Comments on: Football: Barbour transcript

By: BlueNGold

BlueNGold — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:05:55 +0000

Good luck with that, Larry. I believe that most of the parking lots at the ‘stick (the possible exception being the big lot surrounding the stadium itself) are operated by private companies. That would mean the same parking rates in effect as for the Niner games. Of course, the operators should have the ability to charge less, but I don’t see that happening unless there is a lack of demand.

A bigger question is to what extent there will be public transportation options. Last time I checked, the only way that Bart works for a game there is to transfer to a shuttle bus at Balboa Park station. Hopefully there will be more and better alternatives made available if this comes to pass.

By: Juancho

Juancho — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:40:47 +0000

I can’t wait for the remodel to be done. It’s going to be amazing. I hope the school will even do some remodels of tight wad hill for the students. Some of my best, and fuzziest memories were up there. Maybe the second best drinking site in Berkeley after the lawrence lab.

By: dan

dan — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:38:50 +0000

A year at the Stick wouldn’t be the end of the world. I personally have some unbelieveable memories there watching the Walsh & Siefert Niners there. Weather there that time of the year is good. Playing at the Arena in Oakland wasn’t great while Haas was redone, but it wasn’t that bad as a temporary site.

You know what, when we go back to Cal after the re-model, we’ll be like kids with a new toy. They’ll make one the greatest sites in the country to watch college football even better.

By: uh oh.

uh oh. — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:14:24 +0000

Some folks might actually enjoy the nostalgia of winning football being played at the Stick!

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:11:09 +0000

If we play at Candlestick Park, I hope they don’t charge for parking, or at least not $30.

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:01:50 +0000

Yeah, the only problem with Dan’s suggested system is you are going to get 2 SEC teams, a big 12 team, and a Big 10 team, and occasionally a U$C, which is how it pretty much is now. You’d have to go with at least 8 teams, but even that would be too long of a playoff, but would include more teams.

By: Juancho

Juancho — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:02:00 +0000

You know what’s weird. My recommendation for fixing how a national champion is selected – is going back to the old way. Just play the bowls how they were originally set up and then vote. I don’t want to see Cal screwed again by not getting “voted” into a BCS bowl. Like Texas screwed us back in the day of Geoff McArthur.

By: dan

dan — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:11:41 +0000

Also, my solution for bowl games-plaoffs.

Make a couple of non-BCS bowl games BCS games (maybe the Holiday and Cotton Bowls). Get rid of the current NC game. That opens up two more net BCS slots, which will help the Boise States and TCUs be assured to get in whenver deserving.

Then take the top 4 after the bowls, seed them 1-4, have a 2 game semi-finals Saturday, and then a NC game. That would be huge. It does the best job of preserving the tradition and integrity of the exisitng bowl system, and with the 4 top teams you pretty much include only deserving teams based on an entire season of on field performance. This would be amaxing, would drive more dollars thna now, and would actually settle things on the field every year.

Going to 8 or 16 teams makes no sense becuase of the existing bowls. Also, even prior to the bowls at the end of the regular season, there are not 8 or 16 yeams that have had such a good season to deserve a shoot at the national championship. Not deluting the bowl system anymore than it already is is important for many reasons, including not taking away lesser bowl opportunities for many up and coming programs.

By: dan

dan — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:03:42 +0000

Only Candlestick makes sense. ATT is way too small capacity-wise and the Giants will never let Cal tear up that field during the season. The Coliseum has too much going on with the A’s and the Raiders.

Candlestick has only has the Niners, has the largest capacity I believe, and make the most sense. It is a pit, but it’s only one year.

By: Zacko

Zacko — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:52:48 +0000

I’m fine with games in SF. It’s only for one year, so I enjoy the novelty. I even hope it gets spread out over all three stadiums.

As for the playoffs, I’m on board with her too. The football season is already maxed out. I think even with the silly bowls, it’s the one college sport who’s playoff format matches it’s uniqueness. Go bears!