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| 1 | Alabama |  1 |
| 2 | Florida | 1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 2 |
| 4 | Texas | -- |
| 5 | Southern Cal | 1 |
| 6 | Penn State | 1 |
| 7 | Texas Tech |  6 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 1 |
| 9 | Utah | 1 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | -- |
| 11 | Missouri | 1 |
| 12 | Boise State | 1 |
| 13 | Georgia | 2 |
| 14 | TCU | -- |
| 15 | Cincinnati | 5 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 2 |
| 17 | Ball State | -- |
| 18 | Oregon | 8 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 7 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 5 |
| 21 | Boston College | 5 |
| 22 | Florida State | 4 |
| 23 | Brigham Young | 7 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 1 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 1 |
Dropped Out: LSU (#19), Pittsburgh (#21), Maryland (#22), North Carolina (#23), Miami (Florida) (#24).
Big Game Photo Extravaganza - Post Game
by TwistNHook
on Dec 1, 2008 7:53 AM PST
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Whew! What a game. Cal wins! We have the Axe. Go Bears!
And nobody was more excited than the players themselves:
Well, the players themselves and that one shirtless dude at the bottom of the photo there.
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College Bowl Pick'Em!
by yellow fever
on Nov 30, 2008 12:07 PM PST
We've once again established a College Bowl Pick'Em league this year, so here's how to sign up. Once again, we'll be doing this at Yahoo! so you'll need a Yahoo! ID to sign up if you don't have one already. If you do:
- Click here
- Use group #13086
- Password "gobears"
And you should be good to go! We're still thinking over whether or not to offer a prize. I might just offer up my J.J. Arrington jersey since it looks like I'm still stuck with it after winning the Fantasy College Football league. Dammit.
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Big Game Photo Extravaganza - Second Half
by TwistNHook
on Nov 30, 2008 7:49 AM PST
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When we last left our faithful heroes, Cal had kept Stanford to 3 at the tail end of the first half. Stanford had made 3 huge drives in the first half, resulting in a missed field goal, a fumble near the goal line, and a made field goal (albeit after having the ball on the 1 on 2nd down). Somehow even after giving up over 200 yards of offense, Cal's D had held Stanford to 3 points. Impressive, impressive stuff.
Also impressive? This guy:
via TheNick
via TheNick
You've gotta give it to the Stanford band. They are nothing if not inventive. As for how that guy felt after being wheeled around the field and spun over and over and over again, I do not know. I'm not sure I *want* to know! I can guess, though.
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Bye Week Open Thread
by ragnarok
on Nov 29, 2008 7:00 AM PST
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And to think, my Thanksgiving weekend was going so well.
I drove down to San Diego on Wednesday to visit the in-laws for Thanksgiving, had a lovely dinner, got some drinks with some of her friends, did some holiday shopping, and watched Battlestar Galactica for the first time. I even taught my mother-in-law how to play Wii for the first time. That was fun. I was going to drive back to the Bay Area this morning, hoping to get back early enough to catch part of the Civil War, and then help a friend move on Sunday, but alas, it is not meant to be. Found out late last night that my car refuses to start, and I don't know why (already tried jumping it). Gonna call AAA in the morning, but until this gets figured out, I'm stuck in Southern California until further notice. No plans, nothing to do but sit around and watch a bunch of football today.
So, anyway, here's what I'll be watching:
Broadcast TV:
#22 Georgia Tech @ #11 Georgia, 9:00AM - CBS
Auburn @ #1 Alabama, 12:30PM - CBS
#4 Florida @ #20 Florida State, 12:30PM - ABC
#3 Oklahoma @ #12 Oklahoma State, 5:00PM - ABC
Four rivalry games featuring seven ranked teams, and I'm really only expecting Oklahoma at Oklahoma State to be close. An upset Cowboy victory would straighten out the Big XII South and send Texas Tech to the conference title game, leaving Texas the luxury of sitting around and waiting for a BCS bid. Oklahoma, on the other hand, could use some style points to stay ahead of Texas; simply beating the 'Pokes may not be enough to get them to Kansas City. Either way, I think the only way Texas is denied a BCS bid is if Oklahoma wins, but so poorly that Texas passes them, where the Longhorns somehow lose to Missouri in the title game.
Meanwhile, Alabama and Florida get tuneups before the SEC title game, though, as the cliché goes, rivalry games can be unnecessarily difficult. I think both the Crimson Tide and the Gators assure themselves of a BCS berth simply by winning today.
Basic Cable:
Virginia @ Virginia Tech, 9:00AM - ESPN
South Carolina @ Clemson, 9:00AM - ESPN2
Kansas @ #13 Missouri, 9:30AM - Versus
Maryland @ #21 Boston College, 12:30PM - ESPN2
Baylor @ #7 Texas Tech. 12:30PM - Comcast Sports Net Bay Area
Kentucky @ Tennessee, 3:30PM - ESPN2
#23 Oregon @ #17 Oregon State, 4:00PM - Versus
Notre Dame @ #5 USC, 5:00PM - ESPN
I hope you get Versus; if you don't, find a friend (or a bar) that does. With a Rose Bowl berth on the line, I'm expecting this Civil War to be a doozy; let's say ... decided late on some clutch (or not-so-clutch) field goal kicking. If that doesn't sufficiently intrigue you, know this: in all likelihood, an Oregon State victory sends Cal to the Holiday Bowl, while an Oregon upset kicks the Bears down to the Emerald.
The rest of the slate features some surprisingly non-intriguing rivalry games. Battles in Virginia and South Carolina just don't compel me, and calling Maryland at BC a rivalry only proves how screwed up the ACC expansion was. I will be shocked if ND or Baylor comes within 4 touchdowns of USC or Texas Tech, and the thing that puzzles me most is this: Tennessee has, like, 4 different rivals in the SEC (Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Vanderbilt), and they end the season with Kentucky? Kentucky? Maybe I'd care if it were a basketball game...
Pay-Per-View or No TV:
Syracuse @ #16 Cincinnati, 9:00AM
Washington State @ Hawai'i, 8:00PM
Cincy has already clinched the Big East title, making their home game against Syracuse even less compelling. Meanwhile, Wazzu mercifully ends its season in Hawai'i, which is a pretty nice consolation prize for such a terrible, terrible season of football.
Oh, and when the Civil War is done, since I'll still be stuck in SoCal, I'll turn to my trusty ESPN Gametracker to follow the finals of the Global Sports Classic featuring:
California vs. Florida State, 7:30PM
In case you hadn't heard, the Bears topped UNLV in the tournament's opening game last night (no, those two games last week don't count) 73-55. I especially liked Jerome Randle's line:
18 points on 5-11 shooting, including 4-5 beyond the arc and 4-4 on free throws, 6 rebounds, 8 assists to only 4 turnovers, and a steal.
5 Bears scored in double figures, and the Cal defense held UNLV to less than 30% shooting. They take on 6-0 Florida State tonight, and while I think this is a game the Bears can win, they haven't yet played back-to-back games this season, so we'll see how well the defense holds up on tired legs.
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Big Game Photo Extravangza - First Half
by TwistNHook
on Nov 28, 2008 7:43 AM PST
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Whew! So many posts and photos so far and we've barely scratched the surface. We haven't even gotten to any actual game action. Well, that is about to change. And it got underway pretty quick as Jahvid Best took a potential 5 yard loss and broke the tackle for a 60 yard run! Of course, it wouldn't have happened if this joke Daily Cal prank by Stanford had been accurate.
via TheNick
via TheNick
Damn those Stanfordites!
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Eating the Enemy: We've Got the Axe For Thanksgiving Week
by yellow fever
on Nov 27, 2008 8:20 AM PST
I completely missed the Big Game last week while aboard the Brock Mansion Party Yacht, so I missed the return of the Axe. So I thought that it might be handy to have recipes for future situations where you might have to make your own axe.
Irish Maul Axe recipe
- 1/4 oz Jim Beam® bourbon whiskey
- 1/4 oz Bushmills® Irish whiskey
- 1/4 oz Irish Mist® herbal liqueur
- 1/4 oz Jameson® Irish whiskey
Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass.
Axe Murderer Recipe
- Southern Comfort
- 1 splash Tequila
- Amareto
- Triple Sec
- Cranberry Vodka
- 1/2 oz Gin
- 1/2 oz Rum
- 1 splash 7-Up
- Pineapple Juice
- 1 splash Grenadine
Mix like a Long Island Iced Tea.
These are ALL great Thanksgiving recipes! Grab some turkey and Irish Maul Axe recipe! What are some of your favorite Thanksgiving recipes? Post them below if you've got any good ones you'd like to share! Have a happy Thanksgiving and GO BEARS!
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2008 Big Game Highlights
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GoldenBlogs Top 25 - Week 13
by ragnarok
on Nov 26, 2008 7:00 AM PST
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Coming up with a Top 25 this week presented me with three distinct problems, each easily ignorable if you didn't want to think too hard about it, but more nagging the more I tried to resolve them.
• First, how do I find 25 teams that are worthy of being ranked?
• Second, is Alabama really the best team in the country? Have they done the most? Do they have the best résumé, and should I rank them #1 even if I think Florida is a better team and will beat them on a neutral field?
• Third, how do I sort out the Texas-Oklahoma-Texas Tech mess at the top of the Big XII South?
The first question was the easiest to answer: simply find out whoever was leading the ACC this week and pencil them in at the back of my ballot. Yeah, most teams, at this point in the year, have some major black marks on their résumés, and the trick is to simpy sort out those teams with the fewest negatives and the most positives to balance them out. Besides, worrying too much about the bottom of the Top 25 is something even I know better than to do.
The other two questions, however, were trickier.
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Big Game Photo Extravaganza - PreGame
by TwistNHook
on Nov 25, 2008 7:00 AM PST
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So, that was Friday night. But then Saturday morning, after being out late, we all had to get up and prepare for the early morning tailgates. Luckily, we had the breakfast of champions to get the partying started right:
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Interview with Stanford Trombone player Gary Tyrrell
We have contacted former Stanford trombone player Gary Tyrrell about doing an interview. If you don't know who he is, please click on the link above.
We realize he has probably rehashed the events of that fateful day 1,000 different times to 1,000 different people. But he has been kind enough to offer rehashing 1,001 to us. Similar to the Okanes interview (which is hopefully coming soon, he is extraordinarily busy during this part of the year), we thought it prudent to open it up to the readership. What questions would you like to see answered? And please keep it respectful. Thanks!
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