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DBD 11.05.09  Remember

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,

The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,

I know of no reason

Why the Gunpowder Treason

Should ever be forgot.

 

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent

To blow up the King and Parli'ment.

Three-score barrels of powder below

To prove old England's overthrow;

By God's providence he was catch'd

With a dark lantern and burning match.

Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.

Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

 
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Happy Guy Fawkes' day!  A day remembered not for what happened, but rather what happened not.  According to an in-flight magazine I read (which writes of a much different celebration than wikipedia), today is the day the British celebrate their right to voice their public discontent.  This celebration takes shape through the exploding of fireworks, the burning of effigies, and I'm sure... public drunkeness throughout the kingdom.

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The one known as V uses this forgotten holiday as the bookends to exact his personal vendetta and spark a subsequent revolution over the autocratic Thatcher  Sutler regime.  Prancing around destorying old buildings and murdering the gatekeepers to society V attempts what Guy Fawkes failed to accomplish.   His overarching premise is to incite the people to reclaim their consent, their self-rule and reclaim their country.  On this fifth of November, let us too, celebrate our rights, let us remind our ruling bodies that they should fear their people, not the people fearing their rule.  But before we destroy parliament (SPOILIER: SPOILER: I'm still super-pissed they showed that part of the movie in the trailer), let us assess the state of affairs at the territory formerly known as Bear.  Let us declare our public discontent!  Let us burn our despotic leaders, let us explode the stadium of Autzen, let us drink openly in public.  But I must ask of you first, whom shall be the first to burn?  The J-Empire?  The Marshawnthusiasts?  The Jahviditician?  Bob Gregory? Kevin Riley?  Whom?  Voice Your Discontent!

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I know of whom I would like to blow up in a plot of gundpowder treason, and his name is AAAAALLLLLLLAAAAAMMMMMMMAAAAAARRRRRR!!!!!!!

 

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Loved V for Vendetta. Great graphic novel. Pretty OK movie.

Time to scribble on this clean slate!

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 2:49 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Down with the Community Guidelines!

by Yes We Cannon on Nov 5, 2009 3:21 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

PERSONAL ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My friend Community G. No wait, that’s too easy, C. Guidelines, does not care for your personal attack, YWC!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

DEATH TO THE COMMUNITY GUIDELINES!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Guy Fawkes was an alien!!

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 3:32 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Guy Fawkes was a beaver!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

(actual photo of V without the mask)

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 3:36 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I sure hope Benny’s whispering that into ragnarok’s ear this Saturday.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 5:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is ragnarok moving from aquatic to semi-aquatic mammals?

by LeonPowe on Nov 5, 2009 6:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe that joke will finally be funny, then.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be fair, it was always funny.

It’s just been overdriven into the ground since.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What? Rishi driving a joke into the ground? You don’t say!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I gave up on saying “ORK ORK ORK” like five days after I created it and made almost no dolphin references since!

It’s other people taking my joke and ruining it!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What? Rishi being a martyr? You don’t say!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can call me Rishi bin Sadr

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Our president, is that you?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t see why his being Muslim (if true) would be such a big deal. Is America not ready for a non-Christian president?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Way to harsh my buzz.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 8:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I mean, traitor terrorist non-US muslim “president”

Barack bin Obama amirite?!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s too late. My buzz has been sufficiently harshed.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here, have a lemon drop.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would, but I only have $30 on me. How many can I buy?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fifteen of them!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds like a great deal. Tell me more!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like that, but with lemon drops.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You rang?

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Nov 5, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What’s going on? You must be sad by the state of UCLA football. But did you have to hack into that dad’s facebook and say all those mean things?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

now my buzzed has been harshed. and my handle. argh.

I didn’t hack into Theriot’s facebook. I was ghostwriting. Without permission.

And actually, I’m not really sad by the state of UCLA football. Honestly, at the beginning of the season, I would have guessed we would have been where we are. Thought we’d lose Tenn, thought we’d beat Stanford. I also wouldn’t start Theriot.

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Nov 5, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve never ghostwrote without permission, but having had ghostridden without permission, that can hurt.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder how one would ghostwrite the whip…

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Marshawn could do it!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think America is even ready for a non-religous (aka atheist) prez. Look how Clinton had to fake it. Because, of course, godless people just wanna nuke everyone.

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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think America would take a non-Christian president before an atheist president.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Neither of which will be in my lifetime. At least not in the America of which Ohio claims to be the bellwether.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Take THAT Missouri!

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think a Jewish president is the next religous barrier to fall. Pray that it isn’t Twist.

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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

More barriers need to fall if I want to become president!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s only white heavy drinking party animals who are incompetent and self-centered. Sorry Rishi.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t even have a rebuttal!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

first of all, I don’t even think we’re supposed to be examining your buttal.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s not what you said last night.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is entirely true.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the Rishi states would go ape-tit.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Polling data shows that Americans feel this way about non-straight-white-Christians as candidates:

Jews > gays > Muslims> atheists

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jews > gays > Muslims> child rapists > fauna > flora > atheists

Fixed

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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, Americans have a truly bizarre hatred of atheists.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 9:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be fair, atheists have a truly bizarre hatred of Christians.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hard to think why that would be.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Only the holier-than-thou extremists who want to run everybody else’s lives.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which is 99% of atheists on the internet

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which is 99% of atheists everybody on the internet

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let me run your life.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One of my testes just died.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, that’s not what I said to do.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What is their view on Hindus?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hindus are OK. It’s those monotheists that are the problem.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So, to atheists, one god is bad, but anything more is just a party?

PS If they don’t like holier-than-thou extremists who want to run everybody else’s lives, nobody introduce them to the Shiv Sena!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hindus are monotheistic!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If they are so monotheistic, how come that one God has so many arms? Why can’t they have 2 arms and 1 giant white beard and live on a cloud like a logical god?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Have you ever tried to eat an Indian meal without utensils? You need all those hands!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Chapati is all the utensil I need!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Except when you have a rice-based plate, you can’t use chapatis! That’s cheating, like faking injuries during the meal to give yourself time to digest before eating more.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Often times during meals, I pretend to sprain a wrist to give me extra moments for digestion. I can’t believe you are on to me!

Also, you can stuff rice in chapati. Or at elast I can. I guess, maybe you can’t!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Too much starch overload. Ruins the taste.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We need an expert on this. Where’s Hydro when you need him? Put down that asparagus!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wasting his time writing posts about football.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds like a bread sandwich…

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There would be other things in there dammit! Like dal! And lentils! And meat!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Are you one of those people who just mixes every item on their plate together into a big mush?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HELLZ 2 DA YA!

then, I blend it all into a delightful concoction!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Are you one of those people who buy a subway sandwich and throw it into the blender?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t have teeth. There’s nothign else I can do!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Are you secretly an old woman?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You mean there are more than zero people who do that?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I knew a person who broke his jaw and after two months of eating shakes and smoothies, wanted real food, so he took a hamburger and blended it up just to satisfy the cravings.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I dislike chapati

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In Soviet Russia, chapati dislikes you!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

According to the All Powerful Knower of All Things, Wikipedia:

Hinduism is a diverse system of thought with beliefs spanning monotheism, polytheism, panentheism, pantheism, monism, and atheism, and its concept of God is complex and depends upon each particular tradition and philosophy. It is sometimes referred to as henotheistic (i.e., involving devotion to a single god while accepting the existence of others), but any such term is an overgeneralization.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think Hinduism is viewed that way, because it was a giant range of, in some cases, completely unrelated religious traditions essentially lumped together by British arrogance and ignoranc.e

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, there’s no need to dump all over out culture and traditions!

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Scottish culture and traditions? You don’t even have Guy Fawkes Day!

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m pretty sure we do. Well, we burn stuff anyway on November 5th and the English only complain if it’s Carlisle.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So you steal an English-only holiday? What next, will you start celebrating Bastille Day?

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

July 4th.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Until the Tories win the next election, we’ll just have to content ourselves with heisting the national government.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you hated the British!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He is the British. Are you thinking: self-loathing?

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought he was Scottish? Man, I cant tell white people apart. They all look the same to me.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here’s how it works, Twist. There’s one island. On that one island, there were three (well, two-and-a-half anyway) countries. One country was called England. One country was called Scotland. And one, sort of, country was called Wales. They all got combined into a single country in 1707. That single country was called Great Britain. The the English are British, the Scots are British, and the Welsh are British. Very simple. Just don’t ask about the Irish part.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, Great Britain is the island. You’re talking about the United Kingdom.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, the country of Great Britain was created by the Act of Union in 1707. Eventually, they added Ireland, and became “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.” After the southern counties of Ireland became independent, the name of the country was changed to “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In modern usage “Great Britain” means the island. Unless you’re actually CalBear22?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was explaining the origin of the term “British.”

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would never anticipate HolmoePhobe to get in a slapfight over the origin of the term “British.”

But each day is a nice and more amazing day here in this co9mmuntiy!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, there are like three topics in the world that I can’t get into arguments about:
-Baseball (indifferent)
-Turnips (indifferent)
-Chemistry (ignorant)

Everything else is fair game.

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by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is not something to be proud of.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not proud of ashamed of it; I’m just stating a fact.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

MOTHERFUCK TURNIPS, BITCH!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude doesn’t like to be wrong.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am rarely, if ever, wrong.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mrs. Twist, is that you?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No. Dear GOD no.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought they have been French since 1066?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Only those bastard aristocrats. We were sold out in 1707 by a bunch of cheese-eating nancies!

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The “English” are mostly a mix of Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Norman/French, Jutish and other Viking stock, if I’m not mistaken.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really hope DC Trojan is Jutish. He looks to have a little Jut in him.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is the little Jut named Ragnar the Magnificent? And is he wearing a helmet with horns on it?

Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!

by Fire Starkey on Nov 5, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you were to look over my shoulder while I was syncing my iPod and iPhone, you would see that their system names were Hrothgar and Aethelred.

But they don’t have helmets. YET.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Irish part is pretty simple. The English sent a bunch of malcontent Scots over there who became Ulstermen. The Irish loathed them. When Ireland became independent, the English refused to take back the Ulstermen, so they created a reservation for them and called their unfortunate Irish neighbors British as well.

Simple as that. It’s the same basic process as Native Americans becoming Native Americans as opposed to remaining independent nations. Except with less smallpox in Northern Island, and Bob Marley and Iron Maiden never wrote songs about it.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s all very confusing. If you ask a Scottish person if they are British, they might agree depending on their politics. If you ask an English person about whether the Scottish are British, the answer is contingent on whether the Scottish are winning or losing in an international sporting competition.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

According to Rishi, actual Hindu:

While there are polytheistic and, hell, even atheistic Hindus, Hinduism is, at its core, belief in one God (Brahman), who takes on many forms. That is not the same thing as multiple Gods.

The thing, though, about Hinduism, is that any belief in it is right. It’s more of a lifestyle than a hard and fast religious doctrine.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I don’t want to live the hard and fast Hindu lifestyle, I want to live the hard and fast Rishi lifestyle!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can’t handle the hard and fast Rishi lifestyle!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I probably can’t. I’m insufficiently Kade.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even better! The Rishi lifestyle involves not being sleazy and greasy.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hinduism is a way of life. At least that’s what it was

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not all Hindus are monotheists, mr. “actual Hindu”.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And I said that!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indifference.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, there is lots of data that proves atheists won’t vote for Christian candidates.

Oh, wait, it’s just Rishi bashing non-theists again.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just more Rishi being Rishi!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no problem with atheists or non-theists. Just ones that think they’re better than everyone else because of that belief.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe they just think they’re better than you?

by atomsareenough on Nov 5, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And yet you constantly disparage atheists every time they’re mentioned.

Here’s the difference between Christians (or Muslims, or any kind of theists) and atheists/agnostics/non-theists: Christians think non-theists are evil, immoral, and going to hell. Non-theists think Christians are reading just a little bit too much into a 2000-year old book. Only one side is making moral judgments.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

or a lot too much

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or just be agnostic.

Or like me I’m an agnostic-hindu. I become religious sometimes and sometimes I go meh

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agnosticism is the only logical belief system, because it’s the only one that admits we’re never going to know the answer to this question.

Actually…we’re never going to know if we’re going to know the answer to this question. Having said that, I’m going to feel like a jackass if I die and find myself looking at St. Peter or Charon or reincarnated as a turtle.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope to get reincarnated as Mario.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can I be Luigi?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can you grow a mustache?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can I?!?!?!?!!?!

………….no

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Really? All that hair and you cannot grow a moustache?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, I can. I just never have for a variety of reasons. Like saving the sight of others.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Two of my friends were Mario and Luigi for Halloween, but actually grew out beards for week, then shaved everything but the moustache for their costumes.

It was awesome and I was jealous.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Realistically, you (not all non-theists) are judging the intelligence of theists by their belief system. How is that any better?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not exactly. It’s a question of whether or not you accept the metaphysical basis of their professed morality, which is a separate question from the coherence of the moral schema and their success in living up to it.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not condoning the moral judgements of theists.

Just as you shouldn’t call someone stupid for believing in something you disagree with.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And when you see me calling someone stupid for that reason, you can call me out on it, instead of jumping the gun.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And when have you seen me judging you?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You’re always judging me Rishi. I know it, you know it, the American people know it.

It’s because I’m… [breaks down] it’s because I’m a Trojan, don’t deny it!

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know, we have a nice rehab program here.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know, D.C., you really have the soul of a Golden Bear. We understand that you were a poor benighted foreigner who didn’t realize the foul heresy into which you were fallen when you entered that den of Trojan iniquity. But it’s not too late. You could convert, perhaps see a vision of a 90-foot high Oski wearing a crown of flames. We would accept you as one of us — along with your generous check to aid in the continuance of our ministry.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

It always comes down to money doesn’t it…

Sigh.

I’ll get my checkbook.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can also pay us in scotch.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

First of all, saying someone is dumb is different from saying that they’re immoral and going to hell, shouldn’t be allowed to hold public office, etc, don’t you think?

As a matter of fact, it was only a decade ago that a Republican president said that atheists shouldn’t be considered Americans.

Secondly, I don’t think most atheists think Christians/theists are dumb. I know lots of smart theists. But their belief system is not logical.

So…“your belief system is not logical” vs. “you are an evil person who is going to hell and not a real American”. LITTLE bit different.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

INDIAN PHILISOPHICAL DISAGREEEEEEEEEEEEEEMENT!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shut up/

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Stop sugar-coating it. You think you’re intellectually superior to anyone who believes in God.

And I can’t speak for someone who said that atheists shouldn’t be considered Americans. I can only speak for myself. And compare what I say about non-theists vs what you say about theists.

Then let’s talk judgement.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If Best is as good at evading tacklers as Rishi is at evading my argument (and then screaming “U THINK UR SMART!”), Cal is going to destroy OSU this weekend.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let’s see, you lamblast me for insulting non-theists, then I point out how you insult theists and then this happens.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

INDIAN FIGHTT!!!

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You: Atheists hate Christians!
Me: No, atheists just think Christians are illogical. That’s not the same as hating them or making moral judgments, which is what Christians do.
You: Stop sugar coating it!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m really not going to have an argument about what’s been said in the past (not in this thread).

You’ve clearly disparaged religious people before, just for being religious.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So? You still haven’t substantiated your claim that “atheists hate Christians”. I haven’t seen any atheists saying that Christians aren’t real Americans, or that they were responsible for 9/11 – but I’ve definitely seen Christians say that about atheists.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

From now on in this debate, I want you to replace atheists with ninjas, and Christians with pirates.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ninjas totally think they’re smarter than pirates.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Where do I fit in?!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can be…um…a space invader!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That reminds me of another topic that needs to be discussed.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Should we invade space? Rishi, you have the first word.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really think it’s better to have a dependable back that can gain tough yardage.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me: Twist sucks at moderating. Don’t you two have AIM or something where you can hash out your annoying, Poindexterish debate?

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Who’s better, Quizz or Best?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like this question a lot more.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So you’re ok with annoying debates as long as they’re about football?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES!

Well, maybe. But it definitely helps.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok, pick one:
1.Quizz vs. Best
2. Riley vs. Longshore
3. Opt-in vs. opt-out public option
4. Brett Favre is a piece of shit vs. Brett Favre needs to die in a fire
5. Whether or not Vereen should get more carries

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

6. Fire Ludwig vs. Fire Tedford (and promote Alamar to HC)

STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS

by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

easy

1. quizz
2. riley
3. opt-out
4. shit
5. yes

by atomsareenough on Nov 5, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, I just saw this. I was just about to lay the smack down on their candy asses!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can you give us candy instead?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Halloween’s over, you should have stolen from small children when you still had the chance.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then let’s talk judgement.

No. Let’s not.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was hoping to rush to it as well. Alas.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, I can take a hint!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And plant life, apparently.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well I sure do… but no foreign born presidents, so everyone’s safe from a fiery hell on earth.

For now.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What if he was fucking an apple pie at the same time?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is this really a hypothetical you really feel we need to explore?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For Twist, it’s not even hypothetical! It’s just an average Friday night.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Depends, was there any whipped cream on the pie (when he started, obviously, to avoid confusion)?

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m sorry, why would there be whipped cream afterwards?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Poor technique.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But whipped?!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, it IS Twist we’re talking about…

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

burn him!

by chowder on Nov 5, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I highly doubt it.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 7:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Somebody’s bitter!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m cool with jokes as long as they’re funny. Bring me funny, people!

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

does Rags have a field pass?

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish!

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m no Adam Duritz, that’s for sure!

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was at that game as well, but all my memories of those games are hazy. I think it was a combination of alcohol poisoning and heat stroke. I recall fondly the bad sunburns to primarily the left side of my body/face.

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Nov 5, 2009 6:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no actual memories of the game. Oddly enough, I can remember EXACTLY what clothes I wore though. It was a white t-shirt with a Bear Paw on the left breast with a script Cal set inside the paw and on the back in HUGE letters “GO BEARS!” – and black shorts and Nike ACG Lava Domes.

That’s a bit scary.

by LeonPowe on Nov 5, 2009 7:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can recall my outfits for like the last 4 years. Nothing scary about your post, LeonPowe.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

NOW

I’m frightened. I’m Twist Like?!

by LeonPowe on Nov 5, 2009 7:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Twist Lite!

Diet Twist!

Same great taste, but less calories.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I attended this gem

I remember it as one of the least competitive Pac-10 games I ever attended. OSU was really overmatched that day. I remember a long TD pass from Dave Barr to Sean Dawkins, but that’s about it. What I don’t remember was whether OSU had a legitimate scoring chance in the game. I’m inclined to say that they didn’t.

We had come off the Thursday night ESPN win at Kansas (which was actually a legit team that year and ranked at the time we played them) and after beating OSU, some of us thought we’d righted the ship and that the Purdue debacle was an abberation. Then we went on a 3 game losing streak.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 7:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Worse then that, we were 3-1 and won only one game the rest of the season. (UCLA?)

by LeonPowe on Nov 5, 2009 7:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

2007, is that you?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, if I’m thinking of the right year, we beat Ucla 48-12 that season. That game was an absolute beatdown: Ucla wasn’t very good that year. It was 48-6 and I remember being annoyed when Ucla scored a TD at the end.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 8:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That UCLA game is also memorable for having the best band show of the 90s – the Halloween show, where the band danced like the zombies from Thriller.

by LeonPowe on Nov 5, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I guess this is what separates us Old Blues from you younger sorts. You look at Cal beating Oregon State 42-0 as one of the least uncompetitive Pac-10 games you’ve seen, while “uncompetitive” immediately makes me think of Cal losses: Ucla 45, Cal 0 (1978), U$C 60, Cal 7 (1980), U$C 42, Cal 0 (1982), Arizona State 49, Cal 0 (1986), U$C 61, Cal 0 (1994), Oregon 42, Cal 3 (2009).

But the 1994 Cal-Oregon State game may actually stand out as the most uncompetitive ever, since neither team could compete. We lost 9-6.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s 1984 Cal-Oregon State.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I remember where I was in 1984.

Wait, no I don’t.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Show me on the doll where Benny touched you.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And here I thought contact with a beaver was a good thing.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not for Twist

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How’d you get the field pass?

by Yes We Cannon on Nov 5, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Handy.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Was working on the field

by LeonPowe on Nov 5, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cal vs.Chico State in men's basketball tonight

I think you can watch it free on calbears.com.
Faraudo’s preview.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Expect the Bears to jump ahead early, allowing coach Mike Montgomery to substitute freely. He’ll want his regulars to develop some rhythm, but also will use this as an opportunity to give second-line players legitimate time on the floor.

Figure Omondi Amoke, Jorge Gutierrez, D.J. Seeley, Max Zhang and Nikola Knezevic will see considerable action off the bench. Newcomers Markhuri Sanders-Frison, Brandon Smith and Bak Bak will make their Cal debuts, Sanders-Frison likely as a starter at the post.

Three Pac-10 teams played exhibitions last night. Check this one out. WTF?

From Wednesday night’s exhibition play:

– UCLA: The Bruins needed a 3-point basket from junior Mustafa Abdul-Hamid with 16.1 seconds left to beat NAIA opponent Concordia 62-61. UCLA, which trailed by as many as eight points, got 17 points and 11 rebounds from sophomore Drew Gordon, the former Archbishop Mitty HS-San Jose star.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 5:39 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I checked. I don’t think it’s free. There will be an open thread though.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 5:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Boo!

I wanted to see Bak Bak in action!

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 6:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When Bak Bak is in action the heavens will part, the thunder will roll down, the trees will shake and the mighty will bow before the primal force that is Bak Bak.

Well, unless he redshirts, then it’ll be next year.

by LeonPowe on Nov 5, 2009 6:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As for UCLA

ryebreadraz has the down-low.

Coaching- Admittedly, this is a bit unfair because Ben Howland and Co. were coaching as much to teach and get a feel for the team as they were to win, but the coaching staff will have to adjust to this team. We’ve discussed Howland’s offense in the past and I’ve defended it, but I think that he will have to change things up some this year. The offense is dependent on strong all-around players, good decisions and precision. Because of this team’s youth, those things will be hard to come by and the athleticism on this team is unmatched by any past UCLA teams, making the offense not the best fit for the team. Too often tonight we saw players in the wrong spot and players in situations that don’t suit their strengths. This team needs to create space all the way around and let the players’ athleticism go to work, not create room in specific areas and put all players in all places, as is the case in Howland’s offense. Howland’s offense is effective, just not as well suited to this team as past teams. Using it some, but add and change some things up as well.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 5:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If this is true

It begs the question: then why not recruit players who fit your offense?

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 6:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

wow.

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--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 6:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

UCLA’s exhibition performance won’t matter. There are stories like this every year. Don’t get caught up, gamblers!

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess Ucla is a football school after all.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

lol

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Best has mild concussion

He has missed practice the last two days.

Kroichick’s report

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 5:41 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

needs more bird screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! over fallen friend.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 6:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cal faculty to debate on funding athletic teams

Ratto has a piece as well (surprise, surprise) that will likely make your blood pressure rise:

It’s all in where you priorities lay, and at Cal, where the book still occasionally trumps the ball, bailing out the athletic department at regular scheduled intervals doesn’t play well.

Yet, if Jeff Tedford hadn’t created the third best team in the Pac-10 but the first, they’d be home free. His E-mails would be filled with E-donations rather than E-bitching, the cash cow would become the golden calf, and he would never ride a bus again.

Put another way, if he thought he had pressure before, one can only imagine how much there will be if suddenly he HAS to win the USC and Oregon game rather than merely WANT to.

In other words, this becomes his world if he wakes up Friday morning and finds out that he is coaching in his own little SEC, where going undefeated is the only thing that is ever forgiven.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 6:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

How could one’s blood pressure rise reading an internet column? That seems to show a definite lack of priorities in life.

OMG! SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET! THIS MAKES ME SO ANGRY!!!!!!!!!1

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It may sound stupid, but have you really never gotten even slightly upset over something written on the internet?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ya, I prolly have, but people who get upset over Ray Ratto frustrate me. Because his whole shtick is to say outrageous tings to get hits. You are just playing into his game, people!

Also, everytime I see one of your posts it ANGERS ME GREATLY!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even this one?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’M OUT OF CONTROL!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did you pop a chest hair?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m currently covered in spittle and bread crumbs. It’s a rough morning.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tell me all about it.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

here are a few:

1) Sweeney should have played more

2) Wazzu sucks

3) The Pac10 should really have 12 teams

4) Why settle for first place when 3rd place is still wayyy better than the Holmoe era.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed, why wasn’t Sweeney starting that final drive against ASU? The experience would’ve been valuable for him!

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 8:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because Good Riley showed up?

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because Tedford is getting lots of manlove from Riley on the side?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because BFF Nate called up JT and said, “Yo don’t pull his chain!!!111 No, my fib/tib is just fine!”

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A few that anger me or that anger you? I just am looking out for you carp. Every time you continue to pound on one of those things, people just judge you more and more. I’m the only real friend you have.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 8:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lies.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m your real friend.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Truth

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You have food on your face.

See, who else would tell you that? I’m your only true friend!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

NO IT"S TOOTHPASTE

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TWSS

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t want to know what sort of kinky stuff you and Mrs. Carp are into.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If good dental hygiene is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

carp: “You have food on your face”

Mrs. carp: “NO IT’S TOOTHPASTE”

Explain. Go.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TnH: "You have food on your face"
Carp: "NO IT’S TOOTHPASTE"
Mrs. Carp: "NO IT’S TOOTHPASTE"

My best guess is that the explanation involves a certain T. nHook, who prefers to be known as Twist nH., making known his presence in the bushes outside a foggy bathroom window sometime earlier this morning.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would explain al ot.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TnH: “You have food on your face”
Carp: “NO IT’S TOOTHPASTE”
Mrs. Carp: “NO IT’S TOOTHPASTE”
Niles: “I say!”
Frasier: “WELL I NEVER”
Eddie: *stares at Frasier *

audience laughs madly.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You haven’t watched enough Frasier. The writing is actually pretty good; they rarely resort to using randomness as a prop.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here comes a Spazzy retort about what he saw from 20 seconds of a Frasier episode.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now you know how I feel!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TnH: "You have food on your face"
Carp: "NO IT’S TOOTHPASTE"
Mrs. Carp: "NO IT’S TOOTHPASTE"
Niles: "I say!"
Frasier: "WELL I NEVER"
Eddie: *stares at Frasier *
HolmoePhobe: “Oh yeah GREAT impersonation. Just GREAT.”
Avinash: “Hey guys let’s keep it clean or I’ll use sharp tones.”
Rishi: “TWSS!”

audience…is silent.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My Beaver Week Story

Cal lost last year, and now we have a baby.

I’d like to add that he just made it 9 hours without waking up!

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 6:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That’s a beaver story in more than one way.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

9 hours? shit I can’t make it that long without waking up. Are you sure it wasn’t just YOU that didn’t wake up?

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indianapolis Colts' SBN Blog (Stampede Blue) is the new BruinsNation

So this past Sunday, the undefeated Colts were taken to the wire by a 49ers team, led by a rookie head coach and a QB who was getting a second chance after being labelled a bust. Clearly, the Colts did not play uninspired football, nor did the Niners play well in a commendable effort. No, what happened is that the Niners were cheating.

A gem:

Here at Stampede Blue, we have no tolerance for cheating. None. And I defy anyone who says “It’s part of the game.” No, it isn’t. People who cheat belittle and demean the game. Cheaters spit in the faces of John Unitas, Bart Starr, and the greats of the great. More importantly, we fans do not pay over $100 a seat, $30 for parking, and ungoldly amounts for hot dogs, popcorn, beer, and soda just so we can watch cheating.

We pay to watch football. REAL football. And real football does not involve cheating, like what we saw Singletary attempt Sunday.

Again, if you don’t have the stomach to read this blog when we call a spade a spade, read something else. I’m serious. I am not someone who will hold your hand and softly explain why we chose to call an NFL head coach a “bum.” If you don’t get the reasons by now, I really can’t help you. At this blog, we call it as we see it. We don’t hold back, ESPECIALLY when cheating is involved. And since Kevin Lynch saw what Lamey and Wolford saw, 49ers fans can’t simply dismiss the claim, saying “it’s only the other side that’s saying it.” Hell, I heard even one commenter say that it wasn’t Singletary who cheated, but it was likely the 49ers defensive line coach.

Another gem:

I wanted to wait a couple of days after the game to thank you 49ers for some great blogging leading up to last Sunday’s contest. While I and many other Colts fans are still livid that your coach has to resort to cheating to try and steal a ballgame, that doesn’t mean we think the 49ers are “bums,” or that you fans are. Many of us just think your coach misrepresents you. That’s just our opinion.

And before some of you chime in suggesting it wasn’t cheating; yes, it was. There is an NFL rule against doing feigning injuries. The problem is the rule is hard to enforce, and since so few NFL teams do it anymore, the league doesn’t issue any “point of emphasis” type edicts on it. It’s because it is so rare, and so frowned upon, that fans like me blast Singletary for attempting it when his team is so obviously struggling to keep up with the hurry-up. I have a strong belief in the integrity of the game. Without integrity, the game is meaningless. And when people’s actions question the game’s integrity (be they players who take steroids or coaches you violate league rules), when they do that (in my view) they piss in the faces of honest fans who shell out hard-earned money in a tough economy.

Yes, you saw that second link correctly — the head blogger from one SBN site posted a fanpost on another SBN site, attacking their coach and calling their favourite team “cheaters”.

Oh, and they ban you if you don’t think the Colts are the best team ever and that Peyton Manning is the #1 team of all time. You also get banned if you have sympathetic feelings towards the Pats or the Colts.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:06 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Okay, fine, one more

http://www.stampedeblue.com/2009/11/4/1115185/perception-altering-reality-why

You really need to read the whole fanpost to appreciate it, but the lowdown is that the person is whining that some media members rank the Saints higher in power polls than the Colts. Mind it, these are not BCS rankings. Um…

While I have come to accept the fallacy that “newer is better”, one that I think Obama benefited from, not that he doesn’t deserve it, it’s another thing entirely to seek to create an icon in the Saints, which I believe ESPN, among other sports publications, is doing. I believe they see the media cash cow which is the story of the immaculate Saints rising from the ashes of once defeated New Orleans to save a city, a people, and an economy in desperate need of hope and a hero. I say this with only the best for the people of the Big Easy, but anything besides reasoned, logical, unbiased coverage of the Saints is just bad journalism and a mockery of “expert” analysis, not to mention irresponsible. While their current run is great for the city, what happens when the media over hypes this team, gets NOLA’s hopes up, and they lose in the divisional round after a first round bye and three weeks of meaningless games. I’m not suggesting Katrina 2.0, but the city will be devastated, and the team will have a tough time bouncing back in 2010. Now, back to why the Colts are better. As I stated near the beginning, the Colts are a more complete team. I’m going to say that the offenses are even. The Colts have just as many weapons as the Saints, especially when Gonzalez returns, are just as hard to cover, and are just as dynamic. Some would argue that the Saints have a better running game, and I would probably agree. The Colts have better and more complete backs, however, in Brown and Addai who, in addition to running, both block and receive extremely well. For the Colts though, putting up big rushing numbers are not as important as establishing the run as a legitimate threat for both setting up the play-action and converting in short yardage situations. Note, Joseph Addai has the highest conversion percentage of any back in the NFL since 2006 in converting 3rd and 4th and short and goal line situations. At over 80%, that’s higher that AP, LT, and Brandon Jacobs to name a few. The Saints backs are unreliable, fumbling twice in huge situations Monday night.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Complaining about so called experts’ “power rankings” in a league where such subjectivity doesn’t actually matter in any way, shape, or form? What a waste of brain function.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 7:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like getting angry at a Ray Ratto article.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like trying to catch a sunbeam with a cloud…

…or something.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like the part where he makes Addai out to be better than All Day.

Yeah, that’s why they drafted Donald Brown.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’d like the guy who wrote that about the devastation to NOLA of the Saints losing to be like a mini-Katrina to try that shit out in town and see how he does. You could sell tickets for a beat-down of epic proportions.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How awesome.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There’s no need to be sarcastic.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m serious.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There is always a need to be sarcastic.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How awesome.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was hoping for a one time exemption.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

sure there is.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why would they ban you if you have sympathetic feelings towards the Colts?

President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Damnit, I meant the Chargers.

Don’t let my stupidity overrule the awesomeness of Stampede Blue.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TOO LATE! AWESOMENESS OVERRULED!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My favorite part is where that BigBlueShoe person later complains about people being petty. Irony alert! Irony alert!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, I don’t get it and I am not going to read to find out. How did the 49ers cheat?

All I can figure out is it is something to do with the D-line and faking injuries and something…..

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 5, 2009 7:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why would you not read it? It’s hilarious!

Yeah, the idea is that defenders (LBs, CBs, etc) faked injuries because SINGLETARY AUDIBLED SIGNALS IN for them to do so, in order to slow down Peyton Manning’s high-tempo offense.

You cannot make this stuff up.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They could use some of this:

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think they may be worse than BN!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 7:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even if the 49ers did this, it is hardly “cheating” – honestly it is just smart – that is why you see it in like every soccer game ever.

by Tedfordisgod on Nov 5, 2009 9:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They claim that 2 players (Spikes; Haralson) claimed to have leg cramps when they didn’t. I don’t know how they verify this, though.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Come on. It’s Indianapolis. Their premier event is cars racing around in a circle for 3 hours.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 8:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s still better than being stuck in Ohio!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, my parents who grew up in Cincinnati refer to Indianapolis as India-No Place.

by chowder on Nov 5, 2009 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This could be a fun poll – out of the 32 NFL teams, which one is based in the worst city?

Right now, I’d probably have to say Cleveland or Buffalo.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Buffalo is Buffalo, while Cleveland once set their own river on fire, and I’d imagine Green Bay is boring as hell, but for my money, Detroit.

by chowder on Nov 5, 2009 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t know much about Detroit. Was it this bad twenty years ago?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Detroit’s been bad since the 70’s, if not earlier.

by chowder on Nov 5, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Are drinks cheap there?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

“At least we’re not Detroit… we’re not Detroit!”

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As much as I absolutely detest Cleveland, I don’t think it can be the worst. The city has some nightlife (allegedly), some culture (read: theater district and Rock N Roll Hall of Fame), and Lake Erie boating in the summer (or so I’ve heard).

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But their entire economy is based on LeBron James

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So what I hear you saying is that their economy will suck next year.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And you can eat food that’s prepared near a street.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They burnt a RIVER!

by chowder on Nov 5, 2009 9:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They have a nightlife. It involves Braylon Edwards punching Lebron James’ friend.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

?

Do you hate Miami for the same reason you hate Vegas?

At least there is stuff to see and do there. Talk about Cleveland or Buffalo

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, have you SEEN the “worst state in the union” threads on tw?! It’s ALWAYS Florida. Having lived there for 3 months, I agree wholeheartedly.

And Miami is the pulsating syphilitic wart on the sweaty, wrinkly schlong that is the Floridian peninsula.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Would a person like myself enjoy Miami (more specifically, South Beach)?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For a short visit, yes. Clubs at night, beach during the day. Cuban food for sustenance.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I heard that our Bangalore office’s parties totes look like this – I’m trying to score an invitation.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In the offchance that this is a link to lmfao, I will not click on it to avoid contracting syphilis of the eyes.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No LMFAO.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That was Miami? I was too busy looking at the divine Ms Shetty.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Where did you find the divine Ms Shetty? I was too busy looking at Priyanka Chopra.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Busted – I just read the first woman’s name that I recognized and assumed it was her, I wouldn’t actually know Ms Shetty from any other Bollywood actress.

Same sentiment as above applies to Ms Chopra however.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

She is way too gorgeous.

I wish I could get a woman even 1/10th as attractive.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like the video, Miami is full of hot women. Like the video, you will often see two men together. Like the video Avinash posted, I did not understand a lot of what was said around me.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Having lived in Florida for a decade, Miami is the most tolerable of the three NFL cities. Jacksonville is a turd bucket and Tampa is full of the stupidest people on Earth. At least with Miami you can go to the beach every day or eat great Cuban food.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps. Though wouldn’t you say Jacksonville and Tampa are more like just regular South, whereas Miami is a combination of South, insane immigrants, and old people?

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Florida cities aren’t really Southern at all. They’re full of asshole transplants taking advantage of cheap land value. You always wonder why the dumbest people on Earth live in Florida, this is the biggest reason why.

When in doubt, look at the food. Miami at least has good food. Jacksonville’s idea of good food is a trip to the IHOP. Tampa is the local Taco Bell. None of that compares to Orlando though (where I lived), aka Capital Disney.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What is ‘tw?’

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tim Walters.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tony Womack

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

EXACTLY who I was thinking of

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tammy Wynette

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Todd Worrell

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can imagine Orlando, JAX, etc. sucking.

But Miami is metropolitan. I haven’t been there myself, but I really cannot imagine it being worse than CLEVELAND

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Buffalo (where I’m from, and I’d put it in the bottom 5), Cleveland, New England (Foxboro?), Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Oakland, Jacksonville, Tampa, and you pick MIAMI. Wow.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In Miami, they say “don’t stop get it, get it”.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

what’s wrong with Foxboro? Other than being in the ‘burbs, I mean. Boston is a neat city; I’d live there if it weren’t so damn cold (or if MIT had decided I was worthy of admission).

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Boston’s cool, but Foxboro like an hour’s drive away isn’t it?

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s essentially between Boston and Providence.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s a burb in the same way that Milpitas is a burb of San Francisco.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I see.

What’s wrong with Milpitas?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What ISN’T wrong with Milpitas? It’s a hellhole!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Crime free? Good schools? Clean? Modern?

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The town itself is clean, but the Milpitas landfill manages to leave an organic film of dubious composition on anything within a few miles of it. Not to mention the landfill does not smell good on the drive up the 880.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It does smell bad, I’ll give you that. I’ve heard some people call it Smellpitas.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In what city did you grow up, Mr. Mcgee?

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

this has been brought up before and the populace found my place of birth both malevolent and offensive and so I will not bring it up in this good forum.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was a much nicer place back in the 1800s.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Smellcurd? Smellnut Creek?

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Smello Alto? I think I remember that.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shallow Alto actually

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You were born in Palo Alto, weren’t you?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was a much nicer place before 1891.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Somebody’s bitter!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But Milpitas gave us Deltha O’Neal, so it can’t be all bad.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 7:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think he’s suggesting there’s anything wrong with it. It’s just so far away it’s tough to consider it a quick suburb.

But it is only an hour away.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, thank you.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OAKTOWN?!??! HOW DARE YOU

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I got involved there.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

but, it’s not Top Gear??

by turkey on Nov 5, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We get to declare public discontent?!?

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE

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by norcalnick on Nov 5, 2009 7:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Womens soccer to take on Cardinal:

This Week in Cal Women’s Soccer
The Bears bring their 2009 regular season to a close with a bout with No. 1 Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 8 on the Cardinal’s home turf. The match, which will be televised on FSN, is set to kick off at 1 p.m. Cal (10-7-1 overall, 4-4-0 in the Pac-10 Conference) will face the Cardinal (19-0-0 and 8-0-0 in the Pac-10), which has clinched a share of the Pac-10 title and boasts seven wins over ranked opponents. Stanford holds the all-time series lead against Cal, 13-11-4, with its most recent victory coming last season, 3-0, in Berkeley.

Last Week in Cal Women’s Soccer
The Bears netted two key conference wins last weekend- a 2-0 defeat of Arizona (Oct. 30) and a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory against Arizona State (Nov. 1). Freshman defender Amanda Groves scored the gamewinner against the Wildcats for her first goal as a Golden Bear and redshirt junior forward Lisa Kevorkian distanced the Bears, 2-0, with a goal of her own. On senior day, Kevorkian scored the game-winning goal in the 98th minute to push the Bears to the 3-2 overtime win against ASU. Junior forward Alex Morgan and senior midfielder Katie Oakes also scored Nov. 1 versus the Sun Devils.

Lisa Kevorkian Named Pac-10 Player of the Week
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 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. On Oct. 30, Kevorkian had the assist on the game-winning goal in the third minute against Arizona and later scored a goal against the Wildcats to give Cal a 2-0 lead. After being honored prior to kickoff as one of the squad’s seniors on Nov. 1 and taking five shots through the first 97 minutes of play, Kevorkian scored the game-winning goal at 97:36 to propel her Bears to a 3-2 victory over Arizona State.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:53 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Mens BBall to take on Chico State tonight (watch for open thread):


California Golden Bears (0-0) vs. Chico State Wildcats (0-0)
Thursday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif.
Radio: Internet Broadcast TV: none

No. 12 California will step onto the court for the first time this season when it hosts Chico State in an exhibition game Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears were picked to win the Pac-10 in the conference media poll that came out last week. In addition, Cal earned a Top-25 preseason ranking for the third time in school history (No. 12 USA Today/Coaches poll, No. 13 Associated Press). Cal was also picked No. 10 in the Rivals.com preseason poll and No. 12 in the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) poll.

Unlike many of their conference foes, the Bears have the luxury of having the great majority of their lineup back from last season, including All-Pac-10 first-team picks Jerome Randle and Patrick Christopher. Randle was selected by Rivals.com as the fourth point guard in its preseason point guard power rankings. The senior guards will guide the team along with fellow returning starters, senior forwards Theo Robertson and Jamal Boykin.

Randle (18.3 ppg) and Christopher (14.5 ppg), who have both reached 1,000 career points, paced Cal in scoring a year ago. Both Randle and Christopher were recently named to the Naismith Trophy watch list. Randle is also listed as a candidate for the Wooden Award and the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

One of the major contributing factors to Cal’s 20-win campaign in 2008-09 was its three-point shooting. The Bears, who led the nation in that category all of last season, were armed with Robertson (56-115, 48.7%), Randle (82-177, 46.3%) and Christopher (48-134, 35.8%) from behind the arc. Cal ended the campaign with a three-point shooting percentage of 42.7, which not only was the best in school history, but marked first time the Bears shot over 40.0 percent.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:54 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Aaron Rodgers must be so torn.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 7:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn’t even know they had a basketball team.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

VBall heads to Washingtons:


BERKELEY – The Golden Bears return to the road for matches in the Pacific Northwest this weekend as they jockey for Pac-10 positioning with the Cougars and the Huskies. No. 4-ranked Washington continues to hold the top spot in the conference standings among the eight Pac-10 teams that appear in this week’s AVCA Top 25 poll. Cal won its eighth and ninth matches of a 13-match winning streak when it took this trip a year ago. The Bears were on their way to setting a new school record of 29 straight sets won as they blanked both the Huskies and the Cougars on consecutive nights. This time, Cal looks to extend its winning streak over Washington State to 14 and has a chance to avenge an earlier loss to the Huskies to earn a season split for the third straight year. Senior outside hitter Hana Cutura continues to be an offensive force for the Bears as she ranks third in the country in kills (5.03 kps) and fourth in points (5.52 pps).

THE FACTS: The No. 13-ranked California volleyball team (13-8, 6-5 Pac-10) faces two ranked Pac-10 opponents on the road this weekend as the Golden Bears take on No. 24 Washington State (16-6, 5-6 Pac-10) and No. 4 Washington (19-2, 9-2 Pac-10). Cal heads to Pullman, Wash. first for a 7 p.m. PT bout against the Cougars at Bohler Gymnasium on Friday, Nov. 6, before it heads to Seattle for a 7 p.m. PT match against the Huskies on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Live stats and streaming video are available for both matches via links at www.wsucougars.com and www.gohuskies.com. Monthly fees apply for some streaming video subscriptions.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:56 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Mens Tennis to go to St. Mary’s Invitational:

BERKELEY – The California men’s tennis team completes fall individual tournament play this weekend (Nov. 6-8) at the 2009 Saint Mary’s Invitational hosted by the Gael men’s tennis program at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex in Moraga, Calif. The Golden Bears will join players from host Saint Mary’s College, Cal Poly, Nevada, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sonoma State, Stanford and UC Davis in singles and doubles tournaments separated into two flights each. Play begins at approximately 8 a.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 6, with finals matches taking place on Sunday, Nov. 8.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:57 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You must be so torn.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am! Only about whether I should go.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mens Water Polo to take on UCSB and LBS:


Sat. Nov. 7 at UC Santa Barbara, Campus Pool Santa Barbara, Calif. 12 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 8 at Long Beach State, 49er Campus Pool Long Beach, Calif. 12 p.m.

Bear Bites: No. 2 Cal men’s water polo (16-4, 3-1) travels to southern California this weekend for a pair of noon MPSF matches, visiting No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (10-10, 0-3) Saturday, Nov. 7 and No. 8 Long Beach State (8-9, 1-4) Sunday, Nov. 8. The Golden Bears will be looking to extend their five-match winning streak against Gaucho and 49er squads coached by former Olympic teammates of Cal coach Kirk Everist. UCSB coach Wolf Wigo and LBSU coach Gavin Arroyo both competed with Everist at the 1996 Atlanta games where Team USA placed seventh on a squad coached by the Bears’ current women’s water polo coach Rich Corso. Arroyo was also a member of Cal’s national championship squads of ‘90-’92. Of the Bears’ four losses this season, three have come in the hands of defending NCAA champion USC. Cal’s other loss was 8-7 to Stanford, Sept. 20 at the NorCal Invite at Stanford. However, the Bears have the distinction of handing the Cardinal their lone loss of the year, 10-8, in the semifinals of the UCI Invite Oct. 11. Cal has had three MPSF Player of the Week accolades this season – sophomore Cory Nasoff Sept. 8, junior center Zach White Oct. 12 and sophomore goalie Wil Toppen Oct. 19.

Cal Standouts: Everist’s troops feature senior captains Spencer Warden and Mike Sample, and juniors Brian Dudley and Zach White – all members of the Bears’ 2007 NCAA championship team. Warden and Dudley notched scores during the 8-6 win over USC in the `07 final. Warden, a three-time All-American, garnered second-team All-America honors last year after leading Cal with 40 goals and 68 steals; while Dudley was an honorable mention All-American after scoring 28 goals, including a match-winning shot in overtime at Long Beach State. The Bears also feature sophomore attacker Nasoff, who earned this season’s first MPSF Player of the Week honor when he notched 11 goals in three Navy Open matches. Cal’s other MPSF Players of the Week this season were Toppen when he tallied nine saves in the Bears’ 7-6 road victory at UCLA, and junior center White, who had four goals apiece in both the Loyola Marymount and Stanford wins, and had nine ejections earned in three of the four UCI Invitational matches.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:58 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Womens golf gets 4th place at Hawaii:

The No. 10 California Golden Bears women’s golf team closed out the fall portion of their schedule with a fourth-place finish at the Turtle Bay Resort College Invite.

The Bears started the tournament strong, opening with a first round 290, the dropping three strokes in the second round to post a 287. The third round, the first round to be played on the par-72 6,361 yard Arnold Palmer course, proved more challenging for the team who scored a 304 on the final 18 holes to finish at +17 for the tournament. Cal finished two strokes behind third-place USC. UC Davis won the team title at +4.

Sophomore Emily Childs was the top individual for the Bears. Childs 68 in the second round was the low round of the tournament among the Cal golfers. She and junior Pia Halbig each carded a 75 (+3) in the final round. Childs tied for seventh place, finishing at one-over for the tournament. Halbig was tied for 13th at +4. USC’s Lizette Salas was the individual medalist at eight-under (208).

“It was a very disappointing final round for us,” said Head Coach Nancy McDaniel. “We got off to a rocky start and never recovered. We felt that we were in a good place with our ball striking as we transitioned over to the other course, but the more challenging of the two courses just proved to much. We never got that momentum going.”

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 7:58 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

too many words, not enough pia


I wonder if she knows Vicky Galindo?

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder is she KNOWS Vicky Galindo…

Undefeated in Southern California since Oct. 2009...

by CruzinBears on Nov 5, 2009 8:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I already forgot. What was I supposed to remember again?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 8:03 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

No wonder I tried frantically to forget!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let’s bring it back.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Upset the Crystal Football of Power.

by Yes We Cannon on Nov 5, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Faculty to debate athletics programs tonight.

Although it looks like the Chronicle finally fact-checked those envious professors.

Few subjects evoke more passion than intercollegiate athletics, so the question of whether cash-strapped Cal should continue paying millions of dollars to help float that program will be the hot topic at tonight’s Faculty Senate meeting on the UC Berkeley campus.

Hundreds are expected to attend, debate the issue, and try to agree on a formal recommendation to the university.

Cal is facing a $150 million deficit this year. Its library doesn’t have the money to stay open on Saturdays. Faculty pay has been cut, instructors have been laid off, and courses have been reduced.

At the same time, Cal says it will pay $7.7 million this year, and $6 million next year to help its money-losing but prized Department of Intercollegiate Athletics make ends meet. Although the money is supposed to be paid back, the university has forgiven the debt in recent years.


The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has an annual operating budget of $65 million, and supports numerous teams. Only men’s football and basketball make money.

danzig, they used a photo of Carli Lloyd.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 8:24 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

OLD

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I kinda wish there were a live feed of this meeting.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh the memories.

It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.

by BeastMode on Nov 5, 2009 8:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Of your own personal live feed?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Berkeley City Council meeting regarding the SAHPC.

It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.

by BeastMode on Nov 5, 2009 8:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really would love to know what goes on in this faculty meeting.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

CBKWit’s speech was inspirational!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who?

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A voice of reason in a sea of crazy.

It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.

by BeastMode on Nov 5, 2009 9:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I went to that. Didn’t speak, but signed up.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Our ever loving optimist picks against us for the first time this year! C'mon Ted!

Oregon State 27, California 24: Went back and forth on this one. Three things swing the pick to the Beavers: 1. The Rodgers brothers; 2. The Beavers always turn it on this time of the year; 3. It might be best if I go with the opposite impulse when I feel a certain way about Cal (All week I’ve felt certain the Bears are on the brink of a big surge).

In communist Russia, Sanchez declares YOU!

by HOUSE66 on Nov 5, 2009 8:35 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I’d prefer all these fools picking against Cal, keep em humble. Also, Miller out, Hill out, MSG out, best with a concussion. Add to that OSU has played well in Berkeley. Picking OSU is the safe bet.

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by BeastMode on Nov 5, 2009 8:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

More Miller

2. Kevin Riley vs. the Oregon State secondary: Since horrible games against Oregon and then USC, Kevin Riley has been on fire. He’s completed 62 percent of his passes during the Bears’ three-game winning streak with eight touchdowns and no interceptions. Meanwhile, the Beavers’ secondary has struggled. It’s given up 15 touchdown passes this season — only Washington State (16) is worse, and no other team has surrendered more than 11 — and it ranks ninth in the conference in pass defense. Part of the problem is a lack of pressure on opposing quarterbacks, see a conference-low eight sacks. If the Beavers gang up on the run, Riley should have some opportunities to make plays downfield with his maturing receiving corps.
7. Rodgers brothers on the loose: Cal’s defense has been shockingly mediocre this season. Mediocre doesn’t stop the Rodgers brothers. The Bears’ general issues are inconsistent play at linebacker and a disappointing — and surprising — lack of consistency in the secondary. That won’t stop the Rodgers brothers. Jacquizz will challenge those linebackers to mind their gap responsibilities. And James will challenge that secondary to tackle in space.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wilner predicts Stanfurd upset
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/11/04/pac-10-football-10-reasons-stanford-beats-oregon/

I’ll be honest. I haven’t watched a single snap of 2009 Stanfurd football. I still imagine they look slow as hell.

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--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 8:35 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You’ve missed a good game or two then. I also think Furd has a chance of making this a close one. They have the nations best KOR’er, so it isn’t just the slow and plodding style of Mr. Gerhart.

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by BeastMode on Nov 5, 2009 8:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Um, did he just say one reason Oregon will lose is because Masoli is playing in the Bay Area and because the last time he played in the Bay Area, he played poorly?

I’m sorry, what the hell is the logic in that?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well… it’s not logic. It’s just interesting evidence. Interesting circumstantial evidence is used by successful bookmakers all the time to make point spreads. For instance, did you know Riley has never won in the state of Oregon? Not many data points but it’s interesting…. you add that in with other interesting evidence to make certain conclusions. That’s what Wilner is doing.

by danzig on Nov 5, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Right, true.

I guess I expect bookies to use logic like that, while I expect journalists do use actual evidence.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And I expect the bookies to do better at picking the games.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it’s kinda sad. I need to learn to think like a bookie now.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bookies don’t need to pick games correctly. As long as half the money in on each side of the line, a bookmaker can give a fuck who wins.

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It was fantastic."
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by AERose on Nov 5, 2009 7:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not that this means anything but Longshore never won in LA either.

by danzig on Nov 5, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But no other QB under Tedford has either, until Riley!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Except bookies lose money when they are wrong, journalists get paid either way. As long as you don’t deliberately lie about / defame someone, as a sports journalist what incentive would you have to look at facts?

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Journalistic integrity?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s not an incentive. People who make shit up about serious issues – Judith Miller for instance – rarely pay any sort of penalty for lacking integrity. The fate of the republic doesn’t rest with sports writers, so their incentives probably revolve around not pissing off too much the teams they cover and keeping readrership / clicks high.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well… damnit.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m a laugh at minute at cocktail hours and dinner parties, in case you couldn’t have guessed.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t journalists have some sort of inward incentive to gravitate towards journalistic integrity though?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Some of them might, but they are people, and most people are lame.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Do I just give journalists too much credit?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You give people too much credit.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

A great mind, I see.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You might be giving people too much credit.

Wait, which one of us is supposed to be the hope-y change-y liberal again?

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m just an economic conservative.

I’m also a tremendously huge optimist.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Individual journalists might, but on the whole, the journalists who are successful and whose work is promoted to the most people are those whose writing most closely aligns with what the market wants. And the market for journalism that values integrity over sensationalism or whatever isn’t nearly as large as one might like.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

also there is no santa claus.

Honk if you think Rags is great!

by AndBears on Nov 5, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then who the fuck is giving me all those socks and ties?

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

??

Um… who eats the cookies and milk I put out every Christmas?

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TwistNHook.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The guy who’s normally hiding outside in the bushes?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, shoot, I wish I ate them myself :(

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m a laugh at minute at cocktail hours

So 60 laughs an hour? Wait, then you have to multiply by the number of cocktails, but divide by the number of people in close proximity to you who are not laughing with you, and then add the hors d’oeuves power factor…

ah shit, I’ll take your word for it.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Except bookies lose money when they are wrong,

Not if they’re doing their jobs.

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It was fantastic."
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by AERose on Nov 5, 2009 7:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He’s also never won in like…forty other states.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, for once I think Wilner may be close, although some of this reasons don’t make sense. I’ve seen most of their games (sans two?).

Oregon doesn’t like grass (like us). Luck is 50% better than Barkley. The question is the DL. Oregon’s green OL just blew USC off the ball. James was running through the lanes of his choice. If the grass is slippery and Stanford holds the line, then this game is going to be about Masoli.

Oregon still wins but I think I know why the FUrd is only a five point dog.

by danzig on Nov 5, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because people love the “disappointment” game after a team beats USC.

Worked for UDub.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yea but Oregon beating USC the way they did isnt like UDub beating them. USC loses their one trick game a year, and its usually to a lower quality team. But they were ready for Oregon and they gone blown out, and manhandled. Im not seeing a let down here.

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by HOUSE66 on Nov 5, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with you. I’m just trying to analyse why the line is Oregon -5.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

understandable, and I’m trying to convince myself that taking Oregon -5 is as close to a sure thing as I’m gonna get.

In communist Russia, Sanchez declares YOU!

by HOUSE66 on Nov 5, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do it before it’s too late!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

DON’T PRESSURE ME

In communist Russia, Sanchez declares YOU!

by HOUSE66 on Nov 5, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do it before it’s too late!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

AHHHH I fudged up and picked WAZZU to win with great odds! Why’d you pressure me!

In communist Russia, Sanchez declares YOU!

by HOUSE66 on Nov 5, 2009 9:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mistakes were made. Heads will roll.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Stanford’s Run game may be able to plow over an unsuspecting Oregon D-Line, but I see no way Standford’s D is athletic or fast enough to slow Oregon’s O, so unless Masoli reverts back to the dude that couldn’t throw (or OOC Masoli), they will pile up the points.

by chowder on Nov 5, 2009 9:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s not necessarily speed that’s needed to counter Oregon’s offense, it’s discipline and not getting fooled by Masoli.

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by BeastMode on Nov 5, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think its all up to Furd’s DLine, if they can get Oregon line into the backfield off the snap, then Masoli’s reads become that much harder, thus creating confusion and some possible botched hand offs.

In communist Russia, Sanchez declares YOU!

by HOUSE66 on Nov 5, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I also think there’s an aspect of returning to the mean, when it comes to Oregon’s line play. Ask any Duck and he’ll tell you the weakest part of their team, by miles, is their OL. On paper, they should stink. Why don’t they? Masoli… people are afraid of Masoli and play a softer zone than usual.

If Furd can get Oregon to play a more traditional style where line play matters, this could be closer than one thinks… like Oregon only winning by 14pts.

by danzig on Nov 5, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think USC proved pretty conclusively that they weren’t in fact ready for Oregon.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just read this…apparently Berkeley is the same “neighborhood” as Daly City? Wilner is a moron.

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by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Daily Cal on Women’s Golf:


Emily Childs and Joanne Lee recently suffered separate but equally horrible break-ups.

In fact, Childs says, “It was like the worst break-up ever. It was really messy.”

While the two most prominent additions to the No. 10 Cal women’s golf team are not referring to romantic relationships, the result of their decisions to transfer — Childs from Colorado and Lee from USC — certainly resembled the ugliest form of love gone awry.

“They made me return all my clothes and pay for my golf clubs,” says Lee. “I had to return everything.”

Adds Childs: “My coach cried when I told her (I wanted to transfer). I wasn’t allowed to practice or work out with the team. And that’s not talking about how the coaches and the team talked about me.”

Coach Nancy McDaniel and the Bears, however, benefited richly from both players’ decisions and have formed what appear to be blossoming, healthy relationships.

“We were really ready to have them on board with the team,” says McDaniel. “We knew that both would be a great fit here.”

The connection between Childs and Lee extends beyond their current situation at Cal. Both golfers grew up in the Bay Area, competing for the Northern California Golf Association where, along with current Bears golfer Diane Kwon, they completed the highest-ranked trio of players in the area.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 9:07 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Saturday's Pac-10 lines

Oregon -7 over Stanford seems like a good pick…but am I crazy for liking UW +4 over UCLA?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 9:33 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It’s already -7? It was -5 yesterday!

Chase the money!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think it moved on Tuesday…

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Really? I coulda sworn I put it in at -5.5 yesterday.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hasn’t the UW line moved up to 5 or 6?

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, carp I hid that photo of the Bama guy. That almost made me throw up! I mean c’mon, man! C’mon!

PS Can I get a FUCK YOU Yankees?

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 9:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I understand

They remind me of….wait for it…..USC.

I had a dream Jeremy Giambi slid.

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--Coach Clark

by carp on Nov 5, 2009 9:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No!

<3 Yankees!

The market is up 180 points already because of them.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If that’s the reason the market is up, it’s just more evidence the market sucks.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did you really expect it to be any more logical than that?

GS has huge earnings, but those earnings are short of all-time highs, so the stock drops.

MSFT has a big loss, but it’s not as bad as predicted, so the stock shoots up. You tell me.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Some things cannot be unseen; my retinas are still permanently scarred from that photo.

by sec119 on Nov 5, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Some things that may interest Cal fans
It was widely believed that four-star tailback Dontae Williams was ready to sign with Oregon (he gave the team a soft verbal this August), and after Williams witnessed the Ducks’ Halloween demolition of USC it seemed like a foregone conclusion.

But now Williams is wavering, as the prospect said that he wants to take more time with his decision. One likely issue for Williams is that the Ducks clearly have their back of the future in redshirt freshman LaMichael James, who has at least one year left in Eugene, and maybe even three. If Williams wants to play early, this could be a major issue.

The Houston, Texas product, and 12th-ranked tailback prospect nationally, is still considering Purdue, Minnesota and California. Neither Big Ten school has a logjam at the running back position that Williams couldn’t penetrate, and Cal’s star RB Jahvid Best is likely to take his game to the NFL next year. It looks like the Ducks could have their work cut out for them.

and

Former Colorado RB Darrell Scott, who announced on Tuesday his intention to leave the Buffaloes and hopefully transfer to UCLA, is unlikely to become a Bruin, sources in the program told Chris Foster of the Los Angeles Times.

As we told you, UCLA’s top four rushers are underclassmen, plus the Bruins already have a commitment from highly regarded RB Malcolm Jones of nearby Oaks Christian School. Coach Rick Neuheisel simply can’t afford to waste a scholarship on a back who may never play.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 10:06 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Frankly, I’ll take either. Scott was just a monster at St Bonnie. Scott is Lynch. I think we should offer him.

by danzig on Nov 5, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We didn’t recruit Scott as a RB. And he showed up to school way overweight. =\ I’d rather take a frosh who won’t have to sit out a season and wanted to be at Cal coming out of HS.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Makes sense. However, I think Gould can coach him up… we certainly can’t deny his track record.

Plus it works out for us b/c it gives Shane a chance to move onto the NFL. I think it’s going to be Isi and Yarnway after that. Debo is a tweener and is the odd man out. It’d be good to get someone like Scott to challenge Isi. Best was a sure-thing the moment he stepped onto campus. Scott should’ve been one, but now will require a year with Gould to get back to sure-thing status.

by danzig on Nov 5, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good points, but I don’t see Shane leaving early for the NFL. He’s another type tweener — great for college but wouldn’t get a 1st or 2nd round grade from scouts.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah he looks like the Forsett model—unheralded and underrated.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is more irrational personal opinion but… I don’t think have not seen Shane blow up yet… I mean truly wake up. Actually, he can be a good WR in the NFL (Donnie Avery? Smith?) and I think next year (with all the great OL recruits we’ve been getting) he’s going to surprise the shit out of all of us. I have a very, very good feeling about Shane being our featured back.

by danzig on Nov 5, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t get me wrong — I feel great about his role next year too, but it takes a lot to change scouts’ impressions, it seems.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And even if he was a good projectable WR for the NFL, he wouldn’t get a 1st or 2nd round grade from the scouts, and no one would advise him to leave unless he gets that.

I’m a HUGE Vereen fan. He has been a phenom, like Tedford described.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No you’re right. I guess we’re going to have to suffer through having shane for an extra year. Sigh.

by danzig on Nov 5, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

=D

Dude’s a gamer!

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

T-Bred, is this paid content? I’m wondering why there’s no link.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

nah, just too lazy to get espn link

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah okay, I’ll post this in the recruiting thread, thanks for the heads up.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Williams situation is bizarro. He was 100% for Oregon during the game, and even told Chris McCain that he was committed to Oregon. And then he met with the coaching staff on Sunday, and it all changed. I’m guessing that he didn’t have a commitable offer, because the change in attitude was 100%. I’m guessing he doesn’t come to Oregon.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Nov 5, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jim Thorpe Award finalists announced

And Syd isn’t one of them.

The 2009 semi-finalists are:

Javier Arenas, Sr., Alabama
Eric Berry, Jr., Tennessee
Barry Church, Sr., Toledo
Perrish Cox, Sr., Oklahoma State
Joe Haden, Jr., Florida
Brandon Harris, So., Miami (FL)
Taylor Mays, Sr., USC
Tyler Sash, So., Iowa
Darrell Stuckey, Sr., Kansas
Earl Thomas, So., Texas
Alterraun Verner, Sr., UCLA
Kyle Wilson, Sr., Boise State



The Screening Committee was allowed only 12 candidates on the semi-finalist list, but determined five additional outstanding players deserved recognition and were given honorable mention status. They are Kam Chancellor, Sr., Virginia Tech; Ras-I Dowling, Jr., Virginia; Brian Jackson, Sr., Oklahoma; Rahim Moore, So., UCLA; and DeAndre McDaniel, Jr., Clemson

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 10:35 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It’s hard to justify Verner being on there instead of Syd. Verner’s been burned a gillion times this year (including once or twice by Marv Jones)

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But he didn’t give up on the 93 yard TD run by Best. He was the first and only defender to chase Jahvid all the way to the end zone! Even after he got faked out of his shoes!

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Nov 5, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cal is currently ranked 88th in passer rating defense, 89th in yards per attempt, 99th in completion percentage, 115th in passing yards given up per game. Yes. 115th.

Not a shocker Syd was left off.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. That’s definitely the reason he was left off, but people who actually watch these players know what happens.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, you suggest watching the game BEFORE voting?!

Remember that one AP voter who downgraded Oklahoma State because he scanned the newspaper and thought they lost when they actually won?

These people are in charge of who wins the national championship (well, technically not, it’s the Harris people that play a role, but still).

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is why Syd shoulda played offense!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone here know where I could watch a Europa League game (specifically, Everton vs Benfica @ noon PT)? DC Trojan? Starkey?

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:07 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Why thank you, kind sir

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Although, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. (I don’t know that I can cope with another beatdown.)

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You like Everton or just British teams playing in the european leagues?

I’m still out of the loop as to who’s injured and who’s not

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I decided to throw my lot in with Everton and it’s all gone to shit for them. Perhaps I should start supporting Liverpool instead.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

this is no longer working… you watching this somehow, DC?

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

http://vipcanal.com/

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not sure I know what to say….

is this what they call ‘love’ ?

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, I can’t find anything that isn’t dragging over my 3G sprint card

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck. Benfica just scored

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That figures.

by DC Trojan on Nov 5, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

20 mins left. Get your Scouser arses in gear!

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Should Jahvid Best play on Saturday?

Do you guys think Best should be held out of action regardless of how slight the concussion might be, especially given the recent research into concussion injurieis?

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Nah

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think even attempting to answer this question without both a) being informed on the relevant medical research, and b) being informed as to Best’s specific medical data would be a mite presumptuous.

Basically, if his doctors tell him it’s safe, he should play. If, however, playing means he stands a greater-than-average chance of suffering long-lasting debilitating effects, well, Oregon State just isn’t worth it.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t be silly: Oregon State is always worth it.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

SPEAKING OF V

Anyone see the pilot on Tuesday? ABC show, remake of an old tv series, about “benevolent” Aliens invading Earth.

I thought it was interesting and will definitely follow up.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Are you prepared to launch it into your top 10 shows of the decade?

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Given I haven’t even seen ten shows this decade, sure.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was trite and predictable. I won’t be following up.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be fair, so were you last night.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Flagged for being Rishi.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can’t do that!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just did. It felt so good, I’ll do it again. Flagged!

Oh yeah. There we go.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Rec’d for flagging.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve been concentrating on trying to cut down on my use of ‘um’. Mostly, I’m trying to keep the conversation going, letting the other Marshawnthusiasts be interesting.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You were so predictable. I will not be following up.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m sorry to have lost you as a customer.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, you can use it!

Cal Football: It could happen!

by CalBandGreat on Nov 5, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not like anyone else would give you business.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

More than two hours to come up with that? I’m disappointed.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now you know how I felt last night.

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You could have also gone with “That’s what she said”.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Nov 5, 2009 7:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not really.

That’s What She Said is supposed to represent something that she said to you that would be worth bragging about.

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by Rishi on Nov 6, 2009 6:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you even read this blog anymore? We use in all sorts of applicable situations, positive or negative.

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by BearStage on Nov 6, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

While we're dreaming, can someone send Salma Hayek down to my dressing room? Thanks.

Sam Smith thinks LA is the perfect fit for LeBron.

The obvious reason this never gets discussed is no one can see James hooking on with Bryant. I really cannot understand why not.

How good a team would that be with Bryant, James, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom? Supposedly it would look like James searching out a place to win a championship instead of lifting his team to one. Allegedly a no-no.

But Bryant is 31; James is 24. Bryant has probably three really high level seasons left before some sort of a transition. It was the transition Shaq could never accept and why I think the Lakers dynasty broke up. Not because of Kobe. But because Shaq refused to be viewed as a supporting player to Bryant, and the Lakers understood that. So they traded him. Clearly the right move.

The Lakers are no sure thing to win the championship with the Celtics healthy and the Magic deep. But you add LeBron and it’s hard to imagine anyone beating them the next three or four years.

So then Kobe, working toward incredible immortality on the way to maybe 10 or 11 championships, backs off some to allow James to be the dominant figure when James is 27 or 28 and Bryant is looking at 35. Bryant could ease into a brilliant supporting role while the Lakers continue winning titles, and, in the end, like base hits, they count how many. Not how you got them.

Why a random columnist for the Chicago Bulls is writing about Kobe and Bron, I have no idea. But it’s an scintillating prospect, although(in my opinion) a pipe dream. He brings up some interesting ideas re: James’ flexibility, ego, etc., but there’s just no way…. is there?

‘no’ side:
1) money. Lakers can’t afford him straight up as a free agent.
2) salary cap. Lakers are already up there.
3) Egos. They can’t co-exist.
4) Ball. Kobe needs the ball. A lot. So does James. So does Gasol. Uh-oh.
5) Chemistry. Team chemistry may shatter with two such big fish.

‘yes’ side:
1) Winning. Potential for a new dynasty is always tempting.
2) Maturity. Kobe has matured. James is more mature than Kobe was at that age. Who knows?
3) Trade. Maybe the fear of getting nothing when LeBron leaves in free agency is enough impetus for Cleveland to let themselves get fleeced in a trade. Doubtful, but hey, we’re dreaming here.
4) History. They’ve played together in the past. Maybe they saw potential.

The ‘yes’ side is more iffy than the ‘no’ side, but the article makes goes into some unique and interesting territory. Fun debate, fun to dream.. IS IT POSSIBLE?

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 11:55 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

No.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My new article

How good would a team with Jeff Saturday, Matt Light, the rest of the Viking’s o-line, Peyton Manning (Drew Brees and Tom Brady as back-ups), Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson, Andre Johnson, and Antonio Gates on offense be?!

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is there any way that would work financially? Seems too improbable salary-wise for the other considerations to even come into play.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Basically, no.

The only way it could work is that they’d have to trade all their big-salary people to Cleveland (or someone else) to make room for LeBron, basically crippling the team.

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to pay Kobe, but now I pay LeBron. But if Jeezy’s payin’ LeBron, I’m paying Dwayne Wade.

by CaliforniaCMB on Nov 6, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What a boring DBD

Just Rishi arguing about religion.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 12:00 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

hey I tried!! But no one wants to play my “let’s talk about NBA impossibilities” game.

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We could try to talk about football and our upcoming game against the Oregon State University Beavers

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We have a frontpage T-Bred! Inside the Numbers!

Plus another post coming in an hour too. You’ll like it.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can’t you give us something realistic, like LeBron to the Clippers to be Kobe’s foil?

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah, the prospect of teaming up with an unhappy and broken-down Baron Davis are totally more tempting for him.

The Clippers is where careers go to die, and there is absolutely no evidence to the contrary.

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cuttino Mobley! Elton Brand!

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Brand left.

Mobley… no.

:-)

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s my point — he got an outrageous contract that he didn’t deserve because he had a good career with the Clips

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Moneywise, what you were proposing was craaazy. At least the Clippers make sense financially.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

well of COURSE it was craaazy, that’s why i posted it, i found it entertaining. Also random that the Bulls coulumnist couldn’t write about oh i dunno, Ben Gordon being gone, as apposed to something totally unrelated to his team.

…try to entertain you people…

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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well if the Lakers would get Lebron, they’d win 75 games. And go 16-1 in the postseason. They’d lose that one game because they were bored.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t forget Holmoe arguing, too!

President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tom Holmoe’s joined our site? Holmoephobe must be shaking and having trouble breathing.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You people are a mystery to me. Either it’s all like “oh, nobody’s posting in this DBD” or “oh, you guys argue too much”. I CAN’T WIN!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Needs more funnies.

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no problem with arguments

It’s just today it’s BORING.

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by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey dude, this isn’t a TV, submit something and spice it up.

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

fair enough

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

CalBear81 reminiscing about the 1800s

Wowowowow

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He was wrong, and he can’t forgive me for that.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Somebody’s bitter!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL
CalBear81 reminiscing about the 1800s

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The 1800s rocked. Or they would have rocked if rock had existed.

by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What a delightfully inaccurate statement of the situation.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 5, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I ATE A SANDWICH TODAY

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is why I side with HolmoePhobe

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hey guys I got to work and then I finished my project early so I went home early. also, it rained.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I need an edit button

This is why I side with myself

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ally FAIL

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by Rishi on Nov 5, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Twitter anyone?

by CaliforniaCMB on Nov 6, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

20 best video games of the decade. What are you favorite video games of the decade and why?

Similar to yesterday. Here’s some random gamer’s list. Also, feel free to discuss what you think about these games.

20. Final Fantasy XII
19. The Elder Scrolls IV
18. God of War
17. Mass Effect
16. Metal Gear Solid 2
15. Rock Band
14. Burnout 3: Takedown
13. Super Mario Galaxy
12. World of Warcraft
11. Gears of War 2
10. Guitar Hero III
9. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
7. Half-Life 2
6. Halo: Combat Evolved
5. Resident Evil 4 (This game is the BALLS)
4. Shadow of the Colossus
3. Fallout 3
2. Bioshock
1. Portal

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:11 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Am I missing something here: Shadow of the Colossus at 4?!??!

Needs more GTA and Metal Gear Solids

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is it too high?

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by Avinash on Nov 5, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That game bored the shit out of me after 2 hours… but maybe I’m thinking of something else.

I like PC games 1000000000x more though

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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like PC games 1000000000x more though

Yay!

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by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Oh wait this decade? That’s harder

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by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That list is solid but fairly RPG/FPS heavy.

Shadow of the Colossus seems too high…and Portal at #1 is a questionable call. Also, I don’t know if Guitar Hero/Rock Band should be part of this list; they are video games in a very different way from everything else on the list.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WTF is Portal and ANY Guitar games shouldn’t be on there. That’s like having Mario Party on there.

by CaliforniaCMB on Nov 6, 2009 11:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_%28video_game%29

The subject of the list is the best video games of the decade. Rock Band/Guitar Hero are both video games and from this decade. Seems like a pretty open/shut case.

"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

by AERose on Nov 6, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t consider to them to be such, Guitar anything is like DDR, no story, no strategy, no characters: no game. That’s just my 2 cents.

… and I still don’t understand Portal.

by CaliforniaCMB on Nov 7, 2009 1:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rock Band kicks ass. It is a helllllla fun game, and you play it on a video game system. It totally counts.

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by BearStage on Nov 7, 2009 4:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTOR.

by Yes We Cannon on Nov 5, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This.

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by BearStage on Nov 6, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bioshock 2? This list is terrible.

Oh, I guess this is console only, that explains why it sucks.

by GBB4188 on Nov 5, 2009 12:23 PM PST up