45-42 Cal (yes, this does mean GT must make a field goal and all extra points). Over/under is Udub scores 14 points on turnovers/special teams blunders.

Cal Blitzes the crap out of them.
Polk gets stuffed by our front 7
Maynard rushes for 60
throws for 250 with 2 td and 2 picks

Cal 34-17

Missed pat

Go Bears

Well, 36, 36, then 63.

63 - 17? Nah, their D can't be that bad.

Back to 36 I guess.

36 - 21 (FSU score)

FSU gave Nebraska a better fight than the Huskies...

wifeisafurd;575545 said:

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45-42 Cal (yes, this does mean GT must make a field goal and all extra points). Over/under is Udub scores 14 points on turnovers/special teams blunders.

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Not at all. What about 8+8+8+8+7+2+2+2. I think 3 safeties and 1 extra point is FAR more likely than 6 for 6 on PAT's and a FG.

30-21 Bears. Giorgio misses 5 PATs

wifeisafurd;575545 said:

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45-42 Cal (yes, this does mean GT must make a field goal and all extra points). Over/under is Udub scores 14 points on turnovers/special teams blunders.

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Not feeling good about our D, I see... Do you also think our D is worse than EWU, Hawaii and Nebraska's? 42 would be a high for UW this year. Factor-in a hobbled QB, I don't agree.

You are probably considering some gift points too, but I don't see it.

Touchdowns, conversions, field goals, special teams, interceptions, fumbles and all the rest have there place, but being ready for a conference game on the road defines the opportunity and the results - IMO. It is "Go time".............

Show me what you got.

Saw part of the UW/Hawaii game and they looked decent. Hawaii crushed Colorado. We barely beat them. Ergo???

I think playing away will be difficult. I hope our secondary steps up.

I just hope we don't get blown out. Being a realist, I see us losing by a late TD.

38-17 Cal.

Cal89;575560 said:

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Not feeling good about our D, I see... Do you also think our D is worse than EWU, Hawaii and Nebraska's? 42 would be a high for UW this year. Factor-in a hobbled QB, I don't agree.

You are probably considering some gift points too, but I don't see it.

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I agree. If UW scores 42 points on our D I will Sh&T. Then it will be back to the drawing board. Will Maynard throw his 1 " gift " interception?

35-24 uw

Unfortunately they don't have to score just off our D -- our special teams and offense have allowed points this year, too.

Bears 30 mutts 24

30-27 Cal (heart)
30-27 mutts (mind)

Cal 31-21

31-21 mutts.
Bears have to beat a decent team on the road before I buy in.
For whatever reason we play awful almost every time we hit the road

Polk will have a career day, with 200+ rush yards.

But we still win 35-31 lol

31-27 Bears. We win it with a touchdown in the last minute, removing the bad taste of mutt from our mouths from last year's game.

27 to 23, good guys

This is usually about the time each season when when we lay our first egg. UDub by 7.

Is this really the Cal (3-0) board? Vegas spread suggests slight edge to Cal because of Udub injury situation.

Cal is the better team, Maynard can direct the team in a hostile situation, receivers and running backs getting better by leaps and bounds, and Udub defense suspect, while ours is too. So...

36-24 Bears

Bigelow TD breaks their doggie backs

2ndQtrBear;575632 said:

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35-24 uw

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Hard to believe we shut down the Huskies at their house below 17 points when we gave up 12 on errors to the Blue Hose at our house.

And I think they won't be ready for......our new running game...just as we aren't expecting it...that balance and a gift or two will put us over the top.

We have a lot of weenies in this thread - too scared to predict a win in case they are wrong and we lose, and if we win they can act pleasantly surprised.

grandmastapoop;575743 said:

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We have a lot of weenies in this thread - too scared to predict a win in case they are wrong and we lose, and if we win they can act pleasantly surprised.

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Could it be that some of us actually think Cal will lose and can take off our blue and gold sunglasses from time-to-time. The OP asked for a prediction and I gave it.

It certainly wouldn't be the first time Cal lost at UW with a superior team.
It certainly wouldn't be the first time Cal lost it's first pac 12 road game.
and it certainly wouldn't be the first time we didn't start the season 4-0
Cal looked pretty mediocre against a weak Colorado team. If we play like that against Washington, we will certainly lose. If we win, I will obviously be happy but will come back to eat my crow just for you
There are plenty of reasons Cal can and might lose this game.

Apparently predicting Cal to lose bugs you far more than it should -- get over it.

Cal89;575560 said:

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Not feeling good about our D, I see... Do you also think our D is worse than EWU, Hawaii and Nebraska's? 42 would be a high for UW this year. Factor-in a hobbled QB, I don't agree.

You are probably considering some gift points too, but I don't see it.

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Why should this game be different?

Mind, Cal by 6 (see a blocked PAT in there somewhere).
Heart, Cal by 21. Defense shuts them down all day and all night long!!!!

Poor Price can't run out of the pocket.
Poor Polk gets stuffed at the LOS.
Our secondary blankets their receivers and comes through with 2 INTs.
Defense forces a turnover for a TD.
Biggie returns a punt/KOR for a TD.
Maynard to Allen all night long.
Marv with some miraculous catches into the end zone.

wifeisafurd;575785 said:

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Why should this game be different?

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Sort of what I thought...

We've had our share of gift points in our games, yet the most we've given-up was 33 and that was coupled with a horrendous defensive showing in Boulder.

I don't think matters will get worse at this point, and if anything, better. Going into a bye week, I really hope we can it all together in Seattle...

Still feels like a loss to me especially on the road.

28-20 Fuskies

Posters talking about Cal's bad D, opponents who played X and how they looked against Y, etc...
Has anyone actually watched a UW game? Their D makes ours look like the '86 Bears (that's Chicago, not Cal). They have no pass rush, which is offset by a poor run D. No push from their D-Line, their OLBs are green and not effective, and they have one of the worst pass defenses in the country.

UW barely held on to defeat Eastern Wash. (at home), which is now 0-3...how's that for comparing records and "who played who?"

Finally, their QB is injured, which if he plays will surely hobble his mobility and effectiveness.

If Cal can't put up at least 30+ points on the Huskies, something is horribly wrong. Put 7 in the box on D, sell out to stop Polk and pressure Price, and take your chances on the risk/reward for giving up big plays vs. forcing turnovers.

Cal 34 - UW 27

Holmoephobic;575780 said:

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Could it be that some of us actually think Cal will lose and can take off our blue and gold sunglasses from time-to-time. The OP asked for a prediction and I gave it.

It certainly wouldn't be the first time Cal lost at UW with a superior team.
It certainly wouldn't be the first time Cal lost it's first pac 12 road game.
and it certainly wouldn't be the first time we didn't start the season 4-0
Cal looked pretty mediocre against a weak Colorado team. If we play like that against Washington, we will certainly lose. If we win, I will obviously be happy but will come back to eat my crow just for you
There are plenty of reasons Cal can and might lose this game.

Apparently predicting Cal to lose bugs you far more than it should -- get over it.

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Yes, you are basing it off things that have nothing to do with these two teams playing. I am basing it off what I've seen of these teams this year, and what the stats say. Based on your reasons, you are a gunshy weenie.

Hope I am wrong, but this feels like a road no-show. For some painful reason 46-17 keeps flashing through my head... I'll be there to support the boys and yell my face off anyway...

Go Bears! Reverse the Curse.

alarsuel;575819 said:

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Hope I am wrong, but this feels like a road no-show. For some painful reason 46-17 keeps flashing through my head... I'll be there to support the boys and yell my face off anyway...

Go Bears! Reverse the Curse.

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If this is a road no-show, I'll be very, very disappointed as I feel that we don't have such a team. That win in Boulder was huge. It should serve as a reference point the rest of the season for when things don't look all that good...

If Cal doesn't show-up for it's first conference game against a team that kept them from a bowl last year, then there is reason for deep concern. I feel that this team is different, tougher and stronger, in mind and body.

Our Bears are living-out of hotel before every game. Not having a true home field familiarity and advantage, which we don't have this year, makes the road games not all that different, which I think can be a positive.

Weather will not be a factor in Seattle: mid 70's partly cloudy. A nice Fall day... Enjoy alarsuel!

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45-42 Cal (yes, this does mean GT must make a field goal and all extra points). Over/under is Udub scores 14 points on turnovers/special teams blunders.

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Cal 25
UW 21


Cal trails 18-21 late in the 4th qrt with 4 min remaining. Cal had scored 3 TDs but Tevechio missed all three PATs. Maynard leads Cal down field to a TD with 3 minute remaining. PAT is actually made which pulls Cal ahead 25-21.

UW gets the ball back and Price tries to lead a 2 minute drive for the win. Price is on fire having completed 22 consecutive passes. With 1st and goal on the 9, Price throws 4 incompletions into the end zone. Game over. Cal wins. The Stanford band rushes the field.

44-23 beers