DBD 11.15.10 Anger Management
by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 15, 2010 3:12 AM PST
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PrintSo I went to bed Saturday night angry (as you might've seen with the posts). Tried to get drunk to dull anger, but woke up Sunday angry. Wrote that Sunday night post angrier. I'm staring at the computer screen hoping it melts from the rage energy beams I shoot at it. And it's not subsiding. I'm on the warpath right now, and I want to destroy things.
This just keeps on running through my head.
WE OUTPLAYED NUMBER ONE AND LOST FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST DECADE. AND THIS WASN'T EVEN A MATCHUP OF TWO UNSTOPPABLES, BUT A BACKUP QUARTERBACK WITH A PORN STAR NAME AND SHANE VEREEN NEEDING TO PLAY WITH FIFTY IN THE BOX AND THE WIDE RECEIVERS PLAYING WITH LUBRICANT ON THEIR GLOVES, YET SOMEHOW LOSING BY ONLY TWO TO THE GREATEST OFFENSE IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND AND THEIR ARROGANT PARADE OF DOUCHEBAG FANS THAT SEEMS TO GROW LARGER AND COCKIER BY THE DAY. AND WE HAD A CHIP SHOT FIELD GOAL TO GO AHEAD IN THE FOURTH QUARTER THAT A FAN IN THE STANDS PROBABLY COULD HAVE KNOCKED THROUGH.
AND WE FUCKING LOST. AGAIN. I DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU'RE FUCKING WITH ME SPORTS GODS.
I'm probably the only one who feels this way considering everyone else seems so reasonable and subdued. Maybe it's because we didn't compete with Oregon, it's the fact we could've actually had this one. This game will piss me off all fall. And winter. And spring. And summer. I'm proud of our team, but that loss will not shake me for awhile.
What's the angriest you've been over a sporting event? And how did you eventually reconcile yourself? More anger means more recs.
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Ok this cheered me up a little
Hopefully it’ll cheer up Hydro too. Sad Uga is cute.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 15, 2010 3:25 AM PST reply actions
GIORGIOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Angriest I've ever been because of a sporting event?
Honestly, it was probably watching the lay down against SC earlier this year. 42-0 at the half and I turned it off because I couldn’t watch it anymore. First time I’ve ever turned off a Cal game early because they were being blown out.
I had zero expectations for the Oregon game which is maybe why I’m not all that upset at the L. Frankly, stating that Cal outplayed Oregon is nonsense IMO. We had 193 yards, they had 300+. Cal had 2 drives all game. Mansion looked brutal most of the game bar a few throws. The playcalling was mysterious to say the least (LUDWIGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!). The D was excellent but Special Teams was atrocious.
It is what it is. Go Bears!
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I was really pissed off at Oregon going for it on 4th and 2 from their 35 to start the game, for reasons I’ve explained. I thought it was extremely disrespectful and I partly feared that it was going to work and open up the floodgates to another brutal annihilation. After that, I was still on edge but not as angry because we were keeping up with them.
I was REALLY angry at the USC game and the OSU game because it was humiliating and embarrassing. Just not being able to show up at all really reflected poorly on Cal, I felt, and that made me mad and totally ruined my day. I was better by about Sunday afternoon though.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
I was really pissed off at Oregon going for it on 4th and 2 from their 35 to start the game
I didn’t have an issue with that, I thought that if they could establish that trend early, they had a chance of running Cal off the field. Solid strategy IMO. Of course, living in Mike Leach country the past 8 years (or however long he was at TT) I’m used to that kind of thinking. It is what it is. Now, if they were up 30 and doing that, THAT is disrespectful.
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
To me it felt like they didn’t think it was going to be a close game anyway, and even if they gave it up on their own 35 yard line and Cal had a short field, it wouldn’t matter because we’re not on their level and they were going to own us anyway. Also it felt like by using all 4 downs they thought they could intimidate us. I was so happy that we stopped them on their second 4th down attempt at midfield and used the short field to score a touchdown. It felt like we shoved it in their faces and taught them a lesson.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t understand this at all atoms. Any time a team decides to go for it on fourth down, they are taking a risk, and if they fail, they will have to take the consequences. I don’t think any team owes it to another team to “respect” them by not going for it on fourth down. Each team needs to make the decisions it thinks will win the game, not worry about fragile egos on the other team. And Oregon paid for its decisions to go for it on fourth down the second time, leading directly to a Cal TD. Chip Kelly gave Cal an opportunity by repeatedly going for it on fourth down, and it was up to Cal to take that opportunity. I can’t imagine why that would make you angry.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
by CalBear81 on Nov 15, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
This.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t see what’s not clear about my feelings on the matter. Yes, they were taking a risk. Yes, it gave Cal an opportunity and I was absolutely THRILLED to see it blow up in their faces. I’m just saying it reeked of hubris, and that angered me to see.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Its not hubris if they make it, and our D has a say in that.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
…so any decision is justifiable post-hoc if it works?
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Its the rules of the game, our job is to stop them, not whine that they might make us look bad. I took very differently, I was screaming at the top of my lungs for them TO GO FOR IT every 4th down, after the 1st 2 tries. I thanked Chip for giving us the short field. And I wanted us to go for when we had 4th and 1 at about the the 50 in the late 1st/ early 2nd quarter. Don’t give the Ducks the damn. ball.
And I booed their player when he went down, shouted “Just shoot him, put him out of his misery” just to annoy the Duck fans near me. They looked shocked. (Sec F row 20). I clapped when he got up, and I made the Ducks fans clap every time for that point on when a Cal player got up.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Of course it’s within the rules of the game, and of course our job is to stop them. When did I say anything different??? What are you arguing against exactly?
If we’re stuffing them on 4th down every time, they’re probably going to stop doing it. All I’m saying is, if they feel like they can have their way with us, they’re not going to care where they are on the field, they’ll just go for it. Like I said, going for it appears to be their philosophy, which is fine, but at that point of the game it wasn’t completely clear and I felt it seemed arrogant.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
If Cal were a Division IAA school or if it were the fourth quarter and Oregon had a big lead, sure I would be angry. But unless we are conceding that we are some weak school that can’t compete with Oregon, then I say: if they want to go for it on fourth down, let them. We just need to stop them.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
It seemed to me like he felt we WERE a Div-IAA school or something. Like either a) we wouldn’t be able to stop them or b) even if we did, handing us the ball on a short field wouldn’t matter.
Anyway, after watching the whole game it seems like they go for it on just about EVERY 4th and short (<5 anyway), no matter what, so maybe that’s just their philosophy. But at the time, I was worked up about it.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
When did going for it on fourth down long before the game is settled become an etiquette question? I too am puzzled by this seeming creation of “that’s not the way the game should be played” rules.
I dunno, I seem to be the only one that felt any affront.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
doesn't bother me in a close game
if they were up big, then maybe.
Then again I am also a believer in punting on 3rd down in times of severe distress.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
a good quick kick really is devastating
I’m surprised all the “wildcat offense” nonsense doesn’t involve it once in a while.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
It would certainly surprise them. They’ll never see it coming.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
that's the idea
and if kicked right/lucky it will roll 50+ yards.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
This makes me laugh.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Cals first TD (only offensive TD) was on a super short field bc Oregon failed on 4th
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Well said.
"It’s great with these group of guys. There is no panic in them." --Chip Kelly, Clearly NOT talking about members of ATQ.
Well, I haven’t crunched the numbers, and I already discussed this in the post-game thread. Maybe it still does make sense on your own 35, maybe it doesn’t, but it’s not a risk that most college coaches will take in a game that has barely started, so it stood out.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
That’s because most college football coaches are gigantic pussies more concerned with their own job security than winning games.
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by Rishi on Nov 15, 2010 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I dunno. I wouldn’t have had any feathers ruffled if it was on our side of the field or something. I think coaches should go for it on 4th and short much more often than they do.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
High reward?
Really? A couple of yards and a first down deep in your own territory vs. Handing the ball to the opponent almost within FG territory for them?
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
Momentum is your answer? I could probably buy a Romer-esque answer about the expected point value of a certain down and field position vs. giving your opponent certain field position vs. likelihood of conversion… But even then, that’s not usually how the game is played. I even asked an Oregon fan to give me some similar examples of them going for it against other opponents in similar situations, and they didn’t really give me very much. Anyway, like I said, it bothers me less so, after seeing the whole game. In the moment though, it bugged me.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Rec'd here too.
It’s one of the things I hated about Mike Bellotti: he was entirely too conservative. Football is a game predicated on aggression.
"It’s great with these group of guys. There is no panic in them." --Chip Kelly, Clearly NOT talking about members of ATQ.
Getting cheated out of the 2004 Rose Bowl. Not really a “sporting event,” per se, but nothing else even comes close.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
A story that occurred at Saturday's game that will not make it into my front page photo essay post
After the half time show (more on that in a post set to go up tonight), people were starting to stand up. There was a dude next to me who was all “EVERYBODY STAND UP!” I did not know this man and could not pick him out of a line up of one.
I was already standing and so I turned to him and said “I’m already up…..and by that I mean I have a giant erection.”
He just sorta stared at me blankly. It was kinda toads awk. But I love that.
The following conversation then occurred:
Twist: “What do you want?”
Dude: “Everybody standing up.” angrily “I wish it was OK to punch people in the face” (i.e. people not standing up)
Twist (gesturing at CBKWit who was standing in front of them either oblivious to the conversation or actively avoiding being associated with me, one of the two): “Why don’t you punch that guy in the face?”
Dude: “But he’s already standing??”
Twist: “Eh, just punch anyway, he likes that shit.”
Unfortunately, CBkWit went unpunched!
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by TwistNHook on Nov 15, 2010 7:11 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
At least we already know his answer to our favorite interview question.
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by yellow fever on Nov 15, 2010 7:18 AM PST up reply actions
Coaches corner tonight:
BERKELEY – Volleyball coach Rich Feller and senior setter Carli Lloyd will join football coach Jeff Tedford, Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour and linebacker D.J. Holt on Monday’s edition of the Cal Coaches Corner. The one-hour radio program airs from 6-7 p.m. Monday on KNEW Radio (910 AM) live from the Paragon at the Claremont Hotel, Club and Spa in Berkeley.
The fourth-ranked Golden Bear volleyball team stands at 23-2 on the season and tied atop the Pac-10 Conference with No. 2 Stanford with a 13-2 league mark. The Bears and Cardinal face off for the second time this season on Friday at 7 p.m. in Haas Pavilion, and the victor will have a leg up for the league title with just a week left in the regular season. Earlier this fall, Cal downed Stanford, 3-1.
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WBB beats St. Mary’s:
The California women’s basketball team began the season 2-0 after finishing off a weekend homestand sweep with a 89-63 victory over the Saint Mary’s Gaels. DeNesha Stallworth dominated with her second double-double of the weekend.
The Bears opened the game on an 8-3 run, staking Cal to an early advantage. Sophomore forward DeNesha Stallworth dominated the game early, scoring 10 of Cal’s first 19 points. Cal extended the lead to double digits, 30-20, with an o-board and put back by senior center Rama N’diaye followed almost immediately by a three pointer from sophomore guard Eliza Pierre. Two quick transition baskets by Saint Mary’s started a rally that was immediately halted by a three drained by freshman guard Lindsay Sherbert, putting Cal up 33-24 with 6:18 left in the half. The Bears started to pull away in the final six minutes of the first half, outscoring the Gaels 18-8 during that span. The Bears were 7-for-8 from the free throw stripe in that same period, their only miss turning into an offensive rebound and jumper by Stallworth to give Cal a 51-32 lead headed into the break.
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by TwistNHook on Nov 15, 2010 7:14 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
The Cal women looked fantastic in this game. Last year they barely squeaked out a 68-65 win over St. Mary’s, which had just about all the same players as this year’s team. This year our women just blew them out — even though we no longer have our greatest scorer, Alexis Gray-Lawson, who graduated, and our best rebounder, Gennifer Brandon, is injured.
Joanne Boyle talked a lot last year about how difficult it was to coach so many freshmen who didn’t quite seem to understand what it takes to compete at the elite college level. This year I have been hearing from many sources how very hard those same players (now our sophomores) worked over the summer and are working now to improve their skills. Eliza Pierre, who last year was an incredible defensive player but a big offensive liability, has improved her shooting unbelievably. DeNesha Stallworth was outstanding last year, but is far better conditioned this year. I am really excited for this year’s team. And next year we have another top 10 recruiting class coming in. GO BEARS!
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
I’m really excited for this season.
How good is St. Mary’s supposed to be?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Well, this same team finished second in their conference last year, so they should be pretty good. But, as norcalnick pointed out to me yesterday, that could be a matter of a conference with one really good team and a bunch of not very good teams. Cal also looked really good against Rutgers on Friday night, especially in the second half.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
Yeah, but if she’s had this much improvement in a season, holy shit. Her senior year will be amazing.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
XC doing great:
BERKELEY – Cal’s men’s cross country earned its third berth to the NCAA Championships in the past four years Sunday, while junior Deborah Maier, the 2010 regional runner-up, claimed an individual invitation for the women’s race.
The national meet will be contested on Monday, Nov. 22 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. The women’s 6000-meter event will begin at 9:08 a.m. PT, followed by the men’s 10,000-meter race at 9:48 a.m. PT.
Thirty-one teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams. Thirteen additional teams were selected at-large.
Led by senior Michael Coe, the Cal men placed third at the NCAA West Regional Saturday, their best showing in school history. Coe was third among individuals in the competition, which marked the best individual result for a Bear male since Richie Boulet was second in 1994.
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VBall avoids getting Cougd:
PULLMAN, Wash. – California volleyball sophomore middle hitter Shannon Hawari’s 12-kill performance (0e, 16att, .750) powered the No. 4-ranked Golden Bears (23-2, 13-2 Pac-10) to a three-set win (25-18, 25-21, 25-20) over Washington State (6-18, 0-14 Pac-10) on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Bohler Gymnasium to keep the Cougars winless in league matches. The victory secured a sweep of the season series against both Washington schools for the first time since 2003 and matched Cal’s highest conference win total in program history.
Senior setter Carli Lloyd led the Bears to a .483 hitting percentage in the match (51k, 8e, 89att) with 47 assists. The Bears are 23-0 this season when they put up a higher percentage than their opponent. Lloyd looked for her middle hitters early and often, and got eight kills (1e, 11att, .636) from sophomore Kat Brown. On the right side, sophomore opposite hitter Correy Johnson tallied eight kills as well (1e, 12att, .583). Hawari had five blocks to lead Cal and sophomore libero Robin Rostratter took match-high honors with 12 digs and added two service aces as the Bears defeated the Cougars for the 16th-straight time.
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So Big Spike is essentially for all of the marbles in the Pac-10.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Why does it have to be during Bonfire? : (
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
I know! I’m still trying to decide which of 3 Big Game week events I should attend on Friday!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
You didn’t hear it from me, but the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has been attempting to make it more difficult to have the Bonfire, and the campus has been looking into a way to celebrate the Spirit of California in a way that doesn’t involve burning lots of wood.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Burning the Tree?
I APPROVE OF THIS ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS ACT
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
How about a large pile of LED lights?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Only slightly better than Stanfurd’s Nonfire Rally and Laser Light Show.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
FRESHMAN MORE CELLOPHANE.
Member of the Lost Tribe of Mooch
by katster on Nov 15, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Beetdub, where is that guy amidst all this fake injury controversy?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Quit ruining my reputation.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-T-I-G-H-T-A-T-T-H-E-H-E-E-L"
That wasn’t booing. That was a collective Oregon fan appreciation for your cheerleaders’ racks. The timing of it was just amazingly coincidental with injuries on the field.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-T-I-G-H-T-A-T-T-H-E-H-E-E-L"
I was yelling “booourns!”
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Easy now. One of them is a patient of mine. Really nice girl.
We can’t all be drunken houseboat partying nympho-psycho-klepto-maniacs.
Old Toothwrangler
Mens Water Polo beats Pacific:
The No. 1-ranked Cal men’s water polo team was down 8-7 entering the fourth period, but outscored Pacific, 3-0, in the final quarter to win, 10-8, Saturday in Stockton. The Golden Bears, who were led by two goals apiece from juniors Zach Greenwood, Cory Nasoff and Ivan Rackov, won their 12th match in a row to improve to 20-2 overall and 7-0 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
Cal had trailed 8-7 when the Tigers’ Austin Delong scored with 4:55 left in the third period. But the Bears dominated the fourth period. Senior captain Brian Dudley tied the match, 8-8, with 4:01 left in the contest and then Greenwood sealed the win for Cal with goals at 2:18 and 1:31 in the fourth period.
Other scorers for the Bears included senior Zach White, junior Luka Saponjic and freshman Collin Smith. It was the third time Cal had defeated the Tigers twice this season, including winning, 15-3, Oct. 3 at the SoCal Invitational, and, 11-8, Oct. 22 in a non-conference match at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
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I know I can't really compete here, not being a Cal alum
But I think I’d put forward the Scotland – Italy qualifier for Euro 2008 wherein Scotland was up 1 – 0 (admittedly on a goal that was massively offside) but managed to concede the game via a free kick call that was completely botched by the Spanish referee (the Italian player might as well have knifed the Scottish player). They were this close to not getting hosed by the soccer gods. The rage came from the combination of dashed hopes and the knowledge that I shouldn’t have had any hopes to begin with (DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAD BEATEN FRANCE TWICE AAAAAAAAAARGH)
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
sounds like good interview material
for “Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly”.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 7:24 AM PST up reply actions
Not really, the national team doesn’t really have much of a hooligan problem – that’s mostly Rangers and Celtic ultra types who have their various reasons for not supporting the national side.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
this was an SNL skit with Mike Myers
which featured him and Mark McKinney as “hooligans” that would interview various non-hooligan types (David Hyde Pierce was on once as a “tennis hooligan”), insult them and then eventually beat on them.
Maybe the SNP got to them and forced them to stop.
Andy Gray: Ah, alright then, tonight’s topics are: “Scotland’s soccer team – great on paper, crap on grass!”
Ian Daglers: Also, on tonight’s show – new techniques in dart throwing! Hey! Head’s up on ye! [ throws dart offscreen, hooligans scream ]
Andy Gray: Alright! [ they clink steins ] And, finally, firebombs: pro and con.
Together: Prooooo!!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 7:51 AM PST up reply actions
Oh heavens no, firebombs are completely beyond the skills of Celtic and Rangers supporters. Bricks and knives are about it, if you want firebombs you’d have to talk to the IRA contacts to whom Celtic supporters were funneling money in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Don’t touch my junk.
A California man got thrown out of San Diego’s airport when he refused a revealing full-body scan and then an alternative pat-down, telling a Transportation Security Agent, “If you touch my junk, I’ll have you arrested.”
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
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I get the privacy concerns and the issues with x-rays, etc.
But the fact that groups are organising to halt all travel on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving… that kind of stuff affects the common man. I don’t like it.
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I thought they were planning to not travel on Wednesday, not stop other people from traveling?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
That’s one part of it. The other is to travel and have everyone refuse the x-ray scanners and instead opt for “time-consuming pat-downs”
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The people who don’t mind can use the scanners – in fact, they’ll get through faster. Assuming, of course, that the TSA staff are bright enough to filter people into lines depending on whether they are willing to be scanned or not.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Really? Most airports have multiple lines / scanners. It wouldn’t be too difficult to separate the two groups out.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
This might be beyond the capability of most TSA employees, but it would be pretty straightforward. Just ask people up front who wants the personal search and send them off to one side. If someone waits until they get to the scanner and then asks to be patted down, ask them to step over to the pat down line. They all get to make their points, and miss their planes, and people who just want to get to where they’re going can move along.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I'd mind the groping a lot less
if I thought it actually would lead to more airline safety. Between baggage fees that encourage people to cram as much crap as possible into their carry-on bags and over-reliance on whatever technological terror they’ve discovered, I don’t really know that what they’re doing is going to lead to more actual safety, especially with the way the TSA screeners seem to be trained.
If they want safety then it’s time to contract out to the El Al folks.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
That’s what I’ve thought for a long time. How much more expensive could it possibly be to have two security dudes on each flight in lieu of massively ridiculous security measures.
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
The pat-downs have become more intrusive. They want you to go through the full-body imaging device.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
I went through those in Boston and Amsterdam this summer. Not entirely sure how they help unless you want to have a database of naked pictures of the population at large in one massive database of fail.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Hey I just went through one in Boston the weekend before last… Yay Intrusive X-Ray Buddies <3
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
I foolishly thought that having a more intrusive picture would mean not having to remove as much from my pockets, but you have to take even more out than under the usual regime. That makes sense.
Mind you, I got through BWI security in the early spring with my car keys in my pocket, my belt still on, and an “on” bluetooth earpiece in my pocket (I was very late for a plane and in a rush), without anyone saying anything, so who knows what they’re looking for?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
wow, I got a “Sir, do you have anything in your right pocket?” Me: “No, I don’t think so” TSA Guy: “Are you SURE you don’t have anything in your RIGHT pocket?” Me: “Oh wait, I have some chapstick” TSA Guy: “Please remove it and show it to me” Me: “Ummm k….”
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
That was Boston this summer.
I remember, about 5 – 6 years ago, going through BWI and hearing 2 security guys talking about testing out a new metal detector… and one of them said “It’s a good thing, too, because you can get a damn cannon ball through the ones we have now…”
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
on a related note
People that take 50 pounds of loose change, wear lace-up boots, and gigantic belt buckles to the airport should just go right to jail.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
I learned my lesson with boots once I flew cross-country with hiking boots on. I set off the metal detector every single time I passed through, and it nearly caused me to miss a flight. (Well, that and the TSA agent who must have seen my frazzled “gotta make my plane” face and decided to inspect my bag…)
It worked out okay in the end, but I know now that sandals are probably better flying apparel.
Member of the Lost Tribe of Mooch
the boots are ok
it’s the people with the change, and the boots, and the belt buckle, and the jewelry, and….
I know some people are flying directly to meetings but still some of that junk can go in the briefcase and through the x-ray machine.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
I have going through security down to a science. I always wear a jacket with pockets, and I put my keys, wallet, watch, phone, etc… in the jacket pockets before I get to the x-ray belt, and I untie my shoes while I’m in line as well. Then all I have to do is take my jacket and shoes off put it in a bin, put my bags on the belt, and walk through. Takes me like 5-10 seconds.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
I think it’s the people who wear lace-up boots and don’t plan ahead. I think you’d be okay today, but only because they make you remove your shoes before going through the metal detector.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, this was before they made you take your shoes off.
I just remember that the Cincy to Boston hop was weather-delayed for two hours so that when we landed, I had exactly ten minutes to make it to the gate where my next plane (to Halifax) was boarding. Unfortunately for me, it was out one secure area and into the next, and I end up in line behind these two old ladies who are asking the TSA agent standing there, and I quote,
“Is. This. The. Line. That. Goes. To. Bangor.” (literally, with a pause after every word)
I’m starting to get antsy, as things are getting really tight. Finally they clear, and I heave my bag up on the x-ray belt and walk through the metal detector, setting it off. So they wand me and discover (once again) it’s the damn boots. I’m clear now, so I go to fetch my bag off the conveyor and find another TSA agent standing there with it.
“Is this your bag?”
(I want to say no, but my birth certificate’s in there, and I need it to cross the border) “Uh…yes.”
“Do you mind if I inspect it?”
(I don’t think I have a choice here, do I?) “Yeah, go ahead.”
So he starts digging through my bag and making polite conversation. “So, you’re from Cali?” Just about that time, the gate agent walks down the hall and says, “Anybody else for Halifax?” I sheepishly raise my hand and the agent says, “Don’t worry, we’re holding the plane.”
I must have visibly relaxed, and after pointing out a pocket on the bag the TSA guy missed, he let me go. So I made my flight. Everybody’s staring daggers at me for delaying the plane. I sit down, strap in, and we start to taxi out.
…When the pilot comes on and says, “Folks, our left generator isn’t behaving and we’re going to have to return to the gate and get maintenance to look at it…”
Story of my life, I swear. ;)
Member of the Lost Tribe of Mooch
Bangor? I hardly know her.
That one’s for you, Rishi.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I am so old that I remember flying before airports even had metal detectors or x-ray machines. You just got on a plane with whatever you wanted to bring with you and nobody cared. Sometimes I wish I didn’t remember those days, because I weep for them.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
sigh.
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Why “sigh,” Mr McGee?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Cuz I wish it could have been like that for me. Shit even when I took the overnight train from Barca to Grenada this past summer I had to get my stuff x-rayed because of the Madrid station bombing.
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 16, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
I see.
I didn’t have occasion to go on a plane until 1982, sadly, but I do remember that when I was a kid and we lived in Holland, and my dad went to the US for work, we used to be able to go to the gate at Schiphol with him, and then watch the plane take off from an outdoors observation deck (assuming it wasn’t raining).
I think by the time we left in 82 they might have added metal detectors, but the most obvious change was armed police officers patrolling the airport. Thanks Bader Meinhoff / IRA / PLO / etc., etc.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I am also LOLD
and remember the names on the tickets mattering about as much as the names on a bus ticket. I remember ending up with a ticket that had been issued to a Japanese co-worker, and the comment from the flight attendant was something like “boy, did they get your name wrong”.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
European on what?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
on your leg and telling you it’s raining!
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
Now that I think about, Roy Rules ought to trade mark that phrase, think of the profit!
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
No, it’s completely stupid, and it’s a waste of time and money, IMO. It’s all theater. Any smart and determined terrorist will still be able to get around the system.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
BTW
James Fallows has been great on this. Here are some of his blogs posts, with links to other good articles/posts which are also worth following:
Body-Searching Children: No for the US Army, Yes for the TSA
(For DC Trojan) On the Kilt Question
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
theater
is a very good description. One fine moment in airport security: buying bottles of water in the Santiago airport AFTER SCREENING only to have them taken away before boarding the plane. F*ing epic.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’m flying this winter and considering I have a large penis, I am looking forward to this. I will go through the scanner and then make knowing eye contact with the (hopefully) female attendant afterwards. Then, wink. Then, carry my wife’s bags to the plane.
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I'm thinking Viagra is a good idea
put somebody’s eye out if they want to go messin’ south of the border.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
105 year old women wants another husband.
What could a 105-year-old birthday girl possibly want for a gift?
“I’m just looking for a husband!” Esther Mauzy told party guests Saturday night, prompting the room to erupt into laughter at her San Clemente home. “I’ve only had five! I think I should have another one, don’t you?”
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
The ultimate cougar.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
Super old chicks need lovin’ too.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Not at all.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
AN looks at the Glenn Burke story:
First off, this post is not about David DeJesus, Edwin Encarnacion, or Lance Berkman, unless one of them happens to be gay. We don’t know, because since Glenn Burke came out to teammates and ownership in the late 1970s, no gay major league baseball player has come out — not to teammates, not to owners, not to fans — while he was still playing. And if you watched “Out At Home: The Glenn Burke Story,” aired this past Wednesday on CSN Bay Area and airing again next Tuesday night at 8:00pm on the same channel, you understand why gay athletes tend to keep their sexual orientation to themselves.
Burke’s story is both tragic and gripping, and if you missed it this past week I’d recommend you catch it if you can this coming week. It’s the story of Burke’s immense talent and charisma, his checkered major league career, his unprecedented courage in coming out while playing for the Dodgers, his trade to an A’s organization that did not always treat him well, and his rather steep fall from “one of a kind” talent and personality to “just another statistic” — Burke died of AIDS, following periods of drug use, incarceration, and homelessness, at the age of 42
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McC discusses the offseason:
The offseason. Even when your team wins the World Series…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Series_champions
…it’s still a cold, desolate environment. The offseason is when you think a little too much about players you probably won’t think of again. The offseason is when unknown players are going to come over from Japan and remain offensive forces in their new league, just like Kaz Matsui. The offseason is when you kick yourself for not signing Nick Johnson. The offseason is when Nick Johnson goes on the DL because his tibia shattered when you kicked yourself.
The offseason is miserable. Long live the offseason.
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GSoM previews the Pistons game:
It wasn’t too long ago that the Dubs squared off against the Pists (okay, that’s probably not their nickname, but I find it a little amusing). My man R Dizzle gave the Warriors the edge in all the matchups except for the bench, yet the Warriors still managed to lose a very winnable game.
IQofaWarrior called it a frustrating loss to start the road trip (it actually got more frustrating with David Lee’s injury, but don’t worry we’ll come back with BRUSH YOUR TEETH chants this Friday when the New York Knickerbockers come to town). R Dizzle just sighed.
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Cool move by Lacob and Gruber
New owners announce discounts tonight
It’s time to celebrate. So for tonight’s game against the Pistons, Lacob and Guber have decided to cut prices for all remaining tickets and all concessions in half. What used to cost the average family of four a fortune is now a mere luxury.
These rebates might not seem that impressive, but their symbolic value is as important as anything related to the pocketbook. Cohan spent most of his time with the Warriors hoarding revenue whenever possible and attempting to trick fans into paying high prices for a terrible product. The simple fact that Lacob and Guber have cut prices even for one night shows that they value the energy the fans bring to the arena. It won’t be a regular gift to the faithful, but it’s a nice peace offering.
24 Hours of College Hoops starts tonight at 9.
For the third consecutive year, ESPN will open the college basketball season with a marathon of games and extensive coverage across multiple platforms. The College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon on Tuesday, Nov. 16 will be highlighted by 21 live contests – 20 men’s and one women’s — in a minimum of 25.5 hours across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com. ESPN will air 12 consecutive games beginning at 12 a.m. ET with Miami at Memphis.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
What games are going on in the middle of the night?
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Tamil State vs. Maldives A+M
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
The Ocho needs to fill its programming some how
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
FTF previews Kings game:
As far as early season matchups go, tonight is the biggest test the Sharks have faced yet.
An opportunity to win three games in a row for the first time this year? Check. A tilt against a Division rival? Check. Going up against one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now?
Check, check, and check.
Los Angeles enters tonight’s game on a six game winning streak— they’re hotter than Hansel right now, and playing some of the best hockey the city of Los Angeles has likely ever seen. Justin Williams and Anze Kopitar have been a tour de force, Jonathan Quick and Jonathan Bernier have been absolutely lights out (.944 and .922 SV%’s respectively), and their young blueline has stepped up to the plate by only allowing 28.1 shots against per game.
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I’m actually kinda torn. I was never big into hockey, but I always liked the Kings, growing up in the Gretzky era. Then I moved up here and the Kings sucked and the Sharks were good, so I was glad to see the Sharks do well… Now I don’t know what to do anymore. At least they’re not Anaheim.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
NinersNation discuss the ugly penalties from yesterdays exciting OT win:
This picture is from a catch Vernon Davis made that borders on the amazingly insane. He leapt up between two Rams defenders and hauled in a touchdown pass with his fingertips, and managed to secure the ball as he crashed to the earth and also get two feet in the end zone. Oh, and it was also called back because of a holding penalty. It wasn’t the worst hold in the world, but given the way the refs were throwing flags against the 49ers it was not surprising that they called this one back.
Over the course of this season, a recurring theme has been the abundance of penalties. There’s no such thing as a good penalty. However, sometimes when we see a big play called back because of a penalty, we can see from the replay that the big play would likely not have happened had the penalty not been committed. Examples of this can be seen primarily with holding penalties.
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by TwistNHook on Nov 15, 2010 8:01 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
breaking news
Through high-level contacts and employing complex statistical analysis, I’ve learned that Smith will be the starting QB next week for the 49ers. You’re welcome CGB!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 8:04 AM PST up reply actions
Is this an eBay reference?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
Silverandblack pride looks at their FIRST PLACE RAIDERS/?!?!?? WHAT!?!
Take a moment and look around, inhale deeply, make your eyes grab the vibrancy of colors around you, embrace whoever is close to you and enjoy this moment. For now is a seldom grasped reality for any true Raider fan. Things are breaking the Raiders way.
I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that right now, everything is how it should be in the universe. Thanks to the Broncos complete ass kicking of the Chiefs and just in time for the mainstream media to flash their playoff picture graphics, the Raiders are in first place in the AFC West. And the Raiders accomplished this by doing the same thing you and I were doing—not playing NFL football.
I really didn’t see this happening. Why would I? Last time I paid attention to the Donkeys the Raiders were running through their paper mache defense in a way that made paper mache offended to be compared to it. But the Broncos coerced the Chiefs out of the lead in the division for a half a bottle of whiskey (too soon?).
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by TwistNHook on Nov 15, 2010 8:02 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
We have the tie break for reals this time!
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 8:03 AM PST up reply actions
Any UFC fans here?
Bloody Elbow asks if B.J. Penn building up excuses for his fight with Matt Hughes.
B.J. Penn wants you to know why he might lose his fight this weekend. He wants you to know right now going into the bout, so fans and supporters will have their internet defense primed and ready. This prevents the messy work of leaking reasons to the media after the fight.
If he loses it won’t be because his opponent is a better fighter. That’s not B.J. Penn’s way. Against Frankie Edgar it was because he didn’t train hard, against Georges St. Pierre because the Canadian greased, against Matt Hughes it was an injury that was the culprit. And if he loses at UFC 123, it will be because of his size.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
MMA all the way!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
Cal Baseball vs. the World
Cal Baseball Foundation, in conjunction with Men’s Rugby, Women’s Lacrosse, and Men’s and Women’s Gymnastics, have been given the directive by Chancellor Birgeneau to develop a sustainable financial plan to support the reinstatement of all five programs and to return the Cal Athletic Program to a strong financial footing, in full compliance with Title IX […] Note that as of November 12, 2010, we have already received commitments approaching $5 million. With this great start, our $10 million goal is well within reach.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 8:07 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
This is intriguing. I believe 4 mil/year is the generally agreed upon number, so 10 million would bridge the gap until a new Pac-12 TV deal. I guess there’s hope!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I hadn't heard anything about it so thought it was fairly exciting
I was googling for stories about any Cal players transferring, and only found one where Tony Renda said he thought everyone would stay for the rest of the year.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
maybe you shouldn't be hacking it
to download a press pass then.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 8:22 AM PST up reply actions
Hey Twist
I heard the halftime show was great. Tell us a little bit about it.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
I'm serious
A guy over at the EDSBS open thread said the 3D stream of the game showed the halftime show and he said it was awesome.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
They played theme songs from kids shows, like the Rugrats.
They also had a skit where Magneto teamed up with Tommy Trojan and the furd tree to steal the Axe. Ash Ketchum from Pokemon created a pokeball with Oski in it to take back the Axe.
I can’t make this stuff up.
8
Also, the blue power ranger was there.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Pink would’ve been better.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
Rishi is correct. It was a story-style version show. I’ll have photos tonight up. Sometimes the show is the band playing music and making formations et al. Sometimes they do skits. This was a story skit type.
It was VERY controversial. Oen of my friends who was a former student director in the band caled it the worst show hed ever seen. Goldblooded seemed to absolutely love it. Im somewhere in the middle as youll see tonight.
I love the creativity. I love the thinking outside the bx. I wish taht the story and the band were more organized. The story would be about the fight, like Rishi said above and the music wouldnt relate to the story. So, I think there was some frustration there.
The best part BY FAR was Oski spearing Tommy Trojan. Just flat out Conte-style tackle in the middle of the field. SO FUCKING EPIC!!!!
It was an uneven show, I would say, with a lot of promise, but I wasn’t sure conceptually it made sense. That said, I like that they are pushing the envelope with what they can do and hope they continue to try out new things, I just don’t want the story to dominate over the band or the band to seemingly be unrelated to the halftime show itself.
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I wasn’t into the show, but it’s possibly because I didn’t get any of the references.
#old
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
I love Rugrats! I woulda loved th show if the band was more associated with the story
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Rugrats was my favorite show as a kid. Along with Doug.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
you are dead to me. I hate Rugrats with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
my totally subjective view
is that in recent years the musical selections have gotten a little too far afield. I forget what was played at the Colorado game, but whatever it was didn’t seem to be well-selected for marching band performance.
“Time Warp”? Awesome. Tribute to Santana? Awesome. 70s TV Show themes? Pretty awesome. The last couple of seasons I’ve lucked into weird things. I think Colorado was a bunch of loosely-connected pop songs, none of which sounded very good by a marching band.
I certainly don’t go to every game, and media sadly would rather have analysts blather than show even a bit of the band, so I can’t say I have any comprehensive view of it.
And I totally agree that the skits shouldn’t take precedence/distract too much from the excellent and innovative marching and just-as-good musicianship. Any bunch of idiots can run around incompetently in red uniforms.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
IIRC, Colorado was the women of pop show and I think we had some people dancing in the stands to the catchy tunes.
Also, there was kickball involved somehow. I didnt understand why.
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fair enough
I was sitting in the end zone so maybe the sound was just directed more at the wealthy alumni donor fatcats. Maybe it’s Rishi’s fault, making band gifts dependent on Ke$ha playlists.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
no that sounds right
and I remember a Katy Perry song but some of the others just didn’t seem to translate well to a marching band.
I wish I could remember which I saw last year… I think it was OSU, and there was a skit which was OK but detracted from the music and band I thought. I recall Pink Floyd or some other slow-moving stuff the year before but again the last couple years are blending together and not because I was blown away at the awesomeness of the song choices and play.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
And I totally agree that the skits shouldn’t take precedence/distract too much from the excellent and innovative marching and just-as-good musicianship. Any bunch of idiots can run around incompetently in red uniforms.
Yes.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
Not a fan of the skit shows, generally. but they have a place in the performance selection, imo.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 15, 2010 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
The best part BY FAR was Oski spearing Tommy Trojan. Just flat out Conte-style tackle in the middle of the field. SO FUCKING EPIC!!!!
LIES! The best part was seeing Oski run into the one of the “pokeball” halves he came out of when he tried to get to his next place.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I can tell you that current students loved it. These shows were great memories from our childhood. From reading the other comments, I guess the dislike comes from the skits, because the Stanfurd “band” has some stupid narration while they play “music”. Our halftime show integrated marching, music, and the skit pretty well, in my opinion.
San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions!
I grew up with those cartoons too, and the show was definitely one of my least favorites. It didn’t sound great from where I was, either.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Look, I can only to my thought having been in the band for 4 years and watching so many shows since then. I love the skit shows. They can be great. But they have to coordinate the show and the skit and I just felt that conceptually that was a bit of a shambles here.
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That's great
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
Bright Side of the Sun looks is giddy that the Suns beat the Lakers last night in LA
Usually in the NBA, if you get out rebounded by 17, 9 times out of 10 you are going to lose. But tonight your Phoenix Suns drained 22 3-pointers en route to a 121-116 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers IN LA. This is that one exception.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
Reflexive LA-bashing really brings out the zzzzzz’s. You guys ought to come over to my house at night when I go to bed. I’d be out in like 5 seconds.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
…your boring LA hate would help me sleep at night because it’s so boring.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Or to put it like an Oregon fan, OMG HE’S FAKING IT
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
why are you bringing up Amanda Pflugrad up here now?!?!?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You’re welcome!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Fortunately, atoms, you no longer engage in reflexive Sacramento! bashing, having publicly acknowledged that you would rather live here than anywhere!
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
Well, first of all, it’s Florida, so it’s full of old people, douchebags, humidity, hurricanes, and they just voted for Marco Rubio. Also:
Miami-San Francisco = ~2600 miles
Sacramento!-San Francisco = 90 miles
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
You’re also perilously close to Disneyworld and every time the real estate market tanks, more Germans and Brits purchase holiday homes there.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
cockroaches
the size of small dogs can give one pause too.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
Meh. What’s so great about Miami, exactly? South Beach? Slutty chicks who like to party?
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
They’re all right, but not enough to make a shitty place great in an of itself.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
South Beach isn’t quite the old-folks-retirement centre you make it out to be.
Plus, it now includes Lebron’s talents.
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Plus, it now includes Lebron’s talents.
I’m not the one that’s into that.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
And we thought AT&T Park was a bad football venue.
have a hard time believing that the person who ultimately made the decision to hang that goalpost from the brick right field wall at Wrigley Field…leaving virtually ZERO room past the end line…has ever even seen an American football contest. Seriously. Who would do that?
Why did they move the traditional gridiron placement in the first place? For 48 years (1922-1970) the Chicago Bears played home games at Wrigley Field with the sideline running parallel to the Cubs dugout/3rd base line and the end zone in left field (shown below)…leaving at least some extra room beyond the end line. What genius came up with the new configuration?
You have to see the photo of the end zone.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
That’s not much better than AT&T Park during the Emerald Bowl.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
The angriest I’ve ever been regarding a sporting event was probably Game 5 of this year’s NLCS. In hindsight, it was ridiculous, since the Giants ended up winning the World Series, but I was so angry I was knocking things over and ended up with a baseball-sized hole in my [Ikea] desk. I later skipped a birthday party for a friend who had just gotten engaged that day, because I knew I would be too much of a downer.
I've been Honked...
I avoid getting angry at sporting events I cannot control and have minimal effect on my life. I get upset and sad, certainly. But I’m working on that, too. Can’t allow something you can’t control to affect your emotional state.
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Can’t allow something you can’t control to affect your emotional state.
Remember that when I punch you in the face and mock your clothing choices.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
YOU DON’T CONTROL ME!!!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
I think that if you didn’t get upset or sad at a sporting event loss though, it would be equivalently difficult to be happy that a team won. I.e., emotional divestment cuts both ways.
I try to remain calm and realxed if we lose and then go hog fucking wild if we win
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then go hog fuckingwildif we win
Fixed.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
pringle
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
This Just In!
FUCK STANFURD!
Retain the Axe, Bears!!!!
by medvjed on Nov 15, 2010 9:25 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
I agree with your stance on retaining the Axe.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
I agree with all of medvjed’s comments.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
I agree with medvjed and CalBandGreat, but disagree with CALumbusBear
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f*ing concurring opinions
PICK A SIDE, CGB SUPREME COURT JUSTICE!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Twist couldn’t pass the test on how to spell stanfurd. He fails at life!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
Why would Truman misspell Stanfurd like that?
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve stopped getting angry at sporting events since my brother was diagnosed with cancer last year. Life is too short to get angry if your team wins or loses.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
sorry to hear that
I hope you and he find some distraction in games occasionally (and that he’s a Giants fan).
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
Do we forget so soon?
It’s Big Game week!!!!!
Beat the Furd, never forget!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 9:32 AM PST reply actions 6 recs
FUCK STANFURD!
I would cope with the Oregon loss EASILY if the Bears beat the Furd.
I would take the pain of watching Little Italy’s missed field goal on repeat for a week straight if the Bears beat the Furd.
I would cheer while the Oregon duck does 63 cock pushups in the national championship game after Oregon’s 9th TD if the Bears beat the Furd.
I would take a crap in Hairball’s mailbox if the Bear beat the Furd.
by medvjed on Nov 15, 2010 9:40 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You are taking it to a whole new level.
I would cheer while the Oregon duck does 63 cock pushups in the national championship game after Oregon’s 9th TD if the Bears beat the Furd.
Good show this morning.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
63 cock pushups
Wouldn’t that result in the Duck screwing himself into the turf?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
good point
I would volunteer myself to be the human board on which Puddles reps out his sets of cock pushups IF THE BEARS BEAT THE FURD!
You’re my hero.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
think of all the poor girl ducks he would be raping
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
Always gets a rec'd
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
FUCK THE FURD AND THEIR FUCKING TREE LET THE PHOTOSHOPS BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2010 9:46 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
Apparently my mother in law bought Harbaugh Sr’s old house in Ann Arbor in the mid 80s. I asked her if she had to have someone come and wave sagebrush around to exorcise the evil spirits, but apparently even the hippies won’t tangle with Michigan football in Ann Arbor.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Never Forget
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
by 49er16 on Nov 15, 2010 9:54 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
WATERCUBE!!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
I think we need a photoshop of this mixed with the Mikey Mo INT for great moments in Cal victories to retain the Axe
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
and marv levy!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
Anybody spotted the band downtown yet?
I could go for a little school spirit today since I don’t have any meetings until after noon. Don’t they usually end up at the Royal Exchange?
Here is a link to a post with soem more information regarding the band info for today.
I did the Cable Car Rally several times an dalways found it fun.
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Also...
Several hundred women in the Financial District (myself amongst them) seem to have prioritized embracing the last vestiges of summer over looking professional today.
Just a little public service announcement in case you’ve been holed up in your offices all morning.
Don’t understand, need pix.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Guy in the office next to me, returning from a jaunt outside: “Holy crap, you weren’t kidding! I went out to get some vitamins, but after that, I don’t need them. [pretending to talk to woman he doesn’t know] ’I’d like to say that outfit is extremely unprofessional, and I thank you!’”
Still don’t understand.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
for all of us Scootie, for all of us… esp carp
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Dear Scootie,
Thank you.
Sincerely, Men.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Hey Scootie, how was your lunch? Good, I hope. Do anything interesting over lunch? Just checkin’.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
I went out and got a sandwich, wandered around the FiDi a bit, sat in a park with a bunch of other people enjoying the sunshine and ate my sandwich. It was lovely. What did you do for lunch today, CALumbus Bear?
I ate a sandwich at my desk and kept refreshing this DBD, just hoping for some stimulating content.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Last time there was stimulating content on CGB…never?
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
HONK!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
When was the last time carp posted something?
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
he may have become a zombie.
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
I think I saw him on TV last night.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
Last time there was stimulating content on CGB…never?
Clearly you missed carp’s NSFW links to the Oregon cheerleader scandal.
Old Toothwrangler
Whaaaa? Where was I when this happened?
And did the scandal end with sexy results?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
I think it was in one of the pre-game threads. One of the cheerleaders was worried about losing her cheer schollie for getting photographed in a bikini on a Shasta houseboat booze cruise.
Carp asked me to study the photos carefully to verify that it was Shasta in the background.
I was very thorough.
Old Toothwrangler
I concurred, definitely Shasta, definitely compromising, definitely Oregon… Though we could do a second analysis, if no one is opposed
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
No on is opposed, so ordered.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Without a link to the photos, I’m unable to confirm your results.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Damn, W!
I need to get to H soon.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, Brock, but THAT is a party yacht!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Wow.
I nominate carp for the Pulitzer prize for his work bringing this scandal, and more importantly photographic evidence, to our attention.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Ah, Oregon/Oregon State students and Shasta Lake, there is no end to the hilarity.
Member of the Lost Tribe of Mooch
Hey don’t forget us UCSC students who strategically plan to go up to Shasta the same weekend as OSU to be the “only boat from California”… it works wonders!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
I am sorry, CALumbus Bear, I feel as though I have failed you. But, getting my camera out and photographing the bevies of lovelies out enjoying the fresh air just seemed a bit, well, creepy. Like something Ravenous Ute would do.
Apology not accepted. If Rishi (a dude) could do it, I’m sure you could have under the guise of “I just love this outfit, mind if I take a picture so I can remember what to buy?”
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t worry, I’ll probably get over this after a few weeks.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll probably get over this after a fewweeksdrinks.
Fixed.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
I shall test this hypothesis!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
DO IT. But why not share with the other CGBers, now that Scootie let us down after talking a big game?
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Now I’m slightly nervous of receiving any texts from you…
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing there. LIAR!!!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Shoot, they were no different than what he sexted me.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
PS
Have you ever tried St. George Single Malt California Whiskey?
I tried it the other day and it’s quite scotch-like. Also, quite nice.
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Never heard of it. Perhaps you can text me some to my inbox so I can try it. And what type of Scotch did it taste like? Do you mean it was kinder/less abrasive than a bourbon?
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve heard of it! It’s supposed to be very good.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Good times and the best view in the Bay Area.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Vodka is generally pretty nasty, though. I like it in mixed drinks, but I haven’t really had it on its own since… Freshman year.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Nope, but I’m ignorant about most high end vodka.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
So googled. Here’s some notes I found:
Nose: Strong berry fruits. Refreshing.
Taste: The berry fruits – blueberry, raspberry, blackberry – are just as strong as on the nose. Some honey on the finish. It’s a light and creamy whiskey that tastes more like a dessert whiskey than a hearty, warm-you-up whiskey.
Overall: It’s a very refreshing whiskey, if a little one-note. It could use a bit more complexity, but you could easily down three or four glasses without batting and eye. Above all, I would categorize this as a very "girly" whiskey, and also something of an introductory whiskey. It’s a good dram to give a friend who wants to try scotch, but is scared off by the high ABVs or smoky peat flavors that are popular today.
Other Opinions:
•At Whisky Magazine, Dave Broom and the late Michael Jackson find it overwhelmingly fruity and more dessert wine than malt.
Seems poor if you enjoy most Scotches.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
I thought Michael Jackson didn’t drink.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Did you think it too sweet? That seems to be the chief complaint.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Honestly didn’t; it is a tad sweeter than then Glenlivets I’m used to, but not in a bad way. Definitely not overpowering.
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Umm. Glenlivet is about the lightest Scotch there is; not very representative. Not that’s it’s bad, just very light.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
It is also bad.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Its not to my taste any more, but its where I started out many years ago.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I’ll accept it as a gateway Scotch; however, whenever I hear from someone “I don’t like single malt Scotch”, my follow up of “which ones have you tried” usually results in a “Glenlivet” or “Glenfiddich” answer. Life is too short for mediocre Scotch!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
You’re young and immature. Your tastes will improve like Cugel’s.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
You are young and poor. Your income will improve like Scootie’s.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Just don’t promise wonderful things and then FAIL TO DELIVER like certain people.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
Fool, how could you already forget Scotch? Of course there is hope for old, bitter Blues.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
I consoled myself with the 25 Glenfarclas (sp?) after the Oregon game. Bitter game/smooth scotch.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I don’t think I’ve had that one. I consoled myself with Peking Duck and Duckhorn cabernet. Yums
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
Just for this I’m going to enjoy a nice glass of Macallan tonight
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Which one (although they’re all nice)? I really enjoy their 12, which is thankfully pretty inexepensive.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
It is indeed the 12. :) I like it quite a bit. Even more than the Laphroig.
Any suggestions on what I should try next? Balvenie? Glenmorangie?
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
You’d probably like the Glenmorangie port finish, called the Quanta Ruban (I think). Top notch. I just lurve the Balvenie 15, a great and complex sipper. Get both!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks for the recs, I’ll keep an eye out, or else hit up BevMo soon :)
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
1,000 x this; the Balvenie 15 single barrel is the best high end scotch deal out there; about $54 at BevMo. At that price point, it can’t be beat.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Tonight I drink in Cugel’s honor!
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Whose honor do you drink for every other night? :)
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Often it is the honor of whatever Top Gear ep I’m watching. PS what’s up with the new US version??
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Starts in a week, I believe. I am not optimistic.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I, too, am not optimistic, but I’ll give it a shot.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
I had Balvenie Double Wood 12 at the tailgate I was at on Saturday and it was fantastic. I’ve got good friends.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Such sophistication from a student! Care to tutor Rishi a bit?
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
That’s good.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
You mean like another discussion of whether the injuries were faked?!??!?
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You faked this comment. Admit it!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Excuse you. I look very professional today… just, you know, a different type of professional…
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
by since1997 on Nov 15, 2010 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Would you say you look like one of the world’s oldest professionals?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
its called continuation (also a Beerfest reference…where’s GoldBlooded when you need him)… congrats on the niners win this weekend btw, I had fun watching the game… also, did you hear the Raiders are in first now?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
I know I’m missing out.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
is that code language for workplace masturbation?
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
A furious, quick, and shameful walk.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
you forgot the sobs wracking his body and the glistening tear tracks down his cheeks.
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Game 6 of the 2002 World Series.
I had an Angels fan sleeping in my guest room in London. We stayed up all night to watch. I still can’t even discuss it.
Men's B-Ball: UCLA @ Haas last year.
Michael Roll. End Memo.
I was ready to kick every ucla fan in the nuts. including small children.
I almost got more mad at the Pac-10 tourney game where they gang-tackled Ryan Anderson in the corner, scored a basket OVER THE FUCKING BACKBOARD HOW DO YOU NOT OVERTURN and we lost.
yea that was some major BS… I’d forgotten about that, thanks :(
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Wow. I had repressed that one deep down in the parts of my brain I’m afraid to travel to.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Oh my god. I didn’t need to be reminded of that.
Also, the behind-the-backboard shot by… Collison?
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
After the Niners game, the announcers did the Microsoft 7 sponsered 7 Word Recap of the game, which was RIDICULOUSLY stupid. It was like Ninesr Barely Better Than Rams Today or some such thing, I think thats 6 words but Im too lazy to count. The announcers seemed to open loathe themselves for having to od this. I found it funny that they were.
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That was totes awkward.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
You're asking ME if I get angry at a sporting event?!
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Nov 15, 2010 10:21 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
You get angry before you even get in to the sporting events!
“FUCKING HILL! WHY DO I HAVE TO WALK ALL THESE HILLS?!?! WHY COULDNT I HAVE A MOTORIZED BARSTOOL FOR TIMES LIKE THESE!!!”
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royrules22 SMASH!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
LOL
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
I should probably credit the poster
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
I Would
happily close my eyes and smile like a doughnut if Charlie Sheen asked IF THE BEARS BEAT THE FURD!
dude, no header
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Needs a header.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
I’m not sure you can, but for future reference (and so Rishi doesn’t whine) peeps like it if you put a subject on any post with a photo. That way, if someone doesn’t want to stare at or have their cubemate think they’re obsessed with Charlie Sheen’s manbear arms, they can click the header to hide it.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
use the CGB edit button!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
hahahahah
“smile like a doughnut”
You are really creative at coming up with ways to engage in man-on-man sexual activity.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
I had a hard time finding the point to that column.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
Either Zona '06 or OSU '05.
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
What are you talking about? We went to the Rose Bowl that year.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
I just remember spending the weekend in San Diego that year.
There was a bowl game?
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by Swamphunter on Nov 15, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
QUESTION FOR KODIAK: "ASIAN TEETH"?
This was brought to my attention on another blog.
The person claims that the backs of his upper teeth are shaped like shovels or scoops, and that it is a typically Asian characteristic. Apparently, this allows for some kinds of foods to easily get stuck behind the teeth.
Is this a true story? ie, Is it accepted knowledge for people that know about teeth?
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
My co-worker, who is Filipino, says “asian teeth” just means that they’re smarter than other teeth and some might even be able to play MP3s.
by ArbyOSU on Nov 15, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I heard American teeth build poor-quality cars and inferior-style electronics.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
but our tooth innovation is what keeps us in the market!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Yes. Although not exclusively Asian, many Asians do have “shovel-shaped” incisors. The lingual ridges are thicker and more pronounced than normal. Kind of a pain, actually. It can be more difficult to get them aligned properly. Also, there is more of a tendency to get relapse rotations because increased contact over time from the upper ridges and the lower front teeth makes the lower front teeth shift.
Old Toothwrangler
that's racis
Are you really saying their teeth are inscrutable? For shame.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks. Fascinating.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I’ve thought about that off/on.
It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. I suppose that the extra ridges provide more surface area and make your front teeth more useful as tools – you’re less likely to wear through the enamel because you have extra tooth structure. Not sure that you can claim that it’s diet-based…unless you’re going to make some comparison to herbivore teeth and being able to grind down vegetation.
On the other hand, you could make the argument that we are the chosen people who got placed here by aliens to conquer the planet. That works.
Old Toothwrangler
Buster Posey is the NL Rookie of the Year
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants
by 49er16 on Nov 15, 2010 11:05 AM PST reply actions 6 recs
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I CANT BELIEVE THEY DIDN"T… wait, what?
I’m glad they noticed.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
TWSS!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
Neftali Feliz in the AL
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Congrats to Buster, he seems like a really good kid and a fun guy to have on your team (not to mention talented of course)
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
maybe everyone thinks Twist posted it
It’s ok, it wasn’t him. Rec away!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
Phoenix hotel recommendation
This is totes early planning, but just booked a flight to catch a couple A’s spring training games in March.
Anyone have a hotel recommendation? Also, what is there to do at night other than head to Tempe and ogle the coeds?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
I can help you whittle down the list – don’t go to the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, unless you enjoy watching old people trying to double their pension / social security check while eating fast food and going upstairs to drink from their own bottles because the casino doesn’t comp.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Given the option, I’d rather watch that scene unfold than watch the Beavers coug it against the cougs again.
Beetdub, how you doing? Do you need a hug from Twist?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Losing to Washington was bad. Dropping one to Ucla was just as bad, maybe a little worse. Cougin’ it last weekend was, as Charles Barkley would say, turrible. Absolute no-shows on the O-Line and on defense.
And to top it off I was listening to your game against Oregon on the drive home, rooting you guys on of course. When you lost, I lost for the second time on Saturday.
Le sigh.
I don’t even know if a hug from Twist will help.
Dear ArbyOSU and all Beavers out there,
Please don’t show up for one game against Cal… just once… pleeeaaaaase.
Thanks,
Bear Fans Everywhere
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2010 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently there are two themes for this year: Beat Cal and being more charitable toward the state of washington
Beat Cal is a theme for just about every year though. :-/
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve got a great big sopping wet hug for you!
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-T-I-G-H-T-A-T-T-H-E-H-E-E-L"
Arby, don’t do it, it’s actually just a Roast Beef covered in Au Jus sauce!
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Nicely placed apostrophes, sir.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I know that can’t have been easy to watch. My reaction was more along the lines of “dammit, now Oregon State has SC right where they want them.”
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Well, if the strategy was, “Let’s save our energy for SC and play like shit,” then yes, we’ve certainly lulled you into a false sense of security. Here we come!
Unfortunately we have a lot to do this week before we’re competitive again. A couged ship is difficult to right…
As long as that malignant bundle of running back fury is playing for Oregon State, I will feel the fear.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I like you personally. I just hate your school.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
So how about we get some beers then and maybe go key the words “THANKS A LOT DICK!” on the hood of Giorgio Italianlastname’s car?
GIORGIOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, deal on the beer. I’m sure Tavecchio feels horrible enough though.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
I’m okay with him joining, just as long as he doesn’t boo or set a pick :)
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Can I boo picks that are set? Like… you know… two negatives making a positive?
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-T-I-G-H-T-A-T-T-H-E-H-E-E-L"
Man, I dunno. Just thinking about it is making my brain cramp up. Hold on a minute….
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
All I know is that I will boo visible drunkenness—I’m just going to assume you’re both faking and force feed you beers and shots, even after you’ve passed out. Drrrrink pledge!
The best part is getting one’s stomach pumped!
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-T-I-G-H-T-A-T-T-H-E-H-E-E-L"
I have a really hairy chest, but I have never had my stomach pumped. I wonder what that means?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
You’d turn into Twist if you drank too much.
by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2010 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
Hmm. That does sound tempting, but thanks I’ll pass.
What kind of casino doesn’t comp drinks?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
one run by a Native American tribe, apparently
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Coach P gonna use his wood chipper this week.
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2010 11:56 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
Yes!
More please.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
NBA star Steve Nash separates from wife
Basketball superstar Steve Nash is taking a lot of heat online, after announcing he’s ending his marriage. News1130 examined how that may actually hurt his ability to cash in on endorsements.
The Twittersphere was buzzing when word got out about Nash. The NBA star made an exclusive statement to Life & Style Magazine that he is “dissolving [his] marriage” a day after his wife gave birth to the couple’s third child, a baby boy weighing seven pounds, seven ounces.
Whoa…what’s up with that Steve?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 15, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
supposedly they’ve been split for months. Still, the timing leaves a smidge to be desired. I mean, a couple more months would’ve hurt?
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
haha, baby comes out with a fro..Stevie goes “Whaaaaaaaa?”
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2010 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
The most ridiculous man in the world.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Note to Cal students
Stop tempting the football gods. Seriously.
Gloating for an entire quarter about how Oregon has scored zero points is not good form. Even the dumb micman tried to start a chant of “California – 7, Oregon – 0”
Then, some chick, in the fourth quarter, shouted out “I hope we get to rush the field”. Then we lost the game. I blame this entirely on you, dumb girl.
8
For most of the 1st half I was cheering “WE’RE NUMBER ONE!!!! WE’RE NUMBER ONE!!! and SCOREBOARD!!!”
ironically of course. I anti-jinxed us!
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
What’s worse, I had a shirt embroidered during halftime commemorating the biggest Cal upset of all time.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Yup that chant was horrible
and hardly any student joined in. On that subject, the mic men suck ass.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
SERIOUSLY.
a) did NOTHING during timeouts except stood around and danced like retards.
b) never got the alumni involved
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, this is hands down the worst crop of yell leaders I’ve seen in 20+ years of Cal football… I was really pissed when they all were featured on a commercial during the women’s b-ball game on friday night. It was something like “This is what a true Bear fan looks like” or some BS… I damn near threw my beer at the TV
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Not enough any chants.
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
And no third-down clapping, (don’t try to give the “THEIR OFFENSE IS TOO FAST FOR US TO START CLAPPING” excuse)
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Yea I thought it was odd that I was clapping on third down on the other side of the stadium, while the student section seemingly sat there not knowing what to do…
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
The f-ing mic men didn’t do any clapping. The only clapping in the student section was initiated by students
8
Its complete BS… Can we get someone who knows someone on Rally Com to work on this?!?!
If not, FrankCohen, I’m looking at you to don the Blue and Gold Rugby shirt next year and bring the intensity back to our proud student section
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
The mic men weren’t good, but the student section, for the most part, was electric on Saturday night.
8
True story.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I sit in R and it was loud there too.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
Isitstand in R and it was loud there too.
Fixed
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Its complete BS… Can we get someone who knows someone on Rally Com to work on this?!?!
Why Rally Comm?
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
Also, you can email the Cal Spirit Groups Advisor at dmilano @ berkeley.edu.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
I thought Rally Com led the yell leader charge, am I mistaken?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
You are, but most people are. The Mic Men are a separate spirit group from the Rally Committee. There’re a couple of people who go from Rally Committee who become Mic Men (head mic man last year, the bearsbearsbearsBEARSBEARS guy, Kate), but they’re separate groups.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
bearsbearsbearsBEARSBEARS
Is that like “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo”?
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
then who is responsible YWC, who is responsible?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
more importantly how can we fix this current crap stock at mic man?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Cal Spirit Groups Advisor, Diane Milano. She’d be the person to email regarding the mic men and whatnot.
And, sacrificial lamb?
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 16, 2010 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah I hate Rally Com so thats not going to happen lol
But my housemates and I are trying to restore some passion to the student section. I found it pretty pathetic that the four of us were the only ones standing during “Hail to California” at the exhibition basketball game. We are all going to dress in crazy hats and wear face paint and such. And make a LOT of noise and heckle the opposing players. Basically, were going to attempt to make the student section loud again…insane and feared by the opposition again. We will be pretty hard to miss at the basketball games this year. As the year goes on were going to try to get other students to join us.
(A quick side note: The reason the mic men didn’t have us doing the third down clap was because the Oregon offense moved too fast. I don’t completely blame them for this decision, but yes in general the mic men are horrible. I always find myself correcting them. Oh and my floor-mates last year wanted me to be a mic man, and I would be able to, except for one slight fault: I swear way too much while watching Cal games.)
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
(I mean I still think we should have done a third down clap...
but I’m just saying they had an excuse, no matter how weak it is). Also, please let me know if you want us to attempt to revive any old chants at basketball games this season. Our mic men and student section are not loud enough-nor insane enough…I want Haas to be a house of horrors for our foes.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
I think we went over this last spring but...
what happens during the alma mater? Nobody sings?
Sorry I forgot what you all told me.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah its pretty pathetic
My three housemates and I are pretty much the only ones singing (and at the exhibition game, were the only ones STANDING, which is extremely pathetic)
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
we definitely had this talk before
Other teams used to stop warming up and stand quietly, thinking we were singing the national anthem. It was awesome.
Do fraternities/sororities/CalSo/the Strawhats not brainwash people with HtoC anymore? Rarely is the question asked: is our undergrads learning?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like too many students
Focus only on football and are less passionate about basketball games.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
to be fair the fall semester and winter break games were always a little slow
I’m sure that’s only gotten worse with the rise of football. But IIRC last year’s chat was about conference games in February, so it sounds like time of year is irrelevant.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
But also, last year, the arena announcer just seemed to ignore Hail (ie not reminding people to stand and sing). It was very odd, as those were the first games I’d been to in eight years, at which time Hail was a full-throated, everybody sing kind of occasion.
What is very odd is the in-arena announcer is Eddy Kleinhans – who was one of the better Mic Men in memory (for me, only bettered by Ken Montgomery – others would rank Kate ahead of Eddy, not me though)
and if anyone would know the importance of HtC – it’d be him.
Me, I went to the Furd game last year – and everyone stood up for Hail but not many people around me sang – but I was in the corner amongst Cal fans (community) not Cal fans (students/alums)
And yeah, we did have this talk before
Just want to get this discussion started again now that basketball season is starting and everyone is realizing how absolutely shitty the mic men are.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
Man, everybody hates the Rally Committee.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
This is big. EVERYBODY should be clapping and yelling – two ways to make noise! They should have told students to start yelling while doing the clapping. But no, that would require foresight and awareness.
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Two ways to make noise and it gets people coordinated!
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
I honestly think Furd is a much tougher matchup offensively than Oregon
Because they’ve got a guy who can throw like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf14pCGl39E
That ain’t right.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 15, 2010 1:10 PM PST reply actions
That was evidently 34 yards, not 50 yards.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Umm, holy shit. Also, do you think we’ll have more trouble dealing with a more physical line (just judging by the media — haven’t seen a Furd game this year) as opposed to the more athletic but smaller Oregon line?
Yeah. Remember the USC game? Our D-line got bowled over and Barkley hammered us, no matter how good the defense was. Furd’s bruisers are about the same caliber, and Luck is better than Barkley.
I know Luck got frazzled last year, but that was Gregory playing base zone coverage. I have a feeling we’ll take more risks on defense or play man up, and we could get burned.
The only good thing is that Furd’s defense isn’t as good, but they do go for turnovers. Ball control will be critical or things could get out of hand.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 15, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
Hey Cugel. Went to Madama Butterfly yesterday. LOVED it. Orchestra was a bit loud. But the lead was pretty good. She’s got nothing on Maria Callas but I thought she was a very good Butterfly. couldn’t help but hum Miss Saigon songs to myself though… :)
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Its been a very good season at the Opera this year. I really enjoyed Cyrano, Placido (first time I’ve seen him) was fantastic, but he was out-shone by the Roxane, Ainhoa Arteta, how was just unbelievably good.
Oh and you Mad Man DBD was great, too busy to post that day.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Thanks!
Can’t wait for Cyrano and Aida! Have you been to Aida? If so, what did you think? The Symphony has also been great. Went a couple times this season. Josh Bell one night and then Carmina Burana the other night. Both amazing!!
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Aida was very very good, superb ensemble of voices; I also liked the new staging quite a bit. Its a warhorse, of course, but deservedly so, the music is great.
The only negative is something they can’t fix, the stage is too small for an Opera that by all rights should have 100+ supernumeraries in the big scenes.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Wait, he can throw the ball how far from his knees?!?!?!?!
Someone call Al Davis, quick!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Herbert Sez:
Harballz knows some other things Luck can do on his knees…
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………………
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Found myself in a highlight vid for the Oregon game
http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/111310aaa.html
@ 3:00. Look for the guy in the white hat screaming when it shows the student section. Near the right end of the screen.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
Mikey Mo named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week
Mohamed, a senior from Brawley, Calif., established a career-high with 16 tackles, while also adding a sack in the 15-13 loss to Oregon. He guided a Bears defense that limited the nation’s top offense to 15 points and 307 total yards, well below their nationa-leading averages of 54.7 points and 567.2 yards entering the game.
Vereen also nominated for Offensive Potw
by boomtho on Nov 15, 2010 2:04 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Awesome! Rec'd.
1. Player of the Week
2.
3.Prophet!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
Plus, the 3 or 4 recent Duck trolls have more comments on CGB than ATQ and signed up within the last few days. Not at all representative of ATQ in general, imo.
Stu Mandel apparently actually saw the same Cal game we saw on Saturday
Unlike most other sportswriters
Oregon coach Chip Kelly is a sideline reporter’s worst nightmare. He’s polite, he smiles, but he talks really, really fast while saying nothing. Asked at halftime by Lewis Johnson about Oregon’s “slow start” (the Ducks led just 8-7 at the time on a Cliff Harris punt return touchdown), Kelly replied brusquely, “That’s why we play four quarters.” Asked what halftime adjustments he might make, Kelly said, “I don’t know. Gotta go in the locker room and figure that out” — and off he went.
The Ducks (10-0) made enough adjustments to squeeze out one offensive touchdown and 317 total yards, but if not for Cal kicker Giorgio Tavecchio’s unfortunate illegal motion penalty and subsequent 29-yard field goal miss at the start of the fourth quarter, we may be talking about a new No. 1 team today. Oregon won 15-13, but the Bears’ defense did what no other had this season: render the Ducks’ offense mortal.
“Their front seven is probably the best seven we’ve played against,” said Oregon tailback LaMichael James, who ran for a season-low 91 yards and missed much of the fourth quarter with an ankle injury. (He was on crutches and in a walking boot afterward.)
Indeed, the Bears (5-5) somehow possess the nation’s 10th-ranked defense despite losing 52-31 to Nevada and 48-14 to USC. But those games were on the road. At home, Cal plays like a team possessed, holding foes to 9.8 points per game. Oregon was actually better than average.
At the end of the day, the Ducks survived, and if anything probably grew from the experience. Their defense held the Bears to less than 200 yards of offense. They bled the last 9:25 off the clock on an excruciating 18-play drive. And they showed for the first time that they can win a close game.
“We knew that this season isn’t going to be all blowouts,” said defensive tackle Brandon Bair. “We were going to have to have a character-building game where we’re going to come out and it’s going to test who we really are.”
It’s no news flash that Oregon’s offense can be stopped. We’ve known that all along, in part because Boise State and Ohio State stopped it last season. With all due respect to Auburn, a national-title matchup between the Ducks and Boise or TCU would be fascinating, because those teams both possess dominant defenses. In the meantime, Oregon closes with slumping Arizona (which lost at home to USC on Saturday) and 4-5 Oregon State.
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Boise or TCU could beat Oregon
Auburn, I don’t know. Last one who gets the ball wins probably.
Email: bearsnecessities@gmail.com
by Avinash Kunnath on Nov 15, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Cal sighting!
From comedian Aaron Karo’s column
-My alma mater has a branding problem. People are always confusing Penn (Ivy League) with Penn State (Joe Paterno). But the University of California is even more confusing. When people tell me they went to "Cal," I immediately think of Jason Kidd. When people tell me they went to "Berkeley," I think of dirty, Birkenstock-clad hippies. It blows my mind every time I realize it’s the same place.
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Hagan
So, I remember hearing several times about Hagan being injured… but I never heard what the injury was. Does anyone have any more info on this?
Didn’t anyone see the play? We all saw what happened to Anthony, for example. Or did this happen during the week?
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
That’s good news, whatever it was that happened to Hagan.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions
Kiffin grievance against Oakland de….wait for it…nied!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Not surprised by this; so was Davis’s vs Kiffin, wasn’t it?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Yep.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
That seems very even-handed.
Another victory for legal fees, I assume.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
And that’s a victory we most of us can support!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2010 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.dailycal.org/article/10331/kill_stanfurd_dead
But maybe the key is here. Because success at UC Berkeley is about playing well with others and cooperating. We kind of have to; there’s not that much money and not that much space, and since we’re all neighbors we have to basically get along.
But at Stanfurd money is thrown at you. Life is a breeze. There’s no conflict, no problem, no crime-nothing that creates this vast and sterile campus with all the cultural and intellectual interplay of a “Friends” episode.
And they think that makes them better than us. They’ve built a campus on the backs of Chinese railroad slaves and populated it with little achievers on parallel tracks that never cross. And then these mind-numbed little ciphers come across the bay and think they’re better than us because mommy buys them special soaps.
That’s why I hate them. Go Bears!
List of Big Game Week events.
http://alumni.berkeley.edu/aggregator/sources/39
Cable Car Rally, Nov 15
To kick off the beginning of Big Game Week, Rally Committee, Cal Band, Dance Team, the Mic Men, and Oski take over a cable car and ride through the streets of San Francisco, greeted and cheered on by Cal fans. The rally begins in Ghirardelli Square, and concludes in Union Square in an amazing demonstration of Cal Spirit.
Midday Madness – Noon Rally, Nov 16
Join us for the Tuesday “Midday Madness” Noon Rally!
The Big Sail, Nov 16
Join us as we cheer on Cal Sailing students and alumni in the 7th annual Match Race against Stanford. Bands from both schools will be in attendance.
The Big Sing Off, Nov 16
Join us on Tuesday night as singing groups from Cal and Stanford will battle in the annual Big Sing!
61st Annual Big Game Guardsmen Luncheon, Nov 17
Join Cal and Stanford alumni in San Francisco for the 61st annual Guardsmen Luncheon featuring the coaches from Cal and Stanford, both bands, and both spirit groups!
Laugh Your Axe Off, Nov 17
This comedy extravaganza showcases the talent of local comedians, including Kris Tinkle, and student groups, like the Men’s Octet and Jericho! This event is a fun way to bring people out, take a small break from our studying, and have a laugh or two at Stanford’s expense!
Big Game Week Night Rally, Nov 18
Another unique and amazing event is our Night Rally! All the spirit groups parade through the city of Berkeley, stopping as the Cal Band plays at the fraternities and sororities and the Units. This rally ends on Sproul, as Sather Gate is lit up in all blue and gold.
San Francisco Rally, Nov 19
The Cal Band and spirit groups will wander the streets of San Francisco the day before Big Game.See more"
Bonfire Rally, Nov 19
The Rally Committee is responsible for building and burning down the largest bonfire west of the Mississippi. Thousands upon thousands of students, faculty, alumni, and Cal fans fill the entire Greek Theater to witness one of the most dramatic, inspiring, and moving rallies. And did we mention the HEAT?! Members spend the entire Friday of Big Game Week building the structure of pallets, preparing for the fire that reaches almost four stories high! Many alumni come to speak and share stories of Big Games past, while the football team makes a quick visit, many different groups perform, cries of "Freshmen More Wood!" are heard all night long, and the entire theater sits in the glow of candlelight as the fires dies down.
Men’s Water Polo vs. Stanford, Nov 19
Come see the Cal water polo team take on Stanford.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Stanford, Nov 19
Come watch the Women’s Volleyball team take on Stanford in the Big Spike.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 3:40 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
What about the Big Freeze?!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like it’s at Oakland Ice Center on Thursday!
Thursday, November 18th Stanford at home 7:45 pm
Friday, November 19th @ Stanford at 4:40 pm
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
Awesome, thanks! I was just over at their site getting the info.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
Turn it green! Turn it green!
I wish I lived closer so I could attend more of these events :(
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Nobody invited me to the Laugh Your Axe off dealie!
CGB's Jimmy Carter
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
They sure didn’t.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
All I know is we could’ve beaten Texas A&M’s band in a battle of the bands for the ’06 Holiday Bowl because they only knew five songs or something.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2010 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
From EDSBS
bq.CREATIVE! It wasn’t Oregon’s own creativity that assured the Ducks’ late victory over Cal, but Crazy Old Testament God’s. Make no mistake.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
So... gonna be quiet in the arena...
rajmathai Raj Mathai
#Warriors Joe Lacob confirms they’ll ‘explore moving to SF’. Lease in Oak expires in 7yrs. Prfct timing 4new Arena @ China Basin. #sfgiants
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 15, 2010 4:44 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
No sports teams want to stay in Oakland :(
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 5:18 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, I thought this DBD was supposed to be about punting.
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the Farm, after they've seen Berkeley?
I thought it was about kicking balls and getting injured.
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
That was weird when the Oregon fans booed our injured players. Has there been any discussion about this?
Today's the day the California Golden Bears have their picnic.
I don’t think so. We should make a thread in case we haven’t covered it yet.
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
It was really crazy. A guy would go down and they’d boo him but it was like their boos had healing powers cuz that dude would come back at some point later in the game and look mostly fine but one guy got hurt (and booed) again. And they say laughter is the best medicine!
Today's the day the California Golden Bears have their picnic.
An odd request, but okay.
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
At first I saw the picture and I was like, “what??” but then I clicked “up” and saw CB81’s post again and had to pringle.
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
So I posted on ATQ once today. I just got warned for being a troll.
Hypocrisy, thy name be ATQ.
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
I’m not sure how it counts as hypocrisy. None of their mods have been trolling here.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I know, right? Seems weird that a bunch random people from AtQ came over, but we haven’t really heard from the regulars.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2010 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
It's because Sports Illustrated linked the article to their site.
All of the general Duck bandwagoners decided to sign up just to reply to our article.
"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 Nov 16, 2010 12:32 AM PST up reply actions
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/teams/oregon-ducks/
Notice how there’s tons more articles from us instead of ATQ.
"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 Nov 16, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
So basically one of their mods said CBK was wrong to get on dvieria’s case when he came here and said we were cheating oh, about three hundred times. I posted once and told them simply that that wasn’t the case and got accused of trolling and officially warned. I didn’t raise a shitstorm like I could and have done, mind you, I posted one time.
I just don’t understand why we can’t suggest even the air might be a bit chilly in Eugene without getting practically banned but ATQ posters are allowed to come here and call our students cheaters and frauds ad nauseum with no recourse. It’s kind of annoying.
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2010 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
My post was deleted but it said something like:
1. your team is #1 in the country
2. your team just beat Cal
3. dvieiria comes to our site calling our team cheaters
4. he does this in post after post after post….and you call our mod a troll for refuting him?
^^^Example of trolling on ATQ.
oregon fan: ALL teams have faked injuries against us!!!
cal fan: and you’ve blown all of those teams out?
oregon fan: yes.
cal fan: but you didn’t blow cal out?
oregon fan: no.
cal fan: but the faked injuries were our secret ingredient?
oregon fan: yes.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 16, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
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