This Bruin Change Is Much Too Late

The last-minute change of time of the UCLA-Arizona State game from early Saturday afternoon to Saturday night is just another example of the dirty tricks that the athletic department has played on Bruin ticket-holders ever since Peter Dalis became athletic director. The result: Hardly anyone went to the game.

Too many people wanted to watch the World Series Saturday night. Of course, that was no problem for Dalis and Chancellor Young, who could watch the Series on TV in their luxury box. Others had made plans that could not be changed. Others don’t like night games when it is cold and it is hard to see the ball. It was so bad that you couldn’t give away seats on the 50-yard line.

I’m tired of the dirty tricks and the hassle. I am turning in my season tickets, which I have had for many years, just as I turned in my basketball season tickets. If UCLA gets an athletic director who cares more about the students and the alumni, more about school spirit than the dollar, then I might reconsider.

JACK ALLEN

Pacific Palisades