Labor Day Live Blog Open Thread II (The Sarah Palin / Rick Neuheisal Era Thread)
by TwistNHook on Sep 1, 2008 4:37 PM PDT
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PrintFresh off the success of his Labor Day Live Blog Open Thread I, Avinash is back. But he's not alone! Many of our finest readers (and Goldblooded) are in there, live-blogging away. The first thread is a hilarious recap of the madcap antics that were Fresno State-Rutgers. And if anything screams madcap antics, it is DEFINITELY the UCLA offense. So, get in there and live-blog your ass off!
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This got buried in the last post and some people may have missed it, but the torrent for Saturday’s Cal game is heavily seeded. Go here to download it. Start now and it should be done before the end of the UCLA-Tenn game.
by Berkelium97 on Sep 1, 2008 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Rick Neuheisel is far more beautiful than Sarah Palin.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Excellent
Lou Holtz has looked at how UCLA wears their socks and has concluded they have discipline. Seriously. Perhaps he missed the Seattles Times five part expose on Neuheisel’s disciplined Washington squads.
first prediction:
Kevin Craft tears ACL whilst standing for the national anthem
Sarah Palin
ABC News just confirmed that she was a member of the Alaskan Independence Party which openly advocates Alaska succeeding from the Union.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/members-of-frin.html [via Daily Kos]
I myself have desired to see Alaska succeed. All we know about the place are Eskimos, polar bears, and Carlos Boozer.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be a boon to the flag-making industry.
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Slow down there. Without Carlos Boozer we may have had to settle for the silver in Beijing. Let’s make sure if they go he stays an American citizen.
Carlos Boozer was there for one reason: Coach K. He was warming the bench for most of the Olympics.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn’t ESPN have any more highlights of Tenn than our game with them? I know they want to draw a parallel, but to quote Lee Corso, which I hate to do, “ucla is NO Cal!”
We beat them. I’m happy seeing the highlights again.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
If posturing and aggressiveness were all you needed to be successful we’d all be working for USC grads
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Save that graphic for two months from now.
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The Art
of running one’s mouth is a special gift. Please do continue, for I ever do love to hear it. A Vol fan now has a nice USELESS graphic to go with his or her team’s “L.”
Have fun and remember to keep running your mouths.
by Bruins102NCAA on Sep 1, 2008 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Woah… Rick high fived Walker after the miss… you’d never have caught Dorell resorting to bullshit displays of excitement like that!
None of this "bad offense" compared to Fresblow vs Suckgers
Rutgers had 1st and goal twice and came away with ZERO points. That is some amazing level of suckiness.
you cant float that corner pass. its gotta be on a rope
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Or at least do some screens and swing passes.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
gotta get it to him somehow
but UCLA is defending the run very well, daring crompton to pass it. so far, so good.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I imagine Pete Carroll is watching this game some where with Matt Leinhart, sipping a Zima, and laughing his ass off.
Pete Carroll is in Compton mediating the gangfights between the Bloods and the Crips.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Carroll is prolly manning the beer bong.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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What? A UCLA player was injured? You dont say!
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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And down goes another one.
This is almost sad. Almost.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
zz
This is going to be a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG night.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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that might be the only way ucla wins today.
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
What are they saying?
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Pretty much “please let this not be Cal all over again” or " Oh please, General Neyland don’t let this be another Cal State game" or “poopie butt smelly butt sniffers”
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That last sentence is how i imagine most conversations between SEC fans go
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m guessing your opinion of SEC fans is quite low.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, just an easy lowbrow potshot. Some of their state governments, well yknow.
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I respect their dedication to football and tailgating. From what I’ve heard, as a whole they’re the most diehard fans in the country.
vols looking fairly average
if i was a vols fan, i’d be a lil worried. aside from the secondary and arian foster, i’m not seeing a lot here that’d make me feel confident in the W
There are a lot of empty seats in the Rose Bowl for such a big OOC game.
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School hasn’t started. Half the students aren’t there.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
A number of my bay area UCLA friends said they weren’t going to the game, figuring it to be a blowout and not worth the trip.
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes. Only the best UC school in the system is allowed to start school early (Cal has started, hasn’t it?).
Yeah, we started on wednesday
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
is it getting slow?
otherwise, i’d say we stick it out til halftime…
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
RockyTopTalk is at 400 for one thread.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
doesn’t seem slow to me. I think we might last until halftime. I wish I could say the same for Twist.
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Ordering pizza online is dangerous especially when you use a debit card. You don’t talk to anyone on the phone, someone rings your doorbell and hands you a pie, and no money is exchanged. It feels like it’s free.
Todd Blackledge might know some high class pizza places.
He’s the man when it comes to fine eating.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll recommend Cicero’s Pizza if you’re ever in the South Bay.
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s in West San Jose, near Cupertino. if you’re coming off 85 take the De Anza exit, head south to Prospect and turn left on Miller. On the corner of Miller and Bollinger. Fantastic thin crust pizza. My personal favorite is the Cicero’s special (pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, salami).
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
No problem, let me know if you like it. My family used to live near the old one on Stevens Creek and Blaney in Cupertino, I’ve been eating that pizza since I was in the womb.
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude I live right behind that Ciceros!
Oh wait we already had this discussion…
In other words, Go Bears!
Skipolini’s if you are in WC!
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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La Val’s for regular pizza, Cheeseboard for when I’m feeling fancy.
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Cheeseboard was our pregame on Saturday, eggplant, mozzarella, basil, tomato AWESOME
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too! You weren’t at my tailgate, were you?
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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Depends, was your tailgate, the inside of an apartment on Milvia? And are you one of my roommates?
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
No. Yes.
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Now I’m terrified.
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
dude what the fuck
I live in Milvia too at Berkeley!
You’re fucking stalking me!
In other words, Go Bears!
nah
they are both tasty in entirely different ways. a comparison between them is basically meaningless. they are such different cuisines that the fact that both fall under the heading ‘pizza’ is almost a misnomer.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Blondie’s man myself. My hypothetical assumes you are on telegraph and have to choose. Answers like Zachary’s, Roundtable, etc. are unacceptable.
Gun to my head I’m taking Blondie’s but I was in foothill for two years and grew attached to the $5 mini + soda at La Val’s
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by 408 on Sep 1, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
UCLA's fight song
I think I’ve heard it somewhere before.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Cal Ranking
Has anyone run the numbers yet? If Tennessee goes down tonight can we expect to be as high as 21 or 20?
Nah
Probably 24 or 23. Only 3 teams would fall out of the top 25.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree. Maybe 23 in the AP poll and 25 or unranked in the USA Today poll. I think we got really good press from the Mich. St. win so we could be slightly higher.
i'd call that a stretch
no idea how far clemson or vatech fall, though i’m not including them in my next blogpoll. pitt falls out, but illinois might stay. also, we’re probably still behind fresno.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Utah might leapfrog us in the rankings for beating Michigan at Ann Arbor. They’re right behind us in the AP poll.
That was not a convincing victory. Utah nearly gave that one away.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Vols
Man, they seem way over rated. Oh, wait, they can’t be — they’re from the SEC, right? Those teams are never over rated.
Right??
Go Bears!
Didn't we say the same thing about them last year after our game?
How’d that turn out?
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
craft thinks the game is '3 flies up'
the tennessee secondary just won.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
You guys think its time for a new thread?
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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I am going to assume based off of your name that you were in the band.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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Clearly, the UCLA QB’s hero is Brett Farve.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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Nah
The UCLA QB’s way better than Brett Favre.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
z
Pretty soon, UCLA is going to put Dorrell with a fake mustache in as QB. Cant be worse.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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THE LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL MONOPOLY IS OVER!
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Caroll owns two hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place!
by CaliforniaBone on Sep 1, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
UCLA just passed go without getting 200 bucks.
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At least NewWeasel hasn’t landed on Go To Jail…yet.
by CaliforniaBone on Sep 1, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I love BruinsNation
Reasonable question: Any reason they didn’t run that up the gut?
Responses:
you miss KD?
not in the least
Seriously
Apparently running the clock out with a QB with 3 INTs is too Dorrellian. Question Big Brother…err..Rick Neuheisel and you will be forever blacklisted.
Funny
You know, I was thinking two things:
1) I feel kind of sorry for that Craft kid – sort of like leaving a goaltender in a hockey game after he’s already given up 6 goals before the 2nd is done.
2) If Dorrell had made some of the choices the Fucla coaches have on offense, wouldn’t the babybruins nation folks be apoplectic with rage? Instead, I guess they’re just making every excuse possible for “CRN” since he is the fair-haired child. Funny how one guy can be a moron for choosing a pass with less than a minute with a QB who is shaken, but the other guy is given every benefit of every doubt.
Yeeee-Haaaaaw, Rockytop!
Go Bears!
Jeez.
I can’t believe that UT isn’t winning by 3 touchdowns after 3 INTs. You’d think Craft would learn not to throw the ball into triple coverage after the 2nd INT, and that Neuheisel wouldn’t ask him to throw the ball at the end of the half instead of just going into halftime with a tie. Awful coaching on those last 30 seconds of the half.
Go Bears!
by RollOnYouBears667 on Sep 1, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions
Expanding the Pac-10
I always see on sites like Deadspin and The Big Lead people complaining about how the Pac-10 should expand to 12 teams and add Boise St., Fresno St or maybe Hawaii. It’s completely ridiculous because none of those schools have the academic requirements to enter the conference. With the exception of I think Oregon St., the 9 other Pac-10 teams are all ranked in the US News top 100 universities.
What, the commenters or the writers?
The commenters complain about everything. Except the NFL. They LOVE the NFL.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 1, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
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