Archive for Sports
Ask the Readers: How Do You Cope With Defeat?
Apparently, I do it by writing seven unbelievably rambling posts in the wee hours of the night following said defeat, to quell any feelings of depression and angst. How about you? Some responses from a place that knows how to cope best, The Bear Insider. Lots of humor, sage wisdom, and sanguine waxing about what […]
Battling For January–Inside the Pac-10, Part II
Part I here. “Not a worry in the world.” Oregon State (4-3, 2-2 in the Pac-10) Feisty win by the Beavers. That being said, it’s hard for me to see them passing any one of the top four contenders on this list, because smarter defensive coordinators will remember that pressuring Canfield will lead him to […]
Halftime–Inside the Pac-10, Part I
Despite my disappointment about Saturday’s result, there is a nice little caveat entering the midpoint of the college football season–the Pac-10 schedule looks very intriguing again. And that means MORE FOOTBALL, which can’t be a bad thing, right? Let’s take a look-see at the ins and outs of a Pac-10 season that will probably only […]
Oh, You Pesky Little Beaver (Quick Hits, Cal-Oregon State)
Now that we’re all back from therapy, here are the leftover thoughts from the Beaver breakdown (please do not take my seven post madness as actual analysis–it’d be like using any of Bill Simmons’s articles as hard-hitting analysis). Keep in mind I’m still not 100%, so if this is rambling, so be it. –Fantastic game […]
Calling All REAL Cal Fans…
(Last post of the millions) Look, I just suffered through one of the worst weeks as a sports fan, with the Bills’ catastrophic Monday Night loss starting the week and the maddening pain of tonight’s defeat ending it. Mentally I felt like Joe Frazier after the Thrilla in Manila; completely battered, ruined and embittered beyond […]
Bending to Heartbreak (Why Gregory’s System Failed Us)
(Post six of millions) To be honest, I wasn’t terribly surprised when the defense folded on the two crucial TD drives in the second half. Want to know why? The teams we’ve played the past few weeks have either been anemic on offense (Arizona, Louisiana Tech, Colorado State), or garnered towards high octane plays (Oregon […]
Here is What Lost the Game
(Post five of millions) 3. Cal had three turnovers (one fluky, one impressive, one disastrous) that led to 13 Oregon State points. All of these drives together netted under thirty yards. Pretty high yard-to-point ratio. (Note: You know a loss really sucked for you when turnovers are only the third most important reason you lost) […]
Here is What Won the Game
(Post four of millions) Cal on 4th and goal at the 1: 0-1, zero yards, turnover on downs. OSU on 4th and goal at the 1: 2-2, two yards, two touchdowns. Games are decided by inches. And this is the stat that shows you the Beavers wanted this game more. They earned this win. Congrats […]
“Tickets to the Rose Bowl Are So Much Cheaper!”
(Post three of millions) I mean, I’m not an alumni. I don’t know how damaging the Holmoe era was to your psyche. But seriously? Was this your thought after Cal’s most devastating loss of this decade? “Well gee, hun, New Orleans is just so far away.” I don’t know, maybe it’s what happens when you […]
Oh, Hey, Cal “Fans”
(Post two of millions) SHUT THE FUCK UP. I’m not talking about the ones who are slowly drinking themselves to unconsciousness right now (that would be me if my abdomen wasn’t collapsing on itself), or crying themselves to sleep (that would be me if this hadn’t happened to me a thousand times before), or just […]
