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The Bruins closed out perhaps their best week of practice in a very long time. Now hopefully they will take the crispness that they showed this week on Spaulding to the Rose Bowl. So far UCLA has only showed glimpses of what they do during the week on Saturday. Is this the week it all comes togethe...

By Nestor Well that is encouraging. I like hearing that the players care about these games and hurting after losses. That's different than what I have been used to reading and hearing about the mindset of UCLA players after dispirting losses during previous regime(s). I still have the stories of Rick...

By Nestor Down in Westwood CRN had the following thoughts: Lastly, how about those Dodgers and Halos! Not a bad way at all to get the sports weekend going this weekend in El Laaay. Hopefully the trend of Southern California homecook continues tomorrow at the Rose Bowl. GO BRUINS.

By Nestor Bruins preparing both for Masoli (8) and Costa. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Prediction: Oregon 30 – UCLA 24 Prediction: Oregon 27 – UCLA 23 Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Oregon 28, UCLA 24 Making a statement right out of the gate this Saturday will certainly help. GO BRUINS.

By Nestor Yup. On the other hand considering we are coming off a 4-8 season and got manhandled on defense for about three quarters against Stanford, I can see why folks up in Eugene are so comfortable heading into the Rose Bowl this weekend. I sure hope the UCLA defense gets that message. GO BRUINS.

By Nestor While we are all anxious about Prince's return, this will be a huge game for Chuck Bullough and our Bruin defense who left Palo Alto with lot more to prove rest of this season. I think CRN set the table with the right words and message yesterday. Let's hope his coaches and players respond in kind...

By Nestor A trip down memory lane with UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft, who will face Stanford in Palo Alto on Saturday: The last time Craft faced Stanford, he took the Bruins on an 87-yard drive in the last two minutes, finishing with a game-winning touchdown pass. GO BRUINS.

By Nestor Fullback Jayson Allmond remembers playing against Stanford running back Toby Gerhart when the two were in high school. Allmond starred at Bloomington High while Gerhart did the same at Norco. The 6-0, 266-pound Allmond is playing the role of Gerhart (6-1, 235) at practice this week, in an...

By Nestor Their running back is maybe as good as there is in the country," UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel said. "He's a different kind of running back. He's not going to try to make you miss as many times as some as some of the elusive guys do. GO BRUINS.

By Nestor During much of Sunday's practice - rather than give his players the weekend off in their one bye week, Neuheisel pardoned his players on Friday and Saturday - the Bruins focused on the running game in preparation of their Saturday showdown at Stanford. [...] GO BRUINS.

By Nestor I don't know how this year is going to end. I am keeping my expectations to getting into a bowl game. However, I think I can safely say so far this has been the best start to a UCLA football season (not just record wise) in almost a decade and lot of it has to do with a group of seniors who seemed to be in...

By Nestor As a result, the Bruins have dedicated extra time this week to special teams, breaking it down to the barest of details. Todd Howard is in Texas to see Temple High running back Lache Seastrunk and Cedar Park linebacker Holmes Onwukaife. GO BRUINS.

By Nestor He knows the consequences of putting the ball on the ground," running backs coach Wayne Moses said. "You can't do that to your teammates, he knows that." But asked if he could play against Stanford next week, Stokes said, "As of today, yes." GO BRUINS.

By Nestor Ramirez would have liked to have been a part of the Bruins' three victories but isn't going to brood over what could have been. His goal is to be back on the field when the Bruins play at Stanford on Oct. 3. Freshman guard Stanley Hasiak did not play Saturday because "I wanted to slow him down," Neu...

By Nestor UCLA owns a 45-31-3 edge in the series with Stanford which dates back to 1925. The Bruins lead the series 19-18-2 in games played at Stanford. The Bruins have won the last five meetings overall, including a 23-20 verdict a year ago in the Rose Bowl. The last series win by the Cardinal came at Stan...

By Nestor Lastly, another reason the bye week is very good for the team this week: school starts this week. That's right UCLA's fall quarter starts this week, which means it will allow the true freshman some breathing room to adjust between classes and practice schedules, so that they are in well adj...

By Nestor Speaking of our LBs, Carter is working with Ayers to play him with a little more controlled aggression while maintaing the intensity and the hunger to blow up running backs: Meanwhile, from the KSU pov, Panjandrum on Bring On The Cats laid out the following blueprint for the Wilcats on Sa...

By B.G. Rhule One recent hot, summer afternoon on the UCLA campus, as the Bruins Football team were grinding out a final practice at Spaulding Field, and the Men's Soccer team was lacing up their collective cleats preparing to embark on the IMA field, members of both the UCLA Men's and Women's Bruins Ba...

By Nestor And added how Breuhaut is probably the right choice to start on Saturday: We don't know how Brehaut will do in a game situation, as he has thrown only two passes - completing both - for 39 yards late in a season-opening blowout of San Diego State. GO BRUINS.

By Nestor 12 days ago: Kansas State wide receiver Attrail Snipes (81) outruns Massachusetts cornerback Jeromy Miles (5) for a touchdown during the first half of their NCAA college football game in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) GO BRUINS.

By Nestor We have some football related news and notes that have piled up from last few days. So let's get right to them. Looks like there is now a major obstacle to Brandon Warner to UCLA scenario. From Brian Dohn: Inside was $55. Yet another Bruin who has made his mark both on and off the field. GO BRUINS.

By Nestor The Bruins, as any one of their coaches will tell you, severely lack depth, much less the talent needed to win two-thirds of their games. That’s without even looking at the schedule. In fact, there’s only seven games UCLA can win — San Diego State, Kansas State, at Stanford, at Arizona, Washi...