“Daddy ” and I were just having a couple of Long Island Teas when your name came up. “Daddy” says that you pretend to love U$C to make up for the fact that couldn’t get into Cal. “Daddy” says he donated enough bucks to the football program to gain admission for you if you had a 78 IQ, which you don’t.

So “Daddy” says he will send you to the Lair of the Bear next summer and buy you an Oski hat. If that doesn’t work then he’s through with you and will put you out on the streets. Welcome back, GO BEARS!

When did you graduate and with what degree?

Just because some of us criticize the Cal team doesn’t mean we are not fans of Cal football. I think all of those who post on this blog, except for you, desperately want Cal to win their games, and follow Cal football closely. Most criticism on this blog is centered toward Tedford and comments as to whether he should not continue as our coach, especially if Cal continues their recent losing ways or even just continues their mediocre performance in recent years.

But all of the criticism of Cal football on this blog is not consistent with the people making comments on this blog not being fans of Cal. It really shows that they are fans of Cal, as it their comments show that they care deeply about how the Cal team does. I have not checked, but my guess is that blogs about Cal football receive far more comments from readers than do blogs about Stanford football. That difference, if it exists, shows the extent of the comparative interest in fan interest in Cal vs. Stanford.

Fans across the country feel it is their right to criticize their team, the coaches, and even the players (to some degree), if they are frustrated with their performance. It is all part of being a fan of the team. I think the number of comments regarding such criticism reflects the true interest in a team and indicates the level of interest, as fans, in the team.

In short, you don’t have to refrain from negative comments about Cal football to be a true fan of Cal football. Venting frustration about how a team performs, and providing suggestions about how that performance can improve, is a natural and national phenomenon and a high level of blog comments about this subject, pro or con, reflects the true level of fan interest in a team. Measured on that basis, I think fan interest in Cal football is probably very high when measured against other teams in the country, particularly when compared to west coast teams.

First,posters on this board called each other “losers”;

If that wasn’t enough, one of your players called you “fake fans”;

Next came “panicking” fans.

Finally I thought this was worth posting. It comes from Wilner’s blog.

Pluto99 says:
September 26th, 2012 at 5:51 am
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Cal fans are always thumping their chest about being “true fans”, as opposed to the bandwagoners who support Stanford football. That’s not how your players view you:

“If we lose, we expect fans not to have our backs. If we win, we expect everybody to be there,” [senior safety Josh Hill] said.

Sounds like you’re developing a reputation with your team for being a bunch of fair weather, bandwagoners.

What’s next?

LOL

I agree with most that Tedford did a lot of great things at Cal, but it’s time for a new coach, new energy. That will probably mean waiting out Tedford’s contract, which I’m OK with that as long as Cal goes to bowl games and Sandy doesn’t wait till the team hits rock bottom.

I want to win, but not at all cost. When I think of how clean Cal’s program has been over the past decade, and the consistency of bowl games, and the number of guys in the NFL, I sometimes think we take Tedford for granted… but then I also think of how much he FRUSTRATES THE HELL OUT OF US!

Not panicking. GO BEARS!