After Cal capped its 2007 season with a New Year's Eve victory over Air Force in the Armed Services Bowl, quarterback Kevin Riley's daily routine included a call to center Alex Mack.These were no social calls. Riley wanted an answer a€" actually the right answer a€" to an important question: was   more...
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The California offense has at least one All-Pac-10 player coming back, in junior center Alex Mack. Mack was named the Pac-10's offensive lineman of the year by Pac-10 defensive linemen, and is the anchor of our offensive line. Now we're just waiting for junior WR DeSean Jackson to come back and   more...
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The California Golden Bears' athletic programs are all having good seasons so far. Whatever your taste in sports, chances are that the Bears have a team making waves nationally this season. We have broken up the Bear Tracks update to serve these sports in a manner more fitting of their   more...
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With less than two weeks before Cal's football season begins, there is still no clear cut starter for the most important position on the team, quarterback. Since Aaron Rodgers moved on to back up legendary quarterback Brett Favre, the Cal program is still looking for a guy to step in and fill the   more...
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So I attended my first Big Game on Saturday, and it was quite pleasant. Figures that I’d go four years of undergrad without attending one Big Game. I even passed on the 2004 one when we all thought we were chomping on roses–probably for the best, since I’d probably have been in ...
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The Bear Will Not Quit talks on Arizona’s spread offense“How do you defend against [archnemesis/former Texas Tech OC's Sonny Dykes's spread] offense?1. You must limit yards after the catch. When this offense racks up 40+ points, it is due to big gains off short passes. Think of how ...
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The Bear Will Not Quit talks on Arizona’s spread offense“How do you defend against [archnemesis/former Texas Tech OC's Sonny Dykes's spread] offense?1. You must limit yards after the catch. When this offense racks up 40+ points, it is due to big gains off short passes. Think of how ...
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A report card of every component of the California Golden Bears 66-3 manhandling of the Washington State Cougars in Pullman.
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A report card of the California Golden Bears disappointing performance in College Park, falling to the Maryland Terrapins 35-27.
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As I review the Spartans for Cal's football home and season opener this Saturday night, I keep running across pundits that are convinced that...
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The final scrimmage for Cal's football team is complete, the coaches have no doubt already made their minds up about nearly all 64 slots on the Bears' depth chart, and however it shakes out the Golden Bears will most likely be a young team. It's not unusual for a top-flight program like Cal to   more...
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Nate Longshore: We’ve seen this script before. It’s the typical Nate Longshore game we’ve seen the past two years. Let’s move on before people start yelling.Grade: CKevin Riley: Ditto.Grade: CRunning backs: Just when it looked like Arizona was ready to run us off the ...
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The last time so many young players on the Cal football team were getting opportunities to play was probably in coach Jeff Tedford's second season (2003) where he rotated between Aaron Rodgers and Reggie Robertson at the quarterback spot. Even then, it's probable that the 2003 team was still a   more...
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Nate Longshore: Another strange performance. It wasn’t like Nate was bad, even though he had those two interceptions called back on bizarro penalties. Interestingly enough he seemingly replicated his 2006 USC performance with three nice rollouts. But the offense moved like it was playing ...
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As the season begins to wind down, the post-season picture begins to gain clarity. This clarity is what allows coaches, players, and fans to know what it is that their team needs to accomplish over these final weeks of the season in order to reach primary or secondary goals that they have for   more...
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