They’ve had injuries. Plus they have not been able to play complimentary football. Defense on the field a ton. Wears down. Plan was to wear other team down with run and ball control passing. That went out the door when Garbers got hurt.
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The dirty secret about Cal is the slippage of their defense. I know Cal fans are apoplectic about their offense, but the D has not been as good since really the Washington game. They were not very good against Ole Miss, then ASU ran roughshod over them. They did slow Oregon for 3 quarters, but so too did Stanford. But they were not good against Oregon State or Utah.
I don’t see Cal being able to score enough to beat a Cougar team that put up 35 on Oregon.
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quote="OutsiderFan" pid='259782' dateline='1572915588']
The dirty secret about Cal is the slippage of their defense. I know Cal fans are apoplectic about their offense, but the D has not been as good since really the Washington game. They were not very good against Ole Miss, then ASU ran roughshod over them. They did slow Oregon for 3 quarters, but so too did Stanford. But they were not good against Oregon State or Utah.
I don’t see Cal being able to score enough to beat a Cougar team that put up 35 on Oregon.
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