Say it ain't so UCLA

My UCLA Bruins track and field team has been in a steady decline now for 14 years. Athletic director Dan Guererro made a poor choice by letting Ato Bolden and Rafer Johnson choose the next track coach at UCLA. And they chose the unimpressive Avery Anderson.

It is sad to see one of the storied track and field programs go down the toilet. The bottom line is that the athletic administration at UCLA just doesn't care about track and field anymore. The days of greatness are over at UCLA!

Benjamin may have to sit out a year (let's hope). Hey, he's not going to graduate in 4 years anyway. USC is on the semester plan--UCLA on the quarter. He doesn't have enough credits right now to even be a full sophomore at USC. Yes, it's not right to allow a transfer like this, but no doubt it's hard to motivate an athlete who has decided he/she doesn't want to be a part of a program any longer. Might as well let him go and work with true team players. USC can have him.

Clarification: Benjamin likely does not have enough credits to have completed sophomore year (academically) according to USC standards. Per his twitter he's currently in summer school, so apparently wasn't even taking a full course load at UCLA. UC classes transfer to USC with approx 3/4 the credits. Good luck. He'll probably still be there after his eligibility expires.

Guessing wrong. Benjamin will graduate in 4 years, and most athletes take summer school to ensure they graduate in 4 years or less. So you can resist the need to slander these young athletes without any knowledge or facts. It speaks volumes to the depth UCLA has fallen to when this is the response to my original post. Why would a young athlete want to be apart of this culture?

When will UCLA announce the new international ready T&F stadium to be built on the north side parking lots.

guessing wrote:

Yes, it's not right to allow a transfer like this

Why not? Coaches come and go all the time. Why shouldn't athletes be able to transfer at will?

Yup UCLA needs more kids like Benjamin. "True team players" don't win you championships. the Champions Made Here slogan doesn't seem to apply to the track program.

guessing wrote:

Clarification: Benjamin likely does not have enough credits to have completed sophomore year (academically) according to USC standards. Per his twitter he's currently in summer school, so apparently wasn't even taking a full course load at UCLA. UC classes transfer to USC with approx 3/4 the credits. Good luck. He'll probably still be there after his eligibility expires.

A quarter unit at UCLA is academically equivalent to a semester unit at USC since UCLA is a Top 5 World public/private academic school and USC is just a regular college.

ucla is a cesspool of public funding and elitist darlings.

USC is where true academic, research, and education occurs.

Did UCLA sign Coach Carlucci yet?

Incorrect. The actual hours spent in class determines the number of units USC allows for UC transfer classes. Econ I from UCLA transferred to USC for less than 3 units. I know this from personal experience, and it happened just a couple of years ago. I'm not saying USC is better academically--I'm saying they think they are.

I mean, really. Coach Anderson will do a horrible job recruiting the area and state he's from, that he's been a Division 1 head coach in for many years, and is respected and liked throughout the area/state/country. As most of the time, next year may seem rough, but it'll be moving in the right direction.

The reality is, this is a great hire.

Bruin Honk wrote:

My UCLA Bruins track and field team has been in a steady decline now for 14 years. Athletic director Dan Guererro made a poor choice by letting Ato Bolden and Rafer Johnson choose the next track coach at UCLA. And they chose the unimpressive Avery Anderson.

It is sad to see one of the storied track and field programs go down the toilet. The bottom line is that the athletic administration at UCLA just doesn't care about track and field anymore. The days of greatness are over at UCLA!

Is this true? Was this Guererro saying, "Okay, never-satisfied alumni, YOU make the decision and live with it. I don't wanna hear it any more"?

Spork lover wrote:

Guessing wrong. Benjamin will graduate in 4 years, and most athletes take summer school to ensure they graduate in 4 years or less. So you can resist the need to slander these young athletes without any knowledge or facts. It speaks volumes to the depth UCLA has fallen to when this is the response to my original post. Why would a young athlete want to be apart of this culture?

+1

Rai is an amazing young man. He is completely on track to graduate on time. Why would you assume otherwise? It is sad that he will not be running in a Ucla vest any more but he deserves all the best...even if it is at U$C!

F U C K Los Angeles

Eugene, Oregon is the only Track Town USA

So has any one else has transferred?

wowwowowow wrote:

So has any one else has transferred?

Anglerne Annelus USC and Misana Viltz to Cal. Forest Braden to William and Mary

Anderson and Guerrero fiddling while Westwood burns

New interview with Anderson

http://dailybruin.com/2017/08/13/qa-new-track-and-field-director-avery-anderson-talks-ucla-legacy-future/