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Shane Vereen Declares For The 2011 NFL Draft
In news that should surprise approximately no one, Cal's junior tailback Shane Vereen is following in the path of talents like Jahvid Best, Marshawn Lynch and DeSean Jackson, forgoing his senior season to move onto the NFL draft. He informed California Golden Bears head coach Jeff Tedford of the...
Cal Running Backs Discussion: Is Isi Sofele Ready To Carry The Load?
We looked at Shane Vereen last week; today, it's all about the next generation. Isi Sofele. A lot of people seem to not like him for whatever reason (he's too small he's too small!). What do you think? If necessary, would you be ready for him to be the feature back next season? Kodiak: He'll do...
2010 Cal Football Offense Trimester Report Card
QuarterbacksIt took him awhile, but Kevin Riley has got the offense down. He's making his reads. He can make throws to most places on the field. He can step up in the pocket and deliver with confident. His footwork is more precise. His mechanics, after being erratic most of last season, are...
Tedford: Isi Sofele Is Cal's Backup Running Back
Hat-tip to turkey for his impressive coverage. Without his blogging of the proceedings, breaking this story wouldn't have been possible. At the March to Victory Luncheon in San Francisco, Tedford spoke to Cal fans about the upcoming season, his team and other topics pertaining to college football....
Projecting Shane Vereen's 2010 Season: Can He Produce Like Justin Forsett?
The biggest parallel we could find for Vereen's career at Cal is Forsett's. Like Vereen, Forsett had to take over for a marquee running back after being the second option two years running. Like Vereen, there were doubts whether Forsett could handle being the big running man on campus. Like...
Running Back Styles: Comparing Shane Vereen to Jahvid Best
The first thing I’ve always noticed about Jahvid Best are his strides--long and galloping. Every step he takes seems to bring him a foot futher away from a defender trailing him on the play. It’s why he’s virtually unstoppable if he gets past 5-10 yards from the line of scrimmage,...
The 2009 Cal Football Season In Graphs!
I'm still not ready to talk about what the hell happened last week. I'm not very pleased, and any thoughts I have would probably emerge in Gollum-like raving and ranting. "THE HUSKIESSS CURSED US!!!" So as coldly as possible, I'll let these poorly constructed, statistically deficient graphs tell...
CGB Report Card: Grading Cal's Performance Against Arizona State
Position QB RB Rec. Run B Pass P Run D Pass R Pass D ST Coach Overall Score 3.520 2.697 3.081 1.470 2.354 2.889 1.970 2.424 2.225 2.828 2.838 Grade A- B- B D+ C+ B C C+ C+ B- B Thanks to the 34 people who submitted grades this week, and again thanks to Twist for gathering...
CGB Report Card: Grading Cal's Performance Against Washington State
Position QB RB Rec. Run B Pass P Run D Pass R Pass D ST Coach Overall Score 3.125 3.827 3.125 3.573 3.427 3.375 2.353 1.013 2.4 2.958 2.958 Grade B A B A- B+ B+ C+ D C+ B B Here's the list of graders from this week! secret ASian man, Rocksanddirt, Swamphunter, JakeDanHarry, Calbearfan,...
How Can Jahvid Best Overcome His Weaknesses?
We continue our running back discussion with another sit-down with The Bear Will Not Quit and Hydrotech (to see our discussion of Kevin Riley and quarterback mechanics, click it). There are still some unanswered questions as to whether Jahvid Best can shoulder the load against tougher opponents,...
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