Golden Nuggets of the Day: 8.24.2009

by Berkelium97 on Aug 24, 2009 5:30 PM PDT in Golden Nuggets

Lots of news today. First and foremost, Riley is starting against Maryland. Fall camp is coming to an end and the depth chart is close to finalized. Tedford appears to be the most confident he has been in many years with this team. Bad news, though, as promising freshman Dasarte Yarnway will miss the season with a torn tendon in his foot. After the jump we take a look at incoming freshman players, an article written by kicker David Seawright, Cal Fan Appreciation Day, and weekend results from women's soccer and field hockey.

Biggest news of the day: Kevin Riley was named starting quarterback.
Cal kicker David Seawright writes an article on the stereotypes Cal athletes face in the classroom.
Lights have been installed at Memorial Stadium.
Bearswithfangs.com interviews Maryland's SBNation blog and learns about their improved offense and blitz-happy new defensive coordinator.
Tedford is very confident in his team as camp approaches its end. Good news is that the depth charts for quarterbacks, wide receivers, fullbacks, and offensive line are becoming clear. Bad news: Dasarte Yarnway tore a tendon in his foot and will miss the season. Photos from Sunday's practice.
Larry Biel interviews Tedford who speaks about his expectations for this year's program and his change in philosophy regarding high rankings.
True freshmen like Dasarte Yarnway and Isi Sofele have been getting plenty of attention, but Scout.com takes a look at others like QB Allan Bridgford, center Mark Brazinski, and DE Deandre Coleman.
Do you have plans for this weekend? You do now: Cal Fan Appreciation Day is Saturday at noon.
Cal College Sports Day is September 20th. The free event is for 6th graders and younger who will learn about a variety of intercollegiate sports through hands-on activities.
Women's soccer kicked the season off with 4-1 win over Nevada. Junior forward Alex Morgan completed a hat trick.
Women's field hockey lost 3-1 to Stanford in a preseason match at Maxwell Family Field.

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Delaying Quarterback Announcement

It just came to me why Tedford waited so long to announce the starting quarterback. Here’s the theory: If you know anything about the coach, you know he truly cares about his players, and especially his quarterbacks. It was probably hell for him last year to bench Longshore. Hey, he even stuck with Ayoob way too long. His new mantra, therefore is don’t let any quarterback think he’s got the job, and it won’t be as hard to take it away from him if necessary. There’s a down side to this approach of course, but on the other hand, we’ve got a great coach.

by view_from_here on Aug 24, 2009 7:50 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

Very interesting viewpoint

Rec’d for sharing!

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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 24, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Also..

…with so many QBs on the roster, he wants to give the impression that it is a serious competition; everyone gets a chance; there are no playing favorites, etc, etc. It’s a recruiting tool.

by DavidsonBear on Aug 25, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions

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