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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 4h

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juliecharlie @juliecharlie.bsky.social · 4h

Went over to the Phillies instagram page to see what’s been going on and was greeted by these two images at the top of their feed

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 8h

Who’s excited for the most nationally anticipated Cal football game in years?

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 11h

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 2d

Honestly, Cal's place on this chart was less of a concern to me than where Minnesota and Boston College showed up.

parker fleming @statsowar.bsky.social · 2d

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 4d

2nd quarter summary

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 4d

I think they may have Luis Felipe’s position off on that formation

Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 4d

Wow, the only UCLA season in the ballpark of how bad 2025 has gone is a wartime season

Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 4d

For example, this is currently the worst UCLA season ever.

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 4d

An unremarkable-at-best Pitt team absolutely bludgeoning Boston College is not the greatest of omens

Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 5d

I'd be fascinated to know what kind of insurance policy BYU athletics has.

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 5d

Is Cosmo the most daredevil mascot?

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 7d

OC has been shockingly passive for a team that desperately needs 3 points and is playing Sac’s B team

Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 10d

Which possible scorigami would be more fun:

40-40
or
46-40
or
44-44

Scorigami @nflscorigami.bsky.social · 10d

🏈 GB 37 - 37 DAL
8:42 OT

This game has a 25.51% chance of ending in Scorigami.

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 12d

They could try to go the college football route of "please fans literally can you pay player salaries? You want us to be good and win games, right? Would be a shame if you didn't support us and we got relegated!"

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 12d

2. Surely I won't be getting a ton of usage out of this:

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 12d

1. A new post from @writeforcal.com analyzing Oski dark lore with a bunch of photos from the 40s and 50s, which will probably interest @sickoscommittee.org

writeforcalifornia.com/p/through-th...

Through the Eye Hole: A Special Golden Nuggets Presentation [Part 1]

Happy Birthday Oski!

writeforcalifornia.com

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 12d

Everybody take a drink, it's Cal at the center of a CFB scatterplot!

CFBNumbers @cfbnumbers.bsky.social · 12d

Home and Away Point differential over expectation (expectation being betting lines) since the 2022 season. Really just wanted to see Oregon in the Dan Lanning era, not as bad of a diff home vs. away than I originally thought.

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 16d

Really unfortunate news both for Abigor and Cal. Her freshman year numbers portended a really valuable college career

Marisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 16d

FWIW I’m told Abigor medically retired

WBB Blog @wbbblog.com · 20d

Sophomore center Gabrielle Abigor is no longer listed on the Cal WBB 2025-26 roster, and her page has been 404'd

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 16d

Anybody know what Pappy's hair care routine was like? That style is SLICK.

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 16d

The man who coached Northwestern to that 7-1 season?

PAPPY WALDORF (on the right in the picture)

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 17d

Go [heaviest of sighs] Bears

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 17d

College football season is back, which means Cal/Justin Wilcox at the dead center of a performance scatter plot graph is back

Bill Radjewski @collegefootballdata.com · 17d

💥 Domination in the Trenches 💥
Through Week 4, here’s how every team stacks up in the battle up front:

📈 X = Opp-adj. line yards gained (run game push)
📈 Y = Opp-adj. line yards allowed (run D resistance)

The true Trench Kings are the squads winning on BOTH sides of the line.

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Nick Kranz @nick.writeforcal.com · 18d

Yeah, we got worse in those areas but better on both lines and on special teams. It’s the Wilcox treadmill, different units ebb and flow and it always adds up to ~6-6

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