My thoughts on the impact.
The Winners
UCLA Sports: With the signing of 5-star QB, Nico Iamaleave the football program is suddenly elevated within the conference ranks and becomes a hot ticket discussion item among the media. Rose Bowl attendance will once again be significantly increased to levels not seen in decades. Elite players that once ignored UCLA, suddenly now consider UCLA a serious option. It would not surprise me to see some major media attention when camp opens in August. Fundraising could get a lot easier as UCLA starts winning.
Coach Foster: CDF gets vindication. There are many that thought the UCLA job was too big a job for CDF…afterall, he didn’t have HC or OC experience. His critics says he was going to drag the program further down the path of destruction; perhaps even worst then the Chip Kelly’s tenure. Understandably no one is saying that Coach Foster is an elite coach yet but signing Iamalaeva certainly helps to silence his critics
Nico Iamaleava: The elite QB comes home to play in front of friends and family. He gets media attention with LA being a major media market.
The Losers
Tennessee: loses their star QB and is left picking up the pieces.
Joey Aguilar: loses his starter job and needs to find another school. Some people joking suggested that he could possibly end up at Tennessee.
The Winners
UCLA Sports: With the signing of 5-star QB, Nico Iamaleave the football program is suddenly elevated within the conference ranks and becomes a hot ticket discussion item among the media. Rose Bowl attendance will once again be significantly increased to levels not seen in decades. Elite players that once ignored UCLA, suddenly now consider UCLA a serious option. It would not surprise me to see some major media attention when camp opens in August. Fundraising could get a lot easier as UCLA starts winning.
Coach Foster: CDF gets vindication. There are many that thought the UCLA job was too big a job for CDF…afterall, he didn’t have HC or OC experience. His critics says he was going to drag the program further down the path of destruction; perhaps even worst then the Chip Kelly’s tenure. Understandably no one is saying that Coach Foster is an elite coach yet but signing Iamalaeva certainly helps to silence his critics
Nico Iamaleava: The elite QB comes home to play in front of friends and family. He gets media attention with LA being a major media market.
The Losers
Tennessee: loses their star QB and is left picking up the pieces.
Joey Aguilar: loses his starter job and needs to find another school. Some people joking suggested that he could possibly end up at Tennessee.
