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Cal v. ASU Photo Essay III: Warm Ups Part II

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Warm Ups Part I

So, to recap, it's October 4.  It's gameday.  I'm out on the field, watching warm ups.  It's been raining off and on, but is starting to get a bit harder.  Then, without warning the entire team runs into the middle of the field to do stretches.  They just LOVE to stretch.


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Let's get it started in here!

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The guy in the front there (who might be Nick Sundberg) was doing the splits, but I got the photo 1 second too late.  :(!  Apparently, Alex Mack can do the splits, too, but I couldn't quite find him out there.  That's very impressive, if true!

Marvin Jones was just chilling on the sidelines there in a hat.  I tried to get a solid shot, but failed.

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After the team stretching, some Cal players came over by where I was standing and started practicing.

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Tepper, always the jokester, came over to play grab ass with some of the players.

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I even got a video of the players practicing:

 

Then, the DBs were out practicing their interceptions.  You can see the rain was REALLY starting to come down hard.  I was nervous about my camera breaking.

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Then, the players finished up their warm ups, so we headed back to the North Tunnel to watch them run in. 

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My photos don't well represent it, but often the players come running in and high five fans on the sides of the Tunnel.  So, if you are there about 20 minutes pre-game, you can probably slap some skin with some of the players. 

So, there we go.  It took 3 posts, but now we are ready to get to some actual GAME ACTION!  Go Bears!

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Nicely done.

Can someone who knows more about D-linemen mechanics comment on the footwork displayed in that D-line video?

by sec119 on Oct 8, 2008 9:02 AM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, they’re practising to be on “Dancing With the Stars”

by Rishi on Oct 8, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nice Photos

That picture of RJ Garrett (32?) in the rain is totes sick.

Did Tepper recognize you?

by CalBandGreat on Oct 8, 2008 10:26 AM PDT reply actions  

No, Tepper did not recognize me.

I'm no The Maharg! But I try. Oh, how I try!

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by TwistNHook on Oct 8, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Were you afraid of Tepper? He says he’s intimidating but likes to talk to people.

by turkey on Oct 8, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I hear he likes to talk about anything.

Not a Longshorite. Not a Rilerian. I'm a Mansionite.
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by HydroTech on Oct 8, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

He’ll grab ANYBODY’S ass!

I'm no The Maharg! But I try. Oh, how I try!

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by TwistNHook on Oct 8, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Weren’t you all BFF at Fan Day? Or am I thinking of another CGBer?

by CalBandGreat on Oct 8, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

For like 2 minutes while he signed my hat. Not sure hed remember me in all the other 400 people who came through.

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by TwistNHook on Oct 8, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just thought I'd say

that that’s the OLine, not the DLine.

by NYinCalifornia on Oct 8, 2008 12:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Well, now Im just confused. I made it vague, so I cant be wrong. Thats always the bottom line, isnt it?

I'm no The Maharg! But I try. Oh, how I try!

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by TwistNHook on Oct 8, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Those would be linemen.

It's spelled "S-h-u-f-a-i-l"

by JShufelt on Oct 8, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

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