[candlejack]

Week #12. This is the game that decides who will win tht PAC-10 this year. Both teams come into this game with identical league records of 6-1. California is coming off a loss to Arizona while USC won their game. Can California pull off a win in Southern California and win the PAC-10? Does USC win over the Golden Bears on their way to the PAC-10 championship and a BCS berth, possibly a championship game? Tell me what you think.

[VaTechNut]

This will be the second most watched game this weekend, after that other one everyone is talking about.

USC should win this one, but I think it will be close. This one maybe decided by a Field Goal.

BCS Championship Ohio-USC, Ohio by 14.

[candlejack]

I have to disagree, not just because Cal is my team, but after the loss to Arizona, the Bears are looking for some redemption, plus I think they were looking past the Wildcats to this game against the Trojans.

[JYRN]

I want Cal to win to get Rutgers in the NC game!

[EmpireWF]

This should be an interesting game. Cal is playing for a BCS bowl birth and Southern Cal is trying to keep their National Title hopes alive.

[VaTechNut]

Originally Posted by JYRN

I want Cal to win to get Rutgers in the NC game!

The only way Rutgers see the National Championship this year is if they watch it on T.V.

If they get past Cinncy tonight, they still have to worry about WVU. They're having a hard time stopping Cinncy on the ground, how are they going to stop Slaton and White.

[rmjvol]

Originally Posted by JYRN

I want Cal to win to get Rutgers in the NC game!

Originally Posted by VaTechNut

The only way Rutgers see the National Championship this year is if they watch it on T.V.

Much as the masses have enjoyed watching the Rutgers streak this yera, I just can't imagine a scenario where they get into the National Title game.

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

This should be an interesting game. Cal is playing for a BCS bowl birth and Southern Cal is trying to keep their National Title hopes alive.

I'm pulling for Cal to win. Since my Vols aren't going to be in a big bowl game, it's good to see that Cal has recovered from our southern hospitality

[candlejack]

Thank you all for your support of the Bears this last weekend. Unfortunately, they just didn't have it this game. USC's defense was just too tough for them to get around. Cal's BCS drive is over. But, now I will root for USC to get into the NC game so they can have a chance at the Rose Bowl. Next game: Dec. 3, the Big Game vs. Stanford.

[College Sports News]

Cal's Nate Longshore completed 17 of 38 passes for 176 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. Jackson, the national leader with four punt returns for touchdowns and the Pac-10 leader with nine TD receptions, caught two passes for 41 yards and returned two punts for no yards. Lynch, the Pac-10 rushing leader, gained 88 yards on 20 carries.

Pete Carroll would love to lead his team in the national championship game for a third straight year. Right now, though, he's content on celebrating No. 4 Southern California's fifth consecutive Pac-10 championship.

"It's a statement of what we're all about, who we are, and it really makes you feel good," Carroll said after the Trojans rallied to beat No. 17 California 23-9 Saturday night to clinch a berth in the Rose Bowl.

John David Booty passed for 238 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and the USC defense shut down California in the second half as the Trojans became the first team to win five straight Pac-10 football titles.

"I'm just proud of this moment. Just that thought is really strong in my heart about what we've done here," Carroll said. "I'm filled with that thought.

"We really had a lot of issues in this game. The second half, the defense shut 'em out, shut 'em down. The offense finds a way to make some timely plays. You work so hard to be good in these moments - the guys did it."

No. 17 Cal Downed By No. 4 USC, 23-9