Poinsettia Bowl Second Quarter Open Thread

Well I guess some people like going to the no name bowl. Also letting the mountain west dominate our beloved bears. I wanna maybe get to the Rose Bowl before I’m dead but I only have about 70 years. I guess that’s not enough time. Let’s just get no respect and watch our players act like they don’t care. Ya that’s a good idea.

by bear in the bluff on Dec 23, 2009 6:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Because clearly Tedford, the second most successful coach in Cal history, who has gotten us to 8 bowl games in a row, is the reason we aren’t going to the Rose Bowl.

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:34 PM PST up reply actions

Ya we are in the 2nd to worst Pac 10 bowl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Success! We were only ranked 6 in the nation before the great performance against Oregon. BUT we got a Bowl game!!! This year has been a success cause we are in a crappy bowl!

by bear in the bluff on Dec 23, 2009 6:48 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

I win! I thought the first idiotic “fire tedford” thread would begin in the second quarter.

by BlackandOldGold on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM PST up reply actions

That call is bull.

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by Swamphunter on Dec 23, 2009 6:20 PM PST reply actions

This is terrible

by Mister Pie on Dec 23, 2009 6:20 PM PST via mobile reply actions

secondary is a joke

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by CaliforniaEternal on Dec 23, 2009 6:21 PM PST reply actions

Too easy

by BlackandOldGold on Dec 23, 2009 6:21 PM PST reply actions

TD, nobody there.

Game, set and match.

by moosemastr on Dec 23, 2009 6:21 PM PST reply actions

groan, the familiar groan.

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by ak_A on Dec 23, 2009 6:21 PM PST reply actions

Our d is not doing well

by Mister Pie on Dec 23, 2009 6:21 PM PST via mobile reply actions

3 man rush?

by tjalorak on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM PST up reply actions

So, is the defense just out there for decoration?

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by minesweeper on Dec 23, 2009 6:21 PM PST reply actions

it’s a continuation of the udub game

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by CaliforniaEternal on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM PST up reply actions

no

Decorations don’t look that ugly.

by atomsareenough on Dec 23, 2009 6:23 PM PST up reply actions

Haha

Wow, Cal’s secondary can’t do anything right tonight.

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by bearswithfangs on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM PST reply actions

These commentators suck

but they have a point. Rushing 3 and still getting beat deep?

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM PST reply actions

We had the slant route covered well.

by luzinski on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM PST up reply actions

What were Mohammed/Bishop supposed to be doing on that play?

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM PST up reply actions

Rushing 3

and then getting beat deep is beyond bad. There seem to be some scheme problems although the talent lacks

Hell of a route by the WR

by DoubleB on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM PST reply actions

I’m going to be that guy and call out Gregory. The D looks unprepared yet again.

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by ch0ster on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM PST reply actions

When is it ever?

lol. :P

by tjalorak on Dec 23, 2009 6:23 PM PST up reply actions

I think it's more that their offense

plays directly to our defensive weaknesses.

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by Rocksanddirt on Dec 23, 2009 6:23 PM PST up reply actions

Still loving Bob Gregory

by Rocky63215 on Dec 23, 2009 6:23 PM PST reply actions

Cal linebackers

Having a teaparty in the middle of the field on that last play.

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by bearswithfangs on Dec 23, 2009 6:23 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Is Tedford taxing them too much?

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:24 PM PST up reply actions

It's not their fault

Where was the 2nd safety?

by DoubleB on Dec 23, 2009 6:24 PM PST up reply actions

haha, rec’d

by turkey on Dec 23, 2009 6:27 PM PST up reply actions

Tucker is like can I please stop getting blasted?

by BlackandOldGold on Dec 23, 2009 6:24 PM PST reply actions

Apparently Tucker pissed in Riley's gatorade this morning

Riley’s trying to kill him

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by bearswithfangs on Dec 23, 2009 6:24 PM PST reply actions

Tucker has to catch that

by Rocky63215 on Dec 23, 2009 6:25 PM PST up reply actions

Let’s see you hold onto that ball when getting hit by that guy.

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by Swamphunter on Dec 23, 2009 6:25 PM PST up reply actions

apparently tucker’s hands are broken. HOLD ON TO THE BALL

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by ikoolykedat on Dec 23, 2009 6:26 PM PST up reply actions

When Will Cal ever have a true leader?

by Rocky63215 on Dec 23, 2009 6:24 PM PST reply actions

when will you shut the fuck up?

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:26 PM PST up reply actions

it's a 2 man rush

why is Riley acting so panicked?

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:25 PM PST reply actions

We got the shitty Riley playing today.

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by ch0ster on Dec 23, 2009 6:25 PM PST up reply actions

RILEY THROW A DECENT PASS FOR FUCK’S SAKE

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by ch0ster on Dec 23, 2009 6:25 PM PST reply actions

riley should be benched

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by CaliforniaEternal on Dec 23, 2009 6:25 PM PST up reply actions

yeah let’s give a freshman his first real snaps when we’re down 2 scores in a bowl game.

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:27 PM PST up reply actions

who knows...

He might rise to the occasion.

by atomsareenough on Dec 23, 2009 6:33 PM PST up reply actions

Riley locks on a receiver instead of going through progressions. And obviously, that’s bad.

by BlackandOldGold on Dec 23, 2009 6:25 PM PST reply actions

He’s not even looking at the middle of the field.

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by ch0ster on Dec 23, 2009 6:26 PM PST up reply actions

Wow, nice catch from Anthony Miller

by atomsareenough on Dec 23, 2009 6:26 PM PST reply actions

tedford has to switch qbs for 2nd half. riley is giving us nothing

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by CaliforniaEternal on Dec 23, 2009 6:26 PM PST reply actions

It worked in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl when we changed QBs.

by BornOnThePlay on Dec 23, 2009 6:27 PM PST up reply actions

Yep

There’s a different no team had a scouting report on Riley and what he likes to do.

by Rocky63215 on Dec 23, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions

Give Riley that O-line, DJax, Hawk, and Jordan, and I bet he’d replicate that performance in this game too.

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by Berkelium97 on Dec 23, 2009 6:29 PM PST up reply actions

Yes…we put in THE GUY YOU WANT TO TAKE OUT NOW. Heh.

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:30 PM PST up reply actions

If Jeff Tedford known for coaching qb's

What happened with Longshore and now Riley?

by Rocky63215 on Dec 23, 2009 6:27 PM PST reply actions

If Cal is known for producing intelligent alumni

What happened with you?

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions

Your comments are purely meant for provocation, and I hope nobody takes the bait.

by atomsareenough on Dec 23, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions

(looks guilty)

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:29 PM PST up reply actions

Nope

My comments are out of disappointment. The Bears are much better than what they’ve played like this year. Yet, everyone on this board is ok with mediocre play and Cal not showing up for games that actually mean something.

What do you call the games against Oregon, USC, and Washington?

by Rocky63215 on Dec 23, 2009 6:30 PM PST up reply actions

We’re not okay with mediocre play, we just don’t think “FIRE TEDFORD LOL” is the solution.

by HolmoePhobe on Dec 23, 2009 6:31 PM PST up reply actions

I never said to fire Tedford

by Rocky63215 on Dec 23, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions

I call it Tedford needs to be fired! BAM! I got ya Rocky finally someone who wants to win.

by bear in the bluff on Dec 23, 2009 6:34 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Yeah these college kids need to win for my entertainment. If they don’t I demand that people get fired.

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by Swamphunter on Dec 23, 2009 6:36 PM PST up reply actions

Oh your one of those guys that go to the game and watch it. Win or lose, even if its by 42, you don’t care. You stand around and say how delightful the new uniforms look. See that’s why most people don’t like cal because of fans like you. You have no pride! Your happy if the band comes!

by bear in the bluff on Dec 23, 2009 6:42 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Durr. Someone’s sarcasm meter is broken.

And I do have pride. I don’t let anger cloud my decisions about what to do or how to judge.
Unlike you.

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by Swamphunter on Dec 23, 2009 9:40 PM PST up reply actions

Look, you’re not the only one who’s disappointed with how this (and other seasons) have played out… Lots of us have gotten our hopes up, only to be let down at some point. But guess what, it happens to EVERY team. I’m not satisfied with laying an egg in the Poinsettia Bowl any more than you are, and it’s definitely discouraging to see the team completely outplayed like we have been in our losses this year, but as maddening as it is in the moment, you have to take a bit of a long view. Sure, there are specific changes we might want to make, like getting a new Special Teams coach (or Defensive Coordinator in your opinion), but just because there have been some bumps in the road, it doesn’t mean that our program’s overall trajectory isn’t still trending steadily upward. Even when you buy a hot stock, you can’t expect the price to go up every single day; going to have down days. We’ve come a LONG way from where we were, pre-Tedford, and he’s deserved a bit of patience. I fully expect that we’ll get to the Rose Bowl within the 2010s. Probably more than once.

by atomsareenough on Dec 23, 2009 6:46 PM PST up reply actions

What happened with the clock at the end of the half??

by atomsareenough on Dec 23, 2009 6:29 PM PST reply actions

Think Cal let it run out.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 23, 2009 6:29 PM PST up reply actions

We had timeouts… Riley got sacked with like 10-12 seconds left, right?

by atomsareenough on Dec 23, 2009 6:30 PM PST up reply actions

Not sure.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 23, 2009 6:31 PM PST up reply actions

yep.

3rd and about 20 on our own 35 or so. better to take the half.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Dec 23, 2009 6:31 PM PST up reply actions

I think

Tedford had enough didn’t want to risk a turnover and decided to let the clock run out.

by Rocky63215 on Dec 23, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions

C’mon Riley, don’t let a freshman QB outplay you….again.

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by ch0ster on Dec 23, 2009 6:30 PM PST reply actions

Cal

just needs to grow up in this game a little

you know, make it happen and go home.

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by dirt on Dec 23, 2009 6:30 PM PST reply actions

Halftime/ 3rd quarter thread

GO HERE

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by Avinash Kunnath on Dec 23, 2009 6:31 PM PST reply actions

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