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Wilted dreams, rankings and the Holiday Bowl
Posted by Eric | November 22, 2006 at 2:55 pm | In Games, Ranks/Predictions | 3 CommentsSaturday was beyond disappointing for Cal fans, with hopes for the Rose Bowl squashed in the Coliseum during the fourth quarter.
Clearly I was hit hard by the loss, so I took a short break to cool off. However, never fear… updates will continue as usual now.
Cal has dropped to #22 in the AP/Coaches poll, #23 in Harris, and #19 in the BCS standings. This effectively removes Cal from BCS contention, as the team must be ranked in the top #14 of the standings to be eligible for an at-large bid in the Rose Bowl, given that USC makes it to the national title game.
Is there still hope for the Bears backing into the Rose Bowl? Not really. A win over Stanford will not impress anyone, and 5 teams dropping below Cal in the rankings is very unlikely. So, it looks like we’re almost definitely headed to the Holiday Bowl. Not a bad venue at all, but still disappointing given the hopes for the season.
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turns out that Arizona loss wasn’t meaningless after all, as some bloggers commented. freaking Cal.
1. Comment by Jon — November 22, 2006 @ 3:55 pm #
Right, Jon. Sadly, the Arizona loss dropped us in the polls enough to remove us from contention for a BCS at-large bid. And if USC makes it to the National Championship game, the Bears would have been selected for the Rose Bowl.
2. Comment by Eric — November 22, 2006 @ 4:08 pm #
WHY?!??????????????!??!???!?!!
3. Comment by Felizpicano — November 23, 2006 @ 9:17 am #