WASHINTON STATE JUST BEAT OREGON. IN THE GOOD 'OL DAYS (1949-51) CAL USED TO BEAT BOTH THESE GUYS. OH WELL, I STILL HAVE MY MEMORIES..BUT I AM PREPARED TO CRY IF THAT'S THE WAY I HAVE TO LIVE UNTIL CAL'S NEXT ROSE BOWL GAME. MAYBE SOMEHOW CAL WILL HELP KEEP ME ALIVE UNTIL THERE'S ANOTHER TIME FOR ME TO SHOUT!
CAL'S D L SHOWED A SAMPLE OF A QB RUSH WHICH PAID OFF BUT WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING TEAMS WHICH , LIKE ARIZONA, CONTINUE TO COMPLETE PASS... AFTER PASS AFTER PASS... LET'S FIND A WAY TO PUT ON A BETTER SHOW. INTERCEPTIONS AND POOR PASSES RESULT MORE FROM MORE EFFECTIVE PRESSURE ON Q-BACKS. CAN WE INSTALL SOME MORE POWER IN THE D L FOR THIS? GERBEAR
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME CAL HAD ANY SUCCESS AT GETTING A REASONABLE RUNBACK ON PUNT OR KICK OFF RETURN? HUH? HUH?HUH? WHY IS THIS SOOOO BAD. REMEMBER PUTTING J.BEST IN THE POSITION OF RECEIVING PUNTS OR KICKS OFFS? DO YOU TEST FOR I.Q. OF ANYONE CHOSEN FOR COACHING SPECIAL TEAM PLAY? DO YOU CHOOSE SAME WITH SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TO EXPECT OF SAME? HUH? HUH? HUH? O.M.G!!! GERBEAR
GOOD TO SEE INTELLIGENCE OF COACHES BY ADJUSTING LINE POSITIONS AND FUNCTIONS. TO GET LONGER RUNBACKS ON PUNTS JUST FORGET TRYING TO BLOCK KICKS AND USE LINEMEN TO O BACK AND HEPL THE RECEIVER. HOW 'BOUT TRYING JAY OTT AT PUNT RECEIVER? THINK MORE ABOUT THE PRCENTAGES OF GAINING SOMETHING MORE BY TAKING MY ADVICE!! GERBEAR CAL '51. WOULD CAL EVER OFFER A PH.D FOR FOOTBALL? YOU'D BETERR TRY FOR THIS DEGREE!!
I agree but hopefully their QB Ward throws a few picks. Our secondary should give Ward problems similar to the way they gave de Laura issues. I actually think de Laura and Ward are very similar QBs.
"18. Back in the day, Cal produced an assembly line of NFL running backs like J.J. Arrington, Marshawn Lynch, Jahvid Best and Shane Vereen. Its next great one may have arrived Saturday. True freshman Jaydn Ott ran 19 times for 274 yards in the Bears’ 49-31 win over Arizona, the most rushing yards by an FBS player this season and third-most in school history. The in-state four-star recruit and one-time Oregon commit was Cal’s highest-ranked offensive recruit in five years, and he’s wasted no time making an impact."
Looking at it a day after, great game. The defense bent but didn't break. Ott is nothing short of spectacular and should earn national honors as freshman of the week.
The defense in the first half appeared about as broken as I’ve seen it in the past five years. Of course De Laura had something to do with that, and the Bears couldn’t defend the middle slant. Then something shifted in the second half, and Cal I felt actually embodied the concept “bend but not break.” It was so foreign for the offense to give the Cal defense this much help. They needed it on this day. In past years if Cal defense were this porous it would’ve had the Bears down by multiple touchdowns at half.
It seemed weird to me, but AZ changed their offensive play calling in the 2nd half, as though what they were doing in the first wasn't working. I assume we made defensive adjustments, but I think a lot of our 2nd half success was poor post-halftime game planning by the cats.
ESPN should be ashamed. If you look at Ott's rushing stats as of 1:36AM on Sunday 9/25, he is still listed as having only 189 yards rushing for the first 3 games, even while showing Saturday's 274 yards...which should put him at 463 yards total, putting him on the top 5 rushing leaders in NCAA.
ESPN should be ashamed. If you look at Ott's rushing stats as of 1:36AM on Sunday 9/25, he is still listed as having only 189 yards rushing for the first 3 games, even while showing Saturday's 274 yards...which should put him at 463 yards total, putting him on the top 5 rushing leaders in NCAA.
WASHINTON STATE JUST BEAT OREGON. IN THE GOOD 'OL DAYS (1949-51) CAL USED TO BEAT BOTH THESE GUYS. OH WELL, I STILL HAVE MY MEMORIES..BUT I AM PREPARED TO CRY IF THAT'S THE WAY I HAVE TO LIVE UNTIL CAL'S NEXT ROSE BOWL GAME. MAYBE SOMEHOW CAL WILL HELP KEEP ME ALIVE UNTIL THERE'S ANOTHER TIME FOR ME TO SHOUT!
CAL'S D L SHOWED A SAMPLE OF A QB RUSH WHICH PAID OFF BUT WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING TEAMS WHICH , LIKE ARIZONA, CONTINUE TO COMPLETE PASS... AFTER PASS AFTER PASS... LET'S FIND A WAY TO PUT ON A BETTER SHOW. INTERCEPTIONS AND POOR PASSES RESULT MORE FROM MORE EFFECTIVE PRESSURE ON Q-BACKS. CAN WE INSTALL SOME MORE POWER IN THE D L FOR THIS? GERBEAR
Why all the SHOUTING, Gerbear?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME CAL HAD ANY SUCCESS AT GETTING A REASONABLE RUNBACK ON PUNT OR KICK OFF RETURN? HUH? HUH?HUH? WHY IS THIS SOOOO BAD. REMEMBER PUTTING J.BEST IN THE POSITION OF RECEIVING PUNTS OR KICKS OFFS? DO YOU TEST FOR I.Q. OF ANYONE CHOSEN FOR COACHING SPECIAL TEAM PLAY? DO YOU CHOOSE SAME WITH SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TO EXPECT OF SAME? HUH? HUH? HUH? O.M.G!!! GERBEAR
Ott-fense folks...
GOOD TO SEE INTELLIGENCE OF COACHES BY ADJUSTING LINE POSITIONS AND FUNCTIONS. TO GET LONGER RUNBACKS ON PUNTS JUST FORGET TRYING TO BLOCK KICKS AND USE LINEMEN TO O BACK AND HEPL THE RECEIVER. HOW 'BOUT TRYING JAY OTT AT PUNT RECEIVER? THINK MORE ABOUT THE PRCENTAGES OF GAINING SOMETHING MORE BY TAKING MY ADVICE!! GERBEAR CAL '51. WOULD CAL EVER OFFER A PH.D FOR FOOTBALL? YOU'D BETERR TRY FOR THIS DEGREE!!
WSU is going to be a problem. They play sooooo fast.
I agree but hopefully their QB Ward throws a few picks. Our secondary should give Ward problems similar to the way they gave de Laura issues. I actually think de Laura and Ward are very similar QBs.
Some say Zona is still chasing Ott to this day
Stewart Mandel took notice in The Athletic, once you get past old Cal recruit Adrian Martinez's hagiography...
https://theathletic.com/3626550/2022/09/25/kansas-state-oklahoma-college-football-2/
"18. Back in the day, Cal produced an assembly line of NFL running backs like J.J. Arrington, Marshawn Lynch, Jahvid Best and Shane Vereen. Its next great one may have arrived Saturday. True freshman Jaydn Ott ran 19 times for 274 yards in the Bears’ 49-31 win over Arizona, the most rushing yards by an FBS player this season and third-most in school history. The in-state four-star recruit and one-time Oregon commit was Cal’s highest-ranked offensive recruit in five years, and he’s wasted no time making an impact."
Maybe recruiting *'s do matter.
sorry...a little late here, but shit, that was fantastic ! GO BEARS!!!!!
Sundays just feel different after a big win....
Saturday nights and Sunday just hit differently after a big win…
Fact…now my weekend isn’t totally shot after Sunday’s obligatory dogschitt fantasy football day…
I started Wentz over Rodgers today and am having a terrible day lol (at least Rodgers is playing well)
And the next entire week
Thank Gott for Ott
That's a good one.
Looking at it a day after, great game. The defense bent but didn't break. Ott is nothing short of spectacular and should earn national honors as freshman of the week.
The defense in the first half appeared about as broken as I’ve seen it in the past five years. Of course De Laura had something to do with that, and the Bears couldn’t defend the middle slant. Then something shifted in the second half, and Cal I felt actually embodied the concept “bend but not break.” It was so foreign for the offense to give the Cal defense this much help. They needed it on this day. In past years if Cal defense were this porous it would’ve had the Bears down by multiple touchdowns at half.
It seemed weird to me, but AZ changed their offensive play calling in the 2nd half, as though what they were doing in the first wasn't working. I assume we made defensive adjustments, but I think a lot of our 2nd half success was poor post-halftime game planning by the cats.
Agreed.
Ott is 11th in the nation in rushing yards with one of the highest average yds per carry. Awesome!!
ESPN should be ashamed. If you look at Ott's rushing stats as of 1:36AM on Sunday 9/25, he is still listed as having only 189 yards rushing for the first 3 games, even while showing Saturday's 274 yards...which should put him at 463 yards total, putting him on the top 5 rushing leaders in NCAA.
easy. we may need them.
Doesn't that require ESPN to have shame in the first place?
ESPN should be ashamed. If you look at Ott's rushing stats as of 1:36AM on Sunday 9/25, he is still listed as having only 189 yards rushing for the first 3 games, even while showing Saturday's 274 yards...which should put him at 463 yards total, putting him on the top 5 rushing leaders in NCAA.
Turn me up on these headphones