Cal bears game schedule 2009

More California Pages. Full Site Menu Return to Top. Heisman Trophy Winners: D. Henry , B. Sanders , R. Williams , T. Dorsett , T. All-Americans: A. Cooper , J. Clowney , L. Kuechly , L. Fitzgerald , C. Before we get to the grading, I'll recap my own personal scheduling preferences, which inform my grading rubric:.

As a fan, I have certain scheduling preferences, which may or may not agree with the philosophy of the coach actually doing the scheduling.

I of course like home games, but I like them against interesting opponents. Nationally-recognized opponents are of course great, but local mid-majors are also fun to have on the schedule. Tournaments are great, especially when they lead to some nationally-televised games on ESPN. I like to see a challenging though not brutal non-conference slate, something that will prepare our team for the rigors of the Pac I don't like playing terrible teams just to get a guaranteed win, and I'm not interested in seeing Cal beat up on a team I've never heard of.

A quick rule of thumb: if I don't know what state a team is from, I'm probably not interested in seeing Cal play them. PomRating last 4 years : Nov. PomRating last 4 years : The Cal Bears open their season at home with a couple games that open the Coaches v.

Cancer Classic. These games, however, are hardly likely to be classic. The Bears open against a school that you very well may never have heard of. The first red flag that went off for me? Then, two days later, they take on Detroit, whose team is about as bad as the rest of the news coming out of Detroit lately. We're entering Chump City, folks. Actually, the Murray State Racers' record last year was actually pretty decent and they lost Missouri by just 11, a far better showing that the Bears put up , so it might be a mistake to overlook these guys, almost all of whom are coming back this year.

If Cal is truly ready to contend for the Pac title, Murray State shouldn't present an overwhelming challenge, but if the Bears aren't careful Other than the fact that I've never really heard of these guys, this seems like a good mid-level opponent to start off the season, and since this game comes as part of the Coaches v.

Cancer package, I'm even more in support of it. The Detroit game? Not so much. The Titans are almost certain to be anywhere from bad to awful next season, and I'm anticipating a lot of playing time for the Bears' bench in the second half.

But rather than bore you with talk about this team, I'll use this space to rant about how shady it is that this tournament includes a number of teams that have absolutely no chance to win this event -- not only that, but they're not even mentioned anywhere on the event's website! From the official site :. Thus, every participating team will be guaranteed four games.

Anyway, to get the good games with the exposure in New York City, you gotta accept a couple of chumps beforehand. Oh well, I guess I can live with it. My grade might be higher if Detroit didn't suck so much, but they do, so I absolutely love these games; there's basically no downside. Big-time exposure in New York and on TV, quality, big-name opposition And on the upside? If the Bears can win this tournament, they could solidify a Top 10 ranking and mark the coming-out party of a national basketball power.

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Joined: Sep 20, That's a nice home schedule. Hopefully the OL gets better and we find a good QB. GoOskie said:.