There is light at the end of the tunnel. New life is breathing into the lungs of the UCLA basketball team. Just like episode four of the Star Wars saga, there is a new hope. With Steve Alford gone, the real season can begin.
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Even before Alford’s termination, there was a possibility that the Bruins could win the Pac-12 regular season championship if only for the fact that the conference is collectively in a downward spiral.
It has not been a fun start to the 2018-19 season for the Conference of Champions.