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You mentioned the Cal game. They obviously have a starter [at quarterback] now, [Kevin] Riley came on last year. How does he affect your preparation at all and how big is it to start off with a game like that?
MD: Cal has a couple of different unknowns there. One, they have a new offensive coordinator and two, they've gone to sort of a 3-4 defense, which they haven't run as much. Riley is an excellent quarterback. Both those guys are. A very well-coached football team, very tied together in all aspects, whether it's the passing game or protection. Defensively, the same thing could be said. So it will be a tremendous challenge for us, going out there on the West Coast, playing a team that at one point in time last year was ranked No. 2 in the nation. We're coming right into the fire. I think we'll learn a little bit about ourselves as we go. It will be a learning experience for us from that respect. I'm sure there's going to be adversity. I'm sure we're going to come away happy with some things and not so happy with some things, but that's football. We're going to be ready for the challenge, I can tell you that. We'll be focused.
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