I'd say medium likely to win 8, counting a bowl game, but 7 is more likely than 9. We're favored in two remaining matchups (Berkeley and CU). Let's say $C and UW are toss-ups, and Oregon and Utah will be very tough. IMO we're just as likely to give one away as we are to upset, so 3 more regular season wins is likely. Then a doo-doo bowl game. So I see 7-8 wins as most likely. Winning more will require a level of execution as well as better scheming that we haven't seen consistently. Heck, defensive penalties alone are likely to cost us a game. Disappointing.
Given that no one in the flaky Pac 12 is a level above world-beater "good UCLA" (the team that played LSU or the 1st half @ Stanford) could win out... and "bad UCLA" (2nd quarter/final drive vs Fresno or the 2nd half vs ASU) well, wouldn't lose out since Berkeley and Colorado are terrible, but would lose the rest and go 6-6... given that we seem to be the flakiest team in a flaky conference doesn't it seem like 3-3 the rest of the way is the most likely? I think next Saturday should tell a lot - tough place to play against a talented team but one that is struggling and vulnerable but then I thought beating and physically dominating LSU and playing a level above Furd on the Farm would have told a lot and both times Lucy pulled the ball away the very next week, so...
A lot of good, some bit of meh, and some real ugh in this game, but it was a win in the end and so there is joy. It's a nice microcosm of U.C.L.A. fandom as a whole.
This was a hard game to judge as DTR didn’t play well in the first half and slightly redeemed himself in the second. Is it because of injury? Hard to say.
And for all the criticism of the defense, we held them to fewer points than Oregon or BYU did. But they also had injury issues. So it’s hard to judge. Hopefully DTR doesn’t start as flat in the next few games. I’m very glad the game on Saturday doesn’t start so late too, after two straight late games.
DTR gets up for big games and the next three will be BIG. Washington may be the only winnable game and that's if UCLA prepares as they did for LSU and to some extent Stanford. The Washington game will most likely be the difference in a 6-6 season or perhaps better. I don't see this team defeating Oregon (although miracles sometimes do happen) or Utah (@ Utah, not likely at all). The SC game will be a toss up. I do think they can defeat Cal and Colorado, but not before having initial problems as they had in this game.
The inconsistency of this team is more than a little vexing. It's especially acute on defense and reminds me of the Mazzone years when he was the offensive coordinator. Get ranked, believe your own poop doesn't stink, and then lay the proverbial egg. I think the difference between Mazzone and Azz is that Mazzone can actually coach.
The only reason on this green earth that our pass defense is bottom 3 in FBS is coach Azz-hat and he should be shown the door -- he's just ruining any long term defense progression. It's depressing that UCLA, in the not-too-distant-past, trained NFL starters - Barr, Kendricks, Kenny Clark -- but today is equivalent to Univ. of New Mexico.
The offense is on-again, off-again. Against AZ, the were workmanlike on their first drive, then no where for the rest of 1H. DTR was clearly off in the game, but I don't think he was anywhere close to being 100% physically.
This was an ugly win. Good thing Arizona lost their QB otherwise this game could have been a loss. It changed the momentum in favor of the Bruins. DTR was his freshman self, continually missing wide open receivers and not seeing the field. Thankfully the ground game came alive. With all the experienced players why does there seem to be an inconsistency in effort and execution?
DTR was bad in this game, he was.
UCLA is 4-2 at the midway point in the season. How realistic is an 8 or 9 win season when it's over?
I'd say medium likely to win 8, counting a bowl game, but 7 is more likely than 9. We're favored in two remaining matchups (Berkeley and CU). Let's say $C and UW are toss-ups, and Oregon and Utah will be very tough. IMO we're just as likely to give one away as we are to upset, so 3 more regular season wins is likely. Then a doo-doo bowl game. So I see 7-8 wins as most likely. Winning more will require a level of execution as well as better scheming that we haven't seen consistently. Heck, defensive penalties alone are likely to cost us a game. Disappointing.
The way this season has gone I figure we go 3-3 then a middling bowl game.
Given that no one in the flaky Pac 12 is a level above world-beater "good UCLA" (the team that played LSU or the 1st half @ Stanford) could win out... and "bad UCLA" (2nd quarter/final drive vs Fresno or the 2nd half vs ASU) well, wouldn't lose out since Berkeley and Colorado are terrible, but would lose the rest and go 6-6... given that we seem to be the flakiest team in a flaky conference doesn't it seem like 3-3 the rest of the way is the most likely? I think next Saturday should tell a lot - tough place to play against a talented team but one that is struggling and vulnerable but then I thought beating and physically dominating LSU and playing a level above Furd on the Farm would have told a lot and both times Lucy pulled the ball away the very next week, so...
A lot of good, some bit of meh, and some real ugh in this game, but it was a win in the end and so there is joy. It's a nice microcosm of U.C.L.A. fandom as a whole.
This was a hard game to judge as DTR didn’t play well in the first half and slightly redeemed himself in the second. Is it because of injury? Hard to say.
And for all the criticism of the defense, we held them to fewer points than Oregon or BYU did. But they also had injury issues. So it’s hard to judge. Hopefully DTR doesn’t start as flat in the next few games. I’m very glad the game on Saturday doesn’t start so late too, after two straight late games.
DTR gets up for big games and the next three will be BIG. Washington may be the only winnable game and that's if UCLA prepares as they did for LSU and to some extent Stanford. The Washington game will most likely be the difference in a 6-6 season or perhaps better. I don't see this team defeating Oregon (although miracles sometimes do happen) or Utah (@ Utah, not likely at all). The SC game will be a toss up. I do think they can defeat Cal and Colorado, but not before having initial problems as they had in this game.
The inconsistency of this team is more than a little vexing. It's especially acute on defense and reminds me of the Mazzone years when he was the offensive coordinator. Get ranked, believe your own poop doesn't stink, and then lay the proverbial egg. I think the difference between Mazzone and Azz is that Mazzone can actually coach.
The only reason on this green earth that our pass defense is bottom 3 in FBS is coach Azz-hat and he should be shown the door -- he's just ruining any long term defense progression. It's depressing that UCLA, in the not-too-distant-past, trained NFL starters - Barr, Kendricks, Kenny Clark -- but today is equivalent to Univ. of New Mexico.
The offense is on-again, off-again. Against AZ, the were workmanlike on their first drive, then no where for the rest of 1H. DTR was clearly off in the game, but I don't think he was anywhere close to being 100% physically.
This was an ugly win. Good thing Arizona lost their QB otherwise this game could have been a loss. It changed the momentum in favor of the Bruins. DTR was his freshman self, continually missing wide open receivers and not seeing the field. Thankfully the ground game came alive. With all the experienced players why does there seem to be an inconsistency in effort and execution?