Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
Perhaps California's season will end up following a classical dialectic path.
Cal is good -- see a 3-0 start and No. 6 ranking (Thesis).
The Bears whipped Maryland and Eastern Washington and then proved they can win on the road with a victory at Minnesota.
Cal is terrible -- see consecutive losses by a 72-6 count (Antithesis).
Oregon and USC dominated the sloppy, predictable Bears.
Cal is pretty good but not great (Synthesis).
That final qualitative transformation was hinted at by the Bears' fairly impressive 45-26 win at UCLA.
Offensive MVP: Running back Jahvid Best is no longer a leading Heisman Trophy candidate, but he still ranks 20th in the nation with 103 yards rushing per game, and his nine rushing TDs rank third in the conference. He's averaging 6.1 yards per carry.
Defensive MVP: Defensive end Tyson Alualu ranks sixth in the conference with 4.5 sacks. His 27 total tackles ranks first among Pac-10 defensive linemen.
Perhaps California's season will end up following a classical dialectic path.
Cal is good -- see a 3-0 start and No. 6 ranking (Thesis).
The Bears whipped Maryland and Eastern Washington and then proved they can win on the road with a victory at Minnesota.
Cal is terrible -- see consecutive losses by a 72-6 count (Antithesis).
Oregon and USC dominated the sloppy, predictable Bears.
Cal is pretty good but not great (Synthesis).
That final qualitative transformation was hinted at by the Bears' fairly impressive 45-26 win at UCLA.
Offensive MVP: Running back Jahvid Best is no longer a leading Heisman Trophy candidate, but he still ranks 20th in the nation with 103 yards rushing per game, and his nine rushing TDs rank third in the conference. He's averaging 6.1 yards per carry.
Defensive MVP: Defensive end Tyson Alualu ranks sixth in the conference with 4.5 sacks. His 27 total tackles ranks first among Pac-10 defensive linemen.
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Ted Miller
Miller has been covering college football since 1997, starting with Auburn and then heading West to Washington and the Pac-10. His columns for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer won first place in 2007 APSE Best Writing contest. The Atlanta native and University of Richmond graduate presently lives with his wife in Scottsdale, Ariz.
PAC-10 SCOREBOARD
Saturday, 11/21
Final Arizona State 13 UCLA 23 Final 19 Oregon State 42 Washington State 10 Final 25 California 34 17 Stanford 28 Final/2OT 11 Oregon 44 Arizona 41
