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It's an unusually and generally unpreferred time to be having the Big Game so early in the season, but it's here and it's generally time for Cal fans to become rabid fans.
Plain and simple, it's time to get the axe back.
Here are some links to get people going, but keep in mind, it's only Tuesday, so there should be more after today's press conference. With it being the 30th anniversary of the play, I also have some interesting media info after the jump.
- Jeff Faraudo has a story about Richard Rodgers Sr. and his son Richard Rodgers Jr. who had a "Hello World" type of performance against UCLA two weeks ago. Most fans will recall that Rodgers Sr. was respondible for two laterals during "the Play."
- Cal Athletics has a schedule of this week's Big Game events. In place of the Bonfire Rally, Cal will host what's called "the Big Game Rally" at Edwards Stadium on Friday. Single tear about the lack of a 50 foot flame though.
- Stanford looks to rebound after their disappointing loss to the Fighting Irish. It looks like WR Ty Montgomery will mist his second straight game with an undisclosed leg injury. At least we don't have to worry about his brick hands suddenly turning into butterfly nets on us.
- CBS is preparing a piece on the Play. Here's some info they emailed to me:
Back in 1982, when some of the stations had packed up their camera gear late in the 4th quarter of the Big Game, our CBS 5 photographer was still rolling. He captured the only close-up shot of the entire play, from Stanford's final kick-off to Kevin Moen's mad dash through the Cardinal band into the end zone.
On Thursday, we'll celebrate the anniversary by broadcasting some of this rare footage, which includes the pandemonium that erupted on the field, a triumphant Cal team carrying away The Axe, and the locker room interviews with stunned and elated players.
Dennis O'Donnell's piece "Remembering The Play" airs Thursday, October 18, 2012 in Eyewitness News at 11pm on CBS 5.
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