Well? After what we saw today (lots of mistakes but also lots of potential), anyone want to make a prediction for next week in Boulder?

CU is in action right now vs. Hawaii on ESPN2 BTW.....

Cal by 7

Cal by 17

Cal big and the D does not give up more than 17.

42-17 Cal is my prediction if, the team doesn't make the same mistakes. If Cal makes the same mistakes then it will be 34-21 Cal.

The D did not give up a TD until late when the seconds worked until the 10 or 15 yard line. So CU is up against it. If our O improves, and our D stays the same, trouble ahead for CU in Boulder. Now ST is another story. Someone please explain------like lateral vs. pass in the zone---no brainer. Dumb.

i'll wait to give a real prediction until after CU is done playing HI. after the first quarter, it looks like they are pretty good at getting pressure on the QB, but they also just got burned for a huge 57 yard TD run by an athletic mobile QB (Maynard!). HI is a lot different than playing a Pac12 team with their gimmicky style, but it should be good to preview what they're rolling with...

from our POV, i agree the mistakes have to be cleared up. the OL was horrible and all the false starts and stupid penalties are unacceptable, but you can guarantee Coach M is gonna be all over them and get it cleared up sooner rather than later. i think our defense will put on a similar performance to this week and our game against CU last year. Maynard should be more comfortable with a game under his belt, and hopefully he and the WR will clear up some timing/dropsies issues.

and wow, they just threw up a stat on ESPN showing that CU has by far the most NFL experience in NCAA at 63 years. FL was second with 42. Would explain how they have been able to get some momentum in recruiting since Embree took over.

I just have this feeling that the Bears kept much under wraps during this first game. I think there is a lot in the playbook on both sides of the ball that was kept hidden... That has me excited.

This game was more of an away game anyways so playing away from home this year will be similar to playing Candlestick/ATT... We should learn alot about playing on the road for future years. Colorado is going to be in trouble unfortunately. I see a wider margin next week just because I doubt we fumble in the end zone for a TD and throw an int on our first play.

i'll take any win, but i expect us to beat CU by at least two touchdowns. our D will shut them down and our O should be able to move the ball pretty well.

CU is our worst opponent next to presby, we should win by 4-6 tds.

42-17 Cal

watching CU right now and their offensive line is already looking very "marshallish". Hawaii's Defensive front 7 are owning them.

Our front 7 should have a pretty good game vs CU. If we don't have any ST meltdowns then we should win by double digits.

Cal 38
CU 17

Observations on CU:

their OL looks bad, has given up 5 sacks to HI by beginning of the 4th
Stewart looks like a future stud
Hansen seems to have gotten a little better from last year, but still inconsistent... probably due to his crappy line
the defense seems adept at getting pressure on the QB with blitzes, particularly Rippy and Hartigan
Richardson and Deehan look like legit receiving threats, although nothing our DBs can't handle. Richardson has some speed and seems like a good little athlete, and Deehan has some good size for a TE option down the seam.

they're showing really good fight coming back against HI, but i think they're still a few years away from being really good. Embree seems to be recruiting fairly well compared to past years, and it looks like they have some decent young talent. i like our chances:

Cal - 45
CU - 10

our DL dominates, pushing around a famished, "smaller, quicker, more athletic" CU OL that has lost an average of 13 lbs per man. the CU defense does get some penetration on the Cal OL, but Maynard's mobility results in many broken plays for positive yardage, and he finishes with over 65 rushing yards. CJA gets more carries in this game, finishing with 75 yards as the backup, and making for a tough decision for JT/Coach G moving forward regarding the starting RB position. the WR torch the CU secondary for 300 yards and 5 TDs - 2 from KA21, 1 from Jones, 1 from Miller, and a long 1 from Clay. The LB and DBs shut down CU for most of the day, and they get a late TD in garbage time to reach double digit points after allowing 6 sacks and being forced into 4 turnovers. Tavecchio converts his second FG attempt of the season, causing an interesting debate regarding the ST performance on the BI boards.

It limits their passing game to 3 step drops and screens. If we get a lead on them and force them to pass, they are in trouble.

Announcers say DL is the strength of UH but I think we probably match up pretty well, too.

I'm shocked their o-line looks bad

We'll kill on D. If we score we win. Unless our O spots them 14 points like today.

Big win. Cal by 21, at least.

tommie317;558171 said:

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Cal by 7

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This.

CU may suck hard on the road (19 straight road losses or something ridiculous like that?), but they play well at home.

I see a game where we get out big early, and then watch as CU makes a huge comeback only to fall just short. Cal 31 CU 24

Conditions should be optimal for the kicking game, thin air and good warm weather, as opposed to windy sea level conditions.

We win by 10 if we have a sloppy game like the last one, but if we put it together on O, we will be giving the Buffs a very warm welcome to the Pac12.

dupdadee;558771 said:

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This.

CU may suck hard on the road (19 straight road losses or something ridiculous like that?), but they play well at home.

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Cal by 7, the road is not where we will work out all the problems we saw yesterday on O, tho I give the O and coaches a good grade for taking what FSU gave us. And CU is touch at their house and want to show better after yesterday. Nice win for us yesterday, so relieved by what I saw overall.

go bears!

CU was 5-2 at home last year:

W CSU 24-3
W Hawaii 31-13
W UGA 29-27
L Baylor 24-31
L TTU 24-27
W ISU 34-14
W KSU 44-36

In the parlance of Tedford, CU was 10 points from being a perfect 7-0 at home last year.

I'll be happy with a win.

Any road game is going to be tough. That said, CU is fairly punchless from what I can tell. OUr defense should peform well enough that with our new offense we should be able to get a comfortable win. Cal by at least 10.

elpbear;558830 said:

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CU was 5-2 at home last year:

W CSU 24-3
W Hawaii 31-13
W UGA 29-27
L Baylor 24-31
L TTU 24-27
W ISU 34-14
W KSU 44-36

In the parlance of Tedford, CU was 10 points from being a perfect 7-0 at home last year.

I'll be happy with a win.

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That is better than what I would have expected. But it doesn't acccount for Marshall.

BoaltBear09;558507 said:

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We'll kill on D. If we score we win. Unless our O spots them 14 points like today.

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+1

510Bear;558167 said:

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Well? After what we saw today (lots of mistakes but also lots of potential), anyone want to make a prediction for next week in Boulder?

CU is in action right now vs. Hawaii on ESPN2 BTW.....

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CU's O-line was a sieve all game against Hawaii. Cal's D is going to be spending quite a bit of time in the CU backfield disrupting plays and stopping drives. Fresno State actually had a O-line that was considered better than average, so one like CU has will definitely have issues with Cal's defense.

On offense CU was very active and even more aggresive than Fresno. Cal is going to need to use a lot of quick hit plays to keep the defense from getting into the backfield. I expect Cal will not have a lot of yards out of the RBs, but will definitely see a lot of big plays if they can get the ball in the hands of playmakers.

Due to playing at a higher altitude, Tavecchio's PATs all have just enough clearance over the Buffs' d-line to make it through the goal posts:rollinglaugh:

mvargus;558939 said:

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CU's O-line was a sieve all game against Hawaii. Cal's D is going to be spending quite a bit of time in the CU backfield disrupting plays and stopping drives. Fresno State actually had a O-line that was considered better than average, so one like CU has will definitely have issues with Cal's defense.

On offense CU was very active and even more aggresive than Fresno. Cal is going to need to use a lot of quick hit plays to keep the defense from getting into the backfield. I expect Cal will not have a lot of yards out of the RBs, but will definitely see a lot of big plays if they can get the ball in the hands of playmakers.

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I concur. I linked the Ralphie Report in a couple of threads and CU gave up 7 sacks and had a whole 17 yards rushing...total yards were 200 and something. That was worse than their worst game last year and we know Marshall won't have them clicking next week if ever. They may go to a lot of screens or bubble passes to keep us honest but with our LB's that will eventually fail... I won't take them lightly cause their QB showed some promise in the passing game late in the Hawaii game....playing at home will help them but I can't see how they keep up with Cal for 4 quarters....

....the Buffs won't keep up with Cal.....Cal by at least 21 points.......

I didn't see enough from our offense to call this a sure win or a blowout. Our offense had three chances in 3rd/4th with the ball at midfield and we came away with a field goal. We failed to put the game on ice. We didn't show the knock out or oiler instinct needed to win on the road. If our O-line got rattled at Candlestick, it won't be any better playing on the road. Sorry, but I see this as being a very close game and may not go our way without some improvement and limiting the mental mistakes.

Cal_Fan2;559619 said:

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I concur. I linked the Ralphie Report in a couple of threads and CU gave up 7 sacks and had a whole 17 yards rushing...total yards were 200 and something. That was worse than their worst game last year and we know Marshall won't have them clicking next week if ever. They may go to a lot of screens or bubble passes to keep us honest but with our LB's that will eventually fail... I won't take them lightly cause their QB showed some promise in the passing game late in the Hawaii game....playing at home will help them but I can't see how they keep up with Cal for 4 quarters....

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This. I expect some offensive sloppiness from Cal (hopefully less than Saturday), some real disappointing drives, and not much yardage between the tackles. But I was very impressed with Maynard's vaunted mobility, and I expect the combination of his wheels plus jump balls to Marv & Keenan to be things CU can't counter defensively. Our D should dominate - 'nuff said there. Cal by 23.

Cal/Fresno State final was closer than the game. Colorado/Hawaii score was closer than the game. CAL by 20.