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Sep 9Liked by Rick Chen

I’m super eager for Cal to hit 3-0 heading into their ACC debut against FSU, which I CAN’T stand (bc of their arrogance, their lawsuit and the “no” vote for ACC admission). Glad to see FSU go down to GT, BC and would LOVE to keep them in the ACC cellar at 0-3 after Cal smacks them down in Tallahassee.

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Trap game......."be ready when your number is called"

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Sep 9Liked by Rick Chen

remember that we lost to Arizona in 2021 and Colorado in 2022.

Assume nothing

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Sep 9Liked by Rick Chen

Ugghh...sad but true. Hopefully the home crowd will keep the Bears' focus. I'm flying down for the game and sitting in TT

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Sep 9Liked by Rick Chen

Department of Who Gives a Crap says:

it was Qualcomm Stadium in 2016, and leveled a couple years later and replaced by the current structure, and named for Qualcomm's Snapdragon product.

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DOOOM!

Don't buy it, Bears.

Always prep for the worst case scenarios.

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The line has now moved to California -19.5 and an o/u of 49.5.

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Goff is the only Cal guy I saw this weekend to say "Cal" as his school.

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If Cal beats FSU to go 4-0, I wonder if we'd see more "Cal" confirmations...

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Jets are Monday.

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Rodgers is more likely to say Prager University than Cal at this point in his life.

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Power to him. He's an independent, critical thinker.

The very goal of education.

"Question authority."

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Just because he says, about himself, that he’s a critical thinker, it does not make him good at it

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And he was rewarded with a win in OT tonight and did a favor to the rest of the NFC West.

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ItsATrap.gif

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@Oracle....

Yeah, what Gene said.

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I am looking forward to a raucous Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. Go Bears!

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I really want to be 3-0 heading into FSU, but this could definitely be a trap game. Need to go in and take care of business.

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Might be closer than the spread, but that's an easy Under if I've ever seen one

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Yes, our offense is good, but, still, inconsistent.

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SDSUs offense is terrible. Much worse than UC Davis and Auburn.

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We'll get better when all our O linemen get healthy. Last week we played with 4 non starters including a 3rd string center.

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With FSU following weekend, we won’t be wanting to show too much of our offense if not necessary. Really hoping not necessary!

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Terrible qb. We will win big, even without Ott.

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Sep 8Liked by Rick Chen

We are not good enough to think this way and win

Even good programs overlook their opponents at their peril.

Having said that, a 3-0 start would be pretty amazing!

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Totally agree.

The path to Doom is paved with confidence.

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100%. See, e.g., ND/NIU fiasco.

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Caveat that we aren't ND, but also NIU is a top G5 program this year and SDSU is very much not...

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Go into the game remembering the disrespect from the studio shows this weekend.

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I don't think we are beating the spread. We seem to turtle the second we get a lead. I think a good rule of thumb for this team is if there is a double digit spread, bet against it, whether it is for us or against us. We tend to win close and lose close. Also, take the under, always.

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I hope the Bears aren't over confident. this definitely could be a "trap" game. Play hard guys. Play like this is another Auburn game and prove to the naysayers that you ARE a ranked team.

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Sep 14·edited Sep 14

I am confident Cal will win. I would pick the Aztecs to cover though, as I believe this one will be a lowish scoring affair (i.e. take the under).

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my Aztecs look pretty bad, unfortunately. Should be a cakewalk for the Bears.

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