A Cal Bear Wears the Championship Belt

Actually both Aaron Rodgers and Desmond Bishop are former Cal Bears and now Super Bowl Champions. Rodgers is also the MVP of the game. Also the greatest part of this game besides Cal Bears becoming Super Bowl champions is the fact they beat the Steelers. Great Super Bowl!

(Image via Bubbaprog)

Poinsettia Bowl Open Thread

Game: SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl

Teams: Utah vs. California

Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Start Time: 8:00 PM ET

Network and Announcers: (ESPN- Mike Patrick, Craig James, SR: Heather Cox)

Favorite: Cal +3

49er16's Pick: Utah

Blogs: California Golden Blogs and Block U

Misc: Five things to watch in the Poinsettia Bowl

Random Thoughts: I'm picking Utah in this game because you never know what Cal team is going to show up. Will the Cal team show up that came from behind to beat both Stanford and Arizona or will the Cal team show up that lay eggs against Oregon, USC, and Washington. You never know with this Cal team.

How well Cal does depends on how well quarterback Kevin Riley does. Riley has been inconsistent at best this season. When he's making his throws that frees up the running game. When he's not making his throws, the Cal offense goes into a complete stand still. If Riley can get some great pass protection and if he see's the field, then Cal should win this game. Whatever way this game goes, depends on Kevin Riley.

Now leave comments. No trolls allowed.

Sunday Mourning Links

Ayelet Zurer to start your mourning. She is an Israeli actress who stars in this weekends movie "Angels & Demons". Before she began her acting career, she was in the Israeli army. After her service she moved to New York to begin her acting career. I've heard some negative reviews about "Angels & Demons." Guess we will see how it does at the box office. "Star Trek" was a great movie though.

Eminem is back with a new album (Sun-Times)

SNL lampoons NBA on TNT (Awful Announcing)

Even the Natinals grounds crew are screw ups (Fire Andy Reid Now!)

If the Lakers lose today, their whole team could change before next year (Fanhouse)

Manny Ramirez still doesn't know what he did wrong (The Onion)

HAHa....Michael Phelps lost a race (AL.com)

California's money troubles? No problem, just sell everything (SF Chronicle)

Martin Scorsese is having problems casting an actor who can play Frank Sinatra (Page 6)

The Indy 500's qualifying is too long and it doesn't work (Indy Star)

Ray Allen has disappeared in the Celtics-Magic game (Rotoworld)

What has happened to Big Papi (Boston Globe)

The Links: NCAA Tournament Edition

Giorgia Palmas to start us off this mourning. Day 1 of the NCAA tournament was pretty generic with no upsets except Western Kentucky over Illinois. Hopefully today we will have some upsets. Or at least some compelling games.

- Cal was an epic fail, yesterday (SF Chronicle)

- Kansas' Sherron Collins must respond to the challenge (KC Star)

- UCLA may have had a down year, they are still tough in the NCAA tournament though (LA Times)

- American U. was this close to beating Villanova (Washington Post)

- A reserve guard was huge for Memphis (NY Times)

- Western Kentucky has done it again (Chicago Tribune)

- Butler couldn't overcome a jittery start against LSU (Indianapolis Star)

- Washington beat Mississippi St. in a complete team effort (Seattle Times)

- Xavier looks to exploit Portland St. weakness (Cincinnati Enquire)

- Many Harris was huge in Michigan's win over Clemson (Detroit News)

- Blake Griffin and Oklahoma won last night (The Oklahoman)

- Tubby Smith and Minnesota need better players (Star-Tribune)

- If Louisville doesn't shoot well, they could be done early (Courier-Journal)

- Even Ray Ratto said yesterday's games were boring and hoping today's games gives us some action (CBSsport.com)

- Jim Calhoun is out of the hospital and was at practice today (ESPN)

Here's the play where Blake Griffin was flipped on his back by a Morgan St. player:

The Links

Happy St. Patrick's day, now here's Jurgita Valts.... Natasha Richardson is in critical condition after an ski accident... 10 things you didn't know about Ireland.... Houston Rockets guard Carl Landry was shot in the leg... A-Rod finally opens up... Cole Hamels is going to have his elbow looked at, never a good sign.... Sci Fi Channel has a new name

- Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz had twin baby boys (US)

- Could the next steroid problem come out of the NBA? (Fanhouse)

- The players union and the NFL could go to "War" over the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (PFT)

- The AVP knows how to market beach volleyball (Deadspin)

- Remember when you are watching Eric Devendorf play in the NCAA tournament, you are watching a guy who hits girls (Rumors and Rants)

- Ladies of Stephen F. Austin (Busted Coverage)

- Cal has to focus on Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez in the tournament (SF Chronicle)

- Who does Jerry Tarkanian think will win the NCAA tournament (LA Times)

- The SEC is mad about lack of seeds and low seeds (Indianapolis Star)

- Paul Finebaum explains why the NCAA tournament is also a bad thing (AL.com)

- John Calipari says the Non-BCS schools get overlooked in the tournament (Memphis Commercial-Appeal)

Weekend Links

Marisa Miller is a great way to start Sunday. There is an awesome slate of college basketball and NBA games. So enjoy some basketball and try and keep warm.

- There are two NFL players missing off of the Gulf Coast (Fanhouse)

- Despite layoffs, the Cleveland Browns are giving their office an Mangini Makeover (PFT)

- I guess the rumor is true. Duke gets all the calls by the refs (Fire Andy Reid Now!)

- Former Michigan QB and Current Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett has been arrested for "public intoxication" (Deadspin)

- A great story about a Pennsylvania family traveling long distances to see their son play at NC State (News & Observer)

- I had a nightmare last night, thinking about what UCLA player Darren Collison did last night to Cal (SF Chronicle)

- The continued saga of Frank McCourt vs. Manny Ramirez (LA Times)

- Lorenzo Romar inspired a Washington win yesterday (Seattle Times)

- This Dwayne Wade kid is pretty good (NY Post)

CAL vs. UCLA Live Blog

Teams: Cal vs. UCLA

Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkley, California

Start Time: 9PM EST, 6PM WST

Network and Announcers: ESPN, Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Bobby Knight

Notes: Both teams come into the game with a 21-7 record and looking up at Washington for the Pac-10 title. UCLA has been here before. The Bruins have won three straight Pac-10 titles. Cal is new in the game. Cal made a bold decision last year by firing Ben Braun and hired former Stanford coach Mike Montgomery. The usually sturdy Bruin defense has stumbled lately losing three out of five games. Cal on the other hand, has won six out of the last seven. UCLA thrashed Cal in their last meeting 81-66, so Cal is looking for revenge.

I should be a fun game. You can enter the live blog by clicking here.