Even though the Cal Bears romped on Southern Miss, 26-16, Saturday in a makeup game that was rescheduled after Hurrican Ivan delayed the original date, they will not be going to the Rose Bowl. That's right, the Texas Longhorns hooked the at-large bid thanks to gains in the press and coaches polls. Blame the BCS (BC-Mess, Broke-Ass Choosing System, Bears Can't Succeed, Because Coaches Suck, f**king piece of s**t, whatever you wan't to call it), which actually dissed Texas last year. SFist would like to say that the Bears have had a fantastic season and played as gentlemen. You didn't see Jeff Tedford begging for votes on national TV like Texas coach Mack Brown after the Longhorns' game against the Aggies, and when Cal had the ball at the Southern Miss 22-yard line, quarterback Aaron Rodgers took a knee instead of trying to run up the score. We'll cheer for you at the Holiday Bowl against the Horny Toads of Texas Tech.
In the more bad news department, guess who lost this weekend? If you guessed every team you can get to on BART, you'd be right for, what, the seventh time this season? The Raiders, who we hoped might salvage their season, lost to the similarly woeful Chiefs, 34-27. The Niners continued in their quest to have the worst season in franchise history, losing to the Rams 16-6. The most interesting day of the season for local fans will probably be draft day. Ugh. The Raiders take their Y-game to Atlanta (we'll be watching Michael Vick) on Sunday, while the Niners bring their Z-game to Arizona.
Photo by Chris Stewart, AP.
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