Griz beat UCLA

[Angelo Roncalli]

Three days ago UCLA suffered a wrenching a point loss to #4 Kansas at Kansas.

Tonight, the Bruins returned to the "friendly" confines of Pauley Pavilion.

Surprise.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=303390026

[hondo]

Hats off to the Griz

Congrats to "Little Wayne" Tinkle who is doing a real nice job at UM. Also to Brian Qvale, the Griz big guy who just gets better every season.

[MDABE80]

Even at home! With Ben coaching!!...it happens... 4 th loss! OMG!!! It can't be happening! OMG!!!. But they're always so good!! OMG!! Sissys.

[Kiddwell]

Here's the LA Times' story:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1206-ucla-montana-20101206,0,2885751.story

The eye-catcher quote: "Nevertheless, Howland said this season was not starting to remind of him of last season, when the Bruins lost six of their first eight games and went on to finish with a losing record, 'because these guys like each other.'"

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[jazzdelmar]

weak

Turning to schadenfreude is a weak and ultimately unfulfilling compensation for one's grievous disappointment.......

[mtzaga]

Griz beat UCLA

http://missoulian.com/college/griz/article_587c6b9a-00ed-11e0-b1d0-001cc4c03286.html

[jbslicer]

Go griz!

[zagfan24]

Turning to schadenfreude is a weak and ultimately unfulfilling compensation for one's grievous disappointment.......

Agreed...but seeing high-level programs like UNC and UCLA go through their share of ups and downs is a good reminder of just how difficult it is to maintain consistent success.

[zagfaninmt]

Turning to schadenfreude is a weak and ultimately unfulfilling compensation for one's grievous disappointment.......

Anyone suffering grievous disappointment about the Zags at this stage of the season either has harbored unrealistic expectations or is a drama queen of the first order.

Go Griz!

[jazzdelmar]

true

Anyone suffering grievous disappointment about the Zags at this stage of the season either has harbored unrealistic expectations or is a drama queen of the first order.

Go Griz!

true, but check some of these threads....

[GrizZAG]

My Griz!

Bright spot in a season of tough challenges for our Zags. I have two teams I root for...Guess which two!

[gamagin]

+1

Turning to schadenfreude is a weak and ultimately unfulfilling compensation for one's grievous disappointment.......

I marvel that you bring this up since it seems to be your tack after (imo, too) many GU games. But you are right about it being "weak and unfulfilling. . . "

[MDABE80]

We DO have a game in 48 hrs. A good team. No more whining about anything!!

[tobizag]

i hate ucla.

[zagabond]

Interesting factoid. The local LA TV announcers (when the weren't criticizing UCLA's poor performance) told the following story: many, many years ago UCLA wanted "Grizzlies" as the team mascot name but U of Montana was already called the "Grizzlies" and somehow sued to preclude UCLA from using it. So UCLA became the "Bruins". True story according to the announcers.