It's Saturday Morning, Bears! Cal-ASU Q+As and Morning/Afternoon Open Thread for Week 8 10.23.10

by TwistNHook on Oct 23, 2010 3:00 AM PDT in California Golden Bears Football

Lotsa stuff going on today. We have Cal-ASU and 2 separate Q+As. First, we have a Q+A with our SBN brethren, HouseOfSparky. They got a great blog over there. Second, we got a Q+A with another ASU site, Pitchfork Nation. They have their great answers to our unbelievably awesome questions after the fold.

Also, use this thread as an open thread for the morning and afternoon games. Lotsa action here. LSU at Auburn. Wisconsin at Iowa. Nebraska at OK State. Full schedule after the jump. GO BEARS!

First, House Of Sparky:

1. Did you watch the Cal/USC game last week? Be honest -- how much were you laughing at us?

I didn't catch the game live, but from what I can gather about it, USC is a hot and cold team. California is also. When icy cold meets the heat, it's a laugher. I don't laugh at anyone, because I know it can easily happen to my Devils. Can you guys play like that against ASU?

2. If you could choose one player from Cal's roster and make him inactive for Saturday's game, who would it be?

Keenan Allen. I don't like good freshmen on the opposing side, and he's been producing nicely for you guys. The easy answer would have been Riley or Vereen, but I'm all about the upside.

3. Besides Steven Threet, what has been the biggest difference between last year's ASU team and this year's?

Playmakers. Deantre Lewis has been dynamite, and our new offensive scheme is a breath of fresh air after last season. We do a lot of motion plays from out of the backfield, spreading the linebackers and causing general havoc on slant routes. The quick release of Threet has led to a lot of picks this season, but I'll take the good with the bad and just enjoy the positive emotions that come with having a competitive team for a change.

4. Kicker Thomas Weber just doesn't seem to have been the same since his sensational freshman year. What's up with that?

Headcase. He got pretty lucky in 2007 and after that overtime loss to UNLV in 2008, he's just not delivering. He may have bought into his own hype and I am not sure he has the leg power to make it as a kicker. We're all extremely disappointed in his swan dive into mediocrity.

5. Is Burfict really playing under control this year or do you get the feeling that at any second he just go on a rampage? Is there an assistant carrying a tranq gun just in case?

There is a cage on the sideline for him to sit in during the offensive possessions. Honestly, there might be a bolt loose. He's wild. Scary. Awesome. But with those penalties, he negates his usefulness.

I would do anything to see a subdued Burfict play in the mold of Ray Lewis, or even Terrell Suggs. I'm still waiting after a year and a half.

6. Is Erickson on the hot seat at all? Knowing his rep, how comfortable are you with him as your coach? Is he really the guy to lead a re-building effort, or is he going through the motions/keeping the seat warm?

I like coach Erickson and the players seem to respect him. He continues to bring it quality recruits to keep us mildly competitive while building a foundation for long-term excellence. If he is a short-term coach, ASU will continue to muddle in the bottom half of the Pac. But if he is serious, which I believe he is, ASU will be back in the 8-9 win range in short time.

Then, Pitchfork Nation.

1. Vontaze Burfict is his second year yet he still shows the same immaturity (headbutting Ryan Katz, for example). Do you have confidence that he can grow up and become a top LB?

Earlier this season, I did. After some solid performances and fairly level-headed play in the Big Sky portion of our schedule, I thought some sense had finally be beaten into him. He took a couple personal foul penalties, but they weren't of the ferocity or frequency we saw out of him last year. But after the Oregon State game, I flatly say no and I don't think Dennis Erickson thinks he can, either. If he did, he wouldn't have actually benched this team's most ferocious competitor.

The problem here is that I don't think anyone has ever actually told him to calm down. Ever since committing to ASU, the kid has been showered with praise about how he was going to be this team's best defender (including from one blogger who will remain nameless...OK, it was me.). When we saw his mean streak last year, we chalked it up to immaturity and assumed he would eventually grow out of it. Who knows? He may still. Hopefully the benching in the Washington game opened his eyes. If it didn't, I fear that he'll never learn.

2. ASU's O-line was the laughingstock of the conference in '07 and '08. Has it gotten any better in the past two years? How well has Threet been protected so far? Can the line withstand Pendergast's blitz-happy schemes?

Let's get one thing straight - the offensive line couldn't have been worse over that time span. That line took "ole-ing" to new heights. In fact, I once advocated to replace our tackles with turnstiles, but that campaign didn't get too far.

Threet is getting good protection from what I've been able to ascertain, but it also helps that unlike his predecessors like Rudy Carpenter and Danny Sullivan, I've really liked Threet's ability to step up in the pocket and avoid pressure himself. Sure, Carpenter got sacked 3,720 times during his career in Tempe, but he didn't really either try to avoid pressure either; he much rather would have fallen down in a heap sometimes.

Once again, this team has seen its annual rash of injuries across the offensive front, but I think since the bar was set so low, I can be cautiously optimistic about the improvement of this unit. Threet has been sacked 16 times in six games, which I think is a fairly promising stat by Arizona State standards. What more, this line is doing a tremendous job opening holes for Cameron Marshall and Deantre Lewis, two fast runners who aren't strong enough to create their own holes like, say, Ryan Torain was.

3. Cal just came off a huge loss to USC. Cal will probably be looking for some therapeutic revenge against Arizona State. Any chance Cal pummels ASU in the manner which Cal has won all its games this year? Or do you think ASU pummels Cal in the manner which Cal has pretty much lost all this year?

I've agonized over this question, and I simply don't know. Really. That sounds like a cop out, but I can never predict how Arizona State will come out against California. Every time I think this team is ready to step up and knock off the Golden Bears, I end up face deep in my palms. My mind keeps wandering back to that 2004 game in Berkeley when the Devils, who had only lost to USC that year on the road, got railroaded in a nationally-televised night game.

Much like last week's game in Washington, this is a bellweather game for both teams. Both Tedford and Erickson need a win here to get closer to bowl eligibility and to keep their fan bases from going absolutely bats**t crazy. However, this might be the most evenly matched Cal/ASU game in years. The 2007 match-up in Tempe SHOULD have been, when ASU was 7-0 and Cal should have been right up there near the top of the standings before...things happened.

This game could go either way. I'm serious. It could be a blowout from the opening kick or it could go to three overtimes mainly because neither team has shown me that they can bring the same, consistent effort on a weekly basis.

4. Most Cal fans probably don't follow ASU Football that closely. Can you please name one player on offense whom we should know about or keep an eye on? We won't ask about defense since we already know who to keep an eye on.

Every year, I develop a man crush. 2007 was the year of Ryan Torain, 2008 saw me fawn over Mike Jones, 2009 was the year of Mike Nixon and this year, I've targeted RB Deantre Lewis as the object of my football affection.

Lewis racked up three straight 100 yard games before his carries were cut last week in Seattle and already has a 100-yard receiving game to his credit as well. The kid can flat out burn and has an explosive first step not seen in these parts since Keegan Herring was a freshman. I love the way OC Noel Mazzone works him in different formations; whether he's catching the ball out of the backfield, lined up in the slot or beside Threet, I think he can break one on any play.

5. Have you driven to the Buffalo Wild Wings where Tuitama works and just heckled him?

I typically don't take any pleasure in heckling a guy when he's down, especially one we beat so badly over the course of his career; there's a reason he's forever known as Tui-trauma in Tempe.

Therefore, no, I have not made the pilgrimage to B-Dubs to partake in a night of wings and beer with Willie. However, if I ever happen to FIND myself in Tucson and craving some delicious Parmesan Garlic wings and a cold Blue Moon...I'd probably make sure Willie was my waiter, shout my order at him in the most obscenely loud, Mike Stoops tantrum-esque fashion, warn him to watch his blind side and ask him if all BWW employees have had 19 concussions.

Here is the schedule. All times are Eastern and you can find more information here.

Game	Network	Coverage Notes	PPV Info	Time
VMI at Charleston Southern		College Sports Direct		11:30am
Notre Dame vs. Navy (at East Rutherford, NJ)		CBSSports.com		12pm
Michigan St. at Northwestern				12pm
Syracuse at West Virginia				12pm
Iowa St. at Texas		FSN List		12pm
Penn St. at Minnesota				12pm
Purdue at Ohio St.		GameFinder		12pm
Indiana at Illinois		GameFinder		12pm
Ole Miss at Arkansas		Affiliates	DirecTV 791 Dish Network 459	12pm
Rutgers at Pittsburgh		Affiliates	DirecTV 790 Dish Network 458	12pm
Duke at Virginia Tech		ACC Network Streaming (ACC areas) Affiliates	Blackout Map DirecTV 788 Dish Network 456	12pm
Temple at Buffalo		Affiliates	DirecTV 789 Dish Network 457	12pm
Delaware at William & Mary				12pm
Penn at Yale		Stretch Internet		12pm
Bucknell at Lehigh		Stretch Internet		12:30pm
Florida Atlantic at Arkansas St.		College Sports Direct	Blackout Map DirecTV 792 Dish Network 460	1pm
Holy Cross at Colgate		Sidearm Showcase		1pm
Lafayette at Fordham			DirecTV 793 Dish Network 461	1pm
Morehead St. at Butler		MyIndyTV.com		1pm
Wyoming at BYU				2pm
Western Illinois at Missouri St.	Mediacom-Springfield	College Sports Direct		2pm
Murray St. at Eastern Illinois		College Sports Direct		2:30pm
Appalachian St. at Western Carolina				3pm
Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston St. (at Houston, TX)		Affiliates College Sports Direct		3pm
Northern Arizona at Montana		B2 Networks (FREE)		3pm
Northern Colorado at Montana St.		B2 Networks (FREE)		3pm
Youngstown St. at South Dakota St.		College Sports Direct		3pm
LSU at Auburn		CBSSports.com		3:30pm
Wisconsin at Iowa		ABC Coverage Map		3:30pm
Nebraska at Oklahoma St.		ABC Coverage Map	Blackout Map DirecTV 789 Dish Network 462	3:30pm
Georgia Tech at Clemson		ABC Coverage Map	Blackout Map DirecTV 788 Dish Network 464	3:30pm
Arizona St. at California		FSN List		3:30pm
Connecticut at Louisville				3:30pm
Houston at SMU				3:30pm
Western Michigan at Akron		College Sports Direct	Blackout Map DirecTV 790 Dish Network 463	3:30pm
Rice at UCF				3:30pm
Kent St. at Bowling Green		College Sports Direct		3:30pm
Massachusetts vs. New Hampshire (at Foxborough, MA)				3:30pm
Georgia St. at Old Dominion		Comcast-Atlanta		3:30pm
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois		College Sports Direct	Blackout Map DirecTV 791 Dish Network 459	4pm
Indiana St. at North Dakota St.		College Sports Direct		4pm
Marshall at East Carolina				4:15pm
UL-Monroe at Middle Tennessee			DirecTV 792 Dish Network 460	4:30pm
Washington St. at Stanford				5pm
Hawai'i at Utah St.			DirecTV 793 Dish Network 461	5pm
New Mexico St. at Idaho		College Sports Direct		5pm
Illinois St. at Northern Iowa	Panther Sports	College Sports Direct		5pm
Colorado St. at Utah				6pm

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Liquid sunshine pumping down from the sky

Perfect day for a Cal game…GO BEARS…..am I the only one awake…again

"It's on the ROOF, oh yeah, one hundred PROOF, oh yeah....."

by TKE Prytanis 79 on Oct 23, 2010 7:19 AM PDT reply actions

I’m up. Can’t sleep in on the weekends anymore. :(!

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by TwistNHook on Oct 23, 2010 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh sorry. I was up at 4ish. Too busy w/ the kid to check in.

Go Bears!

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Oct 23, 2010 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions

I’m up because my mom’s dog is a fucking spaz.

"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.

It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0

by AERose on Oct 23, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions

So

Is today the day for the CGB Chicken and Waffles breakfast?

Mmmm delicious internet chicken

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Roscoes?

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by Julio Nievas on Oct 23, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Looks like the one in Jack London square … ?

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually

It was from Oni’s Chicken and Waffles in cowtown. OMG i’ve said something good about it now. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I didn’t mean it.

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Some thoughts from around the Pac 12 SB Nation...

>>>>>>

Who the f**k appointed UCLA God’s Gift to the Pac?

Utah has nothing to offer the Pac 10, why are we adding them?

How about a football program you c*cks*ckers? Utah might have as rough a year in 2011 as Cal is having this year, but that’s still better than UCLA!

Does USC have NO shame?

The Trojans are cheating bastards and got caught… WAKE UP and realize your an embarrassment to the conference WSU might suck but at least their fans have SOME class…

Other than those two delusional drug users, the rest of the conference seems to be classy and it should be a great experience.

That said, I have to ask are ASU girls the naive whores the media makes them out to be?

Zoo Cougar n. A "special" breed of feline, characterized by its propensity to have its attempts at swallowing a canary inevitably resulting in its choking on crow. See also: Zoobie, Cosmo Nut, Sexless Cat, Hippo-C-Rat origin: It takes a special kind of kitty to try and swallow the canary and end up choking on crow. --Ute Proverb

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 9:13 AM PDT reply actions

Do you need a hug?

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by TwistNHook on Oct 23, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Hi! Welcome to the Pac-12. UCLA and U$C fans are assholes! Don’t worry about it, they’re like that to everyone.

by paleodan on Oct 23, 2010 9:52 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

I guessed as much…

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions

1) Don’t accept hugs from Twist. Like ever.
2) Paleodan was being somewhat generous with his assessment of the SoCal fanbases.
3) ASU girls. I have no idea what you’re talking about. [whistles innocently]

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Oct 23, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions

HOWDY BOYS

CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH JT AND THE SUNSHINE BAND.

LEZZGO!

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 9:13 AM PDT reply actions

I’M WATCHING IOWA STATE AND THEY LOOK LIKE USC. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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by TwistNHook on Oct 23, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions

When do we play USC this year? We’re surely going to beat them! They suck!

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

REC'ed

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions

In the future, instead of playing USC, lets just ISU. They look about the same. AND WE WIN THIS TIME!

Or lose by less than 30

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by TwistNHook on Oct 23, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions

Let’s talk about ASU.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions

I hope we win.

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by TwistNHook on Oct 23, 2010 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions

I hope we win, but I don’t want it to rain.

What’s our injury sitch like?

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Fuck if I know. What do I look like, any other mod associated with this site????

Iowa State just went up 7-0 against Texas.

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by TwistNHook on Oct 23, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Well

According to Uncle Ted

The only player is Stevens, who is questionable for a finger injury. I don’t remember that from the “game that shall not be mentioned,” but to be honest, I was face palming most of the game.

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions

so shane and kendricks are ok?

i actually watched every play!

(with the mute button on)

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Shane, Kendricks, MikeyMo are all supposed to be okay. (officially)

Stevens has a broken finger as prev reported, but should play.

Browner has a tweaked knee and is also probable.

I suspect that MikeyMo’s toe was bothering him last week…worried about that.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Oct 23, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions

Apparently, the team movie last night was Predators

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 9:28 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

THIS STUFF'LL MAKE YOU A GOD DAMN SEXUAL TYRANNOSAURUS

just like me.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions

If it bleeds...

We can kill it.

"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3

by Swamphunter on Oct 23, 2010 11:16 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Bleeding blue and gold baby!!

Went to sleep at 6:30AM because of poker. Woke up at 9:52AM to get ready to go to Fremont to take a Bart to the game!

Hope you guys won’t scream at me at the game because of my red umbrella. Mercy! my wife has cancer so her hair cant be wet. So please shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I promise I will buy a blue and gold umbrella if I have time before the game. See y’all there. Go Bears!

by zachahuy on Oct 23, 2010 9:56 AM PDT reply actions

you can pick one up at walgreens or cvs on your way up

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Touchdown Iowa State!

Iowa State 14-3

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 10:11 AM PDT reply actions

LOLonghorns

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

You hear that?

It’s the sound of Nebraska fans banging their heads against various walls.

"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.

It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0

by AERose on Oct 23, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions

Texas picked in the endzone… better get Nebraska fans some helmets..

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions

Is it possible that EVERY team in college football isn’t very good this year?

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Northwestern 17, "#7" Michigan State 7

Science!

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:19 AM PDT reply actions

Picks not looking good this morning, dammit! But I saw the team bus when I was out walking my dog and I waved, so there’s that.

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions

DT Todd Barr

Hey guys, I covered the Lakewood HS game last night and interviewed Barr after the game. Great Kid. After speaking with him many times it seems, I get a strong feeling that he’s going to Cal. Last week he went to the SC-Cal game to watch the Golden Bears, yesterday he told me he was going to Berkley today to check out Cal… Unofficially.

I asked him that Cal really needed you and he gave me an exaggerated answer that he agrees. Anyway, take it for what it’s worth.

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by Julio Nievas on Oct 23, 2010 10:21 AM PDT reply actions

It'd be nice

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by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 23, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks man. Yeah, he’s had a lot of positive stuff to say about Cal since the summer.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions

by Redonkulous Bear on Oct 23, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

hello

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

ready for doom? Herbie, Corso, and Phil Steele, + Wilner picked us to win.

by Redonkulous Bear on Oct 23, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions

I am ready for UnDoom.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

unDooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!

by Redonkulous Bear on Oct 23, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

GRACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Herbie is better than Mark Mays & Craig James and thats saying a lot..

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Not really, it’s a low bar.

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions

(to be claer, I’m a big Herbie fan)

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions

They’ve just recognized that we’re a much better team at home than we are on the road, that’s all.

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions

Let’s go ORANGE!!!

I can’t believe we’re hanging in there against West Virginia. This team is about as schizophrenic as Cal.

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 10:27 AM PDT reply actions

Do you have some connection to Syracuse?

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

I like to think he’s one of the ‘bandwagon Cuse football fans’

by boomtho on Oct 23, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions

I think the Donner Party road that bandwagon

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I have a couple of Master’s degrees from the Maxwell School there at ’Cuse.

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Is there an Orange Julius on campus? They are delicious.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

by Redonkulous Bear on Oct 23, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Um… no. They are delicious, though.

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions

This thread is dying. We need more photoshops, stat!

by boomtho on Oct 23, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

There’s one in the San Jose mall across from Santana Row … sorry hta’ts the best I got

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Two? Whoa there Mr. twodegreesarenotenough

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

More like Mr. twocommasarenotenough

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions

I have never once written out my name followed by my degree names. Maybe I might if I ever got a doctorate or a law degree.

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Veetle stream for Cal vs ASU

http://goo.gl/7MrZ

Go Bears!

by BearMarch on Oct 23, 2010 10:33 AM PDT reply actions

yeah, thanks!

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

I somehow get the game in HD on FSN this week. Midwest Cal football viewing has been suprisingly HD-riffic this year.

(Note that last week’s HD recording mysteriously disappeared when I returned home after being out of town for a wedding).

by abaddon on Oct 23, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions

I wouldn’t bother filing a police report. It’s probably for the best.
In fact, you may wanna burn your DVR as well.

by boomtho on Oct 23, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions

I considered it, but my wife would kill me if I axed all of the showings of Glee and Project Runway she hasn’t been able to watch yet.

by abaddon on Oct 23, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Giants game has been rescheduled to 4:57 pm

Now I can go to the Cal game, keeping my attendance streak alive. Go Bears!

by GeoFreak on Oct 23, 2010 10:35 AM PDT reply actions

woop woop!

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

These 12:30 games are killer! But hopefully that means that all our bottled up energy will be unleased for Oregon?

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 10:45 AM PDT reply actions

I have a bad feeling about the game today

Since I had a positive feeling going into the USC game, that has to mean something good, right? Right?

by abaddon on Oct 23, 2010 10:47 AM PDT reply actions

I had a bad feeling about the USC game immediately following their debacling @ Furd.

I have a good feeling about today’s game, despite ASU’s bye week.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

It’s amazing what being in Memorial does for your confidence, huh? I had/have a similar feeling.

by boomtho on Oct 23, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions

For Cereal

We have identical conf and non-conf records and as everyone has been fond of saying, no team besides U$C/OSU has won at memorial since 2003. That’s got to mean something. Amiight?

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions

REMEMBER THE RUDY-MO!

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:56 AM PDT reply actions

HOLD ME BACK SON HOLD ME BACK

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Mack Brown

is the only coach that blames his team’s sluggish performances on hangovers from or looking ahead to other games. Same schtick as the UCLA loss. Face it, Mack: You should be blowing this team out, but you didn’t properly prepare your team.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:02 AM PDT reply actions

Doesn’t help that his qb is crap.

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by Julio Nievas on Oct 23, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions

Doesn’t help that ~~his qb~~ Mack Brown is crap

Fixed

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Face it, Mack: You should be blowing this team out

At first I didn’t the see the ‘out’.

by chowder on Oct 23, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

GOOOAALLLLLL!!!!!!!!

REal Madrid up 1-0 in the 10th minute!

wait, what?

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 11:12 AM PDT reply actions

is it on tv?

by boomtho on Oct 23, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions

espn3

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Hmm. that MSU pick not looking good

by sec119 on Oct 23, 2010 11:16 AM PDT reply actions

i took NW and the points.

And that’s why I’m leading this bizitch.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

35-10 Navy over ND

Suck it for keeping us out of the Sugar Bowl in 1991. (Not that I’m still bitter.)

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 11:16 AM PDT reply actions

i took ND to cover

And that’s why I’m still tied for tops in this bizitch!

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions

Well

I hate to tell you, but the spread is 6.5/7 pts FOR ND so you’d need a hell of a comeback to win.

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions

(yes, it’s why I can’t break away from this damned sec119!!!!!!)

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions

Be glad

That ND is losing. And shame on you for picking ND in the first place.

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Losing to Stanfraud kept us out of the Sugar Bowl.

Reason #8 of … well, too many to count, why we should hate Stanfraud more than any other team.

by abaddon on Oct 23, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions

I will say though, a Citrus Bowl victory over big bad Clemson was a nice consolation prize. As much as I may hate Furd, I hate the BCS more, not for the National Championship but because of the locked-in bowls that prevent us from ever going to a bowl like the Citrus Bowl again. Damn you BCS!

by abaddon on Oct 23, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually

We were looked at really closely by the Sugar Bowl committee. They took a lower ranked ND team because of $.

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Are you surprised?

Any bowl committee, when given a chance, will pick ND over almost any other team, let alone Cal. We had to beat Furd to go, I remember this being commonly thought at the time although maybe I am just old.

by abaddon on Oct 23, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions

I was not surprised.

And THAT is why I hat ND.

It goes without saying that I loathe Stanfurd.

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions

You have no idea how much I’m enjoying this Iowa State game.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:23 AM PDT reply actions

grinning from ear to ear?

by ximiankernel on Oct 23, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Ugh

AVERT YOUR EYES. Or you’ll be eaten.

by yorzepol on Oct 23, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions

21 TO 6 IOWA STATE

GOT TWO TICKETS, MACK?

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions

SACK!

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions

PICKED!

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Conga Rats

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS GILOLBERT!

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:34 AM PDT reply actions

how does gameday decide which games herbie and corso will pick from?

why would they choose cal-az st over arizona-uw, especially since the latter is going to be on espn?

by JerseyBear on Oct 23, 2010 11:40 AM PDT reply actions

who did they pick?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions

All Cal baby! We at home son!

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions

LOL TEXAS

Email: bearsnecessities@gmail.com

by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 23, 2010 11:42 AM PDT reply actions

it seems like every Texas OL had diarrhea.

Just like every Nebraska OL last year.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Random Question

How many turf fields on there in the Big-Ten?

by chowder on Oct 23, 2010 11:42 AM PDT reply actions

OH MY GOD... THIS GAME IS HYYYYYYLARIOUS

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:43 AM PDT reply actions

Finished all my chores, got lunch and I'm ready for FOOTBALL!!

WTF Iowa St beating Texas!? That’s worse than UCLA!
Northwestern leading MSU!?
Syracuse beating West Virginia!?

WTF?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 11:44 AM PDT reply actions

It’s just one of those years.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions

If Cal didn’t suck in 07 that would’ve been the best year ever

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions

WOW.

by JerseyBear on Oct 23, 2010 11:45 AM PDT reply actions

I have something for you Mack

You know what to do.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions

With how badly Cal plays on the road and how badly Texas plays at home I wonder who loses if we play in DKR.

"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.

It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0

by AERose on Oct 23, 2010 11:49 AM PDT reply actions

We both lose.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Redux of the UCLA game

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Texas’ OL is soooooo bad, Jarred Price will run through their legs on his way to 10 sacks. At least.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions

This is what Gilbert gets for snubbing Cal

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 11:50 AM PDT reply actions

CATCH THE FUCKING INTS IOWA STATE!!

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 11:50 AM PDT reply actions

Did Minnesota fire their coach yet? They should

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 11:52 AM PDT reply actions

Yes, yes they have.

"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.

It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0

by AERose on Oct 23, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions

TD Texass

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 11:56 AM PDT reply actions

I thought they were Texazzu?

If this game goes to OT, somebody gonna get ahurt real bad.

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions

GO FOR IT CLONES

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 12:03 PM PDT reply actions

they would’ve got it with a sneak

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Brock Lesnar?

Last time I saw that guy was a long time ago in ~~WWF~~ WWE

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 12:07 PM PDT reply actions

Why do I always get confused when the ref signals a completed pass?

I always think he’s saying incomplete

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 12:08 PM PDT reply actions

GOD DAMN IT HANG ON TO THE PICK CLONES

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Momentum changing

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Jeez that RT is HUGE

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 12:11 PM PDT reply actions

Hugely ineffective

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions

So much for the MSU upset

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 12:17 PM PDT reply actions

HOW BOUT THEM ORANGE

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by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh my

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

That game was totally won by the D, btw. Riley >>> Nassib at this point.

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions

by Thoroughbred on Oct 23, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Doesn’t matter I think

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

It was down inbounds.

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

he’s in

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

hahahhaahahha suck it texA$$

by atomsareenough on Oct 23, 2010 12:36 PM PDT reply actions

:D

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 23, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Larry is bragging up Utah over Texa$$

"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?

by Ravenous Ute on Oct 23, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions

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