Hey Bears fans! My name is Doug Drabik, the newest member of the Athletic Communications Office here at California. It is my pleasure to deliver you the most-up-to-date news and notes as well as inside features on each of your favorite Cal programs. The Cal Bear Blog will be THE PLACE to go before, during and after the game. In the coming weeks, we will debut videos, live chats, contests and much, much more here at the Cal Bear Blog so stay tuned. You can follow us on twitter @CalBearBlog right from your phone during the contest.

Please don't hesitate to reach out (link is on the right) and tell me what you want to see on this blog and I will do everything I can to make it happen. I hope you are as excited as me to get the new CalBearBlog started.

Before I sign off with my first post, I want to send my sincere gratitude to David Seawright, who was the man behind the CalBearBlog last season. He did an outstanding job and I wish him the best in his future endeavors.

I hope this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship... GO BEARS!

Doug