DBD 11.05.09 Remember
by chowder on Nov 5, 2009 2:13 AM PST
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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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(actual photo of V without the mask)
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A story for Beaver Week
October 3, 1992. My second Cal football game ever attended, still trying to fit in as a freshman on campus. A terrible OSU comes to down to face the 2-1 Bears (who had beaten quite soundly San Jose State at home, Kansas on the road, and had been demolished at Purdue).
This also happened to be the first time that I ever got a field pass to watch the game, but I had some work to do in the end zone area, so I got to see a lot of field goals, close-up touchdowns and lots of extra points in a 42-0 Cal romp.
Mid-way through the game Benny the Beaver wanders up and begins goofing around with me. I’m not sure what to do here – since I’m officially working (of a sort, I didn’t really do anything) and I was still feeling my way around campus. So I sort of stand there and take it for about 3 minutes. Then Benny stops to watch the game – it was at that moment that Dave Barr threw another touchdown pass at the other end of the field.
Benny the Beaver leans over and says “You guys are kicking our ass”
Unfortunately, I don’t have a good way to end this story, since I was so shocked that a giant anthropomorphic Beaver was talking to me, I sort of mumbled something about hoping to keep it up through the Pac-10 season (we wouldn’t).
by LeonPowe on Nov 5, 2009 4:38 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
I sure hope Benny’s whispering that into ragnarok’s ear this Saturday.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 5:57 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe that joke will finally be funny, then.
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What? Rishi driving a joke into the ground? You don’t say!
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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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What? Rishi being a martyr? You don’t say!
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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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It’s too late. My buzz has been sufficiently harshed.
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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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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!
I’ve never ghostwrote without permission, but having had ghostridden without permission, that can hurt.
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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
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
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!
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
No, we allow heavy drinking party animals who are incompetent and self-centered to be President. See W.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 2 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
Polling data shows that Americans feel this way about non-straight-white-Christians as candidates:
Jews > gays > Muslims> atheists
dboneisloose
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
One of my testes just died.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
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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Chapati is all the utensil I need!
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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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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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We need an expert on this. Where’s Hydro when you need him? Put down that asparagus!
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There would be other things in there dammit! Like dal! And lentils! And meat!
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Are you one of those people who just mixes every item on their plate together into a big mush?
dboneisloose
HELLZ 2 DA YA!
then, I blend it all into a delightful concoction!
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I don’t have teeth. There’s nothign else I can do!
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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.
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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I’m pretty sure we do. Well, we burn stuff anyway on November 5th and the English only complain if it’s Carlisle.
I thought you hated the British!
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I thought he was Scottish? Man, I cant tell white people apart. They all look the same to me.
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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.
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.”
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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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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I thought they have been French since 1066?
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The “English” are mostly a mix of Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Norman/French, Jutish and other Viking stock, if I’m not mistaken.
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I really hope DC Trojan is Jutish. He looks to have a little Jut in him.
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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
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.
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.
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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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
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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Maybe they just think they’re better than you?
by atomsareenough on Nov 5, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
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
or a lot too much
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
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!
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
No, I can. I just never have for a variety of reasons. Like saving the sight of others.
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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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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.
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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And when you see me calling someone stupid for that reason, you can call me out on it, instead of jumping the gun.
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!
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
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
INDIAN PHILISOPHICAL DISAGREEEEEEEEEEEEEEMENT!
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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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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
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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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
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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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
From now on in this debate, I want you to replace atheists with ninjas, and Christians with pirates.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Should we invade space? Rishi, you have the first word.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I like this question a lot more.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
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
6. Fire Ludwig vs. Fire Tedford (and promote Alamar to HC)
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
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
Then let’s talk judgement.
No. Let’s not.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
And plant life, apparently.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
LOL of course not.
Remember the uproar when Rep. Keith Ellison was elected, and he wanted to take his oath on the Qur’an instead of the Bible? People were all, “It’s un-American, it’s insane, THIS IS WATERCUBE” – they were pissed off.
But he did take the oath on the Qur’an, and somehow, life went on. The best part was the extra slap in the face to all the haters – the fact that the Qur’an on which he took the oath was from the personal library of Thomas Jefferson.
Doesn’t get much more American that that, bitches.
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by BearStage on Nov 5, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Jefferson, American? Ha! He wasn’t even born an American citizen!
by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
What if he was fucking an apple pie at the same time?
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Is this really a hypothetical you really feel we need to explore?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
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.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 5, 2009 6:40 AM PST up reply actions
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.
I can recall my outfits for like the last 4 years. Nothing scary about your post, LeonPowe.
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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!
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!
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
That was a solid half time show.
Go Bears Go
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.
Show me on the doll where Benny touched you.
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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!
I checked. I don’t think it’s free. There will be an open thread though.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 5:53 AM PST up reply actions
As for UCLA
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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 5:56 AM PST up reply actions
If this is true
It begs the question: then why not recruit players who fit your offense?
Praise be to Tedford!
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
I guess Ucla is a football school after all.
by CalBear81 on Nov 5, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 1 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
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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It may sound stupid, but have you really never gotten even slightly upset over something written on the internet?
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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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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
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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
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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Lies.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
You have food on your face.
See, who else would tell you that? I’m your only true friend!
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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
TWSS
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
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.
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
You haven’t watched enough Frasier. The writing is actually pretty good; they rarely resort to using randomness as a prop.
dboneisloose
Here comes a Spazzy retort about what he saw from 20 seconds of a Frasier episode.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
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
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
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
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.
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.
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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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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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!
Like getting angry at a Ray Ratto article.
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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
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.
sure there is.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Why would they ban you if you have sympathetic feelings towards the Colts?
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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…..
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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Come on. It’s Indianapolis. Their premier event is cars racing around in a circle for 3 hours.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 8:11 AM PST up reply actions
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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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.
“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
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!
But their entire economy is based on LeBron James
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 5, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
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
Dude, no fucking contest. Not even close.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
?
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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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
Looks more like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
In the offchance that this is a link to lmfao, I will not click on it to avoid contracting syphilis of the eyes.
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.
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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
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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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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
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!
Boston’s cool, but Foxboro like an hour’s drive away isn’t it?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Crime free? Good schools? Clean? Modern?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 5, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
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.
It does smell bad, I’ll give you that. I’ve heard some people call it Smellpitas.
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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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OAKTOWN?!??! HOW DARE YOU
STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS
by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We get to declare public discontent?!?
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
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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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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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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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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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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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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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
I already forgot. What was I supposed to remember again?
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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.
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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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CBKWit’s speech was inspirational!
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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
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!
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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
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
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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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.
Right, true.
I guess I expect bookies to use logic like that, while I expect journalists do use actual evidence.
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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.
"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
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?
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.
Don’t journalists have some sort of inward incentive to gravitate towards journalistic integrity though?
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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
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
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!
Except bookies lose money when they are wrong,
Not if they’re doing their jobs.
"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
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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
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.
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.
In communist Russia, Sanchez declares YOU!
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!
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.
It’s not necessarily speed that’s needed to counter Oregon’s offense, it’s discipline and not getting fooled by Masoli.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
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.
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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Saturday's Pac-10 lines
Oregon -7 over Stanford seems like a good pick…but am I crazy for liking UW +4 over UCLA?
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Hasn’t the UW line moved up to 5 or 6?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
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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If that’s the reason the market is up, it’s just more evidence the market sucks.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
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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Frankly, I’ll take either. Scott was just a monster at St Bonnie. Scott is Lynch. I think we should offer him.
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
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.
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
Yeah he looks like the Forsett model—unheralded and underrated.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
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.
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
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
No you’re right. I guess we’re going to have to suffer through having shane for an extra year. Sigh.
=D
Dude’s a gamer!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
T-Bred, is this paid content? I’m wondering why there’s no link.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
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
Ah okay, I’ll post this in the recruiting thread, thanks for the heads up.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
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
Jim Thorpe Award finalists announced
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!
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
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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
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
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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Anyone here know where I could watch a Europa League game (specifically, Everton vs Benfica @ noon PT)? DC Trojan? Starkey?
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http://atdhe.net/10266/watch-everton-vs-benfica-lisbon
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Why thank you, kind sir
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Although, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. (I don’t know that I can cope with another beatdown.)
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
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
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
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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:50 AM PST reply actions
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!
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
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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Are you prepared to launch it into your top 10 shows of the decade?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Flagged for being Rishi.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
I just did. It felt so good, I’ll do it again. Flagged!
Oh yeah. There we go.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 1 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!
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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No.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
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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Is there any way that would work financially? Seems too improbable salary-wise for the other considerations to even come into play.
dboneisloose
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
hey I tried!! But no one wants to play my “let’s talk about NBA impossibilities” game.
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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
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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Can’t you give us something realistic, like LeBron to the Clippers to be Kobe’s foil?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
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 Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
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
Moneywise, what you were proposing was craaazy. At least the Clippers make sense financially.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
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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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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t forget Holmoe arguing, too!
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Tom Holmoe’s joined our site? Holmoephobe must be shaking and having trouble breathing.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
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
Needs more funnies.
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Hey dude, this isn’t a TV, submit something and spice it up.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Look, I enjoy discussing things. Anything. But when I come into a DBD and 90% of the comments are about basketball or TwistNHook’s wardrobe choices or CalBear81 reminiscing about the 1800s, I tend to instinctively gravitate towards the most interesting topic I see. Which in this case is Rishi criticizing…uh….ninjas. If there was a more interesting on-topic discussion going on, I would participate in it.
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by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 2 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
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 Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:11 PM PST reply actions
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
Is it too high?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
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
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.
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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
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
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
Strangely, I liked GTA\Vice City more than San Andreas. And in another sign I’m getting old, I didn’t have the energy to make it through GTA IV. It was just too much work for my limited leisure time.
Needs more RPGs
The only reason that guy liked FFXII was that it WASN’T like a traditional turn-based RPG.
Also, MGS3 > MGS2, but both are awesome.
SC man gets 3 years in prison for sex with horse
A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty for the second time in two years to abusing the creature.
Rodell Vereen was also ordered never to go near the stable where the horse’s owner caught him and held him for authorities at shotgun point over the summer. He apologized to the woman and to himself after admitting to buggery at the Horry County courthouse.
“I’m sorry about what I’ve done. I didn’t mean to do it. It’s my fault. I’m sorry for what I’ve done to myself,” Vereen said during Wednesday’s court hearing.
How do you not mean to do something like that?
His last name is Vereen =O
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
hhaha. I’m just confused. My director is a brit and he uses the term like, “I feel all buggered…” He uses it to refer to his stomach problems. Hm…I feel a blackmail fantasy coming on.
the brittish also use that term to mean
doing it in teh butt.
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by Rocksanddirt on Nov 5, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
We posted this story a while ago! I guess this is just the sentencing part…
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Yeah, just the sentencing.
I think I might’ve been the one who posted it, too. :P
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 5, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
It’s all fun and games until you get convicted for buggery a second time.
by zoonews on Nov 5, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Greatest PC games of all time
Following up on the list Avinash posted – and restricting it to PC games because that’s mostly what I’ve played. In no particular order:
1. Prince of Persia (the original)
Yeah, it’s old as hell now, but it’s hard to think of a game that was more fun to play. Straightforward gameplay, challenging but not unbeatable, and way, way ahead of its time. The remakes are cool in their own way but they don’t have the the simple appeal of the original.
2. Diablo II
Best real-time RPG evar. Great gameplay, good story, a lot of complexity when it came to weapons/items/skills – but not too much. And an excellent multiplayer mode. Good graphics for the time, too.
3. Age of Empires series
Age of Empires was groundbreaking, and Age of Kings was probably the best RTS of all time. Extremely well-balanced, and had a much higher skill curve than most subsequent RTS games.
4. Planescape: Torment
Probably the most “intellectual” video game ever made. The only game I’ve played where you could go an hour in-game without doing anything except talk to different characters, and still be riveted. Combat wasn’t that great but the story and complexity of the characters more than made up for that.
5. Call of Duty (particularly Modern Warfare)
Great games all around. Can’t wait for Modern Warfare 2.
6. Total War series (particularly Rome)
Outstanding in a number of ways – combined the Civilization-style turn-based world management with excellent real-time combat. Emphasized tactics to a greater degree than most RTS games. Also had amazing graphics.
7. GTA Vice City
People will disagree about which GTA game was the best but this is really the one that broke ground and opened up the sandbox genre.
8. Doom series
Again, helped popularize its genre. Also Doom II was pretty fucking scary when I was a kid.
9. Oregon Trail
This was awesome because it was “educational” enough that we got to play it in school. Also, it was always hilarious when your friends died from snakebite or something.
10. Tetris.
What?
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Nov 5, 2009 12:41 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Rome Total War and Age of Kings might be my two favorite games ever. Total War especially. I loved the random battle generator. Unfortunately my PC was too old to handle it and I’m waiting for the Mac version to come out.
Also would give some props to the Sim City series, Starcraft, and Panzer General.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
loved sim city and rome total war
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
not enough starcraft and warcraft
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 5, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
dude gg zerg rush lag laggggggg laggggggggg…..
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
1. SimCity
2. Heroes of Might and Magic 3.
3. Heroes of Might and Magic 2.
4. Chex! Quest.
5. EarthSiege 2
6. Gazillionaire
7. Yahoo! Wordracer
and those are the sum total of my computer gaming experience.
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HALF-LIFE 2 HALF-LIFE 2 HALF-LIFE 2
bitch
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Nov 5, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
3 Games I actually played on PC
1. Oregon Trail. Loved creating people I hated and having them die
2. NHL 02. Winning 10-0 was fun back then.
3. NHL 04 That game was actually decently hard
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
Have people forgotten how amazingly awesome (and pathbreaking) the Myth series was?
Talk about way ahead of its time.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
True, true. I only played Myth though… never got the sequeal (Riven, I think?) How was that?
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Myth, not Myst
I played Myst once and the experience was deeply aggravating.
I’m talking about the strategy game.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Myst was a pretty screensaver disguised as a game. The puzzles made no sense — you would have to pick up a particular book in a library to move a wall in one house on a completely different island in order to find a switch that would turn on the stove on the third island.
HOW THE HELL ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO FIGURE THIS OUT?!
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Not enough:
1) Knights of the Old Republic
…holy crap that game was awesome. Had everything you could want out of a game of its ilk.
2) Quake
We all loved Doom and Doom II, but Quake broke the mold that Doom created when it broke the previous mold. Quake rocked everyone’s faces clean off, and led to the Team Fortress games, which really brought online gaming to life for the first time.
Also, I thought GTA II was the best one of the series :-)
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Also not enough:
3) “Quest” titles from Sierra.
The Space Quest and King’s Quest series of games brought the text-based game to a whole new level. brought it to life, really broke everything wide open. Now you could really see what was going on, great graphics and inventive stories, just great stuff. These games were HUGE when they came out. If they’d have come out in the 90’s or 2000’s, they would have had movies made about them by now.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
I forgot about
KOTOR. I played that on the XBOX, it was sick though
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
Desean for MVP?
I’m not saying DeSean Jackson has my vote locked up, but as midseason approaches, don’t you at least have to include the second-year Eagles receiver on the short list of MVP candidates? Every one of Jackson’s touchdowns have been the stuff of highlight-reel, and with Sunday’s 54-yard scoring catch against the Giants factored in, the former Cal standout now has four touchdowns as a receiver, one as a rusher and one as a punter returner.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
He picked up the guy and ran into the end zone with him! How awesome is that?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Not as awesome as getting a safety that way.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 5, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
don’t you at least have to include the second-year Eagles receiver on the short list of MVP candidates?
Ummm, no. No, you don’t.
Sure, he’s having a breakout year. But you’re gonna tell me that he’s in the same arena as Peyton Manning and Brett Favre in the MVP race? Not even close. He’s nowhere near MJD territory. Hell, Drew Brees still has a way better shot at it than DeSean does. DeSean has yet to take the Eagles on his back and drag them to victory. Yeah, he’s scored in a lot of ways,. but there are a ton of weapons on that team. Maclin, Westbrook, McCoy, McNabb – everyone’s contributing on that team, not just him.
DeSean needs to have a Fitzgerald-type influence on a game to sniff an MVP award, and he simply isn’t there yet. For a receiver, a 1000-yard, 10-TD season is nowhere near the stuff that MVP’s are made of. That’s what deSean is looking at, and that won’t be nearly enough.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Brett Favre in the MVP race
Say what?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
He’s on pace for 3800+yds, 32TD’s, and 6 INT’s. He’s got the Vikings at 7-1, firmly in control of their division, and they honestly look like one of the best teams in football.
Of course it’s not all his doing, but Peyton gets the same type of love, with similar weapons. No one ever talked about Harrison or Edgerrin winning an MVP award. We’ve seen what the Vikings were without him. We see how they are with him. That’s going to turn heads.
MVP candidates are always on complete teams. So of course the team wouldn’t be nearly as good without AP, Jared Allen or Steve Hutchinson. But the QB is the decision maker, the only who touches the ball every single play (no, the center doesn’t count). If he puts up great numbers(and he is), and the team’s running on all cylinders(it is), he’s gets the MVP credit. That’s just how these races work.
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1) Manning
1A) Brees
2) Peterson
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somewhere in 10-15) Favre
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 5, 2009 10:32 PM PST up reply actions