Chow signs on at UCLA, claim sources

by DC Trojan on Jan 20, 2008 10:01 PM PST in News Comment 1 comment

Well if this is true (and it appears to be so), damn if it won't make for an interesting game in December. According to sources who have spoken to Brian Dohn, the beat writer for the LA Daily News, Norm Chow has signed on as the Offensive Coordinator at UCLA. ESPN is publishing the same story on the strength of the self-same sources (presumably) having spoken to Chris Mortensen.

This will certainly make life interesting on the recruiting trail. As I understand it, QB isn't really a priority for SC this year, which will only reinforce the attractiveness of signing on at UCLA for young QBs.

In any case, there are many happy bruins on the strength of this news, since hope has been something of an ephemeral and cruel feeling for them over the last couple of years in football. Still, while there are a few games to be won before UCLA is at the top of the Pac-10 (minor detail), Chow can only be an improvement over Jay Norvell, whose offense probably did more to shorten the lifespan of the bruins' defense than anyone else last season.

More details as they emerge.

Update [2008-1-21 2:15:41 by DC Trojan]: LA Times story has been posted here.

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Have to hand it to Neiheisel

Before Chow was fired I thought it was an impossible dream for ucla to land him on their staff. After the firing, the odds shifted drastically the other way. Neiheisel landed 2 of the 3 people that he wanted, with Norton being the only one that declined his offer. Norm Chow on the ucla staff will mean one thing to ucla football.... more points. It may take a season to turn the offense around, but in the end I think the bruins will see something at the Rose Bowl that they haven't seen in a long time, which is a strong finish. The bruins will be competing for the Pac 10 title within 2 or 3 seasons in my opinion.

Its going to be interesting in December. Sark vs Chow.

by frak on Jan 21, 2008 12:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs