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BREAKING: Cal Starting Quarterback Announced
June 25, 2008 by
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After months of careful deliberation, Jeff Tedford has come to a surprising decision about who his next starting quarterback will be.
Profiles in Courage: Meet the Berkeley Treesitters
June 23, 2008 by
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The Berkeley treesitters go on and on with their mystifying occupation of the trees. Who are they? And what can we discern about them from their bizarre pseudonyms? I delve in with a no-depth investigation.
The Bears Are Lawyering
June 20, 2008 by
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Information on the SAHPC ruling determining the fate of Cal's future athletic center, as well as the fate of Marshawn Lynch.
Preliminary Cal Football TV Schedule
June 17, 2008 by
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This is getting updated as the times come along. All times are PST.
Saturday, August 30: Michigan State at Cal, 5 PM ABC
Saturday, November 8: Cal at USC, 5 PM ABC
Saturday, December 6: Washington at Cal, option for ESPN/ESPN2/FSN
Interesting that we draw the ABC slot opening week...
How Cal Lost in the Rose Bowl, Part IV
June 13, 2008 by
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Alterraun Verner saved the day for UCLA by intercepting Nate Longshore's pass intended for DeSean Jackson and clincing UCLA's 30-21 win.
How Cal Lost in the Rose Bowl, Part III
June 13, 2008 by
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UCLA started to play closer up on Cal's receivers in UCLA's 30-21 win against the Bears and dared Nate Longshore to thread the needle in the defense.
How Cal Lost in the Rose Bowl, Part II
June 13, 2008 by
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More examples of how Cal attacked UCLA's Cover 4 defenes, mostly with wide receivers catching balls on the outside and screen passes that allowed for the swing to the inside.
How Cal Lost in the Rose Bowl, Part I
June 13, 2008 by
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Early on in the game, Cal would exploit UCLA's Cover 4 defense by running outside routes and staying away from the deep ball.
Outsmarting the Enemy (Three Fake Handoff, Cal at UCLA)
June 05, 2008 by
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Jeff Tedford draws UCLA's defense in to expect the run with this beautiful playcall that resulted in a DeSean Jackson TD.
Women's Field Hockey Profile: Andrea Lo, Part III
June 01, 2008 by
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Conclusion of my interview with upcoming Cal senior field hockey player Andrea Lo.
Women's Field Hockey Profile: Andrea Lo, Part II
May 31, 2008 by
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The second part of my interview with Andrea, where we discuss field hockey strategy and how she's adjusted her game as a midfielder.
Women's Field Hockey Profile: Andrea Lo, Part I
May 31, 2008 by
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A three part interview with one of Cal field hockey's returning seniors!
Breaking the Cover 2 (Cal at UCLA 2007)
May 14, 2008 by
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The California Golden Bears attacked the Cover 2 down the middle against the UCLA Bruins last year for a Craig Stevens go-ahead TD.
The Sports Media Revolution
May 09, 2008 by
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The Buzz Bissinger madness of last week did leave a lingering question--what will be the future role of sports media in the Internet age, and what should new bloggers to the field aspire to be?
The Golden Bears Are Getting Drafted
April 26, 2008 by
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Profiles on the California Golden Bears who will be taken in the NFL Draft the next two days.
Introducing…Stokke Inflation
April 22, 2008 by
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I think we’re going to have to come up with a new term for behavorial economists after another ill-informed list of hottest college campuses: We’ll call it Stokke Inflation.
Definition of Stokke Inflation: (n.) A drastic increase in the net hotness of a population based...
Site Upgrades Expected Today
April 22, 2008 by
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Technical difficulties expected this afternoon, so just hang in there while you keep on clicking that Allison Stokke post through the roof.
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The New Design
April 20, 2008 by
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And at last, the new design has been revealed. So far, no kinks (included in with an upgrade to Wordpress 2.5, it looks like everything has gone smoothly). Hopefully this will last for as long as necessary–web designs are a long, drawn-out process, and I’m glad to have...
Ask the Readers: Q&A
April 20, 2008 by
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It’s going to be a strange week. Either I’m going to be doing double-duty on two blogs or I’m taking a week off from writing about Cal football. Not the worst thing in the world, although this blog might look super strange for a week. In all honesty I don’t...
Worst Officiating Calls in College Football, 2007
April 20, 2008 by
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Unfortunately for us, not all college referees possess the awesomeness of Ron Cherry. Most of the best have graduated to the NFL; the rejects get piled on in the college and high school level. So in the college ranks (as we’ve been reminded recently in the hoops game), we’...
Mike Montgomery to Cal
April 19, 2008 by
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I swear when I read the opening headlines on the Cal sites this morning, my football-addled mind thought James Montgomery was coming back.
Former Stanford and Golden State Warriors coach Mike Montgomery has agreed in principle to replace Ben Braun at rival California, according to...
Map of The Play
April 18, 2008 by
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Have you ever wanted a historical representation of The Play on Google Maps? Of course not. So here it is.
(If anyone wants famous sports plays on something that'd be visible on Google Maps, let me know!)
Stokke Inflation, Part II
April 17, 2008 by
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Definition: Where a writer of a site spends an inordinate amount of time researching an article that gets a decent amount of traffic, then links to pictures of an attractive female athlete which receives about a hundred times more attention.
Oh well. I’m not complaining. It...
Stokke Inflation, Part II
April 16, 2008 by
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Definition: Where a writer of a site spends an inordinate amount of time researching an article that gets a decent amount of traffic, then links to pictures of an attractive female athlete which receives about a hundred times more attention.
Oh Yeah, I Won
April 16, 2008 by
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If you have no idea what I’m talking about, I refer you to the Play in CA’s bold declaration. I treaded last place throughout the entire contest, but Kansas and Memphis pulled through for me, saved us from a Hansborough-Love slobberfest, and catapulted my bracket into an...
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