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Cal Football Defense Gamefilm Review: Mirroring The Oregon Ducks
(For those who want to read more about the Cal defense vs. Oregon offense, check out my notes on the first half Cal run defense vs Oregon run offense here. PDF, 19 pages, 17 additional plays, 5800+ words, $3. More Cal-Oregon free/paid content to come.) You could write ten words about a football...
Trojan Horsed: How The Cal Defense Gave Up 42 To The USC Offense
Today, I begin taking a look back at the Xs and Os of the disappointing 2010 Cal football campaign. I'll start with the bottom of the barrel, the embarrassing 48-14 loss in the Coliseum against the USC Trojans. We were all left seething after "42-0". A lot of just couldn't process it as it was...
Cal Football Defense Roundtable: The Gregory-Pendergast Transition
1. Do you prefer Clancy Pendergast's defensive scheming to Bob Gregory's more fundamental style? Why or why not? HydroTech: I like seeing QB sacks, and QB pressure. However, I do recognize that pressuring the QB is risky and pressuring the QB cannot be done in a reckless manner. So it's hard for...
Oregon State 35, California 7: All Scheme, No Fundamentals
When Jeff Tedford became the head coach of the California Golden Bears, the schemes that were implemented on both sides of the ball were really simple. We pounded the ball down people's throats to set up the pass with our power blocking schemes--it was bruising and effective. On defense, we played...
Cal vs. Arizona State Post-Game Thoughts
(1) Tedford was showing a bit more fire and emotion. Maybe it's because he can feel the heat and criticism following last week's huge loss to USC. Maybe it's because his seat has never been warmer than ever before (even warmer than 2007). But against Arizona State, I felt like we were seeing a...
State Of The Cal Football Program, Part IV: Position Coaches Evaluation
Part I on Tedford & Riley, Part II on the big picture, Part III Andy Ludwig's playcalling. Today, we look at position coaches. Untouchable Ron Gould (running backs), Tosh Lupoi (primary recruiter/defensive line): Best units on the team, most invaluable coaches on the staff. They ain't going nowhere...
USC 48, California 14: Golden Bears Paint A Portrait Of FAIL
(Note: I have to get this out of my system. More serious thoughts coming later this week.) via thegifblog.com In an unbelievably dominant display of FAIL football, the California Golden Bears were the victors, getting run up and down from start to finish in a 48-14 loss to the USC Trojans. It was...
Golden Spotlight: USC Trojans & Lane Kiffin's West Coast Offense
Last season: 9-4 This season: 4-2 (wins at Hawaii, vs. Virginia, at Minnesota and Wazzu, losses to the Furd and Washington) Previous matchups with Cal: Headlined by the USC defense grinding Cal's offense to a halt. The Bears put up 3, 3, 17, 9, and 10 (that last touchdown was in extended garbage...
Cal vs. UCLA Post-Game Thoughts
(1) 2010 Riley is better than 2009 Riley, but 2010 Riley still is inconsistent. There's a lot to say here. (1)(a) He misses some easy passes... still. That pass to Vereen along the sidelines could have been a touchdown had Riley not under thrown the ball. Some of his other passes to other...
California 35, UCLA 7: Shane Vereen, Defense Submarines Bruins
The California Golden Bears overcame a subpar passing attack and weak special teams play to beat the UCLA Bruins by doing the two things football 'experts' harp on to win football games: running the ball, and playing great defense. There was a Ravens-esque quality to the way Cal beat up UCLA for...
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