GO BRUINS BABY!!

I'm exhausted. What a wild game tonight! My goal entering the game was for a respectable showing. I didn’t hold out much hope for a victory nor did anyone else but that's why they play the games. The first half was difficult to watch. Our special teams came up with a blocked kick leading to a needed touch down and our defense was heroic in its efforts, but our offense was...less than stellar. Our 3rd string quarterback, Craft, threw 4 interceptions. Now 4 interceptions in a game would be a bad night for any quarterback, but 4 in one half is a nightmare! However, the team and coaching staff boosted his spirits and rallied behind him showing great trust and it paid off. He had a phenomenal second half leading the team on a dramatic drive capped off by a touch down with under a minute to play and an eventual overtime victory. This is an important victory for UCLA because it shows their grit and heart.
In the first quarter alone we lost our staring tight end, Logan Paulsen, our top running back, Kahlil Bell, and our top receiver, Marcus Everett. This would be difficult for any team to deal with but what makes UCLA's effort more remarkable is that they were playing with the 3rd string quarterback and a heavily depleted lineup to begin with. If Craft can build on his second half and play at that level for 4 quarters and UCLA can get their 3 key starters back, especially Bell, then we may have an opportunity at beating BYU and having a better year than anyone could have predicted. My goal was to go 6-6 entering the season but perhaps we are able to get 7 or 8 wins. We will see. It is clear that this is a rebuilding year but games like this make us proud to be Bruin fans!!!