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"Aaron Rodgers, he actually went to Cal with me. You know, I went to University of California, Berkeley... northern California. He's an awesome quarterback man."

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Man that guy hates Cal!

Okay, Rodgers and Jackson didn't actually attend Cal at the same time, but the way he said it made it seem like there's a fraternity of Cal alumni in the NFL (as if he was saying, "we're both Cal Bears so I have some allegiance to him.") A bit surprising that he was hyping up Rodgers more than hyping up the Steelers since he grew up a Steelers fan.

where are the haters at?! Keep doin ur thing DeSean - let them haters hate - 2x probowler

Cal has been getting so much free publicity this year with the play of Rodgers, Jackson, and Lynch that the marketing department is starting to feel guilty.

It's good to see some cal identity amongst NFL players. For a long time it seemed like our guys were not showing all that much Cal love once they made it in the NFL, even though many of us continue to root for them. Some universities seemed to have stronger lifetime bonds - the U, tOSU, and so forth. Since Cal now has just about as many starters in the NFL as anyone (do you hear that, SEC?) it would be good to those guys more clearly and often identifying with Cal. Dj is often cited as an example of a cal hater, but I think we have seen evidence of the contrary lately...

Way to rep DeSean!

Dang, and he shouted out "University of California, Berkeley" to satisfy blues of every assortment. Gotta love action Jackson.

Why is it so important for Desean Jackson to mention Cal. He is the prime example of how the entrance requirements are lifted for football players. This guy cannot formulate a complete sentence let alone have any grasp of the english language. I dought he spent any real time on campus, but yet, everbody is concerned about DJ representing Cal. I think Aaron Rogers is all you need. He sounds inteligent, can formulate a sentence, and should be an example how a real Cal Student Athlete should carry himself . After the Orange Bowl, did you see any player from Stanford struggle with post game interviews or speak ebonics.

Get over it, let him rep Long Beach Poly

Bearbaseballbacker;468122 said:

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Why is it so important for Desean Jackson to mention Cal. He is the prime example of how the entrance requirements are lifted for football players. This guy cannot formulate a complete sentence let alone have any grasp of the english language. I dought he spent any real time on campus, but yet, everbody is concerned about DJ representing Cal. I think Aaron Rogers is all you need. He sounds inteligent, can formulate a sentence, and should be an example how a real Cal Student Athlete should carry himself . After the Orange Bowl, did you see any player from Stanford struggle with post game interviews or speak ebonics.

Get over it, let him rep Long Beach Poly

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Everyone not like you is dumb and inferior, huh? Must be tough living in a world like that.

Bearbaseballbacker;468122 said:

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Why is it so important for Desean Jackson to mention Cal. He is the prime example of how the entrance requirements are lifted for football players. This guy cannot formulate a complete sentence let alone have any grasp of the english language. I dought he spent any real time on campus, but yet, everbody is concerned about DJ representing Cal. I think Aaron Rogers is all you need. He sounds inteligent, can formulate a sentence, and should be an example how a real Cal Student Athlete should carry himself . After the Orange Bowl, did you see any player from Stanford struggle with post game interviews or speak ebonics.

Get over it, let him rep Long Beach Poly

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Seriously, what is your problem? Are you going to attack Lynch, next? Desean was a phenomenal athlete and did some great things at Cal. I'm sure his rhetoric skills were all that you were concerned about while he returned all those punts for TDs, but most of us really don't give a crap about that. His purpose in coming to Cal was to play football, hence the football scholarship, and no one can deny that he was one of the most electric player to ever grace our field. Like it or not, Desean is a member of the Cal family, and your hate is misplaced and borderline racist.

Bearbaseballbacker;468122 said:

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Why is it so important for Desean Jackson to mention Cal. He is the prime example of how the entrance requirements are lifted for football players. This guy cannot formulate a complete sentence let alone have any grasp of the english language. I dought he spent any real time on campus, but yet, everbody is concerned about DJ representing Cal. I think Aaron Rogers is all you need. He sounds inteligent, can formulate a sentence, and should be an example how a real Cal Student Athlete should carry himself . After the Orange Bowl, did you see any player from Stanford struggle with post game interviews or speak ebonics.

Get over it, let him rep Long Beach Poly

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Yeah, right. He had a 1280 SAT. (Gee, what was yours? Don't mean to challenge you or attack a fellow poster but I can't avoid your misspellings: "doubt" not "dought"; "everybody" not "everbody"; "intelligent" not "inteligent." Also, languages are proper nouns and should begin with capital letters: "English" and "Ebonics." One would "hear" not "see" players struggling with language in a post-game interview.)

I'm sure Desean spent time on campus; had he not attended classes during his three years at Cal, I do not think he could have maintained the GPA necessary to remain eligible.

southseasbear;468131 said:

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Yeah, right. He had a 1280 SAT. (Gee, what was yours? Don't mean to challenge you or attack a fellow poster but I can't avoid your misspellings: "doubt" not "dought"; "everybody" not "everbody"; "intelligent" not "inteligent." Also, languages are proper nouns and should begin with capital letters: "English" and "Ebonics." One would "hear" not "see" players struggling with language in a post-game interview.)

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Also, the first sentence should use a question mark, since it's a rhetorical question: "Why is it so important for Desean Jackson to mention Cal?"

southseasbear;468131 said:

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Yeah, right. He had a 1280 SAT. (Gee, what was yours? Don't mean to challenge you or attack a fellow poster but I can't avoid your misspellings: "doubt" not "dought"; "everybody" not "everbody"; "intelligent" not "inteligent." Also, languages are proper nouns and should begin with capital letters: "English" and "Ebonics." One would "hear" not "see" players struggling with language in a post-game interview.)

I'm sure Desean spent time on campus; had he not attended classes during his three years at Cal, I do not think he could have maintained the GPA necessary to remain eligible.

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:bravo

Bearbaseballbacker;468122 said:

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I dought he spent any real time on campus, but yet, everbody is concerned about DJ representing Cal.

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I dought it, too.

southseasbear;468131 said:

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Yeah, right. He had a 1280 SAT.... had he not attended classes during his three years at Cal, I do not think he could have maintained the GPA necessary to remain eligible.

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That summed it up.

:gobears:

bear1027;468083 said:

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Man that guy hates Cal!

Okay, Rodgers and Jackson didn't actually attend Cal at the same time, but the way he said it made it seem like there's a fraternity of Cal alumni in the NFL (as if he was saying, "we're both Cal Bears so I have some allegiance to him.") A bit surprising that he was hyping up Rodgers more than hyping up the Steelers since he grew up a Steelers fan.

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He of course met Rodgers when he was on campus during his visits and when he attended the 2004 Cal-USC game at the Coliseum.

southseasbear;468131 said:

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Yeah, right. He had a 1280 SAT. (Gee, what was yours? Don't mean to challenge you or attack a fellow poster but I can't avoid your misspellings: "doubt" not "dought"; "everybody" not "everbody"; "intelligent" not "inteligent." Also, languages are proper nouns and should begin with capital letters: "English" and "Ebonics." One would "hear" not "see" players struggling with language in a post-game interview.)

I'm sure Desean spent time on campus; had he not attended classes during his three years at Cal, I do not think he could have maintained the GPA necessary to remain eligible.

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:bravo

Baseballbacker should watch the posted interview. Mr. Desean Jackson was fluent and personable. He formulated and executed complete sentences admirably well. It is quite odd to expect him to communicate with the scholarly erudition of a university English professor given the circumstances--an interview in a fast-paced, informal entertainment show in front of rolling cameras and a live, expressive audience.

Nasal Mucus Goldenbear;468240 said:

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Baseballbacker should watch the posted interview ... an interview in a fast-paced, informal entertainment show in front of rolling cameras and a live, expressive audience.

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I watched the interview of DJ rather closely. I saw a few gaffs but was otherwise impressed by Desean's erudition and fine knowledge of the intricacies of the play of football.

:gobears:

Baseballbacker, you really should expand past your comfort zone.

I met a lot of NON-athlete hood guys at Cal that still carried a hood accent. I never doubted for a second the merit of their admission. One dude is representing Cal at Yale Law, another went to UCLA law and another went to Cornell for grad school. To judge someone in that manner is a sign of stupidity.

Not everyone can speak well on CAMERA.

When you have a microphone shoved to your face and cameras rolling...it's different.

I can imagine a lot of 4.0 and perfect SAT students will have trouble sounding incredibly articulate on camera.

Amy alert???

After watching that video again, it's hard not to agree that the two best NFL plays of the year were:

1. DeSean's punt return
2. Marshawn's 67-yard run

Maybe Aaron Rodgers or Bishop can make it three this weekend????

It's great to see our Bears making an impact in the NFL!!!!

For those of you wonder, Cal mention is @ 6 minute mark.

okaydo;468081 said:

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University of California, Berkeley

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Unless you're a complete hater, there is no way you can watch that and no find Jackson to be an articulate and engaging representative of CAL.

Now, why do we have to come on here (and other sites) to see that? Why in the world doesn't marketing create a section on the web site that is continuously updated with links when these things are broadcast? Sometimes you may have to pay a "rights" fee but who cares when you are getting such great advertising out of it. There is an "around the web" link on the home page, which is a good start but you have to really look for it and it's not exactly dynamic.

This is the age of social media. Every time one of these things runs and gets posted, send out a message on facebook, twitter etc. Get it out to the media too.

This kind of lack of attention to low hanging fruit just drives me nuts.

GO BEARS!

Nasal Mucus Goldenbear;468240 said:

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Baseballbacker should watch the posted interview. Mr. Desean Jackson was fluent and personable. He formulated and executed complete sentences admirably well. It is quite odd to expect him to communicate with the scholarly erudition of a university English professor given the circumstances--an interview in a fast-paced, informal entertainment show in front of rolling cameras and a live, expressive audience.

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LOLWUT? You expect us to read this? Dude re-write it in more readable message-board speech. The Op in particular would really appreciate it. Thanks!

Bearbaseballbacker;468122 said:

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Why is it so important for Desean Jackson to mention Cal. He is the prime example of how the entrance requirements are lifted for football players. This guy cannot formulate a complete sentence let alone have any grasp of the english language. I dought he spent any real time on campus, but yet, everbody is concerned about DJ representing Cal. I think Aaron Rogers is all you need. He sounds inteligent, can formulate a sentence, and should be an example how a real Cal Student Athlete should carry himself . After the Orange Bowl, did you see any player from Stanford struggle with post game interviews or speak ebonics.

Get over it, let him rep Long Beach Poly

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whatever in your mouth, spit it out ...

I found Desean to be extremely articulate, engaging, and also entertaining in that clip. Call me crazy for thinking that.

okaydo;468081 said:

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University of California, Berkeley

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That was great, thanks!

It's nice Desean mentioned Cal. But it was on freaking Lopez tonight so no one outside of us cares :p

Bearbaseballbacker;468122 said:

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Why is it so important for Desean Jackson to mention Cal. He is the prime example of how the entrance requirements are lifted for football players. This guy cannot formulate a complete sentence let alone have any grasp of the english language. I dought he spent any real time on campus, but yet, everbody is concerned about DJ representing Cal. I think Aaron Rogers is all you need. He sounds inteligent, can formulate a sentence, and should be an example how a real Cal Student Athlete should carry himself . After the Orange Bowl, did you see any player from Stanford struggle with post game interviews or speak ebonics.

Get over it, let him rep Long Beach Poly

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Just so everyone knows, this is the closet Stanford fan who has backed Esquer to no end. My guess is he's either a family member or one of his former Stanford teammates.

I'm not even going to dignify your "ebonics" comment with a response.

SoCalBear323;468106 said:

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Way to rep DeSean!

Dang, and he shouted out "University of California, Berkeley" to satisfy blues of every assortment. Gotta love action Jackson.

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I think he gave a great interview. I'm a little bummed that every place he mentioned was loudly applauded by the audience EXCEPT for Cal.

He's an arrogant guy, but has a right to be, and he is very likable. I would expect to see him do more interviews in the future.

Of course, next week at this time we'll all be watching the late night interviews of the SUPERBOWL WINNING QUARTERBACK AARON RODGERS!!!!

Go Bears!

CGB2813;468932 said:

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Just so everyone knows, this is the closet Stanford fan who has backed Esquer to no end. My guess is he's either a family member or one of his former Stanford teammates.

I'm not even going to dignify your "ebonics" comment with a response.

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Everybody is quick to attack on a post. I get it, may not agree with the way the post was expressed, but I get it. Why is it so important to the bear alumni for Jackson to mention Cal everytime he is on an interview?

I have yet to see Aaron Rogers throw out "Roll on you bears" in every press conference.

Also, I find it funny that if someone backs a coach like Esquer (since he is from Stanford) He/she is a closet Stanford fan. To quote BBBacker, "Get over it". With "amazing" fans (sarcasm)like we have, it is no wonder why we had to cut sports programs. I could never understand the hate our fans have for pretty much everything. Should we not support basketball since Monty is from Stanford???? Let's be REAL, Cal's athletic dept is a circus and a joke to the rest of the collegiate sports community. As fans, We love to hate, and hate to love. We love Tedford one day, and hate him the next.

Glad to see DJ get some recognition, he deserves it. I know he is from Cal, and really, thats all that matters to me.

Jackson is and will continue to be one of the great Cal players of all times. Now he's doing in the league, and giving some love to Cal. Cool.

okaydo;468081 said:

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University of California, Berkeley

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