What Happened to UCLA Football?

College Football down in California has been dominated by the USC Trojans for as long as we can remember. And when they were among the elite in the College Football world in the 2000s, UCLA was experiencing their own downfall. But everything changed in 2012 when the program hired Jim Mora as its Head Coach. In just his first 3 seasons from 2012-2014, UCLA made the PAC-12 Title game, and won 9 games in 2012, and 10 games in 2013 and 2014 behind the stellar Quarterback play of Brett Hundley. For a brief moment, it appeared the Bruins were back and were going to take over College Football in LA for the near future. They were producing NFL prospects like they used to and they were always in contention in the PAC-12. But since that last 10-3 season in 2014, UCLA has had 4 losing seasons, and haven’t won a bowl game since 2014. So what happened to UCLA Football? In today’s video, we’ll be exploring their recent history and looking at what factors and people played into their downfall.

[@gododgers5275]

As a UCLA fan who goes to games, I think a lot of outsiders don’t get how far the rose bowl is away from the campus. It’s a good hour drive, and as a college student, would you rather drive an hour to watch shitty football, or spend your Saturday night partying? UCLA needs to be really good to get people to show up

[@madhatter1110]

I'm hearing excuses

[@davidhoopsfan]

@@madhatter1110 honestly i just think he's saying it like it is. i'm a UCLA student and i love my bruins, but for LA sports the turnout just isn't that great if you're not great unless you're the Lakers. not having a stadium on campus definitely hurts tho which is why more of the undergrad population seems to like basketball due to pauley pavillion being a 5 minute walk from the dorms

[@davidhoopsfan]

@@InterLangCenter 3 miles away from campus sounds pretty good. we're 25 miles away from our stadium

[@shawnflanagan4995]

i've always thought that this is an underrated reason why UCLA just can't get off the ground in football, yet noone raises it (except you). if you live in westwood or anywhere on the westside out here, going to the rose bowl is an all day adventure for you with regular l.a. traffic. for a 1230 kickoff say, you would have to leave from westwood no later than 1045 to be in your seat by kickoff. if you're stopping to get gas, money or food to smuggle in (coliseum food is way better than the rose bowl's offerings), you have to leave earlier. then you have to turn around and do it all in reverse to get all the way back out to west l.a. after the bruins lose. if the game ends at 400 let's say, you aren't getting back until 600 at the earliest, and that's IF traffic is o.k. and there's nothing else going on on your way home (USC traffic, dodgers, kings, lakers, accidents, etc.). the rose bowl is hard to get into and hard to get out of. UCLA home games are an all day thing, and a ton of people (students and fans) don't want to put in the time for that for a bad team, even when tippety top opponents like oklahoma comes in. i've never been able to figure out why they can't get a 50-55,000 seat stadium up and running on campus. they already own the land there (drake stadium makes the most sense to me for a site), have a zillion high roller alumni who'd be happy to donate i think. sure, the neighbors would raise a fuss, with bel air right on the other side of sunset and westwood right there) but if a school like baylor or the u. of minnesota can get a stadium up a running (and baylor's stadium is gorgeous), there is zero reason why UCLA can't. i know their lease with the rose bowl has like 20 years to go, and there's no opt out, so i looks like they're screwed. to that end, i think they should tarp off some seats in the end zones near the top at the rose bowl with huge banners with their rose bowl wins, conference titles, retired #s on them to make the place a little more homey. 90,000 seats clearly aren't needed, except for big-game non-cons and USC. i drive uber part-time. on the day of the texas a&m game, i got a ride to take a couple to the rose bowl about 3 hours before the game. i was expecting traffic, but there was none. none. we just pulled right up to as close to the front of the rose bowl as we could get, they got their stuff out of the trunk, and went in. this was like, as i said. 3 hours before kickoff of your opener against a fairly high-profile opponent. also, i don't know how many 17-18 year old guys dream about playing at the rose bowl in 2020. maybe their dads do. but they don't. the rose bowl is part of the problem for UCLA, not the solution. this new AD they have needs to make getting an on campus stadium up and running, as high school kids see 50,000 empty seats on tv, and half the people who are there cheering for the other team and UCLA losing, and look elsewhere, even with all the obvious advantages that a place like UCLA (and USC for that matter) have. tv exposure. great weather. hot girls. a path to the nfl if you're lucky. but watching a game at the rose bowl on tv is borderline depressing. the empty seats are way more obvious during the day than at night. it's so quiet, in a way that the coliseum isn't, even when there's a small crowd at the coliseum too. the stadium is a bigger problem for the bruins than UCLA lets on, largely for political reasons. they need to get out of the lease with the city of pasadena, even if it's to go to sofi stadium out here for 2-3 years as a bridge to an on- campus stadium. it needs to be priority one.

[@TheBruins108]

I have only missed two games since they moved to the Rose Bowl in 1982

[@ossier2796]

When I went to UCLA 69-73 we didn’t have much of a football team it was all about Wooden and an unbeaten basketball team.

[@Don-ix2ok]

Now both the football and bball team are trash

[@nate_kang]

Thanks for making this video... as a Bruins fan who's been going out to games at the Rose Bowl since I was a little kid, it had to be done. I miss the good ol' days of UCLA football!

[@jhvlen]

These videos are so fire... I'm so glad I stumbled upon this channel.

[@JKJ002]

I appreciate that, I'm glad you enjoy them!

[@louiscyfer6944]

@@JKJ002 you need to learn the difference between less and fewer.

[@alex042687]

Agreed. I'm one of the Semi OGs. Jason, we headed to 100k

[@ucladodgerfan246]

I’m a huge UCLA fan. It’s tough watching this team struggle. The key this season is DTR and Kyle Phillips

[@wishihadavette_2517]

Just finished watching that rivalry game. Great game. Best I’ve ever personally watched. But........ FIGHT ON!!!!! ♥️💛♥️💛♥️💛♥️💛♥️💛♥️💛♥️💛♥️💛✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

[@paullee5774]

Once Spencer James gets there it's over for the PAC 12 😤😤😤😂

[@ShantyIrishman]

Haha I just started watching All-American today, Spencer Paysinger went to Oregon though.

[@TechVHD]

LMAO

[@bconni2]

the funny thing is, in the real world , most Pac 12 schools recruit the heaviest out of Southern California...

[@69daviddion]

lol lol

[@austin1470]

😂😂😂

[@NFLfutureGM]

I just came across your channel a few days ago and I’ve been hooked from the start. Your channel is awesome, keep doing what you’re doing!

[@gatorbodine2011]

Love all your Vids Cole Adams brought me here! 👏

[@Niknamew]

Chip Kelly is actual trash. DTR just isn't good enough. He's way too inconsistent. Some games, he's okay and other games, he can't even hold on to the ball. Let's hope the new AD Martin Jarmond can get a new coach in there ASAP

[@TheBruins108]

Who should he hire should he fire Kelly? Where will AG Jarmond get the money to pay Kelly off when the Athletic Dept has made ZERO money since March?

[@UndefeatedZoe]

Chip Kelly is the only thing keeping the program afloat.

[@TheHuskyK9]

As someone who is born and raised in LA, most Angelenos would pick USC over UCLA when it comes to football.

[@determineddad7935]

UCLA in basketball.

[@nonamesinenomine]

Well of course ... USC was a dynasty back in the early 2000s with reggie Bush and Matt lienart

[@mattrancho]

@Skip slick, USC is a blue blood. Been successful before Pete Carroll. The late 1920s to 1940s, early 60’a to late 80’s (Howard Jones, John McKay, John Robinson). UCLA is a basketball blue blood, USC is a football blue blood

[@westcoastnative2523]

@@mattrancho if we're being honest here UCLA hasn't had much more success than USC in basketball in recent years.

[@davidhoopsfan]

@@westcoastnative2523 i agree that the 2010s weren't a great decade for UCLA basketball, but they still had a much better decade than USC did

[@OGDeepStroke]

Another Cole Adams type channel, I love videos like this.

[@JKJ002]

Happy Friday y'all! Last night we hit 1300 subscribers and I just wanted to thank you guys for the continued support on these videos. It might not be a lot to anyone else, but that's huge to me. This is the most successful run my channel has ever had and it's amazing to see it grow everyday. As I continue to upload, I'm trying to make each video better than the last, so if you have any suggestions on how to improve these videos please let me know! I already have a list of ways I can fix these videos from the way I commentate and write to my editing of the video clips, but feedback from others doesn't hurt at all and I value what everyone has to say. Thank you guys for watching the video again, and I'll see you guys on Tuesday! Enjoy your weekend and stay safe!

[@KnightOfFaith]

Jason0662 hey man I’m a huge fan, love the videos. One thing that may help you though is adding a style or something to your videos that make them unique. Like Jxmy had Trap sax, some sort of intro like that.

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

As a Duck fan, nothing sucked more than seeing Chipper take the UCLA job. Turned out I had nothing to worry about. And even if he does get the Bruins turned around, Coach Cristobal has Oregon on a trajectory that UCLA won't touch under Potato Chip

[@JohnLee-gj8gv]

Great video and content! Could you do a “What happened to West Virginia football”?

[@stann.3408]

Hey Jason. Another great video. You are one of the most underrated channels in football history, especially CFB. You provide information on teams most big networks or even channels wouldn't talk about. **I have some constructive criticism** You should work on your thumbnails. They aren't constant & honestly look sloppy sometimes with fonts & highlighted words like the Cam Newton video. It is not THAT big of a deal for me, but I can imagine a new viewer would skip or ignore your video just based off the thumbnail. Something as even a team's logo, or their star, without any fonts or if there is fonts, stay with that font. For example, for this video, a nice suggestion would be DOR and the Bruins logo in the corner.

[@JKJ002]

I agree 100%. The thumbnails are definitely something I will look to work on. Thank you for the suggestion and the support!

[@AiH8U]

Dude, u r AWESOME!!!!! Keep it up!!!!

[@jirkablaha3289]

Keep up the good work! Great great videos ❤

[@JKJ002]

Thank you!! Will do!

[@RealAmericanStudios]

You should do videos on why Auburn, Tennessee, Texas, and Texas A&M can never live uo to expectations and also the fall of Arkansas football

[@ugot1try]

I feel personally attacked

[@RealAmericanStudios]

Curt w Sorry 😂😂

[@billjones3497]

Is Auburn really that bad off??

[@RealAmericanStudios]

Bill Jones They’re not bad but they always fail to live up to expectations.

[@billjones3497]

Real American Studios I’m a Californian but a Tennessee fan. What the hell happened to that program? Phil Fulmer that good?

[@redsharpiemarker]

sure these are legitimate reasons.. but ucla's temporary rise then fall is completely explainable by what was happening to SC across town. USC got hit so hard during those sanction years that ucla temporarily became the place to be in LA. Had usc brought in full recruiting classes all that time, ucla wouldve never pulled the talent that they did. USC is such a force compared to the rest of the pac 12... the entire conference ebbs and flows based on the status of their program. Programs like stanford, oregon, washington and ucla would have never rose to prominence without the demise of SC.

[@phild9140]

there is enough talent in cali to go around!i ps i hope they continue to to underperform it helps my wolverines get commits out of cali! lol

[@kennethstegall1075]

Washington in the 90s is considered one of the greatest teams in college football. And in the 80s and 90s UCLA was the school in LA. ASU was great in mid 90s as well playing for national title

[@paultrujillo3352]

Wait lol you think all those teams rose up because of “USC’s Downfall” This isn’t the early 2000’s anymore the pac12/10 historically has been pretty balanced USC definitely has had some of the more dominant teams recently but they’ve had down times too.

[@holokai21]

During the Dick Vermiel and Terrry Donaugh (bad spelling)UCLA was a power house program.Were always a ranked program.But since then not so much to talk about.

[@eddieg3932]

As a Bruins fan, the last few years have been hard to watch win the game we are supposed to lose and lose the games we are supposed to win. But the whole Pac-12 has been suffering and local talent has been going to the Big 10 and 12 and SEC.

[@eddieg3932]

@orecoast 1961 is Oregon in the top 5 AP Polls or FBS polls like they were a few years ago? No. Plus my post wasn't about Oregon, it was about UCLA and the pac 12 suffering and local LA talent leaving to go play in those other conferences. Some of the top talent has been committing to Alabama,Oklahoma etc.

[@ShantyIrishman]

I only watched DTR play against Cincinnati in week 0 and he was horrendous!

[@willthomas7950]

I hear a lot of good things about this school keep up the good work!

[@StellarisEmblem]

honestly great vids just subbed!

[@JKJ002]

Thank you!!

[@aaronheyman9115]

I’ll say this, as a die hard UCLA football fan, this video did a good job of emphasizing that our defense is one of the biggest reasons we were so disappointing. We recruited poorly on the defensive side of the ball. I watched as opposing running backs put up 200 yards on us. We had guys that missed tackle after tackle. Consistently we rank in the 100s in defense in the nations and it’s pathetic

[@mitchellpfeiffer6397]

As someone who went to UCLA smack in the middle of this (2013-17) it’s sad to see where the tam is at now and especially those reactions from current students. When I was a freshman there was a real excitement about the team with guys like Hundley, Miles Jack, and others mentioned. I was FAR from a die hard but it was just such a great atmosphere to go to the Rose Bowl and watch those teams in my first few years. The victories against SC in 2013 and 2014 will live long in my memory though!

[@reubenblanco3021]

Yeah as an SC fan Hundley drove us nuts those yrs , on 3rd and long you knew he was gonna take off and you still couldn’t stop him.

[@lechandler4041]

In any organization, especially football, it is critical to success that it has constant supervision and control from the athletic director and the administration. Look at how fast and continually Penn State recovered from possibly loosing football at the university a decade ago.

[@arjb1046]

Ducks fan here. Mad respect to all the cali schools btw. Sucks to see UCLA struggle. Hope you guys find your footing again. Would make games between my Ducks a lot more interesting.

[@tonysun9228]

The Rose Bowl is the west coast equivalent of Michigan big house. There should never be an empty seat.

[@aaronheyman9115]

It’s sad that Joshua Kelley was so good and when he was given the ball 20 times a game he would produce tremendously, but this past year, the genius Chip Kelley thought it was a good idea for Demetria Felton to get a good chunk of the carries

[@hermanuslemmer1695]

Another thing that the video didn’t mention was UCLA’s nonconference schedule in 2018 and 2019. All three of their nonconference opponents both years broke into the Top 25. Also, the Jim Mora that was UCLA’s coach was the former Seahawks coach and son of the Saints coach. I probably would have added “Jr.”

[@hermanuslemmer1695]

@The Greg As long as they differentiate between the two Jim Moras in some way, it doesn't matter to me how they do it. "Jim L. Mora" would have also worked.

[@squidsseeghosts4533]

Remember my oath, I was waiting. I am here now. Ya boy keeps the promise. Trust the process!

[@JKJ002]

Trust the Process!!!

[@sunglee2048]

Dan Guerrero. UCLA Football and BB went down the hill since his tenure.

[@BradTheGigaChad]

how do you prevent from being copyright stricked for the video highlights curious as a content creator.

[@JKJ002]

This one actually got a copyright strike, which was unfortunate, but I generally do avoid copyright strikes by finding videos that weren't on TV broadcasts like ESPN, CBS, FOX, etc. and finding the videos recorded by the teams KZbin channels. Basically, as long as it is not a video clip from a TV Broadcast, it likely won't get copyright striked

[@bconni2]

it all boils down to recruiting....for decades the two L.A schools had a virtual monopoly on the talent rich area of Southern California..but in the last 20 years , the other pac 12 schools have started to pluck blue chip recruits from Southern California who traditionally would have gone to USC or UCLA...it's just a matter of establishing a strong recruiting base on our home turf again, and everything should be fine...

[@pissedoffgamer]

Do you have a video documenting Illinois’ struggles in football?

[@jeffholmes2907]

Rosen probably made more from UCLA than then nfl so far.

[@ak.foesev]

Let’s see what happens this year. I think they have a good chance to go to a bowl game. DTR will be a Junior and has had good enough time to develop. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@tooold8549]

Let’s not forget that Chip Kelly is the highest paid state employee in California

[@baketeach]

hey recruited great HS QB's during this time, but most transferred

[@markb3451]

It’s so hard being a Bruin fan. I’ve been a season ticket holder for over 10 years and been going to games since I was a little kid and they just can’t sustain success. California is such fertile recruiting ground but they get out recruited by SC Oregon Washington the Arizona’s and Utah year after year. It doesn’t help that the UC system hamstrings the amount that UCLA can spend on coaches and that revenue generated by the program has this weird revenue sharing with the rest of the UC system. On top of that as much as I love the Rose Bowl it has some serious flaws. You tailgate on a golf course, the traffic in and out is absolutely atrocious and the 7:30pm kickoffs are brutal, games don’t end until 11 or later then you get to sit in an hour of traffic just to get home. September is unbelievably hot with absolutely no breeze and November is almost unbearably cold. Doesn’t help that the stadium is 26 miles from campus which in LA traffic is a minimum 1 hour. They would be better off switching to SoFi stadium when that opens. It’s a couple miles closer and not in the middle of a residential neighborhood.

[@tjvw94]

Yeah that brutal November southern California weather. I can't believe outdoor games are even legal due the risk of hypothermia, frostbite and even death.

[@markb3451]

tjvw94 we had 2 games last season kickoff in the 90’s and drop below 40 by the end of the game. That’s a big dip. You’re not gunna make me feel guilty for getting cold when it dips in to the 30’s. I pay an exorbitant mortgage and high cost of living surrounded by insane neo-liberal sociopaths in order to avoid shitty weather year round. I’m not ashamed to admit it.

[@YoungBizWhiz]

Kelly needed time to rebuild the team and culture. UCLA was the youngest team in college football in his 1st year and they only had 56 scholarship players - playing a bunch of freshman and sophomores. Of course, they were going to struggle. But now they have over 100 players and many are Juniors and Seniors w/ experience + they received some really good talent from the transfer portal + they now have improved defensive coaching. Now, they are a legit Top 25 team if they can stay reasonably healthy. -And the PAC 12 better watch out because they are now starting to recruit top-end talent - With USC just firing their coach - UCLA is in a fantastic position to have their highest-rated recruiting class under Kelly (if they can keep winning this year). Chip looks like he is in the later stages of the process of turning UCLA into a winner. We shall see.

[@loganx7571]

The student interviews are what the students at my highschool sound like talking abt the football team. Horrible environment. I can’t wait to graduate and play on a college team

[@ghostboy323]

The golden years were 04-06. Miss those times.

[@MrBarbec]

This kinda hurt to watch 😭

[@JKJ002]

They’ll be back soon!!

[@KingBasilio]

Jason0662 yeah onces I get there

[@troot1967]

IMO UCLA's woes can mainly be blamed on the mediocre coaches that have been hired at UCLA for the past 25 years (Toledo,Dorrell,Neuheisal and Mora). Chip Kelly was supposed to be the big name coach with success that was going to turn the program around but has been a complete disappointment so far. Whatever magic Kelly had at Oregon isn't working in Westwood. It would be nice to see UCLA hire a coach that can do a lot with a little since UCLA doesn't consistently recruit elite talent. If UCLA wins the fans will show up at the Rose bowl. I was a season ticket holder in the late 90's( McNown era) when UCLA was playing and beating Texas,Alabama,Michigan and USC and came within one bad call (Melsby catch) from going to a Nat'l championship game. And finally, please bring back the powderkeg blue jerseys. They are UCLA's traditional look since Red Sanders and were worn in UCLA's glory era! (the 80's)

[@jamesthomas788]

If UCLA could play Washington State 12 times in a season they would play for the national championship.

[@reubenblanco3021]

Not when they’re good which happens every now and then.

[@charismatic9904]

I grew up watching them in the 90s with Cade M.

[@checkdacontract]

Campus is not far from the beach and is located near the most fertile recruiting pipeline. In addition, they have the most lucrative deal in college football with Under Armour. The only thing that will turn the program around is to reduce admissions standards. Notre Dame figured that out the hard way.

[@domais68]

I moved to LA in the late-90s and have been a UCLA fan ever since. UCLA has trouble recruiting the best (5*) players. I attribute that to two things. First, LA is not a focused sports City. There's way too much going on in sports and other entertainment. Big-time recruits and players want to be centers of attention and that's not going to happen in LA. Second, UCLA has no home games. LA to Pasadena is listed as 14 miles apart. In LA traffic conversion, that's a solid hour and, in prime traffic hours, probably more. Big college football programs have their stadiums conveniently located on campus. Even though I really like UCLA football, I can understand why it's not a big draw for the best players. Thanks for the video, Jason

[@davidroseman4917]

Same thing that happened to Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas, Miami

[@captainspartan04]

Hopefully they find their guy here soon. I think college football is better when they’re good

[@elianoliveros6472]

Seeing UCLA doing better this year makes me so happy.

[@thinkB4WeSpeak]

Yeah those stadium numbers are hurting that program. They're currently at a 19 mil dollar deficit

[@ovloh]

Fight On!!

[@aarongsisneros5570]

As a USC fan i want UCLA to lose to their rival. BUT i want the game to mean something. Not the the battle of Supreme mediocrity, like it has been. So every game but one.. I hope the UCLA program figures out quickly what works and what does not. But if it was that easy, then USC would have done it. Also what happened to the basketball program?? No One from the west has represented in March madness,hardcore, since UNLV. SMH. We have talent in LA. Just need recruiting W s and leadership to put it all together. I don't have a million dollar pay check and all the time in the world. So if you do and you work for UCLA or USC... Can you do something please.

[@chriscothron3606]

1:43 Hundley Threw it over the line of scrimmage

[@josephwheat3141]

Do BYU. I’m curious about your thoughts

[@ekibirigeable]

When Barry Switzer was coaching the Oklahoma powerhouses of the 1990', he was quoted as saying of the then-UCLA coach Terry Donahue, "He sees More talent on his way driving home from work every day, than we see here in 20 years!" L.A is talent rich! There's no reason for either UCLA or USC to suck! It's about commitment!

[@strudelalec]

As a UCLA student, the rose bowl is over an hour (by BUS) away from campus. This means that you can't pregame, you can't tailgate, and you're stuck far away from your apartment/dorm. This, along with the fact that UCLA plays about half its home games before students get on campus, means that unless the football team gives us a reason to go watch them, most students have something more important that they should be doing.

[@strudelalec]

@The Wretched Of The Earth I won't disagree with you about UCLA sports having fairweather fans. However, I'd argue that any organization/team with a legacy of success has them, and UCLA has the 2nd most national championships (in all sports combined), only behind Stanford, a title that we held until only a couple years ago. Students cheer on a competitive product. I've seen the bottom ring at Pauley sell out for Women's and Men's volleyball. There were a significant amount of fans for the gymnastics finals. Even a decent amount of people show up to baseball games despite the stadium not being on campus. Student attendance is influenced by 2 factors. 1 is obviously team success, but the 2nd reason is UCLA's quarter system. Personally, I love the quarter system from an academic standpoint, but the side effect of it is that students will have 1, maybe 2 days a week where they have a significant amount of free time. Academically, it's way less punishing for kids to go to football or basketball games if they're on the semester system because they just have more free time on their hands. And for what it's worth, I think UCLA is a better school than Duke academically, but not by much. Both are good institutions!

[@MentalOutlvl6]

They were really good it's just it hasn't been stable in a while

[@omaralaniz475]

Omar Alaniz

[@coachanderson2704]

Utah and AZ keeps on kicking their butts since 2004!

[@epatongan]

If I were UCLA I would go local and recruit coaches around SOCal. The coaching is there the thinking is there. If not go to Utah and take those Polynesian coaches. Something needs to change.

[@kimberlyoldschool]

This is keeping me sane while everyone around me insists there will be no college football this year.

[@bdflatlander]

I’m a UCLA alum, class of ‘75. I was a big fan of UCLA football for many years , but age (67) and frankly terrible football have sapped a lot of my enthusiasm for the program. I was initially excited but with reservations when Chip was hired. He was not successful in the NFL, but neither was Nick Saban and Bama has been dominant under his leadership. I didn’t expect Alabama like results from Kelly but his first 2 years have been horrible. Kelly will probably get 2 more seasons but if he fails to achieve any semblance of success then it’s back to square one and UCLA will have to hope there is some decent coach out there willing to take a chance of rebuilding UCLA football. I’m not holding my breath.

[@wbbils7052]

My old boss at Oscar Mayer in Houston back in the 1980s, UCLA great Mitch Dimkich, would blame ALL of UCLAs troubles on USCs recruiting coach Marv Goux. He HATED Marv Goux and blamed him for bribing recruits who would have signed at UCLA into signing with Southern Cal. I never had the heart to tell Mitch that when I was a kid growing up in L.A., I always rooted for SC football and only liked UCLA basketball.

[@joemontano6956]

Man , that was hard to watch cuz I’ve seen it all first hand. Yes, I am a BRUIN FAN. I absolutely loved the days of Mora , but his poor recruiting and coaches leaving every year was his demise. Always below average O Line and a severely overrated Chosen Rosen did NOT help! Rosen was NO Hundley in Bruin Blue. DTR is a gr8 athlete, not a gr8 QB. And Kelly’s offense is old n outdated and both sides of the ball have NO PHYSICALITY. That’s the one thing Mora did bring to UCLA for a few years. Nasty Defense and gr8 intensity! Don’t see that anytime soon😭

[@samfulton435]

0:38 maybe a lil block in the back? 😂

[@sparkyrose16]

Pac-12 refs lol

[@Dontae_777]

Haha I guess I’m the only one who sees the progress with kelly as a UCLA sports fan

[@AliAhmed-dh4pl]

What progress?

[@Dontae_777]

Ali Ahmed nvm you can’t see it

[@nikiluskelly3973]

I see it, good things take time.

[@jkw2110]

Those black unis 😍

[@lamerica2606]

Have you looked at usc recently

[@agjr2x616]

They have the fastest running back in college named Kazmeir Allen

[@biglo9889]

why he isnt touching the ball alot more. wheel routes out of the backfield. lining him up in a slot and getting a one on one with a linebacker, game over.

[@nikiluskelly3973]

@@biglo9889 I believe last year he was out because of academic issues

[@biglo9889]

@@nikiluskelly3973 you would be right. i forgot about that.

[@aaronheyman9115]

BIG LO plus Demetric Felton has stepped in that role

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

The PAC-12 and especially UCLA & Berkeley became more interested in diversity ( women's sports ) and at the same time the blue bloods ( upper crust arrogant society people ) got their programs uplifted ( lacrosse, sailing, water polo, tennis, golf......which usually doesn't have African American athletes ) ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TWO REVENUE SPORTS! ( MEN'S BB AND FOOTBALL ) there's only so many scholarships for the whole athletic program and choices have to made about whether you recruit the next Trevor Lawrence and Zion Williamson or the next great female lacrosse or water polo player. THE STUPID THING IS THAT THE TOP FEMALE BB PLAYERS IN CALIFORNIA WENT ELSEWHERE ANYWAY ( BAYLOR & UCONN ) WHICH BTW ARE SUPPORTED BY EITHER A STORIED FB OR MEN'S BB PROGRAM ANYWAY. UCLA doesn't recruit African African athletes from lower income socio-economically challenged communities anymore ( recruit them from upper class suburban neighborhoods now......yes there are Black people who come from higher income households ) since the hiring of Dan Guerrero in 2001 as AD. MANY FORMER AFRICAN AMERICAN BRUINS HAVE IN FACT POINTED THIS OUT FOR THE PAST 20 YRS.

[@KingofallHacks]

They stopped paying good recruits. That’s why every big team falls off.

[@Samuelfish2k]

Has to be it.

[@Devin-qe8sz]

DTR will bring us back

[@kalibakingJesustha1]

And now it's back on the rise

[@darwin8025]

Ever since coach Rick Neuhiesel became the coach ucla program went crashing down! UCLA needs a rebuild inside and out! UCLA golden years were back in the early 2000’s and late 1990’s

[@tonysun9228]

Everyone figured out Chip Kelly. No one will for for his offense anymore.

[@xMRxRhino]

*sees thumbnail and title* voice in my head: “chip kelly is what happened”

[@reubenblanco3021]

I thought it was all over when they got him UCLA is back !

[@christophermartinez8853]

The culture at UCLA the school will prevent it from ever becoming more than middle-of-the-pack in football. They're a once a decade Pac 12 contender, but nothing more. They just have other priorities and that's not bad. It's not "what happened to UCLA football," it's "any chance we come in second in the next 4 years?"

[@stevenclark6288]

It's a UC school like Cal it doesn't have the budget. And its location sucks for housing and commuting.

[@thagreen72]

tap into the south in recruiting, the SEC have their hands in every conference across the map in recruiting. it’s more than just having the name &history behind you. go recruit the players you want & need, bring them to L.A.baby💙💛

[@iancypes5911]

It doesn't help that the Rose Bowl is so far away from campus that USC and the LA Coliseum are closer to UCLA than their own stadium.

[@terrellwilson251]

UCLA has always been the clippers of college football here in L.a

[@meloyellowduck]

Not in the mid to late 90s. USC was struggling under Paul Hackett when Cade McNown and company were dominating at UCLA

[@kennethstegall1075]

@@meloyellowduck Exactly I dont think many of these commenters were alive in the 90s otherwise they would know. It was the rescheduled Miami game that was the start of the downfall

[@meloyellowduck]

I say the downfall came after the Cade McNown era.

[@HUSKYINVISIBLE]

Fight on!!!!!! USC powerrrr

[@mikeparker6322]

Chip Kelly?

[@kalvinvangvb]

The losses of barr and kendricks to the minnesota vikings in the draft made the defense start to regress.

[@user619tlsdca5]

the GPA demand of new recruits changed UCLA and only have few players that can play in NFL.. Its why smaller schools are better now due to players with low gpa s can only go to as many guys from smaller colleges are getting drafted over UCLA.. Not sure but UCLA s first player to be drafted in 2020 is 3rd round, not sure so forgive my info. Josh Rosen was in 1rst round previous draft as he was known to be very smart with 4.o GPA but his play is sub par in NFL as teams giving up on him after just 1 year with those teams...

[@stevengriffin5349]

UCLA started their fall when they stopped growing the legend of Big school California out of the high school ranks. Too many examples going back into the 70's when didn't attract local talent; for example Vince Faragamo (sp?) why would he chose Cal Berkeley over UCLA. I can't speak for SF Bay area as I can Sacramento and Nor Cal: Joe Rose Yuba City- Dolphins went to Cal, Wesley Walker - Jets , Cal, Rogers out of Chico ? So much talent and they wiff, ignore or just get out recruited. When you look at how they failed over the decades, its easy to see how low they went. Just not enough history of local talent that achieved , thus low status. They are right in Hollywood, Disneyland, and So Cal beaches, they cant seem to capitalize. The list of coach's has been a list of "also ran" list of second rate guys that weren't top tier.

[@Marywelch543]

I have seen all of these games

[@COUYONTV]

The problem is LSU is going to play like somebody stole something from them.

[@stage51manager]

UCLA needs to lower their academic standard, it's too damn high! UCLA football needs to do a better job recruiting. The Rose Bowl, Pasadena Ca is a little farther out there lol. Westwood to Pasadena is about 45-60 minutes away, depending on traffic lol. UCLA football should just play their games out SOFI Stadium. Inglewood Ca. Westwood to Inglewood is just 15-20 minutes away, depending on traffic.

[@kgizzle92]

Jim Mora was going through a divorce and that’s what hurt the team in the last season...There was also friction behind the scenes with Dan Guerrero...the guy beat USC for 3 years straight for Christ’s sake!

[@jamesmarhen]

Mora was just bad at player development. He had some talented guys but beyond a few elite players he wasn't able to develop the overall talent. We had the same issue with Todd Graham, got off to a good start, had a few good recruiting classes in a row and then our defenses collapsed because the talent wasn't being developed and was coach poorly. You would think with Mora's NFL experience he would have been able to develop talent a little better but it didn't happen.

[@f430ferrari5]

I think you have to look a bit deeper as to why the talent didn’t develop. The pattern I saw which many bad football programs do is play too many true freshmen. You go back to Mora’s years and he would play guys only a couple game but burn a year of eligibility. You go back to the 2013 season and Mora recruited 5 linebackers including Myles Jack and all 5 played as true frosh. The others were Deon Hollins, Isaako Savaieana, Cameron Judge, and Jayon Brown. When the Bruins defense started to collapse you cold see the inexperience at LB. If UCLA had 2 or 3 of these guys as 5th year seniors then they could have brought veteran leadership and maturity. And there have the issue for many years of mediocre UCLA football. They are always seen as young and inexperienced because the stupid UCLA fan bass thinks true frosh are the answer to the problems but in reality they just compound the constant same cycle of 2 mediocre years by a true frosh and true sophomore then they give up on them. The O line has always been plagued by too many true frosh and the same with many positions. There are too many UCLA juniors who leave early and don’t even get drafted or are low round picks. This is a huge problem also. Canceling the 2020 season is a blessing in disguise perhaps. Now they have another year to get better and ideally guys will stay for their 5th year. UCLA doesn’t encourage players staying and contributing for their 5th year anymore. Go back to 1998 which was UCLA’s last Pac title and you will see many seniors on that time at least on offense. The defense collapsed because yet again too many true frosh.

[@bobbyshizz2138]

Y'all realize UCLA and Cal have a higher academic standard for admission? They lose out on many top prospects simply because their grades and/or SAT/ACT scores aren't good enough.

[@wbbils7052]

bobby shizz UR correct, sir. SC will sign anybody with a 4.5 40, even if they're equine or illiterate humans.

[@pendleton123]

I was a Chip Fan boy for years but MC is a true Coach at Oregon. He's hiring Coaches that are Recruiters/Teachers/Father's which shows on the field. Chip is a "System" Coach and I have rarely seen interviews of his assistant coaches. MC is about the Team. Chip is about his system which is sad. I thought he was smart enough to surround himself with other good coaches/recruiters. Also DTR IS NOT A QB! He played QB in highschool for 1-2 years. Chip is trying to catch lightning in a bottle.

[@earlemorgan5068]

You may be right.

[@Dollar-zb2ik]

As a 35 yr old, outside of 1 good yr w/ Cade McCown as qb, UCLA has been the epitome of mediocrity in my lifetime

[@robertharvey9047]

rutgers

[@carlanderson2468]

As a UCLA Bruins fan we should have never gotten rid of Jim Mora Jr.😔😔

[@dodgers4life878]

Fax. Chip has been awful for us. But we will be back soon

[@carlanderson2468]

@@dodgers4life878 Yes we will 👍

[@krakkamofakka8241]

Yes we should have , he wasn’t a good coach

[@Joobacca0319]

@@dodgers4life878 How the heck did you all beat Cal back in 2018 when you were 0-5? That was one of the more bewildering games I ever watched as a Cal fan.