CGB Hall of Fame: Geoff McArthur vs Angie Pressey

by Avinash Kunnath on May 9, 2010 3:00 AM PDT in Hall of Fame

One of Cal's greatest receivers hits it up with a Cal volleyball rocket! Who deserves to move on? Winner takes on Tosh Lupoi in the second round.

Voting ends at noon PST on Friday. Examine the case for either side after the jump and vote in the poll!

Also, a reminder: The final two matchups of the first round (Joe Igber vs Tyson Ross, Tyson Alualu vs Sean Dawkins) and the first two matchups of the second round (Aaron Rodgers vs Sean Lampley, Kevin Johnson vs Jamal Boykin) take place next weekend.

thehawkse7en makes a simple and concise case for why Geoff deserves the honor:

Didn’t have the overall skill set that some of the other receivers had, but he put up the best, monster numbers and was simply a beast. Wouldn’t we love to have him now??

CALumbus Bear adds in his thoughts:

Wasn’t G-Mac second in the NATION (behind Larry Fitzgerald) one year in receiving yards? He had the best hands evair, maybe even better than D-Jax when it came to muscling a ball away from a defender. He deserves it. Vote for G-Mac!

Some assorted thoughts on Geoff Macarthur from the grandfather of Cal blogs, Tightwad Hill.

They say it's better to be lucky than good. Well, "they" never met G-Mac. This guy comes out of nowhere to rewrite the Cal record book in 2003, catching 85 passes for 1,504 yards. He has five 150+ yard games and basically wins the Big Game by himself with the greatest stat line in Cal history: 16 catches/245 yards/2 TDs. Then, basking in the glow of All-Pac 10 and 2nd team All-America status and Cal's first bowl invitation in seven years, he fractures his right arm in a non-contact drill. No one touched him. Misses the Insight Bowl win over Virginia Tech.

Oh well, he comes into his senior year a pre-season All-America selection, and opposing defenses are ready. They feed him a steady diet of double teams, and Aaron Rodgers spreads the ball around. Seven different receivers have at least 14 catches on the season, and G-Mac's numbers fall to 57 catches for 862 yards and 7 touchdowns. Plus he plays with a strained oblique muscle for most of the season.

The case for Angie is also terse and to the point.

LeonPowe has these words about Angie

Took the Cal Volleyball team to the Final Four (right?) also dominated asa 5’8" OUTSIDE HITTER. She had some MAJOR HOPS, like her dad.

Danzig chimes in:

But among the [Cal volleyball] players that I’ve seen play on TV I’d say Angie Pressy was the most impressive. She’s just a freak…such a small player jumping that high and hitting that hard was just amazing.

Poll

Who should move on, Geoff McArthur or Angie Pressey?

Geoff McArthur

115 votes

Angie Pressey

45 votes

160 votes | Poll has closed

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tough call

I am a big fan of McArthur. He just had a gigantic heart…getting it done without the blazing speed as some others. He just produced.

On the other hand, I think Angie put the Cal volleyball team on the map. She was not just a freaking super athlete, but she was a great team leader. She basically was the defining moment for Cal VB, so she got my vote.

by No.8 on May 9, 2010 1:01 PM PDT reply actions

Angie

Angie got my vote as well. And I am a big football fan, but she was amazing while here on campus.

And she is not done. Still on the National Team….fans from the rest of the country keeps asking at her height why is she still on the NT….ha! They haven’t seen her play… the coaches see what she brings.

Points, energy, points, blocking (vertical is mind blowing), points, brains, points quickness….same stuff she showed here.

by oskigobears on May 9, 2010 1:51 PM PDT reply actions

further on Angie

Take a look at the foto up top.
That PSU player 6’4" with a huge vertical off their National Championship team./Fawcett mvp.
PSU player has her elbows well above the net.
Angie is 5’8" on her tiptoes and note that she is hitting the ball close to 12" higher than Fawcett.

by oskigobears on May 9, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Voted for G Mac

Pressey is worthy, but G Mac is a surefire CGB HOFer in my book. He is forever linked to the transition from the dregs of the Holmoe era to the resurrection of the Tedford era. His 2003 season was absolute greatness, and the way he and Aaron Rodgers willed us to victory (and a bowl bid) in the 2003 Big Game is an underrated accomplishment. He was a money receiver whom we went to time and again for big catches in big spots.

Pressey may get her CGB due eventually. But G Mac belongs in the CGF HOF.
Right.
Now.

I am a Vereenian.

by Ohio Bear on May 9, 2010 8:53 PM PDT reply actions

*CGB HOF

I am a Vereenian.

by Ohio Bear on May 11, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Man, everyone I’ve endorsed is losing.

by LeonPowe on May 10, 2010 11:03 PM PDT reply actions

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