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Find newspaper reports, go to their message boards, etc.......


Lets find their faults and negatives. And figure out how and why we will win even with this slight QB disagreement we are having....
 
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Surely they are playing poor in practice to. We arent the only team in the nation who is scrimmaging and struggling at certain positions.
 
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I've heard that they trying to get the shotgun snap down since they are running more from the gun this year. Longshore also has a whole half against Sac State behind him so he is plenty more experienced than Crompton or Ainge. They also failed to beat a team with a winning record last year.
 
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(hvwarrior58 @ Aug 13 said:
I've heard that they trying to get the shotgun snap down since they are running more from the gun this year. Longshore also has a whole half against Sac State behind him so he is plenty more experienced than Crompton or Ainge. They also failed to beat a team with a winning record last year.
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good. Lets have more.
 
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I looked for a good Cal Bears forums, but the ones i found were pathetic. Even more reason to cheer for Freak. :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
 
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In the game against Sac St, he had 11 passes, 1 of which was an int. And some say that Crompton can't start because of lack of experience. This may be a good game for him to make his first start.
 
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Everyone wants to talk how good their DB's are but where were they last season? Ranked 80th in pass def. w/ 240yd per game. UT was 54th. They also had a neg turnover ration last season. They led the PAC-10 at scoring def w/ 21+ pts per game??? Plus, it looks like they gave up almost 2 sacks per game. Our d-line should be licking their chops.
 
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Also, his backup(Ayoob) is apparently horrible(threw more INTs than TDs) so if we get on Longshore early and put him on the turf, we may negate any passing game they bring.
 
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(checkerboard_charly @ Aug 13 said:
Them haveing QB issues is big. Our D should throttle those guys good. And have they ever played in an atmosphere like Neyland???
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Have they even settled on a QB yet? It's gonna be hot, muggy and LOUD in Neyland! The bears won't survive.
 
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I heard this mentioned about the USC @ Ark game and also figure it will come into effect for our game as well. The weather conditions. The west coast teams are not quite used to the type of humidity that we have in the south. Berkley is in North California, so it should have a greater effect on them than it would on USC. It may not be a major factor but could play some sort of role in giving us an advantage.
 
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Damn this feels good. Give some relief to K-town for a while. By the time we are done with Cal they will be begging for mercy.

Great job guys. But lets have more.
 
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They have also had a rash of injuries on their DL.

-Starting DT Mika Kane is questionable for the UT game after having surgery to repair a broken finger.
-Freshman DT Michael Costanzo is out 4-6 weeks after a sprained knee.
-FR DT Derrick Hill is also not participating in contact because of a minor injury.
-The DT that will likely start in place of Kane is Matt Malele who was a starter last year but tore an ACL.
-Starting DE Phillip Mbakogu is still recovering from surgery he had last year to repair cartilage damage and isn't sure where he is at right now. He has been replaced with a DT and is now a backup.
-DE Steve Kelly missed all of last year with knee surgery and is just now trying to make it back up the depth chart.
 
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I like our chances if it is a close game based on last year. They were involved in 5 games that were decided by 7 points or less. In these games, they were outscored 53-17 in the 4th quarter(and 1 OT).
 
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Comment from Cal boards:

As I think back to the spring practice reports, then watching the final spring scrimmage, and now the reports out of fall camp, there's a commonality that's starting to bother me - INTERCEPTIONS.

Yes, it's common for the defense to be ahead of the offense in both spring and fall practice until the offense can get it's timing and reads down. But, this is usually characterized by blown blocking assignments, false starts, losses on running plays, and higher than normal incompletions. However, the reports from last spring plus those so far this fall indicate long plays for TDs along with lots of interceptions.

This is indicative of QBs making bad reads and/or trying to force throws to receivers and make plays that just aren't there to be made. And from the reports, it seems like this interception plague has hit all of our QBs. Could it be that the high expectations for this team coupled with the QB competition that's occurring is causing our QBs to "want to shine" rather than "manage the game?"

Hopefully, our QBs will settle down after another week of practice when the reps start going to those likely to play against Tennessee.
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Holy crap, sound familiar?
 
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Both 1st scrimmages sounded the same, the only difference is perception. Cal fans are taking it like their defense is all world. UT fans are taking it like their offense is bottom dwellar material.
 
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(utvolpj @ Aug 13 said:
Comment from Cal boards:
Holy crap, sound familiar?
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:lolabove: :lolabove: :lolabove:

I like this thread much better than the others going around...
 
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Another comment from Cal:

Will 4th quarter woes turn around this year? I sure hope so. Some interesting stats from last year reflect an inability to close strongly in close games.

Last year Cal was involved in five games that were decided by 7 points or less. Of the five, three were lost (UCLA, Oregon, Oregon St.) and two were won (Wash. State and BYU). I hesitate to include BYU in this because their two late scores were basically late in the game during "garbage time."

In the five games Cal was outscored in the fouth quarter (and in the one overtime) 53-17. In the three close game losses Cal was outscored in the fourth quarter (including the overtime) by a score of 33-3.

In the season totals Cal outscored their opponents in the fourth quarter 115-63. That means that in games decided by more than seven points, Cal outscored their opponents in the fourth quarter 98-10.

What to make of all this? dunno.

But it seems like it may reflect a young team with doubts about its own ability. When they were well in the lead, they could don the mantle of the outstanding team without problems. When well beaten (USC) the pressure was off so they could just play.

Confidence and a year of experience could be critical fourth quarter factors this year if Cal is going to break through to the next level.
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(DKG534 @ Aug 13 said:
I heard this mentioned about the USC @ Ark game and also figure it will come into effect for our game as well. The weather conditions. The west coast teams are not quite used to the type of humidity that we have in the south. Berkley is in North California, so it should have a greater effect on them than it would on USC. It may not be a major factor but could play some sort of role in giving us an advantage.
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The humidity really bothered USC at Auburn a few years ago.
 
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What kind of real football school only brings half the band to a big game? Sheesh...

Cal Band Schedule My son is in the band and he heard tentatively that ~50 members are going. They are probably leaving friday morning and returning sunday night on a red-eye.
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