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Rick Chen's avatar

hello, everybody! please rate the game and add your insta-reactions: https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-oregon-state-college-football-insta-recap-23

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Todd's avatar

Todd

9 mins ago

The fundamental problem with CAL Football is the UC Berkeley Administration. The team & coaches get no support. Cal Football could be a powerhouse like Michigan if we had the same support system. Until that institutional support remains dominant, we have no chance to be competitive regardless of the coaching

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GoldenHairs's avatar

if vatikani is ok we beat utah next week

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OldSoCalBear's avatar

I hope Sirmon and Ott are back next week. I think Vatikani is done

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Todd's avatar

If Cam Rising doesn’t play next week, Cal has a shot to win

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Rugbear's avatar

Good night all. Go Bears!

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Rugbear's avatar

We just scored 40 points on one of the best defenses in the country. Our defense let us down.

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Todd's avatar

Right?? WTF happened to our defense

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Winebear's avatar

Hard to win when you give up 5TDs (average) in the Pac-12

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sacman701's avatar

I don't understand why the defense keeps regressing. We haven't had a rash of injuries, we just play worse every week.

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Old Bear 71's avatar

Totally!

Burned in secondary and whiffed multiple tackles at and beyond los.

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AndyPanda's avatar

When/how did Sonny ball reemerge?

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goldenone's avatar

Aargghh

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Todd's avatar

The fundamental problem with CAL Football is the UC Berkeley Administration. The team & coaches get no support. Cal Football could be a powerhouse like Michigan if we had the same support system. Until that institutional support remains dominant, we have no chance to be competitive regardless of the coaching

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HelloBowlesHall's avatar

I disagree. I mean we have incompetent administration currently, obviously. But Barbour and Tedford proved that it is possible to build something here.

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sacman701's avatar

At least we scored there. 52-40 isn't quite as embarrassing as 52-32.

I like the edit button on this site. Easy enough to edit 52-39 to 52-40.

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CalGal2004's avatar

And 52 - 40 is even better.

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OC Bear's avatar

52-40 looks even better

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HelloBowlesHall's avatar

How about 52-40 ;-)

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Old Bear 71's avatar

There you are Trond!

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Rugbear's avatar

Yeah baby!!

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Thomas with some speed.

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CalGal2004's avatar

Yeah for garbage time TDs. Go Bears!

And two!

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

That was a beauty

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Rugbear's avatar

Let's get one more score.

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Daddy's avatar

What happened to ott?

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Justbear's avatar

I think he just transferred at halftime

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Archon79's avatar

If Ott stays another year at Cal they should just give him a doctorate.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

No word from the commentators.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

My goodness…love Ifanse.

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cheeksbossman's avatar

The fact that our defense looks this bad with so many returners and supposed high impact transfers is a massive indictment on our coaching. I really hope we move on from this staff soon. And clueless Jim of course

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bigaddi's avatar

#Drop50 is back in Berkeley, its just not because of the offense

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Atticus Sappington

Trend Grizzell

A couple of fantastic names in this game.

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Bowlesman 80's avatar

Scout FInch?

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Bowlbasaur's avatar

Da 50 burger, ouch

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

The O showed signs of life today. That’s a positive.

Did not count on Oregon State hanging 50 on a Wilcox/Sirmon D.

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Archon79's avatar

Not having a pass rush is obviously a problem but defense has usually been better than this even without one.

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OldSoCalBear's avatar

I felt worse after the ASU win than now

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HelloBowlesHall's avatar

I do not. Not sure if this is an outright aberration on the d, but I have more confidence in the d figuring some shit out than finding a good qb.

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sacman701's avatar

I'm much more discouraged than I was after the Washington game. Washington has an elite offense, and mostly they were just making plays. Today we got vaporized by an offense that's above average but clearly not elite.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Made DJ look like a top 3 QB

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Ya. The W that feels like a Loss.

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bearacious's avatar

Knew what was coming

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OldSoCalBear's avatar

funny how some wins feel like losses, but losses never feel like wins

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Not in year 7.

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Bob Dole's avatar

Sirmon has not been a good DC. He’s lucky his kid is the talented one in the family

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Bowlesman 80's avatar

So tempo offense=gassed defense

Sounds familiar.

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goldenone's avatar

Season doesn't look good in the future

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OldSoCalBear's avatar

wait Sirmon is out too?

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Rick Chen's avatar

yes

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sacman701's avatar

Did we just let them run for 23 yards on 3rd and 17?

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Sigh

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Rick Chen's avatar

yes

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Old Bear 71's avatar

Yep

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HaasBear's avatar

Let’s fire Sirmon now?

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Clbear's avatar

The eff?

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Bluehenbear's avatar

Goodnight

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Calbears93's avatar

OSU qb has not been on the ground once.

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Old Bear 71's avatar

Except after a long run

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Calbears93's avatar

All day to throw every play.

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Old Bear 71's avatar

Garbage time

Put in the rooks

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HaasBear's avatar

If the announcers think osu intentionally ran a 5 yard play on 3rd down so they could QB sneak against our Nickel package they’re higher than the dudes up on tightwad.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Seriously. Silly comment.

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Bluehenbear's avatar

All the live long day to throw

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Archon79's avatar

Oregon State is good but c’mon…

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bearacious's avatar

Not a lot of effort there

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Old Bear 71's avatar

Wilcox’s coaching trajectory is wrong way

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sacman701's avatar

We have gotten worse every year since 2019.

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Old Bear 71's avatar

Sizzle

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Yeesh, that’s a bummer.

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CalGal2004's avatar

Well hell.

And the crowd heads for the exits.

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HelloBowlesHall's avatar

And rightfully so :-(

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CalGal2004's avatar

And yet here I still sit!

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HelloBowlesHall's avatar

Oh I’m still here too but I don’t blame them either

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Bowlesman 80's avatar

Ouch.

Welp, Nando's no virgin, anymore.

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Justbear's avatar

Done

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Bluehenbear's avatar

Fork. Stick. Done

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Justbear's avatar

So Williams Thomas was shown dressed. Can he play?

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Daddy's avatar

I need to get me one of those hats Wilcox is rocking. Cart for Vat is not good

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Karma's avatar

Hope for the best on o line

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Bluehenbear's avatar

Can we steal some of osu’s linemen who still want to play in a power Conf?

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OC Bear's avatar

or, head coach?

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bearacious's avatar

Shit

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