UCLA is down one very important piece of its defense, losing All-American DE and anointed starter Datone Jones to a broken foot for the forseeable future. Bruins Nation reacts:
↵I don't really need to go into how much we were looking forward to Jones. You all know how much we were all excited to see him play this coming season.↵
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Honestly, looking at that chart, I don't see the need to shift to Nate Chandler to DE. I wonder why the coaches won't move up Holmes up the ladder and also give Owa a shot to break into the rotation.
And Coach Neuheisel's got a quote here that seems strangely familiar:
↵He took a step that caused a deal. He was wearing the same shoes that he always wears so it wasn't a shoe issue. It was just one of those freak things.↵
The Bruins do have a strange knack for freak practice injuries. Remember when Ben Olson hurt himself backing up from center a couple years ago? Is the field haunted? Can somebody check?