Cal-Maryland Postgame Thread: Grade the Bears
by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 5, 2009 10:45 PM PDT
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PrintWelcome to the postgame thread! (Terrapins vs Golden Bears coverage)
We'll be doing something a little different this year. You might remember Tightwad Hill used to do report cards of Cal football's performances, position-by-position. We're going to take one very ambitious step forward with this concept. We will ask you to grade Cal's performance. Yes, all of you.
Thanks to the magic of Google Forms, we've constructed a survey for you guys to fill out to give a report card a la Tightwad Hill. Then when all the surveys are in (deadline is Monday at noon PST), we'll average the grades and compile the insights for a post sometime in the mid-week.
Several additional guidelines:
1) Only grades are required. If you don't want to submit any additional insight, you don't have to. All we need you to do is write in ten to twenty individual letters and characters.
2) However, if you do want to provide additional thoughts on the game, we're more likely to feature you in the report card post! The best insights submitted will get featured. Being funny is good, being informative is great, providing both will be a sure winner.
3) Please provide an alias. We might have something special for the best report cards at the end of the season ("might", if Twist doesn't get us all fired by then).
4) Your email address isn't required, but it'd be easier to contact you if you're featured in the report card post. It will not be made public.
You can click here to view the form and additional instructions! If your browser supports iframes, you might be able to view it after the jump!
More post-game analysis will be up sometime tomorrow. Until then, keep on discussing the game in the comments.
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steve levy was hanging out with the cal alums at the cal bar in manhattan. it was cool to finally meet the guy.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
where is the cal bar in manhattan?
I went to Stout’s tonight on 33rd and 7th… Walked into a bar full of Texas Longhorns….
So, um
Yeah. I think we’re officially scared now.
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by David Piper on Sep 5, 2009 11:21 PM PDT reply actions 9 recs
AWESOME
I gave the overall grade as an A-, because it wasn’t “perfect,” but I really can’t complain about anything at all. Jahvid looked like his same old self, Riley looked spot on, the D-Line and Owusu in particular dominated, the receivers showed that all that hard work they put in has paid off. I had a sneaking suspicion that this game might be as awesome as it was, but being a Cal fan, I was prepared to be somewhat disappointed. But I wasn’t. It was so awesome to see these guys, who I’ve watched work their tails off since February, come out and execute and show what they can really do in front of 62,000 people, rather than their teammates and a handful of staff. I’m glad everyone got to see tonight what I’ve been seeing. I feel like this could be the start of something really special.
Go Bears!
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
I thought Riley’s passes looked better and his mechanics/footwork are improved, but…
I still see stuff like this and I wonder whether he falls back on his old mechanics in stressful situations:
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/photos?photoId=2321955&gameId=292480025
That he fell asleep? Can’t blame him, game was over early!
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 6, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn, just got back from the game. Dead tired. More to come. Reveling in Victory tomorrow.
Sorry the post game post took so long to get up. Looks like I fucked up the 3rd quarter insta-poll, too. Sorry!
Any other comments on the CGB game day experience? Feel free to tell us or email us at goldenblogs at gmail dot com. We look forward to all constructive criticism. GO BEARS! WHAT A GAME!
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A- overall.
The minus was simply on ALAMAAAAARs Special Teams mishaps, basically the poor kickoffs and kickoff coverage.
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My main takeaway from this game is that there needs to be an INVISIBUL RUNNING BACK lolriley from that one play where Riley faked a handoff to a running back who had already gone into pass pro.
"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."
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by AERose on Sep 6, 2009 12:53 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I was sitting next to a CGBer. He uttered the phrase ‘Party Yacht’. Section L.
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me too in section A.
He said “Brock Mansion Yacht Party.” He was too far away for me to introduce myself though.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Yacht Party? Well, that’s toads different, obvi!
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I said Yacht Party!
Section T, Row 29.
Stand the whole game, stay to the end, and start yelling while they're still in the huddle. GO BEARS
by JerrottWillard45 on Sep 6, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I was with a good friend of mine at the game, who (sadly) I pretty much never get to see except for football season. I made some Brock Mansion Party Yacht reference while Brock was playing – the resulting conversation was this:
him: “Where did you hear that? I’ve heard that before.”
me: “Some guys I know made it up.”
“No, no they didn’t. I saw it on this Cal sports blog I go to.”
“Really?”
“Yeah – californiagoldenblogs.com. I go there like once a week. I don’t post, just a lurker.”
“I know the guys who run that site!”
“Really? How, through your old job?”
“Yeah, pretty much.”
I just felt super proud of the blog at that moment. It was awesome!! Everyone’s doing a GREAT job – real Cal fans know where to go!
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
THAT WAS ME
GODDAMMIT I KNEW IT WAS YOU BUT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO SIT IN SECTION N OR SOMETHING!!!
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When I saw you were wearing Pain Train’s jersey, had A’s shoes on, and seemed mildly offended that I implied you were a Giants fan I was 95% sure it was you, but I didn’t know exactly how to introduce the topic.
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also your high 5s were violently impressive. Well done sir!
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I didn’t know what to do, because my high 5s are very violent. A lot of my friends don’t high 5 me anymore, so I didn’t know whether to keep high 5ing you or not. I tried to hold back on some.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
HA! YOU WERE MY GUESS AS WELL!
So, are we going to be sitting next to each other all season?
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, sucks for norcalnick.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m assuming so – my wife and I had those seats last year as well. Was the guy next to you a friend or a brother?
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A friend. The guy next to him was my uncle.
I am not going to next week’s game, and I am trying to find someone to take the tickets. If you want them I will certainly give them to you. However, 2 of them are youth tickets.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I just saw CBKwit
He is currently Reveling In Beer, so I wouldn’t expect a post anytime soon.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
Defense seemed to bend a bit much for my liking, but otherwise awesome awesome game.
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We bent, they broke. That’s a good night of football in my book.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Bent to much for your liking? Like giving up 6 first half points or pretty much completely shutting down the run game when it mattered? I guess you have fairly high standards. Perhaps they would have been more to your liking if they hadn’t spend so much time in the first half (and, in specific, the first quarter) on the field, thanks to our quick strike offense.
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Mind you, I haven’t rewatched the game yet (which I will do in a bit), so I missed some things.
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ESPN360 posts the whole game in replay mode. I watched it again.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 6, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I record it anyway.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Well I’m sorry. I went back for the highlights.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 6, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Defense seemed to bend a bit much for my liking, but otherwise awesome awesome game.
Just from memory, I would agree with that sentiment, although the numbers seem to indicate that Cal’s defense was as good as last year:
Chris Turner – 17/30, 176 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 103.43 Passer Efficiency Rating
Cal ’08 Passing Efficiency Defense – 98.44 (ranked 6th nationally)
Maryland Team Rushing – 136 yards
Cal ’08 Run Defense – 122.23 yards/game (ranked 25th nationally)
UM Sacks/Tackles for Loss- 6.0, 10.0
Cal ’08 Sacks/TFL- 2.69/game, 7.00/game (ranked 14th, 17th nationally)
Maryland Point Total- 13
Cal ’08 Scoring Defense- 19.92 (ranked 23rd nationally)
UM Turnover Margin- +2
Cal ’08 Turnover Margin – +1.15 (ranked 7th nationally)
If Maryland proves to be an above average team, the stats from yesterday will become even more meaningful. If Cal’s linebacking corp can get settled, Cal’s defense stands improve. Looking at the game holistically, keeping Turner’s PER in the low 100’s w/ the Terp gameplan attacking across the middle against green LB’s is pretty admirable, and keeping All-ACC back Da’Rel Scott under 100 yards is an accomplishment. Lot of good things to build on.
I was impressed with how they were able to shut down Scott. I felt that Md abandoned the run too early. Unless you count all those QBs sneaks as runs. They went to the quick strike middle of the field pass attack REALLY early in the game. The bend, but don’t break is designed to keep those fairly short so I think that it was a good D call.
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I didn’t see the YPC. We kept them to 3.2. That stat makes me feel a lot better about the tiny doubt I had.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I am going to assume that is Yards Per Carry there. I bet you the YPC for the first half was lower. They were able to run some in the 2nd half when Cal took its foot off the gas a bit. Their sole TD was a running TD, afterall (even if it was well after the game was in hand). So, the “when it mattered” number would, thus, be even better than that.
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Agreed. I’ll try to find some first half stats.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
There is no telling how the rest of that drive would have gone, but Cal could easily have held Maryland to only 6 points.
Their touchdown drive was mostly the result of a big play on which our LB got turned around. Fix that mistake and the defense looks even better.
Fix that mistake and the defense looks even better.
One of my main takeaways from the game was how few mistakes (or at least big mistakes, the kind that fans in the stands will notice) that the Bears made. Few penalties, no turnovers, few boneheaded mistakes, not much confusion out there…especially compared to a lot of the other teams I saw play this weekend, the Bears looks especially confident and disciplined.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Totes
Remember how much Hydro was beating the drum about execution in his Emerald bowl recap?
Well, Cal executed to a T last night. Only nitpicking left to do is on special teams. (Can I get a Yellow Fever ALAMARRRRRR?)
TAVECCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Didnt he get replaced by Seawright halfway through the game?
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Seawright had one kickoff in the 4th. After Tavecchio was kind of a disaster all game.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
is this game up for download somewhere on the internet?
by j.lee on Sep 6, 2009 8:22 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Full game replay is on ESPN360
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index?id=292480025&league=ncaaf
You need to allow popups. If this doesn’t work there are other options.
PRD will have extended highlights out by Monday, Chicago will have the torrent by Tue. If for some reason both these guys somehow got struck by lightning this weekend, I’ll release my version, but only as a last resort.
Am I to assume from your post here that you do not believe you’ll be creating any highlight videos for this game? I do not request anything, just hoping for clarification.
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Oh yeah, forgot to mention that.
Mon – PRD long highlights
Tue – Chicago full game DVD
Tue night/wed – condensed highlights from me
In short, besides EWash, it’ll be almost impossible to miss a Cal game this season.
Music To My Ears...
Also, how are people watching games online for some of the weeks where we are not going to be nationally televised and not in the Bay Area?
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 6, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Well that’s why PRD’s stream is so essential. I don’t know what was going on last night.. his stream was unusually choppy. But he’s a Bay Area local and gets CSN and FSN. I’m in the same boat as you… I depend on PRD’s stream for most of the regional broadcasts.
PRD, like myself, has to keep moving his accounts around…so he doesn’t have one central channel, but each week the updated link will be posted somewhere in the open threads.
http://www.justin.tv/probono_2009
by danzig on Sep 6, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Excellent, that’s exactly what I was looking for.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 6, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably In the Bay Area Only...
So I will be in desperate need of a online stream…
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 7, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW – I thought it was classy for Tedford & company to go for it on 4th and 8 and call a Tyndall-up-the-middle play instead of trying to get the 1st down or kicking the FG.
When Monday comes, will we see a top 10 ranking? Va Tech and OU lost, but will OU fall 10 spots? How far will BYU climb?
How about that LSU-UDUB game! Did anyone else think 5-Dec, Husky Stadium, crazy butt-chin coach, oh noes! Me too.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
LSU is not a good team. Their defense is terrible (for their usual standards). They really looked like a team that will struggle to win games all year. Washington really dominated physically, but a few mistakes doomed them (turnovers, missed FGs)
Watching College Football Final
They didn’t show a single highlight of the Cal game. Just the score. And it was on their network!
Meanwhile they showed a bunch of LSU highlights, ND/Nevada, and other not as highly ranked teams.
does anyone else feel like ESPN Talking Heads are willing to chalk up OU’s tank job to Bradford’s injury? BYU’s a good team and they played well, but OU’s more than just Bradford. They should have won that game by 10+ points.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
When Bradford went out, BYU had over 100 more yards. They were crashing the lines and getting lots of pressure. And it didn’t stop the rest of the game.
Sucks to be Bob Stoops right now. That OL is going to be a season long project.
Also, they’ve now shown Michigan/W. Michigan highlights, Tennessee/W. Kentucky highlights, and Minnesota/Syracuse highlights. But still nothing from ESPN on Cal other than a score.
Keep in mind, the only reason there are highlights of anything is that there is no NFL.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 6, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
On college football final?
If it was SportsCenter I’d understand. But this is a show specifically dedicated to CFB, and yet they didn’t even deign to show a single play of the #12 team.
Yeah, that is pretty bad. There also seems to been almost nothing written about the game. Nothing on ESPN, nothing on SI (though for some reason, they seemed to have eliminated their college football gameday blog), just kinda nothing. This is a really bad trend – apparently if something somewhat surprising happens (Oklahoma loses) nothing else can be discussed except for Notre Dame.
It’s just the inconsistency that irritates me.
Several ESPN writers have been talking up JBest, Cal, the defense. They were mentioned universally as the team with the best chance after USC to win the Pac-10, assuming they answered a few questions. Well, the first game happened against a blitz heavy scheme, and the biggest question rose to the occasion.
I think Stoops is a genius! Normally he waits until the end of the season to deliver that ultra-disappointing heartbreaking loss. This year, he got it out of the way early! Without that load of expectations on his back, he can really let loose and open up the playbook.
I’m expecting big things from Stoops this year. He’s finally thinking outside the box!
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Today's Ratto column = nonsense
Not sure what his point is here…52-13 is about as dominant as it gets against a D-I – and we easily could have scored 70. He acts like this was some ho-hum performance.
Haha all the recommended comments are calling him out
by Kai on Sep 6, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
lol wut
I was looking at UDub’s espn page and I saw that they have two 9 PM kickoffs. Wow.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Time zone fail
That’s Eastern time. Declare me Sanche.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Still feeling good about yesterday’s game! I do have to wonder though, how much of it was MD just not being a very good team?
So, last night was anyone offended when the announcers at the UW-LSU game referred to the crowd (which was shaking the whole stadium) as a “SEC crowd” meaning a crowd that cared about football.
UW football has more tradition than almost anyone in the SEC – two national titles (and some more), plus the longest winning streak ever. They were one of the dominant teams of the 80s and 90s – an era when the SEC outright sucked (Not including Florida in the 90s). The mindset that people on the West Coast have just discovered football or that somehow we are learning about football from the SEC is so stupid and annoying and really really needs to go away.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 6, 2009 10:10 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
recd
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 6, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
So, I just confirmed my ticket to the Cal Oregon game YESTERDAY MORNING!
Do I still want to go after watching that performance? YIKES!
Naw I’d like to think we can give you a better game than the Terps did, but wow.
Really…just WOW.
Yes we will...not score very much
Anytime Cal goes into Autzen stadium, I anticipate that it is going to be a tough game. Sure, after 1 game, things trend positively towards Cal here, but I don’t believe we’ll just streamroll Oregon.
Although a tyrant boy-king can dream, right?
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A lot has been said about how amazing Riley’s play was. And it certainly was. In the beginning quarter or so, he seemed to have some jitters. Not putting WRs in the best position to make catches.
But we got an opportunity to see some WRs make some great catches. Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come. THat they can not only make the basic catches, but start to make some acrobatic catches when Riley isn’t as amazing as he was in the 2nd half there.
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Exactly
I’m sure it’s somewhat self-reinforcing.
Receivers catch everything thrown to them —> QB doesn’t feel pressure to make perfect pass —> QB relaxes and lets his mechanics and training take over —> Makes better, more accurate passes —> Receivers catch everything thrown to them.
Yes, I feel the same way. Being a good QB means having good receivers. Riley knowing that Jones is going to grab everything can only help his confidence, and lead to good decisions.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 6, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe the Jones hype. And Tucker is good at spectacular catches.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Riley really settled in after awhile. Started 8/15, ended up at 17/26. I don’t think we should come to expect this type of performance every week, but remember in the offseason when we were saying ‘all we need is for Riley to be passable’. He went a LONG way in proving he was more than passable last night. What a great game.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed, he had a few rough passes in the first quarter (underthrowing an open Best streaking down the side line beng the most noticeable), but after the first quarter of the first game of his first season as a starter, he seemed to play like a seasoned veteran, making play after play. My fav was prolly when he didn’t see anybody open and threw the ball away. SO LONGSHORE!
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It appears to me that Riley really excels when he can be carefree and play like he has nothing to lose (Armed Forces Bowl and when we were down big against Maryland last year). He couldn’t play that way last year because he had a 6’5 monkey on his back. But yesterday, he was spotted to a lead by Best and could just let loose and play like a gunslinger. So really, we just need to get a lead in every game and we should win. Expert analysis.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think you can really argue that Riley underthrew Best. That ball was right in Best’s arms and he didn’t bring it in.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Best totes had to slow on it and that’s what let the DB catch up and get his hand in his face. If Riley throws it up like he did to Vereen in the Big Game it’s a TD.
I suppose that makes sense, guess I ddn’t catch the whole play.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
I really think last year can be put down as an anomaly in the passing game. How many years will we lose our top 3 receivers by a wide margin, have a QB controversy with the ‘winner’ of the QB battle getting only his 3rd start to begin the year?
There were so many contributing factors to the passing struggles last year that you have to assume that with a year of experience Cal is much more likely to perform like they usually do than how they did in 2008.
Also: WOO MARVIN JONES
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Hangover music
I’m not really hung over, but I bet some of you are. I woke up with this euphoric feeling… and I ate some cereal and I swear it tasted unreal… I mean, it was the best peanut butter crunch I’ve ever had. Strange.
Paramore – Use Somebody (Kings Of Leon Cover) – Live Lounge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXk_KVNfInU
Marie Digby – All Good Things (Nelly Furtado Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zekAIixEzD0
Lauryn Hill – Unplugged (HQ) Mr Intentional
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjASYQnaFo
Not hangover music, but I noticed that, during one of their video promos last night, Cal used ‘The Ecstasy Of Gold’; I thought it worked pretty well for a tension-building highlight video. I especially like Metallica’s version.
Also, they did a video notebook with Marcus Ezeff, wherein he noted that his favorite song was Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal”. He especially liked the 45° lean. Something to keep in mind when making highlight videos.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
You want danzig to make the videos while leaning at a 45 degree angle? Moreover, how do you do that degree sign?
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This song?
http://songza.fm/~wzxz87
Also, they did a video notebook with Marcus Ezeff, wherein he noted that his favorite song was Michael Jackson’s "Smooth Criminal". He especially liked the 45° lean. Something to keep in mind when making highlight videos.
If you mean I should use Smooth Criminal for Ezeff’s HL, then I’ve made a notation in his archive notes.
eh, maybe not. i do like their version, but after listening to it again, i’d say it probably wouldn’t work that well for HL videos. maybe a few of the faster pieces.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Actually, I really like it. I tried it out with several types of plays and it really doesn’t work with RBs or WRs, but works real well with QBs. I made you a sample:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc1s5HHE4do
I have to take out the announcer commentary tho… it’s too strong for it to be just background music. Thanks for the reco, I’m going to use it for QB HL in the future.
It was a remix of Ecstasy of Gold, the one they used for the Nike commercial.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 6, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome game!!
Disappointed in the student section (especially the first quarter mic-man. He obviously loves Cal football but he was too busy screaming to lead us. I felt like a mic-man for my section). But Riley…wow! Showed good poise and GREAT decision making (except for that one throw to Nyan which was way too high). I am EXCITED!
From JO
–Two injuries to report after the game: Tight end Spencer Ladner has a knee injury. No word yet on its severity. Defensive back Sean Cattouse suffered a concussion.
–Reserve running back Peter Guerts rejoined the team Friday after quitting during training camp. The Bears’ depth took a hit when Kevin Lewis was ruled academically ineligible and Langston Walker got hurt. Jeff Tedford felt like he needed another running back so he called Guerts on Thursday. Guerts got into the game and had one carry for four yards.
http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2009/09/05/football-from-the-press-room-4/
I thought that was Guerts in there. The names are back on the jerseys, but they can still be hard to read.
Evidently, ESPN was slightly confused as to Guerts’ return. They got it right in the box score, but in the play-by-play, they credited that 4 yard carry to Mike Mohamed.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yes
There was a surreal moment for me when I say Guerts carrying it and the first thing I thought was “someone has stolen Guerts jersey and is going in to play RB!” Realizing that made no sense, my next thought was, “Peter has snuck back onto the field and is getting himself some reps and Tedford has no idea!”
by Nashville on Sep 6, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Interesting to have someone quit and then comeback…must have been a mutual thing where Geurts decided he was too far down and Tedford left open the option for him to walk back on if he gave up his scholarship?
Second, do we really have a second guy named Langston Walker? Because that seems impossible.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 6, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
We do not, he meant Langston Jackson. He also spelled Geurts wrong.
by Tedfordisgod on Sep 6, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s unusual that the same thing happened with Ryan Theimer coming back to serve as Bryan Anger’s backup.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
And his amazing, perfectly spiraled punt.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Random thoughts
1. A blue out/gold out/chartreuse out will never work with Cal fans unless we give away t-shirts. I feel like I saw a little more blue than usual but if I didn’t know about the promotion I never would have suspected anything
2. Memorial stadium was beautiful last night and the weather was wonderful. God it feels good to have football back
3. Loved the Chili Peppers show from the band
OK, actual football thoughts?
1. I loved the variety of plays that Riley and the receiving crew executed. Screens, slants, bombs, bootlegs – Cal performed them all well. This seems like a team that’s very well prepared
2. Loved the defensive pressure that we finally started getting in the 2nd quarter and beyond, and I can’t wait to take a look at some plays to see how Cal got the pressure – blitzing, or just the typical 3-4 man rush?
3. Even if we can’t find a kicker who can kick past the 5, coverage needs to get tightened.
4. I love the absolute confidence I have in Syd fielding punts. A muff would be shocking, and that’s a valuable commodity.
5. In the 1st quarter it felt like Maryland completed every single pass – except for any pass sent at Syd. He must have had 3 or 4 breakups in the game. Stop throwing at him, opponent offensive coordinators!
6. I might not know enough to make this observation, but it seemed to me that our linebackers were noticably weaker than last year – lots of completed short passes over the middle, lots of running backs getting through gaps in the line that linebackers last year may have filled. Of course, if that observation is accurate that would be expected, but it’s something I’m going to try to keep an eye on.
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weak linebackers?
Chk out who made those 6 sacks….. not all DL’s. ..one was Bishop, I think…..2nd team. And, the pressure was there. Didn’t have my binoculars, so was hard to see if 4 down, 5 down, and even 6 down linemen were all LB’s, or, added Tackles, etc. AND…..I had no idea Hill was going to be replaced from time to time by another Nose Tackle….or, was that 2 tackles? Weak LB’s? The Terps RB was 1st team in his conference last year, and that wasn’t DE’s stopping him.
Maybe later, but Cal really only took over the game about 5 minutes into the 2nd quarter. They completed a lot of short passes in the first quarter, and the coverage wasn’t great. And he just said weaker, which is definitely a fair assessment given how great our linebackers were last year.
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OK….so, we are comparing, what? Cal’s LB’s, after a season of playing together? Or, the first game of ‘08 to Sat. nites LB’s? Who had the second most tackles last year? Oh, our outside weakside LB this year? I will go so far as to say the 3-4 will be better this year than last, and, the LB’s will preform w more substitutions, and more total tackles, with perhaps less single totals than Zack had. But, nonetheless, a better, harder, faster problem for opposing OC’s to plan against.
This doesn’t fit here,,,but, screw Ray Ratto.
after watching the TV replay provided by Danzig
I stand by my opinion that the linebackers were not as strong as last year. But I don’t at all think they played badly. I think they particularly did well when called on to blitz. The biggest weakness was containing Maryland runs to the outside – Scott and company frequently got the corner.
But frankly, I’m nitpicking a 52-13 victory. I think I gave them a B+ or something in the report card.
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To be fair, Cal’s seasoned linebackers had trouble with that particular area last season too.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 6, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Fun fact: the ACC currently has more losses against 1-AA opponents then they have wins against 1-A opponents.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
1st quarter thoughts:
Riley didn’t look good. Started 1-5. One completion was because Marv is awesome.
Secondary was very good in run support. That is why they really didn’t have any big gainers (until the touchdown).
Cal D-Line was being aggressive, moving around a lot to try to confuse the inexperienced Maryland O-Line.
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Finally
Kudos to new Pac10 commish Scott for doing the right thing:
But Scott was equally adamant Saturday that there should be sanctions for Hout, who prior to being punched had tapped Blount on the shoulder pads and taunted him. When Boise State Coach Chris Petersen announced Friday that the discipline would be handled internally, Scott called Western Athletic Conference Commissioner Karl Benson to ask him to get involved.
"It takes two to tango," Scott said. "I was concerned about what I heard the Boise State coach say about how it was going to be handled. I’ll just leave it at that. I’m not going to second-guess anything that that conference decides to do."
http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/05/pac-10s-new-commissioner-gets-involved/
by danzig on Sep 6, 2009 1:04 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Wonder how Tom Hansen would’ve reacted!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 6, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I might be in the minority here
But Hout getting socked in the face, and more importantly, whatever sorts of miserable conditioning he’s going to have to go through seems like adequate punishment to me. Blount’s suspension was as much for his actions toward his teammates and BSU fans as it was for what he did to Hout. Remember, Hout didn’t immediately rush toward the Oregon section of the stands. He got chewed out by Peterson and immediately looks regretful.
The problem I have with a suspension of Hout is that taunting is more-or-less part of the game and efforts to control that non-game action, Washington vs. BYU, ultimately end up impacting in-game action, turning legitimate hits like this one, Reshad Jones Lays the Lumber, into 15 yard personal fouls.
No question Hout’s actions are in no way comparable to LGB’s, but since this was in OOC game, I think its commendable the Scott is sticking up for the Pac-10. Oregon dealt effectively and publicly with LGB, WAC should do the same since Hout’s actions contributed to the fracas.
Trash talking in the game, a little different.
I posted this argument in another thread, but I think it’s worth repeating here.
What sort of punishment do you think Hout would have gotten had Blount not subsequently socked him? Regardless of how Blount reacted, were his taunting/love tap (or whatever they were) alone grounds for suspension or other sanction? I don’t know what was said or done, exactly, but I think that’s the only fair way to discipline him.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Actually, if Blount hadn’t punched him, nothing would have happened; His coach would have grabbed him and told not to do stupid stuff like that, and all would have been forgotten. But since Blount did react, and the cost of his reaction was huge (to him and to Oregon’s image) it only seems fitting that Hout at least has a public reprimand of some sort.
I have no idea what that should be.
Good point., Cug…..but, Hout stalked Blount, who was walking away. Hout instigated the event, and, for the sake of NCAA sportsmanship, should be puplicly, not privately, reprimanded. Boise ST. can sit him down for at least ONE game in their marshmellow schedule, without much damage. Chip Kelly’s reaction may be the only thing to save his job, and Belotti was seen throwing his AD hat out the press-box window at half time, grabbing a blackboard and running downstairs.
Ugh… Hout deserves the same as Blount. What was he thinking? That Blount would smile and walk away? Airhead.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
I 100% agree on the public on reprimand, Chris Peterson’s first response that he would keep any punishment private and in house is not appropriate, given what transpired.
We score 52 points, yet no mention of Ludwig. Do we still have doubts?
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Good point
I really like what he and/or Tedford did with the passing offense – lots of variety
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I do not recall one screen pass!
Our offense was firing on all cylinders last night. 11 YPA, 6.6 YPC. How much of that was Ludwig, we don’t know, but he had to be doing something right.
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Riley screened one out to Best that went for a first down, I believe.
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Lugwig
I thing his influence was notable, lots more pre-snap shifts, different formations. We looked a lot less predictable on offense than last year.
Ludwig
I was VERY concerned about Mr. L, to the point of even writing to Avinash via his email. But, my fears have been removed, almost from the beginning of the game. Remember Best moving from RB to WR, and Riley laying it right to him, about 30 yrds out, only to be broken by a great Def play?….then, LOTS of spread, and LOTS of passing, which got better and better as Riley’s confidence and multiple target looks improved. And, Riley was a star for our section U, with his OMG! pass to a diving Jones in the end zone, not to mention the Houdini move evading a sack, and ensuing bullet to TE, for the TD.
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Forty responses so far! Definitely will have a lot to use for the report card post.
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Isi Sofele
If you watch the game again, look at the new gunner on KO’s and Punts….yep, all 170lbs of him. Right there, right now. Only trouble is, he needs some more training on wrapping, not tackling, the ball carrier. This is not HS, and these returners are strong, experienced players. So, with a little bit of practice of pit-bull leg grabbing, while teammates plow mercilessly into a runner slowed by a ball and chain. Oh, and, the 8 yard end around wasn’t bad, either. Just don’t want Isi to be a blinking lite, screaming, “reverse, reverse” every time he lines up at WR. Man, is he fast! Wonder why he is not being used as KO returns, instead of Ross?
I did remember that. Didnt he have a clean hit on a guy at one point and flubbed the tackle? Hes got unreal speed. He could be special!
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Yeah, I remember him kind of overrunning a tackle. Got a bit too excited, needs to settle down a little.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
In other news
Anyone keeping track of Ole Miss/Memphis? Ole Miss is up 17-7, but I’ve got my fingers crossed that Houston Nutt and Co. get dropped in the polls for pure lethargy. Neither team has more than 200 yards offense, Jevan Snead is 8/17 for 102 and 2 INTs. As Walter Sobchak would say, this is not a worthy adversary.
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It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Snead hasn’t looked great, and yeah, Ole Miss hasn’t looked like a Top 10 team. I know they’re on the road in what’s basically a rivalry game, but the Rebels are going to have to improve if they’re going to challenge Alabama in the SEC West.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Memphis is 45 minutes from Oxford, MS. I’m sure some of the professors at Ole Miss actually live in Shelby County, TN. It may not be a home game, but it’s not really a road game either.
As for Ole Miss, this is not the kind of spotlight they’ve wanted, as it’s taken them a really long while to get going. That said, I just checked ESPN to look at total stats and ESPN is showing it being 38-14. So, apparently they’ve picked it up.
That’s a good point about the campus distance — there are a lot of Ole Miss fans there.
Anyone who didn’t watch this game is going to be pretty impressed by the final score, but Memphis really gave them a game for 3+ quarters. I think Ole Miss is still outside my Top 10.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
how far will the Sooners drop? past Cal? How about the Buckeyes? from 6 to….8th? 9th? LSU should drop below Cal,,,,right? What about Virginia Tech? or, let’s contemplate our ranking Tuesday: …..9th? any side bets?
ok, here's a Top 10 I just worked up, working on my Top 25 for the BlogPoll this week
1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. USC
4. Texas
5. Oklahoma State
6. BYU
7. Penn State
8. California
9. Virginia Tech
10. Ohio State
Also seriously considered: Mississippi, Notre Dame
Thoughts?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Virginia Tech doesn’t really belong in the top 10. Score was close, but all the other indicators showed that Alabama flat out dominated.
Good to know. Didn’t get to see a down of that game, unfortunately.
So, Notre Dame in the Top 10? That victory over Nevada was mighty impressive.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Nevada was one of the worst pass defenses in the country last year, and I think it was established last year that if Clausen is given time to throw he’s going to get it to one of his stupendous receivers. Without getting into rankings, I’d say hold on Notre Dame until they actually play a team with a defensive pulse.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
I really thought Nevada would get Notre Dame in a shootout, but Nevada’s offense had nothing doing all day.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yeah, that was the main takeaway from the game for me, but I still don’t regard that as enough to justify a significant climb up the polls.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
yes, alabama was quite dominant the bits of the game i saw.
good opportunism by VT kept them in it in the second half.
that said, Alabama isn’t #2. way to sloppy.
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don't get excited, but....
OK…this is just a blogger, not a Sporting News write, but, still……not a hungover Tedhead, either. Chk out this ranking:
No
If you follow the link, it takes you to the comment of yours in this thread.
I think you just copy and pasted the wrong thing.
Any ranking that has Oklahoma over BYU after this week is immediately suspect.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Any ranking that has BYU only moving up one spot is immediately suspect.
Any ranking that has Boise State in the top 7 is immediately suspect.
Any ranking that has UNC and Kansas in the top 13 is immediately suspect.
I don’t know what this guy was trying to achieve with this poll, but if it was to not look very intelligent then he certainly achieved it.
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people act stupidly on the internet
news at 11.
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It was fantastic."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Who are these people and why are you linking to their polls?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 6, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s just say that it looks like he picked his rankings out of a hat and move on.
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Maybe he looked into the top hat to decipher the ancient runes he found in New York state that have his Top 25??? Have you thought about that?
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But if that were true, wouldn’t BYU be #1?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Sep 6, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Where did Texas start in your rankings? I don’t see any particular reason to move them below USC, though I guess I can kinda see Alabama as #2. I guess at this point I should mention that first-week-of-the-season polls are only incrementally better than preseason polls, which are of course utter crap. That said I’d probably work off an assumption of Florida-1 Texas-2 until something actually worth mentioning happens with one of those teams.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
I don’t even remember where Texas started in my rankings. I didn’t look at them, and started from scratch. You’re right, no particular reason to move Texas below USC, but no particular reason to move them above USC either. Week 1 polls are full of guesswork and lack of information. Alabama, Oklahoma State, and BYU had the most impressive victories this week, but a lot of other schools (Florida, Texas, USC, Penn State) beat up on inferior competition, essentially telling us nothing.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I think I’d probably put OU at 10. Especially if you’re willing to move BYU up to 6, and whatever happens to their offense, their D is going to be terrifying for a lot of teams.
Even without Bradford? I think I’m still going to have them in my Top 15, but 10 seems high for now.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yes
Even without Bradford.
I realize it was OU’s offensive line that did them in, but nothing happened to their running backs last game, and they have two 1,000 yard rushers there. Defense and running isn’t the glamorous, ‘unstoppable’ way they won last year, but it’s not ineffective either. They’ll still be favored in every game they play from here on out, except Texas and possibly OkSt.
And frankly, there’s just not that much behind them that I’d consider worthy of the Top 10.
You mean when Cal beat BYU almost 4 years ago? That’s pretty irrelevant now, considering every starter on both teams would have presumably graduated by now.
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PS Not entirely sure he started, but let’s go along with this right now.
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Starters from the Las Vegas Bowl
LT 5B Smith, Scott
LG 75 Robertson, Erik
C 54 Philip, Marvin
RG 65 Merz, Aaron
RT 61 O’Callaghan, R.
BOOM Roasted!
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by norcalnick on Sep 6, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rose Bowl....or, what?
I am still confused about the BCS/Rose Bowl thing . Now, if Cal runs the table, and, ends up #2…..do they miss the Rose Bowl, and go to the BCS Nat’ls the next week, in Pasadena, at the Rose Bowl, but not THE Rose Bowl on Jan.1? and, if they are say #3, but win the Pac 10, do they get assigned a BCS Bowl, like, the Orange, or whatever? Can they just refuse that, and go to the Grandaddy on Jan. 1? Help!!!!
Your first scenario is correct, but a #3 Pac-10 Champion Cal will go to the Rose Bowl. Actually, Cal will go to the Rose Bowl if they win the Pac-10, regardless of where they are ranked, or even if they’re not ranked at all (unless they are ranked in the Top 2).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
A list of scenarios, in no particular order:
1.) Cal finishes the season ranked 1 or 2, gets invited to the BCS National Championship Game in the Rose Bowl Stadium the week after the Rose Bowl.
2.) Cal wins the Pac-10, regardless of ranking, and goes to the Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s Day.
3.) Cal doesn’t win the Pac-10, but finishes high enough in the polls to get an At Large berth to one of the other BCS bowl games: the Orange, Fiesta, or Sugar.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Actually, one more:
4.) Cal finishes second in the Pac-10, but the first place team is invited to the National Championship Game, and Cal receives an At Large berth to the Rose Bowl.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
A few things
1) I loved Riley’s fake play action to invisible Best. I thought it might have been a breakdown but maybe Riley just loves to throw PA passes lol.
2) Marvin Jones is the real deal. I had visions of Lavelle Hawkins when he caught that TD pass and whenever I look at him I go “holy hell Desean Jackson is back!”
3) Throughly surprised by Deboskie. WOW. He just kept on trucking.
4) Holley almost singlehandedly made me satisfied with the full back position.
5) Blue-out FAIL
6) Not packing the stadium FAIL
7) Theimer (Anger’s backup) had a wonderful punt.
In other words, Go Bears!
The stadium definitely wasn’t full at kickoff time, but I thought it filled out as the game went on. Also in hindsight the Blue Out was always going to be problematic since everything stands out against blue. A brighter, more overpowering color like gold probably would have lead to more success.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Attendence 62037
If I remember correctly. Blue doesn’t work so well for a color-out, even people’s faces stand out too much against a dark background. If they want it to work they need to give away a bunch of gold shirt.
I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.
A few more things:
1. Does Jones/Tucker/Boateng equal Jackson/Hawkins/Jordan?
2, Did Marylands’ paltry attendance ( ie, compared to Tennessee’s) contribute significantly to lack of total attendance?
3. My son, and nephew, and I all bet on giving the 21 point spread, and won. Anyone want to guess the spread against EW?…..like, 45, maybe?
4. Are those skyhook receptions ala Jones and Boanteng planned, and practiced, like Y.A Title/R.C. Owens “Alley-Oop” catches? Anyone old enough to know what I am talking about?
5. Can DeBoskie be moved to Back-up FB?
5. Anyone as impressed as I on Verran Tucker’s determined, relentless downfield blocks for Best TD?
1. Maybe someday, but right now no.
2. I believe so.
3. I dont think they have spreads for those types of games, though I could be wrong.
4. Seems doubtful.
5. Isn’t he already backup FB? I don’t see him moving over Vereen anytime soon.
5 (2). I am very impressed.
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CALumbus Bear just wet himself.
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by rollonubears on Sep 6, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
rollonu, where are your spies???? PLEASE STOP WATCHING ME CONSTANTLY. And don’t be hattin just because I likes me some serious Twist
Costs assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 7, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
3. None of the mainstream betting venues will post a line on a Division 1A vs. Division 1AA game as a rule.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
no more players?
Just read Oregon was adding 11 more players, some rule after the first game? So, wtf is up w that? Are the roster’s set, or, not?
Well, he has to be enrolled in school, so there’s that. Perhaps Oregon gets around the rule because classes don’t start for another month.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
TY again, Rag
On Gio, Italians don’t practice Zen, and, the Pope is out, ( Church vs. State, et. al.), so, maybe he can visit the shrinks down in Toland Hall to overcome his game demons? Since we have 2 punters who can kick to Milpitas via Mars, wonder why they can’t experiment w high Tees to try KO’s? Must be completely diff. mechanics, but, might be worth a try.
Maybe JT could try negative reinforcement. Temporarily move all Gio’s classes to Dwinelle, there by being lost , late, and confused, then, feeling “Found” and on time on the field?
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