B/R Bowl Predictions Cal vs Utah?

Intentionally inflammatory, nice

Once Cal has lost 5-6 games, they’re having an off-year. Until that point, please reserve judgment.

And no, I don’t watch Utah and don’t plan on watching them until they join the Pac-12. Also, if Cal makes a bowl, I hope they play someone else.

We just played Utah last year, we’re about to be in the same league and play regularly, it’s not much fun for the team to play a bunch of other Californians, it’s more fun as a Pac guy to see us take on someone from a power conference, especially if it’s in some crappy bowl like the MAACO Bowl.

I think most Pac-10 fans follow the Utah games out of curiousity for next year, and I believe this site here had an open thread for the Utah – Pitt game. The only game I catch in its entirety are Cal games (as in the university not teams from the state), and I usually catch about half of two or three other games. I usually decide these other games based on if (A) they are a compelling game, (B) they are a future or past opponent (hence a strong lean towards Pac-10 games, © they are important conference games [like Furd – Oregon], and (D) and this is most important, if it is on TV. With exception to the first game, Utah has not been on tv in the Los Angeles market, therefore it is hard to follow. Furthermore, the quality of opponents Utah has faced the past three weeks is pretty poor, failing point A.

The assertion that we don’t want to watch Utah on television because they are ranked ahead of us is completely and utterly wrong. We are not that vain or trivial. Check that, in rereading your statement I don’t even know what your assertion is. There are 24 other teams ranked as well, and we still have 9 other teams in our conference, and I don’t watch all their games. I do have interest in Utah and games beyond the Pac-10, but I also try to be active and socialize, hence I only catch other games when I can. That, combined with the fact they are rarely on tv in LA, means I watch very few Utah games.

As for the bowl game, its far too early to start talking bowl season.

Changed watch to follow

Again thank you chowder…

Yes, I am that vain. Thanks for asking.

Is Utah playing Nevada this year? If so, I’m rooting for you guys to have 1 loss.

1) I’m hoping that Utah does well this year because it adds to the prestige of the conference when they actually join.
2) I don’t have time to actively watch nor follow them. Sorry.
3) I’m not worried about facing them in a bowl game…unless they start running the Pistol. No disrespect intended – I’m just not worried about bowl projections this early in the season.
4) Yes. We really are that vain.

You ask “Are Cal fans really that vain???” because we don’t breathlessly follow Utah, or take an active rooting interest in them.

Honestly?

Tell me, how many Ute fans do you reckon are glued to their TVs watching Cal games? Or Washington State games?

My interest in Utah is relegated to seeing how they did, and maybe catching part of a game if it’s shown in LA. Beyond that, I honestly don’t really spend a lot of time worrying about them. Why? Well, the fact that nothing Utah really does directly impacts Cal’s standing in the conference.

My rooting interest in Utah is now one of guardedly positive – much like any other Pac-10 team. I’ll side with you against your opponents, but not get all worked up if you lose.

So, good luck on the rest of your games this year, and if we have a re-match in a bowl, that would be nice. But seriously, if you lose or win every remaining game, it won’t change my day one way or another.

I’m a Cal fan. At least half the season I couldn’t watch many other games even if I wanted to, because I am spending 12 hours or so of my Saturday traveling to Berkeley and back, and attending the Cal game. I don’t get why it’s vain to be primarily interested in following my own team and games that directly affect my own team.