Golden Nuggets: Dancing with the Bears
by Berkelium97 on Sep 22, 2009 8:00 PM PDT
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PrintOn a wildly different note, today's post looks ahead to tonight's portion of Dancing with the Stars, featuring one of the greatest athletes in Cal history, Natalie Coughlin! She dances at 8:50 during tonight's broadcast. ABC has a brief bio of her on their DwS website. Her partner is Alec Mazo, who also graduated from Cal. He moved with his family from Russia to the Bay Area when he was 12. His specialty is Latin dancing and he was partnered with Kelly Monaco when they became the first ever Dancing with the Stars Champions in the show's inaugural season. If you want even more info about the show (such as a list of other participants) go to ABC's Dancing with the Stars website.
Fans may cast their votes for Coughlin and Mazo via telephone on Tuesday nights during and up to 30 minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows. Their official voting number is 1-800-VOTE4-13 or 1-800-868-3413.
Go Natalie! Show the world that Bears can dance as well as they can swim, earn Nobel Prizes, and run over tromboners in the Stanford band.
After the jump we have quotes from Tedford and Riley at today's press conference, Wilner's assessment of Cal and Pac-10 quarterbacks, Oregon news, updates on past and potentially future Cal football players, and a smattering of other stories.
Many thanks to chicagoaubear for providing torrents of this weekend's past game as well as an HD Cal-Maryland torrent. Keep seeding, guys!
- In today's press conference Tedford and Riley talk about the Minnesota win, the loss of Boateng, and the trip up to the Autzen Zoo.
- Ray Ratto explains why the upcoming @Oregon, USC, and @UCLA games are crucial for the Bears.
- Jon Wilner ranks the Pac-10 quarterbacks. Locker is in first, with Riley way behind in second, and after that a huge gap until you get the jumble of QBs in the rest of the Pac-10. Wilner gives Cal a B+ for the win at Minnesota.
- Jeremy Ross now has the opportunity to make a difference as he inherits the third spot on the depth chart.
- Best is moving on up to the top of ESPN's Heisman Watch. If Best has a great day in Eugene and if Tebow is unimpressive this week, look for Best to take the top spot.
- Former Cal running back James Montgomery will miss the rest of the season after surgery to fix relieve acute compartment syndrome in his left leg. He was Washington State's top running back.
- Defensive end recruit Gabe King has moved to Eugene after some ineligibility issues in his home state of North Carolina. He still says Cal is his top choice.
- Thanks to AddictedToQuack's Morning Quack Fix for the following links (they have a fuller, though more irrelevant to Cal, list of links): Despite Masoli's poor passing game, there is no QB controversy at Oregon. Senior free safety TJ Ward is still not suiting up for practice (ankle) and seems doubtful for this weekend's matchup.
- Pat Christopher is 4th in DraftExpress.com's list of Pac-10 NBA prospects.
- No. 12 women's volleyball hosts No. 10 Stanford this Friday at 7pm for the Big Spike.
- Softball's fall schedule has been released.
- CalBears.com as a Q+A with sophomore forward Katie Suits.
- Five members of the Cal rugby team participated in the third annual Climb for a Cure, which supports the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
- Daily Cal profiles men's soccer's freshman striker Anthony Salciccia.
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Adam Rittenberg has a great read about Minnesota as they prepare to face Cal. Of particular interest to nerdy internet Cal fans like myself was descriptions of game plan meetings:
Fisch tells the quarterbacks that the play worked three times against the Browns in Denver’s 34-30 win. He intends to use it during the first five plays against Cal.
“This should be an all-day sucker,” he says.
“Four is the rabbit,” linebackers coach John Butler says, referring to Best. “He’s the guy you need to identify each play.”
As each Cal play comes on the screen, Gophers defenders shout out the calls they would make in a game. Best breaks off another big run, and several of the coaches shake their heads, clearly impressed with the Heisman Trophy candidate.
Plus, pregame inspirational videos:
The video ends with a scene from the movie “The Edge,” in which Anthony Hopkins kills a giant Kodiak bear with a spear. More howls from the room.
“Bear Trap. The Time is Now!” appears on the screen.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Crap, we have to beat Minnesota again?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 22, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh whoops, my bad, didn’t read this right. Great post.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 22, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
On special teams:
“We know they have speed,” he says. “That’s fine. But watching tape, they don’t have great attention to detail. We have opportunities in our return game.”
Le sigh.
really nice article!
interesting that professional coaches in a big time conference appearantly don’t watch our game tape to closely. we run outside only to loosen up the inside game.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Sep 23, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
That was a fun read
I liked reading that, proabably because we won the game!
I envy Minnesota for this part:
At 60 yards by 25 yards and shaped like a football, Minnesota’s home locker room is the largest in college or pro football. It features 120 lockers, 10 LCD televisions and a huge, glowing block “M” on the ceiling in the middle of the room. Another “M” on the carpet is roped off.
Video screens show the message: “Slay the Bears.”
A recruit, taking his official visit to Minnesota, whistles in awe as he enters the locker room.
Can’t wait until the HPC is built!
Praise be to Tedford!
Video of her dance
Not the greatest quality, but it’ll do until ABC puts the vid up: http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp68/caseycarlson/?action=view¤t=nataliemovff-1.flv
Decent. Just got the mechanics down but didn’t really swing into it. We’ll see if she can work her way into it.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 22, 2009 9:03 PM PDT reply actions
I just watched Natalie on the show. Apparently, she is going to dance again, but regarding this first dance, honestly, I wasn’t super enthused. Her face seemed so focus instead of relaxed. She hit every move less like she was creating joy and more like she was performing athletically.
The judges seemed to like it, tho.
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Problem with these first dances is that they’ve only been practicing for like three-four weeks, which isn’t nearly enough to master the techniques and intangibles.
That being said, I should say that athletes usually end up winning these things. I expect she’ll round into form in about a month, and I’d bet a lot she lasts that long.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 22, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Problem with these first dances is that they’ve only been practicing for like three-four weeks, which isn’t nearly enough to master the techniques and intangibles.
Do you analyze everything like a football game?
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What other way is there?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 22, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
“I enjoyed watching it with friends and had fun” ??
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 23, 2009 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 23, 2009 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to go ahead and point out it that doesn’t matter how badly she dances, she’s still ridiculously attractive.
dboneisloose
Full video, including filler and judging, still pretty choppy quality
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 22, 2009 9:32 PM PDT reply actions
I'm really not digging this line movement on Cal-Oregon
Opened at 7, moved down to 6 yesterday, now it’s at 5.5 or 5. This game’s moving into danger zone for me.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 22, 2009 9:36 PM PDT reply actions
That’s really strange. Am I being a homer? Why would so much money follow Oregon — they haven’t looked that good …
No money is following Oregon. It was about split at 7, but as the line’s gone down the majority of the bettors are hitting Cal. Vegas will lose a ton if Cal wins by six or more.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 22, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Now if you bet before, you get to keep your line, not to where it is being moved, right?
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 23, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
This qualifies as one of my highlights of the day
From grimc on ATQ
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 22, 2009 10:33 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Disturbing and yet I’ve never laughed so hard at a CGB photo.
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by GoldenTorero on Sep 22, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
DWTS
Natalie Analysis:
She had some great individual plays (dance moves): the flip over the guys back, high kick, splits), but I definitely agree that she wasn’t transitioning from move to move as smoothly as she could have. She needs to learn to play all 4 quarters (1 minute and 30 seconds), can’t just start strong, show some flash here and there and finish strong, if she wants to be a champion she needs to maintain the intensity. However, I think based on her scores she should advance and have a chance to improve.
Wonder if JT is coaching her behind the scenes at all?
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by GoldenTorero on Sep 22, 2009 11:52 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Oregon Vegas line
I think it has less to do with Oregon’s success than Cal’s rather poor recent road history. I didn’t realize how bad it was until reading stories this week (lost eight of nine.) Autzen is one of most difficult places to play in the country, although Tedford has a good track record against his old team (4-2.)
The ESPN piece seemed like another indication that Pete Alamor might not be the best special teams coordinator in the country.
At least Al Davis isn't running my team's drafts.
by bringbackbuddytrees on Sep 23, 2009 3:27 AM PDT reply actions
Gabe King article in the Oregonian, too
From yesterday’s paper: http://www.oregonlive.com/collegefootball/index.ssf/2009/09/recruit_gabe_king_enrolls_at_s.html
I’m heartened to hear Cal is still his first choice, but after a couple trips to Autzen for games and a tour of the locker room and a visit from Phil Knight…….Bears better keep a close eye on this one. Maybe Cal ought to invite him to walk OUR sideline this weekend!!!!!!
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
He’s coming to the USC game.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 23, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Did Natalie win or like what’s the deal?
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She didn’t lose. Onto next week!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
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