CGB Spring Game Meetup
by ragnarok on Apr 14, 2009 11:12 PM PDT
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PrintHey everyone, this Saturday is Cal Football's Spring Game! Missing Cal Football? This'll be the closest you'll get until August. Not sure if you want to go? Oh, like you've got something better to do. Not sure what's going on here? Check out our [partially redacted] coverage from last year, and even some brief coverage from two years ago. Still not convinced? Would a free hot dog interest you?
From the Athletic Department website:
BERKELEY - Golden Bear fans are invited out to Memorial Stadium to watch the Cal football team's final spring scrimmage on Saturday, April 18 as part of the annual Cal Day. Admission is free and the practice will get underway at 12 noon. The event is sponsored by Peterson Tractor.
Evergood Sausage will give away hot dogs to the first 1,200 fans, while concession and souvenir stands will be open throughout the day.
With a large crowd expected on campus for Cal Day, parking will be at a premium and fans are encouraged to arrive early or take public transportation. Recommended lots include Underhill (College at Channing), Foothill (Gayley at Hearst), Boalt Hall (Gayley Road) and Bancroft (Bancroft below College). Gates to Memorial Stadium will open at 11 a.m.
In addition, fans should note that several gates to the stadium have closed due to construction of the Student-Athlete High Performance Center and that they will need to enter through the North Gate next to Maxwell Family Field.
The scrimmage will conclude Cal's schedule of 18 spring practice sessions, with the Golden Bears resuming their team workouts in August in preparation for the 2009 campaign.
And, if you make it out to the Spring Game, you'll also get a chance to meet up with other CGB denizens. Twist and I are planning on being near the top of section G or GG at around 11:30am on Saturday, and we'll have a couple of small-ish but obvious signs (seen here). If you're going to be coming out to the Spring Game, come by and say 'Hi'. Just a lurker around here? You should still feel welcome to come out and say 'What's up?'. Are you an Athletic Department official, trying to make sure no one takes photos that Jeff Tedford wouldn't approve of? Come on over and say 'Hey'.
What I'm trying to say is we're having a Spring Game meetup near the top of Section G or GG. Wanna know what TwistNHook is like in person? There's only one way to find out.
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just tell him you are meeting up with a bunch of older men you met on the internet
They're after our precious bodily fluids
I think the fact that you are Cal graduates helps my cause.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Apr 15, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Surplus sale at 9am
Is anyone else going to the surplus sale? I know Twist went last year. Last year I managed to snag a Ta’ufo’ou jersey and a nameless #10 jersey (but I hope Brock, Marshawn, and Desmond Bishop all wore it). It’s too bad the jerseys won’t have names this year, but I still might pick one up.
I’ll definitely be at the spring practice, though.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
If you plan on going to the surplus sale with serious hopes of buying items in normal sizes (non XXXL sizes), jerseys, and shoes/cleats, then I highly suggest you show up early – as in around 8 am or 8:30 am at the latest. Last time there was a fat line like 100 people deep when they opened and they snapped up all the best stuff in minutes.
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How expensive are these surplus items?
I’d think about going if I thought anything I’d be interested in would be priced reasonably.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
actually, Twist missed it last year. i wrote that post you’re referencing, and i’m not sure if i should be proud that i was so able to imitate Twist’s writing, or offended that you could actually mistake my writing for his.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I automatically assumed that it was by Twist since it was a photo post (and we know how much Twist likes photos). But you should be proud that your writing was so delicately worded and profoundly informative that I saw no difference between it and Twist’s.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
I'll be there
and considering that my friend is being a jackass and thinks Cal football, Cal students, Cal fans, and Cal everything other than education sucks I’ll be alone so I’ll definitely swing by the CGB section.
In other words, Go Bears!
He just thinks he's better than me because he was at one time recruited by USC before he tore his ACL
He’s a nice guy otherwise. I just cannot get into any sort of football discussion with him.
In other words, Go Bears!
Hey man, don’t you have more friends than the ex-Condom?
by Avinash Kunnath on Apr 15, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea but they're all engineers and would give me a quarter if I talked about a QB
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Apr 15, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd, that line is funny
But I find it hard to believe that EVERY engineer doesn’t care about the football team. Is the EECS department getting even more FOBish?
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on Apr 15, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Not all engineers, just his friends.
There are actually a lot of us engineers in the Cal Spirit groups, and (at least among the ones I know) there’s a lot of Cal-football love.
by Yes We Cannon on Apr 15, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
not really no
Just the EECS guys I know. A lot of my friends are more interested in a) doing their homework or b) getting drunk or c) getting high versus watching football.
In other words, Go Bears!
Ah…that sounds about right.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on Apr 15, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know how to vote in the poll. There is no option for “I’m going to be at the spring game, but I will be working, and thus probably unable to meet up with any of you”
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
Just yell “I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU TOOK TIM LINCECUM FIRST OVERALL” and see who cringes.
Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...
by yellow fever on Apr 15, 2009 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard there will be F-16 flyovers to kickoff the scrimmage, and the scrimmage will conclude with The Who playing a miniset…concluding, of course, with “We Don’t Get Fooled Again” with flashing scoreboard shots of the guy that let Bruce Snyder walk, Tom Holmoe, Joe Ayoob doing anything, Nate Longshore trying to run down a DB who’s returning a pick for a TD, and Riley trying to run for it.
Heaps and Hinder...come on down!
Thankfully you’re not in charge of our pregame preparations this year! You’d probably replay that Kevin Barnes hit a thousand times on opening day.
by Avinash Kunnath on Apr 15, 2009 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll almost certainly be there
Looking forward to it. Combined we should easily be able to make the loudest and most absurd cheering section in spring scrimmage history!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Good news!
I may be able to get there using BART. Problem is, I have no idea how the fuck to get from BART to Memorial. Can someone help?
Toot Toot
It is a bit of a length walk. Luckily, Google Maps offers a moderately incorrect explanation.
Basically, walk through campus. Itll be on the other side.
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Also, where is it related to Sproul? Because once I’m there I know what to do.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Apr 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
On the map Twist provided, look for the intersection of Sather Rd and Campanile Way. If you follow Sather Rd south a little ways you’ll see Sproul Hall. It’s near the parallel lines of trees and that small, round pool.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
Thanks. Now all I need is my parents approval.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Apr 15, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
“Can I go hang out with a group of older men that I met on the internet?”
CGB: Where Parent’s Approval Happens
the Maharg is above catch phrases
Parent approval: not obtained. They said they want to make 100% sure I am no longer sick. I don’t think they are being reasonable.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Apr 15, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
You have 2 more days to get better.
Get on that.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
Dude I am better now. But because I missed 2 and a half weeks of school my parents don’t want to take any chances. I go back to school next Tuesday.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Apr 15, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
My parents will have none of it. The weird thing is they said yes at first, but I had to bring a friend in case I got murdered on BART. My parents are masters at changing their minds. They are the most indecisive people I have ever met.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Apr 15, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
take it to downtown berkeley station
take the escalator to the center street exit. head straight up center street, you will get to campus. walk up the path after you hit oxford, you should keep the bronze death star sculpture on your right. you’ll pass the huge life sciences building on your left and see the campanile dead ahead. keep following the path straight up the hill, veer right before the campanile and keep hildebrand hall on your left. you’ll see a daycare center on your right. walk up that hill to the street, called gayley, and by then you should see memorial on your right.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
You are my hero.
Everyone else gives me directions. You just tell me to follow the fucking path.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Apr 15, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
thank you, thank you
seriously though, if you get off bart and walk straight up the hill, you can’t miss it.
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Your plan could have him walk dangerously into buildings, traffic, or other potential dangers.
Don’t just walk straight up the hill, rollonubears! Unless you can phase through matter, in which case, CBKWit’s plan is dead on!
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by TwistNHook on Apr 15, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Even if you can phase through matter, it’s probably easier and less confusing for bystanders if you walk around the buildings
the Maharg is above catch phrases
CBKWit is going to be surprised that you, of all people, would disagree with him.
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In that case, I’ve changed my mind. Straight up the hill is the best method. CBKWit, can we be bff’s now?
the Maharg is above catch phrases
Hm… before I ally myself completely with either CBKWitland or Twistvania, I must know. What are your primary exports?
the Maharg is above catch phrases
diapers
no, matches. long matches.
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by CBKWit on Apr 15, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wait, is it diapers or long matches? Or both? Followup question, are these the kind of matches I would use to light a bbq?
the Maharg is above catch phrases
I’m not going, much to everyone’s dismay.
Toot Toot
by rollonubears on Apr 15, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
there will be 40,000 people visiting campus
just keep walking up the hill. if you get lost, they’ll all have maps. and there will be info tables all over the place…
There's no crying in baseball!
CGB Meetup?
Meeting people I only know from the internet, or that I’ve only met in the context of Cal sports because I met them on the internet????
Count The Maharg in!!!!! If I miss the free hotdogs, will someone buy one for me?
the Maharg is above catch phrases
Aww, Maharg.
I will give you a free cup of Gatorade.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
Def Toads for reals! (Am I doing this right?)
I’m actually really curious to see what kind of security they have this saturday. I’m guessing I won’t be able to just run all over the stadium like I usually do.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
Well so far I have an offer for half a hot dog (with relish) and a vodka soda. I’m pretty sure that makes my flight totally worth it.
the Maharg is above catch phrases
I’ll double the vodka soda and throw in a long conversation with AL about how to be a sports fan.
by HolmoePhobe on Apr 15, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll just spend the entire time wrapped up in a conversation about how to be a sports fan instead.
the Maharg is above catch phrases
You realize that given your current itinerary, Twist and Rishi might very well be the most intelligent and coherent people you meet all weekend?
by HolmoePhobe on Apr 15, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll be at the Spring Game.
I’ll stop by and say hi to the CGB people. Maybe I can finally meet Twist and my life will be complete.
JAI HO!
I will be rounding the Farallones about then working a pedestal winch on an 82-foot aluminum maxi-hull. However, I’m sending my gameday buddy to the surplus sale if that happens.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
no Olsonist?
I guess I’ll have to wait for the Fall Season to pay you back the Longshore dog I’m surely going to owe you.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Wait. I went to the Spring Game last year and the normal hot dog concessionaire was not there. The hot dogs they had were lame. I take back that honorable gentleman remark. You’re trying to short change me and I’ll have none of it.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
Um… he’s offering to buy you a hotdog at an actual game!!! That’s not short change, that’s tall change!
the Maharg is above catch phrases
That was the bet. I said that Longshore wasn’t going to get signed in the NFL in 2009 and put a Memorial Stadium Louisiana Hot Links with extra sauce down on it. (I also got out of the market in early 2008.) I believe that Fever and Danzig were also down for dogs. Twisted chickened out saying something like his moral cosmology wasn’t compatible with gambling or some drivel like that.
My Game Day buddy is doing an LSAT prep course on Saturday but I can’t verify that the surplus sale is actually happening anyways.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
Fancy Daises.
None of those regular daises for Friend Of Olsonsit.
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Actually it means Frequency Domain. Dude accidentally did a Fourier Transform from the spatial universe and wound up in the FD. I keep telling him to just do an Inverse Fourier Transform, but get this, he landed on the baseband and has a non-unique inverse. Kinda sucks if you think about it. He’d come back all Twisted and shit.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
That’s a crazy LSAT class. The reason I ask is that I teach the LSAT and so I’m generally curious about people’s studies.
the Maharg is above catch phrases
flip danged it I just made plans
forgot about the spring game…
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I’ve traveled through time to provide this image of the CGB meetup. This is a picture that we will take saturday after the spring game…
Link
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by Maharg on Apr 15, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You can tell which one Hydro is, because even in real life, he tries to hide his identity!
PS I look pretty buff in my safety vest, don’t I?
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I am at least 33% more likely to do so if Twist actually says things like “toads for cereal” IRL.
by HolmoePhobe on Apr 15, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
You do realize that the humor in those references comes from the spelling not necessarily the pronunciation, right?
Also, are you prepared to be HONKed?
the Maharg is above catch phrases
SCARED
I’m dangerously new to this CGB and very sensitive. I’m driving up from
Riverside(do you need a map)for the Spring game and the rugby Quarters.
After viewing the photo, can I change my vote in the poll?
Where is the most distant location from Section G ,GG? within the stadium.
Now I know why JT closes the spring practce
I am also very sensitive. You can tell from my orange safety vest. It helps me feel better about confronting the challenges of the day, such as breathing, typing, and petting my cat’s belly.
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DIRECTIONS
If we are still trying to help out lost souls find the stadium I can explain how to get there if coming down from Strawberry Canyon
1. Buy airplane ticket
2. Board airplane to Oakland
3. Land in Oakland
4. Retrieve bags
5. ?
6. Spring practice!
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
1. South on I-5
2. West on I-80
3. Take the University Ave exit, drive east.
4. Try to find parking
5. Give up, park at the North Berkeley BART station
6. Take BART one stop to Downtown Berkeley
7. Walk East until you run into Memorial Stadium
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Correction
1. South on I-5
2. West on I-80
3. Take the University Ave exit, drive east.
4. Try to find parking
5. Give up, park at the North Berkeley BART station
6. Take BART one stop to Downtown Berkeley Casa HolmoePhobe
6b. Drink many vodka sodas
7. Walk Stumble East until you run into Memorial Stadium
Do you want walking directions?
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Well, we’ll have in Maharg for that.
As for walking, its fairly easy. Just come down and take a right at Fresno.
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surplus sale
i emailed ed garland the athletic equipment manager and he said there is nothing happening this year in regards with the surplus sale. I dont want to believe him, would he have any reason to lie to me? haha
I have never been this disappointed not to have to go to Memorial at 830am
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by Berkelium97 on Apr 15, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bar works! As in
“I shot a bar!”
“Whar?”
“Thar!!!”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Apr 16, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Shake that bear… ohyeah. SHAKE THAT BEAR
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... to be continued
by Thoroughbred on Apr 16, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
seattle!!
Hmmm – it’s difficult to explain how to get out of a blackhole; but, after 3-4
margaritas grande, when I know everything, I can do it
Anyone else?
just twist and ragnarok? where i the rest of the crew?
might be able to stop by
get off me bandwagoners!
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