It was a joy to witness the most complete game of the Wilcox era.
These young men showed us the true meaning of OKG. A Wilcox guy possesses mental toughness, relishes hard work, and stays on task. It’s about grit, dedication, belief and trust. When everyone left them for dead, this team refused to quit and would not die.
It was a joy to witness the most complete game of the Wilcox era.
These young men showed us the true meaning of OKG. A Wilcox guy possesses mental toughness, relishes hard work, and stays on task. It’s about grit, dedication, belief and trust. When everyone left them for dead, this team refused to quit and would not die.
Joe Kapp is smiling down from football heaven.
Finally, “Burn the boats. Burn the trees. Burn the city.” - is indeed the coldest line from Cal Football in a long time. Now it’s time to ‘Burn the Bowl’!
I like the line, but I don't really understand it. Why was WSU the boats? What is UCLA the city? (I don't really think of LA as a city, it's just a giant horrible sprawl with a rather insignificant downtown)
'When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.”
I had assumed the burn the boats with WSU as the same as the traditional sense of burning the bridges and leaves no recourse (because that was the first of the three "do or die" game), and then the trees and city are just continuing the theme (because each one was do or die also) and the kids just updated it with a different spin each week.
I'm of course not saying that LA is not a city, but that it doesn't feel like one to me. To me, 'real' cities have a certain density and energy like London or New York, and even SF (past and future, if not present). Obviously, LA has its own strengths and is well loved by many. My opinion about LA is just my opinion, nothing more. Sorry if I offended; perhaps I shouldn't have made the comment you replied to (if you can't say something nice...).
Maybe carry over from when their coach was a pirate.
Or the Cal game was their lifeboat to get to a bowl game since they were 4-5 coming in and the Apple Cup was one of their remaining games. So we burned the lifeboats
Avi, you nailed it.
It was a joy to witness the most complete game of the Wilcox era.
These young men showed us the true meaning of OKG. A Wilcox guy possesses mental toughness, relishes hard work, and stays on task. It’s about grit, dedication, belief and trust. When everyone left them for dead, this team refused to quit and would not die.
Joe Kapp is smiling down from football heaven.
Finally, “Burn the boats. Burn the trees. Burn the city.” - is indeed the coldest line from Cal Football in a long time. Now it’s time to ‘Burn the Bowl’!
Thanks for a great read Avi.
#BowlOnYouBears
I like the line, but I don't really understand it. Why was WSU the boats? What is UCLA the city? (I don't really think of LA as a city, it's just a giant horrible sprawl with a rather insignificant downtown)
It's an old Sun Tzu quote.
'When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.”
And it shows how academic Mendoza is by knowing that.
Also, Cortez did exactly that, burned his boats.
I had assumed the burn the boats with WSU as the same as the traditional sense of burning the bridges and leaves no recourse (because that was the first of the three "do or die" game), and then the trees and city are just continuing the theme (because each one was do or die also) and the kids just updated it with a different spin each week.
What is your definition of a city and how does LA not qualify?
I'm of course not saying that LA is not a city, but that it doesn't feel like one to me. To me, 'real' cities have a certain density and energy like London or New York, and even SF (past and future, if not present). Obviously, LA has its own strengths and is well loved by many. My opinion about LA is just my opinion, nothing more. Sorry if I offended; perhaps I shouldn't have made the comment you replied to (if you can't say something nice...).
Maybe carry over from when their coach was a pirate.
Or the Cal game was their lifeboat to get to a bowl game since they were 4-5 coming in and the Apple Cup was one of their remaining games. So we burned the lifeboats
Wait, I need to burn another bowl? If you insist.
LOL I absolutely insist