@mikeregalado.bsky.social
A lover of enchiladas. A talker of music and UCLA sports.
UCLA is the only university in California that has a head football coach in the College Football Playoffs.
Tell your friends.
It’s currently 84° in Los Angeles. It should be illegal to be this hot in December.
10.12.2025 00:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Bob Chesney is (blue and) gold.
09.12.2025 20:39 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Lauren Betts is your AP Player of the Week.
09.12.2025 19:37 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1It’s quite refreshing having an introductory coach pressor in December.
09.12.2025 19:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“You have to listen. That’s one of my bigger superpowers.”
-Bob Chesney is how he has built successful programs
#communication
I love this guy already.
“We have to be the premiere program in this state.”
-Bob Chesney on coaching on the west coast
“For me, the energy is right.”
-Bob Chesney on UCLA
“It’s important that I am out in the community.”
-Bob Chesney on fan engagement
This Chesney guy, he’s a bit of alright.
09.12.2025 18:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“We don’t need to be the OTHER school in LA. We need to be THE school.”
-Bob Chesney
Chesney finished his presser by thanking everyone involved with the program, but emphasizing the need to bring back fan support.
09.12.2025 18:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“I believe in the power of UCLA.”
-Bob Chesney
“There is zero doubt in my mind that we can win here at UCLA.”
-Bob Chesney
Bob Chesney said there are three things he needs from the administration (again, paraphrased):
1. Do they understand?
2. Do you care?
3. Willingness to work together.
Apparently. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts helped with the coaching search.
09.12.2025 18:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“He takes real pride in fueling that competitive spirit in his team.”
-Jarmond on Chesney
UCLA AD Martin Jarmond is speaking and said that Chesney understands academic excellence and the importance of having a quality football team. Paraphrased, of course.
09.12.2025 18:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0UCLA chancellor Julio Frank said this is a “transformational hire.”
09.12.2025 18:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We are about five minutes away from the start of the Bob Chesney presser.
09.12.2025 18:24 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0How is new UCLA’s new coach’s contract shaping up? Bob Chesney has signed for 5 years at $6.8 million per year.
09.12.2025 17:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Eagles are performing below expectations, but at least Barkley is getting me fantasy points.
09.12.2025 05:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Jalen Hurts his team’s chances of winning right now.
09.12.2025 02:25 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0These birds aren’t flying. They’re crashing.
09.12.2025 02:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0UCLA center Lauren Betts has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week. This is one week after Gabriela Jaquez received the honor.
08.12.2025 20:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This is BS.
08.12.2025 20:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0For those that missed it, @UCLAWBB head coach Cori Close said forward Sienna Betts, who has been out with a lower leg injury, could possibly make her season debut in the next game. The Bruins next play on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
08.12.2025 20:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0UCLA MBB has re-entered the AP Poll at No. 25.
08.12.2025 18:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The @UCLAWBB team remains at No. 4 in the latest AP Poll.
08.12.2025 17:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0So, @UCLAWBB averages 83.0 points per game this season. Good for 20th in the nation.
In the last three games, the Bruins have averaged 89.3 points. And that has been against teams that have a combined record of 20-9.
