It bothered me in the TCU @ Colorado game in the first quarter with when Colorado had 3rd & 5 at the TCU 12. The refs called a delay of game that wasn't. It looked like an iffy call to me in real time, so I backed it up & re-watched in slow motion & the play clock showed :01 as the shotgun snap was clearly out of the center's hand. There was no score at the time, so mentally the game was up for grabs, CU had some momentum, and that bad call killed it. They settled for 3 points and lost their mojo. Some games can turn on a play, this one may not have, but I would like to back up the time machine & see what would have happened on that 3rd & 5 play.
Perhaps the Utah, Colorado, Arizona and USC games were the most revealing. The first three were against respectable opponents, and USC showed expected prowess. Utah should have won and is still the class of the conference. Colorado will need to make major adjustments to avoid being in the cellar, and Arizona presents an intriguing possibility for Wildcat fans. Each week will tell us more about the Golden Bears.
Jaden DeLaura is the real deal at Arizona. At WSU last year, he engineered wins against Arizona State, Washington and Arizona and lost by two points to a ranked BYU team. He is likely going to give fits to a Cal defense that gave up 400 yards to UC Davis. He is not much of a runner, but has good pocket presence and a quick release. I watched him during the COVID year and was really impressed with his first year. He is obviously much better now. Cal is likely going to need to take some chances on blitz packages to get him out of his comfort zone. Should be fun to watch......or maybe not.
I remember growing up in the sixties hearing about UCLA's great young QB, DTR. All these years later he's still there. Seriously, how much eligibility did this guy get?
For anyone curious, UNLV played a meaningless game against an extremely bad Idaho St. team, in which the Runnin' Rebels scored 35 points in the second quarter before shutting down and cruising to a 52-21 victory. Unless they've gone full Arizona, next week should be a fairly easy victory.
I did not see any of these games, so the comments are welcomed. Seems Arizona is for real again, dang it! Also, I bet the coaches have the Cal defense practicing tackling all week long. They missed a bunch on Saturday.
It bothered me in the TCU @ Colorado game in the first quarter with when Colorado had 3rd & 5 at the TCU 12. The refs called a delay of game that wasn't. It looked like an iffy call to me in real time, so I backed it up & re-watched in slow motion & the play clock showed :01 as the shotgun snap was clearly out of the center's hand. There was no score at the time, so mentally the game was up for grabs, CU had some momentum, and that bad call killed it. They settled for 3 points and lost their mojo. Some games can turn on a play, this one may not have, but I would like to back up the time machine & see what would have happened on that 3rd & 5 play.
Perhaps the Utah, Colorado, Arizona and USC games were the most revealing. The first three were against respectable opponents, and USC showed expected prowess. Utah should have won and is still the class of the conference. Colorado will need to make major adjustments to avoid being in the cellar, and Arizona presents an intriguing possibility for Wildcat fans. Each week will tell us more about the Golden Bears.
Jaden DeLaura is the real deal at Arizona. At WSU last year, he engineered wins against Arizona State, Washington and Arizona and lost by two points to a ranked BYU team. He is likely going to give fits to a Cal defense that gave up 400 yards to UC Davis. He is not much of a runner, but has good pocket presence and a quick release. I watched him during the COVID year and was really impressed with his first year. He is obviously much better now. Cal is likely going to need to take some chances on blitz packages to get him out of his comfort zone. Should be fun to watch......or maybe not.
I remember growing up in the sixties hearing about UCLA's great young QB, DTR. All these years later he's still there. Seriously, how much eligibility did this guy get?
For anyone curious, UNLV played a meaningless game against an extremely bad Idaho St. team, in which the Runnin' Rebels scored 35 points in the second quarter before shutting down and cruising to a 52-21 victory. Unless they've gone full Arizona, next week should be a fairly easy victory.
Oregon tumbles out of the top 25
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ap-top-25-poll-georgia-jumps-ohio-state-florida-makes-huge-splash-in-college-football-rankings/
Has the recruiting class lost another recruit? I.e. the Australian punter? Leaking like a sieve...
I did not see any of these games, so the comments are welcomed. Seems Arizona is for real again, dang it! Also, I bet the coaches have the Cal defense practicing tackling all week long. They missed a bunch on Saturday.