[jayasena]

Today Simers is saying UCLA "hoodwinked" Stanford by holding back last week and then unleashing on us last night.

It might not have been intentional but, at least in the snippets of the game I got to see, it was clear the level of effort put forth by UCLA was much greater yesterday. That seemed to apply to both the players (in terms of execution) and the coaches (in terms of schemes).  I wouldn't hold it against them given the circumstances but I wouldn't deny the effect either.

On the flip side, our level of effort seemed lower than in the first game. Again, it's understandable. It's hard not to relax just a little bit, subconsciously, against an opponent you beat decisively just a few days ago. I'm glad our guys could dig in their heels when it mattered most and pull out the win. I think Shaw put it very well: "Even when we don't play well, we still play hard. Our guys played with such heart. We made plays when we needed to make plays."

[jayasena]

Today Simers is saying UCLA "hoodwinked" Stanford by holding back last week and then unleashing on us last night.

It might not have been intentional but, at least in the snippets of the game I got to see, it was clear the level of effort put forth by UCLA was much greater yesterday. That seemed to apply to both the players (in terms of execution) and the coaches (in terms of schemes).  I wouldn't hold it against them given the circumstances but I wouldn't deny the effect either.

On the flip side, our level of effort seemed lower than in the first game. Again, it's understandable. It's hard not to relax just a little bit, subconsciously, against an opponent you beat decisively just a few days ago. I'm glad our guys could dig in their heels when it mattered most and pull out the win. I think Shaw put it very well: "Even when we don't play well, we still play hard. Our guys played with such heart. We made plays when we needed to make plays."