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A Glorious Day: Recruiting Notes/Thoughts
Let's start with Dohn's toplines on the start of the glorious signing day : The sun was yet to rise on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, but it had already broke above the Wasatch Mountains on what turned into a glorious Wednesday in Westwood. Xavier Su-a-Filo, an offensive lineman from Provo, ...
UCLA Is Good: Wildly Underrated, Too by John Gasaway
basketballprospectus.com — Barely labeled a protected seed by bracketologists, the UCLA Bruins are nonetheless as good as they were... a season ago, and a threat to advance to their fourth consecutive Final Four. (more) UCLA Is Good: Wildly Underrated, Too by John Gasaway
The Worst Sports Buys in America
The Worst Sports Buys in America
theangryt.com — If you’ve read a newspaper in the last six months you know out economy is in the... toilet. Everyone you now is jobless. Your streets, hospitals and other public services are falling into disrepair, packs of dogs roam the streets, but Golden ... (more) The Worst Sports Buys in America

Throwback talk
Throwback talk
insidesocal.com — UCLA is contemplating the idea of wearing a throwback uniform for a game in the 2009 season,... and right now the throwback being discussed goes back to the Gary Beban era. It is a light blue jersey with a pair... (more) Throwback talk
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Bite pending, but Neuheisel's bark is right on schedule
Dr. Saturday — ... ," or the unironic use of the word "glorious," from the likes of the single-minded, Neuheiselian cheerleaders at Bruins Nation. But less partisan sources weren't far from similar excelsiors for Rick Neuheisel's second recruiting effort last week, when UCLA ...

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