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Maybe they'll just start fencing us in again.

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Referring to Stanfurd, right?

Brings up an interesting scenario: So, I appreciated them letting us onto the field after Big Game. Surely, the pic of I have of my kids with Evan Weaver will be a family treasure. However, how would I be if THEY won at CMS and wanted to go out on the field? Probably not so good. In fact, in the unlikely scenario that they had enough fans at Memorial and actually wanted to do this, I could picture a brawl erupting.

I'm no David Shaw fan -- at all -- but he had a good quote after their ND game when asked how he felt about opposing fans celebrating on their field, two weeks in a row. (I guess some ND fans went down onto the field, too?) He said something very close to: "I'm not paying any attention to it. To the victors go the spoils. I know we plan on celebrating on other schools' turf next
season."

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Cal section was the most densely populated, but that's not saying much. To be fair, it was pretty cold and it was late, blah, blah, blah. Personally I just put on a jacket and my rain suit and was fine. And let me just sat nothing says "I'm here to party" like a man in plastic pants.

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Sebastabear said:

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Apparently one of the UCLA players made kitten whiskers out of his eye black. You just can't make this stuff up.

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TheFiatLux said:

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Knowlton gave a little speech at the tailgate. Best piece of news was that he announced that the PAC 12 had levied a fine for us rushing the field after the Big Game . . . against Stanford. Bwahhahahah!

Look for an enhanced police presence when we return in 2021, but for now I'm just going to count this as a W.

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I know it's funny because it happened to Stanfurd, but it's just such a ******y thing for the conference to do and just encourages the suck-all-the-fun-out-of-it policy decision making that sterlizes the game day experience. Leads to stuff like not being able to bring the state flag into Memorial.... Also, I'm just going to say it, Stanford was incredibly gracious about letting us stay on the field so long and soak it in. Way to penalize them for that. Honestly, WE SHOULD OFF TO PAY the fine for them. I realize they're rich and it's nothing in the overall scheme of things, but I think it would be an incredibly gracious gesture on our part.

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TheFiatLux said:

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This might be the most gloriously Sebastabear 1%ery post ever... AND I LOVE IT!!!!

The review and comparisons of the respective "University Clubs" including what bottled water was offered!

Being driven from venue to venue in the golf cart... glorious!'

Keep up the great work my friend!!!

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TheFiatLux said:

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Knowlton gave a little speech at the tailgate. Best piece of news was that he announced that the PAC 12 had levied a fine for us rushing the field after the Big Game . . . against Stanford. Bwahhahahah!

Look for an enhanced police presence when we return in 2021, but for now I'm just going to count this as a W.

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I know it's funny because it happened to Stanfurd, but it's just such a ******y thing for the conference to do and just encourages the suck-all-the-fun-out-of-it policy decision making that sterlizes the game day experience. Leads to stuff like not being able to bring the state flag into Memorial.... Also, I'm just going to say it, Stanford was incredibly gracious about letting us stay on the field so long and soak it in. Way to penalize them for that. Honestly, WE SHOULD OFFER TO PAY the fine for them. I realize they're rich and it's nothing in the overall scheme of things, but I think it would be an incredibly gracious gesture on our part.

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^^ same. If this type of post game "activity" stands any chance of continuing, people (field rushers, opposing fans and security) can not be A-holes. Not 99% of the time but 100% of the time. Fortunately, the was the case post Big-Game so kudos to all. The reason for the fine was Cal caused and therefore, it should be Cal paid. That's what a gracious visitor could, and should, do.

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Lomiton said:
^^ same. If this type of post game "activity" stands any chance of continuing, people (field rushers, opposing fans and security) can not be A-holes. Not 99% of the time but 100% of the time. Fortunately, the was the case post Big-Game so kudos to all. The reason for the fine was Cal caused and therefore, it should be Cal paid. That's what a gracious visitor could, and should, do.

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I personally hate feeling I "owe" anyone anything, particularly if I don't like them. Will go to absurd lengths to avoid that. And maybe I'd feel differently if this was a struggling state school, but CAL giving money to Stanford? No way. We might as well bring sand to the beach. Not inclined to start writing checks to someone because one time they weren't an ahole.

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I was also at the UCLA game. The crowd was on the low side as expected, but you'd think that the folks that made the effort to go would have been all in, but no, the crowd was quite subdued from the outset. I'm really floored by the lack of energy in the UCLA fans.

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71Bear said:

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Big C said:

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Maybe they'll just start fencing us in again.

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Referring to Stanfurd, right?

Brings up an interesting scenario: So, I appreciated them letting us onto the field after Big Game. Surely, the pic of I have of my kids with Evan Weaver will be a family treasure. However, how would I be if THEY won at CMS and wanted to go out on the field? Probably not so good. In fact, in the unlikely scenario that they had enough fans at Memorial and actually wanted to do this, I could picture a brawl erupting.

I'm no David Shaw fan -- at all -- but he had a good quote after their ND game when asked how he felt about opposing fans celebrating on their field, two weeks in a row. (I guess some ND fans went down onto the field, too?) He said something very close to: "I'm not paying any attention to it. To the victors go the spoils. I know we plan on celebrating on other schools' turf next season."

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Auburn was fined $250,000 for allowing their fans on to the field following last Saturday's game v. Alabama. It is a practice that has reached the end of its shelf life. Someday, someone will be injured and the school will face a hefty lawsuit for not controlling the crowd per conference policy........

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Lomiton said:
^^ same. If this type of post game "activity" stands any chance of continuing, people (field rushers, opposing fans and security) can not be A-holes. Not 99% of the time but 100% of the time. Fortunately, the was the case post Big-Game so kudos to all. The reason for the fine was Cal caused and therefore, it should be Cal paid. That's what a gracious visitor could, and should, do.

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I personally hate feeling I "owe" anyone anything, particularly if I don't like them. Will go to absurd lengths to avoid that. And maybe I'd feel differently if this was a struggling state school, but CAL giving money to Stanford? No way. We might as well bring sand to the beach. Not inclined to start writing checks to someone because one time they weren't an ahole.

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Seb - that's fine and I can respect that. However, I would submit that attitude will hasten the true banishment of rushing the field (escalating to fan-security physical altercations and trespassing arrests) if everyone is not on the same page. I suppose then if the shoe were on the other foot you would have no problem with Cal picking up the tab for a post game Cardinal run at CMS. If that is true, and Stanford looks at things the same way - I guess it's no problem.

As for me, I get your feelings but I stand by what I wrote.

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Knowlton gave a little speech at the tailgate. Best piece of news was that he announced that the PAC 12 had levied a fine for us rushing the field after the Big Game . . . against Stanford. Bwahhahahah!

Look for an enhanced police presence when we return in 2021, but for now I'm just going to count this as a W.

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I know it's funny because it happened to Stanfurd, but it's just such a ******y thing for the conference to do and just encourages the suck-all-the-fun-out-of-it policy decision making that sterlizes the game day experience. Leads to stuff like not being able to bring the state flag into Memorial.... Also, I'm just going to say it, Stanford was incredibly gracious about letting us stay on the field so long and soak it in. Way to penalize them for that. Honestly, WE SHOULD OFF TO PAY the fine for them. I realize they're rich and it's nothing in the overall scheme of things, but I think it would be an incredibly gracious gesture on our part.

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Agreed

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Sebastabear said:

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Ran into the Rally Comm chair after the game. She was just there on here own (not in an official capacity). She showed me (after I asked) the cut on her neck. I was relieved to see it was under her chin and pretty far from her carotid artery. She'd just had her stitches removed a few days before (blue of course).

Told her she was one of the things I'd always remember about that particular game. Cal Legend, Great kid.

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Ran into the Rally Comm chair after the game. She was just there on here own (not in an official capacity). She showed me (after I asked) the cut on her neck. I was relieved to see it was under her chin and pretty far from her carotid artery. She'd just had her stitches removed a few days before (blue of course).

Told her she was one of the things I'd always remember about that particular game. Cal Legend, Great kid.

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From the axe yell: Right in the neck, in the neck, in the neck!

She really didn't need to take that literally, but glad she wasn't hurt worse that she was

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Sebastabear said:

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This might be the most gloriously Sebastabear 1%ery post ever... AND I LOVE IT!!!!

The review and comparisons of the respective "University Clubs" including what bottled water was offered!

Being driven from venue to venue in the golf cart... glorious!'

Keep up the great work my friend!!!

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Ha. Many thanks. Sticking by my bottled water analysis, but to be clear the driving on the golf course was to park my rental car. No golf carts involved. Did come pretty close to a few of those sand traps. Hertz would have been pissed.

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In the "haven't seen that before" category, UCLA trotted out a dude on their dance team. Not their cheer team mind you. There have been male cheerleaders forever (actually since before there were female cheerleaders). Often need them for the more elaborate cheer stunts. No, this was the dance squad. The ones at Cal who wear the blue sparkly dresses. Three observations.

1. I never realized how much of these dance routines involve hair flipping. With as much as he was waving his head back and forth trying to keep up I think someone should put him in a concussion protocol.

2. For some reason he was the only one who wasn't given pompoms. I'm pretty sure there's a joke in there somewhere but I'm struggling to find it.

3. He was a damn good dancer. Crazy leg extensions.

Anyway, the UCLA fans I was sitting with said this was a new one for them as well. Definitely not a regular part of their dance team. I was also with a few girls from New Zealand, who are athletes at another school. I think the game itself bored them to death but they were fascinated by the dance team. Pretty sure that's all they'll remember of the game.

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Knowlton gave a little speech at the tailgate. Best piece of news was that he announced that the PAC 12 had levied a fine for us rushing the field after the Big Game . . . against Stanford. Bwahhahahah!

Look for an enhanced police presence when we return in 2021, but for now I'm just going to count this as a W.

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hanky1 said:

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Sebastabear said:

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Knowlton gave a little speech at the tailgate. Best piece of news was that he announced that the PAC 12 had levied a fine for us rushing the field after the Big Game . . . against Stanford. Bwahhahahah!

Look for an enhanced police presence when we return in 2021, but for now I'm just going to count this as a W.

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Thanks for this. This made me very happy

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