Bruins have chance to defend Pac 10’s honor

Bruins have chance to defend Pac 10’s honor

There are a handful of things at stake for UCLA this weekend. The Bruins have chance to improve . . . an opportunity to start the season 2-0 . . . oh, and the need to defend the honor of the entire Pacific 10 Conference.
Playing in Knoxville means another dance with Southeastern Conference fans and media, as well as a game against the Volunteers. Those south of the Mason-Dixon line are convinced, with some justification, that there is no better conference than the SEC.
Pac-10 teams have a 3-16 record when traveling to an SEC town since 1980.

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