<p>And at this point, any morale boost would have been incredible...</p>
<p>I myself was at the game and I was bummed. Unfortunately, the rest of the student body could care less. Other than the few die hards like me on campus, nobody gives a crap about UCLA football. If anything, we could go on a losing streak of 100+ to USC and nobody would care.</p>
<p>Students don’t care, the administration doesn’t care. I think if you look on CC boards, several students have even suggested cutting athletic programs and invest in academic things. That’s one of the most ignorant statements I’ve ever read, but sadly, thats the mentality of the majority of the UCLA student body.</p>
<p>We really just don’t care that we lose but that doesn’t mean we should cut the programs.</p>
<p>It becomes that much more hilarious when we beat SC every few years. The way I see it, the expected value of a UCLA vs USC football game is USC victorious. This means that when we do beat them, we can say “lol you suck, even we beat you.”</p>
<p>After all, their football program is one of the main bragging points of their school. :P</p>
<p>In any case, good on them and I wish them the best in the post season. :)</p>
<p>I couldn’t care any less. I actually hate the fact that there is a rivalry, especially because of the vandalism. The Daily Bruin said that the box protecting the bear cost $5000. Really? A wooden box? Also, repairing that bear from last years paint thing cost upwards of $30,000. </p>
<p>(insert rant about budget cuts)</p>
<p>OP, on a lighter note, attend the Undie Run this week. It should raise your spirits.</p>
<p>sid3000, if you don’t like the rivalry or athletics, you should not have come to UCLA for undergrad. I believe before you submitted your SIR you were aware that UCLA is a school known for its balance of academics and athletics.</p>
<p>Maybe you can still transfer to a top school that doesn’t offer sports like the Claremont Colleges. I know for a fact nobody is protecting metal bears or washing paint on those schools.</p>
<p>I’ll refrain as best as I can from being a ■■■■■ - all I want to say is that I came for the academics. I take pride in the research advancements coming from our school and seeing the name in science articles. I enjoy the top-tier movies with polished actors that came from this school. Sprinkle in a few well-known professional athletes? Sure go ahead, but I kind of expect that since a high-school draft is rare. </p>
<p>Maybe you’d like to join me outside CNSI with a labcoat and foam finger?</p>
<p>Oh snap its on now… they even have the same number of posts D:</p>
<p>hey notaznguy </p>
<p>since you’re quick to assume that the majority of the campus aren’t hardcore sports fans or AS dedicated to the sports program such as yourself, and therefore came to the conclusion that they don’t belong at UCLA (like you did about me me in my previous post in the usc vs ucla ticket thread). why don’t you go condemn. every. single. student. and faulty member you run into on bruin walk and tell them to ■■■■ of UCLA yeah? </p>
<p>diehard, irrational, blow hards such as yourself with a black and white twisted sense of loyalty need to s-t-f-u ASAP.</p>
<p>Andrizzle, clearly this thread was started on the topic of football. If you don’t like football, or if sid3000 doesn’t like football, why post in this thread? Nobody wants to hear your whining and b****ing about how “You couldn’t care less” about athletics. If you don’t like it, ignore it and don’t go to events. It’s as simple as that. If athletics and related expenditures bothers you so much, you shouldn’t have come to UCLA?</p>
<p>As for you, refer to your own thread. I’ve given you a response.</p>
<p>Clearly everyone applied to UCLA to be a die hard bruins sports fan and should leave the school if they don’t attend the UCLA football games.</p>
<p>Clearly. notaznguy, the new UCLA board ■■■■■.</p>
<p>i’m posting in this thread in the defense of other students because you’re saying that people who aren’t as dedicated to athletics or football as you are shouldn’t be at UCLA. where’s the logic in that? i’m pretty sure the majority, as in over 90% of students here came to this prestigious university for a superior EDUCATION (having a good athletic team is more of a bonus and the icing on the cake). you said it yourself, the majority of UCLA students (including faculty) don’t care about athletics and you went on to say sid should have sent his SIR to a top college that didn’t offer sports because he didn’t care so much about the whole rivalry. so by that logic the majority of UCLA shouldn’t be here? ■■■■</p>
<p>If you can please, show me where I said or specified that people who do not like sports/athletics should not be at UCLA? In my first post on this thread, I did say the majority of students don’t care about athletics and that’s unfortunate. I don’t see how that relates to the former.</p>
<p>Also, I said suggested maybe sid3000, or anyone that is severely bothered or disturbed by athletic related expenditures should not be at UCLA. I don’t believe that is translated the same as “Anyone who doesn’t like UCLA athletics should ■■■■.” I think if a person is severely distraught that UCLA spends a considerable amount of money investing in athletic expenditures, they should reevaluate why they are here. Maybe they would be more comfortable and less disturbed if they were at another university that doesn’t have sports?</p>
<p>Where do I ever specify that students that aren’t interested in athletics should not be UCLA students though? To clarify, I think students that whine and b**** about athletics may belong elsewhere. If you don’t like it, just don’t complain and don’t participate. Simple as that. I think it’s unfortunate that many students are disinterested in athletics, that is true, but my sentiments toward the apathetic student body is not the same toward those that whine and moan about it.</p>
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<p>Your entire first post in this thread is a rant about people that don’t care for athletics, so where do you belong?</p>
<p>I think Im the only one that has given the OP constructive advice on how to boost their morale. They didn’t say “Hey - people walking around without spirit, whats up with that?”</p>
<p>No sid3000. There is a distinction between people who do not care and are apathetic toward athletics and those that complain and hate the traditions that UCLA has to offer.</p>
<p>See the difference? One of them hates, the other doesn’t. That hate is translated into whining, moaning, complaining, etc.</p>
<p>I will point out, you do use the word hate. Hate as in, I “hate” the fact that there is a rivalry. So what I’m asking is, if you hate something about UCLA so much, why are you here? If it bothers you and causes you so much mental distraught, why are you here? I mean clearly the expenditures drives you nuts and you were about to go into a rant about budget cuts.</p>
<p>Oh and btw, this isn’t the same as hating something that’s apart of UCLA like “not getting into classes” or “tuition hikes.” I don’t believe UCLA takes pride in these type of things. Athletics, on the other hand, is something the school is prideful of and boasts of.</p>
<p>Big time college athletics isn’t just some recreational activity that the school arbitrarily decides to dump tons and tons of dollars into. It’s an investment, that when correctly maintained can turn into a huge cash cow. If UCLA had been dominating like USC during the last decade, the financial problems of the school probably wouldn’t be solved but they’d be much different. We already have a lucrative network deal being in the PAC 10, but the school could have stood to make a lot of scratch consistently sending the football team to a bcs bowl or just being ranked. Seriously, imagine if UCLA could have secured some of those prime time game slots this year. The Rose Bowl should generate tons of money in concessions considering it can hold 90k+ but ya whatever. My point is schools like Nebraska and Iowa have cashed in on the interest in the sport and the respective universities have benefited, whether the revenue from cfb is diverted to facilities, athletics, or research, it’s all good.</p>
<p>Yea, I do hate it. I never denied that.
So let me sum this all up:</p>
<p>-I hate the rivalry
-By your definition, that makes me a whiner
-You think the whiners belong elsewhere</p>
<p>We’re back to the same reason everyone is against you in this thread. </p>
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<p>What does this even mean? Are you really taking the time to invalidate all the great stuff your defending about athletics?</p>
<p>Btw, if you still think the rivalry is considered a tradition UCLA has to offer, you, my friend, are living in the most magnificently constructed delusion Ive had the pleasure of witnessing.</p>
<p>Not that kids at my university really care or realize this…maybe future generations with successful teams to root for will appreciate the sport for its beneficial qualities as well as its entertainment value</p>
<p>UCLA/USC has the potential to be an incredibly lucrative rivalry. I mean, why not get a few sponsers and make a deal with the chargers and host the game annually in a neutral field? The reason this won’t happen is because nobody cares. Nobody cares because UCLA is bad and UCLA is bad because nobody cares.</p>
<p>Actually sid3000, I think I made a very clear point on that argument and I’m sorry if you did not understand what I mean. I used 2 examples to help convey my meaning. Read it again if you must. Otherwise, ask someone for help because I’m not going to repeat myself and waste time explaining it.</p>
<p>The rivalry IS something UCLA has to offer. It is part of UCLA culture and tradition. USC is just as much apart of UCLA history as any academic precedent. I guarantee you that the present would not be the same if UCLA did not have a rivalry. For instance, we’d have $35,000 more in our treasury if we never had a rivalry with USC, according to your remark about vandalism. We also wouldn’t have made as much revenue from football from ticket sells whenever USC plays UCLA in basketball and football. </p>
<p>The rivalry is very much something that UCLA has to offer. Not to mention that the tour guides are constantly talking about how great the UCLA-USC rivalry is to incoming students at orientation and whatnot. Just saying.</p>
<p>Yeah I think you just misused words; if you’re claiming athletics aren’t a part of UCLA then you’re not making much sense. </p>
<p>You said from the get go that the students don’t care, so honestly, aside from you and the relatively few “die-hards”, would the culture really change? In fact, if 90% of the tour guide presentations weren’t about the rivalry and athletic accomplishments, they might send their children here a little more at ease. Do you think they care more about their student’s education or how many trophies their school has?</p>