(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: Sunday (BearTalk)
Posted August 17, 2008 at 8:17 pmThe Bears held a long full-pad workout tonight, putting the finishing touches on the second week of camp. Technically, there is still one week left. But practically, camp ends Tuesday with the team’s final scrimmage of the fall. Wednesday, the Bears will start preparing for Michigan State.
The highlight of Sunday’s practice was the red zone [...]
(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)Time flies (BearTalk)
Posted August 13, 2008 at 2:51 pmBelieve it or not, we’re halfway through training camp. Here’s what has stood out during the first 10 days:
–Nothing has been decided at quarterback, although Nate Longshore probably has a slight edge at this moment. Longshore has completed more passes and made fewer mistakes during 11-on-11 drills so far. That being said, Kevin Riley is [...]
(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)Tuesday afternoon (BearTalk)
Posted August 12, 2008 at 2:20 pmFor your reading pleasure:
–Here’s our Cal notebook today, focusing on Marvin Jones and Darian Hagan.
–ESPN.com’s Ted Miller is in town and has this feature on new defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi.
–This is a ways away, but it looks like the Bears know who they’ll be seeing at quarterback when they host Colorado State on Sept. [...]
(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)Wednesday afternoon (BearTalk)
Posted August 6, 2008 at 1:43 pmIn today’s paper, we looked at Cal’s biggest uncertainty — the wide receivers. I truly believe this is the biggest question surrounding the team. Yes, we don’t know who the starting quarterback is, but at least we’ve seen both guys on the field. The wide receivers don’t have any experience, and quite frankly, aside from [...]
Tags: Derrick Hill, Devin Bishop, Eddie Young, ESPN, football, Jeff Tedford, Kendrick Payne, Marvin Jones, Michael Calvin, pac-10, spring practice, Zack Follett (No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Tuesday (BearTalk)
Posted August 5, 2008 at 10:03 pmMonday may have been the first day of practice, but Tuesday was the first day the Bears really sunk their teeth into a lot of things. Cal eased into things Monday with mostly individual drills. Tuesday, there was much more 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 action, as well as a couple of special teams periods.
Highlights included:
–The beginning [...]
(No Ratings Yet)A further look at Day One (BearTalk)
Posted August 4, 2008 at 11:53 pmTypically, the kickers and longsnappers are the first ones on the field at practice. That was true Monday for the first day of training camp, but they were joined shortly after by wide receiver Nyan Boateng.
That’s a great sign for the Bears. Cal is desperate to replace the departed production at wide receiver, and Boateng [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Bear Bits: Bears in the NFL Updates, Williams Interview, and Tedford Updates His Blog (California Golden Bears Football Blog - Bears with Fangs)
Posted August 1, 2008 at 12:04 pm…I’ll start off with this: A pic of actual Cal players rocking the new jerseys. I found this on the new Bear Insider Forum. For the record, the number 1 is being shared by the Worrell Williams and freshman receiver Marvin Jones. I know he looks s…
Tags: ESPN, football, Marvin Jones (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)Bay Area media day (BearTalk)
Posted July 28, 2008 at 4:15 pmThe annual Bay Area college football media day was held today at the Hotel Nikko in downtown San Francisco. Cal coach Jeff Tedford, along with center Alex Mack and linebackers Zack Follett and Worrell Williams were in attendance, as well as the head coaches from Stanford and San Jose State and players from those schools.
There [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Rey Maualuga Wins the INTERNETZ (And other Pac-10 Links) (Bears Necessity)
Posted July 15, 2008 at 12:20 pmSunday Morning QB, Cal Preview: “The bad news from that perspective is that both the most reliable and most explosive players have all gone on to the pros, and the immediate reserves are not as highly regarded — though Jordan wasn’t a high profile recruit, Hawkins was a four-star prospect out of junior college and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Rey Maualuga Wins the INTERNETZ (And other Pac-10 …
Tags: Basketball, ESPN, football, Jahvid Best, Jeremy Ross, Marvin Jones, Michael Calvin, Nyan Boateng, pac-10, Rose Bowl, UCLA