Nico needs to go like everyone else. Not sure that beating UCLA this year makes much of a case for taking over the program, and I would be very suspicious of anyone that actually want's this job without substantial courting. Also, if Jarmond isn't fired, nothing has changed. I'm still hoping that someone with enough power wakes up.
You’re delusional if you think the only problem is coaching. The obvious difference in talent goes from an ineffective offensive line to a non-existent pass rush to a defensive backfield relying on arm tackles. Credit to Nico for effort and taking the shots, but at this point, as a passer, it’s fair to say his inconsistency is what was heard from Tennessee, and he lacks some of the intangibles very good collegiate QB’s have. Doubt he’s back next year anyway. So, hopefully the nightmare ends next Saturday.
Fisch is too expensive and jumps around too much, and his overall record is okay. UCLA needs to hire someone who will invest the time and energy to rebuild this program from the ground up and stick around for a while. IMO that's someone who is hungry to coach in a power five school - someone like a Bob Chesney or Sean Lewis. The program desperately needs a fresh start - all new coaches, players, and most stadium.
I could be wrong, but I believe Jarmond's days are numbered, and have been since September. IMO it would have been a bad move to fire him when all the other coaches left as it would have made the entire athletic program toxic. But rather release him after a new coach, and coaching staff are hired and announced.
I think we'll have a much clearer picture regarding what has really been going on behind the scenes in a couple weeks.
Almost no one hires the new AD *after* the new coach since the new coach immediately becomes "not the new AD's guy" - unless jarmond really has no role in the hire and/or there's an "understanding" who a new AD would be, very, very few coaches would want to step into a situation where the new AD - if there is one - didn't have a role in hiring them...
Of course, if they're playing at sofi in front of a couple hundred people in suites that leave at halftime and empty stands, no one will care anyway
Got the house decorated for the holidays, weeded outside, cleaned the garage, et al. Lately the Bruin men’s teams have given me a lot of free time. Watching men’s water polo later this afternoon though. They are exemplary.
Nobody cares who UCLA suckers into being their next coach as long as Jelly 2.0 and Blockhead 2.0 are in charge. It's obvious Jarmond (aka Jelly 2.0) and Frenk (aka Blockhead 2.0) are incompetent and inept and as long as you have that sort of combination, there isn't any athletic program at UCLA worth a spit. I remember this past June when Frenk said, "I will be hands-on with UCLA athletics because of its importance to the university as a whole." If the football program is an example of his "hands-on" approach. I'll take a pass.
💯Donut Head Jelly 2.0 and Blockhead 2.0 have effectively destroyed the UCLA Brand and Athletic Program.
I had a terrible feeling about Blockhead 2.0 when he hecame Chancellor. It's strange that he left Miami in his mid-70s. And since his move, he has done nothing but align himself with Block Holes, a Donut Head and Donut Holes.
Any Chancellor who wouldn't rid a school of a toxic wonder who now allegedly has committed fraud, tells you everything you need to know about the Frenskter.
Until we clean house at Murphy and Morgan, UCLA is dust in the wind.
I would leave Frenk out of that. Look at the resurgence the University of Miami's football program is enjoying. That's because of Frenk! Give him some time to start moving the right people into place like he did here in Coral Gables.
Nope. Blockhead 2.0 has had plenty of time to fire Donut Head 2.0 and has done nothing, except express his support of the toxic wonder more than once. Done with Frenkenstein.
So, what has Frenk done for UCLA. Name one accomplishment since he has been named Chancellor. I can't name any! He's over age and out of touch and needs to be replaced immediately. UCLA already has had a feckless incompetent Chancellor in Blockhead; we need someone who has at least 50% of their brain still remaining.
Hope you guys are right and that he'll eventually break the spell of widespread incompetence and dysfunction and the continuing stream of negative news hitting us in the face. However, if witnessing a full season of this train wreck isn't enough to initiate any necessary changes, then I'm not sure if anything will actually shock Frenkenstein into life. And adjusting to the current culture could put him at risk of getting accustomed to the long-standing tradition of apathy that Blockhead enjoyed.
As I'm pondering the state of UCLA athletics this morning, I think it might be time to open up the Martin Jarmond Athletic Hall of Shame. And I'm wondering what people of infamy would make up the initial class of the Hall of Shame. My first name would be Daryl Henley who was an outstanding DB that ended up dealing drugs and trying to hire a hitman to kill a judge. Now, I don't know if a Hall of Shame is appropriate, but given the state of things, perhaps it is. Anyone else have candidates?
Well UCLA is not like SUC, we typically don't "breed" murderers like the Trogans. But for every person anyone can name that has brought disrepute to the University, I could probably come up with 5 people who have brought honor to the University. Not so for SUC by the way. However, I would say Jelly 2.0 (Jarmond) should not only be a candidate but should be one of the founding members and definitely needs to be in that Hall.
to be fair, for every person who has brought shame to USC it's probably just as easy to come up with 5 people who brought honor to USC.
Also, best not to throw stones when you live in a glass house. PLENTY of former UCLA student athletes have been accused and/or convicted of really terrible crimes. Trust me, this is not the pissing contest we want to get involved in.
Yes, it was indeed a very creative fake field goal attempt--however, next time I think the Bruins' interim coaching staff will try to avoid giving up the ball for a touchdown going the other way by making this simple play adjustment (watch for it during the U$C game!):
And if the Bruins have a special teams coordinator, he'll still blame Neuheisel for that dumb play call and chipper, interim-HC Skipper for approving it.
So much for chipper, interim-HC Skipper's reign of inept football--just one final, agonizing loss to endure. The 3 wins during the middle of this season now seem more like a fluke. After seeing this train wreck evolve over the past 10 years, I could imagine the Rose Bowl folks are looking forward to suing UCLA for a lot of money AND saying good riddance to such a dysfunctional football program.
Chipper Skipper and his 'strain' game didn't work. Just another fun little gimmick, with no substance or true purpose. The Coyle and Jerry show didn't work either.
Chippy is great with the media, upbeat and rah rah after every demolition. It got old fast and most of what he said often made no sense. But he was SUPER, SUPER energetic, smdh.
Yes, I haven't watched a whole lot of UCLA football this season (for obvious reasons), but that fake field goal play was by far the most ridiculous thing I've seen this year. Relying on the holder to be Magic Johnson and make an accurate over-the-shoulder, no-look pass to a kicker who isn't athletic enough to handle the ball and run or pass for 13 yards against a tough defense just makes no sense at all. In any case, I would hope that dumb play officially removed chipper, interim-HC Skipper from consideration by the UCLA HC search committee.
The only thing sad about that is he gets a fat buyout and probably lands a high paying cush studio job next year while he plots the future destruction of some other program.
The scary thought is that the incompetent UCLA AD is quite capable of suggesting and making an offer to bring Chip Alford back, and the latter will gladly accept it!
Hey everyone, the Raiders just fired Chester! (aka Chip Kelly). Would anyone like to bet if Jelly 2.0 goes back to Chester and attempts to rehire him as UCLA's head coach. With Jelly 2.0 (aka Jarmond) it wouldn't surprise me at all.
Yes, no surprise at all if the incompetent AD actually adds him to the UCLA HC search committee's list, considering he supported and never fired ex-HC Chip Alford after the latter successfully achieved mediocrity (35-34 overall, 26-26 in Pac-12) over 6 seasons at UCLA and even got the Bruins their first win at SoFi Stadium during the Gronk toilet bowl.
Nope. Blockhead 2.0 has all the makings of an establisment hack. He is absolutely complicit in this Hell we are living through. UCLA deserves so much better.
Eh when I read the lease agreement I thought there was an arbitration clause, which is something the judge even suggested at the last hearing, so I'm not sure why the Rose Bowl attorneys are calling the arbitration motion baseless. Seems like there might be a genuine question whether or not the lease agreement includes an arbitration clause? I'm also not a fan of attorneys trying to litigate their case in the press too. Arbitration and mediation requests are very common in contract disputes, especially in California, which favors and encourages ADR to litigation to help prevent clogging our already backed up court system, so for the RB attorneys to act like this is some sort of outrageous request is quite interesting.
I think the score in the last 4 games is like 180-45 right? argh. If this is indeed the last game at the Rose Bowl, it seems fitting.
♪♫Turn off the lights an flush the toilet...♪♫
It really is sad though...
Nico needs to go like everyone else. Not sure that beating UCLA this year makes much of a case for taking over the program, and I would be very suspicious of anyone that actually want's this job without substantial courting. Also, if Jarmond isn't fired, nothing has changed. I'm still hoping that someone with enough power wakes up.
You’re delusional if you think the only problem is coaching. The obvious difference in talent goes from an ineffective offensive line to a non-existent pass rush to a defensive backfield relying on arm tackles. Credit to Nico for effort and taking the shots, but at this point, as a passer, it’s fair to say his inconsistency is what was heard from Tennessee, and he lacks some of the intangibles very good collegiate QB’s have. Doubt he’s back next year anyway. So, hopefully the nightmare ends next Saturday.
Fisch is too expensive and jumps around too much, and his overall record is okay. UCLA needs to hire someone who will invest the time and energy to rebuild this program from the ground up and stick around for a while. IMO that's someone who is hungry to coach in a power five school - someone like a Bob Chesney or Sean Lewis. The program desperately needs a fresh start - all new coaches, players, and most stadium.
I could be wrong, but I believe Jarmond's days are numbered, and have been since September. IMO it would have been a bad move to fire him when all the other coaches left as it would have made the entire athletic program toxic. But rather release him after a new coach, and coaching staff are hired and announced.
I think we'll have a much clearer picture regarding what has really been going on behind the scenes in a couple weeks.
Almost no one hires the new AD *after* the new coach since the new coach immediately becomes "not the new AD's guy" - unless jarmond really has no role in the hire and/or there's an "understanding" who a new AD would be, very, very few coaches would want to step into a situation where the new AD - if there is one - didn't have a role in hiring them...
Of course, if they're playing at sofi in front of a couple hundred people in suites that leave at halftime and empty stands, no one will care anyway
"couple hundred people", so you're saying they are going to get a larger crowd than expected? 🤣🤣🤣
What I love about Bruin football is that it encourages one to take up new hobbies.
Got the house decorated for the holidays, weeded outside, cleaned the garage, et al. Lately the Bruin men’s teams have given me a lot of free time. Watching men’s water polo later this afternoon though. They are exemplary.
It gives me more time to watch Hallmark movies, at least they have happy endings 🤣🤣🤣
Nobody cares who UCLA suckers into being their next coach as long as Jelly 2.0 and Blockhead 2.0 are in charge. It's obvious Jarmond (aka Jelly 2.0) and Frenk (aka Blockhead 2.0) are incompetent and inept and as long as you have that sort of combination, there isn't any athletic program at UCLA worth a spit. I remember this past June when Frenk said, "I will be hands-on with UCLA athletics because of its importance to the university as a whole." If the football program is an example of his "hands-on" approach. I'll take a pass.
💯Donut Head Jelly 2.0 and Blockhead 2.0 have effectively destroyed the UCLA Brand and Athletic Program.
I had a terrible feeling about Blockhead 2.0 when he hecame Chancellor. It's strange that he left Miami in his mid-70s. And since his move, he has done nothing but align himself with Block Holes, a Donut Head and Donut Holes.
Any Chancellor who wouldn't rid a school of a toxic wonder who now allegedly has committed fraud, tells you everything you need to know about the Frenskter.
Until we clean house at Murphy and Morgan, UCLA is dust in the wind.
The brotherhood of the bucks, Tamara.
I would leave Frenk out of that. Look at the resurgence the University of Miami's football program is enjoying. That's because of Frenk! Give him some time to start moving the right people into place like he did here in Coral Gables.
Nope. Blockhead 2.0 has had plenty of time to fire Donut Head 2.0 and has done nothing, except express his support of the toxic wonder more than once. Done with Frenkenstein.
So I see you favor adding chaos to a already dysfunctional situation.
🤣 Nope. We all have our opinions and that's what makes this community great!
I am a UM is undergrad alumin. I'm glad to see them doing well
So, what has Frenk done for UCLA. Name one accomplishment since he has been named Chancellor. I can't name any! He's over age and out of touch and needs to be replaced immediately. UCLA already has had a feckless incompetent Chancellor in Blockhead; we need someone who has at least 50% of their brain still remaining.
💯💯💯On point!
Do most Chancellors make immediate "accomplishments"? Perhaps he hasn't done much but that is to be expected as he adjusts to the culture and to UCLA.
I agree with this. Did people expect that he would've fired Jarmond on the spot?
He has only been Chancellor since January 1. If he is a good chancellor, he will do what needs to be done.
Hope you guys are right and that he'll eventually break the spell of widespread incompetence and dysfunction and the continuing stream of negative news hitting us in the face. However, if witnessing a full season of this train wreck isn't enough to initiate any necessary changes, then I'm not sure if anything will actually shock Frenkenstein into life. And adjusting to the current culture could put him at risk of getting accustomed to the long-standing tradition of apathy that Blockhead enjoyed.
As I'm pondering the state of UCLA athletics this morning, I think it might be time to open up the Martin Jarmond Athletic Hall of Shame. And I'm wondering what people of infamy would make up the initial class of the Hall of Shame. My first name would be Daryl Henley who was an outstanding DB that ended up dealing drugs and trying to hire a hitman to kill a judge. Now, I don't know if a Hall of Shame is appropriate, but given the state of things, perhaps it is. Anyone else have candidates?
Well UCLA is not like SUC, we typically don't "breed" murderers like the Trogans. But for every person anyone can name that has brought disrepute to the University, I could probably come up with 5 people who have brought honor to the University. Not so for SUC by the way. However, I would say Jelly 2.0 (Jarmond) should not only be a candidate but should be one of the founding members and definitely needs to be in that Hall.
to be fair, for every person who has brought shame to USC it's probably just as easy to come up with 5 people who brought honor to USC.
Also, best not to throw stones when you live in a glass house. PLENTY of former UCLA student athletes have been accused and/or convicted of really terrible crimes. Trust me, this is not the pissing contest we want to get involved in.
Interested to see what Ben Bolch unlocks in tomorrow's newsletter: a letter to Blockhead 2.0 about the state of UCLA Athletics...
https://x.com/latbbolch/status/1992651535227244620?s=46
It’s a good read from the stand point that Bolch sees through Meathead Jarmond and calls his weak ass out.
Chesney said that transparency is key for him. Just saying...
The failed fake field goal was art and I won’t hear any argument to the contrary.
We do it wit crayons, Dmitri.
🤣
Yes, it was indeed a very creative fake field goal attempt--however, next time I think the Bruins' interim coaching staff will try to avoid giving up the ball for a touchdown going the other way by making this simple play adjustment (watch for it during the U$C game!):
https://media1.tenor.com/m/pXfKySc5Q6kAAAAd/lucy-van-pelt-charlie-brown.gif
Jerry was trying to be creative.
I presume we have a special teams coordinator. That's where that play would have come from.
And if the Bruins have a special teams coordinator, he'll still blame Neuheisel for that dumb play call and chipper, interim-HC Skipper for approving it.
LOL
It's called "entertainment". I couldn't help but laugh after all.
Yes, it was another stinker,. Any update on Nico?
Fire Jarmond. He's a fool.
I actually believe he should be in jail for being a fraud and comitting fraud.
I wonder if Blockhead 2.0 is in on the NIL scandal and that's why he's hasn't fired the jelly scumbag.
So much for chipper, interim-HC Skipper's reign of inept football--just one final, agonizing loss to endure. The 3 wins during the middle of this season now seem more like a fluke. After seeing this train wreck evolve over the past 10 years, I could imagine the Rose Bowl folks are looking forward to suing UCLA for a lot of money AND saying good riddance to such a dysfunctional football program.
Chipper Skipper and his 'strain' game didn't work. Just another fun little gimmick, with no substance or true purpose. The Coyle and Jerry show didn't work either.
Chippy is great with the media, upbeat and rah rah after every demolition. It got old fast and most of what he said often made no sense. But he was SUPER, SUPER energetic, smdh.
Defintely not HC material at the college level.
Yes, I haven't watched a whole lot of UCLA football this season (for obvious reasons), but that fake field goal play was by far the most ridiculous thing I've seen this year. Relying on the holder to be Magic Johnson and make an accurate over-the-shoulder, no-look pass to a kicker who isn't athletic enough to handle the ball and run or pass for 13 yards against a tough defense just makes no sense at all. In any case, I would hope that dumb play officially removed chipper, interim-HC Skipper from consideration by the UCLA HC search committee.
Chip Kelly got canned by the Raiders 😂
He should have been tarred and feathered for his trashy exit from the Bruins, the little fat f#%*!
They did what Jarmond should have done, but he didn't have the brains to realize he was being grifted. Utterly feckless.
The only thing sad about that is he gets a fat buyout and probably lands a high paying cush studio job next year while he plots the future destruction of some other program.
The scary thought is that the incompetent UCLA AD is quite capable of suggesting and making an offer to bring Chip Alford back, and the latter will gladly accept it!
Hey everyone, the Raiders just fired Chester! (aka Chip Kelly). Would anyone like to bet if Jelly 2.0 goes back to Chester and attempts to rehire him as UCLA's head coach. With Jelly 2.0 (aka Jarmond) it wouldn't surprise me at all.
Yes, no surprise at all if the incompetent AD actually adds him to the UCLA HC search committee's list, considering he supported and never fired ex-HC Chip Alford after the latter successfully achieved mediocrity (35-34 overall, 26-26 in Pac-12) over 6 seasons at UCLA and even got the Bruins their first win at SoFi Stadium during the Gronk toilet bowl.
Chip Kelly is available.
Attorney for Rose Bowl had this to say about the back room deals and scumbags running Morgan...
https://x.com/latbbolch/status/1993064706496733253?s=46
And then Bolch's unlocked for anyone who still believes that Blockhead 2.0 isn't worthy of his name... Well done, Ben!!!
https://x.com/latbbolch/status/1992942774572986691?s=46
Not very "transparent", is it?
Nope. Blockhead 2.0 has all the makings of an establisment hack. He is absolutely complicit in this Hell we are living through. UCLA deserves so much better.
Eh when I read the lease agreement I thought there was an arbitration clause, which is something the judge even suggested at the last hearing, so I'm not sure why the Rose Bowl attorneys are calling the arbitration motion baseless. Seems like there might be a genuine question whether or not the lease agreement includes an arbitration clause? I'm also not a fan of attorneys trying to litigate their case in the press too. Arbitration and mediation requests are very common in contract disputes, especially in California, which favors and encourages ADR to litigation to help prevent clogging our already backed up court system, so for the RB attorneys to act like this is some sort of outrageous request is quite interesting.