For the last month, a video was available on UCLA's official YouTube channel that showed head football coach Rick Neuheisel saying he's "ticked off" at his crosstown rival, USC coach Pete Carroll, and promising to "get after their ass." But after the Orange County Register publicized the video Tuesday, UCLA pulled it down.What had Neuheisel so upset is that Carroll voted against Neuheisel's proposal to allow coaches to have their children with them on the sidelines during games. Neuheisel explained on the video that the Pac-10 has a rule that children aren't permitted on the sidelines during games, but Neuheisel wanted a waiver for coaches' children, because he thinks fathers and sons can bond on the sidelines during games. Neuheisel said the proposal was put to a vote at a meeting of Pac-10 coaches, and that the vote was 9-1, with only Carroll opposed.
As Neuheisel told the story, he addressed Carroll directly, saying, "I'm going to get you. I'm going to reel you in."
But now when you try to play the video on YouTube, you get a message saying, "This video has been removed by the user." Apparently someone at UCLA decided that going after Carroll so publicly wasn't a wise use of the university's official YouTube channel.
And anyway, I'm with Carroll when it comes to kids on the sidelines. The last thing college football needs is a Darren Baker situation.
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UCLA has kids on the sidelines - their coach !