The Pac-12 wrapped up its inaugural season only two days ago, but its not too early to start looking forward to next fall. The conference finalized its 2012 schedule earlier today, and here’s what’s in store for Cal as it returns to the newly renovated Memorial Stadium:
A Best Buy gift card, Tourneau watch, hooded sweatshirt and FlexFit cap — the Holiday Bowl’s Christmas gift to the Cal football team. Before stepping on the field, the players will already win small, expensive victories. Watches and shopping sprees are the among the most common products pushed in the Read More…
Joe Kapp is an Old Blue favorite, the fiery quarterback who led Cal to its last Rose Bowl in 1959 and swore not to drink tequila until the Bears return to Pasadena. He has lost none of his grit.
So Thursday night, on ESPN, the Cal football team lost to the USC football team. This is not an unusual occurrence, seeing as how the USC football team has now come out victorious in such instances an astounding eight years in a row. That’s two full presidential terms, or the Read More…
Cal’s offense, fourth in the Pac-12 overall and third in passing, has chugged along surprisingly well. That has obscured just how shallow its receiving corps are.
No, Jeff Tedford isn’t known for wild displays of emotion, but even he needed a few extra seconds to collect himself after notching his 75th career victory. The Cal football head coach — who with Saturday’s 63-12 win over Presbyterian became the winningest coach in program history — was greeted Read More…
Cal head coach Jeff Tedford On initial impressions from the first game: “Obviously, there was a lot of rust, things that you need to fix as far as pregame jitters or whatever it is. Turning the ball over down deep. I thought our defense played excellent, but offensively, we still Read More…
The Year That Was Oregon fielded one of the greatest offenses in recent memory. It signaled plays through over-sized flashcards to minimize breaks. It averaged 47 points and 530 yards per game. It forced teams to fake injury to try and slow it down. It lost to Cam Newton and Read More…
The Year That Was Two years ago, Washington State was arguably the worst team in the entire country. The Cougars’ lost 11 games by an average of 29 points. They only defeated Southern Methodist — an overtime victory that saw the latter blow a 17-point lead in the second half. Read More…
The Year That Was Shane Vereen was very good, as everyone expected. At times, he was Cal’s only semblance of an offense. Those times increased in frequency after October, after senior quarterback Kevin Riley’s season-ending injury at Oregon State.
