Oregon Hype Week Begins

For the first time since October 2009, California Memorial Stadium will host a match-up between two ranked team. Thus, I feel confident in saying that this is Cal’s most important home game in nine freakin’ years.

If you’re a fan of the California Golden Bears, this sounds both exciting and scary. Consider this evil question asked of me by one Avinash Kunnath:

We all instinctively know the general history here, but for the sake of unadulterated self-flagellation: In the last decade of Cal football (i.e. 2008-onward), Cal is 2–6 in games immediately after receiving an AP ranking. One win was a season-opening defeat of Maryland in 2009 and the other was a victory over Wazzu in 2015—you may have…