DBD 2.18.10 Golden Compromises
by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 18, 2010 3:13 AM PST
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Just got done with the Tiny Bates Award banquet here in Sacramento. I have not been able to reach Bob Gregory today, but did speak with Jeff Tedford here tonight. He emphasized that this was strictly Gregory’s decision and that he wanted Gregory back as defensive coordinator. Tedford said Gregory is making the move to lighten his workload to spend more time with his two young boys. He said Gregory’s priorities have changed and has decided to focus more on his family. Not being a coordinator will allow him to do that.
What are some of the compromises you've had to make between work and play, family and individual freedom, etc? And of course, between being a Cal fan and doing other things?
Ex: carp talked a little about the compromises he had to make between family and work.
I feel like I’ve flashed the potential to be wunder chemist, but I don’t want to put in the 100 hours a week to do so when I have a smokin’ hot wife and a great 6 month old. It’s not worth it. 40-50 hours, sure, but 100 is too damn much. We’ll see if I sink.
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Makin' some sacrifices this summer... it sucks.
I’m heading back to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival this summer. Ordinarily, it’d be all smiles and rainbows, but it was a really tough decision because one of my good friends is getting married in July (here in the Bay Area). I knew about it before CSF came calling, and I thought I’d just be able to say ‘no’… but it wouldn’t be the best career move to just cut ties with a company like this one. The chances of them calling me next year (after having not having worked with me for 2 years at that point) would be pretty slim, especially since I’m out-of-state and low on the totem pole.
To top it off, an Australian friend of mine is coming to America for vacation – in July, of course. So if I stay, i could be a really fun summer, what with my Australian friend’s visit and my other friend’s wedding. But career-wise, I couldn’t just blow off a concrete offer from CSF, having nothing definite coming down the pipe for the summer. Sure, I might get cast in something local, but what if I didn’t? A prime theater season (i.e. summer) wasted. It’s one of those things where… you really want to be there for your friends, and it’d make you happy to be there for them – but you can’t live your entire life for your friends… you have to take them out of the equation sometimes, and look at what’s best for you.
It’s really difficult thing to learn… but all my acting friends and colleagues pretty much agree that this is how the life is, and you gotta make some tough decisions if this is the life you choose. Plus, the decision is that much more difficult to make when you’re not quite exactly sure that this is the right career path for you. I try not to second-guess the decision too much because it really just gets me down – but what’s done is done. So I just try to focus on the good work I have ahead of me.
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Just remember, I still love you Avi baby.
by 33SwisherSweet on Feb 18, 2010 6:16 AM PST reply actions
That gave me goose bumps!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Oregon State doesn't think much of Jorge
From Faraudo, quoting an Oregonian article. Time to step it up, Jorge!
Calvin Haynes told the Oregonian the Beavers aren’t much concerned by how much Jorge Gutierrez has helped Cal recently because Oregon State coped well the Bears’ sophomore guard last season.
"To be honest, him being inserted into the starting lineup kind of helps us, because he hasn’t been successful against our zone," Haynes said. "He’s one of those guys, as soon as you put pressure on him you can make him cough up the ball."
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And more on tonight's game...
Faraudo’s scouting report on the Beavs
The Golden Bears know what awaits them tonight at Gill Coliseum. They have beaten coach Craig Robinson’s club just once in three tries the past two seasons, and they know why they’ve lost. Understanding it and doing something about it are two different things.
"We take shots in comparison to them pretty fast. They take their time, so you have to," said senior forward Jamal Boykin. " They can lull you to sleep. You have to stay mentally focused on defense. You end up playing defense probably 10 seconds longer (each defensive possession) than you usually do. After 10 more seconds you feel it."
The Beavers not only take their time offensively, shooting open 3-pointers or sending cutters through the lane to the basket, but they also dictate tempo with their 1-3-1 zone defense.
"They cause a problem for us," Montgomery said. "They get aggressive in that 1-3-1, they’ve got great size and it’s hard to pass through. People are open, but it’s really difficult to get it to them.
"All three games we’ve played have been mirror images. We’ve gotten up, played well and then it’s gotten dicey at the end."
MISCELLANY: The Bears rank first in the Pac-10 in free-throw accuracy (.744) and field-goal shooting (.475) and second in 3-point field-goal percentage (.373) . . . OSU, by comparison, is seventh in FT shooting (.668), last in FG percentage (.431) and last in 3-point shooting (.302) . . . Cal sophomore forward Omondi Amoke (shoulder bruise) is expected to play tonight . . . Randle needs six assists to tie Jason Kidd (494) for third on Cal’s career list . . . Randle leads the Pac-10 and is third nationally in FT accuracy at 91.9 percent.
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The ultimate compromise
I live in Ohio because my wife is from here. Cost of living better than Cali, we live in a good school district for the kids, blah blah blah. So for the good of the family, I live in a place where I wouldn’t choose to live otherwise.
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I’m kind of that but in reverse; my wife’s from the Bay Area and doesn’t want to leave since both her family and career are anchored here. It’s not like a desire to leave, but I could see myself at other neat places.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Like Boise, Idaho as an Chemist Assistant????
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Like Columbus Ohio, as CALumbus Bear’s assistant mistress?
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Caddy…mistresses…is CALumbus Bear Tiger Woods?!
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Who does that make you? Are you Phil Mickelson?
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Are you CALumbus Bear’s angry New Zealander caddy who assaults photographers?
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
I’m in a similar situation. Austin is cool and all but I hate the summers here with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind. My wife has lived in the same zip code for 27 years and all of here family lives within 10 miles of us. I asked if she’d ever consider moving to the Bay Area and she said “Sure. As soon as your parents are dead.”
Sigh.
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 8:03 AM PST up reply actions
I’m noticing a theme here…married men = live where teh wife wants ’em too.
“A happy wife is a happy life.”
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
for the record, I wanted to stay in the bay area especially because even though my family is in San Diego
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AndBears: Great or Greatest Wife?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I never realized how vehemently you believed AndBears to be only a Great Wife. And to announce that on a public website that you know she reads.
Poor husbandry right there. This will help me slip into the lead for the Gold Medal of Husbandry! THAT MEDAL IS MIGHT, RAGNAROK!
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Great then?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
and this is news, how? exactly?
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Feb 18, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
My wife grew up thousands of miles from the Bay Area and she definitely wants to stay here where I am like 10 minutes from home.
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should you ever mess up and end up with a kid, this will change (or at least there will be pressure).
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
What if I don’t mess up and still have a kid?
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Does. Not. Compute.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
What if I genuinely want to have children?
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Sounds like something Oski would say.
by Kodiak on Feb 18, 2010 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I think about cost of living, state income taxes and being within easy reach of my family and I stop missing the Bay Area so much. That said, I do want to come back someday, I just don’t know if its feasible.
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
What does a 2400 sq. ft house cost in a decent area of the Bay Area these days?
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Nah
Recently sold in Alameda:
1537 Gibbons Drive
$825,000, 3 bdrms, 2547 sq. ft., 1962
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Mine is worth about $250k.
Austin, FTW!
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
He said decent area. Not noted terrorist hotbed Al Ameda.
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by TwistNHook on Feb 18, 2010 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I hear Jon Miller’s looking to do football, and he’s quite a fan of Tedford and Co.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Syd'Quan Thompson wins Tiny Bates Award
Easiest. Choice. Evair.
SACRAMENTO – Defensive back Syd’Quan Thompson was presented with the 2009 Henry J. “Tiny” Bates Memorial Award by the Cal Grid Club of Sacramento at the organization’s end-of-season banquet at the Vizcaya Pavilion on Wednesday evening.
The award is given annually to a senior on the Cal football team from the Sacramento Valley region. The accolade is named in honor of Bates, who was one of the co-founders of the club in 1947 and a right end for the Golden Bears in 1916 and 1917 under legendary head coach Andy Smith. The award was established in 1968 in Bates’ memory after his passing.
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Big Slam coming up on Saturday
Is there an Axe of some kind for this?
BERKELEY – The California men’s tennis team looks to come out of a two-week layoff and pick up its play amidst a two-match winning streak as the Golden Bears head across the Bay to face rival Stanford in the first of two Big Slam matches. Cal rebounded from its first loss of the season to earn two victories against Western Athletic Conference visitors Fresno State and Hawaii at home. The Bears will bring three ranked players into this weekend’s match including juniors No. 33-ranked Jonathan Dahan and No. 98 Bozhidar Katsarov. Freshman Christoffer Konigsfeldt is ranked No. 106 and leads Cal in singles victories with 22 this season.
THIS WEEK: The No. 28-ranked California men’s tennis team (6-1) will face rival No. 9 Stanford (6-1) in the first of two Big Slam matches. The Golden Bears and the Cardinals will meet at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium in Stanford, Calif. for a 1 p.m. PT match on Saturday, Feb. 20. As the first of two scheduled meetings this spring, the outcome will not count towards Pac-10 standings. Stanford has prevailed in the last four meetings since Cal swept both matches in 2007. The Cardinal leads the all-time series, 122-72-2.
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Cal alumna qualifies for World Cross Country Championships
Magdalena Lewy Boulet was an All-American at Cal and a 2008 Olympian
BERKELEY – Former Cal All-American and 2008 Olympian Magdalena Lewy Boulet finished fourth at the USA Cross Country Championships last Saturday to qualify for the U.S. team that will compete at the IAAF World Championships next month.
Lewy covered the eight-kilometer course at Plantes Ferry Recreation Park in Spokane, Wash., in 26:09. The top six finishers will represent the United States at the World Championships to be held March 28 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Shalane Flanagan captured her fourth U.S. cross country crown with a 51-second victory, crossing the line in 25:10. Molly Huddle was second in 26:01, followed by Amy Hastings in third (26:06) and Lewy Boulet. Renee Metivier Baillie and Sara Hall placed fifth and sixth, respectively, to round out the World Championships team.
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Baseball Opens The Season Tomorrow
3-game series vs. Southern Utah at Evans Diamond
Fri., Feb. 19 Southern Utah Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 20 Southern Utah Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. 1 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 21 Southern Utah Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. 1 p.m.
BEAR NOTES:
California (24-29 overall, 9-15 ninth in the Pac-10 in 2009), led by returning All-Pac-10 performer Mark Canha, opens its 2010 season with a three-game home series versus Southern Utah, Feb. 19-21 at Evans Diamond. Junior Canha had a breakout year in 2009, leading the Bears with a .366 average (fifth in the Pac-10), 17 doubles, 75 hits, 130 total bases and a .634 slugging percentage. He also hit 12 home runs with 43 RBI and a .444 on-base percentage. The Bears’ 2009 recruiting class was selected the 24th best in the nation, and third-best in the Pac-10, by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The national publication selected Cal’s 15 newcomers among the conference’s top three, behind only 2008 College World Series participant Arizona State (2nd) and Bay Area rival Stanford (10th), and ahead of Oregon State (25th), Oregon (26th) and UCLA (33rd). The Bears’ freshman class includes left-hander Justin Jones, a seventh round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox who will start Saturday. At Oakdale (Calif.) High School, Jones was 10-1 with 118 strikeouts and a 0.42 ERA as a senior, after going 12-0 with 124 strikeouts and a 0.40 ERA as a junior. He was a two-time Cal Hi Sports All-State honoree and the 2009 Modesto Bee Player of the Year. Cal’s other weekend starters will be sophomore right-handers Erik Johnson (Friday) and Dixon Anderson (Sunday), who both excelled this summer in the Northwoods League and were named the league’s top prospects by Baseball America. Johnson, a 6-3, 220-pounder, was the sixth-top prospect after going 4-2 with a 2.61 ERA, and 49 strikeouts in 59.0 innings as a starter for Alexandria (Minn.). Anderson, a 6-5 right-hander, played for Green Bay (Wisc.) and was the league’s second-best prospect and a member of the South All-Star Team. He finished 3-2 with a 1.61 ERA and seven saves, recording 56 strikeouts in 56.0 innings over 23 appearances (five starts).
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Men's Golf Tied for 1st after first round
John A. Burns Intercollegiate Tournament in Hawaii
JOHN A. BURNS INTERCOLLEGIATE (Hosted by Hawai’i)
Wahiawa, HI – Leilehua Golf Course (Par 72, 6,917 yards)
TEAM STANDINGS (after 1 of 3 days/1 of 3 rounds/18 of 54 holes)
1T. Cal 278 (-10)
1T. SMU 278 (-10)
3. UNLV 279 (-9)
4. Nevada 281 (-7)
5. Texas A&M 285 (-3)
6T. BYU 286 (-2)
6T. Fresno State 286 (-2)
8. Arizona 287 (-1)
9. UC Santa Barbara 290 (2)
10T. Texas El-Paso 293 (5)
10T. Hawai’i 293 (5)
12. New Mexico 294 (6)
13. Denver 298 (10)
14. Hawai’i Pacific 300 (12)
15. BYU-Hawai’i 308 (+20)
TOURNAMENT LEADER (after 1 of 3 days/1 of 3 rounds/18 of 54 holes)
1. Stephen Hale (Cal) 65 (-7)
CAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (after 1 of 3 days/1 of 3 rounds/18 of 54 holes)
1. Stephen Hale 65 (-7)
2T. Eric Mina 68 (-4)
19T. Brandon Hagy 71 (-1)
48T. Evan Derian 74 (2)
65T. Chad Vivolo 76 (4)
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NBA Trade Deadline
I’m actually a little excited. Does anyone else care?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 7:21 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
no.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Feb 18, 2010 7:34 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
I’ll rec that 10 or 12 million times.
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 8:04 AM PST up reply actions
Wait a sec, you're not going to update us on the trades that already happened?
Jamison to Cleveland? Martin to Houston? Landry to Sacramento? McGrady to New York? Robinson to Boston?
Email: bearsnecessities@gmail.com
by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 18, 2010 7:56 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry
I had to go to school.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
hmmm....
I think everyday is full of compromises.
That said, as i’m at ‘mid-life crisis’ age….I’m NOT dumping my job to play tuba at farmer’s markets and live on a derilct sailboat in Richardson Bay for a couple years to work on my goofing off….but i’d like to some mornings when it’s foggy and cold and i’m riding my bike to a garbage dump.
Go Bears Go
OhioBear, thanks for putting up the official stories, a weight off my shoulders.
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Thought I’d help you out. And it was my form of procrastination as to something at my so-called real job.
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When you say “real job” you mean collecting cans and other recycleables out of local trash cans, right?
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Even amoment with Rishi will seem like too long.
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hmmm, probably can’t be there until after 6 (company engineering meeting usually goes until 5:30 on Fridays), but I might try to drop in late, if ya’ll think you’ll still be there.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I’m in the same boat as you – normally work till 6:30 so even if I leave work an hour early I’ll only get there by 6 or so. So yes, I’ll still be there.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
You’ll have turkey and since1997 to hang out with.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
turkey is married. TO A GYMNAST!
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So she’s actually 4 years younger than she claims to be?
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
In my country, they speak of a bird so virile, so potent, that to spend a night with such a bird is to enter a world of sensual delights most women dare not dream of. This man is known as “the turkey.” You may gobble, Mr. TwistnHook, but you are no turkey.
by sec119 on Feb 18, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I love this post with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.
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by TwistNHook on Feb 18, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
there is a nonzero, but reeeeeelllly small
chance i’ll be down in sf tomorrow, and if so….i’m down.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Feb 18, 2010 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
You’ll be the awk guy a decade older than everybody else. Except for since1997
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We’ll be easy to find. I’ll be the obnoxiously loud Indian guy in the suit, bragging about how awesome I am.
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by Rishi on Feb 18, 2010 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
heh...how's that easy to find in the city?
that’s been my experience of nice bars in the last 5 years. loud indian guys in suits.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Feb 18, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
I imagine Rishi to be in a class by himself though.
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
Was the purpose of this comment to announce the comment made a few seconds later right below?
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
You misinterpreted my comment. I will be there.
Also, after your failure to show up at the shotgun rematch, you shouldn’t be talking about flakes.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
I was there for like an hour. That would be like the Stanfurd rugby team showing up the next day and being all “Hey Jack Clark, we brought the rugby ball!”.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Irrelevant whether or not I brought beer, since you weren’t there.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
I’m down. C u at 5ish. Text me when u get there.
by since1997 on Feb 18, 2010 11:18 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Speaking of which, I just FB messaged you. Send me your phone number, I don’t want to have to fight my way through a crowded bar looking for you guys.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
Right. Just sent you and turkey a FB message.
by since1997 on Feb 18, 2010 12:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I was totally in, until I got called in to work at another store tomorrow.
Won’t get off until 7:30, then crossing the bridge to get you guys… so sadly, money calls, I can’t go.
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I am! But acting doesn’t pay the bills(yet), so I also work at a local outdoor store.
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Cool cool. Also, other than that dude from Startrek and Harold of (& Kumar fame), have there been other notable alumni who have also made it big on Broadway or in Hollywood (yes, folks despite the demographic here, I AM discriminating against BollyW)?
I have a good friend from Cal who was on a UPN sitcom and has had a couple of minor roles in a few movies so far.
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Kathy Baker (3 Emmys)
Bill Bixby (My Favorite Martian, Incredible Hulk)
Roxanne Dawson (Star Trek Voyager)
Stacy Keach (Mike Hammer on TV and a bunch of movies)
Jerry Mathers (Leave It to Beaver)
George Takei (original Mr. Sulu – but he transferred to ucla – Boo)
John Cho (new Mr. Sulu)
Walter Plunkett – Oscar winning costume designer (Gone with the Wind, Singing in the Rain)
Edith Head – winner of 8 Oscars for costume design, and 34 Oscar nominations (!)
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
Bears are getting another kicker to walk on
Jed Barnett has a 3.6 GPA
He is a kicker. He is a punter.
Which means he is the last one picked.
Well, maybe not always, but the reality is that most major college football programs do not throw their scholarship money at specialists. At least at the beginning.
Yet Jed Barnett is a special specialist, one of the best in the nation. So indeed he was offered a couple of full scholarships from Division I college football.
Still, he is not taking the free ride.
Not yet, anyway.
Barnett, a senior from Union, has accepted California’s offer for what is called a preferred walk-on to the program. Coaches there have told Barnett that if he earns a starting spot this summer as the team’s kickoff specialist, he could earn a scholarship as early as this summer. Or next December at the latest.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Coaches there have told Barnett that if he earns a starting spot this summer as the team’s kickoff specialist, he could earn a scholarship as early as this summer
If he can knock every kickoff into the end zone, he might earn a schollie and admiration on par with Anger Smash love.
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Yes, please come to Cal and kick the ball deep into the end zone every time, thank you.
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
I hear he once made a 90 yard FG. Split the uprights, baby.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Forgive me for this. The inspiration hit me.
(Sung to the theme of “The Beverly Hillbillies”)
Lemme tell you a story ‘bout a kicker named Jed
The high school kid wants a college for his leg
And then one day, he was booming kicks away
When Cal came a calling and made for Jed a play…
Walk-on kicker, that is.
Kickoff specialist. Pac-10 program.
Next thing you know, young Jed’s a walk-on Bear
His family agrees, "Jed get yourself down there!
A Pac-10 school is the place you gotta be,"
So he’s loading up his car and moving to Berkeley.
Cal that is. Great education. Rose Bowl hopes.
(Banjo solo…fade…)
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by Ohio Bear on Feb 18, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
This is the single cheesiest thing I have ever seen on CGB. Congratulations!
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
I doubt the kids on this site will get this, you would have had to seen it at least once. Ahh vintage 60’s intro songs, where have you gone? My fav was Green Acres. Or Get Smart, or any of them.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
we know about “the beverly hillbillies”. it’s a movie made in the 90’s , duh.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
What is “Things Said To Twist In The Back Of His Windowless Van”?
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What is “Things Said To Twist In The Back Of His Windowless Van On His Wedding Night”
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Ahhh, I used to watch all those shows back when Nick at Nite was first starting up, and showed all those classic 50’s and 60’s shows. Donna Reed, Dobie Gillis, Green Acres, My Three Sons, Laugh-In, Get Smart, Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp – So. Great.
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/wipes away tears
That-that was beautiful!
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
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"I’ve been putting them inside the 5 from the 30," Barnett said. "I’m going to keep working until I’m putting them in the end zone."
Hell yes.
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Is it really that rare to have a kicker who consistently puts it deep in the endzone on kickoffs?
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
No, I meant generally. I mean, most college programs have a kicker that can get a touchback, right?
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
Miller talks Gregory
But the timing of Gregory’s departure — just over two weeks before spring practices begin on March 6 — is hardly ideal, and it suggests this was a separation, even if it was an amicable one.
Moreover, Boise State hired Gregory as a “defensive assistant,” not as the coordinator, a job that presently belongs to Pete Kwiatkowski, who was promoted from defensive line coach after Wilcox’s departure.
Perhaps Gregory will get a “co-coordinator” slot. He was the Broncos defensive coordinator for a single season (2001) before being hired by Tedford, by the way. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. As for money, it’s possible Boise State can match the $241,000 Gregory was making at Cal (before bonuses), at least when the salary is adjusted for cost of living.
Still, the vagueness suggests a hastily made deal.
http://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/post/_/id/8026/gregorys-departure-a-surprise-mostly
Gregory's Salary
Now, I don’t want to go into a salary fight – I skipped over most of that yesterday, but I was genuinely surprised at his salary at Cal. Frankly, it just didn’t occur to me that this was a going rate for DCs. It would seem his family would be PRETTY comfortable in Boise. I suppose it is specialized and there is some pressure associated that needs a price tag…
How much would it cost to have thousands of internet fans discussing how much YOU do or do not suck?
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Actually, I was a bit surprised too
Only because $250K seems like a lot (outside of the context of college football, at least) for someone’s whose job description could (very uncharitably) be described as “Glorified Gym Coach and Amateur Military Strategist”.
But then, salaries are dictated by market forces, not “value to society”, whatever that is.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Depends on how well your personal valuation of a college defensive coordinator jives with the valuation produced by market forces. It might even depend on how much faith you have in market forces to produce the “right” valuation.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Just saying — few will disagree that a college teacher provides more “societal value” than does LeBron James, but obviously, market drives up LeBron James’ salary.
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I suppose there’s a healthy debate to be had as to how much value ‘entertainment’ really adds to our society.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
There always is. I suppose the point is that I don’t see an issue in letting market be the primary driver behind wages.
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Capitalist!
Actually, I think neither Rags or I are making a value judgement, just showing an interesting blip the in system. In general the market is the best driver of wages, we put a floor on it to make sure no one suffers too badly (minimum wage) and caps are silly because let some idiot throw his money around, what do I care — meaning LeBron is essentially an auctioned commodity – it’s up to his owners to figure out if they’re getting their ROI.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
I wrote up a reply on tangible results, but I guess that first question is, if people had the choice, would they rather pay $50 to see Lebron play basketball, or improve their education system by .001%?
On second thought let’s not go to Camelot. ’Tis a silly place.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
Spoken like someone who produces little value and is wildly overpaid :)
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
So… you produce no value and are paid little?
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
College Baseball
I found this interesting, projections for the ncaa baseball championship tournament. Teams from the state of California:
Cal State Fullerton
UCLA
Pepperdine
UC Irvine
San Diego
Stanfurd
Fresno St.
Cal Poly
*San Francisco is listed in the first 10 out.
8 California schools but no Cal? I don’t know anything about college baseball, but I would assume we should be somewhere in the top 8 of our own state.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/baseball/news?slug=kr-projections021710
I don’t know anything about college baseball, but I would assume we should be somewhere in the top 8 of our own state
Bad assumption.
carp diatribe on the underachievement of Cal baseball in 3..2…1…
I am a Vereenian.
I’ll do it instead… I’ve watched almost every home game the past three years, and though we always have the talent, it never seems to pan out.
After being an All-American his freshman year, Josh Satin was so so until his senior season in 08. After having an awesome 08, pitcher Kevin Miller was awful in 09, he’s not even in the weekend starting three anymore.
Our baseball diamond and facilities is lower tier for the Pac-10, and we can never seem to quite do it.
Even when Milano had Jeff Kent, Zuber, Penix, Nady; and wehn Esquer had Connor Jackson and Baker, we couldn’t get the job done.
Usually its our pitching’s fault…. I’m not sold on Dan Hubbs…. and did anyone ever figure out where Zuber went?
Either way, Cal baseball still rules.
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
We always seem to have a few great players, but we never have close to a full team’s worth.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Feb 18, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
best one sentence summary of Cal baseball evair.
We get the X Nady’s and the Brandon Morrow’s. We don’t get the scrappy #9 hitting 2bmen, who may not drop 30 jacks but at least he knows how to work the count, drop a bunt down, hit behind the runner, and swipe a bag. We don’t have very good relievers to bridge to a closer who may or may not be “meh.” It’s so frustrating, as chowder pointed out, that our neighbors can have NCAA-leading programs and we’re lucky to make an occasional regional.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
You are the KALX announcer, right?
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No, I operated the scoreboard the last three years and filled in as the PA on occasion
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
filled in as the PA on occasion
What was that like?! I’d love an insider post on this.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
Q: What was being the PA announcer like?
A: I read from cards, into a microphone.
done.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
to be honest…. prettttty much
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Feb 18, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Nobody wants an indsider post on this.
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I was going to correct you, but I’m not sure what an ‘indsider’ is…
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My brain must be functioning as normal not be functioning correctly because I don’t understand what Twist said.
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Cal went to the College World Series one year with Kent. The Zuber and Penix teams went to 2 regionals and a College World Series. (And don’t forget Chris Clapinski, MIke Harrison, and Dan Cholowsky were on those teams with Zuber and Penix, too. Those guys were good.)
I thought Milano did a good job in the time I was at Cal. Could we have made more NCAA regional appearances during his time? Maybe. Another thing to consider in thinking about that is that those were the days of the old “Six Pac” – the Pac-10 Southern Division. We played 6 conference games a year (home and home) against UA, ASU, USC, Ucla, and Stanfurd. That was a hellish conference schedule. The SEC thinks they’re brutal in football? The old Six Pac was the shit. Think of all the great players who came through that conference on the other teams: Bonds, McGwire, Randy Johnson, Mike Kelly (a badass at ASU), Mussina, Ken Lofton, David McCarty (NCAA player of the year while at Stanfurd; didn’t pan out as a pro), Jeff Cirillo, Geoff Jenkins, Fernando Vina, Jeff Hammonds, Mark Prior, and the list goes on and on. Cal had good players, true, but so did everyone else. Maybe that’s a strike against Milano (i.e., how come he didn’t get players as good as the other teams?!?), but since I love Old # 7, I guess I tend not to view it that way.
Since the conference has gone from the old Six Pac to the true Pac-10, my sense was that Cal’s chances for Pac-10 and postseason competitiveness would improve. But it hasn’t been that way under Esquer, despite having good players. And old Nor Pac member Oregon State has risen up to become a national baseball power.
I am a Vereenian.
But this comment doesn’t relate you a joke you don’t understand at all!
…………..so, you have to be serious
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WHY DO U HAT AMERICA?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Hate to break it to ya carp, but the whole notion of baseball as the quintessentially American sport is a few decades out of date.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Because it’s the ultimate time-wasting sport.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Well, I tried carp. Good luck with all this.
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You don’t know what a troll is, do you?
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 19, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, because being the 2nd most popular sport, and having 16% consider it their favorite means “nobody cares”. Hmm, by that logic, only 2% of Haiti’s population died in their earthquake last month. I guess that means nobody died! Heck, barely an EIGHTH of nobody died.
by atomsareenough on Feb 19, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Well, maybe it’s becoming less so with each passing year that football remains on top, but baseball has a lengthy and treasured place in American history that no other sport does.
by atomsareenough on Feb 19, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
(I could use some help from the non-cricket loving portion (0.005%?) of CGB)
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Baseball rocks!
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
You’re still ignoring the fact that baseball is almost certainly the 2nd most popular sport in a nation obsessed with them, and at worst the 3rd most popular.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I’m just tired of seeing people bash baseball (or any other sport) when it comes up for random discussion. What’s the point? Ok, you hate baseball. That’s fine. I don’t care about the NBA, NHL, or any boxing/MMA sport. But whenever people talk about it, I don’t feel the need to let them know each time that I hate their sport.
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royrules sucks
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Feb 18, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Err I genuinely feel bad for annoying norcalnick unlike Twist or Rishi. Sorry
In other words, Go Bears!
INDIAN FIGHT
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Feb 18, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
OH ZHANG YOU GOT ME WITH THAT CLEVER COMEBACK
(I know you’re about to type “that wasn’t a comeback, that was the truth”)
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That wasn't a comeback, that was the truth
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
I like baseball at the purist-level. I can enjoy a good high school, college, American Legion, Summer Ball, Minor League, or Major League game. In fact, the lower down you go, the more you see guys hustling w/ hard 90’s (sprinting out a ground ball to short, for example). I like listening on the radio as I work on a powerpoint presentation or wash the car in the driveway. I like wondering: will the pitcher go with the hook on 1-2? Fastball up & in & then a slider? If I watch a game, I like to see if the catcher sets up too early, or how the OF shades the hitter. To me, that’s more entertaining than if the A’s win 7-2.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
You can have me
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Feb 18, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
eee-he-he-he-he-heeeewwww
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Feb 18, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
I’m accounted for, but thank you. Might I introduce you to trusted colleague Rishi?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
You had me at “his pooper’s too loose”
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Listening to baseball on the radio while driving a car, washing a car, anything related to a car, is something I look forward to in the summer.
What about crashing a car?
“Sure, this debilitating car crash sucks, but at least I get to listen to Lon Simmons!”
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Oh HELL YES.
Email: bearsnecessities@gmail.com
by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 18, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
I’m surprised there’s no Long Beach St. on that list.
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
Nathan Hughes, DE (Klein, TX)
ESPNU 150 Watch List defensive end Nathan Hughes (Spring, Texas/Klein Oak) picked up his 14th offer on Monday. Arizona is the latest program to offer the 6-foot-5, 245-pound strong side end. The Wildcats join TCU, California, LSU, Oklahoma, Michigan, Arkansas, Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Stanford, Duke and Houston. Oregon has verbally offered and Texas is expected to offer Feb. 13 at junior day.
The two-time, all-district pick attended college games at LSU and Texas this season.
Texas’s first Junior Day yielded 13 commits last weekend.
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Does everyone get laid on junior day or something?
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe. Texas has a system where they essentially have 18-20 commits locked up for the follwoing season immediately after signing day. They identify talent very early and are basically a year ahead in their recruiting except for maybe 3-4 guys each year.
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
Ray Drew, DE (Thomasville, GA)
DE Ray Drew (6-5 240) of Thomasville, GA says he is thinking about visiting USC’s junior day this weekend. “I actually talked to Coach (Jeep) Hunter today and he was trying to get me to come up there this weekend,” said Drew. “I’ve got to talk to my parents to see if it’s a trip we can make.”
Drew says there is a decent chance he could make it. “My dad actually put it in his GPS to see how far it is so I think I may be able to go,” he said. Drew says he really wants to meet Steve Spurrier. “He is like one of the top ten coaches out there and he is kind of like a coach’s coach,” he said. “I would really like to meet him. And I hear the atmosphere up there is really great.”
He was at Georgia Tech for their junior day and spent the following day at Georgia. “I like Georgia Tech a lot,” said Drew. “They can give you a great education and their coaching staff is really cool. I like the offense they run. We run something similar at my high school.” He liked Athens and the campus of the University of Georgia. “Everything is close,” he said. “It’s really convenient.”
Drew has offers from USC, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, FSU, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and NC State among many others. He does not have a favorite.
Drew also holds a Cal scholarship offer.
My dad actually put it in his GPS to see how far it is so I think I may be able to go
Thomasville, GA → Los Angeles, CA… it’s really fucking far. (2,285mi)
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
I hope someone in his family is named after the late Lakers broadcasting legend. THAT would be an awesome name.
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
If I lived in Georgia or thereabouts, I think I’d look into Georgia Tech, too. That ratio, though, is a tough one.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Cant watch vid, but is that how they have hella dudes compared to chix?
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With an attitude like that, no wonder carp said what he said about your pooper.
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
KNBR
Gary Radnich and Dan Dibley are having some fun with the Tiger Woods situation with “mock questions and answers” and what not.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 10:17 AM PST reply actions
NBA Trade
The Sacramento Kings have dealt Tracy McGrady to the New York Knicks according to sources. We don’t know what other players are involved yet.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 10:19 AM PST reply actions
Tracy McGrady was on the King?!?!?!
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For a few hours he was, mostly so the Kings could do their own deal to send him to NY
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by Berkelium97 on Feb 18, 2010 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Indeed
Sacramento also acquired Carl Landry in that six-player swap with Houston late last night after the Warriors’ obliteration of the Kings.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
My friend was at that game. Courtside he tells me!
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Nice
He was able to witness the greatness of Stephen Curry right there.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
Finally, a reason to care about my miserable Knicks again!
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by Berkelium97 on Feb 18, 2010 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
They just want his contract to dump later and clear cap space for their run at Lebron, Bosh, and/or Wade.
I am a Vereenian.
The future is bright!
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by Berkelium97 on Feb 18, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Wade
The Bulls are making the strongest push for him, I think. They’ve acquired four expiring contracts in the last two days.
As most people know, Wade is from Chicago and would probably entertain the idea of playing for the Bulls.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
See, I don’t see any reason why LeBron goes to play for the Knicks, aside from living in NY. The Knicks suck, he’s already worshipped like a god in Cleveland, and it’s not like he can’t go anywhere he wants anytime he wants anyway!
I suppose the logic is that if he can turn Cleveland into a contender, he can turn any team into a contender – but does he really want to start rebuilding another franchise? I guess if everything went the Knicks’ way and the managed to load up on superstars, Celtics-style, that could convince LeBron to come. But they’d have to sign all the others before LeBron, and could the others handle being second fiddle to LeBron?
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
His endorsement money might increase with the bigger money. Of course, its very possible that Lebron is already in the national spotlight, therefore moving to a bigger home market doesn’t increase the sales his image can generate.
Lebron is already in the national spotlight, therefore moving to a bigger home market doesn’t increase the sales his image can generate.
That’s pretty much what I’m thinking. It doesn’t matter where LeBron is, the only way he gets bigger is winning a ring.
…
…
…oh wow – I think i just found the answer to the question.
Cleveland is America’s most miserable city
The city of Cleveland has had a colorful history. The Cuyahoga River, which runs through the city, famously caught fire in 1969 thanks to rampant pollution, and it wasn’t the first time. In 1978 it became the first U.S. city to default on its debts since the Great Depression. Cleveland sports fans have had to endure more anguish than those in any other city. The city has been dubbed with a less than endearing nickname: the Mistake by the Lake.
This year Cleveland takes the top spot in our third annual ranking of America’s Most Miserable Cities. Cleveland secured the position thanks to its high unemployment, high taxes, lousy weather, corruption by public officials and crummy sports teams (Cavaliers of the NBA excepted).
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They’ve also got a great symphony orchestra!
by atomsareenough on Feb 19, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
Details
The Knicks will acquire McGrady and Sergio Rodriguez from Sacramento, sources said.
The Rockets get Kevin Martin, Jordan Hill and Jared Jeffries from New York and will have the right to swap first-round picks with New York in 2011 as well as take on New York’s 2012 first-round pick.
Sacramento obtains Houston’s Carl Landry and Joey Dorsey and New York’s Larry Hughes.
That is all according to a Marc Stein report. I really like Houston’s end of this deal, actually.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Kings got jipped
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
Disagree
Kevin Martin can’t play with Tyreke Evans. They traded Sergio Rodriguez, a guy who never plays, and Kevin Martin to acquire $17 million in expiring contracts with Carl Landry and Larry Hughes. Plus, they get Joey Dorsey for free.
In the end, everybody should be happy with their additions.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
I disagree with the first statement
but I don’t know much about the NBA. Dorsey is a D-League guy. He’s a 6-7 Center/Power Forward. I think we needed to get a center for Martin, and we certainly did not do that.
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
Center
That’s when you trade Spencer Hawes or Jason Thompson, your 2010 pick and other scrubs for someone. Also, you can pray that Bosh opts out and pray that you can sign him to play there.
The truth of the matter is that there aren’t many centers out there, really, so you’re probably going to have to settle for someone.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
The word is ‘gypped’. We’re slandering (ok, libeling) gypsies here, people.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
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"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/. Go Bears!
NBA Trade
The Charlotte Bobcats have acquired forward Tyrus Thomas from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Flip Murray, Acie Law and a future first-round draft pick.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 10:24 AM PST reply actions
I feel bad for Thomas. He was drafted as a project player, then immediately entered Scott Skiles’ doghouse, then Skiles gets fired, and he never gets a proper coach and is played wildly inconsistent minutes. A project without proper coaching and not given room to grow was doomed to fail. I don’t see him meshing with Larry Brown well (who in my humble opinion is wildly overrated), would be a good get when he does become a free agent and is given a steady role.
heh
would Bob Gregory’s Boise St defense contain Cal’s offense?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
There would be lots of missed tackles.
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
What a conundrum!
It’s like the age-old question of what happens when a moveable object meets a resistable force.
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by Rishi on Feb 18, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
That would be a fun OOC game
Actually, it would be really fun to see Marshall’s 2009 O-line go up against the 2009 pass rush.
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by Berkelium97 on Feb 18, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
DUI checkpoint this Sat nite in Concord
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_14425685?source=most_viewed
don’t ride dirty
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Batman: Dead End
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j90JPJt3pjA
Great fan film, or greatest fan film?
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Yup.
"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 Feb 18, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
The concept NSFW linkies has reached a crescendo, in my opinion.
I’m now getting NSFW linky recommendations via my fb message box. I’d be happy to acknowledge the CGBer, but I presume said individual would like to remain pur.
I present to you Ms. Stokke (NSFW).
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
lol…a gazillion chemists are rollin’ in to SF for the ACS meeting in late March. The guy presenting after me is from Middle Tennessee St University, and I was googling to see where the eff that is. I suppose the answer is: I’m lumped in with ’my people."
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Psych!
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
woops
http://www.bustedcoverage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/allison-stokke-halloween-2.jpg
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Feb 18, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
blocked. you suck
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
no, your work does.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Trurh.
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Who are the notable alumni from your HS according to Wiki?
For me:
* Chris Cavanaugh, Class of 1980, Olympic Gold Medal Winning Swimmer.
* Greg Camp, Class of 1985, guitarist and lead songwriter for the band Smash Mouth.
* Vinay Bhat, Grand Master in Chess
* Kristie Lu Stout, American journalist and reporter for CNN International
* Kurt Kuenne, filmmaker and composer, notably of the documentary Dear Zachary.
lol
In other words, Go Bears!
I've never heard of most of these people
Amani Toomer – NFL Football player (attended AHS for one year before transferring to De La Salle in Concord).
Ron Hansen, 1956 – Major League baseball player, 1960 American League Rookie of the Year and one of the few players in history to turn an unassisted triple play, July 30, 1968.
John Crewdson, 1963 – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author.
Ron Silliman, 1964 – Poet and author.
Kellita Smith – Actress – played Bernie Mac’s wife on The Bernie Mac Show[citation needed]
Lloyd “Young L” Omadhebo, 2005 – The Pack rap group3
Matt Freeman – Bass guitar player for Rancid4
Tim Armstrong – Punk rock musician, singer and guitarist for Rancid4
Tyson Griffin, 2002 – UFC Fighter5
Edi Gathegi, 1997 – Actor. Appears on House MD, and in Twilight.
Dorian Moor – Singer/Songwriter/Actor/Producer, Principal actor in the Emmy nominated “Travelers Snowball” commercial.
Lucas Cannon- Singer/Songwriter/Actor/Rockstar/CEO of Bangkadang.Com
Kitamba Douglas- Hall of Fame Varsity Athlete, Dedicated Coach, Well-Regarded Spiritual Leader
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
…and I sure as hell don’t remember Amani Toomer being there. His older brother, Donald, was there for a year, not so sure about Amani.
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
You’ve never heard of Tim Armstrong?? OPERATION IVY, baby!!
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Damn
My high school was established in 2006. We don’t have anybody.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 18, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
what about Redwood hi graduate Pete Carroll?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Different school
I think they also produced the Marin Taliban guy. That might have been Tamalpias, though.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
My high school was established in 1878. Wiki lists 3 “notable alumni” : one professional football player, one professional bowler, and one professional baseball player. Nice.
I am a Vereenian.
Fixed
My high school was established in 1878. Wiki lists 3 "notable alumni" : one professional football player, one professional bowler, and one professional baseball player. Nice.I went to high school in Ohio
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by CruzinBears on Feb 18, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
But my wife’s high school (in Ohio) has:
Tamara Witmer – Model and Actress
Brady Quinn – Current Browns Quarterback and former Notre Dame Quarterback
Chris Quinn – Current New Jersey Nets Guard
Kent Mercker – Former MLB Pitcher
Nick Goings (Dublin Scioto graduate) – NFL Fullback
Chinedum Ndukwe – Current Safety for the Cincinnati Bengals
Vince Workman – Former NFL Running Back
I am a Vereenian.
Yeah, well, my brothers' school has...
…all of these studs. But that doesn’t mean I get to claim them! (High School Musical — who knew? I think he owes a debt to society.)
* Ruben Barrales, Class of 1980, Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States and Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
* Peter Barsocchini, Class of 1970, Writer/Producer, created Disney’s franchise High School Musical
* Barry Bonds, Class of 1982, Major League Baseball left fielder (1986-2007) for the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates
* Tom Brady, Class of 1995, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots(2000-), three-time Super Bowl champion, two-time Super Bowl MVP, 2007 NFL MVP
* Bob Fitzgerald, Class of 1984, Professional sports play-by-play announcer, KNBR talk show host
* Jim Fregosi, Class of 1959, Major League Baseball shortstop (1961-1971) and manager, 6-time All-Star, Gold Glove Award winner
* Jesse Freitas, Class of 1969, NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers(1974-1975)
* Greg Gutfeld, Class of 1983, Journalist, Editor of The Daily Gut and Host of Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld on Fox News Channel.
* Gregg Jefferies, Class of 1985, Major League Baseball infielder (1987-2000), 2-time All-Star
* Bill Keller, Class of 1966, New York Times Executive Editor, Pulitzer Prize winner
* Joe Kmak, Class of 1981, Major League Baseball catcher (1993,1995) for the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs(and currently a Math Teacher at Serra High School)
* John Lescroart, Class of 1966, New York Times best selling author
* Chuck Lofgren, Class of 2004, Major League Baseball pitcher (2010-present) for the Milwaukee Brewers
* John Robinson, Class of 1954, NFL Coach (1975, 1983-1991), College Football Coach (1960-1974, 1976-1982, 1993-1997, 1999-2004)
* Dan Serafini, Class of 1992 Major League Baseball pitcher (1996-2003), Japanese Baseball League
* John V. Shields, Class of 1950, Retired President and CEO Trader Joe’s grocery stores
* Michael Shrieve, Class of 1968, drummer for Santana
* Lynn Swann, Class of 1970, former NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-1982), Hall of Famer, Super Bowl MVP; 2006 GOP nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania
I hate at least 2 of those people with the passion of a thousand burning supernovae. Try to guess which ones!
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Do Barry Bonsd and Tom Brady have USC football connections? Because its the only way I could hat them more.
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What do you have against Trader Joe’s and Santana??
by atomsareenough on Feb 19, 2010 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
Nicolas Cage, actor, attended, however did not graduate
Brett Wallace, a baseball standout at Arizona State and the first round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Roman Coppola, director, son of famed director, Francis Ford Coppola
carp
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
* Lloyd Bridges – actor
* Winona Ryder – actress
* Virginia Strom-Martin – California State Assemblywoman 1996-2002
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Feb 18, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Cody Kennedy, actress/model
Art Alexakis, singer/songwriter
Tony Alva, professional skateboarder
Jay Adams, professional skateboarder
Lee Arenberg, actor
Sam Anno, NFL Player/ USC coach
Pat O’Hara, NFL Player/Los Angeles Avengers coach, actor
Devendra Banhart, Musician
Barbara Billingsley, actress
Mark Bencivengo, artist
Dirk Blocker, actor
Dean Cain, actor
Travis Clark, Steadicam Operator (NFL Network)/Head Football Coach
Ry Cooder, guitarist/musician
Keith Coogan, actor
David Coons computer graphics professional and filmmaker
Carson Daly, television host
Hutch Dano, actor
Ken Darby, musician
Robert Downey, Jr., actor
Daryl Dragon, musician (Captain & Tennille)
Margaret Ehrlich, actress
John Ehrlichman, key figure in the Watergate scandal
Emilio Estevez, actor
Ramon Estevez (Ramon Sheen), actor
Renée Estevez, actress
Glenn Ford, actor
Max Gillespie, Bagpiper
Adam Glasser, adult film director aka Seymore Butts
Charles Gordon, NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings
Phil Hill, America’s first Formula One World Champion
Mark Hunter, photographer
Ryan Hurst, actor
Mel Kaufman, (American Football) NFL Football player
Natas Kaupas, professional skateboarder
Kibum Kim, member of K-Pop group Super Junior
Marta Kristen, actress
Tim Leary (baseball), pitcher
Jimmy Lennon Jr., ring announcer
David Linden, neurobiologist and popular-science writer
Sandra Tsing Loh, writer/ artist/ radio
Chad Lowe, actor
Rob Lowe, actor
Jim McLaughlin Volleyball (Coach-USC, Washington State)
Byron McLaughlin, MLB Player
Glyn Milburn,(American football) NFL football player
Damone Johnson, (American football) NFL football player
Rick Monday, Major league baseball player/broadcaster
Tony Tarasco, Major league baseball player
Mike Muir, Singer (Suicidal Tendencies)
Gene Nelson, actor/dancer
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Adam Parfrey, journalist and editor
Karyn Parsons, actress
Austin Peck, actor
Chris Penn, actor
Sean Penn, actor
David Robertson, music – music director St Louis Symphony
Holly Robinson-Peete, actress
Yvette Lee Bowser, actress, American television writer and producer
Maya Rudolph, actress/comedienne (Saturday Night Live)
Gail Russell, actress
Meredith Salenger, actress
Eric Sato, Olympic Volleyball (Gold/Bronze medal)
Liane Sato, Olympic Volleyball (Bronze medal)
Charlie Sheen, actor (expelled, according to his Wikipedia page)
Dennis Smith, NFL Football player
Gloria Stuart, actress
Amber Tamblyn, actress (Joan of Arcadia)
Heather Thomas, actress
Dennis Thurman, NFL football, USC coach, NFL assistant coach
Ulysses “Junior” Thurman, NFL player
Greg Turk, computer graphics professional
Robert Wagner, actor
Matthew Walker, Actor, Director Troubadour Theater Company*
Darren Willis, NFL football player, personal trainer
Karan Aneja, Founder SidKar Technologies
aren’t you special?
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Feb 18, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
I actually know him. He’s our year at Cal.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Santa Monica High?
On April 15, 2005, after several fights broke out between students,7 Santa Monica police were called in, as well as backup from Beverly Hills and Culver City police. Police ordered all students into their next classes and the school was put on a lockdown for 4–5 hours. After the campus was secured, police escorted students off campus building by building.
As a result of the fighting, at least two police officers are permanently stationed on campus, and students must show their school identification cards to security guards or administrators in order to enter campus or exit during lunch. When students leave for home, identification cards are not checked. After school, anyone is able to enter the campus.
Tension brewed once more on February 3, 2006 when students arrived at school to find racial epithets targeting blacks spray-painted on four different walls around the campus, along with the symbols of the Santa Monica Gangs, SM13 and SM17.8 Retaliation graffiti was written throughout the day slandering both Latinos and African-Americans. A mediation session was set up in Barnum Hall to try to relieve these tensions,9 but it suffered from limited participation.
lol
In other words, Go Bears!
Oooh, look at me, I’m so cool, I’m from Santa Monica. Douche.
by HolmoePhobe on Feb 18, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
Not as cool as the Crossroads alumni list. Not that I went there or anything.
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
Um… I dunno, honestly! I never watched it and like I said, I didn’t go there. I have some friends that went there though.
by atomsareenough on Feb 18, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
Maya Rudolph AND Holly Robinson-Peete! Those are some big actresses!
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Ouch.
All I have is:
- Michael Doleac, basketball, Minnesota Timberwolves
- Kevin Gunderson, baseball, Atlanta Braves
- Joey Harrington, football quarterback, Atlanta Falcons
- Fred Quillan, 1974, football, San Francisco 49ers
- Galen Rupp, distance runner
- George Van Hoomissen, former justice on the Oregon Supreme Court
Notable alumni
Kent Ninomiya (TV news anchor, reporter and executive)[citation needed]
Félix Sánchez (Olympic Gold Medalist)3
Chris Richard (Major League Baseball Player)[citation needed]
Although our principal when I was there was Earl Faison
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
* Zoe Lofgren, class of 1966 — member, U. S. Congress House of Representatives
* Pete Snyder, class of 1970 — Coach of U. C. Santa Barbara NCAA 1979 National water polo team
* Stanley Jordan, class of 1977 — jazz guitarist
* George Packer, class of 1978 — author
* David Leavitt, class of 1979 — author of Family Dancing and The Lost Language of Cranes
* Stephan Jenkins, class of 1983 — lead singer for Third Eye Blind
* Jessica Yu, class of 1983 — director of Academy Award winning short documentary for Best Documentary in a Short Subject for the film Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien
* Steve Almond, class of 1984 — author
* Rick Porras, class of 1984 — co-producer on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
* Matt Flynn, class of 1988 — Grammy Award-winning drummer of Maroon 5, as well as former drummer of the The B-52’s
* Shemar Moore, class of 1988 — actor, formerly of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently the CBS drama Criminal Minds, as well as the former host of Soul Train
* Anne Wojcicki, class of 1991 — businesswoman, founder of 23andMe, wife of Google founder Sergey Brin
* Brett Simon, class of 1992 — director of Assassination of a High School President
* Trip Adler, class of 2002 — CEO and co-founder of the document-sharing website Scribd
* Mehdi Ballouchy, class of 2002 — professional soccer player
* Andrew Jacobson, class of 2003 — professional soccer player
* Matt Marquess, class of 2004 — professional soccer player
Jacobson went to Cal. I knew Adler’s sister.
HYDROTECH FOR DC
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
You said you were from San Diego, right? Does this mean you don’t function outside a temp range of 74.6-77.2 F?
HYDROTECH FOR DC
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
In my mind, you’ve been leering at the computer screen raising your eyebrows going “ehh? ehhhhhh?” for the last 4 minutes.
HYDROTECH FOR DC
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
if he was your houseboy in the early/mid 80's
you are my age! welcome!
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Feb 18, 2010 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
I graduated in 1988. He was the houseboy the year prior. It worked out pretty well for him, if I do recall correctly (not with me! Get your minds out of the gutter).
Its not my fault if Ive watched so much Greek I think the houseboys are just pieces of meat for the women there.
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ummm...based on reported actual experiece with
houseboys….they are in fact, pieces of meat for the residents/members of the house.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Feb 19, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
Hmmmm. 1 boy. 65 girls. The odds are pretty good they’re gonna see some action. Especially if they’re as good looking as Stephan Jenkins was at 21.
Actually, that year we had 3 boys for the 65 girls. They all had similar levels of success. We were equal opportunity employers!
At my wife’s house, one member is now married to a houseboy. (Although they were dating long before he got the job…)
If she was dating him beforehand, and it’s commonly the case that the houseboy is “a piece of meat for the members of the house”, then why would she be cool with him being the houseboy?
by atomsareenough on Feb 19, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
I have never looked at this before, a few of the more notable:
Bart Starr
Toni Tennille
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
Hank Williams
former Golden State Warriors basketball player Orlando Graham
Marcus Webb
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Matt Biondi, Penny Flame, and a bunch of other low level Olympians (mostly swimmers)
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
* Troy Dayak: Professional Soccer Player – San Jose Earthquakes
* John Diaz: Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
* Delbert Gee: Alameda County Superior Court Judge
* Gavin Glinton: Professional Soccer Player
* Randy Johnson: Professional Baseball Player – San Francisco Giants
* Ralph Merkle, 1970: pioneer in cryptography.
* Tara Kemp, American Pop and R&B singer in the early 90’s
Joe DeRenzo, Musician and Bandleader. Class of 1976.17
Julie Foudy, Midfielder for the United States women’s national soccer team from 1987 through 2004. Won two Olympic gold medals.18
Brianna Keilar – CNN correspondent.19
Michael Lopez-Alegria, An American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission.20
Major Megan McClung, the first female United States Marine Corps officer killed in combat during the Iraq War.21
Joe-Max Moore- former professional soccer player.22
Mark O’Meara – PGA Golfer, class of 1975. Won the Masters Tournament and the British Open in 1998.23
Ryan Powdrell, American football fullback graduate of the University of Southern California and currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. no longer plays for the steelers as of 1-9-201024
Mark Sanchez, National Football League quarterback currently playing for New York Jets
Sabrina Sloan, Former American Idol contestant in Season 6 who was a top 24 finalist.25
My high school's wikipedia page doesn't have a listing of notable alumni
So I will put my town’s “notable” alumni. Presumably, they all went to my high school, since it is the only one for the town… You don’t like LHS, you can move:
- David W. Ballard (1824–1875), governor of Idaho territory
- Carson “Skeeter” Bigbee (1895–1964), professional baseball outfielder
- Jo Collins (1945–), actress and 1965 Playmate of the Year
- Howard Hesseman (1940–), actor
- Ben Howland (1957–), college basketball coach
- Joanna Masingila (1960–), professor of mathematics and mathematics education
- Pat McQuistan (1983–), offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys
- Paul McQuistan (1983–), offensive guard for the Oakland Raiders
- Katherine Ann Power (1949–), former fugitive for manslaughter and armed robbery
- Doug Riesenberg (1965–), former NFL offensive tackle
- Dave Roberts (1951–), MLB third basemen
- Dick Smith (1939–), MLB outfields and first baseman
- Time Winters (1956–), television and voice actor
Wow, the owner of Ben Ball Poodles went to your high school!!??!?
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* Candice Bergen, actress20
* Steven Bing, film producer, philanthropist21
* Sir Ian Blair, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, London22
* John B. T. Campbell III, Congressman, California’s 48th District.[citation needed]
* Mindy Cohn, actress23
* Jarron Collins, NBA player24
* Jason Collins, NBA player25
* Lily Collins, host on Nickelodeon (TV network)26
* Gray Davis, former Governor of California20
* Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., actor20
* Ayda Field, actress27
* Bridget Fonda, actress
* Joe Gamsky, perpetrator of the Billionaire Boys Club
* Eric Garcetti, President of the Los Angeles City Council
* Jake Gyllenhaal, actor20
* Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress20
* H. R. Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff, Watergate scandal conspirator
* Mark Harmon, actor known for NCIS (TV series)
* Peter Hudnut, Olympic Water Polo silver medalist
* David Henry Hwang, American playwright
* Joe Kraus, co-founder of Excite
* June Lockhart, actress
* Jon Lovitz, actor, comedian
* Crystal McKellar, actress, attorney
* Danica McKellar, actress, writer in mathematics
* Harry Morton, heir to Hard Rock Cafe, owner Pink Taco restaurant chain
* Elizabeth Montgomery, actress
* Masi Oka, actor known for Heroes (TV series)
* Gunnar Nelson, of the band Nelson
* Matthew Nelson, of the band Nelson
* Tracy Nelson, actress
* Wes Parker, former Los Angeles Dodger Gold Glove first baseman
* Jay Paulson, actor
* Elvis Perkins, musician, son of actor Anthony Perkins
* Ron Reagan, TV and radio commentator
* Christopher Reich, novelist
* Sally Ride, astronaut20
* Jason Reitman28, Golden Globe-winning screenwriter, director
* Nick Sagan, novelist, screenwriter
* Jason Segel, actor
* Brad Silberling, film director
* Tori Spelling, actress
* Bryce Taylor, professional basketball player
* Shirley Temple, actress, former Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
* Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer
* Iheanyi Uwaezuoke, former NFL wide receiver
* Robert Wagner, TV and Movie actor
* Matthew Weiner, Emmy Award-winning creator and executive producer of Mad Men
* Adam Werbach, former president of the Sierra Club
* Richard A. Whiting, composer
* Jessica Yellin, reporter for CNN
* Alex Holmes, former NFL tight end
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
well, la di da, mr. fancy school attender. :P
by atomsareenough on Feb 19, 2010 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
Hey! No fair! Most of those people went to one or the other pre-merger.
On a happy note, the only person I have ever known to flunk out of the ’furd was a Harvard School grad. Well done, dude!
I “took” them even
Goodbye Bob Gregory. I am soooooo 6 dimensional now!
by Fire Starkey on Feb 18, 2010 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
chat's up
ask the tough question, people!
- jack clark
- DC
- DVDAoGTFO
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
oh for pete’s sake
2:48
[Comment From RamboRambo: ]
Sandy: Is the department aware that the endzone shade of blue on the current turf has no connection to the dark/navy blue that represents our university?
Thursday February 18, 2010 2:48 Rambo
2:49
Sandy Barbour:
We are aware of the problem and will certainly take steps to alleviate the issue when we put down a new field in the renovated Memorial Stadium.
someone call the WAAAAHmbulance
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
But …dark/navy blue doesn’t represent our university.
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 18, 2010 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
Uh…there’s nothing in that article about “whitey”. You really have a huge persecution complex, don’t you?
Dammit Whitey! Stop making UC Berkeley an even better place – more inclusive and more representative of the State of California!
HOW DARE YOU
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
I loved 3 & 3 complete, never really like 4; seemed out of character with its aim ( at least as perceived by me)
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Seriously? I found IV to be the best of the lot and the expansion Beyond The Sword made it even better
In other words, Go Bears!
Maybe ’cause I sucked at IV, but routinely won on deity on 3. But I found the focus on graphics and the actions sort of pointless, I mean its a strategy game.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
This coming along in the same 1-2 year period as Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 means bad things for worldwide geek productivity.
Wow school spies on kids at home!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35461838/ns/technology_and_science-security/?GT1=43001
Apparently this school gave all kids a laptop but had the ability to turn on the webcam remotely and they did.
In other words, Go Bears!
Plane crashes into office building in Austin, TX
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/small-plane-hits-echelon-on-mopac-183
A pilot with a grudge against the IRS crashed his plane into the agency’s office building in Austin on Thursday, engulfing the seven-story building in flames in an apparent suicide meant to call attention to what he viewed as the tax agency’s failings.
Andrew Joseph Stack, 53, died in his Cherokee Piper airplane when it struck a building in the Echelon complex on Mopac and U.S. 183 – about an hour after authorities say he set fire to his expensive Northwest Austin home .
In other words, Go Bears!
Uh oh, someone check if Fire Starkey's ok!
Email: bearsnecessities@gmail.com
by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 18, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Fire Starkey is actually Joe Starkey’s evil twin brother, Hugo.
Email: bearsnecessities@gmail.com
by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 18, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
I always thought Fire Starkey was Joe Starkey’s evil twin brother, Fire.
HYDROTECH FOR DC
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 18, 2010 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
Jordan Rigsbee, OT (Pleasant Valley, CA)
One of the top offensive line prospects from the state of California next year will be standout Jordan Rigsbee (Pleasant Valley, Calif./Pleasant Valley), who is hearing from schools all over the region and has a school out of the ACC at the top of his board.
Rigsbee is the younger brother of Cal offensive lineman Tyler Rigsbee and could be an even better prospect. He’s earned all-league, all-section and first team all-state underclass honors last season.
Rigsbee plays guard for Pleasant Valley, but he is but is an explosive, very athletic prospect that plays with a mean streak.
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