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Year in Review Highlight Video

2009-07-07T19:07:00.000-07:00

Another great video from CalBearsGoBig.Boy, looking back on it, there were some pretty amazing moments last season.

Previewing the Minnesota Stadium

2009-07-03T13:42:00.000-07:00

The Red Wing Republican Eagle has a nice writeup on Minnesota's brand spanking new stadium that Cal will be visiting on September 19th.You can read it here.Knowing Cal's occasional struggles on the road, one would be relieved to know that the stadium won't feature grass. Artificial turf all the way. Yeah baby.

3-4 Defense: A Detriment This Year?

2009-06-20T14:14:00.000-07:00

Popped out of nowhere.Source: The Daily NathanIn some previous years under Coach Tedford, Cal’s defense had been the obvious Achilles heel of the team, undermining Cal’s “prolific” offense, and preventing the team from putting it all together for a Rose Bowl or BCS bowl run. Granted, there had been the exception that was the 2004 season, and some stellar individual performances, but the Bears’

Tedford Comes in at 15th

2009-06-16T17:11:00.000-07:00

Jeff Tedford ranked the 15th top Pac-10 Coach of all time by Buster Sports.The article has fair enough points. It's unqestioned that Tedford has brought a consistent level of success unseen at Cal since the Pappy Waldorf years, yet the lack of roses will always be the proverbial monkey on his back.Really, Tedford was simply unfortunate enough to begin his coaching tenure around the same time

Highlights from Jahvid Best's Appearance on Chronicle Live

2009-06-11T17:43:00.000-07:00

Jahvid Best followed up in Tedford's footsteps last night by appearing on Chronicle Live last night.You can catch the highlights here by scrolling through some short clips.The official Cal Bears site also tagged along and took some photos you can view here.Overall, it's some pretty basic stuff. You know, the typical dodging of the "will you leave early for the NFL?" question (which will be "yes"

Jahvid Best Live Chat

2009-06-05T15:13:00.000-07:00

Very cool news. CC Times' Jonathan Okanes will have Jahvid Best as his special guest on his June 25th Live Chat to answer YOUR questions.Cool beans.I say we throw some quality questions at the guy. Not try to hardball him, but really take advantage of the opportunity to ask him questions the press wouldn't normally ask. Of course, best could choose not to answer everything, but it's worth the

Bears in the NFL: Madden 10 Ratings Released

2009-05-28T16:07:00.000-07:00

(ESPN)EA has released their individual player ratings for Madden 10, and it's always interesting to see how players stack up according to EA standards.I've been particularly interested to see how some more recent Bears starters would do given their success this past year, namely Aaron Rodgers, Desean Jackson, Marshawn Lynch. However, I was a bit disheartened that none were considered Top 10 by

It's Too Late to Apologize

2009-05-27T20:31:00.001-07:00

Hey all,Sorry for the lack of updates. Just to explain, I have officially moved to the big apple, and life has been fairly crazy the last few weeks preparing for the move.Fortunately, I've picked a decent times in terms of Cal Football news to move, as there is very little right now. Honestly, I think Coach Tedford usually takes his annual vacation around this time.Sure there are some

Jeff Tedford Interview on Chronicle Live Tonight

2009-05-14T09:37:00.000-07:00

Props to PRD74 for getting this up.The interview is pretty standard stuff.They briefly discussed the competition at the QB position, reiterated Jahvid Best’s recuperation, the focus on establishing a strong running game. There was a good conversation on Tedford completely relegating all playcalling duties to OC Andy Ludwig. He admitted he’ll call a play when it’s needed, but he needs to give

NCAA Football 10 Footage - Sneak Peak of the Bears

2009-05-05T17:01:00.001-07:00

EA has just released some new footage of their latest addition to the NCAA Football franchise.To be honest, the game looks pretty similar to previous year versions which is expected, but still slightly disappointing. There are a handful of shots of the California Golden Bears squad at Memorial Stadium facing off against USC. The two most notable shots have Kevin Riley getting sacked, and Jahvid

Bears in the NFL: MiniCamp Performances

2009-05-04T10:23:00.000-07:00

The first NFL mini camp for newly drafted NFL players wrapped up over the weekend, and while it was a chance for some drafted Bears to get acclimated to their new teams, it was also a chance for some free agent hopefuls to still show off their stuff on a try-out basis.Former, Cal QB Nate Longshore attended the Miami Dolphins’ mini camp, and the recurring message appears to be that Longshore has

Bear Bits: SI Article on Best, NFL Likes Cal, and Free Agent Writeup

2009-04-28T14:52:00.000-07:00

A few Bear Bits for ya'lls as we begin to approach a slow summer of Cal football news.[Edit: Blogger can temporarily kiss my booty for not posting the links. My bad ya'lls.]Sports Illustrated has a nice article about Jahvid Best. Good press. I like how the Heisman train is ramping up, but I'm more of a fan of anything Coach Gould says.Here's an interesting piece from Rivals: Cal is tied for

Cal Free Agent Signings 2009 (Ongoing)

2009-04-27T11:33:00.001-07:00

I thought I'd compile a list of all free agent activity with this year's Cal players aiming for the NFL. I'll update this as soon as I hear of anything.[Edit: Jonathan Okanes is a lot better at this than I am. Considering, it's like...his job and all.]Rulon Davis has signed with the Denver Broncos (CC Timtes).FB Will Ta'fou'ou has signed with the Chicago Bears (KFFL).QB Nate Longshore will be

2009 NFL Draft Recap - Day Two

2009-04-27T10:22:00.001-07:00

The 2009 NFL Draft has come and gone, and not without its share of surprises. For Cal fans, the biggest news on Day One was how high center Alex Mack was taken on Day 1 (21st Overall to Cleveland). Day 2 had far more surprises, but to the detriment of the Cal players involved.Only two other Cal players were drafted on Sunday, both in the seventh and final round. Zack Follett was drafted 235th

2009 NFL Draft Recap - Day 1

2009-04-25T18:27:00.000-07:00

With the 21st pick in the draft (after multiple trades), the Cleveland Browns have taken Cal's very own Alex Mack to lead their offensive line.You can watch the pick here on the NFL Network.My thoughts? Really, really good situation for Mack.I was fairly confident that Mack would be the first center taken in the draft, but given how rarely centers go in the first round, I thought his best shot

Cal Football Preview on College Football Live

2009-04-24T12:02:00.000-07:00

"The Bears defense, dare we say it, in a conference lorded over by USC, might actually end up as the Pac-10’s best unit."-ESPN's Ted Miller

Nate Longshore Interview with the Examiner

2009-04-24T10:38:00.000-07:00

The Nate Longshore Media Train continues this week with Robert Calonge's interview with Longshore over at the examiner. You can read the interview here. (Quick thoughts after the bump.) It's interesting that I've posted more links about Longshore this week than I have in a few months, considering he'll likely wind up a free agent. But according to the interview, enough teams have expressed

Cal Bears NFL Draft Recaps 2003-2008

2009-04-23T12:09:00.000-07:00

With the 2009 NFL Draft just days away, I thought I’d provide links for recaps of previous years’ drafts to see where our favorite Bears from years past have ended up.Keep in mind I wrote these last year, so obviously some info has changed, but it’s still fun to see where and how our Bears have been drafted.2008 NFL Draft Recap (Desean Jackson)2008 NFL Draft Recap (Other Cal Players)2008 NFL

Nate Longshore NFL Prospects

2009-04-23T09:52:00.000-07:00

(ESPN.com)Jonathan Okanes has some interesting and decently illuminating bits about the always enigmatic Nate Longshore and his NFL chances as Saturday’s draft approaches. The resonating theme from the media might be the story of how a once projected first round pick has fallen to the likelihood of not being drafted at all.However, Longshored refuses to be dissuaded from pursuing his dream of

Rulon Davis Story up on Yahoo! Sports

2009-04-21T11:20:00.000-07:00

Michael Silver (Cal Alum) has an interesting writup on former DE Rulon Davis. Davis goes into the most detail about his duty in Iraq that I've ever had a chance to read about.There's also brief mention about his "chilly relationship" with Coach Tedford, as well as this fun tidbit:Teammates still marvel at the tantrum Davis threw last September at an Oakland hotel the night before the Bears

Spring Scrimmage 09 Recap...Sorta

2009-04-20T11:15:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I kinda goofed in regards to the Spring Scrimmage. I thought it was going to be similar to last year’s scrimmage, with the first half of the practice being position drills, and the actual 11-11 portion following afterwards.So after circling the streets of Berkeley for 40 minutes looking for parking (we were nearly ready to pay the frat boys $30) for a spot, we found a nice spot on Haste

5 Games That Would Feel Best to Win

2009-04-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

Over the course of an offseason, it’s natural to become a bit numb to all the emotional pulses of being a Cal fan. You might say I’m in a bit of that state right now. Sure the Cal marketing video that was released last week got my hands a little clammy, but not nearly close to the extent as I get come August or September.As I look at the upcoming schedule, I find myself already circling a

Bruce Snyder Passes

2009-04-13T17:37:00.000-07:00

You may have already read countless news reports, but former Cal coach Bruce Snyder passed away today after his battle with melanoma. Snyder was 69.God Bless Coach Snyder and his family.

Second Spring Scrimmage Notes and Links

2009-04-13T09:59:00.000-07:00

Hey all, hope you had a great weekend. There are a lot of good notes around the web regarding Cal’s second Saturday scrimmage.I’m not going to rehash the same stuff since it appears everyone else has done a fantastic job recapping the day, so I’m going to do this twitter style:Anyway, here are the links to this weekend’s reports.Cal’s Official Site has a report up, with some nice quotes from the

Season Ticket Renewal Promo Video

2009-04-08T09:22:00.000-07:00

Hey Cal fans,I'm going to put on my Cal Marketing hat for a moment and remind you all that today's your last day to renew season tickets, so definitely take a chance to renew if you haven't already done so.Their marketing department has also outdone itself again, besting their awesome promo videos from last year with an even slicker presentation in this year's campaign.The video features last