(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 [...]
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)Post-practice: Thursday (scrimmage) (BearTalk)
Posted August 14, 2008 at 11:01 pmCal held its first scrimmage of the fall tonight, and there weren’t any major developments. But here are some highlights:
–Kevin Riley slightly outplayed Nate Longshore at quarterback, and has been coming on lately. The past 4 or 5 days, Riley seems to be improving his accuracy, cutting down on mistakes and playing with more confidence. [...]
(No Ratings Yet)2008 Cal Football Preview - The Offense (Blue and Gold Sports)
Posted August 13, 2008 at 9:18 pmSystem:It remains to be seen how noticeable the difference will be between Frank Cignetti’s offensive system and play calling style and what Jeff Tedford has traditionally done. It’s clear that for the first time during his tenure at Cal that Tedfo…
Tags: Alex Mack, Basketball, Brock Mansion, Cameron Morrah, Covaughn Deboskie, Desean Jackson, ESPN, football, Jahvid Best, Jeff Tedford, Jeremy Ross, Kevin Riley, Marvin Jones, Mike Tepper, Nate Longshore, Nyan Boateng, recruiting, shane, Shane Vereen, Tad Smith, Tracy Slocum, UCLA, Verran Tucker (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: Saturday (BearTalk)
Posted August 9, 2008 at 9:24 pmDon’t ever let anyone tell you practice doesn’t matter. The Bears had their first double-day Saturday, and the evening session was a lively one. It culminated with a big commotion at the end of situational action, when the offense and defense engaged in a dispute whether wide receiver Marvin Jones was inbounds after hauling down [...]
Tags: Brock Mansion, Cameron Morrah, Charles Amadi, Chris Conte, Covaughn Deboskie, Jahvid Best, Jeff Tedford, Jesse Brooks, Kevin Riley, Marcus Ezeff, Marvin Jones, Memorial Stadium, Michael Calvin, Nate Longshore, recruiting, Zack Follett (No Ratings Yet)Previewing the Season : Michigan State (California Golden Blogs: Front Page Posts)
Posted August 1, 2008 at 10:32 amThis is the first in a series of 12 roundtable-style previews for the upcoming season.
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Game #1 : August 30 vs. Michigan State, 5:00 PM (televised on ABC).
ragnarok: For the second straight year, Cal will host the season-opening edition of ABC’s Saturday Night Football. Last year’s two-touchdown victory over Tennessee brought the Bears …
(No Ratings Yet)The quarterbacks keep on coming (BearTalk)
Posted July 17, 2008 at 2:50 pmCal commit Allan Bridgford from Mission Viejo has been selected for the Elite 11 quarterback camp, a four-day event featuring the top prep quarterbacks in the country. The 11 signal-callers are whittled down from a field of over 1,000, so Bridgford clearly is among the cream of the crop nationally.
The even will be held in [...]
(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)Elite Twelve (California Golden Blogs)
Posted May 18, 2008 at 10:11 pmI went to the Elite 11 regional held at Memorial on Friday afternoon. The elite eleven, for those of you who do not base your life on 16 year-old quarterbacks, is a series of workshops and tryouts designed to determine the top QB prospects in the country. Audacious high school quarterbacks turn out at one of several regional camps; the best …
Tags: Beau Sweeney, Brock Mansion, football, Kevin Riley, recruiting (1 votes, average: 1 out of 5)First Cal recruit of 2008 (The Cal Football Fan)
Posted May 8, 2008 at 12:12 pmQuarterback Allan Bridgford out of Mission Viejo, CA has committed to Cal. He is the first recruit of the new football year. Bridgford is listed as 6′3″ 215 lbs, and is also a good student with a 3.5 GPA. Scout.com lists Bridgford as a 3-star recruit, while Rivals.com lists Bridgford as a 4-star recruit.
This is [...]
(No Ratings Yet)The curtain falls (BearTalk)
Posted April 26, 2008 at 9:31 pmSpring practice for 2008 came to a close this morning under a beating sun as the Bears capped off their workouts with a three-hour session that included two long stints of situational scrimmaging.
After spending most of the spring practicing in the brisk early evening that typically saw media types and friends of the program trying [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Article on Brock Mansion published (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted April 24, 2008 at 8:21 amMy second spring practice article, Brock Mansion Spotlight, was published this morning.
Just like my last one, Chris Nguon was nice enough to give me credit for the whole article, even though he contributed all of the spring practice notes, or said a different way, all of the parts not about Mansion.
(1 votes, average: 1 out of 5)Wednesday practice (BearTalk)
Posted April 23, 2008 at 10:46 pmCal’s offense had one of its better practices of the spring, as quarterback Kevin Riley had one his best sessions in a while, as did the Bears’ receivers.
Riley looked more confident during the two-minute drill near the beginning of practice, dealing with the defense’s pass rush to complete short passes to Nyan Boateng and Tad [...]
(1 votes, average: 1 out of 5)Black Swans of Cal Football (Bears Necessity)
Posted April 22, 2008 at 7:32 pm(As the offseason moves along–four more months to go, WOOOOO!—I’m going to give smarter Cal fans their chance to voice out your opinions. If you want to become a regular contributor or a guest poster, just check this post out for details on what to do.
Today I’m handing it to Tony, a longtime commenter on [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Black Swans of Cal Football”, url: “http://bearsnecessity.com/cal-football/black-swans-cal-footbal/” …
(1 votes, average: 1 out of 5)Monday practice (BearTalk)
Posted April 21, 2008 at 9:28 pmThe Bears began the final week of the spring with a pretty lively practice at a frigid Memorial Stadium on Monday night. As has been the case for most of the spring, the defense has outplayed the offense.
As the Bears do often at practice, they practice the two-minute drill near the beginning. The first two [...]