BTW: Bowden, in my opinion, has been out of the game for too long to be a top candidate.

Of course Norm Chow is probably still in contention. Or maybe not (going by DG's own prerequisites for the job). Seems more and more like the Chow as approved by Walker rumors were just floated by loser Dorrell fans wanting to save face and idiot Trojans looking for another half-decade of easy victories.

I just can't get excited about a 61 year-old re-tread that has previously been labeled an offensive "genius" (I recall Bob Toledo being similarly labeled) that was denied every Head Coach position he's applied for.  

Mix that in with his apparent distaste for recruiting and a reputation for being something of a cold fish, and the negatives FAR outweigh the positives.

Factor in the angle that Chow is a bridge to an "heir-apparent" hiring plan for DeWayne Walker and it makes me want to scream from the top of a mountain.  

I know that it's easy to sit back and be an "armchair AD," but if these red flags are glaringly obvious to many (if not most) of us in Bruins Nation, how can Guerrero not see them too?

It's time for DG to make a good hire like he did with St. Howland (I believe he's only one more Final Four away from getting the official designation from the Vatican).  I had been hoping for Leach, but the Terry Bowden possibility is certainly intriguing.  I don't think Mendenhall is going to leave BYU (he's LDS and has said the only way he's leaving is if he's fired, so I have to respect that).  I was never a fan of Peterson anyway and felt that the success of Boise State last year (2006) was the result of the foundation laid by his predecessor.

I just want a quality hire and not a half-baked "good enough" hire.

Having hired a fair share of people over the years I've found that the biggest obsticle to getting "your guy" into a position is always some internal candidate. To please HR and avoid a potential lawsuit you always have to give dilligence to the internal candidates first. They get first interview, you over-do it and make semi-public sounds like they are getting an even-handed chance....then you move on to your real opportunities, the real people you want to talk to...

We got Walker OUT OF THE WAY. It's that simple. I expect over the next four or five days to see some real interviewing going on. If someone sees Leach at the airport or Mendenhall or whomever and they are current, successful HC's somewhere THAT'S the likely "go after" DG's seeking.

I like the call on Bowden, that he'd stay a couple of years and then stepping-stone his way out of here back to the home turf. And honestly, for me, RN is not the guy. Everywhere he has been, UCLA, Colorado, Washington, etc there has been nothing but drama. He's a drama queen. To me that makes him unpalatable.

I'd love Leach mainly because I remember the panic attack and shock waves sent through the entire state when he hung 70 points on Nebraska. I would live for the day he'd hit the rewind button here at UCLA, screwing the trOJans with a 70 point whippin'

..actually, a post above referred to Neuheisal as a drama queen; this guy -- although he may be a good coach -- sounds like he has had controversy swirling around him throughout his career.

It is nice to have someone of his caliber interested in the UCLA job, however; it sure puts the kibosh on the How and Walker speculation.

after grinning and bearing through reading all of your emotion-based (as opposed to factual-based) comments, this one may be the most alarming. That one line tells viewers all they need to know about your posts and this website. worthless!

is that really how you want to base your opinion on a head coach's quality of work. The highly uninformed average fan. How many times have fans been upset with a coaching hire, only for it to turn out a major success. and I know this goes both ways. Sometimes the coach turns out to be as worthless as your comments.  but to say that hiring a coach should be based off the reactions of fans is just wishful thinking, most likely stemming from you never making it to your goal of becoming UCLA AD.

based on that opinion of yours alone, DeWayne Walker should be the next head coach. Fans across the UCLA community believe he is right for the job. He has had more fans backing his cause than any other UCLA head coach candidate. you contradict yourself all the time man. Im not necessarily on the DeWayne Walker bandwagon, but I am happy that a guy who promotes himself as the savior of UCLA football, and is enthused about having the chance to turn this team around as a candidate. Looking past his high regard with a lot of fans, (because that is the smart thing to do) he has obvious football knowledge, been involved with the program and highly regarded recruiting ties. Those are all great things to have in a candidate.

now since i know how this website works, Nestor is going to simply brush this post off and hand it over to his bosom buddies that go in and try their hardest to back up everything that Nestor says. or i will just be blocked again, but i just wanted to reiterate that this website is childish. You are trying to put the fate of other people into your own, uninformed hands. you did it to Dorrell and now you are doing it to Walker. That is just wrong and says a lot about your character. This website tries to defend itself when it comes to racial issues and this job, but are people wrong for their suspicions? i mean this website has gone on an all out verbal assault on Dorrell and Walker. Minus the brief inclusion of Gil Turner as a head coach, (you guys really backed that one) who else is a minority candidate in your hopes of being a head coach? Open up! this is a world of globalization . Integrate all walks of life, because caucasians are no longer the only answers when it comes to football.

and thanks for leading me to the website www.WeWantWalker.com. finally a website that attempts to reflect positive opinion and promotion as opposed to obstruction.

The mental picture of Pat Hill in the UCLA environment is haunting.  If changing the football culture is the ultimate goal, this is certainly the way to do it.  No longer Wimpwood.  

If recent Bruin football was as suspenseful as this coaching search, Dorrell might still be here.

We pay him very well.