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Episode 131: CFB25 Week!

Bruin fans and fans of college football, CFB 25 week is upon us! In our latest episode we chat about UCLA in CFB 25 and how hyped we are to see the Bruins represented in the game. We also chat about how the recent schedule changes for football are nothing but a good thing. Lastly, we chat some basketball, including some NBA Bruin news+ a very happy birthday to Mick Cronin! 

Episode 130: B1G Perceptions of UCLA

Bruin fans we have a good one for you today! As the inaugural season in B1G football approaches, we discuss how strange (it still is!) this upcoming season feels, the perception of UCLA by other B1G fanbases and our thoughts around where the school really fits into the conference. We also chat some football recruiting and UCLA MBB's summer practices tipping off. Check it all our right here at Bruin Source!

Episode 129: B1G Bruin Rivals and the Path to Success

We saw the Pac-12 social media presence officially start changing over to the Pac-2, so we figured we'd better start chatting about UCLA in the B1G! In this one, we talk about what B1G schools we'd like to develop rivalries with (organically of course) for both football and basketball. We also talk about UCLA's upcoming football schedule and the pathway to success for the Bruins. Bonus recruiting update also included! It's a good one, so check it out right here!

Episode 128: Bruin Football Recruiting Update + New-Look Men's Basketball

What's up Bruins? We got a new episode for you! In this one, we talk about UCLA's football recruiting and how it ranks in comparison with other B1G teams. We also dive into the new-look UCLA basketball roster, Mick Cronin's recent comments on NIL, recruiting and the new faces and Fox Sports' recent ranking of UCLA as being the #1 developer of NBA talent. Check it out right here, give us any feedback and share with your friends!

Episode 127: Summer Time and the Living's Easy

Delayed BS ep drop! Not a ton going on in the UCLA-verse, but we chat about Jrue Holiday's 2nd NBA championship, some recruiting updates for football and UCLA's 2024 Hall of Fame class. Check it all out right here!

Episode 126: Future UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk

Sorry for the delay, but better late than never right??? This is a Chancellor-centric episode with UCLA naming Julio Frenk as its 7th Chancellor to take over for Gene Block. In this one we chat about what his background is, how he's handled athletics during his tenure at University of Miami and how we think he'll impact UCLA's athletics. We also have a quick update on football recruiting and some thoughts on the college basketball landscape. 

Episode 125: 2024 Schedules (So Far!)

We got a schedule-centric episode for you! As the offseason continues, we're getting some more clarity on what both football and MBB schedules will look like and we have some thoughts. Check it out right here!

Episode 124: Bill Walton, Thank YOU for Your Life

We pay tribute to one of the greatest basketball players ever, trailblazing tv broadcasters and one of the most legendary Bruins of all time, Bill Walton. We chat about his larger than life persona, his incredible career while at UCLA and beyond and some of our own memories and interactions with him. Bill, we'll miss you.

In other UCLA related news, we also chat about the renewal of the UCLA-Zona basketball series, football landing 4* QB Madden Iamaleava and of course, the softball team making it to the Women's College World Series on their quest for another title.

Lastly, we also dive into a truly seismic shift with the NCAA and college athletics: revenue sharing with the athletes. We discuss what we think will happen with these new changes and how they'll impact UCLA specifically. 

 

Episode 123: The Danger of Calimony

Bruin Source is back with a new episode! More importantly, Kevin is back too, meaning this isn't gonna be another boring 1-man show! In this one we chat about the road that led to Calimony, how ridiculous the entire concept is and how it could point to further dangers of how the UC Regents handle athletics in the future. We also discuss UCLA's Big 10 schedule for MBB and what some of our way-too-early expectations are. Lastly, we have a quick spring sport roundup! Check it all out right here!

Episode 122: The Commitments Keep on Coming

Boom after boom after boom. That's the only way to describe how successful UCLA's recruiting is going right on. In this episode, we chat about Mick Cronin landing a late cycle freshman recruit in PG Trent Perry and how he'll fit into an absolutely STACKED roster. Secondly, we talk about Deshaun Foster's own successes in transfer recruiting, including landing a much needed edge rusher and adding some talent to the QB room. Lastly, we get into some spring sports, including Men's Volleyball's Natty (back 2 back!) and Softball winning the conference. Check all of this out right here!