Mangum hits field goal as time expires
Someday, the great ‘Cal got hosed by the BCS’ tale will be remembered as one of those charming urban myths, like ‘There are alligators breeding in the sewers,’ and ‘Jimmy Hoffa is buried in the end zone at the Meadowlands,’ and ‘There’s an interscetion in Seattle without a single Starbucks.’
There were a lot of people whining in California, and understandably so, when it appeared that Mack Brown was campaigning for a berth in a BCS bowl. The problem was that both California and Texas were amply deserving of that berth, but the system only had room for one of them. Was Brown guilty of campaigning? Perhaps, but what is a coach supposed to do when so much that should be determined on the playing field is determined by fat old men with laptops?
No, it wasn’t a national championship game, but it’s tough to imagine Tuesday’s Orange Bowl being any more exciting than the show UT and Michigan put on. Perhaps yesterday’s Rose Bowl win will, for a few weeks at least, shut up the cementheads who continue to call for Mack Brown to be fired. You’d think that going 11-1 would be enough to ensure a coach’s job security. For too many Teasips, 11-1 is satisfying- unless that 1 is a loss to Oklahoma.
How about y’all savor this win for awhile? Then perhaps you can return to demanding that Mack Brown be fired. Oh, and I suppose you’re going to offer to cover that 10-year, $26 million contract extension Brown just signed? I didn’t think so….