SerenityBuff
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Buffs open as a double-digit dog to a 1-5 team.
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Official CU-Cal Pregame/Game Thread
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ahoelsken
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Cal's 1-5, but one of those five losses came by more than a TD.
We also got two huge plays to break the game open in ways that are not repeatable. That was a nail biter until the football gods smiled on us. Not to mention the 4th down stop at the 1. The scoreline flattered CU
In terms of Cal being big favoriteS, they're really due for a win. Overdue even. We just got one.
I don't pretend to understand how gambling lines are initially set, but that's how my fan logic sees it.
Of course, I hope Cal is even more overdue a week from now.
I don't pretend to understand how gambling lines are initially set, but that's how my fan logic sees it.
Of course, I hope Cal is even more overdue a week from now.
Yeah if the offense is competent enough to win this game, I think it could mean they may have found something that makes it click to become at least serviceable, at which point they have a chance against UW and OSU.
ahoelsken
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They've got a gimme coming on November 6th when they head to Tucson. Speaking of Holy Unders, Batman.
I wouldn't rule out Oregon beating them twice. Frankly, that game couldn't have gone better for us than it did.
That happened to us with the aTm game. Not that we would have beaten Minnesota, but the team was emotionally dead for that one and didn't even compete. Let's hope that this week is Cal's "Minnesota game".
Part of the Minnesota game is that they came right out and punched us in the mouth. We need to do that to Cal.
The “Texas A&M effect”?
It would be surprising for it to be more than 7 by game day.Just need everyone and their brother to jump on that -10.
Cal is not a bad team, even though they have just one win.
They played pretty much everybody tight, except wazzu, and the Nevada loss is hard to figure.
They score, averaging 23 pts. a game, but they also give up 27 a game on D.
CU's 17 ppg offense is going to have to crank it up. If the D can hold Cal to a relatively low scoring game (i.e. 17 pts. or less) the Buffs have a shot.
OTOH, Cal played Oregon tight last week. They are getting better, and this one is at Berkeley.
This is a good barometer. Lose and the Buffs are probably #11 in the P12, win and maybe they can bump off somebody else and get to a 4-5 win season.
They played pretty much everybody tight, except wazzu, and the Nevada loss is hard to figure.
They score, averaging 23 pts. a game, but they also give up 27 a game on D.
CU's 17 ppg offense is going to have to crank it up. If the D can hold Cal to a relatively low scoring game (i.e. 17 pts. or less) the Buffs have a shot.
OTOH, Cal played Oregon tight last week. They are getting better, and this one is at Berkeley.
This is a good barometer. Lose and the Buffs are probably #11 in the P12, win and maybe they can bump off somebody else and get to a 4-5 win season.
The last time we had a game that was supposed to be a “good barometer” it was against Minnesota. So, yeah, this should be a good barometer, I just don’t think the barometric pressure is going to be anywhere close to what we would like it to be.
Minny was a good barometer. It showed us CU was not on par with a middling B1G team. Actually, it showed us a middling B1G team would curb stomp CU.
This one will show us whether CU is in the P12 basement with AZ, or a little above that.
I'd love to see Broussard get more balls that aren't hand offs up the middle.
Yeah the lack of RB usage in the passing game is awful
Yeah, I really don't understand the low volume of carries for Jarek this year. It seems like as soon as he starts to get going he's subbed out and Fontenot comes in.
More often he barely beats the defense to the hand off. As bad as the OL is at pass blocking, they're worse at run blocking.
Yeah, I think partly because the oline can't sustain blocks long enough that pretty much cancels out the RB screen game. However, I am dumb founded why we don't see any swing routes to both Bru and Smith. That is such an easy set up and play, whether it is successful or not, and keeps the defense on their heels so they aren't biting down on the underneath routes.
On a side note, I did like the balance of stretch plays (quick screens, jet sweeps, etc.). We need those plays to open some of the passing game down the middle.
I was just going to post this.
You are what your record says you are.
Cal's a bad team that's consistently competitive in its games.
Anybody else remember the naked backside pitches to Charles and Calhoun that Gary used to run? Seems those would be perfect for Broussard.
A little annoying that Shenault is still being held out. Guess that's what you get when the emphasis is place on teaching and raising men rather than winning.