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OT - The Golden State Killer

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I think this is going to explode into a media circus once more and more details comes out in this guy's crimes. He may go down as the greatest serial criminal in US history once it's all said and done.

Does anyone have any stories related to this guy? I do and I'll start

In 1977 my family moved from Culver City to Rancho Cordova. My father stayed back in Culver to make some modifications to our house so we could sell it for top dollar. He worked at Northrup full time so he worked on our house on the weekends. Thus, during this period of time only my mom, my brother and sister, and little SimiJer lived in Rancho.

In 1977 / 1978, the Golden State Killer was known as the East Area Rapist. He raped 2 girls on my street, and a few more within blocks. A few of his killings also occured within a 1/4 mile of my house.

I've lived through the other serial killers like the night stalker, the zodiac killer, freeway killer etc. but none of them created the sheer terror that our community lived through during that period of time. It was immediate, it was street by street terror. Me and my bro used to sleep with baseball bats every night as we were the only males in the house.

Glad they got this guy, actually I'm amazed. I read a book on him about 5 years ago written by one of the detectives who worked the case. He said they though he lived on a street that was at the end of my street. I nearly spit my coffee out.

Does anyone else have any stories about this guy? I've got others but I'd like to see if anyone else does?
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Football Darnold vs. Rosen: Who will be the better NFL player?

Adam Maya
Two quarterbacks, two top-10 picks, one city.

For months, one question loomed over the college football landscape in Southern California: Is Sam Darnold or Josh Rosen the better pro prospect? The NFL has spoken, as Darnold went No. 3 overall to the New York Jets on Thursday and Rosen No. 10 to the Arizona Cardinals.

It will likely be several years before we find out who's actually the better pro. In fact, it might be several months before either sees any significant playing time. But the foundation is there (and it is a bit different) for both players to blossom into franchise quarterbacks.

Their respective outlooks were a common theme in our weekly "Ask The Expert" Q&As from last fall with Pac-12 Networks analyst Yogi Roth. Here is a look at some of his best insights on the potential NFL stars.

Darnold vs. Rosen
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Football They Said It: Clay Helton post-spring teleconference

Chris Swanson
The Pac-12 held its annual spring practice recap teleconference this morning. Here’s everything USC head football coach Clay Helton had to say, featuring some interesting comments on the NFL draft and true freshmen quarterbacks.

On the challenge of preparing for the new coaches in the Pac-12

Clay Helton: “The good thing is we’ll be three games in before, or really five games in before we face one of the coaches which allows you to do some studying from what’s goes on early in the season. And it’s not necessarily the head coaches, you really have to do a great job of studying the coordinators that they’ve hired and what systems are coming into play, that they’re bringing with them that they’re able to work on in training camp. Whether it’s an odd front scheme or a four down front scheme, coverages, blitzes. So you try to do your best job possible at studying those coordinators they bring. Obviously, the head coach has an overall philosophy that he’ll put into place but the study of those coordinators are extremely important.”

On what it was like being with Sam Darnold at the draft and his feelings on Darnold being picked by the Jets

Helton: “As far as his overall situation, I kind of took the same approach as he did and I was so proud of him. He was like, coach, I’m really looking forward to the opportunity, no matter where it was, no matter what organization. He kind of knew he was going to be in the top 5, as we all did, one of the top 5 picks in that draft. But he’s just ready to get started and that’s what was so cool to see. He’s such a cool young man to be able to say, you know what coach, wherever I go, that’s who believes in me, wants me and I want to be at a place and be at a place 20 years. I can’t wait to get started, I can’t wait to get the playbook, I can’t wait to meet with the offensive coordinator and the quarterback arch and just build a home and get a career started at the next level. That’s what was so cool to see. You know, when you’ve been knowing a man since he was 16 years old and to watch him go from a young man to a full grown professional overnight, seeing the excitement of his mom, dad and sister and being able to share in those emotions and that celebration with that family was one of the unique experiences in my life and something I’ll never forget.”

On if he was surprised that Deontay Burnett didn’t get drafted.

Helton: “I think Deontay is an incredible athlete and a very, very valuable commodity. And I think the Tennessee Titans really stole a young man that’s going to bring football instinctiveness to the table as well as great production. It happens from time to time. If I’m a team out there, I’m going to want him on my team, I know that. But I’ve watched very, very good players that have gone the free agent route and became very successful. One of them that comes to mind is Nickell Robey. he had the opportunity to be a free agent and look at the career he’s had in the NFL. I really expect Deontay to do that same thing. Someone is going to be extremely fortunate like the Titans and say, wow this kid has an extreme value, I’m betting on him making a team.”

On high school quarterbacks being more ready than they were in years past

Helton: “I think they’re trained year-round more now. that’s what I’ve learned out on the West Coast. One because of the weather and because of all the 7-on-7 camps, summer camps, football has kind of become a year-round thing. And that’s trickled down to high school. And you look at a young man like JT Daniels who comes into play or Sam Darnold that came in and these guys train year round. They’re trained by very good coaches. In JT’s case, at Mater Dei HS which is one of the better programs, not only in Southern California, but the country, playing against elite competition and basically spinning the ball year-round. They’ve got a lot of reps and a lot of intelligence. I’ve been doing it 24 years now, a quarterbacks coach by trade, and to see some young people and where they are today compared to years ago, they’re so much further ahead than when i originally started out my career. They’re more advanced as far as their game goes.”

On the mental advancement of high school quarterbacks

Helton: “I really feel both. Just mechanics, technique, just football knowledge. It’s amazing where these kids are at nowadays. Coming in here, they’re already re-Mike-ing protections and reading coverages getting two plays to get us in the right play. I’ll never forget JT Daniels being here for a 7-on-7 camp we were having and he was calling all the plays. So it’s amazing how far advanced, not only from a physical nature but the mental aspect of the game is I think where things have changed because they’re truly thinking about it year-round.”

On helping his players evaluate their draft options and prepare

Helton: “This was an incredible junior class and we filed evaluations on 10 young men this past year. Four went out and six stayed. And did the process for each and every one of them. It was basically filing with the NFL office, so it was just, in my opinion, coming from the NFL, as well as gathering information from NFL personnel, whether it’s scouts or general managers, to be able to provide as accurate as information as you can. For example, in Sam Darnold’s case, to be able to say, Sam, you know, every person I’ve talked to, plus the NFL evaluation comes back as a first round pick and really sees you as one of the top five picks in the draft. So if you come back, you’re not going to play your way up. You’re as high as you can be. Here are the financials behind that, here are the reasons that if you did come back, you come back. It’s for the experience to play with your brothers, to maybe win a national championship. But it’s for the experience and maybe gaining some more reps before going on to the NFL. But as far as where you’re going to be selected, this is the range and these are the financials behind it. And then just support him. Like I told Sam, whether you go or stay buddy, I’m going to love you, we’re going to support you and you have to do what’s best for you and your family. And then you put it in their court and they make the best decision for them. We had six young men that stayed for their senior season and four that left us that I know will go on to great careers.”
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Awww...fourth-QB-chosen Rosen not happy.

TrojanGiftHorse
He's a little bit of a classless prick, isn't he?

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2018 NFL Draft: Josh Rosen on being 10th pick, 'There were nine mistakes ahead of me'

The new Cardinals quarterback isn't happy that he was the fourth signal-caller off the board Thursday

by Cody Benjamin
CBS Sports Writer
2h ago • 1 min read

Josh Rosen may have been good enough value at No. 10 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft for the Arizona Cardinals to trade up and make him their quarterback of the future, but that doesn't mean the UCLA product is happy about where he was picked.

After basking in his selection as the Cards' new face of the franchise, the consensus top-four QB prospect made it clear that he disagreed with the evaluations that led to him being the fourth passer off the board in Thursday's first round, telling the media "there were nine mistakes ahead of me," as Sam Farmer reported:



Sam Farmer

✔ @LATimesfarmer Josh Rosen on being drafted 10th: “There were nine mistakes ahead of me.”

Rosen, of course, was a popular mock-draft pick in the top five of this year's selection process and a reported favorite of the New York Jets, who picked third overall. But he didn't hear his name called until after the Jets made Sam Darnold the No. 3 overall selection, Baker Mayfield went first overall to the Cleveland Browns and Josh Allen landed with the Buffalo Bills following a trade up to the seventh pick.

Rosen joins Sam Bradford and Mike Glennon in Arizona, where he'll compete under rookie head coach Steve Wilks.
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