DBD 10.6.08 Zack Follett Is The Engineer On The Pain Train
by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2008 7:13 AM PDT
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PrintAnd he's pulling the cord. Toot! Toot! All Aboard The Pain Train!
If you don't know what the Pain Train is, apparently Zack Follett was mic'ed up before the ASU game. And apparently, he was doing a lot of the jibbering and also the jabbering about bringing the PAIN TRAIN to Rudy Carp. PRD73 has the first quarter highlights from ABC and if you listen, Zack Follett is bringing the Pain Train up in this bitch! Please, do not confused this with the Palin Train, which is what the McCain campaign has been doing feverishly the past month. Although, to be fair, Zack Follett will often read all newspapers placed directly in front of him, too.
There's even an article about it over at the CoCoTimes.
Follett gets payback:
ARIZONA STATE QUARTERBACK Rudy Carpenter hobbled out of Memorial Stadium on crutches Saturday with his wounded left foot in a protective boot.
Hey, at least he was alive.
An hour earlier, Carpenter got absolutely drilled into the midfield turf — and his foot got wrenched — courtesy of Cal linebacker Zack Follett's blind-side sack.
And you thought those trees in the oak grove fell hard.
That play, in essence, secured Cal's 24-14 win. That play, in general, typified how tremendous the Golden Bears defense came through in third-down situations against Carpenter and the Sun Devils' high-powered offense.
But out of all the interceptions, sacks, fumbles and perfectly defended passes Cal's defense delivered on third down, Follett's hit deserves play-of-the-game honors.
For one thing, it was long overdue. And not just because it's the most crushing blow the senior leader has delivered since last season's opening-series sack of Tennessee's Erik Ainge.
Follett was out to avenge last year's 31-20 loss at Tempe, which he recalled as, "The most disrespected I've ever been in any stadium." He claimed his parents were spit on, and that his mother reminded him of that going into Saturday's rematch.
Follett hadn't forgotten that, nor all of Carpenter's taunts toward him in that 2007 matchup.
"He would say, 'Zack, you're so close. Zack you're so close.' He called me by my first name like we were best friends," Follett said. "He's been in my mind-set for a while. Thank lord I finally got him."
Yes, thank the Lord that you got him Zack. I know God, omnipotent as He is, was concerend about all of this. That's why He sent his son, Coach Tedford, to help make sure it happened.
Go Zack! BRING THE PAIN TRAIN! House Of Sparky has a different take on this. He really hates Danny Sullivan. I don't know why! Then, at the end he gets upset saying that both of our QBs are mediocre and that they'll never win any awards.
All I know is that Longshore just won the "Guided Team To Victory Over Arizona State" award. It might not be as exclusive as an Oscar or Emmy, but hey, yknow what, I'll take it! And I'd like to thank the little people!
(Edit: Now that I read that ASU post again, I see that they clarified their comments, making them seem less pissy. I think we can all agree that Jordan's comments weren't exactly the classiest things around, but that's not gonna stop the PAIN TRAIN!)
So, due to popular demand, this shall be Pain Train Week. I know The Maharg was hoping it'd be CougCenter week again, what with his lonliness and continuous arousal and all. But that was then, dude. This is now. So, in honor of Zack Follett and the Cal D, join me in welcoming Pain Train week, Zack Follett style!
Now, lets get to some links:
SEATTLE, Wash. - Sophomore Andrew Wiedeman scored twice for the fourth-ranked California men's soccer team, as the Golden Bears tied Washington, 2-2, Sunday afternoon in Seattle Wash. Wiedeman collected his team-leading fourth and fifth goals of the campaign.
Cal (6-1-3, 1-0-1) scored soon after the kickoff once again, as Wiedeman tallied his first score in the eighth minute. Junior Evan Sassano recorded the assist on the initial score. Sassano fed Wiedeman with a long pass into the box. Washington's Raphael Cox was able to get Washington (6-3-1, 1-0-1) on the board before halftime with his goal in the 36th minute.
Women's volleyball shuts out WSU:
PULLMAN, Wash. - The No. 8-ranked California volleyball team (14-1, 4-0 Pac-10) tied the second longest winning streak in school history by winning its ninth consecutive match tonight at Bohler Gym in Pullman, Wash. over Washington State (7-8, 0-4 Pac-10). The Golden Bears needed every point they could get in the third set but still managed to win their 23rd straight set without a loss, coming away with a 25-14, 25-21, 26-24 victory in the Palouse. Cal attacked at a phenomenal rate, getting 51 kills against the Cougars on 103 attacks (18e, .320). The Bear defense held fast in each set to hold Washington State to just 26 kills, forcing 21 errors on 96 attacks (.052).
Junior All-America outside hitter Hana Cutura led all players with 15 kills (3e, 32att, .375) and added six digs to her final stat line. Senior outside Am'ra Solomon had 10 kills (4e, 19att, .316) and made a rare appearance to notch three digs from the back row, serving twice. Junior defensive specialist/libero Kristen Kathan had a match-high 12 digs and sophomore setter Carli Lloyd continued her steady play, getting 43 assists on the Bears' 51 kills. The Cougars shared the attack as four players each had five kills or more, led by sophomore middle blocker Brittany Tillman, who had six (3e, 15att, .200).
As I walked out of the Cal game, I noticed a field hockey match was going on. We won!
BERKELEY - Carolina Bistue scored her third game-winning goal of the season and Natalie Nurnberg added two goals to give No. 15 California 3-0 victory over visiting Pacific on Saturday afternoon at Maxwell Family Field. Bistue, a senior defender, scored in a close first half, while Nurnberg, a sophomore forward, scored both her goals in the second half against the Golden Bears' NorPac Conference opponent. Cal improved its record to 8-2 (4-0 NorPac), while the Tigers fell to 1-9 (0-1).
Today's result gives Cal a pair of 3-0 wins over Pacific this season; the Bears beat Pacific in a non-conference game on Aug. 30 in Stockton, Calif.
Women's tennis suffers a setback:
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - No. 7-ranked California women's tennis sophomore Marina Cossou had her run at the All-American Championship singles title cut short today as she fell in three sets to No. 9 Fani Chifchieva of Auburn in the semifinal of the Riviera/ITA Women's Tennis All-American Championship in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Cossou was able to capture three wins over ranked opponents during the weekend, each of which will go towards her first regular season ranking in January, 2009.
"I think this was a great tournament for Marina," said head coach Amanda Augustus, "She didn't play a lot of matches over the summer so this was the perfect test to see where she's at. It's always great to have Cal playing in the final rounds at this prestigious tournament. Of course, we were hoping for a more positive outcome but she is only a sophomore and I believe this will serve as great motivation to work even harder in order to get back to this level. She'll be back this time next year with a vengeance."
Women's volleyball also nails UDub:
SEATTLE, Wash. - The No. 8-ranked California volleyball team (13-1, 3-0 Pac-10) won its eighth consecutive match in a 3-0 sweep (28-26, 25-22, 25-23) of No. 9 Washington (11-2, 2-1 Pac-10) tonight at Bank of America Arena in Seattle, Wash. The three-set home loss was the first for the Huskies since they were swept by 2003 NCAA champion USC nearly five years ago, Oct. 4, 2003. The Golden Bears have now won their last 20 sets in a row dating back to a 3-1 win over Cal Poly on Sept. 14th.
Cal junior All-America outside hitter Hana Cutura logged her fourth double-double of the season with 17 kills and 13 digs, leading the Bears in each category. Cutura hit .361 with just four errors on her 36 attacks. The Huskies were led by junior outside hitter Jill Collymore's 15 kills (5e, 36att, .278) and junior defensive specialist/libero Tamari Miyashiro's match-high 26 digs. Cal's middle hitters didn't commit a single error getting 17 kills on 31 combined attacks. Junior middle hitter Mindi Wiley got 10 kills on 15 attacks (.667) and freshman Shannon Hawari put down seven kills on her 16 attacks (.438).
Longshore will prolly keep his job:
Some quick hits from the press room:
–Jeff Tedford said Nate Longshore will "probably" play in the next game at Arizona. Longshore was 17-for-28 for 198 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
Okanes has a big article on the D:
When is the last time you saw Cal’s defense that dominant? That had to have been one of the best performances by Cal’s defense in a while. Yes, Arizona State clearly was overrated to begin the season, but the Sun Devils still are probably an upper echelon Pac-10 tea, and their offense was simply no match for the Bears’ defense.
The 3-4 base scheme has turned out to be a great fit for Cal. The Bears are doing many good things out of it, notably stopping the run and putting pressure on the quarterback. Cal’s active defensive line isn’t just eating up space against the run — it’s making plays. Defensive end Cameron Jordan tied for the team lead with eight tackles Saturday.
Speaking of Jordan, Saturday demonstrated why this guy could be an absolute star someday. In addition to his eight tackles, he had two sacks and a forced fumble. Not only does it appear there will be no dropoff with Rulon Davis sidelined, Jordan might actually provide an upgrade.
Men's tennis does well:
FRESNO, Calif. - The California men's tennis team completed play today at the 15th annual Fresno State Bulldog Classic on the courts of the Wathen Tennis Center in Fresno, Calif. The Golden Bears had not just one, but two doubles teams capture the titles in their individual draws. In the A Draw, the top-seeded tandem of sophomore Pedro Zerbini and senior Geoff Chizever put an 8-5 win on Matthews and Stege of UC Irvine in the semifinal round before taking out the third-seeded team of Boutillier and DeVilliers of host, Fresno State in an 8-4 decision.
In the B Draw doubles bracket, Cal's team of sophomores Andy Chirita and Zach Gilbert got an 8-4 win in the semifinal against Washington's Bator and Rosinski; then came out and took an 8-5 win against Henderson and Vaidyanthan of UC Irvine.
Men's water polo beats up on Pacific:
BERKELEY, CALIF. - Led by three goals apiece by junior All-American Spencer Warden and freshman standout Luka Saponjic, the No. 5 Cal men's water polo team (7-3) snapped a three-match losing streak with a convincing 16-4 victory over visiting Pacific (8-7) Saturday, Oct. 4 at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
Pacific's Will Milcovich scored the first goal of the day with 6:24 in the first period, but it was all Cal after that point as Saponjic scored a goal at 6:09 in the opening period, followed by Warden's goal at 5:51 and freshman Ivan Rackov's score at 4:56 in the first quarter. Milcovich did notched his second goal of the match at 4:36 in the first period to get the Tigers within 3-2, only to see Rackov and senior captain Trent Calder score at the end of the quarter to give the Bears a 5-2 lead after eight minutes. Calder scored his goal on an impressive one-on-one spin move at two-meters as time expired.
ALL WEEK LONG WE ARE BRINGING THE PAIN TRAIN! NEVER STOP DON'T NOT BRINGING THE PAIN TRAIN! Go Bears!
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1. Pin the Pain on the Carpenter!
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Um… since when do we jump from 10 to 1?
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
You are such a Truth Or Pain! Nazi. Why not enjoy Truth or Pain, too?
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Rudy Carpenter: The Pain Train DEFINITELY stops here!
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After all those brilliant taglines, what happened to the rotating taglines concept?
Brangelina is like almost as passe as treesitters.
We explained this before. We were told that not only do they not have rotating taglines, they want our tagline to be more “Google” friendly, so it shows up in search enginges. believe me, I want nothing more than to use all of our amazing taglines! What can we do?
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Can you guys change your tagline or do you have to submit it to them?
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
We can change it. So, in theory, every morning I could wake up and change the tagline. But that would make you happy, The Maharg. And lord knows we can’t have that!
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You are not in a good mood this morning, Mr. Monsta.
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I got my ticket
Not the A Train, Thomas the Train, not even Pain Training. This is Pain Train week!
Rudy, here’s some musical theater non-pain-train.
SFGate article on Sean Cattouse
In short, for a team that has been looking for a second safety since spring and just put Cattouse there in nickel packages a week ago, this was a potentially eye-opening performance. “I don’t know how he did against the run because their running game never really got to the safeties,” head coach Jeff Tedford said. “But he made some big plays on the ball, no question.”
“Last week, he was on every one of our nickel sets,” defensive coordinator Bob Gregory said, “but he’d been coming on before that. We might have to use him in more of our base packages now.”
And Cattouse, once informed, just smiled and gave the programmed, “Whatever they want me to do, I’ll be ready. I’ve been ready.”
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Honestly, Id never even heard ht name Cattouse before Saturda.y
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You’re kidding right? He’s been around for so long.
Frankly I want to see more of Catthouse and Nafutie… Hicks has not differentiated himself at all this year… we accept his size because he’s supposed to be fast, but from where I’m sitting, Catthouse and Nafutie are close to Decoud type speed and have the long arms to make plays. Sit Hicks and let’s give Catthouse/Nafutie a shot at Arizona…. and where the frick has Ezeff been??? Where was the guy that used to swarm to the ball and make big hits?
yeah, Hicks hasn't been good since his sophomore year (2006)
And Ezeff was great in run support last year, but wasn’t anything special against the pass. Now that our run defense has improved so much and we’re not letting too many guys get past our linebackers, Ezeff hasn’t had to make as many tackles. And safeties not needing to make tackles against the run is a good thing.
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Palestra.net reports about the Cal/ASU game
Nothing new, but it does have video interviews of Longshore, Jordan and Follett.
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Except the last part. I agree that kinda too much, but I don’t think he really meant it in the way HoSpunky took it.
Bowl Projections
ESPN posted its weekly bowl projections.
Both writers picked us to go the the Holiday Bowl (USC goes to the Rose Bowl in both predictions) against Texas Tech or Texas.
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Some post-game quotes on Rivals:
Erickson on ASU’s youth and inexperience:
“Oh my god, it’s like being at a nursery.”
Can anyone explain to me why Longshore does not ever throw or look at anyone other
than his first receiver? Unless he is somehow able to look around the field while not moving his head, it has been clear to me for a while that Nasty will throw to his first read regardless of whether said receiver is wide open or triple teamed. Is he incapable of running through his progressions? Against your run of the mill Pac-10 team this approach has proven to work just fine. However, against superior/equal competition Nasty’s lack of ability to move through his progressions just kills us. Anyone with some insight on this?
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 6, 2008 10:57 AM PDT reply actions
Unfortunately, nobody has any insight into this. Well, except for CaliSeth and Olsonist. But what’s the chance they respond?
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As a member of the pro-Longshore pod people, Twisted talks trash but he has no dog in this fight. He was strangely silent in the bet that Danzig, Fever and Rags honorably took up that Longshore would or would not go unsigned by an NFL team next year. Again, Twisted you can bet me one Memorial Coliseum Louisiana Hot Links with grilled onions and bell peppers and extra sauce please (retail value $7), or you can meow.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
I’m neither pro-Longshore nor pro-Riley. I am pro-Cal winning. Moreover, I’m not really a betting man.
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You’re also not really a man.
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
by Maharg on Oct 6, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I don’t think he’s always had that problem – I can definitely recall being impressed at his decision making at times.
I’ve definitely seen him dump it off or pump fake to buy time, then throw to a secondary receiver.
Since last year's UCLA game I don't recall one time that he has. If he does it's so far
and few between to actually matter.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 6, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sure what you're seeing Swisher
But it seems to me that Nate does regularly check off or look off. I can’t recall ever thinking that he zones in on one guy. If he did, then you’d see the type of game Rudy Carpenter had b/c that’s what he does.
As a side note: Why is Ozzie not playing Swisher more? Are Griffey & Wise that much better than him? It’s a head scratcher to me.
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by oaktownmario on Oct 6, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Swisher has been kinda awful this year
Although I have read that his expected average is a lot higher than his actual average this year…who knows.
I'm still wondering why the Nets didn't draft Leon Powe.
by yellow fever on Oct 6, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea, I guess he has a good line drive rate
and should be hitting like 25 to 30 points better. But I’m always suspect about those kind of stats. I’d rather have a .300 hitter getting lucky than a .220 hitter who “should be hitting” .250. Kind of like Pythagorean Record – I’d rather have more “actual wins” than “pythagorean wins.”
Pythagorean record is defined as:
A formula for converting a team’s Run Differential into a projected Won/Loss record. The formula is RS2/(RS2+RA2). Teams’ actual won/loss records tend to mirror their Pythagorean records, and variances can usually be attributed to luck.
You can improve the accuracy of the Pythagorean formula by using a different exponent (the 2 in the formula). In particular, a sabermetrician named US Patriot discovered that the best exponent can be calculated this way: (RS/G+RA/G).287, where RS/G is Runs Scored per game and RA/G is Runs Allowed per game. This is called the PythagoPat formula.
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by oaktownmario on Oct 6, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
better to be lucky than good, of course
Except luck runs out. I think Swisher should be fine next year.
I'm still wondering why the Nets didn't draft Leon Powe.
by yellow fever on Oct 6, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm fairly certain
That dumpoffs to Vereen and Best aren’t usually his first option. And Vereen did catch five balls on Saturday.
I'm still wondering why the Nets didn't draft Leon Powe.
by yellow fever on Oct 6, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Though to be fair, to my recollection, some of those catches were with Vereen as the first option, either in the flat (quick decision) or with Vereen lined up as slot.
This is just my observation. He killed us last year at the UCLA game doing this as well as
in last year’s ASU game. As a general rule of thumb, from my observations, he typically looks at only his first read. I am not the only one who sees this and it’s really bothersome.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 6, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Longshore does go through his progressions. People only notice when he doesn’t because sometimes that results in an INT, but when he does and it results in a completion, nobody remembers or sees that he did.
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Dude, all I do when I go to the games is look for his progressions. He doesn't do it.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 6, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes the 1st progression is open. Sometimes Longshore knows who is going to be open based on what he sees pre-snap. There is no hard fast rule that he must look at 3 different receivers first before throwing. I have a post coming up this week which clearly shows his progressions.
I’m not saying your wrong, Swisher, but to say he “doesn’t do it” at all is completely way off base.
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R u saying he never does it?
Or rarely does it?
Or should do it more?
Because I have a hard time believing/remembering that Nate never went through one progression . .
It just seems you may be watching the Nate from an alternate universe, cuz I recall him being decent if not pretty good about progressions. Maybe someone with video skills can prove the point? cough*** cough** dan cough** zig cough** cough*
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by oaktownmario on Oct 6, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, a video presentation would be good. I'm saying I rarely, if ever, see him do it.
And to Hydro’s point…it’s funny that you would mention that Nate knows who’s going to be open seeing the number of times he throws into triple coverage……
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 6, 2008 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn Swisher. You need to improve your attitude or Spazzy going to call you a troll.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
Awesome, disagree with someone and you are trollin'.
It’s good to feel so welcomed here. Thanks guys.
I’ll let you get back to planning next years “gold out.”
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 6, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think Spazzy was being serious with that, Swish. I don’t agree with your overall point here, but I thik it’s been fairly civil.
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As I say, I'd love to be wrong. I just don't think I am.
Watch the next game with an eye toward this, seriously. When Longshore takes a snap and looks to either the right or left, he, without fail remains locked in on that side of the field. If I’m the DB on the other side of the field I don’t worry about covering my man because ole’ nasty ain’t coming my way.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 6, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
It’d be interesting to do a video study of this; I think perception bias plays a huge role here. What one would have to determine is how often Longshore throws into an obvious triple coverage; and, on a related note, how often he has to make different reads and succeeds/fails; and finally, compare that to other QBs.
Without quantifying or establishing numerical context, it’s pretty easy to point to play A and say “look this proves everything” or point to play B and say “this proves the entire opposite thing,” especially when you want to believe thing or opposite thing. For the record — how often would you say he threw into triple coverage that last game, defined as when the receiver was surrounded by three defenders?
This is my perception of the situation. I'd love to be proven wrong, I really would.
With Longshore locked in on one guy it is tough to convince myself (others included) that we can succeed in the big picture.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 6, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll change the focus slightly to Longshore not making secondary reads — I think we can agree that throwing into triple coverage is a symptom of a greater problem, yes? Although I’m still interested in hearing you put a number on this, for the sake of seeing how similar or different perception is to reality.
I think Longshore being locked in on one guy is not a fundamental problem; that guy could be open, after all, and I thought that guy usually was open the last game. Vereen coming out of the flat, for example, or any of those short passes, really.
The fundamental problem is if Longshore’s primary receiver is NOT open, either b/c the defender reads Longshore’s eyes or b/c the route is well-covered, and THEN Longshore doesn’t look to the secondary receiver. And I think that actually happens a lot less than people think — either the primary receiver is open by design of the play, or the primary receiver is the primary receiver b/c Longshore thinks that all the other receivers will turn out to be less open, based on the LOS. This only leaves a (hopefully) small subset of plays where it’s possible he misjudges the primary receiver, and an even smaller subset where he misjudges the primary receiver but throws anyway without going through his progression.
The short answer is, if you don’t count short but effective passing plays, then Longshore will look worse to you. The even shorter answer is that someone should run the experiment, since I admittedly have my own perception bias.
and a challenge with that is how often
does he make switch from the first to the second option even before the snap?
actually
If you go through Longshore’s career (I mean every single game and every single pass) and count how many times he’s thrown into triple coverage, you’d probably be surprised. It’s probably around 1.5% of the time and possibly less. Moments when he does throw into triple coverage are much more memorable to us as fans because they often result in INTs.
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Moments when he does throw into triple coverage are much more memorable to us as fans because they often result in INTs.
Isn’t that true of any QB?
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Well, Riley’s INTs have tended to come at much less crucial times than Nate’s, even though the errors that produced there might be the same. I’m not trying to join a bandwagon or anything…
Just once the whole game?
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by oaktownmario on Oct 6, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Turkey,
approximately how many times does he look past his first read? I’m being serious here. I have a feeling it’s rare and that is my biggest problem with the guy.
It explains alot about his failure in big games/games against superior/equal opponents.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 6, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Swish
I don’t have the quote any more, but during last year’s collapse there was talk about if LOngshore goes through his progressions or not. Somebody in the press asked Tedford about that and Tedford said Longshore goes through 4-5 while Riley only goes through 2-3 or something like that.
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I wonder how Tedford counts that, though. And on a related note, I’ve always thought that forcing the QB to make more reads is why Tedford’s QBs all snap the ball facing opposite their normal throwing motion, and then turn around after three steps.
And I thought you were being sarcastic when you yelled ‘Longshore Sucks’ on Bancroft after the game ;p
Here’s one aspect to consider. Longshore has usually played well in the 1st half. The way this game went, the 2nd half doesn’t have any data to really use. I know that Nate went through his progressions on the near miss in the end zone to Tucker in the 1st quarter.
If this game was closer and Nate needed to lead some drives in the 4th quarter to regain a lead or increase a 2 point lead, I wonder if the 07 version of Nate would return?
FWIW, I remember having the feeling that Riley, in the first half of the MD game, seemed to lock onto his primary as well. I’m happy to be proven wrong as I’m probably biased by the overall frustration of that game.
Other than progressions, Nate’s longer throws weren’t tight spirals. They weren’t wouldn’t ducks, but on the replays they weren’t beauties either. I don’t know if this is a problem to worry about but combined with his severe under throw on the sure TD to Boateng does this point to a potential issue?
You have a valid observation regarding the non tight spiral throws. But most of those occurred when Longshore was throwing on the run and rushing things (overthrow to Vereen, underthrow to Boateng). Running while throwing and rushing things can throw off your throwing motion resulting in less than beautiful spirals. I think his underthrown deep pass to Boateng was actually just the ball slipping out of his hand because it was a knuckleball (almost). A ball with that little spiral is almost assuredly a slip of grip.
His other passes when he had time to throw were his usual spirals. I wouldn’t worry about it the fact that he’s had a few non-spirals.
Furthermore, part of the problem was a semi-wet ball. While it wasn’t raining the entire game, the ball is on the wet turf prior to snap and can get wet which can affect the grip on the ball.
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Davis band latest to F everything up for everyone else
Per the Chronicle today! And it comes so soon after the Wisconsin band accusations. I like the laundry list of bands that have slipped up in the past, and the fact that we aren’t on it.
I want some pictures of the activities in question!
Naked female band members! . . . . wait . . . never mind . . . .
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by oaktownmario on Oct 6, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
typically....
18 yr old naked female band members is a good thing, in my experience…..
by Rocksanddirt on Oct 6, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Have you seem some of these band members?
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by oaktownmario on Oct 6, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I concur
I'm still wondering why the Nets didn't draft Leon Powe.
by yellow fever on Oct 6, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
don't know about current ones.
but back when I was around 18 yr old naked female band members it was a good thing, generally….
by Rocksanddirt on Oct 6, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, the've always had those kinds of issues.
and since the univ. didn’t have them help find a new director….they got someone who didn’t know them and was thinking high school band.
by Rocksanddirt on Oct 6, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
A friend of mine is knowledgeable about the situation. She said that the director there in general is a pretty hands off position. This new director didn’t quite realize it. He was unable to attend a few summer practices and attempted to cancel slash reschedule them and the students were all “No rly.”
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yes, their director
is quite a bit less involved than Cal’s. Though on paper the responsibilities are similar.
by Rocksanddirt on Oct 6, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
University of Virginia — Pep band disbanded after a halftime skit mocking the University of West Virginia as hillbillies
I don’t care what anyone says, that is HILARIOUS.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
am i mistaken?
or hasn’t West Virginia been mocked as a bunch of hillbillies by everyone, ever, since like the dawn of time? how does this cross any line, ever? what’s next — Oklahoma is full of hicks? MIT full of nerds?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I wonder if they burned couches on the field. That might have crossed the line.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
In response to Slabaugh’s complaints, Lisa Brodkey, a university sexual harassment officer, gave sexual harassment training to the band, she said in an Aug. 12 letter. Brodkey also did a walk-through of the band room and ordered offensive “signs, pictures, condoms, etc.” removed from the walls, she wrote. UC Davis was considering whether to give Slabaugh the power to expel unruly band members, she wrote.
Once, for reasons that are unclear to me now AND at the time, the entire Cal band had to go through mandatory sexual harassment training. I remember it hilariously backfiring on the trainer woman, but for the life of me I can’t quite remember why.
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Because YOU were grabbing her ass and making sexist jokes the whole time?
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by oaktownmario on Oct 6, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
ordered offensive "signs, pictures, condoms, etc." removed from the walls
Condoms on the walls? lolwut
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promoting safer sex?
Condoms themselves (unused) should not be considered ‘dirty’. Where they were placed on the otherhand, I don’t know, but overall they should be considered as ‘dirty’ as aspirin.
Jordan Pac10 Def Player of Week... Anger is special teams player
Quarterback Mark Sanchez of USC and defensive end Cameron Jordan and punter Bryan Anger of California have been named U.S. Bank Pac-10 Players of the Week in football, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced.
Jordan and Anger played key roles in California’s 24-14 win against Arizona State. Jordan, a sophomore from Chandler, Ariz., posted eight tackles, five solo, including three tackles for loss (-8) and two quarterback sacks (-7) and forced a fumble. The California defense limited Arizona State to 236 yards total offense (71 rushing, 165 passing), just 4-of-16 on third-down conversion attempts, forced three turnovers and posted three quarterback sacks (-22).
You barely beat me to it. I was writing up the same thing just as you posted this.
I’m sure everyone but ASU will also honor Zach Follett as an unofficial player of the week for bottling up a year of rage and silencing Rudy Carpenter.
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That’s why we said ALL about the Pain Train. Now, just SOME or Many. But ALL!
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Just bought my ticket for the Pain Train against UCLA, I’m aboard!
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
forgot to include Anger's blurb
Anger, a freshman from Camarillo, Calif., averaged 47.4 yards on seven punts, including a career-long 72-yard boot. Three of Anger’s seven punts were downed inside the Arizona State 10-yard line.
This isn’t really related to Cal, but it looks like Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli could have a career as a comedian if football doesn’t work out for him.
This is what he had to say about the loss to USC:
"We feel like we’re the better team.’’
"Tonight they played better than us, and the score indicated that.’’
"But I still feel like we’re the better team, we just gave that one away.’’
"We just made some mistakes that we usually don’t.’’
"I feel like our football team is better all-around, but they played better tonight, so they got the ‘W’.’’
ಠ_ಠ
There are meds for bipolar treatment, maybe Masoli should get on them……..or maybe he should get on THE PAIN TRAIN……toot toot gonna be steaming thru Masoli’s station on Nov 1st!
I left my heart at the Durant Food Court
by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
No Spazzy, the Pain Train didn’t hit Masoli…….not yet anyway, but hang in there cuz the Pain Train will hit him on 11/1
I left my heart at the Durant Food Court
Haha!
“We were all trying to get to the quarterback,” Jordan said. “We were throwing bets at each other like, ‘Bet you can’t get to Rudy before I do.’ ’I’ll see you at Rudy.’ ’I’ll see you at the ground after I tackle Rudy and you’re still getting there.’”
From Daily Cal
In other words, Go Bears!
You Cal fans are so classsless!
What kind of players make bets to tackle the QB? It’s not like football is a contact sport.
Signed, House of Sparky
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by oaktownmario on Oct 6, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Will Google Use Chrome to Index Password Protected Web?
FYI: This is a very viable theory.
It’s now over a month since Google released its open source web browser, Chrome. An interesting theory we heard recently is that Google will use Chrome to index the password protected Web – a.k.a. the ‘dark web’.
Right now the Chrome Terms of Service (TOS) prevents Google from indexing private data. But when you consider that Chrome was initially presented as a browser for applications, instead of just web pages, this theory begins to make more sense.
Most web apps are password-protected and so there’s no way for a normal search engine to index the data – even data that’s generalized and doesn’t identify individual users. But with a full-fledged browser to complement its search engine, Google now theoretically has the means to index this previously inaccessible data.
Slow doen there, egghead.
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This man is the only thing between us and complete financial collapse
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He looks like a villain from that the Mummy movie!
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ah...
He’s not the guy that’s going to be managing the bailout fund… he’s the administrator that will be evaluating the bids and coordinating the efforts.
They are accepting bids starting from today and will decide by next wed… I’m still putting my money on Bill Gross as the fund’s manager… and Black Rock as the trading desk.
I’ll take that action! I’m putting my money on Zoo News as the fund’s manager and the Pain Train as the trading desk!
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You are very slowly approaching troll status.
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That guy looks like me, only my nose is much straighter…..that guy looks like he got hit by the Pain Train
I left my heart at the Durant Food Court
This is the only thing between us and interceptions.
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
I think today the question is why the Euro has approached the value of the peso vis-a-vis the dollar
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Not that it's entirely the same matter
but isn’t Google the only “indexing” company that has consistently refused to provide data in response to Patriot Act requests (as opposed to subpoenas) by the Dept. of Homeland Security?
Not that I’d trust Google with my private porn collection, but there’s that . . .
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Where have you been?
The Patriot Act stipulates that Google needs to give up the information AND not tell the press or anyone else that they gave up the data. Google even gives up private data for subpoenas… and I’ve even heard of Google giving up data in divorce cases when one party is accused of being a sexual predator.
Stick with opera or firefox3…avoid all google products.
I've been informed otherwise . . .
My understanding is that the DHS makes formal requests for info pursuant to Patriot Act and that Google continues to refuse to comply with those to this day, as opposed to yahoo and others who provide info pursuant to such requests. As for subpoenas, Google has fought some of those but when push comes to shove they have caved in.
This article is quite dated, but discusses Google’s position . . . do you have anything more current?
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This is my point… google has to give up the data but never tell anyone that they did… plus I’m sure the Justice Department is okay with playing a few PR games for the sake of making Google look good… but in the end, I think they’re getting the data.
This has been public information for quite awhile. Yet you seem to be implicating Google as the main instigator when this is true.
Google search does the same thing. So does Gmail. So does Google Apps. Are you suggesting a moratorium on Google products and services? Because the alternatives are much worse.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
As someone that monitors the search engine business as a part of their job… i’m telling you to avoid all google products….all of them. YOu can use search just as long as you’re also running TrackMeNot software, but even then I wouldn’t recommend it.
The alternatives are not worse… they’re much better… the reason hackers, governments and the people who want to abuse the information target google is because google is so successful… the same way viruses target internet explorer.
Personally, I use metacrawler for search… it uses google and a few other search engines for it’s results… but i’m basically using google through a proxy (metacrawler).
Again, what is this information abuse you’re talking about? You mean spammers taking advantage of page rank and government collecting child porn accusations?
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Well if you’re an advertiser, things are looking great… but for you and I… it’s not good… just for starters
1) racial, religious and sexual profiling in electronic transactions
2) complete behavioral profiling for new applicants for jobs of all kinds
3) advertisers have complete knowledge of your medical history and advertise to you using that history
… just to name a few. This isn’t about hiding your porn history.. i could care less about that… it’s about changing our world… and not in a way that helps us.
Actually, that advertising is far more useful in terms of directly marketing to people who’d be interested in the ads that appear. I’ve clicked on plenty more Google ads than any of the image ads various advertising companies provide. Some of them have (lo and behold) become quite useful to me.
I don’t see what’s so wrong with that.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, wait, back up...
So, explain for those of use who don’t study search engines (i.e. me) what exactly we should beware of?
And why, perhaps, Gmail ought to be avoided?
Nash
basically you should assume that everything you do online is public. It is.
●If you use an internet service like Google, they track everything you do.
●If you use a proxy like Metacrawler, they track everything you do.
●Your ISP tracks everything you do.
●Assume that every packet that goes through an internet backbone is tracked.
●The government tracks everything you do.
●The sites you visit track everything you do.
●Spammers track everything you do. Gotten any really well targeted spam?
●Assume PirateBay, LimeWire etc track everything you do.
●Assume that everything that you give to your bank or broker is for sale.
I was talking to this girl I sail with once. Just for kicks, I told her her Stripper Name from her Facebook page and watched her turn green. Don’t write that stuff if you don’t want everyone to know. Big deal.
Did you ever see the movie Grosse Pointe Blank. There’s a minor character who plays a dancer at the class reunion. It took me 10 minutes to get her phone number. Slightly bigger deal.
In my last big interview, I had myself quoted back to me from postings I’d made online. Luckily, I’m a really good writer. Reasonably large big deal.
Assume that your FaceBook page is in front of your next interviewer. Assume that your email is your public wall. Get CustomizeGoogleOptions and turn on secured connections for everything. Get FireFox. Get a Mac. Don’t download games. Read up on identity theft worst case scenarios. Crack your own passwords. Stalk yourself. Stalk your friends. Watch The President’s Analyst and The Conversation.
Assume that Google could give a damn if you live or die and that they’d sell you out for nothing.
You are so fucked. Have a nice day!
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
by Olsonist on Oct 6, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
This is, without a doubt, the greatest thing you’ve ever written.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Boy would it have been embarrassing if you’d posted my stripper name!
Also, thanks for the very informative reply. I suppose limiting my facebook profile to my friends isn’t enough. And, time to de-activate photos. Fortunately I already use FireFox and a Mac. You’re saying that my emails could easily be made public? What email do you use then (if not Gmail)?
I use GMail but I try to organize all of my criminal activity via other methods.
●Anything you send via email can be seen on your machine, intercepted on the net, seen on servers, or seen on the recipient’s machine. You shouldn’t trust anyone you send to, send via, or yourself.
●Forensics are such that you cannot destroy any information on your system short of physically grinding up the disks.
Get CustomizeGoogleOptions and set all your connections to secure, turn off ads, remove click tracking, …. Get AdBlockPlus.
Why is this important? Think of all of the leverage Google has in it’s 10s of thousands of servers used to give you a search product. Great. Now think of that leverage reversed against you by advertisers. Think of that leverage reversed against you by cybergangs using botnets in the millions of PCs.
Above all, assume that anything you type is public.
BTW, Twisted’s stripper name is Nate.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
Olsonist’s stripper name is CaliSeth.
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
The Maharg is my stripper name. Dumpster Muffin is my stripper/protester name.
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
*Dumpster Muffin is my normal/protester name.
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
I make it rain, in protest of strippers.
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
case in point
I just filled out a web form with GEICO for an insurance quote. I just got really well targeted spam from an obscure insurance broker within an hour. Either GEICO sold my contact (perhaps, but less likely given the time frame) or my transaction was sniffed as the packets went over the internet.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
*this is true for every other company, which caved in and took it in the ass real quick.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, to be clear
never telling anyone that info has been turned over and making a public fight about it (even if it is "PR") are two different things. One of Google’s slogans is “don’t be evil.” Not that I don’t believe in conspiracy theories, but publicly they’ve said the right things re: Patriot Act . . . but for all we know Google may be an arm of the Fed govt.
But I will take your advice and start using metacrawler, even if I think it won’t make a difference . . .
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Is this what Kevin Riley was doing this weekend? Chroming the Web?
confused what this has to do with anything other than Google world domination
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, not to be the proverbial herd-of-buffalo-on-the-tracks-in-front-of-the-pain-train-engineered-by-Zack-Follett, but lets not forget this was the ASU Oline. My 8 year old cousin could have registered at least one sack and a TFL… Just before we announce Cam Jordan is the second coming of Warren Sapp.
Rudy Carpenter Update
After Coach Erickson left, Rudy Carpenter hobbled in, heavily favoring his right leg. He looks downright hurt. When asked how he felt, Carpenter quickly replied, “I feel good.”
“I really have no idea what is going to happen,” Carpenter said. The doctors have yet to clear him to practice, so he doesn’t know if and when he will be ready to play. His current consecutive games played streak is 36, but according to Rudy that is not any extra motivation for him to get on the field.
And according to House of Sparky
Touching upon Rudy’s injury one more time, I would like to add that he doesn’t look mobile. He seems to be frustrated and in a lot of pain, something that came across in the press conference.
… it would suck if Rudy can’t play USC… Having seen one or two of Sullivan’s throws… I’m pretty sure the devil fans are praying Rudy will be able to play taped up. Plus given USC’s rush, Rudy probably knows he’s going to get beat up during that game… so I gotta give mad props to Rudy if he trots out there this Sat.
The difference between Rudy playing is about…14 more points.
So instead of losing by 35, they’ll lose by 21. Reasonable.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Olsonist will certainly use this to call for Kevin Riley to start.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 6, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Some people on BI are already saying that Tedford should bench Longshore because this picture reflects badly on the school
In other words, Go Bears!
I am a huge free speech advocate. So I’m not going to get on Longshore’s case about anything off the field. Nada. Not from me. Probably just having fun in front of the camera and taken out of context. The idea that his Lardship might get disciplined for this is dumb.
That said, did I mention that Longshore’s interception rate is well over 3%?
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
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Just thought I’d ask.
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