July 31, 2007
Southern College Sports: UCLA Will Go 11-1
Pre-season rankings continue to pour in and as we have mentioned before they remain inconsistent and inconclusive regarding how UCLA will do this season - an indictment of Dorrell’s coaching abilities. Still, some outlets such as Southern College Sports see Dorrell taking this year’s special team and schedule to an 11-0 record into the Coliseum and coming out with a loss and an 11-1 regular season record. Not bad, and should be what everyone should EXPECT this year’s team to accomplish. Here is Southern College Sports conference predictions:
PROJECTED STANDINGS
| TEAM | CONFERENCE | OVERALL |
|---|---|---|
| USC | 9-0 | 12-0 |
| UCLA | 8-1 | 11-1 |
| Oregon | 6-3 | 8-4 |
| California | 5-4 | 8-4 |
| Arizona State | 4-5 | 7-5 |
| Oregon State | 4-5 | 7-5 |
| Arizona | 4-5 | 6-6 |
| Washington | 3-6 | 5-8 |
| Washington State | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Stanford | 1-8 | 2-10 |
Here is what SCS says about Dorrell (not obviously accurate wrt number of new assistant coaches on the offensive side of the ball):
COACHING: Karl Dorrell heads into his 5th season in Los Angeles and he has assembled the top group of talent in his tenure. Karl has compiled a 29-21 record overall and was named the 2005 Pac-10 coach of the year, a season that saw UCLA win 10 games. There has been major turnover in the staff with 3 new assistants coming on board, the biggest name being Jay Norvell, who assumes the role of offensive coordinator after a 3 year stint directing the offense at Nebraska.
