The California Golden Bearcast
228 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsHosted by Rob Hwang & Andy Johnston.
A pod for Cal fans by Cal fans.
First Team All Pac-12 Podcast.
Top 10 All-Time in Top Dog consumed.
Stupidly Optimistic & Rationally Irrational about Cal Sports
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Episodes
Episode 33
April 20, 2016 06:34 - 1 hourHello everyone, and welcome to the Cal podcasting experience that your life has been missing. Or has been having if you've been listening to us for any period of time. On this week's edition, wee covered a plethora of subjects, including: The spring game in all it's splendor Quarterback roulette The strength of the new receiving core A lack of current depth on the defensive line Vic Enwere and Billy McCrary: The Rhyming Running Dynamo Is Demetris Robertson here yet? Are Jaylen and Ivan still...
Episode 32
April 13, 2016 07:45 - 1 hourAnother episode of the Bearcast with Special Guest Eugene Choo of Cal Rivals! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 31
April 06, 2016 04:30 - 1 hourOn this episode of the reigning, defending, and undisputed Cal podcast champion of the world, Rob and I didn't have too much planned, so we pulled an excellent episode out of the ether. On this episode, we talked about the following: A race to be the starting quarterback The change in the year to year depth chart Will an injury to Damariay Drew affect the secondary? Who will play in Drew's place? Rabb and Brown watch Potential Basketball transfer news Baseball, and how well it has gone so fa...
Episode 30
March 29, 2016 07:00 - 1 hourIn the return of the greatest Cal sports podcast to ever exist, Rob and I chortled about the hypothetical situations that surround Cal sports. That misery led us to the following topics: The newest LB commitment, Jordan Kunaszyk The newest segment, Hypothetical Cal History What would have happened if Aaron Rodgers stayed in 2005? What Kevin Riley scored against Oregon State? What if Josh Shipp's shot didn't count? Baseball, success, Brett Cumberland and Moneyball The hypothetical landing spo...
Episode 29
March 23, 2016 07:53 - 1 hourThis week on the Bearcast, we welcomed meteoric superstar Nam Le to our humble show to discuss football, shootyhoops, and lukewarm takes. In particular we discussed: The state of your QB competition Defensive line and linebacker discussions Who's going to play wide receiver for us next year How many times can Trace say "Bankshead" instead of "Bankhead" Pro day The fantastic performances of Bryce Treggs and Darius Powe The week from hell in basketball A timeline, and how this past week compar...
Episode 28
March 15, 2016 07:19 - 1 hourOn this episode of the reigning, defending, most beautifully crafted, artfully distinguished, definitively gorgeous, mind-bendingly fantastic, and highest rated Cal sports podcast in the history of Cal sports podcasts, Rob and I ran the gamut, going through the field of 68. We covered the following: The NCAA tournament and our picks The draw Cal has going in Spokane The sudden firing of Yanni Hufnagel The past week of games for the Bears in the Pac-12 tournament The upcoming pro day The star...
Episode 27
March 08, 2016 05:36 - 1 hourOn this week's episode of the highly professional, not at all irrational Bearcast, we opened up the rolodex and called in the nicest person I've ever met that wears a fedora, the ubiquitous Ryan Gorcey. With the guy who makes a living on knowing about everything Cal related and a bag of chips, we were lucky enough to put up the mics, say a little bit, and let Ryan do his thing. We covered the following: Spring football being here Time spent in Vegas as a child versus now X-factors for Spring...
Episode 26
March 01, 2016 10:25 - 1 hourOn this episode of the illustrious, five-star, incomparable, and greatest ever Cal sport related podcast to appear on the internet, Rob and I covered a myriad of things, some of which I will list below: The NFL combine Zach Kline's potential return Small hands, and how dumb the thought is The final ballad of Tyrone Wallace The crazy athleticism of Jaylen Brown An undefeated home slate for the first time since 1960 The potential of five players leaving from this team The excellence of Cal's w...
Episode 25
February 23, 2016 06:26 - 53 minutesHere we go on episode 25 of the Bearcast, which was quite a bit of fun. Here's what we've got in store for you this time around: Discussion of Bears in the NBA, i.e. Sean Marks as Brooklyn's new GM and Jorge getting signed by the Hornets It's combine season, so we discuss that as well Pac-12 coaches as wrestlers The first MBB road sweep of the year The issues facing the women's basketball team. Baseball season starting and their series against Duke And much more So subscribe, send us some qu...
Episode 24
February 17, 2016 09:34 - 1 hourOn this week's episode of the most compelling Cal sports podcast to ever hit the internet. Rob and I discussed a plethora of topics, such as the following: Last week's basketball victories over the Oregon schools Helpful dates for spring football Kristine Anigwe and her contributions The return of Tyrone Wallace and what that means for Sam Singer Our Cal student-athlete Mt. Rushmore More questions from listeners that we answered And much more... So take a listen, send us a question, and subs...
Episode 23
February 11, 2016 09:34 - 1 hourHello and welcome to the 23rd episode of the most memorable, daring, and not terribly outrageous podcast focused on Cal sports and whatnot. On this week's episode, Rob and I talked about the following: The Super Bowl aftermath in the Bay Area The signing day spectacle Our thoughts on the recruits The hiring of Jake Spavital and what it could mean for the offense The respective men's and women's games against Stanfurd The next matchup against the Oregon schools Baseball season is afoot The re...
Episode 22
February 02, 2016 08:15 - 58 minutesOn this week's episode of the most enthralling Cal sports podcast to ever exist in the history of the University of California. Probably. On this episode, Rob and I talked about a plethora of things, such as the following: Recruiting More recruiting Don't tweet at recruits Pessimism in Cal fans? That totally seems new The disappointment of the basketball trip to the mountain schools The women's team splitting against the Washington schools Eating around Berkeley Super Bowl stuff And much mor...
Episode 21
January 26, 2016 06:49 - 1 hourWelcome to episode 21 of the Bearcast, the only 5 star rated podcast on iTunes about Cal sports. On this fine episode, Rob and talked about a lot of Cal stuff. At one point an alarm went off from how much fire we were spitting, so you may hear that in the background. We talked about some specific things though, so here's the ones I remember The end of the Tony Franklin era Who might replace Tony? Recruits Too Many 'cruits It was a big recruiting weekend, we covered the hell out of that ...
Episode 20
January 19, 2016 08:28 - 1 hourGood day to you all and welcome to the 20th edition of the California Golden Bearcast! On this lovely, groundbreaking episode, we discussed a plethora of topics, some which I remember, more that I don't. It was entertaining all the way through, so give it a listen. We touched on: The backloaded portion of Cal's 2016 schedule Recruiting and the gains made recently Taking recruits to Buffalo Wild Wings Impermissible benefits of winning prizes at Dave and Buster's on a recruiting trip The s...
Episode 19
January 12, 2016 06:47 - 54 minutesFinally, the Bearcast has come back to CGB (for the 19th time). This week, Rob and I conversed on what we could about Cal sports in the only way we know how. And we think it came out pretty well, considering Rob has been sick for the past couple days. We did make it into a nice show for you folks, talking about the following The Cal soap opera, As the Bear Turns The departure of Kenny Lawler to the NFL The departure of Cedric Dozier to somewhere else The transfer system in general The fi...
Episode 18
January 05, 2016 08:12 - 1 hourWelcome back to the award winning Cal podcast that has never won an award. On this edition of the beautifully crafted Bearcast, Rob and I covered the most exciting part of the year, the post football season, among other things, which I I'0ll list below: The positives and negatives of the game against Air Force Our non-Goff MVPs for the bowl game The Goff announcement of going pro Where in the world will Jared Goff go? We hope for anywhere but Cleveland Who will step up to replace Jared ...
Episode 17
December 28, 2015 17:31 - 1 hourAfter a week's hiatus, the Bearcast returns in full force. Rob and I talked about a few topics pertaining to the bowl game and otherwise. I apologize for all the sniffling, I think I had an allergy attack halfway through. We talked about the following: Cal's matchup with the Air Force Recruiting News Who can be big in the bowl game Basketball news The rest of the Pac-12 bowl game slate We didn't spoil Star Wars, which was good. And much much more So listen up to the final Bearcast of t...
Episode 16
December 15, 2015 11:28 - 56 minutesHere is the 16th episode of the Bearcast for your listening pleasure. On this award winning podcast that's never won an award, we talked about: The past week of basketball games against Incarnate Word and St. Mary's A regular season recap of the football season Our picks for (non-Goff) player of the year Which position groups we think played the best and which need improvement About the whole Sonny situation and who should get more money The women's basketball victory on Saturday and the atm...
Episode 15
December 07, 2015 02:24 - 1 hourOn the 15th episode of the Bearcast, Rob and I covered multiple topics on this episode of our lovely Bearcast. We covered the following: The state of College Football and the playoff Our choices for the playoff and the Heisman Bowl games Our conversation about the Armed Forces Bowl match up The similarities between this year and 2007 Stuff on the Pac 12 title game The basketball team's games this past week Twitter and email questions And much much more.... So take a listen, subscrib...
Episode 14
November 30, 2015 06:55 - 1 hourHere today on the Bearcast, we revel in the victory of Saturday's win over Arizona State, and come back to earth to talk about the basketball team in Las Vegas. We cover a number of different topics: The great parts of Saturday's game, i.e. Goff turning into Brett Favre The less great parts of Saturday's game, i.e. pooch punts Players of the game Talk about the basketball team's performance in Las Vegas What needs to be done to bounce back on Tuesday Bowl projections The end of Kobe Br...
Episode 13
November 23, 2015 07:02 - 1 hourToday on the Bearcast, we talked about a number of different topics all for your listening pleasure in the wake of the Big Game. They covered: Our takes on the Stanfurd game and the pluses and minuses of the game. The outlook coming from the Stanfurd game, whether there is a silver lining or not. The remainder of the games on the Pac-12 slate this past week and the next Our thoughts and predictions on the outcome of the Arizona State game. Our predictions on next year's roster The mean...
Episode 12
November 16, 2015 07:52 - 1 hourThe 12th edition of the Bearcast comes about today! It was just Rob and I, straight out of Parts Unknown, and there was lots to talk about. We talked for over an hour on a variety of topics, such as: The outcome of the Oregon State matchup, and how good it felt to get everyone rolling The Tre Watson screen. You know which one. We discuss its beauty The play of Maurice Harris The rest of the great play in the game, and the improvement of Matt Anderson The remaining slate of Pac-12 action ...
Episode 11
November 09, 2015 07:34 - 1 hourThis week's edition of the Bearcast is rife with intrigue. Or something like that. We talked about a number of things, with our special guest Solomon Kim. We talked about various goings on in the world of college football, especially the crazy Arkansas lateral play We give our expert analysis on the Oregon game, where we fail to come up with four positive takeaways from the game This episode was sponsored by Fireball, when you want to forget and drink something that tastes like Big Red che...
Episode 10
November 02, 2015 06:24 - 1 hourSo this is the tenth edition of the Bearcast, where we had a very special guest in Michael Rollins! We talked about the USC game and much more. That includes: Our thoughts on the positives and negatives to take from the USC game Thoughts on Pac-12 refs vs. ACC refs How we're all more sad about Wazzu losing to Stanford If you want to skip over the USC, head to 32 minutes in We talk about the rest of the Pac-12 slate for this week, replete with bad poetry Discussing the upcoming matchup ...
Episode 9
October 26, 2015 07:55 - 1 hourOn this week's episode of the sturdy Golden Bearcast, we dedicate our time to a number of things, such as the following: How over-watered the lawns on the UCLA campus are The Bears' and their downfall against UCLA The rest of the Pac-12 slate The ascension of Christian McCaffrey Cannibalism in the Pac-12 South Juju Smith-Schuster and the Stiff Arm of Doom The problems that come with facing USC Our thoughts and predictions for the upcoming game Halloween costumes for the game And muc...
Episode 8
October 19, 2015 05:33 - 1 hourWelcome back, we have a short week before the UCLA game this week, but we pumped out a podcast for your listening pleasure. Topics range from: The ending to the Michigan-Michigan State game The rest of the week in the Pac-12 Potential candidates for the USC head coaching spot The rest of the Pac-12 slate from this past weekend "The Falkano" rumbling to Arizona Looking ahead to the Thursday night matchup with UCLA What we did during the bye week (Spoilers: Nothing) And much more! So ...
Episode 7
October 12, 2015 06:58 - 1 hourAfter a tough loss against Utah, Rob and I commiserated in the form of a podcast. Episode 7 is here for all you devotees and those of you who are less devoted. Things we talked about: The loss to Utah and our take on the Goff interceptions Devontae Booker: Great running back or greatest running back? Standouts on defense: Kyle Kragen and Cameron Walker especially Who needs to step up after the bye week What needs reassessing at this point in the season The remaining slate of Pac-12 games...
Episode 6
October 05, 2015 07:13 - 1 hourIn this lovely episode of the Sturdy Golden Bearcast, Rob, Avi, and I gathered to digitize some thoughts one this week's game and more. Listen in to hear us discuss: Toledo being ranked Our thoughts on the Washington State game and who impressed Points of concern on the Cal team Thoughts on the rest of the Pac-12 Next week's slate of games Whether Kevin Hogan is Crabbe or Goyle to David Shaw's Malfoy A plea to Utah fans at gameday to only have signs making fun of BYU and Stanfurd Other tange...