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If Marshawn Lynch Was A Treesitter…
 

Published 30 hours ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

I tried reading this editorial in good humor , but then the writer started invoking Goodwin’s Law and my mind blanked out. Once someone analogizes Hitler massacring half of Europe to cutting down a bunch of old oak trees, you’re probably going to lose me. Clearly this women was speaking in some sort of nebulous third-world that the common man would never hope to relate to. ...

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Walk the Line: What Vegas Thinks About Cal and the Pac-10
 

Published 2 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

I have a gambling problem. Not a gambling addiction (other than one bad incident that I deserved, I’ve been fairly frugal with my betting habits). No, my problem is that I’m no good at gambling. I.e. I lose a lot of money. I seem to have terrible patterns at predicting who will win and even worse at identifying the trap games. While some people make it big and others lose ...

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What’s It Like Following A College Team?
 

Published 4 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

There is always a deterministic sense of following hometown teams. I would guess that the majority of Cal fans are also Bay Area fans (or SoCal counterparts), and their emotions fall and rise with the As and the Giants, the 49ers and the Raiders, Warriors and Sharks. You associate with these teams earlier, it’ll always carry more weight. But there’s also been a traditional ...

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Pac-10 Podcast with In the Bleachers
 

Published 7 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

I was on radio for the first time ever tonight. A podcast to be precise . The second biggest college football podcast behind the impeccable EDSBS Live . I give you warning before listening to the download–I was shaking like Charlie Brown meeting that red-headed girl. Unfortunately no one here to kiss on the cheek, except maybe Lisa Horne. I’m babbling. Since it’s ...

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Rey Maualuga Wins the INTERNETZ (And other Pac-10 Links)
 

Published 10 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

Sunday Morning QB, Cal Preview : “The bad news from that perspective is that both the most reliable and most explosive players have all gone on to the pros, and the immediate reserves are not as highly regarded — though Jordan wasn’t a high profile recruit, Hawkins was a four-star prospect out of junior college and Jackson was the hands-down, must-have receiving star of the ...

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Tedford Tournament of Champions: Cal 2005 vs. Cal 2006
 

Published 11 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

And then there were three. After the decisive 2004 beatdown on a talented yet flawed 2007 team , we’re entering what appears to be the most entertaining matchup of this tournament insofar. A stronger 2005 team angled against a developing but talented 2006 offense. The chronically maligned Joe Ayoob versus the chronically injured Nate Longshore . Marshawn Lynch dueling himself. And ...

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Open Thread: Which Regular Season Game Are You Looking At?
 

Published 14 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

We’re two months away from kickoff and Bears Necessity is kicking into full preview mode; time for the readers to open up about the upcoming season. Every Cal game is obviously a must-watch, but which one do you really have your eye on as “must-see”? There are a lot of great games on the calendar, plus the home schedule definitely is in our favor this year. The poll ...

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My Cal Preview for Michigan State Fans
 

Published 15 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

Enlightened Spartan indulged me with my insipid Q&A , so I provided him with some thoughtless noninsight on his site . Note though: The site seems to have been made in 1997, because I can’t find a way to directly link to this. So you’ll have to go directly to enlightenedspartan dot com and look around in the second column from the right (right now it’s the second article ...

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Tedford Tournament of Champions: Cal 2004 vs. Cal 2007
 

Published 15 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

In case you’re unsure what this is all about, we’re seeing what team WhatIfSports.com determines is the best Tedford-led team of the six teams he’s coached. I simulate the games, and determine the winner of the series after around forty-fifty simulations. Usually it’s conclusive enough to determine who the winner is after at least 20. Usually. Here are the first ...

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The OC (Examining Frank Cignetti, Part I)
 

Published 18 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

We’re inching towards kickoff–and by inching, I mean baseball season sucks. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be eyeing several key points of Cal’s 2008 season, culminating with the crucial quarterback battle. I’ll start by discussing our new offensive coordinator and what his playcalling and personality at Fresno State was like. Frank Cignetti’s ...

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Tedford Tournament of Champions: Cal 2002 vs. Cal 2005
 

Published 22 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

As we discovered last week, Cal 2003 was no match for the offensive potency of Cal 2007 in the Whatifsports.com simulator . This team didn’t need much impetus in flatout overpowering its way to a sweep. This led us to our next match in the series, a showdown between the 2002 and 2005 teams. How would Tedford’s inaugural team perform against the impressive Cal 2005 defense and ...

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Dining in Hell: Cal-Michigan State Preview
 

Published 23 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

Eight weeks to kickoff. A tantilizingly short eight weeks. Thankfully while we have a long and warm summer to bask in before we get there…oh wait, you mean this damned city is currently undergoing frigid fifty degree weather? That students are wearing sweaters instead of sundresses? That everyone is cold and implacable to one another instead of warm and welcoming? No wonder Baron ...

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mgoblog found this 23 days ago on bearsnecessity.com

I don’t think Cal fans ever have to worry about Tedford leaving, regardless of the Monday Morning QB chatter . As far as I can tell, this might as well already be the Ann Arbor of the West. Plenty of hippie chatter, good public education, ...

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Can He Still Ghost Ride?
 

Published 27 days ago by Tony at Bears Necessity

In the grand tradition of smooth public relations, Marshawn Lynch’s vehicular saga concludes on a Friday afternoon. Marshawn has issued a public statement , pleaded guilty to “failing to use due care towards a pedestrian,” and received a whopping $150 fine. The only punishment of any consequence is that Marshawn has to surrender his brand new New York drivers license (NY ...

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Tedford Tournament of Champions: Cal 2003 vs. Cal 2007
 

Published 28 days ago by Avinash at Bears Necessity

Time doesn’t allow us to do everything we want. But the Internet allows us to manipulate space and time and come with all sorts of fanciful solutions for that. Whatifsports.com is one of the best and worst sites in the world. On one hand it’s a virtual goldmine for settling questions like “Would the 18-1 Patriots have beaten the 17-0 Dolphins?” or “How good ...

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