🌀 Rolling into the week 🌀#GoBears pic.twitter.com/KCIa3ba2c1

— Cal Basketball (@CalMBBall) July 10, 2023

jaylon tyson with the unselfish dime to fardaws aimaq, championship level basketball is played by those that create/facilitate for their teammates & yeah nba scouts place a premium on those kinda prospects with those skillz...just jacking up hero ball buckets is not gonna get u paid



the walk home (in berkeley)#

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🌀 Rolling into the week 🌀#GoBears pic.twitter.com/KCIa3ba2c1

— Cal Basketball (@CalMBBall) July 10, 2023

tyson jolly with the unselfish dime to fardaws aimaq, championship level basketball is played by those that create/facilitate for their teammates & yeah nba scouts place a premium on those kinda prospects with those skillz...just jacking up hero ball buckets is not gonna get u paid



the walk home (in berkeley)#

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It just occurred to me .... Is this the same Tyson jolly that committed to cal a long time ago? Can't be ... That was 2016ish?

Think that was Jaylon Tyson

https://instagr.am/p/Cr_jweyOYSn
apologies (thx to econ & philbert for the heads up) to jaylon (he got good substitute yoga teacher hair), shocky still got cal's monster class on his brain (he still wanna kiss a curvy brunette yoga female) & thinks he's a ******* black beetle



release the cash (haters mad for whatever reason)#

https://instagr.am/p/CmgZ3M-MYWb
this is the monster view from the iconic old course hotel looking down the 18th hole at the st andrews old course...shocky's itinerary for this week is to walk a couple more rounds today & tomorrow, follow max homa (colin morikawa has unfortunately opted not to compete/acclimate himself to the vagaries of links golf this week in preparation for next week's british open at royal liverpool in england) at the scottish open on thursday & friday and then complete the most recent world top 100 list (currently at 99 completed) with multiple rounds there on saturday, sunday & monday

scotland top 25:

1) cruden bay (a bit of a shocker, love this old girl & her memorable quirkiness/authenticity, this is dream golf stuff)
2) prestwick (a blind par 3 aimed over a white rock, the alps 17th hole is one of best holes on planet earth & a drivable par 18th)
3) st andrews old course
4) royal dornoch
5) north berwick
6) turberry-ailsa
7) carnasty (tuffest course in scotland)
8) the machrie
9) machrihanish
10) muirfield
11) royal troon (overrated in the rankings)
12) castle stuart
13) kingsbarn
14) doonbeg
15) gleneagles king
16) loch lomond (the billionaire club)
17) nairn
18) royal aberdeen
19) western gailes
20) gullane #1
21) renaissance club (host of this week's scottish open, tom doak design)
22) st andrews castle
23) blairgowrie
24) gullane #2
25) st andrews himalayas putting course (for free, fun evening activity)

cal is a golf school#

Out for a solo twilight nine. Love this view from the #back tee on our par 4 eighth hole. It’s 148 to carry the hazard and you MUST #work it right to left. #chute pic.twitter.com/XIFQ2cfXpA

— Club Pro Guy (@ClubProGuy) June 28, 2023

mystery hint: this is not the final course shocky needs to play to complete the current world top 100

elementary my dear watson#

architectural digest tour of barbieland (not to be confused with modern yoga, shocky prefers real people that cry & **** like that)

fun fact: berkeley architecture major grad ryan puskas consulted on the movie's set

don't be a dumb azz (crocs r not fashionable)#

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don't be a dumb azz (crocs r not fashionable)#

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Someone had to say it. (but I'm ok with Coach Madsen doing whatever works for him)

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6’5, OT 2025, The Haverford School, 4x100m pic.twitter.com/O5AVCkuD6i

— Joshua Williams (@JoshWilliams468) June 10, 2022

coach bloesch has offered 6'5" 295 lbs offensive lineman joshua williams from the haverford school in pennsylvania, check out the wheels on this +1 athlete

joshua is not a dumb azz, he got a 4.0 gpa & wuz voted the junior class student council president

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (for those that wanna build generational wealth thru nfl trench worker development on the field & intellectual capitalism in the classrooms)
https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/

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Wow!

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don't be a dumb azz (crocs r not fashionable)#

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Someone had to say it. (but I'm ok with Coach Madsen doing whatever works for him)

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https://instagr.am/p/B2PYOogFgIJ
philbert, the reality of the situation is that mark is not exactly ariana, the funny thing about fashion is that a curvy brunette yoga female can wear almost anything (or nothing) & still rock the fashion...madsen not so much...cap

fashion week in paris>>>>>>>>>>>stealing a prius on shattuck>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>watching a wyking jones or mark fox coached basketball team (except for the funny as **** postgame press conferences)

After amazing camp & visit with @Coach_Telliott I am blessed to share I received my 2nd ACC offer to play at @UVAFootball@Coach_TerryHeff @coachbuttsUVA @jsperos @RivalsFriedman @MohrRecruiting @SWiltfong247 @MikeRoach247 @adamgorney @PRZPAvic @CSmithScout #UVAStrong #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/xqMVfZ5oB6

— Joshua Williams (@JoshWilliams468) June 16, 2023

hoops, can u imagine the utter devastation left in the wake of joshua williams as a pulling guard?

getting the 4.0 gpa class prez & his good looking fam to visit berkeley will be the key in this high priority 2025 recruitment

unicorns for bloesch#

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6’4 270 OT, in the lab 🧪 getting 1% better each day. pic.twitter.com/2nlG3Rh5rP

— Samir Camacho ✟ (@dksamirc) March 19, 2023

cal's monster offensive line recruiting update:

6'4" 278 lbs 2024 hard working offensive tackle samir camacho from cypress halls high school (20 minutes outta houston) is gonna take an official visit to berkeley on june 15-18th, it's possible his current offer could become an actionable offer in the near future

camacho wuz a 6a 1st team all district honoree as a junior, he's poised for an explosive senior season

samir is not a dumb azz, he got a 5.4 gpa...coach bloesch & coach saffell want trench workers that are smart as ****, they not gonna sit down & do ur homework for u, ok?

the university of calveston=#2 ranked (tied with stanford) university in the united states of texas
https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/

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the above june 15th-18th official visit to berkeley never materialized, camacho got the following schools under consideration:

maryland-june 9th official visit, now got 4 o-line commits, probably done in this room for 2024

duke-june 16th official visit, now got 5 o-line commits, done for 2024

utsa (san antonio): june 22nd, probably a safety school back up plan option

tcu: recently offered

it will be interesting to see if when the current ncca official visit blackout period ends on september 1st if the 5.4 gpa samir takes an official visit to berkeley

unicorns for bloesch#

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don't be a dumb azz (crocs r not fashionable)#

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A balding elderly man with an annoying shtick and neon shoes is not fashionable, either.

Finishing in style to tie the course record 💪 @ByeongHunAn | @ScottishOpen pic.twitter.com/9mm1mP33ZU

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 13, 2023

super fun 1st round at the 2023 scottish open at the renaissance club in north berwick, scotland

walked most of the en fuego course record 61 for byeong hun an, if you listen carefully to the above twitter feed u can hear the monster yell upon his 9th (final hole) 25 foot birdie putt, "wow, go bears"...when ben lost his pga card after the 2021 season, he went home to lake nona (above average fazio design in orlando) & finally got his body right during his 2022 season on the korn ferry tour...an absolutely pounds the ball off the tee with length (averaged 318 yards on drives today) & accuracy and his short game is creatively on point

followed max homa (and his caddie joe greiner) for all 18 holes en route to his 66 which included 2 missed 4-5 footers

on the dramatic par 4 coastal 13th hole which doglegs around the beautiful firth of forth, max & joe had a lengthy conversation about the carry yardage on homa's wedge which included the downwind 2 club wind & also the sloping right to left green site which favors a shot bounced in from the right side kickplate...then max stuffs it to 2 feet & joe is kinda giddy giving his buddy his putter in the fairway

so after max taps in for a birdie 3 & both he & joe are exiting the green walking directly towards me the following **** goes down:

shocky: joe, that birdie is on you!

greiner who looks like the guy in zz top is smiling broadly at the compliment

adam scott's caddie (playfully patting joe on the shoulder): at least somebody around here loves you

shocky (as max walks by): forget homa, your the man joe!

adam scott (while smirking at max who is giving me the side eye & tryna ignore me): that's right, mate!

next hole homa almost makes a hole in one on the par 3 knocking it to a foot

Going right at it 🎯@MaxHoma23 is feeling it @ScottishOpen. pic.twitter.com/NAYBKxJGYU

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 13, 2023

max taps in for a birdie 2

shocky: ladies and gentlemen, dialing up the yardages, mr joe greiner!

everybody in the crowd including max is laughing at that comment

michael kim didn't show his best stuff en route to a 72 but got time to further adjust to links golf before next week's british open at royal liverpool in northern england for which he & max are already qualified (ben needs a top 3 finish among those not already earning a berth to be invited to next week's open)

gonna do it all again tomorrow (43,000+ steps) with them california golden bears, yeah hitting over thousand year rock walls is kinda fun (if u got good dental insurance or something)

Tag a friend who’s topping this into the wall 😅@MaxHoma23 | @ScottishOpen pic.twitter.com/zH1g1xmxW0

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 13, 2023

cal is a golf school (shut up, shocky)#

After missing the cut @ScottishOpen, @JordanSpieth still made time for fans in the pouring rain ❤️ pic.twitter.com/xLvdC0gtxd

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 14, 2023

arrive early in the scottish summer rains to watch max homa tee off at 7:48 am off the 10th tee which is located in a corner of the property with no fans allowed within 100 yards...so when the tournament director announces "and now on the tee in the 2023 scottish open is max homa from the united states" there is zero clapping or any noise, it's dead quiet

ima watching all of this from the top row of the 6th tee bleachers (which usually seats 1000 fans, ima the only person there looking down the 10th tee box) so shocky yells "let's go, max!" with a fist pump salute

max then points at me with his driver & gives me a kinda dramatic friendly wave, all the players & caddies on the tee think this is funny as ****

anyways max shoots a 68 & is in contention at 6 under par despite missing 9 out of the his last 12 greens, his scrambling is world class but his iron plays needs to tighten up

then byeong hun an tees of in one the final groups at 2:43 pm, despite being the overnite leader there's only 3 other people on the 1st tee with him (the massive crowds are following rory who is leading the tournament)...shocky greets the 3 other fans & it turns out they are from finland & rooting for the finish star tapio in the an group...ruh roh

anyways ben smokes his laser 1 iron off the tee most of the round & other than a 2 foot missed par putt on the par 5 10th hole he's rock solid en route to a 70...an is in 2nd place at 9 under par & a top 3 finish among those that are not already qualified for the british open gets him an invitation to next week's open, he gotta lotta to play for this weekend

scottish summer (shocky got drenched for 10 hours, on the other hand modern yoga is indoors)#

#CalGang

— Benji Palu (@BenjiPalu_Cal) July 14, 2023

https://instagr.am/p/Cf5RRRwFk4G
important rescue doggy alert or something from benji#

https://instagr.am/p/CqdiFP2Nt5F
KABOOM KABOOM KABOOM KABOOM

shocky played ardfin golf estate on the windy isle of jura on a tiny island in western scotland raged hard by the sea in completing the current golf magazine world top 100 list, that's the last 18 world top 100 lists (rankings are compiled every 2 years) now completed

ardfin is the summertime estate of a australian billionaire (kinda like james peterson in the madison beer video below) who made his fortune on wall street, it's arguably the least played course in the world after ellerston...did not see another golfer today
https://www.ardfin.com/

anyways ardfin got fescue turf but a clay surface below (not the optimal sand base) which means its not bouncy like a proper links...its spectacularly beautiful but also brutally difficult...if a foursome of golfers who usually score in the 90s (i.e. average golfers) played all 18 holes without picking up/illegal forward drops it's hard to imagine them not losing 100+ balls

great golf courses are playable for a wide range of abilities, glad ima gonna play a couple more rounds here on site the next 2 days to further study the shot vales/options

shocky got ocd tendencies (yoga is helping smooth out some of that ****)#

Post-round hangs with dad 🥰@MaxHoma23 | @ScottishOpen pic.twitter.com/XxIfhvP3Mb

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 15, 2023

max homa (recently moved from north scottsdale to the more intown/kid friendly arcadia neighborhood) doing daddy duty with his son cam andrew after shooting a 67 which puts him in a tie for 10th place at 9 under par heading into tomorrow's final round

byeong hun an shot a 69 which puts him a tie for 5th place at 10 under par, a strong final round will hopefully place him among the top 3 of those that don't already got a spot at the british open & therefore earn an invitation to next week's open staged this year at royal liverpool in england

michael kim missed the cut at the scottish open despite a solid 2nd round 68 & is playing well going into next's british open

colin morikawa is gonna get a head start on his links game prep work the next couple of days, the 2021 british open champion golfer played his best tournament since the season opener at kapalua in maui recently in detroit & is positively trending

this is the golden age for cal golf (including berkeley's spongebob squarepants#

berkeley grad elijah mojarro to nevada, will rejoin keleki latu in angus mcclure's wolfpack tight end room

angus gotta lotta nor cal high school coaching connections, he's an abysmal developer of offensive line talent & is not the 2023 dad of the year (his son malcolm in the middle transferred from berkeley to reno, yeah those slot machine repair & escort management majors are gonna open a lotta doors in life)



right now the bears got 35 scholly departures

daniel scott, safety...out of eligibility
odua isibor, edge defender...out of eligiblity
jamieson sheahan, punter...out of eligilbity
tommy christakos, wide receiver...medical retirement
braxton croteau, outside linebacker...medical 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
mykyle so'oto, outside linebacker...portal to them san mateo college fightin' benjis...no berkeley degree
femi oladejo, linebacker...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
trey paster, linebacker...grad transfer to colorado state
fatu iosefa, safety...portal...no berkeley degree
kaleb higgins, corner back...portal to sacramento state...no berkeley degree
ben coleman, guard...grad transfer to asu
spencer lovell, guard...grad transfer to kansas
ryan lange, guard...football retirement
jackson brown, tackle..portal to pitt...no berkeley degree
elijah mojarro, tight end...grad transfer to nevada
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, wide receiver...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
justin richard baker, wide receiver...medical retirement
aiden lee, wide receiver...portal...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

https://instagr.am/p/Cr4LlPtuDq0
thx zonie, u 100% understand ocd behavior so it should be no surprise to u that shocky's next quest is to take a t-rex class at the top 100 yoga studios in the world or something

orange tree is a pretty good classic golf design with its tight walkable routing & fun short par 5s, when the monster moved to the valley of the sun back in the day he lived in the desert shadow apartments (the pool party scene wuz lit) on the left side of the 2nd hole of the cave creek municipal municipal golf course on 19th avenue...this top 10,000 golf course wuz built on a former dump site, run roh

wut ocd afflictions do u got?