How okay are you with Cal struggling with an FCS team? Acceptable or unacceptable, and why? Is it more anomalous or ominous?
Nick Kranz: A common mistake (that I myself am guilty of) is lumping every FCS team together. North Dakota State and Eastern Washington are different from Weber State and Cal Poly, who are different from Grambling St. and Presbyterian. If Weber State is in fact one of the better Big Sky teams (they might be!) then this is pretty understandable for a Cal team in transition.
Having said that, this would be significantly less acceptable in year 3 or 4 of a head coach's tenure, even against a top 25 level FCS program.