not […]