Comments on: Football: Quick Sunday night update

By: Davidson

Davidson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:23:31 +0000

After watching the replay, the ball bounced off of Best’s right shoulder pad. I believe it must have been obscured by the Defender’s arms, as it was clearly catchable.

Underthrown? Yes
Catchable? Yes
Hard to catch? Yes

By: Golden Bear

Golden Bear — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:41:44 +0000

I appreciate the way JO answers questions we pose in the comments. He’s good about that. He answers all questions that are valuable and worthy. And he ignores questions from the fools. Good work, JO!

By: Jabes

Jabes — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:35:04 +0000

I think the pass was dropped. It was underthrown but catchable, the defender did not appear to get a hand on the ball. It is questionable if Best could have hung on after the hit, securing a pass is not his forte as much as holding on to the ball during a run.

Bottom line, the way Jones played you expect him to make that catch, you hope Best does, and it’s hard to blame the QB for a downfield strike that does get to the hands of his intended receiver.

Whatever the design on the “squib” kick, it was designed or executed poorly, resulting in field position beyond the 40. Would have been better to kick out of bounds.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:11:43 +0000

Actually, Tedford has his kickers kick a line drive to a slower up-back so the return won’t be a quick TD or returned for good feild position just before half-time.

By: ToparchiBear

ToparchiBear — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:33:43 +0000

Calduke:

I believe that was a designed on side kick, just didn’t work. See how all the bears line up. They were all stay close together and went after the ball. Usually spread out the entire width.

By: house

house — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:38:10 +0000

lets see, Best averaged 13.7 ypc and Riley threw 4 TD passes against a BCS confrence team, you guys were SHUT OUT 25% of your game against a SJSU team that wasnt even in the top half of the WAC. nice try though.

By: MoreNCsarecoming

MoreNCsarecoming — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:31:36 +0000

OK football fans…once again I wil need to to get this board focused on football related material. So after week 1 who played better?

Joe McKnight or J. Best
Matt Barkley or K. Riley

By: Calduke

Calduke — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:05:49 +0000

O K all you football analysts. I need answers.

1. Was the pass to Best dropped or was it batted away??

2. Was the kickoff near the end of the first half
a’whiff’ or a botched squib kick??

By: ToparchiBear

ToparchiBear — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:03:02 +0000

Ha ha.. Moren… that is cheap.. Cupcake? Bottom feeder? what did you say about them before? You just can’t admit that Cal is good, Can’t you. That is not a close game that you blamed the ref. for the victory. That is blown out man. Cal is clearly better at both end of the ball.

How about Miami team (lost to Cal last year) that just upset #18 rank Florida States at FSU.

Go Bears!

By: Jan K Oski

Jan K Oski — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:33:41 +0000

I heard the Big Fan was more about self-gratification, if you know what I mean, than sports fanaticism. And, where did one see this movie? It isn’t playing in the Bay Area according to Yahoo!