(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Tuesday (closed scrimmage) (BearTalk)
Posted August 19, 2008 at 10:09 pmIt’s amazing how much information you get when you actually have to depend on other people to give it to you.
Tuesday’s second and final scrimmage of training camp was closed to the media. Reporters were let into the stadium just as practice was winding down. I got inside just in time to see David Seawright [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Saturday (BearTalk)
Posted August 16, 2008 at 9:31 pmThe Bears had another double-day session today, working out in full pads in the morning and just helmets in shoulder pads in the afternoon.
Kevin Riley continues to come on at quarterback. After a rough first week, Riley seems to have found his groove. During a 6-on-8 drill Saturday morning where the offense tries to score [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Tuesday (BearTalk)
Posted August 12, 2008 at 9:59 pmAn out-of-town writer stopped by practice today and wanted to know about — surprise — the quarterbacks. Coach Jeff Tedford didn’t break much news, but he did seem to imply that he wouldn’t wait until the first week of the season to name a quarterback if one of them earned it.
“It would be nice if [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Tedford impressed with Rodgers (BearTalk)
Posted August 11, 2008 at 9:49 pmJonathan took a well deserved night off Monday, so I, Curtis Pashelka, made the trek from Walnut Creek to Berkeley to cover tonight’s practice. Traffic wasn’t bad, actually. Thanks for asking.
I normally cover St. Mary’s College, auto racing and golf, and will fill in for J.O. (as Bear Nation has lovingly nicknamed him) from time to [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Sunday (BearTalk)
Posted August 10, 2008 at 9:37 pmThe Bears practiced in full pads for the third straight day, and it’s starting to show. Several players sat out with injuries. Cal had trouble finding running backs to take reps after Tracy Slocum suffered a stinger. Jahvid Best ran with the first team, but his backups were walk-ons such as Peter Geurts and Langston [...]
Tags: Anthony Felder, Darian Hagan, Jahvid Best, Jeff Tedford, Kevin Riley, Mychal Kendricks, Nate Longshore, Peter Geurts, Tracy Slocum (No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Friday (BearTalk)
Posted August 8, 2008 at 10:53 pmThe biggest news from Friday’s practice, the first of training camp in full pads, is that running back Jahvid Best emerged from it unscathed. Best took his first real hits since suffering his hip injury in November and popped back up each time with no apparent complications. He said he felt fine afterwards.
“It felt good [...]
(No Ratings Yet)2008 Cal Football Preview - The Defense (Blue and Gold Sports)
Posted August 7, 2008 at 3:33 pmTHE SYSTEM -Bob Gregory’s defenses play a style that in many ways mirrors the offensive system Jeff Tedford has in place. As on offense, it starts with the running game. Gregory wants to take away the opponent’s ability to run the ball and to do so is …
Tags: Anthony Felder, Bernard Hicks, brett johnson, Charles Amadi, Chris Conte, Derrick Hill, Eddie Young, football, Jeff Tedford, Kendrick Payne, Marcus Ezeff, Mychal Kendricks (No Ratings Yet)Position battles (BearTalk)
Posted July 31, 2008 at 12:03 pmWith the beginning of training camp now just a few days away, let’s lookat some of the intriguing position battles that will take place this fall:
–Quarterback. Duh. We all know this will be the most closely watched competition as fifth-year senior Nate Longshore tries to keep his job away from redshirt sophomore Kevin Riley. Coach [...]
(No Ratings Yet)More position rankings (BearTalk)
Posted July 29, 2008 at 3:02 pmCatching up on ESPN.com’s Ted Miller’s Pac-10 position rankings: He rates all three of Cal’s returning starting linebackers in the top-10 — Zack Follett at No. 3, Worrell williams at No. 5 and Anthony Felder at No. 8. Miller picks Bernard Hicks at No. 10 among safeties and Syd’Quan Thompson eighth at cornerback.
(No Ratings Yet)3-4 impressions (BearTalk)
Posted July 29, 2008 at 2:41 pmSince linebackers Worrell Williams and Zack Follett were two of the three players on hand at yesterday’s Bay Area Media Day, naturally some of the conversation focused on the switch to the 3-4 base defense. There is definitely a sense of excitement about the change, something that was palpable during spring practice. The defense seems [...]
Tags: Anthony Felder, Derrick Hill, Eddie Young, spring practice, Zack Follett (No Ratings Yet)Looking back on ‘07: Oregon (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted July 24, 2008 at 10:22 amThe pre-game Storyline:
The biggest game of the season in the Pac-10 so far, Cal vs. Oregon would determine the front-runner to challenge USC for the conference championship. With Cal ranked #6 and Oregon ranked #11, it was considered a very even matchup once the home field advantage was taken into account. The game [...]
(No Ratings Yet)A preview (BearTalk)
Posted July 21, 2008 at 2:23 pmI meant to post this earlier. It is a Cal season-preview by Blue Ribbon Yearbook and ESPN.com. It originally appeared on ESPN’s website about 10 days ago.
There’s really no breaking news here or a new take on things, but just another observation by a national outlet. A couple of things I would point out: I [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Looking back on ‘07: Colorado State (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted July 7, 2008 at 11:51 amThe pre-game Storyline:
After getting redemption against Tennessee the now number 10 in the AP poll Bears look to roll versus a weak Colorado State. Would the high altitude and the road trip get the Bears to overlook the Rams? Most people didn’t think so.
The pre-game reality:
The Bears were clicking on offense after their [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Spring Ball depth Chart (California Golden Blogs: Front Page Posts)
Posted July 5, 2008 at 8:26 pmWe had a question lately about our receivers, since we return all of 10 catches for 153 yards (thanks to LayReylle Cunningham, who provides all of those numbers. Yes, he is the only wide receiver on the roster with a catch in a game.). We figured that other people might be curious about our actual players in the midst of a month’s coverage on DumpyMuffs …
Tags: Alex Mack, Anthony Felder, Bernard Hicks, brett johnson, Brock Mansion, Cameron Morrah, Charles Amadi, charles johnson, Chris Conte, Covaughn Deboskie, D.J. Holt, Darian Hagan, Derrick Hill, Devin Bishop, Drew Glover, Eddie Young, ian albrecht, Jeremy Ross, Jesse Brooks, john tyndall, Kevin Riley, Marcus Ezeff, Michael Calvin, Mike Tepper, Nyan Boateng, sam demartinis, shane, Shane Vereen, Shea Mcintyre, spring practice, Syd'quan Thompson, Tad Smith, Tracy Slocum, Zack Follett (No Ratings Yet)Tedford Tournament of Champions: Cal 2003 vs. Cal 2007 (Bears Necessity)
Posted June 27, 2008 at 5:00 amTime doesn’t allow us to do everything we want. But the Internet allows us to manipulate space and time and come with all sorts of fanciful solutions for that.
Whatifsports.com is one of the best and worst sites in the world. On one hand it’s a virtual goldmine for settling questions like “Would the 18-1 Patriots [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Tedford Tournament of Champions: Cal 2003 vs. Cal …