It’s a rivalry that’s become the wrong kind of noisy UCLA tradition, the eight-slap.
Eight consecutive defeats to Stanford. Eight straight lost opportunities to become a Pac-12 Conference power. Eight successive bouts of disappointment, each more infuriating than the last.
The Cardinal’s dominance of the Bruins goes back eight games, seven years and two coaches, though UCLA Coach Jim Mora isn’t keeping count.
“Well, they haven’t beaten this team eight in a row,” Mora said this week as the Bruins (2-1) prepared to play their Pac-12 Conference opener against No.