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Shaq Thompson Flips From Cal, Commits To Washington

There's really nothing to say. Best of luck Shaq.

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I was hoping Syd would come through

Ah well, can’t get them all. Gotta believe the coaches are still working hard on the other kids.

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by 1988goldenbear on Jan 30, 2012 10:15 PM PST reply actions  

Who is the defensive backs coach at UW? I can understand defensive line recruits who follow TOsh up to Seattle, but recruits from other positions who wont be working with Tosh, I dont get that as much.

Its unfortunate that Shaq is going to UW. I feel like the terrorists are winning here. If he went anyhwere else, Id feel happier. But for the unprofessional and unethical Tosh/Sark to succeed here, it is frustrating

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 10:17 PM PST reply actions  

He’s the guy from OSU who said that he wouldn’t try to re-recruit kids he had been recruiting because it’d be unethical.

by LeonPowe on Jan 30, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions  

How ironic.

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Ah well.

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by sec119 on Jan 30, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Its unfortunate that Shaq is going to UW. I feel like the terrorists baby seal clubbers are winning here.

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Jan 30, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Indeed

If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?

by well you win some and lose others on Jan 30, 2012 11:41 PM PST up reply actions  

love the handle, btw!

/grammarnazi

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by BearStage on Jan 30, 2012 11:58 PM PST up reply actions  

yep... it's a business...

i keep saying, i hope he understands how unethical the guy who recruited him is… that stank sticks. best of luck to him, unlike the others involved, he’s just a kid.

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 10:17 PM PST reply actions  

Aww interesting.

I just thought he went to UW. Didn’t know there was some “unwritten rule”

by jyellow865 on Jan 30, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?

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by sec119 on Jan 30, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Ah yes, Richard Saykallay’s research.

The University of California, Berkeley: excellence in academics and athletics.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Why is the Pope Catholic?

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

how is babby formed?

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by BearStage on Jan 31, 2012 12:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Thanks, To$h

When he changed his twitter pic and deleted the #calgang from profile I knew he was aa good as gone.

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by secret ASian man on Jan 30, 2012 10:18 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

Alas.

Only recruit I’ve ever honestly felt disappointed when he didn’t come to Cal. His bro was such a great Bear and we all just hoped he would want to continue that legacy.

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by norcalnick on Jan 30, 2012 10:19 PM PST reply actions  

Rec’d

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by norcalnick on Jan 30, 2012 10:22 PM PST up reply actions  

tough watching a kid make an irrational, emotional decision.

Cain is Able ...

by Norcalfan10 on Jan 30, 2012 10:19 PM PST reply actions  

To a lot of these kids...

…choosing a school that can offers a black uniform strictly because it’s black is a rational decision.

They are attracted to shiny things.

The only thing I am going to give the kid credit for doing is stopping the dicking around and announcing today as opposed to making us wait.

I suppose the other shoe to drop will be Payton. But then it should be done.

There will always be others to chase after in the coming years. Contrary to his own belief in his ability, he’s not the only 5-star recruit to ever walk the face of the earth…

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm with you

Looking forward to seeing who we do get on Wednesday, and will celebrate having them as Golden Bears.

I think that we will see some great kids coming our way as the dust settles this year and on into the future, just as it has always been.

GO BEARS

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by 1988goldenbear on Jan 30, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Yup, the ones we want to succeed are the ones who belong with us.

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by sec119 on Jan 30, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Agreed for the most part

I feel bad that these young guys will never have the kind of life-altering experience that a Cal education provides and Berkeley atmosphere forments, but excited about the guys who are coming.

"The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die." -Joe Kapp

by Whohah on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd say some things.

But they’ll probably end up getting me banned.

Feels bad, man.

by Swamphunter on Jan 30, 2012 10:22 PM PST reply actions  

Does it start with a “D” and end with an “ooooom”?

Best of luck to Shaq, and lets GO BEARS!!

by Paulie on Jan 30, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Things that are much more colorful.

And often times frowned upon in high society.

Feels bad, man.

by Swamphunter on Jan 30, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I post a pic of a Stone Cold salute, but it’s time for bed. I feel ya.

by Paulie on Jan 30, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Im in a glass case of emotions.

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

Im upset, this is just a crappy situation. Eff you Tosh.
I hope having your entire Alma Mater despise you is worth your boat.

Shaq May have that whole idea of grad rates, but it matters more to graduate from Berkeley. But cant blame him, he’s just a kid. Ill be happier when Treggs Kills the huskies however.
#calgang

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 10:25 PM PST reply actions  

I heard hes heading to New Mexico State!

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Don’t troll or I’ll ban you tonight.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 30, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

no, seriously

you know more than I know though, so if I’m incorrect in that, let me know. I thought that’s what I heard.

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by CBKWit on Jan 30, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions  

You hear a lot of things on the Internet.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 30, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions  

unfortunately, most of them turn out to be true. But like I said, you know more about this specific situation than I do, so I could be wrong.

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by CBKWit on Jan 30, 2012 10:34 PM PST up reply actions  

His twitter is always CAL. He said before he cant wait to just get to Berk and get this all over with

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

And he says he started the #calgang tag, it’d be so awkward if he didn’t come here!

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by sec119 on Jan 30, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Treggs will Be the next Marvin Jones I hope. Classy guy on and off the field, Said in march he’d go help train Treggs. I want more guys like that on the team. Helping a team after he’s gone. Thats awesome.

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Really? That’s awesome. Marvin (and Keenan) do seem like good guys. I love that we have guys with great character on the team.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Wasnt he runnign routes with Zach Kline the other day?

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions  

pqtm

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by BearStage on Jan 31, 2012 12:05 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m not even feeling DOOOOOOM, I’m feeling GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRr

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions  

This makes me sad...

Sad that I’ve spent time investing time in an eighteen year old kid. I should be better than that. Best of luck to Shaq. Sad that the nasty business of college football means that a guy I used to think was a great Bear, Tosh, is just another mercenary. Sad that college football is about evaluating the meat market via stars and 40 times, versus getting degrees. I’ll check the list of commits on Wednesday, make comments as usual, but something changed during these last two weeks. And I’m not sure if I like it.

Lawrence Ross

by alpha1906 on Jan 30, 2012 10:26 PM PST reply actions  

I think it's just this year.

In the end, Tedford made 2 solid position coach hires. I hoped that they could save what could have been, but it was too late to do that.

To paraphrase the old Lion’s QB: We didn’t lose this, we just ran out of time. After Wednesday, the clock starts on the 2013 class. The playing field is back to even. But this team, we have the wise old men running our recruiting efforts from here forward.

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

so who wants to pitch in

to mail him Syd and Tosh Cal jerseys?

@Not_Coach_Lupoi - #boatsareforclosers

by nativeson on Jan 30, 2012 10:29 PM PST reply actions  

Why Syd’s? Why get rid of the jersey of one of our top DBs (with some badass hair)?

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:06 PM PST up reply actions  

remind him what he’s missing and remind him what he’s getting

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by nativeson on Jan 31, 2012 1:22 AM PST up reply actions  

He’s not missing his bro, and he likes what he’s getting.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 7:11 AM PST up reply actions  

+1

Fuck this “best of luck” shit. If you align yourself with the opposition, I’m pulling everything against you. I hope Sark does get cute, let him play some QB. Avery would love an opportunity to put his dick in the dirt.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 10:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

+2

I want Shaq to get torched on the field, have people talk about him as “The lesser Thompson”, and make him wonder how life might have been if he went to the place that gets you on the cover of Madden instead of with the guy he likes to play at Madden.

by DancingBear96 on Jan 31, 2012 4:36 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions   1 recs

Totally with you on this one

These guys basically flip Cal the bird when they change at the last moment. I don’t wish him ill, but I sure as heck don’t wish him “best of luck”. I want to see OUR guys burn him for 3 or 4 TD’s every time we play the mutts for the next 4 years.

by SanMateoBear on Jan 30, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I wish him well

in that I don’t wish him any specific harm.

by Oski4Heisman on Jan 31, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree

This was no surprise but I’ll wish him luck the day hell freezes over. I hope all of Washington’s players fail, so that Sarkisian and Lupoi are fired and their reputations ruined.

If he transfers away from Washington — even to USC — I’ll wish him luck against everyone but Cal.

by sacman701 on Jan 31, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions  

And now to go see if I can put laxatives and sleeping pills in his drinks.

But seriously, we have a lot of quality athletes coming in and I have faith that they can lead us back to the promised land. I hope

by Thetravesty on Jan 30, 2012 10:30 PM PST reply actions  

At least we're done with all the bad news, right? Right?!

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by Berkelium97 on Jan 30, 2012 10:30 PM PST reply actions  

Payton still to come.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions  

brb, gonna go kick some puppies

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by Berkelium97 on Jan 30, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Playing with his good friend is a decent reason. Grad rates is kind of a head-scratcher.

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by norcalnick on Jan 30, 2012 10:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe he heard of the grade deflation at Cal.

by coolingfan on Jan 30, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

OH ZHANG!

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

lol!

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by BearStage on Jan 31, 2012 12:07 AM PST up reply actions  

I think wanting to live in a new part of the country would be a good excuse to.

by chowder on Jan 30, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Baseball?

Did Lupoi convince Thompson we were going to dump the program again?

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions  

And we already have a player who plays both baseball and football in Wark, so that makes no sense whatsoever.

by chowder on Jan 30, 2012 11:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Playing with his friend and I guess his buddy Tosh is an okay reason. Academics and baseball are laughable reasons.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m deciding right here to not worry about kids who decide not to come.

WE ALL WE GOT. WE ALL WE NEED.

@cali_showtime4

by LeonPowe on Jan 30, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

At this point

All i hope for is that our WRs don’t go anywhere else.
I’ve already given up on Payton, but Treggs, Dozier, Walker, they better stay.

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 10:32 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah the only one in that group that is still a strong Cal lean is Treggs.

Walker and Payton follow Shaq to UW and Dozier goes to WSU.

by SDBear on Jan 31, 2012 12:29 AM PST up reply actions  

everyone has diff. opinions, but i think we all really wanted Shaq to come to Cal.

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

but that wasn’t the point

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Off Topic

but Billion Dollar Movie was funny as hell.

by JABear on Jan 30, 2012 11:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Now that I've let it sink in a little

Good luck to him in Seattle. I hope he plays like crap against Cal

by Jigglz on Jan 30, 2012 10:42 PM PST reply actions  

I don’t give a damn how he plays as long as we beat them mercilessly.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Keenan allen should play both ways against UW

He could be a better safety anyway!

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 10:46 PM PST reply actions  

Pick off a pass and score on shaq.

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions  

That would scare me...

…who’s to say that they wouldn’t deliberately try to hurt Allen, much in the way Oregon did years ago to Daryl Skaugstad.

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions  

But Allen > any UW player. Look how good he is at WR and he was ranked the #1 safety in the nation….

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Lupoi

Has already been connected to the stalling debacle last year. Sadly, I wouldn’t hold it past him to deliberately send in a scout team member with the sole intention of hurting one of our best players.

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

hes just a D-line Coach If KA is anywhere near the D-line thats going to be a head scratcher

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Screens, sweeps, end arounds

KA is often near the LoS and the D-line

(not that I believe any of this conspiracy theory stuff)

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by Berkelium97 on Jan 30, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions  

well true but to lined up next to the DE is what im thinking.

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t think you’re going to like the new KA-as-tight-end plays Tedford is planning to install this spring…

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by Berkelium97 on Jan 30, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Or those KA at QB plays…..

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Or those KA as UW DLine coach plays

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

maybe there was nothing appealing about Cal other than Tosh. and without Tosh, no reason to go to Cal.

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

??

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions  

What he means is
Sadly, I think this is truefor them.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions  

If that truly is the case, we need to overhaul our recruiting strategy. But I dont think thats the whole story

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

So, you do not know it nor are compelled to tell the story, and the whole wide world remains in ignorance.

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by sec119 on Jan 30, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions  

pqtm

"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"

by CruzinBears on Jan 31, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

And it’s scary too…after what we went through to get the SAHPC, that these kids weren’t even paying attention.

But, apparently, if we have coaches who play X-box, and if we changed our uniforms to include an all-black ensemble, they’d be paying attention…

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research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions  

As hard as it is to like Tosh right now

The SAHPC isn’t going to recruit and coach our team. And Tosh was the main guy for a lot of these recruits in question.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 30, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Tosh isn’t a DB coach.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Tosh has been Shaq’s main recruiter the last year when Simmons was dismissed.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 30, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions  

…yeah, so? I mean obviously Shaq is close to Tosh, but he’s not going to be Shaq’s position coach anyway. To go to a school for a coach that’s not even going to be coaching you makes no sense.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe he’s got a mentor-mentee relationship.

I wouldn’t exactly want to be mentored by someone with his ethics though.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:11 PM PST up reply actions  

God no.

I hate the black-out look. It’s such a lame attempt at looking badass.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions  

You missed the funereal allusion I was trying to make.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions  

I got it. I just hate the look that much, LOL.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

You’d think that a bunch of smart kids would know better than to match black shirts and pants with white socks and helmets.
But knowing them, they all still got A’s in fashion design.

Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.

by omb on Jan 30, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Furdies know how to dress well and match clothes?

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions  

You’d also think a kid majoring in Architectural Studies would know the difference between a spiral staircase and a spiral ramp… but you’d be wrong… (and no, I don’t let things go…)

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions  

You’d also think a Furd runningback majoring in “Management Science and Engineering” wouldn’t need to take an introduction to calculus course as a senior, but you’d be wrong too (I also hold grudges!).

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions  

a person after my own heart… we need to get this stuff out in a fun way…

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Are you…hitting on me…?

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:25 PM PST up reply actions  

is it me or did this just get a little awkward?

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Depends how quickly you expect me to put out.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Are they re-enacting a scene from an episode of Glee?

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by TwistNHook on Jan 30, 2012 11:17 PM PST up reply actions  

But in Glee...

…no one actually, ever, goes to class.

All they do is sit around and sing 1970s songs stuck in front of them by 50-something showrunners who think they’re being ironic and hip.

Kind of creepy that Corey Monteith is a 29-year-old HS student. :oP

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by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Ralph Macchio disagrees :P

Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"

by HeyAlumniGo on Jan 31, 2012 5:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Those black unis did look sharp last November 5th, when they closed out old husky stadium with yet another loss to Oregon. And the copycat all-blacks must have given them a boost as the 17-point loss was the closest margin of defeat over the entire eight-game losing streak.

Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.

by omb on Jan 30, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Like, what the HELL did we do to get dropped from consideration, except get fucked by To$h? And how is that Cal’s fault? If anything,

Like you said, Cal didn’t do anything bad. So, i think that’s possible.

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

My only thought is...

Tosh started trashing Cal has the ‘inside angle’ to make it seem credible.

by chowder on Jan 30, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Yeah I suspect the same.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:06 PM PST up reply actions  

You better fucking believe I’m going to be there.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions  

all right

“…this whole Tosh debacle has instilled a hate for Washington that I’ve never quite had for any sports team before.”

This man is an excellent addition to the fan base.

by sacman701 on Jan 31, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions  

HAWT

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Jan 31, 2012 8:43 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah!

I’m sure recruits would love to play NHL ’12 with me

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by CBKWit on Jan 31, 2012 12:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Once they see how Cal is a power house by 2014 on NCAA 12 they are sure to commit.

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 31, 2012 12:14 AM PST up reply actions  

brb…gotta work on my dynasty team.

by j.lee on Jan 31, 2012 12:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Some speculation

The problem is when Tosh left, he was given ample fuel to negative recruit against Cal. Bullet points that are very key, like:

1) The University doesn’t support its football program, if they did, I would be there
2) Tedford is going to get fired, I know, I worked there.

by chowder on Jan 30, 2012 10:55 PM PST reply actions  

3) Lupoi started coaching defense at around the same age as Jerry Sandusky, and we know how that will turn out…

If only things could be that karmic…

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Transitive property always applies in college football.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

That kid...

…I hope he develops into the QB he promises to be. :o)

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research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions  

No doom for me

We’ve seen it coming awhile now and I can’t fault a kid for picking a school he thinks is best for him.

That being said, I wish he went anywhere but UW for their unethical actions. Oh well—you don’t act ethically to necessarily get results, but you do it because it’s the right thing to do.

Go Bears!

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:01 PM PST reply actions  

It seems like Cal can catch a break this year in recruiting.

Three kids commit to us in the AA Army game and none of them even come to Cal.

This is like the recruiting version of the 2007 Callapse, start the season/recruiting strong only to badly fade down the stretch.

Syd was better and will end up with the better CFB career. I don’t have very nice things to say about Shaq so I just won’t say anything at all.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:02 PM PST reply actions  

It’s still a good class, let’s not forget that!

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by sec119 on Jan 30, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Sure on the on the offensive side of the ball, assuming Treggs and Powe stick at WR.

LB recruits look strong. Unless we get Beaver and Hof the secondary will be a complete mess.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:05 PM PST up reply actions  

We did finish that season with an epic comeback at the end, just wait and see what will happen

by Thetravesty on Jan 30, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions  

0-21

Riley comes in and great win

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Let’s send Kevin after these kids!

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research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Kevin Riley the street agent?

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions  

I remember being there and feeling terrible for rooting against the Air Force, kind of like rooting against America

by Thetravesty on Jan 30, 2012 11:11 PM PST up reply actions  

One thing that I learned from 2007

Talent will only get you so far. Sure the class 2 weeks ago had tons of talent. However I think we will have more heart now. And that matters just as much.

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 11:05 PM PST reply actions  

Hopefully this will galvanize the team,—the players who truly want to be at Cal—and motivate them to practice hard, hit the books, execute flawlessly, and win.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

“…I think we will have more heart” – (burn) (attacks) (aches) (breaks) (lessness) (worms)

Just kidding. Recruiting season officially jumped the sark for me last week. With all these will-he, won’t he, I’m announcing, I’m tweeting, I’m playing coy, I’m jumping ship ridiculousness, I took a step back, remembered these are 17/18 year olds we’re talking about and I’m just having a good time with it now, waiting to see who the True Golden Bears are now. Sure, there are high-level problems facing our team – administrative, structural, strategery, etc. – but nothing we can do about those in the next couple of days before signing day.

Let the cards fall where they may this year, and let’s see what we can do to prevent this shi*storm next year and focus on the things we need to do to get us to the ever-elusive Rose Bowl. Oh, and the Bear will never quit, the Bear will never die. Go Bears.

by oskiwow on Jan 30, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions  

...
Recruiting season officially jumped the sark for me last week

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Well..

I hope they start him next year so Keenan Allen can make him look like a fool. Now that he’s UW, I have no reason to wish him well.

by mrjpark on Jan 30, 2012 11:07 PM PST reply actions  

From an IM chat I'm having with a friend
we should be talking about all of them [ the recruits we have], yet instead, we are chatting about the guys going elsewhere

by LeonPowe on Jan 30, 2012 11:11 PM PST up reply actions  

it’s the same friend I was texting when you were at Pappy’s

by LeonPowe on Jan 30, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions  

I believe that this will be the vent thread for the next hour or so...

But after this initial deal, we`ll be pulling harder than ever for the guys we have now who WANT to be Bears.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, we’re not angry about those guys.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

As far as the last two days are concerned...

When AA committed to Oregon yesterday, I don`t think many of us were fazed really. Personally, I said “oh, okay then” and went about my day. This, however, is just Shaq and UW leaving a flaming bag of dog feces on the SAHPC doorstep. To lead people on through the whole ordeal like that is just immature… of SARK and TOSH.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:08 PM PST reply actions  

though im torn

because Shaq living his life the way he wants to is far more important than him living the way some random internet dude does.

by chowder on Jan 30, 2012 11:11 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m saving a nice port for the 2025 NCAA investigation.

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m not torn. I think he made a silly choice and he’ll have to live with it. Best of luck to the guy though, it’s his life.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

BUT WHAT ABOUT CHOWDER’S FEELINGS?!

by mrjpark on Jan 31, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Pretty much knew he was gone but it still is disappointing. Hope he enjoys his choice.

by ocbear on Jan 30, 2012 11:11 PM PST reply actions  

You know what I hope he doesn’t. I hope he hates it and Sark and his whole staff get fired within three years.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions  

thank you. that’s what i’m looking for!!!

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Shaq goes Jason Kidd

and gets Sarkesian fired the way Campanelli was fired here.

Lupoi replaces Sarkesian, and gets immediate results, but then, in true Bozeman fashion, gets busted passing envelopes of cash to recruits—-on his boat, of course!

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research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

It’ll be legit because he’ll take ’em out to international waters.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Well I really don’t wish anything bad for Shaq, I just hope when he comes home for break he realizes how much he misses home and wishes he had picked Cal.

I really do hope Sark and staff get fired in the next three years.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:17 PM PST up reply actions  

in order for that last point to happen, there’s got to be other pain…

i agree tho re Shaq.

This is exactly why i don’t really follow recruiting… it’s just so gross.

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions  

bingo
This is exactly why i don’t really follow recruiting… it’s just so gross.

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by CBKWit on Jan 31, 2012 12:09 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah, i dont wish anything bad for Shaq personally too.

That kid seems to be easily influenced by the surroundings, and constantly changing his minds or doubting his decisions, so I really hope Cal has a great season and that Shaq regrets not coming to Cal and having a great few years with his “buddies.”

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions  

i dont

i hope he regrets. Which means, Cal beats UW badly, and also finish above them in North division.

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes that is how I feel.

If he hates it he can now never transfer back to Cal, the best he can hope for us Sac State.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Whatever Ayoob was a high ranked recruit too.....

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 11:12 PM PST reply actions  

and C-mart

"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 Jan 30, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions  

and Chris Martin, who now is playing at JC

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Cmart may have gotten us Allen tho....

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Saban got us Allen.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

That we’d start a MAC QB got us Allen

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

The planets aligning didn’t hurt, either.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

And Otis gettin paid

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

if u say so

then Shaq could have gotten us Armstead, Payton, Shittu, everybody

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

True but im still happy with treggs kline and barton.

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by 4Ever Golden on Jan 30, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Can we still recruit him back to Cal.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Didn’t he drop out of that JC also?

Now that is a kid I wish the best of luck. There’s confusion in his life that I can’t even begin to fathom…

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

and Desarte Yarnway was a 4*, while Isi Sofele was a 2* in the same class

by chowder on Jan 30, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t know if I have more sympathy for any of our guys than I do for Yarnway.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:18 PM PST up reply actions  

dude just can’t stay healthy

by chowder on Jan 30, 2012 11:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I know a lot of blues are flustered. The biggest sting is the rare 5* guys with proximity to Cal, not that we needed a 6’11" DE or a safety. We needed OTs, QBs, CBs, and DT’s that are 5* guys.

We’ve had “the shaq’s” before, they’ve just played different positions. How much impact can a safety make anyway? We’ll be alright. Would have hurt a lot more if these guys played other positions.

I suppose the Hoff is gone, too?

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:13 PM PST reply actions  

We do need a safety. It’s also not the fact of one guy, it’s the potential of the amazing class that would absolutely have been a huge difference maker, that is now just a very good class that will hopefully at least enable us to keep up with the Joneses in the Pac-12.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Sure, we need a safety, but I think if we would have had Ellis, Shaq, Payton, and AA playing OT, then it’s a monster program-changing class.

"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 Jan 30, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions  

It is amazing to think we had a legitimate shot at landing 5 5* star players two weeks ago, and now will likely not have any.

by chowder on Jan 30, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Who knows? Shaq going to Tosh U might push Beaver and Ford a little harder in our direction.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions  

I hear Shaq’s a soft verbal to Northern Colorado

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--Coach Clark

by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions  

i have a japanese friend who goes to the university of northern colorado in greenly…

her parents got a kick out of her email address… *@unco.edu…or rather, *@shit.edu.

by j.lee on Jan 30, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions  

From what i`ve read and seen on the twitters, Ford is all Cal`s if they choose to have him.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Then again, from what i`ve read from all of the "recruiting professional’ journalists, the don`t know shit this year.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Gerald Ford?

"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 Jan 30, 2012 11:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Henry Ford?

"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 Jan 30, 2012 11:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Betsy Ford?

"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 Jan 30, 2012 11:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Harold Ford, Jr.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Disco Dan Ford

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions  

(Raymond Ford)

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Mariet Ford? Orrin Ford?

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Cole Ford (ex Raiders kicker?)

"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 Jan 30, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Gerald Ford – All American Center! He’s coming back to be coached by Coach M.

by LeonPowe on Jan 30, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Better get those shotgun snaps down!

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:27 PM PST up reply actions  

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun snap…

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Ford Fiesta

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Ford Fairlane?

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by Whohah on Jan 30, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions  

You win.

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by Whohah on Jan 30, 2012 11:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Ford Ford.

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by TwistNHook on Jan 31, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Stan Ford

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by TwistNHook on Jan 31, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Best of luck Shaq.

No luck, nothing personal, I just hope he fails miserably.

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by AndyHogan14 on Jan 30, 2012 11:17 PM PST reply actions  

well…he ain’t one us anymore. so…whatevers…

i’ll just remember his brother as being an awesome golden bear.

by j.lee on Jan 30, 2012 11:17 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah

I know people are wishing ill on him for this decision. But his brother was a GREAT Bear and it seems counter-productive to act against a family that has always supported the Bears.

Plus (need it be said?) it’s really unfair to act this way to a 17-18 year old kid.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Nobody’s wishing him ill. They’re criticizing his decision, and hoping he loses against us, but that’s not exactly unfair.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Even more so...

…this might be the high point of Thompson’s playing career.

For many of these kids, they’ll never have a moment where they’re this important.

That’s not even unfair, that’s just sad.

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions  

For the 5* kids, they’re fairly likely to go to the NFL, so they’ll have plenty of attention.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions  

But we won *that* game!

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I think that was Ayoobs best game as a Bear and we kicked UWs ass if I remember right.

Sadly I also believe that is the last time Cal and Tedford won in Washington.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:32 PM PST up reply actions  

and apparently, the family hasn’t “always” supported the Bears, unless you think him choosing Washington is him supporting the bears…

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

They basically picked Tosh and Wilcox over Cal.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:25 PM PST up reply actions  

You’re being way too harsh. The family can’t MAKE Shaq go to Cal. That’s abusive.

If Shaq wants to be a Husky, then so be it.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 30, 2012 11:25 PM PST up reply actions  

you just said “the family has always supported the Bears” and what I am pointing out is he is a part of the family, and he most certainly isn’t supporting the Bears.

I want to see him fail like I want to see all of our opponents fail. But I want to see him fail more because it will make Tosh and Sark look worse.

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:27 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Ima making my kid go to Cal, so help me! :o)

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research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:28 PM PST up reply actions  

guess this is syd’s tennessee moment again to some?

by j.lee on Jan 30, 2012 11:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Any other year or time I think people would be fine with this, however when you factor in Tosh this situation this becomes septic.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:24 PM PST up reply actions  

But we have no reason to wish him well.

I don’t wish any harm upon him, he just made the decision he thought best. I wish him absolutely zero luck on the field, as he now plays for a division rival.

by mrjpark on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions  

If Cal only wins two games next season let them be against the furd and UW.

It’s official I am rooting of or the furd over UW next season. I hope furd runs for another 400+ against UW and Shaq gets ran over in the process.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 PM PST reply actions  

Fusky girls are frisky tho

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:21 PM PST up reply actions  

These are extenuating circumstances.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I think this is a legitimate exception

Still raw, butt hurt, and feeling vengeful over the ethics, and that might only get worse as the week goes on.

At this point, I think there is ample motivation to pull for Furd over Uw. If nothing else, it can only help us finish above them.

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by 1988goldenbear on Jan 31, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions  

me too.

and that swimmer Summers whatever… not a chance i was rooting for her. GO CHINA!!!

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:24 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m anti-Diane Feinstein for her furdness

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:28 PM PST up reply actions  

and FG Uprights Rice and Gray Davis

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions  

THIS IS WHY WE BOOED TIGER WOODS, PEOPLE!

NEVER FORGET!

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by TwistNHook on Jan 31, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions  

no

Washington is public enemy #1 until Sarkisian is fired.

I would not root for them against Stanford.
I would not root for them against USC.
I would not root for them against Alabama.
I would not root for them against the Yankees.
I would not root for them against the North Korean national team.

by sacman701 on Jan 31, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Would love to do a scientific study on high school exam scores of highly touted football recruits in the months of December and January. The attention they get nowadays is UNREAL. Thank you Twitter and FB, as well as creepy old men with boring jobs.

"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 Jan 30, 2012 11:24 PM PST reply actions  

creepy old men with boring jobs.

Hey!

I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.

by DC Trojan on Jan 30, 2012 11:33 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm amazed at all the kids that puts themselves out there

If I were a 5* recruit, I know for damn sure I would not be interacting with strangers on the internet. I wouldn’t want to hear what ANYONE else had to say. This means no twitter/private facebook/not doing interviews with journalists/telling people to fuck off if they ask me a shitload of questions of me in public.

Then again I’m a misanthropic anti-social person

by chowder on Jan 30, 2012 11:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Sound like my kind of guy!
Then again I’m a misanthropic anti-social person

Let’s be friends. Zoonews will be there too, awkwardly laughing.

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by CBKWit on Jan 31, 2012 12:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I’ll be lurking somewhere. Don’t mind me.

by mrjpark on Jan 31, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions  

The emnity directed towards HS kids is *not* what Cal fandom is about

He made a decision — ill-advised? Not to him, despite what we’d argue. We cannot (and I will not) be like those knuckle-draggers badmouthing some 17-18 year old because he wants to go someplace that isn’t Cal.

I want to beat UW, not Shaq.

But… oh… I want to beat them bad.

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by Whohah on Jan 30, 2012 11:29 PM PST reply actions  

I think you should direct your sanctimony where it applies. It doesn’t here. I don’t think anyone is “bad mouthing” the kids.

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:30 PM PST up reply actions  

New topic...

What`s everyone put the over/under of us getting Eligwe away from FSU?

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:29 PM PST reply actions  

[shrug] I think we have a shot at least.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, probably not.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:32 PM PST up reply actions  

I understand that recruiting is a really important part of college football, but it’s stuff like this that prevents me from following it with anything but the mildest of interest. The University of California, groveling at the feet of 18 year old kids to attend our school? Alumni and students getting down when a fickle high school senior changes his mind (surprise!)? It’s pathetic and more than a little bit unseemly, too.

I’ll worry about these kids when they take the field. This high school drama bullshit is too much for me to worry about.

Thing C

by markdash on Jan 30, 2012 11:30 PM PST reply actions  

I am totally with you on this… I barely follow it for exactly this. It’s just unseemly.

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:31 PM PST up reply actions  

This was my first year getting into recruiting because things were shaping up so well…

And it ended with all this…

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:39 PM PST up reply actions  

yup

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Last year was much more boring. Last year was nice. I remember fondly of us all talking about how there were no surprises.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:41 PM PST up reply actions  

2 years ago was fun

by JustBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:44 PM PST up reply actions  

As is worrying about ending a sentence in a preposition.

Thing C

by markdash on Jan 30, 2012 11:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Don’t worry, that’s just a style thing and not a grammar rule.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Preposterous.

I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.

by DC Trojan on Jan 30, 2012 11:34 PM PST up reply actions  

What is? :)

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Ironically though, each week, people tune in to see the HS drama that is GLEE!

"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."

by Auricursine on Jan 30, 2012 11:32 PM PST up reply actions  

lol truth

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:35 PM PST up reply actions  

pringle… but in fairness far more people tune into Glee than Congress

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:35 PM PST up reply actions  

The only thing that would make me watch Glee is if they performed a theatrical rendition of Jumbacos.

by mrjpark on Jan 31, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I’ve never followed recruiting much until this year. Needless to say, I agree with you.

But now I hate UDub more.

by I hate $C on Jan 31, 2012 8:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Have fun in Seattle (snickers). U won’t see a sun dress until it’s time for summer break.

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:33 PM PST reply actions  

The good thing to come out of this is it doesn’t come as a signing day surprise and we know we have to try to fill this position and scholarship now.

Time to start calling some of those ucla recruits that are getting dumped by Mora.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:34 PM PST reply actions  

That just made me smile.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:38 PM PST up reply actions  

That’ll be Isi Sofele and Brendan Bigelow next year :)

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:41 PM PST up reply actions  

I really can’t wait for the “We’re so mad at USC, we b& hammer UDub and Sarkesian.”

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:34 PM PST reply actions  

Folks, there's bigger news

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/training-day/201201/college-footballs-strongest-cheerleader

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:36 PM PST reply actions  

Oh sweet Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Who is that? (and would they be interested in playing football for the University of California?)

by oskiwow on Jan 30, 2012 11:38 PM PST up reply actions  

she kinda looks like Chris Conte

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:38 PM PST up reply actions  

And like Chris Conte, her true calling on the field is at a different position.

by oskiwow on Jan 31, 2012 12:00 AM PST up reply actions  

.

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by Berkelium97 on Jan 30, 2012 11:38 PM PST up reply actions  

“What’s been seen cannot be unseen.”

"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 Jan 30, 2012 11:44 PM PST up reply actions  

she's not trollin
Watson has been cheering since age 5. She can bench press 155 pounds, squat 255 pounds and dead lift 230 pounds. According to the school newspaper, she added an impressive four inches of muscles on her arms in just 10 months.

"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 Jan 30, 2012 11:40 PM PST up reply actions  

so not pchop…real live girl with guns…

by j.lee on Jan 30, 2012 11:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Yahoo! seems to be running with it…

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by carp on Jan 30, 2012 11:42 PM PST up reply actions  

A-Rod likes what he sees

"The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die." -Joe Kapp

by Whohah on Jan 31, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Wait… did Clay Matthews get an extention from the NCAA to play a year with UGA?

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Wait… did Clay Matthews get an extention hair extension

Yes.

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by BearStage on Jan 31, 2012 12:33 AM PST up reply actions  

Honestly, I really don’t care about the guys who don’t come to Cal because they are not on our team.

QFT.

by LeonPowe on Jan 30, 2012 11:40 PM PST up reply actions  

This

Our coaches selected these recruits for their intangibles, character, and on-field skill. Regardless of stars, I trust our coaches to have an eye for good talent and good young men who will develop well on the field and stay out of trouble off of it.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 30, 2012 11:42 PM PST up reply actions  

much truthiness to this.

by j.lee on Jan 31, 2012 12:52 AM PST up reply actions  

EAT SOMETHING LONG

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 7:43 AM PST up reply actions  

reply fail. i fail

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 7:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Hey fellas

not here to rub it in. Just wanted to say I hope everything works out for you guys. I know you guys feel at least as far as Shaq announcing to Cal and then flipping to UW. Terrence Jones did the same to UW and then went to Kentucky in basketball. You guys have alot to look forward to and I wish you guys the best of luck. Obviously except against us.

There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.

by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 11:41 PM PST reply actions  

Hats have been the problem for us this weekend…

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:43 PM PST up reply actions  

HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT

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by Whohah on Jan 31, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions  

kthxbye

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by atomsareenough on Jan 30, 2012 11:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey friendo

Thanks for stopping by, pal! Just wanted to say I sincerely hope you enjoy Tosh as much as we did, if not even more! You guys also have a lot to look forward to! All the best (obviously except against Cal. ha, ha).

by oskiwow on Jan 30, 2012 11:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks

my man. I’m all for trash talking each other’s teams. But seriously, I feel for you guys. So close to signing day and BOOM! I’d be sick to my stomach. Really, best of luck. You guys have a ton of talent.

There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.

by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 11:53 PM PST up reply actions  

You're welcome

my man. I’m all for showing up on each other’s blogs moments after the biggest fuck you from one program to another in a while. But seriously, I feel for you guys…

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by CBKWit on Jan 31, 2012 12:16 AM PST up reply actions  

cool man, thanks.

Stuff sucks, but thanks for the good vibes.

(looking forward to beating you in the fall) ;-)

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by BearStage on Jan 30, 2012 11:55 PM PST up reply actions  

EAT SOMETHING LONG

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 7:43 AM PST up reply actions  

When you say all purple everything, do you even mean your penis? Because I’m kind of disturbed right now.

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by TwistNHook on Jan 31, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m kind of intrigued right now.

by TheScientist019 on Jan 31, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Get the effigies ready.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:46 PM PST up reply actions  

F’ing block quote fail!

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:47 PM PST up reply actions  

They`re really picky about paragraphing and structure.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:48 PM PST up reply actions  

can’t hate on shaq for wanting to go to washington…but i’ll hate on tosh everyday.

by j.lee on Jan 30, 2012 11:48 PM PST up reply actions  

UW is going to field a 2-2-7 defense with 7 safeties starting so they really needed Shaq.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:49 PM PST reply actions  

SDBear was being sarcastic.

And making light of the fact that Washington is recruiting a shitload of safeties.

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

It was fantastic."
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by AERose on Jan 30, 2012 11:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Not just recruiting a lot but they already have a lot on their roster.

Maybe UW is looking for the next Taylor Mays! Big hitter but terrible in coverage, maybe Shaq can fill that role?

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I hope there`s enough space in that locker room for all of those egos now.

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:54 PM PST up reply actions  

I was thinking about this as well,mother whole ego thing and I would love to see that locker room tear itself apart.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:57 PM PST up reply actions  

They currently have 12 safeties on the roster so imagine they will want to get as many of them on the field at once.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:52 PM PST up reply actions  

that would be awesome because we would keep getting them for illegal participation on the defense penalties.

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey

I just read that we’re looking pretty good with jabari bird right now. woooo basketball first in pac 12 wooooo

by btown89 on Jan 30, 2012 11:49 PM PST reply actions  

Forgive me for this but Treggs just tweeted
“Im heated right now. Not even gonna lie”

Now I am taking it that heated doesn’t mean the same thing to me as it does an 18 year old in high school???

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:52 PM PST reply actions  

I take it to mean, “infuriated”

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by Maisbikkja on Jan 30, 2012 11:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I was thinking that, but I needed a young person to translate…

by fiatlux on Jan 30, 2012 11:55 PM PST up reply actions  

lol you aren’t that old! I know that for a fact now!

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by BearStage on Jan 30, 2012 11:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah I think he is as upset as a lot of people on this board.

Come to Cal Treggs so you run past Shaq and catch scoring passes over him for years to come.

by SDBear on Jan 30, 2012 11:56 PM PST up reply actions  

have we ever referred to a person as being in heat?

by j.lee on Jan 30, 2012 11:59 PM PST up reply actions  

People no, cats and other animals yes.

by SDBear on Jan 31, 2012 12:02 AM PST up reply actions  

…it doesn’t?

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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 7:15 AM PST up reply actions  

It means he needs to turn down the thermostat.

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by TwistNHook on Jan 31, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Like DJ Williams and Dirk Nowitzki before him, we will easily survive his decision not to play for Cal.


Whatevs – if he can’t see how great Cal is, let him go.

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by BearStage on Jan 30, 2012 11:53 PM PST reply actions  

Speak for yourself

Dirk at Cal would’ve been AWESOME.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 31, 2012 12:02 AM PST up reply actions  

well, DUH, dude, obviously!

Trust me, I know how painful it was, I was there for it! I’m just saying we’ll survive.

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by BearStage on Jan 31, 2012 12:03 AM PST up reply actions  

totes ehrfürchtig.

by j.lee on Jan 31, 2012 12:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Shaq picked freaking Washington over the University of California guys!!! I can hear Tosh laughing on his way to cash his first five * bonus check. The only thing that can make the my soul feel better is if we demoralize them when they come to memorial. I want us to have their freaking number from here on out!!! Until Sark, Lupaid and company realize that all their classless scumballing brought upon them nothing, nothing!!

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by berkeleyboy510 on Jan 31, 2012 12:21 AM PST reply actions  

Update about the baseball if you refresh the post

Which makes more sense I guess. Although aren’t there minor league teams in the Bay Area?

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 31, 2012 12:22 AM PST reply actions  

ah damn…coulda played for the a’s.

by j.lee on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah the Sacro Rivercats.

Isn’t Tedford also friends with LaRussa? I don’t know all the NCAA rules and regs but couldn’t Tedford say “so you like baseball? You know I’m really good friends with Tony LaRussa”. Use those connects!

by SDBear on Jan 31, 2012 12:27 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t usually follow recruiting, this was really the first year for me so I have a quick question. Is it normal for recruiting classes to turn over this fast and much?

I’m not just talking about Cal but ucla and now UW seem to just getting a lot of kids that weren’t on their radar a few weeks ago. UW I can instant but ucla? They just fired their whole coaching staff and their class is not top 10.

It is crazy to think how different Cals class is going to be come 2-1 and what it was just a couple of weeks ago.

by SDBear on Jan 31, 2012 12:34 AM PST reply actions  

i’m not sure either. i don’t follow outside of this blog. but i have to think that having 3 guys commit on national tv and then having none of them actually follow through has to be some kind of doom record.

by j.lee on Jan 31, 2012 12:38 AM PST up reply actions  

No.

But it’s not normal for your top recruiter to desert you two weeks before NSD, call up all the recruits you brought in, tell them not to go to Cal, and badmouth and trash the program you’ve been recruiting for almost a year at every turn to the recruits and their parents.

(Probably because it’s a violation. But Tosh seems to be Man On Fire.)

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 31, 2012 12:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Obviously I get the Cal and Tosh thing is abnormal but how do you explain uclas rise up the rankings? The only “Cal” guy that UCLA seemed to get after Tosh left was the DL recruit but everyone seemed to think that kid was going to be tough to keep before Tosh walked out the door.

by SDBear on Jan 31, 2012 12:58 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Mora is doing SEC-style recruiting of jettisoning weaker Neuheisel-commits and getting his own guys. Castro from UW, Millweard from ASU, McCarthy from Cal. Add in Fuller from the East Coast, a solid DB recruiting class, and you have a top 25 class.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 31, 2012 1:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Okay that makes sense. I think this will be the last year I follow recruiting, this stuff is like following a soap opera.

by SDBear on Jan 31, 2012 1:13 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

In the end, I think that this is a poor recruiting move for the Huskies because safety was not a position of need for their team. As I’ve stated before, the Huskies currently have 12 safeties on their roster including Grant Union 4-star Shaq buddy James Sample, 4-star returning starter Sean Parker and returning starter Nate Fellner. Rather than just grabbing Shaq “because they could”, the Huskies should be worrying about who is going to step in for Chris Polk next year. It looks like they will be counting on Jesse Callier to step into the role. I do understand the rationale of getting the best players available, but seriously, 13 safeties on the roster for next year, really?

by daveman on Jan 31, 2012 12:51 AM PST reply actions  

I would agree with this more if CFB was similar to the NFL and you could only have 53 man rosters. However UWs all safety defense will not hurt them too much.

I do agree that they have seemed to neglect the RB position. I would also say they might struggle replacing their top two WRs but it seems like they may be raiding Cal for a few WR recruits so they will be okay there.

by SDBear on Jan 31, 2012 1:00 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

were not dead

we have kasen williams at wr who was arguably our best WR last year and we have james sampple and kevin smith who both started last year so WR is probably fine, i agree with the RB part though it’s a pretty questionable position. I also think shaq may start out at corner next year and play both that and safety. i feel bad we did this to you guys really wish we had screwed over oregon and not cal.

by charles188 on Jan 31, 2012 1:35 AM PST up reply actions  

Commitment? Baseball?

I thought he was going to announce later this week? He can’t even commit to that?

Baseball? The Huskies have some wounds from a football turned baseball prospect:

by mathghamhain on Jan 31, 2012 1:14 AM PST reply actions  

Opps

Meant to link to Matt Tuiasosopo (there are like a 100 Tuiasosopos, but not all of them played football for UW, some signed LOI, then bolted for minor league baseball

by mathghamhain on Jan 31, 2012 1:16 AM PST up reply actions  

rise or fall of tedford

If tedford doesn’t produce this year, this recruiting cycle marks the beginning of his demise. Not all his fault though; having a CA state budget and high academic standards are two large obstacles in recruiting athletes

by rileyslaststand on Jan 31, 2012 2:34 AM PST reply actions  

Did Tosh pop this kid's cherry or what?

The kid will be successful anywhere, but honestly this doesn’t make any sense from any angle. Just goes to show you, when it comes to recruiting, it’s less about selling the school/program than it is about selling yourself. I wonder if he’ll transfer when Tosh leaves for a defensive coordinator position at Colorado or Arizona in two years.

God, this one stings. To think a local kid-turned-Bear-turned-coach would screw us over so royally like this is the worst kind of depressing. And the fact that Shaq has roots here as well makes it more so. I can’t wait to boo the living hell out of these guys when they get to Berkeley.

by PappysBoy on Jan 31, 2012 2:45 AM PST reply actions  

I now understand the move of the Stanf'rd game to October

Because the 115th Big Game, this year, will be Cal-Washington.

What would be an appropriate trophy to replace the Axe?

Go Bears!

by California Pete on Jan 31, 2012 7:39 AM PST reply actions  

Reply fail and reply win all in one.

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It was fantastic."
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by AERose on Jan 31, 2012 7:44 AM PST up reply actions  

my computer’s freaking out a bit. oopsies.

by joezissss on Jan 31, 2012 7:45 AM PST up reply actions  

a golden framed picture of this guy

with the caption “That would be unethical.” Perhaps some dead seals and a boat anchor as trim?

by joezissss on Jan 31, 2012 7:50 AM PST up reply actions  

I have some cloth sacks that I can paint dollar signs on. I think we should construct a cardboard boat to pass around the student section as well. Call it the S.S. Backstabber.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

kthx

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 8:09 AM PST up reply actions  

Needs more trollface

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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

sup

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Jan 31, 2012 8:42 AM PST reply actions  

hi

What is everyone so mad at?

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 8:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Jack Jr. needs to be wearing a Cal hat.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

Did Jack Jr go to UW???

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by TwistNHook on Jan 31, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions  

I dunno, is his disappointment due to unemployment, or due to football?

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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions  

I had that thought as well. It would have been really nice to see a guy like Shaq be firm in his commitment, really want to be a Bear, and rally the class around him instead of reenacting Hamlet for us. I mean, I’m sure now that he’s going to UW he’ll be all in and be a good player for them, but it would have been nice for him to stick with his commitment and the Cal family to show some leadership. I think they guys that have stayed true with us definitely have that leadership quality to them.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

rally the class around him instead of reenacting Hamlet for us.

How Cal of you!

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by Rishi on Jan 31, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

totally agree with this!

We have some great kids here already, and more on the way. We will be great.

Always best to build the Cal family with kids that want to be there. We all know it is a hard enough road to hoe without having second thoughts.

Middle-aged toothwrangler (HT: Kodiak)

by 1988goldenbear on Jan 31, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Rationalize, rationalize, gripe gripe gripe

My take: It sucks, fuck him, fuck tosh, go bears.

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by CBKWit on Jan 31, 2012 10:58 AM PST reply actions  

embracing mediocrity

at least watching Cal rugby is still thrilling…thrilling in the beat-down-no-mercy-for-the-weak sort of way that I dream someday I will witness on Saturdays. that’s why the last week or so has been so painful to watch unfold. there was a glimmer of hope. ah crap. lesson learned.

by bobsyerunkle on Jan 31, 2012 12:29 PM PST reply actions  

After Thompson committed to UW

Sark tweeted this epic tweet

CoachSark Steve Sarkisian
??! ??! ??! ??! ????!!!!!!!!!!!!
14 hours ago

clearly he wasn’t expecting it

Attractive, Intelligent, Smart A**

by Neil Vincent Roberts on Jan 31, 2012 1:10 PM PST reply actions  

I actually replied to that… I tweeted this to him:

$$$$! $$$$! $$$$! $$$$! $$$$! http://i.imgur.com/KFZzq.gif

But then I deleted it because I’m classy :)

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