Why We Don't Like You: UCLA Bruins
Rout 66: It happened in 1997, but we shall not forget. UCLA came to Austin and defeated the Longhorns, 66-3, in the worst loss since 1904. The Bruins led 45-0 at one point and trounced UT's backup quarterback Marty Cherry so severely he left football for a modeling career. It was so bad that super-booster Joe Jamail pigeonholed athletic director DeLoss Dodds after the game and asked: "Deloss, how much money will it take to get my name off that field?"
Slick Rick: Bruins Coach Rick Neuheisel was hired in 2007, despite leaving his previous two college jobs saddled with NCAA penalties. Colorado was put on two years' probation for 53 rules violations during his stint with the Buffaloes, and he was canned after four seasons at Washington after running a gambling pool for the NCAA basketball tournament.
So Close, and Yet So Far: There's a lot to love about UCLA's Westwood campus: ritzy surroundings, perfect weather, mediocre ice-cream sandwiches at Diddy Riese. But when it comes to football, Bruins fans are forced to make the crosstown trip to the Rose Bowl. And while we've had some good times in Pasadena, the hours-long experience of crawling along LA freeways to get to the game makes the walk up San Jacinto seem pleasant.
