Admiring the Tight End

The Contra Costa Times is covering the "Cal Women's Football Huddle" at Veteran Stadium in August. For those of you not aware, the program is an outreach opportunity for female Golden Bear backers to have a first-hand experience of the physical aspects of football, a sport that some people claim is dominated by men. Participants pay $25 in order to go through physical drills (with pads, mind you) under the direction of Cal coaches, including Coach Tedford. A thought-provoking quote from the article:

"Tedford, who opens summer camp on Aug. 10, has a full plate as he prepares his Golden Bears for the 2004 campaign, but he thought the women's clinic was important enough to add to his schedule."

Well, I'm glad to see that Coach Tedford and his staff have enough time to do these publicity stunts. Especially since the Cal football program has plenty of pressure on it, being ranked in top 20 of the nation before the season even starts. Especially since the team needs to focus on fundraising in the current budget shortage. Especially since this time could have been spent raising student morale and making sure the student section is overflowing with rowdy Berkeley fans before halftime rolls around.

Hopefully, Coach Tedford has already prepared his team, and these problems have already been fixed. In that case, I hope the women in the clinic knock themselves out. Figuratively, of course.
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