So. Cal got blown out. That sucked, but we’ve gotta talk about it because being a sports fan is nothing if not an act of occasional self-loathing.
Oregon shot 9-15 from three in the first half. Ivan Rabb didn’t make a shot until halfway through the second half. Bill Walton was openly questioning Cal’s effort in the final five minutes of the game. Other than that, what an entertaining two hours of post-work leisure activity!
Back early in the season, Sports Illustrated ran an article about prominent what-if scenarios in college basketball. One of them was ‘What if Ivan Rabb went pro?