Shocky1 said:Alkiadt said:
Brambles? Good Luck. I could care less who designs it, I drive by it routinely. It will be hotter than hell in the summer, (a huge absence of trees), there's no local lodging (35 minutes to Calistoga, the upper end of the Napa Valley)….. what they're asking for to join sounds stupid high, and the locals won't play it with Hidden Valley next door.Villas at Bordighera, 1884 #monet #claudemonet https://t.co/X1YMNVSdq1 pic.twitter.com/lf0x3uHCC0
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alky, my only idol in life is bill coore, he is the claude monet of golf course architecture & arguably the most gifted architect in the history of the game with the coore & crenshaw timeless & classically minimalist style (no homes, no cart paths, no fake water hazards, no gaps between holes, etc.)
the money behind brambles is cal grad eric berridge, his son charlie is on the golf team...and the club manager is gifted c&c team member james duncan who fully understands the magic of a tightly routed walkable links with your bag over your shoulder without a scorecard
brambles is the most exciting new golf course opening in california since cypress point
Shocky1 said:
alky, what are the summer temps in middletown...looking at a napa county map it seems like it's at elevation, high above a windy road from calistoga, right?...and as a links design with few trees except on the surrounding hillsides, wouldn't the nor cal breezes keep it pleasant on a windy day?
eastcoastcal said:
Shocks, if Fox was fired and replaced by a coach who you like, would you come to bball games again? Or consider it?
wow, didn't know any of this, kinda thought it would be like an inland stinson beach summer but apparently notAlkiadt said:July and August are routinely in the 98-110 range.Shocky1 said:
alky, what are the summer temps in middletown...looking at a napa county map it seems like it's at elevation, high above a windy road from calistoga, right?...and as a links design with few trees except on the surrounding hillsides, wouldn't the nor cal breezes keep it pleasant on a windy day?
It's hot for walking. And where I see earth movers and equipment working, it's in the middle of that valley. No trees.
Of course a few holes will probably be in those hillsides with trees. Elevation is higher than Calistoga, but not that much. You don't get any coastal fog over Mt St Helena. Or breezes in the summer months. It's hot and still. Mt St Helena is the fog barrier that can keep the Napa Valley a little cooler for sure. And Middletown is in Lake County not Napa.
us at courtside = +5 points for cal just because of the energy we'd bring + how rattled the opponents would beShocky1 said:eastcoastcal said:
Shocks, if Fox was fired and replaced by a coach who you like, would you come to bball games again? Or consider it?
eastcoastie, back in the day went to 150+ cal basketball games home & away in a row as the director of recruiting/gameday energy for cal's monster class, got no idea about the future with my recent gravitational pull for animal advocacy here in the desert
but honestly can't see donating a dollar to the athletic department as long as the con artist is around, that's just like burning money in a dumpster behind haas
the fun factor would be the overriding consideration just like it is for you...if it happens you will be my guest sitting on the floor against some villains that are so large they block the sun before we blindly storm the floor after epic victories towards the center of the universe towards a future we can't really see
yeah that's the magic of cal basketball
the walk home (haas will always be my palace, a sacred place of special memories many of them with my daughter taylor)#
the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.Shocky1 said:A simple way to calculate your #GPA for free 👉 https://t.co/2b5iiPZ0xS pic.twitter.com/h5w7CvTWKM
— My GPA Calculator (@calculator_gpa) December 26, 2016
jb, gotta technical question to you as an educator:
do you think high school gpas are the best indicator/predictor (in terms of a single quantifiable metric) of future academic success at the #1 ranked public university in the world?
my whole life has been overly focused on gpas, when my daughters shay & taylor have introduced me to their dates i always ask "what's your gpa?"
if they say they don't know, that's the wrong ******* answer in the monster's world
the other day even asked my new rescue/foster doggy benji what's her gpa when we sat down on a rock during a hike up the mountain
she just looked me in the eyes & licked my face, that's the right answer
true love>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>high gpa>>>>>>>>>ged>>>>robbing gas stations with driscoll
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russian, thx goodness then academically for the secRushinbear said:
the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
Shocky1 said:wow, didn't know any of this, kinda thought it would be like an inland stinson beach summer but apparently notAlkiadt said:July and August are routinely in the 98-110 range.Shocky1 said:
alky, what are the summer temps in middletown...looking at a napa county map it seems like it's at elevation, high above a windy road from calistoga, right?...and as a links design with few trees except on the surrounding hillsides, wouldn't the nor cal breezes keep it pleasant on a windy day?
It's hot for walking. And where I see earth movers and equipment working, it's in the middle of that valley. No trees.
Of course a few holes will probably be in those hillsides with trees. Elevation is higher than Calistoga, but not that much. You don't get any coastal fog over Mt St Helena. Or breezes in the summer months. It's hot and still. Mt St Helena is the fog barrier that can keep the Napa Valley a little cooler for sure. And Middletown is in Lake County not Napa.
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Shocky1 said:
the other day even asked my new rescue/foster doggy benji what's her gpa when we sat down on a rock during a hike up the mountain
she just looked me in the eyes & licked my face, that's the right answer
true love>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>high gpa>>>>>>>>>ged>>>>robbing gas stations with driscoll
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https://instagr.am/p/Ci_dSkmLdOvGoobear said:
Bistro Jeanty is worth moving to Yountville for.
Go Bears!
Bowlesman80 said:
You should consider the Salinas area. And, yeah, there's golf.
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Shocky1 said:A simple way to calculate your #GPA for free 👉 https://t.co/2b5iiPZ0xS pic.twitter.com/h5w7CvTWKM
— My GPA Calculator (@calculator_gpa) December 26, 2016
jb, gotta technical question to you as an educator:
do you think high school gpas are the best indicator/predictor (in terms of a single quantifiable metric) of future academic success at the #1 ranked public university in the world?
my whole life has been overly focused on gpas, when my daughters shay & taylor have introduced me to their dates i always ask "what's your gpa?"
if they say they don't know, that's the wrong ******* answer in the monster's world
the other day even asked my new rescue/foster doggy benji what's her gpa when we sat down on a rock during a hike up the mountain
she just looked me in the eyes & licked my face, that's the right answer
true love>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>high gpa>>>>>>>>>ged>>>>robbing gas stations with driscoll
Denton nope; CMS always.Shocky1 said:
walter, the goal of cal's monster offensive line is not to reach 69 pages, it's to rush for 300+ yards in both the north texas opener in nasty humid azz denton & epic sec showdown against auburn at memorial stadium next september, r u gonna be there?
Great video! $10,000 goes a lot farther in Minot. He should get a lot for his money if he doesn't save it for college. Back around 1978, I had a fellow Bowlesman sink a half court shot during halftime at Harmon. All he got was dinner for two at McDonalds. It was at least a McDonalds in Honolulu though. He gave it to his parents. Funny thing was that he said he just KNEW he would get picked to do the shot and had been practicing from half court for 2-3 months before hand.Shocky1 said:7th-grader in North Dakota makes half-court shot to win $10Khttps://t.co/XzUH3faDRd pic.twitter.com/H4mAzKCXAZ
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cal's monster class (2032 prospect, stormin' the floor)#
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
Great video! $10,000 goes a lot farther in Minot. He should get a lot for his money if he doesn't save it for college. Back around 1978, I had a fellow Bowlesman sink a half court shot during halftime at Harmon. All he got was dinner for two at McDonalds. It was at least a McDonalds in Honolulu though. He gave it to his parents. Funny thing was that he said he just KNEW he would get picked to do the shot and had been practicing from half court for 2-3 months before hand.
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For sure, Model N bakery though. Don't sleep on itGoobear said:
Bistro Jeanty is worth moving to Yountville for.
Go Bears!
I don't think Kai will do much at NAU honestly, the practices I saw him at last year he was check down Charlie, Plummer pushed the ball down the fieldShocky1 said:
kai milner is not at nau because coach spav didn't like his tapes, he's in flagstaff because of his little league dad dwayne (who told me he "sold" beau baldwin on offering a scholly to spencer brasch to come to berkeley)
northern arizona university=#1 ranked school in coconino county
Hell to the yesJB was a Chieftain said:Shocky, I know it aint no green drink but the Model Bakery Asiago Bread Loaf has the same euphoric experience as storming the court (ive never stormed the court because aint no courtside seats on a teacher salary)Shocky1 said:https://instagr.am/p/CkL4gSLJYyfSBGold said:Shocky1 said:
Shockster, are you really moving to Yountville? If so, I'll have to meet you at the Model N bakery someday. Great English muffins there
goldy, what is the current water supply situation in yountville, how many miles is it to berkeley & most importantly does management of the model bakery allow new employees (shocky got some ocd tendencies & is very good at cleaning dishes, sweeping up, greeting guests with a warm smile, changing the doggie water dishes, etc.) off on california golden bears gamedays?
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Great question. I teach out in the ultra competitive Doughtery Valley in San Ramon. Continually ranked as one of the top public schools in California. Out here GPAs mean everything but not to me as an educator. To me it is more about the drive and passion a student has then whether the get 4.0+ GPAs. I've talked to many students who have returned throughout the years. Students from all races, religions, socio-economic backgrounds, etc. and the one constant I see with those "successful" students is drive and passion. Give me the kid who is not naturally gifted and works their azz off than a spoon fed kid who is handed everything. Part of the problem with GPA is that it varies from school to school. Kinda like Stanford grade inflation. An A from one school is not the same as an A from another school. You have to look at the whole student! I preach to my students about being good citizens who care for their peers and their community over being the top of the class and top GPA students. I talk about my 2 best friends who never went to college but had a drive and passion early on and now are successful at EBMUD & Independent Electric. GPA's meant nothing to them and they turned into successful members of society who help make this world a better place.Shocky1 said:A simple way to calculate your #GPA for free 👉 https://t.co/2b5iiPZ0xS pic.twitter.com/h5w7CvTWKM
— My GPA Calculator (@calculator_gpa) December 26, 2016
jb, gotta technical question to you as an educator:
do you think high school gpas are the best indicator/predictor (in terms of a single quantifiable metric) of future academic success at the #1 ranked public university in the world?
my whole life has been overly focused on gpas, when my daughters shay & taylor have introduced me to their dates i always ask "what's your gpa?"
if they say they don't know, that's the wrong ******* answer in the monster's world
the other day even asked my new rescue/foster doggy benji what's her gpa when we sat down on a rock during a hike up the mountain
she just looked me in the eyes & licked my face, that's the right answer
true love>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>high gpa>>>>>>>>>ged>>>>robbing gas stations with driscoll
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right now the bears got 27 scholly departures (with more on the way):
daniel scott, safety...out of eligibility
odua isibor, edge defender...out of eligiblity
jamieson sheahan, punter...out of eligilbity
braxton croteau, outside linebacker...medical retirement
ryan lange, guard...football retirement
kyle smith, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer
ryan puskas, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer
orin patu, edge defender...grad transfer to arizona
patrick histake, edge defender...portal to hawaii...no berkeley degree
henry ikahihifo, outside linebacker...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
femi oladejo, linebacker...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
trey paster, linebacker...portal as grad transfer
ben coleman, guard...grad transfer to asu
spencer lovell, guard...grad transfer to kansas
nick alftin, tight end...portal as grad transfer
keleki latu, tight end...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
jermaine terry, tight end...portal to oregon state...no berkeley degree
j michael sturdivant...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
ashton hayes, running back...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
chris street, running back...portal...no berkeley degree
damien moore, running back...portal to fresno state...no berkeley degree
decarlos brooks, running back...grad transfer portal to asu
slater zellers, longsnapper...grad transfer to asu
dario longhetto, kicker...grad transfer to asu
jack plummer, quarterback...grad transfer to louisville
kai milner, quarterback...portal to northern arizona...no berkeley degree
zach johnson, quarterback...portal as grad transfer— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) December 24, 2022
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fine. but we're talking thousands of apps. after screening for gpa, the borderline ones can be accorded this much time. and, in the end, i'll bet that gpa calls it 99% of the time, anyway. and, forget overcoming hardships - once word gets out that you're looking for that, every kid will have an overwhelming hardship story. you gonna check them out?Big C said:Shocky1 said:A simple way to calculate your #GPA for free 👉 https://t.co/2b5iiPZ0xS pic.twitter.com/h5w7CvTWKM
— My GPA Calculator (@calculator_gpa) December 26, 2016
jb, gotta technical question to you as an educator:
do you think high school gpas are the best indicator/predictor (in terms of a single quantifiable metric) of future academic success at the #1 ranked public university in the world?
my whole life has been overly focused on gpas, when my daughters shay & taylor have introduced me to their dates i always ask "what's your gpa?"
if they say they don't know, that's the wrong ******* answer in the monster's world
the other day even asked my new rescue/foster doggy benji what's her gpa when we sat down on a rock during a hike up the mountain
she just looked me in the eyes & licked my face, that's the right answer
true love>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>high gpa>>>>>>>>>ged>>>>robbing gas stations with driscoll
I'll take this one, until jb checks in...
High school GPA is probably the single best predictor of success at Cal, but even better would be to look at a holistic profile. So many variables with GPA:
- different schools and different teachers within a school grade differently
- a kid can have one bad semester, or year, for a variety of reasons, that could wreck his/her GPA
- some kids, usually because their parents didn't go to college, never figured out how to "do" school
If I were considering a student-athlete's prospects for academic success, I might look beyond GPA to see if he/she had done SOMETHING to indicate the possibility of future success... test scores... overcoming hardships... holding down a part-time job during school, etc. There needs to be some evidence of likely future academic success.
"… five miles in the snow, up hill, both ways …"Rushinbear said:fine. but we're talking thousands of apps. after screening for gpa, the borderline ones can be accorded this much time. and, in the end, i'll bet that gpa calls it 99% of the time, anyway. and, forget overcoming hardships - once word gets out that you're looking for that, every kid will have an overwhelming hardship story. you gonna check them out?Big C said:Shocky1 said:A simple way to calculate your #GPA for free 👉 https://t.co/2b5iiPZ0xS pic.twitter.com/h5w7CvTWKM
— My GPA Calculator (@calculator_gpa) December 26, 2016
jb, gotta technical question to you as an educator:
do you think high school gpas are the best indicator/predictor (in terms of a single quantifiable metric) of future academic success at the #1 ranked public university in the world?
my whole life has been overly focused on gpas, when my daughters shay & taylor have introduced me to their dates i always ask "what's your gpa?"
if they say they don't know, that's the wrong ******* answer in the monster's world
the other day even asked my new rescue/foster doggy benji what's her gpa when we sat down on a rock during a hike up the mountain
she just looked me in the eyes & licked my face, that's the right answer
true love>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>high gpa>>>>>>>>>ged>>>>robbing gas stations with driscoll
I'll take this one, until jb checks in...
High school GPA is probably the single best predictor of success at Cal, but even better would be to look at a holistic profile. So many variables with GPA:
- different schools and different teachers within a school grade differently
- a kid can have one bad semester, or year, for a variety of reasons, that could wreck his/her GPA
- some kids, usually because their parents didn't go to college, never figured out how to "do" school
If I were considering a student-athlete's prospects for academic success, I might look beyond GPA to see if he/she had done SOMETHING to indicate the possibility of future success... test scores... overcoming hardships... holding down a part-time job during school, etc. There needs to be some evidence of likely future academic success.