Jim Mora Jr takes over at UCLA
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Kingdome
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Horrible? UCLA hit a home run. And Mora is not a Jr. btw. He and his father do not share the same name.
Excellent hire by UCLA.
I'd rank it as an interesting hire at the very least right now while ackowledging that Sarge might well end up being correct. I wish him lots of luck and hope he does well on the left coast.
Kingdome
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Mora never got a fair shot with either the Falcons or Seahawks. He is a solid coach and a great hire for UCLA because:
- tireless, energetic coach who puts in tons of hours
- Part of the Don James coaching tree which includes Nick Saban, Gary Pinkel, and Dave Christensen.
- Has numerous coaching connections, which will make it easier to assemble a top notch staff
- is a defensive specialist, specifically defensive backfield, which should help the Bruins against the Pac-10's explosive offenses
- Is a top notch recruiter. He was put in charge of recruiting free agents for three different NFL teams.
- He is a workout and conditioning freak. Not only will he whip them into shape but will also be a role model.
As long as UCLA gives him the resources to put together a solid staff, this should be a slam dunk hire. As many of you know, Mora was the guy I wanted Washington to hire when they fired the fraud.
- tireless, energetic coach who puts in tons of hours
- Part of the Don James coaching tree which includes Nick Saban, Gary Pinkel, and Dave Christensen.
- Has numerous coaching connections, which will make it easier to assemble a top notch staff
- is a defensive specialist, specifically defensive backfield, which should help the Bruins against the Pac-10's explosive offenses
- Is a top notch recruiter. He was put in charge of recruiting free agents for three different NFL teams.
- He is a workout and conditioning freak. Not only will he whip them into shape but will also be a role model.
As long as UCLA gives him the resources to put together a solid staff, this should be a slam dunk hire. As many of you know, Mora was the guy I wanted Washington to hire when they fired the fraud.
Sgt John
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Ok......
Many coaches are tireless and energetic. Not a big news flash there.
Not every coach in a great tree is good. Look at Haley and Sparano off The Tuna's tree
Id venture to say his connections are no better than at least 60 other D1 frontmen
I cant argue defense
Recruting young men to UCLA is much different than selling free agents in the NFL. Totally different ballgame.
The strength and conditioning thing cant really be argued.
and you know UCLA's history of not throwing money and resourses at the program. This guy is NOT the next coming of Pete Carroll.
Many coaches are tireless and energetic. Not a big news flash there.
Not every coach in a great tree is good. Look at Haley and Sparano off The Tuna's tree
Id venture to say his connections are no better than at least 60 other D1 frontmen
I cant argue defense
Recruting young men to UCLA is much different than selling free agents in the NFL. Totally different ballgame.
The strength and conditioning thing cant really be argued.
and you know UCLA's history of not throwing money and resourses at the program. This guy is NOT the next coming of Pete Carroll.
Kingdome
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True, it's easier. If UCLA upgrades their facilities and pays the assistant coaches top dollar, they should be a top 10 program.
Thanks for that update King.