Man oh man, what a game and what a win for Cal today! Congratulations to all y'all!
Give your boys some credit. They went into Jordan-Hare Stadium, one of the toughest places to play in the entire country, let alone the SEC, and got a huge win over a much improved Auburn team. As you all have seen, the game day atmosphere down here in SEC country is an entirely different animal than what y'all are used to seeing out west. It's just larger, louder, more electric, and there's so much more enthusiasm in the stadium. So for Mendoza and the team to go in that stadium, in front of 87K and play as well as they did… that's worthy of high praise. This is a BIG deal.
Before anyone rebuts that, Auburn is a much improved team from the one y'all saw last year.
It was a lot more about what Cal did to Auburn rather than what Auburn did to themselves. California's defense played lights out the entire game and forced Auburn's offense into many mistakes. To collect five turnovers on the road against an SEC opponent in as hostile an environment as you'll see all year is pretty impressive.
Hats off to Fernando Mendoza for a great performance today. I know he didn't play as well in the 2nd half as he did in the 1st, but it was good enough. He was efficient, he led his troops like a grizzled veteran, and he made some critical plays that ultimately helped the Bears win today. Oh, and your duct-taped offensive line? Hats off to them, too. That was a challenge, and they passed that test.
Funny thing: I called my brother (who's an Auburn fan) after the game to fill him in on what happened in the game today, and after a brief silence, he hung up on me. He didn't sound too thrilled.
For the record, I've never bought into the whole "SEC supremacy" hype, and this is why! Anyone, regardless of conference, can beat anybody, regardless of conference, on any given day. See NIU beating Notre Dame today. See Oklahoma State beating Arkansas. See USC beating LSU this past Sunday. See Miami beating Florida last week.
You get the idea.
Brain and brawn won the day for the Golden Bears today. Congratulations again to all of you, and keep it rolling! Go Bears and Vols.
Give your boys some credit. They went into Jordan-Hare Stadium, one of the toughest places to play in the entire country, let alone the SEC, and got a huge win over a much improved Auburn team. As you all have seen, the game day atmosphere down here in SEC country is an entirely different animal than what y'all are used to seeing out west. It's just larger, louder, more electric, and there's so much more enthusiasm in the stadium. So for Mendoza and the team to go in that stadium, in front of 87K and play as well as they did… that's worthy of high praise. This is a BIG deal.
Before anyone rebuts that, Auburn is a much improved team from the one y'all saw last year.
It was a lot more about what Cal did to Auburn rather than what Auburn did to themselves. California's defense played lights out the entire game and forced Auburn's offense into many mistakes. To collect five turnovers on the road against an SEC opponent in as hostile an environment as you'll see all year is pretty impressive.
Hats off to Fernando Mendoza for a great performance today. I know he didn't play as well in the 2nd half as he did in the 1st, but it was good enough. He was efficient, he led his troops like a grizzled veteran, and he made some critical plays that ultimately helped the Bears win today. Oh, and your duct-taped offensive line? Hats off to them, too. That was a challenge, and they passed that test.
Funny thing: I called my brother (who's an Auburn fan) after the game to fill him in on what happened in the game today, and after a brief silence, he hung up on me. He didn't sound too thrilled.
For the record, I've never bought into the whole "SEC supremacy" hype, and this is why! Anyone, regardless of conference, can beat anybody, regardless of conference, on any given day. See NIU beating Notre Dame today. See Oklahoma State beating Arkansas. See USC beating LSU this past Sunday. See Miami beating Florida last week.
You get the idea.
Brain and brawn won the day for the Golden Bears today. Congratulations again to all of you, and keep it rolling! Go Bears and Vols.
