Neuheisel ON:

I am so sick of some of the bloggers here! All you do is whine and complain! KNOCK IT OFF! Yes, I am frustrated too! But, the reality is that our team is very young and the PAC-10 overall is pretty good. Something tells me that the conference is going to beat itself up. There won't be one clear dominant team...It will be interesting.

There are a lot of freshman and sophomores playing (especially on offense). We have to be patient and let them get through the growing pains. This is a fine coaching staff and they have to work within those confines. Leave the staff alone. They know what they are doing! Just remember, the cupboard was left bare to begin with. Let's continue to build through our recruiting efforts and let these young kids play and get that experience. WE WILL BE GREAT! Just give it time. The true fan understands this. KEEP THE FAITH! GO BRUINS!!!!

How about ON:
Calling a time out after failing a sneak on 3rd and goal from the 1, only to call another sneak that failed.

How about on:
His failed style of handling his QB's?

How about ON:
After 3 highly ranked recruiting classes in a row, why we still suck!

Patience my arse! Neuheisel is already using 'the folly of youth' as an excuse. They fact is that HE hasn't been able to install a consistent offense (no matter who is at QB) by the seventh game of the season. You have to wonder if he knows how and whether or not he connects with his players and coaches. It is not about Faith, it's about - Show Me on the field during a game.

this might be just rumor but I hear Hayes Pullard committed to UCLA today

Hey Cop,
Please dont try to infect others with typical Bruin Fan
mentality, I have missed 4 Bruin home games in the RB in 12 years. Traveled to Notre Dame, Alabama, Tennessee, and Oklahoma as well as to every single Pac-10 stadium other than Washington Sate because its an craphole in the middle of nowhere. Whatever your opinion of what a true fan is is just that......an opinion and a rather weak one at that. Perhaps the third question I posed was born out of frustration but the first two are questions that should be asked. The goal line stand was absolutely embarrassing and he should be called out for it. Secondly, I cant think of a single coach or analyst anywhere that thinks Neuheisel handles his QB's well.
Part of Neu being pinned as a phony is him preaching everywhere that he will be "relentlessly positive" toward the team when the cameras are running yet he practices something very different during the game on the sideline with his QB's after they make a mistake. He just has not remembered that the cameras are running on him then too. If Neu calls out his guys very publicly on the sideline then he can be called out for his f-ups as well by guys like myself that have supported the Bruins since long before he was upending 2 other programs in the west as a coach. I was fine with his hire thinking he learned from his mistakes, and I still am, but if you would like him to be immune from criticism then you are completely stuck in your soft fan mentality.

"They fact is that HE hasn't been able to install a consistent offense"

lol, do you not understand that CRN is not the one on the field. CNC and CRN have the offense in place, its the players that need to execute it. A "consistent offense" isnt installed, it is executed consistently by the players!

and about everyone saying that the "this is a young team"line is getting old, and when is that going to go away. it will go away when the team is not young anymore. Yes they have a few games under their belts, but thats all.

TruBruin,

Wow! Got under your skin, did I? Huh! You’ve got quite the impressive “fan resume’.” And that’s just it. You and I and everyone else on this blog, for the most part, are just fans. And YES...I am entitled to my own opinion. Who are you to judge me on that? But let me guess, you probably never played the game at an organized level and you’re a typical “arm-chair quarterback!” And if I’m wrong about that, I DON”T CARE! If you did play the game, then you should know better than to jump all over a young team and its coaches.

With regard to Neuheisel and his handling of the Craft and Prince, coaches regularly get in the grills of their players if they make sloppy mistakes. That’s part of the learning process for a young player. It’s a part of coaching. You remember that as a player, right? I wouldn’t let the media’s way capturing and documenting one’s coaching-style on the sideline influence my opinion. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want a coach who is soft on his players. These are college kids who still have a lot to learn. Our coaches have to get on them, hard.

For what it’s worth, Neuheisel and his staff have only one class under their watch (2009 Class). Not three. (Moore, Franklin, Hester etc. That was Dorrell’s and Walker’s class which we were lucky to maintain after the coaching staff change).

And to close….YES, you are right! I wouldn’t have called two sneaks, in a row in that situation. That was a bad decision! And yes, I screamed at Chow and Neuheisel for the call especially with our struggling, yet improving O-line. I would have gone heavy on the line with TEs and a H-back, play action to Theriot up the gut and thrown to a TE or H-back. Or I may have stacked the line and let Thigpen run around the end. But that’s just me…a regular fan, not a coach or analyst, who loves my Bruins. Who knows what went through the minds of Neuheisel or Chow. They may have seen or knew something that limited their options. Still from a fan’s perspective, a bad call and they deserve to be criticized for it. Coaches get criticized all the time.

Look, I just think it’s unrealistic to think that Neuheisel, Chow, et al, are going to turn this thing around in less than two seasons. Once we get all “new toys” in place, we’ll be really good. I’m a firm believer in that old sayin’, “It’s not just about the Xs and the Os. It’s also about the Jimmys and the Joes.”

After 8 playing years and now 4 coaching my two sons currently playing for the Burbank Vikings I know a little something about playing and coaching. I dont claim to be a d-1 college football coach but I do know something about a young players confidence. QB, by far is the most difficult position on the field. With the complexities of any offense, confidence is a huge part of the equation. There is a fine line between confidence and a lack there of. If you have such a great understanding of the teams youthful makeup, you ought to be concerned for the way they are being groomed on the field. If you watch as much college football as I do then you seldomly see a college level head coach chewing his offensive leaders ass on the field several times a game! Furthermore, it is far from Neu's public philosophy of being relentlessly positive. A strong point can be made to the teams offensive leader without tearing him a new asshole during the game right on the field. Film room, practice field, both better places. Every player gets their ass chewed from time to time, yes its part of the game. Creating a teachable moment is a head coaches job. He has to handle the QB's better. Not that Norm Chow is real impressive these days, but its his biggest issue with Neu right now as well

Oregon made the plays, UCLA did not ...move on to next week and hope they learn a lesson.............

Slick Neu-Weasel

look i was as happy as anyone when CRN came home - but this loss falls on his shoulders. How was Craft good enough to start a couple of games but not good enough to back up Prince?

Craft gives us the best chance of winning right now. I'm also tired of coach chewing out his young players on the sideline!!! and i'm tired of rebuilding!!!

look at Cinci - they cant recruit with Ohio state but the coaching staff found a way to develop 3 star talent into a good team. It's time for coach to start developing some of the talent he has recruited. 1st & goal from the two yard line and we cant get two yards? what a joke!!!!

I will always be a CRN supporter - i'm in my office this morning staring at a picture of him with my kids but he has to start getting it done!

Boy folks are quick to canabalize their beloved program. Youth as an excuse? Yeah....a good one and still very valid. Our starting QB this year was a redshirt freshman who hadn't played in a game in two years before this season, and who us recently coming back from a broken jaw. Behind him is a JC QB who is quite frankly...a JC QB nothing more. You talk to anyone after the Stanford loss and they were praying for the return of Prince. Craft wasn't seeing the whole field and had wide open WRs. Behind those 2 you have a true freshman QB. Youth at RB? Better believe it. OLine? Yeah...how many people were pleased coming into the season knowing a true frosh was going to be starting at left tackle for UCLA this year? I was worried to say the least. X-Man has been better than I could have hoped for. But our line consists of 1 true frosh, 3 sophmores, and one junior. Given that youth, inexperience and lack of physical maturity I think they have played better than expected. This whole thing boils down to the QB situation. A more efficient/effective QB opens up the play book and allows us to call all kinds of plays at all different spots on the field. It opens up the running game immensely and makes the defense play the pass more honestly instead of sitting on the short routes.

This is a young and very talented team that needs our support. TruBruin has as cop put it, an "impressive fan resume" but that's all it is. I have made it to all of the Bruin final fours over the last several years....does that make me an expert when it comes to critiquing our team and our coaches? Hardly. But that doesn't stop some...like the a-hole who came up to Ben Howland when we were congratulating him on a successful season after the championship game that first final 4 year and said, "Disappointing loss coach...guess this is just 'baby steps.'" CBH furrowed his brow in disbelief and said, "Baby steps? Reaching the championship game....baby step?!?!?" Everyone is an expert.

By the way, how did Pete Carroll start out his career at U$C? Our cupboard was far more bare and we are starting a lot more youth on this team. The Oregon game came down to 3 game changing plays....KO return for a score....and 2 turnovers that led either directly or indirectly to scores. This team has talent, and has the right attitude to be successful...but do they have a fan base that will stand with them as they fight to learn and improve? I hope so...and I hope this venom being spewed is just a fringe of the fans. BTW- I'm apparently upping my credibility to be judge, jury and executioner as I am traveling down to see the Cal game in person.

We will get better, more consistent play from our QB but it will take some time to iron out the kinks.

Well said, East_Bay_Bruin.

It was definitely a heart-breaking loss, but I'm sticking with my Alma Mater through thick 'n thin.

Being young is not an excuse, its a fact.

Hey Oakland Bruin! Kudos to you!

Hey softies, enjoy playing suduko with the other soft Bruin Fans at the RB next week! Those thoughts I posed aren't revelations by myself.

east bay give me a break! i've been a season ticket holder since 76 and i travel to all road games thru bruin travel so i think that qualifies me as a true fan! i love my school my coach and my team - but i'm tired of the same old song! other programs win with youth so it's about time we do.

Was I factually incorrect? Just wondering. I am not questioning your status as a true fan. You obviously go to greater lengths than most to follow this team. But it still doesn't mean you are being objective in your critique. I get it, it's been 55 years since our last (and only) national title. We all want to see UCLA get to the promised land. But some realistic expectations at this point are warranted. Some info to mull over:

1) We were picked to finish no better than middle of the Pac 10 this year. The 3-0 start had people, mainly Bruin fans, ramping up the expectations this year. Clearly the Tenn grudge match game on the road did a lot towards that end. Not a lot of people gave us a shot in that game. Crompton did better against Florida's D than ours and in his last game he went completely off on a D1 team.

2) As far as other programs winning with youth...I hope you aren't referencing U$C. Barkley has been called a freak freshman prospect. He's playing behind a 5 star offensive line that Dick Tomey said is the best he has ever seen with 5 future NFLers, and with a stable of running backs that are 5 star recuits as well. And with all that they lost to a far inferior UW team. Barkley also played his final season of high school ball unlike Prince who hadn't seen live game action in TWO years. Rust? Consider that a Mormon mission X2 since his injury kept him from working out altogether. Not to mention the broken jaw setting him back just a little. Behind him is Kevin Craft who, bless his heart, was a 3rd string, emergency option only last year that got thrust into action because of the 2 guys ahead of him going out with season ending injuries. Then Brehaut who is a true freshman. He's got skills but he needs more seasoning. He's not a freakish freshman prospect and because of Prince's status at the beginning of the year, wasn't given the intense hands on opportunities the #1 QB gets in practice.

3) Given the pedigree of Chow and the results he has produced over the years at other programs (ugh) I have full faith, as should anyone following the game, that we are developing our QBs to the greatest extent possible. Is there someone out there with a better track record with QBs? If so I'd like to hear it (Detmer, Palmer, Leinart, Rivers, etc.). So, if we have the best QB coach in the game, and one of the best, if not the absolute best, offensive minds in the college game, what options should UCLA pursue? Or should UCLA fans just keep screaming mindlessly about losses? Suggest an alternative plan. And that plan will be viewed with an eye towards your actual coaching experience and understanding of football at an advanced level. Tru Bruin says he's a coach. How does your coaching experience match up with Chow's or CRN's? Any high D1 experience that includes national championships? Now maybe you folks do have some good answers for how to move this program forward...if so please share. Just screaming about "soft fans" is not constructive at best and annoying as heck at worst.