Cal football: Are the Bears better with Vereen?
I’m not about to suggest that Vereen is more talented than best or a better playmaker. Or that he should have been playing ahead of Best when No. 4 was healthy. But after watching two all-Vereen,...
View ArticleCal, Stanford and SJSU football: Wrapping up training camp (and looking ahead)
Managed to hit all three camps during a 36-hour window late in the week and, combined with previous visits, came away with the following thoughts. (OK, I have even more thoughts than are listed here....
View ArticleCal football: Grading the Week
First thought while watching the game: Wow, Colorado State must stink. Second thought: This is the beginning of the end of the Dan Hawkins era in Boulder. Third thought: Yes, Colorado State does stink:...
View ArticleCal football: Grading the Week
As soon as Giorgio Tavecchio missed from 40 yards with 2+ minutes left, I turned to my wife and said, “Cal’s going to lose 10-9″ … and I’m guessing thousands of Cal fans thought the exact same thing....
View ArticleCal football: Grading the Week (with Riley update)
As I type, no definitive word on Kevin Riley. Obviously, it doesn’t look or sound good. Obviously, I’ll post something when I hear. And obviously, check Jonathan Okanes’ BearTalk blog for the latest on...
View ArticleCal football: Grading the Week
The Hotline’s current bowl projection for Cal: Las Vegas, with a slim shot at the Sun (depending on whether Stanford jumps into the Rose Bowl and everyone moves up the ladder). Yep, Cal could go 6-6...
View ArticleStanford football: Grading the Week
*** Brief BCS update: Stanford held its ground (No. 6) in the latest standings, behind one-loss LSU and ahead of one-loss Wisconsin and Nebraska. Hard to see Stanford passing LSU if both teams win out;...
View ArticleCal football: Shane Vereen declares for the NFL Draft
And so it is done. Cal tailback Shane Vereen has decided to enter the draft. He won’t stick around Berkeley to see if Jeff Tedford can get the Bears back on track. Cal made the announcement Saturday...
View ArticleCal football: Positive signs abound in Berkeley
*** Intended to post this item early in the week, then held off because I thought there would be staff news. But now it’s Thursday night and the Bears have not hired (at least officially) a certain...
View ArticleNFL Draft: The top-10 Bay Area prospects
There are more than two dozen players with Bay Area ties who will be picked in the NFL Draft or could sign free agent contracts (although not until the lockout ends, of course). Below is a list of the...
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