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• Kevin Riley Rides Past Longshore as Cal's Starting Quarterback

  Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 17:52 in cal, cal bears, cal football, jeff tedford, kevin riley, nate longshore

  Yeah? You like that headline? I know you do. Here's another one for ya:Longshore a Long Shot to Become Cal's Starting QuarterbackIf Tedford believes Riley should start, then Riley should start. Sure, ...

• Robert Jordan, We Have Faith!

  Posted on Tuesday July 22nd, 2008 at 02:04 in cal, ms auto is back, robert jordan

  So former Cal Wide Receiver stud Robert Jordan signed a free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers on April 28, 2008. As I'm waiting anxiously to find out if he'll make the final roster, coming ...

• DeSean Jackson, 4 Years Baby!!

  Posted on Monday July 21st, 2008 at 13:26 in cal, desean jackson, football, nfl, philadelphia eagles

  DeSean Jackson, chomping down on that yummy Philly Cheesesteak with some extra whiz, living the life, with a reported 4-year deal just in the nick of time before rookies meet for training camp. How mu...

• On Blogging and Hearing From Nasty Nate

  Posted on Saturday May 10th, 2008 at 11:37 in buzz dissinger, cal, lazy, nasty nate

  I wrote a an article over at Bears Necessity and decided to just put it on today's post. Lazy? Whatever.Yesterday, Avinash wrote a trite and insightful piece on his take about the Bissinger-Deadspin...

• The Verdict is IN: And Ben Braun is OUT! Time to Partayyyy!

  Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 03:23 in ben braun be gone, cal, college bball, slightly biased

  The Daily Cal will probably publish a story that goes: “Goodbye Ben Braun! Cal Hoops Rejoice!”Or maybe not.Anyhow, I’m not taking credit for Ben Braun’s departure; however, did I call it? If e...

• Ben Braun, Get Gone!

  Posted on Friday March 14th, 2008 at 04:48 in ben braun be gone, cal, how is this guy still our coach??

  Are you a devoted, disenfranchised, now disappointed Cal Bears fan??Me too!Being a fan of the Golden Bears is just this bittersweet experience.Kind of like cops – we love them and hate them at the v...

• Pac-10 Refs: 2, Northern California: 0

  Posted on Sunday March 9th, 2008 at 03:00 in bleh, cal, college bball, karma, ucla

  "So this is what it sounds like when doves cry."I have to admit, as much as I loved to egg on Stanford, I really did think that the Cardinal got a little screwed over in that game against UCLA. The P...

• Complexities of the Jason Kidd Trade

  Posted on Saturday February 16th, 2008 at 05:15 in alumni, basketball, cal, jason kidd has a hot wife just don't make daddy mad

  Jason Kidd, a living triple-double machine. 99 career triple-doubles, to be exact, or somewhere in that ballpark. Co-Rookie of the Year back in 1995 with Grant Hill. Multiple All-Star appearances and ...

• Pac -10: More Than Just a Football Conference

  Posted on Saturday February 9th, 2008 at 11:12 in cal, college bball, pac 10, stanford, u12, ucla, usc

  We all know UCLA is big on basketball. And we all hate Joakim Noah. He's ugly as hell, (though Lorenzo Mata is a close second). Now, although the last sentences aren’t at all relevant to this ...

• Stanford's Year.... Cal Not So Much....

  Posted on Monday January 28th, 2008 at 08:00 in cal, college bball, god i can't believe that asian stereotype went to cal, stanford, women's bball

  Stanford’s football team won back the axe this year.And Stanford’s men’s basketball sure wasn’t going to lose to Cal. Not with the 7-footer-Lopez brothers working together…not a chance.(bea...

• Cal Outshined in Double OT

  Posted on Friday January 18th, 2008 at 08:58 in cal, college bball, ms. auto, thomas fang should play more minutes

  Damn.The Cal Bears were looking good this game. But in the end, #22 Arizona State put it down and handled it in double OT.Damn. 2-3 in the Pac-10 Conference, and 11-5 overall. Not too shabby, right?...