Our Sturdy Golden Bear: July 2006

21 July 2006

Marshawn for President!

Cal has launched their very first Heisman campaign page: Marshawn Lynch: 2006 Heisman Trophy Candidate. And of course, the main picture is an almost-proto Heisman stiff-arm.

42 days until kickoff!

01 July 2006

More on OOC stuff - particular to the SEC and Pac-10

An excellent analytic comparison of the SEC and Pac-10 from 2002-2005 out-of-conference outcomes, including an adjustment for home field advantage (3pts).

The result indicates the Pac-10 is slightly stronger, but of course, the person doing the analysis is a Cal fan, so he would say that.

: Name: CM Gayley; Location: Berkeley, California, United States

In 1895, the University of California track & field team was the dominant power on the West Coast and decided to challenge several of the top teams in the Midwest and East on an eight-meet tour that is now credited by many historians as putting Cal athletics onto the national scene. As a symbol of the University, Regent Arthur Rodgers, class of 1872, commissioned a blue silk banner emblazoned with a golden grizzly bear, the symbol of the state of California. The banner was carried by the team on its successful tour, which saw them win five of the eight competitions. Cal athletic fans were so ecstatic over the team's performance that Professor Charles Mills Gayley was inspired to write the song, "The Golden Bear."

Cal's athletic teams have been known as the Golden Bears ever since.

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Sep. 1	Tennessee	W 45-31
Sep. 8	at Colorado St.	W 34-28
Sep. 15	Louisiana Tech	W 42-12
Sep. 22	Arizona	W 45-27
Sep. 29	at Oregon	Eugene, Ore.
Oct. 13	Oregon St.	Berkeley, Calif.
Oct. 20	at UCLA	Pasadena, Calif.
Oct. 27	at Arizona St.	Tempe, Ariz.
Nov. 3	Washington St.	Berkeley, Calif.
Nov. 10	USC	Berkeley, Calif.
Nov. 17	at Washington	Seattle, Wash.
Dec. 1	at Stanford	Palo Alto, Calif.