Nice win, and a great example of the razor thin margin for error Cal has displayed in the Wilcox era. The team is competitive in almost all of their games, despite the very likely HC edict that Offensive Coordinators basically “turtle it down, vanilla-style” with a lead.
That said, against both OSU & Stanford, if we make literally 1 more play in each, we win. We actually made those plays v. an overrated Oregon squad, so there ya go...it's ALWAYS nice to beat the Ducks, tho.
Good win... the Wilcox era at Cal will likely be brought to you by the folks that make Pepcid. Go Bears!
Now that V-Day Oregon is over, I have a few criticisms/comments:
1. For a team that wants a run-first identity, we aren't really that good at running the ball. 47 carries for 88 yards, for an average of 1.9 is bleak. We do cycle through a lot of backs but they went: Dancy (5 carries / 34 yards / 6.8 average). Damian Moore (12/26/2.2), Bradrick Shaw (6/14/2.3), Chris Brown (9/14/1.9). The only big-play back seems to be Garbers on a scramble.
2. What happened to the mid-range passing game? Everything seems like it is 5 yards or shorter, with the occasional 20+ yard attempt. The 8-15 yard pass seems to have disappeared.
3A. I know the Defense came up big in the second half with the shut out, but I felt they left a few turnovers on the board. Midway through the third Shough looked like he was ready for some turnovers, and Bynum had a chance at a pick, Goode had a chance at a pick deep in Oregon territory.
3B. It was nice to see the Defense lay the hurt on Shough, and punish him for running. He did look worn down by the end of the game.
4. What was with kickoffs suddenly barely getting past the 15 yard line? Usually the ball goes inside the 5 or into the end zone, but twice we struggled to get the ball past the 15. I wonder if there was an injury, which is why Wilcox was reluctant to kick on 4th down.
5. Cal is really missing DJ Rogers. I know there are reasons for why he didn't join the team, but
Cal could certainly use an athletic pass-catching tight end.
Nice win, and a great example of the razor thin margin for error Cal has displayed in the Wilcox era. The team is competitive in almost all of their games, despite the very likely HC edict that Offensive Coordinators basically “turtle it down, vanilla-style” with a lead.
That said, against both OSU & Stanford, if we make literally 1 more play in each, we win. We actually made those plays v. an overrated Oregon squad, so there ya go...it's ALWAYS nice to beat the Ducks, tho.
Good win... the Wilcox era at Cal will likely be brought to you by the folks that make Pepcid. Go Bears!
Nearly full-strength Bears are a lot better than out-due-to-COVID Bears. Great win, GO BEARS!
Now that V-Day Oregon is over, I have a few criticisms/comments:
1. For a team that wants a run-first identity, we aren't really that good at running the ball. 47 carries for 88 yards, for an average of 1.9 is bleak. We do cycle through a lot of backs but they went: Dancy (5 carries / 34 yards / 6.8 average). Damian Moore (12/26/2.2), Bradrick Shaw (6/14/2.3), Chris Brown (9/14/1.9). The only big-play back seems to be Garbers on a scramble.
2. What happened to the mid-range passing game? Everything seems like it is 5 yards or shorter, with the occasional 20+ yard attempt. The 8-15 yard pass seems to have disappeared.
3A. I know the Defense came up big in the second half with the shut out, but I felt they left a few turnovers on the board. Midway through the third Shough looked like he was ready for some turnovers, and Bynum had a chance at a pick, Goode had a chance at a pick deep in Oregon territory.
3B. It was nice to see the Defense lay the hurt on Shough, and punish him for running. He did look worn down by the end of the game.
4. What was with kickoffs suddenly barely getting past the 15 yard line? Usually the ball goes inside the 5 or into the end zone, but twice we struggled to get the ball past the 15. I wonder if there was an injury, which is why Wilcox was reluctant to kick on 4th down.
5. Cal is really missing DJ Rogers. I know there are reasons for why he didn't join the team, but
Cal could certainly use an athletic pass-catching tight end.
Great win for the Bears!
THAT’S what I’m talking about!