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Early Pac 10 Football Predictions

Before I walk through my early predictions (I reserve the right to tweak these based on Fall camp injuries and eligibility outcomes) keep in mind the biases I have in evaluating college football teams:1...

Written by Greg Richardson about 5 months ago 173 reads 7 comments
Interesting analysis based on Phil Steele talent scoring

For those of you who don't know Phil Steele, he provides the most in depth college football preview anywhere. Extremely thorough and highly analytic, he's also consistently the most accurate projector of an upcoming season...

Written by Greg Richardson about 5 months ago 170 reads 0 comments
Cal's Passing Game: Kurt Warner's Legacy

The projections for next year's Cal football team seem to inevitably come back to one question: "Will Kevin Riley play well enough at QB for the Bears to win?" While no one is going to argue ...

Written by Greg Richardson about 5 months ago 107 reads 1 comments
P10 Basketball Prediction

Many of the so called experts are deriding the Pac 10 as having a down year in 2008-9, especially when compared to last years tremendous showing...

Written by Greg Richardson about 11 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
Cal-Maryland: Bears Must Beware Turtle Trap

If I'm Jeff Tedford, I'm sweating extra hard this week. The Bears are in a no-win position heading to Maryland. This is a game that will be far more difficult than folks realize...

Written by Greg Richardson about about 1 year ago 394 reads 3 comments
Cal-Washington State: Thoughts on Bears' Blowout in Pullman

It’s tough not to feel a bit of lightheaded giddiness coming off the 66-3 thrashing the Bears gave the Washington State Cougars on Saturday...

Written by Greg Richardson about about 1 year ago 491 reads 7 comments
Observations from MSU game

Despite some sloppy play, particularly around special teams and dumb penalties, the debut performance for the 2008 Bears was a solid one...

Written by Greg Richardson about about 1 year ago 80 reads 1 comments
How Cal Bears Deal with Adversity Will Determine 2008 Success

The results of the 2008 football season will reflect whether this Cal team and the football program as a whole can take a step forward in its mental toughness and resiliency. Coming off a miserable season where the Bears went from undefeated and No...

Written by Greg Richardson about about 1 year ago 542 reads 2 comments
USC and Cal to Duke It Out for Pac-10 Title in 2008

2008 Predicted Pacific Ten Conference Final Standings1. USC 8-12. Cal 7-23. Oregon 6-34. ASU 5-45. Arizona 5-46. Oregon State 4-57. Stanford 3-68. UCLA 3-69. UW 2-710...

Written by Greg Richardson about about 1 year ago 301 reads 2 comments
Observations from Cal Scrimmage

Run offense The offense looked good running the ball. Until the end of the scrimmage, when the offensive line was made up of second- and third-stringers, they were able to get significant push off the ball all day...

Written by Greg Richardson about about 1 year ago 335 reads 0 comments
2008 Cal Football Preview - The Offense

System:It remains to be seen how noticeable the difference will be between Frank Cignetti’s offensive system and play calling style and what Jeff Tedford has traditionally done...

Written by Greg Richardson about about 1 year ago 633 reads 0 comments
Understanding the Cal Bears Defense

THE SYSTEMBob Gregory's defenses play a style that in many ways mirrors the offensive system Jeff Tedford has in place. As on offense, it starts with the running game...

Written by Greg Richardson about about 1 year ago 838 reads 5 comments
Football is in the air

As I write this, the 2008 Cal football team is checking into camp and will kick off practice tomorrow evening. Exciting times for Bear fans as hope springs eternal...

Written by Greg Richardson about about 1 year ago 372 reads 0 comments

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Greg Richardson Article Archive

Early Pac 10 Football Predictions

Interesting analysis based on Phil Steele talent scoring

Cal's Passing Game: Kurt Warner's Legacy

P10 Basketball Prediction

Cal-Maryland: Bears Must Beware Turtle Trap

Cal-Washington State: Thoughts on Bears' Blowout in Pullman

Observations from MSU game

How Cal Bears Deal with Adversity Will Determine 2008 Success

USC and Cal to Duke It Out for Pac-10 Title in 2008

Observations from Cal Scrimmage

2008 Cal Football Preview - The Offense

Understanding the Cal Bears Defense

Football is in the air

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