had been the salve for everything that troubled UCLA during Bruins coach Jim Mora’s first five seasons in Westwood.
Leaky defense? Penalties littering the field? Running game that managed next to nothing? None of it seemed to matter. The Bruins always beat the Wildcats and felt better about themselves for at least a week.
That made what happened Saturday night at Arizona Stadium something of a rocket-charged reverse. UCLA departed the desert with some new problems to go with the old ones after a 47-30 loss to Arizona that prompted some disbelief among at least one prominent Bruins alumnus.