The California Golden Bearcast

This week the Bearcast returns to talk over the men’s basketball team improving to 8-3 in the Pac-12 and what needs to happen for the Bears to make the tournament. In football news, Aaron Cochran decided to depart over the weekend and the Bears found their new tight ends/special teams coach from a familiar Pac-12 foe. Lastly, our old coach Sonny Dykes was officially announced on Gary Patterson’s s...

The Bearcast returns just in time to cover all of the signing day news while also introducing you to the new faces around Cal football. Rob shares his insights from the signing day presser and we look forward to how the 2017 recruiting class might impact the Bears in the years to come! Take a listen, subscribe, rate the podcast on iTunes, repost it on Soundcloud and send us some feedback! Learn mo...

This week we return to the Bearcast to talk over Sonny’s surprising exit, the most recent coaching hires and what might be ahead for Cal football. Catch the abbreviated schedule below- Welcome back to the Bearcast Cal Football Cal Basketball Closing thoughts Take a listen, subscribe, rate the podcast on iTunes, repost it on Soundcloud and send us some feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

We welcome Atoms to the Bearcast to help us dive into the offseason news to date including the Sonny-Baylor rumors. We also give our picks for defensive coordinator replacements (should that happen) and bowl games to watch going into the holidays. Check out the schedule below! Three Top Talking Points Rob D-Rob Freshman All-American CHARLIE BUCKETS Lamar Jackson Andy Coaching carousel featuring So...

This week on the Bearcast we revisit yet another loss in the Big Game for the Bears and start to look towards next year for Cal football. Cal basketball is heating up and we talk over the scene inside Haas as true freshman Charlie Moore broke Shareef Abdur-Rahim’s freshman scoring record in a victory over UC Irvine. Check out the schedule below! Three Top Talking Points Andy Sonny’s unwillingness...

It was an interesting week outside of Cal athletics and we take a quick look at where things stand after the election results Tuesday. The Cal football team’s struggles continue as the Bears get trounced at Washington State and all eyes are on a must win game at home against Stanford. Cal basketball (officially) returns and the Bears defense was impressive. Check out the schedule below! Three top...

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This week on the Bearcast we relive the USC game that wasn’t and talk over Larry Scott’s comments about academics/scheduling. We take a look at some highlights around college football and the Pac-12 this past weekend as well as look forward to hosting Washington next Saturday. Take a look at the schedule below: Top three takeaways from the weekend Andy: Wisconsin vs Nebraska, TCU vs Texas Tech, Ca...

This week on the Bearcast we cover another cardiac Cal performance at memorial stadium and look towards the USC game this coming evening. The format gets a couple midseason adjustments as we and the Bears head towards the final stretch of Pac-12 play. Check out the schedule below! Cal vs Oregon: The Experience Stadium vibes Press box experience Postgame in Berkeley The Recap: Cal beats Oregon in d...

This week on the Bearcast NFL network fantasy football analyst James Koh stops by in a special segment recapping his time at Cal. As for the Cal related news, we talk over the surprise year in the Pac-12, what coaches are on the hot seat and expectations for the Oregon/Cal game this Friday. Take a look at the schedule below! Kickoff: Top 10 wobbled a bit this week Navy is ranked in the top 25 Foot...

This week on the Bearcast we take a long look at what went wrong against Oregon State and what the rest of the season looks like. We also talk over our expected wins going forward and what Cal should do to avoid any late season disappointment. Take a look at the schedule below: Kickoff: Weekend highlights FSU wins on a blocked PAT Michigan drops 78 points against Rutgers and shuts them out Footbal...

This week on the Bearcast, we sit down to digest the disappointing Arizona State game and talk over the rest of the weekend action in the Pac-12. We also pay tribute to two star athletes, Jose Fernandez and Arnold Palmer who both passed away. Take a look at the schedule below: Kickoff: RIP Jose Fernandez and Arnold Palmer Notre Dame falls to Duke, Wisconsin beats Michigan State Ole Miss destroys G...

One week after a rather disappointing Cal loss, we reconvene to talk over a Cal victory that could have a massive impact on the 2016/2017 season. Avi and Trace also stop by to bless us with their knowledge and unique perspective on Saturday night’s action. We look forward to Arizona State and make some predictions for next week’s version of the Bear Raid after dark. Check the schedule below- Kicko...

The Bearcast returns to help recap the San Diego State win that wasn’t and looks towards the Texas game for a bounce back victory. We also dive into some disappointing NFL news and take a look at what is to come in the upcoming weekend in the Pac-12. Catch the schedule below: Kick Off: Central Michigan vs Oklahoma State...WOW TAMU dropped 67 points Keenan Allen :( Football Talk: Cal vs SDSU: The r...

The Bearcast returns for the regular season, recapping the Hawaii-Cal game in Sydney while also discussing the disappointing opening weekend for the Pac-12. We also dive into what Marshawn’s presence means for the team and some favorite as well as forgettable moments from Cal’s season opener. We close with basketball updates as we expect the 2016/2017 Men’s Basketball recruiting class to potential...

This week on the Bearcast we celebrate the arrival of the 2016 Cal Football season. The Bears have left to Australia and the final preseason depth charts have been released with a few interesting surprises. We preview our first opponent, the 2016 Rainbow Warriors, and make a few bold takes as we look towards Friday’s game. Check out the schedule below: Football talk: Updated depth chart, surprises...

As fall camp rolls into its second week, the Bearcast takes time to talk over the early results of the Olympics and some transfer news from a few taller wideouts. Rob dives into fall camp to date and talks about why you all should buy the hype when it comes to Cal this year. Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on Nike vs Under Armour and the impact it could have on the Cal brand going forward. F...

Only a couple weeks prior to coach Franklin's departure, coach Dykes was on the record expecting to retain his entire coaching staff. If you remove the major departure at offensive coordinator, the Bears return a very experienced coaching unit along with more than a few capable players. There was no bigger surprise this offseason than the arrival of Jake Spavital from Texas A&M, who fills into Ton...

With the olympics on the horizon, there may be no better story than former Cal Bear Jahvid Best making the team for St. Luica. Best, whose NFL career was cut short by concussions, is the first ever former NFL player to make the olympics. Cal setter Carli Lloyd will join Best in Rio playing for the United States women volleyball team. This week on the podcast we dive into our newly minted olympic a...

In a week full of controversy in and outside of the university, we talk over the black lives matter movement and the Damon Harrington investigation at length. We also talk over a new recruit for Cal football and welcome a special guest to talk over Jaylen Brown's potential impact on the Celtics. Join us below! Program schedule: Davis Webb makes Maxwell watch list Alex Funches commits to the Bears!...

This week on the Bearcast featured a deep dive into the latest football recruiting news and some analysis on our newest quarterback commit, Chase Garbers. We also live streamed the NBA draft and you'll hear the exact moment Tyrone Wallace was drafted Thursday night. Check out the schedule and recording below: Football Offseason Talk: Kline departs to Fresno State, Dykes gives a glowing recommendat...

There are things that make you step back and appreciate what you have in this world and sadly an incident reminded us of that at UCLA this week. All jokes aside about our baby brothers, we are united as a family of California and our thoughts as well as prayers are with those at UCLA. This week on the Bearcast we take a deeper look at Cal football's upcoming schedule (hint: it is a lot of night ga...

This week we cover the big news from down south regarding our baby brother UCLA and Under Armour along with a local recruit and potentially major basketball news on the horizon. We also touch on Cal baseball's tough finish to the season, Men's and Women's tennis late success and if we are allowed to call Davis Webb by his real name...Jason Bourne? Football Talk: Cal Football offseason, how is Kenn...

This week we cover another two big football commits and one massive basketball commit. Also we dive into Rob's life hacks at Evans field, the need for an updated version of the classic UC Berkeley advertisement and discuss Davis Webb's pro prospects: Football Talk: Davis Webb is here, what are his pro prospects? Football recruiting: Welcome Michael Onyemaobi, 3* athlete from Temecula. Basketball:...

This week on the podcast we start off with embracing the love of Steph Curry mania, talk over some wishes and wants from old recruiting classes as well as take a look at our former Bears in the NFL: Football Talk: Teams are raving about our Wide Receivers! Recruiting: Jeremiah Hawkins commits to Cal! Jacob Peeler does it again! Basketball Talk: One scholarship spot left, who is most likely to take...