Cal is - like us - a team in flux. In year two of former Duck Justin Wilcox’s rebuild, they’ve undergone a pretty substantial overhaul in both schematics & all-around philosophy.
To get a better picture of how they’ve changed last couple years, I spoke with a few writers over at California Golden Blogs about this Saturday’s game. The more I read, the more it seems like this might be a really intriguing - and tougher than I’d like - matchup. Take a look:
1. I think a lot of casual Pac-12 observers still associate Cal with Sonny Dykes’ uptempo Bear Raid offense, but in year two of the Justin Wilcox era those days are decidedly over.