Bear Bits: No Names on Uniforms, Lynch is Free, and an SAHPC Update

...Cal has officially decided to not put any names on the uniforms for this upcoming season, similar to what they did for the Armed Forces Bowl. Tedford had mentioned previously that this was done during the bowl to honor our men and women serving in the military, but one can expect the move is determine to ensure that all the players play for the team, and not for any personal glorification. "After the way Washington and Stanford happened, it was evident that we all needed to come together and look at accountability issues," Tedford said. "That's what we did. It was taking identity off of individuals and putting it back on the team." (San Francisco Chronicle) The news came out of the Bay Area College Football Media Day as reported by Jonathan Okanes on his blog...

...Found a very well-written article on Cal's rushing offense for the last five years. Many often forget or are simply unaware of the level of success Cal has had running the ball since Tedford has taken over the program, or how critical it has been to the team's overall success...

...Speaking of Cal rushing--It appears there will be no official suspension for former Cal running back Marshawn Lynch. Lynch had plead guilty last month for a hit and run incident. Good news for everyone, especially the Bills who will be counting on Lynch Tim Tebow style this year for the offense...

...Cal's been hit with another 20 day injunction preventing them from cutting down the trees to begin their construction of the SAHPC, despite winning the 18 month long trial. The City of Berkeley has decided not to appeal the case (although they have 50+ days to change their minds), leaving the the California Oak Foundation and the Panoramic Hill Association to fend for themselves in their newly filed appeal. It's still looking like it will be difficult for them to find an appellate judge who will grant another injunction, which would mean that August 18th is tree cutting day. Then again, this is Berkeley and anything is possible...

...Finally, I decided to get my season tickets. A lot of you must be thinking, "WTF?! A bear blogger not getting season tickets? Now hold up. I love me my Cal football games in Memorial Stadium, but I also was looking forward to crazy stat checking and live posting with my thoughts on the games, which I could only do from home. But ultimately, I figured, I'll have plenty of chances to do that with Cal's away games, and should enjoy Cal's favorable home schedule while I can. See ya'lls there. Go Bears!