Comments on: Football: Best out this week

By: george watson

george watson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:23:36 +0000

Good news about Best. May he recover quickly and completely. He is Hall of Fame player in the making – if he decides to continue his career.

(As to Jackson, it was good that he declared early for the draft. A monumentally talented player, he was also not a good teammate. What he contributed to the grand skid of 07 can’t really be measured. USC’s loss was Cal’s greater loss.)

By: Pug

Pug — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:37:31 +0000

…he’s not technically an alum of Cal as he never graduated..

I bet most of those players who name a school didn’t graduate. They still say the name of the school they attended.

By: Pug

Pug — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:36:28 +0000

Jackson doesn’t name Cal in his introduction but Long Beach Poly. He’s a strange guy. Good player, not really a good guy.

By: JT

JT — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:38:49 +0000

it’s not the first time Jackson has said LBP instead of Cal, so I’m not as shocked anymore. besides, he’s not technically an alum of Cal as he never graduated..

By: rollonubears

rollonubears — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08:55 +0000

long beach poly is the respected alma mater of another upstanding pro athlete, milton bradley. thanks for mentioning that. i didn’t catch the game, but if he feels like Cal had nothing to do with his success, he’s just lost a fan.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:06:23 +0000

Who knows what Desean thinks about Cal, but don’t read too much into that. Maybe not last night, but it’s not unusual for players to say their high school rather than their college alma mater.

By: Steve W

Steve W — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:56:17 +0000

I noticed that Desean Jackson listed “Long Beach Poly” as his alma mater during introductions of the starting teams in last night’s game between the Eagles and Cowboys. He was the only player who did not name his college in the introductions. He obviously takes no pride in his experience at Cal, and we know he didn’t graduate there. I wonder if he’s an anomaly or if other players feel the same way.

By: Bear IV

Bear IV — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:51:04 +0000

Many prayers were directed that young man’s way. I believe they were answered.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:01:29 +0000

I was scared to death for him for a long time last night. This couldn’t be better news given what it looked like. But this is still asevere concussion, which is serious. Jahvid, 2 concussions this close together, I would not return this year- maybe for a bowl game, and even then… I would not be so sure. I know there is a lot of money at tstake and you will probably need to prove you are recovered. There are bound to be a lot of NFL questions given the frequent injuries.

I am more thinking he should pass on spring ball, run track, get real healthy, and think long and hard about returning to Cal next year. I would lean towards not. Tedford has gotten less our of arguably the most dynamic weapon in college football. Sounds familiar, like Desean Jackson.

By: H8sRed

H8sRed — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:35:17 +0000

I don’t think we could have hoped for better news than that. Thanks JO.