the heart and soul of that minny running game last year is gone...and the backup that was pretty good is hurt. i am sure being a big 10 school and all that they can still run the ball...but my point is the team you watched against purdue last year is no more. this is a very different minny team. i actually follow both of these teams because i was born and raised in cali...and my sister lives in minny and i have been to 2 of their games. and i agree that tennessee is not even top 3 in the sec...but for a cal team that has never been in an environment like that it would be a tough place to play...hell it is tough for the teams that play there every year. i have been to a lot of ncaa football games through the years all over the place...and there is a huge difference between playing at ucla or usc and playing at tennessee or bama. i was on tennessee mainly for that reason last week...because i thought it was gonna be a huge shock to cal and that if tennessee got it rollin early and got those rednecks all jacked up then it was gonna be orange hillbilly hell for cal. i will go ahead and leave it at that as far as this game goes. people have different opinions and should bet what they feel comfortable with...as it is their money. i just saw the reply to my post and realized that i didnt go into much depth as to why i liked cal so much in this game. i usually include a lot of stats and such in long writeups for my games...but work is crazy right now and i havent had much time. thanks for all the replys and thoughts. still lovin cal as my pod in a beating of 3 tds or more. |