UCLA v. Colorado Report Card
RESULT: UCLA 45, Colorado 6
RECORD: 6-5
WEEK 11 GPA: A
QUARTERBACKS
A
Kevin Prince rebounded in a major way with 300-plus yards of offense, four touchdowns.
RUNNING BACKS
A-
Aside from another fumble, Johnathan Franklin was electric with season-high 162 yards.
WIDE RECEIVERS
A
Premium intensity in run-blocking, and big-play ability more than evident.
OFFENSIVE LINE
A
Much-improved on the penalty front up front, but simply mauled outmanned Colorado D-line.
DEFENSIVE LINE
B
Better penetration up front but defensive linemen have to feel like they left some sacks on the table.
LINEBACKERS
A-
Sean Westgate's early interception was huge for opportunistic defense.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
A+
A for Andrew and the plus for Abbott, as former walk-on has provided surprise contribution.
SPECIAL TEAMS
B
Tyler Gonzalez' practice struggles continued into game play with short field-goal miss.
COACHING
B+
Despite walloping, offense sputtered in middle two quarters when Colorado adjusted.
Jon:
A "B+"? After leading the Bruin fans through 4 years of wilderness. And now onto the promised land of the Pac-12 Championships? Through the trials and tribulations. The wailing. Nashing of teeth. Calls for my ouster and worse for our exalted ruler Guerrero. How about an "A". We've arrived and the Weasel deserves due respect.
After Westgate's interception, he had a guy for a square on hit, and the guy just kept running. Penalty Price, vs. Penalty Hester, on 3rd and 14, mugged the receiver in the middle of the field, instead of just reaching out and intercepting the ball, PI call, first down. He followed that with a whiff like Westgate, and a juke where he couldn't touch the ball carrier. Too many penalties again. UCLA was inside the 10 twice with first downs and got a total of 3 points. They played well against a terrible team, not great.
@Weasel: Quit Trolling.
Gnashing. Of course, if you had an actual university degree from an actual university you'd know that.
DON'T DO IT! DON'T WEAR DIFFERENT UNIFORMS. After all these years, we finally got back the tradition of both teams wearing their home uniforms. It's the most unique look in college football. The only thing missing is playing this game in the sunshine.
Hate to agree with a Trojan but, please wear the home Blues.
TroCon: Now that you are coming out of the closet regarding athletic fashion, please admit that Lame Kiffin looked like a human glowstick up in Eugene.
rockie.....Not a fan of the visor either, but he can dress however he wants as long as he keeps the Trojans in their tradition uniforms. USC doesn't need fade uniforms.
I mostly agree except:
A+ for the DB's? NO WAAAAY!!!! Yeah they got, or rather Abbott got 2 Interceptions, but did you miss the 3 PI's? Again, they were beaten by slower/smaller receivers and can't remember to turn around when the ball is thrown their way. It could be a long day for them against Woods and Lee.
I would call the Coaching a B-. They were VERY uninventive and kept running the same plays OVER and OVER again. Worked great against a much less talented team at home. But no way this works against similar or better talent on the road.
Let's come out in droves and make it a home game for us.
You are generous to a fault, Jon, but that's why we all love you. I live in bated anticipation of your gradings after the UCLA-$UC game. (Perhaps I SHUDDER in anticipation.) Let's at least hope that's the score is relatively close.