My in-box seemed pretty tame today ... Kevin Love is in a new documentary ... Terry Donahue is named alumni of the year (more on that later) ... Ben Olson officially decides to have surgery on his foot ... Chace Stanback is transf... Wait. What?
According to UCLA, the freshman swingman who came in with a ton of potential has decided to leave after the spring quarter. He hasn't decided where he's going, but he isn't coming back to Westwood. He didn't see a lot of action last year and there's one heck of a recruiting class coming in, but with all the other departures I'm a little surprised. It'll be easy to speculate that he might have been influenced by the return of Darren Collison, but Collison only has one more year left. Stanback has three.
The full Stanback news release is after the jump.
Also, what appears to be the NBA's final list of early entries to the draft appeared on NBC today. No surprises for UCLA.
There was a time, a time before cable, when the home uniform reigned
supreme. When teams wore anything that contrasted. This was an
age when college football meant tradition. And in Los Angeles, one
tradition was more colorful then the rest. It was shared by USC and
UCLA. They were
like gods walking amongst mere mortals. They had fight songs that could
make
a wolverine purr and unis so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo.
In other words ... I've seen "Anchorman" too many times.
What I haven't seen enough of is the tradition in which UCLA and
USC wear their home uniforms when they play for the Victory Bell. Both
used to hold home games in the Coliseum, so naturally they would wear powder blue and cardinal when they faced off. Shortly after the Bruins
moved to the Rose Bowl, the NCAA changed the rules and visiting teams
were forced to wear white.
710 ESPN's Dave Dameshek
recently got Rick Neuheisel and Pete Carroll on the record to support a
return to the good ol' days. Unfortunately, there's more to it. The schools will need to ask the NCAA for a waiver, and you know how
red tape can be. Instead of sticking cheerleaders outside some
administrator's door, Dameshek (with help from Joyless Joey) is building support with a petition. I'm on board.
Sign it! Share it with friends! There's no "magic number" ... the more people that sign it, the more likely we'll be heard. Click here and get to it!
IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION: I've received a lot of emails saying
that the petition requires a donation to vote. It does not. After you
sign it, you MIGHT get a screen that asks for donations to keep the
site running. However, at the top of the page it says "Your signature
has been recorded." You do not need to give them money.
The University of Colorado put together an attendance survey of all the spring football games this year (two yet to be played) and found that more than 1.3 million people attended 96 games for an average of 14,331 per scrimmage. Subtracting the top and bottom 10, the average dips to 10,710 — about the size of a small tailgate party in the SEC. For complete results, you can download the PDF here.
If you read the full chart, notice how different schools approached
charging for admission. Locally, UCLA was free while USC was $10 (free
for students and children age 12 and younger). The only school with a higher
gate fee was Notre Dame, which ranged up to $15 (or about $5 per win
last season).
These numbers aren't exactly certified (the survey warns "If marketing people are involved, some numbers could be inflated") and many seem to round to the nearest 100 or 1,000. Still, it's a good way to measure just how important football is to different communities. Note that the combined attendance of UCLA and USC would still only rank 8th in the nation.
This year, UCLA easily had its highest attendance in the last decade — 15,052 at the Rose Bowl. Previously, games were held on campus at Spaulding Field (holding maybe 3,000) or Drake Stadium (holding maybe 11,000). There were a lot of signs that interest in Bruin football is rising under new Coach Rick Neuheisel. This year's attendance was particularly impressive considering the game was held on a busy Saturday night in Los Angeles and the top two quarterbacks were out with injuries. An info clinic called Lady Bruin 101 sold out well before the game and taught about 150 people the fundamentals of football.
Injury updates: Glenn Love suffered a mild bone bruise of his
right knee during Saturday's scrimmage. The school hasn't released any more
info, but that sort of injury doesn't seem likely to affect the fall campaign
... Ben Olson still has to meet with doctors before taking further
action on his broken foot.
NFL updates: Two more Bruins are headed to NFL mini-camps. Michael
Pitre will be with the Kansas City Chiefs and Brian Abraham will be
with the New Orleans Saints.
Let's be honest. You didn't do a lot of draft-watching this weekend
and you didn't get in much quality keyboard time. This is Los Angeles
— we don't even have an NFL team. You probably were at the beach. Or
watching the Lakers. Or getting down in Coachella. Or ogling celebrity
parents at your niece's middle school musical.
But now it's Monday and you're back in the office. You're about to run into that pretentious punk from accounting who can name 45 undrafted players
from BCS all-conference teams. Fear not! We've got three posts this
morning to brief you on what's happening with your favorite players.
Coming up, we'll have a double dose of draft news (NFL and NBA). For
now, it's your morning hot links ...
We've heard a lot about NBA and movie stars shooting hoops on campus but it doesn't end there. Apparently, Andrew Bynumenjoyed himself at a UCLA frat party
last week ... incidentally the same place that held a Sigma Nu-heisel
party earlier this year. Maybe he'll be back in time for the Western
Conference Finals.
Josh Shipp has put his name in the 2008 NBA draft, but will not hire an agent so as to retain his eligibility. He is the fourth Bruin to do so this month, joining Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.
With UCLA's top two quarterbacks out for the spring scrimmage, it seemed tough for the Bruins to make a pass. With all that goes on in Los Angeles on a Saturday night, it seemed easy for fans to take one.
Instead, an announced crowd of 15,052 fans showed up at the Rose Bowl — impressive, all things considered. Coach Rick Neuheisel had a few things to say to everybody, but had to improvise with an official's mic. He joked later, "It's the first time you can grab a referee by the throat and get away with it!"
At one point he got people on their feet for injured signal callers Patrick Cown (who said today that he will not be back in 2008)
and Ben Olson. After the game, Neuheisel told
reporters that Olson "is going to have to make those two months really
productive by
getting in the film room and studying ... it's pivotal that he spend
that time productively."
As for the guys he had available in the scrimmage, UCLA's coach said, "I know everybody was riveted to watch the quarterbacks, who hadn't been with the first and second teams. 'Rusty' is fair to say. But we're going to play that position well."
Kevin Craft took most of the reps but only managed to go 11-of-24 for 95 yards with one touchdown and one interception. "He's just going too fast. He almost is hyperventilating he's trying so
hard," Neuheisel said. He added that Craft is new to UCLA
(he'd only been on campus two days before spring camp started) and needs time to calm down. Asked about the center-quarterback exchange, he acknowledged, "It's just young kids and it's a disappointment. We've gotta' really, really focus on that in the fall."
The defense was impressive with seven sacks, a pair of interceptions and a fumble recovery. The first hard hit of the game was by Brian Price — definitely a guy to watch this season. Mike Schmitt led the way with seven tackles.
Glen Love hurt a knee and the extent wasn['t known yet. No other injuries were reported.
Pics from Saturday night are after the jump. If you just can't get enough, we've also got ...
UCLA point guard Darren Collison will be back in blue and gold next season. The junior announced today that he will return for his senior season and forgo the NBA draft, which many had expected him to enter.
This just in from Morgan Center: Obviously neither Pat Cowan nor Ben Olson will play Saturday, but at least there are a few months until the next real game ...
Pat Cowan's MRI shows damage to his
left ACL and his medial meniscus. He will be reexamined when the swelling
decreases.
Ben Olson's X-ray shows a fracture in his right 5th metatarsal. It
is possible that he may have a screw put in the bone. He will be sidelined
6-8 weeks.
On Thursday night, Joe McDonnell was on the last couple minutes of KLAC-AM (570)'s PMS (Petros and Money Show) as they transitioned into that evening's Joe McDonnell Experience.
Petros: Dude, did you hear what happened today at practice? Money: Bad news. McDonnell: No. Petros: Pat Cowan and Ben Olson both carted off. McDonnell: Well, it's good news about Pat Cowan. What happened to Ben Olson? Money: Carted off ... McDonnell: Brittle Ben got hurt again. Money: ... heard a pop in his foot. Petros: It's good news that a kid got carted off the field at practice? McDonnell: It is. He never has to play at UCLA again. Kevin Craft will be starting quarterback.
This
has already picked up some heat on Internet message boards. Later,
Petros called him out again for suggesting that an injured college
player could ever be a good thing. McDonnell replied, "Hey, I didn't
hurt him. Did I hurt him? Did I wish him ill? No. But it's good for the
program because he's a terrible quarterback."
You can hear the whole thing by clicking here, then skipping to the end of the hourlong clip.
UCLA's annual spring football game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday
at the Rose Bowl. If you're planning on attending this free event, here are some helpful tips:
Forecast: The current forecast is for 89 degrees during the day but 59 at night, so dress in layers and bring a jacket. If you come early, it's a good idea to have
sunscreen. And sunglasses (this is L.A., after all).
Other things to bring: Digital cameras are always a good idea. Bring cash for parking ($10 per car, $20 per RV) and concessions (food and novelty items). With jersey
number changes and a couple of new faces, it's helpful to have a
roster. You can print one out here.
Getting there: The Dodgers are taking on division rival Colorado at 7:10 p.m. Saturday, and, combined with early Hollywood traffic, the 110 Freeway probably will be a nightmare. Avoid it if you can. Pasadena police are expecting any road closures near the stadium.
Pre-pregame: Don't come any earlier than 3 p.m. because there's an autism walk in the morning. Even if you participate in the walk and want to stay for tailgating, authorities will make you leave the parking lot and come back later.
Pregame:- You can start tailgating when the parking lot gates open at 3 p.m. There will be no golf course parking, just pavement. Lady Bruins 101 starts at 3:30 p.m., but the session is preregistration ONLY and is already sold out. Bruin Kids Club Field Day begins at 4:30 p.m. and goes for about two hours. About 5 p.m., the team will walk through the Area H picnic grounds and into the stadium similar to the regular season. Stadium gates will open at 6:15 p.m. and kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Getting in: As mentioned, it's free to get in. You will be checked for prohibited items, so leave any alcohol, weapons and red shirts at home. You can enter through Gates A and B. Seating will be through Tunnels 17, 18, 19 and 20.
Postgame: Players and coaches will be signing autographs
afterward. Bring something you want signed and a good pen (Sharpies
tend to be the best).
"It was a good practice, other than two quarterbacks went down."
That's how Coach Rick Neuheisel summed things up Thursday evening. Pat Cowan reaggravated the same knee he hurt in practice Monday (Tuesday's MRI came back negative). Ben Olson hurt a foot, saying he planted it and heard a pop. It's too early to tell how this will affect Saturday's scrimmage in the Rose Bowl, but Neuheisel tried to look on the bright side, saying it could be an opportuity for the Bruins' other three quarterbacks to get some more reps. "It's disconcerting when guys who've been hurt get hurt," he said, "but I remain optimistic."
With 100 NCAA championships, Bruin fans usually have something to cheer about — but the Spirit Squad isn't resting on its laurels.
The team held its 2008-09 auditions Sunday. According to Trojan-Hater, who runs BeatSC.com (a.k.a. the Trojan Haters Club), even returning members had to prove themselves in front of a panel of experts. To see some of the 1,777 photos he took, check out these posts:
Rick Neuheisel closed out his playing career with a win in the Rose Bowl, and after the game he showed TV cameras the same charisma and enthusiasm that he still has almost a quarter of a century later as the Bruins' head coach. Check out this video that originally aired on KABC-TV Channel 7 on Jan. 1, 1984. The hair's a bit shorter, but little else has changed.
(Originally found on Bruins Nation. Thanks to Da Wiz for a coding solution!)
FSN Prime Ticket will air the Lexus Gauntlet Show at 10:30 tonight.
This week's edition focuses primarily on the upcoming UCLA spring football
game, breaking down the whole team with Bill MacDonald and James Washington.
There also will be a feature profile of Norm Chow by reporter Brandon Hancock,
who used to play for Chow at USC.
The hourlong episode also will have a short recap of the Trojans' spring
game (held last weekend), so you can see what the cross-town rival is up to.
Team USA ended a 27-game road trip with an 8-2 exhibition win over UCLA on Tuesday night, but the real victory lap was for a Bruin.
Former UCLA hurler Lisa Fernandez was wearing red, white and blue as she pitched her final game in Easton Stadium. She received multiple standing ovations over the course of the 2-hour-and-24-minute event, and left her cleats on the mound before leaving the field for the the last time.
UCLA announced that a Lisa Fernandez Day would be held during opening week of every
season. For a good read about Fernandez' impact on the sport, check out this article.
Fernandez said one of the best parts of her career was having the opportunity to play with her best friend, Kelly Inouye-Perez, throughout the years. Today, they both coach the Bruins. "We talk about UCLA being a family," she said. "It truly is a family."
Kevin Love went to the UCLA softball game against the U.S. National Team on Tuesday night.
At the end of the fourth inning, the public address announcer had to ask the crowd to leave the basketball superstar alone. A lot of people laughed as the 6-foot-10 center hadn't made himself inconspicuous by sitting in the front row behind home plate. Love quickly relocated to another section.
Love seems to be really enjoying (what would appear to be) his last days before heading to the NBA, smiling and cheering loudly for some of the players.
The decision to keep quarterback Patrick Cowan out of drills Tuesday was "precautionary," says Coach Rick Neuheisel.
Cowan tweaked his left knee at the end of practice Monday during 11-on-11 drills. The MRI came back negative, and, after Tuesday's practice, he even joked that it wasn't as bad as the last time he had knee trouble.
The Bruins will take Wednesday off, and, with a couple of days rest, it wouldn't be surprising to see Cowan back soon.
Starting quarterback Patrick Cowan tweaked a knee in Monday's practice. On Tuesday, he suited up but for the first hour and a half of practice didn't take any snaps. Ben Olson and Kevin Craft have split reps with the first team.
Cowan was able to jog around the field, and it's not visibly obvious which knee is injured, so Bruin fans shouldn't be too nervous at this point.
Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo came to Los Angeles on the covers of magazines. They'll drift away (unless the Clippers draft one of them) on the airwaves. Set to the tune of — you guessed it — "Love and Marriage," it's time for "Love and Mayo."
Dick Banks is the man behind the music. He creates a lot of great parodies for the Dave Dameshek Show on 710 ESPN (weekdays 4-7 p.m.).
"It's coaching. The coaches gotta eliminate the mistakes. You've got to assume the players want to. We've got to. I'm not passing the buck."
UCLA's new football coach had been giving answers that were old even last year, but this one sounded new. With no disrespect to Karl Dorrell, he made it clear there was a new boss in town.
OK, OK. New boss. We got that. But what's the difference?
I'm not sure if that works, but we're trying it out for today.
Anyway, Monday was a long practice for the Bruins, and afterward Coach Rick Neuheisel spoke with the media for about six minutes ...
In short, things are looking good on defense. Offense? Well, it's "a process."
Neuheisel put things in perspective when he explained:
There isn't one guy on the offense that hasn't dealt with, I think, at least three position coaches. There isn't one guy on the offense that isn't learning at least the second offense. There are very few guys on offense that aren't playing a new position.
In a column this weekend, The Times' Bill Plaschke argued that college basketball is suffering under the current system in which insta-stars spend only one year in school before bouncing to the NBA.
Would college basketball be better if all those one-and-done freshmen
were once again allowed to go from high school to the pros? Thus
leaving the college game for the kids who will at least spend a couple
of years in college and allow for the building of a system and the
continuation of a tradition? I vote yes and yes.
Right now, guys like Kevin Love don't really have a choice. In fact, Love had said that if he wasn't forced to sit out a year, he would have gone straight into the NBA draft from high school. Heralded incoming freshman Jrue Holiday could also be a one-and-done. Coach Ben Howland has suggested that a middle ground might exist in which a high school player can enter the draft, but opt to go to school if not picked in the top 20 or so.
The NBA probably won't change anything, but college coaches do have the choice to say "no" to a player who may threaten the team concept and even APR (academic progress rate). On the other hand, these guys are really, really good.
Our friends at the Dave Dameshek Show on 710 ESPN just passed us this interview with Kevin Love. In it, Dameshek and Love talk about this year's loaded freshmen class, Love's love for the Lakers (or Clippers, or whoever will sign his paychecks), and what he still wants to accomplish as a student. Let's just say he's setting himself up to be a broadcaster. Maybe one day he'll replace another former Bruin who's doing NBA color commentary.
The interview runs about 10 minutes. You can catch more Dameshek from 4-7 p.m. weekdays on KSPN-AM (710).
Posted by: Adam Rose Photo by: Ric Francis / Associated Press
UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel wasn't pleased with the lighting at Spaulding Field during practice Friday night. His bigger concern was an offense that didn't shine.
After a defense-dominated (and injury-free) scrimmage, Neuheisel told reporters, "We need to improve dramatically in the throw-game between now and the end of the week so that we give ourselves a springboard toward the off-season and into the fall."
Neuheisel also observed that it was the offense's best day of 7-on-7 drills this spring, but they couldn't light it up when it changed to 11-on-11. That was thanks to a defensive line performance that was, dare we say, lights out.
The Bruin's new coach was especially complimentary of his interior D-linemen and brightened up when he quipped, "The good thing about scrimmages is that I win!"
UCLA tennis finished Pac-10 play with a victory over USC to clinch the league title.
"Men's or women's?" you ask.
Both.
The men claimed their fifth straight Pac-10 crown with a hard-fought victory at USC. It was the second year in a row the Bruins clinched by beating the Trojans in the final day of the regular season. UCLA looked like it might get swept in the three doubles matches but came roaring back to earn a pair of victories and get the critical point. USC evened things up during singles play, coincidentally when a large contingent of Trojan football players ran over from their practice and pumped up the home crowd. Most had drifted off by the time UCLA's Harel Srugo (ranked 23rd in the nation) upset Robert Farah (7th) at center court, 6-4, 6-3. Srugo and Farah played a grinder, lasting almost as long as a three-set match on the neighboring court.
Back across town, the women's tennis team earned its first league championship by beating the Trojans in Westwood. This blogger couldn't make it to both showdowns, so here's the low-down from Morgan Center:
The sixth-ranked UCLA women’s tennis team made history on Friday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, registering a 5-2 victory over No. 10 USC to earn the program’s first-ever Pac-10 championship. At 7-1 overall in conference play, the Bruins will be co-champions with tomorrow’s Stanford-Cal winner.
With the wins, UCLA also edged five points closer to USC in the Lexus Gauntlet. The Bruins now trail 47.5 to 37.5 (it takes 55+ to win).
UCLA's Luc Richard Mbah
a Moute put his name into the NBA draft Thursday along with Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook, though he did not announce it until Friday. Like Love and Westbrook, he will not immediately hire an agent.
The NBA draft lottery will be May 20.
Players can have private workouts with teams starting June 3. Undergrads may withdraw their early draft entry up until June 16. UCLA Coach Ben Howland estimated that a player could squeeze in as many as 10 workouts in that time. There also is a pre-draft camp May 27-29 in Orlando, Fla.
UCLA has been getting a little flack in the media for a high number of admission "exceptions" for athletes based on its winter quarter stats. Out of about 650 student-athletes at UCLA ...
268 earned a 3.0 GPA or better, with at least 12 units
106 earned a 3.5 GPA or better
13 earned a 4.0 GPA (including two football players)
Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook both announced Thursday afternoon that they are entering the 2008 NBA draft.
Neither will hire an agent at this time, meaning they could potentially return. Westbrook said he might stay if it looks like he will fall below the 20th pick in the draft.
Both intend to earn their degrees, but Love made a very big point about it. He also said he's been having the best year of his life on several levels, and looks forward to giving back to UCLA in the future.
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute also was expected to disclose his plans Thursday, but has postponed the announcement until Friday or Monday.
In between the announcements, UCLA presented Nikki Caldwell as the new women's basketball coach. When asked if she was ready to take on her first head coaching position, Caldwell said that as an assistant in Tennessee, Pat Summit put her in a unique position to deal with recruits, boosters and even make big calls during games.
Norm Chow obviously wasn't thrilled about the players walking out.
He talked about that and a whole lot more on PMS ("The Petros and Money
Show") on KLAC-AM (570). Click here to hear the audio (about 14 minutes).
Karch Kiraly, the only volleyball player to win three Olympic gold
medals, is one of nine Olympians who will be inducted into the U.S.
Olympic Hall of Fame Presented by Allstate, the U.S. Olympic Committee
announced on Tuesday. Kiraly (Santa Barbara, Calif.), who retired from beach volleyball in
2007, won gold medals with the U.S. Men’s indoor team in 1984 and ’88,
then came back and won a gold medal on the beach with partner Kent
Steffes in 1996.
At UCLA, Kiraly played on three NCAA championship teams, twice earning
Most Outstanding Player honors (1981 and '82). In 1979 and '82, the
Bruins were undefeated with him in the starting lineup. In 1993, he was
inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
Fellow Olympian Ryan Millar:
He’s for volleyball what Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods mean to their
sports. When I was first starting to play, I would watch him play and
it made me better.
Hollywood producer Frank Marshall, a former UCLA soccer player, will be honored by the Hall of Fame in the Special Contributor category.
Posted by: Adam Rose Image courtesy USA Volleyball
UCLA has confirmed that out of the 15 spring practice sessions allowed by the NCAA, Tuesday's going over the wall (i.e.: ditch day) will count as a full session.
The UCLA football team Tuesday continued a springtime tradition called going over the wall. After stretching and huddling up, they bolted out of the gates and took the day off. Think of it as senior ditch day — but everybody participates. The seniors just decide when it's going to happen.
The Bruins have been going over the wall since at least 1983, which was quarterback Rick Neuheisel's last year playing for UCLA. Coach Neuheisel should be able to appreciate the act of unity, but sources say he asked the team not to do it this year because they're installing a new offensive system and need to maximize every practice opportunity.
Posted by: Adam Rose, with thanks to Times beat writer Chris Foster
The courtside angle has gotten a lot of play on YouTube, but here's one that a lot of people missed ... the overhead view of UCLA's Kevin Love hitting some amazing shots in practice.
UCLA recruits accounted for more than a third of the total scoring for the United States in Saturday's Nike Hoop Summit.
The
annual all-star game pits the top American high school players against
the best under-19 international players. This year's contest was held
in Portland, Ore., and ended in a 98-78 win for the U.S.
The American squad featured a starting lineup with three Bruins: Drew
Gordon
(15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals), Jrue Holiday (13 points, 5
assists, 3 steals), and Malcolm Lee (2 points, 4 rebounds). Fellow UCLA
commit Jerime Anderson came off the bench to add 4 points, 2 rebounds
and 3 assists.
Seven of Holiday's points came during an 11-0 run to open up the second half and help put the game out of reach.
The four comprise a heralded UCLA recruiting class ranked top in the nation by Scout.com and second by Rivals.com.
The top scorer in the game was DeMar DeRozan with 17 points. He will face
the Bruins a couple times in 2008-'09 as the top recruit at USC.
Isaiah Bowens, a linebacker from Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, has verbally committed to UCLA. Listed at 6 feet 3 and 220 pounds, he is the fourth Bruin commit in the class of 2009.
Sources inside the program say that UCLA is going with Patrick Cowan as its starting quarterback over Ben Olson and junior college transfer Kevin Craft.
During Saturday's practice, Cowan took all the first-team snaps.
UCLA had an excellent ad campaign this year, but now that the basketball season is over it doesn't seem likely that these spots will be popping up again. Enjoy this one with Bruin basketball great (and L.A. Times blogger) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Also, check out his recent post from last week about how he became a Bruin. The rest of the commercial series can be seen on UCLA's website.
Despite being nominated, Kevin Love will not be at tonight's Wooden Awards. He is in Oregon discussing his future with his family.
Rivals as UCLA as the No. 2 team in the nation next year, but Andy Katz is projecting UCLA as only 17th in the nation to start 2008-09. It's a little early, dontcha' think?
710 ESPN talk show host Dave Dameshek
is actively lobbying for UCLA and USC to both wear home jerseys when
they play football. The topic has come up a few times since Rick
Neuheisel was hired at UCLA. Hopefully it'll come to fruition.
Dameshek interviewed Neuheisel and Pete Carroll (separately) the
other day. They talked about several aspects of the rivalry, including,
of course, jerseys.
Here's how it went down ...
Neuheisel: It was a coup to get Norm Chow to come
back to college football, especially to UCLA — given all that he's
accomplished across town. We're excited about it and I think it's going
to be a very good fit
Dameshek: ... In the last several years, thanks to Pete
Carroll, during the Pete Carroll regime, USC has really elevated itself
to not just the tops in the Pac-10, but in the nation. How do you go
about this now, in Los Angeles, not necessary trying to debunk the USC
mystique, but how are you going to try to compete with this in this
town?
