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CBS Sports Week 8 Blogpoll
October 21, 2008 by
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Rank Team Delta 1 Texas 1 2 Penn State 1 3 Alabama 2 4 Oklahoma – 5 Utah – 6 Oklahoma State 2 7 Southern Cal – 8 Florida 2 9 Georgia 4 10 LSU 2 11 Ohio State 3 12 Texas Tech 2 13 Boise State 2 14 TCU 12 15 Pittsburgh 9 16 South Florida 1 17 Ball State [...]
My Contribution To the Infinite Regress
October 20, 2008 by
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At 4-1 with seven fat Pac-10 games to go, Cal is once again ranked, once again in first place in the conference, and once again besot with a doubting fanbase wondering just how good (or bad) the team really is.A Why are we still wondering?A Because college football is epistemologically… ...
The Bears are Roaring: Arizona Previews
October 20, 2008 by
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The Bear Will Not Quit talks on Arizona’s spread offense “How do you defend against [archnemesis/former Texas Tech OC's Sonny Dykes's spread] offense? 1. You must limit yards after the catch. When this offense racks up 40+ points, it is due to big gains off short...
Watching Cal-Arizona Online or At the Bars
October 20, 2008 by
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Sorry I’m late with this guys, I was supposed to post it this morning and I didn’t notice until now that it apparently was posted for Sunday. That wouldn’t have been much help to anyone. Cal football meetups: View Larger Map Arizona football meetups (if you can’...
California - Arizona Liveblog
October 20, 2008 by
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Have at it folks. I’m going to be ill. If you’re having trouble viewing things, Click Here.
Cal-Arizona Report Card
October 20, 2008 by
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Nate Longshore: We’ve seen this script before. It’s the typical Nate Longshore game we’ve seen the past two years. Let’s move on before people start yelling. Grade: C Kevin Riley: Ditto. Grade: C Running backs: Just when it looked like Arizona was ready to run us off the ...
Is Nate Longshore A Better Quarterback Than A Machine?
October 17, 2008 by
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(Started a thread about cardinal sins for Cal fans last night over at CGB. Come take a gander.) Lowell Cohn provides his bizarro logic as to why he rides the Nate Hate Train. I am not a Nate Longshore fan. I admit that. It's nothing personal because he seems like a nice young man...
The Line: Cal -2 at Arizona
October 17, 2008 by
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This opened at Pick’em, but the sportsbooks have moved the line up. I wasn’t terribly surprised with the line, given all the staistical indicators seem to point toward this game going either way. Why? Just look at Sagarin. Sagarian has these teams on equal footing this...
DeSean Jackson Happy To Have People Underestimate Him
September 17, 2008 by
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DeSean Jackson's questionable move on Monday Night Football might not have been as dumb as you think it was.
Let's Speak of It One More Time: Cal-Maryland Report Card
September 17, 2008 by
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A report card of the California Golden Bears disappointing performance in College Park, falling to the Maryland Terrapins 35-27.
Significant Terps: Cal-Maryland Preview
September 12, 2008 by
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This is a preview of the 2008 California Golden Bears road trip to College Park to face the Maryland Terripans in the the third week of the college football season.
If Jeff Tedford is Classless, We Are All Classless
September 12, 2008 by
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Did Jeff Tedford make the right decision going for it on 4th and goal with the Bears up 52-3 against the Washington State Cougars?
Who had the Better Week 1: Aaron Rodgers or Brett Favre?
September 12, 2008 by
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Brett Favre did well in his new New York uniform. Aaron Rodgers took over #4's spotlight in Lambeau field. Which Green Bay quarterback had the better debut?
Cal-Washington State Report Card
September 12, 2008 by
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A report card of every component of the California Golden Bears 66-3 manhandling of the Washington State Cougars in Pullman.
Internet Radio Lives
September 12, 2008 by
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Here’s a plug for any college football fans with functioning ears.
For a Little Perspective
September 08, 2008 by
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While we digest the good, great and not so great from yesterday’s game, here’s a little something to reflect on.
Abolish College Football Preseason Rankings
August 20, 2008 by
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Brian Cook (possibly pictured above) is a fine writer and by all accounts, a maniacal human being. Runs it steady over at MgoBlog, my source for almost everything Big Ten (on the days I, you know, care about the Big Ten). He does many awesome things, his latest being inviting me to...
Worthless Cal Predictions
August 18, 2008 by
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Lots of varying predictions about what Cal’s season is going to look like only confirms one thing: Someone on this list is going to look damned stupid.
Phil Steele already set the bar by ranking Cal #2 in the conference, certainly above most normal expectations. However he also...
The Longshore-Riley-Mansion Debate
August 07, 2008 by
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The quarterback competition between Kevin Riley and Nate Longshore for the 2008 California Golden Bears takes on political overtones--and that's not a good thing.
Give Me Bad Numbers: Pac-10 Quarterback Analysis
August 05, 2008 by
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I'm not sold on how the college quarterback rating is calculated, as I analyze the Pac-10 quarterback ratings for 2007 and see how disparate the results are for particular quarterbacks.
Them Shores Be Long (Nate Longshore Quarterback Analysis)
August 05, 2008 by
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Walk the Line: What Vegas Thinks About Cal and the Pac-10
July 23, 2008 by
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What are the preliminary Vegas lines and bookies telling us about the Left Coast of college football?
What's It Like Following A College Team?
July 22, 2008 by
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We identify better with our college athletes than we do with our professionals, so what makes it different following a college team rather than a pro one?
Dining in Hell: Cal-Michigan State Preview
July 02, 2008 by
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The California Golden Bears and Michigan State Spartans are facing off in the opening week of the 2008 season. This is a preview of Michigan State's team.
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