San Francisco Chronicle: Bears enter Trojans' lair looking for roses

USC is more talented, so Cal will likely need better schemes -- and some breaks

Nate Longshore has a unique way of avoiding hyperbole.  "USC is definitely solid, so we're going to have to execute and get some breaks," the sophomore quarterback said.  No rah-rah speeches. No secrets. Nothing like that is needed for a game like this.  The Bears aren't looking for anything but good, old-fashioned execution today in the school's most important game in recent memory. When Cal and USC lock up at 5 p.m. today in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the teams will be playing for, at worst, a berth in the Rose Bowl.

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