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Until today, my ESPN app was telling me I had video access to ESPN channels. Today, it told me I need to sign up and pay to see ESPN+. Bummer. But I was away for most of the game anyway. I do see next week's game on my schedule, so should be able to watch that.

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You’re lucky. You get the results without the cardiac stress

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Get Hulu. It has espn +

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Okay, Go Bears!

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Thank goodness we don’t open against an FCS opponent next year. It’s at Oregon St and nothing bad ever happened there…

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Oh, yeah, Reeser Is a cakewalk.

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. I believe the debut starts when play an actual ACC team.

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I believe you're right.

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Trond sighting

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Over already? time flies...

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Whew!

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Unlike the rest of the ACC, Cal is 1 -0

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They're quakin' in their cleats.

Look out, Auburn. We might actually make a First Down.

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Escape formation.

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Normally you say let's get the hell out of here after an ugly road win, but I feel like Cal should just leave town for a day

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Fake handoff to Caldwell and have Rogers run to the outside

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The t v announcer sounded like he let out what's wrong with jayden off. It is a knee injury not an ankle. He didn't look that upset on the sidelineso he might Be available next week.

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Perhaps, but his initial reaction suggested otherwise. I hope not, but I ask: "Why the fuck was he playing in the 3rd qrtr against UCD?"

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Because Wilcox can blow out a FCS teams so we needed all of our starters in order to win today.

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To close out the game

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Why did Cal need to close out the game against UCD in the 3rd Qrtr?

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God, I hope so

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Another oline failure

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Complete, and no I don't care that 2 projected starters were out. They are projected and may be just as porous as these 5 were tonight.

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Run the clock down to the 2 minute mark. Wilcox will make a good NFL coach someday, preferably very soon.

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If Wilcox had blown out Davis and had a 14+ halftime lead, we don’t even need Ott in the second half and he doesn’t get injured.

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true that

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Ott does not look good. Not bending right leg at all. Crap!

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Ott still limping.. But , did they say what part of his body is injured

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All we will get is the classic “lower body injury “

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No but we are all assuming it was his ankle that got rolled in the pile on that tackle.

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Mendoza could not move the ball up the field. He can’t son anything with out OTT. Good luck next week though. This game has been in slow motion since it started. But, you like what you like

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Rodgers is brat

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Wtf did he do to you? This is uncalled for

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Rogers looked awful. Mendoza led all scoring drives. He’s QB1

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That doesn't make him a brat. It's an uncalled for personal attack

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That was a last minute coach decision

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That’s classless

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Grizzel sighting!

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Lefty?

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Classic 4th down INT

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Nice pick, Williams is having a great game.

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Should have batted it down. Won't matter in this game, but you always need to be conscious of down and distance.

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player of the game for sure

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Rogers is in to now protect our players from further injury.

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This should've been his first appearance...

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to protect the margin from growing

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And to protect Cal from covering the spread

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CBS shows the spread at only -21. Rogers needs to get close to save his spot in the two deep and Wilcox can kick one.

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Is it just me or is Cade and Aiden (the ND transfer) getting a lot of pressure in the 2nd half?

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Either way he's done for this game because the next two games a far bigger than this one

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I just returned to my desk - how bad is Ott hurt?

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I hate this for that kid - he deserves way better than what he got today. I hope that he's okay, not just for us but for his future et al.

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I’m not a doctor but….

He’s on the sideline walking around, favoring his right leg (ankle?). No trainers or medical staff hovering around.

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Don’t be so modest but you did stay in a Holiday Inn last night.

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😄. (Shh… Just don’t tell Mr CG!)

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unknown

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No one know. Looks like an ankle injury, he was trying to walk it off on the sidelines but had a noticeable limp.

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what sucks with any of these injuries is they can be worse than it looks before the swelling starts in a couple hours. which is why I always hate when the players need to try to play it off on the sideline, and the coaches and medical staff enable it. whatever is injured should be on ice right away. this dude is way too important.

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Is it just me or is Cade and Aiden (the ND transfer) getting a lot of pressure in the 2nd half?

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FCS D Line > SEC D Line

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You would know. Thanks for the analysis.

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Finally, Cal. is taking these guys seriously. The t v announcer said that jayden ott was in tears. That can only mean an a c l tear and I hope that's not true because that would mean he'd be out for the season. He seemed to be walking it off and even if it's not an ACL Injury, you should not play him the rest of this game. We also lost Calloway. That's our top 2 backs. We were 4 deep and will end thst now. Prayers to the injured.

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By "seriously" do you mean punting near midfield to win the position war or apparently trying to hurt them?

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I mean dominating these guys like we should have from the beginning. We gave them 6 points.

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from tv view, looked more like an ankle. But still think that "crying" bit was a cheap shot by the reporter

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I really hope its only an ankle. first thing I thought was knee in real time.

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He could have been crying without it meaning it was a serious injury. I'm sure he hates any injury at all, because it means coming out, etc. At least that's what I really really hope.

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Coulda been someone else... I could see Marshawn crying with him... RB's are sensitive like that...

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LMAO!!!!

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Sep 1·edited Sep 1

I just don't like the vibe of the reporter trying to eavesdrop under the tent, or whatever she was doing. The privacy is the point of the tent.

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Yes. It’s saying anything to make it dramatic when it could be just the reporter projecting and verbalizing it.

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she said she was walking with him on the sideline, then he sat down by himself, put a towel over his head, and it sounded like he was crying. that was before he went into the tent.

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Why not run on 3rd down and let the clock run down.

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Bloesh doesn't believe in running between the tackles. It's got to be between the guards.

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Ok now is the time for CJ Harris not Mendoza

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I wouldn’t mind that - need to give all three some valuable, on-field experience.

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Uluave balling out

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Mendoza back in? Doesn’t matter who the QB is now - hand off time

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I think we should start kneeling the ball before anything else bad happens

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I guess the yellow first down line machine broke.

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So what's the latest on Ott?

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He’s sitting, standing, walking the sideline with a slight limp. Favoring his right leg. He’s still dressed.

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I didn't like the sideline reporting saying she "thought maybe" she heard crying in the tent. Cheap shot.

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She was prob the one crying and tried to blame it on someone a little more professional at their job.

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No update since he went into the tent.

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i like to keep my QBs on their toes and make sure they don't get an ego if they're hot. I'll play both until the Stanford game.

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I’m at the game & I can say the QB’s did not get equal time. You should always play your most experienced QB if you want to win..

Stats don’t lie!!

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No they didn't get equal time. But Rodgers got more than he should've

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I agree but even more than that, each one should have gotten more at a stretch. Seriously. You want to screw up rhythm then just change willy nilly.

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I amazingly predicted a qb draw

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STOP PLAYING ROGERS

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You’re funny

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Even my dog saw that one coming

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Mendoza should have had one more series. Why is rodgers in?!

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Mendoza can’t move the ball!

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I think we're trying to pretend the first half didn't happen now

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LOL

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my coaching gameplan is to always end games as close to the spread as possible

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Is that why you changed the QB again

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yep if vegas can't figure me out, no ACC team can!

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You are so smart coach! We are lucky to have you.

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If these stats are accurate, UCD has just 19 yards this half.

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I haven't measured but it sounds reasonable. Bears' D has held after the break...

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Geez, can we get a replay before cutting to commercial?

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I wonder if it’s the sun exposure that impacting Davis…( right )

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was gonna say this earlier.. it's about damn time the other team gets to bake

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Aug 31·edited Aug 31

I was just going to say the same thing! I always wondered if we'd perform better in day games if we moved to the opposite sideline and stood in shades.

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The team coulda worn sunglasses on either sideline...

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There was a WSU game, we lost, a couple seasons back where I thought it was part of the causality. Lots of hands shielding faces and strained looks on the sidelines.

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Personally, after sitting in Section U on a bright day, I never returned to that side of the stadium.

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From the beginning I was hoping Calloway would start and dominate this game like Ifanse did against Idaho last year. Wilcox had the sense not to play Ott last year, what changed this year?

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Ott was hurt heading into Idaho, this being the season opener changes your situation calculus

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oh yeah, you're right, for some reason I thought Idaho was the opener

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Aug 31·edited Aug 31

I miss ifanse

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I still watch his highlights. Dude was fun to watch.

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The announcers are making it a big introduction to the ACC. Let's wait until we actually play an ACC team. We are playing a FBS school that was giving Cal trouble . Can they really produce when We face Miami in a few weeks

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Nice play! Making something happen

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