DBD 11.04.09 - I'm not trying to jinx us but...
by HydroTech on Nov 4, 2009 2:59 AM PST
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PrintI was just looking at stats. Did you know that California Football, under Jeff Tedford, has only lost 10 games at home through today?
3 of those 10 losses occurred during the 2002 season when Cal Football was at its weakest. In other words, through 6.5 years of Cal Football home games, Cal has only lost 7 home games. That's about 1 a year at home. That's not too bad.
Is that some home field advantage or what?
Okay, that's all I got. I apologize.
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TOUCHDOWN or INCOMPLETE?
Indiana had a touchdown overturned last week against Iowa. Check the video for yourself. Touchdown or incompletion?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjwM1JD7RhQ&feature=player_embedded
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My vote: touchdown. I believe there was insufficient indisputable visual evidence to overturn the call. The refs incorrectly overturned the play.
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I don’t like to be a tinfoil hat guy, but this is the worst call of the season, followed closely by the non-call on Florida’s fumble against Miss St. It really does seem like the refs for the Big Ten, SEC, etc favour the undefeated teams in close calls.
More importantly with this call, Indiana had the ball and was in bounds in the end zone. There was actually sufficient video evidence to UPHOLD the call and there wasn’t even close to enough video evidence to overturn it. These refs ought to be suspended.
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Hmmm… I guess it’s a touchdown, but I can see why they overturned it.
I can’t believe this is the worst call of the year though. I can at least see the reasoning behind it, i’ve seen some in times past that were just deplorable.
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Really? Do you see OVERWHELMING evidence to overturn the call?
I’ve seen excessive celebration penalties that were horrible, but overturning a touchdown when there’s actually no evidence to do so?
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“I clearly caught the ball out of bounds, but part of the side of my foot grazed the top of the grass that was inbounds before I hit the ground”
Meh, I suppose it’s a touchdown. Maybe it’s just me calling bullshit on CFB touchdown rules.
I’ve still seen WAY worse calls though. I’ve seen PI calls that makes this look totally legit.
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I would agree with you if the play happened and they called it incomplete. That would be a bad call, but semi-justifiable.
But if they rule it a touchdown and then overturn it based on non-overwhelming evidence, then it’s an all-time bad call.
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Fair enough.
I meant to ask you, were you ever an RA at Cal? I’m trying to determine if I know you or not.
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I don’t think it’s as fun as it sounds. You have to spend a bunch of time doing diversity training and floor bonding activities and crap like that. Would def totes cut into drinking time.
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Rishi doesn’t have to do diversity training. He’s already sensitive to all kinds of diversity!
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It’s definitely the kind of job that you have to love for the job itself. It’s a LOT of work (even more than it looks like) and you’re basically on duty whenever you’re home. You get paid room and board, but that’s not nearly fair compensation – the real compensation is the difference you can make, and like I said, the job itself.
I loved it, SO glad I did it.
Of course, a lot of students would have hated me ‘cause my only ’big’ rule was against alcohol – if you’re underage and you have it, you’re getting written up, every time, no exceptions. None of my residents were crazy-wild-out-of-control, though, which was great. The seventh floor, on the other hand… yipes.
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Why do you hate freedom?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
lol.
Hey, if I didn’t, I wouldn’t be able to say “I wrote up an Olympic gold medalist!”
That’s a pretty cool thing to be able to say.
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Whoa really? Who?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Natalie Coughlin?
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Jonny Moseley?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
What about TwistNHook? His comencement speech made no sense?!?!
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Muttering under your breath in the crowd does not make you a commencement speaker.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Um, I’m gonna go with no, Chancellor Birgeneau was the lamest, when friggin Danny Glover or whoever it was refused to cross the picket line for striking UC workers.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Ugh, that’s the same reason we ended up with Jonny Moseley. Stupid picketers.
I didn’t see the Birgeneau commencement speech, but at least he went to college.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yeah but a lot of people go to college. Not many people go balls first down an icy chute at 80mph and live to tell about it.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
ummm… you do realize Jonny Moseley was a skier, right?
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That statement wasn’t about Jonny Moseley, it’s a general fact.
Not many people go balls first down an icy chute at 80mph and live to tell about it.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
…………………………..yes?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
Going down an icy chute at 80mph is not skiing. That’s called the luge. Or the skeleton. Or bobsledding.
But not skiing.
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Stop being pedantic.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
You said ‘icy chute’. Skiing is out in the great wide open. There’s nothing chute-y about it.
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I got your icy chute right here, kid!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
Last year’s speaker was Chris Gardner (“The Pursuit of Happyness”), who never went to college, but definitely had one of the better commencement speeches I’ve heard.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Bonnie Blair?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Ricardo Montalbon?
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
I didn’t know the Unabomber was a gold medalist…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
you’re all wrong, and I’m not telling who.
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IT’S NOT RICARDO MONTALBON?!?!?
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Dick move!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Hey, I lived on the 7th Floor!
Then again, so did the 7th Floor Crew!
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
I feel bad for Indiana's Bill Lynch
After this happened to him too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSM5JVpKQN4
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LATE HIT or LOVE TAP?
Georgia player “hits” Tim Tebow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDvFbD7wIAg&feature=player_embedded
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Syracuse loses their preseason game: Does this mean they turn around and crush us by 30?
Syracuse loses to Division II LeMoyne 82-79. Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician is thrilled by the news.
complete disgrace.they should use that new melo center to run sprints from now til midnight. and then run more tomorrow.
excuse me while I go drink bleach
The bigs are still big pansies. Neither could do anything inside and have yet to develop any moves.
Is it almost lacrosse season?
this week is the worst ever for a syracuse fan.
Wooo! Syracuse was first on Sportscenter…..oh wait…fuck
IT’S ALL GREG PAULUS’ FAULT.
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Was ragnarok responsible for this somehow?
They are the LeMoyne Dolphins, after all.
Praise be to Tedford!
this is the comment i really liked to see
Pathetic performance
Also watched on SNY…
Played little to no D
The bigs are still big pansies. Neither could do anything inside and have yet to develop any moves. Oh well.
Wes Johnson: better than advertised
Triche is no Flynn. Had some bad turnovers, but showed he’ll be solid.
Turnovers….
It was a typical SU game. Uninspired play, got outhustled, bricked open shots, etc. Thankfully it doesn’t count, but the damage is done. That was pathetic and really puts a damper on this team going into the year.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
No shit they were uninspired… it was an exhibition against LeMoyne college..
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
Reminds me of a couple of years ago
Michigan State lost an exhibition to Division II Grand Valley State to open the 2007-08 season. MSU ended up going to the Sweet 16 that year.
That same year, Ohio State lost an exhibition game to Divsion II Findlay University. That was the same OSU team that won the NIT (beating us in the process).
Syracuse will prolly be all right.
Praise be to Tedford!
How times change--Jahvid Best 4th best running back...in the Pac-10?
Sigh. Worst part is I can’t even disagree that much. Quizz, LaMichael and Gerhart have had superior seasons thus far. Wilner has the down-low.
4. Jahvid Best, Cal. Has posted some huge yards-per-carry numbers but a non-factor vs. Oregon, USC and ASU — and that’s 60% of Cal’s league games thus far. The problem has little to do with Best and everything to do with opposing defenses putting 27 players in the box to stop him — and daring Cal to beat them through the air. Still the top talent and top pro prospect in the league but on the second tier when it comes to impact and performance (104.8 ypg).
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Yeah clearly, the issue here is how you define “best”. If “best” means football talent and NFL potential, and NFL prospectus, then clearly Jahvid Best is the “best.”
But if “best” means statistical performance, then clearly, Best may not be the “best.”
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Sounds about right.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 4:14 AM PST up reply actions
If you you define “best” as a guy with the last name of “Best”, then I’m pretty sure Best is the best.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-U-N-S-U-R-E-O-F-H-I-M-S-E-L-F"
by JShufelt on Nov 4, 2009 8:19 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
He’s only been on the scout team. No word if he’ll be playing against Stanford yet. It’s my understanding Chip Kelly hasn’t even taken the request to the AD yet.
I’m not really too concerned about it. If he comes back, he’ll be more in the role that he was last year. The 4th quarter finisher. LMJ will keep his starting job, and Barner or Blount will get a carry here and there, and at the end of the game, Blount will just smash into the tired shells of the defense after they’ve been trying to chase down James for 3+ quarters.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-U-N-S-U-R-E-O-F-H-I-M-S-E-L-F"
Well, if he is going to be activated, it has to be soon; like, now.
Any logical person would conclude that if he’s activated when you’re losing, or even after a loss where the run game was ineffective, then people will claim it was motivated by need/greed/opportunism/whatever. Shit, even if the red zone run game was bad during a win, people will claim that.
He must be activated when he’s not needed at all. It has to be when the run game couldn’t possibly get any better or when the team couldn’t need him less.
When should he be activated? How about today? What if your run output even dips during Stanford? You lose your chance. It has to be now.
Eh, are people really that opposed to his reactivation? I just see it as a talking point among the TV shows and talk radio. Nothing of substance really… at least in my view. LEAVE LEGARETTE ALONE
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From the perspective of Public Relations and perception, I completely agree with you. However, I don’t think Chip Kelly really cares about that stuff.
But, yeah… I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of him taking the field against Stanford yet – it just is a lot later than people thought it would be announced. I know they had a meeting on Sunday about it. Maybe they had a few more things to add to the criteria.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-U-N-S-U-R-E-O-F-H-I-M-S-E-L-F"
Let’s assume you’re right. He doesn’t care about image at all. Doesn’t he care about Bluntman?
Kelly needs to release him into a situation that doesn’t hurt his future NFL prospects. He needs to activate LGB when the press will be the least antagonistic towards him. He needs to set him up for success right? That’s what I’d do if I really cared about him.
What about rumors that he recently ran over three nuns? What can you tell us about that?
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I think you have it slightly confused. When they said “ran” they meant “knocked” and when they said “over” they meant “up”.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-U-N-S-U-R-E-O-F-H-I-M-S-E-L-F"
I don’t think Jahvid turned in a no-show at ASU. Yes, he only had 60-some yards on 18 carries, but he also had 60-some yards receiving, including a few plays where he turned nothing into 8-10 yards.
But yes, the rest of the Pac-10 running backs have taken a step forward, while Jahvid merely stayed in place.
One other note, before I stop my rambling, he is scoring a lot more this year, and we have the lesser defenses forthcoming.
that TD was a pretty good highlight.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Kevin Riley not shaving the beard until Cal loses--good call or bad call?
For those who have been able to see Kevin Riley without his helmet on lately, you may have noticed he’s growing quite a beard. There’s a reason for that. After the Bears lost to USC, Riley decided not to shave as a good luck charm. After the Bears beat UCLA in their next game, Riley said he wouldn’t shave until Cal lost again.
So Riley hopes to really get a mountain man beard going, although he admitted today that it’s getting a little out of control. But he’s committed to the facial hair for now.
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An if we win out, what then? Does he not shave until next season???? I need answers!!!!!!!
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Will the Bears be able to stop the Rodgers brothers?
Cal’s defense talks about how tough it is to stop them.
All that doesn’t bode well for this weekend, when the brothers Rodgers — who currently rank No. 1 and 2 in the Pac-10 in all-purpose yardage — bring their act to Memorial Stadium.
“(Jacquizz is) hard to tackle, because he’s fast, shifty and low to the ground,” Bears safety Brett Johnson said. “I’m kind of a taller guy, so I practically have to get down on my kneecaps to tackle the guy.”
A lot of defenses seemed to have that problem last season, when “Quizz” was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year after averaging 113.9 rushing yards per game. As Cal found out, the younger Rodgers is very adept at waiting behind his blockers and then slipping through gaps that are, as Johnson said, “about a foot wide.”
“It’s really hard, especially coming from safety,” Johnson said. “You’re coming downhill so fast to fill the gap, if he stops and changes you’re like, ‘Hey, where did he go?’ All the linemen are 6-foot-3 or 6-foot-4, he hides behind them really well and uses the blockers really well. He’s got good vision.”
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no
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
- I think it will be an offensive shootout.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
It would be awesome if the game deteriorated into a Best v. Quizz shootout for the ages, with the headlines reading:
Almighty Best Outduels Quizz in the All-time Greatest Running Back Duel.
Best’s 401 total yards and 6 touchdowns including an 80 yard gem with under 90 seconds left in the game to polish off Oregon State, outshined Quizz’s own career day of 193 yards running and 251 total yards with 4 touchdowns.
“We should note, tho, Quizz carried the ball an unprecedented 53 times.
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Lagemann's breakout weekend
Lagemann shines: One of the offensive bright spots against Arizona State was wide receiver Alex Lagemann. He made three catches for 38 yards, repeatedly wandering over the middle to snare passes in traffic.
Lagemann, a sophomore from Saratoga, is happy to contribute any way he can. His football career nearly ended after he sustained a broken navicular bone in his left foot during training camp in 2007, his freshman season.
“I felt like I let people down and let myself down,” Lagemann said of his injury and extended absence. “Even though I couldn’t stop myself from breaking my foot, it was a mental roller-coaster ride.”
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3 catches for 38 yards is “shining”? WHY DOES THE CHRONICLE HATE CAL?
If a 3-catch, 38-yard performance is an “offensive bright spot”, then Arizona State must have laid a turdburger on Saturday.
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Haha, indeed. “Wandering” is what six-year-olds do when you attempt to make them play soccer.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Nah, I’ve found they just follow the ball. All 22 of them. At the same time.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Sometimes one or two of them sit down and pick flowers.
Trying to make children that young play in an organized fashion is totally absurd, a product of parental over-involvement. Give them a few jackets for goal posts and let them sort it out themselves.
by DC Trojan on Nov 4, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Indeed. My brother once did this while playing goalie. He even managed to save a goal, as a ball bounced off him and rolled away. He didn’t appear to notice.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
It’s not ridiculous as long as the parents don’t take it too seriously. If a kid wants to sit and pick flowers, let him (or her). I think they can have fun all chasing the same ball, and as long as no one gets hurt, it’s a good time. I mean, I remember playing soccer at that age, I had fun.
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I live in Bethesda MD – there’s nothing relaxed about playing soccer in front of a bunch of Type A parents most of whom either openly think that every extracurricular activity is critical to their children’s march up the ladder of meritocratic success, or are trying to convince themselves that they don’t think that because they don’t know how they got there.
Soccer leagues for kids start at 2 – 3 here and in northern VA, and many of them you can’t get your kids in at age 6 because the teams are and have been filled. People think they are getting something because there are so many foreigners and former college players to hire as coaches, and there’s competition for the most qualified coaches.
It’s sick. I learned more about playing soccer and ball control playing with my friends at school when we had to use tennis balls because full sized balls. Putting 2 – 6 year olds in uniforms and making them run drills and pretend to play games is bullshit. If it had any merit beyond another opportunity for people to pretend that they are enriching their children, countries that are good at soccer would do it.
by DC Trojan on Nov 4, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
rec'd.
Living in the People’s Republic of Davis, where they worry more about the number of PhD’s than affordable housing, and city services. This is also the case. Thank all that is good and pure that my kids have had no, and i mean NO interest in organized ball sports.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 4, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
well see, like I said, the parents are the problem there, not youth soccer itself.
Move to Cali – it’s more chill over here.
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Soccer leagues for kids start at 2 – 3 here
I don’t know much about kids but that sounds kinda crazy.
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I live amongst lunatics. There’s a lot to like about the DC area, but people here gots to chill. Even the so-called hippy neighborhoods are all amped up.
Sort of.
The biggest aggregation of theoretically hippy types is Takoma Park. There were nearly riots when the cooperative supermarket decided to start carrying meat. The mother of one our friends over there was mentioned in a Washington Post article about people who had been vegetarians for years, started eating limited amounts of meat, and felt better as a result: she got hate mails, threatening calls, and so on.
I tried to find an appropriate image for this and failed. Anyway, that’s crazy. Seems a tad angry and closed minded for hippies.
more like yippies?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
I was thinking of something completely different.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/366840/
my favorite Yippies bit evair.
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also: a freakin’ hilarious new take on the Yippies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3N8ZW6fCa4
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You would have liked the original Yippies, too. They invented pie-throwing as political act, and successfully pied William F. Buckley and CIA Director William Colby, among others. They organized marijuana smoke-ins. They made a tongue-in-cheek threat to put LSD in the Chicago water supply, demanding, “the politics of ecstacy!” They founded the feminist theater group W.I.T.C.H. (Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell). When called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, they dressed as Santa Claus and revolutionary war soldiers, passed out copies of the Declaration of Independence, blew bubbles, and gave the committee Nazi salutes.
The government was completely incapable of dealing with them, because they simply mocked everything the government tried to do.
So, they’re what CGB would be without the Community Guidelines?
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
The government was completely incapable of dealing with them, because they simply mocked everything the government tried to do.
I truly missed my calling in life.
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And the world was safe for another lifetime.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
Surprisingly enough
(or maybe not so much)
It’s the same in the South Bay. Or more specifically the cupertino-saratoga-san jose area. It’s mostly Asian parents going crazy.
In other words, Go Bears!
2-3 year old soccer is a bit much, I’ll grant you that. But youth organized sports is not evil! Maybe you guys just don’t live in the right spots or have had poor experiences, and I’m sorry for that.
My experience was that it was just fun. It wasn’t high pressure, it was just soccer. You got to put on a uniform (fun), you played some ball, and you went for pizza afterwards. No professional coaches, no mobs of angry parents (There was one angry parent one time, but my dad shut him up pretty quickly). Heck, my dad was an assistant coach one year, and he never played soccer on any high level.
YOu win some, you lose some – it teaches you to take the good with the bad, and you get outside and get some good exercise. You learn when you’re 8 years old that when your coach kicks a long bomb from the far end of the field and it hits you, a defender, square in the crotch before it even hits the ground, it hurts like hell. Valuable lessons, all.
I’m not saying it was all wonderful, 100% of the time, but nothing is. It’s just not the evil everywhere that it apparently is where y’all are.
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I agree. Organized ball sports taught me a lot about … a lot.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, about balls, Rishi. About big, hairy, swinging testicles. Balls. Balls balls. Spot on.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
My entire extended family, is that you?
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Uh…who said “youth organized sports is evil”? I played soccer from age 8-17. But having 2 years run soccer drills is fucking stupid.
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Maybe I’m crazy but could it be that parents also maybe want to introduce their kids to sports so they’ll make friends and have a lifelong association of exercise with fun?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Those first three words you said.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Someone’s bitter they were chosen last when people picked teams at recess!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
They only thought I was good for maths.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Or make them play basketball or suit up in pads. BE A MAN.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Considering the fouls called in basketball I would say that playing basketball is almost a prerequisite to not being a man.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Interesting thought from Bear Insider
Should Tedford go for it on 4th down between the opponents 15-40 yard line?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 4:18 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I wanted to bring this up (but didn’t). Ok…love the aggressiveness on the 2nd down Crazy play, but where was that same aggressiveness on the 4th and 1? Perhaps Tedford didn’t have faith in the run game there…which is why I look forward to man-child Dasarte Yarnway next year.
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--Coach Clark
Conclusion: It's worth the risk
Tedford should go for it on 4th down – Yesterday, 11:36 PM
I am going to claim that between the 10 and the 40, Cal should just about always go for it on all 4th downs for the remaining games.
Here is my reasoning:
Our FG unit is 100% inside the 10 – Get the points
Outside the 10, the FG unit is a dismal .375
Now, looking at our offensive plays, of 538 plays this season, 43% have gained more than 5 yards. That means that it is CLEARLY in our favor to go for it on 4th and 5 or better. 29% of our plays are over 10 yards, meaning it is almost a toss up to go for it on 4th and 10 or try for a FG outside the ten.
Better than 1/3 of plays have gone for over 9 yards, giving the offense a better chance of getting a first down than the ST of getting points.
Now, the sample size is very small for our FG unit, but it is clear that
1. They have missed normally easy “gimme” kicks several times, and
2. have already been blocked by WASHINGTON STATE.
Neither of these problems have seemed to be addressed this season (our winning FG last week was almost blocked, and we missed 2 of 3 from outside the 10, for example).
Offense Plays
Game – plays – 5+ – 10+
MD 65 – 34 – 17
EWU 63 – 34 – 20
Minn 69 – 26 – 11
Oregon 70 – 21 – 8
USC 67 – 22 – 13
UCLA 63 – 27 – 15
WSU 61 – 35 – 20
ASU 80 – 32 – 19
Totals 538 – 231 43% – 123 29%
ST Field Goal attempts
YL, successful, attempts
0 to 5 1-1
6 to 10 3-3
11 to 15 1-2
16 to 20 0-1
21 to 25 0-1
26 to 30 1-3
31 to 35 1-1
Basically I claim it is like this
4th and 5 between the 10 and 40
1. 43% chance of getting the first down (and a chance for 7)
2. 37.5% chance of getting 3 points
4th and 10 between the 10 and 40
1. 29% chance of getting a first down (and a chance for 7)
2. 37.5% chance of getting 3 points
Now, of course going for it on 4th and 9 or 4th and 8 would be ridiculous, but not going for it on 4th and 5 or less at this point is ignoring the fact that our ST’s are ridiculously bad.
Opinion? BTW, we have had a lot of plays on offense.
by danzig on Nov 4, 2009 7:35 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Another way to put this is that you’d have to beat the expected value of 1.1 points from 4th and 5 and kicking a field goal. I don’t like the assumptions here though, insofar as that kicking a field goal from 11 yards out should be higher probability than kicking one from 40 yards out. If we were to follow the odds given here, then Cal should always go for it on the 15 yard line when facing 4th and 5, which strikes me as a situation where you’d take the easy points.
There might be something here, but if there is, this isn't it
There are way too many unjustifiable simplifications in this analysis.
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by carp on Nov 4, 2009 9:47 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Also, someone in the know on BI says that Cal will be using the only uni combo that hasn't been used
Hasn’t been used this year or hasn’t been used ever?
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Is Avi posting from the future????
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Tell us, Avi, which mediocre bowl gae do we make this season? CalBear81 has to buy her tickets for El Paso. And fast!
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CalBear81 looks forward to watching it from El Paso.
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I once found a Oak-SF flight. Just 1 layover in LA!
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I once took a one-stop flight from Oakland to Seattle. I assumed the stop would be in Portland. It was actually San Francisco. The best part of the 4-minute flight from Oakland to San Francisco was when the pilot told gave us the pre-landing information, including what the local time was in SF.
Are you serious?
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That is the most epic thing I’ve heard ever and I listen to myself speak all the time.
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All 10 home losses
2002:
Air Force
Washington State
Arizona
2003:
Colorado State
Oregon State
2005:
Oregon State
USC
2007:
Oregon State
USC
2009:
USC
Praise be to Tedford!
I've been thinking about this for an hour
I needed to have something to bill my client for show for it.
Praise be to Tedford!
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Womens BBall win exhibition:
No. 18 California Wins 101-81 in Exhibition Game Tuesday Night
Freshman DeNesha Stallworth scores 21 points while fellow freshman Brenna Heater gets 17 rebounds
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The Bears won their only exhibiton game of the 2009-10 season, 101-81
The Bears won their only exhibiton game of the 2009-10 season, 101-81
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Nov. 3, 2009
Final Stats | Quotes
BERKELEY -
The No. 18 California Golden Bears women’s basketball team saw their first live game action of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 3, earning a 101-81 victory over the Vanguard Lions in an exhibition game played at Haas Pavilion. Freshman forward DeNesha Stallworth scored a game-high 21 points while fellow freshman forward Brenna Heater grabbed 17 rebounds.
Vanguard, the No. 2 ranked NAIA team in the preseason poll, had a warm up on Sunday night when they took on the Stanford Cardinal. The Lions’ three-point shooting kept them in the game through the first half, with the Bears clinging to a 46-42 margin after twenty minutes of play. The second half was dominated by the home team with the Bears size and quickness pushing them out into a more comfortable lead and then never looking back.
The exhibition game, which provided a free opportunity for Cal fans to get a glimpse at this year’s squad, was the first look at the freshmen. Freshman forward DeNesha Stallworth gave the fans something to get excited about, scoring 21 points with 9 rebounds. Stallworth was technically coming off the bench in the game with forwards Talia Caldwell and Gennifer Brandon getting the call in the starting lineup, but all six active freshmen saw appreciable playing time. Stallworth tallied her double-digit points in 26 minutes on the court. Freshman forward Brenna Heater, also coming off the bench, pulled in 17 rebounds (11 defensive and six O-boards), and scored 9 points in 22 minutes on the floor.
“My first game was very exciting,” said Stallworth of her Bear preview. “It really opened my eyes to see what college basketball is really like. I loved it!”
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The senior guards also had solid performances. Gray-Lawson scored 18 points, hitting four three-pointers (4-for-7) with Vital right behind her with 13 points and four assists. Senior guard Lauren Greif had eight assists.
“It was good to get a game underneath our belts. Turn the lights on. Get some people in the building,” said Head Coach Joanne Boyle. “It’s nice to just sort of roll the ball out and get six freshman to get a taste of it.”
The Vanguard game is the Bears lone exhibition of the season. Their next true action comes on Sunday, Nov. 15 in their season-opener when they host Idaho State. The 5 p.m. game is a Youth Day with general admission tickets for all youth 12th grade and younger free for the game.
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Women’s Soccer player receives honor:
BERKELEY – For her instrumental role in Cal’s two Pac-10 Conference victories last weekend, redshirt junior Lisa Kevorkian was heralded as the Nov. 3 Pac-10 Player of the Week. Kevorkian scored the gamewinner in a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory against Arizona State and contributed a goal in the 2-0 win over Arizona.
Kevorkian was also named Muscle Milk California student-athlete of the week as well as a primetime performer of the week according to College Soccer 360.
“Lisa’s performances this past weekend were fantastic,” Cal head coach Neil McGuire said. “She led the team with her exceptional effort on Sunday. Her winning goal was an amazing finish.”
On Oct. 30, Kevorkian had the assist on the game-winning goal in the third minute against Arizona. While on a counter attack, Kevorkian passed the ball to Amanda Groves, who shot it to the back right corner to give Cal a 1-0 lead, which it never surrendered. Kevorkian teamed up with junior forward Alex Morgan to distance the Bears, 2-0, with just under 37 minutes remaining in regulation. Escaping defenders, Morgan dribbled the ball past diving UA keeper Devon Wharf in the box, and passed to Kevorkian, who was on the near side just above the end line. Kevorkian shot the ball in for her sixth goal of the season.
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wait…that was the rong story. you meant the one below!
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... why does someone with that name play soccer and not volleyball
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Field Hockey #2 seed in West:
This Week
The California field hockey team enters the NorPac Tournament this week after finishing second in the West in the regular season. The Golden Bears (6-10) will square off against Davidson in the first round of the tournament on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m. at Stanford. The semifinals will take place on Friday, Nov. 6, and the final will be on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Shimojima Earns All-Conference Honors
Redshirt freshman Megan Shimojima recently won NorPac Offensive Player of the Week honors, as announced by the conference on Oct. 27. It was Cal’s eighth conference weekly award this season. Shimojima scored twice, including the game-winning goal in Cal’s 5-3 victory at UC Davis in the regular-season finale. Shimojima tallied both of her goals in the second half. With Cal leading 3-1, she notched her first goal in the 57th minute. That score proved to be the gamewinner. After UC Davis cut the Cal lead to 4-2, Shimojima put the game out of reach with her second goal in the 65th minute. The goals were the third and the fourth of the season for Shimojima, and she now has nine points on the year.
Bears End Regular Season With Weekend Split
On Oct. 23, junior Megan Psyllos and sophomore Jessica Kreck scored for Cal, but the Bears fell to No. 12 Stanford, 4-2, on The Farm. Freshman Deanna Kennedy earned her seventh assist of the season. The Bears and the Cardinal split the season series.
Two days later, in the regular-season finale, Cal defeated UC Davis for the second time this season, 5-3, in Davis. Junior Lisa Lohre and Megan Shimojima scored twice. Sophomore Erin Magill earned Cal’s other score. In addition, junior Sophie Sproats notched three assists. Lohre converted on a penalty corner, as both Sproats and Deanna Kennedy recorded the assists. It was Kennedy’s team-best eighth assist on the campaign. In the 53rd minute, Lohre scored her second goal, which proved to be the gamewinner.
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Womens golf in 2nd place at Invitational:
KAHUKU, HAWAII -
The No. 10 California Golden Bear women’s golf team is in second place after the first 36 holes of the Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational. Emily Childs and Diane Kwon are in the top-10 individuals.
The Bears dropped three strokes off their opening round score, posting a 287 for the second round of 18 holes on the par-72, 6,361 yard Palmer Course at the Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku, Hawaii. The Bears, who started the day in third place, edged into second, trailing UC Davis by six strokes. They are four strokes ahead of UCLA and USC.
Sophomore Emily Childs led the charge by carding a four-under 68 in her second round, moving her up into a tie for sixth place at -2 overall. Sophomore Diane Kwon remained in the top-ten, tying for ninth after shooting a one-over, 73. She is now even through 36 holes. Sophomore Joanne Lee shot a one-under 71 and is now at +2 for the tournament.
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Womens Swimming to host Fresno:
On the Pool Deck
Defending NCAA champion California (1-0) hosts Fresno State (1-6) in a swimming and diving dual meet at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The last time the Golden Bears took on the Bulldogs was in 2003, when the Bears won, 166-100. Cal head coach Teri McKeever formerly coached at Fresno State, producing a 54-22 record with the women’s team (1998-92) and a 19-18 record with the men’s team (1990-92).
The Fresno State meet will serve as the 2009-10 debut for the Golden Bears divers, who have not yet competed this season. They will be busy this week, however, as first-year Cal diving coach Ben Herdt will lead his Bears to the USC Diving Invitational Friday, Nov. 6 to Saturday, Nov. 7 in Los Angeles.
Scouting the Golden Bears
The Bears took on UC San Diego in an exhibition on Oct. 15 and San Diego State two days later on a trip to the San Diego area. Cal won seven of 10 races, including such unconventional races as the 300-yard butterfly relay and 1,500-yard freestyle relay, at the relay-only meet at the Aztec Aquaplex. The Bears also trained with both the Tritons and Aztecs during the trip, which included beach workouts and swimming in the Pacific Ocean.
Cal defeated Pacific, 158-87, on Oct. 10 at Spieker Aquatics Complex in its first dual meet of the season. Four Bears won individual events, with impressive freshman Caitlin Leverenz winning in NCAA B qualifying times in the 200-yard breaststroke and the 400-yard individual medley. The Tucson, Ariz., product swam a time of 2:13.13 in the 200 breaststroke and a time of 4:13.96 in the 400 IM.
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XC earns Top 30 national ranking:
BERKELEY – On the strength of its fifth-place finish at last week’s Pac-10 championships – the best for the program in 21 years – the Cal women’s cross country team has entered the national rankings for the first time this season. The Golden Bears are rated 27th in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s weekly poll.
In addition, Cal has moved up one spot to fifth in the West Region rankings, the Bears’ highest standing of the year.
The West Region features six teams ranked nationally: No. 1 Washington, No. 5 Oregon, No. 14 Stanford, No.16 Arizona State, No. 24 Arizona and No. 27 Cal. At the Pac-10, the Bears finished one spot ahead of Arizona, which was rated 17th entering the meet..
In earning its high finish at Pac-10s, Cal was led by sophomore Deborah Maier, who captured sixth individually, the highest for a Cal runner since Elissa Reidy was also sixth in 1997. Maier completed the 6000-meter course in 20:00.10 and significantly improved on her team-leading 41st-place finish as a freshman last season.
The Bears also received strong performances from freshman Ellie Keene (20th, 20:37.14) and sophomore Keena Kohl (31st, 20:57.30).
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Q+A with Womens Soccer play Alex Morgan:
BERKELEY – With a team-leading 12 goals this season, Cal women’s soccer junior forward Alex Morgan now stands in fourth place all-time with 29 career goals. Last fall, she scored the gamewinner to help the U.S. under-20 national team to gold in Chile at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. CalBears.com sat down with the Diamond Bar, Calif., native to learn more about her time studying abroad this summer, playing in a world cup and her life off the field.
CalBears.com: You scored the eventual gamewinner in the U-20 Women’s World Cup – what was playing in Chile like?
Alex Morgan: Playing in Chile was a great experience because I had never played in front of so many people before. I think one of the stadiums seated 20,000 people. Also, getting international experience at such a high level really helped my game.
CalBears.com: What made you choose to come to Cal? Did you have a moment when you just knew that Cal was the right place for you?
AM: When I came up for my first unofficial visit, the girls were really nice and former assistant coach J.T. aka Jennifer Thomas is just awesome. Also, the environment was very different than what I have grown up in my whole life. Another thing that I liked are the traditions that both Cal and the women’s soccer program have. I knew right away this was the right fit for me.
CalBears.com: You studied abroad this summer in Spain – what was that experience like for you? Did you get much a break from soccer or were you training there? How’s your Spanish now that you’re back in the States?
AM: Ever since my sister, who went to Arizona, studied abroad in Australia, I have wanted to study abroad. This summer was the perfect time, and I am so happy that I went through with it. Spain is an amazing country that I will definitely go back and visit many times. I studied in Madrid and got to travel to many other cities and towns during the weekends. A month was the perfect amount of time for me because I really started to miss playing soccer every day. I didn’t get to play much, other than dragging my classmates to local fields to play soccer and run with me.
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"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
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Holy hell, Alex Morgan looks so freaking much like someone I know. It’s eerie.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-U-N-S-U-R-E-O-F-H-I-M-S-E-L-F"
She’s for sale?!?!?!
Does she accept MasterCard?
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-U-N-S-U-R-E-O-F-H-I-M-S-E-L-F"
Her sake, dammit.
I’m sure she doesn’t sell herself but I suspect the line would be around the block.
I think I’d feel quite sleazy standing in such a line. I’d also be overly concerned about the guys standing in front of me.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I’d be more concerned for the guys in line behind you.
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by BearStage on Nov 4, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
NAILED IT!!!!!!!!!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Oh snap!
Great Whites enter SF Bay
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13705787?source=most_viewed
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You guys should really thank me...
I was on the bridge that day and punched the shark in the nose when that happened… HE went back down to the depths, never to return to SF… Big shout out to Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, without you SF citizens would have to take a ferry to the North Peninsula… Everyone else? YOU’RE WELCOME!
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If you like big sharks, you should watch Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. There’s a scene where the giant shark jumps out of the water and eats the Golden Gate Bridge. I’m totally serious.
On second thought, don’t watch that movie ever. Gah, it was terrible.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
But, you should watch the trailer!
The shark goes after A FUCKING PLANE.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
…can’t …breathe… laughing… too… hard…
was this direct-to-dvd? I may need to watch this.
Also, buy it for my friend for Christmas. I have a history of purposely buying him really really shitty movies for Christmas, and this just might fit the bill.
Manos: The Hands of Fate (the original, NON-MST3K version)
10.5 (the horribly cheesy NBC made-for-TV movie… ever seen an earthquake chase a train? Now you have.)
This could be the next great addition to the list.
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If they repeat many of the mistakes in that spirited but sloppy triumph, well, good luck Saturday against Oregon State.
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--Coach Clark
Serious question for play-calling gurus here:
So I was reading about the Jaguars-Titans game, the Titans’ first victory of the season.
In that game, Jones-Drew of the Jags (and UCLA) has 177 yards on 8 carries, for a 22.1 ypc average. Two of those carries netted 159 yards alone.
I’m not an expert, but why the hell would you not hand him the ball more?
Del Rio apparently blames this on Garrard, who had been “checking out” of running plays. But eight carries? Either Garrard is REALLY selfish or Del Rio is putting the blame in the wrong place. Hell, even then, that’s only a few plays that Garrard has checked out of. Why would this back not get 20 carries? I find it hard to believe that Garrard, given his performance, would check out of twelve called running plays.
I’m quite curious as to the thought process here.
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It’s the Jaguars. There is no thought process.
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My answer would be that lots of football coaches believe that if something is working really well (handing the ball to MJD) they shouldn’t do it too much, or it might stop working. Their fear is that when the thing that works stops working, they will never be able to think of a new thing that works. This is pretty dumb, it would make a lot more sense to hand it to MJD until it stops working, and then come up with a new idea against a defense that has overcompensated to account for MJD. But football coaches are dumb.
Possible answer:Also, I think that despite their record, the Titans still have one of the best run Ds in the game and they wanted to exploit the worst pass D. Of course, once MJD got those runs, they should’ve scrapped this gameplan.
Real answer: Dirk Koetter is their offensive coordinator. The Jaguars are doomed.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, MJD had 5 carries in all of the second half. And like you said, Garrard can’t have audibled out of running plays more than a few times.
It’s one thing when you’re down 30-13 but they were tied at the half. Just plain dumb.
dboneisloose
I’ve gotten to watching the NFL.com highlights more now (since I don’t have a digital converter yet and hence have no TV reception). I’m really amazed at how good MJD is this year. I didn’t realize he was so tough to bring down.
Also, having him on my fantasy team is GREAT since having Ryan Grant as your RB2 is like having no RB2 at all.
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I mean, I hate the guy for being on UCLA, but he is absolutely right to complain about not getting enough touches when he’s averaging 22.1 YPC.
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Just because you get some long runs doesn’t mean the team runs the ball enough. Dude just wants to win, and he knows the running game is a strength of theirs.
Ugh… I can’t believe I just defended MJD. I feel dirty. I need to go wash my mouth out with borax.
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Jahvid Best gets some love on ESPN’s draft blog:
Because California RB Jahvid Best has struggled against his team’s toughest opponents, we had an eye on him last week against Arizona State. The Sun Devils rank fourth in the nation in run defense (80.1 yards per game) and held Best to 63 yards on 18 carries, but the stats don’t tell the whole story.
The film shows that Best made the most of the blocking he received, making good decisions and getting downhill quickly to take advantage of whatever openings were available to him. Perhaps most telling is that Best did not have a single carry for negative yardage. That’s always a clear indicator that a back is running hard and taking whatever the defense gives him.
Best also showcased his versatility on an 11-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. On the play, he lined up in the right slot and did an excellent job selling an inside move before breaking outside. Best caught the ball cleanly away from his body and showed good power and wiggle to get into the end zone, showing NFL scouts that he can make plays in the passing game.
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Yeah, it's looking more and more like Best will go
I’d love to have him back, but he’s doing such a good job as a passer too that it’s hard to believe he’ll drop much in the rankings.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
a good job as a passer
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
20 best TV shows of the decade. What does your top 5/10/20 list look like?
Here’s the bullet point list these guys provided.
20. Deadwood
19. Dexter
18. Breaking Bad
17. Family Guy
16. Weeds
15. Friday Night Lights
14. Colbert Report
13. Freaks and Geeks
12. 30 Rock
11. Curb Your Enthusiasm
10. Mad Men
9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Eh?)
8. Battlestar Galctica
7. LOST
6. The Sopranos
5. The Office
4. The Daily Show
3. The West Wing
2. The Wire
1. Arrested Development
Damn. It’s been an awesome decade of TV.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 10:22 AM PST reply actions
1. South Park
2. The Office
3. Colbert Report
4. Family Guy
5. Jeopardy (well it ran throughout this last decade)
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ran? RAN???
are you saying Jeopardy is OFF THE AIR???
please tell me you are lying.
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Jeopardy is alive and well, my friend. Have no fear.
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
You must be joking...
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
1. Seinfeld
2. Arrested Development
who cares?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
OH DECADE. DECADE. HAAAAAAA DECADE.
post phail. reply phail. ban me. close regs.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
can I just give you a swift kick to the groin?
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
I’d prefer it if you didn’t but I suppose I deserve it.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
1. South Park
2. Top Gear
3. Red Dwarf
4. Dr. Katz
5. Entourage
6. Star Trek TNG
7. The Wire
8. Iron Chef
9. The Sopranos
10. Seinfeld
Seinfeld syndicated reruns are the 10th best show of the decade?
Other than that, sweet list.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
I’d actually put Curb in front of Seinfeld… well maybe. I don’t know. I’d probably put Frontline at 10 and have Seinfeld and Curb be tied for 12th.
I’m still trying to figure out who’s better at self-loathing, Larry David playing himself, or George Costanza as written up by Larry David.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Same character.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Top Gear, STTNG, Dr. Katz all strong choices, well done!!
(though i don’t think dr. katz was this decade – that was the 90’s, no? Also, STTNG folded in 1994)
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4. Flashforward
Didn’t that show debut last month?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
If it’s popular, Rishi likes it.
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Flagged. Personal attack.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
No, multicolored! Protection from black.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
True. Rishi is flagged for being Rishi yet again.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
No, it is worse.
However, you are not the only intervening variable so we can’t draw any conclusions either way.
Rishi’s having so much fun out there! He’s like a kid!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
I can’t believe Rishi hit the showers before the market closed! Such impish tomfoolery!
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by BearStage on Nov 4, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You skipped your 6th entry and your 7th was blank.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Real list
1. Top Gear
2. Arrested Development
3. Rome
4. The Daily Show
5. Colbert Report
6. Curb Your Enthusiasm
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Missing some true gems like
1. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2. Venture Brothers
3. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
4. Metalocalypse
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 4, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
“You know what they say, Gandhi is dandy but liquor is quicker.”
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Your right. There should be a separate list for Adult Swim. Way too many good “mini” shows.
5. Robot Chicken
6. Drawn Together
Drawn Together was one of the most f’ed up shows ever. Of course I watched half the episodes and laughed hysterically through every one.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
I agree with you but would subtract Metalocalypse. That show sucks. Might be because I don’t dig on metal-type stuff but yeah, boooo. I’d rather watch Super Jail.
I foolishly left out Robot Chicken, and I would also agree with adding Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show: Great Job, or the Brak Show, but not so much on the Superjail. If you had suggested 12 oz Mouse I would’ve attempted to start a flame war
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 4, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
I liked ATHF and Metalocalypse the first couple of seasons, then they pretty much just got ridiculous.
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Wait, THEN they got ridiculous? You are suggesting they didn’t start ridiculous? I dispute that point. They are always ridiculous.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 4, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
well of course, that’s why i loved them, but then they got relatively ridiculous, and then i lost interest.
ya dig?
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Yeah, once Dr. Weird and the Mooninites stopped appearing in the ATHF prologues, things got ridiculous. [hopes ironic inflection gets through over the internetz]
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 4, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
dude, i LOVE the Mooninites. They are 10 kinds of awesome. Especially the little one.
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I believe that is Err. “Help us save our craps!”
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 4, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Random Mooninite quotes (keep hitting refresh for more quote goodness)
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 4, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
WHAT ABOUT THAT SHOW WITH JOHN BELUSHI?!?!?!?!?!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
The TwistNHook Comedy Hour is curiously absent.
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So was the comedy…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
From the Shows I've Actually Seen
9. Sons of Anarchy
8. Entourage
7. Colbert Report
6. Daily Show
5. Firefly
4. Battlestar Galactica
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm
2. Arrested Development
1. Mad Men
I’m sure if I had HBO this list would be longer, I tend to really enjoy their shows.
Forgot two
11. Always Sunny in Philadelphia
10. Entourage
9. Sons of Anarchy
8. Colbert Report
7. Daily Show
6. Firefly
5. Battlestar Galactica
4. Six Feet Under
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm
2. Arrested Development
1. Mad Men
My list
1. Lost
2. Arrested Development
3. The Office
4. Battlestar Gallactica
5. Top Gear
6. Doctor Who
7. Pushing Daisies
8. Firefly
9. The Daily Show
10. Colbert Report
11. Scrubs
12. 30 Rock
13. Family Guy
14. The Sopranos
15. Entourage
I’m probably missing a few great ones that I haven’t seen in a while because they don’t come on in reruns anymore.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Didn’t Lost curb off the deep end after two seasons? Or were you okay with it?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
I’m really surprised to see the West Wing so high, Dexter and Deadwood so low and LOST even on the list. For the most part, the list makes some sense…
Too many questions, not enough answers
Filler episodes
Melodramatic soap opera relationships
Repetitive style
Don’t get me wrong it’s a solid show and fun to watch, but just doesn’t have enough depth for me to really get into it.
The perils of dating shallow women.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Mrs DC Trojan is not an alumna of USC, that’s why I married her.
As for the young ladies around the place when I was an undergraduate, there were indeed some spectacularly vacant and shallow ones. I tried mixing it up by dating an opera singer for a couple of years, which did not go well.
The women I date aren’t really shallow, I just make them seem that way.
OH SNAP!
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I thought about it, then decided it would be better if I weren’t suggesting anything at all.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
It would have been a better or at least more alliterative thing to call him the Mayor of Maidenhead.
by DC Trojan on Nov 4, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
The West Wing was a really, really good show. It lost something towards the end, but I really enjoyed it.
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2 great seasons, 2 good seasons, and then I stopped watching after Sorkin left. From the bits and pieces I’ve seen of those last 3 years, I don’t really regret it.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
The West Wing was a really good show. It could have been an AMAZING show if they had lost the incredibly obnoxious sense of sanctimonious self-righteousness that oozed from every pore of every episode. By season 3 I wanted to punch Martin Sheen in the face.
dboneisloose
By episode 3 I wanted to punch Bradley Whitford in the face, and I agree about Sheen. Other than that, no complaints.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
The show was just wildly unrealistic. Not only would that administration never have been able to accomplish anything, but none of those people would ever have reached that level in politics.
dboneisloose
Well, if I remember the shows correctly, they didn’t accomplish anything. Except assassinating some foreign minister.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
Every television show is wildly unrealistic. No one will watch lawyer shows or movies with me, because I spend the whole time saying: that’s stupid, that’s ridiculous, that would never happen.
I OBJECT YOUR HONOR
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
What would a sample script be like?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
[Arrive for tee time at 9am — 2 billable hours]
[Smoke cigar — 1 billable hour]
[Hit on secretary — 3 billabe hours]
etc.
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
Scene opens: lawyer sitting at desk reading cases. After 25 minutes of this:
Lawyer: “I found a 1926 case from the Southern District of Illinois that says I can remove this case to federal court. Hooray!”
Secretary: “Yawn.”
35 more minutes of lawyer reading cases. Then:
Lawyer: “That 1926 case was reversed by federal statute in 1952. Damn.”
Tune in next week for more legal thrills.
Fascinating.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
OVERRULED
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
I SAID I OBJECT!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
You left out the huge time spent milling about scrounging for food, and yelling at subordinates.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 4, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
What about the huge time spent milling abotu scrounging for subordinates and yelling at food?
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I look forward to a lawyer show that is 44 minutes (plus commercials!) of a deposition. DRAMAZ!
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Replace Family Guy with Rome and I’d be OK. We need a good Family-Guy-sucks-no-Family-Guy-is-awesome flame war. I fall pretty firmly on the ‘sucks’ side.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
/obscure cultural reference that only Seth McFarlane find funny
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Their shtick isn’t even obscurity, it’s randomness – non-sequiturs get old after a while.
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Don’t forget bits in which the Family Guy characters do exact recreations of famous movie scenes. I keep expecting some twist that makes the joke qualify as parody…and then nothing happens. They just do the exact same thing that happened in the movie. LOL Peter is like Luke Skywalker!
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My evening is RUEENED. IT’S RUEENED. RUEENED. IT’S RUEENED. RUEENED. IT’S RUEENED. RUEENED. MY EVENING IS RUEENED.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 12:47 AM PST up reply actions
1. Lost
2. Top Gear
3. Doctor Who
4. BSG
5. Rome
6. Mad Men
7. Coupling
8. HIMYM
9. The War (Ken Burns)
10. Firefly
Rome and the first couple of series of Coupling were both solid, for very different reasons. I suspect that if Coupling had had as much nudity as Rome, I might have put it at number 1 with a bullet.
Dude that Aventine bartender lady was SO HOT my god!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Yikes... Coupling? Really?
What kind of blog is this anyway?
The only Brit comedy I can stand is That Mitchell and Webb Look.
Hey! No self-flagging in public!
That’s disgusting!
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If it’s perfectly acceptable in Corvallis, you’re disrespecting his culture!
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Hey, we only started self flagging after we saw you guys self flagging down in Berkeley. We learned it from watching you, ok?!
loved that add.
and the guy’s porn ’stache.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 4, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
aw come on, everybody had that ‘stache in the 80’s.
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Your dad is not a representative population!
He most assuredly did not represent me, at 0-2 years old in the 80s.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
You are sadly lacking in testosterone.
Coupling IS the British “Friends”… and I don’t mean that in a good way, ‘cause I’m sure you’re a huge fan of that show too.
I won’t say it’s not worth trying out… shit, maybe you’ll like it? I just get the same satisfaction watching Coupling as I do from Friends, which is very little.
A mediocre soap opera?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
awesome TV shows you bitches have forgotten
1) Powerpuff Girls
2) Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends
3) Dexter’s Laboratory
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1) Powerpuff Girls
Uhhh…
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
I’m imagining the episode synopsis: “Three bitches take on an evil mastermind….”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
This isn’t 20 best Cinemax softcore productions.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Yes?
Powerpuff Girls is an awesome show!
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This.
"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
WHATS WITH ALL THE REPLY FAILS?!?!?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
AND SMALLVILLE!??!!!!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
AND MEME TO LIFE: THE RISHI STORY??!?!?!??!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I CAN’T BELIEVE NO ONE HAS MENTIONED THE GEORGE LOPEZ SHOW!!!!!!!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
Actually I’m genuinely surprised Scrubs hasn’t got a mention.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, and 24, brah
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
It’s very very funny, but not a game-changer.
People forget that the unique “style” of Scrubs takes pretty heavily from “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”.
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That’s because people have never heard of "Parker Lewis Can’t Lose".
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I would say it’s equally a game changer as 30-rock. I laugh out loud at Scrubs sometimes, I don’t do that to many shows.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I’d agree it’s probably on the same level as 30-Rock, but is 30-Rock considered a game-changer? I’ve never seen it, but I don’t think I’ve heard it lauded as something truly original that affected the scope of television.
Again, I’m not saying I’m totally right, hahaha. you all suck. I just haven’t heard that. To me, Arrested Development felt like a game-changer becasue I had never seen anything even close to it on television before, and it rocked my brain. That said, can you be a game-changer with shitty ratings?
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Considering Frasier, Friends and Two and a Half Men, I would ALMOST say having low ratings is tantamount to being game changerriffic, at least for comedies.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Hey Frasier was actually funny.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Every episode of Frasier, ever:
Frasier: “Tralalalalalala”
Frasier’s dad: “…gay.”
Frasier: “ohwhatthenonsenseflabbergastisay by jove!”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
HA!
Frasier: “Eddie, get off the sofa!”
(Eddie stares at Frasier.)
Audience roars with laughter.
by ArbyOSU on Nov 4, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Niles: “Tralalalalalala!!!!”
Daphne: “well stap my vitals oop ‘n’ down, there Mr. Crane!”
Niles: gets a boner
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
Eddie was the bomb.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
haha perfect! now see, YOU got it.
But don’t forget the classic ‘Corkmaster’ episode. Perfect example of what ‘Frasier’ was. Probably the most loved and most hated episode of the bunch.
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It went like this:
Niles: “I say!”
Frasier: “I SAY!”
Dad: “Baseball and touchdowns and hamburgers.”
*HUGE LAUGHTER *
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Foghorn Leghorn?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDx3FZtDRbA
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You just didn’t get it. You didn’t even mention Niles! He was half the reason that show was so funny.
More than half, actually – David Hyde Pierce is a far better facial actor than anyone on that show.
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WHAT UTTER TWADDLE
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
WTF is a game changer??? Like a show so amazing that it heals the sick and finally I get a blowjob?
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Scrubs is funny for like the first three episodes. Then you realize that EVERY EPISODE IS THE SAME.
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+1000000000 except for the first three episodes part.
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Disagree, I think they kept it fresh up until about season 6. Then it started going downhill.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
CAPSLOCK, MAH FUCKA…. THIS IS HOW I SPEAK SARCASM
BIG BROTHER!! THE AMAZING RACE!! FEAR FACTOR!!!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
omg, amazing race.
I would actually watch that show if it was a midget paired with a blind person on each team. that would be sweet. they’d have so much trouble reaching things and moving quickly… I’d be crippled with laughter.
by ArbyOSU on Nov 4, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Holy crap. You just came up with the greatest reality TV show idea ever.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
It gets even better—they’re not just racing, they’re being chased. By what though? Dogs? Monkeys with hammers?
So who airs this show of ours? Versus? SpikeTV? FOX?
How about Twist chases the midget/blind person teams across canada on a sled being pulled by pitbulls. He could also have a team of monkeys with hammers. Those would be a huge challenge for the midget to fend off.
What a silly question. This is obviously a show for Bravo!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Can I just say that every time ArbyOSU stops by to comment in one of our threads, I suddenly really want a roast beef sandwich?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
5 for 5* bitaches!!!!
*now 5 for 6.95
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
feels like an Arby’s night?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Warning, actual frontpage content
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:19 PM PST reply actions
Being able to say you're in a "New Year's Day" bowl game has officially lost all prestige
LINK
DALLAS (AP) — The replacement for the Cotton Bowl game has been lined up.
Dallas city leaders say the Dallas Football Classic is planned for New Year’s Day 2011. The plan calls for using teams from the Big 12, Big Ten and perhaps Conference USA.
The first game will likely pit the seventh-ranked team from the Big 12 against the sixth-ranked team from the Big Ten, should those teams be excluded from Bowl Championship Season consideration.
The plan needs NCAA approval. It would run through the 2013 season.
The Cotton Bowl game is moving to the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington this season. That prompted officials to come up with a replacement game for the 77-year-old Fair Park venue.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I don’t get it. If bottom half Big 12/Big 10 teams get to go to bowls, shouldn’t bottom half Pac-10 teams (albiet with losing records) also get invited?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
The first game will likely pit the seventh-ranked team from the Big 12 against the sixth-ranked team from the Big Ten, should those teams be excluded from Bowl Championship Season consideration.
Huh? How could such teams be in BSC consideration?
Sanders-Frison to fill a void?
“I notice the better conditioning in everything,” said Sanders-Frison. “Stamina, being able to move better on defense, running the floor, jumping, being able to play hard on both ends of the floor -everything.”
Sanders-Frison comes in with a clear role this season for the Bears.
“My main main responsibilities will be to do the dirty work -get rebounds, set screens and the other stuff, but our perimeter guys are so good that everyone’s going to be focused on them so that will give me a chance to get some good shots up, too, noted Sanders-Frison. "But I’m not worried about that. You play good defense, rebound and do your job and that kind of stuff takes care of itself.
“I love to rebound.”
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:24 PM PST reply actions
Side Topic: Best Food Shows
1. Iron Chef
2. Man vs Food
3. No Reservations
4. Boy Meets Grill
5. Top Chef
6. Throwdown
7. Lydia’s Italian Kitchen
8. Nigella Bites
9. Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
10. BBQ University
Hydro would object to this list
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
She’s got my head gigantic…. HIYOOOO
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Or maybe just a show where she makes fatty comfort food and tries on bathing suits?
by ArbyOSU on Nov 4, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
she looks like my sis in law
sorta….with the same kind of crazed enthusiasm for the little things….
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Also there’s a website dedicated to her cleavage
by Kai on Nov 4, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Dude you've been Food Networkized.
They have some good shows which involve breasts but the ones on public channels are better.
1. America’s Test Kitchen
2. (original) Iron Chef.
3. Jacques Pepin
4. Cooking Secrets of the CIA
5. Good Eats
6. No Reservations
7. Yan Can Cook
8. Everyday Italian
9. Chopped
10. Boy Meets Grill
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Cooking Secrets of the CIA… what channel’s that on?
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 4, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Haha I remember one when they were making hamburgers, and mixing up the meat.
Jacques: “Ond rememberr, doo nut put salt een the ’amburger, eet ees already salty enough.”
Julia: “Well, I enjoy a little salt in my burger, so I think we should put salt in there.”
Jacques: “Non non non, doo nut put eny salt een the ’amburger!” *turns his back to peel a potato *
Julia: *madly shakes salt into burger meat *
Later when they’re tasting the burger:
Jacques: “…..Somebudee put salt een my ’amburger.”
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I love Jacques Pepin. Anything he does is amazing. Did you ever read his memoir? He’s got quite an amazing story.
I have to agree - a mix of Food Network shows and PBS shows is da bomb.
1) Iron Chef
2) Iron Chef (sorry, it’s just that good of a show)
3) Mexico: One Plate at a Time
4) Good Eats
5) Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home (the amount of butter they kill together is EPIC)
6) Yan Can Cook
7) East Meets West with Ming Tsai
8) the show with Jacques Pepin and his daughter (so much fun to watch them argue)
9) Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
10) Chef!
I know, technically Chef! is not a food show – but it kinda is, and it’s freakin’ hilarious, Ainsley Harriot is awesome, so it goes on the list.
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For Spazzy and/or anyone who agrees that Food Network is all about watching people cook and not actually learning how to cook yourself – great article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/magazine/02cooking-t.html
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nothing to do with what you just posted, but you'd probably find this interesting
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/10/the_california-cation_of_ameri.html
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I saw ‘cation’ in the link and was hoping to read something more positive.
by sec119 on Nov 4, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
LOL. It really got awesome when she started to gain a bit of weight. When she would turn suddenly and her breasts would be knocking shit over. Seriously an awesome show.
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by BearStage on Nov 4, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I just ran into Giorgio Tavecchio
No, not literally, so I didn’t get called for roughing the kicker.
I was coming back to my dorm from class and I saw him at the corner of Durant and Telegraph. I went up to him and said, "Aren’t you Giorgio Tavecchio?" He said yes and shook my hand. I was too surprised to say anything better than, "Nice field goal, man." Then he said, "Thanks, but sorry about the heart attacks along the way." I just laughed and went on my way because he was talking to someone else before I butted in. I wish I had said more, but that was the first personal contact I’ve had with a professional athlete who appears on national television, and I guess I was too caught up in the moment.
Funny thing is, I had just bought a Spicy Italian sandwich at Subway.
by GeoFreak on Nov 4, 2009 1:05 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Great story! Nice to know he’s a good guy. (But remember, they’re only professional athletes at U$C.)
I held the door open for Marshawn at the Golden Bear Cafe… He said “Thanks, man!”
I may now die in peace.
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I met Willie Mays at a card show. I believe I said, “ah, err, um, wow, err um.” It was one of my finest moments.
I remember the time that I could meet Mr. T at the mall. And I kept saying I’ll go a little later. I’ll go a little later. And then when I finally got there, they told me he had left.
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Did you ask the mall guy if he’d ever come back again?
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
but that was the first personal contact I’ve had with a professional athlete who appears on national television, and I guess I was too caught up in the moment.
“professional athlete”? Flagged. So flagged.
Praise be to Tedford!
Don’t act all high and mighty! By posting here, you are allowing me to drag you down into all this!
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i've always wondered about this...
What is this “meme” you guys keep talking about. I was hoping to pick it up in context but finally just looked it up in urbandictionary and came up with:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Meme
That narrowed it down but are you all using definition (4) or (5)?
4. in blogpeak, an idea that is spread from blog to blog
5 : an internet information generator, especially of random or contentless information
In most cases, (4).
In Rishi’s case, (5).
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Flagged for misusage of flag. That was a statement of fact.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
I’d prefer if you call me Godfather from now on.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Success!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
A meme is a shared experience by a specific community. When we share a certain experience, we want to relive that amazing moment over and over and over. And over.
And over. And over.
And over. Plus, over.
Again until we all yell at Rishi or royrules “THAT WASN’T FUNNY 40 ITERATIONS AGO!”
That, dearest since1997, is what a meme is.
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INDIAN FIIIIIIGHT
HAY LOOK GUYZ WHAT A FUNNY MEME LOL I CRACK MYSELF OFF!!!!
I’M SO FUNNY WHY WON’T ANYONE BLOW ME ANYMORE?!?!?!
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by Rishi on Nov 4, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Maybe nobody will blow you, because you spend all day staring at your hair in the mirror pretending that you are much more attractive than you really are. Also, you’re married.
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Also, you’re married.
That’s the unfortunate part. I thought being married guaranteed that at least one person would.
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It’s a song about a married man who can’t get sex from his wife, unless it’s birthday.
It also talks about his desire for marine-based creatures and his affinity for motorcycles.
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Nope, can’t really relate. Though motorcycles ARE pretty awesome.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I imagined you sweating through your shirt, huffing loudly, and wiping your brow repeatedly with a damp towel before pressing “Post” on that one.
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Ahhh...
Ahh, thank you dear TnH.
So lemme see if i understood the concept. would the following be considered “memes” here:
- Overhyping of Tebow, Favre
- references to Rishi’s use of Axe products
- Ohio being a generally awful place to live
- HP and Rishi fights, Royrules and Rishi fights, “Indian fights”
- USC players are paid
?
Sure, but memes are more often random sayings and what not.
Also, they do not necessarily have to be true (see: “Rishi’s use of axe products”).
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good example of a meme: Rags has sex with dolphins.
Much to Rags’ chagin, this one just won’t go away.
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Memes are also generally understood to be specific to the area. USC players are paid isn’t really a meme as much as it is a fact of life.
The Ohio jokes, the Indian fights, much more so.
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Other memes:
- ragnarok “made love” to a dolphin. Ork ork
- CBKwit died and returned as a zombie
- Twist evicts grandmothers
- That’s what she said
- OLD
- Twist’s scoop neck and chest hair
- ALAAMAAARRRR
- FIRE LUDWIG
In other words, Go Bears!
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- Someone’s bitter!
- You must be so torn
- That should be a CGB tagline
In other words, Go Bears!
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~royrules using this site as his personal Twitter.
~royrules whoring out Microsoft without sending us royalty checks.
~royrules is actually Jughead.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
That’s what she said
Except that’s from The Office. The only way it’s a meme here is the horrendous misuse of it perpetrated by you.
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How is it from The Office? Family Guy was making jokes about how lame it was like 8 years ago?
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by Kai on Nov 4, 2009 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-U-N-S-U-R-E-O-F-H-I-M-S-E-L-F"
by JShufelt on Nov 4, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
The word was coined in 1977 by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene. Just as genes survive and thrive (or don’t) in a gene pool based on how well they provide advantages for their owners, filling niches that allow them to be successful, memes (pronounced to rhyme with ‘gene’) are drawn by analogy to cover all sorts of ideas contained within the collective cultural mindscape. Wikipedia actually has a pretty decent summary (much better than urbandictionary):
Meme-theorists contend that memes evolve by natural selection (in a manner similar to that of biological evolution) through the processes of variation, mutation, competition, and inheritance influencing an individual entity’s reproductive success. Memes spread through the behaviors that they generate in their hosts. Memes that propagate less prolifically may become extinct, while others may survive, spread, and (for better or for worse) mutate. Theorists point out that memes which replicate the most effectively spread best, and some memes may replicate effectively even when they prove detrimental to the welfare of their hosts.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Once again ragnarok kills the thread by actually offering a substantive answer to somebody’s question. Tsk.
dboneisloose
That’s a very loose rhyme that gets “meme” to rhyme with “gene”.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
Nice story. Also solid Subway sandwich selection.
by Kai on Nov 4, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
I sat next to Alex Mack on an airplane back in 08. He got on in Phoenix. He sat next to me because I had a Cal hat and sweatshirt on. He said he was glad no one was sitting between us because it was a full flight but then a guy got on the plane at the last minute and sat between us. We both looked at each other and sighed. On the way off the plane he asked me what the poster I had in my hand was. That was the greatest plane ride I have ever been on. He is very nice in person.
Norcalnick's chick. Go Bears!
And the beginning of the end of my marriage.
DAMN YOU ALEX MACK!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Gotta say, Counting Crows guy is the absolute WORST.
Other than some chicks in Playboy we can’t exactly brag up here at OSU… Linus Pauling?
And the winner of Most Desperate Male on CGB is ….
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
You're welcome.
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by BearStage on Nov 4, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I didn’t know you guys did anything else besides Animal “Husbandry” up there… ::nudge nudge wink wink::
STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS
We’ve been our sourcing it since they became AtQ South.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-U-N-S-U-R-E-O-F-H-I-M-S-E-L-F"
Wait, wasn’t OSU the school with the dude who stole the gay sheep in his pickup truck?
Sorry, the material writes itself.
Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!
Not really. How can you tell when a sheep is pleased? Or disgusted? Apparently paleodan has some vital sheep-related experiences that make him privy to this sort of vital information.
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“…male sheep exhibit homosexuality at least as often as humans: roughly 8% of rams turn out to have sex exclusively with other rams….a group of researchers led by physiologist Charles Roselli of Oregon Health & Science University…study the neurological basis of sexual attraction. They have confirmed that test sheep are gay by allowing them to pick among males and females that have been restrained in stanchions to await sexual intercourse.”
So, we now have a definitive test to identify gay bondage sheep. Way to go, human race. Way. To. Go.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I was at that game. It was the closest I’ve ever come to wanting to email Tedford and asking for my money back (which wouldn’t have been much, since I got most of the trip paid for free).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Indeed it was. Probably the nadir of Tedford’s tenure (well, that and the subsequent Big Game loss, but at least most of the players were trying to win that game).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
ACTUALLY RELATED TO THE DBD
For all of our complaining, Memorial Stadium does a pretty decent job agitating opposing offenses at home: http://www.cfbstats.com/blog/2009/11/03/home-cookin/
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Nov 4, 2009 1:25 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
Surprised to see no Oregon.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
This is honestly just me being nitpicky, but I kinda wish they did some sort of control for the teams that were visiting (he mentions this as a factor in the footnotes). As in, not only how many type 19 penalties do teams get at Memorial, but how many more do they get than in their average home game.
That said, rec’d!
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by Rishi on Nov 4, 2009 3:27 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Yet more evidence for the argument that while Cal fans seem to think Cal has no homefield advantage…Cal has a significant homefield advantage. I like to think that we aren’t bad on the road, just exceptionally good at home.
Crowd energy is only some fraction of home field advantage
Classic example is US Soccer, which hardly ever loses at home despite a. having no set home stadium and b. constantly playing in front of crowds which are like 75% hostile…
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Best Day Evair
The jury deliberations are in for The People of Alameda County vs. carp. The defendant was accused by CHP’s finest motorcycle officer of crossing the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza during carpool hours without the requisite three (3) passengers. The defendant wrote a letter begging for mercy. Much to the defendant’s delight, the court ruled NOT GUILTY! Justice is served!*
*I don’t recommend this tactic in broad daylight.
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Finally we see the return of this category’s long-running theme: my team lost and disappointed me so I will show them by ranking them lower than everyone else. This week’s winner and the only guy to get above a slot or two is College Game Balls , which reacts to the end of Virginia Tech’s ACC run by totally omitting the Hokies from his poll.
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Cal is also ranked #21 overall by the bloggers
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 4, 2009 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
I was looking at restaurants around Yoshis for dindin this weekend. Am I stupid or did I not notice that a Everett and Jones is like right there? Is that new? HOW DID I MISS THIS???
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