2 cents: this is great for Cal fans. It will be hot and humid (went to a game this year at nearby Florida Central and it was 95 degrees with 98% humidity), but they throw a great party and are hospitable to non-conference, not Miami, fans.Strykur said:
HOLY ****
https://www.onlygators.com/11/06/2019/florida-football-scheduling-two-pac-12-teams-for-rare-future-home-and-home-series/
They are also playing Utah and Colorado. 8 Pac 12 games for Florida in the next decade. That is interesting.calgldnbear said:
Wow. The Gators NEVER travel far from the south. They are also scheduling a home and home with ASU
Now, let's beat them
Go Bears!!!!!!
Strykur said:
HOLY ****
https://www.onlygators.com/11/06/2019/florida-football-scheduling-two-pac-12-teams-for-rare-future-home-and-home-series/
Will there be betting odds in LV that the game could be cancelled from hurricaines?bearsandgiants said:
Assuming the state of Florida still exists in 2026, this is great news.
I know the issues around scheduling games are complex and the lead-times are very long, but I don't see why Cal doesn't play a Big10 team at least every other year. Plenty of Big10 alums in Northern California as job growth has been much stronger here at least since the 1980s. And playing there would give us some recruiting exposure. We used to do this much more frequently. I remember Tedford's win against Michigan State in 2002 told us there was a new sheriff in town!75bear said:
The craziest part is that Florida hasn't played a Pac 12 opponent in 30 years!!! It seems like you couldn't do that even if you tried (and clearly they tried).
In any event, I like this. Now let's work on a home-and-home with Michigan.
IdahoBear said:
Maybe we can develop an offense by then.....
Agree 100%. Michigan, Wisconsin, Michigan State again... I LOVED that we had a home-and-home with Ohio State and look forward to playing them again when we're better (and can fill up more of CMS with our own fans).HearstMining said:I know the issues around scheduling games are complex and the lead-times are very long, but I don't see why Cal doesn't play a Big10 team at least every other year. Plenty of Big10 alums in Northern California as job growth has been much stronger here at least since the 1980s. And playing there would give us some recruiting exposure. We used to do this much more frequently. I remember Tedford's win against Michigan State in 2002 told us there was a new sheriff in town!75bear said:
The craziest part is that Florida hasn't played a Pac 12 opponent in 30 years!!! It seems like you couldn't do that even if you tried (and clearly they tried).
In any event, I like this. Now let's work on a home-and-home with Michigan.
Generally speaking there are a ton of Midwest/East Coast alums in the Bay Area these days, and a good portion of them are either from Big Ten schools or associated fans (in my office anyone from the state of Ohio is into the Buckeyes by some degree).HearstMining said:I know the issues around scheduling games are complex and the lead-times are very long, but I don't see why Cal doesn't play a Big10 team at least every other year. Plenty of Big10 alums in Northern California as job growth has been much stronger here at least since the 1980s. And playing there would give us some recruiting exposure. We used to do this much more frequently. I remember Tedford's win against Michigan State in 2002 told us there was a new sheriff in town!75bear said:
The craziest part is that Florida hasn't played a Pac 12 opponent in 30 years!!! It seems like you couldn't do that even if you tried (and clearly they tried).
In any event, I like this. Now let's work on a home-and-home with Michigan.
Since the Domers want to play Furd every year, unlikely to happen...however they did play UCLA in a home-and-home in the last decade despite playing USC.pasadenaorbust said:
I would love to see a home and home with Notre Dame someday. That's a bit behind going to a Rose Bowl for me.
The LSJU/ND series ends in 2024.Strykur said:Since the Domers want to play Furd every year, unlikely to happen...however they did play UCLA in a home-and-home in the last decade despite playing USC.pasadenaorbust said:
I would love to see a home and home with Notre Dame someday. That's a bit behind going to a Rose Bowl for me.
It has been almost completely continuous since the early 1990s, so I think they keep playing indefinitely.71Bear said:The LSJU/ND series ends in 2024.Strykur said:Since the Domers want to play Furd every year, unlikely to happen...however they did play UCLA in a home-and-home in the last decade despite playing USC.pasadenaorbust said:
I would love to see a home and home with Notre Dame someday. That's a bit behind going to a Rose Bowl for me.
Stanford has scheduled quite a number of future games against other opponents. I suspect that both schools have their reasons for moving on.Strykur said:It has been almost completely continuous since the early 1990s, so I think they keep playing indefinitely.71Bear said:The LSJU/ND series ends in 2024.Strykur said:Since the Domers want to play Furd every year, unlikely to happen...however they did play UCLA in a home-and-home in the last decade despite playing USC.pasadenaorbust said:
I would love to see a home and home with Notre Dame someday. That's a bit behind going to a Rose Bowl for me.
Strykur said:It has been almost completely continuous since the early 1990s, so I think they keep playing indefinitely.71Bear said:The LSJU/ND series ends in 2024.Strykur said:Since the Domers want to play Furd every year, unlikely to happen...however they did play UCLA in a home-and-home in the last decade despite playing USC.pasadenaorbust said:
I would love to see a home and home with Notre Dame someday. That's a bit behind going to a Rose Bowl for me.
If the goal is six wins and a rinky-dink bowl game each year, why is Cal wasting resources on the program? The goal should be championships and playing high quality OOC games every chance they get.calbear80 said:
I remember in 1980 Cal losing to Florida 41-13. I didn't like then and I don't like playing a powerhouse UF in 2026 or whatever. It most likely means a L and makes it so much more difficult to get to 6 wins and qualify for a bowl game.
Go Bears!
calbear80 said:
I remember in 1980 Cal losing to Florida 41-13. I didn't like then and I don't like playing a powerhouse UF in 2026 or whatever. It most likely means a L and makes it so much more difficult to get to 6 wins and qualify for a bowl game. Why are we doing this to ourself when we still have to play 9 tough Pac-12 games?
Go Bears!
We also have the rare shot that we catch a program on a downswing and get some good recruiting cache (Texas this decade and Oklahoma in the 90s) or we pick it up and have a premier matchup (Tennessee). Kansas State can fill their schedule with cupcakes and people will still show up to watch in a place like Manhattan, Kansas whereas we need some big names to pull in eyeballs.75bear said:calbear80 said:
I remember in 1980 Cal losing to Florida 41-13. I didn't like then and I don't like playing a powerhouse UF in 2026 or whatever. It most likely means a L and makes it so much more difficult to get to 6 wins and qualify for a bowl game. Why are we doing this to ourself when we still have to play 9 tough Pac-12 games?
Go Bears!
Let's be realistic - most years we aren't very good. If we schedule 3 cream puffs, we'll have a mediocre record, and have non-compelling games. If instead we schedule someone like Florida, Tennessee, or Michigan, we'll have a mediocre record, but we're guaranteed to have a compelling game I'd want to attend and watch.
I'll take the latter every day of the week.