There’s very little upside to the easy non-conference slate. If the Bruins win, it’s what was expected. If they lose, expect Chip Kelly’s seat to start getting hot quickly. (Photo Credit: uclabruins.com)
Believe it or not, football season officially kicks off today for the 2022 UCLA Bruins. It’s been a year of change for the Bruins, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The Worst Defensive Coordinator on the Planet™ — Jerry Azzinaro — is gone and he has been replaced by Bill McGovern.
Will it matter? Probably not today. Will this year’s team be any better than last year’s squad? Ask me after Week 6. Of course, if the Bruins stumble out of the gate, Chip Kelly’s seat will get hotter than the paved parking lots outside the stadium today.
Speaking of heat, let’s look at the game time weather forecast.
Game Time Weather Forecast
Today’s game will likely be the hottest game the Bruins have played in a long time.
There was one game back when my wife and I were still sitting in section 2 which was the “Young Alumni” section back then. That game still sticks out as the hottest game we’ve ever been to. Fans were quite literally getting ice from the concession stands by any means necessary. IIRC, I think it was the Michigan game on September 16, 2000. Temperatures broke 100° at nearby Bob Hope Airport for most of the day. So, I think that was it.
I’m personally expecting today’s game to be worse than that.
Personally, I do find it a little amusing that, for years, fans moaned about 7 pm start times. Then, when the Pac-12 Network gives us an 11:30 am kickoff, what are UCLA fans doing? Of course, they’re moaning that the game should be played later.
Expect it to be a downright balmy 96° and it will feel like it’s 98°. Conveniently, the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce has arranged for this game to be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks. Why? So as not to ruin Pasadena’s reputation for being a pleasant place to live, of course! The temperature will climb to about the century mark at halftime and it should stay in the triple digits for the entire second half.
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Listen to the Game With TMB!
TuneIn.com now has UCLA’s football games listed as “premium” content. So, rather than using TuneIn, you can just listen through the official website like we have done with the small sports for a long time in order to listen to Josh Lewin and Matt Stevens call today’s game instead of UC Berkeley grad Roxy Bernstein and Lincoln Kennedy. So, it’s probably worth it to turn the sound off. If you do prefer UCLA’s radio team, be sure to right-click on it so that you can open up another tab and have it going while you chat in the comments below. Listen to today’s game online.
In the meantime, here’s how to watch today’s game:
UCLA Football (2022: 0-0, Last Season: 8-4)
Opponent: Bowling Green Falcons (2022: 0-0, Last season: 4-8)
Series Record: First meeting
When: 11:30 am PT, Saturday, September 3, 2022
Where: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
TV: Pac-12 Networks National and Los Angeles with Roxy Bernstein and Lincoln Kennedy
Rebroadcast (All times PT): Sunday, 9/4 at 12:00 Midnight on Pac-12 Los Angeles Sunday, 9/4 at 11:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles Monday, 9/5 at 6:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles Monday, 9/5 at 6:00 pm on Pac-12 National (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Monday, 9/5 at 6:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Monday, 9/5 at 10:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Tuesday, 9/6 at 1:00 am Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Tuesday, 9/6 at 3:00 am Pac-12 National (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Tuesday, 9/6 at 4:00 am Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Tuesday, 9/6 at 6:00 am Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Tuesday, 9/6 at 1:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Tuesday, 9/6 at 6:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Tuesday, 9/6 at 9:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Wednesday, 9/7 at 6:00 am Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Wednesday, 9/7 at 6:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Wednesday, 9/7 at 7:30 pm Pac-12 National (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Wednesday, 9/7 at 10:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Thursday, 9/8 at 8:00 am Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Thursday, 9/8 at 4:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Thursday, 9/8 at 8:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Friday, 9/9 at 9:30 am Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Friday, 9/9 at 6:00 pm Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Saturday, 9/10 at 6:00 am Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Go Bruins!!!
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No one was more critical of Chipster than I ... but we had 8 wins and absolutely destroyed SUC... so I'll give him at least a couple quarters before I demand he be fired.
lol. This is true /s. But I also expect a team to be able to catch a punt, block for a punt, pass block a little bit...you know, simple things. Pretty silly that a Chip Kelly team looks this unprepared.
Maybe they’re just rusty, but UCLA is not looking convincing. O line not great, coverage still suspect, and doesn’t really seem like they’re getting pressure on the QB.
Or maybe it's like, we've seen this movie and we know how it ends?
Also, accept the hyperbole as a comment on how poorly we've played...
Do I need to explain the concept of hyperbole?
Truly did... fire you? Sorry, don't get it...
^^ This!! ^^
Bruin Nation has always shown great patience...
It’s been 5 years
5 years of poor coaching and historically bad records....
No one was more critical of Chipster than I ... but we had 8 wins and absolutely destroyed SUC... so I'll give him at least a couple quarters before I demand he be fired.
Yes, but U$C was a dumpster fire even before we played them last year.
I'll never diminish 62-33. Never.
lol. This is true /s. But I also expect a team to be able to catch a punt, block for a punt, pass block a little bit...you know, simple things. Pretty silly that a Chip Kelly team looks this unprepared.
I think it’s the heat. It bakes your brain down into your neck.
Heat didn't prevent BG from blocking a punt and recovering a fumble.
So true!
I survived the Michigan game. I will survive this.
Good! Then I'm tasking you with ice procurement responsibilities today! LOL
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Bruins will get the ball to start. LFG!!!
And...not a great first series.
Ack!
Guess that was one way to keep our defense off the field
DTF'ingR!!!
Aha, that's nice. DTR is faster than these guys. I predict a 150yd game for him.
(why not?)
What’s the over/under?
Not loving our OL so far. Thank goodness for a super senior QB with wheels
The Murphy Era begins
Missed blitz. Can't let DTR get hit like that.
As a Rams fan, it's so weird to hear the name Deacon Jones!
Kinda sad that special teams just as terrible as last year
No excuse for that pass. None.
No idea how he threw it that bad. Needs to shake it off
That was ugly
OMG he was soooo wide open! Good thing their QB way overthrew him smdh
Dodged a bullet on that one.
Still shows a huge concern about our secondary
Did I mention how terrible special teams STILL are??
Maybe they’re just rusty, but UCLA is not looking convincing. O line not great, coverage still suspect, and doesn’t really seem like they’re getting pressure on the QB.
But our special teams are great...
You know B10 commissioner shaking his head like, WTF did I do....
Losing to a MAC team is basically a right of passage in the B1G.
LOL
Good lord. Just a comedy of errors.
Unspecial teams are still here
Not impressive
Ugly
Same ol’ same ol’
At least rush D looking good. Only around 6 yds rushing for Bowling Green so far
Can we take a mulligan?
Why? The result will be the same anyways.
It’s impossible to stream this game.
Lots of quick passes to beat the pass rush
Charbonet
DTR's legs: good. DTR's arm and brain: meh.
He is who he is…and the same can be said about Kelly. Time to move on….
OL overwhelmed again. Sigh.
Who had BG leading UCLA at end of the 1rst quarter?
On track to gain 600 yards... and lose to an inferior team. Ah, the joy of Bruin football in the 21st century.
Crazy that we have 156 total yds to their 60 yds, yet we're down. Shows how 2 TOs can screw you up.
Still need to find some kind of pass rush
We have basically 4 turnovers so far, but they are of 4 different types so at least we aren't a one trick pony.
Well, that was a disaster of a first quarter.
Basketball season please….
Looks like there are at least 1,000 people in the RB.
That shot was embarrassing.
I would not like to be there today; 100 degrees in Pasadena currently.
Tells you a lot about the state of the program.
Wow... down 10 beginning second quarter.. we really dug a hole for us.
JOKE!
Hmm. O Line barely playing. D with the infamous arm tackling. Yikes.
That was a really well designed play. The wide action left the middle wide open and their OLine was ready to roll
Garbers NOW!!!!
P12 Network trolling us with *$c highlights in the commercial breaks.
Scary to think that had it not been for a fluky broken play, Bruins might not have any points at all right now.
DTR nice throw to Bobo for a first
Good protection and a good pass. How about that.
Nice run, son!
We need to finish this drive in the end zone; FG just won't do it.
Dammit!!!
Typical first game under Chip Kelly.
Unacceptable BS. Jarmond needs to make a move