We continue marching through the Pappy Waldorf region of the Round of 32. In the first round Desmond Bishop upset Mychal Kendricks while Teri McKeever needed a whopping 660 votes to defeat Tom Shields. Will Bishop get another upset or will McKeever keep earning hundreds of votes? Check out the latest results in the bracket here.
Cal vs. Washington 2006 Bishop seals the victory (via HairOfTheBear)
People remember Marshawn owning things on the offensive end in that UW game, but they might forget that Bishop was a one man wrecking crew on D (16 tackles and the game clinching INT).
Throughout 2006 he was our defensive leader, and we certainly missed that fire in 2007.
Twist weighs in:
The Fiery Emotional and Vocally Inspiring Leader – this type of leader is emotional. He’ll also have big time emotional celebrations after a big play, inspiring his teammates with confidence and energy. But what makes this type of leader different from the Fiery Emotional Cocky Leader is his ability to emotionally pick up his players. He’s the one prowling the benches, screaming, and inspiring his teammates with words and speeches to find the heart within them to play harder and not quit. An example of this type of leader from last year’s team would be Desmond Bishop.
As a senior in 2006, he became the first Bear in 13 years to lead the league in tackles with 126 and was named 1st-Team All-Pac-10. He had a knack for the big play – whether it was key stop, forced fumble, or game-clinching interception.
Questions about his speed caused him to drop to the 6th round, but his work ethic and determination quickly earned him the nod over more touted prospects when Green Bay’s starters became injured. Already famous for his creative and entertaining twitter persona, http://twitter.com/#!/desbishop55, he backed up his words with solid play throughout the playoffs and in this year’s Super Bowl victory.
(4) Teri McKeever
TheBuckeyeBear gives us the run down on Coach McKeever:
Many athletes have tried to transition from competitor to coach, but not all have been as successful as Coach Teri McKeever in parlaying personal victories into mentorship triumphs. She has received many accolades at the helm of Cal Women’s Swimming & Diving and as the first female head coach of the US Olympic women’s swim team; the only reason the Golden Bears’ NCAA record in 2013 and 2014 could be described as “a mere [second and] third place” was because the team took home the national title in 2011 and 2012. These achievements are rooted in her personal experience and coaching philosophy.
McKeever has cited sports as “the first place [she] felt good about [herself]” and strives to instill the same love of swimming in those she coaches. Cal alumnus Anthony Ervin returned to competitive swimming in the 2012 London Olympics because McKeever took his “very fragile mentally kind of persona” and “brought back what it was like to swim for fun.” She has been able to harness the mind-body connection in yoga, dance, jump-roping, and other cross-training for her athletes so that swimming is not just the drudgery of thousand-fold laps. Without her diverse training program, alumna Dana Vollmer observed that “you’re going to get good, but you might not get great.”
Although McKeever delights in her swimmers’ medals, she is most proud of helping college students develop skills that will “translate into the next 30, 40, 50 years.” Her genuine concern for her athletes, alongside her coaching wisdom, attracts world-class swimmers like Olympic gold medal winners Natalie Coughlin and Missy Franklin to Cal. The Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA have both anointed McKeever as Coach of the Year, recognizing her team-building success to be rooted in a commitment to her swimmers’ well-being and excellence.
POLL
Who advances to the Sweet 16?
65% Desmond Bishop
(108 votes)
35% Teri McKeever
(57 votes)
