Loading ...*Leading Off…FINALLY, Cal Beats ‘SC*
We’ve been harpin’ on the Cal men’s water polo team for not being able to beat ‘SC.
But FINALLY, “Cal notched its first victory over USC since 2003″:http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22410 last weekend to win the MPSF championship and punch its ticket to the NCAA tourney.
We’ve said all along that the Bears will have to go through the Trojans to win a national title. Cal will most likely have to go through ‘SC again to win a national title. But that’s okay. Now we all know that the Bears have learned how to finish off those Trojans.
*Bears Tops in Freezing Alaska*
A couple of points from “Cal’s championship at the Great Alaska Shootout”:http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22408 over the weekend:
One, if DeVon Hardin plays like he did in the title game against LMU, the Bears will be tough to beat.
Two, Cal won the Great Alaska Shootout because it played LMU in the finals.
After being arguably one of the best preseason tournaments in the nation, the frozen court in Anchorage was not able to draw a ranked team, making the Bears the best the shootout can get.
We never thought we could put Cal with the names like North Carolina, Kentucky and Syracuse in college basketball, but now we can, because they’ve all won the Great Alaska Shootout.
*Injuries Hurt Cal*
It was going to be a statement game for the Bears women’s hoops team against No. 14 Vandy at the Vanderbilt Tournament.
But an early ankle injury sidelined center Devanei Hampton and forward Ashley Walker has been playing through some nagging injuries.
That’s not exactly what Cal was hoping for when it traveled to Nashville. With their leading scorers out or playing injured, “the Bears lost”:http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22409 to the Commodores in the finals of the Vandy tourney.
Hopefully, this isn’t a preview of coming attractions. Cal has no depth whatsoever to see two of its top players go down.
*Volleyball Ends Season Predictably*
“The Bears beat Wazzu”:http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22404, like they were supposed to. Cal lost to Washington, like it was supposed to.
All of the Bears losses have come against ranked opponents.
First-round knockout in the NCAA tournament anyone? We like to think so.
*BCS Watch*
Cal has a snowball’s chance in hell of cracking the top 14 and being eligible for a BCS bowl.
The Bears are No. 18 right now in the BCS. If all hell breaks loose, pigs learn how to fly and all of that other crap, Cal will find its way to the Rose Bowl.
Yeah, right.
*Gripe of the Weekend*
It was Thanksgiving. So no Gripe. Sorry.
*Golden Bears*
_1) Spencer Warden – men’s water polo_
Two goals against ‘SC in the MPSF title game, including one in the fourth quarter. Nice, very nice.
_2) Ryan Anderson – men’s hoops_
The freshman has it going on. Named the Tournament MVP over the weekend. Still, what happens when the Bears get to the Pac-10?
_3) Hubert Davis – ESPN2 analyst for Great Alaska Shootout_
For most of the tournament, he was pretty annoying, especially when he mispronounced Ayinde Ubaka’s name the entire weekend. But he said Cal’s going to the NCAA tournament. Awesome Hubert Davis. Awesome. And did you really find a moose?
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