How ‘bout those Chip Kelly Bruins? 50 pts in 19 minutes

[cheekygeek]

Entertaining read from the Denver Post:

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How ’bout them Bruins.

 

UCLA has been the object of jokes and derision throughout college football — and here on the Hotline (guilty!) — for its inept performance through three weeks.

Guess ol’ Charles Edward was just saving up his best material for conference play.

 

Think about this:

UCLA is 0-3, has just been embarrassed by Oklahoma and is down 49-17 at Washington State late in the third quarter — the perfect time to pack it in.

Instead, the Bruins rip off 50 points in 19 minutes.

 

That would seem to indicate Kelly and his staff were doing something right, even if it wasn’t visible to us schmoes.

Then again, it takes two for a transformation of that magnitude, and WSU’s defense provided the Bruins with a clear path to victory.

 

There have been some wild games in the Pac-12 in recent years — some fine examples of pinball football — Cal 60, WSU 59 comes to mind — but this was next-level insanity.

 

Because of the total points (previous conference record: 127).

 

Because of UCLA’s comeback: The Bruins scored more points in the second half (50) than they had scored in their first three games combined (42).

 

Did we mention WSU quarterback Anthony Gordon threw nine touchdowns.

And lost.

 

Or that the teams combined for 1,377 yards.

 

Or that the Bruins were plus-five in turnovers and needed a touchdown with 67 seconds left to win.

 

Week Four began with four undefeated teams in the Pac-12.

Then Utah went down.

Then ASU tumbled.

Then WSU collapsed.

And now there is Cal.

There is only Cal.

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source, with a look at other Pac10 games from this past weekend

 

 

[teachercd]

That conference is so bad it is amazing.  

[Husker Poyer]

How do you think that Wazzu kid felt on Sunday morning.  Threw for 9 TDs and still managed to lose?  That's gotta hurt.

[suh_fan93]

I thought it was pretty cool actually.  That team definitely needed that.  Thing is do they play even half way close to that going forward?