As I write this the morning after yet another agonizing Dallas Cowboy defeat, I can tell you that 2015 has been one of the worst football seasons in memory for me. So let me tell you why the Cal v. Air Force game is a painful reminder of what a bad season it's been. The third week of the college football season featured my beloved Texas versus Cal. Texas, after being humiliated by Notre Dame the first week, had demoted its offensive coordinator and thrown in a red shirt quarterback against Rice to get a win it could have gotten with a group of kids randomly selected from its largest dorm. The third week opponent was Cal, featuring the NFL ready quarterback Jared Goff. Goff led Cal to a big lead and then Texas, behind its red shirt freshman QB, Jerod Heard, fought all the way back behind Heard's running ability. Heard scored late in the game with the Horns down seven. Seemingly the game would be tied and the game headed to OT with Texas having all the momentum. The crowd was going crazy. Players were hugging each other. Coach Strong (UT's head coach) was elated. Then, the senior place kicker shanked the extra point and Texas lost by one point. The Texas place kicker will remained unnamed, but this is what he looks like:
Anyway, Air Force runs the triple option which should give Cal's defense, which is bad, fits. Goff should lead a good Cal offense to multiple scores. It should be an offensive shoot out. I picked Cal, but I'll root for Air Force, because of what happened in week three still hurts. I hope they lose because of a missed extra point.
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