In Greek mythology, Cassieopia was the wife of King Cepheus and the mother of Andromeda. She was renowned for her beauty and was punished by the gods for her arrogance. Due to her vanity, Cassieopia was placed in the sky as a constellation.
what does this mean? aside from the football portal ..
we have major offices in Seattle and DC. they have a portal setup in the 2 offices where you can see the other side and have a meeting together.
it will be cool when you walk thru the portal into the other office like the secret passages in Clue. my prediction is that quantum computers and entanglement will somehow help w/ this.
i am sure it will require al sort of sci-fi related thing and not a likely reality. the prediction about quantum computers was somewhat of a joke since people are always asking me what they will be good for and i dont have a great answer because nobody really knows yet.
After the Golden State Warriors won their first-round series over the Denver Nuggets in 2022, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has been merciless, winning the next seven straight against the Dubs. It looked like the Warriors were going to break that streak when they pulled ahead in the fourth quarter, but once again, a double-digit lead became a harbinger of doom as the Nuggets came back to win, 119-115.
that no fun to watch. up up 9 or 11 w/ 5 min to go and then the W's went cold, played horrible on offense and defense. give the Nuggets credit, they outplayed the W's down the stretch and hardly made a mistake.
Sensing a good PR opportunity, the Senior Bowl sends an invite to Cal Equipment Manager Trevor Skogerboe - the dude who sprinted and tackled the fan trying to steal a helmet after the Big Game
The California women's basketball team will have an opportunity to get its first signature win of the season when it hosts No. 19 Alabama in the SEC/ACC Challenge at Haas Pavilion on Thursday at 6 p.m. PT. A win would give the Golden Bears (7-1) their best start to a season under head coach Charmin Smith.
This marks the second meeting between the two programs with Alabama (9-0) winning the sole matchup 76-63 in the opening round of the UIC Thanksgiving Tournament in Chicago on Nov. 24, 2000.
The football early signing period begins Wednesday and the first members of California's 2025 recruiting class will be announced via coverage on the Golden Bears' social media channels and at CalBears.com/NSD25 as early as 7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT.
Cal's coverage will wrap up with Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin WIlcox discussing the first-day signees during a press conference via Zoom at 10 a.m. PT. The press conference will be recorded and published shortly after its conclusion to Cal's YouTube channel.
The silver lining to this is that JKS wouldn't be cheap NIL-wise and would have sat on the bench for at least another year developing. There will be JKS or another one like him that gets impatient sitting on the bench and wants his chance in a few years. Cal isn't the traditional place for 18 year olds to want to come to, but it is the place where seasoned and a bit wiser 20 year olds. Now we've got more funds to go after Olinemen to make our offense whole.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Andrej Stojakovic scored a career-high 26 points but the California men's basketball team squandered a 16-point halftime lead in a 98-93 loss at Missouri in an SEC/ACC Challenge contest on Tuesday night.
Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox announced Tuesday there will be a change in leadership to the offensive staff.
The California football program has initiated a national search to identify a new offensive coordinator. Specific roles for existing staff have yet to be determined.
The California football team earned nine All-ACC honors led by first-team selections Teddye Buchanan and Nohl Williams, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday.
The Golden Bears had two players earn multiple honors with Williams named a first-team cornerback and honorable mention all-purpose selection. Xavier Carlton was recognized as a third-team defensive end and honorable mention linebacker.
The lead photo was from the OSU game. I was wondering why Oski was wearing a heavy coat and a rain hat that day...on a warm, sunny day? Never could figure out what the gag was, and no one seemed to have any idea.
Cross [18/19 Amazon Prime]: based on the series by James Patterson starring Aldis Hodge. I think I read they didn't follow specific storylines but it's based on the series. I really liked it. He's a PhD in psychology (I think) that is a detective in DC. I won't give any spoilers other than he's hunting down a serial killer.
Finished season 3 of The Bear. Interesting season. Not as good as the other ones, but I did like how they did the back stories of the various chefs. 14/19 WB [HULU]
Stanfurd's QBs Jayden Daniels and Justin Lamson announce their intention to enter the portal. This leaves RS-Fr Elijah Brown as the presumptive starter (career: 28/48 for 274 yards 58.3% @ 5.7 YPA for 2 TD and 3 INTs and 14 rushes for -23 yards and a long of 7. The person who has the second most pass attempts on the team is a running back.
Stanford also has a scholarship Jr QB Myles Jackson who was a former 3 star recruit and a walk-on Charlie Mirer, son of Rick Mirer. The Cardinal may really suck next year.
I'm sure there is a pro-Alabama bias here, but . . . Miami blew their chance to lock up a spot in the last week, and despite having a record one game worse, Alabama definitely has more "good wins" than Miami does. Georgia is better than anyone Miami beat.
Miami has been helped by the officials in, I think, at least 3 games this year. all back to back to back if I remember. We were either the middle game or the tail end of those games.
Win. Leave no doubt. For sure. But outside the top four, no team has command of their destiny. Teams ranked 5-12 are ranked on perceived strength of conference and the SEC is getting the benefit of an SEC bias. Alabama's best win, Georgia, came a whisper from losing at home, being 9-3, to the same team that provided Miami one of two losses. Despite this, Georgia goes up 2 spots, and Alabama, who beat a 5-7 Auburn (who beat TA&M, but who Cal beat), manages to rise 2 spots and ahead of Miami. I am not sure how Georgia needing 8 overtimes and a controversial non call on King's fumble doesn't put a huge ding on Georgia's reputation and a ding on the strength of Alabama's win against Georgia.
Also, sorry, but scheduling a cupcake like Mercer in week 10 should put a ding on a schools record as should the fact that the SEC plays only 8 conference games.
Ugh. Someone who works in another work unit passed away this morning. Not sure how old he was only that it appears he would have been in his late 20s/early 30s. What's worse is that his father also works for the same employer. It's been a rotten week.
All of the recent Stanfurd conjecture over Troy Taylor's future made me realize that I hadn't heard a peep from Go Bears (Bob R) on these boards in a long minute. Is he still with us (existentially)?
W
Cassieopia .. the giant W (or M) in the sky.
In Greek mythology, Cassieopia was the wife of King Cepheus and the mother of Andromeda. She was renowned for her beauty and was punished by the gods for her arrogance. Due to her vanity, Cassieopia was placed in the sky as a constellation.
Coach
INTO THE PORTALVERSE
Nate Rutchena in the portal. He was on the roster for four years and is presumably a grad transfer.
https://twitter.com/nate_rutchena/status/1863770605558112365
what does this mean? aside from the football portal ..
we have major offices in Seattle and DC. they have a portal setup in the 2 offices where you can see the other side and have a meeting together.
it will be cool when you walk thru the portal into the other office like the secret passages in Clue. my prediction is that quantum computers and entanglement will somehow help w/ this.
Won't that require assistance from the scientists working on time travel?
i am sure it will require al sort of sci-fi related thing and not a likely reality. the prediction about quantum computers was somewhat of a joke since people are always asking me what they will be good for and i dont have a great answer because nobody really knows yet.
PRO
Warriors blow another big lead late, fall to Nuggets, 119-115
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2024/12/3/24312811/golden-state-warriors-blow-another-big-lead-late-fall-nuggets-119-115
After the Golden State Warriors won their first-round series over the Denver Nuggets in 2022, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has been merciless, winning the next seven straight against the Dubs. It looked like the Warriors were going to break that streak when they pulled ahead in the fourth quarter, but once again, a double-digit lead became a harbinger of doom as the Nuggets came back to win, 119-115.
that no fun to watch. up up 9 or 11 w/ 5 min to go and then the W's went cold, played horrible on offense and defense. give the Nuggets credit, they outplayed the W's down the stretch and hardly made a mistake.
Looks like they were just the "rabbit" team this season and aren't a real contender.
Pats almost made 68 yard game winning FG. Almost.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/patriots-shocking-gamble-to-try-68-yard-field-goal-on-final-play-a-decision-no-nfl-coach-had-made-in-10-years/
Dodgers have refinanced from the Bank of Bobby Bonilla
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/42760649/dodgers-deferred-payments-top-1-billion-7-players
CAL
Sensing a good PR opportunity, the Senior Bowl sends an invite to Cal Equipment Manager Trevor Skogerboe - the dude who sprinted and tackled the fan trying to steal a helmet after the Big Game
https://x.com/seniorbowl/status/1861826518873207058
[WBB] Cal Faces First Ranked Opponent In No. 19 Alabama
https://calbears.com/news/2024/12/3/womens-basketball-cal-faces-first-ranked-opponent-in-no-19-alabama.aspx
The California women's basketball team will have an opportunity to get its first signature win of the season when it hosts No. 19 Alabama in the SEC/ACC Challenge at Haas Pavilion on Thursday at 6 p.m. PT. A win would give the Golden Bears (7-1) their best start to a season under head coach Charmin Smith.
This marks the second meeting between the two programs with Alabama (9-0) winning the sole matchup 76-63 in the opening round of the UIC Thanksgiving Tournament in Chicago on Nov. 24, 2000.
[FB] Football Early Signing Period Opens Wednesday
https://calbears.com/news/2024/12/3/football-early-signing-period-opens-wednesday.aspx
The football early signing period begins Wednesday and the first members of California's 2025 recruiting class will be announced via coverage on the Golden Bears' social media channels and at CalBears.com/NSD25 as early as 7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT.
Cal's coverage will wrap up with Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin WIlcox discussing the first-day signees during a press conference via Zoom at 10 a.m. PT. The press conference will be recorded and published shortly after its conclusion to Cal's YouTube channel.
[FB] Cal Football 2025 Early Signing Period, Live Chat: The New Generation comes in
https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/cal-football-2025-early-signing-period
Follow along with fellow Cal fans as we welcome our newest crop of recruits to become Golden Bears!
Early signees:
Signed:
Ben Howard
Beckham Barney
Kaden Cook
Tre Harrison
Meyers Swinney
Anthony League
John Tofi Jr
Odera Okaka**
Jae'on Young
Jacob Houseworth
Michael Klisiewitcz
Ike Okafor
LeBron Wiliams
Aiden Manutai
.
.
Other
[at least one silent commit]**
.
.
Decommit & flip to Oregon:
Jaron Keawe Sagpoletele**
https://twitter.com/michaellasquero/status/1864357527301025931
** - new announcement
Jaron Keawe Sagpoletele flips commitment to Oregon
The silver lining to this is that JKS wouldn't be cheap NIL-wise and would have sat on the bench for at least another year developing. There will be JKS or another one like him that gets impatient sitting on the bench and wants his chance in a few years. Cal isn't the traditional place for 18 year olds to want to come to, but it is the place where seasoned and a bit wiser 20 year olds. Now we've got more funds to go after Olinemen to make our offense whole.
[MBB] Bears Falter In Second Half At Missouri
https://calbears.com/news/2024/12/3/mens-basketball-bears-falter-in-second-half-at-missouri.aspx
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Andrej Stojakovic scored a career-high 26 points but the California men's basketball team squandered a 16-point halftime lead in a 98-93 loss at Missouri in an SEC/ACC Challenge contest on Tuesday night.
Was Missouri's offense that good? Or was Cal's defense that deficient?
Yes (probably)
[FB] Cal Announces Change To Offensive Leadership
https://calbears.com/news/2024/12/3/football-cal-announces-change-to-offensive-leadership.aspx
Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox announced Tuesday there will be a change in leadership to the offensive staff.
The California football program has initiated a national search to identify a new offensive coordinator. Specific roles for existing staff have yet to be determined.
[FB] Bears Earn All-ACC Honors
https://calbears.com/news/2024/12/3/football-bears-earn-all-acc-honors.aspx
The California football team earned nine All-ACC honors led by first-team selections Teddye Buchanan and Nohl Williams, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday.
The Golden Bears had two players earn multiple honors with Williams named a first-team cornerback and honorable mention all-purpose selection. Xavier Carlton was recognized as a third-team defensive end and honorable mention linebacker.
The lead photo was from the OSU game. I was wondering why Oski was wearing a heavy coat and a rain hat that day...on a warm, sunny day? Never could figure out what the gag was, and no one seemed to have any idea.
Because Oregon State is located in the rainy PNW?
The rainy season hadn't set in yet (and still hasn't; standby for this weekend), and its not as if the weather follows us when we travel.
Go Bears!!!
POLITICS
DBD AV CLUB
Cross [18/19 Amazon Prime]: based on the series by James Patterson starring Aldis Hodge. I think I read they didn't follow specific storylines but it's based on the series. I really liked it. He's a PhD in psychology (I think) that is a detective in DC. I won't give any spoilers other than he's hunting down a serial killer.
Finished season 3 of The Bear. Interesting season. Not as good as the other ones, but I did like how they did the back stories of the various chefs. 14/19 WB [HULU]
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Stanfurd's QBs Jayden Daniels and Justin Lamson announce their intention to enter the portal. This leaves RS-Fr Elijah Brown as the presumptive starter (career: 28/48 for 274 yards 58.3% @ 5.7 YPA for 2 TD and 3 INTs and 14 rushes for -23 yards and a long of 7. The person who has the second most pass attempts on the team is a running back.
Stanford also has a scholarship Jr QB Myles Jackson who was a former 3 star recruit and a walk-on Charlie Mirer, son of Rick Mirer. The Cardinal may really suck next year.
That Andrew Luck hire is really paying off, isn't it? AAAAHHHHAAAHAAAAAA!!
Might be a little early to pass judgement.
SEC just means more bias
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42765322/acc-hoping-cfp-committee-reconsider-miami-ranking
I'm sure there is a pro-Alabama bias here, but . . . Miami blew their chance to lock up a spot in the last week, and despite having a record one game worse, Alabama definitely has more "good wins" than Miami does. Georgia is better than anyone Miami beat.
Miami has been helped by the officials in, I think, at least 3 games this year. all back to back to back if I remember. We were either the middle game or the tail end of those games.
Win. Leave no doubt. For sure. But outside the top four, no team has command of their destiny. Teams ranked 5-12 are ranked on perceived strength of conference and the SEC is getting the benefit of an SEC bias. Alabama's best win, Georgia, came a whisper from losing at home, being 9-3, to the same team that provided Miami one of two losses. Despite this, Georgia goes up 2 spots, and Alabama, who beat a 5-7 Auburn (who beat TA&M, but who Cal beat), manages to rise 2 spots and ahead of Miami. I am not sure how Georgia needing 8 overtimes and a controversial non call on King's fumble doesn't put a huge ding on Georgia's reputation and a ding on the strength of Alabama's win against Georgia.
Also, sorry, but scheduling a cupcake like Mercer in week 10 should put a ding on a schools record as should the fact that the SEC plays only 8 conference games.
Yes, but in this case the ACC also plays 8 conference games.
Ugh. Someone who works in another work unit passed away this morning. Not sure how old he was only that it appears he would have been in his late 20s/early 30s. What's worse is that his father also works for the same employer. It's been a rotten week.
Sorry about the loss.
All of the recent Stanfurd conjecture over Troy Taylor's future made me realize that I hadn't heard a peep from Go Bears (Bob R) on these boards in a long minute. Is he still with us (existentially)?
He's been banned
Thanks. At least he’s not dead. I always assumed he was elderly. Or a masterful performance artist.
Banned doesn't mean a person has passed away, which is what PawlOski is asking.
Oh, then I heard he was seen on Bear Insider.