Found December 26, 2008 on Bay Area Sports Beat: Yardbarker Blogger Network
As they prepared for Saturday night's Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park against Miami, the Cal Bears made sure to let us know how fast, athletic and talented the Hurricanes are. Hey, that's Football 101. You always praise your opponent in public.But I wonder what the Bears are saying to each other when they're away from the television cameras, digital recorders and notepads. My guess? I bet they can't stop talking about how much fun it's going to be run the ball against Miami.College football is all about matchups, about finding an edge then exploiting it. And this matchup, Cal's running game vs. Miami's run defense, clearly favors the Bears.Just consider some of the numbers.In its next-to-last regular-season game, Miami gave up 472 rushing yards, the second most in school history, in a 41-23 loss to Georgia Tech. Nine days later, North Carolina State rushed for 219 yards in a 38-28 victory over the Hurricanes. That's 691 rushing yards allowed in two game...
THE BACKYARD
BEST OF MAXIM
AROUND THE WEB
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HOT 40
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers

Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.

Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?

Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.