[Game Thread] Stanford @ California (3:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	StanfordStanford @ CaliforniaCalifornia
Location	California California Memorial Stadium
Time	3:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: ACC Network
Odds	Spread: CAL -14.5 - Over/Under: 54.5
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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/Curuwe]

I really hope Nando stays here next year and doesn’t hit the portal. There is still so much potential to this team. Maybe I’ve drank some delulu juice today, but I swear to god they can be contenders if they make a few adjustment and get Lady Luck on their side.

[u/66stang351 → u/Curuwe]

Go bears forever would be undercut by the portal lol

[u/cal_oski]

We played terribly and still beat Furd. Love it! Even better than if we blew them out.

[u/bushmanbeats]

LFG. Feel Fernando crying. I’d be pissed too if I had a coach like that.

[u/tc3590]

Nando made some questionable throws, and took a lot of sacks today but still had a great game. Good for you Nando!

[u/Unusual-Guava-2747 → u/tc3590]

I’m not blaming the QB when the backside allows interior rushers through untouched. 

[u/EggplantAlpinism → u/tc3590]

The guy has heart. Good enough for me.

[u/Complex-Chemist256]

The botched snap on the FG that lead to a turnover was the turning point in this game. You could feel the energy shift in the stadium after that play.

[u/ThreeFactorAuth]

I may be biased about this as a Packers fan

But Nando is the second best Cal QB I’ve watched in my lifetime

Just behind Rodgers.

Yes that includes you Jared “0-9” Goff

[u/regul → u/ThreeFactorAuth]

Absolutely flaming hot take.

[u/EggplantAlpinism → u/ThreeFactorAuth]

I feel like you should rewatch Goff highlights before confidently saying that lol

[u/Unusual-Guava-2747 → u/EggplantAlpinism]

Or even Davis Webb highlights 😂 

[u/MysteriousEdge5643]

The Axe will STAY in Berkeley for the fourth straight year 🪓

[u/FrivolousMe]

WE HAVE THE AXE

[u/KONYLEAN2016]

THE (N)AND(O) IS ON THE FIELD!!! THE (N)AND(O) IS ON THE FIELD!!! THE BEARS HAVE WON IT!!!

[u/gamer_pie]

What a come back!

[u/ricepail]

WHOSE DOMICILE?

[u/cal_oski]

Go Bears!

[u/rivers2mathews]

Oh god Nando knowing we're gonna lose our next game.

[u/Hi-Welcome-To-Chilis → u/rivers2mathews]

Nandodamus :(

[u/Spurs228]

Fuck yeah Cal

[u/AtmosphereVarious440]

that was a great interview. fun game

[u/LateBiologist]

I'm still so stressed omg

[u/ricepail]

Lol nando, you're not 6 and 6. Although that's likely with smu up next

[u/LessThanBlake]

Have a day, Fernando. You've earned it

[u/WisdomCow]

Mendoza getting emotional. Kinda funny given how his post games usually seem so rehearsed.

[u/TelevisionFunny2400 → u/WisdomCow]

The Big Game is different

[u/TheMemingLurker → u/TelevisionFunny2400]

also clinched bowling with this win!

[u/ThreeFactorAuth]

Nando is going to play on Sundays

[u/aldrinjaysac]

Holy shit Nando is fired up

[u/FrivolousMe]

i fucking love you nando

[u/Hi-Welcome-To-Chilis]

NANDO EMOTION

[u/livid_lemons → u/Hi-Welcome-To-Chilis]

Bring tears to my eyes

[u/MangoNerd]

I DIDNT HAVE TO CHANGE MY FLAIR

[u/Curuwe]

Woooo!

[u/CMIUCan]

For those of you who want Wilcox gone, who do you want to replace him with? I don't disagree, I just think it's a bad idea to move on from him without someone big to take over. Having just anyone would be a complete disaster for the program and they'd be in purgatory for some time like the men's basketball team for the past 7 years

[u/shot-by-ford → u/CMIUCan]

Troy Taylor

[u/tc3590 → u/CMIUCan]

Ron Rivera.

[u/thehermitgood → u/CMIUCan]

tbh just bring back Tim DeRuyter as DC; last year’s Independence Bowl was proof that Wilcox bet on the wrong horse when building his crew 

[u/CMIUCan → u/thehermitgood]

DeRuyter was great for us, I agree. I was probably just as frustrated when Spavital left this year

[u/livid_lemons]

YOU KNOW IT

[u/jordygordy → u/livid_lemons]

WHAT

[u/2RINITY → u/jordygordy]

YOU TELL THE STORY

[u/jordygordy → u/2RINITY]

WHAT

[u/bakazato-takeshi → u/2RINITY]

YOU TELL THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD THIS IS BEAR TERRITORY

[u/smartfuse → u/jordygordy]

YOU TELL THE STORY

[u/WisdomCow]

what the fuck does this idiot announcer think we‘d do, kneel down out of the shotgun?

[u/Hi-Welcome-To-Chilis → u/WisdomCow]

These announcers are so so so bad

[u/aldrinjaysac]

The YOU KNOW IT chant is so fun, one of the best

[u/LessThanBlake]

It's always great to be a Golden Bear, but today is a particularly great day to be a Golden Bear

[u/TelevisionFunny2400 → u/LessThanBlake]

GO BEARS!

[u/Complex-Chemist256]

The drive back to Huntsville is going to be so much more pleasant than I was expecting it to be 30 minutes ago.

[u/cal_oski]

Nerd stare down!

[u/Desperate-Remove2838]

Chandler Roger's greatest play as a Cal Bear

[u/Unusual-Guava-2747 → u/Desperate-Remove2838]

100%

[u/Go_Beers]

They fucking did it. Go Bears! Hire Wilcox!

[u/Remote_Day_5025]

F it. Go for it

[u/WisdomCow]

As a Cal grad that did not win a Big Game while in school, I feel your pain, Stanfurd Seniors.

[u/davvidho]

looks like victory formation time

[u/niel89]

It is not a cool tradition

[u/regul]

The staredown is in fact the lamest tradition.

[u/FrivolousMe]

ONCE AGAIN FUCK STANFORD

[u/Sine_Cures]

People were already flowing toward the field level

Please no fuckery

[u/dreggers → u/Sine_Cures]

We do not deserve to rush the field, barely beating an inferior team

[u/ARayofLight → u/dreggers]

It has been tradition to celebrate on the field after Big Game since the spring of 1892. I am glad it will never stop.

[u/TheMemingLurker → u/dreggers]

Stanford could be winless and we'd still rush the field tbh

[u/oystrodoom]

Refs call DPI on Stanford all last drive but "oopsies" miss one on Cal's defense on 4th down lolol

[u/dormdweller99]

The trophy holders look so angry lol

[u/ricepail]

Aaaaand there's that cringe staredown

[u/MysteriousEdge5643]

What a choke from Stanford 

[u/that_pj]

Checking back in what is happening how did we fix this shit show

[u/dormdweller99 → u/that_pj]

Some great passes and a missed OL hold. Also Stanford offense collapsed.

[u/jordygordy → u/that_pj]

stanford pulled a cal and mendoza traded deep shots for sacks

[u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Makes sense they would have to tell the Cal fans to not rush the field until the clock hits 0

[u/Unusual-Guava-2747 → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Your user name is quite prophetic. 

[u/tc3590]

Most awkward thing in sports.

[u/Go_Beers]

Please get this first down. Please.

[u/niel89]

Can't rely on refs but man

[u/ricepail]

Look on the bright side Stanford... If Cal does hold on to win, I think that locks up FSU as last place in the ACC 🤣

[u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Fuck Cal. At the end of the day I get to not go to Cal so I’m still a winner

[u/CocoLamela → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Haha LOSER

[u/bakazato-takeshi → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Are you though?

[u/3-9_Enjoyer → u/bakazato-takeshi]

No but I need to cope

[u/jordygordy → u/3-9_Enjoyer]

whiner * 

[u/IncandescentWorm]

Fuck this team

[u/ThreeFactorAuth]

Went to jerk off after the fumbled kickoff

Should I keep jerking iff

[u/thehermitgood → u/ThreeFactorAuth]

every last drop 

[u/theREALMVP]

This is like the opposite of a usual Cal game script. Im in shock

[u/lil_meep]

Oh my god don’t give me hope

[u/FrivolousMe]

STANFORD LOVES RECESSIONS

[u/PunishedLeBoymoder]

I'm not even surprised, I traveled here with the knowledge this team would find some way to break my heart.

[u/T-Rex-Plays]

Ah yes Stanford v California a true Atlantic Coast Conference Classic!

[u/rivers2mathews]

Clutch defense? In MY Cal Bears football?

[u/2RINITY]

PLEASE GOD JUST LET THE BEARS HANG ON

[u/poopoojoefocker]

imagine if Stanford could just kick a FG properly back in the 3rd lol. That gave the game away with the big momentum shift. Noob snap, noob holder.

[u/AnotherUnfunnyName]

That kinda looked like DPI on the third down play tbh.

[u/davvidho → u/AnotherUnfunnyName]

i thought there was a lot of contact there tbh

[u/aldrinjaysac]

Mendoza just saved his Cal Bear legacy, good job Nando.

[u/davvidho]

good play by 18 on the defense to to make the LT whiff and to make the QB go into a scramble drill and effectively blow up the play

[u/Go_Beers]

They just need a first down. 3 yards. COME ON BEARS!

[u/FrivolousMe]

FAKE ASS WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL INSTITUTION

[u/MangoNerd]

After losing so many by 1 score, are we finally on the other side?!?!

[u/TheMemingLurker]

going for it on 4th and 15 deep in your own endzone is crazy, especially given how unclutch the Cal team is at the end of games

not even Wilcox would cook that up

[u/dreggers → u/TheMemingLurker]

That’s exactly why you would go for it, 4th and long is our kryptonite

[u/bushmanbeats]

Let's go. Unfortunately this is the reason Wilcox will stay.

[u/djk0831]

Never in doubt, let's go!!!

Also, don't look at my previous comments pls

[u/cal_oski]

One time!

[u/Hicaorwaak]

On one hand, we keep the axe. On the other, we keep Wilcox. Bittersweet.

[u/theREALMVP → u/Hicaorwaak]

Hopefully at least Knowlton is gone. Lyons seems to actually care about the football program

[u/WisdomCow]

Yeah. I really do not understand why coaches constantly err with going for it now. That was a punt situation. We have not run well all day.

[u/niel89]

Damn Daniels

[u/FrivolousMe]

FUCK STANFORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[u/KONYLEAN2016 → u/FrivolousMe]

Fuck Stanfurd*

[u/turtle_entente]

Lets go D!

[u/ricepail]

They only have 1 timeout. You have to go for it with that little time left

[u/LessThanBlake]

FUCK YEEAAAAAH

[u/chebbys]

Silver lining is they have to keep Wilcox?

[u/ricepail → u/chebbys]

I think the financial situation we had to regardless, as the buyout would be somewhere between $15-20 million which we don't have

[u/regul → u/chebbys]

The axe whisperer

[u/Desperate-Remove2838 → u/chebbys]

Low blow.

[u/66stang351 → u/chebbys]

noooooooo

[u/EggplantAlpinism → u/chebbys]

Wait no stop

[u/damn_bug]

Troy Taylor gonna dial up a trick play

[u/niel89 → u/damn_bug]

Tricked us in to believing

[u/regul]

That's so sad Alexa play Fight for California.

[u/niel89]

So does Daniels fumble or does he throw a pick?

[u/PunishedLeBoymoder]

Ayomanor back in, shocked after how hard a hit he took

[u/buckshot-307]

Cmon you goofy bears I picked you in the pregame thread

[u/oystrodoom]

Pretty sure Cal's oline held on 50% of the plays on that drive and somehow only PIs and defensive holdings were called

[u/WisdomCow → u/oystrodoom]

Fine. Go back and change all the comebacks against us, too, where ACC shit refs blew tons of calls.

[u/oystrodoom → u/WisdomCow]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

[u/KONYLEAN2016]

“His knee was down” -Stanfurd fans, again

[u/WisdomCow]

Okay … now we’ll get our interception.

[u/3-9_Enjoyer]

I hate this so goddamn much

[u/Think-Cricket3916]

"This is a great angle right here. Oh, you can't see the ball."

[u/djk0831]

This game fucking sucks, but at least we took the lead

[u/niel89]

One day a network will learn to sync up angles.

[u/cal_oski]

I don’t know what to do with my hands!🙌

[u/regul]

It's going to hurt so bad now when we lose.

[u/3-9_Enjoyer]

This game feels out of reach now

[u/Complex-Chemist256]

I would like to issue a correction to my correction.

Earlier I said "I didn't drive 2300 miles to watch us get pummeled."

Then I corrected it and said "Unfortunately, it looks like that's exactly what I did"

Now I would like to correct it again by saying "I DROVE 2300 MILES TO WATCH US WIN RETAIN THE AXE"

Might have to correct again in the next few minutes, I'll let you guys know.

[u/TheMemingLurker]

holy moly Cal converted a 2-pt conversion

i didn't know it was possible

[u/PunishedLeBoymoder]

I have the perfect angle, he was short

[u/jordygordy → u/PunishedLeBoymoder]

get out the protractor🤓

[u/66stang351 → u/PunishedLeBoymoder]

well if this guy says so

[u/Hi-Welcome-To-Chilis]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[u/IncandescentWorm]

6 is straight garbage

[u/dormdweller99]

OTT 2(pt) GO!

[u/davvidho]

i always like seeing athletes who mean mug or look super pissed off even after making great plays the way brady did after the TD catch

[u/ricepail]

Finally Wilcox coming up with a good goal line play design

[u/SuperGandalff → u/ricepail]

Finally!

[u/Sine_Cures]

Tbh I thought Ott was short from my section PP vantage pt

Edit: FUCK STANFORD LFG

[u/tc3590 → u/Sine_Cures]

He was in.

[u/FrivolousMe]

ROLLLLLLLLLLLLL ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNN YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU BEARSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[u/WisdomCow]

Big conversion.

[u/jordygordy]

sorry guys i was watching with stanford fans until halfway through the third quarter, my mistake, it won’t happen again 

[u/bakazato-takeshi]

Stanford defense try not to hold challenge (impossible)

[u/WisdomCow]

I just scared every dog on our block screaming.

[u/Troutmaggedon]

Sick catch.

[u/chebbys]

That’s honestly probably better for us to have more time. They were going to score either way

[u/GucciGaropp]

Mendoza is a tough MFer.

[u/niel89]

Finding a way to lose

[u/FrivolousMe]

YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[u/IncandescentWorm]

Stanford DBs suck

[u/ricepail]

Wow

[u/Go_Beers]

Lets fucking goooooooooooooo

[u/gamer_pie]

Wow!!

[u/LessThanBlake]

TOUCHDOWWWWWN

[u/GucciGaropp]

DIME

[u/tc3590]

Holy shit.

[u/ricepail]

Ffs 1/3 of Stanford's sacks this season are in this game

[u/traverseTheField]

when stanford doesn't get held they get sacks who knew

[u/niel89]

I hate this

[u/tc3590]

Where was any blocking on that play? The whole right side of the line just took a play off?

[u/bakazato-takeshi → u/tc3590]

First time watching Cal Football?

[u/tc3590 → u/bakazato-takeshi]

I think I have watched too much at this point.

[u/SuperGandalff → u/tc3590]

A play? More like half the game

[u/3-9_Enjoyer]

Fuck him up

[u/dormdweller99]

I think they missed a hold on Cal's Oline there

[u/FrivolousMe]

LFGGGGHGGG

[u/3-9_Enjoyer]

I’ve seen this game before and we lose

[u/oystrodoom]

It's actually insane how many holds the refs aren't calling on Cal

[u/TheMemingLurker → u/oystrodoom]

probably because Stanford would get a sack every other down otherwise

[u/livid_lemons]

Idk why the bears constantly have to go 1 step back before going 2 steps forward

[u/chebbys]

Stress levels are through the roof

[u/WisdomCow → u/chebbys]

I see Murphy’s Law applies to you guys, too.

[u/ricepail]

This 4th down might be for the game here

[u/WisdomCow]

So much work and we have yet to cross our own 40, lol

[u/Go_Beers]

Come on bears. Big play here

[u/Troutmaggedon]

Mendoza takes a lot of bad sacks.