Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Sports Illustrated: Cal Ranked 20th in Stewart Mandel's Power Rankings

Here is the Link.

 

Cal Golden Bears (10-3)

Key returnees: QB Nate Longshore, RB Justin Forsett, WRs DeSean Jackson and Robert Jordan, LB Worrell Williams

 

Spring star: RB James Montgomery. With Marshawn Lynch off to the NFL, the versatile redshirt freshman will likely fill the change-of-pace role previously held by Forsett, now the No. 1 guy.

 

Spring recap: The Bears knew what to expect from their many veteran skill players. The offensive line, which lost three veteran starters, may be a little thin on depth. Redshirt freshman DE Derrick Hill leads a cast of promising young defenders. The second cornerback spot remains a concern.

2 comments:

Bear with Fangs said...

Given the many questions we have on defense make this early ranking less surprising. Still I'd hope that we can crack into the preseason Top 15 by the time the fall rolls around. It'd give us our best shot of being the National Title conversation if everything plays out as well as Golden Bear fans would like.

Anonymous said...

Since Cal will probably be the 2nd most highly ranked team in the Pac-10, I think we'll be in the 13-15 range in most polls. We can make up a lot of ground if we soundly beat Tennessee. A big win over an SEC team could move us up into the Top-10 and right into the National Title talk - as there is typically more juggling of spots early on. By midseason, you basically have to hope people above you lose in order to move up substantially.