Oregon 42 California 3: Grade the Bears
by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 3:53 PM PDT
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This thread is for discussion of the Cal-Oregon game only. If you want to discuss other games, please scroll below this post to the post titled "Non-Cal Football Open Thread II" to talk about the remaining games. Thanks!
We love him and all, but this one's on Tedford.
There's no humidity, no East Coast malaise, no depth problems, no severe injuries, no real excuses. Cal got outplayed from snap to whistle, on almost every play.
The offensive linemen couldn't handle any of the blitzes Nick Allotti threw at them, Kevin Riley held onto the ball a little too long and oversailed his receivers. the receivers couldn't make crucial catches early and made critical mistakes, the Ducks stacked the box and dominated Jahvid Best for the second year running, the playcalling was as unimpressive as Utah and Oregon fans had warned us about, the defense couldn't adjust to the outside/screen passing game, Gregory played it safe and dared a guy who couldn't complete half of his passes to complete them, and he did, and the defense didn't adjust, and they turned Duck turnovers into...Golden Bear turnovers.
All of these issue permeate from the top, and the Bears did not adjust and adapt until it was far too late. Cal looked completely unprepared to play this game, and Oregon played a disciplined, smart, strategic plan that took the Bears by surprise and obliterated them from the beginning. It's the Murphy's Law game.
However, let's keep in mind, it's only game one of a long Pac-10 slog. Although we don't control our own fate anymore, a lot can happen if we get back on track next week. Oregon is back to their winning ways, and they're clearly going to be a formidable team the rest of the year. If they have any pride, the Bears will be burning to redeem themselves after this one.
Let's retool and refocus for USC. This season is not over, not by a long shot.
More detailed postgame thoughts later on. In the meantime, fill out your report cards (click here for the link or fill it out after the jump) and discuss the game in the comments! Deadline will be Monday at noon again, I'll try to get the final post up by Tuesday.
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In Tedford we do not trust
I have never seen a worse game since JT arrived at Cal. A thorough embarrassment, makes me wonder about the future of the program.
by sycasey on Sep 26, 2009 3:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Easy now
Tedford has brought Cal from the darkness into the light. Despite this one game, they’ll come back around.
But, minor defense aside, this was the worst loss of the Tedford Era. By far. Easily the largest margin of defeat, the worst offense outing, and the worst defensive performance. Front-to-back terrible. If it wasn’t for a couple of Oregon turnovers, this game is a 50+ beatdown.
by Whohah on Sep 26, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s disturbing because the other big losses under Tedford could be explained by something: inexperience, injury, lack of motivation, whatever. And even those losses showed flashes of competence — we still scored some touchdowns. We had none of that this time. This team is experienced, has been relatively fortunate with injuries, and should have been very motivated to win, yet this was officially Tedford’s Worst Loss Ever. It doesn’t speak well for the future of the program.
It’s not just that it was a loss, it’s that it was a total breakdown in all phases. This is the kind of thing that makes fans turn off on the team.
by sycasey on Sep 26, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROSE BOWLLLLLLLLLL
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 26, 2009 3:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Definitely exists! Wonder who’s gonna play in it though …
by sec119 on Sep 26, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Washington State – Indiana
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why even put any other poll option other than the last?
Sick of JT sucking on the road!
Sick of Gregory laying an egg on his defensive plan 2- 3 times per year!
Sick of having shitty QBs!
Did I miss anything?
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Sep 26, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We’re not laughing. We enjoyed the hell out of this win, but we don’t have to look too many weeks back to see ourselves on the wrong end of an embarrassing blowout. Oregon has apparently turned it around, and no sane football fan doubts that Cal will, too. Start by doing everyone a favour and taking down SC next week.
"Heaven and earth alike revolt against a parched and withered duck." (Stephen Maturin)
by Al Orange on Sep 26, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Save your condescending consolation.
"Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect."
Vince Lombardi
by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you need a hug??
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK THIS SHIT
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so what happened
So. Like most fans and most players right about now I am at a lost for words. Did we just lose on all sides of the ball?
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s a good way to sum it up.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our special teams actually performed fairly well. Too bad they weren’t out there very often.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Sep 26, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG, I get it!
Special teams does well, rest of the team does bad. So vs. USC, make sure the special teams does horrible so we are winnars!
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 27, 2009 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no loud intimidating crowd
?
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah definitely a loud intimidating stadium but that doesn’t account for 39 points.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops, my mistake, fixed.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck this. From now on I’m watching LPGA on Saturdays.
by danzig on Sep 26, 2009 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
too bad it’s mostly a spring/summer sport. Although you can drive out to Blackhawk and watch them tomorrow.
by turkey on Sep 26, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I had no idea.
Last time I checked, there is no "Hall of Average." - Oregon Football Coach Chip Kelly
by JConant on Sep 26, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Moment of Zen
http://www.fieldgulls.com/2009/9/25/1055194/justin-forsett-proves-riemann
The man they call JForce.
by danzig on Sep 26, 2009 4:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was a great post
John Morgan (the Seahawk SBN writer) still isn’t sold on him as more than a third down back though.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ST Looked good
If someone told me that ST would rock on Sat, I wouldn’t have believed them.
Its like some bizarro world where ST was the best thing about this game. Or maybe a flash back to earlier Cal days.
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Surely you jest
…missed FG, 5 yd punt, faked duck PAT, rock my ass
by bluehenbear on Sep 26, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate my life
I root for the Giants and Cal.
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I haven't seen a Rose Bowl/World Series in my lifetime
I ain’t 50
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
World Series in 2003
You saw it, you just wish you could forget that fastball from felix down and in to Spiezio
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait
I thought a meteor hit, and the World Series was cancelled that year?
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just checking
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was only a 5-game series that year, right?
by sycasey on Sep 26, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giants did not play in the World Series in 2003. Some "fans" you are....
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 26, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
-_-
In too much mourning to get dates right.
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ROOT FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS, BUFFALO SABRES, AND CAL
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I rooted for C-Webb’s Kings, the Bills and Cal.
I think it’s a tie between you and me.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also rooted for C-Webb's Kings
I hate the NBA now
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need to rethink our teams.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The suffering
will make the winning be more sweet. Right? Right? Right?
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what I keep telling myself.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding. Jump on the Laker bandwagon???
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I root for the Indiana Pacers, Vancouver Canucks, Cal, Oakland A’s, U.S.A. soccer, and Vancouver Grizzlies.
I think I have a right to be included in this tie.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever. At least you had Reggie pushing off on everyone.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, that was before I was really aware. I got people pushing everyone, sure, but they also followed up those pushes with punches.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I root
for, besides the already mentione Cal and Giants, the Sharks (don’t get me started talking), Bobcats (these days), U.S.A. Soccer. I want in too
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two of the most ugliest incidents in the history of professional sports in the United Stats have happened this decade to 2 of my favorite teams. Your teams just suck. My teams suck, and then seriously injure others.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oakland A’s man….maybe you are too young but the late 80’s Larussa A’s were dominant.
by finster112 on Sep 26, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A’s were solid recently as well, though choking in playoffs,
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
holly shit. I totally rooted for C Webbs Kings! This feels like the final Lackers game. I lived in Sac at the time. Those were very depressing days. By that time I had grown too weak to get mad. That is how I feel now. Fuck it. All of sports are just a game, and we are ultimetaly only spectators. Espn is showing replays now. Oh well.
"Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect."
Vince Lombardi
by CaliSeth on Sep 27, 2009 2:39 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure if those Kings ever got blown out this bad. Maybe in 2000, but even that was expected.
Those are REALLY painful losses. Some of the worst I’ve experienced as a sports fan.
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by Avinash on Sep 27, 2009 3:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that sucks
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you going to be in all-caps for all of today or do you think you can be angry enough withot the assist? I believe you can!
The Tyrant Boy-King Is Returning!
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I root for the Giants, 49ers, and Cal
Thank goodness for the Lakers.
by MinerNiner on Sep 26, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another 49er here
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cal, dodgers, A's...
and yes, thank goodness for the lakers.
by atomsareenough on Sep 26, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MadBum, i’m right there with you.
This has been a soul-crushing week for both our teams.
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Sep 26, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comcast Sports Net Bay Area is replaying the Big Spike
In case you don’t want to discuss this.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This glenlivet 18 year isn't doing its job.
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't had hard in 3 months and just moved across the nation.
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
I hope it goes slow. It should start working in no time.
by MinerNiner on Sep 26, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Niiiiiiiiiiiiccccceeee. Good occasion for an 18 year.
by sec119 on Sep 26, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gave an F on every category
and I think I gave them too much credit
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I voted H, because G was too cool sounding.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man
I knew these grades would be bad. Even the reasonable commenters are spewing rage.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm unreasonable
I can’t think of anything we did right
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ST was alright
Minus the anger shanks
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Vereen fumble
on a kick return
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think him and Ross got mixed up.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 26, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what did you expect?
I sent you a chat invite on gmail
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this game goes far beyond reason.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am pretty sure I used as many swear words as regular words.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One game...
I just hope the team keeps this in perspective. Everyone has a bad game now and again (and I suspect this is the worst game any top-10 team has had in the history of the sport). The key is to not let it turn into another Cal-lapse. Go Bears, Beat the Trojans!
by Tony Macaroni on Sep 26, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
(and I suspect this is the worst game any top-10 team has had in the history of the sport).
Doubtful.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
USC Stanford anybody?
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A 39 pt beatdown to an unranked team? Has it happened before?
by Tony Macaroni on Sep 26, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That implies that Oregon is a bad team. Which they are not.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not saying that it isn’t up there with the worst, but losing as a 42 point favorite to Stanford or to Appalachian State is pretty bad.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oklahoma 65, Texas Tech 21.
You might argue Oklahoma was a great team, but I feel Oregon is pretty good too. And Cal hadn’t done enough to earn their top 10 yet.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is a lot like a number 2 ranking we had in a certain other year. We were ranked for lack of better options.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, remember when we were ranked number 6? Everything was going great. I miss those times.
Wait, that was this morning!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember this
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The good news is there’s precedent in the Pac-10 for getting your ass kicked in conference but still climbing into the top 10: Oregon got shellacked at home (45-13) by USC but ended the regular season #5 and just short of the BCS. So as if it hadn’t be said enough, no, the season isn’t over yet.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(This was, of course, in 2005.)
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The bad news is Oregon got hosed out of a BCS bid too.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you really going to mind if we miss out on the BCS this year?
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the 3% chance we go 10-2/11-1, YES!
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mind, because previous to today I thought we could kick Penn States ass in the Rose Bowl. Now….I still mind
by YleeXOtee on Sep 26, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The bad news is that USC was not starting Jeremiah Masoli at QB that year.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You raise the non sequitur to an artform.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are saying we could be like Oregon that year. But when USC destroyed them, their quarterback was Matt Leinart. When we got destroyed, it was by Jeremiah Masoli, who was averaging less than 10 completions per game heading into today. There is a big difference between getting destroyed by Matt Leinart and getting destroyed by Jeremiah Masoli.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Masoli has his moments, he’s just not a pocket passer. The way Oregon used him today was perfecto.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the bright side
My brother won 1K today on this game. He owes me some King Crab. Hurray!
by MinerNiner on Sep 26, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And for the grades
the only non F I can see is rushing, ST, and…nothing else
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Overall? They did lose. That seems like failure.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In my depression I cannot read.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here!
but I can’t write either :(
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm looking forward to the grades in a weird way
I want to see how creative people can be while giving all F’s.
"it's like an alarm clock, WOOT WOOT!" -Bubb Rubb
by secret ASian man on Sep 26, 2009 4:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I think I gave them to coaches and overall, that’s it.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PASS DEFENSE!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!?
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pass Defense
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, the ducks are a bunch of cocksuckers.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
THIS!!!!!!!!!
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thoughts
Terrible coaching. No way you can single out a particular player today, it was just an awful performance without a hint at a silver lining (unlike a lot of our previous losses of this sort)
But some of the things we have learned in the JT era include (1) This does not mean we will never win again (see 2006) (2) It does not mean every player will decommit (3) It does not mean we have peaked, and will never be in the Top 10 again.
It just means that today, we were awful. God awful.
Long season ahead, the conference is wide-open. It would be nice if we went out and beat USC this week.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Yeah, a win next week and we're ok
A loss and we’re in 2007 levels of trouble.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A win next week would nice
but right now, me thinks a 4-8 season (WSU is our only hope!)
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Given how bitter some people are, I don’t know if you are kidding or not.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm kidding
but right now I’m so frusturated. I have 2 essays I have to write, and anger is clouding my writing. That pisses me off more
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know if I agree. Next week is USC. If we lose our next 2, then we are absolutely screwed. But if we play USC tough, then I think we are fine.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know about that. Coming into this season @ Oregon and vs USC were both probable losses if not likely losses. If we drop @ UCLA then we’re in trouble, or UCLA is really good again, which would still mean we’re trouble, or at least you guys would be, I’m a Bruin alum. Whoo fence-sitting powers.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HALFBREED TRAITOR!
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do I have to be a half breed? That implies I like Cal half as much. I’m a double breed.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I agree. If I think back before the season, the Oregon game was probably the most likely loss, followed by USC. If we win against the Trojans, things still are looking real good. Lose and things aren’t that bad. But fall to UCLA and I have to feel that we will be struggling to get to the Emerald Bowl.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arrgghh, please not another loss in L.A.
by YleeXOtee on Sep 26, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it doesn’t mean that we will never win again. It just means that winning will not mean much this year, for we fans who’ve been with the Cal program since 1956 again. This team had everything going for it and it still couldn’t even look credible on the road. It had talent, speed, depth, and it looked like it finally had commitment. Well, we saw what commitment we got. I’ve never had my hopes higher than this year. Everything I saw in camp and on the field the first 3 games made me “know” that this was the year. This isn’t the year, and I don’t think that year is coming before I croak. I’ll watch Basketball the rest of the season. Someone tell me how this turns out come Dec.
by hrlincon on Sep 26, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know we're down.
And i know I probably couldn’t legally drive at this point.
But hope springs eternal. Yeah Cal kicked us in the balls today. This year with a bunch of golfing cleats.
But we’re fans, thick and thin. We gotta believe in the kids for the rest of the year. We owe it to them.
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't owe them anything
but I’m in this thing!
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Positive from the day
I saw Rags at a bar today, while I was in pissed off mode and looking for some Oregon fans to jump
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If rollonubears has yet to commit sepuku, you and him should get together for a “I take sporting events way too seriously” conference.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I felt I was fairly calm today…
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I havent checked the game threads and likely will never. I can only imagine it was like spending a night in a Turkish prison. But worse.
I actually had a fun time at Manny’s Taproom, chilling with friends while, what I vaguely recognized as a college football team, played on the TV>
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just want to say thanks for an entertaining week between the two blogs (CGB and ATQ)
Sorry the game got out of hand…I guess it was fun for one side to watch. All I can say is I still think Cal is a better team, just Oregon had a better game plan. BTW thanks for giving us our TE Dickson back.
Now go beat the hell out the University of Spoiled Cokeheads!!!!!!!
by Matt Daddy on Sep 26, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Out of here.
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re going to be out of here if you don’t be friendly with non-troll opposing fans.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or, you know, you could discourage fans from a team that just killed us from immediately coming here afterwards and writing all sorts of patronizing messages. Just saying.
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They aren’t being patronizing that I’ve seen.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see only one patronizer on this thread, and he worships at the feet of Arthur Kade.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit, you caught me.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Man, if we hammered a team, the last thing I would do is go to the opposing team’s blog and post “lol guys, sorry we beat you, good luck on your next game!!!”
Or maybe I’m just pissed off like hell.
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You need to take your advice
“DRINK O’CLOCK”
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This. This. This. This.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re a warped person.
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is cake o’clock for me. Luckily the cake was almost finished before I started.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You’re making a better decision than most.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 26, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re pissed off like hell.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably. I apologise if I upset any non-trolling duck fans.
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would too
but ATQ is CGB North, so I forgive them
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think with the result of this game CGB might be ATQ South until next year.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 26, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least we’ll have a trial for Monday’s DBD.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yknow we coulda done a bet, but they refused. Their loss!
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, even if s/he wasn’t trying to be patronizing, this is not the time for words of condolence and empathy.
by sec119 on Sep 26, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want opposing fans to be treated here the way we want our commenters to be treated on other sites. Maybe his timing was bad, but I doubt he meant to be condescending.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with Avi. How do you want the opposing fans to act? This seems to be the least worst outcome IMHO.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me clarify: personally, I think the comment was fine, there was no motive of condescension, and I’m grateful at the lack of trolling. But in the Internet world, going to another team’s board RIGHT after a beatdown to let them know everything’ll be ok will predictably lead to unfriendly responses. That is why I said that that was not the right time.
by sec119 on Sep 26, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lighten Up, Francis
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 27, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You have major emotional problems and should seek counseling.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now.
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I call them
University of Shitty Condoms
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW
on the ESPN board, some guy is trying to say UCLA will win the Pac 10. LOL
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can believe it
I believe anything now.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THE WORLD WILL END IN 2012
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And it will start
with today’s Armageddon
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Sep 26, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could be virtually anyone
I think two losses is probably good enough to win the conference this year.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Sep 26, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And if memory serves
the conference champ will go to some other bowl game, not the Rose.
So who cares, really? It would be galling to win the conference this year and get stuck in the Fiesta Bowl.
by bear88 on Sep 26, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Incorrect
With the addition of the fifth BCS game, the conference champ will go to the Rose Bowl
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitley
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the correction
I forgot about the extra game.
by bear88 on Sep 26, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Conference champ always goes to Rose unless they go to the NCG.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m too bitter to make myself a normal meal. I’m going to make some bacon and eat chips and salsa.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 4:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to starve myself
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m destroying a Costco rotisserie chicken with my hands.
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man, those things are delicious.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to pass out and wake up and everything will be better.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I can just wake up? (Please?)
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Slap yourself and report back
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drink more
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pac-10 scoring updates, go here to discuss those games.
Arizona 7 Oregon State 0
Georgia 14 Arizona State 3
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The dynamics of college football, with the added element of Cal
We see this sort of thing all the time. A decent but overrated team goes into a tough road environment, is schooled in every phase of the game, and disintegrates.
We kept waiting for a turning point, a Best run or a long pass, and it never happened – even with the Oregon turnovers.
The concern is that this is Cal, where one crappy game isn’t just one crappy game. It snowballs and the season falls apart. In a way, I take comfort in the fact that USC comes in next week. First, the Trojans are vulnerable. Second, we’re at home. Third, we have now done a perfect job of lowering expectations.
Here’s what we will see, even in the national media: Cal is lousy. Oregon exposed them as the frauds they are. There won’t be any hype about the big showdown with USC, because nobody will think Cal is any good. For all we know, this will encourage the Trojans to play another one of their aimless games.
But I’m assuming a loss. Cal will be 0-2 in the conference and written off. And then they’ll have a bye week.
Instead of a mid-season collapse, the season will be declared a failure early. That leaves Tedford and the players a chance to put things together, without media pressure or fan expectations. And the team will never look worse than it did today.
by bear88 on Sep 26, 2009 4:58 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Failure!
On the publicity note, I’m guessing that Gameday isn’t coming to Berkely anymore
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by MadBum on Sep 26, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We don’t know yet. Miami laid an egg too.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s still a huge game for the pac-10 race, and now they have the storyline of two teams fighting to regain their season. The only other game in competition is Miami-OU, but with Miami losing that losing it’s hype of being a top10 matchup, so now it’s just a top 25 matchup without the conference overtones.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about LSU @ Georgia? That’s a top 10 (possibly top 5) at a top 20. I feel its between these 3 games. We probably have a 30% chance.
by racsan on Sep 27, 2009 1:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m guessing this is where it ends up.
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by Avinash on Sep 27, 2009 1:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a CBS game, so I’m going to call it unlikely.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 27, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There should be an announcement tomorrow either way.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 26, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’ll probably come tonight, Kirk and Herbie usually let us know where they’re going.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the team will never look worse than it did today.
is it possible to look any worse than they did today?
by atomsareenough on Sep 26, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do you tempt Murphy’s Law?
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
all i'm saying is
i gave them straight F’s across the board, and you can’t really go lower than that. they could lose by more than 42-3, i suppose, but this was a pretty terrible game, all-around.
by atomsareenough on Sep 26, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Losing by 42-3 at HOME would be much worse.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
But whats worse is that theres is nothing good to talk about. No fighting back, no moral victory. Just a morass of pain and failure.
by StudentDoctorBear on Sep 26, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moral victories are for losers
The Oregon game was a disaster, but it counts as one loss.
If Cal had played a lot better, we still might have lost 24-20. That would have been better for the rankings and national respect and all that. But it still would have counted as an L.
I am concerned about what the team’s performance in this game implies about the rest of the season. Can we win on the road? Will we collapse under pressure? Is our defense overrated? Shoot, is Best overrated? Am I right to worry that Kevin Riley won’t ever be a winner?
But this game? It’s one big disaster. There won’t be any finger-pointing, but everyone sucked. In college football, on the road, this happens all of the time. Yeah, the final score was especially ugly. But was it really that much worse than the Maryland game just because we scored a few meaningless touchdowns at the end last year?
No. Oregon is a flawed but competitive team that just ended Utah’s long winning streak, also at home.
by bear88 on Sep 26, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DONT SUMMON THE HOLMOE!
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
Last week’s special teams, with today’s offense and defense. Toss in a couple pick-sixes and you’re golden.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a pretty good post
About what I hope USC feels going into this one.
But Carroll has too much respect for Tedford. It’ll be a close affair unless one team monumentally screws up.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
USC is never going to overlook the Bears while Tedford and Carroll are both coaching.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never in a million years – especially for a Cal home game
by DC Trojan on Sep 26, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not expecting the Trojans to sleepwalk
USC can’t lose again, and they know it. Playing Cal on the road is no picnic, and they know that too. But USC has problems of their own, and perhaps will lose some of their edge after seeing and reading about Cal’s humiliation.
Shoot, if I’m Pete Carroll, I don’t even show film of the Oregon game.
by bear88 on Sep 26, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t see how they could get any useful film out of the game anyway. Maybe Best in the wildcat.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We kept waiting for a turning point, a Best run or a long pass, and it never happened – even with the Oregon turnovers.
I kept getting this feeling that Tedford/Ludwig was setting up Oregon for something based on his playcalling. But the other shoe never dropped, unless they were setting me up for a gut punch worth 42 points.
by sec119 on Sep 26, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We had a couple of long balls that were a few feet from being caught, those could have changed the game slightly, I don’t know if we could have stopped them from putting so many points on the board. With more catches and more scores we would have increased our time of possession and maybe they would have scored less but those long balls – so close.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 27, 2009 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think about that though. Football is a game of INCHES. Those balls were horribly thrown (though the receiver, I forget who, should’ve laid out for that ball along the right sideline. J-Ross?) But the balls to Tucker, Lagemann, etc. were all terrible.
by rjnarayen on Sep 27, 2009 2:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not all of them, some were so close, of course you can blame either the QB or the WR, but that JRoss one landed right in front of him – should’ve dove. I think Tucker had another close one. There were some terrible throws Riley did make – the Lagemann and various MJones throws.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 28, 2009 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're still undefeated in all-golds
Life goes on.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nestor's thoughts
http://www.bruinsnation.com/2009/9/26/1056046/bn-bye-week-saturday-open-thread
[Tedford’s] playcalling can be weird sometimes.
For example today .. when they first got the ball after Oregon TO … they went with three straight pass plays … with the best RB (still think Best is probably most prolific RB in the country) in the backfield. Mindboggling.
And the way their defense played … reminded me of how our defense used to show no heart during later days of Toledo.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I REALLY did not like that first series. An Longshore Riley looked like a deer in the headlights on the first pass call, huge momentum swing.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess Oregon stacked the box from the beginning. Maybe Ludwig was trying to open up the game with the passing, make the Ducks respect it, which would in turn open up bigger lanes for Best.
I’ll have to figure it out.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do they always start the game with Vereen? What point are they trying to make?
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Best is out it’s almost assuredly so that he can use his energy elsewhere in the game. I’d guess they had Vereen in to pass block so Best would be fresh for some sort of big run they had planned/scripted for the start of the game.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess the issue is why not leave Best in there so Oregon isn’t guarding tougher against the run and not dropping guys into coverage. Not really a question I have an answer to.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or they could be trying to set up Vereen at start → trick play, so that the defense is overly cautious and a normal play can get extra yards.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Ludwig was trying to open up the game with the passing, make the Ducks respect it, which would in turn open up bigger lanes for Best.
Without rewatching the game—and pity the poor souls who feel obligated to rewatch this one—that’s my early assessment, too. But when Cal couldn’t get the passing game going (poor pass protection, inaccurate throws, dropped balls, take your pick), then Oregon grew more and more confident that Best running the ball was the only threat. Rather than loosening up the defense, this STRATEGY FAIL only served to tighten it up. Cal actually had some success running the ball in the first quarter, but Ludwig/Tedford seemed so stubborn trying to establish the pass, that the run game never really had a chance to get going. The Bears simply were not prepared today to win, and one almost wonders if Oregon was stealing Cal’s play signals because nothing the Bears did fooled them—in sharp contrast to what was going on when Oregon had the ball.
The one unit that I thought did OK, and at least fought hard most of the game and DISPLAYED SOME HEART, was the D-line. The pass rush could have been stronger, to be sure, but they stuffed a whole bunch of first- and second-down plays only to be let down my their mates behind them on third down. The secondary did not play well, and the linebackers were freaking horrible. I’m now growing worried that we did indeed have reason to be worried about losing those three seniors from last year’s squad.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Sep 26, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have to wonder if Aliotti recognized the tendencies of his former partner Ludwig. It isn’t out of the question. Might be a Sarkisian/Holt-Carroll situation.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
You could argue, or at least wonder that.
But familiarity is a two-way street.
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by qrsouther on Sep 26, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can someone explain to me why we keep Riley in the game so long?
Maybe I’m not seeing it carefully enough in Football in general, but when your QB is struggling so hard, why do we keep him in? It’s not like he’s a bad QB in general, but today he clearly was shocked. He wasn’t ready for Oregon’s D’s speed. He panicked, and in a lot of throws he just threw it to the wrong guy without even evaluating all his eligible receivers.
In baseball, the pitching coach is going to have a talk with you after you give a couple runs. You screw up again after that and you’re replaced. The Giants have no problem pulling Barry Zito out by the 4th inning. Why can’t we pull Riley out by the 2nd quarter? I feel like a lot of changes JT makes is way too late. Maybe Sweeney isn’t your go to guy, but today I guarantee he would’ve had a little better performance if he started in 2nd Q.
At least in Tennessee we gave Ayoob a chance to throw 2 TDs and rack up 187 yards. He’s more mobile than Longshore and to me it seemed he was a little better given our O-line couldn’t provide pass protection for crap and Longshore got sacked play after play.
Shrug, I guess in football your QB is THE QB. Putting anyone else in = backup. Well why do we put in relieving pitchers one by one when things go bad? I think we need to rethink this.
by dmo580 on Sep 26, 2009 5:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This was not all on Riley. Receivers dropped a few potential big plays, pass pro was not their for Riley when he needed it.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Riley was not the problem at all. He had no time to throw and in the first half he wasn’t doing badly considering he was dodging defenders. Putting in anyone else in was almost guaranteed to make things far worse. By the end of the third quarter, he looked bad but that was because Oregon knew that we had to throw the ball.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Riley definitely did miss some critical open throws, but he deserves a lot of credit for yet again not getting any picks (though once again he also had some luck from butter fingered secondaries).
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many times did Riley get sacked? Too many! And there were some dropped passes – Tucker early – and some bad passes – Riley throwing behind receivers all day.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 27, 2009 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Football doesn’t work like baseball. Especially COLLEGE football. Game experience counts. You can’t put in a quarterback who’s never snapped before into that type of huge situation. You have to ride with the guy you have.
Ayoob was subbed in for Longshore because he had game experience and the game was over. I do agree that there should’ve been more adjusting, but it should’ve been in playcalling and offensive/defensive assignments and blitz recognition.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, exactly. With the pressure today, Mansion or Sweeney would have been torn apart.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We fixed the kickoff problem!
What an inspired solution! Just don’t score! Problem solved!
by slaphancock on Sep 26, 2009 5:47 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Hahahahahahaha!
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That opening day win seems like a long time ago.
Rutgers 34, Maryland 13
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My Dad is 62. 20 years, I hope, for a Rose Bowl birth.
by The Hombre on Sep 26, 2009 5:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who would've thought
UCLA-Furd would be the big battle for California next week.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 5:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, all of those games are yet unplayed.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(some) postgame quotes available at the official cal sports website: http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092609aab.html
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 6:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting quotes from Tepper about the noise level. Wonder why this wasn’t an issue in 2007.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because we won, and because Autzen can get pretty quiet if things aren’t going well.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
shouldn’t they have expected the crowd noise though? it’s not like it was a surprise. was the simulated noise during practice not effective?
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uhhh Autzen>>>simulated crowd noise.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well yeah, but i was hoping the players would have understood that too
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap, I got off to such a good start in fantasy football, then my quarterback and one of my running backs went down. Nothing is going right today.
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by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 6:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My picks are getting devastated
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Car accidents, swine flu, torn ACLs, high ankle sprains, mysterious calf injuries, and more have all plagued my team. Now Tebow is out with what looks like a concussion. The injury bug always bites my teams.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit, pick six by ASU
Sun Devils 17, Bulldogs 14
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 6:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wooot
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, these are some harsh comments
http://www.dailycal.org/article/106792/bears_silenced_by_ducks_in_pac-10_opener
I will say what some may be thinking as I watch the Bears get their lunch handed to them in Eugene, I think it is time for Cal to look for another coach to take them to the elite level. Tedford took the program from an embarrassment to being competitive, but he has not shown the ability to win important games consistently. If folks are content with 9-4 or 8-5 and a minor bowl every year, then Tedford is the guy. With the money being raised for facilities, I think the bar should be raised for the coach as well.
The coaching staff did not prepare the Bears and need to take much of the blame here … But it is also time to get the players to focus on the gameplan and NOT the self-indulgent messages they write on their eye black patches … Ban that Tedford!
I totally agree with you. Tedford has done some great things for the program. He rescued us and made us good contenders. But now, its time to move on. We should look elsewhere and get another head coach. Cal is a championship caliber team, but Tedford is not the man who will get us there
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 6:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sigh. Entitlement is a dangerous thing.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The irony is staggering.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should be a mod.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that first comment you quoted is pretty right on point and thoroughly rational, whether or not you agree with what he’s advocating.
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am perfectly happy maintaining 8 or 9 wins for the next decade if we regularly have a chance at the Rose Bowl.
People need to understand that the key to getting to 11+ wins is having lots of years in the 9+ range.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tedford has reached that plateau in five of his seven years. Ten wins twice. Good stuff.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree that this one is primarily on the coaches. I don’t agree that they need to go. There are still pieces being added to this program that was atrocious less than a decade ago.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
people forget about the holmoecaust too easily…
by lbc163 on Sep 26, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there is nothing alive on the planet that i don’t wish a slow, lingering death upon right now.
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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 26, 2009 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
also, I hope the entire state of oregon is burned to a crisp. but the good kind of crisp! the kind where you have a chance to inform your loved ones and relatives first. so that I can stab them in the spleen.
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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 26, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
PS: I am taking this loss well.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 26, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
At least your roommate didn’t ask about the game!
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG, you just reminded me of the Dorell era, my then-girlfriend would always ask me about the games. Very difficult to remain calm.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will bathe in his bloody remains
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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 26, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d all around.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...I'm guessing the 29 voters pleased with Cal's performance
are the jt crew from ATQ….
by Sharkbit12 on Sep 26, 2009 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it’s the Joe Ayoob Cal fans who are still mad at you guys for booing him.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably right. I voted for “meh”. Sure I’m giddy with how Oregon played, but that was not the Bears I expected to see. I hope the real Bears return for a home win next week.
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by JConant on Sep 26, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe you were right about Ludwig?
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I voted "disgusted’. I really wanted to see both teams at the top of their game, with the Ducks coming out on top. And I’ll be in Berkeley next week rooting for the Bears, so I’d love to see them bounce back with a big win over the Trojans.
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by Takimoto on Sep 26, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you fucking kidding me!!
Cal ha no one to blame but their self that was so bad of a performence that they put on the feild this saturday. THEY BETTER COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL PUMPED UP NEXT WEEK VS. USC!!!!!
by Tambo45 on Sep 26, 2009 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can i Get a hug?
I think we all need a hug after that swift quick to the balls.
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I had a whole post about giving hugs to eople up briefly, but I deleted it because I didnt think it was funny enough.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh. Entitlement is a dangerous thing.
Nope. I would just like to watch a Rose Bowl with my dad before he dies. Many Old Blues, like my dad, have been wondering whether Tedford was the right guy since 2006. I don’t think he is, and I’ve been watching Cal games for 26 years. This is not a young alumni issue, it is an general alumni/student/ team issue. Pick a side. I say Tedford needs to go.
by The Hombre on Sep 26, 2009 8:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would just like to watch a Rose Bowl with my dad before he dies.
Right, because nobody else here does. A few good years and now Cal is Notre Dame, where we are expected to be great. There is a reason none of us have seen Cal in a Rose Bowl. Because we historically aren’t very good. Don’t get cocky.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You, historically, haven’t been paying attention. Thanks though. See: Snyder, Bruce for starters. You might also want to read the post on the 1993(?) Oregon game. That team started undefeated and I believe was coached by Keith Gilbertson. He sucked, but we were in the Top 25.
Also, why don’t you go read about Pappy Waldorf, because we do have a rich history like Notre Dane, one which you are obviously not familiar with.
by The Hombre on Sep 26, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cal has historically been awful except for two seasons (1975 and 1991). We can all agree on that can’t we?
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would say we’ve hovered between ‘awful’ and merely ‘mediocre’ for most of those season, and I would add at least 2004 to that list, if not 2006 and 1993.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Sep 27, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I understand Hombre correctly, Cal is a historic football power like Notre Dane and we should immediately fire Tedford so that he can lead ASU to the Rose Bowl like Snyder. Now that is an Old Blue
by YleeXOtee on Sep 26, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All I said was take a side. But good for you, mock Cal’s accomplishments in the 1920’s. Glad you’re here.
by The Hombre on Sep 26, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, “Since last making the Rose Bowl, Cal has historically been awful except for two seasons (1975 and 1991). We can all agree on that can’t we?”
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Consider a side taken.
It’s also the side of sanity and reasonableness.
Example: Proud of Cal’s accomplishments in the 20’s and even the present period. But comparing ND historically to Cal leaves Cal the lesser team in any kind of accounting. Attacking rollonubears for pointing out the obvious is also unreasonable.
by YleeXOtee on Sep 26, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Synder is a really good example of how ridiculous the fire Tedfor brigade is, considering we were in this exact positon not too long ago. We decided not to rehire the best coach we had in a long time and got to watch him beat our brains out, take another team to the Rose Bowl, and see him come within a minute and a half of a national championship.
by YleeXOtee on Sep 26, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The people who call for Tedford’s head need to realize that there is a reason we didn’t go to the Rose Bowl for 50 years, and that us reasonable fans politely request that they don’t fuck up our best chance to get there.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait…
Unreasonable Cal fans are the reason we haven’t gone to the Rose Bowl for 50 years?
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, exactly.
No, the reason is that we have not been very good. It is not like our invitations to the Rose Bowl got lost in the mail.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
except, of course, in 2004. Damn Postmaster General.
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by California Pete on Sep 27, 2009 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure keeping Tedford indefinitely is the solution. So when exactly do we evaluate whether he is the right guy to take Cal to the next level? He has brought us elite facilities, he is paid elite money. Is it that unreasonable to every now and again expect elite results?
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has brought us elite facilities
He’s brought them. But we don’t quite have them yet. Big difference.
Is it that unreasonable to every now and again expect elite results?
Cal had a top 10 finish in 2004 (which in every other year would’ve been a Rose Bowl) and a top 15 finish in 2006. These are elite results in the asymmetrical world of college football.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two Top 15 finishes in 7 years, no Rose Bowl. He is paid 1.8 million dollars per year and we are spending over 100 million dollars on the stadium. Those aren’t elite results and that is elite money. Today and the many underachieving moments of the last 4 years is not the result of a crappy locker room.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t even qualify his pay as elite.
Plus he brought us to a BCS bowl. We were screwed out of it by southern AP voting shenanigans
by YleeXOtee on Sep 26, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is the second highest paid coach in the conference and has been one of the top 15-20 paid coaches in America. His rank has likely shifted into the 20’s since his last contract.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know you're pissed
but anyone who wants to fire Tedford has a serious screw loose.
Or do you forget that earlier in this decade Cal was the shittiest major conference team in the nation?
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by Addicted to Quack on Sep 26, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think I have a screw loose but thanks for the reply.
And when you say earlier this decade, you are saying 8 years ago, that is a good amount of time.
I am not saying fire Tedford, not for one loss. But this is the worst of a long list of disappointing losses during his tenure. I do think it is entirely reasonable to start wondering whether he is the guy to take the next step. Maybe we are an average team with the occasional placement in the top 3 in the conference. I just wonder whether that is what people expected when they donated over 100 million to stadium renovations and when boosters basically pay his salary.
Mind you, I WANT Tedford to win. I like him. I want him here for 40 years. But . . .
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if being in the top 20 is elite. Then most of our football results must be qualified as elite
by YleeXOtee on Sep 26, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have two finishes in the top 20. We might get ranked there often but we don’t finish there often.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not necessarily sure this is as black and white as “taking a side.:”
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I am in the same boat (practically exactly, though perhaps a few years younger.) I still think Tedford is the guy to get us there, I think there is a lot of random chance that goes into these things, and I think that the more times we end up in the Top 10, the more likely it is that we finish the year in the Rose Bowl. Yes, this is frustrating, but that is only because expectations are so high.
Think back to 2001. If your dad is anything like my dad, he had probably resigned himself to the idea that Cal was never going to get to the Rose Bowl. Hell, my dad once semi-seriously suggested they just give up football since there was no hope of getting a new stadium.
Today, we don’t just think a Rose Bowl is possible, we think it could happen any year. It still could happen this year. That is a pretty nice change. Just because we get some different coach doesn’t change the fact that getting to a Rose Bowl or going undefeated is really, really unlikely to happen in any given season.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man. It just feels like the Ben Braun experience all over again. So close, but each year, further and further away.
by The Hombre on Sep 26, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, that might be a good analogy in some ways. However, Tedford has taken us higher than Braun really ever did – and I think Braun had a better opportunity to take the conference. As hard as it is to admit, over the last seven years, our longest modern period of success in football has unfortunately coincided with USC being historically good. Braun on the other hand really went through a few cycles of teams shifting around in the conference (Oregon from Top-to-bottom-Top, same with USC, UCLA, Arizona, Washington, etc) without even winning one championship and without ever doing much in the tournament. Not to mention that we were sinking towards the bottom of the conference when Braun got ousted.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 26, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say Tedford needs to go.
I respectfully disagree.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you. Finally someone who agrees with me. I was all on Tedford’s case back in 2007, feeling like it was his fault we never got the chemistry back on track. But I don’t think that’s the case (at least I hope not) this year. I hope I don’t turn out to be wrong about that.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although I don't understand where Tedford's head was today
I agree with TwistNHook… this is not the time to call for it
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Sep 26, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say Tedford needs to go.
I disrespectfully disagree.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say Tedford needs to go.I disrespectfully disagree.
I disrespectfully agree, bitch!
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I direspectfully remain neutral.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a partisan, but I haven’t decided on which side yet. You’ll know when I reach my decision, though.
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by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they play better, not win necessarly but play way better if Hill dosent give that ball back on the fumble. That drive led to the initial 3 points.
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by HOUSE66 on Sep 26, 2009 8:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I think they play better, not win necessarly but play way better if Hill dosent give that ball back on the fumble. That drive led to the initial 3 points.
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by HOUSE66 on Sep 26, 2009 8:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I still have to figure out why they sat Hagan. Was he even on the field today?
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was getting very upset about that too, I understand he had a bad game last week but something tells me there was a bigger reason why he didn’t play today.
Either way it hurt us cause Hill was biting all game on that fake screen.
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by HOUSE66 on Sep 26, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess Hagan did play. I don’t remember seeing him that often though.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They had 3 turnovers in the first quarter or so, and we couldn’t take advantage of them. That could have been a huge difference…
by sec119 on Sep 26, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oopps, sorry bout the double post
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by HOUSE66 on Sep 26, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh my God. WTF was that today? How does something like this happen every year? Oh well, the beat goes on. Good try today Bears!
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 8:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
CaliSeth, Aaron Rodgers vs Rams. Is this a trap game? And what’s with that O-LINE? They’re worse than ours!
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I think the Packers are playing like the Bears did today. They also went into the season expecting great things, like going to the SB. Many people were calling them contenders. The parallels to the Cal program are startling. I just don’t understand what happened today. We got smashed out there. The craziest thing is that I didn’t really get as upset as I usually do. The game was so terrible I think I was in shock. I just don’t know what to say. I can only imagine what some of the comments above say. I must take a look…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey guys remember how we beat Oregon today?
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by Rishi on Sep 26, 2009 10:31 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
chris dufresne of the la times chimes in with his 2 cents: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dufresne27-2009sep27,0,4024072.column
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 10:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I see he’s keeping the hyperbole machine cranked up from his articles about SC earlier in the week.
by DC Trojan on Sep 26, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fire Tedford? Get a life.
I have to say, I didn’t see the game. Really, I didn’t. I had family stuff that had to take a higher priority today. Maybe that’s why we lost.
But seriously, from everything I’m reading, the team wasn’t prepared. Blame Tedford. Yes. But you guys are talking about replacing him? Get a life. You think that people are calling for Pete Carroll’s resignation after losing to Washington?
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 10:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of people wanting to fire Pete Carroll...
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I had any inclination towards learning video editing for a very small and useless task, I’d do a Downfall on this game.
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by AERose on Sep 26, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn near in some cases. Bill Plaschke even kicked off “Project I Now Love Rick Neuheisel” just in case.
by DC Trojan on Sep 26, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oregon players call us predictable and quitters:
Oregon’s defensive players said they knew what Cal was going to do before they did it. Linebacker Spencer Paysinger called the Bears offense “predictable.”
And linebacker Casey Matthews said he and his teammates sensed blood in the water early.
“After we scored our second touchdown, it seemed like they quit,” Matthews said. “I was looking at [Paysinger] right before a play and I said, ’They’re done.’ It seemed like that even in the second half. They went for it on fourth down and we stopped them. We just knew everything was going from them.”
Said linebacker Spencer Paysinger of the Cal offense: “It was like we already knew what you’re about to do and you’re still doing it.”
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
more fuel for the fire.
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good points. The predictability all goes back to the inability to pass the ball. We have a real QB curse. If I were a QB recruit I would be concerned. Not since Rodgers have we had a really solid QB.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure this is just on the QB, but he looked very shaky. I know it was garbage time but Sweeney throws with a lot more confidence.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ehhh?
I remember two throws being REAL high and another one hitting the dirt.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never said they were close, though neither were many of Riley’s. I just think he slings it a bit better, Riley looks awkward to me.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont see how “slinging better” could coincide with “neither were close”
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, not having watched the game (and I’m not going to), did the WRs still have the dropsies, or did Riley not even put it close to their hands?
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there was a play where riley threw a pass behind marvin jones, by like a yard or so
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was following the game on my iPhone, and it just said “incomplete pass to the right by Riley, 1st-10”, “incomplete pass to the left by Riley, 2nd-10”, “Best rush for -1 yards up middle, 3rd-11”, “Anger Punt”
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dropsies, poor coordination between Riley and receivers (wrong routes or something), and overthrown passes. And this was when he wasn’t getting hit because Oregon blew threw the O-line.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it a case of Riley calling audibles at the line and the WRs didn’t hear the play?
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case. Tepper said he couldn’t hear playcalls due to all the noise. He couldn’t hear the snap count and racked up some false starts.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1) defense predicts offensive lineup
2) riley sees defense predicts offensive lineup
3) riley calls audible
4) nobody hears him
5) incomplete pass
6) anger punt
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1) defense predicts offensive lineup
2) riley sees defense predicts offensive lineup
3) riley calls audible
4) nobody hears him
5) incomplete pass
6) anger punt
7) …
8) Rose Bowl?
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 27, 2009 1:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is a serious footall team. Coaches should have taught hand signal audibles. These r taught n HS. This is wrong. We have won in Autzen before. Did we have hand signals then? Did we need them?
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by CaliSeth on Sep 27, 2009 3:07 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
hand signal audibles
Please explain.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 28, 2009 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There we go, now we’re on to something.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 28, 2009 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also their DB’s and LB’s being on our receivers like glue. Compare that to our LB’s and DB’s who decided defending passes and tackling is for the weak and stupid.
I would not call it a soft zone or a deep zone or a shallow zone…more of a Shitty Zone.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 26, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I am beginning to think the Hawk and Jackson made our passing game look better with Longshore than it was. Now with inexperienced WR’s and a shaky QB it really looks bad. Who was the guy who wrote the article earlier in the week saying, “Riley has played well for two weeks, so he is due for a bad outing.” I remember everyone jumped on his logic but his comments are stuck in my head, replaying in a loop. Who was that guy? Anyone? I think it was in Golden Nuggets or something.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The link is dead now, but he said Riley was due to make a few mistakes. He and Best botched a handoff, but by the power of Bak Bak he didn’t throw any interceptions again. A couple passes were right in the hands of Oregon defenders. Riley didn’t make too many mistakes, he just had some bouts of inaccuracy like he always does. He didn’t make any fatal mistakes today.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His fatal mistake was not being more consistent. Look, I am not throwing Riley under the bus, but we should ALL be VERY concerned.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 27, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should all (ALL) be very (VERY) concerned about every personnel group on the field. Even Bryan Anger let us down this game. Riley no worse than the rest.
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by AERose on Sep 27, 2009 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When it was Longshore v. Riley, Riley was a Golden God to you. Now, with 1 bad game, you have turned on him? Remind me never to be the starting QB for your favorite team.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 27, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Riley was doing pretty good. esp. in the beginning before everything broke down. The WRs were not doing him any favors. Tucker, in specific. Tucker also had a TERRIBLE taunting penalty. Uh.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tucker dropping that slant on the opening drive was when I started to feel worried. And that was the FIRST drive. I am at a loss. And the taunting was so effing stupid. WTF was he thinking…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CaliSeth, do you need ahug?
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we all could use some hugs. No honks, though.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We all feel a little honked already. I’ll take a hug.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re like my brother from another mother.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m tired of getting hugs every year, but I’ll take one none the less. Thanks. I feel I should be really pissed right now, but I am having a hard time even getting that worked up. Good God, WTF is wrong with me!?! In years past I would be going berserk right now…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its a strange feeling knowing that no matter how worked up you could get, it wouldn’t make any difference. Better to just embrace the numbness and try to placate yourself by saying that next week will be better.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, that is true, in the past, you would have ridiculously cartoonish reactions to sporting events.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss those. And Olsonist dissing the hell out of Twist. Those were my favorites.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you guys notice that Tebow went to the hospital with a head injury?
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tebow....
“Tebow was eventually carted off the field with concussion like symptoms and vomiting.”
So I guess the only thing standing in Best’s path to the Heisman was Colt McCoy and the Oregon defense.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. It opened a chance for Best to improve his heisman chances were it not for today. Jacory Harris didnt help today, either. Colt is moving up by default!
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poor Jahvid and his Heisman quest. It was just yesterday that everyone said he was right up there with McCoy and Tebow. Now he probably wont even be invited to NY, no matter how well he plays the rest of the year.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
too much to process. i’m going to bed.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, getting worked up is so immature. I guess I’m all growed up. I kinda miss those days though… I still have an inkling to go crazy on Gregory, but Tedford shares just as much if not more blame for this debacle…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was such a relentless beatdown that you become totally numb to it. Most losses are at least close (usually tantalizingly so). This was a dismantling. The thing that causes us to get so pissed after games are the little things that cost us close games (a play here or there). The thing that cost us this game was showing up at the stadium this morning. There is nothing really to be angry about, just stunned. There is just so much blame to be passed around that you don’t know where to start.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This comment is incoherent. Sorry.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point. This game was probably the worst Cal game I have ever seen in the modern era. Any comparable games anyone can think of?
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does the Holmoe era count as part of the modern era?
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cal-tenn at rocky top. but at least the score was a little more respectable due to some garbage time tds
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is the game that came to my mind, but that was Tenn on the road and the score was much better… )-;
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The team didn’t give up against Tennessee. They kept competing and made it respectable. This team gave up.
Also, Tennessee basically ambushed us with a few big plays. Oregon dismantled our team slowly and methodically, on both sides of the ball. This is the most disturbing loss of the Tedford era. It suggests that our coach and his staff just don’t have what it takes.
by sycasey on Sep 27, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still have to wonder what might have been if Tucker caught that slant pass during the fist possession. It was just off his hands and he should have pulled it in. So strange but when that happened I became concerned.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We had great field position for our first 5 drives and got 3 points. Game was over.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you believe all those turnovers, and ONLY three points? WTF was that. Kinda blows the whole notion of needing to win the turnover battles…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fumbling was sooooo weird in this game.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kind of new we were going to lose after:
1. Recover fumble! Followed by immediate sack and a backwards drive. Fortunately we get a FG.
2. 3-and-out, get ball back! But Tucker drops 3rd down play that might’ve gone for 6. Argh.
3. Just as they are getting momentum, Oregon fumbles! Yes! Cal fumbles right back. Argh.
4. Repeat #3.
I knew we were going to lose right there. I didn’t think it’d be this bad, but I knew we’d just let the Ducks get away with their mistakes.
by sycasey on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cal can still go to the Rose Bowl if........
Scenarios?
1) the rest of the Top 10 lose a game too and the Pac10 camp (assuming not Cal) goes to the BCS championship (long shot)….and Cal is #2 in the conf
2) regardless of the Top 10, the Pac10 champ doesn’t go to the BCS championship, but Cal is the Pac10 champ
3) a meteor breaks up in the atmosphere but chunks land in select cities and wipe out the other 9 Pac10 schools
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 10:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Give it a rest…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just got home from a very long day. If you want to give it a rest, turn off your computer. I feel the need to vent and find hope for driving my ass up to Berkeley next weekend.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry you had a very long day. Venting is healthy. Yes. We will go to the Rose Bowl this year.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We certainly will
In fact, we will go there October 17th!
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bright side, can still break the LA streak this year, that’d be nice. Win Big game, I guess that’s OK.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I’m being naive. Ok, let me play along…….
…..sure doesn’t look good for next week. If we lose 2 in a row, we’re gonna repeat 2007 all over again. Oh fuck fuckity fuck fuck!
Something like that?
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All will be fine. This was a MINOR setback to our RB quest. I mean heck, it wasn’t that bad of a performance.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At the end of the day, it’s only one loss in the record books. Granted, we’ll lose many more if we play that way, but whatever.
by sec119 on Sep 26, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly how I feel, “whatever.” This is not a good feeling. I need to do something to save this TEAM! (-; LMAO…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, we only got to 3-0 this year!
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we only got to a #6 ranking. Good thing we lost before we got too cocky.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was checking out SI.com earlier and it was sad to see big headlines saying we were exposed as pretenders. Oh the misery…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that’s pretty much status quo for how others view cal every season. and with good reason, of course.
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
recipe for making a lot of money on Cal football:
1) wait for Cal to crack the top 10 in the rankings
2) bet a ton of money on the other team + the point spread
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the only things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and cal laying an egg every season.
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my God, how true ch0ster. Death, Taxes, Bears blowing a game we all think they will win.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah well when USC lost last week, headlines said their dynasty was over. I somehow doubt that. At least in the long run.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe not, but I’m betting you didn’t watch SC crack out the onside kick – against WSU – in the first quarter. Shameful.
by DC Trojan on Sep 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How far ahead were they at that point? Pete Carroll has no morals.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t remember. And while I don’t agree with your characterization of Carroll, our little clubhouse over at CC was generally appalled.
by DC Trojan on Sep 26, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t agree with my characterization of Carroll either, I was being sarcastic. I think he’s been great for the game of college football, and especially great for the Pac10. Frankly, he’s done more to raise the visibility of Pac10 football than anyone in the last 15 years. Now I’ll shut up before I get beaten to death.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, a touch sensitive about that play.
by DC Trojan on Sep 26, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that play was shitty. I didn’t see it, but I hope he has a good excuse for it.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw that, I felt bad for WSU. I mean, who does that?
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 27, 2009 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I’m not going to check out that stuff for at least a week.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Putting together tomorrow’s Golden Nuggets post looks like it will be fun.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wish that pain on no one
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was hard enough to come on here tonight, i’m going to ignore my (USC and UCLA) friends’ texts and going to avoid all non-CGB media this week leading up to USC.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Conquest Chronicles is a rather amusing place because they’re just as confused about the Cal-USC game as we are. Neither fanbase expects its team to win.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m curious to see what the line will be, though a little more skewed in USC’s favor because they shut out WSU today.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
USC -6.5 is my guess.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we get 3 points being the home team…..so USC would be expected to win by 9.5.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except that we have upset the Crystal Football of Power, so all bets are off.
by DC Trojan on Sep 26, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, based on today, not only did we upset the Crystal Football of Power, but we dug up its parents grave, pissed on them, turned them over and then re-buried them.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I spent the Crystal Football of Power’s inheritance on getting my teeth whitened and anew iPhone.
by DC Trojan on Sep 26, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean this was a horrid loss. If we had played Oregon close, even lost by a touchdown or two, I’d have put Cal as the favorites.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the worst loss I can recall in the modern era of Tedford…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wazzu squeezed in a touchdown in the final few minutes. Naturally, they blew the PAT.
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by Berkelium97 on Sep 26, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come to think of it, I would be interested in reading a point-counterpoint style roundtable where each blog discusses why they think the OTHER team is going to win. Mods?
by sec119 on Sep 26, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh God please yes. The mood is on the blog is going to be terribly morose for the next week, we’re going to need levity and lots of it.
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by AERose on Sep 27, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You called?
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by TwistNHook on Sep 27, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should add that at this point, it doesn’t seem likely that any Pac10 school will run the conference undefeated in conference play. But I also am far less optimistic, knowing that USC, @UCLA, @Stanford, and @Washington are all very tough games.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No team that loses 42-3 to conference opponent is going to win said conference.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Georgia lost 35-0 to Tennessee in 2007. They went onto a BCS bid.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did they win their conference?
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cincinnati lost 40-16 at UConn last year. They won the Big East.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, c’mon that’s FCS.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I’m trying to say is we have no idea how this year will turn out at this point. A lot can happen between now and the end. We have no idea what conference record it’ll take to win the Pac at this point.
We’re 0-1 in the conference. This is still fixable.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the problem, for a lot of us, is decades of disappointment and 2007 is still fresh. Rationally thinking, you are totally right.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least next week is a home game.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They lost the tiebreaker
But they went 6-2, just like Tennessee.
What we need is Kevin Riley, or somebody, to pull a Tebow and just explain no one will play harder. Alternatively, on the first touchdown we score against USC, we need the entire team to celebrate in the end zone a la Georgia. Those seem to be the tried and true strategies to beating the shit out of the opposition for the rest of the year.
by Nashville on Sep 27, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We also need LeGarrette Blount to just rampage through the USC locker room next week.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 27, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 seems about right.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The most disappointing part was the lack of pressure on Masoli. I thought our D-Line would do better against their O-Line.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not very much blitzing. Problem is Cal didn’t know when they were going to pass.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The game started off exactly as I anticipated it would. Cal holding their RBs down fairly well and forcing Masoli to pass. But then Masoli ACTUALLY did pass. And did pass well. And then it was all over.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. Once he established that we were lost, just like Oregon State was against them last year.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, the pass d was bad. I even saw Syd get burned a couple of times. Has Gregory given up on Hagan? I remember when we got him out of the LA area he was supposed to be the real deal. I hate Gregory frankly, have for years. I’m sick of his lazy inept ass.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we also made all of their RBs look like heisman candidates
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LaMichael james is a good back and there were more than a few people that thought he was better than Blount to begin with.
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i didn’t check the game stats, but even their 3rd stringer (and former cal decommit) remene alston seemed to run pretty well too
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well according to the quotes from oregon, our team gave up pretty early, so . . .
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by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the most disappointing was their totally green Dline manhandling our oline. Riley got hit/hurried on just about every play.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 26, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If there is one thing I am sure about this Cal team, it is this: a game between us and Texas Tech would be mind-numbingly exciting.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You’re insane. The way we defended the pass today? You realize Texas Tech throws the ball like 50 times a game and usually goes for like 400+ passing yards each game, right?
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did not say it would be good, I said it would be exciting as fuck. They have no defense, and we have the most exciting player in football. We have no pass defense, and they have the most prolific pass defense in the country. The only way it would be more exciting is if Jason Statham was involved.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the most exciting player in football would get stuffed at the LOS because our qb can’t complete a forward pass.
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. With no passing game, we are screwed. This shit has been going on for years now. What happened to Tedford molding overrated QB’s into great looking QB’s? Where the fuck is our Akili Smith!
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look, today sucked. Today sucked a lot a lot a lot. It was terrible. But that doesn’t mean that all of our players have lost all their ability. Today was an aberration (please don’t refute this, it is the only thing keeping me sane right now).
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you’re right. this was not an aberration. this is just the annual cal choke job working its magic.
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Y’know, compared to the annual choke jobs that we got during the Holmoe era, which happened 11 times a year.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’ve got to stop saying “we”. You were SEVEN when Holmoe was canned.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahahaha, gotta respect his enthusiasm.
by sec119 on Sep 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, and I had only lived in the U.S. for a few months.
That being said, really? I am half asleep, WE got beat by a fuckton today, and I have to get up early in the morning. What the fuck does my pronoun usage matter to you?
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what i think avi is just trying to say is that your memory of what cal football is is much different than those of us who are older. the only thing you may “remember” of the holmoe years was just what you read, whereas some of us here suffered through them.
also, i dont know how you having to wake up early tomorrow has anything to do with this.
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would still say things like we went to the 1959 Rose Bowl. I consider myself part of the legions of Cal fans, therefore I refer to Cal teams as we. Just a simple pronoun.
And, yeah I have no idea why I included that either. I needed a third point and that was the best I could come up with. I am too tired to think. I really hope that tomorrow is much much much better than today. Good night.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but those were expected chokes. Tedford has made us believers, and that could one day be his undoing. With Holmoe we had no hope, Tedford gave us hope. Hope is a dangerous thing…
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Great point.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THE VERY REASON I VOTED MCCAIN!
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love your incessant ability to maintain your sense of humor even in the darkest of times. Hey, at least we got the tree sitters out! Those were some very bad times, and we made it through it.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 27, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I forget I’m trying to reason with a juvenile.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know who would win. But it would be close. And there would be a ridiculous number of points. Do I want to play them? Helllllll no. But in a fantasy world, it would be fun to watch.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we did play them. in the tedford era. and were embarrassed. as caliseth says, see 2004.
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by ch0ster on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You started out your posts doing pretty well, avoiding bold and unfounded statements. You clearly need another glass of warm milk because your reasoning and logic skills have already gone to bed without you.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bad game. Remember 2004? I thought that would be a good game too.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was still wearing the jammies with the footies in 2004.
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by dballisloose on Sep 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be mind-numbing.
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by Avinash on Sep 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would most definitely pay good money to see that game (provided it did not count).
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It numbed more than my mind in 2004.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a terrible matchup for Cal.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am saying this from an objective standpoint.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I know, I just think Cal would get worked.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Sep 26, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if they played like they did today they would get worked by anybody.
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by rollonubears on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haiku
Good night oh cruel world.
The football gods have deserted us again
Maybe I shouldn’t be atheist
by YleeXOtee on Sep 26, 2009 11:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good game went bad.
Season of glory dashed.
Future uncertain.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 27, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i am a cal fan
i survived holmoe’s tenure
why does this hurt worse?
by katster on Sep 27, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which team will show up
When USC comes to town?
Touchdowns would be nice.
by sec119 on Sep 27, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We were terrible
They embarrassed us badly
Basketball season?
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by rollonubears on Sep 27, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm trying to decide
If the “fire Jeff Tedford” crowd is more ridiculous than UCLA’s “fire Ben Howland” crowd.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 11:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Because clearly both have peaked.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 26, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fire Tedford is a joke. What we need is a good offensive coordinator and a new defensive coordinator. Tedford is the cog that holds us together, but he has to grow a pair, fire Gregory, and make some difficult decisions. He clearly has lost his gift as a QB guru. We need a QB coach. Someone who really knows what they are doing.
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by CaliSeth on Sep 27, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm....
I know it is late, but if anyone is still awake I have something I would like to discuss. Has anyone stopped to think about what type of psychological effect this defeat will have on our team? They were smashed pretty much worse than I have ever seen a team smashed. I am worried about the future and long lasting effects of this game. In countless years past we have lost close, gut wrenching, heart stopping games. There was none of that here, as we were rolled over by an M1A2 Abrahams tank, and Oregon aint even that good. Fuck. The alcohol is finally starting to kick in, and I really don’t like what I see. This is pretty fucking serious folks. Anyone disagree? Come on, where the f are the optimists at? Come out, come out, wherever you are!!!
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by CaliSeth on Sep 27, 2009 12:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure it’s crossed everyone’s mind, but what’s the point? Not even the team knows how they’ll respond to this or whether it will actually work. They could go through the motions in practice and explode on USC, or they could drill like they’ve never drilled before and lose. The jury is out, and they won’t render a decision until Saturday night.
Football, especially college football, is a complex game, and pop psychology is woefully under-equipped to decipher it.
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It was fantastic."
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by AERose on Sep 27, 2009 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, I’m kind of falling into the camp that says this game is easier to walk away from than would one we lost by a touchdown or a last second field goal.
There’s nothing to dwell on here. We just need to improve everything. And defend our house. Games like this provoke rage, which is much easier to redirect than massive disappointment.
by Nashville on Sep 27, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We haven’t seen how this team responds to a loss yet, so no point in speculation. My assumption is that they use it to clear out the rust and focus themselves on the season.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 27, 2009 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m hoping it served as a wake-up call, and the team comes out pissed next week to take it to USC.
But yeah, we don’t know. The thing is, when Oregon gets the steamroller moving, there ain’t nobody in the country who can beat them. OSU ate it last year; we’re the unfortunate victim this year. I’m prepared to chalk this up as an aberration, pending further evidence.
In the meantime, lay off the alcohol. It’s a depressant, and we’re already depressed enough. ;)
by katster on Sep 27, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You all make wonderfully skilled points, and I thank you for responding to my question. Your points are entirely reasonable. I just know from my HS football days that a loss like this (granted we NEVER lost this bad) did some pretty bad stuff to our psyche. Football is very much a tough guys sport. It is all about physically beating up your opponent. Well, we just got knocked out in the first round! I have to hope that Tedford will get the team back on track and the rest of the season will go as though it seemed it would earlier today. The fact that we only managed three points, even after those turnovers, makes me worry. Adding even more to my concern was the fact Oregon scored so many points. I believe Oregon was ninth in total offense in the P10 up to this point. While it may appear this does not bode well for us, we can still win the Pac 10. We can still reach the mythical Rose Bowl. I still feel this is a great team, I just don’t understand how things went so bad, so fast today. Someone needs to answer for this. I await the Tuesday press conference from Tedford…
"Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect."
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by CaliSeth on Sep 27, 2009 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Oregon that showed up today is the Oregon that closed out last season: by absolutely crushing anything and everything in their path. I’m not concerned by the Ducks ability to score. I was concerned that the defense seemed to quit a bit at the end and that the offense was just plain not executing.
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by GBB4188 on Sep 27, 2009 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
in 2007, all are defeats were close gut wrenching defeats that could have been avoided with a few plays here and a few plays there. This could have (complete speculation) lead to a divided locker room and/or finger pointing. A defeat this bad where NO ONE looked any good can work to create an us against the world mentality, make everyone angry bringing them together. Well I can dream right?
by racsan on Sep 27, 2009 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like your reasoning. It makes perfect sense. And yes, without dreams we have nothing…
"Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect."
Vince Lombardi
by CaliSeth on Sep 27, 2009 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am starting to get worried. I was worried last week about this team’s focus. Everyone told me to sit down and stop yelling. Now I am VERY worried about this team’s focus.
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by rollonubears on Sep 27, 2009 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man,
I just realized that their defense >>>>>> our offense even without Ward and Thurmond. That just depressed me even further….
by rjnarayen on Sep 27, 2009 2:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Morning after thoughts
Did that really happen? Jesus Christ. It is just confusing. Did we really score 3 points? I was waiting the entire game for the offense to get going and… it never did. We didn’t even get a pity touchdown. How did this happen?
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by rollonubears on Sep 27, 2009 8:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lets hit reset on the Playstation and try this one again.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 27, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes please.
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by rollonubears on Sep 27, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All of these issue permeate from the top, and the Bears did not adjust and adapt until it was far too late.
The Bears adjusted and adapted yesterday? Was it after the game?
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by CalBandGreat on Sep 27, 2009 10:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I believe Jahvid adjusted his helmet nicely at one point. And JP Hurrell adapted a screenplay.
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by Avinash on Sep 27, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Oh to laugh again! I almost forgot what it was like.
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by CalBandGreat on Sep 27, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't read this whole thread because frankly I don't give a fuck
But was it just me or did it look like almost every single one of Masoli’s pass was a WR screen or a Tight End over the middle completion?
And it seemed like Ludwig and Tedford was setting something up but it never came.
Syd was playing like he couldn’t wait to finish.
Josh Hill started over Hagan?
Beau reminded me of Longshore (in a good way) other than not being able to pass.
What happened to our vaunted D-line?
FUCK YOU TUCKER NEVER FUCKING TAUNT WHEN THE OPPONENT GETS FLAGGED FOR PASS FUCKING INTERFERENCE.
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Sep 27, 2009 5:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I haven’t rewatched the game, nor will I. But I got the impression while watching live that the D-line actually performed OK. Not great, because they never really pressured Masoli, but good enough to contain Oregon’s running game—including Masoli’s—which really didn’t get going until well into the second half. It just seemed to me that Cal’s back 8 were lost out there. Syd was not God. Mohamed was not the Prophet. And Devin Bishop was not Desmond.
I’m very eager to see how they respond this week, and I’m cautiously optimistic they’ll play very well. But that still leaves Cal’s feast-or-famine offense needing to figure out a way to move the ball consistently.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Sep 27, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Emotions just got to Tucker, who knows, that might have been the play to get us rolling.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 28, 2009 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game Thoughts
1. Cal was overrated. Hadn’t played anyone that good.
2. Passing game exposed once OU stacked the box. Seem to have made only minor progress from last season. You can’t hang this all on Riley, I’d say WRs aren’t that good, and OL struggled once the game got out of hand. WRs had too many key drops and not enough separation from defenders.
3. Defensive coaching seemed ill prepared. This vanilla zone defense is killing us. Made Eric Decker and Alan Weber (who?) look all pro. Even EWU had some success. I saw three key plays that involved a quick sideline pass where the defenders were outnumbered (including the 2-point conversion, see the game tape!). The defense never adjusted to it. The tight end had 3 TDs yesterday, just shred the zone coverage. Basically get rid of Gregory. Can’t hang this all on D-line as OU relied on a LOT of two step drops and quick passes. Cal zone is KILLING us.
4. Homefield advantage. Cal lost a lot of momentum after a series of unfortunate (oddly offsetting) events all happened near the middle of the 2nd quarter:
- Pass interference negated by taunting penalty
- Led to long field goal try that was missed
- Got the ball back on an OU fumble, which was then lost right back on the next play on a Best/Riley fumble, which OU then drove for a TD
- Anger shanks a 5 yard punt, after their Freshman punter shanks a 6 yard punt, which OU drives for a TD
In each circumstance OU converted for points, and Cal failed to score. We were in the game up to that point, the score was 11-3. I count as much as a 21 point swing in this sequence that could have altered the complexion of the entire ballgame. (I’m not even including the dropped pass by Tucker in the 1st quarter that could have added another 4 points for Cal).
Cal is probably better than they showed, and OU still needs to prove it can win on the road too. It’s still a long season and there may not be a dominant team in the Pac-10, but the blueprint is out there for how to school Cal every week unless the coaches can change things up significantly.
by rodneysoul on Sep 27, 2009 11:22 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
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