07-30-2015, 11:31 AM
Jim Mora has been on stage for the past twenty minutes or so, and I must say that I'm pretty impressed. Seems like a great guy, and more than a lot of coaches, a great face for UCLA's program. He's talked about a lot of non-football stuff, namely his involvement with the Special Olympics, his experience walking in the opening ceremony with the delegation from Nepal, and his role in UCLA's efforts to help the family of Rivals reporter Brandon Hoffman's family, whose daughter was recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Like David Shaw, he gives UCLA a lot to be proud of.
He did mention the Stanford game, in reference to his team's poor finish. "Well, we kind of laid an egg against Stanford -- no, that's not right. Stanford just took it to us."
Also, the first thing he said in his opening statement was that he didn't know who his quarterback was going to be. Later he joked that he might just run the wildcat all season long and go without a quarterback.
He did mention the Stanford game, in reference to his team's poor finish. "Well, we kind of laid an egg against Stanford -- no, that's not right. Stanford just took it to us."
Also, the first thing he said in his opening statement was that he didn't know who his quarterback was going to be. Later he joked that he might just run the wildcat all season long and go without a quarterback.
Please clear the field! The game is not over!