Wilcox makes an appearance on inside ACCess…He had been asked about BBQ—vinegar, tomato, or mustard? and Wilcox picked mustard based which made some people angry..so now he says he likes all of them…Said they need to get better on penalties, protection, red zone production—that’s obvi. Jaden Ott status: “good to go, full speed”.
In that article is a mere mention that he had a recurring roles in four TV series, including The West Wing. He played one of my favorite characters in The West Wing, Admiral Percy Fitzwallace. One of the best clips in that series comes from the episode "We Killed Yamamoto", includes Fitzwallace and McGarry in the Sit Room -
It's getting real in the Middle East. It appears that a regional war is taking shape. The $64 billion question (figuratively speaking) is, will the US get pulled in?
I suspect the US will ask Israel to not doing anything in response to Iran in order to not escalate, but will continue to ship arms to Israel. Interesting to see how many warheads actually impacted, showing that Israel's Patriot and "Hetz" anti-ballistic missile systems were overwhelmed by the 180 missiles.
living in/near NYC and having kids in school means that we get 2-3 days off around now depending on how the weekend intersects w/ holidays and sundowns and sunsets.
It's funny that as you were rattling off the holidays I was thinking how much more inclusive the calendar is becoming. I find that comforting and interesting. By learning about others and other cultures, we learn more about ourselves. We also find more opportunities for joy.
Your neighbor sounds like a bit of a grump; a curmudgeon. Your neighbor is missing an opportunity to brighten his (her?) horizons and widen his circle of friends.
I read Alex Pavlovic's piece on Farhan's dismissal and a recap of his farm system remake. That alone should have been reason enough to can him. It's a mess of the first order; without discipline.
Jared Goff goes 18/18 with TD thrown, 1 TD reception, 0 INT, and 292 yard (16.2 yard average) to help the Lions beat the previously undefeated Seahawks 42-29
Rose screwed up his chances (plural) to be in the HOF. First, he gambled on baseball which, in itself, is bad enough. Then he lied about it. Then he denied he had a gambling problem.
You put the integrity of the sport at risk, you opt out of the HOF.
Tonight: VP debate on CBS @ 9pm/6pm Eastern/Pacific for the people who are somehow undecided and the differences aren't clear enough at the Presidential candidate level
my wife likes to watch because it makes her feel better to see Vance make a fool of himself. younger one is not watching since election news stresses them out.
heard a thing on NPR this morning on a rare morning drive. apparently he did not attend his own birthday parade in his hometown because he is under home hospice care.
that was probably the first US president that i was aware of and the election vs Reagan was when i started paying attention to these sorts of things
Glad Calympians will be getting their shout out, hope some of that gets national coverage too so more people across the US find out who is paying and supporting so many successful Olympians!
Unfortunately that will never happen. And there will always be enough away fans interspersed with Cal fans. Or it could be a complete takeover by the away fans.
SEASIDE – Playing 36 holes on the first day of the Molly Invitational at Bayonet Golf Course on Monday, the California women's golf team shot up the leaderboard in the afternoon thanks to a 1-over-par 289 second-round team score.
The Golden Bears ended the day in fourth place at 14-over, just three strokes shy of second-place San Francisco. Cal's 1-over in round two was the second-best score out of 11 teams
Former Cal lacrosse player Mya Wang was one of two California collegiate student-athletes announced Monday as selections for the CalHOPE Courage Award for September of 2024. The award, presented monthly since February 2022 by the College Sports Communicators in association with the Associated Press, honors student-athletes at California colleges and universities who have overcome the stress, anxiety and mental trauma associated with personal hardships and adversity.
TIBURON – California men's tennis senior Carl Emil Overbeck pushed professional player Dennis Kudla to three sets in the first round of the singles main draw on Monday at the Tiburon Challenger, a tournament on the ATP Challenger Tour. But the Golden Bear fell 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 6-4 at the Tiburon Peninsula Club.
Kevin Carmichael is taking advantage of every opportunity he can before he leaves Berkeley.
That's why he celebrated so much after scoring a late goal in the California men's soccer team's 2-0 victory over San Francisco in mid-August – in the preseason.
"He's just got that energy," said longtime teammate Santiago Hopkins, who played club ball with Carmichael at Real SoCal before they came to Cal. "Most people wouldn't celebrate goals like that, but Kevin loves the game and you can tell from his passion. That showed in his extra celebration."
The California football team will take on Pitt at 12:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, Oct. 12 with the game televised on ESPN or the ACC Network, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Monday.
The official network designation will be determined after this Saturday's slate of games.
i go to just about anything i am invited to unless i am not available for some reason. they are almost always at capacity and great to meet alums of all ages doing all sorts of cool things.
The first game of Jeff Tedord’s eleven-year tenure as California’s head football coach was a 70-22 victory over Baylor on August 31, 2002 in Memorial Stadium. On their first play from scrimmage under their new coach, the Bears connected on a 71-yard halfback pass from Terrell Williams to David Gray. The Bears raced out to a 35-7 lead after the first quarter with Kyle Boller connecting on TD passes to Geoff MacArthur and Joe Igber. The Californians also had two pick sixes including a 100 yarder by linebacker Matt Nixon. Back up QB Reggie Robertson later contributed a TD pass meaning three different Bears threw for touchdowns. The Bears, coming off five consecutive losing seasons including a 1-10 mark the previous year, went on to have a winning season and reclaim the Axe for the first time in eight years.
Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts appears Tuesday through Thursday on the DBD throughout the 2024 college football season. This feature is brought to you by Hewlett Packard. Hewlett Packard, Making Stuff.
My oldest, CJ, was a guest waterboy for that game. CJ was part of the Cal Cub Club, I think. His name was chosen at random to be a waterboy. He got to spend the afternoon on the sidelines with the team.
I posit that this is the rarest way in which to score in an NCAA or NFL game. I would think that 2-point defensive safeties happen more often (though still rare), and safeties happen even more often.
EDIT: the clip linked above comes from the 2013 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. #5 Oregon 35, #7 Kansas State 17. It very well may be that there hasn't been such an occurrence since then.
saw the first couple episodes. is that the one where the young interns are sleeping in the office and all trying to outdo each so they get a full time job?
there was a thing on NPR this morning about one of the actors from NY who is getting more attention these days as a result of this show.
Substack sunsetted their old template format that we used for the DBD. So now I have to publish on a standard article format. This is why today's DBD was not located where it normally is "located" in the site. They change all the time, so who knows how long this will last. If you're coming to the DBD for the first time, welcome.
Wilcox makes an appearance on inside ACCess…He had been asked about BBQ—vinegar, tomato, or mustard? and Wilcox picked mustard based which made some people angry..so now he says he likes all of them…Said they need to get better on penalties, protection, red zone production—that’s obvi. Jaden Ott status: “good to go, full speed”.
I turned on the TV while getting ready for dinner and a guy from Bear Insider was being interviewed on the ACCN.
John Amos, actor in groundbreaking TV roles, dies at 84
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/john-amos-actor-in-groundbreaking-tv-roles-dies-at-84/ar-AA1rxvvY?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=03b6df1a95354dc286c109d4a86e4292&ei=16
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/01/john-amos-dead/
In that article is a mere mention that he had a recurring roles in four TV series, including The West Wing. He played one of my favorite characters in The West Wing, Admiral Percy Fitzwallace. One of the best clips in that series comes from the episode "We Killed Yamamoto", includes Fitzwallace and McGarry in the Sit Room -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN8U-TSbfwE
Loved him in Beastmaster.
I should have noted that Amos had *many* roles in TV. He was an excellent actor and a man of courage and principle.
I most remember him for Roots, though I saw him in many, many roles.
This might be this election's October surprise -
Iran fires missiles at Israel, Israeli military says, as sirens sound across country
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/01/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-hamas-war-news-gaza/
It's getting real in the Middle East. It appears that a regional war is taking shape. The $64 billion question (figuratively speaking) is, will the US get pulled in?
I suspect the US will ask Israel to not doing anything in response to Iran in order to not escalate, but will continue to ship arms to Israel. Interesting to see how many warheads actually impacted, showing that Israel's Patriot and "Hetz" anti-ballistic missile systems were overwhelmed by the 180 missiles.
I think your suspicions are dead on. I have severe doubts that Netanyahu will comply, even a tiny bit.
just in time for Jewish New Year and High Holidays!
Crap. I forgot about that. Cue replay of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
living in/near NYC and having kids in school means that we get 2-3 days off around now depending on how the weekend intersects w/ holidays and sundowns and sunsets.
It must be nice to get the holidays thrown into the calendar.
That reminds me that my block will get parked up for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We are close to a major synagogue in North Berkeley.
we started getting Eid and Juneteenth off recently. this year they added the Lunar New Year (2 days) and they are talking about adding Diwali.
there are less and less snow days every year. i think they are taking advantage to give us more official days off.
a neighbor across the street was bemoaning the demise of the "American holidays" ...
It's funny that as you were rattling off the holidays I was thinking how much more inclusive the calendar is becoming. I find that comforting and interesting. By learning about others and other cultures, we learn more about ourselves. We also find more opportunities for joy.
Your neighbor sounds like a bit of a grump; a curmudgeon. Your neighbor is missing an opportunity to brighten his (her?) horizons and widen his circle of friends.
PRO
Dolphins recover an onside kick, gets penalized, and the Titans start the drive at Dolphins 10 yard line. Lol
https://youtu.be/TOGvRd-4Wgo?si=AOxHHjK_uuGKiIlN
KOd
https://twitter.com/jaredwright17/status/1840309427011825668
His face slammed the turf pretty hard, there.
Mets/Braves split make-up double-header - both make the playoffs. Diamondback are out despite having the same record as the Mets & Braves.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41538466/braves-beat-mets-clinch-playoff-spot-diamondbacks-out
D'backs are out because they lost the season series to both the Mets and Braves.
Losing 2 out of 3 at home to a blah Giants team in the final week didn’t help matters either. They led the league in runs as well.
Which just goes to show that Arizona had their chances in crunch time.
Absolutely.
But hey, Farhan is gone…it’s a great week!
Yes, indeed, it is!
I read Alex Pavlovic's piece on Farhan's dismissal and a recap of his farm system remake. That alone should have been reason enough to can him. It's a mess of the first order; without discipline.
MLB wildcard series.
4 sets of games - 3 game series each, all Tue, Wed, Thu with no break days or travel.
that is a lot of baseball.
Those are some UGLY helmet ads.
It's like the DS and CS games during 2020. All games at the same stadium with no break days. They did have break days during the World Series.
Jared Goff goes 18/18 with TD thrown, 1 TD reception, 0 INT, and 292 yard (16.2 yard average) to help the Lions beat the previously undefeated Seahawks 42-29
https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671491
The Philly Special was fun to watch. http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/41541279
Goff is sooo slow but that throw was perfectly thrown to Goff in strides.
That David Montgomery run was also pretty amazing.
he was about to throw his first incompletion w/ less than 2 min left in the game, but got sacked in the end zone for a safety instead!
they were up by 15 at that point so it didnt end up mattering much.
If forward progress is actually a thing, the officials blew the call that resulted in a safety.
the commentators were saying forward progress was not counted for some reason. either blown call or some technicality i dont understand about a safety
I didn't catch the TV commentary as I couldn't hear it for some reason. [shrug] I'll go with the blown call explanation.
this random internet thread implies it was probably a blown call
https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/12664/if-a-runner-gets-pushed-back-into-their-end-zone-and-does-not-try-to-advance-aga
Well, this is a... thing
https://theshadowleague.com/the-most-dangerous-woman-in-the-nfl-ig-model-destani-reportedly-has-children-with-nfl-stars-josh-jacobs-eli-apple-and-geno-smith/
somewhat unrelated.
all the ex-Jets QBs are having good seasons. Sam Darnold, Geno Smith ...
Pete Rose dead at the age of 83
at least there wont be any more complaining about not getting into HOF. i assume you cant get in posthumously.
Rose screwed up his chances (plural) to be in the HOF. First, he gambled on baseball which, in itself, is bad enough. Then he lied about it. Then he denied he had a gambling problem.
You put the integrity of the sport at risk, you opt out of the HOF.
i guess same is true for all the steroids era people who refuse to confess.
Yup.
Is David Ortiz the only one that tested positive that is in the HOF?
First ballot, no less.
The Hall of Fame is a total farce.
You can, and lots of people have. Whether sentiments will change is another matter.
i bet Trump would pardon him!
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Tonight: VP debate on CBS @ 9pm/6pm Eastern/Pacific for the people who are somehow undecided and the differences aren't clear enough at the Presidential candidate level
my wife likes to watch because it makes her feel better to see Vance make a fool of himself. younger one is not watching since election news stresses them out.
i have tennis.
Tennis is a priority, right?
East Coast dock workers go on strike. Get ready for EMEA import product price inflation
https://www.wral.com/story/us-port-strike-by-45-000-dockworkers-is-all-but-certain-to-begin-at-midnight/21650491/
Happy 100th birthday, Jimmy Carter
heard a thing on NPR this morning on a rare morning drive. apparently he did not attend his own birthday parade in his hometown because he is under home hospice care.
that was probably the first US president that i was aware of and the election vs Reagan was when i started paying attention to these sorts of things
CAL
Hello drones & Calympians, goodbye card stunts
https://twitter.com/CalAthletics/status/1841164544221331924
Glad Calympians will be getting their shout out, hope some of that gets national coverage too so more people across the US find out who is paying and supporting so many successful Olympians!
It also doesn't say that it's Alumni Band Day...but it is! Yay old farts!
It doesn't even mention gold out.
Gold Outs don't work unless you actually give away the shirts on site
Unfortunately that will never happen. And there will always be enough away fans interspersed with Cal fans. Or it could be a complete takeover by the away fans.
It doesn't technically say No Card Stunts.
Right. But isn't a drone show a 21st century version of card stunts?
Not that card stunts don't have their place, especially in full sunlight.
[WGOLF] Bears Hit Stride In Round Two
https://calbears.com/news/2024/9/30/womens-golf-bears-hit-stride-in-round-two.aspx
SEASIDE – Playing 36 holes on the first day of the Molly Invitational at Bayonet Golf Course on Monday, the California women's golf team shot up the leaderboard in the afternoon thanks to a 1-over-par 289 second-round team score.
The Golden Bears ended the day in fourth place at 14-over, just three strokes shy of second-place San Francisco. Cal's 1-over in round two was the second-best score out of 11 teams
[LAX] Mya Wang Recognized With CalHOPE Courage Award
https://calbears.com/news/2024/9/30/lacrosse-mya-wang-recognized-with-calhope-courage-award.aspx
Former Cal lacrosse player Mya Wang was one of two California collegiate student-athletes announced Monday as selections for the CalHOPE Courage Award for September of 2024. The award, presented monthly since February 2022 by the College Sports Communicators in association with the Associated Press, honors student-athletes at California colleges and universities who have overcome the stress, anxiety and mental trauma associated with personal hardships and adversity.
[MTEN] Overbeck Falls In Tiburon Challenger
https://calbears.com/news/2024/9/30/mens-tennis-overbeck-falls-in-tiburon-challenger.aspx
TIBURON – California men's tennis senior Carl Emil Overbeck pushed professional player Dennis Kudla to three sets in the first round of the singles main draw on Monday at the Tiburon Challenger, a tournament on the ATP Challenger Tour. But the Golden Bear fell 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 6-4 at the Tiburon Peninsula Club.
Cal Men's Basketball: Meet The Bears - Jovan Blacksher Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtpkJtw5dPc&ab_channel=CalBears
[MSOC] Seizing The Opportunity
https://calbears.com/news/2024/9/30/mens-soccer-seizing-the-opportunity.aspx
Kevin Carmichael is taking advantage of every opportunity he can before he leaves Berkeley.
That's why he celebrated so much after scoring a late goal in the California men's soccer team's 2-0 victory over San Francisco in mid-August – in the preseason.
"He's just got that energy," said longtime teammate Santiago Hopkins, who played club ball with Carmichael at Real SoCal before they came to Cal. "Most people wouldn't celebrate goals like that, but Kevin loves the game and you can tell from his passion. That showed in his extra celebration."
[FB] Cal, Pitt To Play In The Afternoon
https://calbears.com/news/2024/9/30/football-cal-pitt-to-play-in-the-afternoon.aspx
The California football team will take on Pitt at 12:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, Oct. 12 with the game televised on ESPN or the ACC Network, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Monday.
The official network designation will be determined after this Saturday's slate of games.
got invited to a small reception to mee the new chancellor here in CT
Join us for an exclusive gathering to meet UC Berkeley's new Chancellor and hear his inspiring vision for our university's future.
I get invited to these private alumni things every so often. Not 100% why. I cant imagine my donation level is that high.
Do you ever go? Are they well attended?
i go to just about anything i am invited to unless i am not available for some reason. they are almost always at capacity and great to meet alums of all ages doing all sorts of cool things.
Cal has been throwing more time and attention to east coast alums, especially NY, in last 10 yrs or so. not complaining
It’s time again for Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts.
The first game of Jeff Tedord’s eleven-year tenure as California’s head football coach was a 70-22 victory over Baylor on August 31, 2002 in Memorial Stadium. On their first play from scrimmage under their new coach, the Bears connected on a 71-yard halfback pass from Terrell Williams to David Gray. The Bears raced out to a 35-7 lead after the first quarter with Kyle Boller connecting on TD passes to Geoff MacArthur and Joe Igber. The Californians also had two pick sixes including a 100 yarder by linebacker Matt Nixon. Back up QB Reggie Robertson later contributed a TD pass meaning three different Bears threw for touchdowns. The Bears, coming off five consecutive losing seasons including a 1-10 mark the previous year, went on to have a winning season and reclaim the Axe for the first time in eight years.
Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts appears Tuesday through Thursday on the DBD throughout the 2024 college football season. This feature is brought to you by Hewlett Packard. Hewlett Packard, Making Stuff.
My oldest, CJ, was a guest waterboy for that game. CJ was part of the Cal Cub Club, I think. His name was chosen at random to be a waterboy. He got to spend the afternoon on the sidelines with the team.
CJ was a waterboy for that game and the 2003 game vs. UW, a 54-7 win at Memorial Stadium. Consequently, I dubbed CJ the Good Luck Charm.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Gonzaga has applied for membership in the Pac, and been accepted.
Effective for the 2026-27 academic year, for all sports that Gonzaga offers and the Pac sanctions.
https://pac12.me/Gonzaga
Specifically, the Zags do: both mens/women's Basketball, Soccer, XC, golf, tennis, track & field, rowing. They also do W volleyball and M baseball.
What they don't do:
Football, softball, swimming, gymnastics, lacrosse, field hockey, water polo, rugby
Graham Harrell fired as Purdue. Normally Air Raid coaches are in demand, but he has not stuck anywhere for very long
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41520314/purdue-fires-offensive-coordinator-graham-harrell
It hasn't happened in a while, but let's look at one of the rarest ways to score in football
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp4TeP4rw0s
I posit that this is the rarest way in which to score in an NCAA or NFL game. I would think that 2-point defensive safeties happen more often (though still rare), and safeties happen even more often.
EDIT: the clip linked above comes from the 2013 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. #5 Oregon 35, #7 Kansas State 17. It very well may be that there hasn't been such an occurrence since then.
i had never heard of such a thing.
someone scored 2 pts on a extra point block and run back for TD recently. that is probably a little less rare.
FSU's DJ Uiagalelei is out for at least a few weeks with a broken finger on his throwing hand.
https://www.espn.com/cfl/story/_/id/41532346/sources-fsu-qb-dj-uiagalelei-broken-finger
That’s gonna prove to be a bad loss, unfortunately.
Alabama is the new #1
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41471480/ap-college-football-poll-reaction-next-top-25-team
DBD AV CLUB
Industry (HBO/Max) (S3)
Good show! Got one episode left in S3…it’s about banking and finance in London.
saw the first couple episodes. is that the one where the young interns are sleeping in the office and all trying to outdo each so they get a full time job?
there was a thing on NPR this morning about one of the actors from NY who is getting more attention these days as a result of this show.
Cam Newton surprises his girlfriend
https://www.tiktok.com/@omarlikestotalk/video/7418815288294083870
Substack shenanigans
Substack sunsetted their old template format that we used for the DBD. So now I have to publish on a standard article format. This is why today's DBD was not located where it normally is "located" in the site. They change all the time, so who knows how long this will last. If you're coming to the DBD for the first time, welcome.
the main photo at the top and the poll is not visible when all the comments are loaded. mostly seems the same otherwise.