112th Big Game Postgame Thread
by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 21, 2009 7:45 PM PST
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This is the postgame thread (if the game is still going on, scroll down to the 4th quarter thread). Leave your thoughts/celebrations/grumblings/rantings here. Analysis coming later tonight or tomorrow morning! Is the Axe ours? Or is everyone ready to axe someone? You really can't be anywhere in between.
Report Card after the jump (or click here to view the form). Win or lose, GIVE 'EM THE AXE!
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Nice one Cal way to give it to Harbutt
I told one of your guys Tedford (pride of Warren HS) would turn it around.
LAVIN IS THE GREATEST AND TROY WILL RISE ON NOV 28
by so.cal.native1952 on Nov 21, 2009 7:47 PM PST reply actions
Tiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmbbbbeeeeeeeer!
Congratulations! What a game – the bear did not quit!
by DC Trojan on Nov 21, 2009 7:48 PM PST via mobile reply actions
THE FURD CAN SUCK ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!
BEARS!!!!!!!!
Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!
BEARS!!!!!!!!!
Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!
BEARS!!!!!!!!
Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!
Congrats Cal fans......
Stanford definitely didnt play well enough to win on offense(Passing mostly) or defense(not a suprise)……Kudos to Cal for the defensive gameplan…..and offense for controlling to clock and the LOS……Good luck next week and in your bowl game. Enjoy the win…
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:50 PM PST reply actions
Just a great game, both teams should be proud. I hate the Furd but they fought to the death
Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!
by Fire Starkey on Nov 21, 2009 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks for your cordial input.
.. we’re just ecstatic over here.
Good luck to you
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
You every reason to be ecstatic......it was a good win for your team.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
You just made me reconsider my opinion of Furders
But not Harbaugh. Great coach, but a jerk.
Now go get Weis fired at Notre Dame (as if losing to UConn isn’t enought).
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
I think him being a "jerk" is what makes him good though......
Stanford tried the “nice guy route” coaching……..its not gonna work at football….He’s doing it his way……..sure he might ruffle some feathers…..but no coach at Stanford has had the kind of success he’s had here the entire decade pretty much……
Football is a results based business……not a nice guy contest………
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
There's winning and winning with class
I’m happy to win, but would rather do it with character. In the Holiday Bowl a few years back Tedford scolded his players for going for a TD when he called for running out the clock, then apologized to the Tx A&M coach and again at the beginning of his post-game interview, all while winning the game.
Harbaugh went for a 2-point conversion against USC with the game in hand. I’ll take Tedford ANY day. But Harbaugh’s a great coach, like I said above.
I hear there will be an opening at Notre Dame soon. Wherever Harbaugh is the next few years I bet Pete Carroll will get some well-deserved payback.
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
You're the only non-friend Furd fan I can actually respect
Kudos you’re a great guy
In other words, Go Bears!
Why is it I feel animosity towards Stanford?
Watching the game yesterday I tried to not dislike the Furd fans. Hey, their a bunch of college kids and alumni who care about their team like we do, and are having fun. Maybe it’s the attitude. At every game they’re wearing their Beat Cal shirts, even if they’re losing to Wake Forest. It’s almost like they are rooting against Cal more than they are rooting FOR their team. Their ticket phone number is something like 1-800-BEA-CAL. I think it’s their ’tude that sticks in my craw.
I’d like to think Cal fans are different. I root for Furd when they play out o’ conference (I’m a Pac-10 homer), sometimes when they play in conference, and I’ve got a huge amount of respect for the University and sports programs. Maybe less bravado would help, and that starts with the coach.
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
They think their number is 800-BEAT-CAL.
What the idiot Furdies don’t realize is that their number is actually 800-BE-AT-CAL. They’re subliminally telling the world that students should come to Cal instead of the Furd.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
by BearStage on Nov 22, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Those BEAT CAL shirts really get me too. I’m always one for positive cheers FOR your team not negative ones AGAINST their opponent.
I’m the opposite. I like spiting people!
by Missing Barry on Nov 22, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
I actually like those. The Furd has “Beat Cal” tees, USC has one with the commie logo on it, UCLA has some, Oregon has ’em. It just goes to show you that they respect us and fear us.
You wouldn’t find anyone with a Beat WSU tee.
In other words, Go Bears!
Appreciate your gentlemanly conduct. Definitely a classic game (probably for us more than for you). Hope your players heal up quick.
"Classic" Big Games
The thing is, they’re only classics when you win.
What really impressed me about this game was how our team kept playing.
When we were down 14-0 I thought we were done, but our players didn’t. What an awesome victory and I’m really happy for our seniors who get to have this one. Best win of the year, IMO. No other game even comes close.
OH YEAH BABY OH YEAH
HARBAUGH SHOULD GET PHOTOSHOPPED LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER….
GUESS WHAT HARBAUGH
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
Time to jump off the bandwagon Furdies!
"it's like an alarm clock, WOOT WOOT!" -Bubb Rubb
by secret ASian man on Nov 21, 2009 7:52 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Why?
Beat USC in LA…..beat Oregon…..going to the first bowl game in almost a decade…….no reason to jump at all………this young team is only going to get better.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
they should be good
but i can say that Gerhart was a huge part of this team, and you guys will miss him much
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
Sure......Toby's a special kid.....
but the OL has just as much to do with it as he does…….I have no doubt Harbaugh can find another hard nose RB who wants to come play for this team.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
this is true. the OL has been very good. I wonder how much they’ll miss Marinelli
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
Probably as much as they missed Alex Fletcher this year.........
they’ll be fine.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
and I say "they'll be fine" as long as Harbaugh is around.....
if he leaves for another team……then well…..all bets are off.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
Harbaugh has a lot of hype, but he’s gone to 1 bowl in 3 years now….you’d be surprised how quickly that hype turns to disappointment for no real reason (see: Tedford, Jeff, who went to 3 bowls his first 3 seasons*)
*It was actually 2, but only because of Holmoe….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
Now I know you're not naive enough to think that Stanford can recruit the same kind of athlete that Cal can.....
Stanford is a private school, while Cal is a State school…..there’s admission difference……thus the standard of athletes are going to be different for a sport like football.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
Weak excuses. My private school just locked up a share of the CAA this year after our national championship last year. You don’t see us complaining. If it wasn’t for our stupid kicker we’d still have the 2nd longest win streak in D1 going right now…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
Its not an excuse......
Considering how dominating Cal’s offense was today This game shouldnt have been nearly as close……….
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
Aww, come on
He’s not being obnoxious or anything.
by BleedinBlue on Nov 21, 2009 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
Stanfurd has had better recruiting classes than Cal the last 2 years, so I think that pretty much kills your argument. Strong academics will lose some recruits but draw others.
What might be a legit argument is that Tedford inherited more talent than Harbaugh. Or that he was able to recruit JC players, but I don’t honestly know if that holds either.
GOLD OUT MOZAMBIQUE!
Look Im not trying to take anything away from your win today...
Cal most definitely earned it…….the coaches the players everyone…..but when people use the turnaround argument to compare Tedford and Harbaugh there is more to the story then just the caliber of the coaches………the players (quality of players) have alot to do with it too.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, you don’t see Duke complaining! (Note: My 1-AA school beat Duke this year, and is now 2-0 against them the last 3 years, I just made this point to make sure everyone knows CAA >>>> ACC)
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
Im sure Duke does complain.......I just dont care enough about their football team to find out.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
Ha, no, they gave up on their football team like 100 years ago. W&M, JMU, V-Tech and UR are the 3 best teams in Virginia, and 3 of them are 1-AA…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
yeah it also helps when a school backs a program....
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t necessarily disagree, but recruiting has not been holding Stanfurd back. That’s all I’m saying.
GOLD OUT MOZAMBIQUE!
Well sure the recruiting classes are good....
but then you got a RS Frosh QB….and Frosh DB’s playing against upper-classmen……..the experience will trump raw talent a majority of the time.
Now if its still the same ole story in 2011 then I will agree with you.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
The problem is by that time the hype is gone so the recruiting classes aren’t as good, so after your first big run at the Rose Bowl it’s tough to actually maintain that level for your program long term (again, see: Tedford, Jeff)
it’s amazing how much college football operates on trends…if you don’t capitalize in that first big rush where your team is the popular fad, things change very quickly….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
Well Harbaugh will leave Stanford long before anything begins to fade........
Someone is gonna throw a ton of money at him (probably as early as this year)
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
he may just request that his toliet gets moved when he does lol.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Um, can’t a private school set whatever admissions standards it wants? On the other hand, doesn’t a state school have to set some sort of minimum admission requirement?
Stanford’s recruiting disadvantage, if any exists at all, is entirely self-created.
Thing C
Im pretty sure the NCAA sets min standards for all schools regardless.....
I dont know for sure…..but I imagine thats the case.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
That’s true, but I’m guessing (not positive, but supposing) that the admission standards of both schools are above the bare NCAA minimum.
Thing C
I would say thats a fairly safe assumption.
I think where the difference comes in though is in money for programs…….recruiting, coaches, etc……the better facilities you have for your school the better chances you get the better recruits……and I again (assuming here) think that Cal cares more about its football program and supports monetarily wise than Stanford does……(course that might be changing now)
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
Well, the problem you aren’t recognizing is sports are secondary to academics. Where the problem comes in is at private schools, which are generally smaller than public schools, it’s harder to hide the poor academics because it makes a bigger difference on the overall average…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Are you saying that admitting a bunch of barely-NCAA-eligible athletes would hurt Stanford’s overall incoming class statistics? Like average GPA, SAT score, etc.?
Thing C
Yes. Well, I don’t know how big Stanford is, but my school was 3,000 kids, and we had something like 600 athletes overall. It’s a legitimate concern.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
Understandable.
I agree that athletics should, for the most part, be secondary to academics. My point was merely that (I believe) there are specific rules/laws which prohibit Cal from accepting anyone they want, whereas no such rules exist for Stanford.
For example, they can have their lofty admissions standards, but still accept a single player who has the bare minimum, whereas that recruit would not be allowed into Cal.
Is this true?
Thing C
No idea, you’re getting too specific for my knowledge.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
yeah you're going way above my pay-grade friend.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
HOLMOOOOOOOOOE!!!
"it's like an alarm clock, WOOT WOOT!" -Bubb Rubb
by secret ASian man on Nov 21, 2009 8:02 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
"another hard nose RB"
does not = elite heisman contender freak athlete like gerhart. that guy is a rare talent
by atomsareenough on Nov 21, 2009 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
I dont disagree....
but sure the loss of Gerhart will sting…..but I have every reason to believe the maturation of LUCK and some decent WR can make up for the difference between Toby and whoever replaces him.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t think so. Toby was designed to destroy a tiny Oregon front seven. USC quit a while ago. We exposed the Turds for what they really are: a team that lost to Cal, Arizona, and Oregon St.
funny you lost to USC, Oregon, Oregon St......
so what does that say about your team?
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
Who did you lose to today?
whats YOUR deal?
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
Pac-10 is a well rounded conference....
thats why I chalk it up to.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
"That's why I chalk it up to"?
Please explain these strenuous admissions requirements you mentioned earlier
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
I didnt say strenuous..........I said there is a difference......
and there is a difference between a private and a state funded school……If you dont know what that means then there isnt anything I can do to help you.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
and of course i meant
“thats what I chalk it up too”
Obviously I am not a Stanford Alum lol.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
I wouldn’t say well rounded as much as just fucking good. The Pac-10 this year might be the best conference in the last 5 years…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
i will not disagree.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
"well rounded" isn't how I would describe it
more like a clusterf***! No wonder we get no respect around the country with us beating each other up all over the place!
Thanks for being a gracious fan – your team seems just an ingredient or two shy of being really REALLY good. I kind of think/fear that ingredient is QB experience, which you’re obviously building in Luck.
How can you not love a team that does this?
Honestly….I think Toby should be the frontrunner for Heisman right now. It’s easy to discount the loss of great players, that’s what we did with Mack last year….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
Dear Tedford and the CGB readers,
I quit on this team and Tedford after Oregon and USC. I quit again after Oregon St. You guys were right, I was wrong. Tonight was one of the most satisfying Cal games I’ve ever watched, and I’ve been watching for over twenty years. This team did not quit, and they kicked the shit out of those clowns from Stanford. Is there still a spot for me on the bandwagon?
by The Hombre on Nov 21, 2009 7:53 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
You may board.
But, first, you must sacrifice your firstborn to CaliforniaGoldenBlogs
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
There's plenty of seats left on the FurdWagon.
But you are welcome back nonetheless.
"it's like an alarm clock, WOOT WOOT!" -Bubb Rubb
by secret ASian man on Nov 21, 2009 7:59 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Tonight was one of the most satisfying Cal games I’ve ever watched, and I’ve been watching for overtwentythirty-five years.
Rec’d !!!!!! What I wouldn’t give to be rushing that field RIGHT NOW !!!!!
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
IT WAS SO GLORIOUS! But odnt worry. I have photos, I have video. Here at the CGB, we have you covered. Youll get the full experience.
I even got a photo of rope guy!
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Furd bent over to take it in the Turd
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
That's what we love about you
“I don’t know you, but I love you.”
Shane and the O-line took a dump in Harbaugh’s $70K bathroom.
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
I can’t wait to see Wilner eat shit for the next couple of weeks. Smug asshole
Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!
and ALL those “experts” that picked us to lose!
by CaliforniaCMB on Nov 21, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
that's the thing about "experts"
they can make all these grand pronouncements with such authority, even though they’re just talking out of their asses, and then they don’t have any accountability for when they are wrong because nobody calls them out on it.
by atomsareenough on Nov 21, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
I play basketball with a Furd alum
Thursday we talked ‘bout the game. He respectfully says, "I don’t know, I just don’t think Cal has a chance this year." I said, “On paper, I’d have to agree. But you know what? It’s JUST when you think we don’t have a chance that, in The Big Game, we have a chance.” Can’t wait to call him today !!!!!!!
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
“Stanford wins, and it won’t be close.”
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
I was screaming at him when he got trucked by Gerhart, but I guess he more than atoned!
GOLD OUT MOZAMBIQUE!
I dunno – dude had a grip of yards and 4 touchdowns, and run over people on a few of those runs. He looked good – but that just makes victory that much sweeter!
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Mahomet?
"it's like an alarm clock, WOOT WOOT!" -Bubb Rubb
by secret ASian man on Nov 21, 2009 8:00 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
SUCK ON THAT SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
FUCK YOU FURD
WE STILL OWN YOU, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
Comical Sucks! GO BEARS!!
guess that Furd o’line isn’t so beastly =, eh?
I HEARBY DECLARE SHANE VEREEN BEAST MODE
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Nov 21, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
wow, my heart. this game just cemented for me the idea that as goes summers-gavin, so goes the bears. great win
By the way, how bad was Stanford’s d-line? That’s what a Tedford offense looks like when the o-line is kicking the d-line’s ass, I just don’t know if it was because our o-line was good or their d-line was bad….
The Defense in general is not up to par.......
which is why They have to score 30 points plus per game on offense to win games.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
we know.
this isn’t exactly a time when bears fans will be reasonable
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
lol its okay........
I dont mind a healthy debate with jubilant/irriational fans……..I got time on my hands.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
hairball...
i think is a good coach for stanfurd. i think he’ll keep stanford competitive…shrug.
by totallyawesome on Nov 21, 2009 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
My grades? A+++++++ all the way 'round
’Cause we just beat the Furd !!!
YES!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Harbaugh’s bravado can kiss my blue and gold butt !!!!
Hats off to the O-line for playing like we expected them to back in August. SPECTACULAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
BEARS WIN! BURN THIS MUH FUCKA TO THE GROUND!!
….
AXE
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:04 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Please explain the first picture. I know I know what’s going on, but I’m kind of drunk and I can’t place it at the moment, and I really need to know…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
That’s Shane Vereen.
He is the Black Power Ranger.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Is that really from Power Rangers? That would make a lot of sense but bring up memories I haven’t thought about for about 16 years now….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
FIRE GREGORYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
FIRE MARSHALL!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
FUCK THE FURD
WE GOT THE DAMN AXE
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
YOU KNOW IT
YEAH YOU TELL THE STORY YEAH
YOU TELL THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD THIS IS BEAR TERRITORY
Watching this game
made up for not going to a game all year
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
Drunk Cal Pete checks in
And I humbly take credit for the win thanks to my skills in fermentation and mixology. Down 14-0, I started mixing some Golden Bears—with my homemade mead substituting for the 7UP—for the wife and me. Scoreboard!
Oh sweet honey of mine.
BTW, Vereen >> Gerhart.
And other than being WAY too conservative on that last drive, Andy Ludwig was dealin’ tonight. Absolutely dealin’. What a game!!! There is no god but Tedford, and Mike Mohamed is his prophet.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Nov 21, 2009 8:07 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
You’re not a fan if you don’t truly believe you single-handedly lead your team to a win. I salute you, Cal Pete.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
In that case, I BEAT STANFORD! WHERE’S MY AXE???
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prophecy
thou sayest the word o petey one
Go Bears! rec'd
What a game!!! There is no god but Tedford, and Mike Mohamed is his prophet.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 21, 2009 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
You call taking a knee at the ~12 yard line conservative?!???!?!??!!
Did you see Riley shaking his head coming off the field after that one? I was laughing, in a “Christ, what have we just done?” sort of way.
Maybe we gave Ludwig too much crap for being a mavericky rogue at ASU and doing the halfback pass in the red zone. CLEARLY he listens to the blog as he devises his game plan.
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
AXE MOTHER FUCKERS
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
We could end up in a five-way tie for second in the conference. It will be crazy how that shakes out.
what’s sad is that, if we beat osu, and arizona beats Oregon…. wouldn’t we be winning the tiebreaker?
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
What, one winnable game from winning the conference?
That could NEVER happen (again)!!!!!!!
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
The six-way conference tie-breaker? I think we would be up there. Then again, its not like the OSU game was close.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
but you gotta think that killed us… we had just made it 14-7 and hadn’t been giving up shit to jacquizz… JUST those long 3rd downs killed us.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
I think Rags and Avi are working on a post about it for Monday. EPIC!
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He's not gonna be able to walk right for a week
Good thing we have a bye
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
That’s… that’s really not something one should say about Vareen.
Just saying.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
royrules, you’re in charge of doing this after every misspelling
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 12:06 AM PST up reply actions
I think everyone on the team deserves it. MSG, Vereen, Riley Qtrs 2-4, SYD, Mohamed, ALUALU, PAYNE, HILL, GUYTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
man, that loss to Oregon State is killing us now. Why Jahvid? WHY DID THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN?!?!???!
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
not blaming… just getting bitter again a la 2006
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
Best win
I’ve witnessed in a long time. The Bear will never quit. The Bear will never die.
On a side note. Gerhart, got Heisman?
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
Honestly…who’s a better candidate than Toby? He did score 4 TD’s tonight…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
you forgot.. HE DOESN’T HAVE THE SEC STAMP OF APPROVAL
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
More like…he’s a white RB, and therefore can’t be good.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously, the opposite is the case. Everyone loves a white RB.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
Not, everyone loves a white QB, but nobody loves a white RB. It’s kind of like throwing them a bone to recognize them, but at the same time you’re just doing it to be nice….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
Dude.
I already covered this a couple days ago, explaning why he REALLY won’t win the Heisman, and why it actually has nothing to do with race.
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/11/19/1164294/dbd-11-19-09-twistnhooks-palo-alto#
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Team's gotta win
And 7-8 wins is not going to cut it
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
Eh, depending on his performance against ND he could still win it. He could easily have 200-300 yards in that one.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
HES FROM STANFURD
GET YOUR COMMON SENSE OUT OF HERE. NO FURDIE WILL EVER WIN A HEISMAN
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
They have to be incredibly deflated.
Who knows what’ll happen in THAT game. That’s like the biggest letdown game of the year.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
Did you watch ND today?…Gerhart is gonna smash them.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
both Vereen and Gerhart could barely stand up at the end there. they left it all on the field.
THANK FUCKING GOD WE HAVE A BYE WEEK BEFORE WASHINGTON
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, this is why Big Game should be the last game of the year.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
Ingram or Shipley.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Nov 22, 2009 12:23 AM PST up reply actions
HEY ROLLONUBEARS I'M CALLING YOU OUT!
Hey now. He’s a young, young man. We all make mistakes.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
Dude what about that convinced you it was me? I would like to think that I have proven myself as more then an illiterate fuck around here.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Nov 22, 2009 12:26 AM PST up reply actions
i had a feeling it wasn’t you, but i wanted to make sure you weren’t gang tackled
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 12:46 AM PST up reply actions
If i understood the difference between then and than my grade in English last year would have been a solid 2% higher. I now make it a point not to understand the difference. Me and that teacher didn’t exactly get along.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Nov 22, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
That teacher and I didn’t exactly get along.
Screw your English teachers. You want to be a professional writer/journalist? You gotta learn this stuff yourself!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I was aware of the mistake when it was made.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Nov 22, 2009 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I think Rollonubears on Beartalk is different than our rollonubears.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
20 attempts is really low for Toby.....
credit to your offense…….for that……and the inexcusible throwing of the ball 30 times by Luck…..Not sure why that happened…….but I’d be willing to bet his numbers would be much better had he had 30 carries and luck had 20 passes…….
but it is what it is.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
You had to throw when you were behind, so that is a lot of the attempts. I don’t think that Harbaugh thought the defense could get enough stops.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
I think when the Score was 31-21 with like 10 min left
and Harbaugh threw it three straight times was a bad call…….he coulda let Toby run the ball some there…….but I dont get paid to make those decision, and hindsight is always 20/20
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
yes, but i also think it was a horrible call when we didn’t go for it on 4th and 6 inches at the 50. we got the yardage we needed all night after the initial hiccups. 2 plays after the punt to the 20, furd was right back at the 50.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
I agree your offense line was owning all night....
it was way too conservative……..just like the kneel down at the end there…..but it worked out in the end.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
Curious, this is the first Stanford game I’ve watched, how has your d-line played this year? We obviously kicked your ass tonight, but our o-line has not played very well this year…so I’m just trying to figure out if it was more that your d-line is bad or our o-line played well?
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
the Defense as a whole hasnt been good.....
too slow…….if it wasnt for Toby and Luck scoring a ridiculous amounts of points they wouldnt have nearly as good as record as they do……and on the games where you see the teams scoring less than 20 ppg you can just go look at the TOP for the Cardinal on those games to see why the other teams Offense doesnt score as many points………But if you look at yardage given up……the team is just not good enough yet…….and like I said mainly that has to do with not being able to match up team speed on defense with the other teams offensive skill players.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
Also, worst call of the night was settling for the field goal at 31-28. We didn’t even take a shot at the end zone.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
The Curse of Pac-10 Hype strikes again!
Pac-10 teams always lose when they start to get hype. Our loss to Oregon, USC to Washington, Oregon to Stanford, Arizona and Furd to us…it’s a rough conference to have people think you’re good.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Yeah, cause everyone’s good….it’s like everything SEC fans scream about and bitch about actually happens in the Pac-10, while Florida and Alabama cake walk through their joke of a conference (those teams are both very good, but the point is they don’t have a single good team to play) without even playing each other….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Dude how the FUCK was Florida playing Florida Int and Albama playing Chattanooga today?? WTF???
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Yeah, it’s pretty fucking ridiculous. Basically, they do it because no one stops them. We can’t do it becasue we’ll get flak for it, while the SEC can just do whatever they damn well please. It’s ridiculous.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
SEC SPEED RAH RAH RAH.
The SEC has had some of the WORST games this season (Arkansas-Georgia game aside).
Their offenses are pathetic and their defenses are overrated because they play such terrible offenses. Hell UW gashed a LSU defense that held Florida to like 13.
In other words, Go Bears!
Hey, hey, let’s give Rocky a little slack. He actually psoted a very positive article over at GSoM after last night’s thrashing of the Blazers (and yes, he posts FIRE NELLIE posts over there regularly)
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
HE'S A FUCKING IDIOT
Don’t defend him
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Nov 21, 2009 8:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I just feel sorry for him. Trust me, I call him out constantly (go over to his posts at GSoM if you want evidence)…but he’s tolerable when he’s being positive. When he’s being negative he sucks, so I just think the best way to get him to stop being annoying is to be positive with him.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL???????????
When Harbaugh started jawing with the refs, Joe Starkey said: “It appears that Jim Harbaugh is asking the referee what his deal is.” Take that, Starkey-haters!
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
by CalBear81 on Nov 21, 2009 8:28 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
WE GOT THE AXE FUCKFACE
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Nov 21, 2009 8:29 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Pac-10 is seriously nuts this year.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:35 PM PST reply actions
MAN, OUR GAME JUST MAY BE TRUMPED IN ZONA TONIGHT
can you believe what’s going down?
A STOOPS IS A STOOPS IS A STOOPS
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
We beat the only team in the Pac-10 that managed to beat Oregon
And if Zona wins than we’d have beaten all the teams that managed to beat Oregon.
And if Zona goes to RB we’d have beaten the Pac-10 champ. WTF
In other words, Go Bears!
football transitivity fails again...
Oregon over Cal, 42-3
USC over Cal, 30-3
Stanfurd over Oregon, 51-42
Stanfurd over USC, 55-21
So naturally, Cal over Stanfurd, 34-28.
My conclusion: the Pac-10 is even more of a meat grinder than usual this year. Fuck the SEC, this is where its at.
6 degrees of separation...
I see some other irony…it’s almost as if those we got to save those 6 points we scratched out against the Ducks and Trojans and redeem for the margin of victory tonight.
Tonight our boys are gods among men. What a “eat this with your tortillas” type of win. :o)
"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."
Seriously, I honestly don’t think there’s ever been a game in the NFL that would have compared to Cal-USC 2004 (the only OT game I’ve attended in person)
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
Ah yeah my bad. It’s hard to keep straight, I always remember it as my senior year of HS, but I graduated in ‘04, so that’s where the mixup came from. It was fall so it was ’03 – I just naturally associate senior year with 2004.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
CAL SPOILS STANFORD'S ROSE BOWL HOPES
That’s the headline on Yahoo.com. And that’s the greatest headline of all time. OF ALL TIME!
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
by CalBear81 on Nov 21, 2009 8:38 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
well thats kinda crazy....
because even if Stanford had won…..there was still no guarantee that they woulda went to the RB…….
but whatever…..
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
They used to have hope. Now they don’t. Because they lost to Cal.
Seems accurate.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
yeah but if UO pulls this out.......
then the hope woulda been gone either way……so to me its not like it was really ever realistic.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
To a lot of people it was VERY realistic
No matter how absurd that sounds
im just happy they are going to a bowl period.......
lol.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
Why don’t you start a Furd blog, and let us celebrate our victory?
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
Im not stopping you from celebrating at all.
Just commenting.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
but it looks so plush and green.........
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
No you’re not stopping us from celebrating, because that would be impossible. But you’re doing your best.
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
Okay. If you vouch for him, I take it all back. That’s because I am VERY happy with you, royrules — you did NOT listen to Palms of Victory prematurely and did NOT jinx us today!!!
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
TELL ME SOMEBODY GOT A FUCING SCREEN SHOT!
President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Let us marvel in its glory!
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
by Berkelium97 on Nov 21, 2009 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
Recap
Here’s a snippet from the recap.
STANFORD, Calif. (AP)—The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the Rose Bowl.
The Golden Bears provided their emphatic answer in one of the most exciting and important Big Games in recent memory.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 21, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
helluva game for that kid
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
Does it reflect poorly on me if I say I love seeing white people succeed in sports more tha minorities?
*Except at QB, I would rather see a black guy succeed at QB than a white guy.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
this sums up my feelings, its not about white vs minorities for me but rather against type. I love seeing white wide recievers, black hockey players, asain football players etc.
by First and Ten on Nov 21, 2009 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly. I like seeing the guy who’s negatively stereotyped succeed. If only we could get a goddamn non-Pacific Islander to destroy rugby already!
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
so are you saying you root for Stanford grad Tiger Woods?
lol
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Absolutely. I didn’t go to Cal, I just root for them (I’m from the East Bay). I love Tiger.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
lol
used to live in the (far east bay myself)
Since Vacaville is technically considered east bay sorta………
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
Ha, Vacaville is not Bay Area! It’s on the gray area between Central Valley and Bay Area…
I’ve been going to Cal games for as long as I can remember though, so I am fairly passionate about it…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
lol I know...
but according to craigslist (you know which is the end all be all of location finders!) its considered East bay……
thats why i said “far” east bay LOL>
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I personally like to call the WC (Walnut Creek) the East East Bay. I guess calling Vacaville the “fat east” Bay is fair.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
lol FAT.......
yeah lots of good eating there.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
I miss the area alot.....
just too expensive to live once I got out of the AF.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
Which bay would that even be referring to? Suisun bay?
IMO “East Bay” should refer only to the land east of SF which can be reached by traveling one bridge (Bay Bridge). How far east that extends is open to interpretation, but once you go over the Carquinez or Benicia bridges, that ceases to be “East Bay” in my opinion.
/hairsplitting
Thing C
I dont disagree at all.....
I always found it funny that people called Vacaville East bay…..of course it was only people from Vacaville that called it that…….so I digress.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like someone wants to be included with the cool kids.
Just because you live down the block doesn’t make you part of their clique.
Thing C
haha.....
cant disagree with that either………but I dont live there anymore so I dont really care :-)
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
Well as a native of the East East Bay (which yes, can reach SF by only going over one bridge), the real distinction isn’t in bridges, as much as entering the Central Valley. Once you start going East of my area, basically the real distinction between the Bay Area and everyone else is whether they’re in the Central Valley or not, but there’s definitely some gray area in the definition of Central Valley vs. Bay Area….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I consider everything along the 680 corridor to be East Bay, so are you saying places like Brentwood?
Thing C
Exactly, they’re the gray area. Basically I see places like Antioch-Brentwood as borderline. They’re pretty out there and pretty much Central Valley, but at the same time, BART goes all the way to Bay Point…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
well what about the Ferry that goes to Vallejo?
does that have any bearing on anything lol.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Vallejo is the hyphiest place in the Bay. They’re legit.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
lol I had to look up that word......
oh man.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
All you need to know is E-40, Mac Dre, and CC Sabathia are from Vallejo.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
yeah I heard all about CC Sabathia while I coached at a HS in Vacaville.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
It’s definitely Bay Area, but if you want to get technical, it’s North Bay.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
That would be Pittsburg, RIchmond and Oakland.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
I thought places like Fairfield and Vacaville, where there were tons of new developments, were plagued by high foreclosure rates.
Or is that just Rio Vista?
Thing C
Yeah them too. It’s both places with a lot of development and low income places.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
Once youg et on 4 going East, you are in East County there. Thats the exurbs.
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It’s a tough argument to say that places that are served by BAY AREA rapid transit aren’t Bay Area…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
As much as Id like to be a sarcastic asshole to you right now, I have no interest in doing so. Instead I will clarify that I merely stated they were the exurbs. Exurbs does not mean NOT Bay Area. They are in CoCoCounty, so they are in the Bay Area. Just the exurban part.
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Capital of CCC. Definitely Bay Area. Plus, it’s one bridge away from SF.
by Missing Barry on Nov 22, 2009 1:41 AM PST up reply actions
HEY! DON’T START HATTING ON THE DUB SEE!
President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Knights suck, man. (You’re talking about Las Lomas?)
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
Nah, you’re not gonna get it, and I’m not gonna tell you cause I like to keep this from getting too personal. ;)
by Missing Barry on Nov 22, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
only when he represents the united states at the ryder cup
by First and Ten on Nov 21, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
nope.....or it reflects poorly on me too
because im right there with you………
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, we’ve finally found the world’s only Wayne Chrebet fan.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Joe Jurevicious was my guy lol.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Dude, you’re a Stanford fan. C’mon. Joe Jurevicious? How can you not choose Ed McCaffrey?
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
No kidding and especially after he and Elway played together forever too!
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
Kevin Curtis FTW.
Also:
Tim Dwight.
Brandon Stokely.
Matt Jones.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Dat Nguyen. First Vietnamese player in the NFL. Also in that type of category.
I was a big fan of his.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
I like seeing minorities succeed in sports more than white people. Go Andre Ward!
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
As long as it’s not LaShaun Ward. I don’t care what race you are when you drop that many damn passes.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
the DE got him on the first swipe
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
Should be Oregon......
if you’re wanting better conference positioning……….just a guess though.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
Arizona. Oregon is our competition for 2nd best team in the Pac-10 since Tedford took over. And no, OSU is not in that conversation.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
I want so much to agree with you regarding OSU but the last 3 years sting pretty badly
by First and Ten on Nov 21, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah well head-to-head sucks, but overall, it’s pretty clear cut – Cal has outperformed them. If you need me to make the case (which I swear is air-tight), I can…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
OREGON
A STOOPS IS A STOOPS IS A STOOPS….
YOU KILLED OUR ROSE BOWL DREAMS IN 2006 WITH YOUR AIR TACKLES OF LAVELLE… YOU DIE!!!!
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
Also, I think Oregon can beat Ohio State
IDK about Zona
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I like this reasoning.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
“we’re gonna fuggin rush the field, yay”
'we're #1, we're #1, we're#---SHIT.'
-- 10/13/2007, a day that will live in infamy.
Did they try to rush the field prematurly or something?
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Ha
All the fans had to go back to their seats, I think.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 21, 2009 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
YES….. IT WAS SO HILARIOUS.. THEY HAD TO FILE BACK TO THEIR SEATS AS IT WENT TO OT
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
which would mean the Beavs go bowling right?
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
rose bowling I mean.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
it’s actually in a week and half…. it’s a thursday night game
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
You know what would be awesome?
If Oregon St pays back for last years Civil War!
In other words, Go Bears!
Ha, by the way, I bought Emerald Bowl tickets tonight. Went last year and had the time of my life. Got good tickets since the bowl schedule isn’t out yet, figured the likely scenario is either Cal or Stanford go this year, so at worst I can resell them for face value if Stanford goes (or even make a profit)
pretty safe bet..........
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
With all the craziness and like 18 way tie for 2nd place, I figured the Emerald Bowl would make an effort to get one of the local teams, especially Stanford.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
yeah after this loss today I would bet money thats the bowl that Stanford goes too.
Cal probably heading to El Paso. Just a guess.
Pass the chocolate cake!
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 21, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
fuck! WE WANT VEGAS WE WANT VEGAS
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
I would like to note, I do not mind positive Rocky, though I do not particularly get along with negative Rocky.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
we’re already ahead of arizona… they have 3 pac-10 losses just like us
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve always been very impressed with oregon and this game was no exception. Glad to see them win.
by trisweb on Nov 21, 2009 9:07 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Pac-10 Power Rankings
1) Oregon
2) Oregon St.
3) California
4) Stanford
5) USC
6) Arizona
7) Washington
8) UCLA
9) Arizona St.
23) Washington St.
Nah.
Stanford needs to be the lowest for it to be beautiful.
But nice to see USC at 5th!
The women need to beat Baylor tomorrow to make this a perfect weekend.
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
Yes. That would definitely
only make the weekend better!
He said that he will support whomever is the ND coach
He’s not going to second guess coach decisions. And that he feels for the players and for the fans more than anything else
In other words, Go Bears!
THANK YOU
I think I enjoyed our wins this season more than the wins in any other season. Thank you Tedford! Thank you Ludwig and Gregory! I know the detractors will say what they say about our coaching staff, but just look at what they accomplished today and say YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
by totallyawesome on Nov 21, 2009 9:12 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Oh man
I left home at 31-21 to get dinner with friends. Idiot me had organized dinner yesterday without checking today’s game time. ARGH. But we won! Shannaynay with 42 carries!??? Good grief! Can’t wait for the torrent!
Damn, man. That sucks.
Although you probaby avoided several heart attacks and some questionable play calls,
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, except you’re also an idito for that.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
My apologies, I’m sure you realize your mistake. I just like calling people idito’s now because of Keith Law….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
Aha, I wasn't serious
And yes, realized the mistake. I guess I missed a meme, too. TOO MANY MEMES AT CGB
Week 12 Poll
I have mine ready.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 21, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I have mine, but stupid royrules won’t let me vote for all the teams I want to vote for…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah remember our big argument over 1-AA teams…? I just want to point out that the team I had in mind all along, my alma mater, has actually received a vote in the AP poll so far this season…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
THEY’RE GOING TO BEAT BOISE STATE
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
Nevada
I ranked them 33rd already.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 21, 2009 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
That was fun. When all is said and done, this year will be deemed a success in the grand scheme of things because we retained the axe and made it into a bowl game (AND Best’s injury wasn’t worse).
Of course, one of these years soon, we would need to make it to a BCS bowl, for no other reason than that our dear school can really use the extra money. Heck, I would even hope that Oregon St. can somehow be the 2nd BCS team from the Pac-10 for the extra revenue sharing to the leage.
GO BEARS!
by LEastCoastBears on Nov 21, 2009 9:37 PM PST reply actions
"This one was especially painful because it came against Cal
and ended the team’s Rose Bowl hopes. Stanford would have been eliminated anyway when Oregon beat Arizona 44-41 in double overtime, but now the Cardinal can’t even share the conference title."
“‘This one hurts’, Gerhart said.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=293250024
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Fucking ’furd thought it was going to the Rose Bowl.
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HAVE FUN BEING ON THE 49ERS’ PRACTICE SQUAD TOBY!
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
YOU FORGOT THE BEST PART!!
"This one hurts," Gerhart said. "Everybody takes pride in winning this game. The season has been decent and getting to a bowl game is nice but we had greater goals than that. When all is said and done we’ll have an empty pit in our stomach that we didn’t get the Axe back."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I LOVE IT!!! DIE FURD DIE!!!
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
WE GOT THE AXE
I went fucking insane at the interception. Once Riley took the third knee, I stormed the field, climbing over Rally Comm (they were trying to stop people for some stupid reason) and hopping the fence. My first Big Game, what a memorable experience!
by GeoFreak on Nov 21, 2009 9:52 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Welcome to Cal football, my friend. Sometimes, you just want to die. But at least once every year, IT’S MADNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
Welcome to the fraternity, brother! It probably doesn’t get any better than this, except for that first taste of tequila after Cal makes it back to the Rose Bowl, whenever that may be.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Nov 21, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, Rally Com is full of idiots, wtf!
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Actually
I sort of want Alamar’s head. At least Gregory seems to show some improvement as the season went on. Alamar’s STs just seem to stay at failure levels…
To be rational about this – Gregory has been at Cal a while and had a pretty decent amount of success as the D coordinator. The FIRE GREGORY stuff is offbase because our D is usually pretty good. Alamar…on the other hand….well, let’s just say, our ST is not always up to par.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
I agree with you on ST
But I don’t want to fire Alamar. I want him as our TE coach and as a recruiter (‘cause he’s pretty good at that).
In other words, Go Bears!
Do we have enough room?
Isn’t there a limit on how many assistant coaches we can have?
Yes, there is. I don’t know much about the specifics, but like I said in the fanpost about what to do about assistant coaching, there are definitely rules on this. I think it’s something like 11 asst. coaches.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
well, i completely understand the first few squibbers because Owusu has horrible hands, and we took em down at the 30 or so (which is pretty good for us). i think we should’ve changed it up after the upman started getting the best of us.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
And BI
is unreasonably negative for some reason.
Tedford is Tedford. He does some great things, some bad things, but overall, since 2007, i feel like he’s on top of things w.r.t a team quitting. I mean, we’ve had some bad losses but overall, we’re going to have a good if not great season both last year and this year.
eh, these guys have very deep problems if they can’t celebrate this win. yes, there were some incredibly conservative calls down the stretch (which I definitely disagree with), and i feel we should’ve won by more. but in the end, we won. and we have the axe.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
How many of those guys over at BI are actual Cal grads/current students?
by BleedinBlue on Nov 21, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
None. they’re all too retarded to get into Cal.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
That's what I figured.
I was thinking Cal alums and students would be more rationale!
by BleedinBlue on Nov 21, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
I think a lot of them actually are. At least in my estimation they’re all old crotchety blues who shake their canes at any success and scream bloody murder at any minor flaw.
They’ve been conditioned by many, many years of failure and are probably hopeless causes at this point.
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t most old blues and Cal fans from the past in general just appreciate making a bowl…?
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
You’d think so, but at least a very vociferous subset of them are apparently so uncomfortable with the thought of success that they need to find some way to spin it into failure
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
*shakes my cane at you*
What? WHAT? we got the AXE baby! that’s all that matters. that and the rose bowl.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 21, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
Why do they want Tedford’s head? Seriously, what are they complaining about?
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
Don't look! Don't look!
I looked and it gave me a migraine :(
by BleedinBlue on Nov 21, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
That site is kinda like stepping back into a time machine to see what the internet looked like in 1999
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It's an offshoot of the Scout.com site, right?
That place was of atrocious web design until this year
by BleedinBlue on Nov 21, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
it's an ESPN site
like wearesc… but yes, most of them used to be on the scouts board. Then it split and scout board is mostly dead while most came to BI.
MoragaBear’s posts are well worth reading though. He always has interesting tidbits to post and very level headed.
Love MoragaBear. Only things I hate about BI are the pessimistic posters and the site/forum design
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
yeah
seriously, is it fun for these fans to be negative?
i mean, for me, it’s a lot more fun to be positive and keep the Cal Bear faith….
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve never understood the point of being a sports fan if you are going to be angry and negative and unhappy about it all the time. God knows I would never lasted nearly 40 years as a Cal fan if I couldn’t revel in the good and let go of the bad (after a suitable interval of depression, of course).
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
I think all of the positive Cal fans migrated to CGB to be honest.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:12 PM PST up reply actions
Oddly enough
I think Twist keeps us all sane.
by BleedinBlue on Nov 21, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
Is this where we hug and smell each others hair?
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+1
i only followed these guys when CGB joined the SBNation or whatever this lil’ blog ring is called. But I’ve been following BearInsider for years (even back on Scout) and it’s like Cal fans in some Bizarro world where all wins are terrible and Tedford is Satan himself.
by totallyawesome on Nov 21, 2009 11:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I was by an old blue at the game. He thinks Tedford is an “idiot” and an “asshole.” He also seemed to think that Tedford calls the offensive plays…
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I can’t wait until we finally get to the Rose Bowl. Once that happens, I believe all the old blues will simultaneously expire in a great big sigh of (long awaited) satisfaction.
Then we can finally move forward as a fanbase without these non-cheering pessimists dragging us down
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
Old Blues
Cal goes to the Rose Bowl: “Fire Tedford. Some other coach would’ve gotten us the NC!”
Cal wins NC: “Tedford sucks. He defiled the memory of Andy Smith”
In other words, Go Bears!
Most deserved helmet sticker ever? Big Game heroes don’t come any bigger than that!
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Nov 21, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Best was great last year against Furd, but the game was a blow out, so it didn’t have the importance. Plus, Furd wasn’t very good last year. Tonight Vereen was amazing!
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
Post game quote by Harbaugh
On the last play …
It was a big play. It was designed to go to Fleener .There are a lot of should’ves … he should’ve thrown it higher. We should’ve given him a better play at the time, a better play on the 4th and 9. A lot of should’ves offensively and defensively. It was a team loss, players coaches everyone
Cal did an outstanding job. They deserved the credit. They controlled the line of scrimmage most of the game especially in the 3rd and 4th quarter. It wasn’t just that one play. To win a game you have to win the phases: offense, defense. I thought we won special teams, but that’s only one.
ALAMAAAAAAAAR!
More quotes here:
http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/112209aab.html
LOL.
It’s so bad that even opposing coaches comment on it!! I don’t know whether to laugh or cry … well laugh because we won, but wow. Jeez, that’s an indictment.
One good thing about BearInsider
This image:
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Nov 21, 2009 10:05 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
If you like that photo, you are going to LOVE my photo essays!
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You're hyping up the posts as much as the media hyped up the Furd
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Nov 21, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
REC’D! REC’D! REC’D! REC’D! REC’D REC’D! REC’D! REC’D!
November 20, 1982 - a date that will live in famy.
Big developments from our team today
1) Anthony Miller is clutch. He’s such a great pass catching TE.
2) Lagemann has the best hands on the team. He might be our Hawk.
3) Jones might be our Robert Jordan
4) Michael Calvin probably hurt his chances the most today.
5) Mohammed finally plays today like he did last year.
6) Our linebackers improved… significantly
7) Kendrick Payne and Browner stepped up
8) Nbafuie stepped up admirably.
In other words, Go Bears!
Anthony Miller looks like a big time player in the future.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed
Didn’t we have a discussion after the ASU game about Miller’s NFL chances? I think he’ll play on Sundays.
In other words, Go Bears!
Honestly, he already looks like he’s at Morrah’s level. Maybe not quite as fast, but he’s bigger, give him some time to work on his blocking and get a little faster, and he’ll be head and shoulders above Morrah.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
Cal’s had a relatively quiet history of having pretty fairly solid tight ends, most of which, save for Stevens, have been under the radar.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
Stevens had stone hands. Probably what hurt him the most.
Morrah was our best receiving TE in the Tedford era that I can think of.
In other words, Go Bears!
I think every tight end in the Tedford era, save for Eric Beegun (who both couldn’t block and catch well) have been either good blockers or good receivers, mostly the latter
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
But his name was BEE GUN
God damn I wish I had a gun that shot bees
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
And Alex Lagemann looks like our Wes Welker
Dude was always open in big spots.
Praise be to Tedford!
I missed most of the game
Did Calvin have a case of the dropsies?
And Nbafuie was great from what I saw of him. But that taunt he pulled in the 4th quarter – just plain stupidity.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
Yes
He dropped a couple from what I can remember.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 21, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
He dropped all the passes that went his way. Every single one. Including two big ones.
And yes I was nervous with that taunt by Nbafuie but thankfully the ref just told him to cool it.
In other words, Go Bears!
Calvin's confidence is shit right now
Hope the kid can pull it together in the offseason and make a good run next year
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
Is it confidence though? The ball where Calvin came back went straight to his chest and Calvin dropped it.
In other words, Go Bears!
it was in no man’s land… he didn’t turn his hands over and let it get into his chest. he didn’t know whether to turn a hand up and over it or to keep both hands face up
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
I dunno I need to watch it again but I could’ve swore hit hit him in his chest with his hands extended below the ball. As if he took his eyes off.
In other words, Go Bears!
imagine a football screaming at you. how would your position your hands if you judge it to be at belly button→chest section. it’s kinda no man’s land… it’s not an excuse, but i can understand. anyway, we got the first down on the very next play!
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
I think I’ve seen him drop twice as many balls as he’s caught all year. I think he has all the physical tools, but his confidence and focus just dont seem there yet
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
If Lagemann can come back from his injuries, I have no doubt Calvin will too. In due time.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
Lagemann's been around longer, too, right?
by BleedinBlue on Nov 21, 2009 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
same year, i believe
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
Lagemann: “Run these two routes and catch the ball”
“OK”
FIRST DOWN BEARS!!!!!!!!
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
he only dropped two, roy
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
Every time I see him I’m surprised by how skinny he is.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
like a previous commenter said
hopefully Calvin puts time into rebuilding his game in the offseason. he was a highly rated high school talent on par w/ Marvin Jones and think it’s all mental w/ him. YOU CAN DOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT.
Lagemann = AWESOMA POWA
by totallyawesome on Nov 21, 2009 11:42 PM PST up reply actions
Can we agree to call him White Lightning?
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Nov 22, 2009 12:52 AM PST up reply actions
why beat up on Calvin though? we won.. he had two drops. one was inexcusable; the other was thrown behind him. it’s not like he gets a lot of playing time to be used to game speed
GO BEARS. WE ARE A TEAM.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not beating up on him
I’m just making observations. He’s been a disappointment to put it lightly. And if he had made some of those catches it would’ve been a much more relaxed game.
In other words, Go Bears!
it’s kinda tough when you tear your acl, then you reinjure it..
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
I dunno, we’ve been hearing the Calvin hype for a couple of years now, but he has yet to show anything in a game situation…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
I still believe in his talent. You do what he does in practice (supposedly) long enough, and you’re just talented. It should find it’s way to the game at some point.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
He apparently looked pretty good in preseason. The injury was not helpful to him
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
You ever notice that every time Alex Lagemann is always falling down when he makes a catch Better than Michael Calvins always dropping the ball when he makes a catch, but its funny. 5 catches for 25 yards, 0 yards after catch.
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no more railing on Michael Calvin. Next person to do that will incur horrible negative energy being sent his/her way by me.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
Guy is 100% focused on the ball, I like that.
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 11:12 PM PST up reply actions
At least in this game, it was mostly because Riley was throwing the ball at his shoestrings…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
Somebody Get Shane Vereen an Ice Pack and a Publicist
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:09 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Three great wins today!
Bear-friendly Beaver fan here again… I missed the Cal/Stanford game because I was watching the Oregon/Arizona game, but I made sure to record it for later enjoyment ;-)
With OSU beating WSU, Oregon [barely] beating Arizona, and Cal beating Arizona last week and Stanford this week, the Civil War for the Rose Bowl should be awesome! We Beavers needed some Arizona losses so I’m glad Cal took care of them once… the way the Wildcats played tonight, I’m not sure they lose another game after Oregon! A grudging thanks to the Quacks as well.
Anyway, I don’t like Harbaugh. He’s a sore loser and a poor winner. I like Gerhart and the team, but I’ll be eating up every moment of watching Harbaugh’s frustrated antics on the recording! =:-D
Kudos to Tedford and the team for hanging in there after the tough Oregon and USC beatdowns and righting the Bear ship.
Btw, what’s that Stanford mascot that dances around? I can’t figure out if it’s a giant Christmas tree, or a trash heap.
yes.
Btw, what’s that Stanford mascot that dances around? I can’t figure out if it’s a giant Christmas tree, or a trash heap
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 21, 2009 10:12 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Thanks for the well wishes, Scotty. While I wish my Bears were still in the running, the Civil War deserves to be for the Roses. Should be an EPIC clash in your beer-friendly state.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Nov 21, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
WOW HARBAUGH THROWS LUCK UNDER THE BUS
That’s why I said we should RT it. Would be hard for people to detect the sarcasm
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
dude, that’s from Nov 8th and IT’S SARCASM
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
If you missed this nugget from JO....
I interviewed Vereen briefly on the field and then later outside the locker room. As I interviewed him on the field, he was choking up with emotion, tears welling in his eyes. He pointed toward his family in the stands. As he usually does, he talked more about the team than his individual performance.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
I gotta say Best and Vereen are two of the nicest guys I have seen that play for the blue and gold.
In other words, Go Bears!
Tebow’s a virgin, Best and Vereen are skilled and considerate lovers.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Agreed
I can’t believe how level-headed and well spoken they are. Truly “team-first” guys, through and through
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
Credit to Gould and Tedford for recruiting upstanding players.
Good reason why Tedford shouldn’t be fired.
by BleedinBlue on Nov 21, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
DUDES I JUST GOT BACK FROM STANFORD STADIUM. OMGOMGOMOGMOGMOMG SO MUCH TO UNPACK! WE’RE GONNA HAVE HELLA PHOTO ESSAYS. OMG! CRAZZIEST EVENING EVER.
I can now cross “Declare Stanford Field Bear Territory” off my bucket list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Talk more soon. TALK MORE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
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by TwistNHook on Nov 21, 2009 10:34 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I just realized why I was enjoying the game thread so much up to this point…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
hahahahah, dude, I love you too. It was a giant hug fest tonight. Iwas just hugging everybody.
I just want to hug more people now, but Im back home alone.
PS I should do a post on this. Which Big Game was more epic? This one or 2002?
PPPS What was the last time we won a big game on the road against a ranked Furd?
PPPS Wow what a call by Tedford at the end there, have to unpack that certianly.
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Ha pretty much 75% of the things I say are simply to see what kind of reaction I get from them…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
AWESOME WIN.
I had multiple heart attacks along the way and am emotionally drained.
Some thoughts:
1. Their d-line looked good in the first quarter, but then our o-line really stepped up. Is this the difference MSG (and Anthony Miller) make?
2. Our case of the dropsies wasn’t as bad as their case of the dropsies.
3. Riley was good tonight. He made a lot of big league throws and good reads.
4. I liked Alamar’s decision to squib repeatedly.
5. If I had a nit to pick, it’d be the decision on 3rd down for Riley to center the ball and down it, instead of Vereen trying to score.
6. Gerhart looked like a beast, but somehow the game got taken out of his hands.
7. Shane Vereen, welcome to the future. And it is glorious.
Responses
1. I was impressed with our O-line tonight, and haven’t been able to say that often enough. Stanford’s D just got tired after a while. They were on the field forever.
2. True. Luck didn’t play well, but his receivers didn’t help.
3. Yes. Aside from the interception, Riley was very solid throughout.
4. I approved, although Stanford was catching on to the trick. The Stanford player who charged in and got the last squib, returning it to the 40 or so, made a shrewd move.
5. That’s a pretty big nit. I hated that decision at the time, and still hate it. It’s playing not to lose, and it would have been really upsetting to lose – as we almost did, after not even trying to put the game away.
6. Yes.
7. Yes.
DID YOU SEE THE TIME OF POSSESSION???
CAL 39:06 MINUTES
FURD 20:54 MINUTES
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
I had no idea it was that lopsided during teh game! I mean, i knew we had the ball a lot more, but I didn’t think it was that much more.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Dude, it’s hydrotech! Ok, so this has been bothering me all game, and I figure if anyone here knows the answer, it’s gotta be you.
There were a few times we ran a play either in an ace formation or I formation where we had one WR on the strong side and one on the weakside where the strongside WR was on the LOS, covering up the TE. I just don’t understand why this would ever be, if we just put the weakside WR on the LOS, the TE is now something they have to worry about. Is there a difference between running a route from the LOS vs. being off the LOS? There has to be some reason for this, right?
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I noticed that too. We did cover up the TE on strong-I formations (2 WRs, 1 TE, 2 backs). We usually run out of that formation or do max protect half roll sending just the two WRs down the field. Doing this does remove the TE as a receiving threat, but the overloaded formation (assuming the FB is in the strong position too) really threatens run to the strong side. So the defense is thinking run, and it leaves for very deadly playaction to the strong side.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
I guess i just don’t understand why we don’t change up the formation so nobody is covered up. Either put the TE off the LOS or the strongside WR off and the weakside on.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, I mis-read your question. My answer above is in reference to I-formation, with the two WRs on teh same side of the TE.
like….
LT LG C RG RT TE WR
Q WR
but you’re talking about….
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR
Is that what you’re talking about? Are you sure the strongside WR was on the LOS? We never do that.
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Need some non-breaking spaces in there, otherwise browsers will consolidate them
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, no, I’m not talking about a situation with two WR’s on the same side of the field, I would understand that. I noticed it on situations where we had WR’s on opposite sides of the field. I didn’t take note of the exact formations, but it would basically be like a strong-I but instead of the weakside WR on the LOS it was the strongside, thus covering up the TE. Or maybe it was a 3-WR ace formation where the TE and one of the strongside WR’s were on the LOS. Either way, it seems so easy to me that they could have put a WR on the LOS from the other side to not cover up the TE, I got confused. It’s making me think that the timing of the routes or something is better if the strongside WR is on the LOS…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I’m always pretty observant to make sure we have alignments correct at most games. It’s a part of my pre-snap diagnostic. But it’s hard to see that from the endzone where I was sitting for Big Game. The only time we cover up the TE is in strong-I with twin WRs to the same side as the TE. We rarely cover up the TE any other time. Those few other rare times is when we have pre-snap motion, and the covered up TE comes off the LOS to become eligible (offense still has to have 7 men on the LOS).
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Oh, I mis-read your question. My answer above is in reference to I-formation, with the two WRs on teh same side of the TE.
like….
………………………………………………….
LT LG C RG RT TE ……… WR
Q …………………WR
but you’re talking about….
…………………………………………..
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR
Is that what you’re talking about? Are you sure the strongside WR was on the LOS? We never do that.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
We DOMINATED the time of possession! Their D was probably tired towards the end, although they still managed to stop our runs in crucial situations at the end.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
i have no idea why we didn’t go for it on 4th and 6 inches at the 50 up 31-21… we punted, and they got it back to the 50 two plays later. AND WE HAD BEEN GETTING THAT YARDAGE ALL NIGHT
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
I am a somewhat closet advocate for going for it on 4th and less than a yard around mid-field in most situations.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Gregg Easterbrook’s opinion is based on research by Cal economic professors. Shouldn’t you be crediting them, given this is a Cal site…?
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
Easterbrook proselytizes it. I’m just sayin’, he agrees from the position of his column.
And yes I’m aware of the Cal econ prof who wrote the paper on it
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
that’s because they ran rollout bullshit. qb sneak would’ve been fine twice in a row
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
All right: We gotta buckle down and get a 10win season. This was great, and I’m glad we have a bye week to settle down.
Kendricks said we wouldn’t lose, and well, Best got injured — I won’t hold that against him. Cal Bears have delivered for me; I have forgotten Oregon and USC, and the Bears have too.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
Hey guys who were at the game?
How was the atmosphere?
How was the Cal crowd?
How about the Furdies?
Was the Furd PA announcer annoying as hell as always?
I heard Cal fans boo’d Tiger Woods. True or not? How did he react?
In other words, Go Bears!
Atmosphere? EXCITING.
Cal crowd? One endzone was completely full with Cal fans, the other endzone was split 1/2 Cal fans and 1/2 Furd fans, and the Cal fans half was full.
Furdies… showed up late, and left right after the INT.
Furd PA was annoying and obviously biased.
Cal fans did boo Woods. I couldn’t hear what he was saying over the boos.
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Cal fans seemed pretty loud, but it’s hard to tell b/c i was in the midst of them all.
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Heard you guys on the Versus feed
I was surprised!
by BleedinBlue on Nov 21, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
They seemed louder than Furd fans for much of the game. They deserved to rush the field—it was our house tonight.
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by Berkelium97 on Nov 21, 2009 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
I booed the shit out of Tiger Woods.
I don’t care that he’s the greatest golfer ever and my favorite of all time.
He wears red, he gets booed.
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by Swamphunter on Nov 21, 2009 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
Golf sucks
Chardonnay on the wood chips, gimme a break. Did he even graduate from the Furd?
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by Locoweed 1.1 on Nov 21, 2009 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
But fun to drink. I mean play….
(I do enjoy watching the last half to full round of a major, but otherwise, yeah, it sucks to watch)
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 11:27 PM PST up reply actions
Hit ball with stick, repeat, repeat. My head explode…
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by Locoweed 1.1 on Nov 21, 2009 11:34 PM PST up reply actions
I love hitting stick with ball! Baseball, for instance…
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 11:39 PM PST up reply actions
Nope, he didn't graduate
As our student section was chanting, “Stanfurd dropout!” clap clap clapclapclap
I had decided not to boo him, for all his accomplishments, etc.
Then at the end of his speech, he said “The second half is ours.”
I booed the f*** out of him.
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you do realize there’s an overflow thread you’re missing out on, bearstage…?
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 1:11 AM PST up reply actions
Awesome atmosphere.
Cal crowd was consistently loud the whole game. One thing that helped was that they actually let the mic men talk thru the speakers to the Cal section, so our cheers were a lot more coordinated. Not sure why furdies let that happen, but it was awesome.
Furd crowd was annoying. I got so freakin’ sick of that bell tolling every down on offense for us in the 4th. Good way to get your crowd loud tho.
Yes, we booed tiger woods. he was probably confused, i’m sure he’s never heard that sound before. I yelled such things as “You don’t even play a real sport!!” which drew laughs from my section.
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by giantfan5 on Nov 21, 2009 11:46 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Headline on SI.com:
“Cal derails No. 14 Stanford’s Rose Bowl dreams”
I am so fucking happy.
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Dude we booed the shit out of Tiger today. I started chanting “MICKEL-SON! MICKEL-SON!”
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A WINNER IS TWIST!!!!!!!!!!!
you know i was keeping the faith here when everyone was DOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMEDDDDDDD when we went down. it’s just so much more fun to be a positive fan.
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 10:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I rec for this
it’s just so much more fun to be a positive fan.
I feel like the opposite of Tiger Woods is Jack Nicklaus, otherwise known as “The Golden Bear”….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair, Mickelson isn’t the golfer Tiger is, so I don’t know how much of a burn that is.
That said, I love me some Lefty, he’s an incredible golfer and person.
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Can drunk CalPete already start anticipating the Galaxy’s run at the MLS Cup on Sunday, or is that reserved for hungover CalPete tomorrow morning?
Either way, kiss my Axe, Palo Alto!!!!!!!!
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Nov 21, 2009 10:51 PM PST reply actions
I blame this game on
my friend Mungai.
He showed up late (we were down 14-3)
The entire time he was there we were winning – then he stepped outside to take a phone call from his wife during the last Furd drive. Came back in to catch the last INT. Next time I’m making him watch the entire game.
Word!
I read from your posts you lived in Shanghai and was going to suggest you try meeting with him, but I guess it already happened. Cool! GO BEARS!
by KikiRevenge on Nov 21, 2009 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
This thread delivers a Kodiak moment.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
I’m sobbing with joy. This night has been too much to handle.
by KikiRevenge on Nov 21, 2009 11:52 PM PST up reply actions
Vereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!1 I’m drunk in the internet!
by JohnnyCalifornia on Nov 21, 2009 10:52 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
How the season looks different now
Winning the Big Game, as a heavy underdog, is always going to be a major thing. But the win, and the way we won, really does change the way I view the season.
I have read stories this week about how Tedford is adapting and dealing with more than Xs and Os. We’ve heard all the nice talk about how the team has pulled together. But tonight proved a lot about the team’s character.
Cal’s team looks different now. I downplayed the Arizona win, because those games are always quirky and I wasn’t all that impressed with the Wildcats. But Stanford is a legitimately good team this season, with a breakout star in Gerhart. They didn’t put 50 points on Oregon and USC by accident.
I was prepared to be satisfied, if not happy, with an 8-4 season, or even 7-5, because Cal just didn’t seem to be all that good, and certainly not against good teams. But now the Bears have recovered from the Oregon-USC beatdowns by winning every game but one, against Oregon State (the second-best team in the conference, or the best) in the Best injury game. That’s an impressive recovery, regardless of what happens against Washington or in the bowl game. And it shows that all the cheerful propaganda wasn’t just happy talk.
by bear88 on Nov 21, 2009 10:56 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Joe Starkey said that they didn’t have reply in the booth — because the Furd is wired with Direct TV! No Versus!
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Wow
That’s funny.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 21, 2009 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
I totes rushed the field… from the upper deck!!! I just jumped down from the upper deck. True story.
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Cool story Hansel
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Nov 21, 2009 10:58 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Post game coaches handshake?
Hey did anyone see the way Harbaugh “shook” Tedford’s hand?
37 "Go Bears"? You got it!
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by Berkelium97 on Nov 21, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
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In other words, Go Bears!
Does anyone have a screencap of that guy on Rally Comm with the death stare? I needs that screencap.
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That was a fucking Rape Stare if I’ve ever seen one. Incredible intensity and perseverence
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, the dude even got a mention on edsbs’ twitter!
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
<a href=“http:// ”http://twitter.com/Andy_Staples/status/5936892673" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/Andy_Staples/status/5936892673" >And the followup
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, that guy looked like a bird…and then picked his nose.
The staredown is so lame when one of the teams is keeping the Axe.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
The Prize
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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 21, 2009 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
Fo sho! That guy must be on scholarship forstaringraping?
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
There’s a rape scholarship!?!?! WHERE DO I SIGN UP
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
From Andy Staples twitter feed: “Love the dorks guarding the ax. Reminds me of the great Onion story about Dorkwads and Gaywads signing a historic wad accord”
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
At least we’re the dorkwads and not the gaywads
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
Not that there’s anything wrong with being a gaywad
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
The later follow-up:
“Nah. They’re all going to be my boss someday. RT @ng11787: @Andy_Staples Are you going to assess sides as to which is which?”
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone else see the handshake between Tedford and Harbaugh? Harbaugh shook, then looked like he wanted to sprint away . He obviously didn’t disrespect Tedford, but I think he (and every Furd) wanted to cry.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
yah!
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. I think he wanted to avoid a “What’s your deal” moment.
yeah, and that was the most smiley i’ve seen tedford after a game
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
After the final whistle Tedford was as happy as I have seen him. Harbaugh was just BITTER.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
yeah.
though harbaugh’s quotes were respectful in defeat
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
it was the shortest handshake ever, i’m not even sure Jimbo even said anything.
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Probably thinking about all the money he may not get from Notre Dame or Michigan now.
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by CalBear81 on Nov 21, 2009 11:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
AWESOME GAME
My $65 ticket + $45 UCLA ticket = more worth it than my season tickets… seriously.
But let’s discuss the Riley knee thing. Why didn’t they go for another running play at least? It seems to me a running play with Shane can result in several things:
1) 1st down
2) TD
3) He gets stopped in the backfield, loss of yards. We can still kick a FG no? Unless you’re telling me he loses 20 yards
4) Riley fumbles, or Vereen fumbles. We lose the ball.
But items #1 – #3 are fine. #3 isnt’ bad unless you lose 20 yards (0.00001% chance anyway)
SO WHY NOT? Why did Riley take a fvcking knee? Either way Furd has to burn a timeout if we run or we take a knee. Why not take a chance on the TD?
By taking a knee isn’t it saying you FEAR #4 so bad that you have to take a damn knee? C’mon. Harbaugh going for 4th meant he was afraid we would drive for another TD. And he has reason to be afraid. We took a knee for what?
I’m still enraged about that. Thank goodness it worked out, but Tedford would’ve gotten SHREDDED for that call if it cost us the game.
Also when we were burning timeouts I said “Please don’t do what the Pats did last week and burn timeouts and leave us with nothing.” Thank goodness we didn’t need a final drive+TD to seal the victory
Tedford placed a lot of importance on centering the ball, but yeah, i hated the call
i hated that call and teh 4th and 6 inches punt at the 50 when we were up 31-21
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
I can defend the latter
because it’s conservative but not crazy.
But the former call almost cost us the game – a game our team deserved to win. That would have been very hard to accept.
no doubt. but obviously, tedford had faith in our defense.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
it's conservative yeah...
but the alternative doesn’t have a huge risk either.
The one thing that could go wrong is a fumble. Do you really think your team is gonna fumble that badly that you have to take a DAMN KNEE?
Just run it.
Who cares if we lose 2 yards, gain 2, whatever… You still gotta kick the FG. Furd is STILL going to burn a TD, but you gain the POSSIBILITY of a TD and to stuff the game away RIGHT THEN AND THERE.
This game hinged ENTIRELY on The Prophet’s interception…. which worked… but still. Looking back, the risk involved in the alternative was a moot point.
The 4th and 6 going for it would’ve been nice, but I think there is a lot of risk in failing there. This call had virtually 0 risk.
Both calls were bad – I felt on the 4th and 6 we could have challenged the spot had we not just burned a timeout. (Challenging spots is illegal, right?)
Centering rather than taking a shot at the TD was LAME. Right afterwards I sent a text that read, “Tedford’s continues to show limited balls.”
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
That should read, “Challenging spots is legal, right?”
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t agree with the call either, but it should be clear that Riley didn’t just take a knee: he centered the ball so that Giorgio (or was it D’Amato?) would be almost guaranteed to make it. I don’t know what the rules are for ball placement are, but if Vereen had run a play there’s a chance the ball would have been put at an extreme angle which our kickers have had a hard time converting.
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You know what? I though the calls on first and second down were worse than the third down call. Third and long there, picking up the TD or even a first down is a longshot, and you HAVE TO come away with points. Yes it’s the safe call, but it’s also the call with the best percentages.
HOWEVER, I would have liked to see a more aggressive 1st/2nd down. I think you can even try to throw it there. Why? Timeouts are more valuable on defense than they are on offense. The timeout doesn’t do Stanfurd a whole lot of good on offense — it helps a little, but not much. I think you gotta take at least one shot at the end zone there — a TD ends the game — and if you don’t get it, it doesn’t cost you clock — the were going to stop it anyway — it just leaves them with a less-useful timeout on their ensuing possession.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I WAS LIKE 5 FEET AWAY FROM ROP EOCHAC. I GOT A PHOTO OF ROPE COACH FROM A FEW FEET AWAY!
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HE WAS! He was waiving it around. I chased him like 20feet and then when i went to take the photo he put the rope down.
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Dude, can’t you request a short interview through the athletic department or something? His name’s Kevin Parker, and he played for Tedford in Oregon
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:36 PM PST up reply actions
The Cal 2009 season recapped with emotions
Maryland: WOOT! ROSE BOWL!
EWU: Snore…
Minnesota: ROAD WIN YEA!
Oregon: WHAT THE FUCK!?
USC: ARGHHHFASDF!
UCLA: WOOOT!!!
ASU: OMG
OSU: CRY
UA: I’m dead
Furd: ZOMG WE WON!!!!!!
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Nov 21, 2009 11:09 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
It was truly an up and down season. After that OSU loss I think I hit rock bottom.
Feeling much better now
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
Also, just to let you guys know:
I was watching this game with my sister, and I broke a blood vessel in her hand high-fiving it after the TDs that made it 10-14, 17-14, 24-14
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
Those must be some massive high-fives
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
i sounded like a unleashed gorilla after 10-14… everyone in my zipcode heard it.
that’s what a rivalry game is supposed to feel like.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
Two smart plays I saw
1) Vereen cutting inside and falling forward on the last Cal drive to stay inside and force the Furd to burn a TO
2) Mohammed taking a knee after the INT
In other words, Go Bears!
The Vereen play was exceptionally smart.
by Tedfordisgod on Nov 21, 2009 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
Do you think with Vereen it allows the Bears to be able to control the ball more?
The scoring drives were of six plays, 10 plays, 10 plays, 11 plays, and 14 plays.
It had more to do with the O-line blowing up the Furd D-line
There were some holes that Best would’ve taken to the house. But that wouldn’t have let us control the clock
In other words, Go Bears!
I think it had MORE to do with the push the OL was getting, as I feel Best has gotten better about the following forward thing. I also think Best could’ve taken some of the creases to the house.
All this said, Shane is the more stought one, yes. And I think Jahvid would tell you that.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:15 PM PST up reply actions
this is to say, right now, shane’s got that extra push and has shown to be able to break arm tackles better
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
Shane also seems to be more efficient running in between the tackles, kind of like a Frank Gore where he waits patiently and takes as few steps as possible while he’s picking up yardage. He generally does a good job taking what the defense is giving to him and hitting the hole with a bit of power when he does so.
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
And
Riley looked All World out there… Congrats on felling the trees.
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by Locoweed 1.1 on Nov 21, 2009 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
A great game to watch. You cost old Jimbo a few million too. The guy is as dumb as a box of rox. What’s his deal?
¡FusÃlenlo, después veriguamos! - Pancho Villa
by Locoweed 1.1 on Nov 21, 2009 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
Al Davis is gonna cheap out on him now, hah!
¡FusÃlenlo, después veriguamos! - Pancho Villa
by Locoweed 1.1 on Nov 21, 2009 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
700 Comments
Wow, it’s a celebration!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 21, 2009 11:17 PM PST reply actions
Oooooh, it’s one of those sexy parties
by BerkeleyChris on Nov 21, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
Football Head! Go Bears!
¡FusÃlenlo, después veriguamos! - Pancho Villa
by Locoweed 1.1 on Nov 21, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
Well I'm more than behind on this...
but what the hell, it doesn’t get old.
GO BEARS!!!!! We got the Axe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MCCLESKEY!!
Guys, seriously
Are you really analyzing the details of this game? This was an amazing win. Enjoy it. Fucking REVEL!
The CGBers who didn’t get to go to the game were reveling for hours…
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, this thread is getting really packed, I put up a fresh new thread right here to keep the discussion going. GO BEARS!
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No surprise there, everyone’s having fun in this thread so you go and try to ruin it….
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 11:24 PM PST up reply actions
Alright, continue discussing here, but that thread is there just in case new people who show up sometime after riht now dont want to wade through 700 comments.
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I actually think I will be going over there. Fresh discussion!
by Missing Barry on Nov 21, 2009 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
Im clearly too conservative! I need to gamble by going for it on my own 22 on 4th and 8 with 3 timeouts and almost 4 minutes left.
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It almost worked, though
I think Harbaugh was worried Stanford would never get the ball back, and counted on Tedford’s cautiousness to give his team a chance.
I honestly think he thought the game was over then. He didn’t know our offense could be stopped… And through the air, it couldn’t have been.
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 21, 2009 11:33 PM PST up reply actions
All I know is that the my Thanksgiving turkey is going to taste a little better. A Hairball, how’s your turkey going to taste? GO BEARS!
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