For nearly four years, Cal fans have enjoyed all the benefits of running a Bear Raid™ offense. Now, for the first time in the Sonny Dykes era, they’ll have to face a similar scheme operating at full strength. Will the lessons they’ve learned in blue-on-gold games help prepare them to defend an air raid attack?
Mike Leach has reinvigorated the Cougars, turning a young but talented team into, well, an experienced and talented team that turned a laughable 0-2 start into a legitimate run for the Pac-12 conference title. After winning nine games in 2015, this year’s Cougs are undefeated in conference, though they have a difficult remaining path that goes through Cal, Colorado, and Washington.