(Written by kencraw)

For the first time in a long time, the Bears were competitive in a game. Arizona was as suspect as I thought and the Cal defense did a reasonable job of keeping their one strength in line. All we needed was for the offense to be reasonably competent for all 4 quarters and the Bears would have a MUCH needed win under its belt.

Instead, we got a fist half with pathetic play calling outside the first drive and the last couple (so bad that it resulted in giving up a safety) and an interception in the 2nd half where Goff and Harper were AMAZINGLY not on the same page. That resulted in the final 7 points for Arizona that ultimately put the game out of reach. (The other interception was not nearly as bad, just thrown a little late and not over the top enough.)

Dab-nabbit! We really, really, really, really, needed that one!

So I find myself going back and forth, fighting myself. Should I be happy about the positives I saw? Or should I be disgusted that in game 9 we’re just starting to see these improvements? Should I be looking at the potential on the field if the Bears continue to improve? Or should I be looking at just how far the Bears are from where they need to be to beat the better teams in this conference?

I’ll let you know how the internal fight works out in my next post…