Fair enough. Truth be told, as much as CU kicking our ass on that day hurt, we lamented and bitched more about barely beating Portland State at home than anything else. In fact, your *ss kicking was lost among all the *ss kickings we took that year. That hadn't happened in a long time at Cal nor had we ever experienced that many injuries, player revolts or academic failings during a first year coach's tenure ever. I was at that game as was Golden Okie and probably Sebastabear. Several other posters will come over this week that were probably at that game as well. We remember. More importantly, the existing players remember too.
It's interesting that you compare us to UVA. We know them. We've played them in a variety of sports. While I won't pretend to be their equals in Lacrosse, we've bitch slapped them in other sports. We're not UVA. We're Cal. Hate them for other reasons. Hate us for being bears.
Everyone knows CU travels well. We all see it. Only Cal will grant you this respect though. We've seen this from Tennessee, Wisconsin and Ohio State at our stadium. That's admirable. You'll soon see that SC on a championship run travels the best. Back in my day, UW filled the stadiums too. If Cal ever makes a good run, you'll see us as far as the eye can see too. The bear territories (like CU) are just waiting for a good run. That's all we need. We've been dreaming of packing the Rose Bowl but the times have passed us. We're a little jaded right now and we're not the only team or sport in our geographic area.
That all said, I'm glad you're not in the Big any more. Come out west for a visit sometime C'Ville. Many of us love your East Coast B-Ball previews and predictions as I'm sure others in the PAC who are trolling Allbuffs do...Either way, welcome home again.