The Good: Garbers have a very good game. He was 22 of 36, 281 yards passing against a stout LSU defense and constant pressure. He had some mistakes but overall I was impressed with his performance. We finally saw Jalen Berger in action and bothe he and Keegan Jones had some nifty highlights…Harden not so much. Kudos to CShaw, a walk-on and son of former Stanford HC, David Shaw on his performance. Finally, UCLA has two potential offensive stars in Gilmer and Flores…if Garbers could figure out how to get them the ball more. Keegan Jones needs the ball more. He’s an exciting player to watch.
The Bad: The playcalling was sorta of hit and miss although the first half was better, the second half was inconsistent and the offense simply couldn’t find any rhythm, Execution is still a huge problem. The offensive line, for the third week in a row, was terrible but that’s to be expected against the LSU defense. Our defense had some major breakdowns in the second half and LSU tossed them around like a rag doll. I think they showed a lot of heart but they were simply overmatched against the talent-rich LSU defense. UCLA needs to overhaul this entire unit in the off-season.
The Ugly: Too many penalties and too many breakdowns in critical moments of the game. For the third week in a row, UCLA had more passing plays than running plays….36 passing plays vs 22 running plays. They had one stretch where they marched 75 yards down the field for a TD but that was early in the game…the rest was a mixed bag of good and bad plays.
Overall: I was encouraged because I thought the game was going to be a blood bath….it’s still a loss but it was encouraging. UCLA lacks the talent to consistently play against their Big Ten opponents but I saw improvement from their first few games and they played a lot better than they did against Indiana. I said once and I say it again…it’s going to be a long and bumpy season. Up next will be a late nighter against Oregon but it’s a home game.
The Bad: The playcalling was sorta of hit and miss although the first half was better, the second half was inconsistent and the offense simply couldn’t find any rhythm, Execution is still a huge problem. The offensive line, for the third week in a row, was terrible but that’s to be expected against the LSU defense. Our defense had some major breakdowns in the second half and LSU tossed them around like a rag doll. I think they showed a lot of heart but they were simply overmatched against the talent-rich LSU defense. UCLA needs to overhaul this entire unit in the off-season.
The Ugly: Too many penalties and too many breakdowns in critical moments of the game. For the third week in a row, UCLA had more passing plays than running plays….36 passing plays vs 22 running plays. They had one stretch where they marched 75 yards down the field for a TD but that was early in the game…the rest was a mixed bag of good and bad plays.
Overall: I was encouraged because I thought the game was going to be a blood bath….it’s still a loss but it was encouraging. UCLA lacks the talent to consistently play against their Big Ten opponents but I saw improvement from their first few games and they played a lot better than they did against Indiana. I said once and I say it again…it’s going to be a long and bumpy season. Up next will be a late nighter against Oregon but it’s a home game.
