Comments on: More Questions Than Answers http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/ Tell The Whole Damn World, This Is Blog Territory! Mon, 21 May 2012 07:49:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Gucci Backpack http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-4312 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:00:47 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-4312 the proliferation of easily-distributed media. Te the proliferation of easily-distributed media. Te

]]> by: Hermes Birkin http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-4311 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:00:12 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-4311 se doesn’t come from total surprise–I would venture to say that no offense these days does, IMO, due to the proliferation of easily-distributed media. Te se doesn’t come from total surprise–I would venture to say that no offense these days does, IMO, due to the proliferation of easily-distributed media. Te

]]> by: Ray Ban Wayfarer http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-4310 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:59:50 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-4310 t going to make a difference, at least not enough of one when weighed against the goodwill ge t going to make a difference, at least not enough of one when weighed against the goodwill ge

]]> by: (Not Nasty) Nate http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-2301 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:19:12 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-2301 I don't really get it...if anyone can seriously glean anything from those pics....jesus, they deserve it. I don’t really get it…if anyone can seriously glean anything from those pics….jesus, they deserve it.

]]> by: Ben http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-2300 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:22:28 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-2300 I don't know, I'm not reacting as well to this as you guys. I think it was a pretty unreasonable request by the Athletic Department, exactly because it was made after the fact. Hypothetical: do you think the MSU "spy" (I like to think there was one, ha) would give back pics? I don't see how a fan blog is enabling people to recon our team any more than some random dude dressed in Cal gear at Cal Day. The practice was public. Obviously my main beef is with the notion that everything has to be kept top secret. Tedford's variations in his formations aren't all that drastic, and he tends to run the same plays over and over from different sets. The effectiveness of the offense doesn't come from total surprise--I would venture to say that no offense these days does, IMO, due to the proliferation of easily-distributed media. Tedford's offense, more than others, works in the context of the game itself; calling specific plays when they would be most effective really means having a grasp of what the defense is doing at that moment. And as Hydro detailed a while ago, setting up the defense over the course of the game. A few plays in spring ball isn't going to make a difference, at least not enough of one when weighed against the goodwill generated by having an open practice. I love the Bears and any time I can be somewhere without being there (i.e. getting some pics of the team, woo!) just makes me want to plunk down that donation and season ticket purchase more. I don’t know, I’m not reacting as well to this as you guys. I think it was a pretty unreasonable request by the Athletic Department, exactly because it was made after the fact. Hypothetical: do you think the MSU “spy” (I like to think there was one, ha) would give back pics? I don’t see how a fan blog is enabling people to recon our team any more than some random dude dressed in Cal gear at Cal Day. The practice was public.

Obviously my main beef is with the notion that everything has to be kept top secret. Tedford’s variations in his formations aren’t all that drastic, and he tends to run the same plays over and over from different sets. The effectiveness of the offense doesn’t come from total surprise–I would venture to say that no offense these days does, IMO, due to the proliferation of easily-distributed media. Tedford’s offense, more than others, works in the context of the game itself; calling specific plays when they would be most effective really means having a grasp of what the defense is doing at that moment. And as Hydro detailed a while ago, setting up the defense over the course of the game.

A few plays in spring ball isn’t going to make a difference, at least not enough of one when weighed against the goodwill generated by having an open practice. I love the Bears and any time I can be somewhere without being there (i.e. getting some pics of the team, woo!) just makes me want to plunk down that donation and season ticket purchase more.

]]> by: Ken Crawford http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-2299 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:29:55 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-2299 I think the bigger frustration Danzig is that those who went to the Cal Day practice, which was open to the public and so the fans would have no other guidance to go on, there was no instruction regarding taking pictures or anything like that. While I think it is a fools-errand to try and stop pictures from the open practice from being taken or being posted publically, I know that CGB, myself and most other bloggers would respect whatever rules they wanted, had they been stated/posted. But nowhere was it stated to anyone. I mean all they had to do was post a sign, give out a handout, say something over the loudspeaker, say something in the e-mail invitation to the event, anything like that. It's unfair to this site to force them into a situation which such negative publicity and compromise the hard work they've done to promote Cal football (Hydros post is useless until he can find alternate photos) when they were given no reasonable guidance on the subject. Hopefully this can be avoided in the future through better communication to the fans. I think the bigger frustration Danzig is that those who went to the Cal Day practice, which was open to the public and so the fans would have no other guidance to go on, there was no instruction regarding taking pictures or anything like that. While I think it is a fools-errand to try and stop pictures from the open practice from being taken or being posted publically, I know that CGB, myself and most other bloggers would respect whatever rules they wanted, had they been stated/posted. But nowhere was it stated to anyone. I mean all they had to do was post a sign, give out a handout, say something over the loudspeaker, say something in the e-mail invitation to the event, anything like that. It’s unfair to this site to force them into a situation which such negative publicity and compromise the hard work they’ve done to promote Cal football (Hydros post is useless until he can find alternate photos) when they were given no reasonable guidance on the subject.

Hopefully this can be avoided in the future through better communication to the fans.

]]> by: danzig http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-2298 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:20:48 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/more-questions-than-answers/#comment-2298 Twist... don't worry about us... if the team feels it may hurt them... then that's also indirectly hurting us as fans... plus those pictures are entertainment for us... but its serious business or the team and for the MichSt spies. Sure i'm a liberal Cal grad, but i don't think this qualifies as a 1st amendment issue. Twist… don’t worry about us… if the team feels it may hurt them… then that’s also indirectly hurting us as fans… plus those pictures are entertainment for us… but its serious business or the team and for the MichSt spies.

Sure i’m a liberal Cal grad, but i don’t think this qualifies as a 1st amendment issue.

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