In private ownership business's, it’s not what you did yesterday or today, it’s what you do tomorrow. Good luck to Jerry and the team next week but the program is still one big cluster. Awful.
If Tim Skipper gets this team to a bowl, he should be seriously considered for the job. Bowl eligibility with this team would be a monumental achievement given our remaining schedule. And then, Jerry would likely gave earned the OC job. If that very unlikely scenario doesn’t happen, there are a number of quality candidates.
The only way I’m considering this current staff for the job is if they make the playoffs…maaaaaaybe the B1G championship game. And that has only a slightly better chance than me winning the lottery
Good analysis. I must say that before yesterday I figured 0-12, now the only game we can't win is at Ohio St., but every other game could be a toss up. Not that we will every other game, but 4-2 or 3-3 is a reasonable expectation for those other games, but now we can't sneak up on them.
I aslo agree--the shocking upset victory by the Bruins has knocked #7 PSU out of the AP Top-25, and the ecstasy of the moment caused the hopium and jelly donuts to spread everywhere. But the HC search committee still has a very important job to do, while an AD search committee is needed to rescue and restore the UCLA football program. The culture and mindset of the UCLA administration needs to change. Meanwhile, the "Fire Martin Jarmond" airplane banner should continue flying the skies, and the same message on the black van should remain highly visible on campus and elsewhere.
This is wonderful news... all this time I headed for the copy, delete, paste, edit routine without noticing the obvious... I must love making things difficult 🤣
Some are suggesting that Tim and Jerry should be considered for the "top spot" if they take UCLA to a bowl. I respectfully disagree. Joe made the case very well and a lot of us here believe that a flamethrower should be taken to the athletic department and, after consideration, all of the lackey drones should be driven from the shores of our Blue Pacific's rolling waters!
Of course, Both Tim and Jerry have wrought a miracle and this has altered the minds of the young men who work for them. How those kids comport themselves fore the rest of the season will tell the tale.
Tangentially, there tend to have been teams that earned a place in my heart in all of the sports I enjoy. With UCLA, I don't have to mention the considerable victories, championships, and bowl wins. However, there are other curious entries there as well. For example, Larry Brown's 1979-80 basketball team that slogged it's way past a snotty December 1979 SI "Bruins in Ruins" article and into the NCAA championship where it lost to Louisville in the last minutes. There's even the immortal Willie Banks who delivered a "walk off" triple jump first place to win one year's USC-UCLA dual meet.
Yeah, those arcane memories!
So this team, by dint of what they did last Saturday, could earn a place in our hearts by playing over their heads an snagging a few victories in the toughest football conference in the nation.
Joe amply described what has to be done and these kids were given a tremendous gift by "The Tim and Jerry show": they were provided with a glimpse of what is possible if they put their minds and wills to it.
I'd say, making the rest of the BIG 10 ("B1G", whatever) sweat the Bruins on their schedule as being a lot more than a scrimmage with some crosstown JC team goes a long way.
If these kids can do what they did last Saturday, they will surprise the opponents and rewrite what might have been a dismal chapter in their youthful lives.
Couldn't agree more - it was heartening to see them play hard and for each other yesterday after there have been so many other examples of teams off to debacle starts that quit and/or played for "me" rather than "we"... worth noting that 1985 UTEP team that was the last to beat a Top 10 team while winless through at least 4 games ended up going 1-10, lost their last 4 after the huge upset of BYU - here's hoping there's focus to surpass that performance starting Saturday at Sparty. Going to be interesting to find out - who'd of said that 72 hrs ago?!
100% spot on
In private ownership business's, it’s not what you did yesterday or today, it’s what you do tomorrow. Good luck to Jerry and the team next week but the program is still one big cluster. Awful.
If Tim Skipper gets this team to a bowl, he should be seriously considered for the job. Bowl eligibility with this team would be a monumental achievement given our remaining schedule. And then, Jerry would likely gave earned the OC job. If that very unlikely scenario doesn’t happen, there are a number of quality candidates.
The only way I’m considering this current staff for the job is if they make the playoffs…maaaaaaybe the B1G championship game. And that has only a slightly better chance than me winning the lottery
Good analysis. I must say that before yesterday I figured 0-12, now the only game we can't win is at Ohio St., but every other game could be a toss up. Not that we will every other game, but 4-2 or 3-3 is a reasonable expectation for those other games, but now we can't sneak up on them.
Or, maybe the only other game the Bruins can win is Ohio State!
Excellent...
I aslo agree--the shocking upset victory by the Bruins has knocked #7 PSU out of the AP Top-25, and the ecstasy of the moment caused the hopium and jelly donuts to spread everywhere. But the HC search committee still has a very important job to do, while an AD search committee is needed to rescue and restore the UCLA football program. The culture and mindset of the UCLA administration needs to change. Meanwhile, the "Fire Martin Jarmond" airplane banner should continue flying the skies, and the same message on the black van should remain highly visible on campus and elsewhere.
Oops, I mistyped "also". I aslo (LOL) think JoeBruin was right--UCLA was indeed a trap game for PSU... :-)
..did you know that you can edit your comments.
~"The Pedantic Planner"
Thanks WarPlanner, I didn't know and didn't bother to check. Guess I'm taking after the current AD (too lazy!)... :-(
Nah... Jelly 2.0 is one of a kind 🤣 you will never come close to his iconic infamy 🤣
Joe will now duly change your screen name to Jelly4ever. 😜
(and the edit option comes up when you click the 3 dots to the right of your comment)
Thanks GregBruin! I actually dislike jelly-filled donuts, so "HateJelly4ever" would be more appropriate if I were to change my screen name again.
I love this... HateJelly4ever has a great ring to it... It's purposeful and filled with raw honesty 🤣
I hate jelly donuts too... nauseating, greasy, and mess up everything! The real Jelly 2.0 🤣
This is wonderful news... all this time I headed for the copy, delete, paste, edit routine without noticing the obvious... I must love making things difficult 🤣
💯💯💯 and 💯
Some are suggesting that Tim and Jerry should be considered for the "top spot" if they take UCLA to a bowl. I respectfully disagree. Joe made the case very well and a lot of us here believe that a flamethrower should be taken to the athletic department and, after consideration, all of the lackey drones should be driven from the shores of our Blue Pacific's rolling waters!
Of course, Both Tim and Jerry have wrought a miracle and this has altered the minds of the young men who work for them. How those kids comport themselves fore the rest of the season will tell the tale.
Tangentially, there tend to have been teams that earned a place in my heart in all of the sports I enjoy. With UCLA, I don't have to mention the considerable victories, championships, and bowl wins. However, there are other curious entries there as well. For example, Larry Brown's 1979-80 basketball team that slogged it's way past a snotty December 1979 SI "Bruins in Ruins" article and into the NCAA championship where it lost to Louisville in the last minutes. There's even the immortal Willie Banks who delivered a "walk off" triple jump first place to win one year's USC-UCLA dual meet.
Yeah, those arcane memories!
So this team, by dint of what they did last Saturday, could earn a place in our hearts by playing over their heads an snagging a few victories in the toughest football conference in the nation.
Joe amply described what has to be done and these kids were given a tremendous gift by "The Tim and Jerry show": they were provided with a glimpse of what is possible if they put their minds and wills to it.
I'd say, making the rest of the BIG 10 ("B1G", whatever) sweat the Bruins on their schedule as being a lot more than a scrimmage with some crosstown JC team goes a long way.
If these kids can do what they did last Saturday, they will surprise the opponents and rewrite what might have been a dismal chapter in their youthful lives.
Couldn't agree more - it was heartening to see them play hard and for each other yesterday after there have been so many other examples of teams off to debacle starts that quit and/or played for "me" rather than "we"... worth noting that 1985 UTEP team that was the last to beat a Top 10 team while winless through at least 4 games ended up going 1-10, lost their last 4 after the huge upset of BYU - here's hoping there's focus to surpass that performance starting Saturday at Sparty. Going to be interesting to find out - who'd of said that 72 hrs ago?!
Having an 0-4 team beat a top 10 is incredible, but we never can forget it is due to Jarmond's ineptness that we were 0-4 in the first place...
Can't say it any better.