UCLA picked fifth
UCLA was picked to finish fifth in the Pacific-10 in the media poll released this morning at Pac-10 media day. USC was a near unanimous selection, getting 38 of a possible 39 first-place votes. Here is the poll:
1. USC (38)
2. Arizona State
3. Oregon
4. California (1)
5. UCLA
6. Oregon State
7. Arizona
8. Washington
9. Stanford
10. Washington State
(first-place votes in parenthesis)
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This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
so... who voted cal?
Brian,
Ever the optimist that you are. 7th in the Pac-10, eh?
Do you really think there's a difference between finishing 5th and finishing 7th?
1st = Great
2nd = Why weren't you first?
3rd = Maybe next year
4th = Why weren't you top 3?
5th-7th = Bad
8th-10th = Start looking for a new coach (if you haven't already)