Photo Gallery: Big Game 2012
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The 115th Big Game marked the 30th anniversary of The Play. The game resulted in a 21-3 Cal loss at home. Stanford retains possession of the Axe until next year.
A history of Cal Pranks to celebrate April Fools’ Day
It’s April Fools’ Day: a day to celebrate our inner pranksters. It’s a chance for those of us who take life too seriously to let go. After all, it’s the one day of the year that pranks are universally accepted, and we should all take advantage of it, especially in a Read More…
Why is the “Big Game” not a big game?
College football is a tradition that many Cal students look forward to when they arrive at a Division-1 school. There’s something exhilarating about cramming into Memorial Stadium’s student section with hundreds of other fans and shouting “Go” — while the alumni answer back with “Bears” — at the top of your Read More…
We Spy: UC Berkeley on Jeopardy
You had better know the answer to this one … “The Play” has made an appearance on the game show Jeopardy, and it’s a perfect way to start looking forward to next year’s Big Game and our new coaching staff, headed by Sonny Dykes. Even more important, though, is the Read More…
Why is the ‘Big Game’ not a big game?
College football is a tradition that many Cal students look forward to when they arrive at a Division-1 school. There’s something exhilarating about cramming into Memorial Stadium’s student section with hundreds of other fans and shouting “Go” — while the alumni answer back with “Bears” — at the top of your Read More…
Live Blog: Big Game 2012
Follow along as Daily Cal football beat writers Connor Byrne, Jonathan Kuperberg and Michael Rosen and sports editor Annie Gerlach give play-by-play and analysis of the the 115th Big Game between Cal and Stanford, live from Memorial Stadium. Story lines include the teams’ physicality up front and Stanford’s fan support. Oh yeah, Read More…
Four seconds of madness: Dissecting The Play
Context: In the 1982 Big Game at Memorial Stadium, Cal had outplayed a favored Stanford team for the majority of the game, and held a 19-17 lead late in the fourth quarter. Facing a fourth-and-17 from his own 13-yard line with less than a minute to play, Stanford quarterback John Read More…
The band is out on the field!: Joe Starkey’s call of the Play
Joe Starkey’s call of The Play — 288 words of pure chaos and excitement — is unlike anything ever heard in sports. Thirty years have passed since the longtime Cal radio broadcaster’s frantic call started to percolate on radio shows and ESPN tape reels, and it has since become as Read More…
Turning points: 120 years’ history of the Big Game
In the historic rivalry between Cal and Stanford, anything goes — that includes tear gas, Axe hunts and fourth-quarter miracles. It all comes down to the Big Game, and this year is the 115th installment. Before Saturday’s noon kickoff, take a walk down memory lane and relive some of the rivalry’s most illustrious moments. Read More…
Maynard Mondays Week 8: The return of Sack Maynard’s poor offensive line?
Has the sting of another Big Game loss dulled yet, Cal fans? Probably not. But I’m about to sharpen those pangs a bit more with this week’s installment of Maynard Mondays. To put it bluntly, Cal’s offense looked pathetic on Saturday. True, its defensive pressure was consistent and stifling; if Read More…