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Was Cal Escaping from Syracuse Its Unlikeliest Win In Recent Memory?

Kingston Lopa’s three (!!) interceptions were the difference.

13 hrs ago • Lindsey Gailmard

Wagner Football Defensive Preview

Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the JKS Long Bomb.

Sep 17 • Christopher Helling

1:02:14

The Bear Market celebrates a defensive breakthrough

And tries to figure out what's up with Cal's offense

Sep 15 • Nick Kranz and Piotr Le

Around the Conference Table: ACC College Football 2026 - Week 2

Welcome back to Season 3 of Cal in the ACC.

Sep 15 • Rob Hwang, Christopher Helling, Nick Kranz, Piotr Le, and Callie Wake

Wagner Football Offensive Preview

Wagner travels from Staten Island to the Bay Area to face the California Golden Bears for their 23rd FBS matchup. Wagner is currently 0-22 vs FBS…

Sep 16 • Christopher Helling

Recent posts

Weekly Writer Predictions: Cal vs. Wagner Seahawks Football 2026

Welcome to our weekly predictions post from our writers.

47 mins ago • Rob Hwang, Nick Kranz, Christopher Helling, Berkelium97, Ben, Ben Rossi, and Yoav Shames

DBD 2026-09-18: Wagner

Wagner College is a private college in Staten Island

2 hrs ago

DBD 2026-09-17: Anniversary

50th Anniv season for Toronto Blue Jays

Sep 17 • heyalumnigo

The Good, the Bad, and the Rockfights: Cal at Syracuse

This is the 20th season of Cal football data in our new data set, and this is the first time we have seen this outcome.

Sep 16 • Berkelium97

DBD 2026-09-16: Despair

Welcome to the DBD, a Write for California community board where one can talk about anything – Cal-related or off-topic.

Sep 16 • heyalumnigo

Wurster Hall: Wagner College University of Staten Island

Learning about a whole new college! Wow! Thanks #Analytics!

Sep 15 • Ben

DBD 2026-09-15: A New Hope

Welcome to the DBD, a Write for California community board where one can talk about anything – Cal-related or off-topic.

Sep 15 • heyalumnigo

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