MY take on Longshore vs. Riley

by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 5, 2008 1:22 AM PDT

You wanna know what my take is on Longshore vs. Riley?

Shut The Fuck Up About Longshore Vs. Riley.

Do you know who the coach of Cal football is? Jeff Tedford. He will make the decision as to who will start, and he is 1000 times the football coach you could ever dream to be.

The best QB will get the job. Period. End of story.

NO MORE LONGSHORE VS. RILEY POSTS UNTIL AFTER THE MSU GAME.

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But . . .

Riley is like Brett Favre and Steve Young!

Jeff Tedford is too emotionally attached to Longshore!

The team is taking sides and a civil war will destroy the team!

We have to keep comparing a guy that has started played in 2 games versus a guy that has played 26 games. Oh and did I mention Cal runs closed practices that we as fans can’t attend and evaluate the quarterbacks?

PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by BeastMode on Aug 5, 2008 1:50 AM PDT 0 recs

I always knew Tedford was posting here

Glad to finally meet you Coach!

by BearsNecessity on Aug 5, 2008 2:38 AM PDT 0 recs

PS

Your blog roxors.

by BearsNecessity on Aug 5, 2008 2:38 AM PDT up 0 recs

In Tedford I trust.

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by HydroTech on Aug 5, 2008 2:40 AM PDT 0 recs

haaahahaa

Dude…why don’t you tell us how you really feel?

by danzig on Aug 5, 2008 3:27 AM PDT 0 recs

I fear to know what happened when the Spazz0rs read the Women’s Huddle section about Riley.

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by TwistNHook on Aug 5, 2008 7:37 AM PDT 0 recs

dude longshore sux lol he throws interceptions and sux come on now its obvious guyz

except rileyz an idiot!!! @ da osu game he ran instead of throwing lol i kno betta than dat

its tough. dis is a conundrum. is dat even da right word?

by Rishi on Aug 5, 2008 9:07 AM PDT 0 recs

Is this ironic, or for real?

/Too old to know for sure anymore.

by sec119 on Aug 5, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up 0 recs

neither. he's being sarcastic

by totallyawesome on Aug 8, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up 0 recs

In communist Russia, 4th kwarter interceptions throw Longshore.

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by TwistNHook on Aug 5, 2008 9:12 AM PDT 0 recs

I do not believe I’ve ever seen a quarterback so associated with the frustration of a fourth-quarter interception as I have seen with Nate Longshore.

by Rishi on Aug 5, 2008 9:32 AM PDT 0 recs

I see, you actually do speak English. Therefore, the above is ironic. GOT IT, sorry I’m slow.

by sec119 on Aug 5, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

Slow. They called you slow!

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by TwistNHook on Aug 5, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yeah, it’s the nonsense I hear from people who claim to be Cal football fans, yet haven’t actually seen all the games, left the USC game early because it was raining, and can’t name a single WR on Cal’s team.

It just sounds stupider in netspeak, so I wrote it that way.

by Rishi on Aug 5, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up 0 recs

That game would’ve been legendary had we actually won. sigh.

by sec119 on Aug 5, 2008 11:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

Longshore: We need experience at the QB position. I have the experience you need. Riley is just some hollywood celebrity-type who is all style no substance.

Riley: Longshore is the face of old Cal football. Supporting me is supporting change for Cal football.

Brock Mansion: The biased media doesn’t give me any coverage so I have no support.

by Berkelium97 on Aug 5, 2008 9:43 AM PDT 0 recs

so Brock Mansion is the Ron Paul of this debate?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Aug 5, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up 0 recs

I thought he was Bob Barr?

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by TwistNHook on Aug 5, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up 0 recs

I thought that was a Ralph Nader reference. Or is that sooo 2000?

by CalBandGreat on Aug 5, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up 0 recs

If Riley is the hollywood celebrity-type, please help us!

Cuz, he would be like Paris!

Say it ain’t so!

I've got enough man-love for Longshore and Riley.

by Jan K Oski on Aug 5, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

No one thinks they’re smarter than Tedford but a lot of people like to armchair quarterback on this site, or at least I do. It’s how some of us grew up discussing football. If you want to criticize and/or call me an idiot for my opinions I’m all for it. The guys who run this site, many of whom are in the Longshore/Tedford is God camp, are very good at that and it’s what makes this place fun.

But come on, the Tedford trolls (ie. “this post on playcalling, the depth chart, etc. is pointless because Tedford will make that decision so please shut up”) are just as annoying as those of us who would like to debate Longshore/Riley for the rest of the month. It’s starting to sound like you guys would refuse to describe a Cal win as “good” or “great” until you know what the coach thinks. Just calm down and ignore the fan posts for the rest of the season or remind people why they are idiots. Let’s not silence debate.

by The Hombre on Aug 6, 2008 1:09 PM PDT 0 recs

I agree that it is important to continue the debate here and elsewhere. I think that what people are saying is that nothing really has happened to change the debate. The debate is the same today as it was in January 2008. Maybe as the season approaches, something will happen to alter the debate (major injury or Tedford actually picks one of the two). But until then, we are just sort of having the same discussion over and over again as we did for the last 8 months.

I have no doubt that as the season progresses Longshore v. Riley will definitely be a hot topic for debate here and elsewhere. And I hope you are here to lead us in that reasonable debate.

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by TwistNHook on Aug 6, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

Exactly.

8 fucking months of Longshore vs. Riley…people analyzing every goddamn play, every game, every snap Riley’s thrown. Seriously a third of the posts on scout have something to do with Longshore vs. Riley. There have been Longshore vs. Riley fanposts, blog posts, giant freaking threads about Longshore that have been linked to by mainstream media. Enough’s enough.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 6, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'm actually all for debate

I just don’t feel that in pushing for Riley, it’s fair to focus on the negatives of Longshore. Admittedly, there are negatives, but as Spazzy just said, there’s nothing new going on. Let’s let something happen before we get into all of this again.

I'm still wondering why the Nets didn't draft Leon Powe.

by yellow fever on Aug 6, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

I was “all for” debate for about 2 months. Then it just got stupid and tiring to hear the same shit over and over again for the last 6.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 6, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

Point taken. I prefaced “My take” with the admission that I hadn’t thought about the debate for seven months and so I was interested in revisiting it. I was writing with a bit of “holy shit, I can’t believe Cal football is 24 days away” enthusiasm along with some added vigor from a couple beers. I can see why those of you who have been on the front lines of the battle for months are a bit tired of it.

by The Hombre on Aug 6, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

Boy I am in quite the bad little mood today.

I ABLOGOGIZE CGB!!!!!!

by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 6, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

Enough is definitely not enough. I demand the sperm count analysis. Only then will we learn who actually “has it” as they say.

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by Maharg on Aug 6, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

For what it's worth

I don’t think any of the writers are in the “Longshore is god” camp. We’re definitely more in the “Tedford is god” camp, along with TedfordIsGod. Hydro is often accused of being a Longshore apologist, but he just wants everyone to know that there are other factors at play than THE QUARTERBACK SUCKS when he throws an interception or Cal loses.

I think Tedford is a fantastic coach and program builder, but he is not without fault, and I’m anxious to see how he responds to certain problems (team’s lack of leadership and discipline, sticking with Nate when he was clearly injured, such as the end of the ASU game) that were so prevalent last year.

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by CBKWit on Aug 6, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

Well said CBK. TedfordIsGod had a great post about this back on TBIOOTF concerning the new shine being off Tedford this year and settling into a more realistic mode for fans.

That said, this is introducing logiks to the internet, and therefore will not work.

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by Maharg on Aug 6, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

You seem to be promoting TedfordIsGod and TBIOOTF a lot. It’s almost as if you ARE him.

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by TwistNHook on Aug 6, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up 0 recs

That would be a whole lot funnier if you didn’t know that we are in fact separate people. I’m just bitter that he’s better at analysis than me, and promoting that helps me deal with my bitterness.

I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.

by Maharg on Aug 6, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

Somebody’s not TedfordIsGod!

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by TwistNHook on Aug 6, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

And her name is Dumpster Muffin!!

I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.

by Maharg on Aug 6, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up 0 recs

Sorry for the confusion. What I meant is that you guys supported Longshore mostly because you support Tedford not because you think they are both gods.

by The Hombre on Aug 6, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

Hydro is often accused of being a Longshore apologist, but he just wants everyone to know that there are other factors at play than THE QUARTERBACK SUCKS when he throws an interception or Cal loses.

CBKWit, you know me so well. It brings a tear to my eye.

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by HydroTech on Aug 6, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

That telephoto lens really paid off!

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by CBKWit on Aug 6, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

I feel that I’ve been totally objective and evenhanded in my analysis of the Riley vs Longshore competition. I’ve weighed the facts carefully, not let my feelings cloud my judgment and let the conclusion fall where it may showing favor to neither Riley nor Longshore. I’m sure that if you go through my postings you’ll find just as many entries critical of Riley as of Longshore.

My word is my reputation on this. You can trust me.

Stanfurd Delendum Est.

by Olsonist on Aug 6, 2008 3:01 PM PDT 0 recs