UCLA Football
... ” Referring to all the changes he’s seen this year, “Scoops” curses the coaching staff for turning him into “a blind, myopic optimist,” then declares he’ll “become hostile and bitter if UCLA loses to anyone but OU, and I won’t be too happy with that one either. ... Although Karl Dorrell is following the most reviled Bruin football coach within memory, it does look as if this young ex-Bruin will be something entirely different, not only from Toledo, but from his conservative, “suspenders and belt” college coach, too. ... Say what you will, you simply can’t get this guy down, which is one of the chief requirements for success in any competitive sport, especially college football. ... It’s no coincidence that football culture resembles military culture. ... Big Bob once said that at UCLA he finally had some bullets in his gun. ... Defensive back has to be the most unrewarding position on the football field.