Let’s talk about some happenings off the field for once.
We’ve already talked enough about what’s been happening on the field.
Sept.
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Brantley Watson: The numbers don’t look good for UCLA football
With the Houston Cougars coming up next for the Bruins, it’s hard not to focus on the statistics coming into the game.
Extra Points: Bruins’ disastrous passing game needs to catch up with improved rushing attack
Toward the end of the UCLA-Stanford game Sept. 11, neither team’s starting quarterback was taking snaps anymore.
Extra Points: Poor pass connections have set the tone early
There is such a thing as setting the tone in football, which could be considered the equivalent to setting the mood in romance.
You know what type of night it’s going to be from the beginning.
So when the Bruins took on Kansas State Saturday afternoon and ran three consecutive pass plays to open the game ““ all of which were incomplete ““ the tone for UCLA was officially set.
Ineffective passing and catching were going to be the demise of the Bruins against the Wildcats.
Fast-forward to the final minutes of the game and what do you know: the Bruins have a chance to tie the game with a two-point conversion.
But ineffective passing and catching holds them back.
With a little over a minute left on the clock, UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince throws one of his few nice passes of the game, which lands in the arms of Ricky Marvray for a touchdown, bringing the Bruins to within two.
On the two-point conversion attempt, Prince rolls out right and throws a soft pass that clearly should have been caught by Taylor Embree.
Extra Points: Four big games could tip season
We’re less than a week away from one of the most anticipated seasons in UCLA football history.
Did I go too far with the dramatic effect?
Whether or not I did, big things are expected out of the Bruins this season.
Extra Points: Any improvement for football team would be welcome
Fall quarter is on the horizon, and that can only mean one thing for UCLA sports fans.
Brantley Watson: With the sanctions on USC football, Pac-10 media day should have had a little more controversy
I guess some things never change.