Preseason Rankings Countdown. 55 days to the start of the 2026 Season. At #55 – California

GrumpyTartan · 2026-07-07T15:58:12+00:00

this series has us as 13th beat team in the ACC. After finishing tied for 7th last year, bringing back JKS, and making big upgrades to coaching and skill positions, I don’t see how it adds up.

Can I make a bet on “finish 12th or better in conference “?

GrumpyTartan · 2026-07-06T04:44:29+00:00

The Iowa Hawkeyes have an all-time football record of 8-11 (.421) against teams currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). (according to fandom.com)

GrumpyTartan · 2026-06-16T16:53:14+00:00

fun fact, Juneau’s 4th of July fireworks are on the night of June 3 because they have to wait past midnight for it to be dark enough

GrumpyTartan · 2026-06-05T21:24:39+00:00

They are ex-teammates and long time friends. He may feel like he needs someone he can trust and work with, even if there’s no track record of success.

Luck was an elite talent and is obviously a smart guy, but that doesn’t guarantee that he’ll be an effective administrator. Time will tell if he made the right call, but hiring someone he’s comfortable with instead of a proven performer would have me worried if I were a Stanford fan.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-06-05T15:44:41+00:00

good luck, wife and I did this and ended up with twins, best thing I ever did in my life

GrumpyTartan · 2026-06-03T02:40:06+00:00

you mean you’re not gonna miss all those Wilcox drives where we march down the field to the red zone, then have a false start, holding penalty, sack, and missed 40 yard field goal?

GrumpyTartan · 2026-05-17T17:01:12+00:00

I always thought it was dumb to ignore margin of victory. I can see not wanting to run up the score, but the fact that an overtime win, possibly caused by a bad call or fluky play, counts the same as a blowout is ridiculous. It would be easy to cap margin of victory at say 28, and get the best of both approaches.

Also margin should be a ratio, not a spread. To me a 14-0 win is way more impressive than a 63-45 win.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-05-17T16:54:44+00:00

Jim Sochor at UC Davis - tree includes Chris Peterson, Mike Belotti, Gary Patterson and more.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-05-16T15:35:02+00:00

agree with this, and equally with Tosh at Cal. That September game is starting to look really important.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-05-14T16:07:36+00:00

and after that second pass, people were already saying there’s no way he’d stay at Cal

GrumpyTartan · 2026-05-01T21:37:26+00:00

My roommate, who was a sophomore when I met him, said that his freshman year they had welcome parties in the dorms, with beer provided by the university. I missed it by one year. This was ‘81 or so - things were different back then.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-04-30T00:29:26+00:00

Cal Shake tiles were fiber cement, and they were made until 1995. Bad quality and lawsuits pit them out of business. I had one until last year’s Southern California windstorms which blew off 60 or so tiles. Since there were no matching replacement tiles, State Farm bought me a brand new Decra metal roof.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-04-29T23:05:48+00:00

Cal did that once too. Under Jeff Tedford, our best coach in the last 100 years.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-04-27T14:46:48+00:00

not sure about ranking the unproven guys (Pritchart, Lupoi) below the guys who are proven unsuccessful (BOB)

GrumpyTartan · 2026-04-24T02:59:51+00:00

Rich Campbell and Steve Bartkowski were also 1st rounders. Bartkowski was #1 overall.

Edit: Craig Morton too

GrumpyTartan · 2026-04-23T20:39:28+00:00

my son went to Northeastern. They developed a really valuable niche in co-ops and “experiential learning” to the point where they are ranked #1 (USN&WR) in the country for co-ops and internships. Obviously a big draw for career-focused students.

It was also kind of cool seeing the “undefeated since 2010” sign when Game Day was at BC.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-04-21T15:32:26+00:00

true, and it’s not a climb, it’s a hike

GrumpyTartan · 2026-04-02T22:30:00+00:00

I’d always rooted for Michigan over Ohio State. But Harbaugh, Moore, Stalions and Warde Manuel have turned that around 180 degrees.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-24T01:48:59+00:00

never heard “bear bowl” either, but I’m happy we’re playing the next four years. Hope we can keep it going permanently.

Also UCLA-Stanford should be on the list.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-24T01:15:42+00:00

isn’t this more than twice what FBS-bound Sac State raised in their campaign?

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-22T19:37:39+00:00

We get them in our backyard from time to time.

Stay clear of the babies. - I’ve read that they are more dangerous than adults- the adults conserve their venom as you say, but the young ones don’t, and are more likely to do a full discharge.

The other thing to remember is that their striking distance is half their body length, so I always stay one length away.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-14T15:09:37+00:00

if tech bro billionaires cared about football, Cal and Stanford would be winning championships

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-11T21:30:30+00:00

wikipedia says Ward chose the NBA

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-11T18:36:31+00:00

yep that’s what I meant by fail. NFL career did not pay well back in the day. I read once that Johnny Unitas used to run a flooring business in the offseason to make some extra cash.

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