Cal v. Arizona 10.18.08 4th Quarter Thread
by TwistNHook on Oct 18, 2008 9:00 PM PDT
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PrintCal is taking on the Desert Storm! GO BEARS! Here is the Pre-Game Thread.
Since it's not a home game, some of us are near computers, so we don't have to put up all those threads at once. Plus, they have this new thing where you can schedule a post to publish at a certain time. So, we'll try that. Also, happy birthday to Yellow Fever!
That said, use this post to discuss the game's fourth quarter action. And don't forget to vote in our California Golden Blogs Insta-Poll! Democracy In Action, people!
If you missed some posts this week, here are a few to check out. Nate Longshore, doing a Peyton Manning? Blog Roundtable. Inside Cal's Numbers.
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Well, I really hope we are all happy with our support for Nate. If we lose there are going to be a lot of uncomfortable questions. Stanford beat Arizona. This should not be happening. After a week of sobriety I am wavering in my commitment.
Alright ball back. Let’s go Kevin
Adopted Son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 18, 2008 9:52 PM PDT reply actions
come on, riley
sldkjgsdjgsllkjgjdsgl Bears
by the federer express on Oct 18, 2008 9:52 PM PDT reply actions
DUDE
tedford needs to take control……NO F’N way Syd should take that punt
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 18, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions
Our guys our playing rattled. Show why you make the Millions tedford
and fucking calm these guys down. PLENTY OF TIME LEFT!!!!!!!
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 18, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions
Vereen!!
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 18, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions
We need to pass... NEED TO NEED TO PASS. ua iS PUTTING 8 IN THE BOX. pass pass pass
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If we happen to score, we go for 2, right?
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 18, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions
God, so many drops today.
Adopted Son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 18, 2008 9:55 PM PDT reply actions
he may not be that good, but better than longshore
Longshore has jumped the shark……
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 18, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid catch by Arizona punt returner
If we get a safety, we won’t need to worry about the 2-point conversion.
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At least Anger is the shit.
Adopted Son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 18, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions
Dude, you gotta be careful with declaring the punter as the Man
you approach nick harris cal days and lechler raider days….sad state of affairs on both teams
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 18, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
i was just kidding the other qtr, btw
we seriously need a pick 6… bad…
Kevin Riley can feel our negativity from right here!
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s how I feel whenever I’m watching. My pessimism breeds negativity in the team :(
by BleedinBlue on Oct 18, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he got injured on that last run of his.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone kill me
I’m tired of following teams with great potential who ends up laying eggs when we shouldn’t. UA is up 42-27 on us in the 4th Q. Longshore with a idiotic pick six. Riley sucks balls.
Every team I happen to like ends up making me excited for the future only to turn around and make me an alcoholic.
At least this team is doing good. But god knows when they’ll go bi-polar
In other words, Go Bears!
Well...
Cal is moving on up in my books…
Mostly due to this blogs complete awesomeness.
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Roy, you just said everything there is to say about your fandome....
no respect for you anymore
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 18, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
At least I still support my teams
I always choose the worst time to be a supporter of course (exceptions: 2006 Cal and 2003 India cricket)
In other words, Go Bears!
Serious question....should we score, do you go for 2 right away or do
you wait for the last TD? Let’s talk in hypotheticals and not like we are going to score so as to avoid the ole’ jinx
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 18, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions
So now I'm REALLY bummed
Both QBs seem to be playing worse this year…no way out it seems
MCCLESKEY!!
Yeah, Riley needed another drive
He didn’t look ready to throw at all. He’s the slow starter.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:06 PM PDT reply actions
RILEY SUCKS
RILEY SUCKS
RILEY SUCKS
RILEY SUCKS
RILEY SUCKS
RILEY SUCKS
RILEY SUCKS
I WANT A BEER
In other words, Go Bears!
yeah you better have one. you have some nerve saying he sucks on his second drive. where the fuck was your longshore sucks when he was sucking? seriously…..
The future is Bridgford
Mansion sucks
Sweeney sucks!
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by Berkelium97 on Oct 18, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
How drunk are you? Are you trying to compare the two situations? Please. It is obvious Riley was put in an extremely unfair position. Saying he sucks is ludicrous.
And Morrah was backpedaling, so that really should be on him
by Tedfordisgod on Oct 18, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You’ve got to be joking. That ball was ten feet high.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Not that his progressions were bad, but putting that on Morrah is silly.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Roy, hit the weight room, play some athletics. I have a hunch you
can bench 135 1x
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 18, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, no excuses for that pass, but at least he looks like a QB
he is young and has a future. We know the shit that Longhsore does is not taking us anywhere. Move on, bench him, and put anyone BUT longshore in!
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 18, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
HEY
EVERYONE, LET’S KEEP IT CIVIL.
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by HydroTech on Oct 18, 2008 10:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Too late for that, boss.
Personally, this game made me emo. ;_;
by Swamphunter on Oct 18, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Are we doomed for perpetual disappointment?
Or is next year truly one that we can look forward to?
DEFENSE
-Linebacker corp completely revamped
more experienced 2ndary (3 Thompson, hopefully he’ll work on his 40 yards this summer, + Hagan)
+Alualu and Cam Jordan
OFFENSE
-Mack, but….
Most of the offensive line coming back
+Riley +2 years years experience
+Boateng, Calvin, Jones with +1 yr experience
+Best (2), Vereen (+1), DeBoskie
Nice throw there by Riley. Good job evading pressure.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:12 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah, imagine if he had had a few starts last season and more opportunities this year. I’m sorry, but Tedford has to answer for this.
Eh, I'm really starting to feel for Tedford
It seems like neither QB can keep it consistent, it must be driving him crazy
MCCLESKEY!!
Wide receiver SCREEN again
Goddamn it Cignetti, you act like this is a 10 point lead we have.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:13 PM PDT reply actions
Hey, this isn’t a time for I told you so. We need to figure out wtf we’re going to do. This should not have happened. It’s all good bro…
Why are these breakdowns happening now
…and not in the first few years? Its a scary thought.
MCCLESKEY!!
every year i spring for a premium cable package
of some sort or another to make sure I can see as many cal games as possible….and
alaska A (now in Colorado)
at what point does the “do not criticize tedford” grace period end? in another few years? because these letdown games are becoming a seasonal routine.
Cignetti
called an incredibly uninspired game. He is way too predictable and flat. This team needs some damn higher octane.
For those not watching, what’s the deal with Riley’s incompletions, bad passes, just trying to force them in?
He's the same as always
Floaty passes
Not much zip to it
Overshoots his recievers
And of course the rush
In other words, Go Bears!
This is the first time I have been genuinely annoyed with another poster to the point of physical agitation. Good job Roy!
Sorry
Half of it is the product of the deficit. I’ll give you that.
But some of his passes are just like the ones @ Wazzu or against CSU
In other words, Go Bears!
There is seemingly no reasoning with you. While you say Riley played terribly, was he the one who put the team in that position in the fourth quarter? Come on it’s so obvious that you really, really like Nate. Is he in one of your classes or something?
No you misunderstand me
He wasn’t.
Our D was
Longshore’s pick six was
Our O line was
OUR RECEIVERS DESERVE MOST OF THE BLAME
Yet I’m saying Riley isn’t god. My HE SUCKS comment is out of anger. Forgive me.
And no way in hell any football players will be taking my classes.
In other words, Go Bears!
I think it has to do with “it’s a 15 point deficit and Arizona is play seven deep coverage”.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, honestly, Riley has been pretty decent considering the situation. They are just lining up safeties and telling them to take shots at our receivers.
by Tedfordisgod on Oct 18, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Drops, good coverage, possible PI
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 18, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna watch some porn after this to relax.
Fuck this shit.
I’ve never been angrier at a sports game. Hell I’ve never been angry before
In other words, Go Bears!
You sound like me all of last year!
Good times.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
so who's to blame for the flat offense so far?
offensive coordinator? (there’s gotta be a reason why he can’t keep his job anywhere?)
defensive coordinator? (we can’t hold their 3rd string running back to less than 3 touchdowns?)
injuries? (guyton starting? best out by 3rd quarter? michael calvin suffering?)
LONGSHORE? (huge pick 6? overthrowing open receivers?… although his 2 tds were pretty brilliant)
receivers? (dropping SEVERAL passes? Boateng connecting with Longshore but making Riley look bad?)
… even Tedford? (for sticking with Longshore? bad game plan? not shooting the treesitters out himself?
Don't think you can pin it on one thing
It’s all contributing. But I do want to know why it all came to a head tonight?
MCCLESKEY!!
WHERE THE FUCK WAS THE PAIN TRAIN FOLLET?
WHAT THE FUCK SYD’QUAN THOMPSON?
In other words, Go Bears!
Just got back from a night out
and now I see the score and feel like weeping bitterly
Let's put this in perspective.
It’s a tough loss, but nowhere near as bad as the 2006 Arizona game. The line being set at pick’em let us know that both Cal and Arizona were on pretty equal footing, despite the ’Furd brainfart.
Consider:
Arizona has the more experienced offense.
Arizona played us really well even last year; we just had a crazy start.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:25 PM PDT reply actions
This was nowhere near as bad as the 2006 loss. That was a BAD Arizona team and we had a good Cal team.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats basically my logic, 2010 is the year to really be ready for a let down when Riley is a senior…
by turkey on Oct 18, 2008 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
don't give up yet everyone.
There is still hope.
Go Bears!
by RollOnYouBears667 on Oct 18, 2008 10:27 PM PDT reply actions
I hope Obama’s receivers and D-line don’t let us down.
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by Berkelium97 on Oct 18, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
TD, onside kick, Td. Stranger things have happened.
Go Bears!
by RollOnYouBears667 on Oct 18, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Malele down
Riley fell onto his knee and rolled it
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:31 PM PDT reply actions
Riley sending airmail all over Tucson
He really needs to work for UPS if this quarterback thing doesn’t work out.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
Well, I think this game finally put an end to the Longshore Era.
We aren’t going to win the Pac-10, we aren’t going to a good bowl game, let’s just play Riley and think about the future.
Bad news fella.
If USC beats Arizona, we still control our own destiny.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Then OSU will have a really good chance at the pac-10 crown.
by Cablinasian on Oct 18, 2008 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Arizona and OSU are driving the Pac-10, with OSU having the upper hand.
in honesty, the Pac-10 race is pretty wide open.
Half the Pac-10 has 1 conference loss. (USC, Arizona, Oregon State, Oregon, Cal)
Oregon needs USC to lose, USC needs Oregon State to lose, and Cal needs Arizona to lose. If that happens, and they win out, they smell roses.
Arizona and Oregon State control their own destiny – they win all their games, and they are in the Rose Bowl.
My question is – why are the two teams that lost to Stanford in control of their own destiny? Something is just wrong about that.
It's spelled "S-h-u-n-o-n-s-u-c-c-e-s-s"
Arizona in the Rose Bowl makes me want to puke.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
But my comment wasn’t about controlling destiny, it was about the quality of our team.
After tonight, I just don’t think we are very good.
by Tedfordisgod on Oct 18, 2008 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
We appear to be a different team on the road than at home.
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Unless we are playing Washington State
by Tedfordisgod on Oct 18, 2008 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
And then seeing Stanford losing to UCLA today in the Rose Bowl.
Clearly, Cal is a good, but not great team. A good team can beat good teams at home, but will often fail on the road.
I think we still end up about 8-4 or so. Prolly go to the Sun Bowl or something like that.
My biggest fear at this point: Jahvid’s newest injury
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WTF
Don’t be a typical Cal fan here…
...nuh nuh nuh gone
by Thoroughbred on Oct 18, 2008 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how Ragnarok is feeling.
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Please tell me he’s spending the night in Tucson. For his sake. That would be being awake for 30 hours, driving for 26 of them, and spending the other 4 sitting in a seat in a stadium.
Go Bears!
by RollOnYouBears667 on Oct 19, 2008 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Hivemind
We posted nearly the exact same thing at the same time.
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by Berkelium97 on Oct 18, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the only person more miserable than us is Ragnarok. He drove all the way out there, for that.
ಠ_à²
He made it to the game, too, because I got a text from him about it. Le sigh.
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LOL
“I’m stuck in traffic in Phoenix. Can you tell me the score? I should catch the 4th quarter.”
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
JAHVID BEST
All the teams seem to be looking to kill the guy.
I’m not sure how long he’ll last
In other words, Go Bears!
Wow. Bad 3rd Quarter.
Well, we need to regroup and take out our frustration on UCLA
This was not all on Longshore, but I’m sure most people will make it out to be. Obviously, our defense will have its hands’ full with the Rodgers brothers in the future.
Our season is not over, and I hope fans come out in support despite all the shit that will be talked about the Pac-10 and our team.
Go Bears!
...nuh nuh nuh gone
From the reactions here and in BI
I have a feeling our fair weather fans won’t make it
Fuck them all
In other words, Go Bears!
Student section usually fills up
The rest of the stadium can suck my balls.
It was empty as fuck for the ASU game and that was homecoming
In other words, Go Bears!
Why are you reading BI
That place takes years off your life.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I never go there, but I just went to browse the titles of threads. I immediately left and vow not to return for a long time.
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by Berkelium97 on Oct 18, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
We're in the same situation Arizona was in last week
We now have two home games to try to regroup…
THERE ARE SO MANY TWO LOSS TEAMS NOW, just like last season
...nuh nuh nuh gone
BI Special
Smart edumacted kids there
Season is over
Riley is the future, but Nate is Tedford’s present.
Pride before winning, apparently….
Is Tedford the coach to take Cal to the next level
is he a great coach or just a good coach? He has been out coached by Stoops 2 of the last 3 years. Out coached by Harbaugh last year. Basically we have had one great year and a bunch of ok seasons under Tedford.
Riley at Oregon state has a better record vs USC. UCLA under mediocre coaches has had the better of us under Tedford. Is it time to look ahead?
Can Tedford Be Trusted?
I’m not ready to give up on him quite yet, but he consistently makes questionable decisions (nate, run run pass). We need to know why he is so stubborn. Any ideas?
Thank you Jeff
I am ****ed off . Because I knew you could not win in Arizona. Some day the light will go on. Maybe you will be coaching another team but not CAL. You have had your chance. It is not working out. Good Luck.
Oooh big words:
Tedford has completely emasculated the QB position
It just doesn’t matter who plays. The program is a paper lion.
In other words, Go Bears!
I know it gets under your skin and many others around here, but I see nothing wrong with asking those questions. I think Tedford made a poor decision waiting to bring Riley in until the 4th quarter. Perhaps it’s because I played for an egomaniac football coach in high school, but I believe in questioning all coaches. The same goes for authority figures.
Ahhh
I love armchair quarterbacks.
...nuh nuh nuh gone
by Thoroughbred on Oct 18, 2008 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Nerd-rage is a very serious problem in today’s Internet culture.
by Swamphunter on Oct 18, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I suppose this loss is all a matter of context. At this point, I’ll stop attaching any significance to the entire season and post-season implications. Instead, it’s time to narrow my perspective, and to try to enjoy one game at a time. It’s like watching an A’s game after they’ve been eliminated. This loss sucks balls if I’m worried about the Rose Bowl; it sucks a little less, and for not as long, if all I cared about was winning this one game. Let’s look ahead to the next game, against UCLA, which obviously I hope we win. And if we do, great game. And if we don’t, ah well, there’s the game after that. At the end of the day, these are still 21 year old man-childs, playing as hard as they can.
Go Bears!
Go get drunk and find a sad oskiette.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly,
Arizona has a good team this year that should be frustrated with the two losses they’ve had. Stoops has done a good job recruiting, and it’s finally paying off.
The Arizona OL and 3rd string RB really put Cal off its guard … This was what killed us in my estimation.
You can’t help but wonder if the defense let all the praise from the last two games go to its head.
...nuh nuh nuh gone
OH.
And everyone should note that the transitivity property never works in football
...nuh nuh nuh gone
Yet it will be used until the end of time.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Uniforms
I think the new uniforms, and the constantly changing uniforms under Tedford, have been antithetical to the team unity he has tried to create by removing the names from the jerseys this year.
One of the fundamental problems with this team, at least in my mind, is that it has detached itself from Cal history by switching uniforms. Granted, Cal has had many uniforms over the years, and I think a quick review of the media guide would reveal multiple changes over the 70’s. Still, The Play, the game and moment for which the team is most famous for, took place in the straight up blue and gold unis that I still love. I would really love to see the team ditch these stupid “modern” Nike jerseys and go back to the Cal uniform that stayed basically unchanged between 1982 and up to the Tedford era.
This post was brought to you by post-game beer number three.
Clearly, Cal needs to wear all-gold. Look at what it did for Arizona!
by BearsNecessity on Oct 18, 2008 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
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