Pain Train's trip to AT&T Park re-routed by Athletic Department

by BearStage on Oct 13, 2011 4:51 AM PDT

Zack Follett will be at the game today!

[...] Driving to the bay tomoro for cal game..

But he won't be on the sidelines...

whos got 2 tickets for this cal game tomorrow

...but why wouldn't Zack wanna be on the sidelines???

called and asked and they said they cant do anything for me! but they hit me up to donate to the new facility NEAT

Ohhhh, it's because college athletics is just as "what-have-you-done-for-me-lately" as professional sports. Look, I know that Zack had a rough run in the NFL(although he was making progress, and his career was sadly cut short by injury). I know he doesn't have the cachet of an Aaron Rodgers or a Jahvid Best... but come on! Zack was the heart and soul of a very successful Cal defense! He was a fan favorite, and just a huge part of many of our Cal football experiences - and it's not like it was all that long ago!! I know it's a tight squeeze down on the baseball pitch, but they can't find a space him for him to fit onto the sideline? Hell, they can't even get him a damn ticket?? That's just wrong.

I get, I get it. Zack isn't a sexy alum. He wouldn't get ESPN camera time if he's on the sidelines, like Aaron or Jahvid or Marshawn would.He's not who recruits want to see when they're trying to make their big decisions. But is there nothing to be said for loyalty? For school pride?

There is, of course, the question of "where does it stop? If Zack is a yes, can JJ Arrington get in? How about Vince D'Amato? What about 'walk-on-who-never-played-but-gosh-he-was-a-nice-kid'? I know, ya gotta draw the line somewhere, especially at a primetime game. But hey, how high does the line get drawn? What does it come down to? Is NFL glory?(Yes.) Is it fame?(Yes.) Is it money?(Yes.) Is it...

...never mind.

Obviously, I want the famous NFL alums on the sidelines - it looks good, it builds our brand, it brings in recruits, and dammit if it doesn't just make us feel good about ourselves! I'm not mad about that at all, I absolutely love it when they visit! Heck, the Browns are playing the Raiders on Sunday, maybe we'll see Alex Mack there :) I know there have to be some rules about this sort of thing, and clearly I'm not the one to make them, but...

I just don't buy it. To leave Zack Follett out in the cold, to brush off someone who's meant SO much to this team so recently... it's just not right.

But hey, at least they had the courtesy to ask him for money, right?

I guess they didn't want him feeling left out.

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I think Zack should try contacting Tedford or Sandy directly.

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Oct 13, 2011 5:53 AM PDT reply actions

I gotta extra ticket for Zack!

Hit me up pain train and we’ll set you up on 40yd line!

"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"

by CruzinBears on Oct 13, 2011 8:06 AM PDT reply actions

Might want to tweet him!

by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 13, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions

So you’re making the assumption that ZF wanted to be on the sidelines?

by Cali49a on Oct 13, 2011 8:11 AM PDT reply actions

they can’t even get him a damn ticket

Either way, he;s getting blown off.

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by BearStage on Oct 13, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions

I know, ya gotta draw the line somewhere

That’s the big issue. If Cal was at Memorial, no doubt a comped ticket would be easier to come by but being at ATT Park, plenty of former players who have not been around in years would come out of the woodworks if the idea of comped tickets was out there. That’s not a bad thing but there’s limited seating this year PLUS this is THE MOST HIGH PROFILE game Cal is playing at “home” this year AND it’s on ESPN prime time. Once you comp a ticket to one player, it becomes unfair and leaves a bitter taste if you selectively comp other players. My advice is go through the football staff first and at an earlier date if he didn’t do so but I would be most of the staff’s available allotment were spoken for weeks ago.

by Cali49a on Oct 13, 2011 8:37 AM PDT reply actions

Once you comp a ticket to one player, it becomes unfair and leaves a bitter taste if you selectively comp other players.

Some people are always above the rules. If Green Bay were in town, you’d better believe Rodgers would get to be anywhere he wanted – sidelines, skybox, anywhere. You’d better believe the Athletic Department would want his mug on camera as much as possible during that game(which is just fine with me). It’s really just a question of where they choose to draw that line. Fair has nothing to do with it.

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by BearStage on Oct 13, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow what a dick move.

Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 13, 2011 10:16 AM PDT reply actions

I get, I get it. Zack isn’t a sexy alum.

LIES.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Oct 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs

This.

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by Swamphunter on Oct 13, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions

rec’d :)

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by BearStage on Oct 13, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Seriously, he AND his Shiba Inu starred on an episode of Dogs 101 on Animal Planet

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by CruzinBears on Oct 14, 2011 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions

It only has to do with venue

At memorial, I have friends from back in my day who regularly get sideline access and most of you couldn’t even name them. The sidelines at AT&T are severely constrained. If they’re not accommodating non-superstar players this year, so be it.

by Scootie on Oct 14, 2011 12:14 AM PDT reply actions

…but not even a ticket?

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by BearStage on Oct 14, 2011 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions

…keep in mind, I was the one who mentioned sidelines, not Zack. That was just in my head of where I imagined he’s like to be.

A ticket, though, seems do-able, even for Cal-USC at AT&T.

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by BearStage on Oct 14, 2011 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Man, if I knew this, I woulda given Follett my ticket!

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by Rishi on Oct 14, 2011 6:46 AM PDT reply actions

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