Three years after boxing announcer Michael Buffer bellowed his famous catchphrase inside Pauley Pavilion, it could be time for UCLA basketball fans to unleash a new expression.
Let’s get ready to grumble!
The Bruins have not staged a home nonconference showdown since beating fourth-ranked Villanova in the second game of the 2021-22 season. It’s been a hodgepodge of opponents from the Big West, Big Sky and Western Athletic conferences since then, with the exception of a game against Maryland last season when the Terrapins finished with a losing record.
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UCLA’s game against Idaho State on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion will be the fourth in a string of six nonconference nobodies on their home court before the Bruins start Big Ten play against Washington on Dec.