Back in Austin
UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel said he was excited to return to Texas Memorial Stadium for the first time since 1997, when his Colorado Buffaloes defeated the Longhorns, 47-30, in Week 7. UCLA fans probably remember the Bruins' own win at 10th-ranked Texas in 1997, a 66-3 Week 2 slashing.
"It's a loud place, there's gonna be 100,000," Neuheisel said. "A big game, an intersectional game like this draws a lot of interest. It will be a great atmosphere for college football. As we found out (at Kansas State), you have to be able to handle that kind of noise and still operate efficiently at the line of scrimmage. Fortunately we have had that experience once before."
There will be another reunion of sorts for Neuheisel.
Neuheisel and Texas head coach Mack Brown traveled all over the world as part of the 2009 Coaches Tour, which ventured to American troops in several cities last summer. Also on the tour were former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, Troy Calhoun (Air Force), Jim Tressel (Ohio State), Jim Grobe (Wake Forest), and Houston Nutt (Mississippi).
hey Jon,
im excited for the upcoming game .do u think u can get a video of Kevin Prince.havent seen him in awhile and he did pretty well in the game against Houston
Ahhh, that last game in Austin. Truly, an incredible game... and even better if you were there in person. It was like being in church (noise-wise) except in our little Bruin corner. We started that year off 0-2 also. Anyone for deja vu all over again??
I'm gonna give it a try... off to TX Thursday night!
Bruintx--we will be there to join you. If we play hard and smart we might even have a chance!
Jon, why no more post-practice interviews? Has Coach Rick banned you?
Not sure how many times I have to repeat this...UCLA doesn't practice Monday, and practices were moved from 4-630 during the week.
Uhhh...Jon, today is Tuesday, not Monday.