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Game thread: Cal at UCLA (Pac-12 finale)

Matt Moreno
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Who: Cal (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) at UCLA (7-4, 4-4 Pac-12) | All-time series: Bruins lead 58-34-1
When: 7:30 p.m. PT
Where: Rose Bowl Stadium | Pasadena, California
TV: ESPN | Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (reporter)
RADIO: 810 AM Justin Allegri (play-by-play), Mike Pawlawski (analyst), Kevin Danna (sideline reporter);
SiriusXM Ch. 85 or 198 SXM App 960, The Varsity App

Cal is wrapping up the regular season at the Rose Bowl tonight as the Bears visit UCLA looking to become bowl eligible. We'll have updates from the the press box for you, so make sure to stick around and join the conversation as Pac-12 play comes to a close for the Bears.
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Recap: Cal blows out UCLA en route to bowl eligibility

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After a long and grueling season, this Cal squad has finally started to look like the team it expected to be in Year 7 under Justin Wilcox. With a third win in a row, Cal beat UCLA 33-7 Saturday night to become bowl eligible with a 6-6 season record. The game was a sendoff to the Pac-12 regular season — and all Pac-12 regular seasons in the wake of conference realignment — but there was plenty to celebrate for the Bears Saturday.

From Jaydn Ott's 100-yard kickoff return touchdown to Mateen Bhaghani's four field goals, this Cal team showed up and showed out to clinch a sixth win on the season.

Read the recap here:

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GoldenBearReport - Cal blows out UCLA en route to bowl eligibility

Cal dominated the Bruins in a variety of ways to come away with a 33-7 victory in their sixth win of the season.
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Game thread: 126th Big Game

Matt Moreno
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Who: Cal (4-6, 2-5 Pac-12) at Stanford (3-7, 2-6 Pac-12) | All-time series: Cal leads 65-49-11
When: 3:30 p.m. PT
Where: Stanford Stadium | Stanford, California
TV: Pac-12 Network | Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
RADIO: 810 AM Justin Allegri (play-by-play), Mike Pawlawski (analyst), Kevin Danna (sideline reporter);
SiriusXM Ch. 119 or 198 SXM App 960, The Varsity App

The Big Game has arrived and Cal needs a win to keep its hopes of a bowl game alive. There will be no extra motivation needed, of course, but there should be a good atmosphere this afternoon. We'll have updates throughout the game, so be sure to follow along and join the conversation after kickoff.
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Guess the Score Standing through Week 12

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Our Week 12 winner is @tluv123 with a score of 3! Next best were @dhemy with a score of 6 and @horsemon and @icbear with the score of 12. Here are the updates standings through twelve weeks.

Remember, after Week 4 we drop each person’s two worst scores from the average provided they have participated all four weeks (or drop one score if a week has been missed). The bold scores are the scores that have been dropped.

CaliDrank (16.22) -- 27, 31, 0, 19, 13, 47, 10, 20, 23, 21, 13
tluv123 (16.44) -- 35, 28, 0, 36, 7, 36, 7, 33, 13, 22, 3
drfunk4316 (19) -- 35, 38, 14, 29, 1, 47, 10, 16, 16, 33, 17
MC415 (19.22) -- 28, 37, 3, 51, 10, 47, 3, 40, 16, 20, 16
Eugene Choo (19.33) -- 29, 40, 10, 29, 11, 27, 24, 12, 30, 6, 26
GoBears93 (19.77) -- 32, 31, 6, 40, 20, 48, 13, 34, 16, 9, 17
Fire Starkey (20.11) -- 28, 33, 32, 36, 7, 44, 19, 23, 8, 2, 29
sflye13 (20.44) -- 23, 37, 3, 29, X, 47, 14, 23, 23, 16, 16
mike79 (20.44) -- 35, 35, 7, 36, 7, 40, 13, 45, 20, 6, 25
joni.a (20.66) -- 24, 48, 0, 43, 10, 58, 7, 36. 23, 16, 27
Ptown Mac11 (20.66) -- 32, 36, 13, 29, 11, 42, 12, 31, 26, 9, 23
bearborn11 (20.77) -- 27, 31, 14, 43, 9, 31, 10, 27, 23, 23, 23
bear949 (20.77) -- 33, 35, 4, 36, 8, 40, 11, 29, 30, 16, 21
petalumabear (20.88) -- 37, 28, 14, 43, 4, 47, 23, 27, 20, 18, 17
BLbearfan (21.22) -- 21, 41, 14, 39, 11, 37, 13, 24, 32, 18, 17
rathokan (21.44) -- 38, 45, 7, 30, 10, 37, 11, 34, 30, 7, 27
kotaconduct (21.66) -- 31, 37, 7, 40, 4, 45, 12, 19, 30, 23, 32
icbear (21.77) -- 41, 41, 24, 38, 9, 41, 21, 12, 30, 9, 12
sppbears (21.88) -- 31, 40, 14, 43, 7, 40, 33, 23, 13, 23, 13
Harky4 (22.44) -- 35, 37, 10, 39, 4, 41, 14, 41, 28, 15, 20
droski (23) -- 34, 45, 11, 29, 4, 58, 11, 36, 30, 7, 45
gocalbears1994 (23.11) -- 31, 33, 4, 41, 11, 48, 23, 37, 23, 27, 19
marklog (23.88) -- 30, X, X, 42, 11, 34, 6, 33, 24, 22, 13
UCB4LIFE (24.33) -- 27, 38, 21, 39, 14, 47, 27, X, 12, 7, 34
oski97 (24.33) -- 31, 31, 10, 35, X, X, 18, 33, 26, 8, 27
richmondisnotghetto (24.44) -- 31, 38, 24, 43, 14, 48, 17, 37, 23, 19, 17
dannyroe (24.55) -- 32, 49, 14, 37, 8, 41, 16, 41, 24, 26, 23
calderon11 (25.11) -- 20, 35, 6, 46, 21, 49, 27, 33, X, 18, 20
horsemon (25.22) -- 38, 41, 4, 56, 13, 42, 22, 24, X, 31, 12
fjbards (25.44) -- 36, 23, X, 57, 7, 55, 10, 30, 23, 20, 25
CalGreg (25.77) -- X, X, 32, 40, 4, 34, 8, 41, 14, 38, 21
GoBears96 (26.77) -- 26, 42, 18, 31, 18, 41, 24, 26, 48, 15, X
dlit (26.77) -- 27, 32, 21, 36, 7, 51, 27, 44, 45, 33, 14
dhemy (28.33) -- 62, 47, 28, 53, 14, 47, 4, 54, X, 2, 6
ELIMINATED
SlugLyfe57 (X) -- 35, 59, 12, 43, 16, 35, X, 29, X, 3, X, X
bjorn91 (X) -- X,X, 10, 42, 16, 42, 21, 38, 20, 33, X, X
kairbear (X) -- 27, 21, 33, 39, X, 44, 27, 22, X, X, X
1calfan (X) -- 25, 35, X, X, X, 55, 3, X, X, X, X
gbforever (X) -- 25, 35, 10, 60, X, X, 36, X, X, X, X
febfeb (X)-- X, X, 8, 46, 15, 47, 27, X, X, X, X
TomBalk (X) -- X,X, 14, 39, X, 44, 23, X, X, X, X
Gkhoury2325 (X) -- 21, X, X, X, X, 30, X, X, X, X
RugBear (X) -- 20, 41, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
Colonial Bear (X) -- 38, 28, 11, 49, X, X, X, X, 16, 18, 13
lonestarbear (X) -- 28,27, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
cal1982 (X) -- 24, X, 7, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
djsit (X) -- 41, 34, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
djnoblin (X) -- 45, 35, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
elindsey (X) -- 28, 59, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
mvpcalbears (X) -- 38, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
vjrousseu (X) -- 20, 30, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
bluebeargold (X) -- 27, 39, 15, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
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Cal WVB heads to Maples to battle #2 Stanford in Big Spike

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My preview for that is here. Just for anyone interested in my thoughts on Cal women's volleyball. They've had quite a turnaround this season.

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Preview: #2 Stanford WVB welcomes Cal to The Farm for Big Spike

On Friday at 7:00 PM PT on Pac-12 Networks, #2 Stanford women’s volleyball will welcome Cal to The Farm for Big Spike.
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Stanford won 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-19). Sawyer Thomsen (10 kills) and Maggie Li (9 kills) were the top performers for the Bears. Stanford is the number two team in the nation, so no surprise in the result. Cal fought hard and as I wrote in my preview seem to have a bright future.
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Preview: Cal and UCLA face off one last time to close the Pac-12

Matt Moreno
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GoldenBearReport - Top storylines: Cal heads to UCLA for a final regular-season Pac-12 matchup

A preview of what will be the final Pac-12 regular season game Saturday between the Bears and Bruins at the Rose Bowl.
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Yes, there will be one more Pac-12 game before the conference disbands for good, but Saturday will be the final day all the teams are in action. Cal visits UCLA this weekend and it will be the final showdown for the two schools before they depart for the ACC and Big Ten, respectively. Maria looks ahead to the matchup at the Rose Bowl that is set for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff ... Pac-12 After Dark, anyone?
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Fernando Mendoza reflects on season ahead of Pac-12 finale against UCLA

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Over the past six weeks, Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza said he has seen a lot of change in his mindset and leadership abilities. While against Oregon State — his first career start — the redshirt freshman said his goal was to energize the team, since then, his experience has allowed him to become a better leader.

Read about Mendoza's development since the young quarterback earned the starting job six weeks ago, and how he feels about the Bears' trip to UCLA this weekend. And happy Thanksgiving!

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GoldenBearReport - Fernando Mendoza reflects on season ahead of Pac-12 finale against UCLA

Quarterback Fernando Mendoza has packed a lot into his handful of starts late in the season for the Bears.
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Game thread: Cal vs. Tulane (SoCal Challenge | Game 2)

Matt Moreno
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Cal (2-3) vs. Tulane (3-1) | SoCal Challenge consolation game

Time: 9:30 p.m. PT
Location: San Juan Capistrano, California | The Pavilion
Watch: CBS Sports Network | Chris Sylvester (PxP) & Dave Miller (Analyst)
Listen: 810 AM & The Varsity App | Justin Allegri (PxP)

It's once again game day for the Bears! Cal is back on the floor tonight in the consolation game at the SoCal Challenge in Orange County on the campus of JSerra High School. The Bears are coming off an opening round loss to UTEP that came on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. I'll be in attendance once again tonight and will be providing updates from the floor at The Pavilion.

I invite you to join in the conversation as the Bears look to get back to .500 this evening. I'll update you on any pregame news a little later.
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Game thread: Cal vs. UTEP (SoCal Challenge | Game 1)

Matt Moreno
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Cal (2-2) vs. UTEP (4-0) | SoCal Challenge opening round

Time: 9:30 p.m. PT
Location: San Juan Capistrano, California | The Pavilion
Watch: CBS Sports Network | Chris Sylvester (PxP) & Dave Miller (Analyst)
Listen: 810 AM & The Varsity App | Justin Allegri (PxP)

Cal is looking to get back on track after last week's 3-point loss to Montana State. The Bears have left Berkeley for the first time this season as they are spending the week down south in Orange County at the SoCal Challenge on the campus of JSerra High School. Mark Madsen's squad opens up the event against undefeated UTEP tonight.

The Miners are averaging just over 100 points per game so far this season with wins over McMurry, University of Science and Arts Oklahoma, UC Santa Barbara and Austin Peay.

I am in attendance tonight and will be again Wednesday night, so I'll have coverage from the court throughout the evening. Feel free to jump in the conversation and follow along for updates from The Pavilion at JSerra.

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MBB story: What we learned looking back on Monday's loss to UTEP

Matt Moreno
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GoldenBearReport - What we learned: Cal's 3-point loss to UTEP in the SoCal Challenge

Cal was beat by a last-second 3-pointer Monday night to fall to UTEP in the SoCal Challenge.
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I gathered a collection of takeaways after watching Cal take on UTEP last night. It wasn't all bad by any means, and Mark Madsen even found reasons to be optimistic about his group despite the last-second loss.
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Pac-12 weekly awards (11/20): Fernando Mendoza and Barrett Miller represent the Bears

Matt Moreno
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Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza has earned his first Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award today after his career day against the Cardinal in Saturday's Big Game. Meanwhile, former Cardinal and Bears current left tackle Barrett Miller has been named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week. Brian Driscoll won that award earlier in the season while linebacker Cade Uluave won the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award last week making it back-to-back nods for the Bears with Mendoza picking up the honor today.
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Five takeaways: Cal coaching staff talks UCLA, Thanksgiving

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Following a win in the 126th Big Game, Cal’s coaching staff talked to the media Tuesday about the Bears’ performance in that victory and the UCLA matchup that awaits the team in Southern California Saturday.

The Bears are one win away from being in contention for a bowl game, which would be their first since the 2019 season, so there is a lot on the line for this team. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s media availability with Cal head coach Justin Wilcox, defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon and offensive coordinator Jake Spavital.

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GoldenBearReport - Five takeaways: Cal coaching staff talks UCLA, Thanksgiving

A breakdown of the biggest topics to come from the Bears' Tuesday media availability with Justin Wilcox and staff.
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WATCH: Justin Wilcox, Peter Sirmon and Jake Spavital talk Cal-UCLA, Thanksgiving week

Matt Moreno
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There were some injury updates, there was some leftover Big Game talk, a look ahead to the regular season finale and even some Thanksgiving conversations as Cal head coach Justin Wilcox, defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon and offensive coordinator Jake Spavital met with reporters today ahead of this week's game against the Bruins.
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Let's pick the pac-12 games - Week 13

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1-5 last week for 32-39-2 for the year. 0-1 for the lock of the week for 7-5 for the year. https://cal.forums.rivals.com/threads/lets-pick-the-pac-12-games-week-12.32390/

Home teams in italics

Oregon by 13.5 over Oregon State - Beats me. Oregon?

Utah by 22 over Colorado - Beats me. Colorado?

Arizona by 11.5 over ASU - I'll take ASU and the points.

UW by 16.5 over WSU - Should be closer than that. WSU.

ND by 25 over the Furd - Furd doesn't care. ND covers.

UCLA by 9.5 over Cal - Not reading too much into UCLA destroying USC. Cal covers, but loses.

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Non conference lock of the week: Nebraska by 1.5 over Iowa - Iowa covers.
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