The JL part of the team is also the MM part of the team
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Official Buffs vs. UCLA Score Prediction Thread
- Thread starter Duff Man
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JMFL gets his shutout & we do not attempt any feild goals
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JMFL gets his shutout & we do not attempt any feild goals
How you could tell which HCMM teams were flat or not flat before this season is beyond me.
That's pretty much where I'm at. I'm not sure that anything from the past few years is indicative of what we should expect from this team other than "unable to play a complete game on the road".
UCLA has played almost all close games. 35-27 buffs.
Ringer
Well-Known Member
I don't have a a specific prediction, but there is no way that UCLA scores more than 20 points, and I believe that Colorado will score far more than 20. Today I read in the "UCLA Notes" section of one of the Dead Tree Editions of a local newspaper that yesterday, UCLA QB Rosen was participating in practice drills but was throwing with his left arm or throwing underhanded with his right. He will not start, which leaves them with a gunslinger who had 4 interceptions in his last game. UCLA has no running game, either. The Vegas line of Colorado -10.5 is conservative. My prediction is that for the 9th straight time this season, the Buffs will beat the spread.
8Jah
Well-Known Member
We didn't have a bye last year, but in the previous years we came out with some bye week rust. A good example was against USC in 2014...where we had a terrible first quarter and then recovered. Was a tie game if you took out Q1.
My comment sounded overly disparaging of HCMM - not my intent, nor my intent to play him off JL. HCMM has done a terrific job overall as the turn-around architect, but HCMM's bye week preparation is one of my small nits. I don't think giving young athletes a bunch of days off is the best way to keep them sharp and focused. You don't want to give 20 year old kids time for their minds to wander. Getting out of the grind and the tempo even for a week can lose you that edge and I think there are other ways to arrange practice to provide rest. It has helped HCMM to get some assistants with real 'in your face fire,' like JL. They mitigate the malaise of waiting for the next game. Lindgren, for his very high football IQ, doesn't have this. Come to think of it, Chev probably does. So hopefully the offense will come out with its edge as well. ...maybe the team has more maturity with all the senior leaders...
So I hope that I am wrong, but even if it takes us a half to shake out the rust, I think we will be OK.
Ringer
Well-Known Member
UCLA has had a bye week as well, and has to travel on Weird Wednesday to play at 5600 feet. I don't see it going so well for them.
Unleash Hell
Well-Known Member
Buffs 35 Bruins 21
8Jah
Well-Known Member
UCLA treated last week like it was a midseason camp. Intense practice focused on fundamentals. We took Monday, Friday and Saturday off and were light the rest of the days
Well, at least they didn't hold a players only meeting.
C-DubBuff93
Well-Known Member
Buffs: 42
UCLAme: 24
SKOOOOOOOO
UCLAme: 24
SKOOOOOOOO
BUFFering
Well-Known Member
Source?
LongHaulBuff
Club Member
Buffs 38
Ted 28
Ted 28
42-12 Buffs
8Jah
Well-Known Member
here is one:
http://www.insidesocal.com/ucla/2016/10/24/video-jim-mora-on-josh-rosen-bye-week-uclas-offense/
I mean they are doing what they got to do cause they got serious Oline probs. We don't have to put out a dumpster flare-up like they do...just hope we don't lose our hunger for a day or two.
42-20 CU.
These seniors are out for blood.
These seniors are out for blood.
chitownbuff
Club Member
According to the LA times:
UCLA sophomore QB Josh Rosen continues to be extremely limited in practice while dealing with a nerve issue in his throwing shoulder.
In the 15 minutes of practice beat writer Ben Bolch observed, "The right-handed Rosen gingerly lobbed a few short passes with his left hand before appearing to intentionally short-arm the ball on a handful of right-handed passes." Rosen has not played in a game situation since October 8. At 3-5 on the season, UCLA is in contention for absolutely nothing. We would not be surprised to see Rosen sit out the remainder of the year.
UCLA sophomore QB Josh Rosen continues to be extremely limited in practice while dealing with a nerve issue in his throwing shoulder.
In the 15 minutes of practice beat writer Ben Bolch observed, "The right-handed Rosen gingerly lobbed a few short passes with his left hand before appearing to intentionally short-arm the ball on a handful of right-handed passes." Rosen has not played in a game situation since October 8. At 3-5 on the season, UCLA is in contention for absolutely nothing. We would not be surprised to see Rosen sit out the remainder of the year.
BUFFSROCKS
Well-Known Member
24-17 Buffs...not sure why I just think we may come out a little flat after the time off. Hope not but could happen, defense may need to keep us in the game early on till the offense gets the up tempo going.