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We debated the Cal scenario to death last winter....and I still agree with you that Cal should have been in over Texas. For the life of me I cannot figure out why the coaches refuse to have their votes public. Why would they want to hide? What do they have to hide?
As for UCLA...I think the d-line will be even better than last year. Kevin Brown should be a monster this year; Brigham Harwell should blossom this year; Hickman and Morgan should be better with an additional year in the program and increasing their quickness. The depth could be a bit of a problem with Niusulu screwing up and off the team and Kevin Harbour may not be back due to academics. He was hurt last year and didn't play but he was certainly being counted on for this year.
Havner got screwed, IMO, out of the Butkus award. He should be the front runner this year.
I've heard that the DB's were practicing more bump and run and playing tight this year. It seems the coaches are teaching that now and getting away from the zone which has been a major problem. The big reason for the new style is the play of the d-line, apparantly. We'll see how it works out.
I'll be pissed if Drew Olson is still the starter. I know Big Ben needs to learn the offense and he had a pretty tough spring, but he's a smart kid and I'm sure he'll pick it up during fall camp. Drew just has never improved. A decent QB would have thrown to Lewis ten times a game. There were so many times that you could see an open Lewis only to have DO throw to a covered WR...and this was watching on TV!
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