Saw Dead live many times in their hayday, including at the Berkeley Community Theater and The Greek. Their music lacks driving, high energy adrenaline needed in football. Rolling grooves, loose syncopation, and jazz like improv are, IMO, out of place in a football context.
NOOOOO!!!!! Bad things happen whenever we debut new helmets! Who can forget the "surrender white" helmets rolled out by Tedford? As I recall, we always got blasted when the team wore those. How about the Polynesian look against Hawaii last year? That game was a disaster. Stick with the classic Cal script on helmets and save the Grateful Dead look for tshirts and Boomer alums (like me).
I hear you and feel your trauma. But pretty sure the players just gonna shrug this off and ball. In the new era of Cal football, we can walk and chew gum. Gotta shake off those old ghosts.
Good point and let it be noted that I have called for a real life exorcism at Memorial Stadium to exorcise whatever ghosts have been cursing Cal Football for far too long. I hope that Tosh is the man who can finally get this done.
Never was a fan of the Dead or jam bands in general, but I respect their rightful place in the landscape and history of pop music, and especially as it relates to the Bay Area. These helmets and the whole campaign, however, are FIRE 🔥. I would love to hear some Dead tunes blasted on the Memorial system as well while the minitrons show boomers (maybe even some non-boomers) jam-dancing.
I happen to be wearing my “Grateful Slug” UCSC t-shirt today. Lol. That’s where the archive is housed.
Saw Dead live many times in their hayday, including at the Berkeley Community Theater and The Greek. Their music lacks driving, high energy adrenaline needed in football. Rolling grooves, loose syncopation, and jazz like improv are, IMO, out of place in a football context.
Perhaps it's the sound of the new Pat McCann offense just groovin' and rollin'
Also, the only surprise I want on Saturday is a win, not Grateful Dead themed swag.
NOOOOO!!!!! Bad things happen whenever we debut new helmets! Who can forget the "surrender white" helmets rolled out by Tedford? As I recall, we always got blasted when the team wore those. How about the Polynesian look against Hawaii last year? That game was a disaster. Stick with the classic Cal script on helmets and save the Grateful Dead look for tshirts and Boomer alums (like me).
I hear you and feel your trauma. But pretty sure the players just gonna shrug this off and ball. In the new era of Cal football, we can walk and chew gum. Gotta shake off those old ghosts.
Good point and let it be noted that I have called for a real life exorcism at Memorial Stadium to exorcise whatever ghosts have been cursing Cal Football for far too long. I hope that Tosh is the man who can finally get this done.
" When I awoke, the dire wolf, six hundred pounds of sin, was grinning at my window, all I said was come on in"
After 56 years I still hear that one in my head. I'm getting me some of that steal your face stuff. Go Bears!
SIIIIICK!
Never was a fan of the Dead or jam bands in general, but I respect their rightful place in the landscape and history of pop music, and especially as it relates to the Bay Area. These helmets and the whole campaign, however, are FIRE 🔥. I would love to hear some Dead tunes blasted on the Memorial system as well while the minitrons show boomers (maybe even some non-boomers) jam-dancing.
Steal your ball.
Let's do tiie-dye jersies. May the Demon Decons get lost in the Woke Forest.
I hope they are concussion proof.
I saw Ron Rivera wearing a shirt last week with the same logo.
Grateful Bears is a bit lame but these look great otherwise!