DBD 8.4.08 Just Set And Forget The Weekend DBD : Article on Justin Forsett
(Another editor's note: Seeing as we got this DBD rocking, no need to waste a FanPost. -TwistNRock)
Okanes has a bunch new posts. There is one on newcomers to watch:
1. Michael Calvin, wide receiver. He came to Cal as one of the more heralded prep wide receivers in the country, and it showed as a scout team player last season. Sometimes, it was hard not to watch him instead of the first and second stringers at practice. Calvin didn’t necessarily have a great spring, but sometimes that’s expected for a redshirt freshman who is coming off a scout season. Remember that Calvin spent all of last season running all of the opponents’ plays, so the springtime was a chance for him to digest Cal’s playbook. And you could see him getting better and more comfortable as spring went on, and he played pretty well during the last week. With the departure of DeSean Jackson, Lavelle Hawkins and Robert Jordan, Calvin should be the Bears’ No. 1 receiver this season.
An article about Cal football uncertainty. Those are the basic Qs we all know, like WRs and QBs. But he's got a few more:
–Will Tad Smith continue his impressive development at tight end?: Smith made the switch from defensive end and had a terrific spring. The Bears wanted Smith at tight end to provide some of the physical presence that used to come courtesy of Craig Stevens. Projected starter Cameron Morrah is potentially an excellent pass-catching tight end, but doesn’t compare to Stevens in terms of being physical at the line of scrimmage. Smith caught the ball with great proficiency during the spring. If he continues to do that, Morrah will be hearing some big-time footsteps.
–Was Richard Fisher a flash in the pan?: The walk-on redshirt sophomore surprisingly worked his way up to the first team at left guard during the spring. Will he continue to man that spot? Fisher is an unlikely starter — a vegetarian walk-on playing along an offensive line that possesses great depth. Offensive line coach Jim MIchalczik said Fisher has bulked up significantly since the spring, which could erase some of the concerns that he is undersized (He’s listed at 6-foot-4, 276 pounds).
Sweet Daily Cal article on Jahvid.
I think he's a little more powerful than people give him credit for because he looks kind of slight," says Tedford. "But he weighs 193 pounds, so he can run with power. That's something he's going to acquire more and more of as he plays, like Marshawn did. Marshawn used to be a sideline guy, and then he acquired (power)... Jahvid, I'm sure will grow into the same type of role."
via www.dailycal.org
[Editor's Note : Seeing as how we got news and activity going' on here, let's get a little weekend Bear Dump started. - ragnarok]
Here's a nice complement to danzig's excellent Justin Forsett tribute. Obviously an uphill slog to make the starting lineup, unless he manages to fit his "5-foot-8 (with heels), 194-pound (with 5-pound weights in his pockets)" frame between Walter Jones' shoelaces. The again, it's not like he hasn't face uphill battles before and come out on top.
Obviously his heart and effort on the field more than compensated for his size in college ball, maybe it can in the NFL too...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/432475.html
Ok, so there are some great links from all over the place. And enjoy the Forsett link from the weekend. We are so green here, continually reusing our DBDs. Go environment! And Go Bears! Dump away!
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My bad, new at this whole posting thing.
it's cool
welcome to CGB, bearsglory. take a look around, get to know what we’re all about.
tell, you what, let’s turn this bad boy into a weekend Daily Bear Dump.
i’ll get this dump started with a link to SBN’s newest blog, House of Sparky, which will be covering the ASU Sun Devils. As we get closer to Homecoming this year, be sure to check them out!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
40/25
Didn’t realize this, but new timing rules in effect for this season.
I realized it here, and afterward google tells me I could have read it anywhere.
If games are shorter, does that time get taken off Nate’s first half performance or his 4th quarter performance? I’ll distract myself with the NFL preseason.
yeah, timing just got more confusing
and things change in the last two minutes. i am not a fan of this change.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Just beginning to hate him for ohhh, about 30 years straight. Even though I’m even 30 years old. I cursed him the day I was born and before I was born.
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When my great grandparents emigrated from Poland
there’s a picture of them on the boat coming into Ellis Island and they have Fuck Brett Favre T-shirts on. That is how deep my hatred runs.
When my family came through Ellis Island, their name was Farve. Thankfully, it was changed. Thankfully.
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No.
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But you wish it was, right?
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
Wow I don't think anyone's getting the Super Trooper refs.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 4, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT
Watch Justin run in the Seattle scrimmage:
Footage of scrimmage with interview of Justin
Watch Desean catch a pass and snippets of his punt return.
Footage of camp
Even in the psuedo reality that exists only in Mose Schrute’s head over at FJM, Cal sucks at football:
Cincinnati Enquirer, 9:47 a.m.: “Reds trade Griffey.”Not might trade. No “trade Griffey?” with a question mark. Did trade.
And to the White Sox yet!And to the White Sox yet! Say boys, didja hear? Junior Griffey is to be a Chicagoan! Well slap my thigh and call me a dirigible! Roosevelt has a plan for the Krauts, by Joe! Extree, extree! Say, what news from the coast? Harvard defeats Cal in the Rose Bowl! The Maine is lost! Thousands gather to see new “Talking Pictures”—the marvels of science never cease!
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Who is Cann Inmann? Never heard of the guy.
Here’s a great article on Mack.
BERKELEY — If Alex Mack had played volleyball, or maybe was a top-notch surfer, perhaps more major colleges would have come calling. But growing up in coastal Santa Barbara doesn’t exactly put you in the middle of the football recruiting map.So it was that this future All-American center didn’t garner much attention from NCAA Division I schools coming out of San Marcos High School. That’s just fine with Cal, which scooped Mack up during the summer of 2003 and has been reaping the benefits ever since.
Mack, who begins his final training camp with the Bears today as perhaps the top college center in the country, has made observers wonder why Division I suitors weren’t flooding his voicemail when he was at San Marcos. Mack is on the watch list for three postseason awards and figures to be as high as a second-round pick in next spring’s NFL draft.
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Cam Inman = Olsonist?
I respect his (Inman’s) opinion that Riley should start, but he’s gotta come up with a more convincing argument than merely the team needs to distance themselves from 2007 by changing faces (QBs), that Riley won the bowl game while forgetting about all the other factors, as well as the very simplistic answer that Longshore throws game ending INTs while forgetting all the game winning TDs Longshore has thrown too. Sort of a weak article, IMO. Better arguments might be: Riley’s mobility influences the defense into a more conservative stance, Riley has more risk and reward…. stuff like that.
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I want to go watch practice.
And I can’t. Why do we run closed practices? I HAVE NOTHING TO DO ON AN AUGUST MONDAY AND I’M BORED!
by RollOnYouBears667 on Aug 4, 2008 8:59 AM PDT reply actions
Official Cal article on the appeal with a link to the PDF of the Petition and OPposition.
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I was reading somewhere about an appeals attorney saying you can spot the frivolous appeals by how many “issues” there are. If there are many, many issues then, basically, the trial case was a real loser and the appellants are just throwing everything back up and hoping. If there is 1 or 2 key issue, then maybe it is appeallable.
Reading through the Petition briefly, Volker basically says EVERYTHING all over again. Every issue. So, hopefully, thatll show the desperation.
Also, his argument as to the “irreperable harm” to the appellants and minimal harm to the Respondent is a pretty big loser.
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Where did you read that?
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
are you sure it was www.Maharg.net are you sure it wasn’t NOTHING?
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
I think that’s the 3rd time you’ve used that. Funny, but still.
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Also...
Somebody’s Bitter!
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
Are you sure I’m bitter or are you sure I’m just nothing.
Wait. Wait. Ok. Give me another shot at this.
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I gave Dumpster Muffin another shot, if you know what I mean.
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
Reading through it in more detail. Most specifically about the injunction:
1. I’m reading their “We’re gonna win on the merits” section and what’s funny to me is that they bring up a LOT! of different aspects where they are, of course, going to win. Nearly every section starts with “The trial court held and the respondents will argue that” and then explains where the appellants lost at the lower level. For like 10 different issues. They really are desperate here.
2. They have patently wrong statements in here like “The record clearly shows that the Athletic Center as a whole is an addition or alteration to the Stadium.”
3. A lot of the complaints are that the Regents failed to do things. IIRC, Judge Miller noted that the Regents didn’t have to get involved for every step along the way. I dont know enough about each individual action the Regents apparently failed to do to know if they had to be involved. But it seems weak. Much of their argument is about delegation.
4. On the bond issue, they try to say they shouldn’t have to pay for one by citing 3 cases where one wasn’t demanded without anything more than noting that the bond wasnt required there. No real extensive looking into the facts to show a similar situation. Then, they cite Federal law for a while. Does federal law have any control here?
5. In its introduction to the Reasons Why We Should Get An New Injunction section, they cite 2 main reasons:
a)The trees will be cut down if not. Well, Judge Miller ruled the trees are a legal non-issue. Anything that relates in specific to the trees accomplishes nothing more than potentially annoying the Appellate Judges by wasting their time.
b)Nobody has determined if the Stadium complies with AP. Not sure off the top of my head if that is true. But either way, I don’t think that is relevant to this section of the litigation. That’s Phase II and III, right?
6. My fav part (besides the “stepping stone to help the beleaguered football team” as if there weren’t 14 other teams involved) is the contention that the 3 plaintiffs in the trial court got involved, because of how incredibly bad Cal’s EIR etc etc was. Yes, that’s why they got involved. And not for faux-environmentalism NIMBYism.
This thing is long and weak. Long and weak, hmmmm, where have I heard that before?
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I've got this one...
That’s what she said!
BAM! Coming straight atcha!
If this is all just posturing to delay the construction, what’s in it for Volker and the Oaks people? What do they get out of a delay?
The Worst Marketing Idea I've Heard In A Long Time
It’s bad, even for Oregon, and FYI, Nike has nothing to do with it.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
SuperLame
The best nicknames are the ones that happen naturally, are clever or punny and don’t blatantly spell out something (i.e. “our stadium is a loud stadium”). Didn’t Cal try something similar last year when they tried to come up with a nickname for the student section? We all got to vote on choices didn’t we? Or did I dream that while passed out waiting for the Tennessee game to start…
You’re right! I had completely forgotten about how they wanted to rename the student section. All the choices were pretty lame (though not as bad as “The House of Loud”). The options were Bear’s Lair, The Cave, The Claw, Blue Crew, Bear Force. On second thought, Bear Force might be as terrible as The House of Loud.
You can have bad marketing ideas
when Phil Knight is signing another million dollar check for upgrading your facilities.
by BearsNecessity on Aug 4, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Need to get back to Berkeley
Seriously, I’m getting excessively bored, and there’s only so many times I can play NCAA 09 and rewatch 30 Rock and Arrested Development before even those get boring. And this waking up at 8am for work crap does not mesh with me. The day should start at 11am at the earliest. And I’ve completely blocked out all the negatives from all of last year so I’m salivating at the thought of getting back there.
/rant
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Completely agree.
Not enough football, too much free time.
OT 2: The rotisserie oven (You just set it … and FORGET it!) is probably my favorite infomercial out there, although I haven’t watched the whole thing for a few years now. It was a great way to sober up in college. Magic bullet comes second.
Working full-time for my parents plus having the majority of my friends at their various summer schools/internships leaves me way too bored. Meaning the Skins-Colts game yesterday seemed AWESOME.
Also, I purchased a Magic Bullet due to those infomericals.
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It’s comforting to know that I’m not the only one who gets lost in the world of 3am infomercials.
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Remember the Rotato? It was this thing where you turned this crank
and it peeled the potato. And they recommended you could make “fries” with the part that was peeled off. Except by “fries” they meant “throw these old, wrinkled skins in some grease and eat whatever comes out in one piece.”
Shit was foul.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 4, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Work full time! I’m on a summer internship (which coincidentally ends this week) and it left me enough time to spam up these blogs and yet enough stuff to do that I won’t be bored)
In other words, Go Bears!
I definitely have wasted a lot of hours at work on the blogosphere. And I will undoubtedly waste time when school starts up again. But getting back means the flexible schedule, friends around at all hours, FOOTBALL, new episodes of tv shows, FOOTBALL, and FOOTBALL.
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