Updated thread: Before the season, there were either two or three games (IIRC) with a <10% win chance per FPI (at least @ UO and @ Utah). Now Cal's lowest likelihood of success is 21.6% @ UO, followed by 24.5% @ Utah, 26.2% vs USC and 29.3% @ UW. We're favored against everyone else 👀👀
Also we are fourth in the nation in rushing offense and spot ahead of Oregon. Ott is fifth in the nation and of course probably could have rushed for another 100 yards in the game. After he gets 200 in the Auburn game it's Ott for Heisman.
I agree. I just have no confidence in the uber casual leadership who would likely enough be shocked by success in football or basketball, let alone be overwhelmed with ignorance about how to promote and support a Heisman candidate.
Fun Fact: $C was for rich kids that could not get into to Furd, while UOP was for rich kids who could not get into $C. Storybook campus; looks like something from back East with ivy covered buildings.
I confess in having lost interest during that time. Tedford brought me back. So I cannot comment, but it sounds right. We actually have a complementary defense and offense.
Gave us a big jump in the computer rankings https://twitter.com/aghenis/status/1698344992354513321?t=r__kGu5130g566CAg7woGg&s=19
Updated thread: Before the season, there were either two or three games (IIRC) with a <10% win chance per FPI (at least @ UO and @ Utah). Now Cal's lowest likelihood of success is 21.6% @ UO, followed by 24.5% @ Utah, 26.2% vs USC and 29.3% @ UW. We're favored against everyone else 👀👀
I won't drink that, just yet.
One game at a time.
We have avoided the first trap.
LOL
I looked up the ESPN computer rankings and we moved up 20 spots to 30. 5th in the PAC 12 ahead of Oregon State and UCLA. Auburn is 21st.
While nice, we all know its far too early to be looking at stats like that. wait, 5 or 6 weeks, then start looking at those numbers.
We beat Auburn and we will probably be ranked in the top 20.
Also we are fourth in the nation in rushing offense and spot ahead of Oregon. Ott is fifth in the nation and of course probably could have rushed for another 100 yards in the game. After he gets 200 in the Auburn game it's Ott for Heisman.
Do we have a media savvy leadership to run a Heisman campaign? Ott certainly deserves it.
That's sort of the $25k question.
I'm thinking since football is only a back porch amusement, the short answer is "No."
I agree. I just have no confidence in the uber casual leadership who would likely enough be shocked by success in football or basketball, let alone be overwhelmed with ignorance about how to promote and support a Heisman candidate.
I see what you did there.
We were 51st preseason and 48th going into Saturday, after the Week 0 and Thursday/Friday games
And, yet, the PAC 12 Network After Dark squad did not rank us in the top six of the PAC. Although, I get it. UNT can be dismissed as an outlier.
Okay, that makes a win against Auburn that much more important.
P12 kicked everyone's ass this weekend.
Good stuff. Although, Oregon's win was against a FCS school and they rolled up the points. I posted a link to John Canzano's editorial about it.
As has been said, if we had kept our ones in UNT game, we probably could have dropped 80.
Is this squad somewhere between the '90 and '91 teams in offensive and defensive talent?
I bring up the '91 squad as that team dropped 86 on UOP in the season opener at home, pulling the starters after the 1st half, having scored 6 TDs.
wasn't that the game that the cannon ran out of ammo?
Yes, it was. I was on the East side in Section TT for that game. For touchdowns 10, 11, and 12 the crowd supplied a "BOOM!!" cheer.
Rally Comm had saved one charge to signal victory at the end of the game.
I do know that's around the time UOP gave up football.
Fun fact: Cal's last Rose Bowl team lost to UOP.
Maybe that's not all that fun.
Valley boys. I'm not surprised.
Fun Fact: $C was for rich kids that could not get into to Furd, while UOP was for rich kids who could not get into $C. Storybook campus; looks like something from back East with ivy covered buildings.
I confess in having lost interest during that time. Tedford brought me back. So I cannot comment, but it sounds right. We actually have a complementary defense and offense.
Any team that scores 50 in a half is impressive.
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