Inside The Numbers: IB Hoagies Edition

by TwistNHook on Dec 4, 2008 10:14 PM PST in Football Comment 55 comments

Look, I could sit here and write up stuff about the UW Huskies. I could look at the stats of their football team. Discuss what Cal needs to do to beat the UW Huskies. But let's be honest. People don't want to hear that. They'd rather hear about the stats on the IB Hoagies:

via www.telegraphshop.com

Price Range: $
Accepts Credit Cards: No
Parking: Street
Attire: Casual
Good for Groups: No
Good for Kids: Yes
Takes Reservations: No
Delivers: No
Take-out: Yes
Waiter Service: No
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Good for: Lunch
Alcohol: None

Damn, those are some great stats. Doesn't accept credit card. Attire casual! I think I can handle this. Good for lunch? I don't know, it's also good for dinner and GREAT for breakfast. Nothing is better than waking up at 10 AM on a Saturday morning, rolling down to IB Hoagies grabbing a hoagie for the game. And then grabbing another hoagie after the game. And 4 more hoagies after that. And maybe one more hoagie. For your loved ones. A love hoagie is one of the greatest gifts you can give.

Ok, ok, no more hoagie talk. Let's actually discuss the Huskies stats in all their 0-11 glory.

Also, we've started again with that posting. Check it: Interview with Gary Tyrrell, Women's B-Ball Primer. Beastmode. Top25. Eating The Enemy. Fake PAT One. Fake PAT Two. Roundtable. YTT.

All numbers are from here.

Overall Team Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS	WASH	OPP
SCORING	152	415
Points Per Game	13.8	37.7
FIRST DOWNS	188	248
Rushing	75	133
Passing	89	104
Penalty	24	11
RUSHING YARDAGE	1088	2456
Yards gained rushing	1449	2677
Yards lost rushing	361	221
Rushing Attempts	375	463
Average Per Rush	2.9	5.3
Average Per Game	98.9	223.3
TDs Rushing	12	28
PASSING YARDAGE	1870	2416
Att-Comp-Int	341-162-13	291-199-7
Average Per Pass	5.5	8.3
Average Per Catch	11.5	12.1
Average Per Game	170.0	219.6
TDs Passing	6	23
TOTAL OFFENSE	2958	4872
Total Plays	716	754
Average Per Play	4.1	6.5
Average Per Game	268.9	442.9
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards	59-1113	25-515
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards	10-43	23-287
INT RETURNS: #-Yards	7-55	13-157
KICK RETURN AVERAGE	18.9	20.6
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE	4.3	12.5
INT RETURN AVERAGE	7.9	12.1
FUMBLES-LOST	19-10	15-3
PENALTIES-Yards	50-424	84-752
Average Per Game	38.5	68.4
PUNTS-Yards	59-2249	34-1301
Average Per Punt	38.1	38.3
Net punt average	31.9	34.1
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game	29:06	30:53
3RD-DOWN Conversions	69/162	71/141
3rd-Down Pct	43%	50%
4TH-DOWN Conversions	5/12	9/16
4th-Down Pct	42%	56%
SACKS BY-Yards	14-92	28-229
MISC YARDS	0	0
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED	18	53
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS	9-17	15-16
ON-SIDE KICKS	0-0	0-0
RED-ZONE SCORES	21-30 70%	46-50 92%
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS	15-30 50%	33-50 66%
PAT-ATTEMPTS	17-18 94%	50-53 94%
ATTENDANCE	445479	226829
Games/Avg Per Game	7/63640	4/56707
Neutral Site Games		0/0

This is not going to be pretty here. Outscored 152-415. Ouch. Given up 37.7 compared to 13.8. Given up many many more first downs. But hey give them credit, they are giving up pretty much the exact same amount of passing yards as rushing yards. So, that's gotta count for something, right? Of course, its about 1500 more rushing yards and 600 more passing yards. That's probably because UW got behind a lot and their opponents were rushing a lot while they were passing a lot.

Lordy lord lord, this is sad to look at. I bet these were our stats in 2001. We've been there. Note, btw, that they are giving up 50% of their 3rd downs. That is NOT good at all!

RUSHING	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Dailey, T.	7	74	350	15	335	4.5	1	59	47.9
Johnson, B.	9	76	226	32	194	2.6	3	16	21.6
Locker, Jake	4	56	275	95	180	3.2	3	20	45.0
Griffin, Willie	7	39	163	4	159	4.1	1	17	22.7
Freeman, David	4	27	161	9	152	5.6	0	24	38.0

This....is not good. Locker is their 3rd best RB and he hasn't played in a long time. Terrence Dailey appears to be their #1 guy now, averaging 4.5 yards a carry. Brandon Johnson is getting an equal amount of carries, but only averages 2.6 a carry. So, Dailey is the guy to focus on here. He might average more a game if UW didn't get behind so much so quickly. 4.5 yards a carry is not that bad.

Terrence Dailey via grfx.cstv.com

Brandon Johnson via graphics.fansonly.com

PASSING	GP	Effic	Cmp-Att-Int	Pct	Yards	TD	Long	Avg/G
Fouch, Ronnie	10	86.6	110-243-12	45.3	1323	4	62	132.3
Locker, Jake	4	103.6	50-93-0	53.8	512	1	48	128.0
Bruns, Cody	6	412.0	2-2-0	100.0	35	1	29	5.8
Bean, Taylor	1	-100.0	0-2-1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0

Well, Locker was the superstud. And he's been injured for a while now. It appears Ronnie Fouch is their main man now. 86 efficiency rating would be great in the pros. At the college level, its well below standard. Only throwing for 132 yards a game. TERRIBLE completion percentage. Locker wasn't much better.

I put Taylor Bean in, just because I like that -100 QB rating. Ouch!

Jake Locker via graphics.fansonly.com

Ronnie Fouch via graphics.fansonly.com

Taylor Bean via graphics.fansonly.com

RECEIVING	GP	No.	Yards	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Goodwin, D.	11	58	685	11.8	1	53	62.3
Kearse, J.	11	20	301	15.1	2	62	27.4
Aguilar, Devin	11	19	234	12.3	0	32	21.3
Gottlieb, M.	9	13	184	14.2	1	32	20.4
Middleton, K.	11	11	75	6.8	0	16	6.8

Well, if you have poor QB play, you are going to have less than stellar WR numbers. And here they are. D'Andre Goodwin is the main man. 58 receptions on the year. But only 11.8 average. Jermaine Kearse is averaging quite a bit more per catch, but only has 20 receptions on the year. Only Goodwin has more than 20 receptions on the year.

Jermaine Kearse via grfx.cstv.com

D'Andre Goodwin via graphics.fansonly.com

Of course, the Defensive table was screwing up the site. So, I had to delete it. But let's be honest for a second here. This is a bad team. Coming to our house. Good combination for us. Their #1 player is out. They just lost to WSU, a team we beat 66-3. You generally can't really use the transitive theory, but still, 66-3. We should be able to handle this team. So, I pose a few questions:

1. Should Nate Longshore start? Riley is the undisputed QB of this team. And he needs all the reps he can get. Notwithstanding some sort of fake PAT play call, which he may or may not have done, he's put his heart and sole into this team. Does he deserve to start the game bc its his last home game? We'll prolly see him in garbage time, as it is.

2. Should Cal agreed to move this game to this spot? I generally like the Big Game to be last. Am I alone in this?

Final Thought: I hope the team is staying more focused than I am, because I've already looked ahead to Maryland '09! Man, do I hope we get revenge. I hate those Terps!!!!

Poll

You be the judge! What's better?

UW Huskies

4 votes

IB Hoagies

85 votes

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heh heh heh

Seeing it that many times within such a short span of text makes me realize that hoagie is a funny sounding and spelled word.

Hoagie.

Heh

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by SoCal Oski on Dec 5, 2008 8:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ouch

UW is leading in only two categories in that list, Total Kick return yards, from the multiple free kicks they field with all the the Opp touchdowns and in penalty yardage. At least they something right.

by CountDuku on Dec 5, 2008 8:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

One time at IB Hoagie's

I saw Todd Steussie with 3 sandwiches. When I left he was down to his last half of a sandwich.

I always forgot to say “no hot sauce” and would sear my mouth.

by LeonPowe on Dec 5, 2008 8:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Notwithstanding some sort of fake PAT play call, which he may or may not have done, he’s put his heart and sole into this team

“Heart and sole”? Come on, lawyer.

by Rishi on Dec 5, 2008 8:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

That is the funniest joke I’ve ever written. Ever.

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by TwistNHook on Dec 5, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think we needed the bye week provided by the rescheduling

I hope it happens again next year cuz we have a ton of games in a row

...Scuzzlin fo a Jack in Da Box

by Thoroughbred on Dec 5, 2008 8:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Big Game should be last

and…if you make it to Philly…be sure to do a 3 way comparision between:
Pat’s
Gino’s
Rick’s

Be prepared…you may have to wait 45 minutes for an f’in cheeseteak.

Truth be told…it’s not THAT hard to find (or make) a delicious cheesesteak.

The Maharg makes me look like an idiot.

by carp on Dec 5, 2008 8:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I voted for the hoagies, but

both IB’s and UW are likely to make you sick.

The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die

by Calfan on Dec 5, 2008 8:52 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

My answers to the questions

1. No, I don’t believe Nate should get the start just because it’s Senior Day. In Tedford’s eyes and mind, Riley has clearly established himself as the starting QB. So he should start the game. If Nate plays (and I hope he does), so be it. But I’m not one for the sentimental Senior Day start thing, especially in a game like this, where there’s already a danger of coming out flat after the bye week and Big Game revelry.

2. I generally like the Big Game last and I wasn’t real keen on moving this game. But I don’t have a huge problem with the break in tradition. Let’s face it – stanfurd shit on the tradition anyway when they started the Notre Dame series, whereby the Big Game is no longer their last game and no longer their Senior Day (correct?).

Realizing just how much Aaron Rodgers spoiled us.

by Ohio Bear on Dec 5, 2008 9:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

the ’furd’s done this year…

but yes, they have done that in years past.

The Maharg makes me look like an idiot.

by carp on Dec 5, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What is this turning into, California Golden Yelp???

by turkey on Dec 5, 2008 9:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yes. Yes, it is.

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by TwistNHook on Dec 5, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I give this post 2 stars.

Sheriff of the Welcome Team.
Welcome.
But Stop Arguing Nate vs. Kevin.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 5, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever, this reviewer totally isn’t elite, therefore the review is worthless. Go get some froyo or something.

by turkey on Dec 5, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I give this post 5 stars

Sheriff of the Welcome Team.
Welcome.
But Stop Arguing Nate vs. Kevin.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 5, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It's funnier than it is useful

The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die

by Calfan on Dec 5, 2008 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I have a 10-stamp card completely filled out.

It’s my third.

Sheriff of the Welcome Team.
Welcome.
But Stop Arguing Nate vs. Kevin.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 5, 2008 9:52 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thank god some things never change

I was at Cal when that IB Hoagies first opened (1992 maybe?), and I loved it (still love it). The key question the cook would ask you was, “with or without?”. Great alternative when I wasn’t in a Blondie’s or Top Dog mood.

There’s another one in downtown Oakland now near where I work and I eat there once a week or so. I just turned in a full card last week for a free sandwich, so I gotta start a new one.

I think Nate should play if we have a decent lead in the 2nd half, but not otherwise. I also want the last game of every season to be the Big Game. Just make that your #1 scheduling priority, and schedule the other 11 games around that, and you can accomodate any byes you need to. Traditions are important and fun.

Having said that, it’s not like I’m going to climb a tree in protest about it…see you at the game tomorrow.

P.S. I never liked Fat Slice much. Blondie’s was the tradition, and the best tasting, but when Fat Slice opened (around 1990?), a lot of people jumped ship and were all about the Fat Slice. I consider them traitors to Berkeley Tradition. Who’s with me? Blondie’s or Fat Slice? How do I do a poll?

Stand the whole game, stay to the end, and start yelling while they're still in the huddle. GO BEARS

by JerrottWillard45 on Dec 5, 2008 10:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Blondies! And thats not even close. Fat Slice gives you the herpes!

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by TwistNHook on Dec 5, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Blondies versus Fat Slice. Crap versus crap.

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

So, you are a LaVals man?

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by TwistNHook on Dec 5, 2008 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Only Zachary’s. Cheese Board is too elitist. The real LaVals no longer exists. Blondies and Fat Slice, only to be consumed after a few beers.

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

dude cheeseboard is delicious, overbearing hippies or no.

Sheriff of the Welcome Team.
Welcome.
But Stop Arguing Nate vs. Kevin.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 5, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I went there once and it was pretty good, but damn those self righteous bastards! Get off the lawn!!!!

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If only there existed some sort of fantastic pizza place that was staffed by curmudgeons. People like this…

"After review, it has been determined that the previous play was not reviewable"
The Pac-10: where quality officiating happens.

by Berkelium97 on Dec 5, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

are you some sort of pizza elitist?

dude, there are so many different styles of pizza, to rank them against each other is rather missing the point. i say, a pizza for all seasons!

sometimes i want a fabulous deep dish pizza, and zachary’s is a fabulous place to get it. sometimes i just want a greasy slice or two, and i’d much prefer blondie’s. west coast, in addition to great cheesy sticks, puts out a pretty decent middle of the road pie, whereas cheeseboard is for when i’m feeling more “foodie”. heck, sometimes i’m really craving a good calzone, and gypsy’s makes a pretty good one. all of these fall under the pizza ‘family’, but all are different foods, difficult if not impossible to directly compare, but all are tasty. you may prefer a certain style, but to say that one style is ‘better’ than the other is missing the point.

i spent two weeks traveling across Italy last year, and pretty much every day, i had pizza for at least one meal. sometimes i picked it up and shoved it in my mouth, other times i ate with a knife and fork. every time i had it it was different, and they were (almost) all tasty. (the one exception: in cosenza, i had a bizarre concoction where the toppings were — i kid you not — cut-up hot dogs and french fries. in addition to being weird, the fries mostly fell off the pizza.)

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Dec 5, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs

I agree there are categories of pizza and there is no sense comparing across categories. If greasy pizza is a category, then fine Blondie’s is a decent greasy pizza. That said, there are plenty of pizza places that aren’t very good, even within their own category (e.g. Fat Slice is an inferior “greasy” pizza).

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

oh, definitely

plenty of pizza is mediocre within its own category, fat slice included. (actually, i think fat slice is “acceptable”, though i’d only go there for pepperoni, and only if i had gotten so drunk at Blake’s that it would be dangerous to try and cross the street to Blondie’s)

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Dec 5, 2008 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Rec’d.

Your theory on the calzone being part of the pizza family is intriguing, from an evolutionary biology perspective. Despite having vastly different shapes, which, naturally, define the genus, the main internal components of the calzone/pizza are fairly consistent: meet, cheese, and tomato-based sauces. It is much like the difference between armadillos and humans: both contain very similar genetic material, but armadillos have protective armor on the outside, whilst humans do not.

Sheriff of the Welcome Team.
Welcome.
But Stop Arguing Nate vs. Kevin.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 5, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, agreed, calzones should be considered part of the pizza family. After all these years, I was not aware Gypsy’s made decent calzones. Every time I go there I order the Bronx Tale, then I go home and curl up in the fetal position.

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You do know to make a calzone you just take a pizza and fold it over, right? It’s the same thing.

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 7, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed. For example, this crap is sooooo awesome when ur totally baked brah.

by zoonews on Dec 5, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m a pizza elitist. Fuck you for your pizza for all seasons plan.

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by TwistNHook on Dec 5, 2008 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You didn’t like the french fry hot dog pizza!?!

They also make a calzone with it, as well as a “sandwich”, which was a sweet roll—basically half roll half donut—with french fries, hot dogs, and cheese in it. Awesome.

Now if only they deep fried 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 7, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t take sides when it comes to delicious vs. delectable.

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Welcome.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 5, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Blondie’s v. Fat Slice aint delicious v. delectable. It’s delicious versus the herpes!

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by TwistNHook on Dec 5, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

how…do you know…

The Maharg makes me look like an idiot.

by carp on Dec 5, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Twist, hate to break it to you, but you know how your ex told you it was the pizza that gave you herpes? It wasn’t.

Sheriff of the Welcome Team.
Welcome.
But Stop Arguing Nate vs. Kevin.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 5, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

She said it was from riding the tractor! That’s what the Tractor story is!

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by TwistNHook on Dec 5, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I bet you she lost her thumbs on a tractor and they grafted her toes on where they should be!

How’s her handshake? Firm? A little too firm? Smelly?

Sheriff of the Welcome Team.
Welcome.
But Stop Arguing Nate vs. Kevin.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Dec 5, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I voted for IB Hoagies in the poll, and I don’t even like them. (Top Dog 4 Ever!)

UW is just that bad.

by paleodan on Dec 5, 2008 10:56 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Someone voted for UW.

Investigation!!!!!

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 11:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'd like to do something like this again

Wouldn’t that be fun? It sure was in 2003.

Realizing just how much Aaron Rodgers spoiled us.

by Ohio Bear on Dec 5, 2008 12:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I miss the yardage stats, I hope they come back after the retrofit.

by turkey on Dec 5, 2008 1:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think you’ll have to wait until after the Tedford.

by zoonews on Dec 5, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Why after Tedford?

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If we’re talkin’ about the same thing, he’s the one that took the rush/pass/total yardage boards down in the stadium. With his bare hands!

by zoonews on Dec 5, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually I think I remember that being the case. Just put it up over the East Side of the stadium so he’ll never see it!

by turkey on Dec 5, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I did not know that. What is the rationale?

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It was presented as some standard focus on the whole team instead of individual stats motivational thing.

by zoonews on Dec 5, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

But, they’re team stats.

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe it was constant RB vs. WR bullshit on the sideline about run vs. pass, I don’t know! Just tellin’ ya what I remember them sayin’.

by zoonews on Dec 5, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No worries, just curious. Guess I could always get a phone with a data plan and not worry about it.

by BeastMode on Dec 5, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I listen to Starkey and average out what I’m seeing with what he’s saying. Works for me!

by zoonews on Dec 5, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think Tedford was concerned about players looking at the stats and not focusing on the game. So the stats were not posted during game action. But they were shown at halftime and post game, if memory serves.

Anyone remember people chanting after the UW game until they were posted – “We want statistics…we want statistics..”?

Realizing just how much Aaron Rodgers spoiled us.

by Ohio Bear on Dec 5, 2008 8:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs