Mayoral Wagers

As is tradition with many football games, the mayor of Berkeley Tom Bates, and the mayor of Fresno Ashley Swearengin have agreed to a friendly bet on Saturday's opener. The loser must wear the jersey of the opposing team for a day.

Also, according to the article,

"In addition, Swearengin made a bet with San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, with the winning team's mayor receiving a package of the losing city's best treats and drinks.

If Fresno State wins, Swearengin gets Dungeness crab from Fisherman's Wharf, Anchor Steam beer, Ghirardelli chocolates and Philz coffee."

If Cal wins, Bates will get 2 barrels of moonshine, a 10 foot shotgun, and three of Swearengin's lucky teeth.

After the jump, see why Derek Carr has a bit of a grudge against the Bears.


According to the article, Derek Carr will be playing with a bit of a chip on his shoulder, after being spurned by Tedford during the recruiting process.

"I wanted to play for Tedford because he was good to my brother, and anybody good to my family is good to me," Carr said. "They decided to go a different route, which I couldn't understand. There were a lot of teams that wanted me, but they didn't for some reason."

Why? Because we had Beau Freaking Sweeney, that's why. Boom. Bam. Done.