Even by the standards set by one of the least predictable sports out there, that was something else.
I think “dour” would probably be the general feeling from Cal fans prior to the game. Three-straight losses and a top-10 opponent had something to do with it, but it had as much to do with the timing and conditions of the game—another late night start on a Friday, with poor air conditions to boot.
And then we were celebrating on the script Cal as the band played “Palms of Victory”.
It was a game that reminds you why you follow this sport and why you follow the Bears.