Golden Nuggets: Best Out Of Hospital, Will Miss at Least One Game
by Berkelium97 on Nov 8, 2009 5:32 PM PST
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Update: JO adds a few more details.
Cal coach Jeff Tedford said Best’s parents took him to their home in Vallejo. Tedford visited Best in the hospital late Saturday night and talked with him on the phone today. He said Best was groggy and tired Saturday night, partly because he had some pain medication. Tedford said Best was in good spirits Sunday.
Best update straight from the AP. I'm not sure if this is all Tedford had to say after practice, but I'll keep you updated with anything else I hear.
BERKELEY, Calif.(AP) -- California star tailback Jahvid Best has been released from the hospital and will miss at least one game after sustaining a concussion on a terrifying fall in the end zone.
Best spent the night at Highland General Hospital in Oakland for observation and tests after landing on the back of his head in the end zone and being briefly knocked unconscious in the Golden Bears' 31-14 loss to Oregon State on Saturday night.
The school says results from a CT scan and X-rays came back normal. Best will not play Saturday against Arizona. His status for future games will continue to be evaluated. This was the second straight week Best sustained a concussion.
After the jump I have Cal-Arizona tv info (Versus, 4pm), the early spread for this weekend's game (Az by 2), Tedford's postgame reaction, reactions from players to Best's injury, and more. Tomorrow I'll wrap up what was otherwise a decent weekend for Cal sports (great job volleyball!).
Cal Football
- Arizona at Cal will be on Versus at 4pm. Versus: the same network that brought us such classics as OSU at Cal 2007 and Cal at Stanford 2007. Versus and Cal don't mix well together. Prepare for the worst...
- Arizona is currently a two-point favorite over Cal.
- In the post-game press conference, Tedford said "We got outcoached today." He emphasized the inability to do anything on third down and OSU's great field position thanks to special teams.
- Rob Calonge recaps the game and has quotes about Best from several players.
- Gary Peterson describes the play leading to Best's injury like it's something out of a novel. It was a bizarre article. Example: "Now Best was unthinkably high. Too high. Worse yet, his feet were pointed at the coal black sky, his back parallel to the ground"
- JO has a summary of all the details of Best's concussion up to this morning as well as a recap of the game. In case you missed it, all preliminary tests came back negative. Daily Cal has all the same details.
- Cal's bowl situation is unclear. The Pac-10 is a mess right now and JO believes Cal needs at least one more win to ensure an invitation. Ted Miller predicts a Las Vegas Bowl for Cal. Schlabach and Feldman predict a Poinsettia Bowl for Cal against BYU and Utah, respectively.
Cal Basketball
- Former Cal basketball star Ryan Anderson will miss a week with an ankle injury. He had played very well in Orlando until he injured his ankle. Thankfully there was no tendon or ligament damage.
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Another 4 PM game? Ugh. What an awkward time. It kind of eats up the whole day.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Nov 8, 2009 5:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. I miss 12:30.
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by BearStage on Nov 8, 2009 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Problem with 12:30 is that it requires me to leave the house at 9:30. But that is still better than 4.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Nov 8, 2009 5:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I barely did any homework yesterday and now I’m swamped…
by GeoFreak on Nov 8, 2009 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bah, totally.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Nov 8, 2009 5:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude I love 4pm games. Means I can get Brazil Cafe AND Jupiter into my plans.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 8, 2009 6:06 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
…but you could hit Jupiter after the game!
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by BearStage on Nov 8, 2009 6:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ehhh I hate 4PM games
because it gets too dark now. Remember those awesome WSU shots I posted? That’s because its a 12:30 game. I tried to watch the OSU game this time and by the time I wanted to take pictures during the 2nd Q it was already too dark =[ Need to get me one of those f/2.8 lenses or something.
Maybe I’ll try taking pics during the 1st quarter this time and enjoy from the student section the rest of the way….
3:30 makes it better. at least i can grab dinner slightly earlier and have a longer party at night! haha
by dmo580 on Nov 8, 2009 11:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I really really really hope they shut down Best for the year.
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by BearStage on Nov 8, 2009 5:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Me too. There is no justification for putting him at any further risk.
by CalBear81 on Nov 8, 2009 7:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Shut. Him. Down.
It’s just not worth putting him at further risk. You might get me on board with him playing in a bowl game (assuming full medical clearance and Best’s desire to play), but I’m not inclined to play him before that.
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Nov 8, 2009 7:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1000000. He’s done right by us, we absolutely need to do the same.
by rjnarayen on Nov 8, 2009 10:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Having consecutive weeks in which he get a concussion is bad news. That kid needs rest.
by ArbyOSU on Nov 9, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Arizona is only a 2 point favorite? The betting public hasn’t been watching our games. I’d expect that line to lean more in Zona’s favor by the end of the week.
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by AERose on Nov 8, 2009 5:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Cal still has a decent Sagarin ranking. It is at home. When is the last time we lost to them at home? I think all those things factor into the equation.
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by BeastMode on Nov 8, 2009 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tedford has never lost to Arizona at home. The last loss to the Wildcats at Memorial was 2001. Not that this statistic is in any way relevant.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Nov 8, 2009 6:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, to be honest I feel like it’s throw-out-the-record-books time.
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by AERose on Nov 8, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, this is a funky year that way. We’ve had some very good firsts and some very bad firsts.
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by BearStage on Nov 8, 2009 6:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not true: we lost to them at home in 2002
Cal lost to Arizona 52-41 in 2002 (Tedford’s first season).
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Nov 8, 2009 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Losing to the Fightin’ Mackovics. Ouch.
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It was fantastic."
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by AERose on Nov 8, 2009 7:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely a game we shouldn't have lost
That was a weird week leading up to that game, as I recall. Arizona had a soap opera going, with Mackovic being accused of player abuse (I think) and the team reportedly on verge of mutiny. Also that week, Cal received confirmation of its punishment for the academic scandal under Holmoe’s watch: no bowl game in 2002 (but we wouldn’t lose any schollies). On top of that, the Arizona game was the week before the Big Game, which was highly anticipated that year because we could all taste the streak ending. And we were coming off a nice 55-38 road win at ASU, which was ranked in the top 25 at the time.
As it turned out, we ended up playing like a team that was either overconfident, bummed about no bowl game, or looking ahead to the Big Game.
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Nov 8, 2009 7:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Arizona had a soap opera going, with Mackovic being accused of player abuse (I think) and the team reportedly on verge of mutiny.
The Cal game looks like it was directly after the Zona Mutiny, so double ouch.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Nov 8, 2009 8:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
dude, seriously, how do you remember that?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 8, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno. Golden Bear trivia just seems to stick in my brain over the years (especially football). Mrs. Ohio Bear has complained that I remember “silly stuff” about Cal football yet can’t remember something she told me yesterday. Sadly, she is right about that a lot.
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Nov 9, 2009 5:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s so weird. My mom is the same way. She’ll forget where she put a pencil but then be like “Oh look, its our neighbor Alex, outside. He broke his leg 23 years ago. In Sequoia National Park. Running from bees…”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 9, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh, I knew I shouldn’t have gone with memory. I had forgotten about that miserable game.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Nov 8, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention
Verses is currently not viewable to people who have DirecTV because of a silly contract dispute. Ugh.
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by AVNevis on Nov 8, 2009 5:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yeap, my first thoughts as well. Silly cable vs. satallite companies, can’t we all just get along?
by nickle on Nov 8, 2009 6:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought Versus was short “Versus a REAL network” Yep, I’ve got Directv so it will be blacked out for me.
by BlackandOldGold on Nov 8, 2009 7:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like quite a few of us will be in need of streams for Saturday’s game. Stupid DirecTV…
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by Berkelium97 on Nov 8, 2009 7:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Most of the College football streamers, myself included, have DirecTv.
by prd74 on Nov 9, 2009 7:35 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Well, this just got awkward.
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by TwistNHook on Nov 9, 2009 7:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The fucla-beavers game on Versus a couple of weeks ago was shown as a tape delayed game on FSN. It started about a half an hour after the end of the live game. Hope we get the same treatment.
by prd74 on Nov 9, 2009 8:38 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
UCLA-OSU was never on Versus. It was always meant to be tape delayed by FSN.
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by Avinash on Nov 9, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That is not good news, especially since it has been rumored that the Big Game will be on Versus. I would rather have both games on tape delay.
by prd74 on Nov 9, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Stanford at Call 2007?
Was it basketball or volleyball?
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by GoldBlooded on Nov 8, 2009 5:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fixed
I meant Cal at Stanford.
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by Berkelium97 on Nov 8, 2009 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey guys
Newer resident here, just like to keep updated on different college teams and their players. Good to hear Best is ok, I thought that injury would keep him out for the rest of the year for sure. And just a quick, hopefully not stupid, question, what is the consensus feeling over Best staying/leaving school this year? I know no one knows for sure, but has he said anything that may indicate one way or another?
Thanks for any response.
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by HighSchoolSteeler on Nov 8, 2009 5:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He has said nothing about it. When asked about it he usually says he’s too focused on the season and the upcoming game to think about the future.
I’d be very surprised if he came back next year, however.
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by Berkelium97 on Nov 8, 2009 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The pragmatic thing for him to do would be to leave school if he’s really interested in playing on the next level. Nobody knows what Jahvid really thinks about the situation, though. The commonly held assumption is that he’ll be leaving after this year.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Nov 8, 2009 5:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pleasure to see you around, HighschoolSteeler! Hope to see you around more often!
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by TwistNHook on Nov 8, 2009 6:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
While I can honestly say I don’t have a favorite college football team, I have a lotta respect for the Bears and their play.And thanks for the responses. I’m curious because Best would make one helluva player in Black and Gold :D.
BTSC Obituaries
OldManSteeler, ominously died two days before Superbowl 123 where the Ravens are set to attempt their 7th superbowl win, facing the Detroit Lions on Sunday. He was 86. His last words are believed to be "MALOR CAN SUCK IT!!!". Like friends and family, we can only guess what this could mean.
by HighSchoolSteeler on Nov 8, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, I'd shut him down.
He’s had a great run, he’s given us a lot, he almost gave us too much – two concussions and that kind of upper-body trauma mean that even if he COULD play, he won’t be 100%, which begs the question whether he SHOULD.
I’m not crazy about the 4 PM start, but at least it means I don’t have to get up at jackass o’clock in the morning. It’s not the years, it’s the mileage.
BTW, who was that furball trollop Oski was messing around with? Some fUCLA reject? And how come the band doesn’t know to quit holding that box formation and give the mascot a little help when there’s a Tree running loose? Let’s all suck it up here, folks…
by VandyImport on Nov 8, 2009 6:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. I don’t who that hussy was, but NO WAY is she good enough for our Oski! Look at him, gone off and thrown his life away… well hopefully it’ll be annulled by Friday and he’ll be his old self by gametime.
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by BearStage on Nov 8, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I support this too. Shut it down, rest up, get healthy, and think long term for yourself Best, not just for your football career but for your lifelong health.
by nickle on Nov 8, 2009 6:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree! I’m wishing the best for Best as person in life! Meeting with him he seems like a GREAT person! Good luck and get healthy!
by calas on Nov 8, 2009 7:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to see Best out of the hospital. Concussions are tricky, and as much as I would love to see Best help the Bears win, I hope the team errs on the side of caution. Maybe held Best back until the Bowl game.
by LEastCoastBears on Nov 8, 2009 6:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
"We got outcoached?"
I appreciate the fact that you’re blaming yourself, Teddy, but jeez, if you’re getting outcoached by the same teams on a regular basis, why are you even here?
I won’t lie – I freaked out when Best got hurt. The way they were treating him so gingerly and with such deliberation that I thought it was career-threatening. My heart sunk when they sent out his family; I thought his life was in danger.
Stupid football.
by moosemastr on Nov 8, 2009 11:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He’s not the only coach on the team, dude.
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by Swamphunter on Nov 9, 2009 12:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, he’s outcoached Riley a few times. We have beat OSU before.
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by HydroTech on Nov 9, 2009 1:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tedford outcoached his own quarterback??? I don’t know if that’s impressive or disturbing.
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by BearStage on Nov 10, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Never underestimate the ability of Bob Gregory as the best opposing QB coach in the Tedford era.
by ultraseven on Nov 9, 2009 9:32 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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