The Exodus at UCLA Continues

"You shall not covet your neighbor's natties. You shall not covet your neighbor's Heisman, or his male or female fans, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to USC."

Exodus 20:17
 
The implosion at UCLA continues
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Their LT is rumored to be the next to declare. Vanderdoes says he's coming back...for now.

I see two possible scenarios here.

1) Mora has already told his players he's leaving

2) Mora hasn't told his team he's leaving yet, but they've figured it out
 
McDermott was the best OL and he's expected to go pro as well. It was expected all season long that Clark, Jack, Perkins and McDermott were all gone (with warning). Benenoch was a surprise and it will hurt badly.

Some inside word that Klemms is an asshole. Speaking of couch sales...
 
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So, what's the recruiting angle Helfrich will take?

"you dont want to go to UCLA... all the top talent play as freshmen, leave early for the NFL and they always end up as a team too young to play for a natty to benefit their Head Coach"
 
Word is Moras taking the Dolphins job Monday morning.

I'm kind of indifferent about it. If he stayed cool, if not fine. We took back some pride from SC, upgraded facilities and got the AD to commit better to football.
 
Mora leaving could be a good thing for UCLA. He upgraded the talent and expectations (to some degree). He just can't actually coach. His reputation is somehow much greater than what is deserved. He's from a football family and part of the good ol boy network.

The doogs who hate Mora are dumb, but he's an average coach.
 
Mora leaving could be a good thing for UCLA. He upgraded the talent and expectations (to some degree). He just can't actually coach. His reputation is somehow much greater than what is deserved. He's from a football family and part of the good ol boy network.

The doogs who hate Mora are dumb, but he's an average coach.
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Down the stretch Mora showed signs of really being checked out.

Could be a good thing if we nail the hire, as inTom Herman. I know he's turned downed sec jobs, but he's a SoCal native, coming home to coach a heisman caliber talent at QB, new facilities. It makes some sense. A broon can hope...

I know you're not a mora fan, but I think he significantly upgraded the job and will make hiring the next guy easier. But Guerrero can definitely fuck this up.
 
Mora leaving could be a good thing for UCLA. He upgraded the talent and expectations (to some degree). He just can't actually coach. His reputation is somehow much greater than what is deserved. He's from a football family and part of the good ol boy network.

The doogs who hate Mora are dumb, but he's an average coach.
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Down the stretch Mora showed signs of really being checked out.

Could be a good thing if we nail the hire, as inTom Herman. I know he's turned downed sec jobs, but he's a SoCal native, coming home to coach a heisman caliber talent at QB, new facilities. It makes some sense. A broon can hope...

I know you're not a mora fan, but I think he significantly upgraded the job and will make hiring the next guy easier. But Guerrero can definitely fuck this up.
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You could easily do worse than Mora, but you are at the point where it's probably worth the risk. Herman and Chip are probably long shots, but either would be an incredible get and immediately put UCLA in the driver's seat to go on a run in the South.
 
Mora leaving could be a good thing for UCLA. He upgraded the talent and expectations (to some degree). He just can't actually coach. His reputation is somehow much greater than what is deserved. He's from a football family and part of the good ol boy network.

The doogs who hate Mora are dumb, but he's an average coach.
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Down the stretch Mora showed signs of really being checked out.

Could be a good thing if we nail the hire, as inTom Herman. I know he's turned downed sec jobs, but he's a SoCal native, coming home to coach a heisman caliber talent at QB, new facilities. It makes some sense. A broon can hope...

I know you're not a mora fan, but I think he significantly upgraded the job and will make hiring the next guy easier. But Guerrero can definitely fuck this up.
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You could easily do worse than Mora, but you are at the point where it's probably worth the risk. Herman and Chip are probably long shots, but either would be an incredible get and immediately put UCLA in the driver's seat to go on a run in the South.
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Chip is a long shot or no-shot. I don't think Herman is a long shot for the reasons I mentioned.

Dave Aranda is also from that same Cal Lutheran program that turned out Herman. I think he's an up and coming young coach with SoCal ties. Maybe a big risk for a head job.

I bet at worst, we could get someone like Wittingham. Son just graduated from Utah, losing a lot on offense. He's complained about His budget in the past. He'd be a marginal upgrade over Mora.
 
Mora leaving could be a good thing for UCLA. He upgraded the talent and expectations (to some degree). He just can't actually coach. His reputation is somehow much greater than what is deserved. He's from a football family and part of the good ol boy network.

The doogs who hate Mora are dumb, but he's an average coach.
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Down the stretch Mora showed signs of really being checked out.

Could be a good thing if we nail the hire, as inTom Herman. I know he's turned downed sec jobs, but he's a SoCal native, coming home to coach a heisman caliber talent at QB, new facilities. It makes some sense. A broon can hope...

I know you're not a mora fan, but I think he significantly upgraded the job and will make hiring the next guy easier. But Guerrero can definitely fuck this up.
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You could easily do worse than Mora, but you are at the point where it's probably worth the risk. Herman and Chip are probably long shots, but either would be an incredible get and immediately put UCLA in the driver's seat to go on a run in the South.
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...if they were USC.
 
I would disagree slightly with you Roadie. Mora CAN coach, but he isn't anything special. He's good enough to get to 9-10 wins and better than Sark, but we know that's his ceiling. He develops talent just fine and has the right idea about defense, OL and running game, but he is lacking upstairs when it comes to game day. Decent coach, but not technically gifted. Maybe better as a coordinator. I'd love to see him as the Bama DC next year.
 
Mora leaving could be a good thing for UCLA. He upgraded the talent and expectations (to some degree). He just can't actually coach. His reputation is somehow much greater than what is deserved. He's from a football family and part of the good ol boy network.

The doogs who hate Mora are dumb, but he's an average coach.
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Down the stretch Mora showed signs of really being checked out.

Could be a good thing if we nail the hire, as inTom Herman. I know he's turned downed sec jobs, but he's a SoCal native, coming home to coach a heisman caliber talent at QB, new facilities. It makes some sense. A broon can hope...

I know you're not a mora fan, but I think he significantly upgraded the job and will make hiring the next guy easier. But Guerrero can definitely fuck this up.
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such as? losing games doesn't count as "showing signs" because everyone loses games
 
Mora leaving could be a good thing for UCLA. He upgraded the talent and expectations (to some degree). He just can't actually coach. His reputation is somehow much greater than what is deserved. He's from a football family and part of the good ol boy network.

The doogs who hate Mora are dumb, but he's an average coach.
Click to expand...
Down the stretch Mora showed signs of really being checked out.

Could be a good thing if we nail the hire, as inTom Herman. I know he's turned downed sec jobs, but he's a SoCal native, coming home to coach a heisman caliber talent at QB, new facilities. It makes some sense. A broon can hope...

I know you're not a mora fan, but I think he significantly upgraded the job and will make hiring the next guy easier. But Guerrero can definitely fuck this up.
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such as? losing games doesn't count as "showing signs" because everyone loses games
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The body language from the entire team in the bowel game was bizarre. Beat reporters noted that he was unusually tense this season. Stuff like that.
 
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