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See y'all at the Bowl Game.

The regular season ended with a whimper though.

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We beat Furd.

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California's six wins came against five teams that finished below .500 and an FCS school. The Bears were 0-4 against teams with winning records and 0-1 against teams that finished at .500. Pretty much tells you where we're at as a program.

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That's how the rest of them do it outside the PAC-10. That's where a lot of those 6-6 "we go bowling every year" programs are when they're playing 8 conference games lol. No harm in taking advantage of it and getting the roster more practice time for whatever happens next year.

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According to the Stanford color announcer today all we had to do is match the 100M that SMU wealthy alums dumped into NIL as soon as they were admitted into ACC. Funny coming from a Stanford alum. Don’t know the end game but NIL has obliterated the idea of college/amateur athletics. Leave it to the federal courts to screw it all up. Cal will only fall further and further behind the chains (so to speak). Even MLB and other pro sports have speed governors built in to the system.

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And, lastly, the ACC color announcer who played at Stanford was terrible all game. He clearly had not recovered from the Big Game loss.

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Nando should have played. No NFL QB would have allowed himself to be sat down because of the flu.

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Yeah no NFL QB would have, but Nando is a college sophomore.

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It isn’t that serious, we weren’t winning today with Nando.

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SMU has zero class. Glad they got the death penalty for 40yrs.

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They’re the U$C Texas version. Miami is the U$C of the south. No one to root for.

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Not the season we wanted…again…but I look forward to watching the bowl game regardless!

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In typical Wilcox fashion, he did the very bare minimum.

Tedford is 10-2 with this roster.

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Pappy Waldorf 11-1 and Andy Smith 12-0.

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Holmoe 3-9.

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you're forgetting Tedford's desultory final few years

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Not forgetting anything.

Tedford was a competent head coach. This roster had talent…with this schedule, a competent coaching staff wins plenty of games.

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I wonder if Nando had been in it would have made a difference. Our QB play was laughable. All blame on coaching. Blow-esh blows

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yeah, who knows. It's been such a strange season.

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Miami lost!!!

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LA Bowl?

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I got a flight and booked a room at the La Quinta Inn LAX on W. Century Blvd…

The Sun Bowl is gonna be tougher to hit…

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Juice Box Bowl

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500!!

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It took 2OTs for us to do it but we did it!

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Recruit depth!

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Thanks for setting this up for last time this regular season.

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Need one unimportant silver lining item!

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We’re 1 loss closer to a Wilcox-less Cal football program…

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Coe made both his field goals. No one has hung 40 on us this season.

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Maybe we could do it. Six more comments!

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Down goes Miami. We should have been the ones to expose them but Cuse finally did it.

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They really were pretenders. The game against Cal should’ve been a loss anyway.

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Cuse's offensive line is good enough to sustain drives. Ours isn't.

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Wilcox has been a good DC in the past.

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Good, not great though.

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Gus left UCF for a OC position. Maybe Wilcox will do the same for a DC position

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See everyone at the “bowl game” yay

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LA Bowl?

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We need the 6 extra weeks of practice.

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And to get healthy!!

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Just came up short. Just like Cal often.

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I was worried we were going to lay an egg and we did

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Almost 500 comments.

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Almost a winning season

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Are. We still allowed to enjoy $c’s misery

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Yes!!!!

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Forever will enjoy their losing.

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Big Time and Always

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Definitrly

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Byron Cardwell?

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Is he still on the team?

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Just ran it

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Didn’t work out

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I don’t care if Knowlton is still the AD. You fire Wilcox and put Knowlton in the corner while you form a committee to hire the next Cal HC. It worked out well with men’s basketball.

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#Calgorithm can do it!!

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I would trust the Calgorithm to make the right hire. It did get Game Day to come to Cal.

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Need a strong AD to lead the whole sports dept. Can't keep going with this gross incompetence and negligence. Lyons needs to raise $$$ and hire a dynamic modern AD to fully unleash the potential at Cal. We are the sleeping giant. Let's get the folks in here to wake up the beast.

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Show me the money

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Take a couple of Calimony checks and turn them into Wilcoximony

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We'll start a go fund me page.

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Ryan Yaites and Khamani Hudson torched in the end zone

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We are getting closer to 500 comments. Go Bears!

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Imagine this:

Big 10 champ - Oregon

Big 12 champ - Colorado or ASU

ACC champ - SMU

All former Pac 12 or new conference members.

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All cuz of some 6-6 or worse teams in Los Angeles having a hissy fit

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Let’s run it up the middle

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Why the hell are they throwing deep when they're up 25 in the last few minutes?

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Classless bastards are pouring it on.

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I don’t blame them at all. If Wilcox and Sirmon were any good at coaching defense, they would be able to stop it.

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IF

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Style points for playoff bid.

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If I'm the committee I punish them for cheap shit like that.

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Wrong. If Wilcox had this philosophy we would have won more 1 score games than we have lost. I agree, play the game till the end, if you step on a neck or two along the way, welp that is the game too bad if you don't like it.

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It's the opposite. They will be rewarded

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That gets rewarded and if Wilcox were an actual good defensive coach he should be able to stop it.

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Playing for the CFP. Pouring it on.

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Cal will not beat the spread.

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Well, shit

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Jesus, both SMU QBs can throw.

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Great how cal has capitalized on 17 SMU penalties.

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Would love to see Miami lose.

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Do what we could not!

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We showed that we can lose to Syracuse too.

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Anything to stick it to ACC.

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Ummm, block in the back on smu?

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Time to cheer for basketball Bears. Attendance has been poor. Need to turn out for them.

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Such an interesting roster if we get to full strength and Wilkinson keeps up his heater…

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So many negative plays it’s no wonder this offense struggles. Have to take those plays out of the book.

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It’s so clear how little Mike Bloesch actually knows about coaching offense and calling plays.

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They were in there at the start of the season. So, it’s on the coaches.

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That INT was pure inexperience

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Can we throw beyond the line of scrimmage?

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Narrator: No, no they cannot

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14 negative plays

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What’s the record for most comments?

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This season or all time?

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As much as I like Cal football, I can't say that it's very wise for the institution to make much of an investment.

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Disagree…I need them for sure. There is always hope.

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Blowout

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I like what Mike Pawlawski has to say on radio. Could he have a role on coaching staff?

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I’ve wondered that too. Maybe he’s happy doing what he’s doing. I did hear Wilcox say he talks to Pawlowski.

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Mike has a weekly interview with Wilcox. It is the most in-depth Wilcox ever gets in ANY interview and his only interviews worth listening to. My only comment is that Mike is a little too easy on Wilcox, albeit he is more pressing than most ~ if not all ~ the beat writers.

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Wilcox will continue to get a pass until the fanbase demands better.

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That’s why he will be back in 2026.

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I think if he wanted to coach he would have done so by now. I believe he’s done personal coaching.

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Yes, he does coach/mentor players in high school.

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Did you guys know that the SMU Mustangs are also the National Team of Thailand for American Football? Wearing their flag proudly on their shoulders. Good job!

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It's because one night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble.

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Hey, the world’s your oyster, KC!!

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Now it’s reall over

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Whatever the scheme was supposed to be on that play, it didn't work.

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Good game guys. Time to look for better things to do…

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Early dinner. Time to start cooking.

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That’s the cleanest interception I saw this season.

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13 negative plays for Cal. That’s really unacceptable.

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13 negative plays......and counting!

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Decision making.

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