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Hiiiiatus

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I haven’t been posting much anyways recently, but I’ll be out of the country with the ladyfriend until the 11th. I was really thinking about posting a lot of stuff recently but I figured I’d wait until the 11th and just go all out from there and resume the gnarly coverage that has made this site pretty popular. Y’all ready for some football? I can’t wait.

Till the 11th, folks.

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In the Bleachers Pac-10 Preview

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Last Friday, I was invited on the In the Bleacher’s Pac-10 Preview Podcast and talked some UCLA. We talked about the Neuheisel hire, injuries, and the expectations for next season. Um…I wasn’t exactly optimistic for next year, but can you blame me? I’m going to have a post in the next few days discussing what exactly I expect out of Neuheisel and how much slack I’m willing to give him and so forth…It’ll turn some heads.

Anyways, go ahead and check out the podcast. Pretty cool stuff

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Tags: DeWayne Walker, Football, Norm Chow, Pac-10, Rick Neuheisel

BruinWire.com - an all new Bruin News Source

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So this little idea i’ve had in the back of my head since december has finally come to frution…it’s called BruinWire.com and it aggregates news from all the top UCLA sources including the LA Times, Daily News, Press Enterprise, ESPN, and even aggregates news from the UCLA blogosphere including yours truly. It also automatically categorizes the posts and tags them accordingly, has a section for what I believe to be the top ten ucla youtube videos, and even allows users to vote posts up and down, leading to a top posts of the day section. It’s baller. It’s all your Bruin News, all in one place.

It’s actually fairly similiar to what the gurus over at BruinVille have done with that awesome feed. BruinWire is a little faster and a little more all-inclusive, but BruinVille is hand selected by bruin fans and can go outside the RSS feeds BruinWire syndicates to get posts from sites like si.com or espn or other sites. I think not only can you not go wrong with either of them, but they both complement each other quite well.

Anyways, BruinWire is up and running and I encourage you to take a look.

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A Pretty Ominous Sign

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Whoo boy. I’m not sure if Dorrell is working some Voodoo magic, Neuheisel’s Karma is finally coming back to bite him in the ass, or its just plain bad luck, but Dohn wrote a post earlier today that made my stomach churn:

In an effort to bolster the depth on the offensive line, red-shirt freshman tight end Nate Chandler has been shifted to offensive tackle.

Nate Chandler was an elite tight end prospect. Scout had him as the #7 TE in the country and he can most certainly be a gamebreaking tight end at the college level. Yet, its evident that the depth at offensive line is so bad that UCLA has to take this elite tight end, stunt his development at his optimal position, and move him over to tackle. The funny thing is that Chandler isn’t even the first tight end to move over to the offensive line this year. Fall camp hasn’t even started yet and the preferred #1 QB, Pat Cowan, is out for the season while UCLA has already lost not one, but two starting lineman on what was an already suspect offensive line.

Call me a pessimist, but I think it’s going to be a long year.

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Tags: adam heater, Football, Karl Dorrell, nate chandler, pat cowan, Rick Neuheisel

Press Release: UCLA RELEASES 2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

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UCLA RELEASES 2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
UCLA’s 2008-09 men’s basketball schedule is highlighted by non-conference contests in the 2008 2K Sports Classic, benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, that culminates in Madison Square Garden; a trip to Austin, Texas to face the Texas Longhorns in the Pac-10/Big 12 Series (Dec. 4); hosting Wyoming (Dec. 23) and hosting Notre Dame in the Bruins’ final non-conference game of the season (Feb. 7).

The field for the 16-team 2K Sports Classic (Nov. 12-13 and Nov. 20-21) has not been announced. Four teams (one of them being UCLA) will host the four-team preliminary rounds on Nov. 10-14 at on-campus sites with the winners advancing to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York, on Nov. 20 and the finals on Nov. 21.

The Bruins will also play in the 15^th annual Wooden Classic on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Honda Center in Anaheim against DePaul. This will be UCLA’s sixth consecutive Wooden Classic appearance and 12^th overall (8-3 in prior contests). Last year, the Bruins defeated Davidson 75-63 in the Wooden Classic.

Other non-conference highlights include – hosting four other teams (Florida International/Nov. 29; Cal State Northridge/Dec. 7; Mercer/Dec. 20 and Louisiana Tech/Dec. 28) in Pauley Pavilion before beginning Pac-10 play.

UCLA, the defending back-to-back-to-back regular season Pac-10 champion, opens defense of its conference crown in early January at Oregon State (Jan. 2). The 2008 Pac-10 Tournament, featuring all 10 teams, will once again be held at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles (March 11-14).

In 2007-08, UCLA advanced to its third straight Final Four, finishing the season with a school-record 35 victories and a 35-4 overall mark. The Bruins won their third consecutive Pac-10 championship with a 16-2 mark. UCLA also won the 2008 Pacific Life Pac-10 Tournament and has won 30 or more games in three straight seasons for the first time in school history.

The schedule is tentative and subject to change due to television. While the dates have been set, the Bruins are still looking for one more home game (Dec. 17) and one exhibition opponent (Nov. 7).

Tentative 2008-09 UCLA Men’s Basketball Schedule

DATE OPPONENT
Tue., Nov. 4 Humboldt State
Fri., Nov. 7 Exhibition
Wed., Nov. 12 2008 2K Sports Classic (Coaches vs. Cancer) First Round
Thu., Nov. 13 2008 2K Sports Classic (Coaches vs. Cancer) Second Round
Thu., Nov. 20 2008 2K Sports Classic (Coaches vs. Cancer) Semifinals @ Madison Square Garden
Fri., Nov. 21 2008 2K Sports Classic (Coaches vs. Cancer) Final @ Madison Square Garden
Sat., Nov. 29 Florida International
Thu., Dec. 4 @Texas in Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series
Sun., Dec. 7 Cal State Northridge
Dec. 8-12 Finals Week
Sat., Dec. 13 DePaul @ Wooden Classic
Wed., Dec. 17 TBD
Sat., Dec. 20 Mercer
Tue., Dec. 23 Wyoming
Sun., Dec. 28 Louisiana Tech
Fri., Jan. 2 @ Oregon State
Sun., Jan. 4 @ Oregon
Sun., Jan. 11 @ USC
Thu., Jan. 15 Arizona
Sat., Jan. 17 Arizona State
Thu., Jan. 22 @ Washington State
Sat., Jan. 24 @ Washington
Thu., Jan. 29 California
Sat., Jan. 31 Stanford
Wed., Feb. 4 USC
Sat., Feb. 7 Notre Dame
Thu., Feb. 12 @ Arizona State
Sat., Feb. 14 @ Arizona
Thu., Feb. 19 Washington
Sat., Feb. 21 Washington State
Thu., Feb. 26 @ Stanford
Sat., Feb. 28 @ California
Thu., Mar. 5 Oregon State
Sat., Mar. 7 Oregon
Mar. 11 - Mar. 14 Pac-10 Tournament @ Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 19 - Mar. 22 NCAA First and Second Round
Mar. 26 - Mar. 29 NCAA Regional
Apr. 4 & Apr. 6 NCAA Final Four

All times Pacific.
All games broadcast on the UCLA/ISP Network (AM 570 KLAC in Los Angeles).

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DAN GUERRERO SELECTED AS CHAIR OF NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL COMMITTEE FOR 2009-10

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INDIANAPOLIS—Dan Guerrero, athletics director at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been appointed chair of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee for the 2009-10 academic year.

Guerrero’s term will begin September 1, 2009, following formal approval by the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet in early 2009. He will replace current chair Mike Slive, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference.

Guerrero is vice president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and chairs the NCAA’s Division I Men’s Basketball Academic Enhancement Group. He also serves on the executive board of the Division I Athletic Directors Association and last year was named NACDA’s Division I West Region Athletic Director of the Year.

In addition, Guerrero serves on the College Basketball Partnership, a committee formed by NCAA President Myles Brand that includes many of the most influential people in the sport. He also was named as one of the top 100 most influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine and was ranked among the top 30 most influential minorities in sports by Sports Illustrated.

“It is truly an honor to follow in the footsteps of my colleagues who have previously served the NCAA membership as chair of this prestigious committee,” said Guerrero. “Their extraordinary leadership has helped to ensure that this great sporting event remains at the pinnacle for generations of college basketball fans everywhere. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time on the committee and, as chair, will endeavor to listen, lead and embrace this wonderful opportunity.”

Since Guerrero was named director of athletics in 2002, UCLA has won a nation-best 17 national championships in 11 different sports, bringing the school’s all-time total to a record 103 national titles. Bruin teams have also placed second on 13 occasions and finished in the top five 22 times, and UCLA has placed in the top six in the NACDA Director’s Cup standings, including second-place finishes in each of the past three years, during Guerrero’s tenure.

A 1974 graduate of UCLA and a 1996 inductee into the school’s Baseball Hall of Fame, Guerrero received a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Cal State Dominguez Hills in 1982. He was director of athletics at Cal State Dominguez Hills from 1988-92 before taking over the same position at the University of California, Irvine from 1992-2002.

“Dan is an excellent choice to chair the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee in 2009-10,” said Tom Jernstedt, executive vice president of the NCAA. “The NCAA has been fortunate to have had chairs of this committee who have had tremendous integrity and vision, and Dan certainly keeps that tradition alive. His leadership skills, energy level and passion for college basketball will serve the membership and the Division I men’s basketball championship well.”

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