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BN Gameday: California Pre Game Thread

Can the Bruins bring it in every play at the Rose Bowl today? Photo Credit: Telemachus

We have little more than another hour and half to go till our game kicks off. Meanwhile, there are some great football games going on early this am (am for those in the West) to take us to the game thread.

Texas-Oklahoma are getting it on in the annual Red River shoot out. It's a defensive battle early on. Sam Bradford came in early but left the game (didn't get to watch why he left). The Sooners are up by a score of 6-0. Speaking of defensive battles, tOSU is up by 7-6 over the Boilermakers and the Hawkeyes (#11) are down 3-10 against Wisconsin at Camp Randall. All pretty fun games to keep track off. Full ESPN scoreboard here.

Are there other actions we should be aware of? Don't forget to get your pregame guesses in BTW. We will close that thread when our game thread goes up at 12:00 pm PST.

Let's get it going in our Saturday pre-game thread.

GO BRUINS.

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Afternoon Guys

Flipping back & forth between my alma mater, Iowa and Wisconny and the Red River battle. Bradford landed on that injured shoulder again and from the reports I’ve been hearing his return to the game seems unlikely.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 10:23 AM PDT reply actions  

93 degrees?

Man … its in the 40s here in DC … cold and rainy.

by Nestor on Oct 17, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

yep

high 30’s in central PA…i miss CA haha

Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?

by bucknellbruin on Oct 17, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah

I imagine its 5 degrees colder where you are from here in DC.

by Nestor on Oct 17, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ahh I am not complaining here in SoCal

I’ve recently been to AR and I’ve concluded never to complain about our hot winter weather ever again. lol =)

by LoyalAlum94 on Oct 17, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Bradford

I really feel bad for the guy. I know he has an insurance policy, but I think those only kick in if the player suffers a career ending injury. Bradford’s injury isn’t career ending, but how many millions of dollars will he lose if he drops to the late first round? This is precisely why it’s hard for me to ever fault a kid for coming out early.

by AllHailMightyBruins on Oct 17, 2009 10:35 AM PDT reply actions  

yes

Assuming that my recollection from sports law is correct, those policies do only kick in in case of a career-ending injury. On top of that, those policies are expensive; Joakim Noah, for example, paid nearly $200k for his 1-year policy. I would imagine that Bradford, with the greater chance of a critical injury + the greater payout that an expected top-5 NFL pick can expect (compared to NBA rookie scale) has got to be a bit higher than that.

by bruinhoo on Oct 17, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Touchdown Iowa!

Skanzi tosses pretty TD pass on the run. Tied up in Mad-town 10-10.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 10:45 AM PDT reply actions  

LOL

Meanwhile Sooners defensive line is dominating … and OSU’s 16 game Big-10 road win streak is at jeopardy in West Lafeyette (down 9-16).

by Nestor on Oct 17, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow

That would be huge if Boilers can hang on.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Touchdown Iowa!!

Hawkeyes go ahead 17-10 in Mad-town.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 11:12 AM PDT reply actions  

Hawks Not Always Winning Pretty This Year

But they’ve been finding ways to win games; especially on the road. I just wish our guys could be doing that.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

I just hope ...

… Yoda Chow and Neu can agree on the PLAY calling. If our OL can protect, I just hope to see some run / pass mixed plays. The young hungry QBs need that experience. Am I way off or about right N?

by LoyalAlum94 on Oct 17, 2009 11:18 AM PDT reply actions  

Well

I think Chow and Neuheisel are on the same page. They probably disagree 4-5 percent of time which is reasonable with two great offensive minds. So I disagree with the notin they have to get on the same page.

But I agree with the need for our OL to get better and the need for good mix of pass/run.

by Nestor on Oct 17, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks for that reply

After the last two games, I was just confused at the offensive strategy. Meeting Rick personally, I really want to see his vision unfold and manifest into the level of greatness he publicly expressed to us alum. I am counting on his staff (ie. Yoda, et al) to execute his vision. Today’s game is critical.

by LoyalAlum94 on Oct 17, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Touchdown Purdue!

Boilers about to go up 23-7!

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 11:21 AM PDT reply actions  

Buckeyes driving

Pryor just pulled off a long run to the Purdue 1.

by bruinhoo on Oct 17, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Boilers D hangs on

Holds tOSU to a fieldgoal.

23-10 Purdue, 11:50 remaining.

by bruinhoo on Oct 17, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Go Bruins

Thanks Nester. I follow your site and it graet to have up dates about my Bruins.

by shabdul on Oct 17, 2009 11:26 AM PDT reply actions  

Iowa Now Up 20-10

Daniel Murray nails a 48-yarder to give Hawks a bit of a cushion with around 6 minutes left.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 11:30 AM PDT reply actions  

Buckeye's offense is looking like ours

Settling for FG. Except they are looking this bad with all their OL talent and Pryor. Yikes.

by Nestor on Oct 17, 2009 11:41 AM PDT reply actions  

Our game is on ABC right?

so this OU-Texas game needs to start moving faster…

Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?

by bucknellbruin on Oct 17, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions  

Hawks Close It Out In Mad-town 20-10

Iowa now moves to 7-0.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 11:48 AM PDT reply actions  

Purdue Gets FG

Leads 26-10 with roughly 10 minutes to go.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 11:50 AM PDT reply actions  

Touchdown Oklahoma

Sooners about to tie it up at 13-all in Dallas.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Oct 17, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions  

just saw I'll be treated to Texas Tech-Nebraska...

When I could be getting UCLA : (

William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.

by Ollie on Oct 17, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions  

lmao did anyone see tOSU's last TD?

what a lucky play haha

Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?

by bucknellbruin on Oct 17, 2009 12:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Touchdown Buckeyes

with a successful 2-pt conversion, Purdue’s lead falls to 26-18.

by bruinhoo on Oct 17, 2009 12:04 PM PDT reply actions  

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