Archive for Archive for April, 2008
Map of The Play
Have you ever been thinking, man, I really want a dorky map of The Play, even though I have the video saved on YouTube, can watch it on any classic sports highlights reel, can see reenactments at almost any Golden Bear event? Of course you haven’t. That’s exactly why I decided to make one. You [...]
Stokke Inflation, Part II
Part I here.
Definition: Where a writer of a site spends an inordinate amount of time researching an article that gets a decent amount of traffic, then links to pictures of an attractive female athlete which receives about a hundred times more attention.
Oh well. I’m not complaining. It makes the site look nicer, that’s for sure.
3rd Down Offense in the Pac-10
Numbers are always fun to look at, and this week I’m going to look at the all-too-crucial third down conversion. While I can’t generate anything as awesome as MGoBlog’s graphs, I can do some basic breakdown of numbers.
The Division I rushing yards per carry ranking is listed in parentheses.
Rushing
3rd and 1-3
3rd and [...]
Ask the Readers: Call for Cal Writers
I’ve been putting it off long enough, and now with the new site design going in and Cal sports reaching a lull, it’s a good time to look for new writers.
Writing seven times a week seems great, but the rest of my life has suffered because of this site. Eventually I’ll crash and burn, and [...]
Cal Sports Weekend Links
As much as I’d like to, I can’t report on everything…and for some reason, my auto del.icio.us weekly responder didn’t report the links I compiled last week. So here are spring links on Cal from a week ago.
Mad Dog Blog - Mike Montgomery to Cal Berkeley!
Mark Madsen has some preliminary thoughts.
to mikemontgomery markmadsen californiagoldenbears [...]
Worst Officiating Calls in College Football, 2007
Unfortunately for us, not all college referees possess the awesomeness of Ron Cherry. Most of the best have graduated to the NFL; the rejects get piled on in the college and high school level. So in the college ranks (as we’ve been reminded recently in the hoops game), we’re prone to a plethora of bad [...]
Seven Years Ago…the ‘Furd Forfeit
Seven years ago (well, on April 7th, but information travels slow), the Stanford rugby team decided to renounce all claims to their manhood. They forfeited a game against Cal because, as the Cardinal coach so eloquently put it, “they feared for their safety”. I do not jest. These emails are for real.
The letter also stated:
“Stanford [...]
Cal Gals: Iliana Fischer
The audience asked for beautiful Cal gals, and I have obliged. From the Superficial (and thanks to Bear Insider), meet Playboy Playmate and Psychology-grad Iliana Fischer. You can view better pictures of her from the Superficial link, but it seems the tiny dog gets the best of this image. This is just to show proof [...]
Oh Yeah, I Won
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, I refer you to the Play in CA’s bold declaration. I treaded last place throughout the entire contest, but Kansas and Memphis pulled through for me, saved us from a Hansborough-Love slobberfest, and catapulted my bracket into an impregnable first. Everyone else had UCLA and North [...]
Turf Wars Part II: Bears Slowfooted on Grass
Hydrotech pointed out on my first post on turf performance that looking solely at turf versus grass because we have six games at home on turf, and it’s easier to win at home than on the road. Upon further review, I completely agree. I’m guessing a Cal victory achieved at Memorial Stadium is significantly less [...]
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