so I nominate any one of you to post in my place and to defend me from the cowardly attacks of Twist, CBKWit, the Maharg, or anyone else.

Bak Bak goes easy on his opponents in the Feinberg Academic All-American Classic. He didn’t want to make anyone cry again.

Cal recruit Bak Bak scored four points on 2-for-8 shooting Saturday night in the Feinberg Academic All-American Classic in Ontatio, Calif. The 6-foot-10 forward/center from Village Christian School near Los Angeles had five rebounds, two assists and one block in his West team’s 92-79 victory over the East squad.

Cal-related only in the absence of Cal being mentioned, Ted Miller says Oregon, OSU, ASU, and UCLA have the most work to do to meet their expectations next season.

I fucking hate Carlos Mencia.

that’s all

GO DUCKS! (of anaheim that is)

Just adds the win-loss schedules of the 2008 squads these teams will face. Pretty simplistic, most definitely archaic, but still worth looking at. Pac-10 rankings.

35. Oregon
51. Washington
57. Arizona
59. Stanfurd
76. Cal
77.WSU
80. OSU
87. USC
94. ASU
98. UCLA

Former Cal Basketball Player Dennis Gates Interviews for Nevada Basketball Heach Coach Position

Dennis Gates, the associate head coach at Northern Illinois, interviewed for the vacant assistant coaching job at Nevada on Tuesday afternoon.

The 28-year-old Gates is considered one of the top young assistant coaches in the country. Gates, a Cal alum, also was an assistant with the Golden Bears from 2005-07 under Ben Braun. In addition to his full-time coaching positions, Gates was a graduate assistant at Marquette (2003-04) and Florida State (2004-05) and was an intern assistant for the Los Angeles Clippers (2002-03).

But didn’t the Lakers beat the Rockets by 40 last night?

AP Story Headline: “L.A. Throttles Houston by 30”

LINK

So which presidents would you give an honorary degree to?

Washington? Yes, yes, yes.
Adams? Yes, yes, yes.
How about Benjamin Franklin? Yes, yes, he wasn’t a president.

Ahh, see. That’s the kind of education you get at ASU…knowing basic history
How about Hamilton? Yes, yes, yes.

This Twist guy you are talking about sounds hot in a bad boy sort of way. Like the late 80s Pistons. But less likely to ruin an entire minor league basketball league.

Dont forget to vote in the CGB Meme Invitational. Voting is open until Friday at noon.

Truth Or _ v. Diante Jackson
Dice Wars v. Carps Photos
CBKWit’s Recruiting Post v. Hydro Punching Twist

Nyan v. Trap
Twist Evicts v. 33SS

Loving Riley v. Loving Longshore

Mens Crew in Pac10 Championship:

This Week
California, whose varsity 8+ is currently ranked No. 3 in the nation, competes in the 2009 Pac-10 Rowing Championships on Sunday, May 17, at Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif., at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center. The Golden Bears finished second in the Pac-10 regatta last season after taking second to conference champion Washington in all four grand finals – the varsity 8+, second varsity 8+, varsity 4+ novice 8+ – also at Lake Natoma.

A few Bears will also compete in the 2009 Pacific Coast Rowing Championships on Saturday, March 16, at Lake Natoma.

Heading into the weekend, Cal is coming off two straight head-to-head battles with rival Stanford and Washington, with the Bears’ varsity 8+ defeating the Cardinal but losing to the Huskies. Cal swept Stanford in three races – varsity 8+, second varsity 8+ and novice 8+ – while UW swept Cal in four races – V8+, 2V8+, V4+ and N8+.

Cal has won 14 Pac-10 team titles, most recently in 2005.

Womens Crew also seeks Pac10 title:

This Week
California, whose varsity 8+ is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation, seeks to repeat its 2008 conference title when it competes in the 2009 Pac-10 Rowing Championships on Sunday, May 17, at Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif., at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center. The Golden Bears won the Pac-10 title last season after winning three of four grand finals – in the varsity 8+, second varsity 8+ and novice 8+ – also at Lake Natoma. Cal has won four of the last five Pac-10 titles, from 2004 to 2006 and in 2008.

The Bears’ novice 4+ will also compete at the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships on Saturday, May 16, at Lake Natoma.

Heading into the weekend, Cal is coming off two straight head-to-head battles with rival Stanford and Washington, with the Bears’ varsity 8+ defeating the Huskies but losing to the Cardinal. The Bears’ second varsity 8+ also beat Washington, which beat Cal in the novice 8+ and varsity 4+ races. Stanford beat Cal in four of five events, with the Bears’ novice 8+ winning the last race.

Baseball crushes SacSt:

BERKELEY, CALIF. – Junior center fielder Brett Jackson nearly hit for the cycle and finished with a career-high eight RBI, while six California pitchers combined for a shutout as the Golden Bears defeated Sacramento State, 15-0, Tuesday afternoon at Evans Diamond. Cal improved to 23-27 overall and the Hornets fell to 27-23. Jackson went 4-for-6 with an RBI single in the second inning, a grand slam in the third inning and a three-run triple in the sixth inning to account for his eight RBI. In the eighth inning, Sacramento State left fielder Ivan Otsuka made a tumbling catch to prevent Jackson from a possible double.

The winning pitcher for the Bears was junior left-hander Chris Petrini (3-3), who was the second of Cal’s six pitchers, entering the game in the second inning and throwing 2.0 innings with no hits). Bear starter Kevin Miller and relievers Michael Bugary and Sean Barber each had two strikeouts apiece as Cal yielded on five hits to the Hornets and recorded eight strikeouts.

Mens golf in NCAA Regionals:

BERKELEY – GOLDEN BEARS HOPE FIRST VISIT TO AUSTIN IS A CHARM: No. 32 California will play its 14th NCAA Regional in program history when the Golden Bears tee off at The University of Texas Golf Club as the 6th seed in the NCAA Regionals, where it will compete May 14-16 on a course it has never before played. Cal is paired with the host Longhorns and UNLV for round one. A top-5 finish after three rounds would qualify the Bears for the NCAA Championships the final weekend of May at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

THE EVENT: The regional format spans 54 holes of competition over three days, with one round per day. Teams get one practice round on Wed., May 13, before the tournament starts the next morning with free admission for spectators. The University of Texas Golf Club, located at Steiner Ranch in the Hill Country of northwest Austin, is the home of the Longhorns’ men’s and women’s golf teams. Opened in November 2003, the 7,412-yard, par-71 course with a course rating of 76.7 and slope of 144 was created by Bechtol Russell Golf Design. It overlooks Lake Austin and borders the Balcones Natural Wildlife Preserve. Live tournament scoring will be available at NCAA.com and GolfStat.com. Recaps will posted following each round at CalBears.com.

Apparently CGB is the place to be in the wee hours of the morning.

Regarding Lakers-Rockets:

Game notes
Odom didn’t start, but entered the game late in the first quarter in place of Bynum. Odom had been listed as questionable with a bruised back, the result of taking a hard fall on Sunday. … Luke Walton had six rebounds off the bench for the Lakers. … Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea played the national anthem. He didn’t remove his black hat.

The Adventures Of Jim Harbaugh

and

The Adventures of Rick Neuheisal

continue.

The bitterlawyer.com interview has Leach insisting on that wackiest of wacky ideas: not just a college playoff, but a 64 team college playoff.

This business of a four-team playoff or an eight-team playoff is just stupid. I think you have to cut the regular season to 10 games. Then I think you need to invite a lot of teams (maybe 64) into a playoff, but you’d let the rest of the teams continue in an NIT-type deal so that they could play another six games or so, which they need to fund their programs.

Evidently, the mustard & ketchup got caught with some more stinkys:

Link

USC men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd made a direct cash payment to a man who helped deliver O.J. Mayo to the Trojans program, according to Louis Johnson, a former member of Mayo’s inner circle.

Naturally, the good people at bn are delighted, while the folks over at CC are in a hybrid of damage control & denial.

For us, it’s just theater.

Here:

We’ve found ten organizations who failed to recognize or otherwise fill their glaring holes with either a starting-caliber free agent or a prominent draft pick this offseason.

1. San Francisco 49ers: Quarterback

The last time San Francisco had a quarterback accrue positive DYAR over 100 passes is 2003; since then, they’ve had the worst quarterback in the league by DYAR in 2005 (Alex Smith), 2007 (Trent Dilfer, with Smith in second-to-last), and 2008 (J.T. O’Sullivan). While Shaun Hill was better than O’Sullivan, his DVOA was 28th in the league, at -2.8%. San Francisco struck out on Kurt Warner and added only aging Damon Huard (-54.7% DVOA last year) and developmental prospect Nate Davis this offseason, leaving Hill as the starter-by-default.

And not in that playground, I’m taking you to school kind of way. Here:

DeSean Jackson looked only slightly older than the 260 or so seventh graders lined up to greet him outside E.T. Richardson School in Springfield, Delaware County, Wednesday morning.

Jackson, last year’s record-setting rookie receiver, was the Eagle the NFL chose to participate in this year’s “Take a Player to School” contest, won locally by Richardson student Jason Begley, who rode from his home to school in a stretch limo with Jackson, and then stood alongside him on the auditorium stage during an assembly.

Jackson delivered the league’s message, emblazoned on a T-shirt he wore — imploring the middle-schoolers to make time to “Play 60” minutes a day, getting regular exercise. “I grew up playing video games a lot — I don’t blame you,” Jackson confessed. “Out of the whole 24 hours in a day, you’ve got to find one hour to just get up and walk around the block, play with your friends, be active.”

The kids were deliriously happy to have an Eagle in their midst. But they showed their Philly heritage in the brief Q-and-A session, when the first question was: “Why did you drop the ball?” — a reference to Jackson’s memorable jettisoning of the football just short of the goalline in Dallas Week 2, negating what would have been his first pro touchdown.

Jackson, 22, took the query in stride. He said he’d been dreaming of scoring his first touchdown “since I was 6 years old.”

As he neared the Texas Stadium end zone, he wasn’t thinking about holding onto the ball, as he should have been, Jackson said.

“I couldn’t have cared less about that football. I got overexcited, overanxious. I just wanted to get there and do my dance,” he said.

Finally caught up with the show yesterday.

I can’t wait for tonight.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/72434/saturday-night-live-motherlover#s-p1-st-i1

If you liked dick-in-a-box, you’ll like this one. It’s censored, but the video and lyrics are sexually suggestive.

Guys, the future of Nyaninmeum is at risk….the latest polls have “Its a Trap” leading “Nyan in Me” by a single vote….this is a catastrophe. If “Nyan in Me” loses, I will have to change my signature forever. Here is my appeal:

Do we still use “Nyan in you” on a daily basis? Yes!
Do we still talk about Nyan on a daily basis? Yes!
Do we still wonder if he can bench more than Ross? Yes!

We can’t say the same for that lousy trap. So please, those of you who browse this site casually, go and vote for “Nyan in you” now!
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/5/9/868685/cgb-meme-invitational-nyan-in-you

Tedford on television: Chronicle Live on CSNBA today at 5pm and 11pm.

JO reviews special teams.

WHERE WE STAND: Besides placekicking, the Bears are pretty set on special teams. Bryan Anger, although a little inconsistent in the spring, still will be one of the nation’s top returning punters next season. And the return game should be dynamic, with Jahvid Best returning kicks and Syd’Quan Thompson on punt duties. It will be hard to get a gauge on how Cal’s kick and punt coverage is improving until they actually play in games.

MOVING FORWARD: The kicking spot will be the most fluid in the fall. It’s rare to have three viable placekickers in the same program at the same time, but that could be the competition going on during camp. The other thing to follow will be the second kick returner. There may be times when Best doesn’t return kicks, whether it be to preserve him physically or because of the offensive set the Bears plan on beginning with for the ensuing possession. Jeremy Ross did OK in that role last season, but you might see Shane Vereen or Marvin Jones get more looks there.

I hate walking on scaffolding. I really hate walking on shakey scaffolding. I really really hate walking on shakey scaffolding 6 stories up. I really really hate walking on shakey scaffolding 6 stories when I’m supposed to be inspecting for construction defects, I’m for cerealz. I really really hate walking on shakey scaffolding 6 stories up when I’m supposed to be inspecting for construction defects and the wind is blowing in 25-30 mph gusts, I’m toads for cerealz! I really really hate walking on shakey scaffolding 6 stories up when I’m supposed to be inspecting for construction defects and the wind is blowing in 25-30 mph gusts and I have to maneuver my body around scaffolding, I’m toads, err…. I can’t wait to leave my job!

People behind the puppet regime, I volunteer to do tomorrow’s dbd, the problem is that you would have to wait until about 8:15/8:20 for it to be posted. Let me know, if that is a problem.

…I might have to pass.