DBD 9.4.09 Oregon is...
by Fire Starkey on Sep 4, 2009 6:02 AM PDT
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PrintI sat and watched both the South Carolina-NC State game and then the Oregon-Boise State game last night and thought to myself "Wow, I've been waiting 9 months for this?" Bad playcalling, sloppy execution, limited watchability...if I didn't know better, I 'd think I was watching the trailers from free porn movies on my computer. But since I never do that I had to accept the fact that all four of the teams on offer last night are just not very good.
South Carolina and NC State are unworthy of mention. If I watch them again this season, I suspect it will be out of pure desperation and I'll be crying, curled into a ball and rocking back and forth on the floor.
Boise State was ok but didn't strike me as anything special. A good QB, some decent players and a crap schedule mean 12-0 is a near certainty for them at this point but if they play a half decent team last night, they lose.
That leaves Oregon. Who are they? WHAT are they? To me, Oregon is...
*going to struggle to win 4 games this year. 0 first downs for 2 and a half quarters. Picked apart by the Boise State QB. Redefined bend but dont break. Sent a "Thank you" gift basket to the BSU kicker and snapper. Absolutely brutal.
*in desperate need of an offensive line. Underwhelmed to say the least.
*in desperate need of a defensive line. Pass rush? Anyone? Anyone know how to rush the passer?
*in desperate need of a new running back. Blount was fat and slow and will now miss a good chunk (if not all) of the season due to his childishness.
*crazy if they think Masoli is the answer. I'm proud to say "HE IS WHAT I THOUGHT HE WAS!" which is overrated, a terrible passer and barely servicable at the D1 level with the current talent that Oregon has on offense. There's a reason he was 5th string last year.
*going to need Chip Kelly to pull it together quick or this season is lost already. The team looked woefully unprepared, lifeless and was only in the game because Boise State's special teams were completely inept.
Those are my initial thoughts on our brethren to the north. 1st game overreation to be sure but I haven't been that underwhelmed by a team since...Cal against Maryland last year. At least the Bears showed signs of life in the 4th quarter of that game. No excuses for Oregon though. Brutal.
What do you think?
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Blount totally Chung'd that guy
Poor game for them overall, but one bad game does not a season make (Tennessee ’06 ring a bell?).
I’m minutes away from starting my cross-country trek to Cal. I’ve packed lots of clothes, and every single upper torso article is Cal-related. See some of you punks at the tailgates/game.
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“Poor game overall” might be the understatement of the century. I love the fact Kelly’s players were mocking him or ignoring him on the sidelines during the game according to the Oregonian. Oregon could completely implode if Kelly doesn’t grab this team by the balls immediately.
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us older blues don't hang with that newfangled lower torso clothing....
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by Rocksanddirt on Sep 4, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Old Blues don’t wear pants???
No wonder you guys never stand up at football games!
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by BearStage on Sep 4, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oregon gets Purdue, Utah, Wazzu, Cal, USC, ASU and OSU at home.
They get UCLA, Furd, UW, Arizona on the road
All the tough teams come there, all the weak games are on the road, so the rest of the season sets up nicely for them. I’m pretty sure you could pick out at least six wins in there, and at least nine to ten winnable games.
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Based on what? That was the worst offensive performance I have ever seen for 2.5 quarters. J Torchio teams were better. Holmoe offense during the 1-10 abortion was better.
I expect the offense to improve but that team is an absolute mess.
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Oregon State 3, Pitt 0 comes to mind. So does Tennessee 35, Cal 18 (35-0 through aforementioned 2.5 quarters). Utah 2830, UCLA 0. All worse performances.
And those teams were GOOD (well, except for UCLA). Do you see the Ducks trending towards the Bruins side of the ball?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions
They had 11 yards of total offense with 7 minutes left in the 3rd quarter against a so-so defense. I’ve already stated I think they will improve to some extent but with Masoli (poor passing QB), a shitty O-line, no Blount and what looked like really dicey wide receivers (Holland was brutal), I think they’re going to struggle overall. They have an excellent TE and a decent looking RB (#21 I think) but that OLine is going to murder them this year, at least until they gel which should be 3 or 4 games in.
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I’m still impressed with Oregon State for shutting down Pitt without their two best offensive players ()rodgers bros.) in
that sun bowl.
by Longhorn@Berkeley on Sep 4, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Indeed, but still a terrible offensive performance.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
But an offense missing their two best players will almost certainly stay on the field less and thus put significantly more pressure on the defense.
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I’m pretty sure he was impressed with the team, not you.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
I agree that Oregon will be better than we saw last night. And also, lets not forget how many people wrote us off in 2006 after the Tennessee game and we nearly went to the Rose Bowl. So, let’s not just write Oregon out yet, people. Avi is on tos omething here.
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The circumstances I saw are A LOT different than Tennessee-Cal ‘06. A LOT different. The Ducks have a shot at turning things around but if you don’t think there are ginormous challenges for a rookie coach who is being disrespected by his own players during game 1, had his star player melt doen and damage national perception of his program after an off season where several high profile guys left the program, you my Twistian friend, are nuts. I think comparing Cal-Tennessee ‘06 to last night is like saying that McDonald’s and Barney’s both make hamburgers. Technically its true but they’re really not all that similar.
Just my opinion.
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All Im saying is that they had 1 rough game, just like we did. We were able to rebound. Lets not write them off just yet.
I MEAN C’MON WHAT KIND OF CAL FANS ARE WE IF WE HAVE CONFIDENCE AND BELIEF IN OUR ABILITY TO BEAT THE OTHER TEAM. I MEAN SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!??!?!?! DON’T DO THIS TO ME FIRE STARKEY. WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS????????
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I think the bigger issue
Is that the Oregonian, or whatever their newspaper is, is reporting that Chip Kelly doesn’t have the respect of his football team. Keep in mind, for all of those who are trying to point out similarities, that this was Chip’s first game as a Head Coach. That is a huge difference from Jeff Tedford in his 5th year as a HC, after having already resurrected the program and earned the respect of his players.
People are asking more than just is Oregon overrated, but how long till Chip Kelly is gone? That is a big, big difference.
Oregon certainly has the skill position talent to recover from this, especially against two beatable teams in Purdue and then Utah. The issue regarding the rest of the year is can he take this situation and turn it into something that solidifies his control.
the oregonian has been saying that about Kelly since
he was named heir. so don’t that might be simple reporter bias.
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by Rocksanddirt on Sep 4, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough
I’m not well-enough informed either way.
One thing that did stick out to me in the Ted MIller interview with Chip was how incredibly structured his approach to the administrative side was. Along the lines of, I know when and what time we’re having a meeting on April 25, 2010. This is pure speculation without even any kind of specialized formation in the subject, but I wonder how well that attitude responds to changing conditions.
not saying they're not right....but
it’s not clear cut, imo.
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by Rocksanddirt on Sep 4, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but I read on ATQ that Belotti came over to Kelly during the 2nd Qtr and had some words for him…whether that was advice, direction, whatever…it still undermines the head coach in the middle of the game in front of his players. Nevermind that Belotti was coach last year, for a HC to suceed the buck has to stop with him. It sends the message to the players that whily Chip’s opinion may matter, Belotti is still pulling the strings. Poor move by Belotti IMO if true
See the link I posted at the bottom of the thread from Oregon’s beat reporter
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Yes, someone just brought up this point below. If Belotti is really trying to “hand over the reigns”, I think he needs to be in the press box and out of the limelight at least for the first few games. Otherwise, the perception is that he is alwaus looking over his shoulder
Indeed
It certainly didn’t help that he was interviewed on the sidelines by ESPN, at which point he virtually admitted to discussing things with C. Kelly, saying something like “we need to run more.”
Also, not to pick pepper out of fly s***, but Oregon really lost control on their 2nd/3rd drive of the 1st half when Maehl was responsible for missing two consecutive first downs. First he jumped up (when it was unnecessary to do so) and landed out-of-bounds, negating the 11 yard play, then running the exact same pattern dropped a sure 1st down, although Masoli had thrown it low. Either of those plays convert, Oregon’s offense starts to come together a little bit better.
Wasted home field advantage
IF this is how Oregon is going to play the rest of the season they have no chance against Cal, USC, OSU, and Utah home or away. That home field advantage of theirs might be needed more against UCLA/Furd/UW/UA which now look a lot like tossups.
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I completely agree FS. What sucks is that now the conference has one foot in the “Pac10 is overrated” business.
While it’s early, Boise St should run the table meaning a non-USC team getting a BCS at large bin is now out the window (lol as if there was some chance to begin with!).
Boise St and Cal have one thing in common: we need Oregon to be a good, “valued” opponent. Last night they looked like a 4th or 5th place team.
While I’m all for the “it’s early” talk, to me the problem with Oregon is a bad O-line and mediocore front 7. Maybe they can gel, but that spread option run requires zero penetration.
Masoli’s deep balls looked like a game of 3 flies up.
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--Coach Clark
Out the window?
It’s the first game of the season man. Oregon can redeem themselves with Purdue/Utah wins. One Big Ten team winning ten games or more could take away their at-large and open up a slot for us. And there’s plenty of other Pac-10 teams who can pick up the slack.
Boise has to go to Tulsa, Fresno, and Hawaii…not easy places to win. They weren’t so hot today either. I’m not going to presume they run the table just yet.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 7:00 AM PDT up reply actions
us, meaning a Pac-10 team, not Cal
lalalalalala not making predictions about Cal lalalalalalalalala
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 7:01 AM PDT up reply actions
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/09/01/pac-10-football-why-oregon-boise-state-is-huge/
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/09/03/boise-state-smothers-oregon-will-the-broncos-run-the-table/
For once, I agree with Wilner. I wish Cal’s hardest game was @ Tulsa.
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Why do we need Oregon to be a good, valued opponent? As always, because the Pac-10 has 9 conference games, our fate is in our hands. The odds of having 1 loss and not making the BCS are quite low given the extra BCS game. Not to mention that if Oregon is terrible, Boise has a fairly weak argument even if they go undefeated.
Also, it should be noted that like Texas in 2004, Cal has special circumstances when it comes to the possibility being kept out of the BCS twice. (Though Texas’ claim wasn’t as strong given that they had two losses that year.) So, we have sympathy on our side. And if people were willing to game the system for Texas over Cal, they will be willing to do the same for Cal over Boise.
Mmmmaybe. I really don’t want to think about that politicking.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, after the first quarter I saw a few empty seats. Doesn’t bode well for earning potential when the home fans can’t fill the stadium when its the biggest game EVER at your stadium.
Worth noting that if Boise State is in the top 12 and is the highest ranked team, they can’t be excluded from the BCS.
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Yeah, this is sort of the view I take. Let us control our fate and see where the cards rest.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
well, of course. Cal has to win teh games first. Hard to argue against an undefeated team from a BCS conference. The rest should take care of itself. However, jostling for the best bowl game possible is important in two instances:
1) When the team of interest loses a random game to a mediocore opponent (which Cal’s capable of doing).
2) If Cal does The Unthinkable, imo they need Oregon and USC to be 9-3 or better in order for MNC consideration. There’s currently too much hype regarding Florida, Texas, OU, and soon Penn St. If Oregon plays like it did yesterday and USC is a 2 or a 3 loss team…doesn’t that sort of suck that the one year we put it together it’s viewed as a “winning by default” thing? Of course, the Rose Bowl would be a terrific experience, yet it would still would be like getting kicked in the nuts at every I-5 rest stop on the way there.
Before someone says it, I know I’m getting ahead of myself. You can try and sue, but I have F. TwistianHook, Esq. as my attorney. And he never loses. Or wins. He just kind of writes shit and pretends to kick old lady’s out.
BTW fuckers, I’m wearing blue today.
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by carp on Sep 4, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think in the end, though, I am not sure I care much about the MNC. If we go undefeated, we get to go to a Rose Bowl, and potentially finish the season undefeated. That seems pretty good in my book. (This ties into a larger theory that 50 years from now no one is going to give a crap about BCS national championships.)
To get ahead of ourselves – I think if we end up ranked third in the polls, it is likely we leap over Texas in the computers. I am sure someone has calculated this and will prove me wrong.
exactly. it's the same diff. to me.
January in Pasadena…..sign me the fuck up.
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by Rocksanddirt on Sep 4, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
BTW fuckers, I’m wearing blue today.
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by Rocksanddirt on Sep 4, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Good call. I’m totally wearin my old-school striped sweater to rehearsal tonight.
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Vegas clubs are so awesome, it’s ridiculous.
I’ve been working for weeks to get us into them this weekend.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Working for weeks? It’s not that hard to get in.
Also, I’m not sure exactly what is so awesome about standing in line for an hour to get into a club where you get overcharged for watered down drinks…but that’s just me.
dboneisloose
....
I may be exaggerating the “weeks” part (more like I just thought about where to go well in advance), but you can’t just stroll up to a club and expect to get in.
Especially on Labour Day Weekend.
Especially with a bachelor party (ie no girls).
Especially at the best clubs in Vegas (Tao, XS, Body English).
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
I went to Tao last December
It’s not that hard. Just eat at the restaurant and get the hand stamp. You can jump the line.
Plus, the girl who stamps your hand could very easily be a goddess.
How’d you get hold of my itenerary for tonight?!
Yeah, we’re eating at the restaurant tonight ($26 Kung Pao Chicken ftw)!
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Vegasclubsstrippers are so awesome, it’s ridiculous.
I’ve been working for weeks to get us into them this weekend.
Fixed for subtext.
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by BearStage on Sep 4, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
They’re not really passengers – more like hobos who hop on your cargo car for like 10 miles then jump off at the next station.
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Point for He-Who-Must-Be-NamedPhobe.
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DAMMIT PHAIL
Point for He-Who-Must-Not-Be-NamedPhobe.
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I went once, it was okay, but I don’t really like strip clubs, and the strippers didn’t know why I was there as I had no interest in paying them $20 to give me 5 minutes of attention.
The last time I was at the Venetian I got really drunk, couldn’t find my room, and had to sleep in my car. Fortunately I wasn’t paying for the room, and didn’t rip myself off.
Last time I was at the Ventian, my room got burglarized the night before we left and the Venetian basically acted like they didn’t care. They’ll never get any of my business again.
Mandalay Bay is my preferred den of choice. The last time I was there, I apparently did some sleepwalking after 30 odd hours of drinking, found myself locked out of my room dressed in nothing but boxer shorts and with a pressing urge to urinate.
Hilarity ensued.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 4, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Some Page2 writer from ESPN made a very good point (shocking) – The Hangover has replaced Swingers as the quintessential “VEGAS BABY!” movie.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
You know what was a horrible Vegas movie.
Very Bad Things with Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz and Jeremy Piven.
Is that the one where they killed the hooker?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Rishi, how many candidates are there for the quintessential “VEGAS BABY!” movie?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Swingers sucked. One of the worst movies of all time.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I refuse to acknowledge your existence from here on out!
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Good, I don’t want to talk to people who like terrible movies anyways. I bet you’re a Blair Witch Project fan, too. While I’m at it, I bet you’re quite the fan of Napolean Dynamite. Talk about piece of shit movies.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like someone at poo poo flakes for breakfast!
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Swingers was meh
Blair Witch Project sucked
Napolean Dynamite was awesome
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 4, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It seems when serious comment meets funny comment, it’s the equivalent of E=mc^2. Everything else cancels out.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Blair Witch = meh
Napoleon Dynamic = awful, awful.
But Swings = iconic.
Seriously; something must be wrong with your life.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
What’s interesting is that, so far, Missing Barry, Fire Starkey, BearStage, Rishi and zoonews have all expressed theirtaste in movies, and I haven’t agreed with a single one of you on even the small number of movies under discussion.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
How? If I’m not mistaken, we’ve had the full range of movie views expressed. We’ve had someone love Swings, someone hate it. Someone love BWP, someone hate it. And we’ve had someone love ND, and someone hate it. How can you not agree with anyone?! We’ve even had some people that were indifferent! Or is it you don’t agree with any of us on all 3 movies combined?
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Rags is a Philadelphia 9.332. He’s like Rishi.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Philadelphia 9.332
I don’t get it, what’s that…?
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
you wouldn’t understand, it’s an “important” part of “the Train Ride” that “happens” when you live life “Rishi style”.
dboneisloose
I’m really confused now. I wish I knew what was going on. Damn.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a reference to Arthur Kade. I really don’t know how to describe him other than he plays a very delusioned character on the Internet.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I take the 5th. Or the other one where you can’t be made to testify against your spouse.
Honk if you think Rags is great!
You mean testify against yourself? I thought you both were one person.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Zoonews’ baby is due pretty soon. Sounds like he finished something.
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by zoonews on Sep 4, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well you’ve somewhat redeemed yourself, I guess we can have a conversation (because we definitely weren’t before!).
Basically, my problem with Swingers is I don’t enjoy awkward humor. That’s all the movie is. One awkward scene after another. Not my kind of thing, and because they went so all out with the awkward humor, I ended up hating the movie rather than simply disliking it.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Clearly, you will never enjoy the Office.
Also, movies that extensively highlight Vegas are, by definition, awesome (see: 21)
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
I’m a fan of Fear and Loathing myself. I actually did love the first few seasons of the Office – I hated Michael’s character for that reason but I thought the rest was great. It’s really dropped off, though, I didn’t enjoy the last season much at all.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
The Office wouldn’t be The Office without the excessively awkward moments.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Eh, most of the awkward stuff in the Office I find funny – I think the stuff with Michael is excessively so, though, and the show would be better if they toned him down.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Between not understanding what they’re saying, and not really enjoying what I do understand, can’t say I’m a fan…
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I must be the only person who liked The Office's last season.
I really enjoyed watching Jim and Pam’s relationship develop last season.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The characters don’t do anything. Pam takes shit from Michael, and Jim avoids office drama and occasionally plays pranks on Dwight. They have about as much combined personality as a muffin.
dboneisloose
The characters are more real to me now. They don’t give a crap about the other stuff going on in teh office – they care about each other. Maybe it’s a mistake to try to make them act real on a fictional TV show, but I appreciate it. There are plenty of other characters on the show that act outrageous and bizarre.
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The characters are more real to me now. They don’t give a crap about the other stuff going on in teh office – they care about each other.
Ew.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
EMOTION GIVES YOU COOTIES.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m cootie free since ’93. Just the price I pay…
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm I guess we watch the show for different reasons. I watch it for the outrageous behavior – it’s not a show I watch looking for character depth.
dboneisloose
I really don’t mind it either way. Their time together is filler and I check my email.
But Jim and Dwight or Pam and Michael can still be entertaining, occasionally uproarious. Like most relationships, you gotta compromise.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked The Office's last season
However, I hated watching their relationship develop. I stopped caring after about twenty seconds.
But Michael starting his own paper company was so friggin’ brilliant!
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Oh God I liked Swingers too what to do what to do. Um… didn’t like Old School or Anchorman THAT much, um, Big Lebowski is the best movie ever and Friends sucked.
Am I sufficiently deRishi’d?
by zoonews on Sep 4, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
it’s not be-awesome though. It’s just not.
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She?
I was referencing the recent animated film Bolt, not Beyonce. Sorry.
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by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The first time I went to Vegas, we encountered a naked girl in the corridor outside our room who had locked herself out of hers.
dboneisloose
I’m assuming you went with family and you were 12.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
he could be…aww, it’s summer. i don’t want to put his sweater on him!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Which one?
If Rags was a street, I think he’d be Channing.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
I am!
Because I live relatively close to it.
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Correction
I see a new DBD that Twist will censor!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I USED to be in the camp of go Pac 10, how does this other Pac-10 team's
performance help/hurt the bears, etc.
However, I woke up from that mindfuck and realized that in the end it comes down to whether WE handle OUR business. We haven’t handled our business in almost 60 years. Worry about Cal and Cal only, otherwise you are wasting your time.
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 4, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Well-said, rec'd.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought for sure i'd get shouted down for that take, but bottom line is we just need to
win. The only exception that comes to my mind is in 2004 when we got HOSED big time.
CalBandGreat – see you tomorrow. Go Beers
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 4, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
He will not only finish his can before you, but he will beat you down with it.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
I cannot wait for the rematch to shut you down once and for all
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
I’m not saying I’ll win – my shotgunning skills have deteriorated sadly since college – but at least it’ll be a fair fight.
dboneisloose
Mild disagreement.
Because Cal’s current goal is just making the Rose Bowl, going 9-0 in the Pac-10 is the only goal that counts. However, once JT has reached that mountaintop, there’s only one further step to climb. And if you’re going to reach that summit, you’ll need some help from your conference. Nobody took PSU’s 11-1 season seriously because it came against the Big Ten, even though one of their wins came over OrSt.
What's going on Danzig?
Cal volleyball is 2-2. Although with #2 Texas, a loss was probably expected.
The No. 10-ranked California volleyball team (2-2) fell in four sets (21-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-13) to No. 2 Texas (3-0) today (Sept. 3) in the opening match of the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Golden Bears stunned the Longhorns by taking the first set but Texas settled into a groove to maintain its perfect record this season. Senior outside hitter Hana Cutura led the Bears with 16 kills (6e, 35att, .286) and two service aces.
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Katie Dowd of the Daily Cal has more
Cal held the Longhorns to a .161 hitting percentage in the first, relinquishing the lead only three times. Consecutive kills from true freshman Correy Johnson and sophomore middle hitter Shannon Hawari clinched the set, 25-21 for Cal.
“I think we caught them a little off-guard early and we played pretty good,” Feller said. “It was a great first game. And they picked it up, we let it down.”
Things started to fall apart for the Bears in the next set as the Longhorns took advantage of Cal’s self-defeating mistakes. At one point during the second set, five straight Texas points were won off of Cal service and attacking errors.
In the second set alone, the Bears made 12 attacking errors and hit a miserable .030. That was all the Longhorns needed to condemn Cal (2-2) to its second loss of the young season.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Again, it’s pretty clear Katie didn’t actually watch the match…. same ol recap from the play-by-play stats.
I watched it this morning and we were just beat down by a much taller, faster and better team. They serve better than we do, they block better and they’re much more creative on offense. We hit harder, but that’s about it. The first set we did play well and pretty much dominated. The rest of the way Texas was executing so well, I was simply amazed at that team.
I think people will get on Tarah for hitting zero etc.. but actually she wasn’t too bad. Many of the errors weren’t her fault… Texas is just too tall and too fast. Plus I think Carli deserves alot of the blame. She was setting into Texas’ defense and not giving our hitters a chance.
Cal playing Texas in football!!!!
The No. 14 California women’s soccer team will put on the 15th Annual Cal Invitational on Sept. 4 and 6, welcoming Saint Mary’s, Texas A&M and Texas. Saint Mary’s (1-1-0) and Texas (1-1-0) will face off in the weekend-opening game on Friday, Sept. 4, at 2 p.m. Thirty minutes following that game, Cal (1-1-0) will play Texas A&M (2-1-0). On Sunday, Sept. 6, Cal will close the tournament taking on Texas at noon.
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I'm surrounded by Texas fans! Help!
I’m staying at the Claremont and there are more Texas fans/families/players here than you can shake a stick at. The bile that rises up in my throat every time I see a Texas shirt is making me sick. They’re all Mack Brown spies!! I keep trying to get into their head saying things like “there’s no shame in losing to Cal” and “Break a leg. No, seriously.”
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 5, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I saw almost as many Texas outfits as Maryland stuff yesterday at the Claremont. Did you notice the new Cal flag on the tower?
Yeah, that flag is awesome. Mrs. CALumbus Bear and I took our picture with that flag in the background. Are you staying here as well?
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 5, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
In case you get bored way before the game
Opening up the 2009 season at 1-0, the California field hockey team continues its season-opening three-game homestand when it welcomes Kent State and Northeastern to Berkeley this weekend. The Golden Bears face Kent State on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m. and Northeastern on Sunday, Sept. 6, at 1 p.m. at Maxwell Family Field.
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Cal's baseball players enjoying notoriety
California sophomore right-handers Dixon Anderson and Erik Johnson both enjoyed successful summers pitching in the Northwoods League and were recently named the league’s second and sixth top prospects, respectively, by Baseball America.
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N-woods league is not to be confused with the Cape Cod League.
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--Coach Clark
Which one’s better?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Cape Cod is by FAR the best…The Northwoods League is a fine league, but it’s definitely the runner up. Kind of like USC and the Pac9.
They’re both wood bat leagues, and it gives scouts a great opportunity to see if college hitters can cut it in the pros.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Cape Cod is by FAR the best…The Northwoods League is a fine league, but it’s definitely the runner up. Kind of like USC and the Pac9.
They’re both wood bat leagues, and it gives scouts a great opportunity to see if college hitters can cut it in the pros.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
CGB Programming Note: We might have a fanshot open thread for the Sunday Cal soccer game
Stream will be free on the Maryland site, from what people tell me, but we’ll see what happens.
Danzig, if you ever find free Cal volleyball streams or any televised things, let meus know and we’ll try and schedule open threads for those games.
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*us, not meus
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Daily Cal discusses men’s soccer kicking off.
This weekend in our nation’s capital, another inauguration will be held. This one will be warmer, attended by hundreds, not millions, and much sweatier.
This inauguration will be the season kick-off for the No. 8 Cal men’s soccer team, which will play Georgetown today in Washington, D.C., before heading south for a grudge match against Maryland, the defending NCAA College Cup champions, Sunday at 4 p.m. PT in College Park, Md.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Maryland isn’t even south of Washington DC. Serious geography fail!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope they did mean that literally, though.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
And from this point on...FOOTBALL TALK
Updates from Okanes summarized as followed:
*Hagan injury not that serious, just Tedford being cautious about the health of his corner.
*Linebackers locked with Mohamed and Young on the outside, Kendricks and Holt on the inside
*Conte would’ve been on the depth chart if spring injuries hadn’t held him back.
Also, contrary to prior reports, Ryan Davis will redshirt.
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Gregory was cautious about whether Hagan will start the Maryland game
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 7:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Some press quotes to chew over
"He’s just more confident and he has more poise in the huddle. He’s leading the team better than he was last year. He’s definitely the leader of our team now. It’s something you just feel. You come out to practice and he steps in the huddle, everybody just stops talking and listens to him. He just has that control over people."
~Jahvid Best, on Kevin Riley
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plus, he’s 15% cuter than last year. You KNOW thats got to have an effect on the team.
Honk if you think Rags is great!
You mean boys don’t appreciate and respect a cute leader? I guess I don’t understand men as well as I thought…
Honk if you think Rags is great!
That would explain why, frustratingly, I continue to struggle as a leader.
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Because you don’t understand men as well as you thought?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
No, Hello Kitty stickers on his HELMET! Kind of like how some of the schools give stickers when you score a touchdown or a sack….they should give out Hello Kitty stickers every time you hug during the pre-game handshake or help pick a player up at the end of a play.
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
You can’t tackle a guy with a Hello Kitty sticker on his helmet! Taylor Mays would just tiptoe out of the way and point towards the end zone.
dboneisloose
If you tackle someone with a Hello Kitty sticker on his helmet, you should get a Batdz-Maru helmet on yours. If any Sanrio character were gonna jump up and smack someone, it’d be him. Just saying.
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And the offensive linemen
should all have keychain creatures that you have to feed and nurture for health. And then when they get to the line, they should whip them out and challenge the defensive line to a keychain creature duel. Then put them away and snap the ball.
"It was kind of a difficult situation. You want to step up and be a leader, but at the same time I didn’t want to cross over because Nate was a leader as well and he had done a lot of good things. It was a hard situation. We both wanted to play, of course. At times it was tough. It was hard, but I think we both handled it well. We just wanted to win."
~Kevin Riley, on last year’s QB carousel
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On the most pressure-packed kick he’s had: "Probably the first game I ever kicked, sophomore year (of high school). It was kind of exciting (a short 20-yarder to win the game)."
~Vince D’Amato, your starting place kicker.
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"I don’t really want to use excuses. I don’t like excuses. Whether it was an earlier game or a later game, we just had to come out and be prepared to play a game. It was a little warmer than we usually play in, but I don’t think that’s an excuse for us losing the game. It just took awhile for us to execute the game plan. It came back and bit us in the end."
~Syd’Quan Thompson on last year’s Maryland time issues and humidity.
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Just like the 2007 season opener, Cal starts 2009 with redemption on their mind
According to Matt Kawahara of the Daily Cal.
But the No. 12 Bears appear eager for an entirely different reason: redemption.
Indeed, the buzz among the team heading into tomorrow’s 7 p.m. game against Maryland at Memorial Stadium seems to stem from a cache of pent-up feelings that has remained with Cal since its loss to the Terrapins last season-the first setback of a 9-4 campaign.
For the Bears, enthusiasm for the commencement of the 2009 season traces back to a day in College Park, Md., that they probably wish they could forget.
But they can’t.
“It’s definitely in the back of our minds,” Cal wideout Marvin Jones said at Tuesday’s press conference. “We don’t want to start off like we did last year.”
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Whoops, that's Jeff Goodman
Kawahara’s story is below.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Kawahara agrees with me! Says Riley is the key tomorrow, not Best; do you agree?
A couple days ago, Kevin Riley explained that the play was reacting to a Terrapins’ defensive look that the Bears weren’t prepared for. There was a mix-up over which defensive back Cal’s receiver would block.
“With more experience, now I’ll probably call timeout because that’s not a look that we’d like at all,” Riley said.
And there again is the word that has followed Riley around since the beginning of fall camp. Coaches and players have gone on about Riley’s experience, Riley’s confidence, Riley’s comfort level in the offense. He acts more like a leader. He’s got that charisma.
“When we come out to practice and he steps in the huddle, everybody stops talking and listens to him,” Best said. “He just has that control over people.”
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In case anyone missed it yesterday
How Cal’s offense should beat Maryland’s defense
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I dunno who Zennie62 is
National Championship? Notre Dame? No. Cal beating USC? Yes.
Why?
Everyone talks about Cal’s offense and Jahvid Best, but for me the key to what could be a national championship season for The Golden Bears is their defense. Cal has eight of eleven defensive starters returning for 2009. USC by contrast is burdened with the task of breaking in a freshman quarterback and rebuilding their defense. I can’t see USC beating Cal, let alone Ohio State.
Score: Cal 20, USC 14.
On this issue, there’s a looming problem for Cal this Saturday in that reportedly, Cal has no idea what kind of defense the Maryland Terapins will use because its brand new.
Maryland’s planned “attacking 4-3” is a design that I favor, but I also know how to beat it: spread four and five wide receivers and match pressure with pressure and throw short passes. If Maryland should go “max blitz”, the chance that a receiver will score after a catch-and-run or be wide open increases dramatically.
But if Cal runs a two-back set it’s not going to be the easy win that’s predicted for the Golden Bears.
At any rate, GO BEARS! And remember its BLUE DAY Saturday at Berkeley!
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Really? I don’t know if we’ll cover that spread – i do think we’ll win though.
And I’d ordinarily say to put money down on Louisiana-Monroe [TEXAS (-42) over Louisiana-Monroe] but we all know how Mack likes to run up the score…
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Um, actually he doesn’t. You can accuse him of a lot of things but ruthless destruction of undermatched opponents is not one of them.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 4, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Bob Stoops, on the other hand…
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
or Mike Leach for that matter.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 4, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Mike Leach is programmed to pass the way C-3PO is programmed to whine or R2-D2 is programmed to be awesome.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of androids – you guys see that awesome RoboCop impression Masoli did last night? It was uncanny!
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by BearStage on Sep 4, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Haha that was awesome! AND he thre a pick on the play. My immediate thought was “we wont see that again this year.”
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 4, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Roboduck is a new meme, isn’t it?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Beware the power of ROBODUCK!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Gizmo Duck could not execute a twist and turn manuever the way RoboDuck could have. That wheel does not allow for quick rotations.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Loved them both, but Darkwing Duck FTW.
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Aww, don’t be like that. He was the terror that flaps in the night!!
Hmmm…who had the better video game? The Darkwing one was okay… don’t know if there was a DuckTales one, but I assume their had to be.
I think the only thing I didn’t like about Darkwing Duck was Launchpad. I mean, he had his place on DuckTales, but you can’t have TWO bumbling characters on one show – Darkwing was enough. Maybe they should have had Gyro Gearloose be the crossover character.
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Duck Tales had a video game, and it was the only game I was ever able to beat on regular Nintendo.
I like Duck Tales because I would much rather be an adventurer or Indiana Jones type hero, than a bonafided super hero like Batman, Superman, or in this case Darkwing Duck.
I beat Super Mario Bros. 2. With all 4 characters. I don’t know why that game was relatively easy.
Oh, that and 1942.
Oh, and Contra. I bet you could beat Contra – especially with 30 lives.
Other than that, I don’t know that I finished any other NES games. Came close on a few, one just had an impossible final boss – but I’ll soon be in the throes of repairing my NES, so hopefully I’ll be reliving my childhood before I know it.
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I forgot about Contra, I did beat that one.
NARC had an impossible boss, I used to love that game back in the arcade days. I’d spend 8 quarters getting to the boss, then another 8 dying on the boss before giving up and quitting.
Also, I suck at video games, hence was unable to beat those older games. Those older games were also a LOT harder than modern games. I tried playing old school Mega-man with a group of my friends, and none of us could jump a stupid pit.
The difficulty of games has been lowered tremendously because video games are targeted at a much wider audience now. It’s a shame.
dboneisloose
The thing is though, now, the controls are so damned complicated on all these 4th-generation console games, that they seem incredibly hard. I can’t even think about playing a sports game anymore, it’s ridiculous.
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My money play is still button mashing.
by chowder on Sep 4, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
haha rec’d for truth!! That always works.
Speaking of games, those of you who have PS3’s absolutely HAVE to get Batman: Arkham Asylum. I played the full demo at a friend’s house – that game on its own is enough to make contemplate buying a PS3. It is incredible. Not just the graphics, etc., but it’s the first game, in my opinion, to really encapsulate everything that Batman does. You have to be a ninja – sneaking around, stalking people from the rafters and silently dropping down behind them and taking them out without a sound. You have to be a detective – looking for the tiniest clues and peicing them together to figure out what to do or where to go next. You have to just beat people’s asses – as Batman is wont do to. And the realism is impressive as well – if you get shot twice, you’re pretty much dead. If you get knocked in the head, everything goes fuzzy for a second or two and people just wail on you til you clear your head. And it really doesn’t take that much to take you out – realistic and challenging.
OK, i’m done.
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ohhhhhh i remember that now. Never got to play it, but i remember reading about in Nintendo Power. Scrooge’s cane was bouncy like a pogo-stick or something.
At least you didn’t take a ride on a Disco Stick.
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No? Ok, I take it back. I just assumed that because he is the embodiment of all things evil, he actually performed all evil acts pertaining to college football. My bad.
(though it’d kinda be nice to see Cal run up the score once or twice… but I guess Wazzu 2008 is the closest we’ll get. Or Baylor 2002.)
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I’m proud to say that I was at both the Baylor 02 game and the Pacific wipeout (86-24) whenever that was (early 90’s?). That Pacific game rocked on so many levels. The cannon ran out of shots in the 3rd quarter and I legitimately thought we would get to 100. Bruce called off the dogs though.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 4, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
wow! I wish i could have been at that Pacific game :-)
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We had barely sat down an it was 15-14 already. Both sides were breaking long plays like crazy. It was 51-17 at the half.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 4, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Interesting factoid: Texas won 3 of 4 out of conference games in 2008 by the exact same score: 52-10.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
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Note on various gambling totals
These odds are from Bodog.com Unless you want to be seriously ill the next twelve weeks, I suggest you bet on none of them.
Bears to win over 9 games -165
Bears to win under 9 games +135
Bears to win the Pac-10 7/2
BCS Title odds 45:1
Jahvid Best to win Heisman 19:2
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"Limited quantities" of Jeff Tedford autographed footballs for sale
http://www.calbearsshop.com/xpcal31340911.html#
…just in case you couldn’t make it out to fan appreciation day, like me. sigh
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
To quote Missing Barry on Aug 19 -
I’m really confused by all the hype Masoli’s been getting.
We should hope Oregon does poorly in Pac-10 play, for two reasons. One, we want to take credibility away from Boise St in the unlikely scenario they’re trying to steal Cal’s potential BCS opportunity. Two, this doesn’t look very bad for the Pac-10 if Oregon doesn’t do well, but if Oregon does, it will give a ton of credibility to the stupid “Pac-10 sucks!” fans. Plus, if Oregon isn’t very good, that’s a bit of relief for Cal since we have to play them in Autzen. That’s going to be a tough game regardless, so I’ll take every edge we can get…
True that, but imagine the unfathomable – Cal loses to Oregon…
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
It’s unfathomable? There’s a good chance Cal will be underdogs, or very slight favorites.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
The space-time continuum would collapse!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
hi. new to the site. and already asking a favor… :)
can someone please make me feel better about Cal’s young-ish O-line. After last night’s “performance” I’m concerned that Cal post-Mack will resemble anything close to Oregon post-Unger.
The new guards (MSG and Cheadle) were highly regarded coming out of high school. It’s not like they’re being throw in because there’s no one else there (see UCLA), they beat out veteran players for their spots. Tedford/Marshall know the value of excellent OL play and wouldn’t put them in if they couldn’t handle it.
That said if they do struggle, there are veterans ready to step in and back them up.
sure but...
i semi-buy your last argument. it could also be said that chip kelly—a former OC for a team that avg’d 42(?) ppg last yaar— would also know the value of a good OL… unless what you’re saying is that sure CK understands but that Oregon just had no choice and had to throw in those kids against No 14 BSU… on the road… on national television.
Oregon completely revamped their line. Yes, we lost the same high rated position that they did ©. But we had multiple starts all up and down the line (PARTIALLY DUE TO ALL THOSE FUCKING INJURIES LAST YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!). So, while we might take a step back at C, I think the other 4 positions are not going to drop off as significantly as Oregons apparently did.
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Here’s a preview post we wrote up on the O-line. Hopefully it assuages your fears.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, it should be noted that center is not the most important position on the O-line. It’s probably second behind the left tackle, maybe even third, behind the right tackle positions. And we will be significantly better at both.
Guarnero is a downgrade from Mack, but only slightly. He supposedly had the talent to start as early as 2007…if Mack wasn’t already the center.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for that…
One thing still worries me (sorry, I’m a chick, I get nervous and I worry about my team). I read somewhere that Mack provided other intangibles, leadership, experience, intelligence, etc. But in that article, I believe it was also said that during big games, when you can’t hear JACK, Mack was the guy that would communicate the play to the rest of the OL (through some secret body language OL code or something).
Why do i bring that up? Well last night did people see that by the 3rdQ, Misoli had to pretty much whisper to every guy on the line (Im assuming he was telling them the play) before he called for the snap?? I get that people may be talented but this OL hasn’t really played before all together in a live game situation and so you lose all those little ways that they communicate.
by since1997 on Sep 4, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
(sorry, I’m a chick, I get nervous and I worry about my team)
CBKWit is a chick?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
CBKWit is one of the administrators of his blog and is known for being a)nervous and b)dead.
dboneisloose
No, we all just have flesh wounds.
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, he’s undead. He rose from the grave last night to hang out at T-Rock. Aside from the decaying flesh dripping from his bones, he was almost passable for human.
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Naw. he was fairly well behaved – he kept humming the strangest song, though…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjMiDZIY1bM
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How was Triple Rock as a place to watch the game last night? I passed by and it didn’t seem like a good place to go for a group that would be growing in size, and I didn’t want to be that guy holding a table for people coming later.
Bear’s Lair won out.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I figured that Triple Rock is super crowded on Thursdays even when there isn’t a football game on, so it would probably be packed last night.
dboneisloose
That’s what I figured.
Oh well, Bear’s Lair was enjoyable, and there were Oregon fans (not many, but they were present).
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Be warned, since1997. The DBD is a place of somewhat inane devices.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
you keep your inane devices to yourself
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Twist’s high school newspaper column?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice observations!
Yeah, Mack does signal-call and did a lot of those other things, but all signs are that Guarnero has been groomed for the role pretty well the past two seasons. I’d say we’re in good hands, especially since he wont’ be asked to lead this season. Tepper is the veteran guy on this squad, he’ll likely be getting the majority of the attention.
Here is a nice write-up on Guarnero from Calogne.
Yet Guarnero views the line with plenty of depth and experience. “You look at our line and we have two-deep that can play, two-deep that have experience pretty much, so there’s a lot of game experience,” he said. “I just think the O-line is ready, and there’s a lot of guys that can be moved around in positions. So we have good depth in everything we do.”
With all of the expectations on the team, there comes a certain amount of pressure to live up to the hype. Guarnero and his teammates don’t feel any pressure like you might think they would. Any pressure they have is internal to the team, not from any outside sources.
A lot of that internal pressure stems from the expectations that the team has on itself. “Coach Tedford talked to us about expectations,” Guarnero started. “And with expectations people kinda’ see that we have potential and it’s more about—yeah we have confidence—but it’s more that we see ourselves having potential. We need to develop that into wins, so yeah we’re confident. We had a really good fall camp, and spring and summer was great, so I think the team is confident and ready to get it started.”
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
sorry, I’m a chick,
After we drove CalBear1981 away, I thought the only woman we had left on the DBD was AndBears!
Praise be to Tedford!
Let’s play nice people. We’re not going to have a repeat of that situation.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Flagged for being a dick.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Keep your pants parties to yourself.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Let’s play nice people. We’re not going to have a repeat of that situation.
Yeah, Ohio Bear is totes being a dick there.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
As someone who’s watched the O-Line at practice, I second what turkey said. The new guys (Summers-Gavin and Cheadle) beat out guys with game experience to earn their spots. The rest of the line looks very strong as well.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
Also, Mack was a great asset to Cal’s o-line than Unger was to his.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
*greater?
Rishi, we just wrote up all this great material about how you shouldn’t be concerned about the O-line, and then you go and disagree with us? WHAT’S UP WITH THIS?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Greater; sorry, it’s tough to type and submit.
And it is a Cal fan’s duty to be pessimistic.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Flagged for not accepting that we have clearly entered a NEW POSITIVE ERA FOR CAL FOOTBALL.
GOLD OUT MOZAMBIQUE!
I declare you Blount!
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Does that mean I’m suspended or kicked off CGB?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
It means you’re punched in the face, the same way Twist punches old ladies in the face.
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Especially that lady with the clap-on, clap-off commercial….or the one that keeps falling and can’t get up.
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Two days ago, I thought there was a good chance we could lose at Oregon. Now, with our smothering secondary, 3-4 attack, success against Chip Kelly’s offense, and the Oregon’s trenches, I’m way more confident. I think @ ASU or @ UCLA might be riskier, the latter especially so since it could be 2 weeks of post-USC euphoria. The @ ASU game is dangerous because it’s on halloween and the blonde coeds could be distracting to any visitor.
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--Coach Clark
You crazy boy
I fear Autzen unlike any other stadium on the West Coast.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Thoughts on Oregon
First of all, it’s pretty obvious that Oregon embarrassed themselves in pretty much every way it is possible for a football team to embarrass themselves on the field (and no, the all-white unis aren’t bad, the the wings really do look that stupid).
However, while it may be time to ratchet down expectations for the Ducks, I don’t see that it’s time for them to panic at all. Their offensive line had a terrible, terrible game, and it ruined Chip Kelly’s offense, but it’s not a dire, throw-out-the-playbook sort of situation. Masoli runs the spread very well (go back and watch the 2008 Holiday Bowl if you don’t believe me), though he’s still not much of a downfield passer, and Boise’s disruption up front lay waste to their offensive game plan before it ever really got started. I expect Oregon’s offense to get better as the line gets more experience, but that may not happen for a while.
The whole game itself was sloppy in the way that first-week games often are. Neither team looked great, although Boise at least acquitted itself fairly well, and I’ll take that into consideration when evaluating these teams. Boise will still make my Top 25, and Oregon will still go bowling this year, although I think any conference title talk is completely out the window until further notice. Maybe they figure a few things out and turn it around after a couple games, like Oregon State did last year, but I’m not holding my breath.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Sep 4, 2009 8:39 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd..for writing exactly what I was going to write in my recap post
When’d you get access to my computer?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Why would you download something you can stream?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty much in the opposite camp as you. I think Oregon got exposed yesterday. Boise didn’t beat them on flukes, trick plays, or by injuring all their QB’s – Boise beat them while playing a sloppy game themselves because they pushed Oregon around and dominated them on the line on both sides of the ball. They were simply the better team out there, and if it wasn’t for Moore just dropping the ball onto the field, or a few missed field goals, we’d have the perception that Boise smoked Oregon, instead of just beating them in a sloppy game.
Basically, Boise was simply the better team. They completely outmatched Oregon on the field, and I don’t think that bodes well for Oregon’s future. With a situation like @UT for Cal, I felt Cal got sucker punched by Syd getting beat (because Mixon was hurt) and just didn’t recover very well, but was capable of matching up with them most nights. Last night I saw a big gap between the two teams – Boise was clearly better – they slowly and methodically moved the ball for the entire first half, not on big plays, but by simply dominating Oregon on almost every play. Meanwhile the defense shut Oregon down completely. I really don’t think Oregon even showed the potential to be a very good team last night.
Of course, they’ll still probably play us tough in Autzen.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
You know
Oregon’s defense wasn’t half-bad. Considering the situation they were put in, when BSU had the ball for almost 25 of the first 30 minutes, to only have allowed 8 or 14 points was pretty freaking good if you ask me. They literally did not get a break.
I think that has to be a positive you can take away from this game if you’re Chip Kelly.
Oregon’s defense wasn’t half bad in the second half. The first half however…. they were atrocious. The time of possession discrepancy in the first half, had a lot to do with the Oregon Defense not stopping Boise States Offense.
Hmm,
Okay, agree, mostly.
I think that part of their defensive performance in the first half was the cumulative stress of not getting any kind of break. BSU had an 8 minute drive on their first possession, then Oregon goes 3-and-out again and the defense is back on the field.
the little i watched in the third Q Oregons defense was
as bad as washington’s last year against us. Boise’s slow tailback was going 6-8 yards and getting tackled by the first guy to touch him. If Boise had any speed, it would have been a tremendously terrible score.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Sep 4, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard this in a few places and I just can’t get my mind around how anyone can think it. You know what’s MOST distressing? I saw a quote for the Oregon defense coordinator saying the same thing. Unbelievable!?!
The only time the Oregon defense looked half way reasonable was when Boise got REAL conservative mid-way through the 3rd quarter for the rest of the game. They’re not a very good running team these days but they figured that they had Oregon tired enough to make it work and it would help make the game finish fasted.
So yeah, Oregon’s defense, after having been exposed for 2.5 quarters allowing multiple LONG drives that were only thwarted by redzone ineptitude of Boise St.’s own doing, was marginally acceptable once Boise St. settled into grind out the clock mode. How impressive!
To be fair, from what I can remember, the Cal 2006 team thrived at stopping long drives and forcing the team into field goals or turnovers or punts at the Cal 35-40. The ultimate bend-not-break squad.
Just saying.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, this has to be a new level of the BBDB defense then. I wonder how they bent the QB’s mind so that he bobbled all those snaps in the redzone? That’s pretty impressive.
It’s a fumblerooooskie!!!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
They secretly hired Dr. Mindbender as defensive coordinator.
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How ’bout that SI regional cover!!!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Wilner writes THAT article.
This is it for Cal. Beginning with a beat-down of Maryland on Saturday night, this is the year of the Bears.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I wish as a community we could get over Wilner. If that man ever wrote anything worth writing, you can be sure that he was only parroting what a dozen other beat reporters and commentators had already said.
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It was fantastic."
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A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor’s home.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I was going to write a whole DBD about “Anticipation” as a concept and tie in Oregon’s game last night.
Sadly, my boss was here early today, so I couldn’t. :( It coulda been great. I could’ve been a contender!
Most worrisome things about last night’s game:
1) The defense (as I’m sure the tv commentators pointed out) looking as if they gave up on plays. No hustling – this suggests an undisciplined defense, which is directly on the coach.
2) The playcalling – you do not call a counter in the end zone. Repeat after me.
All this suggests that whiz kid coordinator Chip Kelly is in over his head right now. Doesn’t mean the season cannot be salvaged, though.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Aw, you could have just said that Twist was censoring your DBD again.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t it a zone-read (or more of a sweep) than a counter? Didn’t see him cutback. But regardless, why couldn’t they line up in a traditional formation for ONE play and just run up the middle. Blount could’ve pounded somebody.
this brings up one question I’ve had with Oregon’s running game:
neither Masoli nor Blount are fast. They’re down-your-throat guys. Why, then, do you design an offense to make them run “east-west” starting from 5-ish yards behind the center? I suppose they got away with it when they had a great O-line and Jackson as the TB. Now…I think they’ve been exposed and I think they now might be in over their heads.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
there’s a deception to what they do, and when it works, it puts their skill players in advantageous 1-on-1 matchups. take, for example, Oregon’s 2-point conversion, where a really, really excellent fake allowed Masoli to walk into the end zone untouched.
also, with that O-line? running north-south wasn’t going to get them anywhere.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Better than expecting them to hold blocks for ten times longer to succeed…
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
NAILED IT.
First, I disagree mostly with the general consensus of the O-Line.
Yes, they didn’t perform well – though I think they did a decent job at pass protection – the running game was too reliant on an outside zone – in addition both Masoli and Blount did a horrible job reading the blocks. It was the polar-opposite of the Civil War.
On the stretch plays, and outside zone-reads, you have to hold your blocks longer. Boise State made sure that the DEs held their position, and made Masoli read incorrectly.
Blount’s 2nd best run was his first one. North-South, gain of a couple. But it took about 7 guys to bring him down. His best one was the two point conversion. Also North-South. He has a good top speed for a guy his size, but he’s never had as much success going to the sideline. He just can’t reach his speed. It gives too much time for the LBs and Safeties to make a move.
"It’s spelled E-L-F T-U-S-H"
Or...
1) The defense (as I’m sure the tv commentators pointed out) looking as if they gave up on plays. No hustling – this suggests an undisciplined defense, which is directly on the coach.
Couldn’t they just have been really really tired? Cuz I think they played like 84 minutes of the game.
This is 100% true.
But they were giving up in the first damn quarter…
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
True. I guess what I’m trying to say is that the defense looked bad at times, but they were ok for a good portion of the game. Unlike the offense.
dboneisloose
Their defense definitely looked better in the 2nd half, but for the first quarter and a half Boise St simply had their way with the defense. Oregon was lucky they didn’t score that much, because Boise St was moving the ball basically unhindered.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Question for all-knowing DBD
I have to pick up some computer supplies from two craigslist posters in the greater Union City area on Sat morning around 8 AM. I’m coming from Lafayette area…Google maps says 880 or 680-580-238-880 is nearly equivalent. With the bay bridge closure & it being a holiday weekend, which one’s a better bet? Thanks!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Miller on epic Oregon fail
So what’s next for Oregon?
This well could be the first thud of a highly disappointing season.
Or it could become a moment to rally around.
That’s Kelly’s charge. Figuring out how to make it the latter.
Keep in mind that the Ducks just lost one game — a road game against a ranked, respected foe. Their schedule going forward is favorable. They next play four consecutive home games and Pac-10 contenders California (Sept. 26), USC (Oct. 31) and Oregon State (Dec. 3) all must visit Autzen Stadium.
Autzen Stadium doesn’t have blue turf.
The Ducks could still win nine or 10 games and end up nationally ranked.
Of course, they’ve got to straighten out the offensive line, which got ripped by Boise State. They’ve got to figure out what to do with Blount. They’ve got to get quarterback Jeremiah Masoli back on track.
And they’ve got to put this unmitigated disaster behind them.
The article also notes that AD Bellotti is on the NCAA rules committee or some shit.
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--Coach Clark
Interesting factoid: Bellotti was behind the live-ball excessive celebration foul proposal (the one where refs could take points off the board if touchdown plays involved excessive celebration).
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Root for Oregon or not to Root for Oregon
i am torn. i usually root for the top pac-10 teams (yes that’s right even stanford.. sometimes) only because as a cal fan I need the pac-10 to have a good reputation. Now that Boise dropped a deuce on Oregon, I don’t know if I want Oregon to do well in their pac-10 schedule. I do want them to demolish all their non-conference games, but if they do really well against the pac-10 teams, I can see people criticizing the pac-10 by pointing to this game… saying oregon got pounded by boise yet is one of the best pac-10 teams…. but the fact that oregon has been doing well the last few years gave pac-10 more credibility outside of USC… arg!! why oregon why.
at least blount won’t be there for the cal game. glad we are playing them early in our schedule.
what I do know, let’s all root for boise to drop a few.. if they steal my rose bowl.. im gonna blount someone..
get off me bandwagoners!
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Root against Oregon in conference play. Pretty easy, for the reasons you laid out.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
This has been the problem with Oregon State recently. Crap out early (@ Boise State, @ Cincy, @ Penn State, @ Utah, @ Louisville, even @ Stanford last year, @ ASU a couple years ago), then run through the conference schedule with abandon. If they could actually win games the first three weeks of the season, they’d be a lot more dangerous, and would boost the conference’s rep a lot more.
Speaking of crazy streaks, Oregon State won 28 games the last 3 years, but they’re 0-6 on road during the first 5 weeks of the season over that same span. Their last early-season road win came in a 35-3 road victory at Temple in 2002 — they’ve lost their last 11 games on the road early, often in embarrassing fashion.
To recap, Oregon State’s road record the last 6 years:
First 5 weeks of season: 0-11
Week 6 and beyond: 16-7
Anyone still taking OSU’s trip to UNLV next week lightly?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Anyone who is hasn’t been paying attention.
We SHOULD win at UNLV. Will we? God I hope we do.
UNLV is sneaky good and will undoubtedly get up for this game. This preseason sked has been more favorable than years past, so I’m still positive.
I put money on you guys
I took the over on 7.5 wins, under the assumption that you’ll actually win your preseason games this year. So, do it, alright?
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haha
(541): Its like we are women, and boise state is a gangster rap song. This game is degrading
dboneisloose
by HolmoePhobe on Sep 4, 2009 10:11 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Mack won the Draddy Trophy just in time...
…before it SOLD OUT. What happened to you, Draddy Trophy? You used to be cool.
Draddy Trophy renamed for Intuit CEO Campbell
The Draddy Trophy, given annually to the top scholar-athlete in college football and named after the late Vincent dePaul Draddy, will be renamed for Bill Campbell, chairman of the software company Intuit and a former player and coach at Columbia University, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. Campbell lives in Palo Alto.
The NFF has been awarding the Draddy Trophy, along with a $25,000 scholarship for postgraduate studies, since 1990.
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First-year Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott is flying in from Boise, where he witnessed the incident first-hand. While Muldoon said Oregon could take action, he believes the ultimate punishment to be a conference matter.
Oregon athletic director Mike Bellotti said after the game he would consult with the Pac-10 office before taking any disciplinary action.
Boise State replayed Blount slugging Hout several times on the giant screen in the north end zone of Bronco Stadium. Amid jeers from the crowd, Blount, who was being escorted from the field by Oregon assistant coach Scott Frost, got into another confrontation with fans.
According to Blount, one fan brandished a chair at him and another punched him. Two police officers and Frost nearly carried Blount to the Boise State athletic building, where the visiting team dresses.
Did anyone see someone brandish a chair (where would someone even find a chair?) or punch Blount? I don’t remember anything like that.
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To be fair, this is the most publicity the Pac-10 has gotten in months. Good or bad, it’s still publicity!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's a question
Do you think the Boise State AD should take some heat for repeatedly replaying the punch on the big screen? Please don’t misconstrue this with saying that Blount was at all justified…of course he wasn’t.
I’m just saying it didn’t HELP matters at all and, if anything, threw gas onto the flames. The crowd was all worked up as it was…did they need to almost incite a riot?
I think he may have been more concerned with handling the situation on the ground than checking the video replay booth…
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Did they really? That’s just a poor decision.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s been widely reported they kept showing the punch over and over again as Blount was leaving the field
Good call Trilogy
Doesn’t basketball have some rule against crowd incitement (or am I thinking of the NBA)
I’m very tempted to read too much into this report
Kelly was disrespected multiple times on the Ducks sideline during the game. Players scoffed in his face. Another shouted at him. Bellotti undermined him, too, by walking up in front of Kelly’s players to offer the new guy input in the second quarter. And so we’re learning calling the plays is one thing, and leading the program is another.
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Thats what I was referring to in my posts above. VERY bad news for the Chipster.
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 4, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
last night (and this was before I heard any anti-chip stuff), I thought it was weird to see Bellotti on the sidelines close to the players and doing sideline reporter interviews. It reminded me of Billy Beane and his puppet field manager, except that last night was worse.
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--Coach Clark
To be fair
That is Canzano. And Addicted to Quack LOATHES Canzano.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the same writer who claimed that Colleen Belotti attacked him in the press box (although according to my fraternal source on all things Oregon, it was perfectly plausible). He’s not exactly known for holding back on the worst possible spin on any given incident.
Silver lining
How many Oregon leans/commits are now going to reopen their recruitment following last night’s game? And if I recall correctly, many of the ones that were looking at Oregon also had Cal pretty highly up there too.
I dunno, a sucker punch of that quality might be a draw to a certain amount of 18 year olds…although probably not the ones Cal or Oregon want in their programs.
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Wazzu-Stanfurd game on hold
2000 Wazzu students sick with swine flu
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Uhh...
Same article:
But Saturday’s football game between Stanford and Washington State will go on as scheduled.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
epic title fail
the game still on!!!!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
So will the stanfurd football team be exposed to H1N1 with enthusiasm unknown to mankind?
Praise be to Tedford!
you may have misinterpreted the headline
But Saturday’s football game between Stanford and Washington State will go on as scheduled.
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I better get flag'd for this
and they better be funny.
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--Coach Clark
Why must you turn the DBD into a house of lies?
But Saturday’s football game between Stanford and Washington State will go on as scheduled.
by CalBandGreat on Sep 4, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
dumbass
But Saturday’s football game between Stanford and Washington State will go on as scheduled.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Reading comprehension phail
But Saturday’s football game between Stanford and Washington State will go on as scheduled.
by CalBandGreat on Sep 4, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
But Saturday’s football game between Stanford and Washington State won’t not go on as scheduled.
I can see your confusion.
x 2
So, how many Stanfurd players would have to get swine flu for Wazzu to win this game?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
How many players would have to not suit up before you have to forfeit?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
gah. cut off my thought (such as it is)
the game is played with 11 players. no rules about how they have to play….
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Sep 4, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
If tight ends can play any position, offense can play defense.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
If tight ends can play any position, offense can play defense.
Oregon clearly showed us last night that offense can play defense…..they kept themselves out of the end zone!
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
can someone explain to me how the Boise St 2-pt conversion formation was legal?
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hydro could answer it better than me, but I think the basic idea is that you have to have a certain amount of men on the line of scrimmage, but it doesn’t really matter where on the line they are.
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yep. at least seven men on the line, in most any configuration. here’s the full rule, in case you’re interested:
When the snap starts: The offensive team must be in a formation that
meets these requirements:
1. At least seven players legally on their scrimmage line, not less than
five of whom shall be numbered 50 through 79. The remaining
players must be either on their scrimmage line or legally positioned
as a back (A.R. 2-27-4-I) [S19].
Exceptions:
1. Rule 1-4-2-b (A.R. 1-4-2-I).
2. One player may be between his scrimmage line and the backs if in a
position to receive a hand-to-hand snap from between the snapper’s
legs. When in such position, that player may receive the snap himself
or it may go directly to any player legally a back [S19].
2. The player on each side of and next to the snapper may lock legs
with the snapper, but any other lineman must have both feet outside
the outside foot of the player next to him when the ball is snapped
[S19].
3. All players must be inbounds, and only the snapper may be en croach-
ing on the neutral zone; but no part of his person may be beyond the
neutral zone, and his feet must be stationary behind the ball [S19].
4. One player may be in motion, but not in motion toward his opponent’s
goal line. A lineman may not be in motion at the snap. Other players
must be stationary in their positions without movement of the feet,
body, head or arms [S20] (A.R. 7-1-3-I, III and XII-XIV).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
A group of three BSU players lined up in front of each part on the field that says <-10, two o-linesman in front of the QB on the center of the field, and one RB who is standing on the left <-10. The O-linesman each had a one-on-one matchup which allowed the BSU QB to run easily into the endzone.
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Formation ban
That formation looked like the A-11(?) formation that has been making the rounds at some high schools and has been banned from some leagues. It falls within the letter of the rules, but I guess runs a foul of intent
Hout will not be suspended
I read the news on my phone, can’t post a link. But the storyline said that Hout, who got punched by Blount, will get something akin to a stern talking-to by his coach, but will not face any discipinary actions.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
meh
If Blount doesn’t subsequently punch him, does Hout get suspended? Does anyone care?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
OK, I was doing some research just now for a post, and I just noticed that Arizona Stadium’s postal address is:
1 National Championship Dr
Tucson, AZ 85719
That’s the football stadium, mind you. Considering Arizona’s history of winning exactly 0 national titles, it seems a bit pretentious, no?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
They named that street after the men’s basketball team won the NC. It’s the same street as McKale I believe
Someone named Mason Lerner thinks he should be arrested…
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
DBD 9.4.09 Oregon is…
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And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
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by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Man everyone at work is talking about Blount. I can’t focus. That and the fact that I’m leaving early today to take the flight back to California!
In other words, Go Bears!
I leave the internets alone for a few hours and it literally explodes
hahah.. I love how google calls it “VOLCANIC”
Anyway, I have nothing to add regarding bluntman himself… you guys covered that pretty well. I must say however, the trolling BSU fans on ATQ last night were embarrassing themselves. Those guys really had no class and it’s not as if the ATQ guys were excusing Bluntman’s behavior.
ATQ and J-dudes: Stock up IMO for handling a nightmare with class and maturity.
BSU fans: wow… I’ve lost what little respect I had for you guys. Really, shame on you guys. You had every right to speak up, but the way you guys did it was tasteless.
Stuff like this will happen in the future and I hope it never involves Cal… but if it does, I hope we won’t become the trolling dicks that the BSU fans became on ATQ.
Yeah… the same goes for those guys too. But that one BSU guy that posts on the SBN blog… he was taunting before the game, during the game and afterwards he was horrible. He since deleted a few of his fanposts… and on the BSU blog was apologizing to the Jdudes for his behavior.
Ah, missed all that.
I hope our overlords here have a plan for such trolls. I though the ATQ guys did a good job of mostly not feeding them, in the gameday thread at least.
Plan:
Step 1) Inanity
Step 2) ???
Step 3) Profit from increased user traffic.
Step 4) Abortions for all!
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Step 4) Abortions forallnone!
Corrected
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Sep 4, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you think inanity is going to increase user traffic, I have a metric chart that indicates otherwise…
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Pics or that one BSU guy is really Hout, and he was apologizing for his behavior cuz he got his clock cleaned.
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
doesn’t sound like much of an apology either way. blah.
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like we need photoshops of huskies.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
“When he starts to really get rolling, he becomes a very dangerous guy,” Kelly said. “He seems to fly when you get into the fourth quarter. He’s one of those guys that has the innate ability to get stronger as the game goes on.”
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
am I the only one interested in # 9?
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--Coach Clark
Swisher isn’t much of a stud after all. On dating the Playboy playmate Danielle Gamba:
And it’s also come out that Swisher was never dating Gamba in the first place. In his own words in an interview with the Northwest Herald …
I’ve never even met that girl [model Danielle Gamba].
People have asked me about it; there was a story about it in some Web site, and the next thing you know, I got phone calls from people saying I had a new girlfriend. I was like, "Really. I’d like to meet her, too." Total lie. Nothing true about that.
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
What would've happened if Blount punched Peterson?
Let’s say he was more idiotic than usual or that he missed Hunt and hit Peterson instead? How bad would things have gotten?
In other words, Go Bears!
That would have been epic. Like Ron Artest Indiana/Detroit epic.
by Missing Barry on Sep 4, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LA Times Poll on Blount
The poll is kind of stupid, doesn’t give the options I think most fans would reasonably consider for a penalty:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/09/boise-state-oregon-legarrette-blount.html
Give him a stern talking to, but don’t suspend him. 3%
Suspend him for one game 17%
Suspend him from all Pac-10 games 6%
Suspend him from the Oregon-Oregon State game 3%
Suspend him for the rest of the season 72%
If you’re going to suspend him for one game, you can’t pick a specific game like the rivalry game and say “ok we’re going to let him play the whole season except that one”. Can’t be selective like that, its not how suspensions work.
And if you’re going to suspend him, it has to be effective immediately, you can’t let him play 2 more out of conference games and then take away his keys to the car for the conference games.
I think most people would say: suspend for 3 games, or 5 games, or some number of games. Or suspend him from a bowl game. Or something like that. Thoughts?
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You seem very angry about this royrules.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I’m playing Devil’s Anus a little bit, but this is football we’re talking about, the coaches play on these guy’s emotions to get them all worked up to destroy, he had an awful night, and then he was then provoked during what was supposed to be a gesture of good sportsmanship. If this is part of a pattern then fine, banish him, but as an isolated incident I’m not so sure that is the correct action. Meow.
I blame the blue turf. That should be banned it clearly makes people psycho.
by zoonews on Sep 4, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd, whoever you are.
Because you’re not zoonews. I don’t see any duck photoshops in your post.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
the coaches play on these guy’s emotions to get them all worked up to destroy, he had an awful night, and then he was then provoked during what was supposed to be a gesture of good sportsmanship.
rec’d for truth.
Regarding the blue turf, i STILL maintain that it gives tham an unfair advantage. The blue uni’s blend too well with the turf. Not explicitly camoflauge, but when things are moving as fast as they do in a game, I think the brain has to work a little harder to differentiate. Besides, shouldn’t there be some uniformity? Different field surfaces, ok – but bright blue turf? That’s over the top.
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Would say the same thing for teams who wear all green on Momentum Turf (or whatever it’s called now…artificial turf)? Wouldn’t that be the same concept?
Just wondering
Well, turf isn’t that bright. It’s green – yes. But it’s not a sickly bright, phosphorescent green. Momentum turf isn’t that garish. And no, I just don’t think that green uniforms would have the same effect.
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No, I think it is different because the visiting player brains are naturally conditioned to executing on a green field. The blue adds an unnecessary (and major) difference that has to be mentally processed at SOME level to pick up the ball, the lines, etc. Not to mention the steady reminder of (the cliche’d) who’s house you are in. It would make for an interesting study, at least, as to the effect (if any).
Wiki says it isn’t against NCAA rules (as is commonly thought) and that we could gold-out our field if desired.
Also – Boise State is 50-2 at home over the last decade. I mean come on – i know they’ve had some decent teams, and yes they play in a shitty conference, but 50-2??? I have to believe the turf plays a role in this.
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Well, really, though, how many times during those 52 games has Boise been an underdog?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Very few, if any
During yesterday’s broadcast they said Oregon was the first ranked team ever to play on the smurf turf.
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In all fairness, the Blue Turf wasn’t as ugly in person.
It also wasn’t too hard to see the players. What sucked though, was that about 1/4 of the time, I couldn’t see the ball. As a spectator in the stadium, I hated the field. However, being at eye level with the players, it’s easier to distinguish the players and the field.
"It’s spelled E-L-F T-U-S-H"
since it's not blounts first run-in with being stupid in public
i’m not surprized that the O’s decided they didn’t want him on the team any longer.
what’s the over/under on days before he’s being arrested in a bar fight in Eugene?
Go Bears Go
Both of them cried?
I wonder if Belotti had to come in and rub their backs while telling them it will all be okay.
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Statement from UO prez
At the conclusion of last night’s University of Oregon season opening football game against Boise State University, a UO player displayed inappropriate and unsportsmanlike behavior. There is no place on the field of play for that kind of action, and his conduct was reprehensible.
We do not and will not tolerate the actions that were taken by our player. Oregon’s loyal fans expect and deserve better. The University of Oregon Athletics Department is reviewing the situation and will take appropriate action, reflecting the seriousness of the player’s behavior.
We then hope to put this incident behind us and look forward to the rest of the season.
UO players, coaches and fans are known for their passion and enthusiasm for athletic competition. At the University of Oregon, we are committed to demonstrating that passion in positive ways.
“…appropriate action, reflecting the seriousness of the player’s behavior?”
ooooohhhh kkkkaaaayyyy…. so what the frick does this mean?
I think it means
Mike Belotti is going to punch him in the face on national tv.
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it means they’re going to set up a cage match between Blount and Hout
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The university will declare him Sanchez.
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Sep 4, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
David Seawright is now giving dispatches for Yahoo Sports
He’ll be doing weekly posts in Mike Silver’s column. Holmoephobe’s hatred of him has inspired his writing to new heights!
I’m a college football coach’s worst nightmare.
Sure, I have a spotless legal record, have accumulated a total of zero traffic citations (except for parking tickets – I dare you to live in Berkeley without being bested by meter maids), go to class daily and call my lovely mother regularly.
But in an age where media coverage has become nearly omnipotent, and the subsequent media limitations austere, to have an eager, college-aged aspiring media member entrenched within the restricted zone of team interaction understandably speeds up the fast track toward high blood pressure commonly referred to as coaching.
Which leads me to be thankful for two things: First, a head coach in Jeff Tedford who allows one of his players to distribute memorandums such as these to the extensive readership of Mike Silver (there are at least a few of you, right?) and; Second, to my position of choice – honestly, how else can an unathletic white guy contribute?
I’m a kicker. What inside information am I possibly capable of revealing? I don’t sit in on offensive game planning meetings, your guess is as good as mine about the defensive signal calling, and my idea of conditioning is a kick on the far hashmark.
So here’s my inside information for all you tuning in to our game on Saturday night: watch No. 4. He, as one Cal football alum would likely describe, is "stupid fast."
As for me? This nightmare will continue next week.
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Last paragraph should also be blockquoted
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Fixed
I’m a college football coach’s worst nightmare.
Sure, I have a spotless legal record, have accumulated a total of zero traffic citations (except for parking tickets – I dare you to live in Berkeley without being bested by meter maids), go to class daily and call my lovely mother regularly.
But in an age where media coverage has become nearly omnipotent, and the subsequent media limitations austere, to have an eager, college-aged aspiring media member entrenched within the restricted zone of team interaction understandably speeds up the fast track toward high blood pressure commonly referred to as coaching.
Which leads me to be thankful for two things: First, a head coach in Jeff Tedford who allows one of his players to distribute memorandums such as these to the extensive readership of Mike Silver (there are at least a few of you, right?) and; Second, to my position of choice – honestly, how else can an unathletic white guy contribute?
I’m a kicker. What inside information am I possibly capable of revealing? I don’t sit in on offensive game planning meetings, your guess is as good as mine about the defensive signal calling, and my idea of conditioning is a kick on the far hashmark.
So here’s my inside information for all you tuning in to our game on Saturday night: watch No. 4. He, as one Cal football alum would likely describe, is “stupid fast.”
As forme? This nightmare will continue next week.
by Kai on Sep 4, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he should have left out the “white” descriptor and just left the question as “how else can an unathletic guy contribute”
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by dballisloose on Sep 4, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Wow he used omnipotent, austere & memorandums!
He’s a 4 star Ray Ratto writing prospect!
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Holmoephobe’s hatred of him has inspired his writing to new heights!
Yeah, I totally hate Seawright. Anytime I don’t completely agree with an article someone writes, it means I have a burning hatred of them!
Man, you guys are dense.
dboneisloose
I was hoping for something along the lines of this:
1:“Man, you guys are dense.”
2:“How dense are they?”
1:“They’re so dense, that _______”
a. if you put them in a pale ale, you’d get a black and tan!
b. their mass per unit volume is unreasonably high!
c. they make pumpernickel/fruitcakes look like marshmallows!
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
d. the degeneracy pressure of neutrons is insufficient to stop your collapse
by Kai on Sep 4, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Second, to my position of choice – honestly, how else can an unathletic white guy contribute?
Good lord, here we go. What a friggin’ lamewad.
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I have a co?
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;
I tried to keep it a secret…
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CKBWit is a Republican?!?!!?
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Not surprising
In view of the national attention and some of his past issues, I would have been a little surprised if he wasn’t suspended for the season.
Praise be to Tedford!
Was in the original caption contest thread, but I love this too much.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I try.
Found them on Digg. They deserved to be out in the open for all to see.
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whoa! that got my attention - i was thinking, oh, just another you tubing.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Really? I can see people putting a 7th round pick for him.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
If a convicted felon can come back after a year in jail, get a job and have his jersey selling in the top 10 in the NFL I think Blount will be given a chance.
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NFL teams might look, but he’s no SO talented that they’d be willing to put up with some character issues. He’s not Michael Vick, or even Maurice Clarrett. Some team might give him a training camp flier, but there’s no way he gets drafted now.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
To be fair, Maurice Clarrett wasn’t a Maurice Clarrett.
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It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Interesting Quote:
Boise State spokesman Max Corbet told The Associated Press in an e-mail Friday that head coach Chris Petersen will not suspend Hout. Instead, Petersen will spend time with Hout this week to help him learn from what happened.
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he will then have nap time and snacks consisting of raisins and peanut butter on celery.
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by AndBears on Sep 4, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Off topic MMA analysis
from ESPN
As a Broncos assistant coach moved to separate Hout from Blount, the Oregon senior threw a right cross that connected with Hout’s right jaw.
Because he wasn’t throwing from a guard, I guess you can’t call this a right cross, technically speaking. However, this certainly wasn’t a jab because of his body rotation. I guess a rigth cross is the closest description.
Regardless, it appears LB knows how to fight properly. He didn’t wind up… he didn’t telegraph the punch with his shoulder or feet… he had a compact and efficient motion all the way to the target. Afterward, LB could be seen on his toes, bouncing, getting ready for the counter attack … good footwork. Plus, was it just me or did it seem like LB had some damn good hand speed?
If the NFL is a bust for him, and with the right training, I think he has a future in WWE or MMA.
by danzig on Sep 4, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Man, people see a dude throw a punch on TV
and they think “MMA.” Boxing really is dead.
(Also, yeah, definitely right cross, just with lousy form. Accurate, though.)
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It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Thought others might find this mildly interesting, from an un-named Oregon alum to whom I happen to be related:
That is lame. I’ve been to Boise State games. I’m not trying to cast aspersions on everyone, but I’ve heard stuff yelled at those games that would not fly anywhere else this side of Millwall (tame by those standards, but you get the ballpark I’m in).
Scouts can say what they want, but I find it hard to believe he won’t be getting a few bites. He is strong like ox. Once time elapses and the baying heads cease, I think he will be a commodity.
I wikipedia’d Millwall and still don’t get the reference. Can you explain?
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Millwall is a lower division soccer club in England whose supporters are notoriously violent and racist – the sort of people who still schedule fights with other “firms” and who are given to doing things like making monkey noises and throwing bananas at black players.
They are a blight, nay an abhorrent pustulence, on the ass of humanity.
There’s a pretty decent movie about soccer hooliganism staring Elijah Wood as an American who gets pulled into a West Ham United gang. Millwall is their bitter rivals and whenever they play utter mayhem breaks out.
I figured the movie was an exaggeration or over dramatization.
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And one stabbing is mild – it used to be much much worse in the 70s and 80s. “Among the Thugs” by Bill Buford is a touch sensationalist but not hugely so, and there’s stuff in there that would turn your stomach.
Have you ever heard of the book “”http://www.amazon.com/How-Soccer-Explains-World-Globalization/dp/0060731427/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252100147&sr=8-1" >How Soccer Explains The World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization"?
It sucked. Don’t read it. Typical sentence: “…and just as Pele kicked a corner kick to seal a win in the semis for Brazil, Alan Greenspan kicked a proverbial corner kick of interest rates, lowering inflation and thusly ensuring global commerce blah blah blah…”
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Too late. I read it.
A couple of chapters were mildly interesting, but here’s what really chapped my ass: Foer met some serious assholes in Serbia, like war criminals, and you can here the rectal pucker of fear in his typing, but then he goes off on Protestant football fans in Glasgow like he’s some kind of Freedom Rider because they’re less likely to skin him alive.
I’m not going to defend sectarian bigotry in the west of Scotland for a second – it’s a part of my family heritage that I can do without – but I’ll be goddamned if I’ll have some aesthete from Chevy Chase tar everyone who supports Rangers by association because he’s looking at it like some kind of Jim Crow situation and conveniently overlooks the last 30 years.
I somehow doubt he’d have been able to muster the same moral clarity if say Eagles fans had been cheering on Al Qaeda at Redskins games; when Celtic fans were cheering on the IRA and raising money for them in the 70s and 80s it amounted to the same.
If I have a complaint about Rangers fans, aside from the fact that too many of them are bigots, it’s that like Celtic supporters they can’t be arsed to support the country they’re in. The “Bhoys” cheer for Ireland, the Bluenoses cheer for England. Fuck that noise.
/ rant.
Anyway, I didn’t care for the book. Most of it was using football support as a proxy for political events / trends that were not newly identified by Foer.
mixed in with a lot of dubious analogies, odd metaphors, and overly descriptive paragraphs. It was like a cute, way too long high school paper.
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I ask again
Boise State replayed Blount slugging Hout several times on the giant screen in the north end zone of Bronco Stadium. Amid jeers from the crowd, Blount, who was being escorted from the field by Oregon assistant coach Scott Frost, got into another confrontation with fans.
I ask again if Boise State should be looking into this. They take a bad situation and work everyone up into a frenzy as Blount exits the field. That’s idiotic. Most stadiums won’t even replay a controversial call by the refs/umps, let alone continually replay something like this. How could replaying something like that ever help the situation. Bad judgement on their part
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Sequel to Bill Simmons' epic Vegas trip
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090904
MAN I’M SO FRIGGIN’ PYSCHEDPSHFIOASEFH
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Just wondering
How do people feel about Vegas? Some people have said here before they don’t like the city at all, while others swear by it like a beckoning call for youth and vigor.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Sucks balls.
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I love it. Three drastically different opinions in one minute.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Never been, but I’m guessing not the place for me. Also, the city is an affront to geography and conservation, although that hardly makes it unique so whatever.
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Well, so is LA and Phoenix and SD…
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Yeah, those were the cities I was thinking of when I said that Vegas wasn’t unique in that regard. Vegas probably flaunts its wastefulness more than any other city though.
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I mean, not “flautning wastefulness”, but the bright lights are the best part of Vegas…
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Holy shit. All that wasted water over time.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
You mean the Bellagio fountains aren’t recycling water?!
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I sure hope they are now. Plus, lots gets “lost” to evaporation. It’s just not a place to really count on having open water.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s like L.A. in that if you dig in a little bit and seek cool shit out then you can have a good time. Otherwise you are stuck wandering aimlessly in a superficial wasteland.
Yes, I always look forward to vegas like it’s going to be a non-stop party run by hedonism-bot, but I usually end up not knowing where to go and eating dinner at Hard Rock Cafe (or something akin)
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by AndBears on Sep 4, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Vegas is great for three days, then you realize you’re wasting your money and/or are dead inside.
dboneisloose
Vegas is great forthree days, then you realize you’re wasting your money and/or are dead inside.driving through at night, going “whoaaaaa!!!!” and leaving immediately before you get taken down like ’Pac.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
*jingles keys*
hey boy! shiny keys! shiny!!!! look how sparkly they are!!! good boy!
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I’m sorry you lost tons of money and made no friends last time you went to Vegas :( :(
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
I lost zero dollars!
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Did you walk to Vegas and back?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that because you know where they went?
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s some serious hate even for you. Did your girlfriend cheat on you in Vegas?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
IT IS AWESOME
You just become a different person there – you don’t care about money, your body can handle gallons of alcohol and no sleep, everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) is exciting just because it’s Vegas, and you bond that much more with the people you’re with. You leave Vegas sick, tired, and broke, but it was worth the ride.
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
People who won't be travelling to every game this year
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Nike Confuses USC With that School Near Diddy Reese.
LINK for Commentary Link for Ordering
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Amazing
Almost as bad as red Cal hats.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I"m going to have to save this image. It’s great karma when we’re playing UCLA and USC
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Jesus as if we don’t have enough problems beating USC already, they’ve got camo now? Aaaah!
Oh, and if you think that wearing our colors is gonna fool Kevin Craft into throwing the football your direction, you’ve got something coming.
Go Bruins!
by Harsha on Sep 4, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
All right I'm leaving work!
So I can go home, pack and go to the airport!
Here’s to a Cal victory tomorrow. Go Bears!
In other words, Go Bears!
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SEE YOU KIDS ON TUESDAY
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
Doesn’t let anyone ride the Rishi Train, but it’s okay because they were all bitches anyway.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Drinks a lot, sleeps alone.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
Reads the Wall Street Journal by the pool. Has a nice breakfast.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You guys are so mean :(
All the above hurts… right here
And just like Bernie, me and my baby made off.
I wasn't going to post this because this is a classy establishment, but since I've already had one friend bring attention to it, so, the story:
Tonight’s the Pajamarino Rally, which is a rally they used to hold yearly in the Greek Theater, at least as far back as the 1920s, where students would go in pajamas and have a good ‘ol Cal spirit rally for an upcoming game. Tonight’s the first one in a long while and people are apparently excited about it. Excited enough that this came up on Texts From Last Night:
(661): i sleep in a fine layer of vodka and semen. i don’t know that that would appropriate for a pajama rally.
Go Bears.
by Yes We Cannon on Sep 4, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
i saw that on tfln....i didn't know what it meant.....
i’m not sure i’m better off knowing.
Go Bears Go
If the team was watching the Oregon game.... that's good because
1. It should nail down how utterly compelling it is to play balls to walls 110% from the get-go against a first game opponent who you are favored over despite the fact they whipped your ass last year. No complacency.
2. The punch incident should enforce the need to control your emotions and impulsive behavior and not just because you could be tossed from the game or suspended – but needless penalties like taunting, personal fouls or excessive celebration can cost a close game despite how freaking well you played.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Tedford's Salary
I came across a Local Berkeley Blog with a short blurb on the differences between “Cal” and “Berkeley” (the blog mostly deals with city of Berkeley issues and news). The author said
I think there’s something desperately wrong that the highest paid person in the University of California system is a football coach, even though I’m happy to admit that he’s a very, very good coach.
I replied to this by saying that its a bit of a misnomer to call Tedford the highest paid person in the UC system because it implies his salary is paid entirely by the taxpayers, which I’m fairly certain it isn’t.
My question is, do you guys know more specifics on where it comes from? I thought it came largely from Nike, other sponsors, and big donors, but I’m not sure at all.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
It’s not current, but here’s a link to one of Tedford’s previous contracts. With his current contract, the structure is the same, it’s just that the numbers are bigger.
That contract link is also on our front page, under ‘Resources’.
I also I think I wrote a fairly robust takedown of the idiocy of that sort of comparison in general last July.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Oh shit, JShufelt’s fanpost on OBNUG from days ago asking what there is to do in Boise: “Visitor Suggestions – Places to hit while in Boise”.
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