43 Comments

Tough loss. I can’t help but wonder what is going on with our DC, Bill McGovern. He has now missed the last 4 games. I hope his health is okay. I think we’ve missed him calling the defense and it isn’t something you see mentioned much.

Expand full comment

Fire Chip Kelly. He's a moron.

Expand full comment

Not much more to say. Why UCLA would keep Chip Kelly is really difficult to figure out. He has done absolutely nothing since he has gotten here and continues to do absolutely nothing. They got 71,000 at the Rose Bowl tonight, that game should have been a sell-out, but not for Kelly teams. Just more despair and disappointment and more hemorrhaging of cash. I really think UCLA's football program is a program that needs a no-name coach, it just fits better. But for now, I guess we are stuck with this loser, as attendance continues to plummet. No wonder the athletic dept is in debt up to their ears!

Expand full comment

It is frustrating that we have one of the top offenses in the country and yet our defense gives up score after score. Chip isn’t able to hire effective DCs after 5 years. Regardless of how we fo against cal and the bowl game, Chip should be tossed for his failure to hire a decent DC. If Chip needs a job he can be oc but I do not want him anywhere close to decisions on anything with defense.!

Expand full comment
Nov 20, 2022·edited Nov 23, 2022

They may have been torched for 600 plus yards & 4 turnovers by the same QB the last 5yrs who tries to do to much instead of relying on the team. Truth is, the Bruins had a chance to win the game. What does that say about U$C? That they are not as good as everyone is projecting. There isn’t a team in the pac-12 that’s going to beat Georgia, Tennessee, TCU & Michigan. The problem with the Bruin defense is their front 7 ? They’re slow.

Expand full comment

Your headline makes it sound like DTR costs us the game, but from my vantage point, he put the team on his back the last part of the game. Yes he fumbled, but he got hit hard by a player no one blocked. He also scored 4 passing TDs and 2 rushing TDs. He did try to do too much at times, but I honestly can't blame him, given the incredibly porous defense that never stopped $UC after the first ten minutes, and some questionable play calls by you-know-who. Hell, if not DTR, then who? Charbonnet played excellent as usual, but they were obviously keying on him.

Expand full comment
founding

Anyone who's played the game knows that the guys on defense played hard and gave it their best, but it's matter of having the horses and let's face it, we don't. Who's responsible for this? The Bruins have hardly played tough defense anytime during the Kelly experience. There was an equally bad defense on the field last night, and if I was a Toe Jams fan I'd be embarrassed that they could have easily lost to a team giving up 650 yards and 4 turnovers. Blow on!

Expand full comment

I'm glad I chose bedtime.

Expand full comment

The schedule was extremely favorable for the bruins this year too, had a lot of home games and our away games were against colorado and asu. What happens next year when the schedule gets tougher? Is it gonna be another 8-4 year?

Everyone so badly wants chip and the bruins to succeed but the issues to elevate this program are fairly out in the open. Even if dtr wins that game yesterday that doesnt change that ucla hasnt taken that step with chip to be competing for conference championships. Its been 5 years this is fully his team and dtr is a fantastic talent, and is gonna be gone next year. Is this as good as it gets? I cant see next year getting better

Expand full comment

You guys have it all wrong!! :) UCLA lost. End of story. Stop the blame game. The game could have gone to either team. My alma mater made as many mistakes as UCLA but somehow came out on top. Chip doesn't recruit well and that may be his undoing. I won't say he can't coach because UCLA beat Utah this year and manhandled Stanford. Shaw is a solid coach and recruits well for his system yet he was outcoached by Kelly. Chip needs to recruit way better and probably change his DC. I was with you guys thinking he couldn't coach himself out of a paper bag but this year I have serious doubts!!

Expand full comment

To think he can compete and win well by coaching alone is preposterous. This guy's days in Westwood are numbered, in my view.

Expand full comment