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Women’s Huddle Roundtable (California Golden Blogs: Front Page Posts)

Posted August 4, 2008 at 11:43 pm

On Friday, August 1st, the 5 of us traveled into Berkeley to learn from the best — Jeff Tedford and the Cal Football team. We learned all sorts of things, like how to get in proper defense stance, how to appreciate football players in the proper defense stance, but especially how to stay hydrated. Yes, especially the importance of hydration…So he’s a review of what …

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Cal Coaches Tour 5.19.08 (California Golden Blogs)

Posted May 20, 2008 at 4:25 pm

The California Golden Blogs West Coast Office got together with 450 other Cal fans to hear Sandy, Mike, and Jeff speak on Monday night.  TwistNHook provided the pink plastic sunglasses, Ragnarok and HydroTech provided the ladies, and I provided the…pen.  Exactly one of us remembered to bring a writing utensil.  Yes, we’ve got a pretty good handle on this blogging thing, thank …

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Bay Area coaching soap opera worth staying up for ()

Posted April 12, 2008 at 12:15 pm

Here’s the deal. California fires Ben Braun after 12 years of diminishing results, which is nothing special. But after some brief floundering, the Golden Bears hire their old nemesis, ex-Stanford coach Mike Montgomery, thereby causing many brains to melt.

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Top 12 Moments of the Ben Braun Era at Cal (Part 2) (The California Golden Blogs)

Posted April 9, 2008 at 8:17 am

Well, it’s good to hear that Braun landed on his feet, quickly getting snapped up by Rice.  I’m sure he’ll do just fine there.  And while the beginning of the Mike Montgomery Era at Cal obviously pushed the rest of this list back a few days, I think it’s high time we closed the book [...]

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Braun Finds New Perch With Owls (The Daily Californian - Sports Headlines)

Posted April 7, 2008 at 10:00 pm

It looks as if Ben Braun’s coaching tenure will continue even if it is not with the Cal men’s basketball team.

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Have No Fear, Ben Braun is There (The California Golden Blogs)

Posted April 7, 2008 at 5:24 am

As opposed to here.  The man everybody loves to hate managed to land on his feet by taking over as head coach of the Rice Owls.
Willis, the winningest coach in Rice history, was dismissed March 11 by his alma mater. He had a 219-246 career mark at the school and led the Owls to three [...]

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After Cal, Braun appears headed to Rice ( Cal sports )

Posted April 7, 2008 at 3:11 am

Rice will hold a news conference today to address their search for a new coach, and media reports Sunday said that former Cal coach Ben Braun would be named to the job.

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Cal lures Montgomery ( Cal sports )

Posted April 5, 2008 at 6:22 am

Mike Montgomery, we know, will organize, revitalize and thoroughly Monty-ize Cal. He will be better than Ben Braun, obviously. Vote: Montgomery the right coach?College Hotline blog | Cal forum

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Rumors about Montgomery (Oski Talk)

Posted April 4, 2008 at 2:26 pm

It seems like it is a virtual verified truth that Mike Montgomery will be coaching at Cal for the next 6 years at $10,000,000 per year.I can’t believe I just wrote that. He is the opposing coach that I have hated the most over the past 20 years.First,…

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Mike Montgomery to Cal (Bears Necessity)

Posted April 4, 2008 at 1:55 pm

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 a source with knowledge of the negotiations.
Braun was fired as coach [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Mike Montgomery to Cal”, url: “http://bearsnecessity.com/cal-basketball/mike-montgomery-to-cal/” });

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Montgomery to Cal! (Bear Bytes)

Posted April 4, 2008 at 12:54 pm

As I’m sure you’ve all heard, Sandy Barbour has pulled off yet another great hire in former Stanford and Golden State Warriors coach Mike Montgomery. This comes as a bit of a surprise—in the week since Ben Braun has been fired, names such as Denver Nuggets assistant Mike Dunlap, Washington State coach Tony Bennett, Villanova [...]

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The Dark Side (Blue and Gold Sports)

Posted April 4, 2008 at 9:45 am

If the rumors prove to be true and Mike Montgomery is indeed the next head coach at Cal, I will experience a profound sense of both relief and disquiet. Relief that the Bears are bringing on a winner, a man who will go from the role of arch enemy to p…

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Top 12 Moments of the Ben Braun Era at Cal (Part 1) (The California Golden Blogs)

Posted April 2, 2008 at 10:11 am

Oftentimes, when a coach of a major sport at a big-time college gets fired, there’s a big celebration and very little regret.  Perhaps there was a scandal, or the guy was a jerk, or he was simply never very good in the first place.  No one much mourned the end of the Jay John era [...]

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While we are waiting…. (Oski Talk)

Posted April 1, 2008 at 10:47 pm

It seems like all we are doing is waiting.Waiting for the damn judge to make up her mind.Waiting for Sandy to decide to fire Ben Braun or not.Waiting for the short list.Waiting for the new savior.Well, I refuse to participate. I therefore am going to …

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Top 5 Cal Football Myths from the 2007 Season (The California Golden Blogs)

Posted April 1, 2008 at 12:11 pm

 
Well, in case you missed it, spring ball has started!  For now, we can only direct you to Okane’s blog for spring ball updates.  Eventually, CBKWit will begin attending spring practices.  Right now he’s on a very long and well deserved vacation in some exotic location after his breaking of the Ben Braun firing to [...]

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