They average 10k more/game and don't have $438 million in stadium debt either

Report problem with this ad

Sep 7, 2018
10:11:55am

Backcountry All-American

They really are smarter than you guys.

And the Cal fanbase isn't anything to brag about either. 36,500 /game? Lol.

California Golden Blogs

2017 attendance for Cal Football was among the worst in the Pac-12—and in recent school history

Because these days, crowd size is paramount.

https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/football/2018/2/27/17050578/2017-ncaa-pac-12-football-attendance-california-golden-bears-memorial-stadium-ticket-sales

Report problem with this ad

Backcountry

Previous username: The Lone Wolf
New username: Simple Jack
Bio page: Backcountry
Joined: Sep 6, 2008
Last login: Aug 8, 2023
Total posts: 0 (0 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

Top 10 reasons Cal is better than BYU

droski

9/7/18 9:53am

nice presentation

franklyvulgar

9/7/18 9:54am

Nice, but it would be even better if cal had more than 1 fan.

RealityCheck

9/7/18 11:22am

Cal Antifa 3,956. BYU Antifa 0.0

RealityCheck

9/7/18 11:26am

National Championships with leather helmets: Cal 5 BYU 0

RealityCheck

9/7/18 11:29am

National championships with plastic helmets: BYU 1. Cal 0.0

RealityCheck

9/7/18 11:30am

“Hot and Smart Ranking” Title: BYU 7. Cal -344

RealityCheck

9/7/18 11:37am

Mic Drop!!!!

CObluezone

9/7/18 11:49am

Is there a hot girl at BYU? When they all were valedictorians, that’s pretty

D.T. Survivor

9/7/18 12:19pm

He's referring to this ranking:

jdub

9/7/18 1:00pm

RE: Top 10 reasons Cal is better than BYU

monkeycowboy

9/7/18 9:55am

haha this is great... but how many titles does Rodgers have?

TPcoug

9/7/18 9:55am

um steve young won 1 title despite having all world talent around him

droski

9/7/18 9:57am

Agreed. I think all record setting 6 TD passes that game were short

Randall Toomey

9/7/18 10:00am

ha i wouldn't say he was average.

droski

9/7/18 10:00am

Steve Young was the first beast mode

Cougarclaw

9/7/18 10:05am

I don't think they usually put average guys in the Hall of Fame.

Adrielle

9/7/18 11:29am

Could've been quite clever...need to study up on Boney...he brings it

SwisshQiumi

9/7/18 9:55am

I've seen his stuff. too much low hanging fruit

droski

9/7/18 9:58am

We've noticed that this week as well.

Randall Toomey

9/7/18 10:01am

To be fair, there's lots of low hanging fruit about BYU and us BYU fans

SwisshQiumi

9/7/18 10:13am

I have a feeling you dont have to worry about that.

BE-WHY-YOU

9/7/18 10:31am

I wonder if he realizes it would have been a home game for BYU even @ Cal

RealityCheck

9/7/18 11:40am

Finally, a Cal fan with a pulse!

2FarGone

9/7/18 9:56am

This is good smack.

swingcat

9/7/18 9:56am

RE: Top 10 reasons Cal is better than BYU

Randall Toomey

9/7/18 9:56am

RE: Top 10 reasons Cal is better than BYU

Indy Coug

9/7/18 9:56am

Touche. Well done.

slappy

9/7/18 9:57am

My guess is $57k goes much further in Utah Valley than $81k goes in Berkley.

SpiffCoug

9/7/18 9:57am

He explained how it does with #4.

Randall Toomey

9/7/18 9:58am

facts shouldn't get in the way of a good troll

droski

9/7/18 9:58am

Oh heck yes!

DazeofBlue

9/7/18 11:04am

81k in Berkeley is equivalent to $44k in Salt Lake

whirl

9/7/18 12:24pm

Well done

4mack

9/7/18 9:58am

RE: Top 10 reasons Cal is better than BYU

Niiineteeen84

9/7/18 9:59am

I want to be mad, but that's some quality work right there.

BoiseBlue

9/7/18 10:00am

Good one!

Boomcannon

9/7/18 10:01am

Is the Pac 10.2 still considered a power conf? Don't you have to win or at

Ycrazy

9/7/18 10:01am

apparently not

droski

9/7/18 10:05am

You have 4 titles from the 20s and 1 from the 30s.

Windward_Coug

9/7/18 10:02am

i don't remember yours either

droski

9/7/18 10:05am

RE: i don't remember yours either

Backcountry

9/7/18 10:07am

Hey, at least a few of us were alive when BYU won its championship.

SierraCoug

9/7/18 10:26am

We can't help it if you were...

NOCAL_YFAN

9/7/18 10:41am

RE: You have 4 titles from the 20s and 1 from the 30s.

d-coug

9/7/18 11:23am

Oakland, antifa, and confusion about genitalia. Honestly, the world would be a

Backcountry

9/7/18 10:02am

would be a burn if stanfurd had fans

droski

9/7/18 10:05am

They average 10k more/game and don't have $438 million in stadium debt either

Backcountry

9/7/18 10:11am

if you believe stanfurd averages 45k a game i have a bridge to sell you

droski

9/7/18 10:18am

It's a fair point...I've been to games in both & it was mostly BYU fans in both

NOCAL_YFAN

9/7/18 10:48am

Probably against Utah

jaredm

9/7/18 11:48am

Expensive Realestate is not a good thing.

CougarWildcat

9/7/18 1:15pm

Demand is strong for a reason and it's not because it's a bad place to live

droski

9/7/18 1:29pm

Ok, I’ll admit Berkeley I better in some ways.

CougarWildcat

9/7/18 3:38pm

Fan Smack. Maybe you shouldn't toss that rock in your house. Link:

Ycrazy

9/7/18 10:14am

HACK!

Backcountry

9/7/18 10:14am

Sorry I type slow!!

Ycrazy

9/7/18 10:18am

This should really be on your list:

YardTime

9/7/18 10:06am

no offense, but i thought that was pretty awful

droski

9/7/18 10:08am

Agreed. I would've expected something a little more professional from Berkeley myself.

YardTime

9/7/18 10:10am

Riots in which the schools' own students attempted to destroy the university

Gustav

9/7/18 10:07am

those aren't students or at least aren't now

droski

9/7/18 10:09am

Right, "no true Bruin" . . .

Gustav

9/7/18 10:12am

Other Stats

Steve11

9/7/18 10:07am

our stadium is pretty though

droski

9/7/18 10:09am

ours is prettier

Cougarclaw

9/7/18 10:16am

The stadium itself, sure. Comparatively, LES is like a really large high school stadium. But check out the view.

jdub

9/7/18 10:17am

our view ain't bad either

droski

9/7/18 10:19am

No joke, the Bay is pretty with the lights on the water at night. Not so much during the day.

jdub

9/7/18 10:21am

berkeley is hardly compton

droski

9/7/18 10:22am

And Trump is hardly Hitler. Relatively less sucky isn't exactly a winning argument.

jdub

9/7/18 10:27am

Gross. Your view is of a fecal-stained city with unlivable population densities

Backcountry

9/7/18 10:54am

But the trees are actually quite lovely.

jdub

9/7/18 10:57am

That it is.

Benfica1

9/7/18 10:28am

That point is very, very true. From a climate standpoint you Cal is heaven.

wilsdad

9/7/18 11:12am

Yeah, you made the list (better have for almost half a billion!) BYU still ranks

TailgateU

9/7/18 11:55am

Doak Walker award winners BYU 1 Cal 0, Outland Award Winners Byu 2, Cal 0

Pimpin4Paradise

9/7/18 11:08pm

Oakland's a scary place man

Linfurd

9/7/18 10:07am

Also, that guy in No. 10 is a true-blue Cougar who effectively set Cal's

Gustav

9/7/18 10:08am

it's a conspiracy!

droski

9/7/18 10:11am

What's with the Thumbs Down!? C'mon this was as light a ribbing as you can get. Don't be so thin-skinned!

scootsy

9/7/18 10:10am

Those were actually Ute fans.

Referee

9/7/18 10:13am

3 national championships thank you very much

SL12

9/7/18 10:12am

the pretend ones are the best. cal probably only has 2 legit ones

droski

9/7/18 10:14am

<< Deleted >>

Abe Froman

9/7/18 10:13am

Wow, only 4 games ever? And I like that winning percentage. Would be perfect if

Backcountry

9/7/18 10:18am

BYU 3 Wins Cal 1 Win

Six Foot Seven

9/7/18 10:20am

Dang it Bronco.

The Farm

9/7/18 10:25am

So the average mortgage is 6k a month and average income is 6700 per month?

Cougz19

9/7/18 10:24am

If Cal's athletic department is any indication of Cal's ability to teach a

here's to hoping

9/7/18 11:19am

RE: Top 10 reasons Cal is better than BYU

Bluedarts

9/7/18 10:24am

Cal's campus is a complete RAT HOLE!! I've never seen such a trashy university

CObluezone

9/7/18 10:24am

I'm going to guess you've never been there

droski

9/7/18 10:26am

LOL!!! Is that a painting???

Randall Toomey

9/7/18 10:30am

looks like a picture to me

droski

9/7/18 10:33am

Yeah, that is. But the first one you originally posted.

Randall Toomey

9/7/18 10:35am

Taken in 1953 before campus was inundated by vagrants and radicals

Backcountry

9/7/18 10:32am

i was there last sat and it was as beautiful as ever

droski

9/7/18 10:33am

Yes, many times. In fact, took classes there. It was dirty with trash all over

CObluezone

9/7/18 10:46am

You missed an easy one. Your rival is a well respected Pac 12 university.

Gil Buckman

9/7/18 10:33am

i don't respect stanfurd

droski

9/7/18 10:34am

Yours isn't bad, but we prefer a different misspelling: Standford.

jdub

9/7/18 10:40am

Game, Set, Match....

BE-WHY-YOU

9/7/18 10:36am

Here is where you would live with that $81k

Thrill

9/7/18 10:36am

At least that house offers endless possibilities.

Gil Buckman

9/7/18 10:38am

Lets not forget Cal knows how to spend money too

BYU Grounds

9/7/18 10:39am

interest rates are low. we are smart!

droski

9/7/18 10:43am

...and the stadium

Thrill

9/7/18 10:44am

wilcox winning NCs will solve this problem soon

droski

9/7/18 10:46am

best of luck with that

Cougz19

9/7/18 10:55am

<< Deleted >>

droski

9/7/18 11:02am

it's just a matter of time i'm sure

droski

9/7/18 11:02am

my guess is right around the time you get that stadium paid off

Cougz19

9/7/18 11:08am

that will be a great day

droski

9/7/18 11:19am

Cal can't even come up with their own fight song, stadium, or mascot. UCLA jr?

Ned Schneebly

9/7/18 10:46am

the southern branch stole that from cal my friend.

droski

9/7/18 10:47am

That's some excellent smack 🙂

Marking Time

9/7/18 10:48am

Cal needs to put together a personal finance dept

D.T. Survivor

9/7/18 10:54am

Well done sir. POTD for bringing it to CB

Adrielle

9/7/18 10:56am

Content = Great / Presentation = Huge Fail - My 6 yr old could do better

whiteninja

9/7/18 10:57am

i'm kind of lazy

droski

9/7/18 11:02am

Sparking the bud can do that to you

DazeofBlue

9/7/18 11:21am

^^Then you truly ARE a Cal grad/student...

m0resn0w

9/7/18 11:36am

I would protest but Cal is so much better at that too...

Probable Sacko

9/7/18 11:01am

Quote from the president of the University of California

ordinatuer

9/7/18 11:02am

Fun....

wilsdad

9/7/18 11:02am

berkeley is a great city to live in and raise a family

droski

9/7/18 11:04am

My experience was different growing up in the Bay Area.

wilsdad

9/7/18 11:08am

i live in LA

droski

9/7/18 11:18am

I'm sorry.

Adrielle

9/7/18 11:26am

It's heaven on earth

droski

9/7/18 11:31am

No, that's San Diego. And I wouldn't want to live there either.

wilsdad

9/7/18 1:09pm

RE: It's heaven on earth

Iki_Balam

9/7/18 1:43pm

I always figured Heaven with less smog and graffiti

Gil Buckman

9/7/18 1:58pm

it's not 1980 anymore bro.

droski

9/7/18 3:10pm

"if you can afford it"

Iki_Balam

9/7/18 1:42pm

it's a lot nicer in california

droski

9/7/18 3:13pm

...if you don't mind catching stray bullets and having bars on your kids window

Backcountry

9/7/18 11:32am

umm berkeley is a rich city my man. there are no drive bys

droski

9/7/18 11:56am

Oakland is a terrifying place. That's where Cal is, right?

Backcountry

9/7/18 12:05pm

Oakland is so scary that its the only place where In N Our locks the door by 9PM

Backcountry

9/7/18 12:06pm

Berkeley is a different city than oakland

droski

9/7/18 12:09pm

Lol, next thing you'll be teilling me is that USU isn't in Ogden...this guy!!^^

Backcountry

9/7/18 12:24pm

Cal is in Berkeley. Oakland is as far from

UNHuskerCoug

9/7/18 12:50pm

Disagree

Backcountry

9/7/18 12:53pm

Yeah, but we have unicorns.

UNHuskerCoug

9/7/18 11:09am

RE: Top 10 reasons Cal is better than BYU

Ash

9/7/18 11:17am

May the best team win.

maizecoug

9/7/18 11:17am

I just learned that when I say, "I believe the most qualified person

bluesloth

9/7/18 11:28am

Love it! Thanks for visiting! Good luck to y'all tomorrow!

Tosotikoga

9/7/18 11:23am

How does a $81k salary afford a $1.26 million house? Does Cal teach math?

KingDave

9/7/18 11:25am

Well done. I enjoy #10 especially though I actually like Holmoe.

CougaRR4L

9/7/18 11:28am

RE: Top 10 reasons Cal is better than BYU

BlueTroop

9/7/18 11:29am

<< Deleted >>

East1999

9/7/18 11:32am

This coming from a fan whose team won by a mere 7 points to a team with three

Sambothegreat

9/7/18 11:34am

We would have been that team they beat last year,

D.T. Survivor

9/7/18 12:22pm

With all that money, why is your athletic department bankrupt?

Croweater

9/7/18 11:46am

The best part about this list? Has nothing to do with Football this year.

Cougarrr

9/7/18 12:10pm

I'm going to enjoy our win just a little bit more Saturday

BYUMissouriCoug

9/7/18 12:25pm

Love it! Thanks.

Y-Zag

9/7/18 12:34pm

CougarMandias

9/7/18 1:51pm

Thumbs up for the effort.

CougarMandias

9/7/18 1:51pm

$ owed on interest from debt on stadium each year: Cal :20 million BYU: 0

HeismanTy

9/7/18 8:46pm

Cal will lose tomorrow

boxydutch

9/7/18 8:49pm

I went on a tour with my oldest son to CAL

boxydutch

9/7/18 9:11pm

New swimming facility is being built

droski

9/7/18 9:21pm

Basic economics like don't do anything that requires $20MM interest only payments into perpetuity

mulletino

9/7/18 10:16pm

Obviously there are plenty of people who can afford it

droski

9/7/18 10:20pm

RE: Obviously there are plenty of people who can afford it

mulletino

9/7/18 10:31pm

Hilarious

droski

9/7/18 10:37pm

The folks at Cal are WAAAAAAY too smart to fall for something like that.

spoxjox

9/7/18 10:49pm

Word is it will come in under $500 million and be paid off by 2289.

spoxjox

9/7/18 10:49pm

Btw sorry he didn’t get in

droski

9/7/18 9:22pm

Never said he couldn't get in

boxydutch

9/8/18 12:05am

How can I respect a university that can't even annunciate it's own name

RebelScum

9/7/18 9:18pm

I have no idea what you are talking about

droski

9/7/18 9:21pm

I would call that 'weak smack' but it doesnt even make sense

DazeofBlue

9/7/18 11:39pm

Thanks, smack police.

RebelScum

9/8/18 12:29am

#2 is not correct, BYU did produce one Nobel laureate. Also, Cal has produced 11

2017 attendance for Cal Football was among the worst in the Pac-12—and in recent school history

Posting on CougarBoard