WBD: 1.10.09 & 1.11.09 - What to do w/ no CFB
Well...hopefully we get those all-star game bowls up and rolling soon.
You Utah fans (Rishi) migh enjoy Block U (Utah's SBN blog). They're not as cool as us but I've posted there a few times and they're nice guys (except MeanBobMean).
Arnie's trying to give gov't officials 3-day weekends...
The planned closures follow Schwarzenegger's Dec. 19 executive order that state workers must take two unpaid days off each month between February and the end of June 2010.
Nibs Rice (who?) is being inducted into Pac-10 HoF...he's Cal's winningest coach.
Harbaugh might be looking at the Yets...I bet the "Harbaugh" name is near an all-time high right now.
That's all I got for now...so dump away!
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bye bye Texas Tech
Crabtree’s bouncin’
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also lost to the NFL
— Alabama running back Glen Coffee, who told the Mobile Press-Register that the NFL draft advisory board projected him as a mid-round pick. Coffee ranked second in the SEC with 1,383 yards this season.
— Brigham Young receiver Austin Collie, a 6-foot-2, 206-pounder who led the nation in total receiving yards with 1,538. He had 106 receptions and 15 touchdowns.
— Missouri receiver and return specialist Jeremy Maclin, a two-time All-American who scored 17 touchdowns and caught 102 passes while leading the nation in all-purpose yardage (2,833, fifth-most in NCAA history).
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Maryland’s got a new DC…he’s from UMass…
Massachusetts coach Don Brown has resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland.
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Forcing the Courts to take 2 days off is going to really fuck us over.
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And I hope nobody around here needs their licence renewed...
I’m currently working for the state and facing the ~10% pay cut. Arnie’s not too popular around here, since this is in addition to threatened layoffs and the whole ‘national minimum wage’ thing from late summer. Following California politics is unbelievably depressing.
I feel like a thousand monkeys with a thousand typewriters could draft better solutions to the state’s budget problems.
"After review, it has been determined that the previous play was not reviewable"
The Pac-10: where quality officiating happens.
by Berkelium97 on Jan 10, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
will it require alternating/ignoring statute of limitations? Am I using the right law word here?
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I don’t believe so, because its about when the suit is filed, I think. So, unless they waited until the last possible day and then tried to file it, but the ct. was closed, then maybe.
But what I do know is that out here, the Courts are super backed up. Lets say you filed something in early dec. EARLIEST possible date is late Jan (earliest!). So, now your date all of a sudden doesnt work, because everybody is dark. Well, your hearing is going to be continued to the next available date, which might be a month or so later.
Moreover, jurisdiction requires notice. Lets say you notice everybody for a date, but then it gets continued because the Courts are closed. Well, normally if it gets continued without a hearing its OK, bc the judge announces the new date briefly. But if theres no morning calendar, nobody would know.
Just a lot of problems with scheduling. Something that seems minor, but is a LARGE part of my job.
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that sucks twist…any chance you get a sexytary or para-legal to aid in your efforts?
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I'm pretty sure
it’s Nibs Price. (not Rice)
He was the Cal football coach for about 5 years and also led us to a Rose Bowl (Wrong Way Roy Riegels) and was basketball coach for some 30 years.
The name ‘Nibs’ needs to make a comeback.
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 10, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
Is this going to function as the open thread for the Ravens-Titans and Cards-Panthers match-ups?
I have no new information on that at this time.
I vote “no” since that will make the Dump 4000 comments long…how about you guys start a new thread?
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What else will be posted here?
And I’m not sure how many NFL fans we have here.
I have no new information on that at this time.
well, it’s certainly not my call, I was just voicing my opinion.
To answer your question, links and such…the Weekend Dump is more of a general thread with the occasional link.
Game threads are more like:
“3rd and long…STOP ’EM”
and
“OH SNAP…did you see that?”
and such….there isn’t too much convo.
Most importantly, game threads usually go really long…although, like you said, I’m not sure how many NFLers there are.
Plus, most of the FanPosts can move down a slot on the right…most are old DBDs.
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Cal Hoops
At 3:00 p.m. PT on CSNCA, Cal is playing Washington. The Golden Bears (14-2, 3-0) are six-point underdogs to the Huskies (11-3, 2-0) as of right now.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 10, 2009 12:50 PM PST reply actions
CSNCA
CSNCA is Comcast SportsNet California, so, yes, it is a TV station. It’s DirecTV channel 698.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 10, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
It’s channel 415 for Comcast Bay Area. While waiting for the game, you can watch a 20-minute extended highlight reel of the Emerald Bowl on ESPN Classic at 2:20. It’s part of the ESPN Classic Bowl Blitz.
"After review, it has been determined that the previous play was not reviewable"
The Pac-10: where quality officiating happens.
We don’t get that channel even at the Directv Choice XTRA level due to our Bay Area ZIP code… we get CSNBA (696). Why would a Cal game be on the California level but NOT the Bay Area level? Who decides this shit?
CSN
I don’t know, but usually Stanford games are on CSNBA.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 10, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Rugby anyone?
Cal defeated Humbolt State 103-0 today.
The second team played most of the game.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
CGB needs a rugby correspondent
So I can understand the rules of that damn game.
by BearsNecessity on Jan 10, 2009 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve played in college…wiki’s a start with a few laws…I could prolly answer some questions but I’m not an expert.
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for the Bears? Sounds like a fanpost in the making!
DO IT! DO IT!
by BearsNecessity on Jan 10, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
yeah…if I’m not stepping on rags’ toes I’ll post something up this offseason. Some might be thinking…why should I learn? My answer:
- rugby is an old school, international game that requires extreme toughness. You have to know that when you step on the field, your femur could be broken. I haven’t played football, but I’d imagine one might feel invinceable with pads/helmet on. No such thing in rugby.
- Cal is hella good. I’m surprised ESPN hasn’t come out yet.
- Believe it or not, novices can join an adult rugby club! They’ve got one in Berkeley. How’s this for an intro? It’s a great way to get in shape.
- Chicks dig rugby players…they like the parties.
- EA Sports has a rugby video game out…it’s awesome!
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oops...here's the link
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they do have female clubs (especially in college)…just not this one. I’m not sure coed-rugby is a good idea.
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I had a friend on the girls rugby team. Several, in fact. that shit is hardcore and they would all crush me imediately. No joke.
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Twist, I’m sure a newborn kitten could crush all 120 pounds of you. No joke.
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
What about the other 20 pounds? Could that newborn kitten crush those 20 pounds, too?
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This could pose problems…
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
A friend of the wife’s was on the team. She was told to stop playing because she kept getting concussions. I don’t doubt that it is hardcore.
by all means, sharing more information is great. much as i like blogging, i certainly don’t mind our readers doing my job for me!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Somebody wrote one back in the blogsome days I think
I thought I remember somebody (rags?) trying to get into rugby and writing a rules post or something.
that sounds like something i might have written
but i honestly don’t remember. it’d be a good post to have, in any case.
i’ve been to a few rugby games, and i think i understand the basic rules, but i don’t at all understand the finer points of the game. i want to make it out to a couple this year, but it’s really going to depend on how convenient the times are.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
THAT
is a lot of tries
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Found this gem on Bear Insider

In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Jan 10, 2009 9:15 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
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In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Jan 10, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You sir are a winnar!
Your prize: a brand new rec’d!
by CaliforniaCMB on Jan 11, 2009 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
how's this

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Jake Curtis on CFB
Rishi should like this…
Which brings us to Boise State. The Broncos will start next season ranked somewhere around No. 15, and they open with a home game against Oregon, which also should be ranked. If Boise State wins that game (and the Broncos are 19-0 at home when ranked) and goes through the regular season unbeaten (as it has three of the past four seasons) and if no more than one team from BCS conference goes unbeaten (as has been the case the past three seasons), then … well, you can see where this is going.
Jimmy hats:
USC rules: The Trojans finished ranked in the top four for the seventh consecutive season, a significant achievement when dynasties are presumed dead but still a long way from Florida State’s 13 straight top-four finishes from 1987-99.
Tedford’s still (relatively) cheap:
Steve Sarkisian, who is 34 and has never been a head coach, will get a guaranteed $1.85 million a year as Washington’s head coach, about the same as Jeff Tedford’s guaranteed income at Cal. Lane Kiffin, who is 33 and was fired for insubordination after going 5-15 in his only head coaching job, will make about $2 million at Tennessee next year.
Tedford’s the highest UC paid employee…will the Regents approve Kiffin or, if this starts to get out of hand, Stoops money?
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we got more lions than Penn St

they are coming for you!
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Oskitalk on AP ranking:
I do want to say about the AP poll: there are nine 4 loss teams ahead of Cal, and 5 three loss teams ahead of Cal. Of those teams, 5 had the same wins against top 25 oposition (one of which was Oregon, who we beat). There were three who had one win against top 25 opposition, and 6 who had NO wins against top 25 opposition. But the Bears were ranked behind all of them. It is a joke.
Couldn’t say it better myself.
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Rivals doesn't think it's too soon

No, I don’t work for Rivals.
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Thoroughbred, there's been no announcement on Steve Marshall
False alarm or are they waiting until Monday?
Giants got away with PI on D-Jax
Desean with a nice game so far at the half.
by BearsNecessity on Jan 11, 2009 11:37 AM PST reply actions
Landed badly on the frozen surface
Probably just something you jog off though
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
No news
but the guy who heard word is very reliable and has contact with coaches and players
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
Cal Headliner on ESPN College Basketball Page
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
And we won "Team of the Week" honors in the article
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
If San Diego wins, this might be the worst 4 teams to make championship week in the NFL ever
Baltimore: 11-5
Philadelphia: 9-6-1
Arizona: 9-7
San Diego: 8-8
Yikes
To be fair to Philly, they've been consistently ranked #1 in DVOA.
Via football outsiders. Their record just doesn’t reflect how good they are.
by BearsNecessity on Jan 11, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not familiar with DVOA
What would cause I high DVOA but a comparatively poor record? Blowout wins and close losses?
So based on their explanations
Phili and SD are pretty high because they weight recent games more highly and those teams came in hot, whereas Arizona seems low cause they stopped playing much after they clinched the west. I’m curious what their DVOA looked like around midseason
Thanks for the info.
Baltimore is #2 too; San Diego is #8
Arizona is the anomaly.
by BearsNecessity on Jan 11, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
California vs. Florida for BCS NC?
Discuss…
by CaliforniaCMB on Jan 11, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
the other day I saw somewhere “I’d settle for the Rose Bowl…” Jeesh!
Cam Inman of the CC TImes wrote recently that Tedford’s one of the longest tenured coaches not to make it to a BCS game…what are these people trying to do to our fanbase???
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I think Tedford gets leeway because we should have been in the BCS in 2004
Also, our team is a consistent winner.
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
Most other coaches don't have to go head-to-head every year with Pete Carroll either
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
true…but there are 8 other Pac-10 schools…Tedford’s tied with Bellotti for the longest streak w/o a BCS Bowl…but Bellotti took Oregon to the Fiesta Bowl in ’01.
JT’s great. It isn’t fair to judge JT on his abilities to make Cal a Top10 program year in/year out with some of the worst facilities in the nation. Once those are in, THEN I think it’s fair. The question always remains…who could really better for Cal than JT? My answer is “no one.”
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Here’s what I’d like to do, in order.
*Beat Maryland
*Beat Eastern Washington
*Beat Minnesota
*Beat Oregon
*Beat USC
*Beat Washington
*Beat UCLA
*Beat Washington State
*Beat Arizona State
*Beat Oregon State
*Beat Arizona
*Beat Furd
If we can do ten of those twelve things I will be an infinitely happy man.
by BearsNecessity on Jan 11, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
We may have trouble with Eastern Washington
and Washington State.
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
It will be very difficult to cover the spread indeed.
by BearsNecessity on Jan 11, 2009 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting. Here’s my order.
*Beat Maryland
*Beat Washington State
*Beat Furd
*Beat Arizona
*Beat Eastern Washington
*Beat Minnesota
*Beat UCLA
*Beat Washington
*Beat Oregon State
*Beat USC
*Beat Arizona State
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You don’t want to beat Oregon?
You hate Cal.
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
I had some execution problems with that joke.
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'No Shit' Halloween costumes are on sale

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Laughj all you want, but with your newly outdated sig I wouldn’t be too happy.
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would 12-0 Cal make it to a the NCG in 2009 (2010)…USC would if they played an identical schedule…but I’d bet they’d go with a 12-1 SEC/Big12S team…of course Boise St’s knocking on the door too…non-USC Pac10 teams get no love…
the key this next year is (obviously) consistency on offense and an effective passing game (not just QB play). Frustratingly, we won’t know if this until next fall (JO: “Not much to report in practice today”).
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And no major injuries
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
by Thoroughbred on Jan 11, 2009 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
They’d faced a ranked USC, Oregon, OSU (?), Minn (?) team with a great possibility of a low 20’s ranking.
by CaliforniaCMB on Jan 12, 2009 1:29 AM PST up reply actions
I think they might only face two legit Top 25 teams next year
Minny will prolly not be ranked at the time we play them since they tanked this year…they might as the season evolves though. Ibid Maryland.
The keys to Ore. St were it’s Oline and Dline…I doubt they can replace both to 2008 level. Me thinks this is a 4 loss team…maybe ranked but likely 26-30 when it’s all said and done.
Oregon’s tough to read…I’m not quite jumping on the bandwagon yet…we’ll see how @ BSU goes. Likely Top 25.
USC is a Top 10 team…maybe Top 5.
Considering Tebow & McCoy say they’re coming back, I think it’s unlikely undefeated Cal goes to NCG in 2009…undefeated USC yes…undefeated Oregon probably because they have two OOC opponents that appear to be “quality” in BSU and Utah. It’s dangerous though…if BSU drops one to say San Jose St or Utah almost loses to New Mexico than these wins don’t look so hot.
Sandy Barbour should pray to Bak Bak that Maryland wins the ACC and goes to the Orange Bowl (like Cincy did with the Big East). The ACC’s better than the Big East though (I think) so this highly unlikely. We’ve got two “A-level” opponents who are really at the B/B+ level right now.
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What if Minn & OSU have nice years and they are ranked at the end of the year, our resume will be pretty darn good if we beat two top ranked team and two lower tier teams – true I don’t think we’d get the NCG, but you never know. Look where Utah got and they played… well you get the picture.
by CaliforniaCMB on Jan 13, 2009 1:19 AM PST up reply actions
I think the announcer for the UCLA-USC game said “BOOM THO” when Taj Gibson slammed a monster jam.
You ain't got it like Marshawn got it
I, too, am stunned and chagrined to hear that CaliforniaCMB has not heard of one of the internets oldest and most respected memes. It’d be like not knowing what “All Your Base” is.
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I just get lost in the posts, I thought maybe I had missed something, may I be forgiven?
by CaliforniaCMB on Jan 13, 2009 1:23 AM PST up reply actions
HONK!
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I can’t believe I clicked on this post just to read a “HONK!”
Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!
Like you have anything better to do.
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shit…duped again!
Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!
YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!
NAILED IT!
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CGB: Mindlessly clicking on posts, waiting patiently for them to load, and clicking “z” just to read every damn comment on the blog.
Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!
urbandictionary.com
boom tho
adv. 1: An occurance of an uncommonly good thing.
2. An exclaimation or show of excitement.
boom got them tho!
verb. 1a: The self completion of an uncommonly good thing.
1b: The successful act of mating.
boom got them dos!
verb. 1: The exact double of boom got them tho!
2: The completion of a difficult shot attempt on the basketball court.
Speaker 1: I just won the lotto
Speaker 2: Boom tho!
Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!
RoFL!
OMG, that’s good! Ready like spaghetti…!
by CaliforniaCMB on Jan 13, 2009 1:27 AM PST up reply actions
That sounds more bad than good. Anyone know?
by CaliforniaCMB on Jan 13, 2009 1:28 AM PST up reply actions

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