That's what they say. I was going to find a recent story, news googled "Cal drought", and, story #7,
With eight returning starters from a topflight defense, Best and Shane Vereen sharing the running load, and Pac-10 powerhouse Southern California needing to fill plenty of holes, this could be the year the Bears end a more than half-century drought and make it to the Rose Bowl for the first time since the 1958 season.
seattlepi.com
Best gives California high hopes
By JOSH DUBOW
AP SPORTS WRITER
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Jeff Tedford knows there's no use in avoiding all the talk about the Heisman trophy and California star running back Jahvid Best.
It's hard not to link college football's most coveted award with a running back who averaged more than 8 yards a carry a year ago, has the game-breaking speed that makes him a threat to score from anywhere on the field and the character to ensure the lofty talk won't go to his head
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Rat sez,"Almost as fast as Usain Bolt, but with better hands."
I'll find a more pertinent, but less important one, in a minute. |
