UCLA Fires Rick Neuheisel; Will Coach Pac-12 Title

ABC ^ | November 28, 2011 | GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

[americanophile]

Bye Rick.

[socal_parrot]

And take those stupid white uniforms and helmets with you!

[americanophile]

...they go with Notre Dame’s giant shamrock.

[colorado tanker]

I knew how this was going to end based on Slick Rick’s tenure at CU.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Losing a game 50-0 on national TV will do that to you

[dfwgator]

He’s still a better coach than Will Muschump.

[Nachum]

I’ll never forget when Bob Boyd coached his last game against UCLA (basketball). All the UCLA fans did was chant “Boyd’s last game!” as they blew out USC.

[pogo101]

No clue how much blame Rick deserves, but UCLA should be a perennial football power (as it should be in basketball, and currently also isn’t). I can’t understand why such a beautiful campus with such resources $$$$ can’t do MUCH better, consistently.

[Digger]

Always wondered who would go first - Skippy or Kiffin.

[daniel boob]

We will take him back - after all he was our “coach in waiting”.

[dfwgator]

You can have him.

[DarthVader]

It was painfully obvious to anyone who watched the USC-UCLA game on Saturday that had it not been the fact that the Trojans are on probation it would have been them rather than the Bruins in the championship game. It looks like USC is nearly back to the level of dominance they had in the Pete Carroll years and will contend for the NC next year.

[dfwgator]

And you can also have that fat tub of lard, Weis.

[re_nortex]

...and to think that there were some clamoring for Neuheisel to become the Dallas Cowboys coach (around the Chan Gailey and Dave Campo era).

[Old Retired Army Guy]

Why the hurry. Oregon will kick their butt Friday night. They could have waited until Saturday.

[dfwgator]

Why the hurry. Oregon will kick their butt Friday night. They could have waited until Saturday.

Sometimes a team will rally around a lame duck coach. Figures it gives UCLA a little more of a chance to pull off the upset.

[americanophile]

If Barkley and some receivers return, then I think you’re right (despite 3 more years of ludicrous recruiting sanctions).

[Darren McCarty]

I couldn't believe he got the job in the first place.

I remember when UCLA was good. They need to find another Terry Donahue.

[Darren McCarty]

And you can also have that fat tub of lard, Weis.

Jabba the hut?

[DarthVader]

Barkley is the question mark. Lee and Woods are freshman plus they have others redshirted. It looks USC stockpiled enough talent in the last two classes to get them over their sanctioned recruiting years. Besides the schollies they will offer will be to the serious blue-chip player who will sign on. They will get by with quality versus quantity.