October 6, 2005

• I don't know if any of you faithful readers are as big of a Cal
  football fan than I am, but if any of you out there are, you'll
  understand.  I am so
  nervous about the Cal-UCLA game.  So nervous that I finished
  writing my 5-page take home midterm about non-lethal weapons and how
  they may or may not cause perpetual war in one day (and only two days
  after we were given the prompt).  I won't be able to stand writing
  it over the weekend with the game on and all.  And IF we
  lose....I'd be too depressed to write anything.

  And if you're the Cal fan that has gotten too used to us annihlating
  our opponent all the time, well... time for you to wake up from your
  dream 'cuz we're not gonna have it that easy anymore.  Unlike last
  year, we have 3 new Pac-10 teams ranked in the top-25.  Other than
  us and USC, there's Arizona State, Oregon, and of course, our opponent
  this coming weekend, the UCLA Bruins. 

  Ladies and gents, you can go look up Yahoo Sports and see what the
  percentage of Yahoo! users voted for Cal beating UCLA.  A mere
  68%!  And if you look at the odds, UCLA is favored by 1.5. 
  Now, if that was last year, we would be going "Those people are
  nuts!  There's no way we would lose to UCLA!"  But not this
  year people.  UCLA beat Oklahoma ( a team that has gone to two
  straight national championships) this year.  We are 5-0 sure, but
  the teams we have beat have a combined 5wins and 19 losses, or
  something like that.  Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if we
  got run over by the Bruins.  Sad, I know, but I wouldn't be
  surprised.

  Some analysts have said though, the type of team we have this year is
  much like the typical powerhouses of the midwest: strong running game,
  tough defense.  If those analysts are correct, then we may be able
  to be a bit more optimistic.  You know that other than USC, the
  tough college football teams are either in the midwest, or in
  Florida.  If we are similar to that of a team in Texas, or
  Louisiana, then we're good to go.  Maybe it's just that I'm too
  used to seeing unbelievable pass plays executed with perfection by
  Aaron Rodgers.

  All I can say is, I'll be at the Bear's Lair watching my Bears playing
  agaist those freaks in Westwood but I won't be drinking anything 'cuz
  nothing's gonna pass down my throat due to the fact that I'll be so
  tense during the game.  Like if we are winning, I'll be holding my
  breath, hoping that UCLA doesn't come back and beat us, and if we are
  losing, I"ll be praying that Cal can catch up and beat them in the end.

  Either way, I've got a very very stressful Saturday night coming
  up.  The twist is, I won't be stressed about schoolwork; I'll be
  stressed about football.

  • 11:50 pm
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