Going to Rangers/Asstrisks tonight at Globe Life Field with HSB, Newellbany, and Jimmy Chitwood. Might go by Target to make a sign with an Asterisk on it.
The Oakland A’s bullpen didn’t allow any runs on Sunday! But their starter got rocked and their own lineup didn’t score much.
The A’s went quietly in a 4-3 loss to the Texas Rangers at the Coliseum. Right when Oakland needs to get hot to have any chance at the postseason, they dropped a series at home to a last-place opponent.
It was yet another one-run loss in a summer full of them. Lately the recurring nightmare for the A’s has been taking an early lead and then blowing it in the late innings, but this afternoon went differently. Instead they fell behind early, then tried to make a comeback but couldn’t catch up.
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers closed out their weekend series with too much Scherzer and offense as they won 8-0 to sweep the Padres. While the offense was certainly appreciated, Sunday was all about Max Scherzer.
He entered the game needing six strikeouts to reach 3000 in his career and all the fans in Dodger Stadium were well aware of that milestone from the first pitch. After getting one strikeout in the first inning, Scherzer pitched an immaculate inning in the second, three strikeouts on nine total pitches.
After the game, Scherzer said he was aware of this potential feat once he got two strikes on Tommy Pham and was glad he got him on a fastball.
I was pissed at Max. I wanted to go for a walk yesterday afternoon but couldn't leave as long he was pitching like he was. He could at least have had the decency to complete the perfect game after I waited around.
In his post game presser he was asked about Kershaw getting his 3000 K. "Hopefully I’m here to be able to watch his 3,000th as well." Yes please. Dodgers brass get it done.
Although, if the Dodgers win the WS, does Kershaw retire? I don't think he goes to the Rangers so it would either be play for the Dodgers for another 2-3 years or retire. He's about 450 away from 3000 so I would imagine it would take just over 2 years, assuming no long term injury. If he didn't get hurt in early July then I think he could've done it in 2.
I'd have written that off as a "racing incident" myself, but I think the 3 place grid penalty for Verstappen was fair - probably between the fact that Hamilton had already backed off once in a corner and that Verstappen was whining about Hamilton not giving way after bouncing his car off Hamilton's head, the stewards felt compelled to do something.
20 years ago that crash could have killed Hamilton. The new safety tech is pretty amazing.
At first I didn't agree with the penalty, but I've come around to supporting it as a preventive measure against future incidents. When Hamilton has been in Verstappen's position they always seem to avoid a collision but when the roles are reversed Verstappen isn't nearly as restrained about avoiding contact.
I'm sure, at first the announcers were taking a "both sides" approach, but Hamilton clearly had the lead, why should he give it up? That's what racing is all about.
Take out the leader tactics have become acceptable in too many series and this sort of thing is eventually the result. Open wheel pavement racing is noted for intolerance for aggressive moves, for good reason, but some times too much so. In this case, I was fine with it.
After falling behind 31-10 to the 49ers including a pick six by Jared, Lions rally to close the gap to 41-33, just running out of time in their comeback. 3 TD passes and 338 yards passing for the Goffense.
Lions got a little lucky to have that late rally. Onside kick took a weird hop and hit George Kittle in the face. Deebo Samuel fumbled when he already had the first down to ice the game.
My Toronto Blue Jays have stormed into the 1st AL Wild Card after being 9 games down in August. This past weekend they made a MLB record in scoring 44 runs over 3 games and 27 runs over 4 consecutive innings. We are coming for that world series ring.
This morning I learned that one of our Dispatch Center staff passed away yesterday due to COVID. She was only 46. I don't know her vaccination status.
This has hit a number of people in our division very hard, indeed. We've had over 130 staff test positive in the 19 months since the first shutdown last March. This may be the first COVID death at EBMWU.
some conservative firebrand is trying to speak at our campus amidst our temporary lockdown. We currently have over 150 active student cases so I'm not sure exactly what he's pushing for
School started on Wednesday of last week out here. In my neighborhood we have about ten elementary school kids, one of whom already has covid. And now everyone in her household has it, including her vaccinated parents. So it's going to be a fun school year...
Third week back for us, and so far only one reported case at the HS. There are parents who are both complaining about the pooled testing and also complaining about quarantining for 6th grade and down, and I don't know what these fucking people want. Their kids are the likely vectors of an fast spread but god forbid little Jayden should have to stay home for a couple of weeks to help out all of his classmates.
They want an alternate reality, where their convenience isn't dangerous, and they don't have to bear any responsibility. There is a lot of that behind the current circumstances.
The part I don't get is that parents in our system absolutely lost their shit about remote school going on too long last year, and were howling about how they would send their kids to private schools if there was any more virtual instruction this year... so the school system called their bluff and put together a sound COVID management approach and now they don't like that either... this isn't a very right wing area either, just a bunch of affluent Democratic voters who don't like having their children's credentialist experience interrupted.
I've accepted the fact that I will probably get covid when I go to Santa Clara this fall. Last year was a crapshoot with no one in the dorms and yet we still had days where there were 100+ cases so I'm not optimistic if things get off to a rough start.
By far the biggest factor here is vaccination rate. If Santa Clara students and staff/faculty are required to be vaccinated then I wouldn't worry too much about catching COVID on campus. Last year (when there was no vaccine) shouldn't be comparable.
We have a vax mandate so there is that but lets just say Santa Clara knows how to get down and have a good time (especially with no football) so that's why I had my reservations.
Late to this, loved the latest Ted Lasso, is getting very interesting, watched Cruella on the flight back, and I have to say, I quite enjoyed it. ( My son said "not the usual obscure art-house movie no one has ever seen you watch on Saturday night" - only half true)
Super stylish, setting in the 60's-70's was a smart move, amazing soundtrack, the two Emmas chewing scenery like they haven't had a bite to eat in weeks - a lot of goofy, if unbelievable, fun.
I groaned about Ted Lasso earlier in the season but it's kind of shaping up to address themes from the first season rather than being a straight narrative like the first season, and I think some of these later episodes are extremely good.
Inter alia, it cuts against the grain of "incompetent but nice" that rubbed Scootie the wrong way.
You won't be surprised to hear that that Clay Helton loves the "nurture and maybe win" element of season one.
Cruella felt like a bifurcated movie to me. The part that's about rival fashion designers is good fun. The part that has to create a convoluted backstory for a cartoon villain is less so.
The Voyeurs (Amazon Prime, 3/19 WNB). What if Rear Window was absolutely terrible and lacked any subtlety? Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and her boyfriend become obsessed with spying on the cheating- and abuse-filled relationship of their rich neighbors across the street. Frequently stilted dialogue is annoying, but it's mostly sunk by some truly insane twists in the final overlong act.
Kate (Netflix, 15/19 WB). Not clever or unique. But it is a blood, puke, and saltpeter tilt-a-whirl of ultraviolence that would make John Woo smile. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
I watched the first half last night. Not great, but very action-y. Will finish tonight. And bloody, as you note. Nice seeing Japan, since I haven't been there for 3+ years. Major plot hole: waaaaay too many Japanese understand English ;-)
I'm not surprised that SDSU ran all over them, but I am surprised that the offense couldn't keep the game somewhat competitive after last week's encouraging performance.
Not sure it was that "all-around"; the Husky defense kept them in it for a while. But they have been on the field all night, playing from behind, often backed up, 2 weeks in a row, with almost no support. I think the wear-down factor was substantial. But that's going to be the norm as long as the Donovan situation drags on.
Washington hasn't recruited on offense as well as defense because of where they have focused recently, and the Donovan hire, which I didn't think made sense in any event, was a really poor fit for prevailing circumstances. There is no apparent alternative that can step up if they dismiss Donovan mid-season either. It's going to be a really rough run for a while on Montlake.
I wouldn’t call that true cannibalizing because it was the first Pac 12 game for each team. TBH, SC didn’t look that good against SJSU and only pulled away late.
The cannibalizing will happen when Oregon drops a late season Pac 12 game against a P12 south team that they wouldn’t otherwise be playing if it weren’t for the 9 conference games.
The distilled essence of Clay Helton football. When mild-mannered Bill Plaschke of the LA Times writes a column saying that the AD should fire Helton Monday morning, you know things aren't going terribly well.
Have seen the Buff D twice now, and it is legit. Was rooting hard for Colorado, and was really really disappointed. They out-played aTm for 57 minutes and still lost.
It’s hard to believe that Cal and Oregon were about on par in terms of talent and potential during the Tedford years, but especially from 02-09. An argument can be made that the 09 beating by the Ducks basically killed our program and sent us into a death spiral from which we still haven’t recovered.
Instant classic grade game. tOSU got introduced to what speed that can match or even exceed theirs looks like. An experience that's usually only arisen for them recently in CFP games. Probably not in the shoe since Oklahoma, in the last game they lost there. I doubt any Pac-12 regulars were nearly as surprised at what Verdell did as apparently most of the country was.
The game "atmosphere" abysmal, the worst I've ever attended, the band never played, they had no chants, no involvement, and the sound system was constantly blaring at oppressive volume, with an obnoxious announcer shouting at every first down or third down. It was horrible.
As I said earlier, only Cal could find a way for the offense to play well and lose. We've got potential wins against Wazzu, OSU, Arizona, Colorado, and UW.... and probably an upset alert game.
Cal women's soccer had their game against my Santa Clara broncos in womens soccer canceled due to Cal COVID protocols. Hopefully it gets rescheduled but the "canceled" naming doesn't give me hope.
Side Note: I move to Santa Clara on Friday. Oh man, it'll be a time (and probably a shitshow) at the same time, but don't worry I might have to pull up to Memorial Stadium to inject in some life in all of you. Also if anyone wants to look at the knives I do promote feel free to ask since it'll be my final free week.
Loser
Clay Helton
https://twitter.com/WesternCFBTalk/status/1437525177592467460/photo/1
Very bad movie that tried to remake The Apartment with Jason Biggs in the lead role.
Even the losers get lucky sometimes.
- Tom Petty
Cal football
Beck
Soyyyy un perdedor
Stanford are losers.
Not against USC, they weren't.
Pro
Mac Jones looked great in his first start with the Patriots. High hopes for the future!
Going to Rangers/Asstrisks tonight at Globe Life Field with HSB, Newellbany, and Jimmy Chitwood. Might go by Target to make a sign with an Asterisk on it.
Medvedev takes out Djokovic in straight sets at US Open final
- first grand slam for Medvedev
- he was played amazingly well, serves were unhittable
- Djokovic still tied at 20 grand slams w/ the other 2
- Djokovic denied calendar grand slam
Yay!
Game #143: A’s lose 4-3, drop series to last-place Rangers
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2021/9/12/22670713/oakland-game-143-texas-rangers-score-result
The Oakland A’s bullpen didn’t allow any runs on Sunday! But their starter got rocked and their own lineup didn’t score much.
The A’s went quietly in a 4-3 loss to the Texas Rangers at the Coliseum. Right when Oakland needs to get hot to have any chance at the postseason, they dropped a series at home to a last-place opponent.
It was yet another one-run loss in a summer full of them. Lately the recurring nightmare for the A’s has been taking an early lead and then blowing it in the late innings, but this afternoon went differently. Instead they fell behind early, then tried to make a comeback but couldn’t catch up.
no playoffs for the A's. can't lose 2 of 3 to bottom-dwellers..
Wilmer Flores provides the offense as Giants sweep Cubs, 6-5
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2021/9/12/22670372/mlb-scores-recap-san-francisco-giants-chicago-cubs-wilmer-flores-logan-webb
we had this one in the bag the whole time
the whole entire time, yessir, no questions asked
not even one second of doubt
completely stress free win
AAAAHHHHH
So.
That's exactly how I felt watching from the 5th inning on.
Max Scherzer surpasses 3,000 strikeouts in Dodgers’ 8-0 shutout over the Padres
https://www.truebluela.com/2021/9/12/22670367/max-scherzer-3000-strikeouts-dodgers-padres-sweep-home-runs-mookie-betts-justin-turner-corey-seager
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers closed out their weekend series with too much Scherzer and offense as they won 8-0 to sweep the Padres. While the offense was certainly appreciated, Sunday was all about Max Scherzer.
He entered the game needing six strikeouts to reach 3000 in his career and all the fans in Dodger Stadium were well aware of that milestone from the first pitch. After getting one strikeout in the first inning, Scherzer pitched an immaculate inning in the second, three strikeouts on nine total pitches.
After the game, Scherzer said he was aware of this potential feat once he got two strikes on Tommy Pham and was glad he got him on a fastball.
I was pissed at Max. I wanted to go for a walk yesterday afternoon but couldn't leave as long he was pitching like he was. He could at least have had the decency to complete the perfect game after I waited around.
In his post game presser he was asked about Kershaw getting his 3000 K. "Hopefully I’m here to be able to watch his 3,000th as well." Yes please. Dodgers brass get it done.
Although, if the Dodgers win the WS, does Kershaw retire? I don't think he goes to the Rangers so it would either be play for the Dodgers for another 2-3 years or retire. He's about 450 away from 3000 so I would imagine it would take just over 2 years, assuming no long term injury. If he didn't get hurt in early July then I think he could've done it in 2.
It all depends on if he thinks 3000 is a goal he has to have. Similar to if Pujols wants to get 700, which I think he wants an opportunity to do.
Scherzer was on
✓ Immaculate Inning
✓ 3000th strikeout
Almost - Perfect game
Formula 1 saw another wild crash between Hamilton and Verstappen that led to DNFs for both and a Ricciardo win
https://twitter.com/F1/status/1437068958746750980
I was really, really happy for Ricciardo.
I'd have written that off as a "racing incident" myself, but I think the 3 place grid penalty for Verstappen was fair - probably between the fact that Hamilton had already backed off once in a corner and that Verstappen was whining about Hamilton not giving way after bouncing his car off Hamilton's head, the stewards felt compelled to do something.
20 years ago that crash could have killed Hamilton. The new safety tech is pretty amazing.
At first I didn't agree with the penalty, but I've come around to supporting it as a preventive measure against future incidents. When Hamilton has been in Verstappen's position they always seem to avoid a collision but when the roles are reversed Verstappen isn't nearly as restrained about avoiding contact.
I wonder if the fact that Verstappen wasn't level with Hamilton when he hit him played into this.
I'm sure, at first the announcers were taking a "both sides" approach, but Hamilton clearly had the lead, why should he give it up? That's what racing is all about.
Take out the leader tactics have become acceptable in too many series and this sort of thing is eventually the result. Open wheel pavement racing is noted for intolerance for aggressive moves, for good reason, but some times too much so. In this case, I was fine with it.
Saints take Packers to the woodshed...
Packers bench Aaron Rodgers for Jordan Love as Jameis Winston torches Green Bay.
So much for a dominant start to Rodgers' potential farewell tour
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/packers-bench-aaron-rodgers-for-jordan-love-as-jameis-winston-torches-green-bay-in-week-1/
After falling behind 31-10 to the 49ers including a pick six by Jared, Lions rally to close the gap to 41-33, just running out of time in their comeback. 3 TD passes and 338 yards passing for the Goffense.
Lions got a little lucky to have that late rally. Onside kick took a weird hop and hit George Kittle in the face. Deebo Samuel fumbled when he already had the first down to ice the game.
He looked pretty good slinging it downfield in the second half. It's a shame his receivers had so many drops during the game.
Lions wideouts are sad. Goff has no weapons besides Hockerson.
Yet people will say Goff is an inferior QB. Which may be true but when you don't have any WRs it doesn't matter how good you are.
Lions should sign all of Goff's receivers from Cal days.
That just might work...
Niners failure to address depth at the CB position bites them as injury prone Jason Verrett tears his ACL.
My Toronto Blue Jays have stormed into the 1st AL Wild Card after being 9 games down in August. This past weekend they made a MLB record in scoring 44 runs over 3 games and 27 runs over 4 consecutive innings. We are coming for that world series ring.
Crumbling Democracies
GOP 2024 hopefuls tread carefully around Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/13/gop-2024-hopefuls-511617
Apropos: CNN/SSRS poll. Republican voters want Trump back in 2024.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/12/politics/cnn-poll-donald-trump-republicans/index.html
people in hell want ice water
😝
Today in Covid
This morning I learned that one of our Dispatch Center staff passed away yesterday due to COVID. She was only 46. I don't know her vaccination status.
This has hit a number of people in our division very hard, indeed. We've had over 130 staff test positive in the 19 months since the first shutdown last March. This may be the first COVID death at EBMWU.
some conservative firebrand is trying to speak at our campus amidst our temporary lockdown. We currently have over 150 active student cases so I'm not sure exactly what he's pushing for
"No Masks. Keep partying!!"
School started on Wednesday of last week out here. In my neighborhood we have about ten elementary school kids, one of whom already has covid. And now everyone in her household has it, including her vaccinated parents. So it's going to be a fun school year...
Third week back for us, and so far only one reported case at the HS. There are parents who are both complaining about the pooled testing and also complaining about quarantining for 6th grade and down, and I don't know what these fucking people want. Their kids are the likely vectors of an fast spread but god forbid little Jayden should have to stay home for a couple of weeks to help out all of his classmates.
My kid has been back at school for a month now and no issues.
Same for mine. He's 6. Fortunately his class has just 16 kids.
They want an alternate reality, where their convenience isn't dangerous, and they don't have to bear any responsibility. There is a lot of that behind the current circumstances.
The part I don't get is that parents in our system absolutely lost their shit about remote school going on too long last year, and were howling about how they would send their kids to private schools if there was any more virtual instruction this year... so the school system called their bluff and put together a sound COVID management approach and now they don't like that either... this isn't a very right wing area either, just a bunch of affluent Democratic voters who don't like having their children's credentialist experience interrupted.
I've accepted the fact that I will probably get covid when I go to Santa Clara this fall. Last year was a crapshoot with no one in the dorms and yet we still had days where there were 100+ cases so I'm not optimistic if things get off to a rough start.
Even with some considerable breakthrough cases, most vaccinated people are not getting it.
By far the biggest factor here is vaccination rate. If Santa Clara students and staff/faculty are required to be vaccinated then I wouldn't worry too much about catching COVID on campus. Last year (when there was no vaccine) shouldn't be comparable.
We have a vax mandate so there is that but lets just say Santa Clara knows how to get down and have a good time (especially with no football) so that's why I had my reservations.
DBD Kitchen
Had a new dish last night - chicken with penne and bacon in a cream sauce cooked on the stove top. Pretty good.
I'm making this tonight -- chicken cutlets with spinach and artichokes with a lemony cream cheese-based sauce.
https://www.marthastewart.com/1531636/creamy-lemon-chicken-spinach-and-artichokes
Inviting dinner guests? (Should be sensational.)
DBD AV
Rewatched Mad Max: Fury Road over the weekend. Still brilliant. An incredible tour-de-force of economic screenwriting and visual storytelling.
Late to this, loved the latest Ted Lasso, is getting very interesting, watched Cruella on the flight back, and I have to say, I quite enjoyed it. ( My son said "not the usual obscure art-house movie no one has ever seen you watch on Saturday night" - only half true)
Super stylish, setting in the 60's-70's was a smart move, amazing soundtrack, the two Emmas chewing scenery like they haven't had a bite to eat in weeks - a lot of goofy, if unbelievable, fun.
I groaned about Ted Lasso earlier in the season but it's kind of shaping up to address themes from the first season rather than being a straight narrative like the first season, and I think some of these later episodes are extremely good.
Inter alia, it cuts against the grain of "incompetent but nice" that rubbed Scootie the wrong way.
You won't be surprised to hear that that Clay Helton loves the "nurture and maybe win" element of season one.
Cruella felt like a bifurcated movie to me. The part that's about rival fashion designers is good fun. The part that has to create a convoluted backstory for a cartoon villain is less so.
I see that point, but it's hardly a great movie, just a very fun one. That part doesn't take up too much screen time.
Yeah, they have to work really hard to justify that (and it still doesn't really work).
But she never did, the movie doesn't actually make her a villain.
Sure, but Disney wants you to know she's the same character. That's the whole point of making the movie.
The Voyeurs (Amazon Prime, 3/19 WNB). What if Rear Window was absolutely terrible and lacked any subtlety? Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and her boyfriend become obsessed with spying on the cheating- and abuse-filled relationship of their rich neighbors across the street. Frequently stilted dialogue is annoying, but it's mostly sunk by some truly insane twists in the final overlong act.
Kate (Netflix, 15/19 WB). Not clever or unique. But it is a blood, puke, and saltpeter tilt-a-whirl of ultraviolence that would make John Woo smile. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
I watched the first half last night. Not great, but very action-y. Will finish tonight. And bloody, as you note. Nice seeing Japan, since I haven't been there for 3+ years. Major plot hole: waaaaay too many Japanese understand English ;-)
Other College
Nevada 49 Idaho State 10
OSU 45 - Hawaii 27
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309844
SDSU 38 - Arizona 14
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309846
SDSU is basically the MWC version of Cal. I hadn’t seen that score and it is a bit surprising.
SDSU is Cal but grounded. I can't remember the last time the Aztecs had a good quarterback.
Dan Mcgwire? I don't even know if he was good. Just knew him as Mark's brother.
I meant the Wilcox era Cal. SDSU and Cal both want to run, control the clock and have a strong defense. QB and passing is optional for both programs.
Hadn't seen that score. A bit surprising.
I'm not surprised that SDSU ran all over them, but I am surprised that the offense couldn't keep the game somewhat competitive after last week's encouraging performance.
Yeah, I thought SDSU would win but I didn’t think SDSU would score 38 and hold Arizona to only 14.
SDSU got off to a mis-leading slow start last week. I suspect this will prove the more representative outing of their first 2.
Wazzu 44 - Portland State 24
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309845
Michigan 31 - UW 10
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401282773
Wilcox only on the third-hottest seat in the Pac-12
Lake, Helton and Wilcox in that order?
I had Helton 1st even before the news broke
That was an all-around atrocious performance by the Huskies. The Chris Petersen era feels like it was a decade ago.
Not sure it was that "all-around"; the Husky defense kept them in it for a while. But they have been on the field all night, playing from behind, often backed up, 2 weeks in a row, with almost no support. I think the wear-down factor was substantial. But that's going to be the norm as long as the Donovan situation drags on.
Washington hasn't recruited on offense as well as defense because of where they have focused recently, and the Donovan hire, which I didn't think made sense in any event, was a really poor fit for prevailing circumstances. There is no apparent alternative that can step up if they dismiss Donovan mid-season either. It's going to be a really rough run for a while on Montlake.
I for one am always here for U-dub getting walloped on the regular.
Wasn't it nice of them to provide you diversion from the Clay Helton situation?
GIven that this is the seventh season of the Clay Helton Extravaganza, there's not distracting it. I don't like U-dub and I am happy to see them lose.
Sounds like we have a chance in two weeks.
ASU 37 - UNLV 10
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309847
BYU 26 - Utah 17
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309848
Stanfurd 42 - USC 28.
CLAY HELTON FIRED
https://twitter.com/USC_mikebohn/status/1437524310348886018
Wow, I didn’t think it would end like this.
At least they didn't leave him on the tarmac.
good thing it was a home game for Helton
they could have put a boot on his company car.
holy moly
Apparently, (your) prayers can come true!
End of an era, start of another presumably equally mediocre era
kind of rude to imply that decades of incompetent management will be a good predictor of more incompetent management
Will they poach Wilcox?
I certainly hope so. They can even have Sirmon, Ragle and Musgrave.
why?
He is (was) an up and comer...
Dammit. I blame Twist.
HAHAHAHAHA! TWIST MADE SF CHRONICAL TODAY https://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/Fans-troll-USC-pretend-to-be-donors-16455558.php
Funny
That was an absolute woodshed performance. I was shocked.
Given week 1 for both teams, I'm right with you. Massive reversal in both cases.
Yep, it was shocking to watch that game.
Pac-12 busy cannibalizing itself again.
I wouldn’t call that true cannibalizing because it was the first Pac 12 game for each team. TBH, SC didn’t look that good against SJSU and only pulled away late.
The cannibalizing will happen when Oregon drops a late season Pac 12 game against a P12 south team that they wouldn’t otherwise be playing if it weren’t for the 9 conference games.
I didn't watch this one, but after last week's K-State game I am shocked that LSJU managed to score a single TD let alone 6.
SC was *dreadful*
That's the final with a garbage time TD by Troy, actually the game wasn't that close.
back door cover
The distilled essence of Clay Helton football. When mild-mannered Bill Plaschke of the LA Times writes a column saying that the AD should fire Helton Monday morning, you know things aren't going terribly well.
He really should be fired.
Shut your mouth!
He is the only SC coach to have the distinction of losing to Cal since 2003. That alone is a fireable cause.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309843
Texas A&M 10 - Colorado 7. Aggies score go ahead TD with less than 3 minutes to go.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401282067
Have seen the Buff D twice now, and it is legit. Was rooting hard for Colorado, and was really really disappointed. They out-played aTm for 57 minutes and still lost.
Yep, same. Rooting hard for Colorado and that defense is legit.
Oregon hangs on against Ohio State without Kayvon Thibodeaux whereas Washington looks dead in the water against Michigan.
That Oregon game was so much fun to watch. Too bad we don't often get to see high-level football in Berkeley from BOTH teams on the field.
It’s hard to believe that Cal and Oregon were about on par in terms of talent and potential during the Tedford years, but especially from 02-09. An argument can be made that the 09 beating by the Ducks basically killed our program and sent us into a death spiral from which we still haven’t recovered.
Instant classic grade game. tOSU got introduced to what speed that can match or even exceed theirs looks like. An experience that's usually only arisen for them recently in CFP games. Probably not in the shoe since Oklahoma, in the last game they lost there. I doubt any Pac-12 regulars were nearly as surprised at what Verdell did as apparently most of the country was.
I was surprised at how well the Oregon defense played without KT and Flowe.
Both OSU and Clemson take early season losses to teams with equal or more talent/speed.
I was tickled that Oregon used the exact same outside zone read play twice to score TDs. And the second TD looked just as easy as the first.
KT looks like he is 32 and already in the NFL.
When I first saw him on the sidelines I thought he was an Oregon alum in the NFL who was invited to hang out with the team
Cal
Game day experience:
Tailgate, hanging with fellow Cal fans, Awesome.
The game "atmosphere" abysmal, the worst I've ever attended, the band never played, they had no chants, no involvement, and the sound system was constantly blaring at oppressive volume, with an obnoxious announcer shouting at every first down or third down. It was horrible.
Yeah. I agree it was a dull place.
I would describe it as soulless.
I would be shocked if they had 30k there and maybe...MAYBE 2k Cal fans. Sub-optimal
Cal fans were animated. I sat next to a bunch of them that were pretty feisty. Then, we all got pretty pissed at the end of the game.
DBD crew who attended the game, you all made an appearance during a crowd shot at the 5:25 mark in the second quarter.
It took me a minute to process that I recognized the people I was seeing. Don't think I've ever spotted someone I know at a game I'm watching on tv.
Did you like my new hat?
dapper! but truth be told I recognized GoldenOso first
you looked very stylish!
Someone sent the screen shot to GO and he passed it around. That's awesome.
Go Bears!
As I said earlier, only Cal could find a way for the offense to play well and lose. We've got potential wins against Wazzu, OSU, Arizona, Colorado, and UW.... and probably an upset alert game.
Cal women's soccer had their game against my Santa Clara broncos in womens soccer canceled due to Cal COVID protocols. Hopefully it gets rescheduled but the "canceled" naming doesn't give me hope.
Side Note: I move to Santa Clara on Friday. Oh man, it'll be a time (and probably a shitshow) at the same time, but don't worry I might have to pull up to Memorial Stadium to inject in some life in all of you. Also if anyone wants to look at the knives I do promote feel free to ask since it'll be my final free week.