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A lot to Love ... so the Bruins get kiss of death

By Bill Simmons
Page 2 columnist

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

I have some bad news for UCLA fans: I'm about to kill your season by picking the Bruins to take the 2008 title. Please don't consider this a bandwagon pick, although it's true UCLA became my "favorite" college team, and I watched the Bruins more than every other '08 team combined. Up until two weekends ago, I didn't think they had enough to win six straight March Madness games because of the way they struggled to get easy baskets. But UCLA's biggest handicap eventually morphed into its biggest ...

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