Cal Fans, Here's Some 'College GameDay' Sign Ideas

The Cal community brainstormed a host of ideas for your Saturday morning wake-up.

Oct 03, 2024

Thanks to all who contributed in the College Gameday sign idea thread.

Cal fans, if you are struggling with sign ideas, our community gathered some for your benefit. Some of the images might be taken, but use them as inspiration. Feel free to mold these ideas into your own sign concept!

We’ve seen some of the signs in production by the Calgorithm that are coming Saturday. You’re going to be in for a ride.

It’s chemistry! (by slightdraw57)

It’s Chemistry, Part II (by WokeMobFootball)

Happy Fat Bear Week! Yes, it’s this week! (By The Axe)

Hail Calimony, Part 1 (by Fernando Gallo and caligoldenbears)

Beat Stanford (by Chris Freud)

SERIOUS: Hurricane relief sign (by Tyler Frederickson)

Cal kicker and folk hero Tyler Fredrickson has a simple one:

Nobel Prize! Nobel Prize! (by peetyjay)

"I did my own research" Carolyn Bertozzi, 2022 Nobel Laureate, Chemistry.
"I did my own research" Davd Julius, 2021 Nobel Laureate, Medicine.
"I did my own research" Reinhard Genzel, 2020 Nobel Laureate, Physics.
Meme across individual signs: blow up headshot of the Nobel Laureate with a word bubble, "I did my own research" then the name, year, and category for Nobel prize just below the headshot.

C-ABBA-fornia Golden Bears (by CalGnome)

Extensive travel (by parsa_s)

Flew 0 miles from the Atlantic Coast to be here

Opponent on opponent burn (by TopDogTopHog)

Nobel vs Nobel (by CalBear91)

UC Berkeley-61 Nobel Prizes!
U of Miami -4 Nobel Prizes...
Score Prediction-Cal 61 Miami 4

Nobel parking (by Evan A)

Hail Calimony, Part 2 (by PawlOski)

College Game Day at Cal, sponsored by UCLA

Branding!

Olympic Bears! (by bearspot)

Paris 2024 Olympic Medal Count:
10. Germany - 33 medals
11. Canada - 27 medals
*12. CAL - 23 MEDALS*
13. New Zealand - 20 medals
14. Brazil - 20 medals

Beat Stanford, Part 2 (by Vlad Belo)

Still No Stanfordium (Gotta play one of the classics)

Hail Calimony, Part 3 (by JoJoSungy)

You know it!
You tell the story!
U C L A pays Calimony!

College Gameday Before I Die

non-GMO sign orientation (by JoJoSungy)

This Sign Was Made From Plant Based Materials

Crowd size jokes (because politics is not allowed, if a photo, recommend Oski photoshop heads!)

Maybe an Obama crowd size sign, saying something like the "SEC has this weird obsession with crowd sizes."

This is why women… (by mjpark)

#ICHOOSETHEBEAR

Applebee’s anyone? (by BFores)

The best I can come up with is: “I like the ambiance and the decor” of Berkeley

(by Californihorn)

UMIAMI. The UMAMI we’ve been waiting for. #CaliforniaFootballCuisine
[UMAMI stylized as UMiami]
[Oski holding fork and knife over a plate of Sebastian the Ibis and sitting under a “Chez Beast” sign stylized as Chez Panisse]

Early isn’t it? (by caljlo)

6AM is no problem for the WOKE

Remember our Pac-12 (by WilderThanGene)

I'd like to see a tie-dyed Bill Walton cutout with a Pac 12 logo

Princess Bride, QB1 (by bearspot)

"Hello. My name is Fernando Mendoza.
You killed my conference. Prepare to die."

Culture clash (by littleman23)

The Pac-12 was wonderful, but at this time… (by bearspot) (note, this is a popular political slogan, so it likely needs a Cal-themed photo/photoshop accompanying it)

"We are not going back!"

We have the Axe (by Cal students)

Calgorithm theme (by BearlyThere)

The Calgorithm is Real.
Maybe with Oski Wearing Morpheus shades, but (a) keep it simple, and (b) the red pill blue pill thing is kind of backwards.

Classic photos, Oski themed (by HennDog)

Bigfoot sighting with Oski's face on it.
Possible quote, "The CFP committee can't comprehend" or "The college football mind can't comprehend"
Pioneers of college football
This image with Oski on one side and the Stanford tree on the other with the ACC logo for the airplane
V-J Day in Times Square
Oski's face on the man and the ACC logo on the woman he is kissing.

Meme team (peetyjay and bearspot)