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It’s Big Game week here at Meebo.  For those of you not from the Bay Area, Big Game is the annual football rivalry match between Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley (a.k.a. Cal).  With alums from both schools and locals who’ve followed the teams for years here at Meebo, we’ve got a friendly rivalry.

I’m sporting my alma mater Stanford’s red and white every day this week and will be cheering on the Cardinal at Stanford Stadium this weekend as we try to take back the Axe.  Greg, who wrote about Big Game last year, has decked out his corner of the office with Cal’s Blue and Gold, even going as far as decorating the trash can.

Vijay, who hails from Cal, renewed a bet from last season with me.  The loser will be forced to wear the winner’s schools colors to work the next day.

As an alum, this has been a very fun year to watch Stanford football.  Coming off decisive upset wins over Oregon and USC, Stanford is ranked 14th in the nation.  And we’re going to a bowl game for the first time since I was a freshman.  Meanwhile, Cal just beat Arizona at home and is looking for a strong finish to their season.

Big Game is a matchup that has brought us “The Play“, one of the most infamous moments in college football history, where the Cal team plows down the Stanford band for a last second touchdown.  This is the biggest game of the season and and both teams are driven to win.  And it’s sure to be a hard fought battle this year.

Of course, this is the time of year for lots of college rivalry games across the U.S.  It’s a chance to get together with friends and family and have fun cheering on your team.  What teams will you be watching?  Growing up, the important game was always the post-Thanksgiving match up between the hometown Colorado Buffaloes and Nebraska Corhnhuskers.  Good luck to your team (as long as it’s not Cal :-) )!

Go Cardinal!
-Jim

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108 Responses to “Big Game week at Meebo”

  1. Erika Says:

    I’m not a football fan at all, but I know all about rooting for the local team… So as a Tucsonan I’m on your side on this one cause Cal beat our Cats last week, lol.

  2. Matt Jacoby Says:

    Go Buckeyes and go Yellow Jackets!!

  3. NeuroToxic Says:

    A friendly rivalry is healthy hey.

  4. Bobbo Says:

    Cal sucks. That is all.

  5. sky Says:

    GO BEARS!

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  6. sky Says:

    Damn…my ascii cannon got hosed

  7. Eileen Says:

    CAL ALL THE WAY BABY!!! XDDD (no offense intended)
    My dad went to Cal and my uncle went to Stanford, so it’s pretty interesting whenever my uncle comes down to visit….

  8. sky Says:

    no offense (no ability to gain yards) or no offense (dont want to insult) xD

    I saw the big play at cal when i was ~6.

    Oops. Sorry Mr. Trombone man!

    Such a classic.

  9. Ajit Says:

    Wow, really exciting. May the best team win!

  10. CAL FAN Says:

    go bears!

    haha, love how i’m seeing the big game rivalry going on on campus plus MEEBO

  11. Maggie Says:

    GOOOO BEARS!!!!!!!

  12. Ellanikum Mannipal Sankar Says:

    Enjoy the bandwagon before it falls apart.

    Go Bears!

  13. bahinings_654 Says:

    wala akong pakielam sa iyo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  14. JEFF Says:

    LETS GO TREES! LETS GO! LOL

  15. H.M.A Says:

    hi.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

  16. KSS Says:

    GO CARDINALS… trees :D

  17. Roy Says:

    Go Bears! Keep the Axe!

    I think you guys were at a career fair last year at Cal right? I think I remember seeing some meebo job fliers…

  18. Anthony Says:

    GO BEARS!!!!!!

  19. Noel Says:

    LET’S GO CAL!!!!!!!!!!!!
    w00t

    GOLDEN BEARS, PEE ON THOSE TREES/CARDINALS!!!

  20. Sara Says:

    GO BEARS!!
    LETS CHOP DOWN THAT TREE!!

  21. WOOGIRL Says:

    GO WIN THAT GAME FOR ME BEARS BLOW THERE HEADS OFF BEAT THEM TILL THEY MOMA COME TO THE FILLED!!!!!!(pacman)

  22. WOOGIRL Says:

    GO WIN THAT GAME FOR ME BEARS BLOW THERE HEADS OFF BEAT THEM TILL THEY MOMA COME TO THE FILLED!!!!!!(emo)

  23. FSUFAN87 Says:

    Lets go FSU beat Florida in 2 weeks!

  24. Tyson Says:

    GO HUSKERS!!!! We have had a few lucky games :D

  25. Lacy Says:

    Alabama vs Auburn! ROLL TIDE ROLL! We’re gonna be National Champs, baby!

  26. Richard Hug Says:

    Go CARD! Retain the Director’s Cup!

  27. Ron Says:

    OSU vs. Michigan. Go Bucks!

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  29. Christian Says:

    For me it’s Michigan v. Ohio State.

    GO BLUE!!! GO WOLVERINES!!!!

  30. eric Says:

    i like this maybe ? i think many things

  31. Charisse Says:

    In our house that “S” school’s name is a dirty word.

    GO BEARS!

  32. chesnel Says:

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  33. wito Says:

    Give’m the axe, the axe the axe!
    Give’m the axe, the axe the axe!
    Give’m the axe, give’m the axe,
    Give’m the axe, where?

    RIGHT IN THE NECK, THE NECK, THE NECK!
    RIGHT IN THE NECK, THE NECK, THE NECK!
    RIGHT IN THE NECK, RIGHT IN THE NECK,
    RIGHT IN THE NECK, THERE!

    Goooooo Card!

  34. zach Says:

    I live in UCONN COUNTRY! GO UCONN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  35. garliceye Says:

    The big game was last weekend between Williams and Amherst! Unfortunately, the Lord Jeffs defeated the Ephmen.

  36. hankbank Says:

    I was at “the play”! Saw it all go down.

  37. Meng Says:

    Go CArdina!!! Good game at USC!!!!Let’s bring the house down!!!

    Hey, check this out. Seth Sternberg, CEO of Meebo will be speaking at the NUSEA Rainmakers Entrepreneurship Conference in Stanford University on Friday night (20th of November).

    http://rainmakers.nusea.org

  38. dmo Says:

    GO BEARS!!!!

    I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE WRITE ABOUT CAL IN THEIR BLOGS! I loved it when Engadget showed a Cal vs ASU game clip for a random article about cell phones.

    I know Meebo is down in the South Bay so there are a lot of Furd sympathizers… I’ll be at the game this weekend. Happy tailgating and GO BEARS!

  39. hafsa Says:

    my name is hafsa, I’am 16 ,

  40. meaghan Says:

    GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!

  41. maria Says:

    hola

  42. Jess Says:

    BEAT KAL! I’m a rabid Stanford fan–was down at U$C last weekend for our total domination, at their homecoming game no less, and looking forward to trouncing our other pac-10 rival in a similar fashion. For the record, I also have the Stanford S tattooed on my back and am a former yell leader, so I was EXTREMELY excited to see meebo’s post! So glad the healthy rivalry lives on beyond college years :)

    GO CARD!

  43. felicity Says:

    :) ;);););0

  44. lol Says:

    as we try to take back the Axe
    —-

    That’s right.. you will TRY to take back the axe.

  45. pinki Says:

    hola como estas espero te encuentres bien de salud

  46. Peggy Says:

    Go Cardinal!
    Will be watching with alumni at the Rock Bottom Brewery in Seattle!

  47. lol say Says:

    hola como estas espero te encuentre bien al gundi te conectes

  48. lol say Says:

    I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE WRITE ABOUT CAL IN THEIR BLOGS! I loved it when Engadget showed a Cal vs ASU game clip for a random article about cell phones.

  49. lol say Says:

    no offense (no ability to gain yards) or no offense (dont want to insult) xD

    I saw the big play at cal when i was ~6.

    Oops. Sorry Mr. Trombone man!

    Such a classic.

  50. Ekram Says:

    Hope your team wins GO GO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  51. Ekram Says:

    that’s right give them the axe!!!

  52. ekhra Says:

    that’s sooo totaly wrong you people think before you say something stupid ! GOOOOO BEARS!!!!!!OOOOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  53. james Says:

    GO BEARS

  54. kiks Says:

    just hanging around,don’t have any idea on football.Just wanna comment about people
    getting togehter on a thanksgiving season,so great! you guys have a good one..here in philippines christmas season has always been one of the best get together especially for family.So celebrate with us and come here.

  55. Ron Says:

    I have no favorite for that game, but I will pull for Stanford on your behalf, if you will pull for ALABAMA the day after Thanksgiving, as we go over to Jordan-Hare stadium and take care of business at Auburn, then on to Atlanta, and send those gators packing back to Gainesville. ROLL TIDE, ROLL.

  56. raygun Says:

    go go crips!!! lay the waste on bloods!

  57. Eliza Says:

    No comment……………….

  58. Derrick Says:

    Every weekend is big in college football. Without Best Cal is going down. Toby is going to run up, down, and around the Bears. I still see a close game. I will be with a bunch of Michigan Fans in San Diego to help them cheer on against Ohio State. All college football fans have fun this weekend. I know that I will. Lets go TERPS!!!!! Next year.

  59. Colin Says:

    So, any progress on the iPhone app? You guys are ignoring us in the forums.

  60. rafaelly Says:

    muito maneiro

  61. borwii Says:

    interesting man,interesting

  62. Spencer Says:

    GO BEARS! My father was an alum, I’m Class of ‘73, current employee. Looking forward to more firewood from the Stanford tree.

  63. kelbelx Says:

    Ssssssssssssssssssss…………………..!!!!!!!

  64. alexalexalex Says:

    go patriots they rock red sox r awesome and bruins rock lol
    not kiddin

  65. alexalexalex Says:

    go red sox patriots and bruins

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  67. fletchfletch12345678910 Says:

    heey i am, ew and i have to go

  68. fletchfletch12345678910 Says:

    i meeen new

  69. luz Says:

    orrible

  70. sky Says:

    > was down at U$C last weekend for our total domination, at their homecoming game
    > no less, and looking forward to trouncing our other pac-10 rival in a similar fashion

    Since when did USC become a rival to stanfurd since this year?

  71. Robert Says:

    Dude, you misspelled Stanfurd. I love the supposed Stanfurd fan who wants the “Cardinals” to win. That’s Cardinal, singular, as in the color.

    Go Bears!!!

  72. VOLLEYBALLBABE Says:

    I gotta say! Go BEARS! :P
    CAL GURL ALL THE WAY
    :P

  73. Ashi_babee Says:

    Good luck :-) hope u win terrific blog

  74. Bucky Badger Says:

    Bucky also wears the Cardinal and White…….GO STANFORD!
    Bucky the Badger fa……….not “BUCKY BADGER”.
    Although i am from Wisconsin.

  75. god Says:

    football is for losers

  76. jujuiscoco Says:

    omg i reallly do not like football

  77. Nate Says:

    MAIZE CRAIZE BABY!!! MgoBLUE!!! BEAT OSUcks!!!

  78. Stephanie Ann Head Says:

    thank you for giving me a good tip on the games

  79. marie Says:

    you can do a lot of stuff and you can become a puremeden member

  80. Christian Says:

    I remember reading last year’s article on the big game! My, how the days go by…

    Oh yeah, GO DUCKS!!!!!

  81. eileen Says:

    CAL WON!!! WOOT!!!!!
    Good game to all Cardinal fans! It was really exciting to watch!

  82. Rahul - Web Guru Says:

    Hope you have a wonderful time cheering up ur team.

    Have a blast!!!

  83. Andrew Says:

    And Cal Wins again. At least maybe the Stanfurd tears will help the water drought out on the Farm.

  84. bruna Says:

    eu acho fatastico

  85. Mimi Says:

    haha, I Don’t care and its no “big weekend” for me..heehee

  86. ruthluciana Says:

    wow. it’ll be fun

  87. sydnee Says:

    I go to Cal, so GO BEARS we are the best =) lol

  88. Jamie Says:

    I really don’t care. Stop showing the awful blog when I log in!

  89. nessa Says:

    YEAHH!!!!!!!!!!

    GO BEARS!!
    YOU TELL THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD THIS IS BEAR TERRITORY

  90. nick Says:

    I love how Stanford crushes usc and oregon then loses to cal

  91. Mbrew Says:

    Well I guess not this year.

  92. dmo Says:

    YOU KNOW IT! what?
    YOU TELL THE STORY! what?
    YOU TELL THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD THIS IS BEAR TERRITORY!!!!

    Jahvid best > Shane Vereen > Toby Gerhart ANYDAY. WTF was that? Take away the 61 yard rushing play, and Toby had barely any yardage. He got flat out stopped by the Cal defense.

    Luck and his inaccuracy woes? Hmmph. Riley had some seriously nice drives, and we had a TON of 3rd down conversions. Props to Tedford’s running on 1st down plays for getting us in a ton of 3rd and short, 3rd and long plays, but Riley came through it all.

    GO BEARS!

  93. carol Says:

    helooooooooooooooo!”♥♥♥♥♥♥
    I love you

  94. carol Says:

    well baby

  95. Luke4U2Love Says:

    Go eyebrow pluckers, and nose hair trimmers!

  96. claire Says:

    wWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWw

  97. MIKE Says:

    do you love a boy email me okay i am waiting for your mail okay.

  98. Dan Says:

    Standford is alright…wish they would suck it up and play my team Boise St!! LET’S GO BRONCOS!!

  99. Brian Says:

    Leave it to a Stanfurdite to boast and brag about how GREAT their team is…..hasn’t anyone told you that pride and ego are fatal flaws? They’ve been the pitfall to many a team…..and many a legend over the course of history. Many people boasted and bragged about how Stanfurd would run Cal out of Palo Alto…..and all Cal said….and DID….was “We’ll see on the field”. Put your pride in your mouth Stanfurdites. It’s going to taste bitter for the next year.

    Oh, and the way the entire Pac-10 is playing this season……go Beavers. You’ll steal the title from the undeserving Ducks. Punching an opponent is the wrong way to fire up your team and earn a trip to the Rose Bowl. Interestingly enough, it will be the unofficial conference Title game that everyone has wanted. :)

  100. C.S. Says:

    Blue and gold on every place of the Earth!!!!!

  101. Ellanikum Mannipal Sankar Says:

    ZING ZANG ZONG

  102. bahinings_654 Says:

    wala akong pakeelam sa iyo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  103. jessica Says:

    hello! i am a new member in the meebo,so i wish you could help me to know it.
    and i also want to make foreign friends .
    i’m jessica , a freshman in hunan foreign language college.
    and my major is english .
    what i most like to do here is to improve my oral english ;
    anyway ..
    i want to make friends with you .
    i left my call number here 13787028747
    and i am expecting your calling .

  104. ashi Says:

    ok jessica ur way older then me so yeh enyway great blog nd hav fun! hope u win!

  105. nucleophile Says:

    LOL THE AXE IS OURS!! GO BEARS!!!!!!

  106. Janet Says:

    Cool…
    Cheers …

  107. john Says:

    humbled yet again.

  108. auie Says:

    hello, actually hindi ko talaga alam kung anong sas abihin ko d2… nakakalito lang talaga kasi… pano ba tong meeboo na to? can u plese teach me how?