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Big C said:

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Beaverdreams2 said:

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kirklandblue said:

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My only time at Reser was a "Sonny Dykes special" loss, 47-44 in 2016. So, 9 years ago, long before the realignment mess. Nothing but great vibes and hospitality from Beaver fans/tailgates pre-game. However, this was the last time I sat in anything but the Cal visitors seats anywhere else at road games. Once the game started the "vibe" for us as visiting team fans among OSU fans was decidedly "walking-on-eggshells" even back then, with confrontations just waiting to happen. Given the warm reception we experienced pre-game and that Beaverdreams offers, my feeling has always been that, during the game, this was the aforementioned "boonies" element, but admittedly a small and individual sampling. I probably will not make the trip down there this year but nevertheless, if we happen to win convincingly on their field, it being a "must-win" for them too, I wouldn't expect it to be very comfortable for Cal fans afterward.

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Sorry to hear that....but I think this is largely true in most any stadium, esp with the younger fans. Autzen is by far the worst of any stadium around, even the Coliseum, which says a lot. I know down in Berkeley last year a few Cal fans let me have it. Whatever.....little do they know I've watched more Cal games in Memorial than they will in their lifetimes. I mean, please child, tell me how many here actually were AT the 82 Big Game? Granted I was 10 years old........but I was there.

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FYI, I can vouch for the fact that Beaverdreams2 does like Cal, does have big-time Cal in his family and did grow up going to Cal games, before going to Oregon State. Respect.

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Thanks Big C. Methinks you know who my brother was.... I forgive most the posters on here except Ducky23...that guy is a tool clearly. Closet Duck fan obviously. My brother, RIP, I'm quite sure was as much a Bear fan or more than anyone on here, easily Dork23. He always used to say, "if you want to know who true Cal football fans, ask 'em to name 10 Cal qbs on the spot, no googling. I know I can, can you?

We are fans...we all say crazy things. OSU looks to be improved.....honestly, if the game was at Cal, I'd pick Cal to win, but being our opener in Corvallis, with so much talk by the players of wanting this win bad after what happened last year, I just have a hunch Beavs get it done.

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Joe kapp
Craig Morton
Dave Barr
Dave penhall
Steve Curtis
Joe Ayub
Mike Pawlaski
Joe Roth Fred Besana
Rich Campbell
Eric Anderson *
Reggie Robertson
steve Levy
Nate Longshore
Vince Ferregamo
Ziv Gotlieb
Ahhhh


*demon of the ucla gamebin LA

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Oh wow, an Eric Anderson mention! I remember watching him in warm-ups and his passes always spiraled with the nose down.

He was there at Cal when we were completely loaded with quarterbacks.

Please clue me in on the reference to the UCLA game? I don't remember him ever getting into any game at all.

J (not jay) Torchio, the 'one armed quarterback', unfortunately it wasn't his throwing arm. Classic nerd sweaters are still around.

Big C said:

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Beaverdreams2 said:

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Big C said:

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Beaverdreams2 said:

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kirklandblue said:

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My only time at Reser was a "Sonny Dykes special" loss, 47-44 in 2016. So, 9 years ago, long before the realignment mess. Nothing but great vibes and hospitality from Beaver fans/tailgates pre-game. However, this was the last time I sat in anything but the Cal visitors seats anywhere else at road games. Once the game started the "vibe" for us as visiting team fans among OSU fans was decidedly "walking-on-eggshells" even back then, with confrontations just waiting to happen. Given the warm reception we experienced pre-game and that Beaverdreams offers, my feeling has always been that, during the game, this was the aforementioned "boonies" element, but admittedly a small and individual sampling. I probably will not make the trip down there this year but nevertheless, if we happen to win convincingly on their field, it being a "must-win" for them too, I wouldn't expect it to be very comfortable for Cal fans afterward.

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Sorry to hear that....but I think this is largely true in most any stadium, esp with the younger fans. Autzen is by far the worst of any stadium around, even the Coliseum, which says a lot. I know down in Berkeley last year a few Cal fans let me have it. Whatever.....little do they know I've watched more Cal games in Memorial than they will in their lifetimes. I mean, please child, tell me how many here actually were AT the 82 Big Game? Granted I was 10 years old........but I was there.

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FYI, I can vouch for the fact that Beaverdreams2 does like Cal, does have big-time Cal in his family and did grow up going to Cal games, before going to Oregon State. Respect.

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Thanks Big C. Methinks you know who my brother was.... I forgive most the posters on here except Ducky23...that guy is a tool clearly. Closet Duck fan obviously. My brother, RIP, I'm quite sure was as much a Bear fan or more than anyone on here, easily Dork23. He always used to say, "if you want to know who true Cal football fans, ask 'em to name 10 Cal qbs on the spot, no googling. I know I can, can you?

We are fans...we all say crazy things. OSU looks to be improved.....honestly, if the game was at Cal, I'd pick Cal to win, but being our opener in Corvallis, with so much talk by the players of wanting this win bad after what happened last year, I just have a hunch Beavs get it done.

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Yes, your brother and I had a year overlap at Cal. Great guy. I'm fortunate to have known him.

BTW, I believe Ducky23 is a Golden Bear, too. He gets his handle from Cal hoopster Randy Duck, I believe.

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Paul Larsen
Joe Kapp
Randy Gold (the first Cal QB I can recall seeing play)
Craig Morton
Jim Hunt,
Steve Curtis
Barry Bronk
Randy Humphries
Dave Penhall (personal fave because he beat Plunkett's Rose Bowl Stanford team)
Jay Cruz
Steve Bartkowski
Vince Ferragamo
Fred Besana
Joe Roth
Eric Anderson
Rich Campbell
Gale Gilbert
J (no period) Torchio
Brian Bedford
Troy Taylor
Mike Pawlawski
Perry Klein
Dave Barr
Kyle Boller
? Robertson
Aaron Rodgers

Steve Levy
Brock Mansion
? Bridgeford
Jared Goff
Ross Bowers

? McElwain
? Millner
Sam Jackson V
? Finley
Fernando Mendoza

Must be a reflection on my 71 years that I have the gaps where I do. Any other day, I'd remember their names but maybe not recall some of the others. Still, it's more than ten.

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Big C said:

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kirklandblue said:

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My only time at Reser was a "Sonny Dykes special" loss, 47-44 in 2016. So, 9 years ago, long before the realignment mess. Nothing but great vibes and hospitality from Beaver fans/tailgates pre-game. However, this was the last time I sat in anything but the Cal visitors seats anywhere else at road games. Once the game started the "vibe" for us as visiting team fans among OSU fans was decidedly "walking-on-eggshells" even back then, with confrontations just waiting to happen. Given the warm reception we experienced pre-game and that Beaverdreams offers, my feeling has always been that, during the game, this was the aforementioned "boonies" element, but admittedly a small and individual sampling. I probably will not make the trip down there this year but nevertheless, if we happen to win convincingly on their field, it being a "must-win" for them too, I wouldn't expect it to be very comfortable for Cal fans afterward.

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Sorry to hear that....but I think this is largely true in most any stadium, esp with the younger fans. Autzen is by far the worst of any stadium around, even the Coliseum, which says a lot. I know down in Berkeley last year a few Cal fans let me have it. Whatever.....little do they know I've watched more Cal games in Memorial than they will in their lifetimes. I mean, please child, tell me how many here actually were AT the 82 Big Game? Granted I was 10 years old........but I was there.

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FYI, I can vouch for the fact that Beaverdreams2 does like Cal, does have big-time Cal in his family and did grow up going to Cal games, before going to Oregon State. Respect.

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Thanks Big C. Methinks you know who my brother was.... I understand most the posters on here except Ducky23...that guy is a tool clearly. Closet Duck fan obviously. My brother, RIP, I'm quite sure was as much a Bear fan or more than anyone on here, easily Dork23. He always used to say, "if you want to know who true Cal football fans, ask 'em to name 10 Cal qbs on the spot, no googling. I know I can, can you?

We are fans...we all say crazy things. OSU looks to be improved.....honestly, if the game was at Cal, I'd pick Cal to win, but being our opener in Corvallis, with so much talk by the players of wanting this win bad after what happened last year, I just have a hunch Beavs get it done.

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I think you might not know which "Duck" our user ducky23 gets his name from.

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Oh wow, an Eric Anderson mention! I remember watching him in warm-ups and his passes always spiraled with the nose down.

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J Torchio was the best at that. He was a master at throwing passes into the ground during games.

Beaverdreams2 said:

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This thread is hilarious....not because anyone is right or wrong, only just how we as fans are so eternally optimistic. We, as Beaver fans, see this as a must win game, and really, not to offend, I expect Beavs win this, hopefully fairly easily. My gut tells me OSU wins, but first game of season and all, who knows. With our schedule, I see two for sure losses....this isn't one of them. check out Bennyshouse for more... Hope to see some Cal fans at the game, should be a packed house....revenge on our mind for last year's debacle.

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Two questions:

Where to park and what is a good pub/watering hole to go to before the game, and not too overrun by Beavs fans lol.