I love it when I'm right--especially when it comes to sports. Hahahhahahaa, b/c then, I don't feel stupid when talking to guys, I can snub it in their faces. My reason for gloating this time? Finding an article that says the same things I've said. But then again, he IS just a journalist. Hahahhahaha!

In defense of the flighty Golden Bears
- Betting Fool, SF Gate
Thursday, January 6, 2005

The messages came pouring in from Texas, from other grim outposts in Big 12 country (ever been to Kansas?) and also from California.

Essentially, the message was this: Hey West Coast hack, homer, clueless sportswriter corn dog -- nice job by Cal in the Holiday Bowl.

Can you tell us all again exactly why that overrated band of Berkeley bozos belonged in the Rose Bowl? Huh? Tell us again. Please.

Come on know-nothing, softy, liberal veghead dork who hasn't followed college football nearly as much as w'all do, start talkin'.

Steers, the Veer and lookie here: Another wussy West Coast team can't back up the talk, let alone walk any sort of manly walk.

Yep, that's pretty much what they said. And those were the nice e-mails.

Let me clean the flaxseed chips (no lard!) out of my teeth and offer up the following statement: Based on what I saw in the Orange Bowl, Cal would have won the Big 12. Easy.

USC should have played Auburn for the national title and Cal and Utah would have made a nice, competitive second-level BCS game. Michigan, Texas, Pittsburgh and "Choklahoma" did not belong.

Wow, that stuff in the Bay Area must be really strong. Yes, the chai tea's quite good.

Let me explain.

Watching USC carve up the overrated, snaggle-toothed, hillbilly quarterback and his band of mouthy buffoons from OU, it's hard to imagine Oklahoma going undefeated in the Big 12.

Oh, wait, the Big 12 was awful. Okie State was run out of the gym by an Ohio State team reeling from ESPN's attack-dog journalism. Texas A&M had everything going for itself in the Cotton Bowl and was totally destroyed by mediocre Tennessee.

The Big 12's North Divison was so awful this year that they should have cancelled the Big 12 Championship game. What's that? Colorado and Iowa State won their bowl games. Yeah, against basically Furman and Arkansas State, teams that would have played even with the actual bowl opponents, UTEP and Miami-Ohio.

So where does this leave the Big 12's football pride? With Texas and Texas Tech.

The Longhorns had a fine season, but they barely beat a sad Michigan team in the Rose Bowl. This year's band of Wolverines isn't a top 20 team. And Vince Young had to go completely off to beat them by a point.

Texas could not muster a single point against Oklahoma in their rivalry game. USC. on the other hand, might have scored 70 had it not turned off the offense early in the fourth quarter.

Very well, you communist nutjob, that brings us back to Cal's disgraceful performance in San Diego. Indeed it does.

In my opinion, and that's all that really matters since this is my column, Cal beats the pass-happy freaks from Lubbock eight of 10 times.

So what happened on Dec. 30? Glad you asked.

Cal didn't care about the game because of the Rose Bowl snub and Tech was primed for the biggest game in program history. Emotion strongly favored Tech.

Cal played without half its regular offense. The young, replacement receivers dropped passes and played poorly all night. They don't see the field if Lyman, McArthur and Makonnen are healthy.

Texas Tech cheated. This sounds like whining, but it's true. They held on offense and defense nearly every play and for some reason, the referees ate their flags all night. So the Red Raiders (all Raiders cheat) kept cheating. The refs stood their pie-eyed and stone-faced.

If the Cal coaches had a do-over (they don't) they'd run the ball down Tech's throat every play, keep the ball away from Sonny and Cher and win going away, 35-17. The Cal coaching staff gets an F-minus for their work leading up to the Holiday Bowl. Hey guys, Tech WILL NOT run the ball. Why is anyone even bothering to notice the running backs?

Most important, Cal blew out two teams -- UCLA and Stanford -- that took USC down to the final few plays. Cal has also played USC even the last two years, a very impressive accomplishment when you look at what the alleged best team in the Big 12 did against the Men of Troy.

So while I thumb through "Das Kapital" and down forkfuls of wild mushroom quiche (topped with grated Asiago cheese, of course) I remind all y'all in Big 12 country that you were wrong, that you aren't the only ones who know football and that -- clearly -- Cal did belong in the Rose Bowl.

The only reason the Bears weren't in the Rose Bowl is the Big 12 coaching cabal was smart enough to call each other and cheat on their votes, a sharp, money-making move worthy of a California address.

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WHOOOOHOOOOOOO!! So there. =D

I think I just might be hitting my mid-life crisis now. Hahahhaa. I know, I know...I'm JUST turning 24, but ::sigh:: looking back on my life, wow, I royally screwed up on many a things.