Wile E. Coyote??
by Paragon SC on Jun 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT
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PrintInteresting take on Slick Rick in the Seattle Post Intellegencer’s interview with Rivals.com Rick Kimbrel: (mid-way through the interview)
Has Rick Neuheisel made an impact on recruiting the Los Angeles area already?
Kimbrel: Sure has! He's made (USC) flinch in my opinion. Rick is what Rick is -- a charismatic guy, disarms you with his self-deprecating sense of humor and he's sharp. You've got to be aware of him. He's like Wile E. Coyote. UCLA is the flavor of the month right now because of him.
He's living lucky right now. If there's one guy who has luck on his side, it's Rick. He has the best coaching staff top to bottom in the Pac-10. He has (offensive coordinator) Norm Chow, (running backs coach) Wayne Moses -- those are two guys NFL teams are paying. Then you've got DeWayne Walker, who he beat out for the job. He's the best defensive coordinator in the conference and Washington almost got him.
That's why I say Rick's lucky -- he's winning those battles
If he can get some quarterback play and offensive line play, and if they win eight games, then people are going to look at Rick Neuheisel like he's a genius.
You know, Washington has to get back into L.A. They need to get some of the kids from Crenshaw, Inglewood. They got some of those kids and really turned the corner. But some of those kids got Rick in trouble up there.
You gotta love it… couple of things here, Slick Rick hasn’t won anything yet so I wouldn’t get all worked up about making SC "flinch". He will get his recruits, its only natural that ucla would get their fair share once they had a decent coach so I’m not surprised. I am not buying that DeWayne Walker is the best defensive coordinator in the Pac-10, I think Pete Carroll has done a pretty good job don’t you?? Also this story seems outdated by the fact that the article mentions that the Huskies plan to offer Matt Barkley when he has already been been offered and accepted by USC.
I like the "if" they can do this or that part of the interview. There are a lot of if’s out there and the jury is still out on just how well they will be this season. I actually like the fact that Rick is getting all the attention, it puts the pressure on him to produce and if he has his back against the wall he may revert to his old ways. Like I have said before this will be fun to watch!
Yeah, Wile E. Coyote alright, super genius …
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Really?
Since when is being called Wile E. Coyote a compliment? Someone who can be as crafty as he wants, and still never catches what he’s after time after time. One can only hope that he lives up to the new nickname.
Suuuuuu-per Genius!
The caption that Chuck E. Jones put underneath the “still-capture” of Wile E. Coyote as he was chasing Roadrunner read:
“Ignoramus Maximus” . . . . at the same time Wile E. says to the audience, “Suuuu-per Genius!”
What a crack-up Paragon! There will more of this about CRN in the coming months. I’m curious to see how long this Bruin SuperTeam of coaches stays intact. My guess is that DeeWalk leaves after next season (turnaround or not) and Coach Chow remains no more than 2 years (age and disappointment, unmet expectations). I’m not so much concerned with the Bruin coaching staff as I am with our own.
It’s the first time in a long time BigBallsPete hasn’t had staff turnover for 2008. Coach Norton is a hot commodity these days (best LB corp in THE NATION). Coaches Holt and Sark probably have prospective offers for lateral and/or upward moves from many AD’s around the country. We’re destined to lose a few of these fine coaches in the near future. Ucla will experience the same, no doubt it. CRN’s in a bit of a twister! On the one hand, he’d be truly lucky IF they get 8 to 10 wins with his existing staff. On the other, whether they win big or not with this staff, it can’t and won’t stay together after next season. Someone, will go.
Heard something from Chow
He told a friend of mine that he doesn’t have a QB this season. I gathered from that statement that he isn’t too optimistic about the upcoming year. That would seem to make sense with the intel that we have heard so far. The bruins are going to run a simplified offense that will move the ball and score some points. But they are probably going to take some sacks, and have quite a few INTs and fumbles along the way.
This is going to be rebuilding year for ucla. There will be some improvement, how can there not be after the Dorrell years. But the offense is going to sputter, and the defense is going to be weaker than last year.
I don't think
anyone’s too optimistic about UCLA’s season this year. Frankly, if we win 7 games this year, I’ll consider it a smashing success. You’re right in the assertion that we have no quarterback. Olson’s the exact wrong quarterback for the scheme we’re going to run next year, which is going to be a lot of misdirection play-actions and roll-outs. Ben Olson cannot throw on the run to save his life, and I don’t expect that to change this year, no matter how much Chow works with Olson.
If Chow gets Olson anywhere near approaching competence in this scheme, I will consider him probably the smartest offensive coordinator of all-time.
However, I fully expect Kevin Craft to be starting by the midway point of this season.
I agree
Chow can work wonders with talent. The O-line needs to give Olson time to work. That was always something that Chow had to work with when he took over USC. We had a great O-line and solid running backs.
7 games would be a good start for RN. Remember that Pete Carroll was 6-6 in his first year. I look for the bruins to drop 5-6 games, but to be more competitive in most or all of the losses. I would be surprised if ucla had any 40 point blowouts.
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