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REVIEW: Final few days the Bruins rolled into Manhattan
, Kansas in hopes of kicking off the season with a solid win towards an average Kansas State Wildcat soccer team, but a late rally fell short as the Bruins were run over by last year's Big 12 leader rusher, Daniel Thomas. The Wildcat's tailback ran for 235 yards on 28 carries and shut the door on the Bruins late rally by scampering 44 yards for his second touchdown from the day.
The Bruins led at halftime, 10-7, but were unable to obtain their offense clicking right after halftime. Quarterback Kevin Prince was rusty right after a back injury limited his reps in fall camp and a shoulder damage hampered his practice time leading up towards the Kansas State sport. Prince was 9 for 26 passing with only 120 yards. His extremely touted receivers didn't assist out his cause by dropping eight passes.
PREVIEW: The Bruins let a triumph get away and whenever you appear at their schedule, they might have been counting on that victory to obtain them bowl eligible. However this week, towards the mighty Stanford Cardinal, their goals maybe various however they just might have historical past on their side.
The Cardinals dismantled Sacramento State with ease last few days, but then again everything is broken in Sacramento. The Bruins are no Sacramento State but they will have to play a near ideal sport in order to have a likelihood to steal a triumph, even though the Bruins will benefit from a small home cooking. UCLA has won the last six home games towards the Cardinal, dating back towards the 1996 season when Stanford captured a 21-20 victory.
THE BRUIN KEYS TO Victory:
Cease the Operate Last few days, the Bruins were operate all more than. This week, they can thank their lucky stars that Toby Gerhart is now playing for your Minnesota Vikings, however they can't relax. The Cardinal "running backs by committee" rushed 38 occasions for 213 yards last few days and was much more than efficient. The defense is supposed to be a strength for the Bruins but they had been steamrolled last few days. Appear for the defense to perform with pride and step as much as shut down the Cardinal operate attack.
Confuse the Super-Soph Andrew Luck could be the very best quarterback within the Pac-10 though Jake Locker from Washington and Matt Barkley from "that other school across town" might have some thing to say about that. Nonetheless, the sophomore quarterback is quickly becoming elite. Final few days, he was 17 for 23 passing with 316 yards in just three quarters of play. He had zero interceptions and was only sacked 1 time. Neuheisel's scheme has to confuse the sophomore having a mix of zone and man-to-man coverages, and he should pressure Luck using the blitz and just with his front four defensive linemen.
Don't Shoot Your self Clean up the dropped passes. No "non-hustle" penalties particularly on a fourth-and-goal from the 1. And make tackles. The Cardinal lived off the "run-after-catch" last few days while the Bruins died because they couldn't bring Thomas down. If the Bruins can clear up the psychological errors, appear for a different and much more confident Bruins soccer group.
QUOTE Of the Week:
"While the conventional wisdom is that Stanford's offense, post-Toby Gerhart, will lean on talented sophomore quarterback Andrew Luck, coach Jim Harbaugh owns Big Ten sensibilities and has worked tough to cultivate an edgy physicality within his team. As in: Yeah, it is Stanford, certainly one of the nation's elite universities, but on the soccer field it plays like bikers whose manhood has been questioned." Ted Miller, ESPN Writer
TAKE THAT Towards the BANK:
The consensus All-American and Lou Groza Award winner in 2009, Kai Forbath, kicked three area objectives in Saturday's sport running his streak to 40 in a row from inside 50 yards.
WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT:
Stanford will be without certainly one of Luck's large weapons as beginning tight end Levine Toilolo will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his proper knee.
UCLA's Prince will begin despite having a sore back and shoulder. Forbath will also perform regardless of a sore groin.
TELL ME Some thing COOL:
To commemorate Sept. 11, the UCLA coaching staff and non-performing players will wear specialized Adidas game shirts on Saturday, with the "U" and "C" around the breastplate in blue with white stars, and also the "L" and "A" with red and white stripes.
This will be the initial sport within the history of UCLA where the UCLA head coach will put on even a stitch of red on his sideline wear.
Sport DETAILS:
UCLA v. Stanford (Rose Bowl) 7:30 p.m. Kickoff
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By: Jerry Hua
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