Reveling in Victory
by CBKWit on Sep 6, 2008 7:12 PM PDT
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PrintThe second in (hopefully) a 13 part series, this is a quick summary of a few keys to the game.
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Honestly, I started drinking and shouting a lot after we went up 28-3. I'm usually so tense during games that it was nice to let loose and have a fun, relaxing time. And because I'm several beers into the day, I asked for a little help from the other people on RemorsefulBruinBabe's couch.
1) SYDBONER
2) Riley looks a bit shaky. He missed on a couple of long passes, and though that long TD was awesome (as a defense, how can you let a QB run for a 28 yard TD on a broken play?), he clearly wasn't on the same page as his running backs. He didn't throw any picks, but he did give up a fumble in WSU territory. We'll likely need a better performance next week in Maryland and we'll definitely need a better showing against ASU.
BREAKING NEWS: Zoonews informs me that Maryland lost by 7...to Middle Tennessee State. Ok, we probably don't need Riley to be at his absolute best to win next week.
zoonews: YES LOLZ LOLZ
OskiWeeWee <girl>: Riley is my fake boyfriend, how dare you say he's shaky. Or wait, is that a good thing?
3) Punt problems
Anger either suddenly sucks or is bothered by the sprained knee he suffered last week. After seeing him punt this spring, I'm guessing it's the latter.
On the return side, Sean Young seems unsure of when to call a fair catch and when to attempt a return. He's been tackled immediately a couple of times and fumbled another. SydBONER looked much more natural than Young this spring, but he's still battling a sore shoulder, and Tedford might not want to risk further injury to such a valuable player. I hope Young gets his act together or Cal starts experimenting with someone else, like Vereen
4) Boateng & Nasty Nate
The Boateng/Nasty Nate connection was in fine form. It was good to see Boateng make a few plays, as we need productive receivers in addition to Sean Young. And hate him or tolerate him, Nasty Nate had a good game, and it's good to have a capable back-up.
RemorsefulBruinBabe: Now, you all know I don't know much about football, but being up by 56 with 7:21 left in the game is a good thing, right? Oh wait. We scored again. The score is now 66-3. With 6:14 to go. Yeah...watching the game at my house was totally a good idea. With all the problems CBKWit mentioned, and that I assume to be true, I (and my onion dip) take full credit for the Bears' success today.
OskeWeeWee: So... seriously, XX-X? Are we watching Cal Football or am I watching my serious dream team? Insane. RemorsefulBruinBabe hosted a serious party. Wow. Go Bears
Troatie: The worst lost in WSU history?? I feel a little sad. I mean if only the Bears won by less than 59 points. Oh by the way, Brock Mansion is an awesome name. It reminds me of a very rich person, like Richie Rich or Bruce Wayne or something. Maybe Mansion is Batman. But if that is true, who's Robin? And is it just me or does Tedford seem always angry. As CBKWit pointed out to me, he never smiles...but he looks particularly angry. Go Bears
zoonews: COUGWEEK69 HAPPY ENDING!!!!!!!
zoonews: YES MARVELOUS YES
(Back to CBKWit) Between a 66-3 massacre in one of the traditionally toughest places to play in the Pac-10 and, after 20 months, the removal of the oak trees (FAP FAP FAP), this could be one of the best weekends in recent program history. People that are less drunk, what do you think?
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I was running some errands....
and suddenly we are up 21 zip with like 5 mins gone in the game….
wholey crap. are we that good? or are they that bad?
I was out sailing and got back to a DirectTV but couldn’t find the game. My game buddy who’s in FLA working for Obama calls and needs to figure out what channel the game is on because he’s set up hist Sling Box. Then he calls me back after the Best TD. Then he calls me back after the Syd Vicious pick and Riley TD.
Then he stopped calling back. Was it something I said?
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
Coincidence? I think not.
Score: 66-3
zoonews: COUGWEEK69 HAPPY ENDING!!!!!!!
66+3=69
by RemorsefulBruinBabe on Sep 6, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions
I fully agree.
hope you get some of that later this eve.
go bears go.
by Rocksanddirt on Sep 6, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
So it seems like everyone here in the CGB knows each other
Either IRL or via Facebook or something.
I feel left out :(
In other words, Go Bears!
only in the internet sense of knowing someonel.
which means not at all really.
just friendly folks!
USF about to set up for a GW FG
Now near the red zone with 15 seconds left.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 6, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
And then USF scores on an even better catch
Touchdown South Florida
by BearsNecessity on Sep 6, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm fine with that....
nearly a 9 yard per play average? ouch.
That's ok... we will still get into the rankings tho..
In my opinion, Wake will drop out and so with the Cocks. We’re going to be #23 when monday rolls around. Florida will drop to #11ish and OhioSt to #9ish.
What the hell?
Wake won. Florida to 11???
by BearsNecessity on Sep 6, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
How about that Furd-ASU game?
Anyone know where I can watch that? Looking at the box score and seeing Pritchard’s 5 for 5 so far is kind of unsettling…
Nowhere
Seriously, nowhere; no one has it
by BearsNecessity on Sep 6, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Online we mean
for those without premium packages
by BearsNecessity on Sep 6, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
if you’re in the bay area it’s on comcast 415
Play Stonehenge!!!
by The Enchanter on Sep 6, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The chron article has a shitload of photos on Cal almost finished clearing the trees:
Arborists nearly finished clearing an embattled UC Berkeley grove today, leaving a stripped, lone redwood occupied by four protesters
The drone of chainsaws and chippers drowned out the howls of protesters as arborists removed 35 of 42 redwoods, laurels and other trees from the site in preparation to build a $124-million athletic training center. The university expects to remove the remaining trees tomorrow,with the exception of the occupied redwood.
Twenty-eight trees around the perimeter will remain, and a mature redwood will be transplanted.
UC police continued today to negotiate with the tree-sitters on ending their 21-month-old protest. The university has no immediate plans to forcibly extract the protesters, who are marooned on a few branches about 50 feet up.
And, of course, the classic:
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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Your revolution is over mister Hippie
Condolences! The Bums lost!
What happened to Pritchard?
who is this Forcier? (I don’t know anything about Furd football, apparently.)
If someone told you that Riley went 6/14 for 50 yds against WSU would you believe that the final score was 66-3? Seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed a Cal game like this one. The only game that comes to mind is when we beat UOP 80-something to nothing the year before they eliminated their football program.
I agree, there was a strange vibe watching the score go up and yet it didn’t seem to be a full on dominating offense unless Best/Vereen had the ball.
My concern is that we play at Maryland next week and they absolutely suck. Then two weeks later Colorado St. comes to Berkeley in what will likely be another blood bath (they beat Sacramento St. 23-20 today). Then we have to go face Arizona St. in what should be a very difficult game. Thank god the game is at Memorial because it will be out first real challenge in over a month.
well, if the next two games are blood baths, hopefully we get lots of reps for our 2nd and 3rd stringers.
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I’m worried for the exact same reasons. The score was extremely lopsided but a lot of them came on what seemed like “flukey” plays that probably will never happen again in the season (like the blocked FG attempt being returned for a TD— that’s potentially a 10 point swing!).
Cal alumni stuck in Ohio.
Longshore got a nice if nervous ovation at LaVals. And a few more after he completed some nice looking passes.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
at mj armstrong’s in manhattan (the official ny cal alumni bar), people were booing nate pretty badly, which was disheartening to see.
they should sit down and shut up
good bar though =)
by totallyawesome on Sep 6, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
a couple thoughts:
- i think it’s not a good thing that maryland lost today. it might make lull us into false security and/or make maryland come out blazing.
- between ASU and the furd, i’m not sure which i want to lose more. i mean, rudy c, is an *sshole. erickson’s a douche.
your take?
Play Stonehenge!!!
1. Isn’t that what some people said after WSU lost last weekend? Either way, I think we made enough errors in today’s game for us to remain focused throughout the week on improving our team.
1. (2.) I hate ASU so I hope they lose every game. I don’t mind Stanford. I have respect for their school and generally like to see them do things like upset USC (though I am also amused when they lose to schools like UC Davis).
Well, I don’t think the offense is particularly pleased with their passing game, so I don’t think the offense (at least) will be lulled into a false sense of security.
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I think the first four games are just a great opportunity to tune this team up.
Best is already in gear. Vareen is already in gear. The OL is already in gear. Syd Vicious is already in gear. Ditto Follett. DL and LBs look really good. Anger is injured but looked great against MSU. So the receivers are definitely not in gear yet, but they did better. They’re young. There are so many components to a BCS team here. Yeah, BCS. We could beat ASU + Oregon, lose to U$C and run the table. Of course, the PAC-10 is tough so it might not play out that way.
It’s ok to see Oski Jesus struggle a bit. No INTs. Good ball control. If this is struggling, I’m happy. He’s getting better. One reason why I’m so happy that Riley is starting is that he can go through this process in the early part of the season against the weaker end of the schedule. Then he’s ready for the real PAC-10. That and the fact that we’ll have him for three years.
This is a great young team that is a little bit angry and one which Alex Mack isn’t going to let lose. This means no false sense of security. They’re adjusting, fine tuning and looking ahead to ASU.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
Stanford back within 10, 27-17
Carpenter is having a great game so far (3:00 left in the third), 21-28, 300yds, 2TD, 1 INT
ASU’s rushing game is pretty much nonexistant (59 yards).
I hope Stanford can make a 4th quarter comeback.
ASU has become so predictable it's boring
Fall behind by some bizarre amount, then either (a) come back in the next three quarters to lay the smack down or (b) threaten briefly only to get obliterated.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 6, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Shame on you CBK,
People who are less drunk should be drinking, not reading and typing!
Women’s volleyball beat UC Riverside, 3 games to none! Go Bears!
Solid. Bold. Relentless.
That was quite the stunning game. I can’t recall a Tedford team ever scoring that many points, truly fantastic. Obviously, I was very pleased with the running game. We’re kinda like USC light because we have what appears to be three extremely solid running backs. The Montgomery transfer is starting to make sense. He wanted much more playing time than Tedford could give him. Poor guy has to play for WSU now, lol.
Kevin looked a little jumpy but he did take a few big hits, two of which were cheap. All in all I think he did what he needed to do for his team. I was obvious the running game was great, so he didn’t force anything. By doing so he didn’t throw ANY interceptions. That’s a good thing.
Glad to see Nate get a few reps and look decent. Mansion looks like a monster out there. That’s one big Texan. On D Syd was amazing.
My only big complaint of the day has nothing to do with the team. Damn, those announcers were pretty bad. They rarely told you who made tackles, what some of the penalties were, who committed the penalties. I mean it was just really basic stuff that they kept leaving out. The one guy who played at WSU was so bad I had to mute it a few times. It seemed that at times he wasn’t speaking into his mic. Granted it was his first time in the booth, but damn. Pretty annoying really… Anyone else annoyed by them?
GREAT JOB BEARS!
"USC light"?
our backs > SC backs (excluding reggie bush)
by totallyawesome on Sep 6, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
i'll be realistic but
please oh please don’t call us USC light. that’s like a trojan calling their own team “southern cal”
by totallyawesome on Sep 7, 2008 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions
wasn't there a post somewhere....
detailing how tedford’s average rushing yards was #1 in the pac 10 over the past X years? Although I don’t know if that stat says our backs are better than USC’s.
Yeah, I agree!
I think his lei was because he grew up in Hawaii. They made a point to tell us this when they talk about our Polynesian brethren. It was definitely bizarre though, especially given the setting of the game. I was like, ‘wtf is that?!?’
I’d like to echo the sentiments of Olsonist and CaliSeth. As I posted a few comments above, there hasn’t been a Cal win like this over a decent opponent in recent history. Washington St. is in for a rough year, but they’re not horrible like a Baylor, Temple or Pacific. I watched their game against Oklahoma St. and their defense is actually pretty decent.
This is a new era of Cal football. We’ve always been a program that has attracted top athletes that could have gone to USC, but we never have a situation like the one we have now. Syd Thompson is probably the best corner we’ve had since Delta O’Neill. Best and Vereen look like they could both break Marshawn’s records if they didn’t have to compete with each other. The crazy thing is that we have them all playing together on the same team. And then there’s Riley.
The realist in me says that this team loses 2 very close games and blows out a Big 12 team in the Holiday Bowl. However, I don’t think anyone, including Tedford, knows what this team is capable of. That’s really exciting.
Tru that brother. I’m down for the Holiday Bowl. I don’t want to say we are underachieving, but a Holiday Bowl, for whatever insane reason, would be nice. A Holiday Bowl actually looks good for some reason. I am so optimistic about this team. Next year Riley and Boeteng are really gonna light it up!
Cant you sail the rest of the way?
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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And to think I used to respect your sailing a abilities.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
since Deltha?
How soon we forget about Ronnie Lott trophy winner, leading the nation in interceptions, Pac-10 defensive player of the year and first team All-American Dante Hughes.
Is it just me or did the game look very.... unrefined?
I mean the MSU game or the Tennessee game or hell even the USC game last year there was some flow in which our offense rolled along. This game seemed like a hodgepodge of plays where only our D, RBs and O-line showed up. Riley looked like he was asleep.
In other words, Go Bears!
It's hard to get in snyc when the offense scores a touchdown every other play.
by BearsNecessity on Sep 6, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLLER SKATES
Best/Vereen/Slocum look golden. I’m sold on the “Lightning Strikes Twice” run offense. However (you knew it was coming) I’m not sure if Tedford is happy w/ our passing game. This is not to say that Riley had a “bad” game – he was solid (6/14, 1 TD, no interceptions) but only accounted for 54 of our total 504 yards. Longshore outgained Riley on 8 throws, which to me is a weird statistic.
I guess what I’m trying to say is, Tedford loves a balanced offense and loves the different looks/plays he can throw an opponent’s way. However, our backs (as ultra-talented as they are) are very similar to one another (running style, size, speed). If our opponents somehow manage to bottle up Lightning, Riley is going to have to tear apart secondaries and win in the air…
…however, if we can put up 66 against SC on nothing but run plays, i’ll take an oath of silence for the rest of my life =)
by totallyawesome on Sep 6, 2008 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
What I don't get was
The weird hail mary like plays by Riley nearing the end of the half. What was that for? It seemed to float a little too much, it wavered in the air and always overshot the reciever.
Also I love Longshore’s arm as long as he’s throwing to our receivers. He’s got such a strong laser arm. Riley just seems weak after that.
In other words, Go Bears!
wow, wow, wow!
Come on son, you know me. I know you aint talking shiat about Riley. I will destroy you in a one on one debate, much as Riley would destroy Longshore. We need to support our starting QB! PERIOD!
Riley was good
I guess it would have been…“complete-r” if the passing game were on fire today. I don’t think royrules or anyone else is saying Riley shouldn’t start, but it’s obvious he had a bit of an off day.
Washington State on the other hand figures to have an off-season. =(
by totallyawesome on Sep 7, 2008 1:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. We played an unrefined game and put up 66 points. Let that sink in for a bit. What would the score have been if the Cal offense was clicking?
I don't think it works that way
We scored that many points when our offense looked dead because Wazzu sucks balls.
In other words, Go Bears!
True, and we won’t know until mid-October. The thing I take away from this game is that we obliterated an opponent we were supposed to obliterate even when though our offense was erratic. That’s the sign of a strong team. That’s what the Florida’s, Georgia’s, USC’s, LSU’s and Ohio St.’s—whoops not Ohio St.—of the world do.
Call me seditious, but I think RoyalRules is in need of reeducation. I am disturbed by his comments. Come on son, get with the program and support this team unconditionally. Anything less is treasonable!
I agree. I felt weird about it all too. I think the reason we felt weird was because our D was playing so well. Our D was as much responsible for that blowout as the O was. But yeah, I kinda got that feeling that says, ‘wtf is going on here? We’re up by so many, but I don’t know why.’
I was very glad to see that Tedford played both Nate and Brock. I was sure he would only play Nate, but then Brock came in. That really made me feel that we are really poised to do some major damage in the PAC. I may be crazy, lol, never mind. I don’t want to jinx anything. I’m gonna keep my mouth shut!
When the torrent pops up somewhere on the internet, somebody post the link!
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It'll be on Channel 99
Just keep on watching it
by BearsNecessity on Sep 7, 2008 3:15 AM PDT up reply actions
A thing that worried me about Riley
After he took a few late hits he seemed a little dazed. Hope he is ok.
In other words, Go Bears!
Duh, my little friend...
That would worry any football mind. I was worried about it myself. Given his performance in more important games I almost wondered if playing against a clearly inferior team affected him. I don’t know, but I know Tedford knows what he is doing. In Tedford I trust. I would suggest you do the same.
In Tedford you trust?
That, coming from you, sounds very ironic. I can’t help but speculate you weren’t saying that last season.
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This game got rather silly.
The last time I saw the Bears put up nearly this many points was the ’02 opener against Baylor.
Don’t get me wrong though, it’s always nice to see me favorite team run wild once in a while, but Wazzu’s odd mistakes mixed with our rather fired-up offense made the game look really silly (as in totally unbalanced) in the second half.
the announcers
were clueless. they were talking for 2 or 3 minutes about how ridiculous it was that Tedford was bringing Mansion in and ruining his redshirt eligibility, and about how easily he could get injured and make it look like a really huge mistake.
somebody finally informed them that, as every Cal fan knows, Mansion redshirted last year.
idiots.
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