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Yesterday, Rivals had first opponent of the season ranked #32. Well, as it turns out, we're right in front of them at #31. College Football's Preseason rankings have got to be one of the biggest patchwork pieces of guesswork and bias ever, but honestly, Rivals had Cal about where I expected us to be: Out of most Top 25 preseason polls, but not too far out to be withing striking distance of

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Rivals has Cal's first opponent of the year ranked #32 in its Preseason polls. You can visit the link to read all about them. The most noteworthy line from the preview? "When Ringer needs a blow, junior A.J. Jimmerson is primed to step in."

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The official ruling is out on Marshawn, and whoo boy, is it harsh. ESPN is reporting that Marshawn Lynch has admitted to being behind the wheel of the SUV that struck a pedestrian last month in Buffalo. He has apologized to the victim and has pleaded guilty to the traffic violation--failure to exercise due care. That's right. A traffic violation, meaning Lynch will avoid any criminal charges

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For months now, there have been rumblings of new Cal Bears uniforms. I scrounged up what I could in in screenshots from videos and official shots from EA for the new NCAA 09 games. Well we've got finally got the official word from the Cal Athletics Department. The official photos confirm what we saw coming. The solid stripes on the sides of the pants, and a solo lightning-esque stripe running

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Cal received a new verbal commit over the weekend: Offensive Guard Brian Schwenke out of Oceanside High School. Schwenke (who looks like a blown up Hansen brother although I'd never say that to his face...even though he kinda does) is listed at Scout.com as a 3 star 6'3 255 lbs guard, and the 41st best at his position. Schwenke had also received offers from Oregon, Colorado, Stanford, and

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The Buffalo News is confirming what we all pretty much saw coming: Former Cal running back and current Buffalo Bills starting running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to plead guilty in the May 31 hit and run incident in which the Porsche SUV Lynch was driving struck a pedestrian in downtown Buffalo. From an outsider's perspective, there wasn't any reason to believe Marshawn wasn't behind the

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[EDIT: If there are any lawyers out there, or law students, or people who like reading 129 page decisions, who would like to give a more comprehensive overview of the decision, feel free to leave a comment or shoot me an email. The ruling can be found here.] I've been asked many times why I never pursued law school. It's moments like these that remind me why I chose the road "less traveled."

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"Oh Lord. Let this be a sign. Please...if it be your will...let us win tomorrow's court decision with the SAHPC."

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The quarterback controversy at Cal just got a little bit more interesting. And by a little bit, I mean, none at all. Why? Nate Longshore (aka. Nate the Great, aka. Nasty Nate) was just named a preseason candidate for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. I’m serious. It even says so on the official website. At least I’m pretty sure it’s the official site: http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/.

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Scout.com has a story up about a late recruit. So late in fact, that I wasn't even aware that we even had any more scholarships available to give away. Cal picked up a late addition to their secondary, 2nd year Blinn College JUCO transfer, Bryant Nnabuife. (credit Scout.com for image) On paper, Nnabuife appears to be a great pick up. Nnabuife has great size for a defensive back at 6'2, 200

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We all know Alex Mack is a beast and quite possibly the best collegiate center in the country. It's good to see though, that more and more people are recognizing that and the reasons why as well. Bruce Feldman from ESPN has Mack as one of college football’s top workout warriors. Check out what he had to say: “7. Alex Mack, Cal, center: Arguably the best offensive lineman in the

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A few quick articles involving some of your beloved Cal Bears grads as Green Bay Packers. Most notably involved Aa-ron Rodgers *clap clap clap clap clap* and "The Bishop." Bishop benefits from OTA Opportunity: "His most notable plays came in pass coverage. During a red-zone drill, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was trying to go deep over the middle to the tight end for a touchdown, and Bishop

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No real updates on the story last week that Marshawn Lynch may have been involved in a hit and run accident. Marshawn and his attorney Mike Caffery have kept quiet thus far in speaking to the media, but Caffery is scheduled to meet with Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark on this afternoon. In an ESPN News Article though, Lynch did explain why he's been skipping voluntary practices though

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Quite possibly. At least according to the CBS Sports. They've listed Jahvid "the Jet" as one of the 10 fastest players in all of College Football. "Jahvid Best, RB, Cal, sophomore: Used sparingly as a freshman, Best once ran a 10.31 100 in high school. Missed the track season (and spring practice) recovering from a hip injury." Eh. No one who's ever heard of Best is surprised, so I suppose

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[UPDATE: Cal has officially announced the new jerseys.] Last month I posted some screenshots showing off what are rumored to be Cal's new uniforms for the upcoming season. While we still have gotten any official confirmation (although at this point I'd be hard pressed to give you reasons why these won't be the actual uniforms), I've been able to get my hands on some new high res images giving

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Yay! More Desean Jackson news! Whoo! Actually, not really much here other than a feature done by Jason Cole with Yahoo! Sports on Desean and his potential role in fitting in with the Philadelphia Eagles next year. The article essentially covers both sides of the future coin with Desean. On one hand, Desean could be McNabb's, and consequentially, the Eagles' savior. An incredible talent

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Yahoo Sports is reporting that a vehicle registered to former Cal running back Marshawn Lynch was involved in a hit and run incident over the weekend. No word yet as to whether or not Marshawn was driving the SUV as messages to both Lynch and his agent have yet been returned. And it wasn't just a knocking over of a telephone pole. The incident involved a woman actually getting hit by the car.

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With the recent reports covered both by the Philadelphia Eagles and Cal Bears media regarding former Cal wide receiver Desean Jackson and the strain on his respective teams as a result of his family members' involvement, you kind of have to wonder how much is too much in terms of the parent involvement in sports. By the way, I'm not going to spend a lot of time going recapping the articles (

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Matt Hayes from SportingNews has just ranked the best Pac-10 players by position. A couple of surprising choices, and a couple of no-brainers. Here were the Cal players who made the list: Quarterback 1. Willie Tuitama, Arizona 2. Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State 3. Mark Sanchez, USC 4. Jake Locker, Washington 5. Nate Longshore, Cal Offensive line 1. Alex Mack, Cal 2. Max Unger, Oregon 3. Jeff

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Blah. ESPN's Ted Miller who covers the Pac-10, includes us in his list of the BCS' Top 10 Slights in its ten year history. Who could forget the infamous 2004 BCS Snub? Although most Cal fans would want to. "5. Texas politickin': Brown lobbies for poll promotion over California We're a country divided into red states and blue states, so why shouldn't that carry over to college football? In

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The Cal Coaches Tour that I mentioned a few weeks ago, officially kicked off this week to record crowds and some interesting nuggets of info. I waited too long to decide on going, and the one Nor Cal stop that I was going to be able to make (Pleasant Hill) sold out the quickest. Great. Apparently, nothing too groundbreaking came from the meetings, but to summarize: Montgomery schmoozed over the

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Just a quick update on a few Cal graduating seniors who are looking to sign free agent contracts with an NFL Team (courtesy the SFGate): "The Raiders invited 17 unsigned and undrafted rookies for a weekend tryout. Among the notables: Stanford defensive back David Lofton, the son of Raiders receivers coach James Lofton; Nebraska quarterback Sam Keller (San Ramon Valley High); Cal defensive back

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(Superman that OH!) I guess it didn't take them too long to put a few attributes together and begin the PR blitzes. Desean Jackson...can fly on the field...is a Philadelphia Eagle...eagles fly...ummm...BOOM!

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Last week I covered the news of Desean Jackson breaking onto the cover of the Playstation 2 version of NCAA Football 09. (For the record, yes I think a boatload of people will still end up buying the PS2 version. Look at the numbers folks...). Well I stumbled across a fun video (albeit not the best quality as the footage is filmed off-screen) of Desean Jackson taking on Owen Schmitt, the

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I know, I know. It’s WAY too early to begin the comparisons. They’ve both only played one season (with Jahvid not even finishing his). It’s retarded to compare two players just because they’re sophomore running backs in the Pac-10. Joe McKnight is sooo much better than Best. Best is sooo much faster than McKnight…blah blah blah. Forgive me, it’s the college football offseason, and I

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