DBD 12.15.08 Who here has finished their XMas shopping?
by TwistNHook on Dec 14, 2008 9:57 PM PST
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I have finished mine. I'm knitting a tie for my brother in law, my wife bought something for my mother-in-law that I'll attach my name to, I told my wife to buy something on my credit card for her, and the rest of my family is Jews. Easy as pie!
If you are getting stressed out about XMas shopping, you should take my lead and be related to more Jews. It takes all the stress out of any holiday shopping. Except for Purim. That just makes Purim more confusing. So very confusing.
Speaking of confusing things, a Cal team crushed our hearts. That's so unusual and confusing.
Yes, those damnable Nittany Lions defeated our Beloved Golden Bears in v-ball in the Elite 8.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The No. 8-ranked California volleyball team (26-7, 13-5 Pac-10) fell in a 3-0 sweep (25-21, 25-21, 25-17) to defending NCAA champion and top-seeded No. 1 Penn State (36-0, 20-0 Big Ten) today in the University Park Regional final of the 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship at Rec Hall in State College, Pa. The Golden Bears finish the season with the best record in program history at 26-7 (.788) and advanced to the NCAA regional final for a school-record second consecutive year. Winners of an NCAA-record 109 consecutive sets, the Nittany Lions advance to the national semifinal match set to take place at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. next week.
Senior outside hitter Am'ra Solomon earned University Park Region all-tournament team honors and led the Bears with eight kills on 16 attacks (2e) and posted a .375 attack percentage. Junior middle hitter Mindi Wiley also had eight kills (4e, 18att, .222) and added two blocks. Freshman outside hitter Tarah Murrey was next on the team with seven kills (4e, 16att, .188). The Bears were out-blocked 13.0-6.0 and attacked at a .116 rate (32k, 22e, 86att) in comparison to the .256 rate posted by the Lions (39k, 18e, 82att). Sophomore setter Carli Lloyd had 26 assists and claimed the sixth-place spot for single season assists at Cal, finishing the year with 1,392 (12.00 aps). The Bears complete the season with the best hitting percentage in school-history by posting a .287 attack rate (1,726k, 605e, 3909att).
And womens bball suffered a brutal loss, too, against Oklahoma.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Nyeshia Stevenson hit back-to-back 3-pointers and gave Oklahoma its first lead of the game with 3:43 to play, and the fifth-ranked Sooners made an improbable comeback from a 26-point halftime deficit to shock No. 9 California 86-75 on Saturday night in the Basketball By The Bay Classic.
Cal led by 17 points, 69-52, before Oklahoma (8-2) rallied by closing the game with a 34-6 run.
Stevenson finished with 21 points and Courtney Paris had 18 points and 13 rebounds to extend her consecutive streak of double-doubles dating to her freshman season to 102 in Oklahoma's third straight victory since a loss to top-ranked Connecticut on Nov. 30.
Ashley Walker scored in the paint and from the perimeter, finishing with 26 points and eight rebounds in the shocking collapse by Cal (8-2).
Alexis Gray-Lawson had 16 points and nine assists and Lauren Greif added a season-high 18 points for the Golden Bears, who dominated the first half of this highly anticipated showdown between the top-10 programs and all their ties but couldn't do enough right to hold off a late Oklahoma charge.
The Bears shot 64 percent and did everything right in the first half only to blow it over the final 20 minutes by shooting 28 percent and committing 11 of their 18 turnovers.
Cal started the game strong, hitting 8 of their first 12 field goal attempts. Junior guard Alexis Gray-Lawson hit her first four field goall attempts, putting up 13 points early in the game. The Bears led 30-10 with just under eight minutes remaining in the half. Ashley Walker scored her 22nd point of the game on a freethrow with 3:05 left in the first half. At the time, the entire Oklahoma team had 22 points total.Walker had a pair of three pointers in her 22 points, her third and fourth of the season and just the fifth and sixth of her career. Cal led 52-26 at halftime. Their largest lead in the game was 26, which they held with 4:59 left in the first half
Cal softball coach to enter HoF.
BERKELEY - California softball head coach Diane Ninemire was announced as one of three members to be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's 2009 Hall of Fame class on Saturday. The announcement was made at the NFCA's annual convention being held at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in Marco Island, Florida.
Ninemire, who joined Frank Cheek of Humboldt State University and Bill Edwards of Hofstra University, will be inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame on Friday, December 11 of next year, at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The 2009 class will bring the NFCA's Hall of Fame to 50 members.
Entering her 22nd year in the Cal dugout, Ninemire guided the Golden Bears to seven straight trips to the College World Series (1999-2005), winning the national championship in 2002. She has led Cal to 21 straight NCAA Regional appearances, and won her 900th career game last season versus Long Beach State. She has accumulated the second-most wins in Pac-10 history (932) and is the 11th softball coach in NCAA history with 900 or more wins.
During Ninemire's tenure at Cal, 34 All-America, 86 all-region, and 140 all-conference certificates have been issued to student-athletes. Two of Ninemire's former players - Michele Granger and Gillian Boxx - were four-time All-Americans and helped the United States win a Gold Medal as members of the 1996 Olympic Team in Atlanta. Former Bear Vicky Galindo, who Ninemire coached, was named to the 2008 15-member Olympic Team roster and earned a silver medal.
History was made in 2002 when Ninemire helped direct Cal to its first NCAA Championship at the WCWS with a 6-0 win over the Arizona Wildcats, the first women's title in Cal athletic program history. The 2002 team set a school record for wins (56), while Jocelyn Forest claimed the tournament's Most Outstanding Player honor, and Ninemire was chosen as the NFCA National Coach of the Year. Cal became the first Pac-10 team other than UCLA and Arizona to win the softball national title. Forest went undefeated in Cal's postseason run and completed the WCWS with a 4-0 record, 0.50 earned run average and 33 strikeouts in 28.0 innings.
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Mens soccer player named 3rd team All-American.
BERKELEY - California sophomore forward Andrew Wiedeman earned a spot on the NSCAA/adidas All-America third team, the coaches' association announced today. Recently, Wiedeman was named to the NSCAA Far West All-Region first team.
"We are very proud of Andrew's accomplishments this year," said Cal head coach Kevin Grimes. "Having an All-American on the team is a great testament to the program and his teammates."
Last year, former Cal midfielder Andrew Jacobson and goalkeeper Stefan Frei were named to the NSCAA All-America first-team.
8th best B-Ball team:
In the 100th season of Cal basketball, we continue our countdown of the greatest teams in school history. Today: No. 8.
8. 1993-94.
Team’s record: 22-8.
Achievements: Ties for second in Pac-10. NCAA tournament.
Record vs. Stanford: 1-1.
Record vs. UCLA: 2-0.
Coach: Todd Bozeman.
Top players: G Jason Kidd (16.7 ppg, 9.1 apg), F Lamond Murray (24.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg), G Monty Buckley (12.8 ppg).
Bottom line: Likely overrated as the nation’s No. 6 team in preseason polls, the Bears have a shot at securing a Pac-10 co-title on the final day of the season, but blow a huge lead and lose at Washington State. Kidd is named first-team All-America and Murray is picked to the second team. But the Kidd-Murray era ends abruptly in the NCAA first round after a 61-57 loss to a less-talented, but far better-prepared Wisconsin-Green Bay team coached by Dick Bennett.
7th best Cal bball team:
In the 100th season of Cal basketball, we continue our countdown of the greatest teams in school history. Today: No. 7.
7. 1996-97.
Team’s record: 23-9.
Achievements: Ties for second in Pac-10. NCAA tournament Sweet 16.
Record vs. Stanford: 1-1.
Record vs. UCLA: 1-1.
Coach: Ben Braun.
Top players: G Ed Gray (24.8 ppg), G Randy Duck (12.3 ppg), F Tony Gonzalez (6.8 ppg).
Bottom line: In his first season as coach, Braun takes Todd Bozeman’s players and likely achieves more than his predecessor would have. Even after Pac-10 Player of the Year Ed Gray is lost to a broken foot in the regular-season finale (while scoring a school-record 48 points against Washington State), the Bears beat Princeton and Villanova to reach the NCAA’s second weekend, where they lose to powerhouse North Carolina 63-57.
Cal offensive line coach Jim Michalczik is leaving Berkeley to become the new offensive coordinator at Washington.
Michalczik agreed to make the move over the weekend but will continue with the Bears' staff through the Emerald Bowl on Dec. 27.
"It was an incredibly tough decision," Michalczik said Sunday night. "Leaving the Bay Area, leaving these kids, leaving coach (Jeff) Tedford, who gave me an opportunity here. This is a pretty good opportunity. It was literally too good to turn down."
Michalczik has coached alongside Tedford since the two were assistants at Oregon in 1999. He has also been an assistant head coach during his seven years at Cal and was the team's offensive coordinator in 2007.
Michalczik will join the staff of new Washington coach Steve Sarkisian, who replaced Tyrone Willingham last week.
"I'm excited in one aspect but a little sad on the other," Michalczik said. "I'm leaving a great situation, being on Jeff's staff. And these players have been something special."
The move makes sense for Michalczik, who has aspirations to be a head coach someday. Being a coordinator essentially makes him one step away from running a show himself. Michalczik also hails from Port Angeles, Wash., a couple hours northwest of Seattle. He is a graduate of rival Washington State.
Article on Mack Draddy:
BERKELEY — Cal center Alex Mack may not just be the best football scholar-athlete in the country. He may be the best football scholar-athlete of a generation.
That may sound a tad grandiose, but the 2008 Draddy Award winner given to the nation's top football scholar-athlete beat out a group of finalists that National Football Foundation president Steven Hatchell called "without a doubt their best class ever." The Draddy Award began in 1990.
"If this is on balance the best class ever, then to have him stand out, that's pretty special," Hatchell said. "He just stood out."
Mack won the Draddy Award at the National Football Foundation's annual awards dinner in New York on Tuesday night. He was chosen over 14 other finalists from all divisions of college football.
Mack was awarded a $25,000 post-graduate scholarship, and the other finalists received $18,000 scholarships. There were 164 nominees.
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This actually makes sense if you step back from it. He’s probably reached his ceiling at Cal since Tedford hired Cignetti to be the OC, and it really seems like JT isn’t going anywhere. So, if he wants to continue to rise in the coaching ranks, he’d probably have to go elsewhere. This is very unfortunate now because he’s been so integral to the program’s rise since our OLine has been so solid. Just very unfortunate, but I’m sure Tedford will go after the cream of the crop. Because I trust JT will hire someone who fits what we have, I think this will probably impact recruiting more than performance for next year. Coach M doesn’t have quite the recruiting rep to match his rep for developing the linemen. Nonetheless, everyone agrees he’s done great things for Cal.
Anyway… Good luck, Coach M. I hope you do well (except against Cal)
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Dec 14, 2008 10:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
that guy was a fantastic O-line coach…we must remember that assistants periodically leaving is a good thing in the long run. They just have to be ready to replace them. Coach M for Husky OC sounds like a bit of a reach though. A) Washington sucks. It’s not like they’re up and coming…even with JAKE LOCKER FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO SOMETHING. This isn’t a “springboard” gig unless they really turn it around. B) and this relates to A), Coach M’s a great coach…but I question Sark hiring him. I have a hard time believing Coach M was the best guy available. Of course, he may have hired him to deplete one of Cal’s strengths. No line, even with JahvidfuckingBest et al can’t run nor pass the ball.
I hope the next guy can recruit and coach well.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 8:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Sark wanted a guy like Coach M because Coach M already played the OC Without Playcalling Duty role.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
was he the OC when Tedford was calling plays?
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 8:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
2007.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Noooo not coach M....
Maybe we’ll see a grad student instructor fill his shoes like Lupoi?
Also, continuing my saga of running into Cal football players in bizarre and ridiculous places, I was eating dinner with my family tonight at Trattoria Siciliana and who do we sit down next to but Pain Train himself, and WW along with what looked like Pain Train’s mom and some girl. I was kind of rooting for the waiter to screw up and spill something all over Mom Train so I could see the waiter get sacked to the ground, but it didn’t happen.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 14, 2008 10:30 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
You didn't wait to make eye contact with him
and then do the TOOT TOOT conductor motion????
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 15, 2008 9:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When you’re sitting across from a 6’+ 230lb+ guy who is known for, among other things, literally breaking peoples’ bodies, you don’t disturb their family meals.
I thought it was kinda funny Worrell Williams was there, though. Like…do they do everything together?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That place is awesome, and those guys are awesome. I am very jealous, sounds like you had a good time.
by CountDuku on Dec 15, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
interesting article about newell and wooden's rivalry in the la times
it says had newell not retired so abruptly, gail goodrich might have gone to cal!!!! damn…
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
by ch0ster on Dec 14, 2008 10:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
er, here http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-crowe15-2008dec15,0,6248692.column
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
by ch0ster on Dec 14, 2008 10:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ok that was a failure... take 2
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
by ch0ster on Dec 14, 2008 10:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I haven't even started Christmas shopping yet
Devin Bishop may emerge as a vocal leader on the defense.
Bishop, a 6-foot-1, 238-pound transfer from CCSF, was voted the team’s most inspirational player for his words in celebration, his words of encouragement and his words of leadership.
“I think it’s my responsibility. I think I’m going to have to come out and try to lead this team,” he said. "I’ve got to work hard and find ways to inspire the other guys.
“It’s definitely important, because there are times when the morale gets down. You can try to make guys follow your example, but sometimes it takes saying the right thing at the right time.”
That’s advice from Bishop’s older brother, Desmond, a guy who preferred being quiet but became a vocal powerhouse at Cal (2005-06) before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers. Desmond Bishop used to pace around his teammates on Thursdays, yelling all of the right motivations before big games.
"After review, it has been determined that the previous play was not reviewable"
The Pac-10: where quality officiating happens.
by Berkelium97 on Dec 14, 2008 11:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oh I miss Desmond:
Before Cal played No. 11 Oregon in 2006, the older Bishop bellowed, “There will be some times Saturday when it will feel like we’re walking through some dark alleys. I’m the guy you want walking with you.” Cal won 45-24 and sent the conference leader in scoring and total yards back to Eugene with greatly diminished numbers.
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by BeastMode on Dec 14, 2008 11:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the aggravating
Thing about that #8 best Cal basketball team was that when we went up against UWGB, Ryan Jamison (our starting center who may have had the worst hands in the history of Cal, and was also a really nice guy and had the funniest appearance on Bear Territory ever) was DOMINATING the Phoenix inside. I think he had 8 points early on on 4-5 shooting and was rebounding everything. It would’ve been the best game of his career – if Bozeman hadn’t inexplicably sat him down and then went to the Jason Kidd shoot everything from the outside offense.
Triple Le Sigh.
by LeonPowe on Dec 15, 2008 1:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I can’t believe there is actual talk about Tim Tebow going pro early.
The guy, as a QB, is probably a 3rd round pick at the highest. He’s clearly a project. He is not a polished passer. He has a slow delivery/throwing motion. He hasn’t lived in a pro-style offense. I just don’t see him making a significant impact for at least 3 years after 3 years of significant playing time. Project! Project! Project!
The guy has to come back for his senior season.
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by HydroTech on Dec 15, 2008 2:27 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t see it after four years either though. People still link Urban Meyer to Alex Smith.
by BearsNecessity on Dec 15, 2008 3:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Let the Heisman hype begin for Jahvid.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 7:02 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
The U knows what they’re up against in Jahvid Best.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
more Heisman talk in that article too…and that was written in a place where it didn’t need to be mentioned. BEST WEBSITE, anyone?
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 8:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No! A Best for Heisman website would screw up our team dynamics, cause us to have a losing season, and make Jeff Tedford leave to become the next Raiders coach.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 8:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
not this again…really? Best is so nice though.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 8:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t hurt the team when they did it for Marshawn in 2006.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t actually believe that line – I’m just repeating what people tossed at me when I suggested a “Best 4 Heisman” website.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 8:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know. Dude, I am all for a billboard in Times Square for Best. Maybe even nationwide campaign commercials, take those Texas Tech ones a step further.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, my wife just dumped me – but I saved 15% on my car insurance by voting Jahvid Best 4 Heisman!
If they seriously don’t plug the “Best 4 Heisman” line the entire season, I will be disappointed.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 8:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“Hello, I’m Jahvid Best, running back for the Cal Golden Bears. My opponent, Jaquizz Rodgers, claims he is the best running back in the Pac-10. What The Quizz fails to tell you is that I gain 3.2 yards more per carry than he did this past season. I also led the conference in rushing in 2008, setting a school record with 311 yards against the University of Washington. The only way to respond to these claims is with facts, and the facts don’t lie, Best was the Best in 2008 and should be your Heisman selection in 2009.”
This message was paid for the Committee to Select Jahvid Best for the 2009 Heisman Trophy
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“Hi, I’m Jacquizz Rodgers. My opponent, Jahvid Best, claims he’s the best runningback in the Pac-10 and wants you to believe that he’s the best player in the country. He’ll point to his ypc and his astonishing numbers, but here’s what the numbers don’t show…
[insert clips of Jahvid Best being shut down by USC And Maryland]
[Clips of Quizz running through USC and Penn State]
The truth is, Best’s numbers are over-inflated as he feasts on weak competition. Vote consistency in 2009. Vote Quizzno’s for Heisman”
Man, this is fun!
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“Jaquizz Rodgers had a phenomenal freshman season at Oregon State. He set Pac-10 records and set the foundation for an extraordinary college career. But, what The Quizz doesn’t tell you is that his primary recruiter at Oregon State was William Ayers, an unrepentant domestic terrorist. After only one year, the question Heisman voters need to answer is this: Do we really know Jaquizz Rodgers?”
This message was paid for the Committee for Game Breaking Running Backs
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 9:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“His first name is Jahvid! Look at the list of FBI’s most wanted, then get back to us.”
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 9:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure Jahvid is no worse than Jacquizz.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven’t heard of a terrorist named Jacquizz, have you?
Unless you’re referring to the Oregon State RB who terrorizes the USC D-line!
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oy, Rishi, seriously, you have to be wearing a Quizz jersey at work right now.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Both of you please never talk again.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s play the quiet game!
The Draddy Mack will make you jump jump
by Maharg on Dec 15, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Giants did that last year.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Mack Draddy is going to make me what now?
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fin.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you going to let Spazzy talk to you like that?
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like it when Spazzy gets all assertive. Let him feel good about himself.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And end scene!
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if they play that Maryland DB hit on Best…it’s all over.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno...
Best puking green could be his “Heisman moment”.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 9:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Jahvid can point to quite a few “Heisman moments.” Perhaps those 9 runs for more than 50 yards is a good start!
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In all seriousness, Heisman moments are those really, really memorable moments – not just the ones for big yards.
Remember that play against Stanford where it looked like he was going to be stuffed for a loss, but then turned around and gained 60 yards? If he did that in a nationally-televised game, that would be his Heisman moment. Bonus points if he hurdled a defender.
Think of what Sam Bradford’s “Heisman moment” was – it was the twisting jump almost into the end zone against Oklahoma State. He didn’t even score a TD on it, but it supposedly measured his “grit” or something.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I understand what a Heisman moment is. This year’s best “Heisman moment” was Crabtree’s game winning catch against Texas. My point is, I think Jahvid is a lot more capable of providing a single moment than Jacquizz, a back that gets yards in small chunks.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed… Best has a significantly better chance of winning the Heisman than Quizzno’s. Workhorse backs don’t get the Heisman – only flashy backs.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The other thing is, Cal, I think, has a bit more national spotlight than OSU. A lot easier to win coming from the Bay Area than Corvallis.
As far as workhorse backs not getting it, that’s probably right though I haven’t looked into it. Hey, if OSU went 11-1 and Quizz put up better numbers than this year, who knows?
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if he does what I think they need to do (whip ass in conference), go to rose bowl, then he won’t need a website. I just like their cool design…
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 8:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If Jahvid wins the Heisman, we’ll be going to the Rose Bowl.
This list loses credibility with Davis @ #6, Quizz @ #9 (no big plays), Blount @ #12, Potts @ #18 and, to a lesser extent Sanchez @ #5. I’m not sure how one could predict (with no OC as of right now) that Sanchez would be Heisman-worthy.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 8:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The theory with Sanchez is that some may view them as a legit title contender and Sanchez is a good enough quarterback to put up decent numbers in any system. I agree, Davis makes no sense and Blount is a joke. I won’t rehash the Quizz debate here, but you just shouldn’t win the Heisman with 4.8 YPC.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, this also requires Jahvid having a good day against SC, though perhaps it is more likely sense the game is at home and there will almost certainly be more consistency out of the passing game . . . right?
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And hopefully our OLine wont have died.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 8:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that was a lot of fun, watching Donovan Edwards get thrown into the fire.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I really think the only way Jahvid wins the Heisman is if Cal goes to the Rose Bowl. That would probably mean a victory over $C. These two things should eliminate Sanchez. I’m not talking about backing into the Rose Bowl either. It has to be an $C style dundundudndudnudndundudndudnud-type conference ass whopping. If Cal backs into the Rose Bowl and Jahvid plays well, I think Teblow or McCoy or some other random dude east of the rockies will win it.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 8:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. No 9-3 Rose Bowl team like OSU would’ve been this year. 10-11 wins plus a good game against SC and the expected phenomenal runs. It won’t be easy.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait for the awards ceremony
seeing a stage hand hurriedly scurry across the past winners to set some telephone books behind the podium, so Jahvid can address the crowd
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Dec 15, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not like he is Quizz height.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
also a funny one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3p9y_OEAdc
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
[Alex Mack] may be the best football scholar-athlete of a generation.
Agh, I hate to be the one doing this all the time, but best football scholar-athlete of a generation? What about Myron Rolles – possible first round NFL draft pick AND Rhodes Scholar?
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 8:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
pics of transcripts + SAT + MCAT scores or he doesn’t exist.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 8:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Rolles.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 8:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Lost 4 words
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 8:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
“I don’t work with the males because I used to be one. So I became the best DI softball coach evair.”
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
JUCO DE commits this weekend
From Rivals
“The team at Cal has a winning spirit and the dedication of the players and the academic programs are just great. I am majoring in history and their history program is second in the nation. They have a great team and great players and I can’t wait to be part of it.
Everything was just right so I committed.”
Ryan Davis will take some other officials but will most likely sign with us…
A surprise weekend visitor to Berkeley, Davis is an impressive 6-foot-4, 257-pound defensive end who originally prepped at Artesia high school in Los Angeles. He’s been timed at 4.77 seconds in the 40-yard dash, and also owns a 35-inch vertical leap.
Nice to bring in a guy to play along with the young DE talent we have rising in the program. He’ll probably provide insurance if we don’t land our big prep DE target this year. U$C is recruiting him hard too, so it’s always nice to steal their guys.. the greedy bastards.
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 15, 2008 9:14 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
To clarify, I think he’s taking Rulon’s schollie spot
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 15, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This guy seems like a stud…I’m sure Tedford & Co did their homework on this guy. I like this pick up. I try not to get caught up in the “stars” although I can’t stop myself from drooling when it’s 5 stars…
I just finished the Coach O book. I think I’ll try the Michael Lewis book next after I finish “Holding Fast, The Untold True Story of the Mt. Hood Tragedy.” It’s a book penned by a late mountain climbers wife. The climber, an experienced one, died on Mt. Hood while waiting for the rescue team to find him in his snow cave. Seems like an emotional book although you can tell she’s an amatuer writer.
Any other CFB recommendations? Wasn’t their like a Alabama tailgating fan book?
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Red Hammer Yellow Jammer.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rammer Hammer Yellow Jammer
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
B& Hammer, yellowfever
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by Maharg on Dec 15, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the full chant would then be Bampersand Hammer YellowFever, Give em Hell Alabama
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This wasn’t a chant. I’ve realized that Hydro won’t use the B& Hammer on anyone except me, so I figured I’d appeal to another authority.
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by Maharg on Dec 15, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ban
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of that book, TwistNHook lent it to me. I have yet to find the time to read it between stalking Longshore and proclaiming him to be the greatest Cal QB of all time.
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by HydroTech on Dec 16, 2008 12:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone remember Billy Sim's obnoxious "Boomer!" yelling at the Heisman ceremony?
I hate reading stuff like this at work, because I have to hid my laughter in and if anyone sees me smiling, it’s really awkward.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 9:36 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I could not restrain laughter on this part
Then Billy’s gonna have to drop a Boomer sooner rather than later in your toilet before he leaves, because his intestines run a triple option of run, shoot, and scoot on him when he ingests even a trace amount of sugar alcohols.
"After review, it has been determined that the previous play was not reviewable"
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by Berkelium97 on Dec 15, 2008 9:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
BS: He doesn’t have allergies, you’re just bored and paranoid. What you do have is a problem on your hands, because Billy Sims has a sensitivity to sugar alcohols. You’ve ruined my damn day, woman. He turns to the child. BOOMER!!!! I SAID MOTHERFUCKING BOOMER, CHILD!!!!
I don’t know where Orson comes up with this stuff – it’s a ridiculous skit, but damn, it works. Just like his classic Houston Nutt character.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 9:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He forgot to put in
“Is Billy Sims gonna hafta choke a bitch?!” somewheres in there
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 15, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wilner (in August) picks 34/36 games correctly for Cal, 'furd, and SJSU
he got all the Cal games right…and he’s not shy about gloating.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 10:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
The only Cal loss that was truly surprising was against Maryland, and even that was’t too surprising. He picked Cal to win at home and lose on the road, pretty safe bet under Tedford. I just thought we’d pull out one more, at least, on the road.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
HS state bowl games
State bowl games
Participants chosen Sunday by CIF commissioners. All games at the Home Depot Center in Carson (Los Angeles County)
Open Division: Grant-Sacramento (13-0) vs. Poly-Long Beach (14-0), 8 p.m. Saturday
Division I: De La Salle-Concord (12-1) vs. Centennial-Corona (14-0), 8 p.m. Friday
Division II: St. Mary’s-Stockton (12-2) vs. Cathedral Catholic-San Diego (13-0), 4 p.m. Saturday
Division III: Cardinal Newman (13-0) vs. St. Bonaventure-Ventura (13-1), noon Saturday.
Small School: Hamilton Union-Hamilton City (10-2) vs. St. Margaret’s-San Juan Capistrano (14-0), 4:30 p.m. Friday
TV: CSN Bay Area Plus will show the Small School game. CSN Bay Area will show the Division I game. CSN California will televise all three games Saturday.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 10:37 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I can't stop laughing at this
Link:
As of Monday afternoon the University of Maryland says it’s sold about 16 tickets to the game. The University of Nevada says it’s sold 8 so far.
Smurf Turf is going to have more people on it than in the stands.
by BearsNecessity on Dec 15, 2008 10:38 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
ROFL.
Maryland isn’t favored… that’s thhhhupid.
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 15, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, those 16 fans are going to inspire them to blow out the wolves.
by BearsNecessity on Dec 15, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They’ll double the crowd support!
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by Thoroughbred on Dec 15, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a home game for Maryland, they should at least be spotted 3.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
drop Smurf Bowl, play it @ Reno?
Lake Tahoe Bowl destination???
Pac-10 vs. SEC #23?
Not sure Reno has a stadium. UNR’s stadium looks pretty hokey:
http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe it’s not so bad…it seats 30k…The Smurf Bowl only seats 32k.
Bowl game + skiing = awesome
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think that has to be a mistake…surely its 800/1600
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
UCSF drops bomb on pharma
After winning approval, the companies typically sponsor reports of those tests in medical journal publications, which many doctors often rely on to determine whether to prescribe new drugs for their patients.
Now a skeptical team of medical investigators at UCSF has accused the major drug companies of bias by distorting the results of their trials in those publications, making it hard for doctors to judge for themselves the pros and cons of prescribing the new drugs.
As a result, the researchers say, patients may sometimes be taking medicines they don’t need – or with unwanted side effects – that their doctors have prescribed on the basis of inadequate information.
Not that surprising, but to actually prove it (rather than speculate) is a whole nother ballgame.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 10:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Arena Bowl cancelled 2009 season; What Will Ayoob Do Now (WWADN)?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/12/15/sports/s091112S87.DTL&tsp=1
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 10:56 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Play fullback in the NFL.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If Nate can’t get drafted/signed, they’ll pursue modeling careers together.
"After review, it has been determined that the previous play was not reviewable"
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by Berkelium97 on Dec 15, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, look at Ayoob's biceps.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NSFW!
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not safe for those with eyes!
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Twist, whose abdominal area would you say is hairier – Longshore’s or yours?
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, thats not even close. Me by a trillion miles. Im a Jew. I have a thick layer of fur all over my torso. Its like an extra sweater that keeps me warm in the winter time!
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and makes you smell like falafel in the summertime.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
More like a knish.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Miller likes Sark's new hire
New Washington coach Steve Sarkisian has hired California offensive line coach Jim Michalczik as the Huskies new offensive coordinator, which makes it a dead certainty that the woeful running game will improve. Still no word on whether USC assistant Rocky Seto will follow Sarkisian and become the Huskies defensive coordinator.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 11:47 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Is anyone else as worried about losing Jim Michalczik as I am?
by BleedinBlue on Dec 15, 2008 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yes…but we’ve been drinking the Tedford Kool Aid for so long that we believe he’ll find the right guy.
Simmons, Thompson, Lupoi have been awesome.
Plus, Tedford had the opportunity to get Michakljewjlkfndik as the sole OC but passed…I think this means he’d seen enough and didn’t think he was the right guy.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 3:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, I’m not so worried about the OC position as Cignetti seems serviceable (and who can forget those awesome trick plays), but the OL appears key to our running game. I’m hoping the loss of Michalczik won’t hurt us too much in that regard.
Guess we’ll just have to wait until next season and see.
by BleedinBlue on Dec 15, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeremy Newberry was thrown around on BI.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That would be a fuckin’ A signing. Former Pro Bowl center of your San Francisco 49ers AND a Cal alum? And he’s married to Allison Stokke? I believe he knows the ways of the late Coach Bobb McKittrick…we’d be in good hands
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 4:20 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Married to Allison Stokke?
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got a little ahead of myself…
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 4:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
a little!!!!
isn’t he old enough to be her father?
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by Rocksanddirt on Dec 15, 2008 5:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
theoretically, yes
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 5:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rec’d for (momentarily) dashing many Cal undergrads’ hopes of dating Allison Stokke.
by BleedinBlue on Dec 15, 2008 6:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bowl Tix Question
Did anyone else get the sold out message the other day? I filled out the application and later received an email letting me know they sold out, but it didn’t say my tix wouldn’t be fulfilled. Has anyone else gotten this or heard from the ATO on whether or not they are filling all the applications?
by CountDuku on Dec 15, 2008 11:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
1800 Go Bears
Simple as that. Call and ask. Why leave it to chance?
by 33SwisherSweet on Dec 15, 2008 12:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i called the ATO last week, and was told that, as long as i received a request confirmation, i would be getting tickets. perhaps not at the level i requested, but i would be in the building.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Dec 15, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just talked to the ATO and I have tickets, so the sold out email was apparently FMI.
by CountDuku on Dec 15, 2008 3:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I, too, have received word from several ATO people that since I have a confirmation number I would be getting tickets. They won’t tell me where they are or when I might know where they are, though. I have extra tickets (people I bought for later cancelled or also got tickets) and it will be hard to sell tickets when I have no idea where they are.
It's seriously too bad that there's no building or complex around that might have a large supply of sports drinks.
by thenick on Dec 15, 2008 11:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just checked my credit card account and my order has been charged. Looks like I’ll be calling the ATO tomorrow!
It's seriously too bad that there's no building or complex around that might have a large supply of sports drinks.
by thenick on Dec 15, 2008 11:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What a lacklustre DBD!
Only 107 (now 108) comments? Come on, Twistian, you’re capable of better.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 2:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I just told him the same thing over gchat! Man Twist sucks!
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by Maharg on Dec 15, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I bet if you made a DBD tomorrow, it would have so many comments that CGB would explode.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DBD III
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Keola Antolin is a much better RB than Jahvid Best...
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Craft will win the Draddy Award
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jake Locker will have receiver to throw to
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
washington st will beat a JV HS football team
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oregon QBs will excel in the pros
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
$C will get recruits with 3.0 GPAs
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ASU hotties will transfer to Cal
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
U of A will get Bob Stoops to coach after firing Mike Stoops
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Stanford will keep Harbaugh
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Riley will get his program put on probation after Rodgers brothers were paid to play.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cal will beat Baylor for the Tostitos Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
9 replies to yourself. You broke Hydro’s old record of 4!
"After review, it has been determined that the previous play was not reviewable"
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by Berkelium97 on Dec 15, 2008 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yes!
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tavita Pritchard makes Kevin Riley look like a little girl.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ive been absurdly busy today. Court and now 1,001 loose ends to follow up on after that. Ai! But its not just me who does all the commenting its on you guys.
And if you want to, yknow, do your own DBD, feel free to. Same disclaimers about my neuroses apply.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
court is for miscreants. And defendants.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey now, I comment all over.
Clearly, the failure of YOUR dbd is not MY fault.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WE NEED ROYRULES! GET ME ROYRULES!
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
NAILED IT!
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by CBKWit on Dec 15, 2008 3:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mack on Draddy Award
"You hear friends are going to Cabo for spring break. I don’t get to do those things. ‘Let’s go to Tahoe this weekend and snowboard.’ ‘I have a game, can’t do that.’ My friends go to concerts all the time. There are a lot of fun things that happen that I really don’t get to be a part of. It’s either football or school that really limits me. I’d love to go out and do something, but I have to go to the library. It really restrains what you can do."
Mack’s saying what a lot of collegiate athletes feel like at any level. I’d add you can do 2 of academics, athletics, socializing…but it’s tough to do all 3. Hell, it’s even tough to do one depending on the major (like science, engineering, "premed"). I played baseball collegiately for two years. It was awesome. But school became a “try and get by” kind of thing. I took classes towards my major, but I rarely had time to appreciate them and excel. Guys around me all thought they had a chance of playing pro ball. After spending ~50 h/wk doing baseball related activities and riding pine, I called it quits entering my junior year. With the extra time I was able to find a career I enjoyed doing and discovered things (like research) that I would have never had time for.
I share this because I’m so impressed by Mack. He is an absolute stud for excelling in the classroom and on the field. Sounds like he even has somewhat of a social life. Congrats!
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Talk to Chuck: Barkley opens mouth, plays race card
Auburn alum Charles Barkley just blasted his school on espn.com (link below) for hiring Gene Chizik as football coach over Turner Gill.
Chizik is white, and a proven loser. Gill is black, and a proven winner.
"I think race was the No. 1 factor," Barkley said. "You can say it’s not about race, but you can’t compare the two resumes and say (Chizik) deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst resume."
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t want to get into whether race is a part of Auburn’s decision. However, if it was really down to Turner Gill and Gene Chizik, I fail to see any plausible explanation for passing up on Gill.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Auburn needs to explain Chizik over Gill AND Tuberville. What the hell are they thinking?
Race is a tricky issue. In my world, racism (or discrimination) isn’t an issue as I treat and believe everyone should be treated equally. But I get tired of people shooting off when they don’t know the whole story (like Barkley). I have a great friend who’s latina. She’s the first person from her family to graduate from college. Her parents don’t speak English and live in San Bernardino. She was over at our house and we were playing with my dog (a chocolate lab). I said…“Man, he’s perfectly brown” as he has the same color fur, toe nails, eyes, eyelashes, and nose. She shot me a look and said “What’s that supposed to mean?” like I was being racist. I was shocked. I couldn’t believe how sensitive she was. I would never try to offend her or anyone else. Of course, I’ve never walked around in her shoes so I don’t know where she’s coming from. Sometimes I wish we could just hit the playstation reset button and start over.
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think Auburn’s AD is racist… I do think he is insane.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
they are nuts there and are going to be very sorry in three years.
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by Rocksanddirt on Dec 15, 2008 5:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Would Barkley have preferred he hire Ty Willingham?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ty might be a good coach to hire for three years to clean up a program that’s so mired in scandals.
Then you fire him and hire a good coach.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Ty is a pretty good coach for an elite academic institution, like say Stanfurd. Ty might be a good fit for one of the ivies. There are a lot of things coaches are evaluated on, it can’t just be about wins and losses. Though, outside of his UW stint, he has been pretty successful in that department.
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by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh shi7
Cal will be hosting the "Cal Bowl Game Big Show" after the Emerald Bowl from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco. Coach Jeff Tedford and the rest of the coaching staff, the players and athletic director Sandy Barbour will be there. Music will be provided by "Tightwad Hill," a rock’n’roll cover band featuring members of the Cal football staff and marching band. All ages are welcome and tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com (search for Tightwad Hill)
via http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2008/12/15/football-big-show/
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 2:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
that party
would suck if they lost…
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My mom just called and said that I received a check for like 200 bucks from some class action aganist the UC system. Does anybody know anything about any sort of class action lawsuit?
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 3:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i think there are several
you’d probably find it searching sites like the LA times or sfgate.com
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by carp on Dec 15, 2008 3:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Refund it to build up the football team.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 3:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hell no! I’m keeping this and putting it towards the HD Flat Screen Fund!
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Want to upgrade your zero-incher?
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. I mean it is, afterall, a zero incher!
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 3:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do “Gossip Girl” and “America’s Next Top Model” even broadcast in HD?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Dec 15, 2008 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t even think the CW knows about HD broadcasting. They are so absurdly behind everybody else.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The CW has absurdly nice HD productions. It’s like people need all the drama in the wrinkles.
by BearsNecessity on Dec 15, 2008 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Let me guess, she had fairly derogatory things to say about me, surprisingly.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nailed it!
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i got an email back in july saying that i was entitled to a settlement check from the regents for being overcharged on student fees in the spring and summer of 2003. basically, UC raised the student fees on students after they had already enrolled, which sounds fairly “not legal” to me, although i didn’t notice at the time, and was going to pay pretty much whatever they charged in any case.
it told me to verify that the address they had on file was my current address, and gave me an address where i could contact the lawyers involved, but that otherwise, i didn’t have to do anything. i haven’t heard from them since, but perhaps i have a settlement check waiting at home for me, too.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Dec 15, 2008 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You would, except I just called and told them to send the check to my address.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
UC promised not to raise fees and did it anyway, I guess they forgot that they have law and business schools and those kids got pissed and sued. They were charged way more than us lousy undergrads and hence more pissed.
I got a check for 450 as I did a full slate of summer school, it will be going back to the regents via my folks who rightly own the money and are paying for my brother.
by CountDuku on Dec 15, 2008 4:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Technically, my parents own the money too, but theres NOWAYINHELL I’m giving this back to them.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Both I and my roommate received checks today.
It's seriously too bad that there's no building or complex around that might have a large supply of sports drinks.
by thenick on Dec 15, 2008 11:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you sure that wasn’t because yesterday was the 15th and payday?
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by Maharg on Dec 16, 2008 8:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
HA! No, both of us are freelancers so checks don’t come that regularly.
My check, however, was only for like $30. I guess my tuition increase wasn’t that bad, or the class action lawyers took 90% of it, or both.
It's seriously too bad that there's no building or complex around that might have a large supply of sports drinks.
by thenick on Dec 17, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
damn...people must be workin' today
The Maharg makes me look like an idiot.
by carp on Dec 15, 2008 3:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been working moreso than normal, but I still managed to get some posts in.
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by Rishi on Dec 15, 2008 3:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Working hard? Or hardly working?
"After review, it has been determined that the previous play was not reviewable"
The Pac-10: where quality officiating happens.
by Berkelium97 on Dec 15, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Another Cal professor in the Obama administration
President-elect Barack Obama has selected the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to be his energy secretary….
He is also a professor of physics and molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley and former head of the physics department at stanfurd University.
In 1997, Chu shared the Nobel Prize in physics for research into ways to cool and trap atoms using laser light.
by CalBandGreat on Dec 15, 2008 4:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/royrules22/auburnlol.jpg
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Dec 15, 2008 4:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/royrules22/auburnlol.jpg
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Dec 15, 2008 4:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Auburn is a one room school house. Sucks for those guys.
by CountDuku on Dec 15, 2008 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Xmas gift
Every year my aunt and cousins get me useless crap, sometimes cool, but usually just awful stuff and my whole family laughs at me. This year I am returning the favor with the gift of Tiger Tacos!
If any of you are looking for that gift for the person that you really feel meh about, these are them. $8 with shipping, awesome!
by CountDuku on Dec 15, 2008 4:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
am i missing something here? couldn’t i just reuse a Clip Chip?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Dec 15, 2008 4:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I suppose if you were in a real pinch you could, but honestly it’s irresponsible box usage taht I can’t condone.
by CountDuku on Dec 15, 2008 4:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m always running out of chip clips. No way I could spare four of them every time I have to fill a box with vittles.
Does anyone on CGB frequent Woot.com? I feel like Tiger Tacos are something they’d give away in their server-crashing Bag of Crap sales.
"After review, it has been determined that the previous play was not reviewable"
The Pac-10: where quality officiating happens.
by Berkelium97 on Dec 15, 2008 4:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yea I love wootoffs
I’ve never gotten a tiger taco in a BOC though.
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Dec 15, 2008 4:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think somebody found another website to waste more of my valuable time and money. Thanks guys!
by CountDuku on Dec 15, 2008 4:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This photo is up on the ESPN Womens BBall main page re a story on TCU:
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 4:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
she looks like she's gonna shit
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Dec 15, 2008 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
she looks like she is shitting
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 15, 2008 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cal Band Trombone Caroling '08 (@ Union Square):
- Ran across these videos over the weekend:
- Frosty the Snowman
- Deck the Halls
- Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
- What Child Is This?
- Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
- Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming
- Sleigh Ride
- Carol of the Bells
- I Have a Little Dreidel
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Joy to the World
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- Angels From the Realm of Glory
by calgbear on Dec 15, 2008 5:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
DeSean threw an interception
Yeesh. Tried to Tebow jump pass it and it went into the arms of a defender. Philly getting too cute.
by BearsNecessity on Dec 15, 2008 7:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe there are some highlight videos Danzig should avoid!
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by TwistNHook on Dec 15, 2008 7:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Still had 5 catches for 77 yards last I checked the box score. Overall, beyond a couple head scratchers, he’s put together a good rookie season, especially for a receiver.
Did anyone else see the Philly DB, Samuel, pull a Desean on his pick-6?
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Dec 15, 2008 8:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It is amazing how dead this place is in the evening
compared to during the day during work. LOL
by ohmangoAs on Dec 16, 2008 12:02 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, during the evenings is when Hydro starts banning everyone.
by BearsNecessity on Dec 16, 2008 12:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It shows people are only interested in this blog when the alternative is, gasp, working.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 16, 2008 7:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s easier when CGB is a distraction to doing work. I’d prefer this than talking with annoying coworkers or just wandering around. Plus, you leave a couple comments, work for a while, come back and suddenly, you have tons of replies!
I have no new information on that at this time.
by Rishi on Dec 16, 2008 8:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe you do. Nobody ever replies to little ol me.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 16, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If I reply to you, you always reply back in some strange attempt to 1UP me.
I can imagine the gears churning right now… something along the lines of “No, I like to 2UP you!”
Wait for it….wait for it…
It's seriously too bad that there's no building or complex around that might have a large supply of sports drinks.
by thenick on Dec 17, 2008 12:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Draddy Mack will make you yump yump
by Maharg on Dec 17, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TwistNHook must be in court...
It's seriously too bad that there's no building or complex around that might have a large supply of sports drinks.
by thenick on Dec 17, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m emotionally empty.
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by TwistNHook on Dec 17, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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