DBD 9.28.09 The CGB Impeachment Hearings
by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:00 AM PDT
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You can blame Cal's losses on many things. Coaching. Quarterback play. Offensive line FAIL. Bob Gregory's zone D. The Oregon cheerleaders. The cosmos. The lush foliage of Eugene. But doesn't that just give you a headache?
So do the smart thing. Blame Twist. LET JUSTICE BE SERVED.
"I did not have a sexual relationship with that Duck."
The CGB Supreme Court will come to order! Self Appointed Chief Ultra Justice CALumbus Bear will preside and make sure the defendant stays in order, Justices norcalnick, Spazzy Mcgee, Fire Starkey, oaktownmario. Chief Justice Hydrotech is cooking a duck souffle, and might come later. As Supreme Leader, I appoint also Ohio Bear and Berkelium97 as temporary justices in these proceedings.
rollonubears is charged as legal counsel for the defendant, although I believe right now he's choosing which SAT II tests he should take. I'll allow Twist the opportunity to choose counsel or defend himself.
*Cal's season was going great until the Tyrant Boy-King usurped power. His coup d'etat on 9/21/09 and the subsequent invasion and demands placed on Addicted to Quack, formerly CGB North strained our resources to the breaking point.
*He was put in charge of a professional interview with Addicted to Quack, and proceeded to talk down to them as if he was King and they were colonists. Naturally, he stirred the seeds of revolution, much like the Stamp Act did 240-some years ago. This feeling clearly also fermented in Oregon sports fans as well.
*Just as egregiously, he did not prepare himself for a counterattack by Addicted to Quack. WORSE, he let the invasion fester and mold into a full day-long propaganda campaign to weaken the resolve of our foot soldiers. Who's to say that our fine men traveling to Eugene didn't feel those waves of discontent on their plane up north.
*Finally, he allows the Ducks to mock us as AtQ South. Not only has he been thoroughly beaten in battle, he has carried CGB to the brink of external disaster. We (the team, the fans, everyone) are laughing stocks and he is to blame!
Thus, after a brief coup d'etat, I now return to my post as Supreme Leader, I present the following charges.
Treason...for not defending the borders from Quack Attack.
Sedition...for allowing Oregon fans to pitch up tent on our site and rob us of our JuJu. FAIL, FAIL, FAIL.
Grand Theft Auto...OF COLLEGE GAMEDAY IN BERKELEY AND A NATIONAL CORONATION PARTY ON ABC WITH A DRUNK BRENT MUSBURGER PRESIDING.
Robbery...of our one chance to see Lee Corso struggle to put Oski's head on before he surely retires!
Murder...OF CAL'S SEASON. Not to mention all those grandmothers.
If there are any witnesses who'd like to either aid or attack the defendant, do so today. A ruling must come down on how Twist should be punished for such feckless and reckless measures.
I will present evidence of the heinousness of Twist's crimes below. Warning: This content is not suitable for irritable Cal fans. Proceed at your own risk.
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Exhibit A: Cal pulled a reverse George Costanza
This Seinfeldian centric world view clearly indicates the work of a Twistian double agent.
George Costanza: It became very clear to me sitting out there today, that every decision I’ve ever made, in my entire life, has been wrong. My life is the opposite of everything I want it to be. Every instinct I have, in every of life, be it something to wear, something to eat … It’s all been wrong.
Jerry Seinfeld: If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.
That’s it.
Simply put, Cal pulled a reverse George Costanza.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:07 AM PDT reply actions
Exhibit B: Jeff Tedford, being compared to *gag* Lane Kiffin
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:08 AM PDT reply actions
Exhibit C: Cal fans are using JIM HARBAUGH as a model for a college football coach
Look at the havoc you’ve wreaked Tyrant Boy King. You’re worse than Louis XV!
On the down side it is pretty obvious that we cannot, for the forseeable future, challenge USC, and at the few moments in time when we could have had a run to the Rose Bowl, we laid an egg. He has been terrible in road games, is zero for eternity in LA, and has way too much allegiance to coaches that should be changed (like Mr. Alamar for one).
So, what have we got beyond the resurrection of the program? A team that year in and year out challenges for the Holiday Bowl or ends up in the Las Vegas or Emerald Bowl. We have the Axe and that is also good, but so did Stanford for 7 years and Willingham never even made a mil!
So, while I am not degrading his accomplishments, I wonder if we shouldn’t look across the bay at Stanford for a model of what we should be expecting from a coach. Stanford refuses to pay over a million dollars for a coach and if someone doesn’t like the deal they move on, and Stanford gets a new coach at a very reasonable price because they realize that no coach is worth $3M a year! Harbaugh is a bargain right now, and he is 3-1 and leading the conference. How will Jeff’s team do against the Huskies….do you really have confidence that we can win that one or even beat Stanford now?
My concern is not keeping on Jeff, but rather that he just may not be worth the $2-$3M that he gets given his performance after 7 years. Given all the problems in the University and contemplating $10,000 undergrad fees is not the right time to be paying $3M for a return trip to the Emerald Bowl.
A also don’t think Jeff is being chased around with offers any more, and the schools that would pick him up aren’t about to pay $3M for his record. What I am proposing is that given his record that we reduce his salary by tearing up the contract and replacing it with one in the 800K to $1.2M range, and if he doesn’t like it then best wishes on a happy life. I am sure we could find a lot of coaches out there, especially a good young hot assistant, that could take what Jeff built and continue to get us into the Sun, Las Vegas and Emerald Bowl on a regular basis.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:11 AM PDT reply actions
To be fair, this guy is an idiot.
I love how people love to harp on Tedford’s salary and complain how RIDICULOUS it is to waste the taxpayers’ money when the school is broke — and not one of these people actually bothers to check where the money for his salary actually comes from.
Athletic Department revenues and private donations, people – that’s where it comes from. No state funds, no taxpayer dollars.
Asshats.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Indeed, but I believe the point is that Tedford should take a salary cut in solidarity with UC staff and faculty!
This ridiculous point would not’ve been raised if Cal would’ve won. Another strike against Twist!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Last time we cut a coach's salary...
… we drove out Snyder, got Gilby and then Holmoe.
Yea no.
In other words, Go Bears!
Yes, the Fire Tedford and Cut Tedford’s Pay crowds are a bunch of idiots. But for the sake of argument, let’s say this team finishes 7-5 or 8-4, again, and Tedford proceeds to ask for another contract extension. If you’re Sandy Barbour, do you give him one?
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Sep 28, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, he’s still got a few more years before he asks for one – maybe we see then. But we’re still not so far removed from mediocrity, and good lord if we got the wrong coach we’d just go right back, I can feel it.
I’m not ready to toss him out – sorry.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Memorial Stadium is a trainwreck. On the inside, the worst college football stadium I have visited. Going to TCF Bank Stadium made me realize just how behind the curve Cal really is. Tedford must be given an opportunity in the new facilities that his success is helping us build.
what kind of improvements are being made
--Dave
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by David Piper on Sep 28, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Others can speak more knowledgeably but basically the shell will be kept and reinforced and the entire interior is being gutted and redone. Capacity will drop to 62k give or take. The current phase is the SAHPC being built on one side of the stadium which will be state of the art facilities, offices and ,gasp, locker rooms.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 28, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t it 72,000 based on the current gameday shirts that say “72,000 strong” on the back?
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn! Removing 10K. That’s sad. Ticket prices will go up, the stadium will not be as loud.
:( Forget this, I’m going to buy me a seat, all the way at the tippity top.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 28, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
How many winning seasons has Stanfurd had under Harbaugh??
0.
You know what that translates to? TOTALLY OVERRATED COACH. Thats why they wont pay him over 1mil… they dont have to.
by dingosean on Sep 28, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Exhibit D: You have Cal fans asking for spiritual debt to be repaid.
Wow. Look at what your policies have sown.
Dear Coach Tedford,
During your tenure Cal alumni have increased their donations and support of the University and its sports programs more than ever. Your impact and success with the football progam have been integral to this reinvigorated fan base. The university has shown its appreciation by extending you a lucrative contract extension and battled through fundraising hurdles and nuisance lawsuits to deliver upon your wish to have a world-class athletic facility and stadium.
Cal athletics is not a professional organization nor is it a private company. Therefore, requesting a refund for a failure to deliver results is not appropriate. However, as the lead figure in Cal sports reputation I believe that you have a “spiritual” debt to the many longtime loyal Cal fans. By not acknowledging that there are issues with the football program you are extracting a moral, and possibly, even a physical toll on your supporters.
I believe that you should reap the rewards of all your efforts and success, but that you should also take the responsibility for the team’s failures. I say that with the utmost respect.
Sincerely,
Concerned Cal Fan
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:14 AM PDT reply actions
Exhibit E: People are saying Tedford needs to see a sports psychologist.
And the worst part is EVERYONE is agreeing.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:19 AM PDT reply actions
Exhibit F: This loss has brought back more incessant QB discussion
Tedford Quarterbacks: Debunking the Myth
Let’s look seriously at Tedford’s quarterbacks. Have any of them been hugely successful at the college level on their own merit? The only one I can think of is Aaron Rodgers, and Tedford discovered Rodgers almost by accident when he went to a JC to recruit a tight end—Garrett Cross, wasn’t it?
Tedford never taught Kyle Boller to throw with touch.
Tedford never gave Steve Levy a chance.
Joe Ayoob was a shotgun quarterback in JC and Tedford tried to make a drop back passer out of him.
It’s becoming pretty obvious why Tedford stuck with Nate Longshore even though Longshore had several injuries. Kevin Riley has a million dollar body and a ten cent brain. Why else would Riley try to throw over the top to a receiver with two defenders behind him and a wide open field underneath? Why would Kevin throw into triple coverage? Never mind the fact that when Kevin gets the ball to the receivers thay can’t catch a goddamm cold.
With the exception of a fleeting glimpse of Aaron Rodgers Cal hasn’t had an effective quarterback since Mike Pawlawski, and quite frankly I don’t see things changing when Brock Mansion or Beau Sweeney take over the reins.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:43 AM PDT reply actions
I’m inclined to agree with “Debunking the Myth” above, but his (her?) polemic goes too far. Between Pawlawski and Rodgers there was Dave Barr. This doesn’t help Tedford’s cause at all, but Barr was a good one.
Question: Is the inconsistent play of Tedford quarterbacks since Rodgers a product of poor recruiting, poor coaching, a revolving door of offensive coordinators, or just an anomalous period largely explained by Longshore’s injury-plagued career?
This question aside, I’m still willing to wait several years to test this Tedford-as-quarterback-guru hypothesis. It took all of one week, after all, for Masoli to go from “bench him” to “Heisman him”, and Riley still has time to become the next Dave Barr, if not the next Aaron Rodgers. Furthermore, it’s entirely premature to give up on Mansion and Sweeney, as well as the more recent recruits.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Sep 28, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
The OCs is probably what I point at the most. Most QBs are going to struggle transitioning from one system to the next.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Very stupid post.
Kyle Boller’s WRs sucked.
Levy was not good and lacked discipline (as someone who has seen practices, I can say this).
Re: Ayoob being a shotgun QB, this person has no idea what they’re talking about.
Re: Longshore, once again, he wasn’t as bad as everyone seems to think and would have played in the NFL had he not gotten injured.
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and he still might.
numerous free agent qb’s spend a few years going to camps, selling insurance, and then stick with some team for a few years. (see Shawn Hill)
Go Bears Go
Exhibit G: This thread ends with someone saying we should replace Tedford with Chris Petersen
And I thought the Bear Insider could get bad. Holy crap.
When does this end? For seven years I have seen nothing but disappointment from this program. From my first year with season tickets leading to an (1-12) season, to the loss to Texas Tech in the Holiday bowl, to the number 2 ranking going away, to the best team we have had getting their asses spanked by Oregon. Are we sure Cal isn’t an FCS team? What a bunch of crap. For years I have just said that it is the talent of our players. But it all makes to much sense. Tedford is nothing more then a consistent winning coach. A coach who will never take a team to the next level. I know that if Pete Carroll had this team this year, we would have been celebrating with confetti come January 07. This program sucks, and we always have to be embarrassed on national t.v. Please god, fire Tedford and hire someone who actually has a successful history of winning national championships. Please god, fire Tedford and give me a coach who can out recruit programs who are coming off a (0-12) season (Washington.) Please god fire Tedford, Gregory, and every other disappointing coach who will never,ever, EVER!!!!! get this program to a Rose Bowl. And please god, give me a coach that will.
LOOK AT WHAT YOUR ARROGANCE HAS SPAWNED. YOU SHOULD BE FIRED AND REPLACED BY NESTOR. HE GETS IT DONE. HE’LL KNOW HOW TO TAKE CGB TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:50 AM PDT reply actions
This quote is hilarious:
Tedford is nothing more then a consistent winning coach.
Tedford wins damn it! He should be fired!
by chowder on Sep 28, 2009 3:12 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
From my first year with season tickets leading to an (1-12)
What season was that? The one when we lost all our regular season games and were then invited to a Bowl game to lose as well? The organizers of the Poinsettia Bowl are so mean!
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Math Phail
*lost all but one of our regular season games
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I try and hold my tongue
But I think some of the dumbest Cal Fan comments come from BearInsider folk. Seriously. I have read some of the dumbest shit in my life from that board. I don’t know why it is, but that board really seems to attract some of the biggest idiots of the Cal fans.
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I know that if Pete Carroll had this team this year, we would have been celebrating with confetti come January 07
…What?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
He/she/it said
“I know that if Pete Carroll had this team this year, we would have been celebrating with confetti come January 07”
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 28, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
So we would have been celebrating two and a half years ago if Pete Carroll had this team this year?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Well yes, obviously! I’m already celebrating the USA’s 2024 World Cup participation.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 28, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
If Urban Meyer had our team next year, we could be celebrating our 2003 national championship come January ’99!
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
WE WON THE 1936 OLYMPICS WITH NICK SABAN AT HEAD COACH!?!
TAKE THAT, HITLER!
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by TwistNHook on Sep 28, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
since he used "god" instead of "God".....
his prayer is pretty much meaningless
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
i feel so much more warm and fuzzy now
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Please god, make sure this person doesn’t procreate.
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by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
We were worried about you.
No you weren’t.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I was implying that if anybody was worried about me, it certainly wasn’t him.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
And I’m saying, he was the only one worrying about you.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey! I’m a very compassionate person.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially when it comes to teenage boys?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
you must be mistaking me for TwistNHook.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I can benchpress a car but saying things with no proof doesn’t make them true.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 29, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU’RE FRIENDS WITH SARAH PALIN!?!?
President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!
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YOU’RE MERE ACQUAINTANCES WITH SARAH PALIN!?!?
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Enough of the bile
I’ll turn it over to the Justice. The Supreme Court shall decide your fate.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 2:55 AM PDT reply actions
I’ll be honest, I stayed away from the blog for the most part on Sunday so I don’t know if this was already discussed and/or commented on, but I got a huge kick out of seeing that Boller and Rodgers played each other on Sunday. And then it occurred to me that we could have used either one of them on Saturday.
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team soon to be owned by a Russian oligarch.
I wasn't even going to visit the blog today
My deep, dark, depression persists. I’m hurt. I’m hurt bad. I am unable to laugh. Unable to cry. I am barely able to speak. But I was informed this morning by the Self Appointed Chief Ultra Justice of the Honorable CGB Supreme Court that I have been appointed as a temporary Justice in these important proceedings. Thus, I have put aside my depression and pain to accept this appointment and perform my duty. Reading through the evidence submitted thus far makes it clear that this is a very disturbing case. Very disturbing.
Praise be to Tedford!
Glad to have you along man!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Avi, thanks for the promotion
To now being “Self Appointed Chief Ultra Justice CALumbus Bear”. I think this is more becoming for someone of my judicial caliber.
I’m considering holding Twist in contempt for forcing all CGB readers to have to endure the bile coming from Bear Insider. After reading that crap my eyes are bleeding.
Clearly we need a shakeup at the top. No, I’m not talking about Tedford, I’m talking about the tippity-top, none other than Twist. For example, for each year Twist has been heavily involved in this blog, we have not once gone to the Rose Bowl. Not ONCE. So should we give Twist a raise? Pat him on the back for a job well done? All he’s done is preside over winning seasons. I’m thinking I may rule this is not good enough, and he should refund to loyal CGBers all of their time, effort and tears poured into this blog. Clearly it is his fault.
But I shall remain completely unbiased and rule (against Twist) with fairness and impartiality.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 7:34 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I think you’ve made a very strong case CALumbus Bear. Good work.
At the very least, we’ll end with a motion of censure.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
In my client’s defense, I would like to point out that holding Twist responsible for anything implies both that Twist has any control over any aspect of his life, and that he is capable of rational decision-making, both of which are clearly untrue.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, wasn’t Avinash running the blog when all this happened?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Twist apparently overthrew me when I was busy, you know, writing interesting stuff for you people to read. So I only had time to kick him out this morning.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
So what you’re saying is you didn’t have enough time to keep the Ducks from invading?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Norcalnick is the secretary of defense. Talk to him.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah yes, I was expecting the inanity defense! Well played.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Men’s soccer beats Air Force:
BERKELEY – Forward Andrew Wiedeman scored two goals and fellow frontrunner Jeff Cosgriff collected two assists in fourth-ranked California’s 3-0 victory over Air Force in the Stanford Nike Classic on Sunday at Edwards Stadium. Junior midfielder Demitrius Omphroy also tallied a goal and an assist for the Golden Bears, who improved their record to 6-2-0 after the non-conference win. The Falcons evened their record to 3-3-1.
The Cardinal, with a 2-0 win over New Mexico earlier today in Stanford, Calif., won its Stanford Nike Classic with a 2-0-0 record. Cal and New Mexico each finished 1-1-0 and Air Force was winless (0-2-0) in the tournament.
The Bears, rebounding from a 2-1 loss to New Mexico on Sept. 25 at Stanford, outshot the Falcons, 17-6, and took a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute, when some nice passing by Omphroy and Cosgriff set up Wiedeman for his first goal. That marked the senior’s seventh goal of the season.
In the 26th minute, Cal earned a penalty kick after an Air Force foul in the Bears’ box. Wiedeman took the penalty kick, but Mike Mauro made a nice diving save on the blast. The junior quickly collected the ball after his shot and lashed it past Mauro for a 2-0 Cal lead the Bears would take into halftime.
Cal outshot the Falcons, 8-3, in the first half.
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Field Hockey beats Stanford:
BERKELEY – Behind three goals off of penalty corners from sophomore Erin Magill, the California field hockey team upset No. 13 Stanford, 4-3, and handed the Cardinal its first loss of the 2009 season. Junior Natalie Nurnberg scored the other goal for the Golden Bears. Cal improves to 3-5, 1-1 on the campaign, while the Cardinal fell to 8-1, 2-1.
“Good day for the corners, oh my gosh,” head coach Shellie Onstead said. “That’s one of those things that I’ve been thinking will get better and better as the year goes on. I said from the beginning of the year that Erin has a great hit and she’s finally getting it on cage. Erin did her job.”
Nurnberg got the scoring going early, as she tallied her goal in the second minute of the game. Nurnberg dribbled into the circle, right in front of the cage and was able to beat Stanford’s keeper, Alessandra Moss, for the game’s first score. Moss finished with one save on the afternoon. Nurnberg had two shots, but also had three assists on Magill’s goals.
The Cardinal evened the score at one with its first goal eight minutes later. Xanthe Travlos was able to dribble around the Cal defenders at the top of the circle and beat Cal’s Haleh Nourani to her left. Travlos led Stanford with four shots.
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VBall beats Stanford:
BERKELEY – The No. 12-ranked California volleyball team (8-3, 1-0 Pac-10) secured a five-set victory over No. 10 Stanford (7-4, 0-1 Pac-10) in its first Pac-10 Conference match of the season, 19-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 15-12, before a record-setting 4,189 fans tonight (Sept. 25) at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears won their sixth consecutive match led by senior outside hitter Hana Cutura’s 21 kills (9e, 45att, .267) and freshman opposite hitter Correy Johnson’s .562 attack percentage (10k, 1e, 16att). Johnson added three blocks while Cutura added eight digs and four blocks with a service ace that moved her ahead of Holly McPeak into 10th all-time at Cal with 99 career aces.
Junior setter Carli Lloyd logged her third double-double of the season as she dished out a season-high 53 assists to go with a season-high 14 digs. Lloyd also put up 6.5 points with her five kills (0e, 9att, .556) and three block assists. Sophomore outside hitter Tarah Murrey also registered her third double-double of the year with 14 kills (9e, 44att, .114) and 11 digs to go with four blocks and two service aces. Senior middle hitter Mindi Wiley had nine kills (5e, 21att, .190) and added a match-high seven blocks. Senior libero Kristen Kathan led all players with 15 digs as she moved into eighth all-time at Cal with 1,163 career digs.
The Bears out-blocked Stanford, 13.0-9.0, and put up a .250 attack percentage in the match (62k, 26e, 144att) while holding the Cardinal to a .204 attack rate on 152 attempts (58k, 27e). Stanford junior outside hitter Alix Klineman led the Cardinal with 23 kills (5e, 49att, .367) with junior outside hitter Cassidy Lichtman (14k, 6e, 35att, .229) and senior middle blocker Janet Okogbaa (14k, 4e, 27att, .370) adding 14 kills apiece. Lichtman also had 11 digs and was out-dug only by Stanford junior libero Gabi Ailes, who led the Cardinal with 13.
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Mens Water Polo beats Pacific:
STOCKTON, Calif. – The No. 4-ranked California men’s water polo team (8-2) defeated No. 16 Pacific (10-5), 11-7, Saturday (Sept. 26) at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool Complex in Stockton. Sophomore attacker Ivan Rackov registered a hat trick with three goals to lead the Golden Bears to victory. Sophomore attacker Cory Nasoff, senior attacker Spencer Warden and freshman utility Spencer White each contributed two goals apiece.
Sophomore utility Zach Greenwood and sophomore attacker Charlie Steffens added one goal each to the Cal tally and sophomore goalie Wil Toppen sealed up the Cal net with seven saves on the day.
As well as his team-high three goals, Rackov also led Cal with seven steals and three assists, while Nasoff added five steals.
The Bears next host defending national champion USC in a key MPSF match on Saturday, Oct. 3 at noon at Spieker Aquatics Complex. Cal defeated the Trojans in both the 2006 and 2007 national championship matches.
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XC takes 2nd at Stanford Invitational:
STANFORD – The Cal men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed second to host Stanford at the Stanford Invitational Saturday morning. It marks the third straight meet the Golden Bear men and women have posted top-three finishes this season.
In the men’s 8,000-meter race run on the Stanford Golf Course, the Cardinal claimed the first five places to total 15 points. Cal, led by Steve Sodaro’s 15th-place finish, took second with 101 points, just ahead of UC Davis, which had 102 points.
In addition to Sodaro, the Bears had two others in the top 20, with Collin Jarvis in 17th with a time of 24:48 and Maxime Chevee in 18th one second back in 24:49. Matt H. Miller (23rd, 24:55) and Renaud Poizat (28th, 25:10) also scored for Cal. Other Bears to compete were Chris Vizcaino, who was 32nd in 25:13, and Matt Petersen, who was 36th in 25:19.
Kari Karlsson, Cal’s top returning runner who had expected to make his 2009 debut at Stanford, was held out of the race as he is recoving from the flu.
On the women’s side, Stanford prevailed with 24 points, and Cal was the runner-up with 100 points. Loyola Marymount (143), UC Davis (145) and Chico State (187) rounded out the top five.
Deborah Maier, running in her first race of the fall, led the Bears by covering the 6,000-meter distance in 20:41, good for fourth overall. Ellie Keene was 14th in 21:07, followed by Michelle Davis in 23rd (21:44), Sofia Oberg in 29th (21:51) and Keena Kohl (21:53). Hillary Hayes (33rd, 21:58) and Alison Greggor (37th, 22:04) completed Cal’s contingent.
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Womens soccer loses to Cal Poly:
BERKELEY – The No. 7 California women’s soccer team lost a hard-fought overtime match to Cal Poly, 1-0, on Friday afternoon at Edwards Stadium. The Golden Bears outshot the Mustangs, 25-8, marking the seventh time this season that Cal has outshot its opponent. The loss was only the Bears’ second of the year, bringing them to 6-2-0 overall while the Mustangs improve to 5-4-0.
One of Cal’s closest shots came with 5:22 to play in the regulation, when junior forward Alex Morgan took a shot that barred out off the top. The Mustangs fired off two shots and the Bears had one in the final minute of the second half, but neither could poke one through and forced overtime. Cal Poly’s Whitney Sisler netted the golden goal at 92:18 with a shot from the right off a cross from Bria Park.
The loss is the first overtime game that Cal has seen this season. The Bears still hold the all-time advantage, 3-2-0, against the Mustangs. The previous most recent meeting between Cal and Cal Poly was also an overtime game – a 2-1 Cal victory on Oct. 3, 1997.
Morgan paced the Bears with four shots on goal (eight in total) while Munoz had two (four all together). Senior goalie Rosie Aguilera made two stops in the box for the Bears. With its 25 shots, Cal forced the Mustang keeper to make a total of nine saves. The Bears earned six corner kicks to the Mustangs’ one. The Bears limited Cal Poly to just three shots on goal.
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Womens golfer kicking butt:
Former California Golden Bear golfer Sophia Sheridan finished the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville with a score of five under par (67-72-71-73), placing her among the top-25 finishers in the tournament.
Sheridan opened the tournament with a first-round 67, tying her for second place after the first 18 holes at the par-72, 6,185 yard Lakeside Course at Blackhawk Country Club. Sheridan hit an eagle three on the par-5 11th hole to put her among the tournament leaders in a field that features most of the current top-ten players in the world.
Sheridan posted an even-par 72 in the second round to remain at five under. She was one of six players tied at five-under, including Natalie Gulbis. Sophia Gustafson leads the field with a ten-under. Lorena Ochoa, the world’s top-rated player, is one stroke back, tied for second at nine-under.
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As a sign of good faith, anticipating that this charade of justice will soon end itself, I bring you links of great Cal news. Can I be given credit for the success of all these other sports teams? I think the answer is a clear “Yes!”
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Yes, you can be given credit. But I’m going to rule against it, so you won’t be given credit. It is so ordered.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe anybody who has been honked in real life should recuse themselves immediately from this case.
That leaves only Fire Starkey and OaktownMario. I anxiously await their miscarriage of justice.
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I’m still listening to Morrissey albums and eyeing the razor blade in the corner.
Everybody now! Piacadilleeeee Palahray, someone shoot me in the head, Cal has betrayed me againnnnnnnnnnn
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 28, 2009 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Before I rule myself out of order, I will point out we are still a ranked team and can have a good season if we beat SC this coming weekend. I’m delaying my Morrissey listening until then. I’m going to pretend last Saturday was just some weird Twilight zone episode and it won’t matter much when we are celebrating an 11-1 regular season and Pac-10 championship. KNOCKS ON WOOD
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Meanwhile Tedford is reading Bear Insider and quietly singing," You shut your mouth, how can you say I go about things the wrong way, I am huuuuuuuman and I need to be loooooooooooooo-ooooved, just like everybody else does…."
Well, if this is true, then perhaps we should fire Tedford.
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It's spelled J-etc
The mantra of Morrissey is not really condusive to football coaching, I agree.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 28, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Considering that Morrisey is sort of the Ur-Emo kid, I would say that any invocation of him (and/or the plaintive and annoying whinging & wailing of the Smiths) is not condusive to anything. Other than skinny jeans, self-pity, cutting, and bemoaning how no one can understand the depth of your personal suffering.
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by SoCal Oski on Sep 28, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
But no one can understand the depth of my personal suffering!
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s up to yourselves, a little introspection every now and then might kill most coaches, but you never know.
On the other hand, I really wish someone would ask Tedford to keep his cap on. It causes no end of cognitive dissonance for me when I am reminded that he’s bald. As a fellow slap-head, you’d think it wouldn’t but it really does.
Twist on trial?!? And not by the fashion police!?!? I never thought I’d see the day…
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
All misdeeds of Twist, including his “fashion” sense, will be used against him in the court of CGB.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Rags, I think you should just quietly sit in the corner for this show trial. The anger of a mob is quick to shift focus…and you are a member of the ruling elite. Too many peanut gallery outbursts, and you will be next on the chopping block (really, it’s a drawn-and-quartering block, to get technical).
I can’t really see Rags as a despot. I feel like at the despots’ weekly poker night, while the others are arguing about which hapless town should have its populace slaughtered on a win, Rags would be quietly enumerating the virtues of marriage or something.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
eh, that’s mostly accurate. i’d probably spend most of my time enjoying fine scotch and cigars (only the best for despots!), occasionally sticking my two cents in to keep the other despots from doing something especially stupid.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
You know, given your long association with Twist, there’s got to be some way you can parlay everything you’ve learned into some kind of prevent-people-from-doing-stupid-things consulting.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
A long association with Twist just shows that there’s no way you prevent certain people from doing stupid things.
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by yellow fever on Sep 28, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Dolphins can’t smoke cigars. Wouldn’t the water drench your cigar?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It would also water down the scotch something awful. That is, if I spent my entire life underwater. Which I don’t. Because I am not, nor have I ever been, a dolphin. Don’t be silly, Avi.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
So you aren’t what you eat?
I’m not talking about consuming.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
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Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t flag it so other people have to do it for me!
An edit button, an edit button, my kingdom for an edit button!
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally off topic - just had to vent about my f***-ed up weekend.
Friday. My close friend (who apparently had feelings for me) stops talking to me because I told her I was dating someone. FML.
Saturday. Cal gets utterly demolished and hopelessly embarrassed. FML.
Sunday. The girl I’m dating (over whom my close friend no longer talks to me) breaks up with me.
F. M. L.
How is it that the Cal-Oregon game is only the third-worst thing about my weekend??? >>sigh…<<
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I really think that’s just a horrible case of bad timing there, BearStage. Could have waited three days to tell your close friend about the girlfriend.
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by yellow fever on Sep 28, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, i thought that too. Dammit.
But then I thought, ‘I suppose it was going to happen eventually… better sooner than later, I guess.’ Hopefully it’s not permanent, but it’ll probably take a looooong time.
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You can always tell your close friend you need someone to talk to about the break up. Her defenses will then be down and you can then swoop in for the kill! Assuming is an agreeable plan.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I like this idea. Good job, YWC!
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
If I’m known for anything, it’s my success with the ladies.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t know that.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought you were known for being a cannoneer.
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by yellow fever on Sep 28, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was a cannoneer? No, I’m pretty sure it’s my success with the ladies.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Which makes him a cannoneer of sorts, in a Barney Stinson-ish kinda way.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, an inability to be serious and a penchant for lying.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Now you do!
But no, I definitely won’t be doing that. We dated briefly a year ago, but it didn’t work out. Stayed good friends, but I was unaware that her candle was still burning pretty bright. So I’m not trying to go there, I just want my friend back.
But if I did want to go there, your way would totally work :)
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Feel free to use it if you change your mind! To make up for your shitty weekend, I offer you this:
The one-l lama,
He’s a priest.
The two-l llama,
He’s a beast.
And I will bet
A silk pajama
There isn’t any
Three-l lllama.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Join in the Morrissey singalong BearStage.
If you were ruthless you could approach your friend and tell her you broke up with the other chick because of her revelation. That is, unless you’re not into her that way or the two girls know each other or… never mind. I give shitty advice.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 28, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I knew a guy which the following happened to, over one weekend:
1. Cal lost
2. Girlfriend broke up with him
3. Dog (15 yrs old) died
FHL
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
2 and 3 were clearly one and the same
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
If his truck also broke down, I think he’d have a classic country song on his hands.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
If the girlfriend broke up with him, stole the truck, and ran over his 15 year old dog….that would make a GREAT country song
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it weird that I'm itching to play some NCAA Football right now?
Unfortunately my Xbox is on it’s way to a repair center and UPS sucks balls since it taking them forever to get it there :(
In other words, Go Bears!
Yeah, I’ve heard that XBox and Xbox360 have to be repaired a lot… sux to hear it.
In the winter, I’ll hopefully be ordering a new part or two for my NES and fixing it myself. We’ll see how that goes.
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Damn it.
I knew I meant to bring something else back from home. : (
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm actually suffering from game burnout
When I was in school I used to read so many gaming websites, blogs, magazines, forums, etc about video games and fantasize about owning them all. And the ones I did own (which were a considerable amount) I played them all to hell. Between myself, my brother and our friends we logged in nearly 1k hours on Smash Melee.
And then I went to college, got an internship, got money and I went crazy and bought tons of games. I think it was last year where I finally ended up owning all three systems. Now I don’t play most of the games I own, I don’t know what games are coming out this week (where before I knew the schedule a year in advanced) and just don’t care anymore.
It’s probably for the better lol. Times to be less of a nerd.
In other words, Go Bears!
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After the Oregon game, when I got home from drinking my face off i played Oregon on NCAA 2009 8 times and put the setting to very fucking hard (heisman on the game) and absolutely curbstomped them with an aggregate score of 427 to 54. I had at least 14 touchdowns to Best on THE VERY SAME PASS PLAY where he sneaks around to the sideline and streaks up for a long bomb on the opposite side of a playaction misdirection flood. his speed is uncanny in that shit.
by dingosean on Sep 28, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Perfect, go ask Chip if he wants to replay with and if he’ll use your results, we could be undefeated!
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 28, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I’m still kind of hungover.
Also, I volunteer to be Twist’s public defender until rollonubears gets out of school. I figure that I’m incompetent enough to actually undermine Twist’s defense even further.
dboneisloose
I’ll allow it, but just remember, once you represent Twist you’ll never be able to get the stink off. I scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed, but the place where he honked me is forever unclean.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe you need a scented pink resume and a chihuahua to help improve both your dignity and your smell.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
starting to feel so much better about my life post 9/26
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t hit that point yet
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I think we’re in some serious need of carp NSFW links, to get our minds focused once again on the good things in life. Sort of like “don’t cry! Look, pretty things!”
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes. Though I brought a mirror to work today, and I am already looking at myself and feeling much better.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s been coaching me. I’m so vain, I probably think this song blog is about me.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
giggles
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
i think we should make plans for a meetup on Saturday, that’ll give us all something to look forward to
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you should stop preying upon people on the Internet.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Just because rollonubears filed that restraining order against you doesn’t mean it applies to the rest of us.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s your fault for not showing up to sandwich company Bear’s Lair on Saturday.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I was 400 miles away! Unfortunately watching at home, where I don’t curse or drink. It made watching the game difficult.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I got out of the LSAT, rushed home, and checked the box score as soon as I walked in the door.
And immediately wished I was still at the LSAT.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
this is the best summary of the experience/pain that anyone has posted so far! rec’d
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Has there been any discussion of a CGB meetup? I kind of assumed that there would be so many other events going on this weekend for the game that people might not have time for a CGB meetup.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
There’s a Haas alumni meetup, but that’s like $15 for alums and $40 for non-Haas alums, so my friends probably aren’t that tolerant of that idea.
So I’m just going to piggyback on whatever happens here.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a couple of tailgate commitments already but would definitely be down for a CGB meetup at some point.
I’m taking it that “meetup” is a fancy word for “drink a lot of beer at a bar and make fun of Twist”.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m inferring that to me, a CGB “meetup” means that one or more of you is going to have a tailgate and I will come crash it.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Engrish phail…..I’m implying…not inferring
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Just to throw this out there, if anyone has nowhere to tailgate on Saturday, I have a tailgate that you will be welcome at. Nobody should go tailgate-less in America!
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
hit me up at gobearsonthree @ gmail
just so you don’t have to put the details out in the public domain
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
You really want to give me that opportunity?
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Not you. Giving an 18-year old beer is one thing, giving a 15-year old beer is enough to get you in trouble even if Twist is the prosecutor.
dboneisloose
I don’t tailgate anyway. I have had a terribly nervous stomach my whole life, so I am usually too excited to eat before games.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That's part of the problem!
Sedition…for allowing Oregon fans to pitch up tent on our site and rob us of our JuJu. FAIL, FAIL, FAIL.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
wait, you allowed Oregon fans to pitch a tent? I didn’t think Carp had posted enough NSFW pics last week to allow that to happen.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s not hard with both our cheerleading squads.
It's spelled "T-A-K-O-T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-S-!-!-!."
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The terrible attacks of 9.26 are a blight upon this land.
Never Forgive.
Never Forget.
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Never forget what? I’m sorry, I was busy upsetting the Crystal Football of Power.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks! That’s the only thing I remembered: “Something something upset the Crystal Football of Power.” So, I did.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I showed it last Saturday’s game. : (
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
WE’RE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Maybe it’ll feel sorry for us?
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s probably just sitting there, laughing.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 28, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
blame Canada
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry I am late guys. I had another case. Turns out I evicted the wrong grandmother. The Bar is so picky!
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Eugene
I drove to Eugene for this debacle. The drive was about what I expected—8 hours each way from the Bay Area and back. As much as it pains me to admit it, I had a pretty good time all things considered. Of course, watching the game itself was about as painful and embarassing a Cal loss as I have experienced (I’ve been watching Cal sports for 20-25 years). But, with that being said, you couldn’t have asked for better weather in Eugene, the atmosphere was great (even after the game I was only heckled a few times, which was shocking—maybe due to the nature of the loss?), and Eugene itself is a fun college town.
Two (non game related) things stand out:
1) If you plan on staying in Eugene, bring your earplugs. The train rolls through the edge of town early and often and incessantly blows its horn. I made the mistake of drunkenly leaving my hotel sliding glass door open on Friday night, only to wake up to a train barreling through at 5:30-6am. Now I know why they sound that horn in the stadium after each score—unfortunately, there was no sliding the door closed during the game.
2) Their basketball facility (not sure of the name of it) is going to be amazing when completed. We walked by on Friday afternoon and got a glimpse of the construction going on. Wow. I guess I shouldn’t be shocked considering how great their athletics facilities are in general (their baseball stadium is gorgeous as well).
As far as the game itself, I was about as close to leaving a Cal sporting event as I’ve ever been. For some reason, I couldn’t (and can’t) bring myself to do it regardless of the circumstances or score. I was there until the bitter end, which consisted of about two empty rows all around me in section 39, and Cal fans audibly arguing with each other in the distance.
The other observation about the game is that I REALLY can’t stand the Autzen announcer. He went out of his way to rub things in, although I’m sure thats my subjective feel. It was a big win for them, and I’m sure I would have been celebrating if the shoe was on the other foot.
It’s funny—if you just sit in Memorial, you almost forget what it’s like at other stadiums. Like statistics for instance. Tedford covered up the stats board years ago, and I realized this weekend that they don’t really focus on any statistics in-game at Memorial (do they even announce them at all—like at the half? I honestly can’t remember). Maybe that’s why it rubbed me the wrong way when after ever completion I had to hear Masoli’s game stats, or Dickson’s total catches and yards for the day.
by Trilogy44 on Sep 28, 2009 10:04 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
+ 1 for NEVER leaving a game early - even that one.
Props to you T44!
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 28, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea he kept saying “look at that total yards!”.
I also found it funny they had to remind fans to return for the 3rd quarter LOL.
And the only reason I stayed ’till 0:00 was because the damn shuttle only started running at the end of the game
In other words, Go Bears!
Apparently, its a BIG thing at Autzen, bc there are ins and outs. So, all the Duck fans leave at half to drink in the parking lot and then it takes them FOREVER to come back. Lame, IMHO.
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by David Piper on Sep 28, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
clearly, they neither go to AtQ nor have an SBN accounts such as jd-bag1 or something of that ilk.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Ok, I have to admit I just burst out laughing.
Thanks to whoever you are (probably Shufelt, that guy has no life), my day just got a lot better.
dboneisloose
Mom?
It's spelled "S-H-U-X-U-A-L H-A-R-A-S-S-M-E-N-T"
by JShufelt on Sep 28, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ha!
CV3000? Is that you?
It's spelled "T-A-K-O-T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-S-!-!-!."
I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
I thought it was Joseph Darious Baggington the Third?
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Of course, he’s from Oregon, so it should be LaJoseph LeDarious Baggington III.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Sep 28, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
LaJoseph LeDarious Baggington the LeThird.
It's spelled "T-A-K-O-T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-S-!-!-!."
I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
JLaJoseph JLedarious JLaBaggington Jthe JLethird.
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by Maharg on Sep 28, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Solution: allow drinking in the stadium
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I thought you were SO over CFB?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
???
I still saw the rest of the football games on Saturday.
The first several hours after the Oregon game were tough, but things got better after that.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
oh HELL no. I would probably stop going to games if they started serving alcohol at the stadium. There are enough rowdy drunk people who get blasted at tailgates as it is – we don’t need to encourage them to keep drinking inside the stadium. No worries about drunk people spilling a beer on you, etc.
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Good insights man, rec’d. Hope the trip wasn’t too painful.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
In the end it is just one loss - one really shitty loss, but one loss none the less.
$C has not looked good and looked pretty pathetic again against a shit WSU team. This team has bounced back before (2006) and I fully expect them to bounce back again against a down $C team.
Quite honestly, I’m tired of the 2007 (this team has a history of falling apart) talk. That was one year – get over it.
This is a different team and we will be just fine.
Go Bears.
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 28, 2009 10:05 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
When 33SS is the most reasonable and calm person here, you know something bad happened. ;)!
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I knew I'd elicit at least on of those responses.
Seriously, have you seen $C at all this year?
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 28, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I think that this game is going to show what Tedford is made of. If we come back with an enthusiasm known to mankind and get crushed by USC, it will be telling.
But if Tedford can use this obliteration as an inspiration to the team and have a charged up Cal team take down USC, it could be huge.
I know saturday sucked, but Im gonna be out there on Sat, rooting on my team just as hard as ever. GO BEARS! BEAT THE TROJANS!
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But if Tedford can use this obliteration as an inspiration to the team and have a charged up Cal team take down USC, it could be huge.
That’s what we’re all concerned about, I think.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I would appreciate at least 3% off at the student store on Monday.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m kinda wishing I hadn’t ordered that new shirt on eBay that has Tedford in the Obama-motif saying “Yes We Can”
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Is this worth a Fanpost?
What did you to to tempt fate on Saturday?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
No, let’s put the blame on the team and not on ourselves. I’m over it. Let’s move forward.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
No, let’s put the blame on Twist.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
This is where it belongs, yes.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a student ID. Also, student friends.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
So does this mean we need a win in order to regain faith in Teddy ball game or
is a close loss enough?
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 28, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
A close, hard-fought loss would be enough for me. Show me that Saturday’s performance was an aberration, even if the result was not.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Rags has it right. Saturday has me questioning whether we’re any good at all. And I don’t like that feeling. I want the side of my brain that thinks we’re no good to be proven wrong.
Praise be to Tedford!
I think we played so horrifically that there’s no way Saturday constitutes an accurate representation of our potential, or even what our average performance will be the rest of the season.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Further, the bottom line is......
Who is Cal ever going to get who would be better than Tedford? We aren’t exactly a football powerhouse despite what all the Young Blues believe. Regardless, I’ll be a Cal fan until I die.
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 28, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I have 0.0% interest in replacing Tedford. Pretty much ever. That said, I think that we need to use the embarrassment as a motivating tool. Losing sucks, but its just 1 loss. To me, we’re going to win the Pac10 this year. LET’S DO THIS!
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The Pac-10 what? Best-dressed contest?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Best-dressed, not least-dressed.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I was referring to Twist’s love of short shorts…on himself.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I was imagining a competition I’d actually like to see.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, despite the handwringing Cal fans are doing right now, I think we’re in agreement this game was an anomaly, not a trend.
We agree totally here. Which confuses me.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone else feel horribly depressed?
I know I shouldn’t because this is just a football game and I have nothing invested in the team but I still can’t help be sad.
In other words, Go Bears!
Get over it. Seriously. This isn’t 2007 until we lose the rest of our games. This team is too good to lose 9 in a row.
We weren’t prepared for Oregon, no matter how much simulated crowd noise they pumped in during practice. Its over. Let’s try and beat some good Pac10 teams. Forward, MARCH!
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
In a really fucked up way, there’s a silver living to us getting completely and utterly destroyed.
If the team had played to the best of its ability, and still lost, that would be far worse. It would mean that the Bears just aren’t good enough to compete. But that’s not what happened. They played horribly. We can all agree that they are capable of playing much better. So in that sense, assuming they can work out whatever issues led to Saturday’s debacle…the ceiling of what is possible for Cal football this season hasn’t moved.
We knew there was going to be a TARP game; even though Autzen doesn’t really constitute a TARP because I don’t think anyone excepted us to blow them out. In some ways I’m almost glad we got the WTF choke moment out of the way early on in the season.
To put it as only a Cal fan would, I feel like this game was such an outlier that it doesn’t reflect accurately either either what we can expect Cal’s mean performance to be the rest of the season, or what our ceiling may be.
Or maybe I’m completely delusional.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Whoa…that actually helped a little.
I NEED MORE VIDEOS OF PUPPIES, STAT
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
A Kellyville woman who placed a for-sale ad for a Chihuahua received an unexpected response from a would-be purchaser, who allegedly pulled a gun and demanded the dog, saying she needed love.
The Kings Cross woman, 26, contacted dog owner Ashleigh Johnson, 24, at 9am yesterday in response to an advertisement in the Trading Post.
The woman made an appointment to buy the eight-week-old puppy, the last of a litter of four, and arrived at the house in Perkins Avenue, Kellyville, in Sydney’s north-west, at 11.30am. A man waited outside in a car with an obscured number plate
Diego the Chihuahua in the media spotlight after an alleged attempted robbery. Photo: Natalie Roberts, Hills News
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
ycarp checking in
the only thing worse than watching that loss, was watching it with two friends who happen to be Oregon alums. I should have known…that when I went over to their house and the O flag was flying, I was in for a long day. We did have sierra nevada on tap though from his kegerator. good stuff.
I’m on the record thinking this was the Year of the Bear…and it still could be. I felt that way not because Cal was that good…rather, Cal is a very good team and no one else was that good either.
While both sides of the lines performed uncharacteristically poor, I believe the game was lost due to the up/down momentun changes that happened early and often coupled with being flat. While this is generally not a good quality to have, I think it lends itself to being a learning experience and, in the end, become correctable. All is not lost. Here are a few key plays:
- Isi Sofele forces (who might be the only Bear who showed up Sat) a fumble on an awesome hit and slows (if not KO’s) Walter Thurmond XVI. Cal gets the ball at the Oregon 22 or something like that. Riley gets sacked, the ball is lose, and Tepper (who got burnt like toast) recovered it. Momentum fail # 1. Offense is now in 2nd and long, and that’s not a good place to be for a run team.
- After D’Amato’s impressive FG, Johnson forces a fumble and Hill scoops it up, has paydirt on his mind, fumbles the ball, Cal loses it, and Oregon gets essentially a positive play of 15-20 yards out of the deal. Momentum fail #2.
From here on, Oregon started getting a bit more confident on O, and Cal’s D started getting frustrated.
- Cal’s drive stalls and FG is missed. Momentum fail # 3.
- In the 2Q (I think?), the Bears D forces another fumble and the defense recovers and holds onto it. However, the offense gives it right back. Momentum fail # 4.
- On the opening drive of 3Q, Riley completes a long pass to Tucker. Then, the O goes 3 and out. Momentum fail # 5.
Therefore, I totally believe the “Cal gave up after 2 scores” quote from Oregon’s LB. While in some respects, that should never happen…if it were to happen it would be because of the failure to take control of their opportunities which is entirely correctable.
We’re at the proverbial crossroads this week. I just hope every Bear fan shows up Saturday looking to root Cal on to victory. Oregon’s beatable and could lose to two or three teams that Cal beats.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
can we have a NSFW momentum fail?
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
one could argue we’ve been failing in the poon (NSFW I guess) dept for a long time.
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i just got sad again
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
NSFW
http://pac-10poon.blogspot.com/2009/09/for-steve.html
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Dude about the only good thing were the Oregon cheerleaders
On every kickoffs they started shaking their asses to the beat of the drums from the band. That was awesome.
In other words, Go Bears!
Dude, Stevie Wonder showed up at Coda, that new jazz club in the Mission sat night and toads played with Supertaser of the Jazz Mafia. Heres the (not great, but proof thereof) video!
I’m toads pissed I miss this.
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Actually, I was supposed to go to Coda on Sunday night!
But then… well, you know.
ok, i’ll stop bringing it up. :-p
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I havent been there yet, but Im thinking of planning a trip. For a Tues night, bc Jazz Mafia plays there every Tues night. I have to find a Wedned when Im ont working tho.
BTW, Jean Luc Ponty is playing Yoshi’s in Nov. I think Im gonna go. I was so disappointed with the SFJazz line up this fall, nobody really appealed to me. :(
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In defense of TwistNHook
He gave me a hug on Saturday.
And then I had to take a shower and drink heavily to cleanse myself of the memory.
dboneisloose
I HATE bread.
And in other news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxdPYCc_1mU
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
Can I cast my vote of confidence in the wonderful and gracious leadership of Twist as a former vassal of the tyrant king?
It's spelled "S-H-U-X-U-A-L H-A-R-A-S-S-M-E-N-T"
Overthrown despots don’t get vassals. Except the rats living in the dungeons into which they have been cast.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t keep like 2 or 3? I could really use a cleaning service!
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That’s what the rats are for! Didn’t you see “Enchanted”?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Well… we did kinda… ambushed you and stuff…
I don’t want to rub it in your guy’s face.
It's spelled "S-H-U-X-U-A-L H-A-R-A-S-S-M-E-N-T"
You didn’t just cast a vote, you indicted Twist with your words. We shall refer to you from now on as Exhibit A to the case against Twist. Or rather, Exhibit J.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Seconded
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
In Defense of TwistNHook
I would like to point out the following:
1. Throughout TwistNHook’s reign of not-so-much-terror-as-incoherent-confusion, Cal remained victorious against the Ducks. It was only after Avinash became Supreme Leader that Oregon beat us. Clearly TwistNHook is not the problem here.
2. TwistNHook has the emotional maturity of approximately a 12-year old. He is too inane to be responsible for his actions.
3. Chief Ultra Justice Ohio Bear is just bitter because Twist honked Calumbus Bear and not him.
4. Sanchez!
If Twist is a twit, you must acquit!
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:27 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You must first approach the bench before you make a motion of Sanchez declaration. Therefore, that motion is overruled.
Nevertheless, rec’d, and I’ll take it under advisement. But for the record, there is only ONE Self Approinted Chief Ultra Justice in Ohio or elsewhere. The honking issue is moot.
Twist is a twit, but that don’t absolve him one bit!
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s funny, Ohio Bear told me that he had replaced you as Self Appointed Chief Ultra Justice.
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Ex parte communications, eh? There may be a Sanchez declaration in your future if you keep that up.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
How about I declare you Blount?!
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
You wouldn’t dare! Your client’s phate hangs in the balance.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
HolmoePhobe, give him a HONK instead…..if Twist honks your tit, you must acquit!
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re overreaching, HolmoePhobe. Before I read your questionable invocation of this Honor’s name, I was inclined to cast my vote for your client. Were he not bound by the privilege attached to our in-chambers communications, SACUJ CALumbus Bear would corroborate my voting inclination. So I would suggest you not alienate a Justice that might be in your client’s corner. Don’t make me break out the hammer.
Praise be to Tedford!
I’ll step in here and say yes, most definitely, you can bribe me with good Scotch. I prefer the Islay Scotches. Yum yum, scotchy scotch scotch. Please note that any Scotch less than 14 years old would be offensive to me.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
One of my favs. HolmoePhobe, you are making a very compelling argument on behalf of your client. The inanity defense is pretty sound. I’ll have to drink deliberate long and hard on this one.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Here is something to make the fucking president emperor warlord of the sun argument sound better:
dboneisloose
If I were you I’d make my blabbermouth client STFU, because it ain’t helping. Now this latest Scotch? That’s helping BIGTIME.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Bright? He’s a common ignorant slob. He don’t even speak good English.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
You forgot the part where he overthrew me last week when I wasn’t looking, or wasn’t paying attention.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I bring tidings of good joy and news of Jesus In Cleats!
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Tebow got drafted by the Rams during his concussion?
It's spelled "S-H-U-X-U-A-L H-A-R-A-S-S-M-E-N-T"
Dude, hes barely Jesus In Cleats. Boller is the ORIGINAL Jesus In Cleats. And with fewer circumcisions!
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Did they show any interaction between Boller and Rodgers either before or after the game?
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Doc Saturday commends our denial skills.
Denial. Given that they’d just watched their top-10 team get pounded into Dorito crumbs by an unranked conference rival whose only notable contribution to the ’09 season to that point had been the media frenzy that followed the on-field freak-out at Boise State, Cal fans had as much right as any in the country to go completely nuclear Sunday morning. But someone at California Golden Blogs clearly jumped on the Cymbalta Express early, because the mood over there was downright … resolute:
… [L]et’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. … Let’s retool and refocus for USC. This season is not over, not by a long shot.Check the time stamp: That post went up three minutes after the end of a 42-3 immolation. Londoners weathering the Blitz didn’t keep upper lips that stiff. Hours later, CGB was trying to distract its readers by asking them for their memories of even more embarrassing losses when Cal wasn’t expected to win games like this, while one particularly officious editor was offering hugs. Not that I’d ever want to cast aspersions on anyone’s superhuman coping abilities, but I’d keep an eye on these guys for the next couple days. And if you get a phone call from one of them, answer it, and stay on the line as long as you have to.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 12:02 PM PDT reply actions
That’s pretty funny actually.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s funny ‘cause it’s true. Like the rest of us, I’ll follow this team all the way to the end, including whatever bowl game they manage to secure. But let me make a bold prediction: this team is not going to win the Pac-10 this year and will not be going to the Rose Bowl. Maybe next year, or the year after that, and definitely sometime under Tedford in the future. But not this year.
Here’s the reality. This team is certainly a lot better than what we saw in Eugene on Saturday. The first three games, and the preceding several years, have demonstrated that. But there is simply no way the Bears win all their remaining games. Optimistically, they only lose one more, which would leave them with two in-conference losses. That means Oregon would have to lose three times, and I just don’t see that happening. The Ducks are too good.
10-2. Holiday Bowl. Victories over at least two of our three in-state rivals. That would be a very good season for this team.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Sep 28, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Man why can’t we be in the Big 10 where 3-4 losses can get you a BCS bowl.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
one particularly officious editor was offering hugs
hahahahahhahaha
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 28, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, there were several that needed them pretty badly.
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by Swamphunter on Sep 28, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Particularily officious editor? What does he mean by officious:
1. objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
2. marked by or proceeding from such forwardness: officious interference.
3. Obsolete. ready to serve; obliging.
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I dunno, but it sounds like EXHIBIT O.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
And to think I was ready to serve you!
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Joe Posnanski on Fan Hyperbole
Or FanBoles:
The definition is simply: A sweeping, exaggerated and often ludicrous sports statement that a fan makes when under the influence of an emotional sports event (and perhaps various substances).
If you see a shortstop make a diving stop and throw out a runner, you might say: "That’s the greatest play I have ever seen." That would be a fanbole. It might be the greatest play you ever saw, but it probably isn’t. In that moment, it feels that way.
If you see the Kansas City Chiefs give up against the Philadelphia Eagles like they did on Sunday, you might say: "This is the worst football team in the history of the NFL." That too would be a fanbole. The Chiefs are terrible, but they are probably not the worst team in NFL history. Probably not.
You call a player the worst ever, a coach a genius, a general manager an idiot — these are probably fanboles.
Required reading for everyone after Saturday.
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team soon to be owned by a Russian oligarch.
Although the conclusion itself isn’t quite something that we should take away from this (Tedford should be fired and everyone somehow inexplicably agreeing)
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team soon to be owned by a Russian oligarch.
by yellow fever on Sep 28, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way
Is rollonubears still alive?
dboneisloose
I believe his mom drove him to school.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Based on the observations you make while sitting in that dark van across the street from his school?
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa whoa whoa, Avinash is Oski!??!?!
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
What did you think I would be doing?
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You think I can’t do that in school?
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Aaaand we have our candidate for worst idea of the week
Ultra Justice CALumbus Bear, I present this as Exhibit H:
Jeff Tedford is a Nice Guy Head Coach
The kind that’s ruining college football today.
If one of Woody Hayes’ teams turned in a crap performance like we did at Autzen, he’d make all of them wear skirts to class all week long.
In fact, that should’ve been our approach this week after the debacle in Eugene.
Everyone forced to wear skirts to class…coaches included.
Maybe after they get sick and tired of being jeered at, they will sack up and play like MEN!
It’s too bad Rex Ryan is having such success in the NFL, because that’s exactly the kind of azz kicker we need as HC.
To quote a poster here during the game, it’s time to play with some phucking pride!!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 12:22 PM PDT reply actions
After reading that, I might have to declare a recess — a recess from from reality and progress in gender relations. Revoke that poster’s Cal degree if he has one.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel sorry for that guy’s kids.
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d like to point out that Exhibits such as this (and others above) do not prove the case against defendant Twist. BI was filled with idiocy before Twist. Thus, I am inclined not to hold Twist responsible in any way for the intellectually bankrupt discourse that goes on at BI.
Praise be to Tedford!
Wow, a big ruling! This could change everything. The court equivalent of recovering a fumbled kickoff by the opposing team to start a game.
Oh, wait…
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't think I could find anyone as traitorous as Twist
Until I found this guy. He’s your right hand man Twist, isn’t he? THIS IS EXHIBIT I.
Joe “The White Michael Vick” Ayoob just sucked all the time, not just in the big games, big moments, or 4th quarters, so he doesn’t quite fit the bill of a choker. Booya tried his best to win this honor, though, when he blew games against UCLA (but that was more a special teams loss) and Oregon in OT.
So based on his horrendous 4th quarter TD-INT ratio, including the pick-6 against UCLA in Pasadena two seasons ago, the INTs against ASU that season, and the debacle against Tennessee on the road the season before that, I would have gone with Nate Longshore every time.
But after watching his toilet performance yesterday, remembering last year against Maryland, and never forgetting the disastrous, inexplicable, season-ending, #1-ranking killing chokejob that Kevin Riley pulled against Oregon State in the closing seconds 2 years ago, I think our current goofy QB takes the cake.
Congrats, Kevin. You are number 1.
I’m disturbed less by the posts more than I am by the number of responses to it, including this gem.
The biggest choker in Cal foorball right now is Jeff Tedford.
The biggest choker in the last two decades of Cal football is… Jeff Tedford
The biggest choker in Cal football history is…. Jeff Tedford.
Sorry, but at this point it is very clear that Tedford is a failure as an elite level coach. He’s better than average and he’ll probably manage a record similar to what Mike Riley has amassed at Oregon State, but for the wrong reason. Riley has done it by being one of the best college level coaches and a master at taking players who aren’t ready for college coming out of high school and turning them into champions. Tedford has proved that he has no ability to do that and msot of his wins have either been at home where the crowd helps, or thanks to teams currently in a slump.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions
Maybe expectations are too high. I mean, I did come thru school during the Holmoe era, so my expectations were pretty low at the start of Tedford’s tenure. And after bad losses like this one, I just have to look back to the Holmoe era to feel better about what Tedford has done. But if you don’t have the history of low expectations to fall back on, then maybe that’s why you’re upset.
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by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
How bout this comment on Bears with Fangs?
Gregory has been lousy for years and the only thing keeping him in a job is the athleticism of his player and the ineptitude of the opposing offensive coordinators.
Gregory needs to go and if Tedford does not win a PAC-10 championship before the stadium if finished then he will be easier to replace than you think.
Jeff Tedford = Ben Braun
That’s harsh.
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Not only is it harsh, it's terribly wrong
Tedford = Ben Braun is the stupidest thing I have seen after Sat’s game.
Braun: Brand new facilities
Tedford: Terrible facilities
Braun: Couldn’t recruit outside Bay Area and some international players
Tedford: Great recruits from around the country
Braun: Started at a peak and then declined, last season was bad
Tedford: Consistently good teams, is currently 3-1
On the bright side
CGB just passed 2M page views. So that’s pretty cool.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Man so distraught over Cal’s loss tried to commit suicide by Bear at SF Zoo SundayA 21-year-old man who was already charged with threatening family members with a knife was in jail Sunday after climbing into the San Francisco Zoo’s grizzly bear grotto, a visit that could have turned fatal for either the man or the bears, authorities said.
Point Plankn!
Musberger and Herbstreit heading to Miami
We get the B team, Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham. This is confirmation of the robbery charges.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions
Rollon, HolmoePhobe, thanks for all your work, but it’s time for me to take over. You’ve been released as counsel. From now on, I will manage my own defense.
And I have rejected the inanity defense. I have rejected the “BI is BI anyway” defense. For simplification purposes, I will one defense and one defense alone.
The I AM THE FUCKING PRESIDENT EMPEROR WARLORD OF THE SUN DEFENSE. What is that, you ask?
I am the President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun. I made all of you and can crush all of you in a heartbeat if I so desire. CALumbus Bear and Ohio Bear, I banished you to the land of Ohio for previous impudence. You ever want to see the light of day again? I suggest you shut the FUCK up and do as I say.
Avi, you, dearest you, after I put everything on the line to make you a Jahvidtician, for this back stabbing, if you do not immediately motion to dismiss this case and self-Declare yourself Sanchez, I will visit upon you the WORLD’S MOST DISASTROUS PUNISHMENT.
Yes, I will send you to Ohio.
Ragnarok, you once showed me loyalty. But now, in my time of need, you are seeing to abandon President Emperor Warlord Of the Sun. Poorly played, Ragnarok. Poorly played. I see Ohio in your future, too.
Do not forget that I am President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun. I hold all of your lives in my hands and like a flame can extinguish them. Show me fealty and I will let you survive. Continue this insane charade and you will spend the rest of your days in Dayton or Cincinnati or even, yes, CLEVELAND.
The decision is yours. Do not make it lightly.
The Tyrant Boy-King Is Returning!
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by TwistNHook on Sep 28, 2009 1:21 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Sounds like a man who’s showing contempt of court.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I posted this here:
I am the Court. I show no contempt to myself. Do not anger me further, peon. I WILL GRIND YOU INTO DUST!
Then I had a large photo and dball said it was too big, so I hid it. He’s right that the photo was too large. I WILL SPARE HIS LIFE! FOR NOW!
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You must have smoked too much Quack this weekend.
At CGB, we whine because we care
by dballisloose on Sep 28, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I would banish you from CGB, but that I’m not sure that is a punishment for you. I am powerless.
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A lawyer who represents Twist also has a fool for a client. Kind of a wash, really.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I WILL TAKE OUT THE RAGE I INITIALLY WANTED TO TAKE OUT ON CALBEAR81 BEFORE I REALIZED ITS FOOLISHNESS ON YOU!
Your punishment shall be a staycation to Columbus.
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Hmmm… I’ll allow this. I’m a very impartial and fair Ultra Chief Justice, and I have a lot of drinking to do.
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, when the lawyer is me can it get any worse?
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
When have I ever showed you loyalty? I have stuck with you just as long as it served my needs. Your ego has clearly expanded past the bounds of reality.
I smell a conviction in the offing. And no, I don’t think you’ll get off with a simple banishment to CougCenter. Examples must be made!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I would be happy to quash that meme if I could. Alas, even Galactus is not that powerful. Maybe that robotic planet from the animated Transformers movie that ate other planets. The one voiced by Orson Welles? Unicron? Was that his name?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
ORK ORK ORK
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Sep 28, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Alas, even Galactus is not that powerful.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let’s not say things we don’t mean.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Realty is defined by the bounds of my ego. You have surpassed your usefulness here, I BANISH YOU TO AKRON!
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Truly, a fate worse than death
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Sep 28, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Luckily for rags it wasn’t Toledo. Shudder
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 28, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Your punishment is not getting to be a mod.
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How does the market look within the bounds of your ego?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
So yeah, just you me and HolmoePhobe chilling out alone at this blog… I kinda miss Ragnarok…
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Don Fisher DiedIn an incident that he described in a 2002 memoir, he was once caught cheating on an industrial-relations exam by Clark Kerr, then a professor and later the university president. Kerr gave him an F but didn’t expel him, Mr. Fisher said, an “act of mercy” for which he was forever grateful.
Sometimes cheaters do prosper.
Point Plankn!
i hope Wolff and co sell the A’s to Larry Ellison.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
What do you know that I don’t?
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike Silver unhappy with Cal fans
LINK
It’s very tempting to take this opportunity to rip my beloved California Golden Bears, who got their pants pulled down (figuratively! … at least, as far as I know) Saturday by the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium. The Bears got eviscerated 42-3, a shocking outcome given their No. 6 national ranking and increasing hype as a national-title contender. Instead, however, I’m going to rail against some of my own: Cal loyalists who, in reaction to the debacle, are acting like affronted aristocrats and assuming that the sky is falling. Hey, it may be falling – in terms of the Bears realizing their lofty 2009 goals – or it may not be. But the program is most certainly not going back to the sustained run of ineptitude that plagued it for the better part of five decades, most unbearably in 2001, when Cal went 1-10 and arguably had the worst program in the country. Then Jeff Tedford arrived and the Bears became instantly competitive and put together a run of excellence that, in normal times, would have produced multiple Pac-10 titles. However, the run coincided with USC’s return to dominance, and Cal instead developed a national reputation as a tantalizing tease that inevitably disappointed in truly big games. Fine. Saturday’s result seemed to confirm this label, and I think it factored into Cal’s severe drop (No. 24 AP/No. 19 USA Today) in the polls. But this whole "We’re a joke" thing I’m hearing from some Cal fans? And that "We need to fire Tedford" email I received? To borrow from the great philosopher John McEnroe … You cannot be serious.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions
Exhibit P: Even when two other top 10 teams lose, WE GET the shaft
All your fault Twist, all your fault.
“Who was more overrated Ole Miss, Penn St or California?
Mark Schlabach
(2:15 PM)
Wow. Tough question. At least Ole Miss and Penn State were competitive in their losses. Cal didn’t even show up. Taking nothing away from Oregon, which played great, but the Bears should be embarrassed."
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions
More CGB love.
Brian Cook of MgoBlog, writing for the Sporting News.
In terms of sheer mindblowing agony, though, no one got it as hard as Cal did. The Golden Bears were 42-3 losers to an Oregon team that had been dismantled by Boise State and only won games against Purdue and Utah through the beauty of the fumble return. In the aftermath, California Golden Blogs asks a simple question:
A substantial majority of the fanbase needs a hug, and a fifth of it has bigger problems than losing by almost seven touchdowns. This guy made an extremely bad decision on what to do with his evening:
After the Cal game I went down to the furd. … The roar of that stadium when the Cal score was announced was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life (ok, maybe not quite, but it was extremely painful). They announced it multiple times because, as they PA guy said, "it sounds so good!" And of course, what should have been a good game ended up being a thumping by Stanfurd.
I should have stayed home and drank. So I can use a hug from anyone :)
by AVNevis on Sep 27, 2009 12:45 AM PDTElsewhere, you can discuss whether you’ve been alive to see a more piteous performance by the Bears, join the 82% of readers who are " frankly disgusted" with the performance, and read about … uh … Cal downing Stanford in volleyball. So you’ve got that going for you. The Fightin’ Tedfords are an easy pick for this week’s Tears of Unfathomable Sadness award.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 3:14 PM PDT reply actions
We represent a substantial majority of the fanbase? Woo!
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
tell us how you really feel, roy
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I know like… it’s probably hard to say, but did you get treated well at Autzen? Did you have fun outside of the actual game?
It's spelled "S-H-U-X-U-A-L H-A-R-A-S-S-M-E-N-T"
Yes I did. Everyone was nice and on the way back I had some nice conversation with people. Granted they were all older folks (30+ probably) and I didn’t meet any students but still it was nice. But will someone clean the benches in section 39, row 43? It was dirty as hell.
In other words, Go Bears!
royrules, do you like them better than the Bear Insider? If so, how much?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
On a scale to “TEDFORD HATES RILEY” to “TEDFORD HAS PEEEEAKED”.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
they were all older folks (30+ probably)
you can go to hell, right after you get off my goddam lawn.
by DC Trojan on Sep 28, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
“But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?”
by CalBear81 on Sep 28, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
lol
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
As a UDub fan I met in Redding on the way back from the game put it.
“They got two kinds of fans up there, educated, and Clampetts.”
It really does the whole scene justice. There are a great many fans who were generally very welcoming and made me feel welcome. But then there were some hillbillies, like the man missing teeth sitting next to me in section 38, or the douchebag CHP officer in Siskyou county that decided a car going 85 at 1am on I-5 deserved a ticket,
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
damnit fail:
to continue: that I really wanted to hurt
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
Actual conversation between me and officer:
Me, still wearing my hat and Riley jersey: Good evening, officer.
Officer: I’ve got some bad news for you, the Bears lost, and you’re getting a ticket.
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Sep 28, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I call Police Brutality on that!
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
My observation
In Oregon, cars drive primarily in the right lane of a two lane and use the left to pass. In CA, everyone drives (fast) in the right lane and weaves into the left lane to pass (going faster). Shockingly, the Oregon system works way better traffic wise.
Lol that was me
In my drive down from Seattle I was weaving in and out of traffic. People must have wondered what the hell I was doing…
In other words, Go Bears!
Traffic problems on our worst of days is a good day in Seattle, LA or the Bay area.
Many people contribute it to our “pokey” driving. Most people generally stay in the right lane unless passing.
It’s been shown mathematically shown that weaving in and out really only makes traffic worse.
It's spelled "S-H-U-X-U-A-L H-A-R-A-S-S-M-E-N-T"
How the hell do you get anywhere then!?
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 29, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea I noticed that BS
I was driving a comfortable 70 (or atleast that’s what I was supposed to be doing…) when I was in Washington and ocassionally 65 but then I hit Oregon and it’s a pathetic 55. WTF
In other words, Go Bears!
Another thing…why is there so much ongoing road construction in OR? It seemed like every 5-10 miles, there was a construction zone…meaning speed limit dropped to 50 or 55 and “double the fines”. Is this just a speed trap? Sometimes the construction consisted of a few cones, or my favorite, a “closed shoulder”
It’s always raining and they can’t ever finish anything. The roads are also totally torn to pieces because all the Portland drivers put on chains if there’s a slight sprinkling of snow.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
by GBB4188 on Sep 28, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I got a ticket in Siskyou County. They are rough up there!
If any of you ever drive to Arizona, be on your damn guard. The whole state (and no, that’s not hyperbole) is crawling with speedtraps, especially on major highways. The cars that pull you over don’t even need to be marked, so any old car on the side of the road could be a trap waiting to catch you.
Over the summer, AAA was issuing road advisories for all major highways in Arizona, due to the tight enforcement of their speed limits. So just keep at 5 mph or less over the limit, and you’ll be just fine.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
I gotta add that some Cal fans were being j-douches
So there was this family in our section that were clear Oregon fans, husband, wife, daughter and I think her BF. Anyway the husband and wife was in my row and they were standing up when Cal was on offense. A couple of Cal fans behind us told them to sit down and the wife didn’t so they started arguing. She called them motherfuckers and they called her white trash and told the husband to fuck off. He started at the Cal fans longing for a fight but the daughter held him back. Eventually they both apologized.
I was too depressed by the antics on the field to give a fuck.
In other words, Go Bears!
I’m not sure if ‘love’ is really the right attribute to ascribe to a post entitled ‘This Week In Schadenfreude’.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I’m concerned here that we’re misunderstanding the meaning of ‘schadenfreude’.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yes, they are deriving pleasure from our pain. At least SOMEONE is getting something out of it.
dboneisloose
For all of you ignoring ESPN
Stafon Johnson was rushed to the ER about half an hour ago according to Shelley Smith. Apparently the bar fell on his throat.
My thoughts go out to Stafon. Hope he’s okay.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 3:45 PM PDT reply actions
ie, bench press?!?!? garrrrrgh that’s horrible.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit, thats horiffic. Thats every work out freaks worst nightmare.
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True story: I had a nightmare once where my high school was turned into a concentration camp, and I got shot in the head by a tank shell, and I died. THAT sucked.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also, I had a nightmare where I was shot in the face by some Indians (feather, not dot), because we were trying to take over their hill. When I have nightmares, they REALLY mare.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
coughing up blood, may need surgery. Two things I never like to hear about anyone.
It's spelled "T-A-K-O-T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-S-!-!-!."
I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
Firstly, that’s awful. I’m not even entirely sure who Stafon Johnson is, but that sounds incredibly painful.
Second, does anyone know why didn’t he have a spotter?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
USC RB.
The only article I could find online right now is from the Bleacher Report:
USC’s Star Running Back Stafon Johnson Injured Today In Weight Room
Breaking News:
According to a source with ESPN, USC Trojan’s running back Stafon Johnson was injured today in a freak weight room accident. The initial report suggests that Johnson was doing some sort of weight lifting when one of the bars fell or snapped and landed on Johnson’s throat.
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
He plays for a team that I think we play this Saturday.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, this guy
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you like a fumble, Mr. Twist?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s a great power downhill runner who gains consistent yardage. I think he had his first ever fumble @ UW.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
LOL WTF OMG OK
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
SOMEONE SHOULD POST IT THERE. I’M NOT JOKING. I WANT TO SEE HOW THEY REACT TO THIS MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE, THIS BLIND USC BIAS.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I was joking. Stop inciting wars between blogs! You aren’t Twist!
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
This is not a war. This is a public service. You cannot let ESPN get away with this.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s the weird part, he DID have a spotter.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Good news and bad news for Johnson
Apparently Petros Papadakis is reporting that it’s not life threatening, but it is career threatening, according to someone on BI.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 4:02 PM PDT reply actions
sheesh, if it’s true that’s a shame.
It's spelled "T-A-K-O-T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-S-!-!-!."
I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
If you like BI so much, why don’t you marry it?
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You seem distressed.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Just looking out for 33SS’s interests.
Point Plankn!
by CalBandGreat on Sep 28, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Official report from Trojans website.
Tailback Stafon Johnson suffered a throat injury while weightlifting Monday morning and is undergoing surgery this afternoon.
Johnson, a senior from Compton, was bench-pressing with a spotter in Heritage Hall’s weight room when the bar slipped out of his right hand and fell at an angle onto his throat. USC’s athletic trainers and emergency personnel rushed to the scene, and Johnson was taken to a local hospital, where he’s currently undergoing surgery on his throat.
“It was an unfortunate accident and Stafon is getting great care right now,” Coach Pete Carroll said. “We don’t have a lot of information at this point and we’ll keep everyone updated, but our thoughts and prayers are with Stafon.”
Head strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle, who was within 10 feet of the incident, said he was shocked something like this could happen.
“I’ve seen players have the bar slip and fall onto their chest, but never in my 25 years of coaching have I heard of someone dropping a bar on their throat,” Carlisle said. “We’re fortunate he was being spotted.”
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 4:13 PM PDT reply actions
Do you have Bling Cheese as one of your favorites?
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 29, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Where'd you find that picture of Brett Favre?!
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Sep 28, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4512778
USC Trojans running back Stafon Johnson injured his throat in a weightlifting accident Monday and required emergency surgery.
Johnson was bench pressing when the bar slipped from his hands and fell on his throat, according to a release from the school.
Immediately after the accident, Johnson was coughing up blood, a source close to the USC football program told ESPN’s Shelley Smith.
It’s unclear how long Johnson will be out, but it’s unlikely he will be ready to play on Saturday at California.
“It was an unfortunate accident and Stafon is getting great care right now,” coach Pete Carroll said on the team’s official Web site. “We don’t have a lot of information at this point and we’ll keep everyone updated, but our thoughts and prayers are with Stafon.”
Head strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle said Johnson was using a spotter when the accident occurred.
“I’ve seen players have the bar slip and fall onto their chest, but never in my 25 years of coaching have I heard of someone dropping a bar on their throat,” Carlisle said. “We’re fortunate he was being spotted.”
Johnson, a 5-foot-11, 210-pound senior from Compton, Calif., is the Trojans’ second-leading rusher and goal-line specialist. He’s rushed 32 times for 157 yards this year and leads the team with five touchdowns. He entered the season with 1,395 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns.
Johnson’s absence likely means more carries for 235-pound junior Allen Bradford or perhaps 225-pound sophomore Marc Tyler.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, a Stanfurd fan on the Internets?
http://www.bruinsnation.com/2009/9/28/1059178/things-you-might-want-to-know
This may very well be a longer post than any of you wish to read, but please bear with me while I suck up a little before telling you a little bit about the team you’re going up against this week.
As has been mentioned, Stanford doesn’t have a solid blogosphere dedicated to the football team. The few faithful we have tend to be older than the average Pac-10 team or, I suppose, busy commenting on TechCrunch. Thus, I peruse the opposition boards on a weekly basis and can honestly say we just don’t come across any PAC-10 fans as civil, knowledgable, or humble as the Bruin faithful. Not even close. Perhaps this is due to the mutual chagrin we share at the plummeting qualification standards in the East Bay or the distaste for the arrogance constantly eminating from South Central. Perhaps we have a mutual longing to see the football team live up to the high standards set in our Basketball and Olympic sports programs and the past few years have not worn well. Whatever the reason, I’m proud to be in the same conference as UCLA and hope you feel the same way about us. It is only because I anticipate thoughtful and insightful responses that I am making the first blog comment of my entire life.
I’ve read this is UCLA’s most important road game in some time and I can honestly say that I feel the same way about the game for Stanford. I can’t recall a Pac-10 game with this much on the line since Ty Willingham was on the sidelines. My thoughts on the Cardinal after the jump.
Don’t worry, he’ll get banned.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I used that word about one hundred times between Saturday and Sunday’s games.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
Were you teaching people how to mix an Old-Fashioned?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
That said, I still don’t get this.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
Somebody's bitters!
That doesn’t mean the same thing at all.
dboneisloose
Please, I know how to make a simple drink like an old fashioned.
I just wasn’t sure how it related to cocksucker. Clearly, it did not.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
Man, I’m glad I didn’t realize you were talking about saying “cocksucker” so often. That could’ve been bad, given my record for inappropriate posts today.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
we just don’t come across any PAC-10 fans as civil, knowledgable, or humble as the Bruin faithful
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
dboneisloose
This is like reading Chavez sucking Putin’s cock at the UN.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
sockcucker
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
They are tricks, Michael! They’re illusions!
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
I fail at life.
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
….or candy.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I peruse the opposition boards on a weekly basis and can honestly say we just don’t come across any PAC-10 fans as civil, knowledgable, or humble as the Bruin faithful. Not even close. Perhaps this is due to the mutual chagrin we share at the plummeting qualification standards in the East Bay or the distaste for the arrogance constantly eminating from South Central. Perhaps we have a mutual longing to see the football team live up to the high standards set in our Basketball and Olympic sports programs and the past few years have not worn well. Whatever the reason, I’m proud to be in the same conference as UCLA and hope you feel the same way about us. It is only because I anticipate thoughtful and insightful responses that I am making the first blog comment of my entire life.
Excellent sucking up, s. andrew, but I have to ask: "Have you no sense of decency sir? At long last, have you no sense of decency?"
And, by the way, the words are spelled "knowledgeable" and "emanating."
by CalBear81 on Sep 28, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Saved for posterity
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I Got Banned
Nestor said that we were to keep our flame war off his site. I posted a reply asking if he really considered this a flame war. That post was deleted. Then I posted this:
I was serious in that post you just deleted. Do you really consider this a "flame war"? The guy made a post with a joking slur against Cal ("plummeting qualification standards in the East Bay"), and I made a little joke in response. Not nasty, not personal, not profane. No insult of any kind to UCLA. To me, that seems like good humor, and s. andrew seems to feel the same way. How can that possibly be a "flame war"? Seriously, I would like to understand what the standards are. If your blog allows posts like that from s. andrew containing a light-hearted slur against Cal, why do you get upset at a Cal fan making a light-hearted response?
Within minutes I was banned.
You got banned because you made Nestor do this:
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
CalBear81,
It is well known that the Bruins are a fellow Pac 10 team and making fun of them is not something that I, as a moderator of this website, condone. Please refrain from doing so in the future.
-TnH
The Tyrant Boy-King Is Returning!
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Twist/Calbear81,
I made the unfortunate mistake of making fun of the Bruins and suffered the deep, deep consequences. They are consequences that make me regret to this very day of making fun of the Bruins. I am deeply sorry for my transgressions, making fun of the football team that is the Bruins, and my life has been affected negatively because of them.
-Spazzy Mcgee
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 28, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Hugs available at Folsom St. Fair
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
so
…no recs?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Someone at ESPN just lost their job. As seen today at the Penn State-Iowa GameDay.
We are told this happened about 45 minutes into the show and security confiscated it just after cameras showed this around the world and third world nations where they are wondering who Erin might be.
Who is Erin? We have one solid guess.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
http://www.bustedcoverage.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/gameday-tebow-me-so-holy-2.jpg
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
The fish sticks have been all over the past few weeks. They aren’t offensive to anyone who doesn’t know the joke, so I guess ESPN doesn’t care that much.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
Do you like fish sticks?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
What are you, a sexually-confused fish?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
Well, that’s just not funny.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
Of course not
I don’t have gills nor am I gay. Being the genius I am I would know if I were a fish or gay.
In other words, Go Bears!
Do you like putting fish sticks IN YOUR MOUTH?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
Do you pick them up in the frozen aisle?
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
by Rishi on Sep 29, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey royrules22,
Do you like fishsticks?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re unAmerican!
Also, a spoilsport.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know what to do now. Suggestions?
by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 2, 2009 2:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Or you could just answer our questions.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Minnesota player says hilarious thing while mic'd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SBcSgtIbj4
From Busted Coverage.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 28, 2009 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
May It Please Your Honour
TwistNHook is innocent. Motion to introduce Exhibit RR into evidence:
I’ll be in a bar after our Rose Bowl (either the game or MNCG) victory in January! [Emphasis added]
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly, the blame goes to Roy Rules and not TwistNHook.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
I have a pitchbook to finish by tomorrow. I’m too tired, so I’m leaving soon – I’ve been here since 5:50 am.
Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!
:[
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my goodness. This is startling new evidence.
CALumbus Bear, I’ll present this in Day 2 of the proceedings. Very suspicious, all of this.
Email: bearsnecessities@gmail.com
by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 28, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Christ, am I supposed to be here all week?
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Sep 28, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
IMPEACH
Praying that Tim Alderson doesn't come back to bite us
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