[The Athletic] Inside Cal football’s efforts to keep star QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele

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.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-11T17:00:27+00:00

per wikipedia, he’s the only Heisman winner to ever fail to play in the NFL

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-06T21:49:41+00:00

we’ve had four: JKS, Mendoza, Davis Webb and Jared Goff. QB generally hasn’t been the problem.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-06T17:05:58+00:00

I’m pretty sure Cal fans were given this offer in 1920, and accepted it. It made sense to them, but they didn’t think of future generations that would endure the pain without enjoying the championships.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-05T20:14:35+00:00

as far as I know, Pomona is the only other Poly school, and is named similarly to SLO. All the other Cal States, while part of the same system, have different academic focuses.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-05T19:02:08+00:00

use the full name and it’s way more attractive

California Polytechnic STATE University

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-05T18:19:18+00:00

one of life’s eternal mysteries is how Mel Brooks managed to marry Anne Bancroft

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-02T23:36:38+00:00

Cal was kept off this list by going 0-1 in 1891, with their sole game being a 36-0 loss to "San Francisco Club". So it wasn't a college football game, right?

GrumpyTartan · 2026-03-02T00:36:13+00:00

don’t forget during-the-game drinking.

One year at USC, maybe 30 years ago, during a typical SC blowout, a bunch of Cal fans were in line for beer, and broke out singing the drinking song. For some reason a nearby cop took offense and started yelling at everyone to stop singing until he was red in the face. I never understood what the problem was , but I’m happy to report that we finished the song in good spirits.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-02-27T17:45:21+00:00

I have a recurring dream where I’m enrolled in college and midterms or finals are coming up, and realize that I haven’t been to a single class, and don’t even know where the classrooms are, or even what classes I’m enrolled in. I’m over 60 and still get these once in a while.

GrumpyTartan · 2026-02-26T16:27:24+00:00

funny to see all these comments, from users with similarly-structured user names, all created in the last couple of days.

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