Wednesday, August 20, 2008

DBS Sports' Dennis Dodd Picks Cal to Finish Seventh in Pac-10

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7. California: The Bears need to recover from the epic 1-6 meltdown to close '07. Try to remember Cal was once the No. 2 team in the country. Then Kevin "Throw The Damn Ball" Riley lost the Oregon State game. Riley is in a battle for the starting job with veteran Nate Longshore. Coach Jeff Tedford gave up play-calling duties, handing them over to new offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti. Which way you going, Bears?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is this guy serious?? 7th? Gah. If we finish anywhere below fourth i'll...do something.

Anonymous said...

Ted Miller, who's been writing for ESPN.com's Pac 10 Blog, has been more impressed by the bears than many, especially after seeing them in camp. He originally picked us to finish fourth, but may be changing his tune:

Ted Miller: As for other camps that left me second-guessing... I'm starting to believe California has a legitimate chance to finish as high as second in the conference (picked them fourth). And I continue to believe that Arizona and Stanford could surprise some folks this season.


This is in the context of a mailbag dialogue about fans seeing their teams in overly optimistic terms, but I'll take it.

Roll on.