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wiiildflowerrr · 1 year

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@Calum5SOS: First premier league game I've been to! What a game as well! Been waiting for this day for so long! Go on stevie g

16 March 2014

#football!cal #this day in 5sos history #calum hood #5 seconds of summer #5sos #old trafford #man united #man utd #manchester united #calum #calum 5sos #16 march #2014

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athletic-collection · 1 year

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(from left) Drue Crisman, Evan McPherson, and Cal Adomitis

#football #cincinnati bengals #drue chrisman #evan mcpherson #cal adomitis

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brain-wont-leave-me-be · 7 months

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I know this is not really the place. But I’m putting this out there for the few people that will see this post

My homeland is under attack.

As of right now, 10/9/23, there are:

1500 Israeli deaths (and counting)

150+ hostages/missing (including infants and toddlers)

2000 Israeli injured (and counting)

560+ Palestinian/Gaza citizens dead

4000+ rockets fired (from hospitals, schools, and neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip toward Israel)

More Jewish people died on Saturday than any one day since the Holocaust.

I am Jewish. Israel is and always will be my home, even though I don’t actually live there. Please, do not turn away from this.

Educate yourself on the situation in as much depth as you can handle. Report and block bots posting “free palestine” and similar things.

This is not an issue of Israel-Palestine conflict. This is a direct attack on Jews, and nobody is safe from the horrors of Hamas and other terrorists. Not even Gaza/Palestine citizens are safe. Please, I beg you, no matter how you feel about Israel as a country… do not add to the hatred by celebrating and supporting terrorism. You can hate Israel, you can want a Palestinian state, you can disagree with whatever you want. But do not encourage senseless violence and murder and war crimes against me for simply existing.

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bearterritory · 5 months

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Cal Rolls Past UCLA, 33-7

Ott has 100-yard kickoff return

LOS ANGELES -- In the final Pac-12 regular season game in history, the Golden Bears decided to make it memorable. Not only did the defense force four turnovers and Cal score on a 100 yard kickoff return, but they won their third game in a row to become bowl eligible.

California crushed their hosts 33-7 and actually the game wasn't even that close. Besides Jaydn Ott's 100 yard score, Jeremiah Hunter had a pair of touchdown receptions from Fernando Mendoza and Mateen Bhaghani kicked four field goals for the Golden Bears (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12), who passed their baby bear cousins in the standings and won what could be the last meeting between the two UC teams for the foreseeable future.

“It was a month ago there wasn't a lot of positivity around the program. I think it just speaks to the character of the guys in the room,” Cal head coach Justin Wilcox said.

UCLA, which had started the remarkable conference collapse last June when it announced that it was moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2024, was hit upside the head by a group of scrappy, angry Cal players who were ready to get their revenge for the fiasco the Pac-12 has become. They also dropped Chip Kelly to 34-34 in his six seasons at Westwood and put his job on the line. The greed and fear that drove UCLA and USC to dump their conference after nearly a century saw them lose out in their final season games and exposed their weaknesses as football programs that have seen better days but underachieved in recent years as teams such as Washington, Oregon and Utah have eclipsed them.

The Bruins (7-5, 4-5) committed four turnovers that resulted in 13 Cal points. Quarterback Ethan Garber (little brother of former Cal QB Chase Garber, who decided to snub Berkeley when he was being recruited) was sacked early and had to leave the game after only 12 plays due to a right shoulder injury on the play. Freshman Dante Moore had to take over and was only 23 of 38 with two interceptions. He was also sacked six times. Cal's Cade Uluave had 12 tackles, a sack and an interception for the Bears, who only trailed for 16 seconds midway through the second quarter.

"The guys played with guts," Wilcox said. "I just have so much respect for the guys in that locker room - finishing the season the way we have. I have a lot of pride seeing those guys enjoy the moment."

After UCLA took a 7-6 lead on Logan Loya's 5-yard touchdown catch, Ott fielded R.J. Lopez's kick at the goal line. The sophomore found a seam near the Cal 20-yard line and then went up the right sideline the rest of the way.

It is tied for the third-longest kickoff return in Cal history and the sixth time it has had one of 100 yards or more. It was also the first kickoff return for Ott this season. Wilcox said the plan was to use Ott as a returner because UCLA came into the game leading the nation in run defense, and he didn't think Ott would get many opportunities with the ball.

“We know that Jaydn is an electric player. I give a lot of credit to our special team staff as well for getting it schemed up,” Wilcox said.

Ott also had 80 yards on 21 carries. Mendoza completed 19 of 30 for 178 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

“Not a lot of people believed in us, especially when we said in the interviews that we were going to burn the boats (beat Washington State), burn the forest (defeat Stanford) and now burn down the city (beat UCLA) and crush the Bruins," Mendoza said. "But everyone in that locker room really believed that and we knew it was gonna happen.”

Cal led 6-0 at the end of the first quarter on a pair of field goals by Bhaghani. After UCLA linebacker Laiatu Latu picked off Mendoza's pass and returned it to the Cal 8, the Bruins took the lead three plays later when Moore connected with Loya for a 5-yard TD.

UCLA's advantage would be extremely short lived though as Ott ran back the ensuing kickoff and devastated the home crowd, who fell nearly silent the rest of the game.

Cal extended its lead to 20-7 late in the first half. Three plays after Brett Johnson recovered Moore's fumble at the UCLA 11, Hunter scored on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Mendoza with 10 seconds remaining.

Bhaghani had a 32-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter and Hunter caught a 13-yard pass in the left corner of the end zone to further the Golden Bears' advantage. Hunter finished with eight receptions for 101 yards.

Several thousand Golden Bear enthusiasts who made the trip to the Rose Bowl stayed well after the end of Cal's 33-7 victory over UCLA, dancing and celebrating in the stands behind the South end zone along with players, coaches and staff. The players carried the enthusiasm into the locker room, flying high on their three game win streak after suffering some extremely close losses mid-season.

"I want them to soak it up," Wilcox said. "I want them to be with their brothers. There's nothing like that. That's why a lot of us coach - you can't find that anywhere else. As gut-wrenching and agonizing losing is, there's no feeling like being on the other end of the spectrum - especially under the circumstances and what was at stake. I'm just really proud of those guys. I have a lot of love for those people in that locker room."

The Bears are expected to find out their bowl bid on Sunday, December 3. It will be the third bowl so far in the Wilcox era.

#This is Bear Territory #UC Berkeley #Cal Football #Go Bears!

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loupickney · 3 months

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The deadline has passed for eligible underclassmen football players...

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jaywalker-daily · 8 months

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Exhausted from my week BUT I wanna finally make my Jay plush and homoerotically sew top surgery scars on him. Sigh.

#had a lot of school work this week then was at a football game last night until ten #‘Cal I didn’t know you were a football guy’ I’m not I go for the band. someone has to film King dancing to Cotton Eye Joe.#have two vids already btw

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collegefootballcountdown · 2 years

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MARSHAWN

#NCAAF #Pac 12 Football #Cal Bears #marshawn lynch

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najeeharris · 2 years

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Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers | 8/13/22

#rejoice! kenneth gifs be upon ye #Calvin in the background the entire time like :D :D :D #anyways idk if I’m supposed to say this but I heard from a friend of a friend that #kenny went on bar crawls on e Carson every weekend while at Pitt 😭😭#good for him! good for him.#kenny pickett #hmm lemme tag gp and cal too #george pickens #calvin austin iii #pittsburgh steelers #football #mine #my gifs

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dhart4214 · 3 months

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A CHANGE IN MY SPORTS PERSPECTIVE: A Post That Will Surprise So Cal Sports Fans

I rather like this illustration of the grass roots version of the middle of this sport’s season… GETTING THINGS OFF MY CHEST THAT I HAVE WANTED TO GET OFF MY CHEST FOR A WHILE I’m in my bedroom as I’m typing this… I reckon some of you may think this is where I make a shocking statement that I no longer care for sports, or that I no longer enjoy sports, or that I’m no longer a sports fan or a…

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wiiildflowerrr · 8 months

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@Calum5SOS: This was when I was in brazil

14 September 2013

#this day in 5sos history #5sos #5 seconds of summer #calum hood #calum 5sos #calum #football!cal #football #brazil

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sortanonymous · 5 months

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Woah! What a spectacular score from XX beautiful yards by Lastname! I'm sure Firstname will be a superstar someday!

#college football #pac 12 football #cal immediately responded with a kickoff return touchdown btw #because pac 12 #cal football #ucla football #what a fitting finale this already is for the pac 12 #rip pac 12

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acsn-network · 7 months

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#ACC #Cal #Conference Carousel #NCAA #SMU #Stanford #ncaa football #college football

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bearterritory · 5 months

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Griz the Bear Leads Cal to Big Game Win

Golden Bears Continue to Own Stanford

PALO ALTO - It may not have been quite as dramatic as Chase Garbers' game-winning touchdown run in 2019, but Trond Grizzell - a walk-on who had played a grand total of one career snap heading into this season - added "Big Game Hero" to his growing resume on Saturday.

The Cal wide receiver caught two touchdown passes - part of a career-defining performance - and the California football team won its third Big Game in a row with a 27-15 triumph over Leland Stanford Junior University at Stanford Stadium. The game was even more lopsided than the score indicated, as a successful 2 point conversion by the Bears was erroneously negated by the referees and a last minute sure touchdown was sacrificed by Jaydn Ott (who decided to take a knee instead at the five-yard line to burn clock instead of score) which would have made the score at least 36-15.

Grizzell caught scoring passes of 9 and 54 yards and finished with career-highs of seven catches and 136 receiving yards, as the Golden Bears won the Big Game for the fourth time in five years, the longest win streak by California since the Jeff Tedford era. Cal has also not lost at Stanford since 2017. But perhaps more importantly for the Bears than their mastery over their rivals down on The Farm is the fact that they remained bowl-eligible with the win.

"It was a big day - dare you say, 'Big Game Hero'," Travers Family Head Coach Justin Wilcox said. "He's going to be in the conversation. From a year ago, Trond has made as big a jump as anybody. He cares deeply about football and the team. It matters to him, and it's great to see a guy like that who puts in the work."

Grizzell's touchdown grabs helped the Bears (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) establish a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter. He also caught a 21-yard pass from quarterback Fernando Mendoza on a 4th-and-7 play in the fourth quarter that helped sustain a game-clinching scoring drive.

"Trond is a special player," said Mendoza, who won his first Big Game as Cal's starting quarterback. "He's a vertical threat, so we had a couple of plays drawn up for him. I regard Trond as one of my best friends. We built amazing chemistry together. So when he's out there, I trust that I know what he's going to do."

Mendoza also set career-highs with 294 passing yards and three touchdowns, while running back Jaydn Ott was a workhorse with 166 rushing yards on a career-high 36 carries. Ott also went over the 2,000-yard rushing mark for his career (2,079).

"There are a lot of people who are part of this game. I've seen grown men on the field crying real tears," Ott said. "It means a lot. I got to see it last year, so I knew coming into this game how much it meant to people. I'm glad we came out on top."

Ott scored on a 1-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter to help Cal build a 21-6 lead, but the Cardinal answered back with a Hail Mary pass (and its only touchdown of the game) to cut it to 21-12. They then managed to hit a second very long field goal (of 53 yards - they had earlier scored on a 50 yarder) near the end of the third quarter, but would get no closer as the Bears proceeded to grind yards and pull away.

California put together the pivotal drive of the game, marching 75 yards on 13 plays and scoring the game-clinching touchdown on an 8-yard pass from Mendoza to Jeremiah Hunter early in the fourth quarter. After Stanford failed to answer and turned the ball over on downs, the Golden Bears managed to burn nearly 7 minutes of clock on their last drive - including Ott's unselfish play of breaking away for a sure touchdown run but stopping at the 5 yard line and taking a knee with a little over a minute left in the game. "I didn't need to score again," Ott said. "I would rather not give them back the ball then just make another touchdown."

"It's a huge win - obviously for the team's goals but also the Cal community, the players, the student body," Wilcox said. "I don't know there's a better 30 minutes to an hour in the year than when you win the Big Game and retain the Axe. It's a great feeling and I want the guys to enjoy it."

Wilcox improved his coaching record in the Big Game to four wins with only two losses - one of which happened in a 24-23 heartbreaker in 2020 where the Bears had more than half their starters out due to strict Covid protocols from the University during the pandemic, while Stanford kept out no players for the contest. It was later revealed that more than a dozen of the Cardinal starters had tested positive either immediately before or shortly after the game.

The Golden Bears close out the regular season on Saturday at UCLA at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Cal will be going for their third win in a row and will become bowl-eligible with a victory.

#Go Bears!#This is Bear Territory #UC Berkeley #Roll on you Bears #Cal football #Go Bears

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dalydose22 · 9 months

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#tottenham #harry kane #english premier league #las vegas raiders #denver broncos #nfl #nfl preseason #nfl kickoff #nfl season #nfl football #acc #pac 12 #stanford #cal berkeley

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goosesports · 9 months

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Big Ten looking to add Oregon, Washington, Cal & Stanford. PAC-12 on lif...

#youtube #B1G bigten oregonducks washingtonhuskies stanford stanfordcardinal cal calbears californiabears cfb football collegefootball pac12 pac12foo

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collegefootballcountdown · 1 year

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UCLA, in joining the B1G, will be sharing some of its filthy lucre with Cal Berkeley

#NCAAF #B1G Football #UCLA Bruins #Cal Bears

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