(No Ratings Yet)Stanford time set (BearTalk)
Posted August 14, 2008 at 5:12 pmJust received word that The Big Game on Nov. 22 will start at 12:30 p.m. TV plans aren’t set yet.
Tags: Stanford, The Big Game (No Ratings Yet)Give Me Bad Numbers: Pac-10 Quarterback Analysis, Part II (Bears Necessity)
Posted August 5, 2008 at 3:14 amThe college quarterback rating formula is absurdly reductionist. It overvalues completions rather than completion percentage, it overvalues touchdowns rather than drives, it overvalues interceptions by placing them all at the same value, and it really really really overvalues yardage without analyzing yards after catch. Almost all of the things plugged into the formula represent outcomes [...]ShareThis
Tags: Arizona State, football, Nate Longshore, pac-10, Stanford, The Big Game, UCLA (No Ratings Yet)Ask Yellow Fever (California Golden Blogs: Front Page Posts)
Posted August 4, 2008 at 8:39 amWe thought it might be a good idea to dip into Ted Miller’s mailbag, since he reads us now and everything. Or at least, he likes to read danzig’s posts professing his love for Longshore. And away we go…
Dan from Portland writes: Fever, I am sure you have by now received countless emails from my fellow Oregonians stating that the greatest college football rivalry of …
(No Ratings Yet)Looking back on ‘07: Arizona (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted July 20, 2008 at 7:55 amThe pre-game Storyline:
The Bears had revenge on their mind with Arizona coming to town. Arizona had thought to be on the verge of a turn-around but their season had started with a dud going 1-2 to start the seaason. Would the Cal offense be able to get back on track versus the traditionally [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Tickets to go on sale (BearTalk)
Posted July 14, 2008 at 4:13 pmSingle-game tickets for the upcoming season go on sale tomorrow. Here’s a copy of the press release:
Cal Football Single-Game Tickets Available to All on Tuesday
Tickets Available Online and in Person
BERKELEY – Tickets for all California home football games will be available to all fans beginning Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. via www.CalBears.com. While supplies last, Single-game [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Inside The Phoenix Five (California Golden Blogs: Front Page Posts)
Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:19 amSure, you could read all about The Phoenix Five’s LEGENDARY prank of stealing The Tree all in Wikipedia. But does that give you really the whole story? Wouldn’t it be better to get it straight from the horse’s mouth?
That is why we went and got an interview with one of the Phoenix Five, himself: Mr. Orange. And Mr. Orange says he’s going to …
(No Ratings Yet)Dining in Hell: Cal-Michigan State Preview (Bears Necessity)
Posted July 2, 2008 at 12:06 amEight weeks to kickoff. A tantilizingly short eight weeks. Thankfully while we have a long and warm summer to bask in before we get there…oh wait, you mean this damned city is currently undergoing frigid fifty degree weather? That students are wearing sweaters instead of sundresses? That everyone is cold and implacable to one another [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Dining in Hell: Cal-Michigan State Preview”, url: “http://bearsnecessity.com/random/dining-in-hell-cal-michigan-state-preview/” …
Tags: football, NFL Draft, recruiting, The Big Game (No Ratings Yet)Looking back on ‘05: The Las Vegas Bowl (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted June 12, 2008 at 9:59 amAfter the reversal of fortunes at the Big Game, confidence was high for the Las Vegas Bowl. Not only was it thought that Levy would improve on his more than acceptable performance against Stanford, but also that BYU would be an easy opponent to beat, not measuring up to the average quality of Cal’s [...]
Tags: Desean Jackson, football, Stanford, The Big Game (No Ratings Yet)More TV analysis (BearTalk)
Posted June 11, 2008 at 3:08 pmAs mentioned in an earlier post, four of Cal’s games could be picked up by ABC, Fox Sports Net or Versus. Those are during weeks in which the networks are allowed to select a game 12 or six days before it is played. Here is a look at what Cal is up against on those [...]
Tags: Arizona State, ESPN, pac-10, Stanford, The Big Game, UCLA, Washington State (No Ratings Yet)Colder commodity? (BearTalk)
Posted June 9, 2008 at 10:47 pmCal apparently isn’t quite the attraction it was last season.
A year after having all of their games televised for the first time ever, Cal is only guaranteed to have four games on TV this season after the Pac-10 released its 2008 schedule Monday.
Three of the games we already knew about — ABC had already picked [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Looking back on ‘05: The Big Game (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted June 8, 2008 at 8:27 amWith Ayoob completely falling apart against USC, Tedford was left with little choice but to play Steve Levy at quarterback for the Big Game. Despite having a respectable showing in the few playing opportunities he had, Tedford had been very reluctant to make the switch. Stanford came into the Big Game with a [...]
Tags: Desean Jackson, pac-10, Stanford, The Big Game (No Ratings Yet)Day camp (BearTalk)
Posted June 7, 2008 at 9:53 pmI dropped by Cal’s fantasy camp today for a couple of hours and, as usual, it looked to be a smashing success. I was told there were about 65 entrants this year, and enthusiasm abounded, not just from the campers, but from the players, former players and coaches on hand.
I sat in on part of [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Looking back on ‘05: USC (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted June 5, 2008 at 8:45 amWhen the 2005 season started, every Bear and every USC fan had this game circled on their calendar. For that matter, just about every one in college football had it circled on their calendar. It was one of two games that might trip up the mighty Trojans. The last time USC had [...]
Tags: Desean Jackson, football, Rose Bowl, The Big Game (No Ratings Yet)Taking a look at the Pac-10 Stadiums - Stanford Stadium (myBearTerritory Photo Blog)
Posted June 2, 2008 at 4:28 pm 
Stanford Stadium (Palo
Alto, California)
Capacity: 50,000
Surface: Grass
Opened:
September 16, …
(No Ratings Yet)Can Cal Win State? (Bears Necessity)
Posted May 2, 2008 at 3:34 amDoes anyone else suspect that the Coach Taylor character on Friday Night Lights (awesome show, great job) is at least partially based on our beloved Coach Jeff Tedford? Consider the evidence: He’s a handsome, 40-something offensive mastermind, known as a quarterbacks guru, runs a pro-style offense with west coast elements, achieves early success as a [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Can Cal Win State?”, url: “http://bearsnecessity.com/cal-football/cal-win-state/” });
Tags: football, Jeff Tedford, Rose Bowl, The Big Game, UCLA