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UCLA Football: Jim Mora Needs Another Year To Get UCLA In Gear

By Mike Regalado

Oct 22, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora looks on during the third quarter against the California Golden Bears at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora looks on during the third quarter against the California Golden Bears at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /
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With a 3-4 record, things do not look good for UCLA Football Head Coach Jim Mora as his seat is getting warm, but he needs at least one more year to prove himself despite what happens the rest of this season.

Unless there is an epic meltdown in the remaining part of the schedule and the UCLA Football team goes 3-9, then Head Coach Jim Mora has to stay in Westwood (hold your anger until after this article).

Bruin fans were not happy after last season despite another winning record of 8-5. It was the way in which the Bruins lost that had many start to question Mora’s leadership.

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Brutal losses to USC and Nebraska did not instill a lot of confidence in Mora, especially with the Bruins getting completely run over in both games.

This 3-4 record this season does not help things and because of that, many Bruin fans are looking toward new management. That is probably not the best idea and there are many reasons why, but the biggest is QB Josh Rosen.

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If UCLA fires Mora, they will then have to hire a new coach (do you trust that?) who brings in a new system. That will be three different offensive coordinators with three different systems in three years for Rosen and that will not be good for stability.

Though there could be a chance a new coach will improve Rosen and the offense, the truth is that a new coach will still have the same players for their new offense. As we are observing this season, it is going to be difficult to once again have the Bruin players learn an entirely new system and expect to be successful.

With Mora back next year, the offense will already have a year of experience with Kennedy Polamalu‘s system under their belt. The offense will have another off-season to learn, develop and get physically fit to play these positions. Though this assumption is filled with hope, I believe the offense should be better next season.

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Yes, I remain optimistic that this offense can find their flow, but many things have to change. There needs to be change with the offensive line, change with the approach to receiving and change to the run game. There should not be a change with the head coaching position.