http://californiabears.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 31 May 2006 19:41:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Beavers must get by Cal to earn a trip to World Series If we’re to believe Oregon State pitcher Brianne McGowan, today’s NCAA softball super regional matchup against California is “just like another game.” And Woodstock was just another rock ‘n’ roll concert. McGowan may choose to downplay the significance of today’s ... http://californiabears.blogsome.com/2006/05/31/bring-on-the-bears/ Cal’s quarterback race during spring football never started. That’s because the guy considered No. 1 by the coaching staff, Nate Longshore, isn’t ready to run. Moments after the Golden Bears finished their final scrimmage of the spring on Saturday, Longshore acknowledged that he was a stationary target. That was despite him throwing ... http://californiabears.blogsome.com/2006/05/31/cals-quarterback-race-on-hold/ COLUMBUS, OHIO - Brennan Boesch, who will be a junior outfielder this spring for the California baseball program, has been named a first-team preseason All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association of America (NCBWA), it was announced Tuesday. Boesch, who earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors in 2005, has also been ... http://californiabears.blogsome.com/2005/12/17/brennan-boesch-named-ncbwa-first-team-preseason-all-american/ BOWL AT A GLANCE: California vs. Brigham Young, Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 22 — Ironically, the athletic director for BYU is Tom Holmoe, the former coach for the Bears whom Jeff Tedford replaced. PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Marshawn Lynch — A year ago J.J. Arrington rushed for over ... http://californiabears.blogsome.com/2005/12/17/strategy-and-personnel/ BEST ATTRIBUTE: California coach Jeff Tedford usually has the first-round type of quarterback under center. That has not been the case, but the Bears haven’t needed him because of two of tailbacks as good as any in the Pac-10. Marshawn Lynch is 11th nationally at 117 yards per game, while ... http://californiabears.blogsome.com/2005/12/17/notes-and-quotes/ The Bears are taking their practice time seriously, with a great deal of attention and focus on BYU’s spread offense. California was torn apart a year ago in the Holiday Bowl, losing 45-31 when Texas Tech’s spread attack dismantled the Bears defense, passing for 520 yards, 30 first downs and completing ... http://californiabears.blogsome.com/2005/12/17/team-report-inside-slant/