Cal has this strange habit of playing really well against good teams and godawful against bad teams. It's baffling. How would you explain it?
Editor’s note: These responses came before the results against Seattle and Portland State.
thedozen: I'm not sure if it's a habit, because we tend to remember surprising outcomes rather than expected ones. That said, I thought it was strange when the Bears fared quite a bit better against Saint Mary's than they did in the Central Arkansas game. Then the California Golden Bears pulled one out at San Diego State after leading for much of the game.