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Washington State latest Pac-10 flop.(The Orange County Register)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| January 01, 2003 | Whicker, Mark | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Mark Whicker

PASADENA, Calif. _ You haven't heard this one lately, but thank the Lord for UCLA football.

Without the Bruins' magnificent Las Vegas Bowl performance against New Mexico (167 yards total offense) the Pac-10 would be empty-handed this bowl season, with USC-Iowa remaining.

Of course, they were also empty-coached, with the Bruins revoking Bob Toledo's parking pass and changing his office locks, and maybe that was Washington State's problem.

The Cougars were double-coached in the Rose Bowl, by outgoing Mike Price and incoming Bill Doba. They also double-clutched their way to a 34-14 loss to marauding Oklahoma.

Jason Gesser, the losing quarterback, said the preponderance of coaches did not affect the outcome. Price took the Alabama job and defensive coordinator Doba got his WSU chair, and Price ...

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