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The Stanford Daily (Kevin Jing)- Ranking the 15 best football players from Stanford and Cal

BenParker
Read that here.

Curious to get your guys’ thoughts on the list. Someone on the Stanford site posted this on our board.

Note: A Cal player was named #1.

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Ranking the 15 best football players from Stanford and Cal

The Stanford Daily's Kevin Jing ranks the top 15 greatest football players from Stanford and Cal, ahead of the 126th Big Game.
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A few notable Senior Day walkers

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These were the walkers per Cal PR.

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Notably, the following players with eligibility left after this season and who are contributors participated in senior day: Driscoll, Session, Hunter, Woodson, Rohme.

Of course, walking doesn’t preclude anyone from coming back. And in this day and age, it’s probably a wise move to walk because you never know what offer you might get after the season. But hopefully all of these guys come back on 2024.
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Five Takeaways: Cal coaching staff talks identity ahead Big Game

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Saturday, Cal got its first win since September and now turns its attention to one of the biggest weeks of the year: the Big Game. Cal (4-6, 2-5 Pac-12) and Stanford (3-7, 2-6 Pac-12) are both looking to add more wins to their respective records as they gear up for the 126th edition of the Bay Area rivalry game.

Ahead of this week’s matchup, Cal head coach Justin Wilcox, alongside with defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon and offensive coordinator Jake Spavital, talked about the upcoming Big Game and provided the media with team updates and observations from the Washington State win after having an opportunity to review the game film.

Here are the five takeaways from Tuesday’s media availability:

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GoldenBearReport - Five Takeaways: Cal coaching staff talks identity ahead Big Game

Justin Wilcox and his staff are preparing the Bears to close out the regular season with two wins starting Saturday.
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MBB game thread: Cal vs. CSU Bakersfield

Matt Moreno
GAME DETAILS

Cal (1-1) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (1-1)
Time: 7 p.m. PT
Location: Berkeley, California | Haas Pavilion
Watch: Pac-12 Network (Bay Area) | Roxy Bernstein (PxP) & Don Maclean (Analyst)
Listen: 810 AM & The Varsity App | Justin Allegri (PxP) & Theo Robertson (Analyst)

The Bears will look to bounce back Monday night as they welcome CSU Bakersfield to Haas tonight. The Roadrunners head into the matchup with one win and one loss after falling to No. 21 USC last week at Galen Center. Cal has had a couple challenging games so far to open the season and will be looking to get back on the winning side Monday night.

Join the conversation and follow along for updates throughout the game.
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Looking for a Big Game ticket or two

rathokan
anybody selling tickets? looking for something cheap... just want to be able to get in the stadium if the opportunity presents itself. Will be bringing my 13 month old to the tailgate... have no idea if he'll last until kickoff or not. wife is working that evening and would be able to attend the first quarter at the most.

can't remember, do you just pay for parking when you get there? how early does it fill up (if it does at all)? I hear there's no stroller parking/check in at furd stadium? Anybody with any toddler-related intel I'd love to hear it.
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A win is a win: Cal rediscovers joy after nail-biting victory

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After a four-week drought, Cal football finally managed to secure a win. “Secure” may be too strong of a word to use in this situation, though — at times, it seemed like the win came off the coattails of luck, Pac-12 magic and complete and utter chaos.

After all, this was the last Pac-12 home game for the Bears, so chaos was almost a prerequisite. But, a win is a win. And wins matter.

It’s not often that you see college athletes enjoying media availability. But Saturday, the players were truly having fun — and it showed.

Read more about the significance of Cal's win over Washington State:

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GoldenBearReport - A win is a win: Cal rediscovers joy after nail-biting victory

The Bears needed some good fortune, a bit of wackiness and some answered prayers to end their four-game losing streak.
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Jimbo Fisher out at TAMU

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The comedy writes itself… apparently they thought they had to do this since most of their high priced mercenaries are on their way out the door. Their horrible contract requires a 20% payout within 30 days with the remainder split evenly over the term paid annually. So $19m. And change up front and $7.3m a year for 8 years. Add in they just gave 1 year extensions to most of the staff (like 3 weeks ago) and that’ll be another $8-10m they need to pay off. Amazing…

Also, the contract has no offsets so TAMU gets no relief if Jimbo gets another job.

Lot of talent about to be on the open market… GET THOSE CHECKBOOKS OUT haha
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Pac-12 weekly honors for Cade Uluave and Brian Driscoll

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Cal wins half of the weekly Pac-12 conference awards today as linebacker Cade Uluave is named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and the Freshman of the Week while center Brian Driscoll picked up his second Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week award today for their performances against Washington State in Saturday's win.
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Let's pick the pac-12 games - Week 12

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3-2 last week for 31-34-2 for the year. 0-1 for my lock of the week for 7-4 for the year.

Let's pick the pac-12 games - Week 11

4-2 last week for 28-32-2 for the year. 1-0...
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Home teams in italics

WSU by 4.5 over Colorado - Nothing i've seen from WSU suggested they should be favored over anyone. Colorado covers.

Arizona by 1 over Utah - Weird line, Utah covers.

USC by 6.5 over Fucla - Two reeling teams. Take the underdog and the points. fUCLA.

Oregon by 22.5 over ASU - ASU covers.

Cal by 6.5 over Furd - Two shitty teams. no idea, but wilcox doesn't cover td spreads. Furd.

Oregon State by 1 over UW - UW hasn't looked great, but this is a good matchup for them. UW covers.

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Non conference lock of the week: Texas by 7.5 over Iowa State - Iowa State covers.
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2023 scholly departures/transfer portal

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Login to view embedded media if chris street had stayed in berkeley he would've probably started the 2023 spring game at running back & also been around a year away now from earning a degree from the #1 ranked public university in the world which wuz his best opportunity for earning generational wealth but at this point just very happy that chris is gonna hopefully earn a college degree from utah tech...will be rooting for streezy this fall, go bisons

yeah the bears got 36 scholly departures heading into the 2023 season

daniel scott, safety...out of eligibility, nfl indianapolis colts
odua isibor, edge defender...out of eligiblity
jamieson sheahan, punter...out of eligilbity
darius long jr, defensive line...now a walk on for final semester, already earned berkeley degre
kyle smith, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer
ryan puskas, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer
orin patu, edge defender...grad transfer to arizona
patrick histake, edge defender...portal to hawaii...no berkeley degree
henry ikahihifo, outside linebacker...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
braxton croteau, outside linebacker...medical retirement
femi oladejo, linebacker...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
trey paster, linebacker...grad transfer to colorado state
fatu iosefa, safety...portal...no berkeley degree
kaleb higgins, corner back...portal to sacramento state...no berkeley degree
ben coleman, guard...grad transfer to asu
spencer lovell, guard...grad transfer to kansas
ryan lange, guard...football retirement, will earn berkeley degree
jackson brown, tackle..portal to pitt...no berkeley degree
jake muller, tight end...fooball retirement, will earn berkeley degree
elijah mojarro, tight end...grad transfer to nevada
nick alftin, tight end...portal as grad transfer
keleki latu, tight end...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
jermaine terry, tight end...portal to oregon state...no berkeley degree
j michael sturdivant, wide receiver...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
justin richard baker, wide receiver...medical retirement
tommy christakos, wide receiver...medical retirement
aiden lee, wide receiver...portal to garden city community college...no berkeley degree
ashton hayes, running back...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
chris street, running back...portal to utah tech...no berkeley degree
damien moore, running back...portal to fresno state...no berkeley degree
decarlos brooks, running back...grad transfer portal to asu
slater zellers, longsnapper...grad transfer to asu
dario longhetto, kicker...grad transfer to asu
jack plummer, quarterback...grad transfer to louisville
kai milner, quarterback...portal to northern arizona...no berkeley degree
zach johnson, quarterback...portal as grad transfer

note: mykyle so'oto wuz previously incorrectly included on this list, the now san mateo cc enrollee wuz a pwo in berkeley

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monster analysis of the 2023 36 scholly departures:

1) shocky's new neck tatts with the wording "don't be a dumb azz#" r 100% spectacular!

2) 4 grad transfers kyle smith, ryan puskas, nick alftin & zach johnson did not find new homes for the 2023 season

3) other than the 2 ucla transfers literally every young man leaving berkeley is departing for a new skool that is significantly worser from an academic perspective that is gonna impact their future ability to earn income/build wealth...the 3 biggest **** ups wuz wuz ashton hayes (and his moms) to nevada, kai milner (and his dad) to northern arizona & chris street to utah tech

4) would be awesome if knowlton & his worthless bureaucrats jenny & markeisha would enter the transfer portal never to be heard from again

5) there will be multiple medical retirement announcements (a couple might surprise u) after the ucla game this season, football is a violent sport & best wishes to braxton croteau, justin richard baker & tommy christakos for earning their berkeley degrees

6) very happy for guys with berkeley degrees who are getting a chance to play during their final year of eligibility such as decarlos brooks, elijah mojarro, slater zellers, dario longhetto, orin patu & trey paster

7) kinda wondering if a bad attitude guy like damien moore who traded his berkeley degree for a fresno state degree is gonna look back when he's 30 years old working at the 7/11 in lodi with the dawning realization that his decision comes with 50 year consequences?

8) the bears lost very little talent that would favorably helped the 2023 team:

**** j michael sturdivant: would've started at wide receiver, his lack of precision with routes is gonna hinder his nfl ambitions

***jack plummer: would've been the bears qb1 at this point in the season but honestly would prefer 3 and a half years of the developing nando & his unique infectious enthusiasm which is critical to the chemistry of this team as the coaches are not emotional leaders...here's the thing with jack, he studied 45 minutes a day with the grad cert program from his off campus apartment before watching game film & never even walked around campus...he wuz not emotionally connected to his teammates other than a couple of the wideouts including j mike

***femi oladejo: keo is a much better +1 athletic quick twitch insider backer with a much higher football iq than femi (who frequently ran into the wrong gap) but obviously we would want oladejo now that jackson sirmon is sidelined for the rest of the season

ben coleman would be on this list too but his early season ending injury in tempe means that his playing value would've been zero...and sorry zellers & longhetto r not the answers to anything other than fun times in old town

and there's really no one else who departed that could've materially helped this football team other than maybe doms or something

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Cal visitor list: Washington State

Matt Moreno
Here's the Cal visitor list for today's final home game as the Bears host Washington State. A good thing to get Dayton Aupiu back on campus as he's been taking visits to other schools throughout the season, most recently UCLA.

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Game Thread: Cal vs. Washington State

Matt Moreno
Game Details

Who: Cal (3-6, 1-5 Pac-12) vs. Washington State (4-5, 1-5 Pac-12) | All-time series: Cal leads 48-30-5
When: 1:00 p.m. PT
Where: California Memorial Stadium | Berkeley, California
TV: ESPN2 | Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (reporter)
RADIO: 810 AM Justin Allegri (play-by-play), Mike Pawlawski (analyst), Kevin Danna (sideline reporter);
SiriusXM Ch. 158 or 202 SXM App 966, The Varsity App

Either the Bears or Cougars will break a losing streak today as they play at CMS. Follow along for updates and join the conversation as Cal plays its final home game of the season Saturday.
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Cal vs Pacific Game Thread

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Cal is up 3 early with Aimaq heading to the line.

Jaylon has a very good feel for the game and can make good decisions so quickly. This is in stark contrast to Askew who wasted two possessions holding the ball up top and missed a wide open Jaylon both times.

Our defense is allowed wide open looks and far too many transition opportunities.

The offense is getting a good look every time Askew doesn’t bring the ball up.
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Wilcox - damned if he does, damned if he doesnt

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I can’t imagine we are playing the style he prefers. Comments that our defense was our strong suit over the past few years while lamenting our weak offense missed the fact that our defense was “good” because we played a ball control offense that ate up time. Our defense wasn’t on the field that much and the other team had less possessions to push up the score.

Now that we have a faster paced offense, our D is getting rolled, much like it was during Dykes’ days.

Rather than losing boring 23-17 games, we are now losing giving up 40+ points.
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Guess the Score standings through Week 10

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Our Week 10 winner is @Fire Starkey with a score of 8! Next best were @UCB4LIFE with a score of 12 and @sppbears and @tluv123 with a score of 13.

Here are the updates standings through ten 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) -- 27, 31, 0, 19, 13, 47, 10, 20, 23
drfunk4316 (17.286) -- 35, 38, 14, 29, 1, 47, 10, 16, 16
tluv123 (17.571) -- 35, 28, 0, 36, 7, 36, 7, 33, 13
MC415 (19.571) -- 28, 37, 3, 51, 10, 47, 3, 40, 16
kotaconduct (20) -- 31, 37, 7, 40, 4, 45, 12, 19, 30
bearborn11 (20.143) -- 27, 31, 14, 43, 9, 31, 10, 27, 23
Eugene Choo (20.286) -- 29, 40, 10, 29, 11, 27, 24, 12, 30
joni.a (20.429) -- 24, 48, 0, 43, 10, 58, 7, 36. 23
Fire Starkey (21.429) -- 28, 33, 32, 36, 7, 44, 19, 23, 8
bear949 (21.429) -- 33, 35, 4, 36, 8, 40, 11, 29, 30
GoBears93 (21.714) -- 32, 31, 6, 40, 20, 48, 13, 34, 16
sflye13 (21.714) -- 23, 37, 3, 29, X, 47, 14, 23, 23
mike79 (21.857) -- 35, 35, 7, 36, 7, 40, 13, 45, 20
petalumabear (21.857) -- 37, 28, 14, 43, 4, 47, 23, 27, 20
Ptown Mac11 (22) -- 32, 36, 13, 29, 11, 42, 12, 31, 26
droski (22.143) -- 34, 45, 11, 29, 4, 58, 11, 36, 30
BLbearfan (22.286) -- 21, 41, 14, 39, 11, 37, 13, 24, 32
rathokan (22.714) -- 38, 45, 7, 30, 10, 37, 11, 34, 30
sppbears (23) -- 31, 40, 14, 43, 7, 40, 33, 23, 13
gocalbears1994 (23.143) -- 31, 33, 4, 41, 11, 48, 23, 37, 23
Harky4 (23.857) -- 35, 37, 10, 39, 4, 41, 14, 41, 28
dannyroe (24.571) -- 32, 49, 14, 37, 8, 41, 16, 41, 24
CalGreg (24.714) -- X, X, 32, 40, 4, 34, 8, 41, 14
icbear (25) -- 41, 41, 24, 38, 9, 41, 21, 12, 30
UCB4LIFE (25.429) -- 27, 38, 21, 39, 14, 47, 27, X, 12
marklog (25.714) -- 30, X, X, 42, 11, 34, 6, 33, 24
horsemon (26.286) -- 38, 41, 4, 56, 13, 42, 22, 24, X
GoBears96 (26.286) -- 26, 42, 18, 31, 18, 41, 24, 26, 48
oski97 (26.286) -- 31, 31, 10, 35, X, X, 18, 33, 26
richmondisnotghetto (26.286) -- 31, 38, 24, 43, 14, 48, 17, 37, 23
fjbards (26.286) -- 36, 23, X, 57, 7, 55, 10, 30, 23
calderon11 (26.857) -- 20, 35, 6, 46, 21, 49, 27, 33, X
bjorn91 (27) -- X,X, 10, 42, 16, 42, 21, 38, 20
dlit (27.714) -- 27, 32, 21, 36, 7, 51, 27, 44, 45
kairbear (30.429) -- 27, 21, 33, 39, X, 44, 27, 22, X
SlugLyfe57 (32.714) -- 35, 59, 12, 43, 16, 35, X, 29, X
dhemy (35.286) -- 62, 47, 28, 53, 14, 47, 4, 54, X
ELIMINATED
1calfan (X) -- 25, 35, X, X, X, 55, 3, X, X
gbforever (X) -- 25, 35, 10, 60, X, X, 36, X, X
febfeb (X)-- X, X, 8, 46, 15, 47, 27, X, X
TomBalk (X) -- X,X, 14, 39, X, 44, 23, X, X
Gkhoury2325 (X) -- 21, X, X, X, X, 30, X, X, X
RugBear (X) -- 20, 41, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
Colonial Bear (X) -- 38, 28, 11, 49, X, X, X, X, 16
lonestarbear (X) -- 28,27, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
cal1982 (X) -- 24, X, 7, X, X, X, X, X, X
djsit (X) -- 41, 34, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
djnoblin (X) -- 45, 35, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
elindsey (X) -- 28, 59, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
mvpcalbears (X) -- 38, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
vjrousseu (X) -- 20, 30, X, X, X, X, X, X, X
bluebeargold (X) -- 27, 39, 15, X, X, X, X, X, X
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Today

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I certainly didn't expect USC to fire Alex Grinch on Sunday morning, so the last few days have been unexpectedly chaotic. I apologize sincerely for the delay on the recruiting breakdown -- I have an interview this morning, a Zoom call at 10:30 and then I'm putting it together for you. It will be comprehensive and have all the intel you're looking for.

In advance of tomorrow's basketball game, I'll have a basketball story for you. Matt, Maria and AJ have the rest covered!
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Crucial match on Saturday between Cal MSOC and #22 Stanford

BenParker
Greetings everyone! It's been a while! Figured I would make more of an effort to swing by with Cal-Stanford content and the like. I'm covering a lot of different sports at Stanford right now, which gives me more opportunities to head up to Berkeley, which is fun!

In men's soccer, Stanford and Cal have a really important soccer match on Saturday. 5:00 PM PT at Stanford. Final match of the regular season for both teams. Stanford is ranked #22 in the nation right now, but has been kinda up and down lately. They lost their most recent match to UCLA 3-1 and Cal played them tough in Berkeley a couple weeks back in a 1-1 draw. If you want to read my recap, click here. Stanford was impressed with the overall environment that Cal had with the band and then just in general, the talent that Cal has on their team. They've got a good squad this year.

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Recap: #15 Stanford MSOC draws Cal in Big Clásico battle

#15 Stanford men’s soccer and Cal had a fierce battle in Berkeley on Sunday that resulted in a 1-1 draw.
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P.S. I will set up a thread early next week that is dedicated to my Big Game content, also giving you all a chance to ask me any questions you have on Stanford. I kinda wanted to post something before I dropped that since it's been a while since I posted on here. I figured the soccer might attract some interest. Hope you guys are doing good!
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