Fill in the blank: My main emotion about Cal after the USC loss is ____________ because ________________________.
Avinash: Hopeful, because the Bears don't hang around with the Trojans that often. By halftime it's usually over and it's usually a blowout. This was a return to the early Tedford days, when Cal and USC would battle for most of the second half before the Trojans pulled it out. These are the type of efforts I'd like to see more of from Cal on both sides of the football.
The game was decided when Patrick Laird dropped a TD, Vic Enwere couldn't convert a 3rd and 1, and Matt Anderson missed a chip shot.