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Golden Nuggets: Awards Season

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Last night was the annual Cal football banquet, where a variety of awards were handed out to members of the football team. Go here for the complete list of winners.  Here are some of the highlights:

Most Improved Player
Skylar Curran

Lifter of the Year Freshman - Mark Brazinski
Senior - Tyson Alualu

Bob Simmons Award - Most Valuable Freshman
Offense -
 Matt Summers-Gavin
Defense - Aaron Tipoti

J. Scott Duncan Award - Most Valuable Special Teams Player
Bryan Anger

Joe Roth Award - Player best exemplifying courage, attitude and sportsmanship
Tyson Alualu

Everett Merriman Award - Demonstrating commitment to community service
Kevin Parker [AKA Rope Coach]

Bear Backers MVP Awards (voted on by team)
Offense - 
Jahvid Best and Shane Vereen
Defense - Mike Mohamed 

Scout Team Players of the Year

Offense - T.J. Emery and Ryan Wertenberger
Defense - Steven Fanua and Keni Kaufusi
Special Teams - Tyre Ellison and Spencer Hagan

The scout team PotY awards caught me by surprise, as I didn't know Wertenberger was a QB until just a couple weeks ago.  Remember the name Steve Fanua in the coming years, as he is certain to become a vocal leader on defense.

After the jump we have more awards as the All-Pac-10 team was announced, reactions from to the Poinsettia bowl from Cal/Utah players and coaches, a lolwut quote of the week as Wilner calls the BCS "fair and open," post-game quotes from women's bball's loss to Texas A&M, and more.

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Anyone else SHOCKED that Tepper made first team?

Have to say I’m pretty surprised at Anger. He’s had fewer “WOW” punts than last year and he’s had some pretty bad shanks too. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still happy to have him, but it surprises me to have the guy with the 4th yards per punt average in the Pac-10 making first team.

by dchu on Dec 7, 2009 8:43 PM PST reply actions  

I was surprised that both Tepper and Anger made the first team. While Tepper is a great leader and had an important role in the locker room this season, his results on the field weren’t spectacular. In fact, I was a bit disappointed with Tepper (particularly with the number of penalties he committed).

While I believe Anger is the best punter in the Pac-10, he didn’t necessarily show it this season. I thought that Reid Forrest of WSU and Jeff Locke of UCLA had solid seasons. I was surprised Locke didn’t end up with the award.

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by Berkelium97 on Dec 7, 2009 9:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Tepper has no business being on first team. The guy was a complete shadow of his former self out on the field this season.

i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*

by ch0ster on Dec 7, 2009 10:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Most coaches don’t put much thought into the selections.

2009 All Pac10 First Team Offense:
Mike Tepper

2009 All Pac10 HM:
Mitchell Schwartz

2009 Cal Football Team Awards:
Brick Muller Award – Most Valuable Offensive Lineman
Offense – Mitchell Schwartz

I would tend to trust our coaches who see these guys play practice and play all the time to make the proper assessment.

by Cali49a on Dec 7, 2009 10:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Meh, I’m glad for him. I don’t care if other coaches are misinformed about our players. GO BEARS!

Like cocaine straight from Bolivia.

by Thoroughbred on Dec 7, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Was he ever that amazing? Seemed like he was too hurt for anybody to get a read on his abilities til this year, really. I think Cal fans were just thinking 6 year guy = pancake blocks for everybody!!!

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Dec 7, 2009 11:00 PM PST up reply actions  

He started every game in 2007, though that was at right tackle.

"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 Dec 7, 2009 11:20 PM PST up reply actions  

You forgot the snuggles. Pancake blocks and snuggles for everybody!

Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.

by CalBandGreat on Dec 8, 2009 12:01 AM PST up reply actions  

He was pretty decent in 07 in a line that gave up the fewest sacks in the nation.

Then again the line had people like Mack, Malele and others.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Dec 8, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Mack, Gibson, Malele, De La Puente and Stevens at TE.

by Cali49a on Dec 8, 2009 6:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, in all honesty, the reason why the 2007 OL gave up the fewest sacks in the nation was because Longshore was the QB.

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by HydroTech on Dec 8, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh noes!

It begins!

[bracing for BI invasion]

Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.

by CalBandGreat on Dec 8, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions  

True but come on you have to give some credit to the O-line who was outright dominant. Except the redzone I guess.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Dec 9, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions  

Roy – the 2007 OL was far from “outright dominant.” They had their moments but there was a lot of inconsistency throughout the season. I mentioned on the blog a few weeks back while discussing our current OL relative to past OLs that Nate was really good at getting rid of the ball fast to avoid the sack, but the problem was that he would force it too much resulting in INTs.

See Here, here, and here for some painful memories.

by Cali49a on Dec 9, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I think Alualu had a pretty strong case as defensive mvp

by First and Ten on Dec 7, 2009 8:47 PM PST reply actions  

Alualu had a pretty strong case for team MVP.

All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!

by rollonubears on Dec 7, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions  

In the 2nd year of new uniforms, I’m starting to like them. I wish they had a few more straight lines to look more “firm.” The curves seem like they would fit a spread team better.

Thank god we don’t have adidas though. ucla, michigan, notre dame, louisville, kansas all have adidas and have had disappointing seasons.

18 to Cheeseboard

by JrBear on Dec 7, 2009 9:24 PM PST reply actions  

Who won the most inane?

by LeonPowe on Dec 7, 2009 9:33 PM PST reply actions  

Is that even a contest? We all know who wins that one year in year out.

Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.

by CalBandGreat on Dec 8, 2009 12:02 AM PST up reply actions  

ROPE GUY!

President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!

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by TwistNHook on Dec 8, 2009 7:55 AM PST up reply actions  

I was gonna say you.

Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.

by CalBandGreat on Dec 8, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Bowl selections following the 2010 season

I couldn’t find this anywhere else, so I went to the various bowls’ websites to compile it. Feel free to correct and repost if you think others will find it useful. The bowls are listed in the order that they will pick teams from the Pac-10 (i.e. Rose gets 1st pick; Emerald gets 6th):

Rose (or NCG) vs. Big 10 #1
Alamo vs. Big 12 #3
Holiday vs. Big 12 #5
Sun vs. ACC #5
Vegas vs. MWC #1
Emerald vs. WAC #1/2/3 in 2010 and 2013; vs. Army in 2011; vs. Navy in 2012

And it looks like Cal is the last Pac-10 team to play in the Poinsettia Bowl for the foreseeable future. I ignored the situation where we have a NCG team and an at-large BCS team, since that would never happen (see 2004).

by Oski4Heisman on Dec 8, 2009 8:46 AM PST reply actions  

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