If UCLA plays in Pauley Pavilion and no one’s there to see it, does the arena make a sound?
This brain teaser is a little easier to solve than the one about the tree falling in the forest.

Almost four years ago I was admitted to USC and attended its Admitted Student Reception. Attendees toured campus, met current students, interacted with faculty and if they were so inclined, committed themselves to the University of Southern California by way of ringing the then-red Victory Bell while posing for a picture with Tommy Trojan.

The fact that this upcoming game against USC doesn’t matter at all could make it actually mean something.
The feeling of disappointment, wasted opportunity and squandered potential Saturday as the Bruins lined up on 1st-and-30 on their own 35 with the chance to play in the Pac-12 championship game on the line was undeniable.

The stage could have been set better only if Stanford’s marching band was on the field.
UCLA’s offense got the ball with 2:57 left on the clock, down 17-10 to then-No.

Last season, Anthony Barr laid a hit that was heard around the city – a sack so thunderous under the rain at the Rose Bowl it ended USC quarterback Matt Barkley’s college career.

The sheds and walls painted black during the offseason throughout Spaulding Field matched the tone of the UCLA football flag that now hangs at half-staff in honor and mourning of wide receiver Nick Pasquale.

The hype for redshirt sophomore Marcus Mariota’s possible Heisman Trophy in Eugene has been ten times that over redshirt sophomore Brett Hundley and senior linebacker Anthony Barr in Westwood.