The firing of Bruins football coach Jim Mora Sunday was totally understandable but completely unexpected, and fully out of character for a conservative athletic department often reluctant to take a stand.
Who knew that the measured athletic director, Dan Guerrero, could be so aggressive in making Mora the first Bruins football coach in recent memory to be fired before the end of the regular season?
Who knew that the UCLA athletic coffers would suddenly be so accessible, as the school will pay Mora nearly $12 million without help from boosters to buy out a contract that was guaranteed through 2021?