Cal Prediction

The moment you’ve all been waiting for…I give you my take on how the sturdy Golden Bears will finish the season. Here we go:


Cal Prediction: Cal opens the year with a big win over UC Davis, predictably. They close out the non-conference slate with wins over Colorado and Nevada, though both are tougher then expected. Then the Bears squek a win over Arizona in Tuscon, excorsing the demons. A victory over UCLA bolstered by the home field advantage brings the 5-0 Bears into LA for a huge showdown against USC. With Kevin Riley and Shane Vereen playing spectacularly and a Cal D showing toughness, the Bears grit out an incredibly close win to start 6-0. A win over Arizona State has Cal 7-0. But Corvallis and the tough Beavers prove the Bears undoing yet again, as the undefeated dream ends at 7-1. An easy win over WSU has the Bears on the right track, but a tough and close home loss to Oregon has them back to losing. But the Bears continue their Cardinal dominating into the next decade with a win. Hungover from the Big Game and facing a team that has given them problems in the past, the Bears fall to UW to finish the year 9-3.

And that’s it for my predictions. Here’s how I saw the Pac-10 shaking out:

OS: 8-4 (7-2)

Oregon: 9-3 (6-3)

Cal: 9-3 (6-3)

USC: 9-4 (5-4)

Arizona 7-5 (5-4)

Washington: 7-5 (5-4)

Stanford: 7-5 (4-5)

UCLA: 5-7 (3-6)

ASU: 5-7 (3-6)

WSU: 2-10 (0-9)

Maybe I’m a bit overoptimistic for Cal, but I always am.