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Location: Berkeley, Calif. | Founded: 1868 | Enrollment: 33,558 | Colors: Blue and Gold | Stadium: California Memorial
Capacity: 73,347 | Coach: Jeff Tedford

Record: (6-3, 3-3 Pacific 10)
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Golden Bears report: Notes, quotes
 

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Notes, quotes · Strategy and personnel · Inside slant
 

 

--Quarterback Nate Longshore missed the final three weeks of spring drills with a pulled right pectoral muscle just when the starting battle was heating up. Cal coach Jeff Tedford said the injury won't affect his mindset on a player with 26 career starts, but Kevin Riley and Brock Mansion did make their mark.

--Linebacker Zack Follett is being looked upon to make plays and to be the vocal and on-field leader after a year of internal distractions. He's already taking the role seriously, and others are following. Follett is a good one to lead after making 64 tackles, 12.5 for losses and 5.5 sacks a year ago.

SPRING MOVERS

TB Tracy Slocum -- The sophomore tailback made sure he was going to be in the discussion for a starting job when the Bears get together in August for their opener against Michigan State. His style is to not back off from contact, and he has a habit of running between the tackles.

QB Kevin Riley -- The Bears' starting quarterback for the Armed Services Bowl victory with three touchdown passes started out very inconsistent but regained his form to put him in solid contention to compete with Nate Longshore for the everyday duties. Riley adds mobility that brings extras to the offensive package.

DE Ernest Owusu -- The defensive end had five sacks in the first formal scrimmage of the spring and never stopped making plays. Look for his name to be called over and over again; the Bears are looking for more physical guys up front.

DE Rulon Davis -- He's taking charge with one of the more impressive springs, showing leadership skills, making plays behind the line of scrimmage and becoming a more aggressive player after having just 16 tackles in '07.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"(Tedford) is not putting up with any BS. He's making sure there are no star attitudes." -- Cal linebacker Zack Follett, talking with the Contra Costa Times about the attitude of the squad after a rough second half in 2007.

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November 10, 2009 11:00 am
Let me just start out by clarifying that "Week 11" has nothing to do with the Big 10, but only refers to this particular week in college picks. 

Once again, and for the last time this year, all the PAC-10 teams are in action against each other:

Oregon                5-1    7-
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November 8, 2009 3:32 pm

I have to say that was probably the worst 10 minutes after his fall.  The thing that get's me is this was a worse injury than that of Tebow.  And with this we get very little coverage across the nation compared to Tebow.  On the other hand we stank it up yesterday.  Nothing was working and everything was clicking for the Beaves.  At this point the rest of the season is ...(more)

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October 5, 2009 4:35 pm
The biggest weakness on the Bears, once you get past the lousy kicking, is QB.  Riley wasn't great last year.  He looked ok this year against lesser talent, but has looked awful when playing teams with good defense.  Against Oregon and USC, both teams challenged the Bears to throw.  They decided to stack the box against Best.  The strategy worked well for both teams.
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September 27, 2009 9:45 am
the number to the local police station near Cal Memorial Stadium? Because there is going to be a butt kicking going on. Let the police know about the beat down of the Cal kids. I have an idea, stick with Marylands and E. Washingtons, and any junior colleges in your Non-Con schedule. If you think Oregon's D thrashed you, what are Taylor Mays and Co. gonna do? Stick with Calculus, fo ...(more)
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November 3, 2009 9:56 am
Once again, all the PAC-10 teams are in action against each other as a new day dawns over the West Coast, a place where USC is no longer King but will probably ruin someone's Holiday when bowl season rolls around. 

Oregon             5-0    7-1
Arizona            3-1    5-
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November 7, 2009 11:41 pm
Thoughts and prayers go out to that kid.... That was terrible and validates the violent nature by which this game is played.

I hope Best is going to be alright. He is a fine player and I am hopeful of his return. Good Luck Bears the rest of the way!
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November 5, 2009 9:31 pm
(POLL) Lets get the excitement back into town.  I know the losses to Oregon and USC have ruined another season, but the rest of the schedule is winnable.  We're still staring at a 10-2 season.  This week, the Beavs come to town.  I think it's golden jersey time!  OSU have beaten us in recent years, so they have history.  Quizz is a megatalent, so they have the personnel.&nbs ...(more)
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October 31, 2009 11:11 pm
What a let down.  I was very excited in the first quarter and then.... deflated.  What happened?  Did they get comfortable and let the sun devils back in the game?  There is no way that Cal wins another game with a showing like today.  Don't mean to be negative but who are we kidding?  OSU, Arizona, Stanford, and UW all will not let us get away with a sloppy game like ...(more)
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October 26, 2009 5:17 pm
UCLA @ Oregon State (-9 1/2) - In my humble opinion, the 9 1/2 point line is way to small.  UCLA is playing poorly, and is on the road in Corvallis.  Can they stop Quizz?  No!  Can the stop his bro'!  No!  Can they defend the tight end in the middle of the field?  No!  This one will be ugly, but no one will watch since spotlight is focused o ...(more)
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October 24, 2009 6:23 pm

Listening to this game on the radio at first I thought for sure Cal was going to whip up these guy's.  But then Tedford is our coach.  Up big let's call conservative plays.  Come on Tedford don't you know by now that style points count no matter what.  Look what Oregon did to us.  On the other hand Riley looks sharp and Best well he seems to be back to form no matter wh ...(more)

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October 5, 2009 9:54 pm
Not much is going right for Cal, so I'll start a thread about recruiting :).  Well, so far, we've got a few 4-star recruits, and lost a few 4-star recruits.  Here's an entry about a 4-star RB, Jordan James:

RB James visits Cal

Monday, October 5, 200 ...(more)

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October 31, 2009 6:59 pm
That was close.  Telvecchio FTW!
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October 20, 2009 4:57 pm
Here we go, as all 10 teams are in action against each other.  This is one of 3 times that this will happen this year.

#12 Oregon (-8 1/2) @ Washington
- The is nothing that they'd rather do in Seattle than beat the Ducks, but it ain't gonna be easy.  Can a team that gave up 169 yards to Nic Grigsby slow down Oregon's ferocious rushing attack.  I don't
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October 24, 2009 1:43 am
(POLL) So when Cal beats -- oh, I'm sorry.  There are no gimmes in the Pac-10.  IF Cal beats the Cougars this weekend, will they be ranked? 

This isn't so much asking whether they SHOULD or SHOULD NOT be ranked, this is asking if they will or won't. 

Only AP poll counts. 

If you answer wrong, your college football esp credentials will be
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October 13, 2009 4:54 pm
#6 USC (-10) @ #25 Notre Dame - USC, favored by 10, looks to continue the recent domination of their longtime rival, but the talent disparity is not as big as it has been in the past few years.  At best, USC will have to work hard to pull this out against a Notre Dame team looking for a signature win.  I'll go with USC pulling this out, but not covering the spread at 33- ...(more)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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