Cal puts on happy face after BCS snub
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SAN DIEGO - There have been countless seasons when the California Golden Bears would have been ecstatic to be invited to the Holiday Bowl.
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University of Florida fans not only enjoyed the school&#39;s hiring of Utah&#39;s Urban Meyer as coach, but some took a bit of delight in beating Notre Dame for his services.
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There&#39;s no walk of fame, landmark hillside sign or celebrity sightings, but nothing about the Orange Bowl made top-ranked USC happier than visiting this little-known beachfront community.
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Sometimes games are too big to just be games. Welcome to Southern Cal against Notre Dame, which will be the post-Thanksgiving treat served up at the Coliseum tonight.
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Coach Pete Carroll takes pride in being distinct. The same can be said for Southern California's football team, which during the past five years has produced one of the great runs in college history.
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Chronicle Sports Staff. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Following a fun-filled three days in California, the talk finally turned to football on Wednesday.
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Southern California celebrated after clinching a Rose Bowl berth. Only one problem -- the Trojans hope to play elsewhere in January.
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No apologies, no justifications, no excuses necessary. Oklahoma isn&#39;t slinking into the BCS championship game through the back door this year.
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Cal (10-1) was left out of the Bowl Championship Series, denied one of the eight spots in college football&#39;s big-money games despite a season of statistical superlatives and dominating victories.
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If No. 4 California was angry and frustrated after being snubbed by the BCS and denied a Rose Bowl berth, it had to have been flat out humiliated after No.
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BERKELEY, Calif. California refused to run up the score or beg for poll votes. Maybe the Bears should have. Cal was left out of the Bowl Championship Series.
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If No. 4 California was angry and frustrated after being snubbed by the BCS and denied a Rose Bowl berth, it had to have been flat-out humiliated after No. 23 Texas Tech pulled a 45-31 upset in the Holiday Bowl last night.
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STANFORD, Calif. - Southern California had another harrowing trip to the Bay area. Thanks to its defense and an unstoppable tailback tandem, this one had a much happier ending.
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UNDATED Southern Cal remains number one in the Bowl Championship Series standings this week, jumping ahead of Miami, which slips to third.
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As happy as Utah coach Urban Meyer was to hear his team was ranked seventh in the first Bowl Championship Series standings, he didn't want to talk about it much.
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College football fans welcomed back the first full weekend of the season with plenty of excitement and storylines over a holiday weekend packed with action.
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&quot;Looks like you were right on about Cal getting passed over for the Rose Bowl bid. I don&#39;t think it would have made a bit of difference if Cal had won by 110 points instead of just 10.