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Man, has it really been over a year since we've had a winning post-game thread? I'm glad someone remembered how to write one. I wouldn't know where to start. Strong work, D.

The short/no prep week makes it a bit hard to take too much too seriously from this game, but some things stand out...

Line wins games. That part is simple.

DTR can be a really good QB - when you give him the chance to do the things he does well and eliminate the areas where he struggles. Making him a pocket passer (with sketchy pass pro) is going to lead to bad reads and poor decisions and INTs and all the bad that follows. Letting him be a run or RPO first guy capitalizes on his athleticism and opens up a lot of simpler reads and throws and makes the offense so much more rhythmic and dynamic and dangerous.

I was fairly glib this weekend about the lack of preparation time being a good thing for the team since it lessened the coaches' impact on the game plan and players' performances. I think we have really good athletes (if not great depth) and letting them play head to head with Cal with minimal prep on either side resulted in a dominating win for our guys. Now we may never again get to face an opponent who doesn't have a week of practice and prep time to game plan for us, but this shows me even more that the coaches are holding us back far more than the personnel on the field.

Not sure what to make of the D. They had a really really good performance today but Cal 's offense was pathetic. They made almost no effort to stretch the field and limited themselves to a lot of 3 and 4 yard plays and so they couldn't sustain drives, but our D did a nice job rallying to the ball and limiting yards after contact and they put a lot of pressure on their QB. Again, was this the players playing without coaching interference or just a bad Cal offense? Probably some of both.

The one thing I am totally sure of tonight though is that it is so much damn fun to see our team compete and succeed and to celebrate in the threads with my fellow Bruins, and I hope we do whatever is necessary to get more of that in the days and years ahead.

Go Bruins!!

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GuachoBruinTriton's avatar

Possibly the worst play by an opposing.QB that the Bruins have seen in a generation.

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