Shocks, let's hear about your commencement at Cal

jb, shocks commencement involved a high gpa very flexible quick twitch curvy brunette yoga female & a late nite rendezvous at the evans field visitor's dugout

Love! Birds of a feather. 🍎📚🏈 pic.twitter.com/RWgIPM6Uqw

— Brandi Jenkins (@BrandiJenkins_) May 19, 2025

ikechukwu okafor=man of action (and a role model to the young ones)

the university of calveston=elite world class academics in the beautiful san francisco bay area without nasty azz texas weather (just ask buc-ee why he's moving to the left coast)

Class of 2025 @SaberFootballHI ‼️ Thank you lord 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/2Sc5squI2v

— Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele (@JaronKeawe) May 18, 2025

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked POLY friendly university on planet earth (including the islands)

Dean’s List ✅ pic.twitter.com/JVezGcSEiz

— Simon Mapa | TE 6’4 245lbs | (@SimonMapa11) August 24, 2024

3.47 gpa san mateo college grad simon mapa signed with them new mexico lobos

2025 scholly roster departures: 51 departures at this moment

nohl williams, safety...out of eligibility...pursuing berkeley degree...nfl drafted kansas city chiefs
craig woodson, safety...out of eligibility...berkeley degree...nfl drafted new england patriots
miles williams, safety...out of eligibility...berkeley degree
teddeye buchanan, inside linebacker...out of eligibility...uc davis degree...nfl drafted baltimore ravens
xavier carlton, outside linebacker...out of eligiblity...berkeley degree...nfl free agent signed chicago bears
liam johnson, inside linebacker...out of eligibility...princeton (ivy league) degree
david reese, outside linebacker...grad transfer portal to syracuse...florida degree
lachlan wilson, punter...out of eligibility...berkeley degree
ricky correia, defensive lineman...out of eligiblity...berkeley degree...nfl free agent signed new york giants
tj session, offensive tackle...out of eligibility...berkeley degree
rush reimer, offensive guard...out of eligibility...montana state degree...nfl free agent signed buffalo bills
will mcdonald, center...out of eligiblity...coastal carolina degree
victor stoffel, offensive tackle...out of eligibility...temple degree
chandler rogers, quarterback...nfl declaration...louisiana monroe degree
corey dyches, tight end...out of eligibility...maryland degree
lu magia hearns, corner...out of eligibility...pursuing berkeley degree
marcus harris, corner...out of eligibility...idaho degree...nfl drafted tennessee titans
ryan coe, kicker...out of eligiblity...north carolina degree...nfl free agent signed tampa bay buccaneers
matthew wykoff, offensive lineman...grad transfer portal to houston...berkeley degree
jt byrne, tight end...grad transfer portal to georgia tech...berkeley degree
nate rutchena, tight end...grad transfer portal to uc davis...berkeley degree
brooklyn cheek, defensive back...transfer portal to wyoming...no berkeley degree
bobby engstler, punter...transfer portal to arkansas state...no berkeley degree
nyziah hunter, wide receiver...transfer portal to nebraska...no berkeley degree
fernando "caca" mendoza, quarterback...transfer portal to indiana...no berkeley degree
david bird, long snapper...transfer portal to alabama...no berkeley degree
josiah martin, wide receiver...transfer portal to oklahoma...no berkeley degree
mikey matthews, wide receiver...transfer portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
cheikh saliou fall, edge defender...out of eligibility...eastern kentucky degree
cj harris, quarterback...grad transfer portal...ohio university degree
matthew littlejohn, defensive back...out of eligibility...berkeley degree
collin gamble, defensive back...out of eligibility...berkeley degree
justin "j-will" williams-thomas...grad transfer portal to marshall...berkeley degree
byron "unk" cardwell jr...grad transfer portal to san diego state...berkeley degree
mavin anderson...grad transfer portal to texas state...berkeley degree
jaydn ott...grad transfer to oklahoma...berkeley degree
mason starling...grad transfer portal to san jose state...berkeley degree
trent ramsey...grad transfer portal to appalachian state...berkeley degree
kadarius calloway...transfer portal to new mexico state...no berkeley degree
dylan jemtegaard...grad transfer portal to montana...mechanical engineering berkeley degree
jaivian "the jet" thomas...transfer portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
john gayer...transfer portal to utah state...no berkeley degree
simon mapa...transfer portal to new mexico...no berkeley degree
myles williams...grad transfer portal to nevada...berkeley degree
camden jones...transfer portal...no berkeley degree
jonathan brady...transfer portal to indiana...no berkeley degree
ryan yaites...transfer portal to tcu...no berkeley degree
kyle cunanan, transfer portal to nebraska...no berkeley degree
caleb johnston, transfer portal to rutgers...no berkeley degree
tobias merriweather, transfer portal to utah...no berkeley degree
hunter barth, grad transfer portal to stanford...berkeley degree

note: kicker derek morris (umass) not listed cuz he never had a scholly

2024 scholly roster departures: 43 bears moving on

matthew cindric, center...out of eligibility...berkeley haas biz school & masters education...new york jets
barrett miller, tackle...out of eligibility...stanford engineering degree & berkeley cert program
isaiah ifanse, running back...out of eligibility...berkeley cert program
monroe young, wide receiver...out of eligibility...berkeley degree
brian hightower, wide receiver...out of eligibility...berkeley cert program
darius long jr, defensive tackle...out of eligibility...berkeley degree
jackson sirmon, inside linebacker...out of eligibility...berkeley cert program...new york jets
patrick mcmorris, safety...out of eligibility...berkeley cert program...nfl drafted miami dolphins
raymond woodie iii, safety...grad transfer portal to bethune cookman...berkeley degree
ben finley, quarterback...grad transfer portal to akron...berkeley cert program
tyson mcwilliams, cornerback...grad transfer portal to uc davis...berkeley degree
brayden rohme, offensive tackle...grad transfer portal to massachusetts...berkeley degree
kaleb elarms-orr, inside linebacker...transfer portal to tcu...no berkeley degree
everett johnson, offensive tackle...grad transfer portal to montana...berkeley degree
blake antzoulatos, inside linebacker...grad transfer portal to uc davis...berkeley degree
king doerue, running back...football retirement...purdue degree
jeremiah earby, cornerback...transfer portal to boise state...no berkeley degree
sam jackson v, quarterback...transfer portal to auburn & oklahoma state...no berkeley degree
taj davis, wide receiver...football retirement...washington degree
michael luckhurst, kicker...football retirement (cal soccer program)...pursuing berkeley degree
muelu iosefa, inside linebacker...football retirement...no berkeley degree
moso'oipala "nunie" tuitele, te/olb...transfer portal to new mexico..no berkeley degree
jeremiah hunter, wide receiver...grad transfer portal to washington...berkeley degree
asher alberding, tight end...football retirement...berkeley haas global access program
dejuan butler, defensive back...grad transfer portal to sacramento state...berkeley degree
sailasa "sai" vadrawale, defensive back...transfer portal to oregon state...no berkeley degree
andy alfieri, fullback/linebacker...grad transfer portal to oregon state..berkeley degree
brian driscoll, offensive lineman...football retirement...berkeley degree
brett johnson, defensive lineman...football retirement...berkeley degree
jaedon roberts, defensive lineman...football retirement...berkeley degree
mason mangum, wide receiver...grad transfer portal to texas a&m (track)...berkeley degree
isaiah young, defensive back...football retirement...berkeley degree
myles jernigan, linebacker...grad transfer portal to louisville...berkeley degree
ender aguilar, offensive lineman...grad transfer portal to tulsa...berkeley degree
marquis montgomery, wide receiver...transfer portal to byu...no berkeley degree
martin tine, offensive lineman...transfer portal to texas state...no berkeley degree
kaylin moore, defensive back...transfer portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
tiumalu afalava, defensive lineman...transfer portal to san diego state...no berkeley degree
marquez dortch, wide receiver...transfer portal to troy...no berkeley degree
sergio allen, linebacker...football retirement...berkeley degree
leremia leremia, defensive end...football retirement (cal rugby program)...pursuing berkeley degree
tidiane jalloh, outside linebacker...football retirement...no berkeley degree
ethan saunders, defensive end...football retirement...berkeley degree

note: kicker mateen bhaghani (ucla) not listed cuz he never had a scholly

2023 scholly roster departures: 36 bears moved on

daniel scott, safety...out of eligibility...berkeley degree...nfl drafted indianapolis colts
odua isibor, edge defender...out of eligiblity...ucla degree
jamieson sheahan, punter...out of eligilbity...berkeley degree
darius long jr, defensive line...walk on final semester...berkeley degree
kyle smith, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer...berkeley degree
ryan puskas, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer...berkeley degree
orin patu, edge defender...grad transfer to arizona & bethune cookman...berkeley degree
patrick histake, edge defender...portal to hawaii & northeastern...no berkeley degree
henry ikahihifo, outside linebacker...portal to nevada...nevada degree
braxton croteau, outside linebacker...medical retirement...berkeley degree
femi oladejo, linebacker...portal to ucla...ucla degree...nfl drafted tennessee titans
trey paster, linebacker...grad transfer to colorado state & bethune cookman...berkeley degree
fatu iosefa, safety...portal to san mateo community college...no berkeley degree
kaleb higgins, corner back...portal to sacramento state...no berkeley degree
ben coleman, guard...grad transfer to asu...berkeley degree
spencer lovell, guard...grad transfer to kansas & nevada...asu degree
ryan lange, guard...football retirement...pursuing berkeley degree
jackson brown, tackle..portal to pitt...no berkeley degree
jake muller, tight end...football retirement...berkeley degree
elijah mojarro, tight end...grad transfer to nevada & rice...berkeley degree
nick alftin, tight end...portal as grad transfer...berkeley degree
keleki latu, tight end...portal to nevada & washington...no berkeley degree
jermaine terry, tight end...portal to oregon state...no berkeley degree
j michael sturdivant, wide receiver...portal to ucla & florida...no berkeley degree
justin richard baker, wide receiver...medical retirement...berkeley degree
tommy christakos, wide receiver...medical unretirement to asu...berkeley degree
aidan lee, wide receiver...portal to garden city cc, minot state & bluefield state...no berkeley degree
ashton hayes, running back...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
chris street, running back...portal to utah tech...no berkeley degree
damien moore, running back...portal to fresno state & lamar...fresno state degree
decarlos brooks, running back...grad transfer to asu...berkeley degree
slater zellers, longsnapper...grad transfer to asu...berkeley degree
dario longhetto, kicker...grad transfer to asu...berkeley degree
jack plummer, quarterback...grad transfer to louisville...purdue degree...carolina panthers
kai milner, quarterback...portal to northern arizona...no berkeley degree
zach johnson, quarterback...portal as grad transfer...berkeley degree



do u got premium 91 (a berkeley, stanford of ivy league degree) in ur tank??#

2025 us open at oakmont update:

michael kim got his formal invitation today from the usga by virtue of his ranking in the top 60 in the official world golf rankings

Final thoughts from PGA:
-Disappointed to finish where I did but also happy to make the cut when I wasn’t feeling my best physically. Today I felt like I was able to swing it the way I wanted much more than the last two weeks which is a step in the right direction.
-Greens are…

— Michael S. Kim (@Mike_kim714) May 18, 2025

james hahn shot 10 under par for 36 holes today at bent tree in dallas in final qualifying & punched his ticket to oakmont, CONGRATS!!

collin morikawa & ben an already got invitations to the us open

max homa gotta compete at the june 3rd final qualifying in order to earn an invitation, will be interesting to see if max opts to play at either kinsale in columbus (very close to the pga tour stop the prior week at muirfield village) or try to fly back to his childhood home of valencia & compete at valencia country club (homa grew up in an unsettled family situation & played the local public courses with his buddies including joe greiner)

cal is a golf school (whose disciplined high gpa berkeley golfers compete on the game's LARGEST stages)!!#

This is some absolute clown stuff from Wyndham Clark pic.twitter.com/UYAH0fFTXA

— Ryan Ballengee (@RyanBallengee) May 18, 2025

pro golfers r sometimes kinda like angry doggy dogs: while max homa wuz losing his **** on sunday so wuz his playing partner north scottsdale resident/us open champion at los angeles cc wyndham clark

time outs at tutor time#

Golf is life

https://instagr.am/p/Cyj6jiNI-7-
oregon state beavers offense scouting report:

the season opener against osu is gonna be the most dangerous offense cal is gonna play during the 4 non conference games, this battle could definitely get away from the bears if guys don't develop their skills/build their bodies this summer in berkeley

qb1: duke transfer maalik murphy selfishly quit on his teammates just like nando & ucla's new qb1 but he's a very TALENTED downfield vertical threat who passed for an elite 2933 yards with 26 touchdowns/12 interceptions against strong acc competition last fall (those are nfl prospect level stats)...massive upgrade for the beavs vs the garbage time qbs that travelled to berkeley last fall, only good news here is that murphy is not a threat to take off running the ball when things break down in the pocket

rb1: anthony hankerson is a relentless human bowling ball at 5'8" 203 lbs with a powerful low center of gravity, hanky rushed for 1082 yards last season...he might get worn down during the season but he's gonna be 100% ready to give & take punches in the season opener

wr1: trent walker caught an unreal 81 balls for 901 yards despite lousy qb play, will the inexperienced TAKERS be ready to live up to the room's nfl pedigree standards??

te1: miami transfer riley williams is a +1 athletic threat replacing the strong but slow former bear jermaine terry (signed as a free agent with the new york giants)

o-line: all american joshua gray is thankfully gone after 17 years in corvallis, the rebuilt patch work o-line could be vulnerable to a more attacking bears defense play calling with blitzes thru the gaps

yeah shocky never liked the scheduling of a away & home game series against a bitter old pac 12 foe that will be playing in an electric sold out reser stadium with the chainshow noise firing up a wildly angry beavers nation

if the bears needed to play a roadie against a mid major, a game in the university of calveston's targeted recruiting territory in texas should've been scheduled (not the northwest)...competent athletic directors have relationships with other ads & the ability to horse trade games in order to construct the best possible schedule, that obviously did not happen

but the 2025 scheduling is water under the bridge, a loss would basically crush any program energy/momentum & the 2025 california golden bears season could be basically over after the game on saturday august 30th...those pointing at last year's 44-7 blowout at memorial stadium are naive as **** & not comprehending the beavers reworked offense, the bears losing 4 nfl drafted players on defense & the fired up corvallis atmosphere (this is kinda like the beavs national championship game)

and that's why any bear that leaves berkeley/goes home for anything more than a long weekend between now & the start of fall camp in early august is basically telling everybody that they really don't give 2 *****

WARNING: football is a violent sport & if ur body isn't built up thru the s&c program this **** is not gonna end well

Shocky1 said:

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https://instagr.am/p/Cyj6jiNI-7-
oregon state beavers offense scouting report:

the season opener against osu is gonna be the most dangerous offense cal is gonna play during the 4 non conference games, this battle could definitely get away from the bears if guys don't develop their skills/build their bodies this summer in berkeley

qb1: duke transfer maalik murphy selfishly quit on his teammates just like nando & ucla's new qb1 but he's a very TALENTED downfield vertical threat who passed for an elite 2933 yards with 26 touchdowns/12 interceptions against strong acc competition...massive upgrade for the beavs vs the garbage time qbs that travelled to berkeley last fall, only good news here is that murphy is not a threat to take off running the ball when things break down in the pocket

rb1: anthony hankerson is a relentless human bowling ball at 5'8" 203 lbs with a powerful low center of gravity, hanky rushed for 1082 yards last season...he might get worn down during the season but he's gonna be 100% ready to give & take punches in the season opener

wr1: trent walker caught an unreal 81 balls for 901 yards despite lousy qb play, will the inexperienced TAKERS be ready to live up to the room's nfl pedigree standards??

te1: miami transfer riley williams is a +1 athletic threat replacing the strong but slow former bear jermaine terry (signed as a free agent with the new york giants)

o-line: all american joshua gray is thankfully gone after 17 years in corvallis, the rebuilt patch work o-line could be vulnerable to a more attacking bears defense play calling with blitzes thru the gaps

yeah shocky never liked the scheduling of a away & home game series against a bitter old pac 12 foe that will be playing in an electric sold out reser stadium with the chainshow noise firing up a wildly angry beavers nation

if the bears needed to play a roadie against a mid major, a game in the university of calveston's targeted recruiting territory in texas should've been scheduled (not the northwest)...competent athletic directors have relationships with other ads & the ability to horse trade games in order to make this happen, that obviously did not happen

but the 2025 scheduling is water under the bridge, a loss would basically crush any program energy/momentum & the 2025 california golden bears season could be basically over after the game on saturday august 31st...those pointing at last year's 44-7 blowout at memorial stadium are naive as **** & not comprehending the beavers reworked offense, the bears losing 4 nfl drafted players on defense & the fired up corvallis atmosphere (this is kinda like the beavs national championship game)

and that's why any bear that leaves berkeley/goes home for anything more than a long weekend between now & the start of fall camp in early august is basically telling everybody that they really don't give 2 *****

WARNING: football is a violent sport & if ur body isn't built up thru the s&c program this **** is not gonna end well

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Agree that this game could be much closer than many believe. It will be a home game for OSU and they will be really fired up. I do think Cal is more talented but QB play on the road is hard to predict. And Cal will be starting a QB that has either little game experience or none.

Cal will need much improved OL play, aggressive defensive tactics and limit mistakes (TOs and penalties). Murphy the OSU QB is a terrific thrower of the ball. But his mobility as you noted is not great nor is his ability to read the defense. And this will be his first game as well.

Camp injuries, new staffers and first game jitters are real variables. And yes a loss would be devastating to the program. And I agree with you that this game could be a really difficult one for this team. A lot of pressure on the Bears.

Really appreciate @browning_coach coming by and spending time with me and my family! Safe travels coach, can’t wait for the OV! @CalFootball @QBCatalano @Cen10Football pic.twitter.com/dii5EfoePK

— Kingston “Lucky” schirmer (@Lucky_Schirmer) May 20, 2025

2026 3.0 gpa 6'3" 290 lbs defensive tackle kingston "lucky" schirmer from corona centennial#

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (just ask breezy)

6956bear said:

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Agree that this game could be much closer than many believe. It will be a home game for OSU and they will be really fired up. I do think Cal is more talented but QB play on the road is hard to predict. And Cal will be starting a QB that has either little game experience or none.

Cal will need much improved OL play, aggressive defensive tactics and limit mistakes (TOs and penalties). Murphy the OSU QB is a terrific thrower of the ball. But his mobility as you noted is not great nor is his ability to read the defense. And this will be his first game as well.

Camp injuries, new staffers and first game jitters are real variables. And yes a loss would be devastating to the program. And I agree with you that this game could be a really difficult one for this team. A lot of pressure on the Bears.

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"This game could be closer than many believe"...? Wut? OSU is favored by 1.5 points, so how much closer could it turn out? I'm not sure who you are referencing that thinks this will be an easy Cal win, unless you mean Sebasta and some other BI posters who were defending the scheduling of this game as our 4th OoC game.

I think Sebasta's point, which was made months ago when we didn't know the composition of this year's teams (and when Cal still had offensive starters who had actually played in games for Cal) was that the ACC requires teams to schedule two Power-4 opponents each year and that OSU was probably as reasonable opponent as we could expect, given short notice for scheduling.

But I don't think the consensus among anyone is that this will be an easy Cal win. Even the Shocky post that we are reacting to is saying that the Bears had better be wary of this game.

Personally, I agree with that and I would view it as a major accomplishment if Cal were to come away on top in this game, given all the new personnel we are integrating and the hostile environment.

If you think Cal may well lose this game, I wouldn't argue with you. But let's not set up a false straw man that somehow many expect a decisive Cal win and then knock it down by saying it will be "closer than many believe".

^^ thx for posting econ, the TAKERS get PAID in the national football league (and protect the most vulnerable in society)!!
https://www.dailycal.org/sports/msports/football/nohl-williams-cals-renaissance-bear/article_b41804d8-8db9-11ef-ae2f-070d27ea5742.html

Dreams to reality 👏

The moment @NohlWilliams heard his named called.#ProBears | #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/rRrJjvVSmO

— Cal Football (@CalFootball) April 26, 2025

ACC has no plans to add a 9th league game "right now, but would be open to it in future," source said. Big Ten & Big 12 each play 9 league games & SEC is considering adding a 9th league game

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 15, 2025

zony, shocky doesn't buy either the false insider narrative that traveling to oregon state & playing a bitter program/fanbase wuz the only scheduling option for 2025...deal making athletic directors with trusted/respected industry peer relationships get **** done

the acc needs out of conference wins for its own survival, the commish knows that & schedules can be set to ensure those necessary wins

yeah an opening game roadtrip to coos bay wuz a dumb azz decision but at least shocky will get to walk 4-5 rounds in 35+ mph coastal winds in bandon....pro tip: don't go pee pee into the headwinds champ

cal's monster class singing tutorial:

play the above nilufer you tube at max volume & sing along!!...not sure why shocky is drawn to sad as **** songs or something (like PONYTAILS)

Follow winter sun
Colors come undone
Gone is what was golden
All I sold was almost perfect
Almost all brand new
Whatever is revealed before you
All of them see your virtues
And even if it's just to hurt you

[Pre-Chorus]
Heaven knows the way you hold me
Let them know I feel this lonely
Even though the way they show me
Letting go I feel it slowly

[Chorus]
Guess you had a cold heart, girl
Guess you might understand
And I don't wanna bear this burden
'Cause it hurts like hell

[Verse 2]
Sold a loaded gun
Celebrating my good fortunes
Hell lives under all that hungers
Almost worth it, almost all I knew
Held up to the sun
I'll always try and reach you
Even if its just to burn you

Shocky1 said:

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ACC has no plans to add a 9th league game "right now, but would be open to it in future," source said. Big Ten & Big 12 each play 9 league games & SEC is considering adding a 9th league game

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 15, 2025

zony, shocky doesn't buy either the false insider narrative that traveling to oregon state & playing a bitter program/fanbase wuz the only scheduling option for 2025...deal making athletic directors with trusted/respected industry peer relationships get **** done

the acc needs out of conference wins for its own survival, the commish knows that & schedules can be set to ensure those necessary wins

yeah an opening game roadtrip to coos bay wuz a dumb azz decision but at least shocky will get to walk 4-5 rounds in 35+ mph coastal winds in bandon....pro tip: don't go pee pee into the headwinds champ

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Was is your take on playing Oregon and/or Washington for future non conference games?

jb, zero interest in playing usc, oregon or washington in the future...the bears need 10+ win season(s) in order to avoid relegation to the muir woods coastal conference

the ucla series is gonna work out well playing against the WORST offensive line among the power 4 teams, honestly the odds r 50/50 that the jet is gonna be seriously injured this fall getting violently hit from all sides

"gone is what was golden"#

https://instagr.am/p/DC9y6gfSeAF
notice the beavs wr #1 BLOCKING 75+ yards down the field!!

august 30, 2025: a moment of truth#

https://instagr.am/p/DJpD-IARoB5
real talk: longwell tried to run off becky g cuz he wanted to bring in his "big leg" guy, fortunately coach frisina is NOT a dumb azz

tienes entradas para el futbol de california para esta otoño??

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝗽.𝟴 🐻

Get to know one of our new additions to the DB room @tristan_dunn6 🔒 #GoBears pic.twitter.com/FqPmkFopuK

— Cal Football (@CalFootball) May 19, 2025

tristan, good luck playing the world's top 100 golf courses if ur favorite blondie's gameday slice is NOT including ham & pineapple on top (it'a poly thing) like shocky

is that u in the above malcom todd video "bleed"??...u sure can take a hit

if u wanna play pacific dunes in bandon with me in the 1st group out in the early morning fog on august 30th, hit me up, got it??...golf carts r for losers brah

https://instagr.am/p/CuxKIOEIazx

AZ Bear said:

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6956bear said:

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Agree that this game could be much closer than many believe. It will be a home game for OSU and they will be really fired up. I do think Cal is more talented but QB play on the road is hard to predict. And Cal will be starting a QB that has either little game experience or none.

Cal will need much improved OL play, aggressive defensive tactics and limit mistakes (TOs and penalties). Murphy the OSU QB is a terrific thrower of the ball. But his mobility as you noted is not great nor is his ability to read the defense. And this will be his first game as well.

Camp injuries, new staffers and first game jitters are real variables. And yes a loss would be devastating to the program. And I agree with you that this game could be a really difficult one for this team. A lot of pressure on the Bears.

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"This game could be closer than many believe"...? Wut? OSU is favored by 1.5 points, so how much closer could it turn out? I'm not sure who you are referencing that thinks this will be an easy Cal win, unless you mean Sebasta and some other BI posters who were defending the scheduling of this game as our 4th OoC game.

I think Sebasta's point, which was made months ago when we didn't know the composition of this year's teams (and when Cal still had offensive starters who had actually played in games for Cal) was that the ACC requires teams to schedule two Power-4 opponents each year and that OSU was probably as reasonable opponent as we could expect, given short notice for scheduling.

But I don't think the consensus among anyone is that this will be an easy Cal win. Even the Shocky post that we are reacting to is saying that the Bears had better be wary of this game.

Personally, I agree with that and I would view it as a major accomplishment if Cal were to come away on top in this game, given all the new personnel we are integrating and the hostile environment.

If you think Cal may well lose this game, I wouldn't argue with you. But let's not set up a false straw man that somehow many expect a decisive Cal win and then knock it down by saying it will be "closer than many believe".

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I do think many of the posters on this board are expecting a decisive Cal win. Cal did beat them very decisively just last year. But first games are really hard to predict.

I don't think it would be a major accomplishment to win but I do believe losing would not be well received and a blow to the already diminished status of the program.

Right or wrong OSU is now a G5 program. And P4 teams are supposed to win. Regardless of the where. The odds makers see OSU as the favorite. So sure they see a close game. But I would be surprised if the majority of BI posters feel the game should be close regardless of the betting line. And I also believe if they do lose the outlook for the season among many of these same folks would change enormously.

I do believe most coaches if given a choice of rosters would choose Cal's. Probably by a wide margin, but Cal as you point out has had significant roster turnover. Does it come together in game 1?

OSU has been a thorn in Cals side many times. Many times when Cal was favored. This is a game Cal needs to win. I do not care by how much. But given the stakes facing Cal in potential realignment they really have to win games like this.

But I do believe that many on this board (especially on the insider board) are expecting a win. Some believe a decisive win. And many of those folks will believe the season is all but over if they lose. I always hated playing this game. It is a no win for Cal. They are supposed to win. Despite what the oddsmaker say, and a loss is or even a very narrow win will be very horribly received.

I think Cal is better on paper. But have enough holes and so much is new it makes predicting a win hard. But they are a P4 team playing a relegated team and much of the Cal fanbase is expecting them to win.

Extremely excited for my OV at Cal!@CalFootball pic.twitter.com/UjIHDztDEt

— Brady Palmer (@bradypalmerqb) May 20, 2025

2026 cal's monster class recruiting update:

right now the bears got 6 commitments & marshall cherrington/the staff are targeting a 2026 high school class of approximately 15+ high gpa student athletes that can compete in the acc...actionable scholly offers r gonna be at a premium

the next wave of official visitors will start up again on may 29th with multiple high target prospects tripping to the claremont in berkeley that weekend including the big board's #1 prospect offensive tackle tommy tofi from riordan, nationally recruited defensive lineman nemyah telona from concord de la salle, apex predator edge defender dakota dickson from monte vista in danville, +1 athletic tight end isreal briggs from redwood high school in visalia, elite wideout rj mosley from pittsburg high school & monster offensive lineman roger vanderhoef from grant union high school will be the expected nor cal talent that got an opportunity to be hometown heroes while sharing their collegiate fall gamedays with their parents, family & friends taking just short drives to memorial stadium

out of town official visitors expected to trip to berkeley include priority running back victor santino from bishop montgomery high school, hard hitting safety logan hirou from santa margarita catholic high school & explosive tight end taimane purcell from kamehameha high school in honolulu

the bears will then also host official visitors on the weekends of june 7th & 14th...some of these prospects currently got conditional offers which could become actionable offers depending upon how the may 29th visits turn out with evaluations working both ways been high schoolers & the staff...multiple already committed bears will also take official visits to berkeley during the two june weekends

also visiting may 29th during the 1st of the 3 key recruiting weekends will be elite 11 6'3" 195 lbs quarterback brady palmer (not related to arnold) from cathedral catholic high school in san diego...rolo is running point on extending actionable offers in the qb room & the indian valley hacker has developed a lotta qbs who get PAID in the national football league

Thank you @NickRolovich for stopping by the house! Super grateful.@CalFootball pic.twitter.com/PwzEbEPJbb

— Brady Palmer (@bradypalmerqb) May 9, 2025

good manners: shocky also always offers to take his kicks off when entering people's homes, shoes r for losers

Also working out at Ohio State’s camp is four-star 2026 QB Brady Palmer, who has an OSU offer. pic.twitter.com/9uUDZrO7OV

— Garrick Hodge (@Garrick_Hodge) June 11, 2024

real talk: the cal football program is the right choice for those that wanna build generational wealth via their nfl aspirations competing in the acc & working hard in the classrooms of berkeley in a fiercely competitive global economy that unremorsefully favors cal, stanford & ivy league grads while low academic football factory skools (which r often located in ****hole truck stop towns with lousy level 7 hypothermia weather) dispose of their low gpa gladiators once their marginal utility is all used up leaving them to working nite security at legoland at age 30

Best Universities in the World, 2024:

1.🇬🇧 Oxford
2.🇺🇸 Stanford
3.🇺🇸 MIT
4.🇺🇸 Harvard
5.🇬🇧 Cambridge
6.🇺🇸 Princeton
7.🇺🇸 California Institute of Technology
8.🇬🇧 Imperial College London
9.🇺🇸 Berkeley
10.🇺🇸 Yale

Times Higher Education

— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) April 29, 2024

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky, do you know who are our 10 permitted recruiters in addition to Wilcox? I assume from the above post that Rolovich is one even though he is an offensive consultant. Might make sense to have Rivera be one too, but then 3 of the 11 assistants (not counting Rolovich, Rivera or Gregory) cannot recruit.

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Agree that this game could be much closer than many believe. It will be a home game for OSU and they will be really fired up. I do think Cal is more talented but QB play on the road is hard to predict. And Cal will be starting a QB that has either little game experience or none.

Cal will need much improved OL play, aggressive defensive tactics and limit mistakes (TOs and penalties). Murphy the OSU QB is a terrific thrower of the ball. But his mobility as you noted is not great nor is his ability to read the defense. And this will be his first game as well.

Camp injuries, new staffers and first game jitters are real variables. And yes a loss would be devastating to the program. And I agree with you that this game could be a really difficult one for this team. A lot of pressure on the Bears.

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Grr, I am looking forward to this one. Going to make the trip up; my first (and most probably last) time at Reeser. After all the turmoil I was shamelessly hoping that this would be a game we could easily win ... me no likey these reports.

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Shocky, do you know who are our 10 permitted recruiters in addition to Wilcox? I assume from the above post that Rolovich is one even though he is an offensive consultant. Might make sense to have Rivera be one too, but then 3 of the 11 assistants (not counting Rolovich, Rivera or Gregory) cannot recruit.

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My guess is Rolovich is handling the recruiting that might normally fall to Bryan Harsin. Harsin can and will meet with recruits on campus. it is not unusual for the OC to not be a major recruiter. Bob Gregory has never particularly liked recruiting. He is not here to be a recruiter.

Also the recruiting staffers do a lot of work.Numerous recruits mention Benji, Marshall etc in their interviews. I believe the rules restrict just in person off campus visits. But texts and emails are fine and likely phone calls are ok.

calalum, the ncca permits an unlimited # of football assistant coaches/staff but only 10 off campus recruiters plus the head coach...the bears 10 designated recruiters:

*****terrence brown
*****vic so'oto
*****allen brown
*****michael bruno
*****andrew browning
*****famika anae
*****mike saffell (future head coach in waiting, asu's dillingham 2.0)
*****kyle cefalo
*****julian griffin
*****nick rolovich

the 10 designated recruiters can be switched out

but let's be real here, nobody on this staff is evah gonna out recruit leidy

https://instagr.am/p/DJk_ouiR4U9

6956bear said:

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calumnus said:

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Shocky, do you know who are our 10 permitted recruiters in addition to Wilcox? I assume from the above post that Rolovich is one even though he is an offensive consultant. Might make sense to have Rivera be one too, but then 3 of the 11 assistants (not counting Rolovich, Rivera or Gregory) cannot recruit.

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My guess is Rolovich is handling the recruiting that might normally fall to Bryan Harsin. Harsin can and will meet with recruits on campus. it is not unusual for the OC to not be a major recruiter. Bob Gregory has never particularly liked recruiting. He is not here to be a recruiter.

Also the recruiting staffers do a lot of work.Numerous recruits mention Benji, Marshall etc in their interviews. I believe the rules restrict just in person visits. But texts and emails are fine and likely phone calls are ok.

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We just self-reported and were sanctioned for a Zoom call with with recruits that involved people on the Cal side who are not permitted recruiters.

Shocky1 said:

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calalum, the ncca permits an unlimited # of football assistant coaches/staff but only 10 off campus recruiters plus the head coach...the bears 10 designated recruiters:

*****terrence brown
*****vic so'oto
*****keith hayward
*****michael bruno
*****andrew browning
*****famika anae
*****mike saffell (future head coach in waiting, asu's dillingham 2.0)
*****kyle cefalo
*****julian griffin
*****nick rolovich

the 10 designated recruiters can be switched out

but let's be real here, nobody on this staff is evah gonna out recruit leidy

https://instagr.am/p/DJk_ouiR4U9

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Thanks. So other than Harsin, Allen Brown is left out. Maybe Rolovich and Harsin switched after our two transfer QBs came in? I do like the idea of having a designated recruiter so the OC can focus on scouting, game planning and QB development.

calalum, shocky messed up (again), allen brown is a designated recruiter not keith hayward

above post has been edited

calalum, the self reporting zoom call violation & penalties for the football program along with the attempt to significantly reduce the football training table dollars in the last 30 days are yet more attempts by the evil as **** jennifer simon-o'neil to derail the revenue programs in favor of her empire of olympic sports

beyond her role in enabling mckeever to create a hostile racist environment for women's swimmers, jenny has also told general knowlton that the nil dollars should be equally shared with all sports & also that the men's & women's basketball recruiting budgets need to be equal in order to be in compliance with title ix (an interpretation not shared by any other university in the united states of america)

right now multiple women's teams are poorly run ****shows:

women's basketball: failed to measurably increase attendance despite this past season's generational squad, has a head coach who is an introvert that cannot raise nil funds & the hiring of an unqualified marketing director in markeisha everrett

women's softball: multiple portal entrants today including the team's leading homerun hitter tianna bell, simon-o'neil has no ability to fundraise nil dollars with her unlikeable arrogant personality

women's gymnastics: head coaches leaving to clemson & roster retention under attack, once again no relationships in place to raise funds for the program

women's volleyball: 15-17 record last season & 7-13 in acc play

women's field hockey: 7-10 record last season & 1-6 in acc play

women's lacrosse: 6-10 record last season & 0-9 in acc play

women's track & field: tied for 12th place in the acc indoor championship last season

women's cross country: 15th place in the acc tournament last season

women's sand volleyball: there's no dedicated basketball practice facility in berkeley but o'neil is tryna get a new sand volleyball facility built for the maybe 100+ fans

women's swimming: lawsuits from the families of former swimmers with suicidal iderations against the corrupt athletic department senior management until the end of time

in an accountable organization, jennifer simon-o'neil would've been fired long ago

yet the chancellor somehow thinks berkeley alums are gonna endow all 31 sports despite the vast majority of them failing by every possible metric

Cal sports fans: It's time to pull together.

— Rich Lyons (@richlyons) March 25, 2025

cal is the only school in the nation with a larger men's golf endowment (the stonebrae tpc dedicated practice facility will also benefit the women's golf team) than the football program and that has absolutely nothing to do with the ****tards knowlton & simon-o'neil



empire of dirt#

Excited to be up in the Bay Area June 12-15! @CalFootball #gogoldenbears pic.twitter.com/F6aWYTgriC

— Rocky Cummings (@rockycummings22) May 21, 2025

2026 4.1 gpa 6'4" 220 lbs te/lb rocky cummings from legoland high school in carlsbad#

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including the linguine con vongole at vigilucci's on state street)

Can’t wait to go and visit @CalFootball 🔥🔥🐻@BenjiPalu_Cal @AnaeCoach @BrandonHuffman @BlairAngulo @RivalsFriedman @Rivals @KailuaFootball pic.twitter.com/UvJ6RcYDOY

— Packs Ahovelo (@Packs_ahovelo) May 20, 2025

2026 3.6 gpa 6'6" 320 lbs MONSTER offensive lineman packs ahovelo from kailua high school in honolulu#

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public elite academic POLY friendly university in the world (just ask moani & her friends)

https://instagr.am/p/DIPHMW7ydOs

Unpopular take but Bennett Scheffler using his dad's win to make things "all about him" is not a great look. https://t.co/d1PXZyH2eO

— Club Pro Guy (@ClubProGuy) May 20, 2025

Shocky1 said:

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calalum, the self reporting zoom call violation & penalties for the football program along with the attempt to significantly reduce the football training table dollars in the last 30 days are yet more attempts by the evil as **** jennifer simon-o'neil to derail the revenue programs in favor of her empire of olympic sports

beyond her role in enabling mckeever to create a hostile racist environment for women's swimmers, jenny has also told general knowlton that the nil dollars should be equally shared with all sports & also that the men's & women's basketball recruiting budgets need to be equal in order to be in compliance with title ix (an interpretation not shared by any other university in the united states of america)

right now multiple women's teams are poorly run ****shows:

women's basketball: failed to measurably increase attendance despite this past season's generational squad, has a head coach who is an introvert that cannot raise nil funds & the hiring of an unqualified marketing director in markeisha everrett

women's softball: multiple portal entrants today including the team's leading homerun hitter tianna bell, simon-o'neil has no ability to fundraise nil dollars with her unlikeable arrogant personality

women's gymnastics: head coaches leaving to clemson & roster retention under attack, once again no relationships in place to raise funds for the program

women's volleyball: 15-17 record last season & 7-13 in acc play

women's field hockey: 7-10 record last season & 1-6 in acc play

women's lacrosse: 6-10 record last season & 0-9 in acc play

women's track & field: tied for 12th place in the acc indoor championship last season

women's cross country: 15th place in the acc tournament last season

women's sand volleyball: there's no dedicated basketball practice facility in berkeley but o'neil is tryna get a new sand volleyball facility built for the maybe 100+ fans

women's swimming: lawsuits from the families of former swimmers with suicidal iderations against the corrupt athletic department senior management until the end of time

in an accountable organization, jennifer simon-o'neil would've been fired long ago

yet the chancellor somehow thinks berkeley alums are gonna endow all 31 sports despite the vast majority of them failing by every possible metric

Cal sports fans: It's time to pull together.

— Rich Lyons (@richlyons) March 25, 2025

cal is the only school in the nation with a larger men's golf endowment (the stonebrae tpc dedicated practice facility will also benefit the women's golf team) than the football program and that has absolutely nothing to do with the ****tards knowlton & simon-o'neil



empire of dirt#

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The best path seems to be to right size the department. Keep only the NCAA/ACC mandated sports and a few others (golf, aquatics) and eliminate the others or reduce to club status. That is a big step for Lyons. He does not want to do that.