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Football: Oregon game thread
By Jeff Faraudo
Saturday, November 10th, 2012 at 6:58 pm in Football, Gameday.
FINAL SCORE: Oregon 59, Cal 17. Bears drop to 3-8, 2-6 in Pac-12 play heading into their finale next Saturday at Oregon State. The 42-point margin of defeat is the largest in the Jeff Tedford era. It was the 15th time the past four seasons the Bears have lost by 17 points or more. No. 2 Oregon improved to 10-0, 7-0 in the Pac-12. QB Marcus Mariota finished 27 for 34 for 377 yards and six TDs, tying a school record.
Isi Sofele rushed for a season-high 134 yards for the Bears. It was his eighth career 100-yard game, the third this season.
Click here for my game story.
11:43 4th Q: Been gone a while — writing for the morning edition — and this one is now in the books for Oregon. Mariota’s sixth TD pass of the night, a 7-yarder to Will Murphy, makes it 52-27.
10:07 3rd Q: Cal’s defense held after Oregon returned the second-half KO 60 yards, and the offensive line powered the Bears to a touchdown that makes it 24-17. Sofele had five carries for 54 yards on the 74-yard drive, including a 4-yard TD burst. The offensive line opened gaping holes in the Oregon defense. Sofele has 15 carries for 118 yards.
HALFTIME STATS: Oregon has 287 yards to 193 for Cal. Difference is in the passing game, where Mariota is 16 for 21 for 222 yards and two TDs. Bridgford is 7 for 12 for 87 yards and one TD. Neither has been intercepted. Cal hasn’t forced a turnover — probably needs 1 or 2 to pull off the upset.
HALFTIME: The Bears were hanging tough until the final 2:02, when the Oregon offense lived up to its “blur” nickname and went 69 yards in a span of just 1:18 to extend a 17-10 lead to 24-10 at halftime. Mariota, who had come out briefly earlier due to injury, returned and delivered a 10-yard TD pass to Josh Huff with 44 seconds left in the half. Oregon gets the ball first to start the second half — a critical series for the Cal defense.
12:11 2nd Q: Vincenzo D’Amato kicks 27-yard FG and Cal pulls within 14-10. But a great red zone chance was wasted after the Bears got to the Oregon 5.
END OF 1ST Q: Oregon outscored its first nine foes 176-29 in the first quarter. Cal hanging tough, down 14-7 and on the move. Whaddya know.
1:41 1st Q: Oregon regains the lead with an 86-yard drive, capped by a 3-yard TD burst by freshman Byron Marshall of San Jose. Marshall was in the game because Kenjon Barner had come off with a right hand injury. Ducks lead 14-7.
8:04 1st Q: I can hear the Cal crowd already: Where has Allan Bridgford been all season? Well, tonight the junior QB is starting and he just threw his first career TD pass, a 10-yarder to freshman WR Darius Powe. Two pass interference penalties against the Ducks aided the 71-yard drive, but so did effective running by Isi Sofele and C.J. Anderson and a 13-yard completion from Bridgford to Chris Harper. It’s 7-7.
10:41 1st Q: Well, that didn’t take long — 2:55 to be exact. Ducks went 57 yards in seven plays, scoring on a 10-yard TD pass from Marcus Mariota to TE Colt Lyerla. Oregon leads 7-0.
COIN FLIP: Oregon wins the toss and defers. Cal will receive the opening kickoff, moving from south to north on offense.
SENIOR CEREMONIES: Cal’s 19 senior players are taking their bows and hugging their loved ones in pregame ceremonies. QB Zach Maynard, out with a left knee injury, just made the walkto his family, greeted by half-brother Keenan Allen, who is just a junior but also likely making his final appearance at a Memorial Stadium home game. Senior OT Matthew Summers-Gavin (knee) is in street clothes.
LINEUP INFO: Elk Grove native Arik Armstead, a freshman defensive tackle who considered attending Cal, will make his first career start for the Ducks.
WELCOME: The final home game of the season tonight with second-ranked Oregon visiting Memorial Stadium. A sparse crowd trickling in so far. As much green and gold as blue and gold so far. BTW: Zach Maynard is in uniform, but pretty much on the periphery as his teammates go through warmups.
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November 10th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
Expecting a brutal end to a brutal work week.
Vegas Over/Under 68 – Under
-35.5 – Cal and the points (I know, ima chump.)
5 Sacks – Under (see above)
Big’s Carries 9 – Over (see above)
Go Bears! Never quit!
November 10th, 2012 at 7:16 pm
Hey fake fans
Don’t look now but SC is right back in the hunt for the Rose Bowl.
OTOH you ugys are just the hunted, fresh meat for every Pac 12 team not named WSU or Colorado.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
I have no idea if R Gorcey is a real journalist or not. He tweeted that he has multiple sources confirming that the $ is there for jt’s buyout and his termination is a done deal. Let’s hope.
Kliff Kingsbury had to have jumped to the top of the list for teams looking for hc’s. Impressive. Too young? No hc experience? Maybe. But certainly worth a look.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Gorcey isnt.
He was wrong about shaq.
Wrong about marcus lee.
Wrong about dj foster. On and on and on.
Hes a rabble rouser who speculates like the rest of us. Ive learned to trust none of his comments.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:29 pm
More Oregon fans than Cal fans.
Student section 25% filled.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
Big recruits visiting for cal tonight
Egu, vanderdoes, hutchings, and others. Maybe they just want a great view for free to see oregon. Or maybe them seeing how usc got crushed by oregon is making them think twice
November 10th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
#2
You must really like your chances in a rematch against UO. I don’t. Maybe if you deflate your footballs a little more it will be easier to keep up with a defense that gave up 61 the first time around.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:37 pm
I am calling an upset.
Jauncho will get very upset with Tedford at some point tonight.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
My wise and bovine friend. Already upset.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:44 pm
There are the winning points.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Josh hill isnt a d1 player. Hes probably the worst guy in our secondary since ive watched cal.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Nice wide open nothing to lose offense from Cal. Isi really ripped that 1 yard run!
November 10th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
When even Matt Millen knows Bigelow needs to get the ball more . . .
November 10th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
You guys know how hard it is for me everytine i see kline on the sideline ?
November 10th, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Favorite taco bell food ? I say mexican pizza
November 10th, 2012 at 7:57 pm
A real qb !!!
November 10th, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Wow, it’s been a long time since I saw a Cal QB do that.
November 10th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Beastmode my esteemed colleague, its been a long time since we saw a cal QUARTERBACK
November 10th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
what did I say? run at them!
November 10th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Agree Juancho… it was almost surreal. I had to pinch myself.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Covina you are my arch nemesis. And i welcome you
November 10th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
How many runs up the middle already?
November 10th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
If were going to lose id rather we show some fight and get chippy than get pushed around like we have for the past two years. Mccain is the leader of this team.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Need to put a lick on Mariota when you have the chance.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Like the chippiness and like that coaches didn’t let players come in off the sidelines. Let’s keep running and slow it down to try to keep them off the field.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Lets not keep running ad infinitum. Thats what stopped our last drive. No predictable offense please.
If there are two more runs up the middle to start the next drive i will feel sadness.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
didn’t we break la michael’s hand two years ago as well?
November 10th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Wow!! Way to go Isi!!
November 10th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
run at them!
November 10th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Tedford 4 more yars! 4 more years!!
November 10th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Kenjon Barner might have a broken hand.
Hit em hard Bears!
November 10th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
LaMike had a dislocated elbow.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Juancho, these are zone reads and misdirection runs that are working well. The game plan has to start with the ground attack and go off play action from there.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
I’m not saying Bridgeford is good but he’s better than what we’ve had all year
November 10th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
Clone i agree. Those big runs were to the outside. My problem is when we run up the middle time after time.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Is it just me or is this team showing that tedford deserves another year?
4 more years 4 more years!
November 10th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Who in the Hell is calling this running back rotation? Play Bigelow and let’s put some pressure on this defense.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
ross bostock gets a chance for a catch on second play and drops it. too bad.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Fire gould. Fire arroyo. Give tedford a raise.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Are those magnum advertisements in the stadium for the large condoms or the large ice creams ?
November 10th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
Bridgford has his shot. Put in kline.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
Bridgford may have worse accuracy than Maynard. Never would have thunk that.
This D deserves a better offensive showing.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Juancho, let go of playing Kline. If he is so good that we only get limited years, complain later. It’d be such a waste to burn a redshirt at this point, especially when Maynard would be handed the job back as soon as he can limp back on the field.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
If kline doesnt plat this year i bet money he doesnt play next.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Sebastians a hell of a player
November 10th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
I disagree Juancho. Kline got the redshirt because the job was Maynard’s. I believe he knew it coming in. He should win the job next year, but at worst, he’ll be #2 on the depth chart when the season begins. He’ll play.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:52 pm
You know whats interesting to think about. How chip kelly may go to the nfl, but the team he always struggles against is cal who has an nfl defensive coordinator. Might foreshadow that kellys offense will struggle in the nfl.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
“Win the job” assumes theres a job to win. I disagree with that hypothesis. I think theres zero chance tedford gives the job to someone other than bridgeford bc hell be a senior.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Hinder will be 2.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Mariota may have broken his collarbone
November 10th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Bridgeford for president!
Tedford thank you for saving your job!
November 10th, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Previous QB “battles” were based on experience, with “senority” being coincidental. Plus, presuming Tedford returns next season, the seat will be so hot, he’ll have no choice but to go with the QB that actually presents the best chance to win over previous depth charts.
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What kills me is that Cal’s NFL DC is so good against the spread option, but can’t come close to slowing down the pistol.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
D’Amato + big Games = Sigh
November 10th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
I disagree. I think tedford becomes even more stubborn if he keeps his job.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
I wish Mariota had broken his collarbone.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
halftime. the spread is holding true. bridgford does not appear to be the solution.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Pendergast’s D was horrible for those last 2 minutes of the 2nd half, very “prevent” looking.
How often, though, have we watched a FG miss, on a drive stopped by poor play calling and/or personel, result in a big next possession for the opposition? Nearly each game.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Bridgford is still much better than Maynard.
Tedford’s failure to recognize this is yet another reason he needs to be fired.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:13 pm
No way Tedford survives. Awful 3rd down play call against 8 dropped back…leaving a longer FG by our “terrific” kicker…Oregon TD.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:13 pm
24-10 at half is a lot better than most expected. But Cal needs to step it up in the 2nd half or the Ducks will run over them.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Bridgford has shown far more than Maynard, and we had two scoring drives with a third that could have scored. They is to keep Bridgford in the pro set/i-formation; none of this stupid shotgun sets.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Willng to bet my blog pride that tedford is our coach next year. I just dont see him getting fired. Ask dan and eric the reasons to fire him have been there for years.
But to me just like the last few years zero signs he will be fired.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Bridgeford missing high on some throws but let’s take this in context of no quality reps during season. He’s better overall than Maynard.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Bridgeford looks better than maynard. But so did i in high school pe.
Bridgeford doesnt have the arm speed or accuracy. The poor guy just never was the same after his shoulder surgery. Give hinder a drive. Boehm too what do we have to lose. Lets see whatnkind of meat we can throw on the grill.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Juancho, you hold all the cards in that bet — Win win.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Beast its actually a non starter bc i have no pride.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Juancho if you’re right (and you may be), then it proves that our alma mater under this A.D., as has been the case in previous year and decades, cares nothing about consistently competing in football. Victory then for those who glamorize a mediocre mentality and the “…as long as we win the Big Game” approach. Even Sandy can’t be stupid enough to see all the empty seats and lack of support when there’s stadium debt to pay off.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Clonedoc spot on. I think that is the view of our ad and a lot of our alumni.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
The 2nd half kickoff return sucked for Cal.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Clonedoc I do not think its a case of not caring about competing in football. The AD knows that football is the money machine. I think the real problem is they don’t know how to make it happen.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Bng i think the administration feels and maybe rightfully so that the program will still make good money even being mediocre. The differenc in attendance isnt that different this year for instance vs a ranked cal team.
Look at the crowd tonight.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Those esp seats are for millionaires. I wish i was one. If i was a millionaire id have an espm regardless of coach or record.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
Juancho I do not believe for a second that the athletic dept. is content with mediocrity. I think they truly want to be better. I just don’t think they have a vision of how to achieve it.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
hey Juancho make a contribution to the Cal Baseball Endowment Fund.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
I disagree.
How many sweet 16s in basketball?
How many rose bowls?
Baseball which was cut made the world series at least. I think our administration works to keep cal good enough to satisfy the base. And nothing more.
What excellnce in the big sports have we had? If they dont know how that means fire the ad. Otherwise its a this is good enough attitude bc we dont want to or cant spend more money.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
oregon can’t stop the inside runs, so pass wide, run wide then interception.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
I have contributed to baseball sir.
November 10th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
BnG, ths is a FBS school that clearly understands the importance of facilities to competing. I have a hard time understanding how they couldn’t have a quality vision of how to achieve on the field. There was a time when they had vision enough to hire a hot O-coordinator from Oregon to breathe life into the program.
November 10th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
This is where I’d definitely like to see Bigelow more, bigger home run threat when we’re down in 3rd qtr. More shitty 3rd down play calling…pick up some short yardage so you don’t need to face 4th and 12 when you go for it there.
November 10th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Well, that’s game. A spirited effort.
November 10th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
how many penalty yards will the rigsbees get?
November 10th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
Bridgford’s release is just too slow, and he hangs the ball in the air too much. Next!
November 10th, 2012 at 10:22 pm
Tedford will play oregon tough again next year.
November 10th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
Well chalk up that BridgeFURD as another failure from the QB guru.
Longshore
Ayoob
Reed
Sweeney
Riley
Mansion
Maynard
BridgeFURD
Who is next?
HAHAHAHAHAHA
November 10th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
If theres going to be a qb competition next year then tedford gives hinder a shot today. If its all bridgford tonight get ready for bridgford to be next years maynard.
November 10th, 2012 at 10:37 pm
We should be giving another qb a shot at this point.
November 10th, 2012 at 10:39 pm
Cheeto Kid please come get “Daddy”, he is drunk on the veranda at the Club with his pants around his ankles. Please get a job, save your father
November 10th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
Bridg was looking good until he lost his focus, clearly better than Maynard. Should have gone to Hinder after the second pick, would have been better for all.
November 10th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Arroyo will be fired
Todd howard will be fired
Jeff genyk will be fired
Tedford will stay. I bet a carne asada burrito.
November 10th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
How many times do I have to see Josh Hill clap his hands after an Oregon receiver has caught a touchdown. No excuse, another gutless performance
November 10th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Let me guess. Run after run after run
November 10th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
“The game didnt pass him by”
Really?
November 10th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
“Hes put some good recruiting classes together”
No thats tosh
November 10th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
Chalk up another lame post from The Moron
Pat
Cheeto Kid
Adam Morrison
Rush Limbaugh
The Gimp
Daddy’s disappointment
THE Loser
The Prognosticator – NOT!
What’s next?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
November 10th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
It hurts my heart knowing zach kline made a mistake coming to cal. I liked watching him at san ramon. Now i cant help but feel he should have gone somewhere else to showcase his skill.
History indicates hell mire on the bench and rust away like the rest.
November 10th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
Matt Millen = Moron
November 10th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Please stop blaming injuries!! We were fine healthwise when we lost to Nevada, struggled against S. Utah, and got boatraced by ‘SC. As Chip Kelly says, “what injuries? Just means the next guy has to be ready to step up.”
Oregon completely ignores injuries while that’s all we talk about. They now even have the commentators drinking the cool aid. I don’t care how many ‘coach of the year” awards JT has, he’s lost focus, lost control of the team, and is now outmatched by a majority of the other coaches in our Conference. By the way, Chizik won a National Championship 2 years ago and he’s about to be fired. It’s a tough business. I actually like Tedford but it’s time for us to move on as well. I gave away all my tickets this year and won’t attend another game until we make a change.
November 10th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Tedford will be back after some major housecleaning of his staff.
November 10th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
We’ve already gone down the staff reorg path, and it didn’t work. If Cal can’t afford to fire Tedford this year, the team must keep these recent hires to save money. Clancy is the only assistant whose contract is up.
November 10th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Agree with ed. Its obvious the injury message has hit the media and hes back. Like always hell fire some guys, basketball will start, well move on with our lives and tedford will be back.
November 11th, 2012 at 6:46 am
Here’s my #1 reason why Jeff Tedford needs to be fired. Cal just lost by six touchdowns at home, and I don’t give a damn. I wasn’t the least bit upset, surprised, or concerned. I was pleased by being down two touchdowns at halftime.
That’s pathetic. If Jeff Tedford wants another year, he needs to coach next season for free. But paying him $1 would make him the most overpaid coach in the country.
November 11th, 2012 at 7:59 am
You know I am actually back to enjoying the BI board better than this one. This one has too much whining. It started here beginning with the beatdown against Nevada and so for the past three months I have started threads over there Some of which became the most viewed and replied to. It is a different culture. They know and understand football.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:06 am
I think everyone here wants tedford fired. Its just my fear he wont be.
November 11th, 2012 at 9:20 am
Good for you, moron. Why don’t you stay on BI so you can feed your obsessions and fill all that idle time you seem to have so much of doing what you do best- being a trash talking parasite. I am sure it will suit you well, at least until you get banned there too…
November 11th, 2012 at 9:23 am
Moron – shouldn’t you be deflating game balls or something?
November 11th, 2012 at 9:38 am
Juancho,
I share your fear that JT won’t be dismissed this year. But if the money is there (as has been reported), why wouldn’t it happen? Ticket sales are crashing and we’ve seen overnight improvement at places like UCLA and U of A. 2 out of 3 years without a bowl (and a terrible showing last year when we were barely eligible) shows no promise or sign of hope. We are clearly trending down, so if money is not the primary concern (because the old blues have already passed the hat around) I see no other reason to continue on this path?
November 11th, 2012 at 10:17 am
JF is a conscientious journalist so when he says, quoting from his game story, “It would also leave Tedford’s Cal future very much in question,” I think you can assume it’s not idle speculation/wishful thinking by JF. JT is almost certainly going to be fired.
I couldn’t bear to watch after ab’s second pick. But it seemed like the team quit – after 2.5 quarters of playing hard, especially the D. Another nail in the coffin.
Once riley and his dc see the tape of ab’s slow mo release and moon balls, you know the beav’s back 7 is going to be put in a position to make multiple picks. Early Over/Under on ab INT’s is 3.
November 11th, 2012 at 10:53 am
Top 5 Memories of the 2102 Home Schedule
1. UCLA game
2. Top Dogs
3. Real bathrooms on the west side
4. ??????
5. ??????
Not a good sign.
November 11th, 2012 at 11:03 am
One more, and yes, I’m bitter. (Oregon fans are much more obnoxious than SC fans)
How could a Cal season ticket holder sell his/her seats, knowing they would be purchased by Oregon fans?
I know times are tough, but how about giving them away or just eating them?
If the Duck fans want to go to the game, make them buy a ticket through the ticket office, at least the program will get the cash.
November 11th, 2012 at 11:03 am
BTW I heard that Hutchings and Vanderhoes were in attendance at the game last night to watch the worse loss in the Tedford era. I heard both will decommit from SC and sign with you guys.
It is a package deal. One gets to coach linebackers and the other one the defensive line. Your program has had much success with those package deals.
LOL
November 11th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
I heard that once you spend ten continuous years trolling the fan blog of a college team you claim to despise, you can never return to any semblance of a normal life. True, moron?
November 11th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
I heard that GoGoBears (TheAdvisingBear on BI) has been trying to get me busted for posting on BI. He thinks he did but he got played by a couple of posters who played him. He went around boasting that he got me banned but he got set up and took the bait. LOL
November 11th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Bridgford is a better QB than Maynard, straight up. That Tedford never recognized how terrible Maynard was over the last 2 seasons is astonishing. Not that AB is brilliant, hardly, but at least he gives the receivers a chance to make a play, something ZM rarely did.
This program is so in need of a makeover and a reevaluation of the talent at the two most important postitions – QB and RB. Sofele had some nice runs, but if those holes are there for Bigelow those runs turn into TDs. Why is Sofele still taking carries from Anderson and Bigelow? They are both NFL talent, Isi, not so much…
I really hope that Cal gives Willie Taggart a look at Head Coach. I think he is exactly what Cal needs: a coach who is hungry and young and can immediately make an impact recruiting. I really hope they do not get a retread type like Hue Jackson. If Chucky wants a piece of Cal I would be ok with that though.
Taggart maybe be coaching an SEC team soon – with his recruiting connections in the South AND in the WEST – I think he could me THE MAN at Cal for a LONG TIME! Go Bears!!
November 11th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Gee moron, is that all that you have to live for? How sad. No, how pathetic. LOSER.
November 12th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
That is sad.