Do you want the good news first or the bad news?
The good news—they predict the California Golden Bears will be bowl-eligible in 2019!
The bad news—the California Golden Bears will be among seven bowl-eligible teams that exceed the number of spots and thus will be spending December at home.
In classic Berkeley fashion, the Bears will earn a passing grade, but the curve will still result in an F (according to Athlon, of course). The other six teams projected to be stuck in this boat are the Arizona Wildcats (hi Pac-12 neighbor), the Arizona State Sun Devils (hi other Pac-12 neighbor), the Wyoming Cowboys, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (hi Tony Franklin), the Liberty Flames, and the Eastern Michigan Eagles.