Late-night studying
UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker arrived back on campus after Saturday's debacle at BYU, and rather than head home, went straight to watching film. He said he got back to campus about 9 p.m., and stayed there until 1 a.m.
"I had to see that tape before I left and went to sleep," Walker said.
As a sidelight, linebacker Reggie Carter and safety Bret Lockett were two players who also watched film upon arriving back at campus.
Walker said Sunday's film session was also different as the defense sat down together and watched all 85 plays.
"We went from the secondary coach to the linebacker coach to the d-line coach, and it wasn't like we were berating them," Walker said. "We were just teaching. We got a lot of things cleaned up, and really, it is an inexperienced group. To be honest, we're continuing to find ourselves."
Nobody tries harder than dem Bruins.Get the next game in sight. Go Bruins !!
Recall that Howland's first basketball team in 2004 was pretty darn awful as well, & 2 of those players (Cedric Bozeman & Ryan Hollins) had prominent roles 2 yrs later in the run to Indianapolis (Hollins even being named regional MVP). I do agree about 'changing the culture' in that the mindset must change & that will take some time.
Reggie Carter and Brett Lockett deserve praise for this. They could have easily brushed off the loss and gone back to their dorm. Instead, they chose to immediately watch film to learn from their mistakes. We need more players like that! Maybe our freaking O'line should be watching more film.
Respect.