[Austroturf]

I'm pretty sure I won the prediction contest for this one.  I had Stanford 35-34.

Well, that is one fine prediction, Marty.  But can you believe JJJ nailed the score exactly?  That is incredible.

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It was well past midnight over here when I finally gave up on the game.  It was 35-28 Louisville with six minutes and change left.  The way Louisville had been tearing through our defense, I was thinking 42-28 Cardinals as a final result, though I still had not given up all hope.  What a pleasant surprise to see the 38-35 final result this morning.  Yes, this season has been a major disappointment, but I am very happy for the players and the joy they all experienced for simply not giving up and being on the favorable end of some unexpected luck (i.e., 20 yards of field position with 4 seconds on the clock).  The sparse crowd in the stands was obviously disappointing; but that seems to be our new reality.  

We could theoretically close out this season at 5-7; and it would be wonderful to deny Cal bowl eligibility next week in Memorial stadium.  The Bears will certainly be favored; but we have a shot at getting the axe back.  Mosley's performance yesterday was a revelation.  Daniels appears to be hitting his stride.  The defense has shown they can come up big when it matters.  Everything's possible.

[Austroturf]

I'm pretty sure I won the prediction contest for this one.  I had Stanford 35-34.

Well, that is one fine prediction, Marty.  But can you believe JJJ nailed the score exactly?  That is incredible.

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It was well past midnight over here when I finally gave up on the game.  It was 35-28 Louisville with six minutes and change left.  The way Louisville had been tearing through our defense, I was thinking 42-28 Cardinals as a final result, though I still had not given up all hope.  What a pleasant surprise to see the 38-35 final result this morning.  Yes, this season has been a major disappointment, but I am very happy for the players and the joy they all experienced for simply not giving up and being on the favorable end of some unexpected luck (i.e., 20 yards of field position with 4 seconds on the clock).  The sparse crowd in the stands was obviously disappointing; but that seems to be our new reality.  

We could theoretically close out this season at 5-7; and it would be wonderful to deny Cal bowl eligibility next week in Memorial stadium.  The Bears will certainly be favored; but we have a shot at getting the axe back.  Mosley's performance yesterday was a revelation.  Daniels appears to be hitting his stride.  The defense has shown they can come up big when it matters.  Everything's possible.