I think we all need to read this before we go discounting Cal.
ESPN - Blue Ribbon preview: California - College Football
We see Cal as a top-10 caliber team capable of defeating just about any opponent in the country. Just not USC. The Bears should cruise to 11 wins and a second-place Pac-10 fin-ish this season, perhaps even find themselves in a BCS game, but they're not winning the Pac-10. At least not this year.
I think we all need to read this before we go discounting Cal.
ESPN - Blue Ribbon preview: California - College Football