Golden Nuggets: Cal Trounces UCLA, Continues to Reign as Best U.C.

For the first time all season, there is reason to be thoroughly pleased with Cal's performance. Of course, we're not the only ones happy about the win. The players and coaching staff are glad the team put together such a solid performance. Tedford talks about what went right and how the team can ride the momentum into Pullman.

General comments:

"Like I said last week, the belief and trust is still there with our team. I thought some guys stepped up big tonight. Kameron Jackson came in and played a great game. We got some turnovers; that is key. We managed the game really well. Coach (Marcus) Arroyo called a great game; he kept them off balance. Still too many penalties, but we'll continue to work on that. I am really happy for our team and our coaching staff."

On QB Zach Maynard:
"I don't know what his stats were; he didn't incomplete very many. He managed the game really well. When he had pressure he didn't force it. That guy made a great play on the interception. One of the touchdowns to C.J. (Anderson), he saw the blitz coming and made an adjustment on the slant. He really managed the game well and was on target with a few big throws."

On the first conference win:
"(The win) was much needed. It has been a tough few weeks. That is definitely going to give us a boost. There is still a lot of football to play. We got banged up a little bit tonight, but not too bad. It was nice to see Richard Rodgers come back finally. The thing we are talking about in (the locker room) is that we can't wait to get back to work on Tuesday. Even though this is a satisfying and gratifying win against a good football team, we still know there is a lot to work on."

On Cal's defense:
"Clancy (Pendergast) and the defensive staff did a nice job. We are pretty thin at the defensive line. Guys just stepped up and played really hard. It was a gutty performance by our team. It is fitting being Joe Roth Game. We watched his video last night, and that was really inspiring for the team. All of our older guys understand who Joe Roth is; but we show it every year because it is a great inspirational message. He talks about character, and don't quit. That really brings a lot of emotion out of our guys."

Hopefully the team can build on this and ride some momentum into Pullman. If not, this win will be for naught.

Football

• Here's a look at the stadium-wide card stunt from halftime:

• Faraudo's live thread follows along as the Bears turned a near-disaster into a win in increasingly comical fashion.
• Kevin Gemmell recaps the game for the ESPN Pac-12 blog. I wonder if Uncle Ted got out of the assignment for correctly picking the winner of the game...
• The Bruins Nation recap sounds extremely familiar with its complaints about turnovers, penalties, and the staff's bizarre decision to put the ball in the hands of a shaky QB instead of one of the nation's best running backs.
• Faraudo recaps the game and includes a photo gallery. Jim Mora called the Cal defense "maniacal."
• BearInsider recaps the win.
• Crumpacker was so happy with the game that he double-posted his recap (at least, he did as of Saturday night).
• In an evening full of celebration and tributes, Cal rededicated Memorial Stadium to the Californians who have lost their lives serving the country.
• JO has some fun postgame stats. Anderson's 68-yard TD run was the longest of his career and helped contribute to his first-ever 100+ yard rushing game.
• Richard Rodgers enjoyed the best performance of his career as he led the team with 129 receiving yards.
• Zach Maynard earned one of Uncle Ted's coveted helmet stickers.
• What did we learn this week in the Pac-12? Cal isn't dead yet.

Volleyball

• Although injuries continue to decimate the team, the Bears swept no. 27 Oregon State.

Tennis

• Both Zsofi Susanyi and Anett Schutting suffered upsets in the singles rounds of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships.

Baseball

• Cal is well represented among the participants in this year's playoffs.

Soccer

• The fifteenth-ranked Bears defeated Colorado 3-2 in extra time.

Field Hockey

• Cal topped Robert Morris University (???) 2-0.