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Think about it…….one reason WS had so many more plays on offense, and much more time of possession, is because Cal’s defense scored touchdowns on forced fumbles. Meaning the Cal offense was on the sidelines watching instead of having 2 more offense drives. Can’t have it both ways (so to speak)……Go Bears!

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Nov 12, 2023Liked by Rick Chen

Thanks Rick.

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Think about it…….one reason WS had so many more plays on offense, and much more time of possession, is because Cal’s defense scored touchdowns on forced fumbles. Meaning the Cal offense was on the sidelines watching instead of having 2 more offense drives. Can’t have it both ways (so to speak)……Go Bears!

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As a long time Cal fan I learned that the game is not over until it ends. Young Cal players need to understand that overconfidence in a game is a Cal curse. The coaches need to stress this.

Great win though.

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The mic people should learn this too. They started the Bear Territory chant when there was 30 seconds left and Wazzu was driving down the field

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Yeah. I think Senior Mic Man woman just could not wait a second longer. Good mic man, but bad call there.

S'ok though. I'm thoroughly looking forward to singing it next Saturday in its proper time.

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Nov 12, 2023·edited Nov 12, 2023

ASU beats UCLA at the Rose Bowl.

If we can catch them with no Dante Moore and no Ethan Garbers like Sparky did, we gotta shot!

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Not ideal, but a win. Like ASU Auburn and USC were close and we lost. Still can’t believe Hunter fumbled that punt :(

Let’s crush Stanford, Ott for 200 yds!

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We beat ASU.

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Thanks for the correction, should’ve put a ”.” after ASU.

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How about Cade Uluave? Stepping it up in the absence of Jackson Sirmon. Like Fernando on the other side of the ball, he’s a young player coming into his own over the tough tough stretch of the last 5 games. Love to see that!

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Gotta keep this kid. Time to donate to CALEGENDS.

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Good call!

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He’s certainly got a nose for the football…can’t teach that.

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Why don’t you start a poll, Bob? You’re always, ALWAYS asking other people to do shit you could easily do.

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Nov 12, 2023·edited Nov 12, 2023

4 turnovers. 6 sacks. 14 points. Pressure on Ward all game. I praise this defensive performance!

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Wazzu held USC to 30 points. Cal scored 42. Cal's Defense was great in the last few minutes to preserve the win. They held WSU to a FG try which they missed. They then intercepted a "Hail Mary" pass to win the game. Defense is usually predicated on LB's and Cal's are very young. The ILB"s, lUluave (27) is a true freshman and Orr (53) is a sophomore. Future looks good to me, but I'm an optimist.

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Did anyone figure out what happened to KEO? He didn't play in the second half. Rutchena played next to Uluave.

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Ulaeve and KEO are going to cost $$$.

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Too close for comfort

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We eked out a marginal win. Not sure if we deserved it. Feels like our team performs in spurts. Short to medium spurts of quality execution, followed by the inevitable turnover and then defense shutting off just long enough to erase what we did well. We have good players that play their hearts out. Just need to execute a little better, if possible.

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The fumbles are infuriating. It was a problem early on in the season and cost us some games. You would think they would work on that. I looked it up and it looks like we are tied for 125th in the NCAA for fumbles lost. We could have easily lost this game if we didn't recover that goal line fumble for a touchdown.

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On the bright side the defense got more tips, sacks and takeaways than usual. That being said, fire sirmon

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This is the type of defensive pressure they need to win games.

Keep it going.

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Powder blue shirt is a bit irritating plus he should be in the booth not the sidelines. What can you see on the sidelines?

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With UCLA's QB injury problems, it looks like Cal has a great shot at getting bowl eligible. Which would be a major achievement.

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I personally would consider finishing 6-6 a mitigated success with mild hopes for much better success in the ACC.

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6-6 this year was always most realistic best case scenario.

Let’s get it.

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Huge. Like their chances a helluva lot more with the ex-KSU Golden Flash QB Schlee.

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...Cal, out produced 483 yds to 327 and still won the game..that's called "efficiency".

...Also terrific final defensive sequence.

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Yeah I think the yardage is not a big deal - a lot of that is a function of us being up by three scores and then scrambling to catch up

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Nov 12, 2023Liked by Rick Chen

We also had fewer possessions than they did because of the defensive scores. They ran 97 plays, we ran 57.

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Nov 12, 2023Liked by Rick Chen

This is the real reason. When the turnover game is lopsided like that it will skew the yardage.

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Was it Mendoza's first win I think

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Yes it was.

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What an absolutely ridiculous sub-headline. I gotta cancel this thing. I didn’t realize it was run by anti cal people. Not fun.

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Hi Jack,

Thank you for reading and your fandom, I can assure you the crew behind the site are the most loyal Cal fans in the world (been a long time follower).

Regarding the sub headline, are you upset with the stats from the game?

"California was out-gained by Washington State, 483 to 327 yards"

Seems fairly objective based on the game I witnessed today.

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I actually agree with Jack a bit on highlighting the yardage difference, as I think it is a misleading stat as it seems to imply that Wazzu outplayed us. We had two defensive scores (each of which while being awesome does take away an offensive possession) and were also up fairly big in the fourth meaning Wazzu was scrambling to catch up at the end. I think those things, rather than them outplaying us, are the reasons for the yardage difference.

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That said I totally love and appreciate the WFC staff! We are all imperfect

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This “thing” is run by the most pro-Cal people you’ll ever meet. The subhed is accurate and relevant. They publish multiple takes on any given game and throughout game week to satisfy the wide variety of fans a place like Berkeley cultivates. It’s all fun, except for when it’s agonizing. Maybe take a breath, have a good night’s sleep, or get your chakras aligned, and look at it from fresh perspective.

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Sure there are lots of informative thoughtful writings. But some are lame, self-important armchair QBs.

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I think there is also an effort by writers to keep humble when appropriate. Our only decisive victory this year was North Texas and there record speaks for itself.

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This is a step in the right direction. Thank you.

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