UCLA’S NEXT OPPONENT:
California Golden Bears, October 29th, Rose Bowl, 4:00 p.m.
There’s no other way to put this:
This Homecoming game will more or less determine UCLA’s fate for this season.
And it may well determine Rick Neuheisel’s fate too, as the folks calling for his dismissal are louder than ever after his team wilted in a huge way in the Arizona desert.
I would say to not be surprised if the crowd at the Rose Bowl numbers in the 40,000’s, but it will probably reach into the 60,000’s due to the fact that Cal always brings a lot of people when they play in L.A., whether it’s against UCLA or USC.
Plus it’s Homecoming – did I mention that?
Speaking of Cal, don’t be thrown by their three straight losses, their 0-3 record in the Pac-12 North going into their game with Utah this Saturday, and definitely don’t judge them by their five tunovers against USC in their last outing.
I can almost guarantee that the Bears won’t cough up the ball that many times vs. their little Bruin brothers, as this is a fairly formidable team that has some weapons.
Keenan Allen’s the star of the Bears’ offense with his 138 yards per game receiving, which may spell big trouble for UCLA’s pourous pass defense, and Zach Maynard has been decent at quarterback with his 11 touchdown passes.
The question on everyone’s mind will be, can the Bruins save their season – and Neuheisel’s job – again?
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ll certainly be there to find out.