I was driving toward the Outer Banks in the swampy area just before one crosses over the bridge. There was a yellow sign with the outline of a bear and I was thinking "what? bog bears are a thing?" Less than 5 minutes later, I saw a big dark blob on the side of the road. As I approached, a bear came into focus - the same shape and even facing the same direction as the sign. Slowed down and took a pic. It was clearly unafraid of cars.
I’m going the opposite direction, until I am convinced that campus culture is supportive of our money sports, I’m not giving anything to the academic departments. We should want our athletics to strive for the same degree of national prominence. The continual hobbling of football and basketball both must stop. Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas are all three our academic rivals and, yet, we do not support our money sports nearly as well.
On this day in 2012 in Memorial Stadium the Golden Bears defeated Souther Utah, 50-31.It was one of only two home victories in Jeff Tedford’s final year as head coach. DBD celebrates 100 years of football in Strawberry Canyon with this daily feature appearing throughout the football season.
I bought a white script Cal hat with the bear claw logo on the back way back in 2009 for only $5 (maybe New Era was clearing them out--but I couldn't pass up that deal). It's comfy and breathes very well, so it's my go-to hat for sports events, especially if it's hot and/or I'll be in the sun.
My favorite cap is a snapback mesh trucker cap from a local farm supply store. I used to be snobby about meshback caps as I thought they looked bad. Now I dig that they are the right amount of sun-out-of-my-eyes, keep my head cool, SPF-for-my-bald-spot, and the standard cover for inconsistent personal grooming practices.
in the last year i think i've left three cal hats on planes -- wear them in the airport, take them off on the plane because it's too hot, drop them once i fall asleep
one of them was a wool cal hat that was pretty great and i haven't found again
I've done that at least a couple of times. I started putting them in the seatback pocket so I always see it. Although I did leave a cheap tablet in one of them.
I just bought a new Cal cap yesterday whilst purchasing a stupid yellow Cal shirt that I will literally wear maybe once for this GOLD out tomorrow. It’s a fitted blue number, with a Golden Bear on the back. I like it Lloyd Christmas-style….(A lot)
Same. I have to replace it every 2-3 years because I use it so much. It has to be a fitted cap otherwise the hair sticking out of an adjustable cap makes me look like a duck.
i am on 3rd iteration of the same "California Golden Bears" cap. it is nicely faded after all these years. i somehow seem to lose it just when it is perfectly faded, but this last one has stayed w/ me longer.
interestingly i saw an over-indexed amount to Cal gear in Japan.
Seemed like the stories were getting less and less interesting and/or repetitive in recent years. Would be a great show to continue on if, instead of being required to make x number of episodes per season, could just pump one out when the content warrants.
Season finale episode of Star Trek- Strange New Worlds gave me XCOM 1&2 flashbacks. The Gorn attack. Seriously, those games give me PTSD-like reactions.
Jack Plummer has a Jack Plummer day (16/22 for 247, 1 TD, 2 INT) as Louisville smashes Murray State 56-0. In case you're wondering, Murray State is in Murray Kentucky; they're an FCS level team and they're the "Racers" an adjustment from their previous mascot "the Thoroughbreds"
I just noticed Colorado is kicking off at noon EDT tomorrow, or 10am local time. That seems...odd. (I don't mind, I'm glad to have some Pac-12 ball on in the early timeslot)
Sloppy game by the Chiefs: a bunch of almost-interceptions from Mahomes (plus one that he was absolutely blameless for) and loads of dropped passes by his receiving corps.
The Goffense started hot, but declined a bit in the second half. Great win by Jared and co.
i read this but was confused. doesnt the defending champ and the host country automatically qualify?
Lionel Messi's second-half goal gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Ecuador on Thursday ***to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off on the right foot*** in front of 83,000 fans at the nearly full Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.
NBC reporting that the new boosters may be available today with a cost of about $110-130. The vaccine should be effective because it is based on a progenitor to the latest dominant strain
Cousin-in-law said his two daughters (Michigan & Michigan State) have both come home because Covid is ripping through their sororities like Jaydn Ott through North Texas tackles
CAL
[MSOC] Reserve Rohan McEliot subs in and scores the go-ahead goal in Cal's 2-1 win over Cal Baptist
https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/7/mens-soccer-cal-wins-2-1-at-cbu.aspx
[WSOC] Cal ties #8 Santa Clara at home in a scoreless affair
https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/7/womens-soccer-cal-earns-scoreless-draw-with-no-8-santa-clara.aspx
Go Bears!!!
I was driving toward the Outer Banks in the swampy area just before one crosses over the bridge. There was a yellow sign with the outline of a bear and I was thinking "what? bog bears are a thing?" Less than 5 minutes later, I saw a big dark blob on the side of the road. As I approached, a bear came into focus - the same shape and even facing the same direction as the sign. Slowed down and took a pic. It was clearly unafraid of cars.
North Carolina is Bear Territory
10-year old goes out for a snack and gets murdered by the po-po
https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/grizzly-bear-that-killed-woman-near-west-yellowstone-in-july-euthanized-after-breaking-into-home
Karen reported the Bear for being a bear. 🐻
seems like the the late 1030p ET start is our biggest home field advantage vs Auburn
i am guessing there will be a pretty good showing of fans too.
Auburn is in central time zone but yes it will be our advantage.
Welp, they’re setting up the narrative so, if Cal wins, it was past their bed time. 😴🥱💤
(touchy subject perhaps)
do people give money to Cal sports? i give plenty to academic departments but never really considered giving to football or sports.
maybe that is part of the issue w/ the culture of sports and football .. just saying
✋
i am starting to reconsider my previous stance ..
Some, but not as much as I give to any other department on campus I contribute to
That's how I've been too. Just my department.
yes.
I’m going the opposite direction, until I am convinced that campus culture is supportive of our money sports, I’m not giving anything to the academic departments. We should want our athletics to strive for the same degree of national prominence. The continual hobbling of football and basketball both must stop. Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas are all three our academic rivals and, yet, we do not support our money sports nearly as well.
Is Texas really our academic rival???
Oh god, am I a snob?
Yes, Texas is. Depending upon what poll one refers to. They are connected to Texas Instruments, for one thing.
On this day in 2012 in Memorial Stadium the Golden Bears defeated Souther Utah, 50-31.It was one of only two home victories in Jeff Tedford’s final year as head coach. DBD celebrates 100 years of football in Strawberry Canyon with this daily feature appearing throughout the football season.
Kicking off a decade in which the team had a troubling lack of success against FCS teams...
Where did Cal play football/rugby before Memorial Stadium?
Here is your free Wikipedia link!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Field#:~:text=California%20Field%20was%20an%20outdoor,Bears%20from%201904%20through%201922.
It was at California Field that card stunts were first shown at the 1910 Big Game.
LFG!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyQNIyNaASQ
QQ.
Thanks for the post 🥹🥹🥲🥲
Favorite cap
I bought a white script Cal hat with the bear claw logo on the back way back in 2009 for only $5 (maybe New Era was clearing them out--but I couldn't pass up that deal). It's comfy and breathes very well, so it's my go-to hat for sports events, especially if it's hot and/or I'll be in the sun.
My favorite cap is a snapback mesh trucker cap from a local farm supply store. I used to be snobby about meshback caps as I thought they looked bad. Now I dig that they are the right amount of sun-out-of-my-eyes, keep my head cool, SPF-for-my-bald-spot, and the standard cover for inconsistent personal grooming practices.
The mesh cap definitely made a comeback…I chalk it up to global warming.
Joe
in the last year i think i've left three cal hats on planes -- wear them in the airport, take them off on the plane because it's too hot, drop them once i fall asleep
one of them was a wool cal hat that was pretty great and i haven't found again
I've done that at least a couple of times. I started putting them in the seatback pocket so I always see it. Although I did leave a cheap tablet in one of them.
I just bought a new Cal cap yesterday whilst purchasing a stupid yellow Cal shirt that I will literally wear maybe once for this GOLD out tomorrow. It’s a fitted blue number, with a Golden Bear on the back. I like it Lloyd Christmas-style….(A lot)
I was planning to buy a gold t-shirt tomorrow before the game, but I'm starting to think would it be too cold? Do I need a gold jacket or hoodie?
For a gold out, the school should give out free tshirts. Otherwise gold out will never work at Cal.
The problem is nobody looks good in gold. They should be blue-outs.
Yes 100%
Agree!
Forecast 67 degrees at kickoff, 61 at 11pm
Ebbets Field 1931 vintage Cal cap.
Blue cap with the gold script Cal.
Same. I have to replace it every 2-3 years because I use it so much. It has to be a fitted cap otherwise the hair sticking out of an adjustable cap makes me look like a duck.
i am on 3rd iteration of the same "California Golden Bears" cap. it is nicely faded after all these years. i somehow seem to lose it just when it is perfectly faded, but this last one has stayed w/ me longer.
interestingly i saw an over-indexed amount to Cal gear in Japan.
Navy blue cap with Gold script Cal that lights up. very Lair campfire.
SHE BLINDED ME WITH...
Rohan McEliot's name cause that name is awesome
DBD AV CLUB
Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years in the pokey for rape
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/danny-masterson-sentenced-30-years-life-prison-rcna102463
Hm. Too bad, so sad.
Karma
Bryant Gumbel's Real Sports ends
https://deadline.com/2023/09/real-sports-with-bryant-gumbel-to-end-on-hbo-after-29-seasons-1235537556/
Seemed like the stories were getting less and less interesting and/or repetitive in recent years. Would be a great show to continue on if, instead of being required to make x number of episodes per season, could just pump one out when the content warrants.
Bottoms is hilarious and highly recommended, 19/19 WB
Marshawn also is good in it
Season finale episode of Star Trek- Strange New Worlds gave me XCOM 1&2 flashbacks. The Gorn attack. Seriously, those games give me PTSD-like reactions.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Duke's QB asked for a homework deadline extension. Failed. Well, he took his shot.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/06/sport/riley-leonard-homework-duke-qb-clemson-spt-intl/index.html
Potential good games this weekend, according to oddsmakers:
Texas @ Alabama (-7)
Auburn (-6.5) @ Cal
Wisconsin (-6) @ Wazzu
James Madison (-6.5) @ Virginia
Notre Dame (-7.5) @ NC State
Utah (-7.5) @ Baylor
Nebraska @ CU (-2.5)
Purdue @ Virginia Tech (-2.5)
Ole Miss (-7) @ Tulane
Texas A&M (-4) @ Miami
Iowa (-3.5) @ Iowa State
UTEP (-2) @ Northwestern
Miami OH (-7) @ UMass
Marshall (-2.5) @ ECU
UAB @ GASO (-7)
Ohio @ FAU (-3.5)
Louisiana @ Old Dominion (-6)
Cincy @ Pitt (-7)
Oregon (-6.5) @ Texas Tech
OK State (-3) @ ASU
Stanford @ USC (-29.5)
Guess I haven't been paying attention - didn't know James Madison was a thing.
Ouch, Furd, I’m rootin for ‘em.
Jack Plummer has a Jack Plummer day (16/22 for 247, 1 TD, 2 INT) as Louisville smashes Murray State 56-0. In case you're wondering, Murray State is in Murray Kentucky; they're an FCS level team and they're the "Racers" an adjustment from their previous mascot "the Thoroughbreds"
Home of Ja Morant and at least a few March Madness upsets.
Murray State that is.
Illinois @ Kansas (-3.5)
Indiana State Sycamores (Zach Kline 2015) @ Indiana (-30.5)
I just noticed Colorado is kicking off at noon EDT tomorrow, or 10am local time. That seems...odd. (I don't mind, I'm glad to have some Pac-12 ball on in the early timeslot)
Perhaps Colorado is eyeing a move to ACC?
Penn State: "Yeah, he's a starter, so we'll discipline him our way. Mind 'yer own business"
https://www.psucollegian.com/football/penn-state-notebook-abdul-carter-faces-charges-receiver-competition-persists/article_957fc974-4d15-11ee-8af0-57dbb4003680.html
I see U Wisconsin and UC Berkeley have something in common
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38343968/study-finds-influence-smaller-jersey-numbers-perception
Some world changing science being explored at UCLA
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38343968/study-finds-influence-smaller-jersey-numbers-perception
PRO
Goff rallies the Lions late, beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead 21-20
https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547353
Sloppy game by the Chiefs: a bunch of almost-interceptions from Mahomes (plus one that he was absolutely blameless for) and loads of dropped passes by his receiving corps.
The Goffense started hot, but declined a bit in the second half. Great win by Jared and co.
Matt Campbell has juevos grandes
https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1699944779642265955
Messi's curling free kick freezes the keeper as ARG beats ECU during WC qualifier
https://twitter.com/MLS/status/1699965752281903205
Somebody should tell opposing teams he can do that...
i still get thrown off when a broadcast cuts to the on-field camera where everything looks like a video game
i read this but was confused. doesnt the defending champ and the host country automatically qualify?
Lionel Messi's second-half goal gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Ecuador on Thursday ***to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off on the right foot*** in front of 83,000 fans at the nearly full Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Defending champs no longer automatically qualify, just hosts.
Highest paid player in NFL history: Joe Burrow
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/joe-burrow-extension-bengals-make-star-qb-highest-paid-player-in-nfl-history-with-five-year-275m-contract/
More than one-third of the runners at the Mexico City Marathon were disqualified
https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a45019101/runners-cheating-mexico-city-marathon/
DBD STREET JOURNAL
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Fulton County grand jury recommends charges against Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and former senators Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Purdue (R-GA)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/politics/fulton-county-special-grand-jury-report/index.html
WTH is wrong with some people?
https://www.arlnow.com/2023/09/08/just-in-arlington-national-cemetery-closed-due-to-bomb-threat/#disqus_thread
There’s a school?
In Berkeley?
Mooo!
Today in Coronavirus ... still
NBC reporting that the new boosters may be available today with a cost of about $110-130. The vaccine should be effective because it is based on a progenitor to the latest dominant strain
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-green-light-new-covid-boosters-early-friday-rcna103379
Heard they didn’t do extensive human trials…
Cousin-in-law said his two daughters (Michigan & Michigan State) have both come home because Covid is ripping through their sororities like Jaydn Ott through North Texas tackles
some media spin on this is not what I expected.
https://news.yahoo.com/university-michigan-force-students-covid-211030305.html
Mrs Slug's mom tested positive today. So far, the symptoms are like a cold.
got back from 2 wk trip to Japan last Sat and started feeling bad on Mon. been knocked out most of the week w/ coronavirus (first time).
it was medium bad for 2 days and by the time i tested positive i was already starting to feel better.
they prescribed anti-virals but i didnt end up needing them
My step-sister was in Japan at that time, HSB…I should’ve sent you a picture of her so you could say hi if you happened to see her. ;-) ;-)
i think i did see her!