SMU vs. California - November 30, 2024

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Scoring Summary
Golden Bears logo, Golden Bears 6-6, 1ST 0, 2ND 0, 3RD 3, 4TH 3, TOT 6
Mustangs logo, Mustangs 11-1, 1ST 14, 2ND 7, 3RD 0, 4TH 17, TOT 38
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Avinash Kunnath
I think Cal fans really wanted someone with a strong resume of winning everywhere, plus being a relentless recruiter who could rebuild our talent profile, and of course the narrative around redemption at home. Tosh Lupoi had all these things. Unfortunately he had other major
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Joe Burgess
@avinashkunnath Good detailed analysis. I have no magic bullets. However I note that Cal fans were screaming for Tosh as the only choice post Wilcox. So the idea that Rivera bears all responsibility is inaccurate. It wasn’t just big donors moving the needle. Our hope was massive. I’d go Rolo.
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Avinash Kunnath
As someone who penned an article on Cal needing to hire Tosh Lupoi (and I own it), it was contingent on Ron Rivera doing the proper vetting, and it sounded like he did! But perhaps he evaluated for the wrong things, since his experience with modern college football is minimal.
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Joe Burgess
@avinashkunnath Good detailed analysis. I have no magic bullets. However I note that Cal fans were screaming for Tosh as the only choice post Wilcox. So the idea that Rivera bears all responsibility is inaccurate. It wasn’t just big donors moving the needle. Our hope was massive. I’d go Rolo.
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Richard Deitsch
This is such a great scene — and a subtle but really powerful thing for the audience is that Tony Burton moves off the couch and gets closer to the audience to tell Carl Weathers the honest truth about the first fight.
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Angus Reid
Agreed. Might be the most powerful scene from any of them. And I’m a Rocky fanatic.
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Avinash Kunnath
Cal football is a never ending nightmare. Will Tosh Lupoi wake up? The first time head coach has the California Golden Bears playing its way to the bottom of the basement in P4 football. My autopsy of the NC State slasher film https://t.co/NbSI5YXAPx
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Avinash Kunnath
Is James Madison the Hogwarts School of Football? What are they teaching these cats?
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OptaSTATS
The @UCLAFootball Bruins are 8-0 after finishing 3-9 in 2025. Since 1981, 229 FBS teams have started a season with eight straight wins. Only two of them had three or fewer wins the prior season (minimum 10 games): 2026 UCLA (2025: 3 wins) 2024 Indiana (2023: 3 wins)
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