Shocky1 said:b&g, agreed snaps are not ideal this season thus far but the bigger issue to me is that the o-line seems slow to move in response to the snaps, they are not quick off the ball which makes it seem kinda like they're moving in slo mo & opposing defenders are already accelerating past them for tackles behind the line of scrimmage...some of that might be not having quick twitch +1 athleticism but in the auburn & florida state games it seems that the lack of comfort with the silent snaps is the real problem (which is correctable)bearsandgiants said:
Defenders have at least a two-step head start toward ott and everyone else thanks to the freaking RIDICULOUS inability of literally anyone to snap the damn ball properly, imagine if our long snapper looped it up like that for punts ans placekicks. It's maddening.
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Our matchup vs Miami on October 5th is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 PM PT and will be broadcast on ESPN ๐บ#GoBearsย |ย #ALLIN pic.twitter.com/r6NidlnTaC
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Charlie Berridge with a hole-in-one on hole 13 at Aldarra! 5 iron, 227 yards.#GoBears pic.twitter.com/gHv4nidEoJ
Shocky1 said:๐จ GAME TIME ANNOUNCEMENT ๐จ
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7:30 pm on saturday october 5th in hosting the weather channel tornado offense miami hurricanes is the absolute BEST kickoff time to ensure a loud/rowdy (spirit squad: NO card stunts plz) student body overflow crowd, young families with kids soccer & ****, retirees who wanna watch other key games all day and a pregame tee time for shocky!!!
yeah release the CASH at a hostile home field advantage kinda like auburn & florida state!!
confiscate the MONEY (them california golden bears r real crowd pleasers at memorial stadium)#
Kashmir (Led Zeppelin) performed by kids.
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Wenliang Xie sinks our second hole-in-one of the day on hole 2 at Aldarra! He used a 56-degree wedge on the 118-yard hole.#GoBears pic.twitter.com/fJmrgeoRZe
He Called it before the game too. ๐๐ฟ pic.twitter.com/WTfkF4NFrW
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10 birdies ๐ฎโ๐จ@heogolf carded a collegiate-low 63 (-8) in the second round of The Tindall!#GoBears pic.twitter.com/RvbTcfBU1h
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First day back at it ๐
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Great start to the season for the Golden Bears (275-278 โ 553, -15) at The Tindall.
T-2 through 36 holes!#GoBears pic.twitter.com/8Xu4BT5xk5
This is Lucy May. Her very first night as bat dog for the Clearwater Threshers went viral this weekend for a distracted zoomie and an infield potty break. Needless to say, she's pooped. 13/10 pic.twitter.com/qMGDVdd5WA
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shockster, do you have any hole-in-one stories?Shocky1 said:ACE! (x2) ๐คฏ
— Cal Men's Golf (@CalMensGolf) September 23, 2024
Wenliang Xie sinks our second hole-in-one of the day on hole 2 at Aldarra! He used a 56-degree wedge on the 118-yard hole.#GoBears pic.twitter.com/fJmrgeoRZe
2nd california golden bear HOLE IN ONE today!!!!!!!!!!!!
seton hall grad transfer (berkeley biz grad cert program) wenliang xie jars it on the 2nd hole
this **** is getting live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cal is a golf school#
https://instagr.am/p/C0HoxzfyyJqShocky1 said:bearforceone, 100% agreed that jaydn ott is most effective when already in motion & moving towards maximum acceleration (thx u ultravox)...the current playcalling of intentionally running him like a car into a telephone pole isn't working at all & as you point out requires him to slowly probe non existent holes for a gap which mitigates his elite SPEEDBearForceOne said:
Agree with many others that we should use pitchouts or toss plays to get Ott to the outside. One thing I noticed was that Ott frequently comes to almost a full stop behind the line waiting for a hole to open up, all the while the defenders are closing in on him. Pitchouts would allow him to keep moving and keep his speed, rather than coming to a stop and trying to reaccelerate.
Having said this, I'm wondering how much feedback Ott (or players in general) provides to coaches in-game about such things. If he says, "hey coach, I'm not seeing any holes up the middle, how about we try a pitchout to the outside?" , I'm sure it will carry some weight and be considered. Is this not happening
if there's anyone in the program that can lobby for a PITCHOUT or another play call it's jaydn ott, he's got the maximum respect of everyone in the program...the bigger question is why isn't the old school bloesch asking jaydn what play calls best take advantage of his skillset??
mike has had 5 games now calling the plays & there's been ZERO PITCHOUTS, ott's rushing yardage numbers have been terrible during this period...mike has publicly said he doesn't care about statistics as long as the team wins, well cal lost to florida state saturday nite & jaydn ott is gonna lose millions in the 2025 nfl draft if the playcalling doesn't improve to take advantage of our players' strengths
former starting center addison ooms dad has posted here on the monster thread that his son actively lobbied bill musgrave to dial up PITCHOUTS and that those plays wuz successful so there's always hope that bloesch is NOT tuning everybody/everything out
averaging 3.86 yards per rush this season despite elite rbs like jaydn & THE JET!!!! along with being one of the worst teams in the nation in protecting the qb (bottom 5 in sacks allowed per game) suggest that bloesch's strategies need to be reevaluated during the bye week
it's also a shame/disappointing that ott's position coach aristotle thompson & coach toler who knows wut javid best did with PITCHOUTS aren't lobbying on jaydn't behalf to get him the football while already in motion accelerating to maximum SPEED to the edges with wide open space to do his MAGIC!!
Sweater SZN.
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La saison des pulls.#PresidentsCup pic.twitter.com/m6j695Ftag
Thinking Ott cannot cut back yetโฆ.due to his injuryโฆjust a thoughtEcon141 said:
If they didn't do this in the spring after a year's worth of data running up the middle, what is the catalyst for change now?
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The Bears (-13) finished fourth at The Tindall as Daniel Heo & Charlie Berridge posted collegiate-low 54-hole scores!#GoBears pic.twitter.com/fpR1V8N0yL
Econ141 said:
If they didn't do this in the spring after a year's worth of data running up the middle, what is the catalyst for change now?
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The rumor (emphasis on rumor) going around UNLV is that Sluka went to Odomโs office at some point this week and demanded an increase in NIL, which Odom said they couldnโt do and thus Sluka got angry and decided to utilize his redshirt and transfer.
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Shocky1 said:
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2025 cal's monster class (14 strong now): whose next???
4.0 gpa 6' 195 lbs game changing safety aiden manutai from powerhouse kahuku high school is an integral part of the BIG 3 2025 hawaii to berkeley pipeline, brah got closing SPEED, ball awareness & hits like a bad azzThe moment that 3โญ๏ธ safety Aiden Manutai commited to Cal. ๐ป
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The No. 9 prospect in Hawaii chose Cal over Arizona, Tennessee, Washington, and Nebraska. ๐
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3.75 gpa 6'3" 210 lbs ELITE quarterback jaron keawe sagapolutele from campbell high school in ewa beach hawaii got "the strongest arm in the country, throws the tightest ball in this year's class"Ewa Beach (Hawaii) Campbell QB Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele casually ripping a skinny post pic.twitter.com/KSYE0VukEf
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4.41 gpa (will major in computer science) 5'11" 170 lbs safety tre' harrison from junipero serra high school got isaiah crosby size & elite closing SPEED that the takers staff is prioritizing to successfully defend modern spread offenses@1ath1ete_ one of the best ATH in class of 2025 kid hold over a 4.0 GPA and been starting for the SFG since freshman year . This kid also handles business on the track . ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐พ๐ช๐พ๐ด๐ต๐ด๐ต๐ด pic.twitter.com/pvRIH4sck7
— Coach Minor/Coach D (@CoachDMinor) January 13, 2024
3.7 gpa 6'6" 305 lbs offensive lineman mike klisiewicz from liberty high school in brentwood got the elite height, weight & high gpa as coach bloesch (the bears best coach) continues to 100% upgrade the o-line roomCal made the 13th addition to its 2025 recruiting class Monday night when Brentwood-Liberty OL recruit Mike Klisiewicz (6-6, 305) announced his commitment to the Bears over offers from Washington State, San Diego State, Fresno State and others.https://t.co/EgjcwNJLCD pic.twitter.com/I5l3KhcTu1
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3.25 gpa 6'4" 225 lbs tight end jacob houseworth from fortuna union high school gotta chip on his shoulder & is nasty azz physical blocking & running with the ball in a jack colletto jack of all trades kinda wayFortuna (Calif.) Union tight end Jacob Houseworth talked about his official visit to Cal over the weekend https://t.co/y8Z1xg0smC pic.twitter.com/fkGoLGCEyf
— Brandon Huffman (@BrandonHuffman) June 18, 2024
3.4 gpa 6' 165 lbs corner/nickel back jae'on young from sierra canyon high school got world class SPEED, the early enrollee will be competing in 2025 spring ball as multiple takers graduate/pursue nfl opportunitiesBREAKING: CO/25 ATH Jaeโon Young ( @j1young_ ) has committed to Cal he tells me.
— Steezo (@SteezoDsgn) June 10, 2024
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Jaeโon is a 5โ11 ( 170 LBS ) WR/CB out of Chatsworth, CA. He chose the Golden Bears over USC, Kansas and more!
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Cal lands a very underrated recruit out the CO/25! ๐ป pic.twitter.com/vbVU20fRgb
3.2 gpa 6'2" 250 lbs lebron williams from kahuku high school rolls as an active high energy defensive lineman that got the skillset necessary to play in coach browning's new more attacking/disruptive schemeVery blessed to be committed โ @browning_coach @Coach_Sooto @CoachTB02 @CoachAT23 @CalFootball @coachsterls #RR4L pic.twitter.com/0byDagGyh5
— LeBron Williams (@LeBronWils4) June 10, 2024
4.2 gpa 6'3" 205 lbs all state linebacker beckham barney is a sideline to sideline tackling machine from mountain view high school in mesa with a high football iq that gotta lotta academic ambition@MVToro_Football 25โ LB @BeckhamBarney was one of the top backers in the state last season.
— PeteKnow (@PeteKnow_) January 22, 2024
EFFORT player that is a sideline to sideline tackler, has great speed and pursuit ability for a guy 6โ3 205, fills holes well in run fits, and can rush the passer. pic.twitter.com/uohy9CJHWT
3.9 gpa 6'1" 190 lbs running back anthony league from millikan high school in long beach gotta opportunity to carry the rock after all american jaydn ott declares for the 2025 draftCongrats to Long Beach Millikan 2025 RB Anthony League @AnthonyLeague25 on his commitment to The University of California, Berkeley @CalFootball #WinTheDay pic.twitter.com/pht4GpZr6f
— Millikan Football ๐ (@MillikanHSFB) May 22, 2024
3.7 gpa 6'3" 255 lbs alpa predator edge defender ikechukwu okafor at alief hastings high school in houston is yet another future university of calveston grad...SPEED, strength & intelligenceThe Texas Tech DL target can absolutely move! Some serious athleticism in the 6โ3 260 pound frame. #WreckEm๐ต https://t.co/cXxtOkK00r
— ๐ตTexas Tech Recruiting Fan Account ๐ต (@ttu_recruiting) March 29, 2024
3.2 gpa 6'3" 300 lbs ben howard a high school tackle at lehi high school (utah) but projects as an interior trench worker at cal...got mobility/quick twitch movements & finishes with a violent nasty azz non stop motorMy only competition is meโฆ pic.twitter.com/iwZFrkUvub
— Ben Howard (@benhoward_702) October 13, 2023
3.75 gpa 6'3" 210 lbs hybrid wideout/tight end meyer swinney from interlachen high school is gonna be the 2nd fam member to earn a degree from the #1 ranked public university in the world...nightmare mismatch for smaller dbs
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3.8 gpa 6'1" 225 lbs quick twitch +1 athletic inside linebacker carter jones from crean lutheran in the oc...could be a family deal with 2027 qb caden also with a bears offerGreat to spend time with my future coach !! Go Bears๐ป๐ป!! #BearTerritory @CalFootball @CoachSirmon pic.twitter.com/OugLS8HCFo
— Carter Jones (@carterjones07) January 24, 2024
3.4 gpa 5'11" 170 lockdown cornerback kaden cook from round rock (near austin), texas...kaden is gonna be yet another university of calveston grad whose fam & friends will show out for our upcoming acc rivalry with smublessed to be in this position! Go bears ๐ป! #committed @CalFootball @CoachTreW @CoachTB02 @KynCook @MWCherrington @BamPerformance @SacrificeINC @CoachLaidet @BenjiPalu_Cal pic.twitter.com/qhcIlLhFhT
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Une image vaut mille รฉclats de rire.#PresidentsCup pic.twitter.com/WervSzd8HM