On Friday night, two very similar teams will take the field at Memorial Stadium. Both the Oregon and Cal football teams bring to mind the ideas of a high-powered, fast-paced offense, and a questionable and at-times lackluster defense. Both teams are coming off a bye week after a tough loss. But more than that, both of these teams are suffering from what appears to be general frustration.
The Bears are in the seemingly less bad situation. They stand at 3-3 with two impressive home victories against then-ranked opponents. The Bears could realistically be undefeated, but late game mistakes against San Diego State and Arizona State prevented that, and an all-around poor performance against Oregon State has left the Bears sitting in mediocrity.