Whatever Happened to Great Expectations?

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Whatever Happened to Great Expectations?
Garnet And Black Attack found this 6/16/2008 on www.sundaymorningqb.com [flag]
One of the really entertaining things about UCLA partisans Bruins Nation is how staunchly on-message it is at all times. It’s apparent some of its founders have political backgrounds. When the message was "Fire Karl Dorrell," no opportunity was missed, no sentence was written that might weaken the campaign. Not even  after a 26-point win . Not even if it was November and L.A. ... [link]

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THE THREAD [06.16.08] :: Moving On Up
Published 6/16/2008 by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack
... Mental note: Never, ever piss off SMQ. Go after one of the most respected college football bloggers around, and this happens. Warning: Not for the faint of heart. ...

CURIOUS INDEX, 6/16/08
Published 6/16/2008 by Holly at EDSBS
... Sunday Morning Quarterback examines Bruins Nation’s expectations game and its evolution from the Dorrell regime to the advent of Neuheisel. It being SMQ, the piece is well-researched and well-reasoned; it being Bruins Nation he’s talking about, that’s not going to matter, At All. Duck and cover, Hinton: The advantage of running a single-issue blog is developing a hive mind that is very, very good at squalling in perfect unison. ...

Re: SMQ's analysis of RN and UCLA coaching
Published 6/16/2008 by anh_sc79 at Conquest Chronicles
... Bumped...this is a great read with some great research done by anh_sc79 - Paragon SMQ (my second favorite CFB blog after EDSBS [since nothing beats those LSUfreek farks]. No, comedy blogs do not count), posted a couple of interesting write-ups on bRuin football, Rick Neuheisel, and their expectations for the next season. Mandate For Change Whatever happened to Great Expectations First article does a great job going through Skippy's record, pointing out the life-cycle of RN coached teams: ...

Bruins Nation, Sunday Morning Quarterback, and the Right Way to Argue Over Expectations
Published 6/18/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... On Sunday night, Sunday Morning Quarterback asked what had happened to U.C.L.A. fans’ great expectations. He was referring specifically to ...

THIS WEEK’S POLL: WE CAN ALL AGREE ON BEAUTIFUL, RIGHT?
Published 6/18/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... on what realistic expectations for HIS COACHNESS SIR RICK NEUHEISEL are, then we can count on two things. First, that Kyle will have ...

Four Things Worth Reading: The Return!
Published 6/18/2008 by Brian Cook at FanHouse
... It is apparently so. Sunday Morning Quarterback takes a dryly hilarious look at a certain... difference in outlook now that a coach not universally regarded as incompetent has taken over. It's not in the direction you might imagine. ...

Dispatches from the Front: C&F's honor is besmirched
Published 6/19/2008 by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack
... at this criticism -- which, um, most of us would agree with -- of their greatest hero and bestest head coach everer. This brought on a sharp deconstruction of BN's hypocrisy when it comes to setting expectations for the greatest hero and bestest head coach everer and "the Doofus," Karl Dorrell. ...

Happy Friday: A Week In Review
Published 6/20/2008 by CW at Rakes Of Mallow
... .  Oh, and they also have a new coach implementing a new system with a quarterback who will have zero experience and running backs known for their ability to fumble every time Mike Hart got a rest.  The nerve of me.  I don't want this to turn into some fact-free debate about preseason expectations (see: SMQ vs. ...