- Jun 9, 2014
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A few highlights from the Dennis Dodd interview, the first lengthy one Kelly has granted since being hired at UCLA.
* He denies the SEC fishbowl was behind his decision. "Being comfortable isn't a lot of fun to be honest with you."
* UCLA had a 27% attendance drop from 2015-2017, which factored heavily in the decision to go after Kelly.
* Between Mora's buyout and Kelly's contract, the Bruins owe $36m. That's BEFORE the assistants' pool.
* "The fact that we (fired Jim Mora) when we did was, in part, to get a shot," UCLA AD Dan Guerrero said. "There were no guarantees. Had we waited another week, he might have been scooped up."
* Kelly on the transition: "You can run really cool plays, but if you don't have the right personnel to run those plays, you won't be very successful."
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* He denies the SEC fishbowl was behind his decision. "Being comfortable isn't a lot of fun to be honest with you."
* UCLA had a 27% attendance drop from 2015-2017, which factored heavily in the decision to go after Kelly.
* Between Mora's buyout and Kelly's contract, the Bruins owe $36m. That's BEFORE the assistants' pool.
* "The fact that we (fired Jim Mora) when we did was, in part, to get a shot," UCLA AD Dan Guerrero said. "There were no guarantees. Had we waited another week, he might have been scooped up."
* Kelly on the transition: "You can run really cool plays, but if you don't have the right personnel to run those plays, you won't be very successful."
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