[CALiforniALUM]

1) It was hot and humid. No question in my mind that the humidity played a role in the game. I live in the DC area and I was dripping wet and completely wiped out when I got home after sitting in the heat and humidity.

2) I was utterly amazed to see Riley's statistics at the end of the game. As some have already voiced, this had to be one of the worst 423 yard team passing performances in recent memory.

3) Sitting about 5 rows off the field behind CAL's bench, it was clear that a few of Riley's errant passes were due to WRs cutting the wrong way or taking the wrong route. Riley was visiably frustrated on at least 2-3 drives - Tedford seemed to agree. His INT was a result of the WR slipping on the field and the DB jumped the route.

4) Tedford had another blow up, this time directed at one of his trainers who was madly trying to retape Vareen's ankle in the second half. I'm guessing it took way too long and Vareen missed a play he was supposed to be in on.

5) I thought one very pivotal play was the personal foul called on Alex Mack that killed one of our drives. As one of the self professed leaders on the team I would have expected better from him.

6) I wasn't really impressed with Byrd Stadium. It is built about 50 feet lower than the surrounding terrain, which kept the breeze to a minimum on the field. They never showed replays on the TWO jumbotrons - one at each end of the stadium. This was especially true when the call/play had the chance of getting the visitor crowd into the game. The non-safety and all the non-PI calls come to mind. If it wasn't for the piped in music, the home crowd wasn't really that loud - Memorial is way louder.

7) Anger had some seriously good punts today and had the Terps sitting around me asking who he was.

8) The Terps I met were great. They were even more surprised by the game than most of the CAL fans. After last week they seemed to expect a blowout going the other direction.