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

Georgia player “hits” Tim Tebow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDvFbD7wIAg&feature=player_embedded

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.

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).

Okanes:

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.

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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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.”

Should Tedford go for it on 4th down between the opponents 15-40 yard line?

By process of elimination, that leaves…this (HT omnizzle!)

6 of the 10 home losses have been to USC or Oregon St.

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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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.

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.

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.

Womens golf in 2nd place at Invitational:

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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.

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.

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).

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.

My DBD on funny Halloween costumes seemed much less likely to jinx the shit out of us.

Except for my “Jeff Tedford At Rose Bowl” costume.

Great Whites enter SF Bay
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13705787?source=most_viewed

If they repeat many of the mistakes in that spirited but sloppy triumph, well, good luck Saturday against Oregon State.

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.

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.

This might deserve it’s own DBD if anyone wants to write up their own personal list, but might as well throw this out there.

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.