While there are legitimate explanations and so on, we blew a big game in a year in which we have the better team. To me that is just inexcusable given how rarely we have that advantage.
Using the term "pedestrian" to describe our QB play, while completely understandable given the numbers, seems to put an unfair amount at Chase's feet. It's hard to have him make long throws if he has a pass rusher in his face within 2-3 seconds on a majority of plays. That's not enough time for the receivers to even get 20yds out on their routes :/.
I'm ready to write off the season like everyone else, but I am enjoying the diamonds in the rough we are finding, like RB Moore.
So the more I think about it (and trust me I’m trying not to), this feels like the reverse of 2009. Team in long term decline with super conservative head coach heads on the road to meat slightly favored home team in Big Game. Home team falls behind but leads a seemingly inevitable final drive to complete the comeback (or tie in this case), however an unthinkable defensive play occurs and the road team squeaks out the win. Road team’s fans think that means they are destined to own the Axe forever, but that turns out to be very mistaken.
At least, that’s how I’m going to rationalize this for the next 11.5 months...
Again, I look at this season as an exhibition season. Not mad at Musgrave's offense so far. It's not perfect, but I think it would be way more effective if our line was there.
With sympathy to my fellow Bears that wrong-headedly follow the Dodgers, I think this MLB season, as well as CFB, are not genuine measures of the teams involved. With so many uncertainties, not to mention, the season was "off" for longer than they will actually play, I consider this whole season a one-off and that little or no authentic assessments can be made based upon such a year. But, oh my God, when one unit, under one coach, cost you the game more than once, that's a red flag, even in a Charlie Foxtrot, FUBAR of a season.
The thing is, if Wilcox wants to be a defense oriented team, he needs to have better special teams play and that just hasn’t happened this year or really at all under Ragle/Wilcox.
Maybe the blocked FG/XP don’t happen if our three starters play today but who knows.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if we see players with NFL hopes start to opt out after this game.
Cal Football Drops 123rd Big Game to Stanford Cardinal
While there are legitimate explanations and so on, we blew a big game in a year in which we have the better team. To me that is just inexcusable given how rarely we have that advantage.
Our ST is a real problem.
We probably are the "best" 0-3 team in the nation. Could have easily been 2-1 and headed into a pivotal game with Oregon, but it was not to be,
Using the term "pedestrian" to describe our QB play, while completely understandable given the numbers, seems to put an unfair amount at Chase's feet. It's hard to have him make long throws if he has a pass rusher in his face within 2-3 seconds on a majority of plays. That's not enough time for the receivers to even get 20yds out on their routes :/.
I'm ready to write off the season like everyone else, but I am enjoying the diamonds in the rough we are finding, like RB Moore.
So the more I think about it (and trust me I’m trying not to), this feels like the reverse of 2009. Team in long term decline with super conservative head coach heads on the road to meat slightly favored home team in Big Game. Home team falls behind but leads a seemingly inevitable final drive to complete the comeback (or tie in this case), however an unthinkable defensive play occurs and the road team squeaks out the win. Road team’s fans think that means they are destined to own the Axe forever, but that turns out to be very mistaken.
At least, that’s how I’m going to rationalize this for the next 11.5 months...
Again, I look at this season as an exhibition season. Not mad at Musgrave's offense so far. It's not perfect, but I think it would be way more effective if our line was there.
With sympathy to my fellow Bears that wrong-headedly follow the Dodgers, I think this MLB season, as well as CFB, are not genuine measures of the teams involved. With so many uncertainties, not to mention, the season was "off" for longer than they will actually play, I consider this whole season a one-off and that little or no authentic assessments can be made based upon such a year. But, oh my God, when one unit, under one coach, cost you the game more than once, that's a red flag, even in a Charlie Foxtrot, FUBAR of a season.
The thing is, if Wilcox wants to be a defense oriented team, he needs to have better special teams play and that just hasn’t happened this year or really at all under Ragle/Wilcox.
Maybe the blocked FG/XP don’t happen if our three starters play today but who knows.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if we see players with NFL hopes start to opt out after this game.
Here's a question: Will any players be able to play and keep their red shirts this year?