2012 PAC-12 PREVIEW: CAL GOLDEN BEARS
By Rock Mayock 1:30 p.m. | The start of a new football season in Berkeley means only one thing: When does the “Will Jeff Tedford Get Fired Watch” begin. Although extremely cynical, the Tedford Watch is not without merit. The past 8 years in Berkeley have been excruciating to watch. So much hope, so many good prospects but it never translates on the field. Will 2012 be any different? Let’s take a look at the prospects.
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EVALUATING CAL’S RENOVATION OF MEMORIAL STADIUM, PART 3
By Rock Mayock 11:00 p.m. | After a brief hiatus it is time to resume our dialog about the University of California’s ongoing effort to update their antiquated football facilities. We have already discussed the motivation behind undertaking this costly endeavor as well as the recent completion of Phase I. Today we will delve deep into Phase II, the renovation and retrofit of both end zones and the west side of Cal Memorial Stadium (CMS).
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EVALUATING CAL’S RENOVATION OF MEMORIAL STADIUM, PART 2
By Rock Mayock 11:00 p.m. | Last week we started our evaluation of the University of California’s planned renovation of Memorial Stadium by providing a broad overview of the project. This week we will delve deeper into the planned renovations, the anticipated renovation expenses and the funding to cover these expenses.
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EVALUATING CAL’S RENOVATION OF MEMORIAL STADIUM, PART 1
By Rock Mayock 11:45 p.m. | If you remember, we first discussed the pending renovations to Cal’s Memorial Stadium all the way back in August 2011. Along with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl, Cal’s Memorial Stadium sits atop the Mount Rushmore of venerable Pac-12 stadium venues. However like the Coliseum and the Rose Bowl the combination of time, environmental factors and an increasingly competitive conference have forced Cal to make much needed renovations to Memorial Stadium.
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CAL GOLDEN BEARS PRO DAY: MICHAEL CALVIN IMPRESSES
By Jaboner Jackson 10 p.m. | Berkeley, CA. Yesterday was Cal's Pro Day--or at least part of it because constant rain in the Bay Area eradicated position drills. But rain and the Bay go together like E-40 and ghost riding the whip, so scouts and onlookers threw on their ponchos and got down with the hyphy. And little known wide receiver Michael Calvin got stupid doo-doo dumb while riding the yellow bus. (I apologize for the slang--something about being in the Bay Area always gets me all hyphied out.)
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PREVIEWING THE 2011 HOLIDAY BOWL: CAL VS TEXAS
By Rock Mayock 4:00PM As part of our ongoing preview of Pac-12 bowl games today we will evaluate one of the gems of bowl season, The Holiday Bowl. Always an entertaining matchup between the Pac-12 and Big-12, the 2011 installment of The Holiday Bowl will pit the California Golden Bears against the University of Texas Longhorns.
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MATT LEINART GETS THE START
Posted by Rock Mayock 10:30PM Yesterday we explored the start of Mattie’s journey through the football world. Starting from his awkward fat cross eyed youth to his domination of the Serra League and California Interscholastic Federation Division I. We will bypass Mattie’s redshirt freshman season (2001) and relatively uneventful 2002 freshman year performing mop up duty for Heisman Palmer, to devote more time to one of the most magical seasons in USC football history.
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