Jeff Goodman
Ever since last year's loss to Maryland, it seemed Saturday night would be about redemption. And yes, there definitely was that. Within the first six minutes of the season opener, each unit of the Cal football team had earned some measure of redemption for the 2008 blunder at Byrd Stadium. Its defense was on point, forcing the Terrapins to punt on their first possession and not giving up a touchdown until midway through the third quarter. The offense moved the chains with frequency, Jahvid Best putting the barf behind him when he burst out of the pocket on a 73-yard runaway for the Bears' first touchdown.
Even special teams got the turtle off its back when D.J. Campbell forced and recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff. In many ways, though, the story of redemption ended right then, less than halfway through the opening quarter. The rest of this Blue-Out-turned-blowout was less of a retribution for what happened last year and more of a 52-13 message to Maryland, to the Pac-10 and to the nation.
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