socaltownie said:
PtownBear1 said:
Happy for the players. Just hope this win doesn't end up becoming the determining factor in retaining Fox another season.
Yeah - beat a team with three wins. Yeah Cal! (happy for the players)
Not just a team with three wins, but a NET ranking of 243 coming into the game (244 now). Coming into the game, a huge gap between the 11th best NET ranking in the Pac-12 (Ca'ls 146, still 146 after the win) and OSU's 243.
Even on the road, hard to say it is a big deal for 146 to beat 243 by 2 points. A bigger deal to win any conference road game without Kelly, and of course, the Bears did lose at home at the beginning of the season to a team with a current NET ranking of 279 (UCSD), so we shouldn't sneeze at the win. But in evaluating the program, it isn't exactly a big plus.
It is a big deal for the players, because they snap a 10 game losing streak, and can carry a little more hope/confidence into the mountain school games at home. As a fan, I'm more relieved than happy that we could pull this one out.