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UCLA Football: 5 Takeaways From the 2016 Season

By Mike Regalado

Sep 17, 2016; Provo, UT, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora reacts after a play in the first quarter against the Brigham Young Cougars at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Provo, UT, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora reacts after a play in the first quarter against the Brigham Young Cougars at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 15, 2016; Hollywood, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins coach Jim Mora during Pac-12 media day at Hollywood & Highland. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 15, 2016; Hollywood, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins coach Jim Mora during Pac-12 media day at Hollywood & Highland. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Mora Has To Dedicate Himself To Greatness

Being picked to win the Pac-12 South Division at the beginning of the season gave the Bruins a little bit of confidence. Unfortunately they could not back that confidence up. Not only did they fail to win the division, but they missed it by four spots.

Mora has said that he wants to bring a national championship to UCLA. He has also wanted to conquer the Pac-12. 2017 has to be the year that he is completely focused on, at the very least, winning the Pac-12.

UCLA has the talent, and they have shown that they can build a solid defense and use a spread offense to be successful. As one of the earlier slides suggested, there needs to be an evolution and the Bruins need to evolve into a team that is going to make waves nationally.

How will he do that? First, Mora has to fiigure out what he wants to do on offense. Next, he has to find an offensive coordinator with a style that fits with the Bruins. Does he want more toughness upfront or should he focus on the spread?

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Mora has all off-season to figure this out. Hopefully it works out for him and UCLA Football. Go Bruins!