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Post by RenoBeaver on Feb 11, 2024 14:19:46 GMT -8
I lived in Malibu for a year, Santa Monica for a year, and Calabasas for a year back in the early-/mid-2000s. Santa Monica was known locally as Shanty Monica, even back, when I was there. It is like an old divey theme park, how I imagine Coney Island to be. Honestly, I would rather go to the Palisades or to Venice rather than Santa Monica. And I am not sure how nice any of that is anymore, because I have not been back over to the beach in Los Angeles County in almost 18 years. Fairly accurate still. My son lives in LA and I've spent more time there the last 5 years living in Reno than I did the 20 years I lived on San Diego. I always stay in Hermosa and Manhattan...but do go up to Venice quite a bit cuz that's where the kid hangs. Once you get off the boardwalk in Venice it's a lot nicer/cleaner than it used to be 20 years ago. But truth...way prefer Hermosa/Manhattan over Mission/Pacific Beach. Sketchy people don't bother me much but man, San Diego needs to crack down on the sheer volume of s%#theads down there. I see a fight every time I'm there
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Feb 11, 2024 14:30:32 GMT -8
I lived in Malibu for a year, Santa Monica for a year, and Calabasas for a year back in the early-/mid-2000s. Santa Monica was known locally as Shanty Monica, even back, when I was there. It is like an old divey theme park, how I imagine Coney Island to be. Honestly, I would rather go to the Palisades or to Venice rather than Santa Monica. And I am not sure how nice any of that is anymore, because I have not been back over to the beach in Los Angeles County in almost 18 years. Fairly accurate still. My son lives in LA and I've spent more time there the last 5 years living in Reno than I did the 20 years I lived on San Diego. I always stay in Hermosa and Manhattan...but do go up to Venice quite a bit cuz that's where the kid hangs. Once you get off the boardwalk in Venice it's a lot nicer/cleaner than it used to be 20 years ago. But truth...way prefer Hermosa/Manhattan over Mission/Pacific Beach. Sketchy people don't bother me much but man, San Diego needs to crack down on the sheer volume of s%#theads down there. I see a fight every time I'm there Manhattan was beautiful. That's like the last nice beach until Zuma to the North.
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Post by rgeorge on Feb 11, 2024 14:31:18 GMT -8
I lived in Malibu for a year, Santa Monica for a year, and Calabasas for a year back in the early-/mid-2000s. Santa Monica was known locally as Shanty Monica, even back, when I was there. It is like an old divey theme park, how I imagine Coney Island to be. Honestly, I would rather go to the Palisades or to Venice rather than Santa Monica. And I am not sure how nice any of that is anymore, because I have not been back over to the beach in Los Angeles County in almost 18 years. Fairly accurate still. My son lives in LA and I've spent more time there the last 5 years living in Reno than I did the 20 years I lived on San Diego. I always stay in Hermosa and Manhattan...but do go up to Venice quite a bit cuz that's where the kid hangs. Once you get off the boardwalk in Venice it's a lot nicer/cleaner than it used to be 20 years ago. But truth...way prefer Hermosa/Manhattan over Mission/Pacific Beach. Sketchy people don't bother me much but man, San Diego needs to crack down on the sheer volume of s%#theads down there. I see a fight every time I'm there Yeah... we never stay in SD proper. Coronado rarely, mostly Solana Beach up north and just ride the train in when needed.
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Post by RenoBeaver on Feb 11, 2024 15:22:07 GMT -8
Fairly accurate still. My son lives in LA and I've spent more time there the last 5 years living in Reno than I did the 20 years I lived on San Diego. I always stay in Hermosa and Manhattan...but do go up to Venice quite a bit cuz that's where the kid hangs. Once you get off the boardwalk in Venice it's a lot nicer/cleaner than it used to be 20 years ago. But truth...way prefer Hermosa/Manhattan over Mission/Pacific Beach. Sketchy people don't bother me much but man, San Diego needs to crack down on the sheer volume of s%#theads down there. I see a fight every time I'm there Yeah... we never stay in SD proper. Coronado rarely, mostly Solana Beach up north and just ride the train in when needed. Absolutely. When I move back it will likely be North County or Hermosa. Wind N Sea too is a great spot
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Post by orangeattack on Feb 14, 2024 10:38:04 GMT -8
I wonder if UCLA joining the Big10 is going to change some things fundamentally for the administration. It could. It seems unlikely to me though. Kelly's departure seems to indicate that there is not much hope of that going forward, but sometimes the changing of a head coach can trigger a change or different commitment.
Also, Kelly barely survived a group of boosters who were gunning for his ouster earlier in the season. He's not the type to sit around letting people openly plan his demise. I'm betting he asked for some kind of commitment from the program and when he didn't receive it, he pulled the rip cord and bailed out of a can't-win situation.
At any rate, the UCLA job looks like one of the worst in the country right at this very moment. It's in a phenomenal location, but they need facilities, including a better stadium to play in than the Rose Bowl. That type of move will require a large-scale commitment from the administration to take on a serious amount of debt and do some heavy duty fundraising. Decades-long plans made and bought into, not just pulling their collective head out of their collective keister and agreeing to be supportive of the football program.
It's way more than a mission statement, is what I'm saying. In my opinion, that's a bridge too far at UCLA in the current climate.
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Post by orangeattack on Feb 14, 2024 10:39:31 GMT -8
Imagine if UCLA just went all-in and grabbed a Deion Sanders type coach though.
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Post by Angus on Feb 14, 2024 12:16:34 GMT -8
Imagine if UCLA just went all-in and grabbed a Deion Sanders type coach though. Not sure there are any out there. Prime is a one of a kind(whether he is as good a coach remains to be seen). And, they just hired basically his antithesis. Another Karl Dorrell(without nearly the coaching experience).
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Post by orangeattack on Feb 14, 2024 12:26:31 GMT -8
Imagine if UCLA just went all-in and grabbed a Deion Sanders type coach though. Not sure there are any out there. Prime is a one of a kind(whether he is as good a coach remains to be seen). And, they just hired basically his antithesis. Another Karl Dorrell(without nearly the coaching experience). I don't disagree with what you're saying at all as far as Prime being one of a kind. I do kind of wonder if his success (relative success though it were) will open up other programs looking for that type of charisma in a head coach, much more of a players coach and less of a CEO than the typical archetype.
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Post by bleedorange21 on Feb 14, 2024 13:09:07 GMT -8
Not sure there are any out there. Prime is a one of a kind(whether he is as good a coach remains to be seen). And, they just hired basically his antithesis. Another Karl Dorrell(without nearly the coaching experience). I don't disagree with what you're saying at all as far as Prime being one of a kind. I do kind of wonder if his success (relative success though it were) will open up other programs looking for that type of charisma in a head coach, much more of a players coach and less of a CEO than the typical archetype. with that logic we should’ve grabbed ochocinco. 😂
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Post by orangeattack on Feb 14, 2024 13:21:13 GMT -8
I don't disagree with what you're saying at all as far as Prime being one of a kind. I do kind of wonder if his success (relative success though it were) will open up other programs looking for that type of charisma in a head coach, much more of a players coach and less of a CEO than the typical archetype. with that logic we should’ve grabbed ochocinco. 😂 I mean, Prime was actually coaching. But your point is taken.
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Post by Angus on Feb 14, 2024 13:51:41 GMT -8
with that logic we should’ve grabbed ochocinco. 😂 I mean, Prime was actually coaching. But your point is taken. Ochocinco certainly would be an interesting hire. But as a fan, I'd be very skeptical. Just as I would hiring GP as our men's BBall HC. Too tough-minded and no-nonsense and not enough babysitter to be a college basketball coach nowadays, which I think also applies to Prime. But you are correct, Prime has been a HC, and successful at it, so he checks that box.
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Post by Judge Smails on Feb 14, 2024 14:08:23 GMT -8
I mean, Prime was actually coaching. But your point is taken. Ochocinco certainly would be an interesting hire. But as a fan, I'd be very skeptical. Just as I would hiring GP as our men's BBall HC. Too tough-minded and no-nonsense and not enough babysitter to be a college basketball coach nowadays, which I think also applies to Prime. But you are correct, Prime has been a HC, and successful at it, so he checks that box. I would argue he has yet to be successful at the FBS level. 4-8 is not successful, especially after you win your first 3. He could win at the FCS level on recruiting alone. I not sold that he can actually coach. He is an excellent recruiter, but he better figure out that he needs to recruit and develop lineman or his high profile skill guys that he is bringing in will continue to get killed.
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Post by sessbeav on Feb 14, 2024 16:16:54 GMT -8
Ochocinco certainly would be an interesting hire. But as a fan, I'd be very skeptical. Just as I would hiring GP as our men's BBall HC. Too tough-minded and no-nonsense and not enough babysitter to be a college basketball coach nowadays, which I think also applies to Prime. But you are correct, Prime has been a HC, and successful at it, so he checks that box. I would argue he has yet to be successful at the FBS level. 4-8 is not successful, especially after you win your first 3. He could win at the FCS level on recruiting alone. I not sold that he can actually coach. He is an excellent recruiter, but he better figure out that he needs to recruit and develop lineman or his high profile skill guys that he is bringing in will continue to get killed. He hasn't won anything at the top end college football. Even his first three wins were basically meh. TCU ended up being pretty awful - and they barely beat CSU in a game they were favored by better than 20 points. Nebraska is a program that MIGHT be coming back to "just not very good" next year - but they were circling the drain last year. I think he genuinely cares about his players and encourages them to be good people - but it is confusing because at the same time he pushes that flash, style and cockiness that is the antithesis to building good young men. His kids are the easy example - more about what see than what is underneath. Im just not sure what to make of the guy.
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Post by Angus on Feb 14, 2024 16:29:21 GMT -8
I would argue he has yet to be successful at the FBS level. 4-8 is not successful, especially after you win your first 3. He could win at the FCS level on recruiting alone. I not sold that he can actually coach. He is an excellent recruiter, but he better figure out that he needs to recruit and develop lineman or his high profile skill guys that he is bringing in will continue to get killed. He hasn't won anything at the top end college football. Even his first three wins were basically meh. TCU ended up being pretty awful - and they barely beat CSU in a game they were favored by better than 20 points. Nebraska is a program that MIGHT be coming back to "just not very good" next year - but they were circling the drain last year. I think he genuinely cares about his players and encourages them to be good people - but it is confusing because at the same time he pushes that flash, style and cockiness that is the antithesis to building good young men. His kids are the easy example - more about what see than what is underneath. Im just not sure what to make of the guy. Yes, I would concur.
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Post by ftd on Feb 14, 2024 16:35:17 GMT -8
He hasn't won anything at the top end college football. Even his first three wins were basically meh. TCU ended up being pretty awful - and they barely beat CSU in a game they were favored by better than 20 points. Nebraska is a program that MIGHT be coming back to "just not very good" next year - but they were circling the drain last year. I think he genuinely cares about his players and encourages them to be good people - but it is confusing because at the same time he pushes that flash, style and cockiness that is the antithesis to building good young men. His kids are the easy example - more about what see than what is underneath. Im just not sure what to make of the guy. Yes, I would concur. Ask Sports Illustrated....
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