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Tuesday 22 November

2006 Cal Schedule Change (13:25) - At the USC game, they were handing out small sheets of paper with next year's schedule printed on it. The... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Monday 21 November

Bowl Possibilities Explained, Sort Of (12:41) - Since this keeps coming up, I thought I'd try to summarize what Cal's bowl possibilities are. Basically, it all hinges... | 0 Trackbacks | 8 Comments

Sunday 20 November

The Big Game, Part II (19:25) - So Cal wins its fourth straight Big Game, likely ends Stanford's season without a bowl, completes the University of... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
Levy on Levy (11:20) - If you go now to ESPN.com's Cal-Stanford recap -- and you have a computer capable of playing ESPN Motion highlights... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 19 November

All Right Now (Cal 27, Stanford 3) (22:51) - Had a great time. More when I'm more awake. Nice to meet Kenny, Ken Crawford, and Michael Cruz. In... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments

Thursday 17 November

Levy to Start (20:32) - It's official, Steve Levy is your Big Game starter. I would bet you cash money that Ayoob will play, though.... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
Whammy On (16:03) - Frequent readers of this Web site know that I have creepy, Jedi-like powers when it comes to laying down the... | 0 Trackbacks | 6 Comments

Wednesday 16 November

Quratrebkca Ctronoservy (22:20) - Ray Ratto's column today is about Joe Ayoob, Steve Levy, and the Tedford dilemma. But he also takes a couple... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Tuesday 15 November

Heartwarming Ayoob Story (12:15) - This Tim Keown piece on ESPN is worth reading. Among other things, it exposes just how much better Tim Keown... | 0 Trackbacks | 5 Comments

Monday 14 November

ESPN Rage (10:12) - The people who write blurbs for web sites are often not the site's best and brightest. (Present company excepted.) Can... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments

Sunday 13 November

Cal-USC Reading List (09:54) - L.A. Times: Spelled Backward, It's 'Boo Ya' Ray Ratto: Ayoob's confidence takes yet another hit Mercury News: Quarterback issue ahead... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Saturday 12 November

Outclassed (USC 35, Cal 10) (21:06) - For the first time since the Holiday Bowl (and only the second time since 2003), Cal played a game... | 0 Trackbacks | 10 Comments

Thursday 10 November

New Memorial Stadium Plan Unveiled (Updated) (16:03) - So, the new stadium plan is out, and it's much more complex that we originally thought. According to this... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments

Wednesday 9 November

12 (14:58) - If you don't know who Joe Roth was, you really need to learn.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Drum Roll Please.... (14:48) - Tomorrow's the day. On Thursday, UC Berkeley chancellor Robert Birgeneau will unveil highlights of a master plan for an upgraded... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Tuesday 8 November

Antsy Cal-USC Week Thread (16:56) - Given that my previous Cal post generated 18 comments, I'm posting an empty message here to give all the Cal... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Sunday 6 November

Finding Fault (08:54) - You know what I think. And what the readers think. So whose fault is it for losing to Oregon, Coach... | 0 Trackbacks | 12 Comments

Saturday 5 November

Gift Horse (Oregon 27, Cal 20, OT) (17:22) - I don't have any idea where to begin. Oregon gave Cal this game. At Autzen freakin' Stadium, Oregon gave this... | 0 Trackbacks | 9 Comments

Thursday 3 November

Stadium Projects Once Again Compared and Contrasted (18:12) - As pointed out by resident gadfly seth, the Contra Costa Times reports on Cal's stadium plans (last item): Plans for... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 29 October

This is Familiar (22:56) - Turned on the Stanford-UCLA game. 17-3 Stanford? Holy crap! 24-3 Stanford with 8:30 to go? Double holy crap? Final Score:... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Tuesday 25 October

When In Doubt, Go to Your Happy Place (20:35) - I admit I am still steamed about being called a mean blogger, along with the misrepresentations of the rest of... | 0 Trackbacks | 10 Comments
Bloggerbacks! Stinkbomb! Lunatic Fringe! (15:13) - So Dave Albee of ANG newspapers just wrote a piece attacking Cal bloggers and likening them to the jerks who... | 1 Trackbacks | 8 Comments

Sunday 23 October

Long Night's Journey Into More Night (Cal-WSU, Part II) (22:45) - As I've said before: I don't like night games at Memorial Stadium. It tends to be quite cold. It's hell... | 0 Trackbacks | 5 Comments
Booya (Cal 42, Washington State 38) (00:32) - Wow. Night games suck. But what a great comeback, when all seemed lost. Sunday morning update: Brought the camera with... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Monday 17 October

Bites, Craps, Sucks (15:11) - So the 2005 version of the BCS standings came out today, and whaddaya know? It's still a joke. Notre Dame,... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments
Turned Over (Oregon State 23, Cal 20) (13:50) - Ugh. Not to reinforce the angry anti-Ayoob opinions of loyal reader (and unfrequent punctuator) Seth, but I've come to a... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Tuesday 11 October

Cal is Everywhere! (19:53) - I have no idea why, but there's a guy sitting in the first row of Comisk-- er, Overpriced Cell Phone... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 8 October

Doom Foretold (21:14) - Jason's already covered the high points -- such as they are -- in Cal's loss to UCLA. But watching Maurice... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments
Inaccurate (UCLA 47, Cal 40) (20:45) - It's easier to write these blogs when you witness a train wreck. First off, if Joe Ayoob is an accurate... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments

Friday 7 October

Shutout (Cal 28, Arizona 0) (12:47) - I've been busy this week, and I'm finding it hard to find a lot to say about Saturday's 28-0 Cal... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Friday 23 September

How to Beat a Team Named 'Aggies' (Cal 41, New Mexico State 13) (22:46) - This has got to be the least impressive 4-0 team I have ever seen. That said, you've got to look... | 0 Trackbacks | 8 Comments
Half and Half (Cal 35, Illinois 20) (11:14) - I've got to write about this game before the next game starts in eight hours... What a depressing first half.... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Tuesday 13 September

Here Comes The Sun (Cal 56, Washington 17) (15:17) - As we rolled off the ferry and began heading north toward Husky Stadium, it started to sprinkle. By the time... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Monday 5 September

Winning Ugly (Cal 41, Sac State 3) (15:32) - "It says something about how far Cal's come," I said to the guy who sits behind me at Memorial Stadium,... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 22 August

Happy New Year from... El Paso? (13:49) - The Cal Bears are Sun Bowl-bound! The Cal Bears are Sun Bowl-bound! Which is a pretty neat trick, considering the... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Monday 15 August

We're Number... Something (12:44) - It's hard to believe it's less than three weeks before Cal begins its spirited 2005 season with a bone-crushing matchup... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 26 May

Stadium Projects Compared and Contrasted (15:48) - Following up on Cal's pre-pre-announcement of stadium renovations, earlier this month Cal moved on to a pre-announcement of the renovations.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Coaches' Rock Overturned (15:38) - The ramifications of the Great Cal Screwing of 2004 continue apace. Today the American Football Coaches Association announced that their... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Sunday 24 April

Bears Feel a Draft (12:59) - Ira Miller, one of the gems of the Chronicle sports section, explains why it's no mystery that Aaron Rodgers fell... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Saturday 23 April

Aaron Rodgers Held Hostage: Hour 4 (12:38) - So, in one of those pre-draft workouts for NFL scouts, did Aaron Rodgers accidentally kill a guy or something? Because... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Sunday 13 March

Lute Olson: Closet Cal Fan (13:03) - At this weekend's Pac-10 men's basketball tournament, University of Arizona head coach Lute Olson tackled the issue of East Coast... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Wednesday 9 February

Tribute To Titan (13:51) - So reports the Associated Press: Norm Chow finally found an opportunity that enticed him to leave the college ranks after... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 4 February

Early Pre-Announcement in Advance of Future Promises (19:55) - The University of California's Memorial Stadium has many charms. It's one of the most beautiful places to see a college... | 0 Trackbacks | 6 Comments

Wednesday 5 January

Number Nine (10:09) - And that's your Cal Football season wrap-up: ranked No. 9 in both polls, ranked sixth by Jeff Sagarin's crazy computer.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 4 January

Where Have You Gone, J Torchio? (14:46) - So Aaron Rodgers is leaving Cal for the NFL. I can't say that I blame him. Now, if I were... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Monday 3 January

The Bear Will Not Quit, The Bear Will Declare Early, However (19:36) - Eschewing the adage of wrapping things up on a high note, Aaron Rodgers plans to turn pro. Meaning that if... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 1 January

Betting for Dummies (16:25) - Readers familiar with my long, tortured history of Ill-Advised Sports Wagers will not be surprised to hear that on a... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Friday 31 December

Holiday from Hell (20:17) - So it turns out that, not to take anything away from the ingrates who voted in the polls or... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Fighting the Fight Song (13:55) - Before I get into the aftermath of the (blessedly rain-free) Holiday Bowl drubbing, let me post something a little brighter.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 21 December

Poll Killers (17:25) - Today the Associated Press did the ethical thing and forbade the BCS from using its College Football poll in determining... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 7 December

The Eyes of Texas are Upon You (15:54) - I updated my piece about Keith Whitmire of Dallas, Texas to include his deeply logical reply to my hate mail.... | 0 Trackbacks | 9 Comments

Monday 6 December

Poll Taxes (13:44) - At some point I will rant more about how it's unethical to rely on polls to decide the college football... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments
Now the Good News, Ted Heads (12:33) - ESPN's Ivan Maisel is reporting that Cal has signed Jeff Tedford to a new "five-year" (ho, ho) contract that guarantees... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments
Journalistic Disintegrity (11:46) - Read this piece (bugmenot) this morning and elevated my blood pressure. I flipped. Like a cheese omelet. Or maybe more... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Sunday 5 December

Post-Screwing Note (15:01) - So much for ending that 46-year wait for the Rose Bowl. Scattered thoughts: 1. The Pac-10 Conference ought to be... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Turn of the Screw (14:43) - It's official -- add AP voters and football coaches to the list of people I loathe. A couple of post-screwing... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Mid-Screwing Note (10:41) - The polls are out. Cal remains #4 in the country in both polls, but that doesn't matter -- Texas gained... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Pre-Screwing Note (10:25) - Thought I'd post this before Cal gets screwed by the BCS, or more accurately, by the polls. This, from the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 4 December

Coach Knows Best (22:53) - During the ESPN telecast of tonight's Cal-Southern Miss contest, analyst Bob Davie spent a great deal of time -- usually... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 26 November

Hit the Road, Mack (21:51) - AP: "If you've got a vote, vote for us," [Texas coach Mack] Brown said, pleading directly to voters in The... | 0 Trackbacks | 5 Comments

Tuesday 23 November

All Aboard the Crazy Train (03:56) - From the Things That Probably Bug Only Me Dept.: Went to the Big Game over the weekend. It was an... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 18 November

The Neighborhood of Section FF (20:26) - Since the mid-to-late '60s, my parents have had season tickets to Cal football at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. For most... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 9 November

Where the Big Boys Play (22:26) - Prior to Saturday's game, the last time I attended a football game in Berkeley, Cal was but an upstart program... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Sunday 7 November

Brilliant Thinking, Professor Morpheus! (17:00) - Jason was kind enough to offer me his extra ticket to yesterday's Cal-Oregon tilt out at Memorial Stadium (motto: today's... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 30 October

East Coast Bias Explained (21:05) - As I write this, I am sitting in a hotel room on the outskirts of Washington D.C. The clock has... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 12 May

The Mighty Golden Bear... (15:51) - I am tired of talking about the Giants. The terrible, terrible Giants -- made even more terrible by their steadfast...

Monday 29 September

University of Spoiled Children - Spoiled! (09:10) - I am a lifelong, born and raised, Cal Football fan. So you can imagine that I was pretty happy... | 0 Trackbacks

Monday 1 September

Small Time Acts Big Time (13:47) - I went to the first Cal football home game of the year this weekend. I've been going since I was... | 0 Trackbacks