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Inside linebacker Evan Weaver had 13 tackles, and inside linebacker Jordan Kunaszyk added nine, including 1.5 sacks. Defensive lineman Aaron Maldonado added 1.5 sacks, and safety Ashtyn Davis had his second interception of the season.

"When you get individual stats, sure, it's cool, but if we would have played better as a team, they wouldn't have had 23 points. That's where I'm at," Weaver said. " We've really got to pick up ourselves, because this was horrible in the first three games toward the end of the games. We can't close out a game. We can't finish it. For some reason, I don't know if our mind-set or what we're doing or we're not focusing, but we really need to crack down whatever it is and figure it out right now.

"Oregon is a good team, and they will come in here ready to play. If we don't do that, we're going to get run out of the building."

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LACalFan said:

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hanky1

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hanky1 said:

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LACalFan said:

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hanky1

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Does he think Cal sucks and that Cal fans are losers? If so, then he is probably my kindred spirit.

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hanky1 said:

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LACalFan said:

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hanky1

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Does he think Cal sucks and that Cal fans are losers? If so, then he is probably my kindred spirit.

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UrsaMajor said:

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hanky1 said:

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LACalFan said:

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hanky1

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Does he think Cal sucks and that Cal fans are losers? If so, then he is probably my kindred spirit.

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Question (out of concern): If Cal starts to win consistently, will you be tempted to commit suicide because your sole purpose in life is gone?

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Sebastabear said:

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It doesn't really matter, but the point is the first string Cal D did not give up 23 points in this one. Not even close.

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Nasal Mucus Goldenbear said:

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Sebastabear said:

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You have to keep in mind that the score was 45-9 with 5 minutes left. We took out our entire first string defense and played our 2s and 3s, and even then the refs had to bend over backwards to give Idaho those points. That last series in particular was comical. The perfectly timed hit on the kick off somehow became a personal foul and blatant offensive PI with the receiver pushing our CB to the ground In the end zone somehow became defensive PI. The refs might as well have just written the seven points on the scorecard.

It doesn't really matter, but the point is the first string Cal D did not give up 23 points in this one. Not even close.

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Rushinbear said:

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Nasal Mucus Goldenbear said:

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Reminds me of Pat Graham. Came into practice as a frosh, some players were clapping to work up some energy, but a few DTs were not. Graham got in the face of the biggest, baddest senior and yelled, "Clap, f__ker!" The f__ker clapped. (He shall go nameless.).

Night before the TN game in Knoxville, the team was milling about in the motel lobby area. Graham got so worked up that he attacked a big Coke vending machine - charged it and tackled it. Everyone looked on in fear.

Weaver seems to have that same kind of energy.

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Sebastabear said:

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I in no way want to disrupt whatever Evan and the team are using for motivation (I've noticed the great ones often psych themselves into believing there was an insult or slight when there clearly wasn't one just to get an edge). And he totally has a point vis-a-vis what happened in the first two games. But in the game in particular beating himself up over the 23 points is a bit much.

You have to keep in mind that the score was 45-9 with 5 minutes left. We took out our entire first string defense and played our 2s and 3s, and even then the refs had to bend over backwards to give Idaho those points. That last series in particular was comical. The perfectly timed hit on the kick off somehow became a personal foul and blatant offensive PI with the receiver pushing our CB to the ground In the end zone somehow became defensive PI. The refs might as well have just written the seven points on the scorecard.

It doesn't really matter, but the point is the first string Cal D did not give up 23 points in this one. Not even close.

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beeasyed said:

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Sebastabear said:

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You have to keep in mind that the score was 45-9 with 5 minutes left. We took out our entire first string defense and played our 2s and 3s, and even then the refs had to bend over backwards to give Idaho those points. That last series in particular was comical. The perfectly timed hit on the kick off somehow became a personal foul and blatant offensive PI with the receiver pushing our CB to the ground In the end zone somehow became defensive PI. The refs might as well have just written the seven points on the scorecard.

It doesn't really matter, but the point is the first string Cal D did not give up 23 points in this one. Not even close.

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agreed. but like you said, but if this motivation works for the players, all the better.

with the leadership vacuum of years past, this is a welcome change.

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UrsaMajor said:

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Sebastabear said:

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I in no way want to disrupt whatever Evan and the team are using for motivation (I've noticed the great ones often psych themselves into believing there was an insult or slight when there clearly wasn't one just to get an edge). And he totally has a point vis-a-vis what happened in the first two games. But in the game in particular beating himself up over the 23 points is a bit much.

You have to keep in mind that the score was 45-9 with 5 minutes left. We took out our entire first string defense and played our 2s and 3s, and even then the refs had to bend over backwards to give Idaho those points. That last series in particular was comical. The perfectly timed hit on the kick off somehow became a personal foul and blatant offensive PI with the receiver pushing our CB to the ground In the end zone somehow became defensive PI. The refs might as well have just written the seven points on the scorecard.

It doesn't really matter, but the point is the first string Cal D did not give up 23 points in this one. Not even close.

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good point, but I disagree with one observation: the hit on the kickoff was indeed worthy of a penalty. You have to give the returner at least 1 yard "halo" regardless of whether or not he signals fair catch. In this instance, the defender was right in his face when he received the ball.

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UrsaMajor said:

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hanky1 said:

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LACalFan said:

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hanky1

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Does he think Cal sucks and that Cal fans are losers? If so, then he is probably my kindred spirit.

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Question (out of concern): If Cal starts to win consistently, will you be tempted to commit suicide because your sole purpose in life is gone?

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NVBear78 said:

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beeasyed said:

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Sebastabear said:

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You have to keep in mind that the score was 45-9 with 5 minutes left. We took out our entire first string defense and played our 2s and 3s, and even then the refs had to bend over backwards to give Idaho those points. That last series in particular was comical. The perfectly timed hit on the kick off somehow became a personal foul and blatant offensive PI with the receiver pushing our CB to the ground In the end zone somehow became defensive PI. The refs might as well have just written the seven points on the scorecard.

It doesn't really matter, but the point is the first string Cal D did not give up 23 points in this one. Not even close.

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agreed. but like you said, but if this motivation works for the players, all the better.

with the leadership vacuum of years past, this is a welcome change.

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Ursa, I am thinking he is referencing the Pat Graham who played in the late 1970's (when I was at Cal). I believe we actually won a game at Tennessee in about 1978. Please correct me if my memory is faulty...

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UrsaMajor said:

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Sebastabear said:

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I in no way want to disrupt whatever Evan and the team are using for motivation (I've noticed the great ones often psych themselves into believing there was an insult or slight when there clearly wasn't one just to get an edge). And he totally has a point vis-a-vis what happened in the first two games. But in the game in particular beating himself up over the 23 points is a bit much.

You have to keep in mind that the score was 45-9 with 5 minutes left. We took out our entire first string defense and played our 2s and 3s, and even then the refs had to bend over backwards to give Idaho those points. That last series in particular was comical. The perfectly timed hit on the kick off somehow became a personal foul and blatant offensive PI with the receiver pushing our CB to the ground In the end zone somehow became defensive PI. The refs might as well have just written the seven points on the scorecard.

It doesn't really matter, but the point is the first string Cal D did not give up 23 points in this one. Not even close.

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good point, but I disagree with one observation: the hit on the kickoff was indeed worthy of a penalty. You have to give the returner at least 1 yard "halo" regardless of whether or not he signals fair catch. In this instance, the defender was right in his face when he received the ball.

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Sebastabear said:

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I think the issue is whether the ball arrived first. It did. We clearly couldn't hit him before it arrived. I thought it was a textbook hit. And if we hadn't been playing an FCS team I don't think it would have been called.

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Sebastabear said:

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Awesome story, but the real question I have is whether the Coke machine was ok?

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