Comments on: Football: Before we say goodbye, Columbus

By: Boaltblue

Boaltblue — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:15:54 +0000

Juancho: My earlier post was attempting to compare Isi’s first year as a starter in 2011 with Marshawn’s first year as a starter in 2005. I should have made that comparison clearer. Isi did outgain Marshawn when you compare both runners’ respective first years as starting running backs. I was not attempting to disparage Marshawn who is one of my favorites and who did outgain Isi in yards per carry.

My point is that you do not bench a 1300+ yard runner who has shown such tremendous heart and given his all for the Cal Football program. And those 1300+ yards were gained with a much inferior offensive line when compared to the offensive line that Marshawn had blocking for him

By: daredevilfan

daredevilfan — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:28:06 +0000

Bigelow shouldn’t start, but he should be in the mix and not thought of as “third string” just because he is not a senior. Whoever has the hot hand should play. But experience would have me start with Isi or CJ, especially since Bigelow has already experienced success coming in as a non-starter. I’d mix it up, and give SC a ton of runs until they creep into the box, then roll out ZM and hit Keenan and then waakaw!

By: Juancho

Juancho — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:24:46 +0000

Rob youre right. Playing time should be based on what guys did in the past. In games and in practice. In other words nepotism and not meritocracy.

Not in what they can do today. Who cares how a guy performs now. Its about how they did last year. Get nate longshore on the phone.

By: Juancho

Juancho — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:20:37 +0000

I agree about hindsight. But the dans and erics and steventexas and wisdoms will tell you ive been begging for bigelow to play since last year.

If he is better than cj then play him. This isnt intermurals brother. To quote the great jeff gundy.

By: Juancho

Juancho — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:17:59 +0000

Dan i disagreed that bigelow shouldnt start. I think he should.

Rob i said bigelow was iur best player on offense saturday. If you disagree tell me who on offense did better to keep us in the game. Bigelow had two home run td runs.

By: MoreNCsarecoming

MoreNCsarecoming — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:52:50 +0000

Hey “Fake Fans”

I will be gone for a week but I will go out of my way to make this week a memorable one.

What a pathetic fan base!

By: MoreNCsarecoming

MoreNCsarecoming — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:50:42 +0000

#47

Would it have anything to do with his mistaken ability to know the difference bewtween the use of “our” and “are”?

By: rob bear

rob bear — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:11:53 +0000

Juancho, (#23 Above),

“Bigelow was our best player?” The guy comes in, makes a few plays and now he is our best player and you throw out all of last year for Isi and CJ Anderson, not including spring ball and the fact that Bigelow has only carried the ball a few times? Seriously?

As to your second point, are you seriously suggesting that just because CJ is NOT our “best player,” he no longer gets to run the ball or go out for passes?

Come on man. Hindsight is too easy and this is too funny.

CJ was in and he didn’t execute. You can’t blame Tedford for that one, whether it is the new one or old one as you suggest.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:53:52 +0000

@Yoda – yes, we can avoid Holmoe and get a better. You mention Michigan and Notre Dame. Michigan got Brady Hoke, a guy I wanted, and went to a BCS bowl last year. ND made the dumb mistake of hiring Charlie Weis, and then went for a guy from a smaller school who was willing to gamble. I hear Brian Kelly is a real d–khead, but I saw the ND-Navy game in Dublin, and they looked solid. And they beat the crap out of MSU yesterday. Seems to me that they are on the rise.

By: SteveNTexas

SteveNTexas — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:43:14 +0000

Lynch did a fine job today beating the Cowboys -122 yrds a a TD. Dallas rushed for 45 yrds.