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Montgomery talks
By Jonathan Okanes
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 at 12:27 pm in off-season stuff.
I just got off the phone with James Montgomery, and he said the main reason he decided to leave Cal is that he simply never felt comfortable there.
Coming to Cal in the first place wasn’t a slam dunk for Montgomery. He’s said it before and he told me again on the phone that his choice to attend Cal was more of a family decision. Even when he was being recruited, Montgomery wasn’t sure Cal was the right fit for him. But his family really wanted him to stay close to home, and as Montgomery put it, “they basically told me to go work hard and try to make it work.” He said he did that but “didn’t feel happy in Berkeley. I never felt it at Berkeley. It never really did it fr me.”
Montgomery also said he never made the comments that were reported by RealDawg.com that questioned Cal’s tradition or its ability to sell out games even when the team was highly ranked.
“There’s a lot being twisted,” Montgomery said. “I would never talk bad about Cal. Everybody knows I’m a team guy.”
Indeed, the comments from RealDawg.com seemed out of character from Montgomery. I can’t say if he actually made those comments or not, but just based on my interaction with him, they were surprising. But again, I’m not in position to choose to believe either side because I obviously wasn’t there for the conversation.
Montgomery also said the competition with Jahvid Best for playing time had nothing to do with his departure.
“People keep asking me about the competition with Jahvid. It was never about that,” Montgomery said. “The best guy plays wherever you go. We’re such a tight group, we didn’t even care who played. People think there is a rivalry, but we did everything together, on and off the field. There were never any malicious thoughts.”
Montgomery said even though his heart told him he wasn’t comfortable at Cal, it was still a tough decision because of the friendships he had made.
“Everybody knows I love (my teammates),” Montgomery said. “It was never about them. They’re my guys. We’ve been through a lot together. It was my decision.”
Montgomery said he plans on finishing the semester at Cal and is “checking out a couple of schools right now.” I asked him specifically about some of the schools that have been speculated (Washington, Oregon, Florida, Fresno State), but he declined to get into specifics.
Although Montgomery said he never was really comfortable at Cal, he said he went in with an open mind and sincerely tried to make it work.
“I went in and worked hard,” Montgomery said. “I didn’t come here to not make it work. I came here and worked hard. It’s just more how I felt.”
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March 19th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
MoreNCs obsessive-compulsive need to endlessly attack a football program reveals the lonely emptyness of MoreNCs life.
that is sad.
I’m just pre-posting this before going off-line for the day.
March 19th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
There it is, but do the rest of you see it? When my daughter wakes up at 3 am, I don’t say, “I’m not happy, so I’m not going to do anything.” Or, “work isn’t going to be fun today, so I’m not going to do it”. Monty obviously doesn’t have a father figure to kick some sense into him, so he took the emotional route with his mom. Hopefully, Monty recognizes this flaw of modernistic thought, and he whole-heartedly rejects it. Till then, he will continue to give up because of his feelings. Grow up!
“Feelings, nothing more than Feelings”
I’m on the shut-the-door-behind-you bandwagon, now.
GO YOU BEARS!
March 19th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
[...] Full story from Okane’s blog. [...]
March 19th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
That’s weird…Realdawg.com is always on the ball and always gets has accurate info. Oh well…good luck to James whever he goes.
Best,
Jonathan Mapu
March 19th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
It looks like a situation of someone stepping back, evaluating their life and finding unhappiness, then stepping back in to fix it. I can’t diss Monty for that even if he decides to go to a different Pac-10 school. His life is his own I suppose.
March 19th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Montgomery’s sudden departure leaves Cal with only four halfbacks as opposed to seven fullbacks who get limited carries in Tedford’s system. Would any of the FB’s be candidates to be moved to halfback? I’m also wondering why when Cal needed a yard or so for a first down, Will T wasn’t used more often. In that situation finding a hole isn’t as important as just a strong drive forward and on various occassions Will showed how hard he was to bring down. Also, has placekicker Tom Shneider applied for another year of eligibility or is he moving on after graduation?
March 19th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
That hag that publishes realdawg makes sh*t up all the time. This is not at all surprising. Husky followers hate her because she scares off recruits/commits by stalking them on myspace, among other things. I hate her. Man, do I hate her…
March 19th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
While Montgomery says he’s a “team guy,” his actions reflect otherwise. Despite his position as number one back on the depth chart, he decides to transfer. Comparably, Tracy Slocum embodies a team-oriented player. He was a highly touted running back, just as Montgomery was, yet he quietly assumed a special teams role while Mont’y and Best shared the backup tailback spot. I could see a move like this helping team chemistry.
Montgomery was anything but electrifying this past season, and he certainly wasn’t the same caliber backup we’ve enjoyed in years past, like Forsett or Marcus O’Keith. His contribution to Cal football was essentially a boost in our recruiting class ranking due to his four-star status. He must have recognized that while he was pegged as a starter, it was only a matter of time before Best or another back supplanted his role.
Let’s just hope that hip heals.
Go Bears!
March 19th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
J.Montgomery seemed like a good guy when I got a chance to chat it up with him. Obviously that doesn’t mean anything, but it seems like a lot of people were hard on him while this was unfolding and it just seems like he’s making the right decision for himself and if anything, it shows he’s a pretty big family guy and i’m gonna respect that.
March 19th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
[...] Montgomery explains his reasons for leaving Cal: Coming to Cal in the first place wasn’t a slam dunk for Montgomery. He’s said it before and he told me again on the phone that his choice to attend Cal was more of a family decision. Even when he was being recruited, Montgomery wasn’t sure Cal was the right fit for him. But his family really wanted him to stay close to home, and as Montgomery put it, “they basically told me to go work hard and try to make it work.” He said he did that but “didn’t feel happy in Berkeley. I never felt it at Berkeley. It never really did it for me.” [...]
March 19th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
realdawg is wrong most of the time!
March 19th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Jan K Oski
There it is, but do the rest of you see it? When my daughter wakes up at 3 am, I don’t say, “I’m not happy, so I’m not going to do anything.” Or, “work isn’t going to be fun today, so I’m not going to do it”. Monty obviously doesn’t have a father figure to kick some sense into him, so he took the emotional route with his mom. Hopefully, Monty recognizes this flaw of modernistic thought, and he whole-heartedly rejects it. Till then, he will continue to give up because of his feelings. Grow up!
“Feelings, nothing more than Feelings”
I’m on the shut-the-door-behind-you bandwagon, now.
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Sounds like you have been studying up on your pop psychology ending with your own version of American Idol. Weak really weak. You and the rest of the fan base are pathetically trashing a young man who just doesn’t want to play for you anymore. So what. It is you and your fan base that needs to grow up.
March 19th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Didn’t USC lose a couple RBs to transfers last year?
March 19th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Two things are clear: 1) James wasn’t happy at Cal, and 2) he isn’t saying why he even if it makes him look immature.
Even if he isn’t a team player by leaving, he is one in how he is leaving.
I have to respect him for his silence, even if it leaves us wondering why.
Good luck James!
March 20th, 2008 at 5:35 am
Dball
Thanks for asking. USC loses players all the time but we don’t care. So what. I suppose if you are insecure about the fortunes of your team you would circle the wagons just like your fans are doing right now. One leaves but there are 9 others who move up the charts. E. Moody left last year and our fans didn’t trash him. I suggest you support those who are now on the team and not trash those who are not. It just doesn’t look good when you do that kind of thing.
March 20th, 2008 at 5:41 am
Seems to me that fabricating comments attributed to Montgomery would be particularly unlikely. What is MORE likely is that Montgomery was induced to say these things by an experienced and wiley journalist. Not being sufficiently gifted athletically to have encountered such before, he likely just suffered diarrhea of the mouth. Either way it was a VERY not bright thing to say and really calls into question his ability to remain academically eligible at Cal. The less stringent academic requirements and athletic competition at the University of Washington would seem to be a better fit for him.
After all, not EVERYONE can be a Cal student, athlete, or alum.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Fedupbear:
You are right, not everyone can be a Cal student. However, you shouldn’t say that following your own sentence of:
“Either way it was a VERY not bright thing to say…”
Freshman Lit was a long time ago, huh?
March 20th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Also, remind me when was the last time departed USC player openly bashed the program, questioned fan loyalty or attendance.
Berkley football is A JOKE!
March 20th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Hey Troll!
J.O. said that Monty denied saying those things. Are you capable of reading? To make heads or tails of such things is a perfect example of a simpleton.
J.O.! Thanks for the Effort! I think it is time to reflect on another player or position. Please?
GO YOU BEARS!
March 20th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Indeed, the comments from RealDawg.com seemed out of character from Montgomery. I can’t say if he actually made those comments or not, but just based on my interaction with him, they were surprising. But again, I’m not in position to choose to believe either side because I obviously wasn’t there for the conversation.
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Jan Oski, it’s probably you who need reading comprehension lessons (I recommend Folsom Jr College). Montgomery never EXPLICITLY DENY the statements published on realdog.com. Accept it and move on
March 20th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Bear Fans – I bleed Blue and Gold, but the venom being spouted towards Montgomery is embarrassing. This is relatively new to cal football, but every program looses highly-ranked ones recuits.
I don’t remember people tearing up Kyle Reed last year and that seemed like a bigger loss than this one.
It’s just one player that up to this point was never a factor in Cal’s success on the field, so whats the big deal?
I wish him well since he will regret not being on the team in 2008.
March 20th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Amy,
You already have plenty of nicknames, and you hardly hide behind false allegiances. My post was to Fedup, the one and only Troll of the CC Times. At any rate, both of you are unable to read, because in the content before your cut and paste, Monty said, “he never made those statements”. Perhaps, you need to ask daddy for some time off, so that you can finish your GED. Good luck!
March 20th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Hey HH
Bad publicity isn’t good for establishing tradition. Tradition is pivotal for Cal football to take the next step. If Monty said those things or not, the only national news out of Cal is that #1 RB is leaving. I don’t know how it will affect future recruits, but they should certainly ask Tedford about it. At least, I would.
Oh yeah, Reed wasn’t the #1 QB or even #2, so there’s a big difference between the two players in my book.
Don’t buy Amy’s thoughts that other fan bases don’t discuss such things. We all know that people are very opinionated about sports…
March 20th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Going to answer, coward?
Answer the questions. I repeat: Was the sc-stanford game sold out this year, amy? And what happened in that game, I’m having a difficult time remembering? It couldn’t have been the biggest upset and most embarrassing loss in college football history, right?
Michigan, PSU, and Tennessee (to name a few) sell out their home games out all the time. They have 20,000 more seats than god’s program. HOW CAN THIS BE?
And if we’re going to get in reasons behind the lack of sell outs, let’s examine some other pieces of relevant data.
The SF Bay area is home to 6.7 million people and 2 pro football teams.
The LA metro area is home to 17.7 million people and 0 pro football teams.
With 11 million (11 million!!) extra people and no other football in the area, sc can only get 20,000 more people than Cal to come to their games??? Talk about pathetic!
March 20th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
We never printed those remarks on our website. Please get the facts straight before attributing anything to our website that wasn’t publicized there.
Thanks
March 20th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Jan K Oski
Hey HH
Bad publicity isn’t good for establishing tradition. Tradition is pivotal for Cal football to take the next step.
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Establishing tradition is done by winning consistently which means not choking games against lowly teams and winning when you are on the national stage. It also means not letting the media down two years in a row once they have crowned you a BCS calibur team. Not going through the greatest meltdown ever in college football history helps to. Until you get over those bumps in the road people will always still remember your team as the one who pulled off (with the ref’s help) the Play (until it was surpassed last year by Mt Vernon college’s version).
March 20th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Sure you didn’t Ruthie. We all read them. You’re a pathetic mess and should go back to bankruptcy court instead of trying to run a site that has five members and 20 login names for your multiple personalities.
How are the anti-depressants treating you?
March 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Hey Ruthie! Did Jimmy give you a call all pissed off about the story you wrote or did you decide to delete his quotes from your story today because you pulled them out of your ass?
For those who don’t know Ms. Robbins and her web site are an embarrassment to the University of Washington.
She screwed me in her second bankruptcy. Pay your bills woman!
March 20th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
She deleted them. We all know what she wrote and my guess is Jimmy called her and asked her to take it down. Just like the post she wrote on his myspace claiming another UW website was a “bunch of redneck racists”.
March 20th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
for that socal fan that asked if a usc player has left and bashed his school…how many of your players graduate? they may still get punished for giving Reggie Bush’s parents $ and a house…your school is dirty and no amount of soap will cleanse it!
March 20th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
MoreNC’s, are you this Amy? http://gridirongoddess.wordpress.com/
A huge USC fan named Amy who brags about knowing more about football than all the guys? You talk about Cal being a joke, yet when I google your name all I get are a few blogs that never have more than two comments and a couple mediocre film reviews. I hope this isn’t you. Attacking a peer when you haven’t even graduated, and can only get a guest-spot as a gimmick on a radio show here and there? That’s the only joke going on in these blogs.
March 20th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Jonathan O – can you confirm if the RealDawg quote was pulled down? If yes, what are the chances that AP will print a correction and admit they were duped by a blogger. Anyway you can get a hold of an AP contact to help straighten out the story?
March 20th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Al
…they may still get punished for giving Reggie Bush’s parents $ and a house…your school is dirty and no amount of soap will cleanse it!
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Let’s add you to the list of those already on this forum who can’t read, extrapolate material and present it in an accurate way. The “they” has never been proven because there is no “they” in Reggie’s matter. It was a corrupt, wannabe rogue agent who had no ties to our program. Soap should be used to cleanse the dirty little secret that since 2001 your football players have gained admittance to the school by a lowering of standards. While you are at it you might want to throw in some bleach too as your players have been herded into “gimmee” programs in order to maintain their eligibility.
That’s the truth and BTW if you want to question the accuracy of my statement why was it that I knew about the transfer of Montgomery before all of you learned about from ME. Needless to say, I AM LEGEND!
March 20th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
I’m not so sure about all the so-called “depth” at the tailback position Tedford refers to. Aside from Jahvid Best, who is currently injured, Cal only has Vereen, Slocum and Deboskie listed at the position. With Best being held out of Spring Practice, that only leaves three players to get all the reps. Cal certainly can’t afford any more injuries at that position. The Bears do have seven fullbacks(!), a position which gets few carries in Tedford’s system so I wonder if there’s any possibility one or two of them might be candidates for a move to tailback.
March 20th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Listen up. I don’t blame all of the fans here for being on the edge about a player with potential transferring out of the program. However I think this is very small time thinking. Why worry about the few that transfer out. I would be concerned about the ones that don’t come in. This program has improved its regional connections but it is still lacking based upon the number of recruits you don’t get.
Moore – Florida
Boyett, Colvin, Bates, Pritchett – Oregon
Carswell, Tatum, MacAllister, Armstead, Tupou – USC
Keller, Sullivan, Krula – ASU
Stroughter – OSU
Drew/Olson, Bell, Moya, Havner – UCLA
Then consider those who also go off to FSU, SJSU, Nevada, BYU and other WAC destinations. It isn’t all because of academics and entry qualifications.
March 20th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Amy, you’re a coward. Too afraid to answer the questions?
I repeat: Was the sc-stanford game sold out this year, amy? And what happened in that game, I’m having a difficult time remembering? It couldn’t have been the biggest upset and most embarrassing loss in college football history, right?
Michigan, PSU, and Tennessee (to name a few) sell out their home games out all the time. They have 20,000 more seats than god’s program. HOW CAN THIS BE?
And if we’re going to get in reasons behind the lack of sell outs, let’s examine some other pieces of relevant data.
The SF Bay area is home to 6.7 million people and 2 pro football teams.
The LA metro area is home to 17.7 million people and 0 pro football teams.
With 11 million (11 million!!) extra people and no other football in the area, sc can only get 20,000 more people than Cal to come to their games??? Talk about pathetic!
March 20th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
“Establishing tradition is done by winning consistently which means not choking games against lowly teams” -like U$C losing to Stanfurd last year?
March 20th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
“Not going through the greatest meltdown ever in college football history helps to. -like U$C losing to Stanfurd last year?
March 20th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
“Until you get over those bumps in the road people will always still remember your team as the one who pulled off (with the ref’s help)…
-You mean like in 2002 when U$C beat CAL by 2 pts when Kareem Kelly dropped that TD pass in the endzone, but the refs called it a TD anyway? (Before replay was instituted BTW)
You really are a MORON!
March 20th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Hey MORON, they didn’t sign with U$C either…
Moore – Florida
Boyett, Colvin, Bates, Pritchett – Oregon
Keller, Sullivan, Krula – ASU
Stroughter – OSU
Drew/Olson, Bell, Moya, Havner – UCLA
March 20th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Seriously. The guys over at Trojan Wire are reporting that Carolina Panthers Wide out and former Trojan great Dwayne Jarrett was arrested in the wee hours of the morning (3am to be exact) for a DUI in North Carolina.
Now this just begs the question: Were my pals over at Sports Brethren out drinking in North Cackalak last night? Did they have anything to do with this? LOL
March 21st, 2008 at 6:20 am
XXX Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Seriously. The guys over at Trojan Wire are reporting that Carolina Panthers Wide out and former Trojan great Dwayne Jarrett was arrested in the wee hours of the morning (3am to be exact) for a DUI in North Carolina.
Now this just begs the question: Were my pals over at Sports Brethren out drinking in North Cackalak last night? Did they have anything to do with this? LOL
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Deltha – is that you?
March 21st, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Ruth you freaking liar! You are the worst thing for the UW. You tell lies tto sell stories. You make up your own agenda. Sorry, but you are just pathetic! You NEED to stop your site and your crap, all you do is hurt the UW football recruiting process!
March 22nd, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Big D Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Hey MORON, they didn’t sign with U$C either…
Moore – Florida
Boyett, Colvin, Bates, Pritchett – Oregon
Keller, Sullivan, Krula – ASU
Stroughter – OSU
Drew/Olson, Bell, Moya, Havner – UCLA
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Except for Moore we didn’t want or need anyone on that list (and even then we wanted Moore just so that Florida couldn’t have him. We had an open scholly due to Holland’s transfer). We only go after the best of the best and the entire country is our recruiting ground. My point was that your program needs to become highly effective in keeping your best in the REGION at home. If you need any help on reading comprehension I will be happy to assist.
March 22nd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
The Amy being talked about in the comments is NOT me.
I saw a trackback to my site that led me here.
March 22nd, 2008 at 2:28 pm
JO
Are you holding out on your readers again with potentially some ever bigger news?
March 23rd, 2008 at 1:36 am
morenc you ARE a legend, only it’s in your own little mind…by the way, have you emptied my garbage this week? with your degree in custodial arts you should know when it’s due
March 24th, 2008 at 6:10 am
One of Berkley QBs is leaving the team. Wait for the breaking news.
March 24th, 2008 at 9:58 am
MoreNCs – your obession is funny. You put so much energy and effort into railing on Cal and all you have to show for it is meaningless forum names. Most people in the world want recognition for their effort, but the more “successful” you are the more you huddle and cower behind an anonymous screen name.
wasted time…wasted time, my friend.
March 24th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Case_Study,
Are you saying that Amy has a split peronality disorder? Great! We’ve got our own Sibil. I guess we can be happy that we only interact with her on J.O. blog. She probable takes meds for dealing with the fact of being banned from Bear’s Insider. I guess CBK has his answer why she doesn’t respond to his question about $C’s loss to Stanfraud. She simple changes personas.
March 24th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Jan K Oski
Shouldn’t you be watching your NIT game right now? What kind of Berkley fan are you?
March 24th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Shouldn’t you be watching SC in the… oops, never mind.
March 25th, 2008 at 10:06 am
RetardedSCfan
Unfortunately our season can to an end when we lost our first game in the NCAA tournament starting 4 freshmen.
It was a close game unlike the beatdown you just got from Ohio State in the No Interest Tournament. Here’s to hoping you keep Ben Braun around for another 5 years and what will be another four 9th place finishes. All of us Pac 10 fans will be eternally thankful to you.
March 25th, 2008 at 10:32 am
More(orLess) – how much time a week do you spend posting on internet forums? It is certainly a lot more than average.
March 25th, 2008 at 11:29 am
My dad, big time Berklee donor, just confirmed the QB news to me. He spoke to one of the coaches today and apparently one of Berkley QBs is transferring. It will be announced by the end of the next week at the latest. My dad doesn’t know the name, but the information is 100% correct.
March 25th, 2008 at 11:51 am
MoreNCs – Your daddy still talks to you? I guess he has to, but have you told him how you spend all your free time that he has provided you with his success? He must be distraught thinking about your life.
March 25th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
come on amy, you coward. ready to answer or are you still too afraid?
I repeat: Was the sc-stanford game sold out this year, amy? And what happened in that game, I’m having a difficult time remembering? It couldn’t have been the biggest upset and most embarrassing loss in college football history, right?
Michigan, PSU, and Tennessee (to name a few) sell out their home games out all the time. They have 20,000 more seats than god’s program. HOW CAN THIS BE?
And if we’re going to get in reasons behind the lack of sell outs, let’s examine some other pieces of relevant data.
The SF Bay area is home to 6.7 million people and 2 pro football teams.
The LA metro area is home to 17.7 million people and 0 pro football teams.
With 11 million (11 million!!) extra people and no other football in the area, sc can only get 20,000 more people than Cal to come to their games??? Talk about pathetic!
March 25th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Hey CB,
Since Amy won’t respond to you, perhaps, I can try…
Hey Cybil!
Was the $c-stanfraud game sold out this year? Can you recall the final score in that game? I had a good buzz on that day, but I think it was the biggest upset and most embarrassing loss in college football history.
Ohio State, 2 consecutive losses in the NC game, and PSU, a mediocre program for the past few years, sell out their home games every single season. They have 20,000 more seats than god’s program, and much smaller populations to draw from. HOW CAN THIS BE?
In addition, if we are going to discuss reasons behind the lack of sell outs, let’s consider other relevant data.
The Greater SF Bay area has 6.7 million people and 2 pro football teams.
The LA metro area has 17.7 million people and 0 pro football teams.
With 11 MILLION extra people and no other football teams in the area, $C can only get 20,000 more people than Cal? Is that impressive? Doesn’t look like a college town to me. What do you think, Cybil?
March 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I can’t wait for QB departure news to break out. It will be a comedy to see those clowns on BearInsider panic and cry.
Also, do you know why JO will never ban me? If it wasn’t for me blogs like Contra Costa Times would have zero interest. Right now one thread has almost 60 responses. Even the presidential primaries couldn’t get that much interest. Jay Heater knew how good I was for his career and that is why I stayed around posting. Hopefully JO will appreciate my effort as well
March 25th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
“If it wasn’t for me blogs like Contra Costa Times would have zero interest.”
Delusional much?
Don’t bother trying to point out that I’m validating you by responding, Amy. I was coming here anyway to see if there was anything new. Also, comments and page hits are two completely different statistics. Page hits are used to compute ad rates. No one cares about the number of comments an article receives, especially if they’re as asinine as yours (and now mine because I’m responding to your lunacy).
March 25th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
” Jay Heater knew how good I was for his career and that is why I stayed around posting. Hopefully JO will appreciate my effort as well”
Need Validation Much? So sad…So sad. I guess daddy was too busy making money to teach you that attention is NOT the same as validation.
March 25th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
p.s.
all the hateful posts you collect will never change the fact that your daddy is disappointed with you.
March 25th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
AMY…content with being an irritating $hit stain.
I guess everybody’s good at something.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Amy’s a pyschotic little twit who is so jacked-up in the brain, he/she spends hours each and every day posting around 10-20 anti-Cal threads on this site, about 6 different Scout.com forums, and a few other boards. Don’t take what she says seriously, she has no idea what she’s talking about and the folks over at the BearInsider board know it: http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=166#s=166&f=2242&t=2257001&p=1 . And I’m pretty sure this is her being EXTRA crazy and creating 2 screen-names and emailing herself back and forth: http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=166#s=166&f=2242&t=2257947 . What a complete LOON!!! Get lost you twit!
March 25th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Still too scared amy?
March 25th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
I see there are a lot of theories here about MoreNCs, but looking at the writing style/cadence makes me think there are a few people playing the role with an end-game of becoming a “super-troll”. A lot of “Eliza”-style responses that parrots attacks just to continue discussions also makes the “super-troll” theory plausible.
I played a little just to see if they would bite, but he/they know the game. Just remember this super-troll or regular troll needs replies to live.
So the same rule applies: ignore.
March 25th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Why is he trying to transfer to a Pac 10 school?
I’m under the impression that he won’t be released from his scholarship to play for a team that is on Cal’s schedule in the next few seasons.
March 25th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
btw lol @ all you getting your panties in a wad over this weak ass troll “amythical….”, her bait stinks
March 26th, 2008 at 6:04 am
This picture says it all.
What A JOKE!!!
http://www.contracostatimes.com/portlet/article/html/render_gallery.jsp?articleId=8701479&siteId=571&startImage=2
March 26th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Hey moronsarecoming,
At least the Cal women made it past the first round. Thats more than can be said for the school for spoiled children’s men’s team, whose butts were kicked by Kansas State. Now there’s the real JOKE!!!
March 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Oh boy! Months old news, that Van Meter is playing Rugbie, then left the Cal football, is truly shocking! Too bad, you didn’t get the news about the present big news of Braun sent packing. Beat you!
March 26th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Hey BlueNGold,
Did $C women’s bball make a tournament this year? Oh yeah, they were destroyed by pucla in the 1st round of the pac-10 tournament. Priceless!
March 26th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Jonathan:
You provide a great service with you informative and timely articles about the Cal Bears. Keep up the good work.
Unfortunately, the comments posted by some of your readers are reaching new gutter lows as each day passes.
Is there something that you can do to maintain the quality the website?
Thank you for your service.
Go BEARS!
March 26th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
You can thank me for the insider info. Do you stand in awe of me now? More to come too…
March 26th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Jan K Oski
Sorry you feel so insecure but peons like you always get bones thrown your way. You have a few options 1) Keep getting your information from antiquated chat boards; 2) Go to Boston Market where I suspect you will thrive on all of the latest family type rumors; or 3) contact me on a regular basis. You know how to get in contact with me. If you are respectful to me I may just give you a rib eye once in awhile. That way at least you can have some originality rather than having to resort to stalking me all around the internet.
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
March 27th, 2008 at 6:18 am
So 2 days after I posted the rumor, JO finally reports the news. What a joke
http://www.insidebayarea.com/calsports/ci_8701466
March 27th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Hey moron,
The only joke is that your hyperinflated and completely unjustified opinion of yourself led you to believe that this story was either new news or a big surprise.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I knew Van Meter was quitting about 2 weeks ago. That was not big news. I do have some potential big news out of USC though. I spoke to one of USC’s QB’s fathers who said his son is not happy and seriously thinking about transferring. But I’m sure you already knew this moron.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:46 am
DaBears Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I knew Van Meter was quitting about 2 weeks ago.>>> Uh huh…sure you did.
I do have some potential big news out of USC though. I spoke to one of USC’s QB’s fathers who said his son is not happy and seriously thinking about transferring. >>> Uh huh…sure you do.
Next copycat please come forward.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:56 am
DaBears
Didn’t they teach you in your social welfare courses that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
March 27th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
wow, we lost our senior scout team QB…
March 27th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
“Still, this wasn’t just any rugby team Van Meter was joining. The Bears are the premier program in the country, having won 23 of 28 possible national titles since 1980″… How many Rugby NC does U$C have?
March 27th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
J.O.
Any more info on spring camp? How about the D?
March 27th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Big D Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
“Still, this wasn’t just any rugby team Van Meter was joining. The Bears are the premier program in the country, having won 23 of 28 possible national titles since 1980″… How many Rugby NC does U$C have?
HAHAHAHA. Who cares about some stupid club sport? Boy you are getting hard up for a championship of any kind when you compare rugby with men’s football. Keep it coming. I love it!
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
March 27th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Haha moron gets a little scared when I dropped rumors on him about his beloved USC. Unlike you, I grew up in USC territory (Orange County) and it is a small knit community. I’d say the kid’s name but his parents are my parents best friends. And I learned all about intimidation at Gould School of Law, not at my undergrad days at Cal.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
DaBears Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Haha moron gets a little scared when I dropped rumors on him about his beloved USC. Unlike you, I grew up in USC territory (Orange County) and it is a small knit community >>>>> HAHAHA. Trojan fans don’t worry about kids leaving either through transfer or NFL. We accept it and know it opens up competition for new stars to take their places.
And I learned all about intimidation at Gould School of Law, not at my undergrad days at Cal>>>>> Who said anything about “intimidation”? I was talking about “imitation”. You know there is a difference. HAHAHAHA. You guys kill me. Keep it coming.
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
March 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
MoreNCsarecoming Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Also, remind me when was the last time departed USC player openly bashed the program, questioned fan loyalty or attendance. >>>
Nice grammar. Do you even know what a question mark is? Also, most people who are educated would place an “a” between the word time and departed. Just some suggestions.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
One other thing moron…I heard that the reason you “daddy” has all this inside information is that he cleans up the locker rooms after practice and listens to all the conversations. Is this true? I guess I’d be bitter at Cal too if my dad was the team’s janitor.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
DaBears
Wow was that last post what you would call “intimidating” or “imitating”?
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
March 27th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Hey moron you obviously know nothing about Cal rugby. Why do you persist in embarrassing yourself by revealing your complete and utter ignorance?
March 27th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
BlueNGold Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Hey moron you obviously know nothing about Cal rugby. Why do you persist in embarrassing yourself by revealing your complete and utter ignorance?
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Is it or is it not a fully sanctioned NCAA collegiate sport?
If not who cares.
If so who cares.
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
March 27th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Hey Amy,
Have you in your entire life put action before words?
If so, I doubt it.
If not, here’s your chance. Go to a Rugby practice, since you don’t have anything better to do, and tell your pathetic story and try to keep your head on. The chances are that you’ll be crying like a lil baby after the first hit.
Now, go back to your bottle, Cybil.
March 28th, 2008 at 7:16 am
Jan K. Oski Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Hey Amy,
Have you in your entire life put action before words?
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Have you ever answered a question with a question?
Answer – Yes…you do it regularly.
Let’s put the original question before you one more time.
Is rugby a fully sanctioned NCAA collegiate sport?
Answer – didn’t think so.
At USC we will worry about the ones that really matter and not the ones that don’t. We will let you celebrate your club sport trophies.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Is it or is it not a fully sanctioned NCAA collegiate sport?
If not who cares.
If so who cares.
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
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Moron, have you always been afflicted with clueless stupidity, or has it only been since you started hanging out with the spoiled children crowd?
Just so you know, the NCAA does not administer all intercollegiate sports. But why should a mindless troll be expected to be informed of such things?
March 28th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Hey moron,
How worried are you about the sanctions USC football faces with the Reggie Bush debacle? Some of my colleagues down at Pillsbury, Winthrop were telling me that Reggie is undoubtedly liable. Who will you root for once ‘SC is ineligible for the post-season for a few years? Are you going to start rooting for UCLA? You are such a loser.
- Mark
March 28th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Hey Cybil,
If any of your questions were relevant to the grand scheme of things, I might actually ponder it. Instead, no one in their right mind should waste a nanosecond with words on your pathetic cry for attention. You need a dart with a tranquilizer to return you home to the Saliva yard in Napa. If you need assistance, I can arrange it for you. Come to think of it, it’s a darn shame they no longer use electro-shock therapy. I believe in your case, it would be most beneficial. Actually, I could arrange that for you, too, since we have a few electrophoresis devices in the lab. A good jolt of 0.5 Amps would put you in tip top shape, but you would be surrounded by mostly Cal grads. I doubt you could handle that. You could purchase one on ebay for cheap and experiment on yourself. Start high on the Amp meter! Here’s to self-discovery!
March 28th, 2008 at 11:52 am
[...] and most important, a Cal QB has left the team. This rumor originally stemmed from Amy over at Okanes blog. If you do not know who Amy is, consider yourself lucky. He (she?) is a person [...]
March 28th, 2008 at 11:59 am
#97
March 28th, 2008 at 11:59 am
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March 28th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
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March 28th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
BAM! 100!!!!!
March 28th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
BlueNGold Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Just so you know, the NCAA does not administer all intercollegiate sports.
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Thank you for finally answering the question. Rugby is not a fully sanctioned sport by the NCAA. It is a club sport.
Therefore, it is absurd to place the value of winning that championship above or even equal to the value of winning the NC in men’s collegiate football or basketball. It is a terribly weak point you Berkley fans try to make.
Your rugby program is a legend only in your own minds. Many great colleges don’t even care about rugby. You guys are so championship starved you will settle for anything to put in your empty trophy case.
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
March 28th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Jan K. Oski Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Hey Cybil,
If any of your questions were relevant to the grand scheme of things, I might actually ponder it. >>>>> We can all see you do.
Instead, no one in their right mind should waste a nanosecond with words on your pathetic cry for attention.>>>>>> Who do you mean by “no one”. You do a good job of it!
You need a dart with a tranquilizer to return you home to the Saliva yard in Napa. If you need assistance, I can arrange it for you. Come to think of it, it’s a darn shame they no longer use electro-shock therapy. I believe in your case, it would be most beneficial. Actually, I could arrange that for you, too, since we have a few electrophoresis devices in the lab. A good jolt of 0.5 Amps would put you in tip top shape, but you would be surrounded by mostly Cal grads. I doubt you could handle that. You could purchase one on ebay for cheap and experiment on yourself. Start high on the Amp meter! Here’s to self-discovery!>>>>> Are those the wasted nanosecond words you were referring to? In some people’s books that’s what you call hypocrisy. Don’t you think you should stay away from the lab? It looks like you have been doing adminstering your own treatments if your rant was truly written by you.
March 28th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I care about Rugby. This is a Cal board and we at CAL care very much about Rugby, If you don’t like it then go somewhere else because we don’t care if YOU like Rugby or not. Who the hell are YOU?
March 28th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
When you have no other winning tradition, of course you are going to care about rugby to make you feel better. If Berkley won 30 national championships in basket weaving or ping-pong, you’d care about that too
What a joke
March 28th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Hey Amy,
Get a clue! We don’t respond to you for your sake. We respond to you for the sake of Cal. And, we don’t want the youth of our society to think that your antics are normal and acceptable. Thirdly, I write in response to you for comic relief for all Cal fans. Finally, I share a hope with several other members here that J.O. or someone in the CC times will have enough of this and will start to delete your babble. With nearly 100 post of your split personality and our responses, someone might get a clue at the CC times. By the way, I have seen Cal Blogger on Bear’s Insider. Did you get banned? LOL!
March 28th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Cal Blogger? He trashed my scout mailbox recently. Did Grey Bear ban him because he thought it was me? Hahahaha! I love it! I am a legend, I strike fear on Bear Insider. Every negative post is attributed to me. I am your worst nightmare.
Say hello to Kevin Hart
March 28th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Speaking of Kevin Hart. Didn’t you idiots blame me for Kevin Hart fiasco as well? Berkley fans are such morons, it’s beyond ridiculous!
March 28th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
what a joke what a joke what a joke. You are a broken record, just like your lame excuse for a marching band that only knows one very monotonous song and can’t march. If you had any life at all you would realize how ridiculous you look (and read) by spending so much time posting here. And if you knew anything about Cal rugby, which you obviously don’t, you would realize that the team plays the best college teams in the country, as well as playing internationally and against the top teams of the rugby super league. So Cal rugby is far and away a superior program to the spoiled children’s football team.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Guys, ignore her. With the way the comments are set up it’s impossible to ban her completely, and JO shouldn’t have to baby-sit his blog. Just accept the fact that there will be 2 or 3 comments a day fishing for a fight and ignore her. You’ll take away 9/10 of her posts (of her life?) by not responding. That’s way more hilarious than any of your insults have been. The other boards make it clear she won’t stop or be convinced by arguments, so suck it up and take away most of her fun. And Cal is not metaphysically wounded by there being mean comments left undefended, so don’t feel pressured to “defend the University.” It will do that well enough for itself when we beat them next year.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
BlueNGold Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
So Cal rugby is far and away a superior program to the spoiled children’s football team.
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Keep posting and keep talking to yourself. One of these days (along with some of your alumni friends who are hard up for a championship) you may just convince yourself you are right!
March 29th, 2008 at 7:56 am
ReggieBushFan Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Guys, ignore her. With the way the comments are set up it’s impossible to ban her completely, and JO shouldn’t have to baby-sit his blog. Just accept the fact that there will be 2 or 3 comments a day fishing for a fight and ignore her. You’ll take away 9/10 of her posts (of her life?) by not responding. That’s way more hilarious than any of your insults have been. The other boards make it clear she won’t stop or be convinced by arguments, so suck it up and take away most of her fun. And Cal is not metaphysically wounded by there being mean comments left undefended, so don’t feel pressured to “defend the University.” It will do that well enough for itself when we beat them next year.
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Finally an alumnus that makes sense. I guess that Social Welfare degree finally did pay off.
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
March 29th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Mark Sanchez Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Hey moron,
How worried are you about the sanctions USC football faces with the Reggie Bush debacle? >>>>>>>> Not much…
Some of my colleagues down at Pillsbury, Winthrop were telling me that Reggie is undoubtedly liable. >>>>>>>> Once again that Social Welfare degree you earned demonstrates it has zero value in real life (except to keep your mercernaries eligible). So what if Reggie is “undoubtedly liable.” The question is – Is the USC program liable because it either promoted the indiscretions or had a hand in facilitating it? Nothing has been proven, nothing will be proven. Reggie should pay for his indiscretions as well as that corrupt wannabe agent. OTOH, our program remains squeaky clean.
Best regards
MoreNCsarecoming
March 29th, 2008 at 10:38 am
lessncarecoming Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Keep posting and keep talking to yourself. One of these days (along with some of your alumni friends who are hard up for a championship) you may just convince yourself you are right!
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You responded so I am obviously not talking to myself. And what I posted happens to be true. Whether a brain dead loser with no life like you believes it or not.
March 30th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Amy-
Enough already. We all know you love everything about U$C and hate everything about CAL. Point made. Who really cares what one pathetic person thinks anyway? Now please go away and leave us alone!
March 30th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Cal did finish in 1st place for the director’s cup standings in the Fall – second year in a row. I wonder when the university will have some winning tradition to be proud of? Oh i worry… of course, nobel laureates are different kind of “winning tradition”… but i think Cal has achieved storied all around success. That’s right – well rounded students with a social conscience. I wouldnt have gone to any other school in the world. Go Bears!
March 30th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
yea AMY go and give your dad a HAND. and not the one you give yourself. he’s tired of having to claim you as his son.