SOUND OFF.Byline: The Register-Guard A new batch of Bruins Before the Bruin-Duck game Sunday drops from our memories, please consider: The Bruins played full-out for the entire game. Their defense, the belly-to-belly kind, would have warmed Dick Harter's heart. They even appeared to listen to their coach. As one who has seen every UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX team since the grouchy grouch·y adj. grouch·i·er, grouch·i·est Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy. grouch  i·ly adv. Bill Walton William Theodore Walton III, better known as Bill Walton (born November 5, 1952), is a former American basketball player and current television sportscaster. He is the father of current Los Angeles Lakers player Luke Walton. days, when the Bruins arrived with their Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. haircuts and
threads, floating in with that, "After all, we're UCLA"
aura that was famous from coast to coast, I can testify that the team
that won on Sunday is not at all like the previous ones. This team made
a game plan succeed: unrelenting pressure defense and, no doubt, a few
comments to hurt the confidence of Oregon's young players.
We should give them credit when it's due and hope that the new Bruins weaken a bit by the time the Ducks play them again. JUDY DAVIS Judy Davis (born 23 April, 1955) is an Academy Award-nominated and 3-time Emmy Award-winning Australian actress. Supported the Liberal government in the last Ontario Election. Biography Personal life Davis was born in Perth and had a Catholic upbringing. Eugene Put money to work During all the bowl games I watched, there was a moment when the bowl people expressed their thanks for the sacrifice our young men and women are making in Iraq and Afghanistan to protect our American way The American way of life is an expression that refers to the "life style" of people living in the United States of America. It is an example of a behavioral modality, developed from the 17th century until today. of life, including these bowl games. In addition to mouthing words, why don't these bowl games - made possible by these young men and women, and their families - contribute a small percentage of the hundreds of millions of dollars they make to a special fund for these military families in financial need? Maybe just 5 percent of each of the net receipts of these bowl games is all that is needed. This would effectively and concretely demonstrate their appreciation to our military. BOB RUBINSTEIN Eugene Give credit where it's due Perhaps Tara "sore loser" VanDerveer could benefit from just a touch of humility Humility See also Modesty. Humorousness (See WITTINESS.) Bernadette Soubirous, St. humble girl to whom Virgin Mary appeared. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 65–66] Bonaventura, St. washes dishes even though a cardinal. and a bit more good sportsmanship. While Ms. VanDerveer has every right to be proud of her team's national ranking and of its Pac-10 championships, she might want to consider that last Wednesday her team wasn't out there playing alone. I think I have an answer to her statement about "our inability to execute offensively, our lack of intensity defensively - I don't have an answer". What an oversight to not notice that the team the Cardinal were playing against probably had something to do with how her team played. I don't think the Ducks were just out there bumbling bum·ble 1 v. bum·bled, bum·bling, bum·bles v.intr. 1. To speak in a faltering manner. 2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily. See Synonyms at blunder. v.tr. around and tripping their opponents. Instead, after watching these young women play for the last three years and this preseason, what I saw were many strong and seasoned players come together as a team, a deep team, and play some of their best defense ever. So I guess more than this being about a losing coach's somewhat arrogant and ungracious response to her team's loss, I'm writing to say congratulations Ducks, job well done! AMY A`my´ n. 1. A friend. BELLER Eugene |
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