Anarchistbear said:

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9-0?? Our players suck

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so u think our high gpa true student athletes (with a couple of exceptions as noted by the monster) r ******* losers??

https://instagr.am/p/DQunDAnEY9P

What or who is the Monster?

Nasal Mucus Goldenbear said:

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I'm skipping this one as well

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that makes sense, skipping the toilet when u got a perfectly fine sofa on gamedays saves on wasting any of ur valuable time or unnecessary extra movement

r u gonna watch the world's worst neighbors reruns instead while downing a 6 pac (or two) of budweiser??

philly1121 said:

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I'm only here to see what the over/under will be for the Game Thread. Will it top the Virginia game of 8 pages or are we checking out early?

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Be careful what you wish for or you will end up with shocky spamming pages full of nonsense

Anarchistbear said:

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Yup along with the Monster

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a former cal men's basketball head coach once tole shocky that his fans read the monster once a day but that his critics read the monster three times a day

DoubtfulBear said:

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Be careful what you wish for or you will end up with shocky spamming pages full of nonsense

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doubtful, have u evah posted a single piece of insightful information re: the cal fb program or made anybody laugh with ur fascinating non predictable commentary??

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Golden One said:

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Fred Bear said:

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Most of us are not invested in another barely get that sixth win so we can go to a bowl game season. We're waiting for your savior to get around to doing the job he was hired for rather than the job he's been doing up to this point which is being a part-time fundraiser and a full-time Wilcox apologist.

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Well said. Rivera needs to take the decisive action we've all been waiting for.

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A blowout loss to Louisville prompting Rivera to fire Wilcox and take over as interim coach to beat Stanford and SMU, then hiring a great young offensive minded coach to coach the team in the Hawaii Bowl retaining Sagapolutele and then surrounding him with talent for next year, is my unrealistic fantasy.

Unrealistic because I don't think even a blowout loss would prompt Rivera to make a change. A loss to Louisville is expected. I never root against the Bears, but there is a danger an upset win, then with the Axe could revive the Wilcox supporters and Rivera's statements so far are not encouraging. Such is the ugly situation we find ourselves in year 9.

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I like that fantasy!

I think mine might be more unrealistic. Wilcox gets fired after today and Tedford is hired as a caretaker interim for the last two games. No pressure, no recruiting. Just try to repair the psyche of the team and make recommendations for rebuilding. Then metaphorically ride off into the sunset.

BrightBear said:

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The season ended when Wilcox lost in Blacksburg. None of us are interested in watching Year 9 of the same stuff over and over again. Would you want to watch F1 on loop ?

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I'm still watching despite fully expecting a loss because I want to see how the players do. Ever since we extended Wilcox, I've been expecting this type of performance year after year, and he sure hasn't disappointed. None of JW's core deficiencies that we saw in earlier years were resolved during that 2019 season, which is why I didn't think an extension was warranted at all (process
is more important than outcome as a predictor of future success), but that's another issue altogether. I still watch all the games in the hopes that our players develop and show something that will give me hope for when we get a new coach. Perhaps it's because this is going on year 5 of feeling like this, but I've gotten pretty good at still enjoying the game (somewhat) while expecting the predictable losses.

Nah. 9-4.

Go Fuchsia!

southseas, have u ever actually spoken to jeff tedford??

Shocky1 said:

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southseas, have u ever actually spoken to jeff tedford??

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Shocky,which of the following words "unrealistic" and "fantasy" have definitions that elude you?

We're 18.5 points underdogs, worst spread since we left the P12.

concordtom said:

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HKBear97! said:

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Aside from checking the score from time to time, plan on watching LSU vs. Alabama during that time slot. Navy vs. Notre Dame is also an intriguing one. Day starts off with BYU vs. Texas Tech, then Oregon vs. Iowa and Texas A&M vs. Missouri - plenty of competitive, quality football to choose from on Saturday!

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Sounds reasonable.
However, what if we win?

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If Cal wins, I guess I could completely overreact, change my tune on Wilcox and start a thread titled "Shame again on all you Wilcox haters!"

southseasbear said:

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Shocky1 said:

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southseas, have u ever actually spoken to jeff tedford??

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Shocky,which of the following words "unrealistic" and "fantasy" have definitions that elude you?

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it's been my experience that the most happy creatures on planet earth (including but not limited to j gatbsy & them rescue doggy dogs) are hopeful re: the future & that they share the belief that reality is ******* overrated

Shocky1 said:

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southseasbear said:

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Shocky1 said:

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southseas, have u ever actually spoken to jeff tedford??

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Shocky,which of the following words "unrealistic" and "fantasy" have definitions that elude you?

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it's been my experience that the most happy creatures on planet earth (including but not limited to j gatbsy & them rescue doggy dogs) are hopeful re: the future & that they share the belief that reality is ******* overrated

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I am certain Jim Knowlton would agree with you.

shocky made sure (unlike the insiders who passively sat by for years as knowlton lied about the progress of the fundraising for the critically needed dedicated basketball practice facility & unlilaterally extended the most unlikeable coach in america in mark fox) his life in berkeley wuz a daily unhappy existence, finally the pressure got to him (staff members have tole me he would talk **** about me) just like it did to lowry & markeisha and now shocky is putting the same heat (which is mentioned to me now by hundreds of fans/key donors on gamedays) on the current longtime anti football co athletic ****tards jay larson & jennifer simon-o'neil (not berkeley grads) who are the last of the worthless bureaucrats in positions of authority in chancellor lyon's soon to be swept lair of the golden bears

maybe greg richardson will run a poll asking if jay & jenny should be ****canned or something??

or the bearinsider.com can just close its eyes & pretend that the men's & women's basketball 2025/26 bull**** inflated attendance numbers in the "low thousands" actually reflect the sparse high school level sub 1000 crowds at haas pavillion

thinking the basketball programs abysmal attendance is gonna magically improve with a couple of wins (last year's nationally ranked wbb program played in a ghost town at haas) does not reflect the realities of modern day building of a fanbase: the ****tards need to be terminated & only then can a legit plan be put in place to fundraise/build the practice facility & a comprehensive marketing plan implemented that targets students & a much younger bay area fanbase regardless of whether they got a berkeley affiliation or not

Shocky shot out of a cannon this morning. May need to lay off the Buccees beaver nuggets and those oh so good breakfast burritos.

We should give shocky his own game thread so he can post to himself and moan alone.

^ philly, shocky never dines on the breakfast burritos at sheetz, that's not gonna happen

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We're 18.5 points underdogs, worst spread since we left the P12.

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So at least gamblers think we will do better against a ranked team than we did against San Diego State!

Last night, I was dozing off looking at ESPN on my phone and saw our game with Louisville had us +18.5 and +600, and really, not knowing what exactly I was looking at, thought those were spreads for a women's basketball game that I did not know we had on the schedule, but nah it was for today's game obviously

Golden One said:

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Fred Bear said:

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Most of us are not invested in another barely get that sixth win so we can go to a bowl game season. We're waiting for your savior to get around to doing the job he was hired for rather than the job he's been doing up to this point which is being a part-time fundraiser and a full-time Wilcox apologist.

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Well said. Rivera needs to take the decisive action we've all been waiting for.

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Didn't you hear? He is put off (paraphrasing) by the suggestion from fans that he fire Wilcox.

Too bad. That doesn't change my mind.

Nasal Mucus Goldenbear said:

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I'm skipping this one as well

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Ooops!!!

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calumnus said:

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No one talking about our game against Louisville?

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People have given up here.
Who expects to win the toughest game of the year away from home after the last two losses?

This is the same crowd that was crowing about how easy our schedule was and had even mentioned the C (Championship) word.

The expectations can soar too high, and sink too low.
Any given Saturday, anything can happen!

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I have been saying for three years our schedule this year is the easiest in our modern history and that it was a huge opportunity that we have squandered by retaining Wilcox. A mediocre Cal team could have easily won 10 last year and then came back even stronger and be 9-0 right now with this game having national significance. Even losing we could have finished 11-1 with a not-great team and that would have been transformational for our program even if we got killed in the ACC Championship Game.

We currently are ranked #81 in Sagarin, that is terrible, yet we have a winning record and can still end up in a bowl game. Just a huge waste of what was our best opportunity to turn around the program.

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So, did you enjoy the game?

Anarchistbear said:

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calumnus said:

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calumnus said:

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No one talking about our game against Louisville?

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People have given up here.
Who expects to win the toughest game of the year away from home after the last two losses?

This is the same crowd that was crowing about how easy our schedule was and had even mentioned the C (Championship) word.

The expectations can soar too high, and sink too low.
Any given Saturday, anything can happen!

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I have been saying for three years our schedule this year is the easiest in our modern history and that it was a huge opportunity that we have squandered by retaining Wilcox. A mediocre Cal team could have easily won 10 last year and then came back even stronger and be 9-0 right now with this game having national significance. Even losing we could have finished 11-1 with a not-great team and that would have been transformational for our program even if we got killed in the ACC Championship Game.

We currently are ranked #81 in Sagarin, that is terrible, yet we have a winning record and can still end up in a bowl game. Just a huge waste of what was our best opportunity to turn around the program.

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9-0?? Our players suck

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Easy there, hoss.
They put in a lot of work to prove you wrong.

BrightBear said:

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The season ended when Wilcox lost in Blacksburg. None of us are interested in watching Year 9 of the same stuff over and over again. Would you want to watch F1 on loop ?

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So, you're saying you missed the game last night?
Ohhh, such a shame!
Unlucky you!

OsoDorado said:

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As crazy as y'all may think this sounds, we actually have a chance.

Of course, we have to get a lot of breaks and also execute at our peak as a team, but ....

"That's why they play the game."

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Winner winner chicken dinner!!

HKBear97! said:

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concordtom said:

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HKBear97! said:

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Aside from checking the score from time to time, plan on watching LSU vs. Alabama during that time slot. Navy vs. Notre Dame is also an intriguing one. Day starts off with BYU vs. Texas Tech, then Oregon vs. Iowa and Texas A&M vs. Missouri - plenty of competitive, quality football to choose from on Saturday!

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Sounds reasonable.
However, what if we win?

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If Cal wins, I guess I could completely overreact, change my tune on Wilcox and start a thread titled "Shame again on all you Wilcox haters!"

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Well, that thread title already exists, so you can either go post on it now, or start a new one saying "I gave up on Cal and missed all the fun in Louisville last night".

philly1121 said:

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Shocky shot out of a cannon this morning. May need to lay off the Buccees beaver nuggets and those oh so good breakfast burritos.

We should give shocky his own game thread so he can post to himself and moan alone.

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Good call!
And Shocky could probably raise 6 figures for the Cal program if he entered to be shot out of one of these cannons and posted it there. I mean, who wouldn't pay to see this happen to him?

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Cal88 said:

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We're 18.5 points underdogs, worst spread since we left the P12.

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So at least gamblers think we will do better against a ranked team than we did against San Diego State!

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Has anyone invented the acronym WDS yet?

What a glorious read this thread has been on the day after. So much hubris on this thread that you'd think certain people have either a crystal ball or think they're smarter than everyone else.

No one who has posted will recognize that the other side has legit points, because we are just a microcosm of society at large. The internet is the problem. It is far too easy to shoot off posts from a "pee stained sofa". How I miss the days when you had to actually stand behind your own words. Like put your actual body behind the lips as they form the words that pass through the air and land on another who might have played right tackle in college. The internet makes everyone feel like a right tackle in life.

CALiforniALUM said:

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What a glorious read this thread has been on the day after. So much hubris on this thread that you'd think certain people have either a crystal ball or think they're smarter than everyone else.

No one who has posted will recognize that the other side has legit points, because we are just a microcosm of society at large. The internet is the problem. It is far too easy to shoot off posts from a "pee stained sofa". How I miss the days when you had to actually stand behind your own words. Like put your actual body behind the lips as they form the words that pass through the air and land on another who might have played right tackle in college. The internet makes everyone feel like a right tackle in life.

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Or, that being a Cal fan allows you anything, which I guess it does! Piling on Wilcox, blaming the players, then eating humble pie on Sunday morning. The First Amendment protects us all even though this here is truly fantasy typing. Go Bears Beat Fing Stanfurd!

calumnus said:

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Toughest game of the year, #22 in Sagarin, on the road.

Louisville is good at running the ball and defending the run. Cal is nearly worst in the country at running the ball and defending the run.

A lot will ride on our freshman QB and our sub-par receiving corps. Harsin is going to need to get creative. I do like DeJesus on the jet sweep. The halfback pass. We cannot play vanilla even if going conservative and slowing it down is Wilcox's instinct against a better team.

On defense, Wilcox and his brain trust need to be able to stop the run and force Louisville to throw, hopefully resulting in some turnovers. Obviously we need Uluave to be healthy.

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Well it was a helluva game. They are talking about it now. I gotta say I did not see it coming though.

Harsin opened up his bag ot tricks. JDJ was huge. JKS was terrific. Raphael played really hard and tough.

The defense was good. I was surprised that Louisville threw it as often as they did. They were running it well. They got the one TO and a few sacks late which had been missing.

The team responded really well. The locker room was very emotional.

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It's over
Louisville 56 Cal negative 14

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ur probably the one tiger on planet earth that repels all female tigers with ur sorry azz outlook on life, do u got a plastic "tiger mate" next to ur sofa??

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For some reason I was thinking of Shocky1 and his inflatable girlfriend sitting in his mom's basement...

congrats on your first post since registering, Fred, and good luck for many more.
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