UCLA Football released its 2017 schedule, and it shows a long, rough road ahead for the Bruins to compete for the National Championship.
UCLA Football sure has been in the news a lot lately. Among other things, the Bruins have parted ways with offensive line coach Adrian Klemm, gotten a flurry of commitments from talented players, and released their 2017 schedule.
Now that we know which teams UCLA Football will be facing next season, it’s easy to see that it is going to be a fun—but heartbreaking—season. The Bruins’ schedule is rough, and unless head coach Jim Mora can somehow turn things around over the summer, don’t expect to see some overnight success for this program.
It’s worth remembering that UCLA Football is stocking up a great deal of talent for this coming fall. Success is definitely within reach. But there have been a lot of coaching changes and the status of Josh Rosen is still unknown, which hint to the possibility of a disappointing season.
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Unless Mora and staff can finally bring us the revolution long promised, we are more likely to see things go like this:
September 2 vs. Texas A&M – Win – Record: 1-0 – Summary: home advantage, the return of the Chosen One (and the Jeddi?).
September 9 vs. Hawai’i – Win – Record: 2-0 – Summary: Thanks for visiting, the way out is right behind you.
September 16 at Memphis – Win – Record 3-0 – Summary: Tough trip, but a good defense is better than any tiger. That’s what my grandma always says.
September 23 at Stanford – Loss – Record 3-1 (0-1) – Summary: As usual, the one that got away.
September 30 vs. Colorado – Loss – Record 3-2 (0-2) – Summary: I guess last year wasn’t just a fluke.
October 14 at Arizona – Win – Record 4-2 (1-2) – Summary: There are three things certain in life: death, taxes, and Jim Mora’s UCLA beating Arizona.
October 21 vs. Oregon – Win – Record 5-2 (2-2) – Summary: It’s a home game. Let us have this one.
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October 28 at Washington – Loss – Record 5-3 (2-3) – Summary: Basketball head coach Steve Alford is officially better on the road than Mora.
November 3 at Utah – Loss – Record 5-4 (2-4) – Summary: Why can’t we schedule more cupcakes and less conference games? SEC way = Easy way.
November 11 vs. Arizona State – Win – Record 6-4 (3-4) – Summary: Las Vegas Bowl bound. Cue in Jim Mora’s contract extension.
November 18 at USC – Loss – Record 6-5 (3-5) – Summary: We miss Brett Hundley.
November 24 vs. California – Win – Record 7-5 (4-5) – Summary: Really? We don’t end the season at USC?
Projected Final 2017 Record: Overall 7-5, Pac-12 4-5
Next: UCLA Flips Colorado Commit
Don’t despair my friends; it is only January. A lot can happen between now and September 2nd.