Despite this modern name association, the Vandals were likely no more violent or destructive than their contemporaries. While the Vandals did sack Rome in A.D. 455, they spared most of the city's inhabitants and didn't burn down its buildings. "Despite the negative connotation their name now carries, the Vandals conducted themselves much better during the sack of Rome than did many other invading barbarians," Torsten Cumberland Jacobsen, a former curator of the Royal Danish Arsenal Museum, wrote in his book "A History of the Vandals"
The University of Idaho is in Moscow ID. It’s 9 miles from Washington State University in Pullman WA
Idaho potatoes, purchased fresh in Idaho, really are amazing. Fluffy goodness. Mandatory side dish when visiting family in Ketchum, try to lug a few home with us as well.
On this day in 1948 in Memorial Stadium the Golden Bears defeated Santa Clara, 41-19. Jackie Jensen ran 62 yards for a touchdown on Cal’s first play. He totaled 192 yards in 12 carries on the day and scored three touchdowns. It was the first win of what would be an undefeated regular season as the Bears won their first conference championship in eleven years.
DBD celebrates 100 years of football in Strawberry Canyon with this daily feature appearing throughout the football season.
RENO, Nev. – California volleyball will enter Pac-12 play without a single loss on its record as it closed out its nonconference slate with a 3-1 win over host Nevada on Saturday at the Wolf Pack Invitational. The Golden Bears (11-0), who clinched their best start since 2011's 13 consecutive wins, have yet to play a five-set match this season.
Redshirt sophomore Ava Mehrten was named Tournament MVP following an inspired outing in which she more than doubled her single-match career high in both kills (19) and blocks (nine).
I'm definitely not going to do a full set up for the tailgate. Bring your own breakfast burritos. I'll provide donuts, bloody, mary's, mimosas, and micheladas.
BERKELEY – California men's tennis junior Derrick Chen advanced to the Battle in the Bay Classic as the Battle in the Bay Qualifier came to an end Sunday at the Hellman Tennis Complex and Channing Tennis Courts.
The Golden Bear won twice in the singles on the last day of the three-day event, defeating Nevada's Pedro Liborio, 6-3, 6-2, in the quarterfinals and San Francisco's Sam Edgar, 6-1, 6-2, in the semifinals. Chen did not lose a set in four matches.
BERKELEY – The California men's soccer team battled Washington to a 0-0 stalemate through 51 minutes Sunday at Edwards Stadium. But the Huskies scored in the 52nd minute, and the Golden Bears fell, 1-0.
Cal's record is now 3-2-3 (0-1-1 Pac-12). The Huskies are 3-1-3 (1-0-1).
STOCKTON – The No. 1 California men's water polo team made it nine straight wins to start the year with a 17-8 victory Sunday at No. 7 Pacific.
The Golden Bears (9-0) were without star center Nikolaos Papanikolaou for the second game in a row, but that didn't stop them from outscoring the Tigers (5-2) in all four quarters. All-Americans Roberto Valera and Max Casabella finished with four and three goals, respectively, while both dishing out a pair of assists. Sophomore Albert Ponferrada also recorded a hat trick.
SAN DIEGO, Calif.- The California women's soccer team (3-3-2) closed out the nonconference season Sunday afternoon with a 2-1 road win over San Diego (1-7-1). After falling behind 1-0 in the first half, the Golden Bears netted two goals in the second period for their first comeback win of the season.
Cal dominated possession the entire first half and got quality looks in the Toreros' 18-yard box but couldn't break through despite firing off seven shots. It appeared the half was going to go scoreless, but USD made an aggressive push in the 44th minute and found the first goal of the match to take a 1-0 lead. Katie Baxter was the goal scorer for the Toreros.
BERKELEY – California men's tennis sophomore John Kim and freshman Alex Aney won twice Saturday to advance to Sunday's doubles final in the Battle in the Bay Qualifier, hosted by Cal at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
The fourth-seeded Golden Bears defeated teammates Derrick Chen and Mikey Wright, 8-4, in the semifinals, after beating Hawaii's Diego Dalisay and Quinn Snyder, 8-6, in the quarterfinals. The final could have been an all-Bears affair, but the top-seeded pair of Cal freshmen Jonathan Irwanto and Tim Stepanov fell to Pacific's Peter Alam and Justas Trainauskas, 8-6, in the semis. Aney and Kim face Alam and Trainauskas in Sunday's final at 1:30 p.m. PT at the Hellman Tennis Complex, with the victors qualifying to compete in the Battle in the Bay Classic from Sept. 20-24 in San Francisco.
The Vandal kingdom in North Africa was eventually defeated by Belisarius, general under Byzantine emperor Justinian, known for the Justinian legal code and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. How did they get from Germania to North Africa?
i could eat some form of pasta every night and never get bored. luckily there is an infinite variety of great Italian dishes, and then so many other alternatives from all over the world too.
Damariscotta, ME, which isn't very far north. The second farthest north I've been in Portland Oregon. I have also never stepped foot in the State of Washington - even for a layover.
Jay VT, or more accurately, the northern terminus of the Long Trail. at 45 degrees North latitude. Yes, I have simultaneously had different feet in the United States and Canada.
Fairbanks, AK. For continental, haven't been to Maine yet, so it is Skagit Valley about an hour fifteen north of Seattle. Gorgeous fields of tulips and daffodils everywhere at the end of April-- definitely put it on your list if you love flowers.
Oroville WA (48°56′19″N 119°26′6″W) is more than 4 degrees north of Bangor ME (44°48′11″N 68°46′03″W). The US-Canada border west of the Great Lakes is mostly on the 49th parallel. No part of Maine is north of 47°27.592′N (Estcourt Station, ME) on the US-Canadian (Quebec) border.
The Northwest Angle (49°16′N 95°3′W) is the northernmost point in the *contiguous* United States (aka the Lower 48).
My first reaction was “what the eff?” But it looks the website I used gave me the bum steer, because Apple Maps gave me the same information you just provided above. I guess that’s a solid argument for not just using the first free website in the search results
I was incredulous that a location in Washington state near the US-Canadian border would not be further north than any point in Maine. It forced me to retreat to Wikipedia and other sources. for confirmation.
Troy Taylor Bowl: Sac State stuns Stanfurd 30-23. The Cardinal suffered its second ever defeat to an FCS team. This fantastic play was the dagger. [Nervously looking around] hahaha, those poor saps were humbled by a Big Sky team because they have a bad passing game and okay running game but a defense that is kinda suspect
Meh, possibly the minority opinion here, but....considering we're likely dropping our athletic programs without Stanford, the Cardinal have dropped on my disdain list...USC, fUCLA, Oregon and Washington, plus maybe U of A and of course UNC are ALL higher than the Cardinal right now.
Stanfurd alums caused both the Great Depression and Great Recession. Without those, our revenue would likely have been far higher and we wouldn't have needed their so-called "help."
Counts for nothing. They are and always have been and always will be our bitter rivals. You don't wipe away over 120 years of a rivalry over one act. Besides they were acting out of self interest. Hate Red, f*ck stanfurd forever. We've got the Axe. Etc. etc. etc. Thus spake Oski.
Look, OD, you do you. ;-)…truth be told, it really has not been much of a rivalry for the majority of my 49 years. ‘Furd’s been to Rose Bowls, won natty’s in baseball, cut down the nets in women’s hoops, and been to a Final 4.
I am not one of those guys that would be OK with 1-11 provided we beat Stanford…I’d actually be pissed we weren’t 0-12 so we could fire the Head Coach. Lol
Furd lost to Sac State. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha .
Nevada, who got dominated by Idaho and USC, hung tough with 28 point favorite Kansas but ended up losing 31-24. The Wolfpack were lucky that they didn't lose any of their 5 fumbles.
ACC watch: Miami Smokes HBCU Bethune-Cookman 48-7, UVA gets smoked by Maryland 42-14, GA Tech loses 48-23 to #17 Ole Miss, #20 UNC beats Minnesota 31-13, #21 Duke beats Northwestern 38-14, Louisville's fast start and goalline stand holds off Indiana 21-14, Wake Forest spots Old Dominion 17 points before winning 27-24, NC State 45-7 over punching bag VMI, Virginia Tech loses 16-35 to Rutgers, Pitt loses 17-6 to WVU, Clemson trucks FAU 48-14,
BC loses 29-31 to #3 FSU as the Eagles were down by 2, gets ball, punts with 2:16 left, gets FSU to fumble on the punt but doesn't recover,
Oregon State 26-9 over SDSU; Wazzu 64-21 over Norther Colorado, UCLA 59-7 over NCCU, Utah 31-7 over Utah, Oregon 55-10 over Hawaii, Arizon 31-10 over UTEP
CU actually fell in the ESPN computer power rankings. We are about 20 spots ahead of Colorado in the rankings. Behind Cal are Wazzu, Arizona, CU, Arizona State, and Furd. I know, go figure. Strength of opponent matters. For instance Auburn clobbered their opponent Saturday and North Texas also won.
I saw CSU was up with just a few minutes left and was hoping Colorado would lose. And even though it's your rival, but who rushes the field as 24 pt favorites and only win by 8.
Washington smokes a Tucker-less Michigan State on the road 41-7. Huskies were up 35-0 by half. This season, Michael Penix Jr has passed for 1,332 yards, completing 74.3% of his passes while throwing 12 TDs for only 1 INT. The entire Cal team has 1,326 yards this season.
Right but my thinking is a) we have good defense and excellent secondary b) we eat clock with our grind it out run game offense c) Washington hasn't played anyone with a pulse so far and even with that their defense appears at least somewhat vulnerable to the run d) Wilcox D typically plays spread teams much better than other types of O. I think 14 points is a more likely outcome
In week 1, Oregon beat Portland State 81-7. This week, Portland State beat North American University 91-0. PSU even held on the brakes, scoring no points in the 4th quarter. Check out the team stats. It's a modern day Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland.
You couldn’t have scripted the 49ers opening drive any better. Brock Purdy went 6-for-6, averaging 8.2 yards per attempt. Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey, and George Kittle all touched the ball at least once. And McCaffrey had five carries for 26 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown run to cap off an 11-play, 75-yard drive.
Jake Moody’s first kickoff of his young career resulted in a touchback. So, it was a promising start for San Francisco. Then, the Rams' offense took the field.
For the first time all season, a Formula 1 grand prix podium was without a single Red Bull driver. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz started from pole position in the Singapore GP and never let go of his lead. Even when a safety car forced Ferrari to slightly alter its tire strategy, Sainz's brilliant driving kept him ahead of the pack for every lap of the race, giving him not only Ferrari's first win of the season but his first win for Ferrari.
It helped that both Red Bull's were struggling in Singapore. According to the team, both Red Bull cars were said to be pretty much identical to the ones that have been so dominant, so it was unusual to see them struggle. They were having a hard time all weekend, with Max Verstappen qualifying in in 11th place and Sergio Perez in 13th. Both drivers moved up throughout the race but not enough for either to even sniff the podium. For the first time all season, Verstappen failed to bring home a trophy, finishing fifth, with his teammate a distant eighth.
Best race of the year. P1 through P4 were all within 2 seconds of each other during the final lap before Russell kissed the wall and crashed out. It was so much better than Watching Max win but 40 seconds
you could tell on those few laps the difference in experience between Russell and Hamilton - they had both just about set those medium tires on fire with how fast they were closing on Norris, but you could see Hamilton was finding a little extra speed and grip right before Russell crashed. Hell of a drive from them both, Hamilton looked shattered afterwards (that's probably the downside of being the old guy)
The Oakland Athletics suffered their fourth straight loss Sunday, falling 10-1 to the San Diego Padres.
Joe Boyle made his major league debut as an opener for Sunday’s game. His major league strikeout was Fernando Tatis Jr. Juan Soto singled with two outs, but Boyle got Manny Machado to ground into a force out to end the inning.
The smile on Gabe Kapler’s face as his team made their way off the field appeared painted-on. A veil more than anything. Laugh so you don’t cry. Best to dress up in neon colors and pink jumpsuits and cowboy frills because it’s too difficult for the San Francisco Giants to look themselves in the mirror right now, considering how they just dropped 3 games to the Colorado Rockies; how the team’s postseason odds are hovering at a hair above rock bottom; how they have forfeited control over their playoff fate; how they were a wrist-flick away from being swept; how they had a 9-0 lead in the 6th inning but defensive miscues leading to extra outs and lackluster relief work allowed the Rockies to bring the winning run to the plate before the final out was recorded.
Call this lineup what you will: Today, the Dodgers showed that there’s no such thing as a second string here with a smooth 6-1 victory to sweep the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
Ryan Yarbrough took over for opener Shelby Miller with one out in the second, then delivered seven strikeouts and just one run in his remaining 4.2 innings of work.
Potatoes are delicious
That "mashed potatoes" chant in the student section late in the 4th was *chef's kiss*
Idaho potatoes, purchased fresh in Idaho, really are amazing. Fluffy goodness. Mandatory side dish when visiting family in Ketchum, try to lug a few home with us as well.
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CAL
On this day in 1948 in Memorial Stadium the Golden Bears defeated Santa Clara, 41-19. Jackie Jensen ran 62 yards for a touchdown on Cal’s first play. He totaled 192 yards in 12 carries on the day and scored three touchdowns. It was the first win of what would be an undefeated regular season as the Bears won their first conference championship in eleven years.
DBD celebrates 100 years of football in Strawberry Canyon with this daily feature appearing throughout the football season.
Go Bears!
[VB] Cal Ends Nonconference Play Undefeated
https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/16/volleyball-cal-ends-nonconference-play-undefeated.aspx
RENO, Nev. – California volleyball will enter Pac-12 play without a single loss on its record as it closed out its nonconference slate with a 3-1 win over host Nevada on Saturday at the Wolf Pack Invitational. The Golden Bears (11-0), who clinched their best start since 2011's 13 consecutive wins, have yet to play a five-set match this season.
Redshirt sophomore Ava Mehrten was named Tournament MVP following an inspired outing in which she more than doubled her single-match career high in both kills (19) and blocks (nine).
Cal is 11-0. Prior to these 11 wins, it took Cal 2 years (less 1 week) to achieve 11 wins.
Noon kickoff for ASU on 9/30. https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/18/football-september-30-cal-arizona-state-kickoff-at-12-00-pm-pt.aspx
Laaaaaaaaaame.
I'm definitely not going to do a full set up for the tailgate. Bring your own breakfast burritos. I'll provide donuts, bloody, mary's, mimosas, and micheladas.
Where is the best breakfast burrito?
You think that's lame, I just read the SC at Colorado is a noon kick-off - Eastern time zone noon.
That is ridiculous. That's 10:00 AM in Boulder.
Ugh.
[MTEN] Chen Qualifies For Battle In The Bay Classic
https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/17/chen-qualifies-for-battle-in-the-bay-classic.aspx
BERKELEY – California men's tennis junior Derrick Chen advanced to the Battle in the Bay Classic as the Battle in the Bay Qualifier came to an end Sunday at the Hellman Tennis Complex and Channing Tennis Courts.
The Golden Bear won twice in the singles on the last day of the three-day event, defeating Nevada's Pedro Liborio, 6-3, 6-2, in the quarterfinals and San Francisco's Sam Edgar, 6-1, 6-2, in the semifinals. Chen did not lose a set in four matches.
[MSOC] https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/17/mens-soccer-cal-edged-by-washington-1-0.aspx
https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/17/mens-soccer-cal-edged-by-washington-1-0.aspx
BERKELEY – The California men's soccer team battled Washington to a 0-0 stalemate through 51 minutes Sunday at Edwards Stadium. But the Huskies scored in the 52nd minute, and the Golden Bears fell, 1-0.
Cal's record is now 3-2-3 (0-1-1 Pac-12). The Huskies are 3-1-3 (1-0-1).
[MPOLO] No. 7 Pacific Can’t Slow Down No. 1 Cal
https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/17/mens-water-polo-no-7-pacific-can-t-slow-down-no-1-cal.aspx
STOCKTON – The No. 1 California men's water polo team made it nine straight wins to start the year with a 17-8 victory Sunday at No. 7 Pacific.
The Golden Bears (9-0) were without star center Nikolaos Papanikolaou for the second game in a row, but that didn't stop them from outscoring the Tigers (5-2) in all four quarters. All-Americans Roberto Valera and Max Casabella finished with four and three goals, respectively, while both dishing out a pair of assists. Sophomore Albert Ponferrada also recorded a hat trick.
[WSOC] Cal Notches Road Win At San Diego
https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/17/womens-soccer-cal-notches-road-win-at-san-diego.aspx
SAN DIEGO, Calif.- The California women's soccer team (3-3-2) closed out the nonconference season Sunday afternoon with a 2-1 road win over San Diego (1-7-1). After falling behind 1-0 in the first half, the Golden Bears netted two goals in the second period for their first comeback win of the season.
Cal dominated possession the entire first half and got quality looks in the Toreros' 18-yard box but couldn't break through despite firing off seven shots. It appeared the half was going to go scoreless, but USD made an aggressive push in the 44th minute and found the first goal of the match to take a 1-0 lead. Katie Baxter was the goal scorer for the Toreros.
[MTEN] Cal Duo Reaches Qualifier Doubles Final
https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/17/cal-duo-reaches-qualifier-doubles-final.aspx
BERKELEY – California men's tennis sophomore John Kim and freshman Alex Aney won twice Saturday to advance to Sunday's doubles final in the Battle in the Bay Qualifier, hosted by Cal at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
The fourth-seeded Golden Bears defeated teammates Derrick Chen and Mikey Wright, 8-4, in the semifinals, after beating Hawaii's Diego Dalisay and Quinn Snyder, 8-6, in the quarterfinals. The final could have been an all-Bears affair, but the top-seeded pair of Cal freshmen Jonathan Irwanto and Tim Stepanov fell to Pacific's Peter Alam and Justas Trainauskas, 8-6, in the semis. Aney and Kim face Alam and Trainauskas in Sunday's final at 1:30 p.m. PT at the Hellman Tennis Complex, with the victors qualifying to compete in the Battle in the Bay Classic from Sept. 20-24 in San Francisco.
Let's create a conference with teams that have names that are very similar to a more well-known university.
Notre Dame
https://notredamefalcons.com/sports/football/schedule/2023
Washington University (St Louis)
https://washubears.com/sports/football
California
https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2858/california-pa-vulcans
USC
https://www.dailygamecock.com/article/2023/04/university-of-south-carolina-revives-usc-acronym-changes-branding-after-4-years-news-larsen
Miami (OH)
Berklee
the band is amazing, the football less so
Yeah but I still am not sure our O can move the ball...
Cal Berkeley
What is this new university? Is it related to Cal? Or is it a sister school of Berkeley?
It's the Berkeley branch of California University.
St. John’s https://www.sjc.edu/
Does Boston qualify?
Ohio
https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/football
THE Ohio University
Vandalism
Bears reacting to administrative indifference to the extinction of Cal sports.
Or Bears losing to FCS Vandalism.
The Vandal kingdom in North Africa was eventually defeated by Belisarius, general under Byzantine emperor Justinian, known for the Justinian legal code and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. How did they get from Germania to North Africa?
favorite carb?
yes
Hot, fresh white rice is pretty great
By itself? No way.
WAY
Pasta with a capital P.
i could eat some form of pasta every night and never get bored. luckily there is an infinite variety of great Italian dishes, and then so many other alternatives from all over the world too.
Yes
i'm a taters guy. bread is a distant second. i've never been a fan of rice.
All of them!
Never met one I didn’t like.
But long grain white rice is my go to comfort food to cure whatever ails me. 🍚
As Arnold said in Terminator when gun shopping….
ALL
brown rice and nothing else.
What is the farthest north in the US that you've ever been?
Anchorage, AK
Damariscotta, ME, which isn't very far north. The second farthest north I've been in Portland Oregon. I have also never stepped foot in the State of Washington - even for a layover.
i was just in Portland this weekend. in Seattle this week.
Jay VT, or more accurately, the northern terminus of the Long Trail. at 45 degrees North latitude. Yes, I have simultaneously had different feet in the United States and Canada.
Denali National Park
same
US/Canada border on I-5.
Yup, driving North for us as well.
Denali National Park in Alaska.
highly recommended
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HJWVZAaGYan1Qw839
we did a very nice 2 wk vacation in Alaska. flew into Anchorage and then drove south for a week and then backtracked to drive north for a week.
Remind me to ask you about logistics of a similar trip this weekend.
your vacation photos are always ridiculously good
Nome, Alaska
that is FAR north and WEST!!
Coordinates: 64°30′14″N 165°23′58″W
Lake Placid, NY
Fairbanks, AK. For continental, haven't been to Maine yet, so it is Skagit Valley about an hour fifteen north of Seattle. Gorgeous fields of tulips and daffodils everywhere at the end of April-- definitely put it on your list if you love flowers.
I had assumed it would be Oroville WA (right on the Canadian border) but apparently it's Bangor ME
Oroville WA (48°56′19″N 119°26′6″W) is more than 4 degrees north of Bangor ME (44°48′11″N 68°46′03″W). The US-Canada border west of the Great Lakes is mostly on the 49th parallel. No part of Maine is north of 47°27.592′N (Estcourt Station, ME) on the US-Canadian (Quebec) border.
The Northwest Angle (49°16′N 95°3′W) is the northernmost point in the *contiguous* United States (aka the Lower 48).
My first reaction was “what the eff?” But it looks the website I used gave me the bum steer, because Apple Maps gave me the same information you just provided above. I guess that’s a solid argument for not just using the first free website in the search results
I was incredulous that a location in Washington state near the US-Canadian border would not be further north than any point in Maine. It forced me to retreat to Wikipedia and other sources. for confirmation.
Port Moller, AK in the Aleutians
North Platt , NE.
Fun Fact: Buffalo Bill’s ranch is there and a huge switching yard is nearby.
Been to Alaska, but in the continental US it's Baudette, MN, on the 2020 Coast to COVID road trip with the pup.
Boston (or technically Cambridge)
Moscow
on the Hudson
Had an AirBnB booked in Moscow for Cal at Wazzu in October 2020 but it was nixed.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Troy Taylor Bowl: Sac State stuns Stanfurd 30-23. The Cardinal suffered its second ever defeat to an FCS team. This fantastic play was the dagger. [Nervously looking around] hahaha, those poor saps were humbled by a Big Sky team because they have a bad passing game and okay running game but a defense that is kinda suspect
https://twitter.com/BigSkyConf/status/1703245469256929505
This was the best thing that happened in sports this weekend
'Furd has now lost to both schools who participate in the Causeway Classic (UC Davis and Sacramento State).
Meh, possibly the minority opinion here, but....considering we're likely dropping our athletic programs without Stanford, the Cardinal have dropped on my disdain list...USC, fUCLA, Oregon and Washington, plus maybe U of A and of course UNC are ALL higher than the Cardinal right now.
Sacrilege.
Like it or not, we’re in the Mountain West without ‘Furd. That counts for something.
Stanfurd alums caused both the Great Depression and Great Recession. Without those, our revenue would likely have been far higher and we wouldn't have needed their so-called "help."
That’s a new take.
Piss on them then.
Counts for nothing. They are and always have been and always will be our bitter rivals. You don't wipe away over 120 years of a rivalry over one act. Besides they were acting out of self interest. Hate Red, f*ck stanfurd forever. We've got the Axe. Etc. etc. etc. Thus spake Oski.
Look, OD, you do you. ;-)…truth be told, it really has not been much of a rivalry for the majority of my 49 years. ‘Furd’s been to Rose Bowls, won natty’s in baseball, cut down the nets in women’s hoops, and been to a Final 4.
I am not one of those guys that would be OK with 1-11 provided we beat Stanford…I’d actually be pissed we weren’t 0-12 so we could fire the Head Coach. Lol
Furd lost to Sac State. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha .
Jack Plummer has yet another Jack Plummer day. 13 for 23 for 238 yards and 1 TD and 1 INT, but runs 8 times for 42 yards. But he's also 3-0 at L'ville
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401520230
Oklahoma Sooner's leading tackler Danny Stutsman is also an aspiring actor
https://twitter.com/Chris_Oven/status/1703283796366512283
D2 Delta State Fighting Okra beat D1 MS Valley State 35-7
https://twitter.com/DeltaStateFB/status/1703234670346072563
Fighting Okra is a fantastic team name
Nevada, who got dominated by Idaho and USC, hung tough with 28 point favorite Kansas but ended up losing 31-24. The Wolfpack were lucky that they didn't lose any of their 5 fumbles.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401525837
Mizzou beats #15 K-State on a 61 yard FG. I'm sure Mizzou fans felt that the $100k fine was totally worth it.
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1703130092732576191
Wyoming hangs with #4 Texas for 3 quarters, but Longhorns win on a strong Q4 31-10
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401525840
ACC watch: Miami Smokes HBCU Bethune-Cookman 48-7, UVA gets smoked by Maryland 42-14, GA Tech loses 48-23 to #17 Ole Miss, #20 UNC beats Minnesota 31-13, #21 Duke beats Northwestern 38-14, Louisville's fast start and goalline stand holds off Indiana 21-14, Wake Forest spots Old Dominion 17 points before winning 27-24, NC State 45-7 over punching bag VMI, Virginia Tech loses 16-35 to Rutgers, Pitt loses 17-6 to WVU, Clemson trucks FAU 48-14,
BC loses 29-31 to #3 FSU as the Eagles were down by 2, gets ball, punts with 2:16 left, gets FSU to fumble on the punt but doesn't recover,
I still find it hard to remember that Maryland isn’t in the ACC.
Me too sy.
How do you get a game with 12 two-point conversion attempts? Oh. That's how.
https://newberrywolves.com/sports/football/stats/2023/emory-henry/boxscore/13485
Eight overtimes. Wow.
Other Pac-12 teams where the favorites cruised:
Oregon State 26-9 over SDSU; Wazzu 64-21 over Norther Colorado, UCLA 59-7 over NCCU, Utah 31-7 over Utah, Oregon 55-10 over Hawaii, Arizon 31-10 over UTEP
It's tough to win a game if you cough up the ball 8 times. ASU loses the the fighting Tedfords 29-0 at home.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401524005
Apropos: let's see how three Notre Dame QB transfer-outs performed this week
https://twitter.com/EMMurtaugh/status/1703372670610366763
Colorado comes from behind and pips Colorado State 43-35 in a 2OT thriller.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524007
ESPN's forecast had CSU's win chances at over 99% at one point late in the 4th
CSU PK Jordan Noyes is a seasoned man. How he has any eligibility left is beyond me
https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1703270598971969595
CU actually fell in the ESPN computer power rankings. We are about 20 spots ahead of Colorado in the rankings. Behind Cal are Wazzu, Arizona, CU, Arizona State, and Furd. I know, go figure. Strength of opponent matters. For instance Auburn clobbered their opponent Saturday and North Texas also won.
I saw CSU was up with just a few minutes left and was hoping Colorado would lose. And even though it's your rival, but who rushes the field as 24 pt favorites and only win by 8.
Colorado State could have clinched it in the first OT, which would have been very amusing
Washington smokes a Tucker-less Michigan State on the road 41-7. Huskies were up 35-0 by half. This season, Michael Penix Jr has passed for 1,332 yards, completing 74.3% of his passes while throwing 12 TDs for only 1 INT. The entire Cal team has 1,326 yards this season.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401520233
We are going to get destroyed on Saturday
On the contrary we're going to beat the living daylights out of Washington. Huck the Fuskies!
nah. We'll lose but wont get destroyed. Spread is 21.5, we'll easily cover that
Penix had 473 yds passing with 4 TDs and DID NOT ATTEMPT a pass for the final 21 minutes of the game.
No team has been able to get any pressure on Penix. If we can then we can make it a contest.
It’s important to apply the pressure correctly
Right but my thinking is a) we have good defense and excellent secondary b) we eat clock with our grind it out run game offense c) Washington hasn't played anyone with a pulse so far and even with that their defense appears at least somewhat vulnerable to the run d) Wilcox D typically plays spread teams much better than other types of O. I think 14 points is a more likely outcome
But Hearns was getting abused out there saturday
In week 1, Oregon beat Portland State 81-7. This week, Portland State beat North American University 91-0. PSU even held on the brakes, scoring no points in the 4th quarter. Check out the team stats. It's a modern day Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/matchup/_/gameId/401540283
Punt yardage / Total Offensive Yardage ratio: -15.7
hurt people hurt people
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49ers beat the Rams 30-23, clinched by a Q4 interception. Down by 10, the Rams kicked a FG with no time left to match the spread.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401547422
Stafford threw a 4th quarter interception? I am shocked
49ers outlast the Rams in a dominant second half defensive performance 30-20
https://www.ninersnation.com/2023/9/17/23877735/49ers-rams-brock-purdy-matthew-stafford-christian-mccaffrey
You couldn’t have scripted the 49ers opening drive any better. Brock Purdy went 6-for-6, averaging 8.2 yards per attempt. Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey, and George Kittle all touched the ball at least once. And McCaffrey had five carries for 26 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown run to cap off an 11-play, 75-yard drive.
Jake Moody’s first kickoff of his young career resulted in a touchback. So, it was a promising start for San Francisco. Then, the Rams' offense took the field.
Rams are surprisingly good this year.
[F1] Max Verstappen's historic winning streak comes to an end as Carlos Sainz wins a thrilling Singapore GP
https://www.thedrive.com/news/ferrari-and-carlos-sainz-halt-verstappens-f1-streak-in-singapore
For the first time all season, a Formula 1 grand prix podium was without a single Red Bull driver. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz started from pole position in the Singapore GP and never let go of his lead. Even when a safety car forced Ferrari to slightly alter its tire strategy, Sainz's brilliant driving kept him ahead of the pack for every lap of the race, giving him not only Ferrari's first win of the season but his first win for Ferrari.
It helped that both Red Bull's were struggling in Singapore. According to the team, both Red Bull cars were said to be pretty much identical to the ones that have been so dominant, so it was unusual to see them struggle. They were having a hard time all weekend, with Max Verstappen qualifying in in 11th place and Sergio Perez in 13th. Both drivers moved up throughout the race but not enough for either to even sniff the podium. For the first time all season, Verstappen failed to bring home a trophy, finishing fifth, with his teammate a distant eighth.
Best race of the year. P1 through P4 were all within 2 seconds of each other during the final lap before Russell kissed the wall and crashed out. It was so much better than Watching Max win but 40 seconds
you could tell on those few laps the difference in experience between Russell and Hamilton - they had both just about set those medium tires on fire with how fast they were closing on Norris, but you could see Hamilton was finding a little extra speed and grip right before Russell crashed. Hell of a drive from them both, Hamilton looked shattered afterwards (that's probably the downside of being the old guy)
It seems like whoever has the pole position wins the majority of the races. Is that true?
Unless you’re Charles LeClerc, in which case usually Verstappen wins
historically its about 40%
oh I thought it was more than that.
Down by 8 with 3 seconds to go, this is he end of the Broncos/Fighting Ron Riveras game
https://twitter.com/TannerPhiferNFL/status/1703555529023336474
https://twitter.com/nothighlighthea/status/1703557437767180585
Lots of talk around here planning the parade next January for the Commanders. SMH
Raiders-Bills recap: Las Vegas routed in Buffalo
https://www.silverandblackpride.com/2023/9/17/23838666/raiders-bills-recap-buffalo-wins
It was a rough day for the Las Vegas Raiders as they were blasted 38-10 by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Basically, the Raiders were dominated Sunday.
Joe Boyle debuts, but A’s get whitewashed 10-1
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2023/9/17/23877732/padres-vs-athletics-recap
The Oakland Athletics suffered their fourth straight loss Sunday, falling 10-1 to the San Diego Padres.
Joe Boyle made his major league debut as an opener for Sunday’s game. His major league strikeout was Fernando Tatis Jr. Juan Soto singled with two outs, but Boyle got Manny Machado to ground into a force out to end the inning.
I see there are two Monday night games tonight. Is that a new thing?
Pretty unconvincing
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2023/9/17/23878178/mlb-final-giants-rockies-9-17-2023-recap-mitch-haniger-jd-davis-pretty-unconvincing
The smile on Gabe Kapler’s face as his team made their way off the field appeared painted-on. A veil more than anything. Laugh so you don’t cry. Best to dress up in neon colors and pink jumpsuits and cowboy frills because it’s too difficult for the San Francisco Giants to look themselves in the mirror right now, considering how they just dropped 3 games to the Colorado Rockies; how the team’s postseason odds are hovering at a hair above rock bottom; how they have forfeited control over their playoff fate; how they were a wrist-flick away from being swept; how they had a 9-0 lead in the 6th inning but defensive miscues leading to extra outs and lackluster relief work allowed the Rockies to bring the winning run to the plate before the final out was recorded.
Dodgers sweep the Mariners with help from Ryan Yarbrough, hot offense
https://www.truebluela.com/2023/9/17/23877920/dodgers-mariners-sweep-heyward-rosario-barnes-yarbrough
Call this lineup what you will: Today, the Dodgers showed that there’s no such thing as a second string here with a smooth 6-1 victory to sweep the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
Ryan Yarbrough took over for opener Shelby Miller with one out in the second, then delivered seven strikeouts and just one run in his remaining 4.2 innings of work.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
[Donald Trump, commemorating Rosh Hoshana] "Liberal Jews destroyed America"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-jews-rosh-hashanah_n_6507ece3e4b04435d25fcd5f
Trump incriminates himself on Meet the Press.
https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1703398762746384533
DBD AV CLUB
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