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Mason Starling is a gamer. Even in the Colorado game he was big.

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He looks the part of a guy that will play on Sundays.

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That was a depressing half of football. At least Colorado had a crowd behind them when making plays. It just feels like a glorified cemetery out there.

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We should rename Memorial to the Mausoleum.

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The Nauseouleum works too.

"These mother fuckers." Money Lynch, 2022 October 22

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I prefer this brand of misery because Rick fights are done in 3 hours. Sonny’s misery games went 4-1/2

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It did provide entertainment too though. Kenny Lawler was so fun to watch.

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We don’t have anything to cheer about in these rock fights. It’s dull. College football should be more exciting.

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as someone watching on the east coast, I abide

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Dude!

See what I did there, Gene? ;-)

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i see it!

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It is. That’s what Cal football has become. And frankly, that’s why we need a change at the top. There is no real hope anymore. Hope = some excitement.

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Yeah, I agree. But I am tired of”congratulating the defense”. I hate being an “Iowa style team”. I miss the run and shoot with Dykes. This is no fun to watch.

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I hated the run and shoot games stylistically. They were so boring and took forever.

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I think the backup QB and the previous HC are the most popular people during down years.

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Maybe. But ask yourself, “Do you enjoy this tonight?”

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I don't. That why I'm saying at least with Dykes there was something fun to watch.

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I don't know about you, but I didn't really enjoy the Dykes years that much. It felt so futile when the defense couldn't stop wet toilet paper.

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I agree.

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Or last year.

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It wasnt fun watching our defensive players whiffing on tackles like blooper reels, or having a quarterback playing safety and some receivers playing defensive back. Or having people think your players are a Division 2 team because they're so small, in their funny youtube videos.

It's ok for neither to be fun..

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So what do we have now. We are all hanging in to hopefully witness a series of field goals and a timely turnover at the end of the game.

It was so much more fun to watch Texas play OSU or TCU play KState today.

Last week it was great to watch USC and Utah. Or Tennessee / Alabama.

We get nothing like it.

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What we have now sucks. What we had then sucked. I'm not sure what your point is.

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Yours truly will be in person tonight, keep track of updates as they happen here: https://twitter.com/WriteForCalLive

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Godspeed and good luck!

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Taking one for the W4C team, eh?

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so far...well yes

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Pac-12 After Dark against Washington is prime sicko territory. So I'm (stupidly) heading to the stadium rooting for both Cal and chaos.

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I regret that I can only like this post once

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Maybe see you there. I'll be wearing blue and gold.

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Nice! This means attendance will be no less than 2.

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I'll be wearing a paper bag on my head.

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The vibes are not good right now

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Our offense produced a functional and FBS drive!

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Sessions is getting beat like a drum. I could have coached him up by now. It's unbelievable that a guy with Sessions athletic ability still doesn't know how to pass block.

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I can’t wait for the moment when our OL has 3 guys standing around while the other 2 block each other during a play.

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Plummer can't get it done. He killed that drive by missing a kindergarten throw on the first play. He's gotta go. Milner can't be this bad.

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Oct 23, 2022·edited Oct 23, 2022

Nope. I'd like to see Millner too.

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That's what we figured about the UCLA transfer QB, Modster? It turned out that he was throwing hot lava that the receivers could not catch. On paper, he seemed that he should be good, but...

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I'm back for more punishment

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You’re a better man than I am, Gunga din…

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Terrible holding call by ref but ill take it

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Holy crap. A TD?!?! I’m gonna take a shot of whiskey.

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Did Marshawn give a half time speech to the coaches?

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If he did, then let’s hire him. Use the NIL money for him

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Yeah Marshawn say it.

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preach!!!

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I have a bad case of Penix envy

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It's how you use it...

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It’s all about the (throwing) motion in the ocean.

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2nd half game plan. Hold them to one field goal. Cal gets a field goal. Then out of no where Weaver comes in for the pick six to seal the only touchdown for the game. Cal wins 10 to 9.

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Oct 23, 2022·edited Oct 23, 2022

Better yet. Marshawn takes a cart and rides by the U-dub bench. Asks Penix if he'd like to ride shotgun with a Beast. Drives cart (with Penix in it) out of the stadium....

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That would be exciting!

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He runs out of the stands! I wish…

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saw a funny tweet online saying that Cal Football is the worst thing since Cal Basketball! HAH

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Sad truth

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Transfer portal is going to be full of Cal players. I see a coaching staff that has lost this team. They know this staff is bad and has no answers.

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I am kitty-sitting, so might join in the live game chat...really hoping this game is not a cat-astrophe! 🤣🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🤣 #GoBears 💙🐻💛🏈💛🪓💙

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Sounds like your evening plans feline to place.

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Me? I will be catatonic and immunized against Cardiac Cal events.

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Oct 22, 2022·edited Oct 22, 2022

you're stressin meowt. try to stay pawsitive.

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A win tonight against the dogs would be purrfect.

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By a pride of Bears.

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Welp that's not the result we wanted.

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Well that'll about do it

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Surely this offense cant be worse this half right? Right?

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Oct 23, 2022·edited Oct 23, 2022

the only thing worse than a scoreless offense is an O that results in a safety.

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Can they score negative points?

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Pick 6

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yes, -2.

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Give up a safety?

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When Plummer starts playing well, everyone else shits the bed

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My son is trying to stay positive. “At least they’re dropping balls!”

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Fire McClure.

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Wow, the turning of the Rugbear?

Honestly, I wish you were coaching our O Line.

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Are his protections too complicated? Failure of execution?

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Horrible technique. He can't coach these guys up.

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Defense showing some grit, but they can’t hold back this dam forever

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Defense has to start scoring. And stay on the field forever

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Yeah they need to start pulling the offense’s weight.

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Plummer sucks

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Wilcox isn’t taking out Plummer. He is too loyal.

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and who wants to watch total suck?

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Well, it's all about context.;)

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I've heard some people say put Jack Plummer behind a better O-line and he lights it up.

I'm not seeing it...at all.

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He has to complete the easy passes when there is no pressure...he can't even do that. He's the glass man; scared shitless of getting hit. It's flipping football. He needs to toughen up.

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I agree - there are gimme's out there - he's just missing them.

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Marshawn interview: priceless!!

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Sonny Dykes Ref did us right.

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I'll tell you what I see tonight: a complete lack of physicality. We arm tackle on defense and we arm block on offense. Fugly.

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Why is Washington WR open on every play

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They've got a great system and DeBoer has the perfect QB for it.

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Well Vegas had it right

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They are magicians, I don’t know how they do it.

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This team is a disaster. Everyone on the offensive staff should be fired immediately. The longer we wait the more transfers we’ll endure.

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Hoping this O returns intact is wishful thinking, I fear.

Given the proliferation of the NIL and the transfer portal, it would be a wonderful surprise to get everyone back. Unfortunately, we're likely looking at another year of Jack Plummer, and I think many of us have seen enough.

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Isn't Plummer a one year rental as a grad transfer?

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I say we do an onside kick if we score cuz defense not gonna get us an extra

Possession

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Too much time. I think we play it straight, been close to stops, at least better chances than onside

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But getting it in here is a big if

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Session is nothing more than a slight inconvenience for the defensive end.

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Gosh imagine if we had cool play designs.

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The longer the refs talk, the more rest for our defensive line

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Did they fire Musgrave at the half or lock him up in a closet?

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Mashawn put him in the golf cart and drove him out of the stadium!

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Excellent movement by both Plummer and receiver and great throw on the run.

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Kudos to Jack. He didn't get happy feet.

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He would have to be made of steel to not have happy feet with this line.

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I am tired of watching rock fight games! I watched Sonny’s team play well today. There was offense and scoring and a victory. I am sick of this brand of football.

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Yeah I used to hate Sonnyball more but not anymore.

This is worse

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At least Sonny ball was exciting and frustrating.

This is just boring and frustrating. Bad combination.

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Oct 23, 2022·edited Oct 23, 2022

Welp.

There was precious little defense with Sonny, whos teams really helped justify the tag "Cardiac Cal" for us fans. The over and unders were typically over 60. We'd score, but would, in turn, dread the answering scores going through the porous defense. Honestly, If WIlcox could a mildly above-average offense and keep up this defense, we'd be contenders every season. It may be ugly, were we to have this mildly above-average offense, but sweetened by victory.

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4UZbZUvmtuE

JJ Arrington highlights, for your halftime viewing pleasure

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Back when we had a functional offense and defense. What a beautiful thing.

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Why is JJ Arrington never mentioned? He actually might have the best single season of any CAL running back.

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One of the bigger injustices of all-time...how many other Power-5 2,000 yard rushers on a 10-win team weren't even invited to NYC for the Heisman?

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2000 yards in 04 IIRC

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I agree and I think it is because he didn’t have as prolific an NFL career or as many memorable plays and moments while at Cal.

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Overshadowed by Aaron Rodgers too

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That as well.

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My Marshawn Lynch interview takeaways:

1. Drops an "F" bomb

2. He calls out the lack of people in the stands.

3. He's gonna' jack another cart.

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“MF” bomb.

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Well, it was worth watching this shitshow just for the Marshawn interview. Not sure there'll be much else to watch.

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Gotta see if he drives the cart again

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I f-ing love Marshawn Lynch.

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Marshawn interview is helping

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Oct 23, 2022·edited Oct 23, 2022

Marshawn with the f-bomb during the interview. espn gonna be in trouble for no delay

Go drive a cart! (better than watching a Musgrave offense.)

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Lmao Marshawn

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I legit LOL’d

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Moral victory!!

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I'll drink to that

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Surprised Ott has not yet entered the Portal.

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Where does everyone think he’ll go to?

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UCLA

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SDSU

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he's from SoCal, so the natural inclination would be to take jump on that (future) BiG NIL money.

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SC

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