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Early Pac 10 Football Predictions
Before I walk through my early predictions (I reserve the right to tweak these based on Fall camp injuries and eligibility outcomes) keep in mind the biases I have in evaluating college football teams:1...
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Interesting analysis based on Phil Steele talent scoring
For those of you who don't know Phil Steele, he provides the most in depth college football preview anywhere. Extremely thorough and highly analytic, he's also consistently the most accurate projector of an upcoming season...
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Cal's Passing Game: Kurt Warner's Legacy
The projections for next year's Cal football team seem to inevitably come back to one question: "Will Kevin Riley play well enough at QB for the Bears to win?" While no one is going ...
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P10 Basketball Prediction
Many of the so called experts are deriding the Pac 10 as having a down year in 2008-9, especially when compared to last years tremendous showing...
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Cal-Maryland: Bears Must Beware Turtle Trap
If I'm Jeff Tedford, I'm sweating extra hard this week. The Bears are in a no-win position heading to Maryland. This is a game that will be far more difficult than folks realize...
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Cal-Washington State: Thoughts on Bears' Blowout in Pullman
It’s tough not to feel a bit of lightheaded giddiness coming off the 66-3 thrashing the Bears gave the Washington State Cougars on Saturday...
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Observations from MSU game
Despite some sloppy play, particularly around special teams and dumb penalties, the debut performance for the 2008 Bears was a solid one...
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How Cal Bears Deal with Adversity Will Determine 2008 Success
The results of the 2008 football season will reflect whether this Cal team and the football program as a whole can take a step forward in its mental toughness and resiliency. Coming off a miserable season where the Bears went from undefeated and No...
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USC and Cal to Duke It Out for Pac-10 Title in 2008
2008 Predicted Pacific Ten Conference Final Standings1. USC 8-12. Cal 7-23. Oregon 6-34. ASU 5-45. Arizona 5-46. Oregon State 4-57. Stanford 3-68. UCLA 3-69. UW 2-710...
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Observations from Cal Scrimmage
Run offense The offense looked good running the ball. Until the end of the scrimmage, when the offensive line was made up of second- and third-stringers, they were able to get significant push off the ball all day...
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2008 Cal Football Preview - The Offense
System:It remains to be seen how noticeable the difference will be between Frank Cignetti’s offensive system and play calling style and what Jeff Tedford has traditionally done...
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Understanding the Cal Bears Defense
THE SYSTEMBob Gregory's defenses play a style that in many ways mirrors the offensive system Jeff Tedford has in place. As on offense, it starts with the running game...
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Football is in the air
As I write this, the 2008 Cal football team is checking into camp and will kick off practice tomorrow evening. Exciting times for Bear fans as hope springs eternal...
