If we won less games but beat a Stanford or a USC or an Oregon, is it a better season for Cal?
What would make you happier and why: A season with a great record but no rivals or less wins with a victory or two against a rival like Stanford/USC/UCLA? (Say 9-3/8-4 with no wins against our rivals versus 6-6/7-5 with 1 or 2 wins against that group)
A.W. Johnston: 9-3/8-4 with no wins against Rivals. Let's focus on drumming up recruiting even further and building a program for decades to come. Rival victories will come, but please don't let me endure another Stanfurd loss!