Bay Area Report

[hatvol96]

I'll be in the Bay Area for a few days starting tomorrow. I'll relay any talk I hear regarding the opener.

 

[VolinArizona]

I'll be in the Bay Area for a few days starting tomorrow. I'll relay any talk I hear regarding the opener.

Make sure to have at least a half dozen San Franciscos!

 

[Arclight]

I feel sorry for you having to go there. I was glad when I could leave--for good. Taxifornia

 

[LetMeStay]

will people even be talking about it?

 

[hatvol96]

will people even be talking about it?

I was in that area in '04 when USC was paying at Stanford. The game was a complete afterthought. I'll be interested to see if Cal's lofty ranking has stirred interest.

 

[obxvol]

I heard they are experimenting with a new kind of football out in Cali land. Supposedly there are a number of Berkley folks that are concerned that the poor cows that are sacrificed for the leather to make the footballs are being mistreated. I hear they are experimenting with some balls made out of pure hemp. The neat thing about it is you can play four quarters with it and then smoke the bejeezit out of it afterwards. Interesting stuff.

 

[WA_Vol]

I heard they are experimenting with a new kind of football out in Cali land. Supposedly there are a number of Berkley folks that are concerned that the poor cows that are sacrificed for the leather to make the footballs are being mistreated. I hear they are experimenting with some balls made out of pure hemp. The neat thing about it is you can play four quarters with it and then smoke the bejeezit out of it afterwards. Interesting stuff.

wonder why they call it the "pigskin?"

what do they suggest people do with cowskin after making hamburger out of them?

 

[obxvol]

Silly Californians don't even know it is made out of pigskin.

 

[hatvol96]

All of the talk on the San Francisco side of the Bay is about Stanford's remodeled stadium. I'll be in Oakland and Berkeley later in the trip. The conversation on that side of the bridge should center on UT-Cal.

 

[RockyTopEmpire]

I am sure they are worried about.....recycling and forest fires....football is 4th tier

 

[milohimself]

^ Don't forget about their hybrid cars.

 

[hatvol96]

Jeff Tedford has to be frustrated. He has a top 10 team and the biggest college sports story in the Bay is Stanford's Tree getting suspended from the NCAA women's tournament. That is awful.

 

[Jasongivm6]

Jeff Tedford has to be frustrated. He has a top 10 team and the biggest college sports story in the Bay is Stanford's Tree getting suspended from the NCAA women's tournament. That is awful.

Any more interesting news about Stanford's band committing juvenile delinquencies?

 

[JWVol]

Did Cal use all of their tickets or did any get returned? Just wondering what kind of following they may have to Knoxville, TN.

 

[LetMeStay]

some got returned. dont know the number.

 

[WA_Vol]

I expect any college football fans in Cali are all now USC bandwagon fans. Good luck finding anyone talking up Cal.

 

[milohimself]

I expect any college football fans in Cali are all now USC bandwagon fans. Good luck finding anyone talking up Cal.

Sure, the ones down in southern California...

My guess is the Bay Area Bears will make just a so-so showing. How many tickets were alotted for them?

 

[vols kick balls]

Jeff Tedford has to be frustrated. He has a top 10 team and the biggest college sports story in the Bay is Stanford's Tree getting suspended from the NCAA women's tournament. That is awful.

Tree is bad ass:rock:

 

[hatvol96]

Tree is bad ass:rock:

No, Tree is stupid. All costumed mascots, with the notable exception of the Phillie Phanatic, are dumb.

 

[rockydoc]

I looked up UC Berkley's official web site and they list their enrollment as: 23,485 undergrads, 9,000 graduate students and GET THIS, 1,076 "first professional students". I think my daughter falls in the latter category!

 

[GAVol]

I think my daughter falls in the latter category!

:lol:

 

[hatvol96]

Again today, nothing of substance in the San Francisco paper about the game. The only story is a human interest piece on one of their offensive linemen. I realize that this is a pro city, but I must admit I'm a little shocked at the paucity of coverage of a preseason Top 10 team.

 

[VolinArizona]

Again today, nothing of substance in the San Francisco paper about the game. The only story is a human interest piece on one of their offensive linemen. I realize that this is a pro city, but I must admit I'm a little shocked at the paucity of coverage of a preseason Top 10 team.

But did you drink a whole bunch of San Francisco's for me?

 

[volfan2024]

Looks like you picked a good time to be out of the Miami area Hat, with the weather and all.

 

[Vol423]

Again today, nothing of substance in the San Francisco paper about the game. The only story is a human interest piece on one of their offensive linemen. I realize that this is a pro city, but I must admit I'm a little shocked at the paucity of coverage of a preseason Top 10 team.

The Bay area is NOT football country. They could be preseason number 1 in the polls, and there still wouldn't be much discussion there. The Bay area just doesn't have rabid college football fans. All the rabid football fans deck themselves out in silver and black and act like criminals at the Raider games on Sundays.