Here we go again, another big game. My Bears are at a crossroads this weekend. A win over those hated Trojans of USC, and Cal is back in the hunt for the conference title. A loss and the Bears are back to another lackluster season we have all become accustomed to, and that "invite" to one of the many ... what "bowl" is that again?
What makes this game different from so many like it before is that it rests on the arm of Kevin Riley, or should I say feet? Yes, Riley has been in this position many times in his 4 years at Cal, but this is the first must-win game as the senior QB. Cal has two very good, if not great, WR's in Marvin Jones and Keenan Allen, and All Pac-10 TE Anthony Miller. Led by Shane Vereen, Cal has one of the best rushing teams in the nation. Throw in a defense ranked eighth in all of college football, and we have a team that is ready to challenge any team in the conference. Which takes us back to Riley, a QB that seems to have his worst days playing in what are supposed to be the biggest games of his career.
Riley's legacy -- or lack thereof -- will ride on tomorrow's outcome. So, for the moment, let's not look to next year where we seem to have a plethora of young QB's waiting for their opportunity, a team that should be a top 10 team, and a possible Rose Bowl birth. Let's all get behind Riley, and just maybe tomorrow will be the one time he wins one of those "biggest games" of his career, and parlays that into wins in the next two "biggest games" of his career against Oregon and Stanford. And maybe Christmas comes early this year.
Go Riley!!!
Wise Guy
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