Nevada: the real test after the test after the tune-up. Simultaneously the real test before the realer test (Arizona).
I don't feel good about this one. The Wolfpack got an offense, and Kaepernick is a beast. And we still have a soft, creamy middle on D. And we're ranked in a poll this week, which usually bodes badly. And despite putting 52 on a BCS-conference school (that I now attend and that I thumbed my nose at today by wearing a Cal cap), Riley still kills drives with the best of them, stats be damned. And we'll be playing in altitude. And we'll be playing on Friday night.I really wish we weren't ranked right now.
It'll be interesting to see how the defense fares against Kaepernick, as it'll be an indicator of what's possible against Locker and the Huskies.
Concrete positives i can glean from two weeks of watching these dudes:
- Keenan Allen is a stud, no homo. The whole receiving corps--and Marvin Jones in particular--is reaping the benefits of having him around.
- Pendergast's defensive philosophy is just so much better than Gregory's. It's so nice to be anywhere close to disruptive. I've never felt this way before.
- Albeit in garbage time, it was nice to see a little second-half scoring this past week. That used to be the hallmark of a Tedford team.
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