No offense to you, Brian, but I think ucla is way too open about injuries and the players' feelings. Some of this is simply better handled in-house even though it makes your job harder and mine as a fan less pleasurable.

Go get 'em Brian! I would love to hear more from these players and impressions on them in there new positions.

Brian, I don't care what Pat, CRam, Tevaga, Pitre, or any of the injured or peripheral guys have to say.

I want to know what the stars on the team have to say.

What does Dennis Keyes have to say? Chris Horton? Kevin Brown? Drago? Chris Joseph? Noah Sutherland? Joe Cowan? Marcus Everett? There are dozens of PLAYERS who are PLAYING to get stories from.

Which DL guy does the OL have the hardest time blocking, and why?

If I want to watch a health care drama, I'll tune into House.

Sure, "how are you feeling?" is the easiest Q in the book. The answer is also the most boring/misleading known to man.

Not letting these players talk to the media fails to prepare them (those who have the chance) for future life in the NFL. That's why USC has such an advantage right now in recruiting. The players they bring in are being groomed for the pros. UCLA's are treated like a Pop Warner team. There is more openness at Hart HS than at UCLA. Coach Dorrell needs to relax.

BruinMBA,

You do realize that with the current arrangement, the stars of the team could fall under this stipulation as well?
In other words, if something happens to any one of the players you mentioned, or if they do something in a game that you want an answer to, they could be kept from speaking to the media as well if, during the game, they are injured.

Yeah, and Pete Carroll needs to open up his practices so people can watch. Isn't that more like getting players ready for the NFL?

Why all the secrecy? Doesn't he just flat out have the best talent in the conference? Is it a big secret what SC does? Carroll is treating his team like a communist block country. Coach Carroll needs to relax. It's not like outsiders are trying to get his players to transfer out of the program.

Ironic that a sc fan chimes in on this, after all they are the masters of handling things "internally"

I can understand not wanting players to talk to the media about injuries. Maybe the coach wants to control information about players that way, and that's fine. Howland does that well. But to make players who are injured completely off limits to the media is a little overboard. I dont see the reasoning. Brian, does Ben Howland do this?

Ben is remarkably upfront about injuries. And he doesn't keep a player from talking if that player is hurt.

Brian, I think it is unlikely in the extreme that every player will get injured during a game. so there'll always be some player to get a quote from. Player quotes are over-rated anyways. ask an analyst like Tracy Pierson for some on the spot breakdown...that would be cool.

Stay on the positive side in this regard then. Interview the player that is taking his place, instead.

Focusing on opportunity, rather than problems, may be what KD is looking for from his team. And this is one way of getting them to do this.

I don't know, just a hunch!

I agree. Get some feedback from Tracy Pierson or some other "analyst". Or go interview high school coaches and get some insights into the recruiting game. Interview the head coach at Crenshaw and Dorsey for feedback on how UCLA recruits etc.

Player quotes are overrated especially at the college level. At the NFL-superstar level then yes player quotes can have an impact. But unless a guy is under NCAA/LAPD heat or thinking of jumping pro - the player quote is pretty much worthless.

Don't be lazy and settle for "player quote" filler Mr. Dohn.

Brian also can't talk to a player that has switched positions, what's that all about?

I think what MBA really means is that you should interview the football analyst for Pierson's site, rather than Pierson himself. I think his name is "Waters", or something like that.