Posted by www.berkeleysportsblog.com in Golden Bears Football

In what will hopefully soon be a familiar sight for the Cal Bear faithful, the Colorado Buffaloes were greeted with quite the rude introduction by their soon-to-be conference mates, taking a lopsided 52-7 loss in their first matchup against a Pac 10 team since agreeing to leave the Big 12 and head west this summer. While the Buffaloes are not likely to officially begin Pac 10 play until the 2012 season, at this point they can only be looking forward to realignment with tempered expectations. The Bears gave the Buffs a beating they won’t soon forget, stretching their lead to 31-0 before Tyler Hanson found the end zone on a 4 yard run to end the clean sheet. While perhaps the Bears could’ve shown a little mercy towards the unsuspecting Colorado squad, the Buffs didn’t do themselves any favors, losing 2 fumbles and 3 interceptions while mustering 0 takeaways in their own right. When the Bears D got the ball, the aggressive unit made the most of it, with Michael Mohamed returning a pick 6 for 41 yards just before half. Defensive back Darian Hagan Jr. followed suit taking back a recovered fumble 82 yards with under a minute left in the game, an unnecessary score that could breed bad blood between the two schools going forward. Continue Reading »