Yeah, I really feel bad for a UCLA program that has one of the most beautiful campuses in the world. The women are hot and the weather is amazing 360 days of the year. The UCLA campus is set in the heart of Westwood. Bel Air borders campus to the north, Beverly Hills borders to the east, and Brentwood borders UCLA to the west.
Their program is fully funded and their training facilities are top notch. If heaven existed on earth, UCLA would be the place to have it.
Bob Larson was able to win Championships at UCLA and consistently finish in the top 10 in the country. So don't give me this bullcrap excuse that you can't win at UCLA. Nobody away from the sport of track and field in Los Angeles knew who Bob Larson was. But so what. That fact and a cup of coffee still costs $1.50. That is a weak point.
Please explain how our rivals at USC can somehow get the job done. They are located in the hood. Their campus is in South Central and nobody outside of campus knows who their head coach is. But somehow USC is able to beat the Bruins in track and field and cross country too. Now please, something is wrong with that picture.
The Art Venegas apology tour is over folks. The fact is that you can still win championships at UCLA. You just need the right chemistry of coaches and athletes. Bob Larson did it. Jim BUsh did it. I hope my Bruins can make the right hire and get back to the top 10 of the NCAA. But this defeatist attitude has got to stop. If our cross town rivals can get the job done, then we can get the job done. Thats all I got to say.