Perhaps some thought Oregon could pull off an upset by a few points, but nobody expected a blowout by these proportions. While Oregon did everything right, Cal just didn’t do much of anything. It’s strange to think the score was tied at three apiece after the first quarter. From then on, Cal decided to completely stop playing. It’s hard to even point out their mistakes. What’s obvious is that Oregon knew exactly what to do against their opponents on both ends of the field. After Oregon’s opening day loss to Boise, coach Chip Kelly is slowly getting this team back on track. This doesn’t mean he’s through refunding distraught fans, but Oregon football should definitely feel good about this win. We knew Oregon had talent — it was just a matter of when they would devour a high-ranking team.
Oregon seamlessly shut down Cal’s touted combination of quarterback Kevin Riley and running back Jahvid Best. This was the finest defensive effort of the day as Riley had trouble finding anyone open on every possession and potential Heisman candidate Best was limited to 55 yards rushing. Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, however, couldn’t have been better, completing 21 of 25 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns. Funny enough, Masoli came into this game without a single passing score. Obviously, this is quite a turn around. And who caught all of those touchdown passes? Just Ed Dickson. In a truly remarkable performance, Ed Dickson caught 11 passes for 148 yards.
Everything fell into place today with Chip Kelly’s Ducks. On the other hand, Jeff Tedford’s Golden Bears are left wondering how everything fell apart.
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If you notice that it is always a big deal when something happens in the Pac-10! The truth of the matter is that I can name 4 conferences that are stronger and more exciting. We can start with the powerhouses in the BIG-12 and the SEC. We can also talk about the spoilers in the ACC and the BIG-10. My favorite conference is the ACC because unlike “USC” Florida State and Miami actually play worthy opponents. There is only one team in the ACC that can’t spoil your week on any given Saturday and that is Duke. The day when “USC” or “CAL” or “OREGON” play and beat any of those powerhouses only then will give the PAC-10 respect. Ohio State doesn’t count that was barely a win for “USC”. They Steam roll everybody in the PAC-10 but what about the rest of the country? CAl demolished them the other day. I knew Barkley would have a meltdown eventually. However, he does have alot of potential.
Looks like Oregon clobbered cal! Big deal….Get Boise State and BYU out of the top 25 who do they play? Really who do they play?
Will the real Cal team stand up! It will be real interesting this weekend up in Strawberry Canyon.