So you're making bout $4 mill a year and your record is a pathetic 10-21 going into an extension year. Your wife, family and friends are giving you the Shaq eye. You're like the guy in Alice Cooper's 'No More Mr Nice Guy' song.
To be sure, Kelly is a decent coach. 4 BCS appearances and almost beat a powerful Auburn team in a title game 10 yrs ago while putting the Oregon Ducks on the map.
But his recent claim to fame is finding bizarre WTF ways to lose. Every L was a game they could have won.
USC- Lost - blew a 28-10 3rd qtr lead. Allowed USC to go the length of the field for a TD in the last :50
Stanford -Lost - 500 yds of offense but botched a 2 point conversion in OT
#11 Oregon- Lost - Outgained the Ducks, 462 yds Offense. Overcame 4 turnovers and still almost won Final: 35-38
Colo- Lost - 4 costly turnovers later Colo was up 35-7 in the 2nd qtr. UCLA outscored them 35-13 from that point on, still lost.
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This year UCLA brings back almost everyone except their best defensive player Double O, Osa O, who will be playing on Sundays for the How bout them cowboys!
UCLA is deep with experience but maybe a tad lite on talent. This is where Kelly comes in, Remember him?
Can he get the Bruins to quit coughing up the ball and stop self destructing down the stretch? One could conclude that with nearly the entire team returning and Kelly getting a lot of Shaq eyes this team could well be better than advertised.
To be sure, Kelly is a decent coach. 4 BCS appearances and almost beat a powerful Auburn team in a title game 10 yrs ago while putting the Oregon Ducks on the map.
But his recent claim to fame is finding bizarre WTF ways to lose. Every L was a game they could have won.
USC- Lost - blew a 28-10 3rd qtr lead. Allowed USC to go the length of the field for a TD in the last :50
Stanford -Lost - 500 yds of offense but botched a 2 point conversion in OT
#11 Oregon- Lost - Outgained the Ducks, 462 yds Offense. Overcame 4 turnovers and still almost won Final: 35-38
Colo- Lost - 4 costly turnovers later Colo was up 35-7 in the 2nd qtr. UCLA outscored them 35-13 from that point on, still lost.
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This year UCLA brings back almost everyone except their best defensive player Double O, Osa O, who will be playing on Sundays for the How bout them cowboys!
UCLA is deep with experience but maybe a tad lite on talent. This is where Kelly comes in, Remember him?
Can he get the Bruins to quit coughing up the ball and stop self destructing down the stretch? One could conclude that with nearly the entire team returning and Kelly getting a lot of Shaq eyes this team could well be better than advertised.