SMQB, Special Saturday Edition: An Open Letter to UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk
The Bruins have a bye week before opening conference play against Northwestern in two weeks. The current state of Bruin football merit this.
The UCLA Bruins have now completed the non-conference portion of their schedule with an 0-3 record. By itself, an 0-3 record might not merit an open letter like this. But it’s the way UCLA has been losing, at home no less, which requires immediate action.
This morning, I sent to following to UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk via email, and I am here to encourage each of you to join me by emailing him too.
Chancellor Frenk,
As a proud alum and Bruin football season ticketholder, I am writing this morning to ask you to make a change.
Last night, the Bruins lost one of the three remaining games that they had a reasonable chance of winning. And, they didn't just lose. They were blown out by 25 points in a game they were a 15.5 point favorite to win.
Meanwhile, Athletic Director Martin Jarmond has repeatedly shown that he is either unwilling to or incapable of providing a fix for the football program.
The last time UCLA had a football season without a win was 101 years ago in 1924. I fear that 2025 is about to become another winless season. Even if this team manages to scrape a few wins together, the Bruin Gold standard is not being maintained.
While Coach Foster was a great Bruin player, he has been terrible as a head coach. He is over his head and looks like a deer caught in the headlights.
The team is off next weekend. So, the good news is they cannot lose next Saturday.
That makes now an opportune time to relieve both Director Jarmond and Coach Foster of their duties immediately.
Looking around the Rose Bowl last night, the crowd looked like there were so few people there that they could have all had a seat inside Pauley Pavilion. That's no way to run a football program.
I know you set Miami up for the success they are currently having. Please do the same for UCLA football.
Every Bruin alum, fan and season ticketholder is counting on you.
Sincerely,
Joe Piechowski
UCLA Poli Sci '94
Go Bruins.
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