DBD 10.6.09 Time to step up our game
No, not just the Cal football team, but us. The Cal fans. And this isn't just cheering at the stadium at the right times or something like that. It's more about writing DBDs, so I don't have to. I'm so lazy these days and would rather not do this. But then I wake up and nobody else has done it, so I'm the last line of defense. What's in it for you?
Well, not only do you avoid a DBD written by me, but you avoid a DBD written frantically by me in the morning before I have to head to work. Not exactly my finest work. All I have today is another story about Mrs. Twist of moderate hilarity. We recently went to a wedding, where a fun time was had by all. They had a guestbook where people could write notes to stand for time immemorial. We just hung out with the newlyweds and had a chance to read through the guestbook and see what people had written. I wrote something like "Congratulations" Surprisingly normal. Very surprisingly normal.
But I guess Mrs. Twist had a little too much to drink that day. She had written the following:
"I am very lucky you are here. Yeah or yay, rather. Love, [Mrs. Twist]"
I dunno, that's probably not that funny to you guys, but for some insane reason that continues to really kill me. I am very lucky you are here.
And this is why you can't leave it to me to write the DBDs. Time to step up our game. Inspire the team to greatness with amazing DBDs! GO BEARS!
Womens swimming to host Pacific:
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California hosts its first home dual meet of the season when the Golden Bears welcome Pacific to Spieker Aquatics Complex starting at noon on Saturday, Oct. 10. The day will also feature the Cal men's team taking on the Pacific men at 1 p.m. at Spieker.Leverenz Crowned Queen of the Pool at Cal Poly to Open 2009-10 Season
Cal freshman Caitlin Leverenz claimed the Queen of the Pool title as the 2009 NCAA champion Golden Bears opened the new season on Sept. 18 in a pentathlon of events at Cal Poly's Anderson Aquatic Center. The Tucson, Ariz., product had the lowest combined time (4:49.55) after swimming five 100-yard events: the freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and individual medley. Cal sophomore Sara Isakovic (4:54.53), junior Erica Dagg (4:56.55) and sophomore Shelley Harper (4:56.85) finished second, third and fourth, respectively.Isakovic and Leverenz each won two events, with the latter taking the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:03.41 and the 100-individual medley in a time of 57.95. A 2008 Olympian for her native Slovenia, Isakovic won the freestyle (51.66) and butterfly (55.16) races. Dagg won the backstroke (57.06).
Leverenz also placed second in the fly (55.95), Harper took second in the IM (59.06) and Dagg finished second in the freestyle (51.81) just 15 hundredths of a second behind Isakovic. Another Cal freshman, Samantha Pearson, was second in the backstroke (58.53).
Last Time Against Pacific
The Bears opened the 2008-09 season against Pacific and defeated the Tigers, 147.5-103.5, on Oct. 11, 2008, in Stockton, Calif. Cal won eight of the 14 events, with the foursome of Lauren Rogers, Alexandra Ellis, Hannah Wilson and Madison Kennedy claiming the 200-yard medley relay. Seven different Bears (Blake Hayter in the 100 freestyle, Lauren Boyle in the 200 free, Ellis in the 100 breaststroke, Kelsey Hoff in the 200 butterfly, Dana Vollmer in the 50 free, Wilson in the 100 free and Shelley Harper in the 500 free) won individual events.
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Womens golf doing well:
SAMMAMISH, WASH. -
The California Golden Bears women’s golf team is at the top of the team leaderboard after the first round of the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational tournament in Sammamish, Wash. Cal’s team score of 296 (+8) was five strokes ahead of the University of San Francisco’s +13 on day one of the three day tournament. Stanford was in third place, 12 strokes off of Cal’s pace.
The Bears jumped out to a quick lead with one player birding each of the first four holes. Sophomore Diane Kwon had birdies on the par-four first and par-five second holes. Sophomore Emily Childs carded a three on the par-four third and junior Pia Halbig birdied the par-four fourth hole. They never relinquished the lead, coming in at +8 to lead the field of 12 teams playing on the par-72 6,136 yard course at Sahalee Country Club near Seattle.
The Bears have four golfers in the top-10 after the first round. Halbig and Childs finished their days at one-over, putting them into a tie for second and just one stroke behind tournament-leader Natasha Podmore of USF. Childs and fellow sophomore Joanne lead are tied for seventh place after posting 75’s (+3).
The 54-hole tournament will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 6 with another round of 18. The tournament will wrap up with the final 18 holes on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Live scoring is available through Golfstat.com.
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 7:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Softball releases schedule:
BERKELEY – The California softball team announced its 2010 schedule, head coach Diane Ninemire announced recently. The Golden Bears are slated to play a total of 69 games, with a calendar that stretches from Feb. 12-May 15. Cal will play 37 teams, 12 of which advanced to the 2009 NCAA Tournament, including NCAA champion Washington.
“I think we’ve got a very competitive schedule,” Ninemire said. “In all of the tournaments that we’re playing in prior to Pac-10 play, we’re going against some really great opponents. I think this schedule will really test our abilities and definitely prepare us for the postseason.”
The Bears begin their season Feb. 12 with a five-game stint at the Arizona State Tournament in Tempe, Ariz. Three of Cal’s opponents in that tournament – Texas A&M, Kentucky and Portland State – went to the NCAA Tournament, but lost in Regional play. From there, the Bears make their first of two trips in 2010 to Las Vegas for the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic, which will be held from Feb. 19-21. Cal’s stiffest competition will most likely be Northwestern and Georgia Tech, which both advanced to the Super Regionals.
Cal will participate in the Palm Springs Classic, which is always known to draw talented teams. Cal will face off against Fordham, San Diego State, Oklahoma State, Colorado State and Long Beach State from Feb. 26-28 in Palm Springs, Calif. The Bears’ first home game is planned for March 3 against UC Davis at 2 p.m.
The Bears will spend March 5-7 in Las Vegas, marking their second trip, for the UNLV Tournament, where they will meet New Mexico State, Weber State, Portland State, Southern Utah and UNLV. Cal then returns to the Bay Area to host a tournament of its own from March 12-14. The Bears welcome East Carolina, Cal State Fullerton and UC Davis for a five-game tournament with Cal playing in three of those matches.
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 7:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mens tennis player eliminated at tournament:
TULSA, Okla. – California men’s tennis junior Jonathan Dahan was eliminated in the first round of the men’s qualifying singles tournament at the 2009 D’Novo/ITA All-American Tennis Championships Monday, Oct. 5. The third-year Golden Bear fell in three sets to Jeff Dadamo of Texas A&M, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tulsa.
Dahan will now turn his focus to the men’s qualifying doubles tournament where he and junior Pedro Zerbini will face Guillermo Gomez and Dean O’Brien of Georgia Tech in a 1 p.m. CT match Tuesday, Oct. 6. The duo will need to win three matches to become one of eight doubles teams to earn a berth in the doubles championship main draw.
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 7:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mens golf gets 12th:
GLENCOE, Ill. – The Golden Bears exited rugged weather conditions at Skokie Golf Club with a 12th-place finish Monday at the Windon Memorial as redshirt freshman James CorĂ© recorded California’s best round of the event, a 72, and was Cal’s best finisher in his first competition for the Bears with a 10-over tie for 22nd.
Junior Eric Mina suffered seven bogies en route to a final-round 77 and an overall finish of 12-over (T30), while classmate Stephen Hale ended two strokes behind Mina at 14-over (T42).
Junior Evan Derian pointed his return to tournament play back in the right direction in Monday’s final round with a 74 following a difficult second-round 84, and ended the event tied for 65th (+20). Freshman Curtis Loop finished in a tie for 74th at +24.
Overall, the Bears managed only 23 birdies against 93 bogies (including four double bogeys and one triple bogey), leaving them eager to get home and prepare for the Alister MacKenzie Invitational, which Cal hosts Oct. 12-13 at the Meadow Club in Fairfax.
“We just didn’t get it done. Was experience a factor? I don’t know,” said head coach Steve Desimone. “We did not putt or play the par-5s very well. It was disappointing because we had the firepower to handle it better than we did. Fortunately we can get back after it next week.”
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 7:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, kids, this is what you can look forward to in married life
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 7:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I want Twist's wife to write the DBDs from now on
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by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 7:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s too bad, because Mrs. TNH does not exist.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She exists, it’s just that saying a woman you saw in a chair catalog is your wife doesn’t make it so.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m honestly not sure that woman is still alive.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rishi = Michael Scott?
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Oct 6, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Err Twist = Michael Scott?
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Oct 6, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I was not aware that Twist had a huge mancrush on me.
Now it all makes sense!
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll do one in the near future, only not Wed. or Thurs. For Monday, I had actually written one, but after rereading it, thought it was lame, and decided not to post it.
by chowder on Oct 6, 2009 8:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For Monday, I had actually written one, but after rereading it, thought it was lame, and decided not to post it.
This is how you know you are not Twist.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could it be any lamer than this DBD?
(To be fair, Twist does 90% of the DBDs and is bound to come up with lame ones from time to time, as he points out).
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am a fair person. I dispense true justice.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I thought that line was hilarious. I am very lucky that you are here. She was so out of it!
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You said my DBD was lame. You hurt me.
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As much as he hurt me when he stood me up at the tailgate?
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WORSE!
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is an accurate exclamation.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember when you stood me up for sandwiches?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember when you stood HolmoePhobe up for shotgunning?
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember when you didn’t bring beer to the tailgate?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You weren’t even there while I was at the tailgate, so even if I had brought beer, we couldn’t have shotgunned it.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Oct 6, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could have waited an extra ten minutes!
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maharg said you would be there in 20, we waited 45. At that point it could have been another hour for all I knew. I kind of assumed you had too many lemon drops and got lost.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Oct 6, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I blame BART
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You would do that, wouldn’t you?
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, BART blows goats.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How long will we play this game?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I blame Twist. or Royrules. Either one works fairly well.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Oct 6, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not both?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption Contest #1: What is Sactown Mayor Kevin Johnson thinking?
by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 8:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
USC curb stomps my Bears again...I think I just sharted.
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by Fire Starkey on Oct 6, 2009 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How did UC Davis get so lucky?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"...man my butt itches"
I hear El Paso is beautiful in December....
by CruzinBears on Oct 6, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfuckingbelievable.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Oct 6, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PENIS GOES WHERE!!??!?!?
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“It’s time to find a new sports editor for The Sacramento Bee.”
by CalBear81 on Oct 6, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always head stories about Rally Comm members hooking up with cheerleaders...
but I never thought it would happen to me.
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by Fire Starkey on Oct 6, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a Rally Comm member in that picture?
by DC Trojan on Oct 6, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Enjoy.
SFW, video from a noon rally.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LoL, I thought that wolf was going to get behind Oski and hump the heck out of him.
by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 6, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FREEDOMMMMMM!
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I thought you said cut-off jean shorts were sexy!!!"
“Yeah on me dipshit, now get back to not getting laid tonight!”
I hear El Paso is beautiful in December....
by CruzinBears on Oct 6, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
carp!!!!!!!!! I'm so glad you're next to me!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Oct 6, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AM I A BOY OR GIRL? HALP!
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow... Sanjaya really needs a new gig.
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by BearStage on Oct 7, 2009 1:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption Contest #3: Wonder what this fan is thinking
by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 8:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“Put me in, coach! I’m ready to play!”
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back when I was in the Rose Bowl we didn't need to worry about forward passes!
I hear El Paso is beautiful in December....
by CruzinBears on Oct 6, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck it, I can block better than this!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Oct 6, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PENIS GOES WHERE!!??!?!?
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should have sanded and watered the field like back in ’28…
by DC Trojan on Oct 6, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption Contest #4: Fake? Not like I'm complaining.
by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 8:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I feel dirty, somebody wash me!
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by Fire Starkey on Oct 6, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just got myself dirty, somebody wash me
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
You want us to pose how again, carp?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Oct 6, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yknow what, too easy.
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption Contest #5: What is Ken Norton yelling on this Taylor Mays tackle of Jahvid Best?
by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 9:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like he ate some bad Mexican food
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh shit! Don't tackle him low!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
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by carp on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PENIS GOES WHERE!!??!?!?
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stop penis going where! Mine was first, and better.
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ADMIT NOTHING!
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Why did Jahvid Best just headbutt me in the nuts???"
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by BearStage on Oct 7, 2009 1:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And this is why we don't have a live bear mascot anymore.
Pa. woman killed by pet bear caged near her home.
ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania – A woman was killed by a captive 350-pound black bear as she cleaned its cage Sunday night, officials said Monday as they revealed her husband, an exotic pet dealer, was operating with an expired license.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 9:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"The Bear will not quit... The Bear will not die"
“But the Bear will cut you down if you ever, I mean EVER touch my god damn steak again!”
I hear El Paso is beautiful in December....
by CruzinBears on Oct 6, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is EXACTLY why we should have a live bear mascot.
When the game was out of reach last week, we could’ve sic’ed it on the USC band. FIGHT ON THIS.
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by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My childhood!

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo confirmed an all-new “Star Tours” attraction and the largest expansion in the history of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
“Storytelling is the DNA of Disney dreams and we’re always exploring new ways to tell new stories in new places,” Rasulo told a crowd at Disney’s D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.
Debuting at the Disneyland Resort and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2011, and based on the iconic Lucasfilm ‘Star Wars’ films, the new 3-D version of the popular “Star Tours” attraction will include immersive new elements that promise to take guests to many familiar places in the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Nashville's analogy about Tedford to Bobby Bowden doesn't come full-circle
Florida State wants the Ol’Bawl coach to retire after this season.
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by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Eh, I don’t think they’re analagous. There’s a much more obvious drop-off in Bowden’s case.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Oct 6, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but the question is will Cal fans be as patient with Tedford in waiting for a bid? I’m not totally sure.
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by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m having difficulty figuring out who the baseline Cal fan is, honestly. I don’t think it’s BI (or us!), but I don’t think it’s the stereotypical fair-weather bandwagon fan either. Probably somewhere in between.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Oct 6, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For whatever reason, I think of the families that I saw walking to the stadium in 2002 or so, before Tedford raised expectations.
by sec119 on Oct 6, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are the average Cal fan? That’s funny, because I don’t REMEMBER you being Asian and an engineer?
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be ok with a Bowden-esk career...
(minus the violations and vacated wins of course)
How many NC’s and Conference title did he win?
Didn’t he have a strangle hold on the ACC for like a decade?
And with that kind of coaching consistency, you can really build notoriety for a program… Not to mention if Tedford ended up in the Top 3 in the Wins category I would be pretty happy…
I’m ok with that analogy, whether or not is was analogous in intent…
I hear El Paso is beautiful in December....
by CruzinBears on Oct 6, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He had like 15 straight seasons of top-5 ranked teams. I’d be way more than ok with that!
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Oct 6, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I meant that people asked Tedford to step down in the near future rather than in 15 years. Which I feel would be a mistake.
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by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
EDSBS's Alphabetical has Cal at "G"
G is for Grendel. Cal got their arm ripped off and nailed to the Great Hall’s crossbeams for all to see in a 30-3 demolition by your usual collection of calm, collected, and calculating Trojans. This marks the sixth year in a row Cal has failed to turn the corner, buckled beneath the pressure of your Next Big Thing wager, and proven to be an 8-5 team with high-side variance up to the ten game level. The new wrinkle? New offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig’s amazing ability to make a 5’ 10" 195 pound rocket disappear. Jahvid Best’s line against USC: 14 carries, 47 yards, and zero TDs. Cal is the hairy beast that feasts early and loses to the hero in the oldest storyline in the history of epic tales. (Barkley didn’t look bad, either.)
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by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 10:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jay Guy no longer a verbal commit
Opened it back up—Cal, UCLA, Nebraska are his top 3.
Neither Owa or Gabe King enjoyed their trips, although I can’t confirm that.
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by Avinash on Oct 6, 2009 10:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately, this is not surprising.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Oct 6, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you know that they didn’t enjoy their trips? I’m sure you’re right. I didn’t really enjoy the game itself but I did enjoy my trip otherwise.
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am very lucky you are here.
I thought it was funny. I mean where else would they be? It’s their wedding.
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 10:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay it works!
I created this script last night that would automatically check UPS’ website every half-hour and send me a text message if the status has changed. Sweet, now I don’t have to hit refresh on the page ever 10 minutes.
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Oct 6, 2009 10:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure they have email updates, then check your email from your BB.
by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 6, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have a fancy phone
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Oct 6, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOkanes = HydroTech?
http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2009/10/06/football-comments-2/
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Oct 6, 2009 10:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Caption Contest 6: What are these dudes thinking?

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nailed it!
I sense a new meme.
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who wants to play a rousing game of grab ass!?
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Oct 6, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"This is the closest I've ever been to a real girl"
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PENIS GOES WHERE?!
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, even though there’s nothing graphic here, I tend to think this actually qualifies as NSFW. Maybe the ‘Penis Goes Everywhere’ pic too, though I love it. Thoughts? Am I way off base?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Oct 6, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s questionable, I won’t be offended if you delete it.
by turkey on Oct 6, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t have a job, so it’s all safe for me.
Also, did you ever think you’d write the sentence:
Maybe the ‘Penis Goes Everywhere’ pic too, though I love it.
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not turning images on based on the replies….
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 6, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it were just the picture without the words, we’d still get it and it’d be SFW.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
by BearStage on Oct 7, 2009 2:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The idiot sports editor of The Sacramento Bee published a column on the front page of today’s sports section calling for the firing of Jeff Tedford.
http://www.sacbee.com/629/story/2233536.html
This guy is a terrible sports editor. I had an e-mail exchange with him last year about the lack of coverage of Cal basketball, and he told me that people in Sacramento aren’t interested in college sports, citing low attendance at Sac State games.(!) And he told me that The Bee can’t afford to send reporters to Berkeley. I pointed out that there is a happy medium in coverage between sending a reporter to Berkeley and printing a total of two sentences out of an AP story. Maybe he could print the whole AP story, or even half of it? He didn’t respond to that.
If anyone feels inclined to leave a comment in response to this column, I would appreciate it. It might convince The Bee that there are people in the Central Valley who are interested in Cal sports.
by CalBear81 on Oct 6, 2009 10:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For that reason, maybe it’s time to find a coach who doesn’t frustrate you every year.
Maybe it’s time to lower our expectations every year until we play quality opponents.
by zoonews on Oct 6, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m trying to think of a coach that doesn’t frustrate the fanbase at least once a season. I really am. Urban Meyer? Maybe?
Also, I’m glad that CGB doesn’t have a set amount of posts/day or whatever, so if I don’t have anything interesting/intelligent to say, I don’t have to write some filler article consisting of some poorly-thought-out opinion.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Oct 6, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure Urban Meyer frustrated tons of fans when he left Utah after their best season to go to Florida.
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by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure Florida fans were frustrated when they lost to Ole Miss. Or when they lost to Michigan in the Capital One(?) Bowl.
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
florida fans are perfectly calm and rational:
by turkey on Oct 6, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Pete Carroll upset the USC fanbase?
Joe Paterno….nah, he upsets the PSU fanbase quite often in recent years, right?
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing stupider than people calling for the firing of Tedford are people (and they are very few) calling for the firing of Paterno.
Also, on Bowden, if he goes, who’s going to replace him? Jimbo Fisher, whose offenses have sucked balls?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is the designated replacement for when Bowden eventually retires, yes.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Oct 6, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know that…
It was more rhetorical.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The lack of a special teams coach for many years frustrated Jimmy Hat fans.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Oct 6, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
That makes me feel so much better for how irrational I was Saturday.
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
some filler article consisting of some poorly-thought-out opinion.
you just perfectly described this DBD.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
by BearStage on Oct 7, 2009 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Step up, people! Step up!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Oct 7, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of the commenters on the Bee’s site made a really good analogy. A few years ago there was lots of agitation in Sacramento for a new head coach for the Kings. People complained that Rick Adelman never got the Kings to the NBA finals. So he was fired. Since then, the Kings have had three coaches in three years, and have gone from being a pretty good team to being the worst team in the NBA. Now there’s a lot of regret over here about firing Adelman.
by CalBear81 on Oct 6, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tedford and Leadership
A couple years back, when I attended the Fantasy Camp at Memorial, I had the chance to talk to Tedford 1:1 for a few minutes. Being a Haas alumni, I thought to ask him about access to some of the top academic experts on themes like leadership, running organizations, and organizational behavior. I know that coaching a football team is different than running a Fortune 500 company, but there have to be many parallels, and there have to be many examples or aspects of those themes that can be adapted or adopted to leading a football team.
Tedford’s answer was no, that he had never tapped into the resources at Haas, and I inferred from the rest of his response that it was not something he was interested in considering. That disappointed me greatly, because Haas and those subject matter experts are literally across the street from his office.
At CGB, we whine because we care
by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's disappointing to hear.
I worked for the Coach K Center of Leadership and Ethics at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. It was a new center, but Coach K and the profs definitely understood the similarities in biz/sports/armed forces leadership and tried to get all the best from those fields involved in curriculum development.
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s awesome, I didn’t realize Fuqua had a program like that. My wife is considering MBA programs, maybe she should take a closer look at Duke. Even though leadership isn’t really her thing (she prefers to get experience by “coaching” me to do things like the dishes, laundry, trash, etc).
At CGB, we whine because we care
by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She should totes look into Fuqua
Fuqua is a great school and they also have a great CSR dept too (I think started by the guy from Stanford, but who’s name escapes me). However, a lot of the students have that sense of entitlement and conservative values that tends to rub a liberal blue collar type like me the wrong way sometimes.
Living in Durham wasn’t too bad. Chapel Hill is right next to it too, which is fun.
Oh, ZOMG and the women there! Wow. Your wife prolly isn’t too into that fact, but Carp would be a happy camper. The women are beautiful and looking for a man. AND the UNC ones have that hellasexy southern accent. Only place I’ve ever gone out to a bar to have girls come give me their number unprovoked. Too bad I was out there with my gf at the time.
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those are good reasons she should stay within my sight ;-)
At CGB, we whine because we care
by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he didn’t want to deal with Haas attitude? Or maybe he wanted to avoid the vaunted Haas sense of entitlement?
Or maybe he didn’t like being told how to run his team. Can’t imagine. Because, you know, Tedford surely doesn’t realize the resources he has right there on campus – it’s not like he’s been here for 8 years, or has any experience doing this ‘coaching’ thing, or perhaps has access to other coaches with different styles who might have brought up something similar to him in the past. If only he would take the time to open his eyes and look across the street…
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
by BearStage on Oct 7, 2009 2:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He looked across the street and thought it it was a Quality Inn.
by CalBear81 on Oct 7, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Billy Beane : Closet A's fan?
Bleszinski: I’ve got to ask you a painful question. What happened to your beloved USC earlier this year?
Beane: Oh man. They got through the tough one in Ohio State but they got spanked up in Washington. It just shows the power of the Pac-10. But seriously, they’ve been crushed with injuries. USC had a terrible accident with their running back yesterday. They’re very young. You’ve got a true freshman starting as a quarterback so their best days are ahead of them.
Bleszinski: Are they overrated?
Beane: I’m certainly not an expert, I’m just a fan. But when you lose your speediest wide receiver, you lose a defensive lineman, you lose one of your best running backs, they’re having to do some patchwork very early on with a young team. They’ve got a tough schedule too. I still have faith in them, though I do root for Cal too. Remember with USC the expectation level is so absurdly high that I think Carroll has finished in the top five seven years in a row. In a business where you are rarely allowed to lose one game, that is remarkable. They sit there at 3-1 right now with a young team and have beaten Ohio State on the road. They have created such a high level of expectations that unless they run the table and no one scores on them, someone is going to be disappointed which is really a credit to the program.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Oct 6, 2009 11:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d hope he’s an A’s fan. Although if he isn’t, that might explain some things.
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh, I suck at words and their proper usage.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Oct 6, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Commigirl"?
Well he got one thing right…
He is a thirteen year-old trojan fan.
Just another condom fan that I’d like to five the five-finger salute to… across the face.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
by Swamphunter on Oct 6, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t understand why he’s an SC fan. I thot he went to UCSD.
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s an $C nation….. the tritons dont really have a football team…. so you root for the winner
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Oct 6, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE! THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!
President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you stare at this long enough it all makes sense.
by zoonews on Oct 6, 2009 12:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I disagree!
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Oct 6, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This thing creeps me out
On ATQ I'm known as JSoCal Oski
It's spelled J-etc
by SoCal Oski on Oct 6, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree, he never looks in more than one direction!
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha Fact!
I hear El Paso is beautiful in December....
by CruzinBears on Oct 6, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone else catch that the USC band will be on next week’s DWTS? That’s right.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Oct 6, 2009 1:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dat’s What Twist Said?
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flow chart of sexual decision-making, according to medieval penitential manuals [Google Books link].
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Forgive me, for I have sinned
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Oct 6, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If there’s one thing that humans do well, it’s making sure that their impending decision to have sex is grounded in well thought-out reasoning. I myself keep just such a flow chart taped to the wall above my bed, just in case I get confused.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Oct 6, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had it printed on the inside of my glasses, on account of the thinking about it every 10 seconds or so.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does it have fins?
Yes—>
No—>
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Oct 6, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why no sex on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday?
Wednesday is Business Time!
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And its also Hump Day!
At CGB, we whine because we care
by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially at Chili’s. Where business gets done.
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Oct 6, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unrelated note: time to sort out the recycling, which is also very important.
by sec119 on Oct 6, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dub tee ef?
Cal Football: It could happen!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 6, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I really don’t want to know how they got those black eyes…
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
by BearStage on Oct 7, 2009 2:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Cocks?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 7, 2009 7:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Oct 6, 2009 2:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No matter how depressing Cal makes you feel...
you can always count on Arthur Kade to brighten your day up.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Oct 6, 2009 2:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Arthur Kade Party Yacht?
"Some people train their whole life to run a marathon. Arthur Kade trained his whole life to sail around the world in his 300 Ft. Yacht"…Arthur Kade…10/03/09
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zack Follett
The Detroit Lions have promoted linebacker Zack Follett from the practice squad.
The hope is that Follett will give the special teams coverage units a boost. He’ll also back up Julian Peterson at outside linebacker.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 6, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Some guys are on the practice squad and lose motivation to keep fighting. Follett seems like one of those guys who is on the practice squad and uses that as motivation to fight harder. I’m really happy that his hard work is paying off.
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by dballisloose on Oct 6, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TOOT TOOT

My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Oct 6, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, setup of ten tvs: nine 63-inch sets, one “big screen”.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does he stuff the smaller tvs into the bigger tv?
by zoonews on Oct 6, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flagged for not making any sense.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks… I felt like rollonubears for a second
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Oct 6, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what happens before you can drink legally. Your mind goes all crazy and shit, thinking everything’s an applicable “That’s what she said”.
You know, royrules22, it’s more fun if you stop trying so hard and just let it come to you naturally.
by Yes We Cannon on Oct 6, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
stop trying so hard and just let it come to you naturally.
That’s what I said.
by zoonews on Oct 6, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
stop trying so hard and just let it cometo younaturally.
Fixed?
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
by BearStage on Oct 7, 2009 2:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey screw you guys
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Oct 6, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats clearly what no woman has ever said to you.
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That hurt Twist
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Oct 6, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I agree. It DID hurt Twist!
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by TwistNHook on Oct 6, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The right to insult rollonubears requires at least 750 comments.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Oct 6, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You really need to stop doing this
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 6, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This needs to be reposted in today's DBD, whenever it gets put up
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13504478#
After one day of face-to-face talks, the 49ers have reached a deal with first-round draft pick Michael Crabtree.
Working into the early morning, Crabtree signed a six-year deal, ending his contract impasse after 72 days. As of 4 a.m., no other details were available
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Oct 7, 2009 6:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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