SB Nation User Blog: SoCal Oski

Andy Katz has a nice heartstring-tugger on Randle

SoCal Oski — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:11:47 -0000

Andy Katz has a nice heartstring-tugger on Randle

[...] GLORY is not a perk of attending UCLA, but, rather, your birthright as a Bruin.

SoCal Oski — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:45:41 -0000

[...] GLORY is not a perk of attending UCLA, but, rather, your birthright as a Bruin.

Reason # 26 Nate Longshore is glad he didn't go to Notre Dame

SoCal Oski — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:38:00 -0000

Reason # 26 Nate Longshore is glad he didn't go to Notre Dame

The Domers are starting to unravel. That or ND has been admitting Protestants.

The inevitable result of Hubris.

SoCal Oski — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:15:18 -0000

The inevitable result of Hubris.

Go Bears

SoCal Oski — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:47 -0000

Go Bears

Cal Fans with DirecTV get screwed

SoCal Oski — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:26:24 -0000

No Big Game for you!

It seems that the Big Game will be shown on Versus this year. That sucks for a few reasons, such as the fact that Versus tends to have some of the worst production value and commentators in the industry. Not to mention consistent technical problems in their transmissions.

But that is nothing compared to the fact that it is not available to DirecTV subscribers. So, no Arizona game, and no Big Game.

My question is why would the Big Game be televised on Versus anyway? It's not like Nov 21 is a jam-packed Pac-10 slate. Surely ABC, ESPN, or Fox Sports could have picked this up? This makes no freaking sense at all. The 3:30 ABC game is Penn State @ Mich State. Sure, a great game if you live there, but why the hell are we on the coast forced to watch this?

Personally, I'm getting kind of tired of being kicked in the nuts by the conference TV schedule, and the ridiculous tie-ins. Versus? The Big Televen and the SEC have their own dedicated networks, and Notre Dame has NBC as its bitch. But us? We get shunted off to some public-access cast off.

Sucks. Just sucks.

For all that is Good and Decent and Right in the world

SoCal Oski — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:32:38 -0000

Please, Cougs. Please.

I say this not as a selfish outsider, or someone with an axe to grind. But someone who has felt your pain and is truly and honestly on your side.

Please. Please please please beat Ucla.

It shouldn't take much. But it needs to be done. For many reasons. First, beating a "program on the rise" would be a huge lift to your guys. Not only would it be a conference win, but a tangible sign of improvement. Also, it would be a nice form of satisfaction, since (let's be hones with each other here), aside from USC and UW (at least for you), Ucla has to be a team that you would gain the most satisfaction in beating. And lastly, it would serve the greater good. Shutting up those annoying Ucla fans who seem to believe that it is their given right to be among the top in the conference. Not even Oregon fans can be as annoying or grating with that kind of entitlement.

So please, Cougs, go out and beat those damned powder blue children. I assure you that if you do, the other 8 fan bases in the Pac will thank you.

Go Cougs!

Two years predicts future success?

SoCal Oski — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:16:51 -0000

Two years predicts future success?

The guys at CC have an interesting post up which presents some pretty compelling evidence that a coaches's performance after only two years can predict their future success.

26 September 2009: Well, THAT sucked!

SoCal Oski — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:51:23 -0000

Okay, I know that this has been beaten into the ground, and that other far more knowledgeable posters have dissected the causes for Cal's calamity. From my perspective, it just looked like Cal was slower all around, and Oregon was completely hyped. In fact, after Cal could only manage a field goal after the opening fumble, I turned to the wife and said, "Well, we lost this one already."

That being said, I'd like to welcome all of you younger Cal fans to the official Old Blue's club. Now you know. The shellacking in Eugene was the initiation. Now, maybe (just maybe), you'll understand our behavior a bit better. You've finally been given a peek at our psyche, and the reason every Old Blue still alive fears success more than the boogerman. Having the Bears win games, get noticed, and gain respect is a tarp. It's some horrible plot hatched by Dracula, Nixon, Tommy Trojan and Joe Bruin to rip the hearts out of Cal fans. Oh, and no, it never ends.

The good news (for all of you out there), is that after a while, the scar tissue does start to accumulate, and these start to sting less and less. Oh, they still sting, but not as much. You learn to not think in terms of planning trips to Pasadena in January. You learn to react to pre-season hype and high poll position with the sort of fear Frankenstein's monster had for fire. And you learn to approach games wondering if this will be the one that will stick the shiv into your left kidney.

And, you also learn to start to talk about success in terms of beating select teams, rather than overall record and BCS bowl appearances. After all, back in the day the overall won-loss record was meaningless, so long as we beat Furd. Throw in a victory over one of the LA schools, and we were over the moon with delight and delierium!

Yeah, you kids point at us and make cracks about bitter Old Blues, and so forth. Little did you all know that you were simply mocking the things you were to be. But through it all, the Bear Will Not Quit, the Bear Will Not Die. You know it, you tell the story. We had a little party down in Newport.

Welcome to my world, bitches. Welcome to being a Cal fan!

GO BEARS!

SI Article about Best & the Heismann

SoCal Oski — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:22:56 -0000

I'm not sure if this is a compliment to Best, or a bit of smack toward Harbaugh. Maybe it's a complimack?

At a preseason press conference, Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh misidentified him as a different player. Odd when you consider Best ran for over 200 yards against the Cardinal last season (perhaps Harbaugh could have identified him better from behind).

Other than that, it's a nice write up about Jahvid and Cal.