DBD 8.11.09 The YouTube Thread
by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:11 AM PDT
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And every now and then, we get a new star. Meet my favorite Internet personality, Mr. ChiCity3 (video here is NSFW)
"Nigga made a pizza!"
What are your favorite YouTube videos? Of course, post them with links. Funny, dramatic, entertaining, sad, whatever. Just don't post something boring like a Linkin Park AMV. That'd almost be as bad as Japanese blackface.
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Full pads workout starts today
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The No. 12 California Golden Bears continued 2009 training camp on Monday at Memorial Stadium with their final practice in preparation for the first practice in full pads of the camp scheduled for Tuesday.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Riley looks sharp for most of the day; Mansion good at times, Sweeney with one nice throw
Quarterback report from Enos, filling in for Okanes
Monday’s practice started under a hot sun, and Kevin Riley looked sharp right from the start with the first unit in 11-on-11 drills. A nice checkdown to Shane Vereen and a slant to Nyan Boateng provided some early highlights and, as a whole, the passing game looked good for much of the first part of practice. Brock Mansion completed a couple nice passes as well, but he also sailed a few high throughout practice.
The best throw of the day belonged to Beau Sweeney who, in an 11-on-11 drill late in practice threw a laser right down the seam, finding Charles Satchell for about a 20-yard touchdown. There was only one real transgression by the quarterbacks, with Riley missing Alex Lagemann and instead finding Marcus Ezeff late in practice.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:20 AM PDT reply actions
Whenever I read reports that mention a good pass here or there, I wonder how much importance should be placed on small sample size plays. One really sweet pass from Beau Sweeney won’t make him the starter, and one interception thrown by Kevin Rilely won’t displant him, although many of the same probably would. I guess it just sounds sexier to bring up highlights than whatever else one could write about.
Nevermind, I guess I’ve answered my own question.
The first unit O-line is...
According to Enos,
the first unit had Mike Tepper at left tackle, Matt Summers-Gavin at left guard, Chris Guarnero at center, Chet Teofilo at right guard and Mitchell Schwartz at right tackle
Think Summers-Gavin has supplanted Boskovich?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:22 AM PDT reply actions
This would surprise me. But I’m far from expert on O-line play. Should I be surprised/worried about this possible development?
Praise be to Tedford!
Teofilo took 1st-team RG snaps for the first 3 days, but he and 2nd-teamer Justin Cheadle swapped teams for day 4.
My prediction for opening day is Tepper, MSG, Guarnero, Cheadle, Schwartz with Cheadle and Teofilo battling it out all camp, maybe with Chet quick off the sideline. Definitely seems like MSG is getting that spot. Very natural talent.
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by Thoroughbred on Aug 11, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure Cheadle will get the nod just yet, but either way the depth is good. Edwards also is a nice back up guard with all the PT he had last season.
True. Edwards is a real asset off the bench.. He can play 4 spots, I believe
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by Thoroughbred on Aug 11, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I think so as well. Although someone really needs to step up to prove they are ready to take over Tepper’s spot next year. For now I think Edwards/Schwartz are the leaders but who knows.
They are… Wildcards are Siddoway and Ragland (or possibly Roszell Gayden if he commits), but we gotta hear how they do on scout team.
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by Thoroughbred on Aug 11, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s you. You’re not that impressive.
Zing!
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
HIYO
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Any reason why Hydro? Is this based on what you saw at spring practice?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Grrr.
Youtube is blocked in China. *
*any number of reasons: 6/4/89, Xinjiang Riots, the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic. But if you ask me, I think its because someone at youku.com or tudou.com (Chinese video sharing sites) made some payments to the people running the Great Firewall.
It’s actually not a terrible tradeoff – since tudou has entire episodes and series runs of tv shows and movies while they’re still in the theater – but I miss out on really dumb-ass stuff. Like ArthurKade.
In actuality
the “Great Firewall” is much more a nuisance than an actual block. By using any number of proxies or VPNs blocks are easily easily eluded. But feeding a bunch of videos (say like danzig’s best kung fu fights) through the proxy sucks.
What other sites of prominence does the Great Firewall block?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:32 AM PDT up reply actions
It varies from time to time
For the first year I was back in China bbc.com – but all of a sudden it came on. The annoying ones right now are Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and blogspot. news sites come and go – facebook had never been blocked until the xinjiang unrest – twitter has come and gone with big anniversaries. A lot of the older webpage hosting sites too – like geocities and er. . .well, geocities.
sure
After a while you get used to it. For some odd reason I can access facebook and twitter via my blackberry. And twitter via hahlo and tweetdeck – maybe the GFW isn’t sophisticated enough to check API, I’m not sure.
After a while it’s just complaining for complaining sake. It would be nice to watch a bunch of youtube videos – but I really should be working instead (when at work). And the trade-offs of no respect for IP rights means stacks upon stacks of pirate DVDs and lots of stuff uploaded onto Chinese video sharing sites.
But if you got one,I won’t pass it up.
http://itshidden.com/index.php?option=com_acctexp&task=subscribe
They just entered beta so I’d say you got a good 3 months before they pop you with a $15/month offer. No credit card required to join the beta… just put in all fake info except for your email… once you have a username/pass check this page for setup.
http://itshidden.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=41
Last week I tested this one out and got 200-250KB down and good uptime. Haven’t used it since but it’s worth a shot.
Keep this on the DL.
I just mean try to keep the beta undersubscribed so the speeds are fast.
Doesn’t matter about the DBD, 95% of everyone here has no clue what the frick I’m talking about. If they did, would they know how to set it up?
It’s like you don’t even care that we have feelings.
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 11, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s like you took me seriously, which is worse. : (
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 11, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
“Because it’s dull – it’ll hurt more.”
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What do you call a guy with lots of opinions, a liberal arts degree and no computer skills whatsoever?
- A blogger.
(that joke was first directed at me btw)
What do you call a vampire whose car breaks down many miles from the blood bank?
A cab.
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 11, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
If you know how to google YouPorn.com, does that count as computer skills?
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by TwistNHook on Aug 11, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lawl
my guess is youtube is being blocked because of Dalai Lama splittist cliques and evil US imperials colonialism intended to disrupt harmoniousness and wonderfulness of China society.
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Possibly.
More likely it’s blocked to allow Chinese video sites (youku.com and tudou.com) to flourish.
I dunno if I were them I’d just arrest Google execs in China and accuse them of spying.
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
lol those two cases are not very similar dude…
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
The day was dominated by the defense
On what became an increasingly foggy Monday evening, the Bears’ defense swarmed all over the offense’s running game, which was the focus of much of the 11-on-11 time.
Senior defensive end Tyson Alualu set the tone with a hurry of quarterback Kevin Riley in the first session of 11-on-11’s. And although they were still in shells, redshirt freshman linebacker Chris Little asserted the defense’s physicality with a solid tackle of running back Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson in the backfield for a five-yard loss.
In 7-on-7’s later in the day, the secondary got in on the action as safety Marcus Ezeff picked off a Riley pass intended for wide receiver Alex Lagemann. Cornerback Darian Hagan had a would-be interception thrown right at him by Riley, but he dropped the ball to the groans of his defensive teammates.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:26 AM PDT reply actions
Nyan had a little too much of the Nyan in him...
—Wide receiver Nyan Boateng stopped a few hearts in practice, screaming and clutching his knee after going down hard while reaching out for the ball. The defensive backs gathered on the sideline hurried to his side, but Boateng quickly popped back up, laughing and appearing very pleased with his little joke. His teammates weren’t as amused and several cursed him out for scaring them.
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by Berkelium97 on Aug 11, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
YOU WERE THERE???
You arent Darian Hagan, are you???
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No, no. You got it all wrong. It’s not like that.
I read it and imagined I was there. Hagan, Syd and I all had a good LOL.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh I see, you’re Mike Mohamed. You had to imagine it because you missed practice due to class.
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by Berkelium97 on Aug 11, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always thought of myself as more of a Cattouse.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
The Bear Insider takes a look at Josh Harper...
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Besides following Cal during the year, Harper had a chance to personally review the Cal program, camping at Cal and impressing the staff enough to generate an offer from the Bears, then making a follow-up visit two weeks ago.
“I am excited to be able to join the Bears,” said Harper. "The education was key for me, and it’s close to home so I can be near my family. My relationship with Coach Daft was really comfortable, too. I can really relate to his style so that’s great for me.
“Coach Daft said that he likes his receivers to know all three receiving positions. However I can contribute to the team, I’ll be glad to fit in. I feel like I have a strong knowledge of the game, with both good hands and good vision on the field.”
“Josh is has got a ton of athleticism,” said St. Mary’s Head Coach Tony Franks. “That shows when he catches the ball, when he runs routes and gets off press coverage, when he runs with the ball and evades tacklers. He’s just a real special athlete.”
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:29 AM PDT reply actions
...as well as Davon Dunn
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“Davon’s an explosive player,” said Lincoln Head Coach Ron Hamamoto. "It didn’t take long for teams to realize that they had to kick away from him and that’s huge for field position when you have kickers not concentrating on kicking it deep. Good things happen when he touches the ball. Cal definitely got a good one.
“With his dad’s experience as an NFL receiver, he was brought up around football his whole life. When he was a little kid, he was always around NFL training camps and he’s just football-savvy. You can tell when he runs routes that he’s above any of the other guys out there, with his double moves and the other little intangible things that it’s hard to teach because it’s something that comes naturally. He’s got all those tools.
“And as a person, he’s just a great kid. He’s quiet but he’s a leader and he sets a strong example. I just think he’s going to be highly successful. He’s got the work ethic, he’s got the speed and he’s got the athletic ability.”
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:30 AM PDT reply actions
Leon Powe getting ready to sign with the Cavs
Put this in the NBA thread, but it’s LEON, so he deserves another mention.
Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: According to a source, the Cavs have the framework of a contract completed with free agent forward Leon Powe. It could become official as early as Tuesday, when Powe is expected to come to Cleveland to meet with team doctors. Powe is in the middle of recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee and may not be able to return until the All-Star Break. But the Cavs feel like he’s worth the wait.
How cool would it be to see Powe and Anderson dueling in the Eastern Conference Finals…
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:32 AM PDT reply actions
Won’t that cause a tear in the space-time continuum?
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Surprise, surprise: Tedford thinks recruiting coverage is overkill
Do you?
But Cal head coach Jeff Tedford believes that some of the the coverage has gotten out of hand.
Unlike the universities themselves, which face NCAA restrictions on the amount of contact allowed with prospects, recruiting services have unrestricted access to the recruits. As a result, Tedford feels that the exposure given to the young prospects may be too much, too soon.
“I think it puts a lot of pressure on the kids,” he says. “It puts them in the limelight right away. And the kids have enough to do without every move they make, having to justify things, or what did that visit mean or how did that go.”
Tedford notes the trend of early commitments that started on the East Coast, along with increased communication via the internet, have combined to push the recruiting process earlier and earlier, as schools try to stay competitive.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:36 AM PDT reply actions
Personally, I don’t care for recruiting coverage until the prospect signs a letter of intent.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Tedford is right. Even when it was mostly Scout and Rivals and a couple others, it was out of hand. Now, with ESPN, it’s officially out of control.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
I think it’s kind of creepy fans are adding these kids as friends on fb/myspace. They’re 17 year old kids…
But then again, these kids are also often on there enjoying the fame, so in that respect it is a 2 way street.
Yes, that too. Are people actually adding these kids as friends or just viewing their pages?
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
Not sure, but I’m waiting for the fun of the NCAA trying to figure out who’s a booster on these things and thus the potential of recruiting violations.
Who qualifies as a “booster”? Just Bear Backers? Or, anyone that gives to the program not including tickets? Don’t all season ticket packages include a $50 stadium renovation fee? How does that affect “booster” status?
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
Ever wanted to see DLinemen practice drills?
Rivals has the vid you’re looking for. (probably needs Quicktime to view).
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 3:59 AM PDT reply actions
Alualu has amazing feet
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by Thoroughbred on Aug 11, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Good video. Lupoi has changed the drill around from what I remember Delgado did.
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What was the original drill like?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s crazy how different it is following Cal football with the internet and CGB. To think that two years ago all I had was a paragraph of a practice report from a beat writer. Now I can watch drills at my leisure.
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For whatever reason, the practice reports have gotten a lot more in-depth over the last couple of years. I’d like to think that CGB had a small part of that (our Spring Practice reports from last year seemed to spur BI to start giving theirs away for free, which seemed to up the ante on beat reporters), but I don’t really know.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I think competition in general has caused BI to give some of theirs away free. Rivals.com is providing superior product to them, and we sometimes provide content free.
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Nice feature on Jahvid Best
A snippet:
Cal coach Jeff Tedford, on Best’s official recruiting visit, asked him if his passion was track or football. “Track,” he replied. Tedford was surprised – he’s the football coach, after all – and briefly wondered about Best’s loyalties.
Before long, the doubts evaporated. Best committed to Cal later that day – Tedford figured he would love track, too, if he were the fastest kid in the state – and his first few practices with the Bears erased any concern about his commitment.
“When you saw his athletic ability and his passion and his competitiveness, he’s an all-the-way football guy,” Tedford said. “He works hard and plays when he’s banged up. He’s a tough guy, a special talent.”
Even so, Best came to Cal fully intending to also run track – but a hip injury during his freshman season, followed by elbow and foot injuries last season, changed the plan. He now has ruled out returning to track, a decision he insisted he made on his own because of his injuries, the time demands of major-college football and his NFL ambitions.
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Aug 11, 2009 5:50 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
WTF
a Bay Area single-season record 3,325 more as a senior (with 48 touchdowns),
…how many games do HS teams play in a season?
10 regular season and I believe up to 4 playoff (3 sectional, 1 state title) games.
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by Fire Starkey on Aug 11, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Prolly cause I-80 is one of the worst bottlenecks in the Bay Area. And driving in Berkeley is a nightmare.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Driving? Maybe if he drove a Flintstones car.
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 11, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Things that piss me off
Last night I’m watching TV with the wifey and some dumbass celebrity gossip show comes on. So I groaned and began to remove myself from the room when I heard them talking about Kate Gosselin and calling her Kate 1.0. Apparently ex hubby John is already dating another Kate? Still, “Kate 1.0” pisses me off. Why is she famous except for being a media whore and having a douchebag for a husband? Does anyone care about this people? They don’t even have any “Kade style” to entertain the masses with. Stupid people.
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The amount of time and money wasted on those two would defy imagination if it didn’t allow for people to get out all their ambiguities about unearned fame – unless you count having a litter as earning it, gender behavior expectations, the condition of American marriage, etc.
Or alternatively, people just like a freak show.
The only reality show I care about now is Kevin and Jahvid Plus Twenty.
Also, the Real Housewives Of Atlanta. Man, that Kim is a bitch!
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Its not a reality show. Now they did try Reality GG aka NYC Prep, but its awkward and creepy.
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but its awkward and creepy.
Kinda like you.
I’m throwing rocks tonight!
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
You really shouldn’t have moved into that glass house, then.
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Why? I don’t see how throwing rocks from a glass house could possibly go wrong.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see
Take off those non-prescription grandma glasses then, hipster!
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You need to move to Walnut Creek immediately. Youll de-ironicafy immediately!
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i was accused the other day of wearing
ironic retro raybans…..
‘cept they’re not ironic….they are original hip raybans that i’ve been wearing since the first time they were cool….
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by Rocksanddirt on Aug 11, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno, it’s pretty ironic that you were wearing them unironically, but was mistaken for wearing them ironically.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Anybody else bought the Rohinton Mistry “book” “The Scream”? I’m not a huge fan of fiction, but I love Mistry and own all his other books. So, of course, I snapped this one up online when I found out about it. Normally, I buy from Abe Books for cheap, but it wasnt cheap there so I just got it at Amazon. Cost about 20 bucks. It comes in the mail and its a short story of about 40 pages in length. THATS LIKE 2 BUCKS A PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jesus Christ!!!!!!!!! I should just turn in my Jew card right now. I’m the worst ever.
This better be the fucking greatest short story ever. It better be like A Fine Balance in short story form. I mean c’mon!
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Its actually 48 pages so its about 42 cents per page! It says it right there on Amazon. No one to blame but yourself.
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by Fire Starkey on Aug 11, 2009 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions
There might be 48 pages in the book, but I just checked and the story consists of 35 pages. Now, I cant do math, but 35 divided by 20 is 1.75 according to my computer’s calculator. So, that’s like a buck seventy five per page. Or something.
I should really learn how to understand basic math.
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Yeah mon, you’ve got it backwards. Fifty seven cents per page. But can you put a price on art? That is the question.
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by Fire Starkey on Aug 11, 2009 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Greatest short story ever
I like Lust, Caution (yes they made a movie out of it) by Eileen Chang
Other good ones are An occurrence at owl creek bridge by Ambrose Bierce and the Gift of the Magi by O. Henry.
Oh oh! The Lottery by Shirley jackson and metamorphsis by kafka.
by LeonPowe on Aug 11, 2009 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think that I have agreed with every word you’ve written in the last 24 hours…. This is eerie
The The is above souls.
Even when I wrote
that email to that other department telling them off for not following document process guidelines for placing orders?
I like “All of Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Beware the Terps
Coach Ralph Freidgen slimming down — clearly sees need to improve team speed to deal with Cal in opener.
It hasn’t been easy for Friedgen, who probably never met a pizza he didn’t want to devour.
Penetrating journalism at its finest
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by Thoroughbred on Aug 11, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
“I have this basket in my office, and I basically eat every three hours. I don’t know what’s in their food, but when I eat it I’m not hungry,” he said.
So, magic health-elves bring him sandwiches and he loses weight. Again, good journalism.
Honk if you think Rags is great!
Another pedestrian preseason article
Head coach Jeff Tedford lost confidence in Riley towards the end of last season, deciding not to play the quarterback in California’s Emerald Bowl victory over Miami in favor of Longshore.
I thought Riley was injured for the Emerald Bowl. No?
maybe it is part of the strategy to keep opponents off balance
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/terrapins-insider/2009/08/09_defense_plans_doesnt_mind_g.html
“Maryland’s defensive linemen quickly bought into first-year defensive coordinator Don Brown’s hyper-aggressive 4-3 schemes during spring practice, and for good reason.”
Do you think Cal has a screen pass in the playbook? (or 10?)
jh (too old to figure out block quotes)
Three random youtube videos (NSFW)
Imagine if Kiss The Girl from The Little Mermaid was extended…
The The is above souls.
by Maharg on Aug 11, 2009 9:45 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Have you seen this yet? Totally safe for work:
http://www.spike.com/video/dumb-girlfriend-owns/3223585
Jackson "dominant" in camp
Second-year receiver DeSean Jackson has been dominant in camp.
Right now, though, it’s Jackson who’s drawing the most attention in camp. He’s so quick off the line that no one can get a jam on him.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/nfceast/0-13-64/Camp-Confidential—Eagles-limping-home.html
Great job, every NFL team. Way to pass on him in the first round. Kentwan Balmer + Chilo Richal >>>> Eddie Royal + DeSean Jackson…
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by Thoroughbred on Aug 11, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
the E's got a deal, no question.
but how many other teams could have used him, also? that drafted earlier…some more than once…..
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Aug 11, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll try and crosspost all this stuff in the preseason thread
For people who don’t read the DBDs.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Ted Miller predicts which bowls Pac-10 teams will attend.
California
Bowl bound? Count on it.
Best Case/Worst Case: If Cal’s passing game improves, this is a BCS bowl team, whether that’s the Rose Bowl or another game. If the passing game continues to be mediocre, then the Bears could end up in another mid-level bowl game.
Prediction: Cal is the most likely candidate for a second BCS bowl berth, but odds are a No. 2 finish will send the Bears to the Holiday Bowl.
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No. 2 finish will send the Bears to the Holiday Bowl.
So we should just plan on seeing the Shamu parade float now?
Honk if you think Rags is great!
I’m sure Rags wouldn’t mind a trip to Sea World.
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by Berkelium97 on Aug 11, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, buying him The Best of Flipper on DVD really wasn’t your best move.
Sure, it was his favorite birthday present ever, but you’re only enabling him.
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This might be the reason that Pac-10 went 5-0 in their bowl games while the Big Ten went 1-6 in their bowl games.
by Longhorn@Berkeley on Aug 11, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe we should enter an entry in the parade? a cgb float?
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Aug 11, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
the float can just be you bloggers carrying that little poster from the tailgate/spring game.
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Its a rare movie where the trailer made me LESS likely to want to see it!
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The opposite for me.
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Ha, I liked it, it was better than I expected. I had no expectations on plot except the story would be pure cheese and the explosions were quite gratifying. The special effects were a bit over the top at times but all in all, it amused me.
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by Fire Starkey on Aug 11, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
My problem was having expectations. It was really hard to ignore how cartoony the special effects got at times. Maybe if there was 20% more cleavage, I would’ve enjoyed the movie more.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Tedford bless her for being so.
I’m saying there might’ve been 12 more scenes where her assets could’ve helped my movie-going experience.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not normally a Sienna Miller fan but she was reasonably tasty in the movie. They definitely enhanced her bosoms.
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by Fire Starkey on Aug 11, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I was worried/confused when rotten tomatoes had it at an 88% for a while last week
Then it dropped to 41 and all was right in the world again
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by Berkelium97 on Aug 11, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude, most epic thing ever happened in open court this morning. Somebody, not sure who, farted loudly and audibly. It was right behind me. It took everything in my power to not just double over in laughter. It took every iota of my being to not immediately spin around and try to figure out who it was. Based on the sound and other things, I think it was an attorney. I wasn’t speaking directly to the Judge at the time, thankfully. That woulda been bad if I had been talking at the time.
IT WAS SO EPIC!!!!!!!!!!
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I dont think he involved in the case, I just think he happened to be sitting directly behind me right near where the attorneys stand.
Nonetheless, the fact that he wasnt in the case would have made it so much more epic if he tried to cover up said fart with an “I object!” and then tried to talk his way out of it. OMS, so epic!
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Was the court appearance for an Infartion of the law?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Was gaseous corpus invoked?
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by Fire Starkey on Aug 11, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps the attorney was seeking a common enema…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
My store of legal based toilet humor has been exhausted. From here on out it’ll devolve into diarrhea jokes featuring Helmut the Scheisse monkey.
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by Fire Starkey on Aug 11, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
CARP CARP CARP CARP CARP
Aaron Rodgers Muncie Carp Jr arrived yet? Update!
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mrs. carp was induced at 10:20 this morning; the cervix measured 2.5 cm at 2:30. She’s OK although she wishes she could just hit the fastforward button. We’re hoping the baby comes today as it’s my wife’s birthday.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
There's one prominent Desean fan out there
Hat-tip, Bleeding Green Nation.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 11:50 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Rule #1
It’s not a problem at all to throw gang signs in a picture with your buddies. But when you’re standing next to Snoop, you might want to keep it to yourself this one time.
hahhaa
Eh, that’s the gang sign for the downtown pop-collar douchers, it’s not a problem.
by turkey on Aug 11, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Looks like he’s attempting The Shocker.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
snoop also attended Long Beach Poly
I am Ted Miller
by ava1anche69 on Aug 11, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
A cal friend of mine
went to Poly with snoop.
he showed me their prom book (a small book with every single promo couple photo). snoop was in there. If i could’ve rec’d something in person, I would’ve.
Billie Jean King and Cameron Diaz are also Poly alum.
What's the bigger number?
Different team jerseys Snoop has worn in his life, or number of joints smoked. Both must number in the millions.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Favorite YouTube videos of all-time (in no particular order):
YouTube, MySpace . . . : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMRJBni3ugE
Leprechaun in Alabama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nda_OSWeyn8
Just Like That: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em_WYo4sVg8
Leroy Jenkins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU
There are many others, especially sports-related, but I thought I’d go with funny.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
I always liked
Tony vs. Paul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJzU3NjDikY
Spaghetti Western: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBjLW5_dGAM
When Cats Attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcxhOGyrCtI
Big Bill’s Hell Cars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sZuN0xXWLc
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
How could anyone forget Japanese game shows?
Kinda NSFW, if your boss is a dick.
Human Tetris: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYXObIS5_AM
People getting hit in the nuts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5V-2PPa4fQ
Piranhas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66PBbaB7GrE&feature=related
Library (the funniest one): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ms-n7xmoWg
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions
YES!!!!
That show is soooooo wrong. I hope the American censors don’t tone it down.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Library is funny, but “people getting hit in the nuts” has people getting hit in the nuts.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
New Rule Change
Apparently, a rule just changed in college football effective for this season. If a quarterback is hit while throwing the ball, and the ref blows the whistle, the ref may then review the play to determine if the pass was actually a fumble. If it was a fumble, whatever happened after the whistle can be counted as part of the play. Meaning if after the whistle, a defensive player picks up the ball and returns in for a touchdown, the result of the rule would be a touchdown.
There goes playing from snap to whistle.
by Yes We Cannon on Aug 11, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, Kickers
Apparently, the ref at the womens huddle mentioned that there was a rule change regarding ‘Roughing the Kicker’. Essentially, if the kicker leaves the protected pocket, then contact is no longer considered roughing the kicker. Rags pointed out that this would be only applying to punts and usually muffed ones at that. But still, I think it makes perfect sense.
I only heard this second hand, and would love to have confirmation, but I’m not sure how to go about it. Anyone?
Honk if you think Rags is great!
It applies to those who do rugby punts
Basically if you run out of the “pocket” while punting your open to roughing the kicker
In other words, Go Bears!
Bust out the Goldies vrs Stanford?
From espn:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview09/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=4388592
Home jerseys: USC coach Pete Carroll won’t have to burn timeouts anymore. Under new NCAA rules, visiting teams will be allowed to wear their home jerseys, as long as they receive permission in writing from their opponent prior to the season.
Should Cal and Stanford adopt this tradition? I’d love to see Cal bust out the gold tops vrs Stanford, the home blue would be great as well. Only no yellow on yellow, please.
I dunno
Am I the only one who really loves Cal road unis?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i like the blue or the gold
but i don’t disla the white.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Aug 11, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the gold tops with blue pants ala the Emerald Bowl, and the blue on blue home uni’s look good as well. I didn’t dig the blue on white (vrs. ASU) and hated the all yellow (vrs Oregon) home uni’s. As for the road uniforms, I think they tend to be consistently good but not great, after all it is hard to mess up white.
I always liked the old 2004-2007 blue on blue…so sharp, and navy is my favorite color.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know what they're called
but the 1975/Roth jerseys are really cool.
If we can wear home jerseys on the road, my vote goes to blue over gold 1982 vintage jerseys and helmets.
by danzig on Aug 11, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Favorite Cal uni combos since 2004
1) Road 2004-2007 unis (white top/white bottom)
2) Home 2008 unis (blue/blue)
3) Road 2004-2007 unis (white/blue)
4) Road 2008 unis (white/white)
5) Joe Roth throwbacks
6) Road 2008 unis (white/blue)
7) Home 2004-2007 unis (blue/gold)
8) Home 2008 unis (blue/gold)
9) Home 2006-2007 (gold/blue)
10) Home 2008 (gold/blue)
11) Home 2008 (gold/gold)
Am I missing any?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, home 2008 blue/white
That one’s near the bottom too.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought gold/gold was awesome in the rain.
by CalBandGreat on Aug 11, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Oregon fans rate Cal uniform combos? And they do it the same way? Craaaazy.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 11, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna say someone bust out the Excel matrix functions…
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 11, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Acme Bread Co. (in the Ferry Building) has sandwiches? Have I just missed them every other time I’ve gone before?
Yes, you missed it
I think they’ve had sandwiches since they opened there (or at least since I can remember)
ESPN bowl projections: Feldman (who I might add, is rather creepy in person) has us in the Sun Bowl, Schlabach has us in the Holiday Bowl. Both have USC in the Rose Bowl against Penn St and Ohio State, respectively. Pray to Bak Bak that neither of those Rose Bowl predictions is accurate.
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At first I was commenting on Feldman’s general tendency toward predicting Cal failure, then I actually read his bowl breakdown and saw that he had both Boise State and BYU making it into the BCS, which is just plain stupid.
Feldman is good at one thing—recruiting. I wish ESPN would let him stick to that.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 12, 2009 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Kids raised right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLFNuxQuCKo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7H0yUZ3tg0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsseoDek8IE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DyXonE_3zA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEODRgBhk8c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qf5IgVSKI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNMhCVjU6Fg
holy shit
i read this as ‘espn reports Powe is dead’
heart jump into my throat for a second
I am Ted Miller
Pride and Prejudice and Zombie Powe is a terrible book.
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Really? I could relate to it more than I could with the original.
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4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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Washington St. Cougars
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2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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UCLA Bruins
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5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
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Utah Utes
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4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
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Arizona St. Sun Devils
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Arizona Wildcats
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