looks like they've got Rorie as the #104 ("Who just missed making ESPN 100" article)....

They got that wrong though. He should be in the top 100!


Ahmaad Rorie (Tacoma, Wash./Montverde Academy)
2014, PG, 6-foot, 150 -- Committed to California

Rorie is an excellent point guard who brings two very important assets to the court -- he can score and facilitate. Rorie has 3-point range and can deliver the ball while attacking at high speeds. Rorie will also work to be his own outlet pass by sneaking in for a few defensive rebounds to then pusheing the ball on the pass or bounce. He consistently applies pressure to the opposing defense.

HoopDreams;842184470 said:

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looks like they've got Rorie as the #104 ("Who just missed making ESPN 100" article)....

They got that wrong though. He should be in the top 100!


Ahmaad Rorie (Tacoma, Wash./Montverde Academy)
2014, PG, 6-foot, 150 -- Committed to California

Rorie is an excellent point guard who brings two very important assets to the court -- he can score and facilitate. Rorie has 3-point range and can deliver the ball while attacking at high speeds. Rorie will also work to be his own outlet pass by sneaking in for a few defensive rebounds to then pusheing the ball on the pass or bounce. He consistently applies pressure to the opposing defense.

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totally

They'll see...

Shocky1;842184372 said:

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this is a magical foto of mysterious intrigue & aura as jabari bird dangerously flies thru the san francisco bay area skies on a dark & stormy night

one of my favorite movies is m night shyamalan's (the sixth sense) unbreakable...unbreakable (with samuel jackson & bruce willis) is about good vs evil, superheroes vs arch villains, and hope vs despair...it raises the questions can ordinary people do amazing things?...are we all capable of being heroes?...why is alford so creepy?

justin cobbs, ricky kreklow & christian behrens are all unbreakable

hopefully the bears will schedule a movie night to view this important epic message together

fly with the bird#
the grind#
unbreakable#

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today is opening day for the 2013 campaign

to achieve their goals & realize their true potential, the bears will need to play with the mindset that they are mentally & physically unbreakable

the grind#
unbreakable#

south bender;842184154 said:

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Risking perhaps my membership in the Sunshine Pumpers Club, I point out that we were receiving similar news about Kreklow last year before his ill timed early return.

Let's hope Monty the doctors, and trainers err on the side of caution with Justin.

Go Bears!

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+ 1000 sb

Shocky1;842163556 said:

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*****amhaad jason rorie-potential mcdonalds all american is a highly skilled distributor, facilitator & scorer at pg...3.6 gpa at lincoln will be more challenged (and hence better prepared for the transition to cal) both academically & athletically at montverde...will be taking his official visit on the electric ohio state fb sept 14-15th weekend...my favorite monster class quote is amhaad saying "won't feel satisfied until moms stops workin"...both amhaad & his selfless mom* rhonetta thomas are perfect cal fits & he is the true leader of the 2014 monster class

*like ahmaad, the shockster is a proud momma's boy


*****thomas welsh-top 50 player in the 2014 class & the best center on the west coast...7' & 240 lbs who improved significantly this summer...gregg gottlieb was the 1st coach from a major program to identify & offer tw...will be taking his official visit (and his 1st official overall) on sept 14-15th...3.7 gpa at academically rigorous loyola...this is likely a cal vs stanford battle with ucla as the wildcard


*****idrissa diallo-4 star physical talent with 2/3 star current skills (currently prefers low % fade aways vs using his dwight howard body type to seal & finish) ...huge upside, shades of devon hardin...mentor/coach william middlebrooks has a longtime relationship with alan crabbe & family...3.2 core gpa overall & 3.7 gpa last semester...will be taking his official visit with amhaad & tw on sept 14-15th...coordination efforts are being made now to fly out his parents from senegal for his official visit, iddy has not seen them since may of 2011...diallo's current plan is still to also take officials to both ucla & usc but a potential monster class bonding weekend in sept could seal the deal


*****malik pope-top 10 player in the 2014 class when healthy he is a program impact changing recruit...current 2.9 gpa, 2.5 gpa old (too much video gaming) & targeting "3.2-3.3" for this fall semester at laguna creek (elk grove)...switched hs several times in part due to bad advice from arizona wash out josiah turner's mom...6'8" 205 lbs highly skilled 3 who can slide to the 4...if pope can continue to improve academically, cal will be a serious player as his mom nicole values education (she aspires to open an afterschool educational program) and would prefer he stay local...warm weather guy will not be impressed with the nw pac 12 schools & gonzaga and kansas if he takes officials during the winter...pope's likely signing in the spring works in the bear's favor


*****sami eleraky (waldo)-6'11" 240 extremely mobile big man from denmark who studied for one uncomfortable semester at barton cc in kansas before transferring to sfcc to play for the highest winning % (87.6%) coach in the history of college basketball, former cal walk on justin labagh...sami needs 60 units to transfer & cannot take any officials per ncaa guidelines until he completes 2 fulltime semesters at sfcc...of course he can always attend a cal fb game with his coach & teammates but cannot speak to any cal bb coaches if he bumps into them...check out the rams 1st game on friday november 8th


*****dj wilson-6'8" 200 lbs 3 from capital christian (sacramento) has risen his stock significantly this summer with growing interest from the bears...would probably need to a blueshirt yr to focus upon s&c with scott thom...officials scheduled to michigan, gonzaga & columba...a very coachable player that rocks a 4.0 gpa, my take is that if either cal or stanford extend an actionable offer, dj will accept the local offer...wilson is wisely being patient & is likely a spring signer


longshots:

****chris egi-bears staff really like the canadian big man with a 4.0 gpa who is officially visiting harvard, stanford, vanderbilt & washington (what school doesn't fit academically with the others...hmmmm)...will be a teammate of rorie at montverde this season

****tory miller-david kravish's hs teammate has officials scheduled to asu, iowa, colorado, marquette & miami


mom matters#
the grind#
summer breezes#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including senegal and denmark)

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*****thomas welsh
cal-sept 13th
ucla-sept 20th
ucla-sept 27th (unofficial to watch practice)
colorado-oct 5th
still working on stanford application...parents wanting him to stay local vs lack of 2014 ucla pg & no ucla undergraduate business major are all factors in tw's recruitment


*****idrissa diallo
cal-oct 19th
idy's parents will be flying from senegal to join their son on his official visit to cal...ucla & usc are currently outside looking in for official visits...huge currently undeveloped upside with diallo, devon hardin physical skill set


*****chris egi
harvard-sept 28th
vanderbilt-oct 3rd
cal-oct 12th
stanford-oct 24th
washington-oct 26th
travis decuire flew to toronto to meet egi's parents (originally from nigeria) & secure their son's 5th official visit...cal's nationally ranked undergraduate business school (haas) & ahmaad's growing relationship with ego are key factors in his recruitment...very young player with fantastic upside


*****sami eleraky
cannot schedule official visits until half of his jc college credits are earned...has played in pick up games at cal


*****dj wilson
colorado-sept 20th
columbia-sept 27th
michigan-oct 4th
michigan is leading for this true student athlete...dj is a versatile player (not a true big)


*****malik pope
gonzaga-sept 27th
san diego state-nov 9th
pope was considering an official to kansas for late night at the phog on oct 4th before he broke the same leg again for the 2nd time...not sure if malik truly understands the importance of hard work with respects to academics & its importance for his future success in life


50 yr decision#
the grind#
unbreakable#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including nigeria & denmark)

Pope took an official to SD State, not Gonzaga. Big development.

Shockster,


I am really hoping that your elite recruiting staff can deliver,...at least, ...JUST ONE OF THESE GUYS!

Again, JUST 1.

Shocky1;842186752 said:

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*****thomas welsh
cal-sept 13th
ucla-sept 20th
ucla-sept 27th (unofficial to watch practice)
colorado-oct 5th
still working on stanford application...parents wanting him to stay local vs lack of 2014 ucla pg & no ucla undergraduate business major are all factors in tw's recruitment


*****idrissa diallo
cal-oct 19th
iddy's parents will be flying from senegal to join their son on his official visit to cal...ucla & usc are currently outside looking in for official visits...huge currently undeveloped upside with diallo, devon hardin physical skill set


*****chris egi
harvard-sept 28th
vanderbilt-oct 3rd
cal-oct 12th
stanford-oct 24th
washington-oct 26th
travis decuire flew to toronto to meet egi's parents (originally from nigeria) & secure their son's 5th official visit...cal's nationally ranked undergraduate business school (haas) & ahmaad's growing relationship with ego are key factors in his recruitment...very young player with fantastic upside


*****sami eleraky
cannot schedule official visits until half of his jc college credits are earned...has played in pick up games at cal


*****dj wilson
colorado-sept 20th
columbia-sept 27th
michigan-oct 4th
michigan is leading for this true student athlete...dj is a versatile player (not a true big)


*****malik pope
gonzaga-sept 27th
san diego state-nov 9th
pope was considering an official to kansas for late night at the phog on oct 4th before he broke the same leg again for the 2nd time...not sure if malik truly understands the importance of hard work with respects to academics & its importance for his future success in life


50 yr decision#
the grind#
unbreakable#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including nigeria & denmark)

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chris egi made a verbal commitment to harvard hc tommy amaker this morning to attend school in cambridge...egi will not be taking any other official visits

the following was told to me at riviera last thurs afternoon (before a spectacular evening with world class eye candy at nobu in malibu):

harvard guy & a cal guy bump into each other in the locker room at the riv

as the cal guy is leaving the urinals to head out the door the harvard guy says, "excuse me, at harvard we learned to always wash our hands before leaving the bathroom"

the cal guy looks him in the eyes and says, "at cal we learned not to pizz on our hands"

let's roll#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

How are we doing with the others? Sure would love to get Welsh and Diallo.

SFBearz;842186859 said:

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Pope took an official to SD State, not Gonzaga. Big development.

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correct, malik pope took an official to san diego state this weekend...malik moved up his originally scheduled nov visit to sds to now due to the gonzaga trip not happening

gonzaga is backing off pope because of his 2nd injury & academic concerns

not sure if malik is a good cal fit...

real talk#

shockster,



1 down.

5 to go.

Shocky1;842182504 said:

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Best Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings

These undergrad business programs were ranked solely on a peer assessment survey conducted in spring 2013.


#1
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Founded by Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania is a private institution in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa. Students can study in one of four schools that grant undergraduate degrees: Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Wharton.

#2
University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

The University of California—Berkeley overlooks the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, Calif. Students at this public school have more than 700 organizations to get involved in at the top ranked public university in the world

#2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Though the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may be best known for its math, science, and engineering education, this private research university also offers architecture, humanities, management, and social science programs. The school is located in Cambridge, Mass., just across the Charles River from downtown Boston.

#2
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

A public institution, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor was founded in 1817. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor offers a Greek system, where 21 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 16 percent is involved in a fraternity.

#5
New York University
New York, NY

New York University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 22,498, with a gender distribution of 39.9 percent male students and 60.1 percent female students.

#5
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Founded in 1819, University of Virginia is a public institution. University of Virginia follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.

#7
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill is a public institution that was founded in 1789. The school has 36.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill is 14:1.

#8
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University, a private institution in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the country’s only school founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The school specializes in academic areas including engineering, business, computer science, and fine arts.

#8
University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX

A public institution, University of Texas--Austin was founded in 1883. University of Texas--Austin offers a Greek system, where 4.9 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 3.4 percent is involved in a fraternity.

#10
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell University, a private school in Ithaca, N.Y., started the country’s first colleges for hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Cornell now offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs and runs interdisciplinary research centers for nanotechnology, supercomputing, and more.

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a cal haas undergraduate business school degree provides the necessary business skills (ability to find the hidden pipe bomb in 300+ pages of financial & legal documents, etc.) to successfully move forward without a mba (thereby saving an additional 2 yrs of schooling)

stanford & ucla do not offer undergraduate b-school programs, one must study economics which is a less than optimal area of study if one is pursuing a well rounded business foundation for killing it in biz down the road in today's fiercely competitive operating environment


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

1947;842187348 said:

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shockster,



1 down.

5 to go.

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There it is kids if you're scoring at home!!

Shocky1;842175363 said:

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bryce alford tweeted: "i'm a pg, that's what i do"

mystery solved, nobody wants to compete with the coach's son for pt at pg at ucla...velma, daphne, shaggy, scooby & gang can go to bed now

rorie=cal
jackson-cartwright=arizona
cartwright=stanford
perkins=gonzaga
mclaughlin=usc
snider=illinois

therefore the bruins currently will not have a pg on the roster except bryce, the slowest pg in d1 bb

with no pg, 20+ losses is a definite possibility for the once storied ucla program in 2014

i dunno, maybe thomas welsh is being recruited as a 7' pg...

this is ucla basketball#
ruh roh#

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steve alford explained that he "doesn't emphasize positions" to the la media in response to questions re: the lack of pgs

a skeptical bruins booster noted "the guy who marries roseanne barr similarly says that he doesn't emphasize looks"

mystery solved

elementary, my dear alford#
ucla: 5 wing chaos offense#
ruh roh#

HoopDreams;842188910 said:

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Jeff Powers SOOOOO wants to be a broadcaster ;-)

4 time gold medal winner at the 2012 london olympic games, missy franklin

50 yr decision#
the grind#
unbreakable#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky1;842150146 said:

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don't think the bears have any traction with the freakishly athletic ray kasongo

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Ray Kasongo picked Oregon over U. Conn.

http://zagsblog.com/articles/ray-kasongo-to-oregon/

mike montgomery, travis decuire, gregg gottlieb & john montgomery visited both idrissa diallo (along with coach middlebrooks) & thomas welsh in so cal today

50 yr decision#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky my fellow Haas friend, this may be the first time you have been "boothed" on your own, epic thread. I think you should do penance by either showing your "Cal" tattoo, or better yet providing another morsel of recruiting or team info.


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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HoopDreams;842188910 said:

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jp left out some critical still unanswered questions in his interview with sammy singer

1) who is the biggest slob in cal's monster class?...is that person violating any city of berkeley health code ordinances?

2) why did you pick cal over harvard?...were the really fugly cambridge girls a factor in your decision?

3) does the aroma of fish night in the dorms dining room make you homesick for mom's cooking back in miami?

definitely liked the most excellent jeff powers signature sign off move...

stay classy, san diego#

http://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=University+of+California%2C+Los+Angeles&with=University+of+California%2C+Berkeley


cal 64%
ucla 36%

cal 76%
usc 24%

cal 76%
michigan 24%

cal 85%
washington 15%

cal 13% (thx sammy singer)
harvard 87%

ruh roh#
safety dance school#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky1;842189521 said:

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http://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=University+of+California%2C+Los+Angeles&with=University+of+California%2C+Berkeley


cal 64%
ucla 36%

cal 76%
usc 24%

cal 76%
michigan 24%

cal 85%
washington 15%

cal 13% (thx sammy singer)
harvard 87%

ruh roh#
safety dance school#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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The percentages signify the breakdown of which school is chosen, when one or the other is chosen, by applicants admitted to both?

Any reason Stanford is not included?

Go Bears!

south bender;842189592 said:

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The percentages signify the breakdown of which school is chosen, when one or the other is chosen, by applicants admitted to both?

Any reason Stanford is not included?

Go Bears!

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the official tabulation in the shockster's family for those who are interested in majoring in business (stanford does not have an undergraduate b-school) thereby saving 2 unnecessary & non income generating years earning an ivy league mba are as follows:

cal 100%
stanford 0%


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky1;842189521 said:

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http://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=University+of+California%2C+Los+Angeles&with=University+of+California%2C+Berkeley


cal 64%
ucla 36%

cal 76%
usc 24%

cal 76%
michigan 24%

cal 85%
washington 15%

cal 13% (thx sammy singer)
harvard 87%

ruh roh#
safety dance school#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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cal degree=doors open

Shocky1;842189744 said:

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cal degree=doors open

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Your home is beautiful.

let's all have a party at the Shocker's house. Tell Mrs Shocky!

patzcalski;842189895 said:

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Your home is beautiful.

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Shocky1;842188912 said:

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steve alford explained that he "doesn't emphasize positions" to the la media in response to questions re: the lack of pgs

a skeptical bruins booster noted "the guy who marries roseanne barr similarly says that he doesn't emphasize looks"

mystery solved

elementary, my dear alford#
ucla: 5 wing chaos offense#
ruh roh#

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top 50 wing player trevon bluiett decommited today from the bruins today, apparently he is no longer interested in playing for alford's 5 wild wings chaos offense with no pg

check out the link below from the la times article re: alford's protecting a rapist (one of steve's star players) who attacked another student while he was coaching at iowa (alford did not apologize for his actions until this yr) & his deceptive non transparent communications with new mexico while negotiating the ucla position

http://www.roopstigo.com/reader/905-steve-alford-has-abrupt-honeymoon-at-ucla/

this is ucla basketball#
ucla: 5 wing chaos offense#
ruh roh#

Shocky1;842183444 said:

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scott thom told me that ricky kreklow is evolving into an intense leader and with respects to s&c work is "really getting after guys"...also when ahmaad rorie & thomas welsh played in the pick up games on their official visits it was ricky organizing the squads...he is truly the son of coaches, wayne & susan kreklow of missouri's wvb program

justin cobbs on kr: "people are going to finally see ricky kreklow for the type of player he is because he's not going to have to worry about that foot...he's jorge with a little jumper"


ricky don't lose that number#
the grind#
unbreakable#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

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"ive always prided myself on a work ethic on the floor...i'm going to look to contribute as a shooter as well as a passer...i'm not going to take a play off"

the bears successful 2012 season was not fully realized because certain players took off plays which resulted in several slow starts...ricky, like jorge before him, might potentially provide the relentless work ethic & leadership that was sometimes lacking last season...with the bears new deep depth, monty will now be able to quickly sub out any players that aren't 100% mentally in the game from the opening tip

http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2013...to-be-healthy/


man on fire#
the grind#
unbreakable#

Shocky1;842190061 said:

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"ive always prided myself on a work ethic on the floor...i'm going to look to contribute as a shooter as well as a passer...i'm not going to take a play off"

the bears successful season was not fully realized because certain players took off plays which resulted in several slow starts...ricky, like jorge before him, might potentially provide the relentless work ethic & leadership that was sometimes lacking last season...with the bears new deep depth, monty will now be able to quickly sub out any players that aren't 100% mentally in the game from the opening tip

http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2013...to-be-healthy/


man on fire#
the grind#
unbreakable#

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corrected link:
http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2013/10/02/basketball-kreklow-excited-to-be-healthy/

jay john told me that bears night club hero & deep range scorer from the vip section and future anchorman jeff powers is currently on scholly with the university of california, berkeley men's intercollegiate basketball program

full scholarship=more $$$$ for the powers family to spend on family vacations (maui?)

walk ons rule#
cal family#
the grind#
unbreakable#


the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world

Shocky1;842190061 said:

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"ive always prided myself on a work ethic on the floor...i'm going to look to contribute as a shooter as well as a passer...i'm not going to take a play off"

the bears successful season was not fully realized because certain players took off plays which resulted in several slow starts...ricky, like jorge before him, might potentially provide the relentless work ethic & leadership that was sometimes lacking last season...with the bears new deep depth, monty will now be able to quickly sub out any players that aren't 100% mentally in the game from the opening tip

http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2013...to-be-healthy/


man on fire#
the grind#
unbreakable#

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Forgot to say: thanks for the link shocky!

Shocky1;842184372 said:

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this is a magical foto of mysterious intrigue & aura as jabari bird dangerously flies thru the san francisco bay area skies on a dark & stormy night

one of my favorite movies is m night shyamalan's (the sixth sense) unbreakable...unbreakable (with samuel jackson & bruce willis) is about good vs evil, superheroes vs arch villains, and hope vs despair...it raises the questions can ordinary people do amazing things?...are we all capable of being heroes?...why is alford so creepy?

justin cobbs, ricky kreklow & christian behrens are all unbreakable

hopefully the bears will schedule a movie night to view this important epic message together

fly with the bird#
the grind#
unbreakable#

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it's now almost only a month before the bear's season opener at haas vs cop a feel state yet there has been no public announcement that unbreakable will be the official theme movie for the 2013 cal bb program

what are these guys waiting for?

the grind#
unbreakable#

Shocky1;842184807 said:

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today is opening day for the 2013 campaign

to achieve their goals & realize their true potential, the bears will need to play with the mindset that they are mentally & physically unbreakable

the grind#
unbreakable#

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anyone else think my favorite bear from last season t-wall bares more than a passing resemblance to samuel jackson's character?

the grind#
unbreakable#