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The Optimist (and Realist) Guide to the 2019 UCLA Football Season

Like the Chilean miners emerging from the depths, college football has returned and. with it, the return of UCLA Bruins football. Last year was a rough year for UCLA fans, as the first year of the Chip Kelly era stumbled out of the gate and finished with a woeful 3-9 record. There were mass player departures, growing pains, and injuries which created something of a Year Zero for the Bruins, akin to a year-long practice session.

But even out of those ashes, a hopeful phoenix is beginning to rise. Because, while last year was bad (and I cannot stress it enough, last year was not good), there were signs that something was building.