NCAA Football: Stanford at California Headed up to Memorial Stadium for the Big Game between the Stanford Cardinal and the California Golden Bears!

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NCAA Football: Stanford at California This is also the first home Big Game I've shot NOT shooting for Cal Athletics, meaning I had to shoot all the Stanford touchdowns and celebrations.

NCAA Football: Stanford at California NCAA Football: Stanford at California NCAA Football: Stanford at California NCAA Football: Stanford at California And even as a nonpartisan member of the media, I couldn't shoot any Cal touchdown celebrations... because there weren't any. But there were a couple nice plays!

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My poor bears fell to Stanford 21-3 in front of a big Stanford-heavy crowd =(

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But in better news, Olympic swimming superstar Missy Franklin committed to Cal, so even if our football team isn't doing so hot, that high performance center will be home to Olympians and athletes of the other sports in which Cal leads the NCAA and the world =)