Results matching “polls” from Inside UCLA with Jon Gold

Ladies, gentlemen, the UCLA-USC matchup starts in approximately 28.5 hours.
Over the next six hours, I'll provide some quotes, stats, facts and polls all about the big game.
Buckle your seatbelt...it's going to be a bumpy ride.

JG

Head coach Johnny Dawkins, Stanford
On the parity of the Pac-10
"There's a lot of parity, but I thought the same thing last year. From top to bottom there's terrific talent. Every game is very, very competitive. It's reflected in what you see with the preseason polls. Both (UCLA and Arizona) have lost a lot of players, but there is parity."

Head coach Johnny Dawkins, Stanford
On why UCLA will stay competitive:
"I've watched coach Howland for a number of years, and he's a great coach. Right away I'll say that. He hasn't done what he's been able to do for these years without being able to coach his butt off."

Head coach Johnny Dawkins, Stanford
On the youth of the conference:
"The conference is younger; we lost a lot of experienced players. Guys are going to have to fill their shoes and play new roles. There are a lot of unknowns on a lot of teams. But that makes it exciting. Kids always show us that they are remarkable, they will step up and rise to the occasion given the opportunity to do so."

Forward Quincy Pondexter, Washington
On the topsy-turvy Pac-10
"It's how college basketball is. Every kid on the West Coast wants to compete at the schools in the Pac-10. The talent on the west coast is so good that it makes the conference like that. That's why you see the years of Washington, UCLA, USC's been good - I just think everyone takes turns because the conference is so competitive."

In light of Rick Neuheisel and Norm Chow's decision to start Kevin Prince, do you agree with the decision?
Should Prince start?
Should Brehaut play?
Should they rotate from the get-go, either series-by-series or at least back and forth?

Readers: Post your final score prediction. Closest to actual score with correct winning team gets to give me 10 questions to ask a player of their choosing, within reason.
For coming closest last week, spedjones will get to ask 10 questions also next week.

Readers: Post your final score prediction. Closest to actual score with correct winning team gets to give me 10 questions to ask a player of their choosing, within reason.
For coming closest last week, BE REAL will get to ask 10 questions also next week.

Every week, we'll keep going with your final standings for UCLA:

Hey all,

No practice today, and no weekly press conference, so I'm going to try to get a couple of rrecruits on the line if I can.

In the meantime, I'll be posting some quotes from Rick Neuheisel's conference call on Sunday, a couple polls and whatever else I can find.

Enjoy the ride.
JG

UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said being bowl eligible would be a good season. What do you think?

What are everyone's thoughts on USC's men's basketball hire?

Here is a release from UCLA about its men's basketball schedule:

I know there has been some debate about whether Kevin Love is a true UCLA Bruin since he spent only one season in Westwood. Watching the NBA Finals made me think of Trevor Ariza's one season at UCLA, and also made me wonder what UCLA fans thought. So, here is a poll: