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Football: Cal-Utah game thread
By Jeff Faraudo
Saturday, October 27th, 2012 at 5:34 pm in Football, Gameday.
UPDATED
FINAL SCORE: Utah 49, Cal 27. Bears lose their second straight, fall to 3-6, 2-5 in Pac-12. Must win three in a row — Washington, Oregon and Oregon State — to become bowl eligible. Utah snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to 3-5, 1-4 in the conference.
Click here for my game story.
0:29 3rd Q: John White just ran 7 yards for a touchdown and it’s 42-6 Utah. That’s more points than the Utes scored against FCS school Northern Colorado.
4:26 3rd Q: Keenan Allen’s 15-yard catch ties Geoff McArthur’s Cal career record of 202 receptions. It’s 35-6 and Utah is threatening. What a spectacular night for a record!
HALFTIME: Utah leads 28-6. Do yourself a favor, flip the channel to the ninth inning of the Giants game. Cal’s offense has not scored a touchdown since 10:27 left in the fourth quarter at Washington State — a span of 100 minutes, 27 seconds, if you don’t count all the days in between. Bears have 119 yards of offense in the half, meaning they had 4 yards in the second quarter. That is definitely not good.
0:22 2nd Q: QB Wilson runs 6 yards up the middle for the TD and Utah leads 28-6. Wilson made a 24-yard completion to Kenneth Scott on a third-and-17 play, giving the Utes a first down at the Cal 25.
6:33 2nd Q: Maynard’s pass behind Keenan Allen is tipped and intercepted by Ryan Lacy and returned 12 yards to the Cal 24. But two dead-ball personal foul penalties against the Utes move the ball all the way back to the Utah 46.
6:41 2nd Q: Utes take advantage of great field position and push lead to 21-6 after 1-yard TD plunge by Kelvin York. Utes went 49 yards in seven plays. The key moment: QB Travis Wilson escapes grasp of Dan Camporeale and scrambles 13 yards for a first down at the Cal 34 on a third-and-8 play.
14:52 2nd Q: D’Amato makes his ninth straight FG attempt — this one from 38 yards — and Cal trails 14-6.
END OF 1st Q: Utah leads 14-3. Cal has third-and-12 at the Utes’ 21. Cal has 115 total yards, Utah just 27. But the Utes have made the game’s two big plays.
2:13 1st Q: Utes lead 14-3 without scoring an offensive touchdown. On second-and-14 from the 13, Maynard threw an inside screen to Chris Harper, who was hit by Jason Whittingham and fumbled. Reggie Topps scooped up the ball and ran 17 yards for the TD.
5:06 1st Q: After encouraging first possession, Maynard has been sacked three times on past two. Cal just punted. Utah 7-3.
12:33 1st Q: Junior Reggie Dunn returns the kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and the Utes take a 7-3 lead. It was his second career 100-yard KO return.
12:49 1st Q: Bears lead 3-0 after 49-yard FG by Vincenzo D’Amato. Cal gained at least 7 yards on each of its first four plays, then stalled when Maynard was pressured and threw incompletee on third-and-3.
COIN TOSS: Utah wins the toss and defers. Cal will receive the opening kickoff. Team captains for the Bears: Isi Sofele, Kendrick Payne, Keenan Allen and Josh Hill.
WELCOME: A cool but beautiful evening in Salt Lake for the Bears (3-5, 2-3 Pac-12) vs. the Utes (2-5, 0-4) at Rice-Eccles Stadium. In case you missed it, Cal offensive guard Dom Galas suffered an appendicitis attack on Saturday and will not play. Awaiting further details.
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October 27th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
anyone know the sc score?
October 27th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Folks please dont bait Pat into posting. Lets enjoy our thread.
Wehofx im taking the over on keenan slips. Its a night game.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Ahh. Great day for sports. Arizona dominated U$C, baseball is still goin, Cal game almost on! Yes!
October 27th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
Vegas O/U 45.5 – over
ka slips – over
Big’s carries 8 – over (hoping jt finally figures out his ass is on the line)
zm sacks 5 – under (hoping jm finally gets ol to turn the corner. Even with D Galas loss. Tough luck DG. Get well soon. Maybe it’s time to think about medical redshirt and go to grad school for a year on full ride.)
Go Bears! Never give up! Keep fighting!
October 27th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Keenan will break the record on the first drive! Cal 45-Utah 10 (I hope). Go Bears!
October 27th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
Jesus did you see what Oregon did to Colo? It was 56-0 first half.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
I’m taking the under on points. I think it’ll be in the 35 range.
Keenan overs easilly, like always.
Big carries, I think under. Last week he didn’t have many. And I have no faith in them getting him involved.
Sacks the over. We’re going to run the ball 75% of the time, and as a subset 80% of those runs will be up the middle whether it be by a running back or Gumby Maynard.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Wehofx – what’s the 411 as the youth say about Jared Goff ? He tweeted something ?
Here are my thoughts on him.
1. Both of his parents are Cal alumni, and his dad played baseball at Cal (Jared Goff is a stud baseball player but Tedford isn’t letting him play both at Cal).
2. If he wants to go to Cal b/c of his love for the school and the experience, great call.
3. If he wants to play QB in college – bad choice. If Kline is a success Goff will be Bridgeford 2.0. He’ll sit behind someone ad infinitum. Especially if Kline redshirts this year and Bridgeford starts next year.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
I’m ordering Thai food, am in time sensitive need of fair and kind recommendations from the support group.
Amen.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
Ah, win or lose, it should be a Moren free night. No doubt crying in her bag of Cheatos. Perhaps a Halloween party? Dressed as …..? My guess she goes as herself, but everybody will assume she is dressed as SNL Pat. Golden Bear fans will guess Their AD. I love it.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Haha well played my brother Dan.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
Moron? At a party? Bhahahahahahaha. Thanks for the laugh.
We won’t have to worry about him partying until Cal is behind in the game. That’s his typical no-balls/needs to grow a pair style.
If he went out to a party, he could get out his lawyer suit and go as…oh wait. Nevermind. Welll, maybe a few of his friends and him can get togehter and make a group costume about…oh wait. Nevermind.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:43 pm
Come on guys quit egging on Pat. You’re going to end up getting him here and he’ll ruin the thread. Let Pat enjoy his dinner with his fraternal twin Sandy Barbour.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
Don’t worry jancho. It’s a saturday night. I’m sure he’s out having fun with his lawyer friends, celebrating the great job $C did today. He won’t be posting–his friends will keep him busy.
Oh wait.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Thai food recommendations ? ? ?
October 27th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
I thought the game started at 7 ? I turn it on at 6:55, Utah returns a kickoff for a TD.
Good mother turkey grief. Get Kline in there.
October 27th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
You should order SUM YUNG BOI
October 27th, 2012 at 7:07 pm
Why isn’t Avery Sebastian starting ?
October 27th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
Wehofx – how many sacks is that already ? 3 ?
October 27th, 2012 at 7:41 pm
This is pathetic. Thanks Direct TV for not signing the contract. I tracking this crap on the internet and I’m sick enough without seeing it. Is Coach M still there? For what he is teaching these kids the appropriate criminal charge should be voluntary manslaughter for the harm he is causing Zach Maynard.
October 27th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
This team has thrown in the towel on tedford. Enough is enough. Pay bobby petrino whatever he wants.
October 27th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Will this be JT’s last game? Please?
October 27th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Play another quarterback. Klines redshirt is irrelevant. Hell go pro eay anyway. Play him
October 27th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
It’s official, this team has QUIT on Tedford and his staff. They all should be fired, all of them including Gould.
October 27th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
3-9 anyone? Tedford needs to go, and go now.
October 27th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
This will be very interesting to see what Tedford does at half. Does he give some other guys a chance?
October 27th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Time Warner la so no game. Out to dinner with the gf. Snuck out to bathroom to check smartphone.
WTF!
Definitely sounds like team’s quit on jt. He’s done. sb’s got no choice now unless he manages to beat pku.
Juancho, J Goff got his letter. He’s enrolling for spring.
C’mon Bear! Show some pride. Keep fighting!
October 27th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
UGh! Perhaps I’ll stick with Giants post game for a while . . .
October 27th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Sounds like the crowd is very fired up, tough environment. No excuses just an observation.
October 27th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Abyone know why bigelow isnt playing ?
October 27th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
WTF? Where did my comments go?
October 27th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Bigelow is not playing because Sofele needs to keep running for -1 yard every play
October 27th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
ANOTHER MF-ing FUMBLE BY CAL! FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
The only guy still playing on CAL is Sebastian. Everyone else quit.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Now we are down to ‘illegal substitution’ penalties. As the announcer points out, “well, you don’t see that very often”
October 27th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Why do we still have our starters still in the game? We are showing absolutely nothing.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Topoti goes down with an injury and the Utah crowd chants, “Bullsh!t, bullsh!t”. Yeah, we want to stop the clock so you can score another 35 on us.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
1 more quarter of pain left! At least put in the backups, damn.
BRIDGFORD!BRIDGFORD!BRIDGFORD!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
Petrino ! Petrino ! Petrino !
October 27th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Anybody notice how the Utah RB dragged Forbes & Jackson about 3 yards into the endzone? They so gave up. They are just going through the motions out there, at least if you play the backups, they will be excited and get some experience.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
BIGELOW IS IN!!!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
But Maynard kept it and ran a few yards.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
That bigelow td should be the nail in tedfords coffin.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Next play BIGELOW SCORES!!!!!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Of course the announcers are asking why Tedford Et al wait until the forth quarter to play Bigelow.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Did the announcers just say before the commercial break, “well now we have a game”.? How sad. It’s 42-13 right now.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
57 yard TD run by Bigalow!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Tedford? Gould? Coach M? They all should be fired for keeping Bigelow on the bench. He doesn’t know the offense? Obviously not since he is running for 57 yards and a touchdown
October 27th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
ANOTHER 100 YARD TD RETURN BY UTAH!!!
FIRE TEDFORD!!!!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
We just need to shore up out special teams play and we’ll be competing for titles. Time to trot Maynard out there again. This coach is a joke.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
2 100 yard TDs in one game, is that a record or something? That’s sad when one guy score more TDs on kickoff returns than our whole offense.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Why is Maynard still playing??? He’s garbage!!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
This is embarrassing! A team that hasn’t won a conference game has put up 49 on us and lots of game left. Pathetic!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
At least Allen and Maynards cousin got his 1st catch in garbage time.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
K.Allen is now the most receptions in CAL history.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Needless to say I won’t be purchasing Cal football tickets anytime soon
October 27th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
TD K.ALLEN!!! 49-20, we are back in business! Only 29 more points to tie!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
So is Tedford the worst coach in the Pac-12, or the whole country?
October 27th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Unfortunalty, I already have my tickets. I am a season ticket sucker. Oh well.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Tedford is a mental case.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Utah’s QB looks like a freshman. A high school freshman.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Abd our guys dont graduate to boot. So us tax payers get to paytheir 3-4 years of scholarship that results in zilch.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Everything that is wrong with JT has been exposed in this game. It looks like ZM basically just said forget this, and started rolling out and running on his own. Something he should have been doing his entire career here. Granted, we’re playing against backups and a prevent d, but that last td was exactly what we should have been doing. Bigelow shows again why he should have been in there all along. And what’s crazy is that the only reason we got to see that play with zm and ka is because JT refuses to bench him even after multiple tds, fumbles and a massive deficit. This coach is beyond belief. This is worse than holmoe. At least holmoe tried, he was just bad. JT seems to be doing this on purpose.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Finally, some backups get in. Agu & King are in.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
ints not tds
October 27th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Larry….feel sorry for you. This is the first time in 28 years I have not spent money on Cal tickets – always multiple games each season in the past. And as long as this Overpaid Sloth remains the head coach, the program is getting nada from me. NOT ONE PENNY!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Almost a sack!!! Almost.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
There it is! SACK!!! L King!!!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
2nd & 22 for Utah with a loss of 12 yds!
GO BEARS!!!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Steve-
I go to the games to hang out with family & friends, so I’ll always go, good or bad. We went to every home game in 2001, so I have a pretty thick skin for this kind of stuff.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Don’t get me wrong, I love when we are winning.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:52 pm
Shit, I’m watching this crap sober. Time for a beer.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
Isn’t Shitake a mushroom?
October 27th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
…And Utah’s DC
October 27th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Wow, nice catch and run by Bigelow. Bigelow & Sebastian are the only Cal players still putting in effort.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
28 Bouza with a catch.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
I LOVE how the announcers continue to clown on our coaching staff. This is a 4th rate tv crew, and they are tearing us apart. Deservedly so. Thank god we’re seeing some scrubs get some snaps, but rolling ZM out there still is deplorable.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Sofele actually got positive yards!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Announcer is saying how we should be calling these plays in the 1st QTR.
October 27th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
TD R. Rodgers!!! 27-49!!!! We are coming back!!
October 27th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Only 22 more points to tye/tie/ty
October 27th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
3 TDs and a 2 point conversion to tie!
October 27th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Anybody still think K.Allen will return next season?
October 27th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Has anybody seen Marshawn Lynch’s Point Richmond house he just bought? Pretty nice.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:05 pm
Is anybody still watching the game? Anybody? anybody.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Dude(s), I am so glad I’m not watching this. But pretty great/funny/laughing-in-the-face-of-adversity commentary.
jt has truly descended into dissociative pathology – a diagnosis I reserved for moron – for leaving zm in for second half and for not playing Bigs WAY earlier. He has officially and clinically lost if mind. (I’m liking sebastian more and more.)
Jeff F, I know it’s not your style but I hope you or one of the other reporters asks jt why his team quit on him.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Trying to get this thread to 100. Feel free to post.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Oh no! Buffering! What happened at the end of the game! Did we win?
October 27th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Washington 17 -OSU 10.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Jeff,
Could you ask Tedford, “What’s your deal, man”?
October 27th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
has any team ever given up 2 100 yard td returns in the same game, to the same guy? today was comical. the uw game is going to be just plain weird if JT is still the head coach. i just hope the big donors have dish network or comcast and saw this thing. the final score was beyond deceiving. as were zm’s stats. this was an absolute blowout. we looked like a bad d3 team.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Bobby? Boaltblue? I’m not asking for apology for the numerous personal attacks when I and others pointed out Tedford’s flaws from 2008-2011, but can you at least admit you were wrong?
October 27th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
I like Mike Riley. I used to think he was a whimpy looking coach, but now I think he is a football savant. I wonder if Riley would leave OSU for Cal for 2.2 million per year?
October 27th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Rollon,
Speaking of DIII, maybe CAL should hire the Mt. Union coach who just moved up to 4th place for most career wins.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
When was the last someone hung 49 points on Cal? Has this happened in the Tedford era, and did anyone think it would be Utah?
BTW, Mike Riley yanked his starting QB in the fourth quarter, and the sub led OSU down the field for a game tying TD. Are you listening Tedfraud?
October 27th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Can Sandy Barbour throw or kick a football?
October 27th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Steve,
Insight bowl score was pretty high. 52-49. Yes, Virginai Tech did it to us in 2003, but we won.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
I was at that Insight bowl. I remember how shitty Phoenix was. Probably the only city in my life where I would prefer to stay in the hotel them go anywhere, not because of crime or that stuff, but of sheer boredom and sprawl.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Damn OSU & Washington, now that is how to play football!
20-17 thriller.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
Seems pretty clear now JT is gone, at least after this season. I wonder how likely he is to get canned on Monday, though. I’m so glad this is almost over. As much as I want my bears to win, had we beaten Utah, and somehow managed to beat UW or Oregon State, I know JT would have gotten another year. Then with Kline we’d probably have gone 7-5, and he’d get ANOTHER year at least. This ridiculousness had to end. Finally, it will.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
The highlight of Phoenix was walking by the post office where the guy from the Meat Puppets got killed. How exciting was that.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Agh! Is that our friend Tosh on the UW sideline wearing a black hat and black coat? What a P.O.S.!
October 27th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Tosh’s DL just got the critical sack. Damn!
October 27th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Looks like UW will win this one. I’m outta here.
Good night bear fans….
October 27th, 2012 at 10:37 pm
I will root for Cal to beat Washington next week as always. But if we lose, and I think we will, I hope it’s big. It’s the only way to make sure Tedford goes nite nite.
October 27th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Larry,
let me help you. This post should be #96
October 27th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
@Rollon #100 i’m feel the same
October 27th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
correction to my previous comment
I’m feeling the same way
October 27th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
I was about to shut down when I noticed your post Calfan1.
Are you Sandy? If so, when are you going to fire Tedford?
October 27th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Go Utes!!! Thank you for taking Cal to the woodshed and opening a can on this patheticly coached team. Tedfraud’s gig is almost up. How is that real estate sale going Jeff Holmoe? I hope well b/c your days are numbered in the single digits by my count. Is Tedfraud fired yet?? If he’s not gone in the next 10 days, fire Sandy Idiot Barbour for ‘negotiating’ that asininely 1-sided contract for Tedmoe and then fire Tedfraud. Cal is beyond irrelevant.
October 27th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Hey Eric- Bobby and Boltblue went with Milo to a Halloween party in Morens basement – all dressed as Sandy Barbour. Moren tells them it’s like looking In a mirror. Highlight of the night is bobbing for Cheetos. Fight on and Roll on you Tedford supporting losers.
Do I seem bitter? And I haven’t seen the game yet. Sitting on my DVR at home when I get back from Yountville. Much better way to spend a weekend.
October 27th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
How about those Trojans and the Heisman hopeful, Barkley?
October 27th, 2012 at 11:43 pm
I’m reading elsewhere that Tedford gave Sandy a big hug as they were going off the field. Its being read as a goodbye hug. Maybe not this week, but at the end of the season. Anyone else hear about this?
October 27th, 2012 at 11:52 pm
Cal lost. So disappointing. But shouldn’t there be someone else commenting to rub it in?
Oh wait. LOL ARIZONA!!!
October 28th, 2012 at 12:13 am
SERIOUSLY…WHY NOT FIRE TEDFURD NOW! BIG GAME VS STANFURD IS OVER…THERE’S NOTHING TO SHOW AFTER TODAY’S GAME…WHAT’S THE POINT? JUST END IT AND GIVE SOMEONE THE BATON ON THE STAFF WHO WILL COMMAND THE PLAYERS ATTENTION AND RESPECT. CLEARLY NOBODY…I MEAN NOBODY LISTENS TO COACH FURD. YOU CAN SEE IT ON AND OFF THE FIELD. SANDY, DO IT!!!
October 28th, 2012 at 9:04 am
Has Tedfraud been fired yet?? I check back daily to the Cal football news hoping to read it. Note to the AD: You should be thankful Cal was playing opposite the Giants World Series game and win. That meant tons of fans weren’t paying attention to this team coached by a sad joke of a coach. All Sandy should be doing now is negotiating a buyout and playing hardball with that loser soon to be ex-coach. Fire Tedfraud now and be done with it.
October 28th, 2012 at 11:24 am
I volunteer right now as the interim HC, and I will take the job for nothing. My first head coaching move will be to sit Zach Maynard forever. He’s a senior and ain!t coming back, and I bet he drops out of classes on the last snap of the year anyway. It’s time to start thinking about next season. I want to see what Bridgford or Hinder can do in a game.
My next move: take all 10 guys running down the field on kickoffs and demote all of them. I will replace them with guys holding tackling dummies, doesn’t matter. And Bigs starts and plays the whole game against Washington.