For a Little Perspective

Posted by: Tony on Sunday, September 7th, 2008

While we digest the good, great and not so great from yesterday’s game, here’s a little something to reflect on.  I went back into the record books to answer a few questions I had.  When was the last time Cal beat a conference opponent, on the road, by at least 63 points?  Answer:  Never.  When was the last time Cal beat a conference opponent by 63 points period?  Answer:  Only happened once — beat Stanfurd 67-0 in Berkeley.  BUT, according to the good people at wikipedia, the 1918 Big Game was an unofficial match between the Studen Army Training Corps (must have been some Great historical event going on or something).  So, technically speaking, this is unprecedented.

Ponder that for a moment.  The Wonder Teams.  The Thunder Teams.  Pappy’s Boys.  None of them accomplished what the Bears accomplished yesterday…



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I'm sure many Cal fans will object that this was the worst 66-3 victory ever. Although I have to admit Wazzu gave us 28 of those points on 70-90 yard runs and returns, the Bears looked quite smashing.
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Many Cal fans will object that this is ridiculously irrelevant. Sometimes a 7 point win is a much bigger victory than a 66 point one. It wasn't history. Only unimportant stat history.

Normally when you score 66 points it will break some records, but it doesn't really mean anything.
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I can infer two things:
1) Cal is much much better than Washington State.
2) Wazzu really caved in after the second quarter.

It's still a fair bit of history one should consider.
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