We will beat the fat a$$ed Children of the Corn

^ 2-0 vs rodents.

caltripper said:

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FuzzyWuzzy said:

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Thanks, that was fun to re-live. Some great players on that team. Tyson Alualu AND Cam Jordan on the D-Line. Best AND Vereen running the rock (with Sofele on ST). The incomparable Syd'Quan at corner, Marvin Jones at WR and JT behind the clipboard. That team went on to win the BG in PA on the back of Shane Vereen's 193 rushing yards and Mikey Mo's game-saving, red zone interception off Andrew Luck. Good times.

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We had so much talent on that team, can't remember why were weren't better

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Honestly, we had several games that were just baffling no-shows and the team got blown out while looking unmotivated. It was a big warning sign of what was to come with Tedford's decline.

BerkeleyBAT said:

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sycasey said:

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Let's enjoy highlights of our last matchup, when Jahvid Best scored 5 TDs.

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I was there that day with my then 14-year old son! Was an absolute blast! Their stadium was brand new at the time, which was also cool.

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I think it was literally their first game in the new stadium, so people were probably hyped up.

BerkeleyBAT said:

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sycasey said:

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Let's enjoy highlights of our last matchup, when Jahvid Best scored 5 TDs.

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I was there that day with my then 14-year old son! Was an absolute blast! Their stadium was brand new at the time, which was also cool.

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Yep, I was there as well. I had never been to Minneapolis before and found it a lovely city. It also didn't hurt it was during their few months of glorious weather.

75bear said:

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BerkeleyBAT said:

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sycasey said:

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Let's enjoy highlights of our last matchup, when Jahvid Best scored 5 TDs.

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I was there that day with my then 14-year old son! Was an absolute blast! Their stadium was brand new at the time, which was also cool.

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Yep, I was there as well. I had never been to Minneapolis before and found it a lovely city. It also didn't hurt it was during their few months of glorious weather.

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Most of the folks up there really embrace the cold, with ice fishing out on those little mini huts, and cross country skiing, snow shoeing, etc. The whole city is built to survive winter, with the massive mall, nice transit, and tubes connecting most of the buildings. It's kind of an adventure and our family considered living there. But if you don't like the cold, it's basically hell for half of the year, just like Florida and Arizona for the opposite reason. For snowbirds who have the means, it's a pretty nice balance of perfect year-round bliss.

75bear said:

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BerkeleyBAT said:

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sycasey said:

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Let's enjoy highlights of our last matchup, when Jahvid Best scored 5 TDs.

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I was there that day with my then 14-year old son! Was an absolute blast! Their stadium was brand new at the time, which was also cool.

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Yep, I was there as well. I had never been to Minneapolis before and found it a lovely city. It also didn't hurt it was during their few months of glorious weather.

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A great game, but I recall that they had an incredible receiver who I think went into the NFL> Anyone recall his name?

72CalBear said:

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75bear said:

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BerkeleyBAT said:

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sycasey said:

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Let's enjoy highlights of our last matchup, when Jahvid Best scored 5 TDs.

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I was there that day with my then 14-year old son! Was an absolute blast! Their stadium was brand new at the time, which was also cool.

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Yep, I was there as well. I had never been to Minneapolis before and found it a lovely city. It also didn't hurt it was during their few months of glorious weather.

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A great game, but I recall that they had an incredible receiver who I think went into the NFL> Anyone recall his name?

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Eric Decker---played 8 years in the NFL

BerkeleyBAT said:

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72CalBear said:

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75bear said:

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BerkeleyBAT said:

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sycasey said:

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Let's enjoy highlights of our last matchup, when Jahvid Best scored 5 TDs.

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I was there that day with my then 14-year old son! Was an absolute blast! Their stadium was brand new at the time, which was also cool.

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Yep, I was there as well. I had never been to Minneapolis before and found it a lovely city. It also didn't hurt it was during their few months of glorious weather.

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A great game, but I recall that they had an incredible receiver who I think went into the NFL> Anyone recall his name?

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Eric Decker---played 8 years in the NFL

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He basically accounted for all of Minnesota's scoring in that game.

bearsandgiants said:

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Most of the folks up there really embrace the cold, with ice fishing out on those little mini huts, and cross country skiing, snow shoeing, etc. The whole city is built to survive winter, with the massive mall, nice transit, and tubes connecting most of the buildings. It's kind of an adventure and our family considered living there. But if you don't like the cold, it's basically hell for half of the year, just like Florida and Arizona for the opposite reason. For snowbirds who have the means, it's a pretty nice balance of perfect year-round bliss.

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To a point. My first consulting engagement w/ Deloitte was in Minneapolis, in mid-late April. They got a huge snowstorm over the weekend and snow was piled >10 feet high along every road. The locals were very much over it that year at least.

Still, it was pretty impressive how the town was more or less operating as usual. Even half that snow at any point in California... *shudder*

bencgilmore said:

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bearsandgiants said:

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Most of the folks up there really embrace the cold, with ice fishing out on those little mini huts, and cross country skiing, snow shoeing, etc. The whole city is built to survive winter, with the massive mall, nice transit, and tubes connecting most of the buildings. It's kind of an adventure and our family considered living there. But if you don't like the cold, it's basically hell for half of the year, just like Florida and Arizona for the opposite reason. For snowbirds who have the means, it's a pretty nice balance of perfect year-round bliss.

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To a point. My first consulting engagement w/ Deloitte was in Minneapolis, in mid-late April. They got a huge snowstorm over the weekend and snow was piled >10 feet high along every road. The locals were very much over it that year at least.

Still, it was pretty impressive how the town was more or less operating as usual. Even half that snow at any point in California... *shudder*

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They think Californians are wimps about weather, and they're not wrong.

sycasey said:

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bencgilmore said:

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bearsandgiants said:

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Most of the folks up there really embrace the cold, with ice fishing out on those little mini huts, and cross country skiing, snow shoeing, etc. The whole city is built to survive winter, with the massive mall, nice transit, and tubes connecting most of the buildings. It's kind of an adventure and our family considered living there. But if you don't like the cold, it's basically hell for half of the year, just like Florida and Arizona for the opposite reason. For snowbirds who have the means, it's a pretty nice balance of perfect year-round bliss.

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To a point. My first consulting engagement w/ Deloitte was in Minneapolis, in mid-late April. They got a huge snowstorm over the weekend and snow was piled >10 feet high along every road. The locals were very much over it that year at least.

Still, it was pretty impressive how the town was more or less operating as usual. Even half that snow at any point in California... *shudder*

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They think Californians are wimps about weather, and they're not wrong.

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Yeah, watch how they whine on their San Francisco SUMMER vacation!

FuzzyWuzzy said:

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Thanks, that was fun to re-live. Some great players on that team. Tyson Alualu AND Cam Jordan on the D-Line. Best AND Vereen running the rock (with Sofele on ST). The incomparable Syd'Quan at corner, Marvin Jones at WR and JT behind the clipboard. That team went on to win the BG in PA on the back of Shane Vereen's 193 rushing yards and Mikey Mo's game-saving, red zone interception off Andrew Luck. Good times.

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I was a freshman in '09.

Didn't realize how good I had it when it came to Cal athletics at the time between football and the Pac-10 champion MBB team...