If UCLA doesn't win at Northwestern (-6.5), UCLA has a very very good chance of going winless as they then face Penn State, Michigan State, Maryland, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State, Washington, and USC.
My guess is that he also has a long torso relative to the length of his legs.
Also, there seems to be a bit of non-verbal communication going on in that picture. Communication that could be described as rude, possibly offensive. Kinda goes with the personality.
OU's John Mateer broke his throwing hand in the victory over Auburn. He's out for a month. Speaking of injured, OU's Jaydn Ott has 9 carries for 17 yards and is fourth string.
Fun fact: Ancient Egypt lasted so long that Ancient Egyptian archaeology was a career in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted for over 3,000 years, which meant that by the time of the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BCE), their own past was already “ancient” to them.
One of the costs was that some of the Pharaonic dynasties (eg, Ptolemic) were incredibly incestuous. They suffered poor health due to their family trees being as straight as a broomstick.
I tried to make a joke connecting the length of Ancient Egypt with the length of Cal football mediocrity or Justin Wilcos's tenure and came up with nothing. Anyone else care to give it a shot?
I would also point out that technological advancements during their 3,000 years was incremental, if not stagnant, when compared with the technological advancements of the last 250 years (which is 1/12th of 3,000).
Point being that rapid advancement has the potential to be truly disruptive not only technologically, but politically and socially as well.
That disruption can be a positive though, when it is due to an actual advancement. And necessary even if not a net positive if its just a change in circumstances or approach that requires a different reaction.
I didn't say disruptions couldn't be positive. Or negative, either. Only that disruptions are a potential outcome of technological advances. The only stability we'll find ("we" as in the larger collective of everyone) is in maintenance of the status quo. Very little change.
Joe Betz, the celebrated longtime owner of San Francisco’s legendary House of Prime Rib, has died. He was 86.
Born Josef Betz on July 3, 1939 in Bavaria, Germany, he arrived in San Francisco as a young waiter in 1962 with little in his pockets, but with his warm personality and dedication to service rose to establish himself as one of the most prominent faces of the San Francisco restaurant world. His death was first reported by the San Francisco Standard and confirmed by his son, Michael Betz.
“He was the best father and friend anyone can have on this planet,” Michael Betz wrote in an email to the Chronicle. “He also cared so much for his community. Seems like the world is a lesser place without him today.”
On a personal note, I never met Joe Betz, but Mrs Slug and I have dined at HOPR more than twice. We've enjoyed it. We've also seen members of the 49ers O-line there, former SF Mayor Willie Brown, and have also treated our sons to a meal or two at HOPR in celebration of a milestone or a holiday.
Guardians' DH David Fry gets beaned in the face after he squared to bunt, but it was high and tight 99 mph pitch. He's out for the season, but should fully recover. If you haven't seen it, I will warn you that it is uncomfortable to watch.
Update: storm front coming through today and tomorrow in Boston. Should be clear on Friday through the weekend. Fingers crossed that my canolis don't get wet.
BERKELEY - California women's tennis head coach Amanda Augustus has announced her retirement, Co-Directors of Athletics Jay Larson and Jenny Simon-O'Neill announced Tuesday.
Augustus, a member of the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame as a student-athlete, led the Golden Bears to the NCAA team championships in 17 of her 18 seasons at the helm. She was a two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year and in 2016 was named the ITA National Coach of the Year when the Bears were ranked No. 1 nationally for 10 consecutive weeks and captured the ITA National Indoor Championship.
"We would like to thank Amanda for her contributions to Cal both as a student-athlete and coach," Larson and O'Neill said. "Her student-athletes continually performed well on and off the court, competing for championships with a 100% graduation success rate. We wish Amanda well in the future."
The California football team (3-1, 0-0 ACC) will travel east for its first Atlantic Coast Conference matchup of the 2025 season as the Golden Bears take on the Boston College Eagles (1-2, 0-1 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. PT at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and the game will be aired live on the ACC Network.
SATURDAY LINEUP
Venue: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Time: 12:30 p.m. PT
Watch (ACC Network): Chris Cotter (PxP), Max Browne (Analyst), Kendra Douglas (Sideline Reporter)
Cal Bears Sports Network: 810 AM
Justin Allegri (play-by-play), Mike Pawlawski (analyst), Ben Ross (sideline reporter); SiriusXM Ch. 371 or SXM App, The Varsity App
BEARS VS. EAGLES
- California and Boston College have only met once before on the gridiron, nearly 40 years ago on Sept. 13, 1986 in Chestnut Hill
- The Eagles took a 21-15 win over the Golden Bears in the contest.
- This Saturday will be the first in-conference matchup between the two programs.
After a short break from conference play this past weekend, the California women's soccer team will put its seven-match unbeaten streak to the test this week with a pair of ACC matches at Edwards Stadium. The Golden Bears (5-1-5, 1-0-1 ACC) will host Syracuse in their ACC home opener Thursday before welcoming Boston College for their MS Awareness game Sunday.
It will be the first meeting between the Bears and Orange (4-3-4, 0-2-1), who come to town on a bit of a skid having lost tough matchups to No. 1 Virginia and No. 6 Florida State. Syracuse was outscored 7-0 in those two contests. The Eagles (4-2-4, 0-1-1) will be making their inaugural visit to Berkeley to face Cal for the first time since the two teams met in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Championship. That match ended in a tie, but BC advanced to the Sweet 16 on penalty kicks. Boston College opened its conference schedule with a loss to Pitt but bounced back with an impressive draw against No. 16 Wake Forest.
CARY, N.C. – California women's tennis senior Berta Passola Folch won again in qualifying singles Tuesday at the ITA All-American Championships to advance to the singles main draw starting Wednesday at Cary Tennis Park.
The 113th-ranked Passola Folch defeated Tennessee's Elim Yan 6-2, 6-2 to reach the main draw, in which the Spaniard will open against Akari Matsuno at 8:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday. This marks the first trip to main draw singles for Passola Folch.
Cal junior Mao Mushika, ranked 17th and seeded sixth, is already in the main draw and faces Tennessee's Saray Yli-Piipari at 7:15 a.m. PT in the opening round of 64.
BREMERTON, Wash. – Sophomores Ziqin Zhou and Sihao Cong each had career-best finishes to help the California men's golf team tie for fourth place at The Tindall at Gold Mountain Golf Club.
Zhou broke par for a tournament for the first time in his career and did so in a big way, carding an 8-under 208 to finish fifth individually – the best placement of his career and his second-ever top-10 finish. Cong also set a personal standard with a 5-under par 211 for the tourney, putting him a career-best tie for 11th overall.
Senior Daniel Heo had the best final round for the Bears Tuesday with a 4-under par 64 and finished at 3-under for the tournament, good for a tie for 15th place.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Alfredo Ortiz scored his second goal of the season to propel the California men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over UNC Asheville on Tuesday at Greenwood Soccer Field.
The Golden Bears improved their record to 4-3-2 with the nonconference win. The Bulldogs are 4-3-1.
After a 0-0 first half in which the Bears outshot UNC Asheville 5-4, they produced a good scoring chance early in the second half when Noe Morales pushed his shot wide of the far post.
POLITICS
Shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas. I am 1,000% expecting Fox News to spin this into aNtIfA iS aRmEd aNd sHoOtInG mUrIcAnS.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/dallas-ice-facility-shooting-rcna233385
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
0-12 watch: UCLA, Sam Houston, UMass, Miami OH, Oregon State
If UCLA doesn't win at Northwestern (-6.5), UCLA has a very very good chance of going winless as they then face Penn State, Michigan State, Maryland, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State, Washington, and USC.
The odds of an 0-12 season are getting better and better. How the mighty have fallen.
12-0 watch: Navy, North Texas, Memphis, GA Tech, Iowa State, Texas Tech, BYU, TCU, UCF, Arizona, USC, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, UNLV, Ole Miss, LSU, Mizzou, Oklahoma, Vandy, Georgia, MS State, aTm, Ohio State, Penn State, UW
In the lede picture, are Mike Gundy's nipples a tad low? Are mine too high?
My guess is that he also has a long torso relative to the length of his legs.
Also, there seems to be a bit of non-verbal communication going on in that picture. Communication that could be described as rude, possibly offensive. Kinda goes with the personality.
OU's John Mateer broke his throwing hand in the victory over Auburn. He's out for a month. Speaking of injured, OU's Jaydn Ott has 9 carries for 17 yards and is fourth string.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46358385/oklahoma-qb-john-mateer-undergo-hand-surgery
Travis Hunter's younger brother, who is in high school and is four inches shorter, is named [checks notes]... Trayvis
https://x.com/overtime/status/1966688693995139447
Fun fact: Ancient Egypt lasted so long that Ancient Egyptian archaeology was a career in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted for over 3,000 years, which meant that by the time of the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BCE), their own past was already “ancient” to them.
There is something to be said for stability and durability.
It's a double-edged sword. See my comment in reply to Oski Disciple, above.
There is always a cost.
One of the costs was that some of the Pharaonic dynasties (eg, Ptolemic) were incredibly incestuous. They suffered poor health due to their family trees being as straight as a broomstick.
OTOH, they served as an object lesson and warning for others.
I tried to make a joke connecting the length of Ancient Egypt with the length of Cal football mediocrity or Justin Wilcos's tenure and came up with nothing. Anyone else care to give it a shot?
One side is vastly longer than the other. Maybe that's the joke.
Cal football mediocrity is closing the gap though. Last weekend almost singlehandedly (singlegamedly?) added another year to the scoreboard tally.
I would also point out that technological advancements during their 3,000 years was incremental, if not stagnant, when compared with the technological advancements of the last 250 years (which is 1/12th of 3,000).
Point being that rapid advancement has the potential to be truly disruptive not only technologically, but politically and socially as well.
That disruption can be a positive though, when it is due to an actual advancement. And necessary even if not a net positive if its just a change in circumstances or approach that requires a different reaction.
Always a balancing act.
I didn't say disruptions couldn't be positive. Or negative, either. Only that disruptions are a potential outcome of technological advances. The only stability we'll find ("we" as in the larger collective of everyone) is in maintenance of the status quo. Very little change.
I prefer (sensibly) managed change. Contrast with the prevalent current method of chaotic chaos.
I'm pretty sure the Rapture didn’t happen today or yesterday. Anybody know otherwise?
I'm using SSID:Rapture.
So ¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯
In local news...
Joe Betz, owner of S.F.’s legendary House of Prime Rib, dies at 86
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/joe-betz-dies-18434435.php
Joe Betz, the celebrated longtime owner of San Francisco’s legendary House of Prime Rib, has died. He was 86.
Born Josef Betz on July 3, 1939 in Bavaria, Germany, he arrived in San Francisco as a young waiter in 1962 with little in his pockets, but with his warm personality and dedication to service rose to establish himself as one of the most prominent faces of the San Francisco restaurant world. His death was first reported by the San Francisco Standard and confirmed by his son, Michael Betz.
“He was the best father and friend anyone can have on this planet,” Michael Betz wrote in an email to the Chronicle. “He also cared so much for his community. Seems like the world is a lesser place without him today.”
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On a personal note, I never met Joe Betz, but Mrs Slug and I have dined at HOPR more than twice. We've enjoyed it. We've also seen members of the 49ers O-line there, former SF Mayor Willie Brown, and have also treated our sons to a meal or two at HOPR in celebration of a milestone or a holiday.
Condolences to his friends and family.
PRO
Guardians' DH David Fry gets beaned in the face after he squared to bunt, but it was high and tight 99 mph pitch. He's out for the season, but should fully recover. If you haven't seen it, I will warn you that it is uncomfortable to watch.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46366835/guardians-david-fry-broken-nose-facial-fractures-hbp
Welcome back, Buffalo Jills
https://fanhub.feji.io/blog/buffalo-bills-reportedly-exploring-plans-to-reintroduce-cheerleading-squad-after-decade-long-absence
CAL
Go Bears!!!
Update: storm front coming through today and tomorrow in Boston. Should be clear on Friday through the weekend. Fingers crossed that my canolis don't get wet.
Hmmm... canolis...?
https://modernpastry.com/
Curse you! Now I want pastries!
"Leave the gun. Take the canolis." Indeed.
[WTEN] Amanda Augustus Announces Retirement
Longtime California Women’s Tennis Head Coach Led Program For 18 Seasons
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/23/womens-tennis-amanda-augustus-announces-retirement.aspx
BERKELEY - California women's tennis head coach Amanda Augustus has announced her retirement, Co-Directors of Athletics Jay Larson and Jenny Simon-O'Neill announced Tuesday.
Augustus, a member of the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame as a student-athlete, led the Golden Bears to the NCAA team championships in 17 of her 18 seasons at the helm. She was a two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year and in 2016 was named the ITA National Coach of the Year when the Bears were ranked No. 1 nationally for 10 consecutive weeks and captured the ITA National Indoor Championship.
"We would like to thank Amanda for her contributions to Cal both as a student-athlete and coach," Larson and O'Neill said. "Her student-athletes continually performed well on and off the court, competing for championships with a 100% graduation success rate. We wish Amanda well in the future."
[FB] Cal Opens Conference Play At Boston College
Bears, Eagles Set For First Meeting On Gridiron In Nearly 40 Years
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/23/football-cal-opens-conference-play-at-boston-college.aspx
The California football team (3-1, 0-0 ACC) will travel east for its first Atlantic Coast Conference matchup of the 2025 season as the Golden Bears take on the Boston College Eagles (1-2, 0-1 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. PT at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and the game will be aired live on the ACC Network.
SATURDAY LINEUP
Venue: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Time: 12:30 p.m. PT
Watch (ACC Network): Chris Cotter (PxP), Max Browne (Analyst), Kendra Douglas (Sideline Reporter)
Cal Bears Sports Network: 810 AM
Justin Allegri (play-by-play), Mike Pawlawski (analyst), Ben Ross (sideline reporter); SiriusXM Ch. 371 or SXM App, The Varsity App
BEARS VS. EAGLES
- California and Boston College have only met once before on the gridiron, nearly 40 years ago on Sept. 13, 1986 in Chestnut Hill
- The Eagles took a 21-15 win over the Golden Bears in the contest.
- This Saturday will be the first in-conference matchup between the two programs.
[WSOC] Cal Hosts Syracuse, Boston College
Bears Set For ACC Home Opener, MS Awareness Game
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/23/womens-soccer-cal-hosts-syracuse-boston-college.aspx
After a short break from conference play this past weekend, the California women's soccer team will put its seven-match unbeaten streak to the test this week with a pair of ACC matches at Edwards Stadium. The Golden Bears (5-1-5, 1-0-1 ACC) will host Syracuse in their ACC home opener Thursday before welcoming Boston College for their MS Awareness game Sunday.
It will be the first meeting between the Bears and Orange (4-3-4, 0-2-1), who come to town on a bit of a skid having lost tough matchups to No. 1 Virginia and No. 6 Florida State. Syracuse was outscored 7-0 in those two contests. The Eagles (4-2-4, 0-1-1) will be making their inaugural visit to Berkeley to face Cal for the first time since the two teams met in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Championship. That match ended in a tie, but BC advanced to the Sweet 16 on penalty kicks. Boston College opened its conference schedule with a loss to Pitt but bounced back with an impressive draw against No. 16 Wake Forest.
[WTEN] Passola Folch Advances To Main Draw At ITA All-Americans
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/23/womens-tennis-passola-folch-advances-to-main-draw-at-ita-all-americans.aspx
CARY, N.C. – California women's tennis senior Berta Passola Folch won again in qualifying singles Tuesday at the ITA All-American Championships to advance to the singles main draw starting Wednesday at Cary Tennis Park.
The 113th-ranked Passola Folch defeated Tennessee's Elim Yan 6-2, 6-2 to reach the main draw, in which the Spaniard will open against Akari Matsuno at 8:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday. This marks the first trip to main draw singles for Passola Folch.
Cal junior Mao Mushika, ranked 17th and seeded sixth, is already in the main draw and faces Tennessee's Saray Yli-Piipari at 7:15 a.m. PT in the opening round of 64.
[MGOLF] Bears Tie For Fourth At The Tindall
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/23/mens-golf-bears-tie-for-fourth-at-the-tindall.aspx
BREMERTON, Wash. – Sophomores Ziqin Zhou and Sihao Cong each had career-best finishes to help the California men's golf team tie for fourth place at The Tindall at Gold Mountain Golf Club.
Zhou broke par for a tournament for the first time in his career and did so in a big way, carding an 8-under 208 to finish fifth individually – the best placement of his career and his second-ever top-10 finish. Cong also set a personal standard with a 5-under par 211 for the tourney, putting him a career-best tie for 11th overall.
Senior Daniel Heo had the best final round for the Bears Tuesday with a 4-under par 64 and finished at 3-under for the tournament, good for a tie for 15th place.
[MSOC] Cal Beats UNC Asheville 1-0
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/23/mens-soccer-cal-beats-unc-asheville-1-0.aspx
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Alfredo Ortiz scored his second goal of the season to propel the California men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over UNC Asheville on Tuesday at Greenwood Soccer Field.
The Golden Bears improved their record to 4-3-2 with the nonconference win. The Bulldogs are 4-3-1.
After a 0-0 first half in which the Bears outshot UNC Asheville 5-4, they produced a good scoring chance early in the second half when Noe Morales pushed his shot wide of the far post.