Cal Bears Nat'l Title Holders Club

trentmoney · Jun 27, 2009

Let's post our thoughts on our beloved Bears in this thread and any news that might be pertinent.

I'll start with this:

Week 3
Cal @ Minnesota
12 PM EST ESPN

(which is actually 11 am locally)

let's hope this isn't another debacle like last yr @ maryland

Conan · Jun 27, 2009

Cal has @Oregon and USC on deck following Minn.

I'm not so sure they will bring their "A" game with them here. New stadium etc. etc. -- Minn. has a few advantages going in, particularly ATS. Depending on IF the GG's can handle AF the week before Cal, the line here may be very favorable for them. They will be the home dog but I can't predict a spread at this point. Closest I can figure is about a TD, maybe a little more depending on the Cal hype.

PS... just wondering Trent. Do you have any kind of connection to Cal? Just wondering because of the title of this thread.

trentmoney · Jun 27, 2009

Conan said:
Cal has @Oregon and USC on deck following Minn.

I'm not so sure they will bring their "A" game with them here. New stadium etc. etc. -- Minn. has a few advantages going in, particularly ATS. Depending on IF the GG's can handle AF the week before Cal, the line here may be very favorable for them. They will be the home dog but I can't predict a spread at this point. Closest I can figure is about a TD, maybe a little more depending on the Cal hype.

PS... just wondering Trent. Do you have any kind of connection to Cal? Just wondering because of the title of this thread.

Yes i do have a connection...

I HAVE THEM AT 75-1 TO WIN THE NAT'L TITLE..!!

i think i remember talking you into it as well...go back and check my futures thread...

so far it's me, you, and dawoofdaddy in the club!!!

:103631605

trentmoney · Jun 27, 2009

Conan said:
Cal has @Oregon and USC on deck following Minn.

I'm not so sure they will bring their "A" game with them here. New stadium etc. etc. -- Minn. has a few advantages going in, particularly ATS. Depending on IF the GG's can handle AF the week before Cal, the line here may be very favorable for them. They will be the home dog but I can't predict a spread at this point. Closest I can figure is about a TD, maybe a little more depending on the Cal hype.

PS... just wondering Trent. Do you have any kind of connection to Cal? Just wondering because of the title of this thread.

LV Hilton has an early "Cal -7" for that game

Conan · Jun 27, 2009

trentmoney said:
LV Hilton has an early "Cal -7" for that game

That's good to know that I'm thinking along the right lines. The LVH line confirms it.

I remember your futures thread well trent. I got 75-1 and lucked out with one 80-1 shot at Wagerstreet. Those days are long gone my friend. 50-1 is about all I see anymore. I think after 4-5 weeks into the new season we will know where it stands. It could be worth every dime by then and then some.

BDQH, did you play on any futures? They don't even have to win a NC to pay big, just make it into the NC game with a sizable hedge behind them. Big money for little risk.

PS... I sure hope Riley and Tedford hit it off soon. But in a way I hope they never do. LOL

Dawoofdaddy · Jun 27, 2009

trentmoney said:
Yes i do have a connection...

I HAVE THEM AT 75-1 TO WIN THE NAT'L TITLE..!!

i think i remember talking you into it as well...go back and check my futures thread...

so far it's me, you, and dawoofdaddy in the club!!!

I have a club ticket and I'm on board the Cal ship with captain trent $ guiding the ship through the rough seas of the cfb season.

I agree that the week 3 game at Minnesota is a trouble spot. Gophers have a new stadium and certainly have the talent to beat Cal.

GoSooners · Jun 27, 2009

trentmoney said:
so far it's me, you, and dawoofdaddy in the club!!!

And me...But for a very small pentance that I won't miss either way...I hope Cal learned something from their Maryland debacle.

BigdaddyQH · Jun 27, 2009

trentmoney said:
LV Hilton has an early "Cal -7" for that game

Very dangerous game for Cal,with a trip to Oregon and USC facing them. Hopefully,they learned their lesson from lat year's Maryland game. Where did you see the Hilton's early lines, if I may ask?

trentmoney · Jun 27, 2009

BigdaddyQH said:
Very dangerous game for Cal,with a trip to Oregon and USC facing them. Hopefully,they learned their lesson from lat year's Maryland game. Where did you see the Hilton's early lines, if I may ask?

Kornegay from LVH was quoted that line in an article

goblue12 · Jun 27, 2009

This is going to be a lot of peoples "Game of the Year".

GoSooners · Jun 28, 2009

goblue12 said:
This is going to be a lot of peoples "Game of the Year".

If you're talking about Cal/Maryland I'm not so sure. I think when the line comes out and if it's Cal -14 points or more it will put some doubts in people's minds whether they can cover by over 2 TD's. And I still believe that it is going to be close to that number when it opens.

Conan · Jun 28, 2009

GoSooners said:
If you're talking about Cal/Maryland I'm not so sure. I think when the line comes out and if it's Cal -14 points or more it will put some doubts in people's minds whether they can cover by over 2 TD's. And I still believe that it is going to be close to that number when it opens.

I'd consider it at 14 because Cal does well in home revenge situations. Not a strong play at that number however.

BigdaddyQH · Jun 28, 2009

I can't see the number for the Cal-Maryland game being anything less than 14. You are looking at a very young Maryland team picked by most to finish near the bottom of the ACC, traveling across country to play a Cal team picked by almost everyone to finish 1st or 2nd in the Pac 10, ranked as high as 11th Nationally, and revenge minded. The line really should be closer to 17. At 14 or less, I can not see anyone talking Maryland.

hippieki11er · Jul 12, 2009

you fellas actually have futures on cal winning the NC?

ever heard of kevin riley?

dear God.

trentmoney · Jul 13, 2009

hippieki11er said:
you fellas actually have futures on cal winning the NC?

ever heard of kevin riley?

dear God.

who's kevin riley..??

goblue12 · Jul 13, 2009

GoSooners said:
If you're talking about Cal/Maryland I'm not so sure. I think when the line comes out and if it's Cal -14 points or more it will put some doubts in people's minds whether they can cover by over 2 TD's. And I still believe that it is going to be close to that number when it opens.

Sorry, I thought they were discussing the noon start time for the Cal at Minnesota game.

55 % at worst · Jul 13, 2009

http://www.calbears.com/auto_pdf/p_...s/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2009Post-SpringDepthChart

hippieki11er · Jul 13, 2009

trentmoney said:
who's kevin riley..??

UoweDucks · Jul 14, 2009

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2008: Threw for 1,360 yards with 14 touchdowns and just six interceptions in his first season as the primary starting quarterback (11 games, 9 starts) ... set a school record with 58 pass attempts against Maryland ... his 423 yards passing vs. the Terps were the third most in a game in Cal history and most in the Pac-10 in 2008 ... had three touchdown strikes at Maryland ... opened the '08 campaign against Michigan State completing 17-of-24 for 202 yards and two touchdowns ... threw for a score and rushed for a score at Washington State ... completed 11-of-22 passes for 153 yards and two TDs, including a 53-yard flea flicker to Nyan Boateng, against UCLA ... equaled his career-high with three touchdown tosses in the Big Game vs. Stanford and finished the game an efficient 7-of-11 for 101 yards ... seventh in the Pac-10 in passing efficiency (117.8 rating) and ninth in total offense (118.5 ypg) ... had a 14-for-4 TD-to-INT ratio in games he started.
2007: Entered the Armed Forces Bowl at the start of the second quarter with a 21-point deficit and directed the Bears to victory ... completed 16-of-19 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns to earn MVP honors ... also rushed four times for 19 yards and a touchdown in the bowl victory ... earned his first career start against Oregon State, filling in for injured starter Nate Longshore ... against the highly-rated OSU defense, completed 20 passes for 294 yards and a pair of touchdowns while also rushing for a score ... with the Bears pinned deep on their own six-yard line with 1:27 left in the game, drove Cal 84 yards completing a 4th-and-17 to Lavelle Hawkins and a 37-yard pass to Robert Jordan, before time ran out on the Bears.
2006: Redshirt.
High School: Considered the top player in Oregon as a senior by Rivals.com and SuperPrep magazine ... 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year in Oregon ... long list of awards and honors include prep All-America honors by PrepStar and SuperPrep ... sixth-ranked pro-style quarterback prospect in the country by Rivals.com and No. 18 in that category by Scout.com ... Rivals' postseason top 100 had him No. 51 ... at the prestigious EA Sports Elite 11 Quarterback Camp, he was ranked as the third-best prospect ... second-team all-state selection ... Long Beach Press-Telegram "Best in the West" honorable mention ... named as the Portland metro area player of the year after passing for 2,580 yards with just six interceptions on 239 attempts ... over the final two years of his prep career he had 55 touchdowns and just 12 picks ... Beavers were a combined 19-5 during his junior and senior seasons and made a state semifinal appearance during his junior year ... Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Blue Chip ... two-time team captain ... team MVP ... vice president of his class as a junior and senior.
Personal: Parents are Rhonda and Faustin Riley ... born Jan. 27, 1987 ... father is a football coach at Beaverton HS ... majoring in American studies.

BigdaddyQH · Jul 14, 2009

Riley is the key to Cal's success. While he has put up some impressive numbers, much of that was done in games already decided (Maryland last year). He is an average QB, as his stats will testify to. He will be expected to step it up somewhat this year, but more importantly not to give anything away. Cal will be a run oriented offense, so Riley does not have to worry about the pressures of carrying this team. He does have to worry about Sophmore Brock Mansion and a coach who thinks nothing of switching starting QB's in the middle of the season.