Cal vs. Oregon Ducks Football Insta-Recap & Rate the Game: Oregon Eviscerates Cal in Their Last Pac-12 Matchup
Cal vs. Oregon Ducks Football Insta-Recap & Rate the Game: Oregon Eviscerates Cal in Their Last Pac-12 Matchup
Oregon is on a warpath for the College Football Playoffs
The California Golden Bears marched on into Autzen Stadium for their last ever matchup between them and the Oregon Ducks. Oregon, sporting a number six ranking in the initial CFP rankings, was clicking on all cylinders heading into this contest at home against Cal.
Oregon illustrated why they are a war machine at the moment, stepping on the gas after having a 14-13 lead over the Bears at the start of the second quarter. 21 straight unanswered to end the first half effectively ended the game right then and there. Bo Nix, Bucky Irving, and Tez Johnson could practically do no wrong as Oregon scampered to a 49-19 lead before calling off the starters in the early 4th quarter.
A scary scene took place for Cal during the second half, as Jaivian Thomas was injured on a goal line run, where he had to be carted off on a backboard. We hope for the best for Jaivian and nothing but good health. I suppose a football game also wrapped up, with Oregon moving to 8-1 (5-1 P12) and Cal falling to 3-6 (1-5 P12) after a 63-19 victory.
Cal v. Oregon College Football Final Game Stats
Fellow Golden Bears: Let’s face it. As an institution, we have quit on our football program. It wasn’t THAT long ago that Tedford had us in the top 10 and we were always mentioned on Game Day. CMS had 60,000+ for most games and was rocking! Student section packed. Then, those in charge got all upset and ran Tedford out rather than working with him on a fix. (Things went down hill but, hey, our GPA is great. ) So here’s my question: do we just quit and think fondly of the days when we were relevant? Do we look at UCLA (same basic institution as Cal), Michigan, Penn State , etc.— all with solid academic standing—and ask, no demand, that we have a football program that matches those schools? It is NOT a zero sum game where you give up academic reputation for football success. There are many donors who would open up their wallets if convinced they were getting a reasonable return on investment—winning teams, a bowl game, fun on Saturdays and a general pride in wearing blue and gold. Maybe actually being able to walk into your office or country club on Monday and have folks say “nice game”, not WTF! The donor money is there but is too smart ti throw it down the rabbit hole. Oregon does it, OREGON STATE is doing it, UCLA always does it. Even Furd occasionally does it. The old: “Yes but they let ANYONE in and we have more Nobel Prizes." just doesn’t work. We should have both.
I’m just ssd that our administration doesn’t have the will to compete.
Go Bears!
Where's Cal's Phil Knight? I'm joking but it is about priorities. U of O is a football school. Cal, not so much. I'm ok with that