After Fast Start, Future Looks Bright - Los Angeles Times:
I don't care that the three overwhelming wins came against hapless oponents. The important thing is that the team believes in itself. They're winning the "Inner Game of Football" which is really what separates champions from also-rans. So when they face some quality opponents, they'll believe in themselves and keep playing hard, and maybe good things will happen.
Plus, it's a lot more fun to watch teams that are excited and think they are going to win. That's the one wrap against Terry Donahue. Though he built a quality program that always did very well, they never made it to the pinnacle. And you got the feeling that no matter how good they were, that they were always worried...that he was always worried.
"The last time UCLA started 3-0 was 2001 and the Bruins won their first six, reaching a No. 4 national ranking, before losing four in a row and finishing 7-4"
Now the start to that season was a lot of fun. Until the wheels fell off. A few good years under Bob Toledo and Cade McNown, though hampered by a porous defense and ultimately succumbing to scandals and team bickering.
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