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Pac-12: UCLA Bruins
Pac-12 morning links
I haven't even finished eating all of my Halloween candy.
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Depth Chart Wednesday! Depth Chart Wednesday! Depth Chart Wednesday! Let's get to it. Note: UCLA doesn't celebrate Depth Chart Wednesday.
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- California (page 11 of the game notes)
- Colorado
- Oregon (game notes not updated, will update if it becomes available)
- Oregon State (page 34 of the game notes)
- Stanford
- USC (page 19 of the game notes)
- Utah (page 11 of the game notes)
- Washington (page 9 of the game notes)
- Washington State (page 10 of the game notes)
OK, there are a lot of these to get through, but stick with us. We can do it together.
There's a very good representation of the Pac-12 among these lists. If a Pac-12 player is a finalist, he's listed as the first name on the list (just an FYI).
MAXWELL AWARD: Given to the top player in college football (as considered by the Maxwell Football Club and voting panel).
- Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota -- 3,103 passing yards, 32 TD, 2 INT, 597 rushing yards, 97 carries, 9 rushing TDMississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott -- 2,1714 passing yards, 23 TD, 10 INT, 891 rushing yards, 171 carries, 12 rushing TD
- Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon -- 254 carries, 2,109 yards, 25 TD
- Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright III -- 126 tackles, 22 TFL, 12 sacks, 5 forced fumbles
- Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa -- 43 tackles, 18 TFL, 11.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles
- Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley -- 24 tackles, 15.5 TFL, 9 sacks, 1 forced fumble
- Tom Hackett (Utah) -- 46.5
- JK Scott (Alabama) -- 46.8
- Scott Arellano (BYU) -- 44.6
- Scott Harding (Hawaii) -- 41.5
- Austin Rehkow (Idaho) -- 47.8
- Justin Vogel (Miami) -- 44.0
- Tyler Wedel (Northern Illinois) -- 41.9
- Cameron Johnston (Ohio State) -- 43.6
- Drew Kaser (Texas A&M) -- 44.4
- Alex Kinal (Wake Forest) -- 43.8
- Texas defensive tackle Malcom Brown
- Auburn center Reese Dismukes
- Iowa tackle Brandon Scherff
- Mariota (see stats above)
- Prescott (see stats above)
- TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin -- 3,021 passing yards, 24 TD, 5 INT, 122 rushing attempts, 548 yards, 7 TD
- Oregon cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu -- 54 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT, 7 pass break ups
- Alabama safety Landon Collins -- 75 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 3 INT, 5 pass break ups
- Louisville safety Jerod Holliman -- 32 tackles, 2 TFL, 13 INT, 3 pass break ups
- The verdict is in and Arizona-Arizona State is the most heated rivalry in college football.
- A look at that Arizona-ASU rivalry from different members of both teams.
- The good and the bad at California under Sonny Dykes.
- Colorado has a lot to play for in its final home game.
- Revisiting the Civil War from 1920-39.
- A few coaches have been on both sides of the Civil War.
- A look at Stanford through the eyes of its next opponent.
- UCLA is looking forward to overcoming some struggles against the Cardinal.
- A list of what USC should be thankful for this season.
- Some suggestions for Kyle Whittingham in regard to Travis Wilson and the offense.
- A quick overview of the Washington-Washington State match up.
- A former Wazzu RB shares some memories of the Apple Cup.
Weekend recruiting wrap: Pac-12
While there were a number of important visitors at every Pac-12 game this past weekend, the Rose Bowl took center stage as UCLA hosted a number of official and unofficial visitors in what was the hottest ticket of the year for Southern California recruits. UCLA kicked off its strong weekend with a commitment from an ESPN 300 prospect, while Oregon hosted a junior college standout committed to another Pac-12 program. This upcoming weekend presents an opportunity for recruiting statements to be made in rivalry games.
National links: Calm before the storm
Unless, that is, you're into watching the single-game FBS rushing record fall for the second straight Saturday. (So who breaks it this week?) Yes, last week was dull, unless, of course, you're into Florida State's weekly high-wire act, re-awakenings at Arkansas and Minnesota or UCLA's continued stranglehold on Los Angeles.
My point is, the latest set of games didn't significantly impact the College Football Playoff picture -- at least in comparison to the past few weeks. Barring some craziness at the selection-committee table, the top four on Tuesday night is going to look no different than last week's edition.
But Week 13 was simply the calm before the storm. Not so sure? Check out first nine paragraphs Gene Wojciechowski's BMOC column. The rocky road to Dec. 9 is enough to make a fan of any playoff contender choke on his or her turkey dinner.
And it starts in two days.
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Pac-12 morning links
Leading off
Tonight the committee will release its College Football Playoff rankings and it'll be interesting to see how it views certain team's wins (cough, UCLA) and certain team's losses (cough, Ole Miss). The Ducks, after a big win over Colorado, should be secure in the top four though it'd be quite the surprise for them to sneak in to the top spot, even with Alabama's slow start against Western Carolina this weekend.
If you saw The Eliminator on Monday morning, there were probably a few things you noticed. First and foremost, Mark Schlabach pointed out the fact that yes, we're heading into the final weekend of the regular season. And no, the College Football Playoff hasn't broken the regular season by any means. Instead, with one week to go (in most conferences), there is plenty of excitement down the stretch.
No. 2 Oregon must survive the Civil War against Oregon State.
No. 3 Florida State must get past one more regular-season game against rival Florida.
The Big Ten West, Pac-12 South and SEC East are still up for grabs, too.
So much for the playoff ruining the drama of college football's regular season.
Oregon is still listed under "In Contention" while Arizona, Arizona State and UCLA are all in the "On The Fence" category. The good news for Pac-12 fans is that no conference team did anything detrimental this weekend. The only two teams that were eliminated were Ole Miss (which lost 30-0 to unranked -- but hot -- Arkansas) and Michigan State.
Awards season
The Butkus Award (given annually to the nation's top linebacker) announced its five finalists on Monday. The Pac-12 snagged two of the spots.
- UCLA's Eric Kendricks
- Washington's Hau'oli Kikaha
- Miami's Denzel Perryman
- Michigan's Jake Ryan
- Notre Dame's Jaylon Smith
That is one heck of a list of candidates and the Pac-12 Blog would like to congratulate all five. Seriously, these are all fantastic linebackers and players that certainly deserve to be honored after the seasons they've all had.
However, there's one pretty obvious name missing from that list: Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright III. He has been an absolute monster this season and though I wouldn't want to single out any individual on that list and say that Wright deserves the spot more, it certainly was shocking to see Wright --- who averages a nation-high 2 TFL per game and ranks fifth nationally in sacks per game -- to not be on that list.
And we weren't the only to feel that way:
Notably absent from Butkus Award finalists is Arizona's Scooby Wright, who leads nation in TFLs, is 5th in sacks and 6th in total tackles.— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) November 24, 2014
Diving into some numbers
#Zona LB Scooby Wright 127 tackles--more than any Butkus finalist; 12 sacks (2nd most); 2.1 TFLs per gm, also more than any Butkus finalist.— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 24, 2014
According to Nate Silver's model over at fivethirtyeight.com, the Bruins' 38-20 win last Saturday was the biggest win of the weekend. Based off his model, UCLA went from having an 8.2 percent chance to making the playoff to having a 14.0 percent chance of making the playoff.
There are eight schools (again, this is according to Silver's model) that have at least a 10 percent chance of making the playoff. Here's a list of the eight programs Silver says are still in the running -- by at least 10 percent -- to make the playoff, followed by their total chance and the percent their chance increased or decreased following last Saturday's games.
- Alabama -- 80.8 percent, +5.5 percent after beating Western Carolina, 48-14.
- Oregon -- 75.7 percent, +3.6 percent after beating Colorado, 44-10.
- FSU -- 59 percent, -0.9 percent after beating Boston College, 20-17.
- TCU -- 47.1 percent, -1.8 after being on a bye.
- Ohio State -- 42 percent, -1.5 percent after beating Indiana, 42-27.
- Baylor -- 33.3 percent, +2.5 percent after beating Oklahoma State, 49-28.
- Mississippi State -- 32.6 percent, +5.1 after beating Vanderbilt, 51-0.
- UCLA -- 14 percent, +5.8 percent after beating USC, 38-20.
So, UCLA's chances don't look awesome, but if it wins the Pac-12 title, there will certainly be an argument for the Bruins being in one of the four spots. And, as far as the chances of making the finals, the Pac-12 is still sitting pretty well. Oregon has a 44.2 percent chance to make the finals (UCLA is at 6.1 percent).
News/notes/team reports
- There's still no indication as to whether or not Anu Solomon will be healthy for Saturday.
- Jaelen Strong is expected to return for the Territorial Cup.
- BYU is hoping to make a statement at Cal.
- A nice read on Mike and Jay MacIntyre and their first year together as coach-player.
- A little more from Charlie Pape, aka the "Jesus, girls and Marcus Mariota" kid.
- Video of Mike Riley on running backs, quarterbacks, Civil War prep.
- Grading the week for Stanford football.
- Brett Hundley says that the game against USC was "probably" his last one in the rivalry.
- Buck Allen could still lead the Pac-12 in rushing.
- Utah's strong suits were weak against Arizona.
- Video of Chris Petersen on the Apple Cup, Mike Leach and more.
- Mike Leach's Monday news conference transcript.
For any media covering the Territorial Cup this weekend, Josh Kelman has you covered for your postgame story.
Prewriting the #DuelIntheDesert postgame narratives so media can copy & paste. Help @BDenny29 @jskarp @territorialcup pic.twitter.com/cESmnWBptA— Josh Kelman (@JoshKelman) November 24, 2014
Monday reset: A look around the Pac-12
To remind us that absolutely nothing about the Pac-12 is normal, the stage is set for the South champion to be determined in another "only out West" kind of way: Simultaneous games on Black Friday -- the third to last day of November -- under the beating sun of 80-degree weather.
"Perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer," Henry David Thoreau wrote about the Pac-12 a good 169 years ago. "Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured, or far away."
Well, he wasn't really writing about the road to the Field of Jeans. But the point stands. The Weird West has hummed a different, fascinating tune all season long, and this last regular-season weekend promises to supply more of the same as the Levi's Stadium championship matchup is finalized.
Simultaneous explosions: Stanford-UCLA and ASU-Arizona
Both Stanford-UCLA and ASU-Arizona kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT, on Black Friday. Arizona Stadium will require high bandwidth WiFi as both the 9-2 Sun Devils and 9-2 Wildcats need the Bruins to lose so that the Territorial Cup determines the Pac-12 South. So there'll certainly be more than a few fans trying to stream the happenings in Pasadena on their smart phones while simultaneously watching an intriguing Duel in the Desert.
ASU started slowly but ended up whipping Washington State 52-31 this past Saturday, so the Sun Devils feel they're back on track following bitter disappointment in Corvallis two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Arizona did some 1970s Arnold-style muscle flexing in Utah, racking up 298 rushing yards in a 42-10 road annihilation. The Sun Devils' aggressive defense has given up its share of big runs this season, and that's a danger point ahead of a matchup with Arizona's Nick Wilson (20 carries, 218 yards, 10.9 per carry, 3 touchdowns at Utah). We'll keep an eye on quarterback Anu Solomon's status (ankle) throughout this week.
The Territorial Cup will take on truly monumental importance if Stanford successfully embraces the spoiler role and asserts itself early versus UCLA. Remember that the Bruins haven't beaten the Cardinal since 2008 -- that's the pre-Andrew Luck era stuff. Stanford clinched its first Pac-12 title run with consecutive victories over UCLA in 2012, and although their title defense has already failed here in 2014, they did shut down the Bruins' rushing attack in a suffocating win last year.
Brett Hundley's unit must show that it's made significant strides, because the Cardinal's defense looks ready: They battered Cal to the tune of a season-high five takeaways in Saturday's 38-17 win. Stanford set the table with competent offense, but the Bruins' obviously pose a greater challenge than the Bears did defensively. USC mustered only a season-low 4.1 yards per play against UCLA's defense, which is peaking at the right time.
The "rivalry": Utah at Colorado
Let's not kid ourselves: These two programs do not have enough historical hatred for each other to truly fall into the rivalry category. Nevertheless, this is a huge contest for both squads. The Utes have lost three of their last four games, and a loss in Boulder to close the season would put a massively bitter finishing touch on a once-promising season. It'd be like finding a massive, plump orange, only to discover there's a worm inside of it.
Meanwhile, this is Colorado's Super Bowl. The Buffs are 0-8 in conference play, and this is a wonderful chance to enter a critical building offseason on a much-needed high note.
Desperation bowl: Notre Dame at USC
At one point earlier this year, matters looked so promising for both the Irish and the Trojans. Now, this historical rivalry is more about avoiding complete late-season disaster than anything else. Notre Dame has dropped four of five games (including consecutive home defeats to Northwestern and Louisville), while USC's thorough whipping at the hands of hated UCLA has Steve Sarkisian scrambling to avoid that dreaded seven-win season. The loser of this game is going to stagger into bowl season neck-deep in turmoil.
Tipping point game: BYU at Cal
All is not lost for the Bears even though the wounded Stanford beast came into Memorial Stadium to drop off a few busloads of humble pie. Cal feels that it's still ascending as a program -- the defense must improve for the Bears to take that next step -- and this nonconference finale against the Cougars is the Cal's chance to punch a postseason ticket for the first time since 2011. Remember that bowl eligibility secures extra December practice time for a program. That's potentially vital as Sonny Dykes positions his team to attempt a third year breakthrough.
Civil War: Oregon State at Oregon
The "Civil War" is my favorite rivalry nickname, so I don't think I can come up with a better way to describe this game than that simple moniker, one which illustrates just how divided the Beaver State really is. Nobody is giving Oregon State much of a shot here, but remember they're playing for bowl eligibility in Sean Mannion's senior season. There's also that whole thing about top 10 teams struggling in Reser Stadium -- one fell victim to Corvallis just two weeks ago. The Ducks must be wary: Marcus Mariota's strong Heisman push is on the line along with College Football Playoff hopes.
Some ice cream for a Pac-12 dessert: Washington at Washington State
The last game of the Pac-12 regular season will, indeed, be an opportunity for some #Pac12AfterDark eccentricity. This will offer a good representation of how geographically diverse the Pac-12 is. Whereas Friday's games in Los Angeles and Tucson are expected to experience 80-degree temperatures, the forecast for this one in Pullman calls for the mercury to dip below 30 degrees on Saturday night. This is not the end of the road for Washington, but both the Huskies and the Cougars have chances to add a positive memory to difficult seasons.
National links: Who's No. 4?
There will be teams left out who can make perfectly compelling cases to be playoff participants. There will be voices raised and criticisms leveled regarding which program truly deserved the final spot in the playoff. This much is a certainty.
But which teams have the best chances of cracking the field? It still seems to be a matter of conjecture beyond the top three teams: Alabama, Oregon and Florida State.
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Pac-12 morning links
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Rankings are starting to get awfully important now. As we head into the final week of the regular season, there is plenty of jockeying going on. And how the rest of the country sees things will likely play a role in how the College Football Playoff selection committee sees things.
The Pac-12 had a setback in the rankings last weekend with lackluster performances from Utah and USC. Both of their non-competitive losses bounced them from the rankings, leaving the league with just four teams left in the top 25. Kyle Bonagura has the conference perspective here. The good news is that all four teams are ranked in the top 15 -- so the best the league has to offer is getting its due. Here are where the four teams stand in the AP and coaches polls (AP listed first).
- Oregon 2-3
- Arizona 12-12
As always, here are how some folks who cover the conference voted in the AP poll.
- Adam Jude of the Seattle Times
- Kyle Ringo of the Boulder Daily Camera
- Michael Lev of the Orange County Register
- Mike Sorensen of the Deseret News
- Scott Wolf of the Los Angeles Daily News
In this week's look at Pat Forde's "Fab 4," Oregon is seated nicely at the No. 2 spot, where he projects the Ducks to face Mississippi State in the Rose Bowl.
His take on the Ducks:
The Ducks continue rolling at a high rate of speed, winning their sixth straight Saturday -- all of them by double digits, all while scoring at least 42 points. They jumped on hapless Colorado 30-3 in the first half, upped the lead to 44-10 in the third quarter and then used the fourth as mop-up duty. In combination with Oregon's pileup of strong wins, its lone loss (31-24 to Arizona on Oct. 2) has only gotten better as the season has gone along. The Wildcats now are 9-2 and remain in contention to win the Pac-12 South and have a potential league championship rematch with Oregon.
Worth noting that he also has UCLA as a team still worth consideration. If the Bruins beat Stanford on Friday, they will lock up the South and force a rematch with the Ducks in the Pac-12 championship game. If the Cardinal beat the Bruins, then it's winner take all in the Territorial Cup.
News/notes/team reports
- Some more on Arizona moving up in the polls.
- As noted above, there is plenty at stake in the Territorial Cup.
- Stanford owns the axe. And Cal.
- The MacIntyres are getting to spend a lot of time together.
- The Ducks enter Civil War week with momentum.
- Some notes from Mike Riley's Sunday call with the media.
- Another opinion piece on the Big Game ... though not a differing one from the Cal link.
- UCLA's receivers stepped up big against USC.
- Five observations from USC's loss to UCLA.
- Utah wasn't able to handle the big play against Arizona.
- Washington showed resiliency with its win over Oregon State.
- Some final thoughts from WSU's loss to Arizona State.
Early Offer: Keisean Lucier-South big for Bruins
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Best of the visits: Pac-12
UCLA's big night
It all started with a bang for the Bruins, as ESPN 300 defensive end Keisean Lucier-South committed to UCLA well before the start of the game against USC.
November 23, 2014
Lucier-South, the nation's No. 29 prospect, had always been considered a lean to the Bruins, but solidifying his commitment was still cause for celebration in Westwood. It gives UCLA the Nos. 3 and 5 prospects in the state after not signing any of the top 13 California prospects in the 2014 class. Lucier-South was in attendance at the Rose Bowl as well, as UCLA's decisive 38-20 victory over USC made for a nice day for the new commitment.
While Lucier-South was in attendance on an unofficial visit, there were more than a few official visitors in town for the Bruins. Perhaps the most important uncommitted official visitor was ESPN 300 guard Joshua Wariboko, the No. 174 prospect in the nation. He was on a visit with UCLA pledge Will Lockett and they had similar thoughts on the atmosphere on campus and at the game.
Today was a good day #4sUp #8Clap ????????— Keisean South1?6? (@KLSouth16) November 23, 2014
Utah commit George Wilson was at the game and provided a quick snapshot.
Rose bowl so live ??— Will Lockett!!!! (@willdoesit__) November 22, 2014
But the lasting effects from this game might be more felt in the 2016 class, which was loaded in terms of visitors at the Rose Bowl. Outside linebacker Caleb Kelly, the nation's No. 38 prospect in his class, made the drive down.
?????? v. ?? ???? pic.twitter.com/md0wLM6qwV— George Siaosi Wilson (@24isreal) November 23, 2014
Insider linebacker Lokeni Toailoa, the nation's No. 79 prospect in 2016 retweeted a number of positive UCLA messages and had this simple statement, regarding UCLA's three straight wins in the rivalry.
Were ready for some football! 8 clap! ?? @calebkkelly @grnigne37 pic.twitter.com/nT5UkZRF7q— Valerie Kelly (@valkel19) November 22, 2014
2016 wide receiver Theo Howard, who holds early offers from both programs, was at the Rose Bowl.
Bruwins x3.— Lokeni Toailoa (@LokeniTheGreat) November 23, 2014
Running back Damian Alloway, a new addition to the 2016 ESPN 300, at No. 206 overall, holds an offer from UCLA and wasn't shy about which direction he was leaning Saturday night.
Ucla vs usc tonight!!— theo howard (@theohoward2) November 22, 2014
UCLA also hosted 2016 prospects Traveon Beck and Frank Martin -- the No. 132 overall prospect in his class.
I mess with SC and UCLA tough but I'm only a UCLA fan today. #8clap ??— Damian A1?1?oway (@dalloway11) November 22, 2014
More visitors to Oregon
#8clap with my boy frank Martin @Frank_martin73 pic.twitter.com/nbKMQiyRnY— Traveon Beck ? (@HeyImTray) November 23, 2014
The Ducks have taken advantage of in season official visitors more frequently than any other Pac-12 program, relying heavily on Autzen Stadium's tremendous atmosphere to make an impression on visitors. This weekend, a few notable uncommitted prospects took official visits in Marquise Doherty and Octavius Spencer, but the visit to watch could be Arizona State junior college linebacker commit Davon Durant. All three prospects likely heard plenty from Oregon's committed prospects in town on official visits -- offensive linemen Shane Lemieux and Jake Hanson.
Trip to Tempe
Great times in Eugene with the fam pic.twitter.com/56FafUFBm9— Jake Hanson (@Jake_Hanson72) November 23, 2014
Arizona State had several interesting official visitors on campus, as ESPN 300 prospects John Houston, Stanley Norman and Joseph Wicker all made their way to Tempe. The Sun Devils also hosted committed junior college tight end Raymond Epps on an official visit.
Big visitor for Big Game
We got the win. #ASUvsWashington #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/iXiuMBsSN5— Raymond Epps (@Hard2Guard13) November 22, 2014
Cal had a number of commits in town for the Big Game against Stanford. The Golden Bears also received an unofficial visit from 2016 ESPN 300 cornerback Treyjohn Butler, the No. 86 overall prospects who holds early Pac-12 offers from Arizona State, Cal, Washington and Washington State.
#GoBears pic.twitter.com/XpODtoR0y9— Since98 (@_treyjohnb) November 22, 2014
Great time in the 510.. #calbears pic.twitter.com/YbPestDQqQ— Since98 (@_treyjohnb) November 23, 2014
Bruins re-enter the national spotlight
PASADENA, Calif. -- Naturally, UCLA coach Jim Mora would have preferred his Bruins be a pristine 11-0, having already locked up the Pac-12 South ahead of next week's season finale against Stanford.
But let's be honest. When you hoist your sails in Pac-12 waters, you're going to hit a couple of rocks.
UCLA took on water midway through the season with back-to-back losses to Utah and Oregon, and the national media just assumed the S.S. Bruin was unsalvageable.
But the Bruins bailed the water out. And five wins later -- including their most recent 38-20 pasting of USC Saturday night -- No. 9 UCLA once again finds itself hanging around for a spot in the College Football Playoff. And while swallowing a pair of home losses never sits well, perhaps the silver lining of the mid-season defeats is that the national media turned its oppressive stare away from Westwood, giving the Bruins the space they needed to grow into the team that throttled its rivals at the Rose Bowl Saturday night.
Saturday night, UCLA looked every bit the dominant team many thought it would be when the Bruins were tapped as the No. 7 team in the country in the preseason. The defense was vicious -- sacking USC quarterback Cody Kessler six times and picking up eight tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The Trojans, who averaged 35.2 points per game coming into the game, were held to just 20 points.
Offensively, quarterback Brett Hundley shook off an early pick-six and ended up 22-of-31 for 326 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for a 15-yard score.
And let's not overlook the fact that the Bruins are now 3-0 against USC in the Mora era. To boot, all three wins have come by 10 points or more. The last time that happened was 1953-55, a time period that saw the Bruins win the UPI national championship in 1954.
Mora took all of two sentences to relish the significance of the win.
"We don't bask in moments," he said. "We'll just move on to the next moment."
The next moment involves a Stanford squad that is 3-0 against Mora. With a victory Friday the Bruins will clinch the Pac-12 South and face the Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 championship game. If they lose, then Saturday's Territorial Cup between Arizona State and Arizona will determine the division champion.
Schematically, the Bruins didn't make any drastic overhauls when they hit their two-game skid. They took the leash off Hundley and gave him more freedom to run. And they put more of an emphasis on their base offense. But for the most part, the UCLA team Saturday -- from an X's and O's standpoint -- was the same that won Aug. 30 at Virginia.
"Those two losses feel like 100 years ago," offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone said. "That doesn't mean I'm not [upset] that we lost both. I think we've seen the offensive line really improve over the last month. And the glass half full is that maybe we're a better football team because of those losses. The kids refocused, and we went back to our base, and we figured we'd just get good at what we do."
It sounds simple enough. The result has been a spike in the national rankings and UCLA's second win over a top-20 team in its last five games. And the Bruins are sure to climb again when the new rankings are released Tuesday, given their win over the No. 19 Trojans and Ole Miss' loss to Arkansas.
Of course, just like when his team was ranked No. 7 in the preseason, Mora was in no mood to talk about the playoff.
"I talk about the Pac-12 championship," he said. "We have to win Friday. If we can win Friday, we will have another shot to win the Pac-12 championship. I don't talk about that other stuff."
And yet the "other stuff" can't be ignored. Because if the Bruins were to win the conference, it would include a win over (likely) No. 2 Oregon and give them a compelling case for being the best two-loss team in the country. And if a conference championship counts for something -- as the selection committee claims -- the Bruins would have a very strong argument for inclusion.
A jagged upward trend: UCLA defense hits moment of truth versus USC
"For us, if you were going to do a graph, it's been rather jagged, but always trending upwards, even when it didn't seem like it," he explains.
The entire gamut of feelings and evaluations have checked in with the Bruins over the course of 10 games so far -- lofty hype, bitter disappointment, maddening inconsistency, and mercurial play all come to mind.
Ultimately, the smell of success is lingering even as the dust of the chaos begins to settle. UCLA is 8-2, and with only two games remaining, they have traversed the Pac-12 South minefield well enough to control their own destiny -- not only for a conference crown, but also (potentially) for a College Football Playoff berth.
A topsy-turvy campaign
For painful stretches of this season, struggles were prevalent for the Bruins. They were mainly rooted in the inability to generate a consistent pass rush; through eight games, UCLA had logged only 10 sacks.
The low point came on October 11, when Oregon ran the Bruins out of the Rose Bowl in a 42-30 game that wasn't nearly as close as the score would indicate. Boneheaded penalties damaged any promising efforts, and there weren't many of those to begin with, as UCLA didn't reach Marcus Mariota a single time. After matters quickly escalated, defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich tried to turn in his play card to Mora on the sideline during an embarrassing "I give up, you do it" moment caught by national television cameras.
"All the pressure was on us, and we let it get the best of us," linebacker Eric Kendricks said. "We got back to the fundamentals, counted on each other, and began trusting one another to do the job."
Quarterback pressure arrived the following Saturday at California. The Bruins sacked Jared Goff three times. One of those takedowns marked the coming out party of 6-foot-4 sophomore defensive lineman Takkarist McKinley, a player whose emergence has spurred the critical improvement of UCLA's pass rush.
Though the Bruins again failed to register a sack their next time out during an ugly double-overtime squeak-by at Colorado, the upward trend had begun -- even if the ascending line on that graph was jagged.
"We would see things that -- to us -- showed we were making progress," Mora said. "But I think the last couple weeks, we've just been a more consistent football team in all areas."
He's right. After the near-debacle at Colorado, UCLA has racked up three sacks apiece in consecutive wins against Arizona and Washington. Six of the Bruins' 16 sacks have come during the past two games. With McKinley bringing his heat, the contributions of physically imposing stalwarts Kenny Clark, Owa Odighizuwa, Eddie Vanderdoes, and Deon Hollins have begun to overwhelm opposing fronts.
A positive effect
This Bruins' defense is loaded with talent, and the development of a rigid backbone up front has allowed this stockpile to truly shine. Outside linebacker Myles Jack might generate the most hype, but Kendricks' play on the inside has been UCLA's most spectacular element. His 110 tackles trail only Arizona's Scooby Wright for the Pac-12 lead, and his sensational sideline-to-sideline play was essential in the Bruins' biggest defensive statement of the year, a 17-7 suffocation of the Wildcats. The Bruins held Arizona to just 2.4 yards per rush and 3.6 yards per pass.
"We started knowing where we fit, trusting one another to do our job, and relying on our teammates," Kendricks said. "When we did that, you saw the outcome: We played excellent football."
Ulbrich, a first-year defensive coordinator, has indicated that he is finding a comfort zone when it comes to fine-tuning the intricacies of the defense and the best ways to maximize UCLA's abundance of talent. This development is obviously helping the entire unit, but it's led specifically to improved play from cornerback Fabian Moreau and less of a reliance on the secondary in general. The defense banked heavily on the work of top cornerback Ishmael Adams (two interceptions) earlier in the season, but now the load is more evenly spread out across the entire unit.
That comes just in time for the Bruins. They have been fortunate enough to see explosive Brett Hundley performances bail them out time and time again, but that's not a sustainable winning formula -- especially with a multidimensional USC team coming in, hungry for vengeance. If UCLA is, in fact, going to rise from the ashes to make good on the preseason hype, its defense will have to carry its recent balanced success into the Rose Bowl on Saturday.
"[USC] does a little bit of everything: Tempo offense, a good quarterback, running back, offensive line, wide receivers," Kendricks said. "There are good athletes everywhere. It'll challenge every aspect of our defense."
This test comes at the most telling time, with UCLA finally encountering the moment of truth. The can cannot be kicked any further down the road; it's time to find out if these Bruins were worthy of preseason expectations.
"If we just handle our job and our end of the bargain, everything will handle itself," Kendricks said. "That's what we continue to do. That's what we continue to preach."
Pac-12 viewer's guide: Week 13
10 a.m.
Washington State at Arizona State, Pac-12 Network
One word: early. This game kicks off at 11 a.m. local time, but keep in mind that the Cougars' body clocks will still be set to the Pacific time zone. Mike Leach said that Washington State's hotel pregame routine will start between 5 and 6 a.m. It'll be a chance for fans to watch the Pac-12 while munching on pancakes, French toast, or -- my favorite -- crab Benedict. And it'll be a chance for ASU to wash away the horrible memory of last week's 35-27 loss at Oregon State as quickly as possible.
12:30 p.m.
Arizona at Utah, ESPN
By lunchtime, there should be a craving for a good dose of backfield pressure. #SackLackCity should be a fun place for the Wildcats' Scooby Wright to visit: He's ranked in the top three nationally in sacks and tackles for loss, so why not put him on the same field as the Utes' Nate Orchard, who's currently at the top of the sack heap? Defensive star power is the name of the game here, but keep an eye on Arizona's Anu Solomon: He must step up to the challenge of the Rice-Eccles crowd.
1 p.m.
Stanford at Cal, Fox Sports 1
Stanford's offense has been bad, but the Cardinal have found a way to score against shaky defenses this season (they've been terrible in games against ranked teams, averaging only 11.4 points per regulation in those contests). Well, good news for the Cardinal: The Golden Bears are worse than shaky on defense (39.2 points, 518 yards per game). Bad news for Stanford: Cal is at home, and it is smelling blood. Let's see what gives in the 117th Big Game. Oh, and that matchup between Jared Goff and Lance Anderson's top-ranked Cardinal defense isn't too shabby, either.
1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Oregon, Pac-12 Network
The best team in the conference meets the worst team in the conference. Prediction-wise, that's about all that needs to be said about this one. Some extra, slightly unrelated food for thought: Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre asserted that the Pac-12 South was the best division in college football, better than even the SEC West. Imagine how absurdly strong the South would be if Oregon were in it, too (I bring this up only because the SEC's top team, Alabama, happens to reside in the powerful West).
5 p.m.
USC at UCLA, ABC
Statues have been vandalized, airports have received photogenic lighting decorations, and statues have been arguably vandalized some more by duct tape (intended to protect them, but still, that's going to be a pain to remove, right?). The pregame rituals of rivalry week were fun, but it's time for some actual football with Pac-12 championship hopes on the line. The matchup of Brett Hundley and Cody Kessler is fascinating one, as is the battle between USC's frontline explosiveness and a UCLA machine that appears to be peaking at the right time.
7:30 p.m.
Oregon State at Washington, ESPN
The Beavers need one more win to earn bowl eligibility for Sean Mannion in his senior season. It's amazing what one good week (paired with a bad one) can do: Both of these teams have lost four of their past five games, but the feeling surrounding Oregon State is much more positive than the one in Seattle. The Beavers notched a huge 35-27 upset win over ASU last weekend, while the Huskies dropped a bitter 27-26 decision to Arizona. Both have a chance to finish forgettable seasons on a high note.
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As we do every Friday, we focus our attention on some picks. Only two weeks left (not counting the bowl games). Six are already bowl eligible, two more will punch their ticket this weekend (the winners of the Stanford-Cal and Oregon State-Washington games becomes bowl eligible). So we'll have at least eight. But nine or 10 are still mathematically possible. But we'll worry about that when we have to.
The Pac-12 blog released its picks Thursday morning. Chantel Jennings went against the grain in a couple of picks and Kyle Bonagura likes the Trojans. Other than that, pretty unanimous.
As we do every week, here are some predictions from folks who cover the conference and college football nationally.
The Fox Sports tandem of Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel both like the Bruins in a tight game. Here's what Feldman had to say:
Brett Hundley wrecked the Trojans last season with his legs and arm, and he was very sharp in carving up USC two years ago. Despite how well Cody Kessler, Nelson Agholor and Buck Allen are playing, my hunch is the Bruins have enough athletes on defense to contain them to get away with a win. UCLA 31, USC 30.
Here are some other thoughts:
- If you're looking for the kind of picks where points matter, Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News says take the Cougs.
- The Sports Illustrated gang is mostly split on the Arizona-Utah game.
- Jacob Thorpe of the Spokesman-Review likes Cal, regardless of the points.
- The Athlon folks are split on Cal-Stanford.
Injured Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday spoke about the specifics of his injury for the first time Thursday. We had one report here on the blog. He also shared his frustration over the injury and the hope that he'll be playing football again within five months, which would put him in line to participate in WSU's pro day.
Here's a quote from Halliday from a story in the Spokesman-Review:
I think the hardest thing was just how close I was to being healthy throughout the year, going to the combine, getting to do all that stuff. That's what I've been dreaming about since I've been able to dream so that was the frustrating thing: I was just three games away from that.
Halliday was putting up monster numbers. We know this because he's still leading the Pac-12 in passing with 3,873 yards and 32 touchdown passes. Here's the full transcript of Halliday's conference call with the media.
News/notes/team reports
- Scooby Wright is (rightfully so) gaining a lot of national attention.
- ASU seniors are preparing for their final home game.
- Jared Goff has grown into Cal's golden boy. (Sonny Dykes' words, not ours).
- Some questions and answers about the Buffs heading into the Oregon game.
- What do the new playoff rankings mean for the Ducks.
- Some over/under predictions for OSU-Washington.
- Despite a great defense, Stanford's season has been a disappointment.
- A look at how the Bruins can crash the playoff party.
- The Trojans have their sites set on stopping Paul Perkins.
- Hackett for Heisman probably won't pan out, but Utah's punter is one of the best in the country.
- The Huskies are doing some shuffling on the offensive line.
The Cal band continued its annual tradition of invading the San Francisco Chronicle, which is kind of funny.
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Contrasting styles work for Hundley, Kessler
Second team, however is still up for grabs. And this weekend's rivalry game between USC and UCLA might move the debate. There are only two quarterbacks in the conference who are completing more than 70 percent of their throws -- UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley (72.1) and USC quarterback Cody Kessler (70.2).
And while there are plenty of dynamic players on both sidelines, it's the quarterbacks who typically take center stage in this rivalry.
"I think a big part of deciding that stuff will be in this game," Kessler said. "Brett has played really well this year. He's one of my good friends and he's done a great job. I'm happy for him. This game will probably help define that. Not just the all-conference stuff. But some of the other awards and the Battle of L.A. thing. This game has a lot of emphasis on the quarterbacks and it's going to be a fun competition."
The league's two most accurate passers took different routes to get to where they are heading into Saturday. Hundley had a "competition" in the spring of 2012, but easily emerged as the starter before the season began and hasn't looked back since. Kessler's road has been more serpentine, as he had to win over two different coaching staffs (and multiple head coaches) along the way.
No one is going to confuse the two. They play very different styles, run different schemes and bring unique skill sets to their teams. But coaches who have seen both this season agree on the same thing: Both are very good at what they do.
"Very different style, but equally effective," said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham, who was on the winning end of both games against the L.A. schools this season. "Both of them are tremendous talents. I believe both will play a long time in this sport beyond college. Kessler is more of a traditional, pocket, NFL-type guy. Hundley is very dynamic and can run the football as well as throw it. They are both great leaders and do a great job in their respective systems. Should be a great matchup."
Even the way they handle pressure is a contrast in styles. Per ESPN Stats & Information, Kessler is completing 57.4 percent of his throws when he's under duress, which is tops among Power 5 quarterbacks. Conversely, Hundley ranks second among Power 5 quarterbacks with 391 scramble yards. One sticks in the pocket, the other uses his legs to make plays downfield.
"I think that Kessler is really doing a nice job executing that offense and taking care of the ball and not making mistakes," said Cal coach Sonny Dykes, who dropped both games to USC and UCLA. "Hundley can make a lot of plays with his feet. In some ways, he's probably at his best when he can freelance a little bit. But he's certainly capable of being a pocket guy and he does that well. I think his talent really comes out more when he's forced to make some plays with his feet and sustain some plays. They are very different that way, but they are both playing at a high level with two different styles. But both are good at what they do."
It's also worth noting that both have very strong run games supporting them. USC's Javorius "Buck" Allen leads the conference with 1,184 rushing yards. UCLA's Paul Perkins is right on his heels with 1,169 yards.
And yet for as much credit as Kessler gets for staying in the pocket and Hundley for leaving it, both aren't too bad when the roles are reversed. Kessler will never be a tuck-and-run guy, but he can improvise if needed.
"He has that in his arsenal," USC coach Steve Sarkisian said. "… He probably doesn't get enough credit for being as good of an athlete as he is. But I think we'd all prefer for him to stay within the system and utilize his reads and throws."
And Hundley -- who leads all FBS quarterbacks in completion percentage -- has to be a good pocket passer for those kinds of numbers. And when the Bruins throw on first down, he's completing nearly three out of every four passes (74.8 percent).
Of course, these two aren't alone in the quest for all-conference honors. Cal's Jared Goff and Arizona's Anu Solomon will get strong consideration. Even injured Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday still leads the league with 32 touchdown passes and 3,873 yards.
But neither is all that concerned with that right now. Both teams are still fighting for the Pac-12 South title and a date with Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game.
"There is always going to be a lot riding on this game," Hundley said. "It's the end of the season and typically both teams are doing well. This is usually the game where the South is decided and this year it's no different. We respect them as a team. They've put together a good season. We've done the same. It's two well-respected teams and we're going to go out there and put on a show."
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The burka ban debate raging in Europe has made it to Israel. MK Marina Solodkin (Kadima) announced this week her intention to initiate a bill that would prohibit the wearing of a full-body and face covering for women. Solodkin said that her bill would not differentiate between Muslims and Jews.The burka is most commonly tied to Islam. It is worn in more extremist Muslim traditions as part of a conscientious adherence to hijab – the Islamic requirement to dress and behave modestly in public. But in recent years a zealot sect of haredi women, numbering perhaps a dozen or two, has also adopted the burka as part of their understanding of tzniut – Judaism's modesty requirements. The most prominent member of this splinter group, who became known as the "Taliban lady," was charged with sexually abusing her children.Solodkin, inspired by a recent anti-burka campaign launched by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, argues that the burka is an attack on the dignity of women. We agree.Whether there are in Israel enough burka-wearing women to justify devoting the energy and resources needed to legally discourage the phenomenon is unclear. But in principle, a strong argument can be made for banning the burka and what it represents.First, the custom is misogynistic. The aim of covering a woman from head to toe is to blot out her feminine presence in the public domain; to turn her into a nonentity that cannot express her desires and her thoughts; to deny basic human interaction. Religious freedom, like any other right, is granted on condition that it is not exploited for destructive goals, such as the subjugation of women. Muslim women who say they choose to wear the burka might argue that they are no more a product of male domination than anorexic western women vainly striving to meet men's prurient demands for a perfect body. But while the objectification of women is wrong, it cannot be compared to the brutal erasing of their very presence. The burka deviates so radically from accepted Western norms that it cannot be permitted under the pretext of freedom of religious expression, just as full nudity can't. That's why the vast majority of moderate Muslims oppose the burka.
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After last week's cold spell in New York City, I took on the challenge of artfully layering polar vortex essentials like: winter sweaters, flannel shirts, and coats, and still looking somewhat office appropriate. If this winter is anything like last year's frosty and snow drenched season, I am fully prepared. Bring it on Mother Nature!
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Nick Akins, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer, discussed AEP's quarterly financial results, upcoming EPA emissions rules, shale gas activities and more Oct. 23 during a segment on CNBC's Closing Bell program.
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|AEP CEO Nick Akins discusses the company's quarterly earnings results on CNBC's Closing Bell program.
Akins said AEP logged a "great quarter" despite cooler than normal temperatures throughout most of the company's service territory and the fact that AEP "purposely advanced" some operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses from future years into 2014 to lessen the impact of capacity prices on the company in 2016.
"It was a great quarter because we came in at $1.01 (earnings per share), which was consensus, and at the same time we had the sixth coldest summer in the last 30 years and the coldest July since 1979," he said. "Obviously, we want to see continued progress. For our investors who depend on the dividend and earnings growth, we want to make sure that happens consistently from quarter to quarter. We've paid a dividend now for over 400 consecutive quarters."
Turning to the upcoming EPA (111(d)) emissions rules, which could greatly impact coal-fired generation across the country, Akins said, "I think there's no question that we need to rebalance our portfolio so we can have a cleaner energy economy, but we can't forget the investments and the technology moving forward on every front. We need all of our resources, whether it's coal, nuclear, energy efficiency or renewables, across the board to meet the energy demands of this country in the future."
Akins also called the shale gas revolution a "game-changer for our industry," but he said the infrastructure needs continue to lag behind.
"We need the pipeline infrastructure to be in place to support continued investment in new generation across the country," he said. "These shale gas plays popped up pretty much out of nowhere just a couple of years ago, and it brings new resources to us that we didn't have before."
Annual enrollment for AEP's 2015 Health & Welfare benefit plans began at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time today and runs through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, November 13.
Retired employees can enroll online and read the appropriate retiree version of the 2015 Annual Enrollment Guide at the AEP Benefits Center website (https://www.ibenefitcenter.com/aep) under the Resource Center. Then select "Plan Information," and then the "Health" tab. In addition, annual enrollment guides and materials have been sent by postal mail.
For more information, go to the AEP Benefits Center website or call 1-888-237-2363, option 2, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time (extended hours are during the annual enrollment period only). You may also call this number for log in instructions or connectivity issues with the AEP Benefits Center website.
Robert W. Fri, of Bethesda, Md., who served on the AEP Board of Directors from 1995-2008, passed away Oct. 10 after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 78.
Fri was a former deputy director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and of the federal Energy Research and Development Administration. He also was chairman of the Consumer Energy Council of America Forum on Electric Industry Restructuring and former president of Resources for the Future. He was associated with McKinsey & Company, Inc., a management consulting firm, and had been a director of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution).
He held a masters in business administration degree from Harvard Business School and a bachelor of arts degree from Rice University.
He is survived by his wife, Jean L. (Jill); his son, Perry and his daughter-in-law, Sarah, his sons, Sean and Kirk; and his granddaughters, Katie and Leah.
Nick Akins, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer, made a surprise visit to Appalachian Power's Clinch River Plant recently to present one of the corporation's highest awards for employees. Akins delivered The Chairman's Life Saving Award to the plant's first responders and fire brigade members for their actions in April to a one-vehicle accident just outside the plant entrance.
Much of the employees' response was captured in a video recording from a plant security camera.
"I was able to watch the video of the rescue operation," Akins told the employees assembled for an unannounced luncheon at the plant. "It was amazing to see the immediate response from our employees and it showed me how the safety mentality we develop on the job often goes beyond the workplace to save lives for family, friends and the public."
Akins specifically recognized plant employees Travis Woods and Greg Cook for their quick action April 28 when an area resident lost control of her pickup truck and crashed on State Rt. 665. Plant employees and contractors saw the accident and came to the aid of the woman in the overturned vehicle within minutes.
As medical first responders and fire brigade arrived, they found the woman, who had not been wearing a seat belt, trapped in the vehicle and having difficulty breathing. Appalachian's Woods coordinated plant equipment to safely extricate the driver while Cook crawled into the truck cab to support her during the process. The Cleveland, Va., Lifesaving Crew soon arrived to work with the plant responders to stabilize the patient to prepare her for transport.
She was flown to a regional emergency medical facility by a helicopter air ambulance that landed at the plant's helicopter pad. The woman is making a full recovery and her family contacted the plant employees to express their appreciation.
October is National
Cyber Security
Awareness Month
Virtually every financial institution is using the Internet to communicate and allow customers to conduct transactions online. Customers today expect this convenience, and if done securely, these transactions can be as safe as those conducted in person.
Ask yourself the following four questions below. If your answer to all four is a yes, your chances of being impacted by a cyber incident are low. If any of your answers are no, then your chance of being impacted by a cyber incident are high. Understand these risks and take the recommended actions.
|The information in this article is offered for your consideration for your home and personal use only.
It is being provided on behalf of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center to help you stay safe online.
This article is not intended to supersede any AEP policy related to use of company assets.
Is My Computer as Secure as Possible?
Using an unsecured computer is like leaving the door of your house wide open: you are making it easy for someone with malicious intent to access your property. An unprotected machine can become infected with malware in a matter of moments, leaving you vulnerable to identity theft or other crimes.
Having up-to-date security software protection isn't an option; it's a requirement and should become as automatic as locking your doors when you leave your house. Be sure your computer is current with all operating system and application software updates. Anti-virus and anti-spyware software should be installed, running, and receiving automatic updates.
In addition to taking precautions when using your own computer, practice vigilance when using someone else's. Don't use public computers or public networks for financial or other sensitive transactions. You have no control over the security of a public computer or public wireless network.
Is My Connection to the Internet as Secure as Possible?
Simply connecting to the Internet makes you vulnerable to a potential attack. Using a firewall helps minimize risks by blocking malicious traffic to your computer. Make sure you have a firewall, that it is turned on, and kept updated. New computers may be shipped with it on by default, but double-check.
When entering sensitive information into a website, look for the "https://" and check that the lock icon is present in the URL bar. This indicates that your communications are encrypted. Also pay attention to the browser you use to connect to the Internet. Keep it updated and patched, and set to auto update. If you are using a wireless network to connect to the Internet, make sure encryption is enabled and change the default network name and password that come with the wireless router.
Is My Password as Secure as Possible?
Strong passwords don't have to be hard to remember, just hard to guess. A good password is at least ten characters and uses a mix of upper case, lower case, and numeric or special characters. Each of your online accounts, especially financial ones, should have its own strong password so that if one is compromised, the attacker does not have automatic access to your other accounts.
Do I Know How to Recognize a Scam?
Keeping your computer secure is only part of the equation when conducting online banking. You need to be alert for scams and the things you can do to protect yourself.
Phishing is one of the most common scams attackers use. A phishing scam typically consists of an email, trying to entice the recipient into clicking a link or downloading an attachment. A phishing scam targeting your financial accounts will consist of an email message notifying you of a "problem" with your account and ask you to click on a link to your "bank's" site and submit sensitive information. This site however is a very convincing fake version of the legitimate site. This website may then prompt you to provide personal information such as Social Security, bank account or credit card numbers, and/or it may download malicious software onto your computer.
Instead of clicking on the link to your bank's website embedded in an email, navigate to the financial institution's website on your own by typing the address directly into your browser. Beware of attached files, as they may contain malware. Open attachments only from trusted sources, and if you are in doubt, don't open it at all. You may also consider using anti-phishing software to help block many phishing-related emails.
Remember, no legitimate financial institution will ever ask you to provide sensitive information in an email.
Reprinted with permission from the Multi-State Information and Sharing Analysis Center.
AEP Service Corporation
Philip Campanella, 91, retired, AEP Headquarters, died Aug. 5.
Craig Cramer, 75, retired, AEP Fuel Supply-Lancaster, died July 10.
Norris Lewis Jr., 68, retired, CSW Center, died July 28.
Appalachian Power
Billy Chase, 83, retired, St. Albans Service Center, died Aug. 13.
Roger Fink, 74, Sporn Plant, died Aug. 19.
Kyle French, 76, retired, Roanoke Main Office, died Aug. 26.
Charles Harrison, 73, retired, Amos Plant, died Aug. 19.
Harry Jackson Jr., 86, retired, Glen Lyn Plant, died July 9.
David Langford, 55, Beckley Service Center, died Aug. 25.
Frances Melton, 85, retired, St. Albans Service Center, died July 29.
Robert Miller, 95, retired, Kanawha River Plant, died July 25.
William Scott. 65, Amos Plant, died Aug. 15.
Arthur Sneed, 96, retired, Roanoke Main Office, died Aug. 3.
Columbus Southern Power
Clifton Allton, 79, retired, 850 Tech Center, died Aug. 2.
Barbara Gianvito, 76, retired, 850 Tech Center, died Aug. 10.
Richard Herd, 69, retired, 850 Tech Center, died Aug. 26.
James Lawler, 74, retired, Conesville Plant, died Aug. 6.
Merrill Mann, 78, retired, Mound Street Service Center, died July 29.
Bruce McCoy, 78, retired, Conesville Plant, died July 3.
Thomas Webb, 71, Conesville Plant, died Aug. 9.
Wilbur Wolf, 83, retired, Conesville Plant, died Aug. 17.
Indiana Michigan Power
Arnold Graber, 82, retired, St. Joseph Service Center, died July 10.
Judith Heyde, 70, South Bend Service Center, died July 5.
Richard Jones Jr., 63, Muncie Service Center, died July 28.
Robert Lohr, 76, retired, Northeast Service Center, died Aug. 19.
Donald Matthews, 82, retired, Buchanan Service Center, died July 15.
Charles Streu, 62, St. Joseph Service Center, died Aug. 23.
Bertil Svensson, 83, retired, Cook Nuclear Plant, died Aug. 23.
Robert Tanner, 87, retired, One Summit Square, died Aug. 22.
Wilbur Willman, 98, retired, Marion Office, died Aug. 15.
John Zuber, 62, Decatur Service Center, died Aug. 9.
Ohio Power
Joanne August, 80, retired, Steubenville Service Center, died July 12.
Michael Clifford, 68, Portsmouth Service Center, died Aug. 23.
Steve Condor, 85, retired, Mitchell Plant, died July 30.
Ruth Criswell, 75, retired, Canton Eastern Regional Office, died July 7.
Robert Dennis, 78, retired, Steubenville Service Center, died Aug. 6.
Donald Fisher, 71, retired, Muskingum River Plant, died Aug. 27.
Harry Garnes Jr., 65, retired, Gavin Plant, died Aug. 25.
Robert Lane, 80, retired, Canton Eastern Regional Office, died Aug. 26.
Jack Porter, 84, retired, Zanesville Office, died July 6.
John Redding, 67, Portsmouth Service Center, died Aug. 25.
Mary Tennent, 89, retired, Steubenville Service Center, died July 2.
Larry Williams, 82, retired, Canton Eastern Regional Office, died Aug. 26.
Linda Williams, 73, Canton Eastern Regional Office, died July 13.
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
David Ahrendt, 71, Tulsa General Office, died July 20.
Laura Finley, 84, retired, Tulsa General Office, died Aug. 30.
Betty Gee, 89, retired, Tulsa General Office, died Aug. 22.
Dubbie Graham, 68, McAlester Operations Center, died July 7.
Claude Morrow, 79, retired, Tulsa General Office, died July 8.
Eric Raines, 49, Tulsa General Office, died Aug. 16.
Richard Sinclair, 88, retired, Tulsa General Office, died July 24.
Roger Vandervort, 71, retired, Tulsa General Office, died July 20.
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Irma Alexander, 64, Shreveport Office, died Aug. 11.
James Bandy, 71, Shreveport Operations, died July 18.
Albert Coleman Jr., 70, Shreveport Office, died Aug. 27.
William Owens, 75, retired, Longview Operations, died July 20.
Willis Pullig, 67, Haughton Operations Center, died July 9.
Texas Central
Jack Ballew, 74, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died July 27.
Luis Fernandez, 84, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died Aug. 29.
Reynulfo Ramos, 89, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died July 8.
Jerry Sons, 73, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died Aug. 23.
William Zella, 87, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died Aug. 28.
Texas North
Dorothy Boulter, 92, retired, Abilene General Office, died Aug. 3.
Scott Smith, 83, retired, Abilene General Office, died Aug. 8.
|Southwestern Electric Power Company line mechanic David Savell came to the rescue of an elderly woman who had fallen and broken her hip.
(Story by Kacee Kirschvink)
You never know when you might be in the wrong place at the right time.
Southwestern Electric Power Company line mechanic David Savell was responding to a work order and was having trouble finding the correct location. It was raining outside, and Savell had his window rolled down to enjoy the cool air.
As he was putting his truck in reverse, he heard a noise. He couldn't figure out where it was coming from. He listened again and heard a low voice that said, "Help me."
Unsure of the situation, he asked, "Where are you?" The person responded, "On the porch."
Savell got out of his truck and looked around some cars that were parked in front of the porch. He found an elderly woman who had fallen and broken her hip. She had been lying on the porch for two hours.
Savell got the woman some water, called an ambulance and stayed with her until the ambulance arrived.
"I am very proud of the caring and responsible people I work with," said co-worker Joni Waddle. "David doesn't believe he did anything worth talking about, but he was truly this lady's hero and possibly saved her life. Who knows what could have happened to this lady if David hadn't been there."
AEP is offering AEP Benefit Center webinars for retirees on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and Wednesday, Sept. 24.
These 60-minute webinars will provide a guided "how-to" tour of the AEP Benefits Center website (http://www.ibenefitcenter.com/aep). Learn to log in to the website; access information about your Health & Welfare benefits; elect and update your life insurance beneficiaries, if applicable; access information about your Pension benefit; and use online tools and resources.
Webinars will take place at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. Eastern time both days.
NOTE: Although these webinars are now completed, to access a recorded version of the webinar, please go to this link.
AEP Ohio
William Hewitt, Columbus Southeast Service Center, retired Aug. 2 after 34 years of service.
Charles Liegl, Lancaster Service Building, retired Aug. 1 after 34 years of service.
Ronald Winrod II, Newark Service Building, retired Aug. 2 after 37 years of service.
AEP River Operations
Melvin Harville Jr., AEP River Operations-Paducah, retired Aug. 21 after 19 years of service.
Eddie Owen, AEP River Operations-Paducah, retired Aug. 1 after 22 years of service.
AEP Service Corporation
Pam Belcher, AEP Headquarters, retired Aug. 1 after 28 years of service.
Manojit Sukul, AEP Headquarters, retired Aug. 1 after 28 years of service.
AEP Utility Operations
Jackie Cobb, Central Machine Shop, retired Aug. 30 after 38 years of service.
John Custer, Cook Nuclear Plant, retired Aug. 28 after 14 years of service.
Timothy Godwin, Gavin Plant, retired Aug. 1 after 35 years of service.
Stephen Greenlee, Mountaineer Plant, retired Aug. 1 with 40 years of service.
Charles Grimes, Mitchell Plant, retired Aug. 1 after 25 years of service.
William Kittle Jr., Mitchell Plant, retired Aug. 1 after 31 years of service.
Gregory Linn, Rockport Plant, retired Aug. 1 after 30 years of service.
Edward McGrain, retired Aug. 1 after 34 years of service.
Robert Sprinkle, Rockport Plant, retired Aug. 22 after 30 years of service.
James Stewart, Cardinal Plant, retired Aug. 1 after 28 years of service.
Charles Swisher, Amos Plant, retired Aug. 1 after 38 years of service.
Appalachian Power
Garry Carroll, Huntington Service Center, retired Aug. 23 after 25 years of service.
Daniel Robinette, Kingsport Service Center, retired Aug. 1 after 33 years of service.
Indiana Michigan Power
Edward Thomas, St. Joseph Service Center, retired Aug. 1 after 46 years of service.
Kentucky Power
Denzil Smith, Pikeville Service Center, retired Aug. 26 after 34 years of service.
Policy, Finance and Strategic Planning
Robert Stender, South Bend Service Center, retired Aug. 1 after 26 years of service.
William West, Catoosa Hub, retired Aug. 23 after 10 years of service.
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Clarence Postier, Vinita Service Center, retired Aug. 26 after 33 years of service.
Shared Services
David Gomez, Harlingen Service Center, retired Aug. 29 after 34 years of service.
Jerry Williams Jr., Roanoke Main Office, retired Aug. 19 after 34 years of service.
Southwestern Electric Power
Lee Brooks, Shreveport Operations, retired Aug. 20 after 35 years of service.
Allen Wiltz Jr., Natchitoches Service Center, retired Aug. 2 after 25 years of service.


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Macquarie Corporate Finance Announces Acquisition Agreement for San Diego's Proposed SR-125 Toll Road.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2002
Macquarie Corporate Finance (USA) Inc. (MCF), a registered US broker-dealer, announced today that its client, Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG), has signed an acquisition agreement to purchase the concessionaire with the right to develop the $650 million SR-125 toll road project in San Diego, California.
MIG, an Australian listed fund and international investor in toll roads, has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Californian Transportation Ventures Inc. (CTV) and 82 percent of San Diego Expressway Limited Partnership (SDELP), the concessionaire for the SR-125 project. MIG will be acquiring its interests from Parsons Brinckerhoff, a US engineering firm and Egis, a French engineering firm. The acquisition will be completed within two weeks and the project is expected to reach financial close by the end of 2002.
MCF has been advising MIG on the transaction since August 2001. "This is an important step for Macquarie Corporate Finance's advisory business," said Murray Bleach, head of the Project Finance team at MCF. "It is very pleasing to successfully advise and to deliver on a significant project of this complexity within 12 months of establishing our US toll road finance team."
Bleach further adds, "The Macquarie group is a leader in the international toll road sector, having been involved in more than 30 projects globally in an advisory or management capacity. MCF is currently participating in a number of consortia to develop toll road Public Private Partnerships (PPP) elsewhere in the US. We believe the innovative and flexible financing structure planned will contribute to the success of the SR-125 and be applicable to other US projects," Bleach said.
The SR-125 project has qualified for $140 million of federal loan funding through the United States Department of Transportation's TIFIA program, and has also received local financial support through $138 million of funding committed by San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). The SANDAG funding will be dedicated to construction of the Gap and Connector sections of the project, which will be important untolled links between the SR-125 toll road and the existing San Diego freeway network. The City of Chula Vista has also played an important role in the development of SR-125 by facilitating a land dedication program required for the project right of way.
About Macquarie Group
Macquarie group provides specialist investment, advisory and financial services in select markets around the world, with over 5000 people located in 16 countries.
`Macquarie group' comprises Macquarie Bank Limited (Macquarie Bank), a company authorised under the Banking Act 1959 (Cth) to conduct banking business in Australia, and its worldwide affiliated entities. Macquarie Bank is a provider of a full range of investment banking, financial markets and retail financial services in Australia. The approach of the group is driven by a deliberate focus on areas of business where its specialist expertise delivers a real advantage for clients. In the USA Macquarie Corporate Finance (USA) Inc provides its clients with a wide range of financial advisory, structuring and arranging services within the Road, Rail, Transit, Water, Power, Gas and Electricity sectors. Macquarie Corporate Finance (USA) Inc is a registered NASD broker dealer and a member of Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
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