UCLA Postgame: Bruins offense continues to sputter
Just got home from the Rose Bowl. I took my sister with me. It was her first UCLA football game.
Other than UCLA's poor effort on offense it went OK.
The Bruins had only 196 total yards in a 31-10 loss to the Wildcats.
Pathetic.
UCLA wasn't really hurt by penalties. They were hurty by Kevin Craft's ineffective passing. The kid played well against Tennessee. I give him credit for that great second half. But he was nonexistent against BYU and again against Arizona. Kraft completed 15 of 31 passes for just 81 yards. Derrick Coleman had a pretty good showing at running back. If the other guys won't step up I say let the freshman play.
UCLA has one of the best offensive coordinators in the nation with Norm Chow. But it's not showing. Patience? I guess. I'm just frustrated that the Bruins will have to take a back seat to USC football yet again this season. At least we scored some points this time, albeit it came on defense after a fumble recovery in the end zone.
The best way my sister can describe both teams is this way:
USC football are the Lakers of college football.
UCLA ... the Clippers.
I was pretty upset UCLA didn't go for it on fourth and 1 on the Arizona 14 (I think) and UCLA let the clock wind down to two seconds before they kicked a field goal. They should have just gone for the first down and tried one play for the end zone. There was plenty of time. That falls on coaching, not the players who've gotten plenty of blame of late. No offensive touchdowns in two straight games?!?!? Ugh!
Next weekend I celebrate my 25th birthday. I was planning on starting my day at the Rose Bowl for the Fresno State game but after today I might just save my time and energy for something more productive.
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Melendez worked as a correspondent for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for three years and later landed a job as a freelance writer at the Los Angeles Times before accepting an offer at The Orange County Register covering high schools. Melendez covered Major League Soccer at The Register for three years before being promoted to report on the Lakers, Angels and Dodgers for the Web. Melendez also worked for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Fresno Bee, Oakland Tribune and The Boston Globe. E-mail opinions, suggestions and tips to miguel.melendez@sgvn.com. |
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Harold, that logic is flawed =D
true!
What kind of matter really, thank you for sharing, we have a common interest.
Hey Miguel,
GOOD NEWS UCLA HAVE GOOD COMPANY.
IT TEAM OFFENESE IT SAME AS PHS BULLDOG OFFENSE
THEY CAN'T SCORE TOO!!! HA! HA!
Enough with the UCLA garbage, thats all it is. Isn't this a prep sports blog?
Q-vo Miguel,
please no more ucla till next year or the year after that! use the raider nation saying "wait till next season"
Hey Miguel,
You're a UCLA alum, correct? Anyways, happy early birthday and go to the UCLA football game next week. With Kahlil hopefully back, we may see some consistency with the team's offense against a Fresno St. defense that allowed 54 points to a Toledo team that lost to Arizona 41-14. And bring your sister too. Maybe it'll let her enjoy UCLA football again.