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Friday, August 30, 2013

Prediction Time!

This is the most unpredictable season in a long, long, time and I think our predictions reflect that:
  • Chris went from the most pessimistic fan to the most optimistic in one year's time
  • Meanwhile, Finn has become the ultimate pessimist
  • Gerald is ever the poet
  • Stephen wishes for injuries to Cal players
  • Brian is going to be in attendance to watch the Bears lose in the Rose Bowl ... again
Have a look, get a taste, and feel free to confront one of us in the bathroom stall at In-N-Out for hatin' on Cal. (whaaaat?!)

See you guys at Memorial Stadium.

Let's rush this field once or thrice this season. (berkeleyside.com)


GERALD STEPHEN BRIAN FINN CHRIS
Cal def. Northwestern 45-35: Ghosts of Tedford’s Past show up early in Cal’s three-touchdown deficit before halftime, but Dykes rights the ship and Goff rallies the troops. Cal def. Northwestern 35-30: Goff impresses; offense as advertised. Cal sells a few more ESP seats. Cal def. Northwestern 34-20: Big 10 opponents don't scare me, especially at home. Northwestern def. Cal 30-20: Good game, but inexperience proves fatal down the stretch. Cal def. Northwestern 31-17: Three years of pent-up frustration explodes in the season opener.
Cal def. Portland State 52-10: Athletic Department is still trying to hand tickets out on the corner of Bancroft and Piedmont before kickoff. Cal def. Portland State 42-13: Easy win in a half empty Memorial Stadium. Cal def. Portland State 38-17: Jerry Glanville coached the Vikings once. Cal def. Portland State 50-10: Fans get excited about the Dykes era. Cal def. Portland State 38-13: Great time to get extra snaps for young'ns.
Ohio State def. Cal 42-35: Bigelow has his coming out party with over 200 yards rushing, but the Buckeyes continue their march to most overrated team in 2013 when 1-loss Alabama jumps them to get into the BCS title game. Ohio State def. Cal 24-21: Two undefeated teams meet in Berkeley. Cal falls just short for second year in a row. Ohio State def. Cal 41-28: Braxton will be hard to slow down. Ohio State def. Cal 45-3: Back to reality. Ohio State def. Cal 35-16: Ohio State doesn't mess around this time and puts Bears away early.
Oregon def. Cal 48-42: A shootout at Autzen, but the Ducks brought better guns. Oregon def. Cal 48-21: A reminder just how far there is to go. Oregon def. Cal 55-25: No contest in Eugene. Oregon def. Cal 52-6: Oh boy. Oregon def. Cal 35-31: First real sign that Dykes has Cal program going in the right direction.
Cal def. Wazzu 56-45: Sonny Dykes to Mike Leach after the game: "The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master." Cal def. Wazzu 40-35: Bear Raid reigns supreme in this one. Cal def Wazzu 38-10: Sonny's offense stretches its legs in 2nd half to open it up. Wazzu def. Cal 35-28: Mike Leach is turning it around in Pullman. Cal def. Wazzu 27-20: What is primed as a shootout turns into somewhat of a dud.
UCLA def. Cal 42-31: Bruins defense slows the Bear Raid, but late fourth quarter field goal by D’Amato continues Cal’s streak of scoring over 30 points per game. UCLA def. Cal 38-35: Offense shines again, but problems on defense make this a familiar result for Bears in Pasadena. UCLA def. Cal 31-21: Always sucks to lose at the Rose Bowl. UCLA def. Cal 30-27 : Nice effort in LA, but FG for the tie is shanked. Cal def. UCLA 31-28: No way I can pick against Cal in this one.
Cal def. Oregon State 45-42: D’Amato’s the hero again. And Goff remembers to throw the ball away at the end of the game to set up the game-winning field goal. Cal def Oregon State 28-21: Cal pins first loss of the season on top-15 ranked Oregon State, who are heavily overrated after easy first-half schedule. Oregon State def Cal 30-17: It's Oregon State. We don't beat them. Oregon State def. cal 45-35: Beavs still own the Bears. Cal def. Oregon State 21-17: Cal has to start beating OSU sometime right?
Washington def. Cal 35-34: Shaq Thompson interception ends Cal comeback. Washington def Cal 30-17: Just when there's a shade of optimism, Washington gets by Cal easily. Goff hurt. Kline in. Washington def Cal 35-31: Who predicts an injury? Chen does. Washington def. Cal 24-10: Is Dykes on the hot seat already? Washington def. Cal 38-13: One of those weird games that just gets away from the Bears really, really quickly for no apparent reason.
Arizona def. Cal 49-38: Bears out-gunned by another Pac-12 spread offense. Arizona def. Cal 35-24: Fans excited to see Kline in person, but a couple interceptions turn game in the Wildcats' favor. Cal def. Arizona 42-28: Big plays turn the tide in this one. Arizona def. 40-20: A win! Finally! Arizona def. Cal 35-34 - Carry over from weird Washington game haunts Cal.
Cal def. USC 42-28: It only took 10 years. USC def. Cal 30-17: New offense does little to generate more points against USC. USC def. Cal 30-29: Last minute FG leads to typi-CAL heartbreak loss. USC def. Cal 52-6: Oregon all over again. Cal def. USC 34-31: We beat USC!
Cal def. Colorado 56-21: And this is why Sandy Barbour hired Dykes over Mike MacIntyre. Cal def. Colorado 30-10: Bears back on winning track. Bowl eligibility in play. Cal def. Colorado 48-20: Can we rescind our offer of conference membership to these guys yet? Colorado def. Cal 38-35 (OT): Bears fall short in best game of the season. Cal def. Colorado 48-12: By far the easiest game of the year.
Stanford def. Cal 28-24: Had to be the one team on the west coast that plays SEC-style football to hold the Bear Raid offense to under 30 points. Stanford def Cal 32-20: Maybe next year.... Stanford def Cal 30-10: Fundamental defense shuts down "gimmick" offense. Stanford def. Cal 45-14: Ugh. Stanford def. Cal 25-17: Hurts to write this one but Cal plays tough until the end.
Final Record: 6-6 (4-5 in the Pac-12) Final Record: 5-7 (3-6 in the Pac-12) Final Record: 5-7 (3-6 in the Pac-12) Final Record: 3-9 (1-8 in the Pac-12) Final Record: 7-5 (5-4 in the Pac-12)

GO BEARS!

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