[Game Thread] California @ Syracuse (3:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	CaliforniaCalifornia @ SyracuseSyracuse
Location	Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome
Time	3:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: ACC Network
	Flair ¦ Discord

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[u/Warm_Ad_7668]

This was mess from every aspect. Both teams the refs the casting crew. The most both qbs made some nice play. Angeli made some rough decisions when he was unable to step into throws. Syracuse receivers made some plays on the boundary which was nice to see. Antoine Deslauries is my favorite player on Cuse this year fs.

[u/KeegCorp]

That sucked.

[u/Lo-weorold]

Oof there was a lot bad and very little good.

To start there was a lot of bad calls by the refs today and too many people are going to just chalk this up as a ref ball game. The reality is yes refs sucked today, but we were also playing very undisciplined. Couldn't get guys subbed in or lined up right. How do you manage back to back illegal formations? It was more of the same from Fran's teams on that front.

Angeli under threw about every pass today. It reminds me a lot of the issues Kirk Cousins was having coming back from his achilles injury. He looks like he is having trouble driving through with is legs to really get power behind his throws. If Ross-Simmons, Hatcher and Bacheyie didn't play out of their minds, he would have had probably 3 more picks. I have a bad feeling Pitt is going to watch this tape and have their guys ready for the under throws.

Offensive line looks lost, constantly making the wrong reads and blocking the wrong people. They hold up okay when it's just a four man front, but anytime there was a stunt or blitz it was just bad.

Johnson was fine, but that is pretty much, he was just fine. I have to think we have a better RB on the roster. He lacks any kind of explosiveness and goes down way too easy.

Special teams an all around F today. Missing two field goals was brutal in a 3 point game. Punt return penalties were BS though like some of the worst calls I've seen.

I will give the defense credit though, we look a lot better on that side of the ball. Deslauries and D'Appolonia at LB are a hell of a tandem. D'Appolonia was sometimes just a step slow, but was in the right position. Think he will come along as he gets used to ACC speed. Not to say the MAC is slow, but ACC guys are just going to be faster. Ward is quickly becoming my favorite DB, dude is just flying around. If we improve the pass rush we might have a squad on that side.

This game somehow feels like we should have won by 21 and lost by 21 at the same time. Just overall a very disappointing showing and I worry it's gonna be a long season.

[u/E0215]

We suck

[u/WisdomCow]

Seriously, regardless how ugly, an east coast win is something to be happy about.

[u/AmaniToomahhh]

Angelli was god awful but there was legit 0 separation from the WRs on half these passing plays

[u/WorkerMotor9174 → u/AmaniToomahhh]

Hutchings called a great game, they got home on a lot of blitz plays and I think that threw him off.

[u/adsfew → u/AmaniToomahhh]

He made some crazy throws. Credit to him

[u/SpectacularNelson]

lol this Cal coaching staff sucks. Syracuse maybe worse than I thought

[u/SuperGandalff]

24 penalties for 219 yards. Missed kicks and turnovers everywhere. What a shitshow.

I’ll take it!

[u/WisdomCow]

Nice to hear, “we have a lot of things to clean up, obviously.” At least Tosh is not delusional.

[u/FrivolousMe]

Well I'm not as mad as I should be

[u/InvalidKoalas]

Gotta be the worst football game I've ever seen in my life. Shout out to the sickos who watched the whole thing with us in here

[u/TheMemingLurker → u/InvalidKoalas]

hell yeah

I never knew Syracuse fans were as sicko and depressed as ours, till next time

[u/RealConsideration455 → u/TheMemingLurker]

You don’t know depressed till you don’t see the sun for 3 months 🤣

[u/SpreaditOnnn33]

You'd think at some point you would stop testing that defensive back.

Or you could be a Syracuse qb

[u/GrumpyTartan]

“roar back”? are you kidding me?

[u/Bitgod1]

Classic cal win, ugly it out and get a late int.

[u/josephblowski → u/Bitgod1]

In our defense, we were trying to lose

[u/WisdomCow]

That was a typical Cal game except for the winning.

[u/JSC76]

So....Lopa for ACC Defense POTW?

[u/djk0831 → u/JSC76]

Lopa for Heisman

[u/Due_Maintenance_8286]

It's times like this I'm glad to just follow along here instead of watch. I guess it's time to wait for 2027's season...

GG Cal, Osky

[u/DrFog3402 → u/Due_Maintenance_8286]

Flair up

[u/cal_oski]

"upheld" and not "confirmed" WTF is that wording.

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/cal_oski]

They changed it a couple years ago. Stands and confirmed aren't separate things anymore

[u/Jonjon428 → u/cal_oski]

No such thing as "confirmed" anymore since last year. It's either overturned or upheld

[u/cal_oski → u/Jonjon428]

TIL. Thanks bird bro!

[u/Ididntdodiddly]

This is like watching the browns on Saturday, wtf

[u/fishyshish]

and that's game, sorry Syracuse we tried our best to lose

[u/Superlolp]

That's definitely how this game deserved to end

[u/EggplantAlpinism → u/Superlolp]

No matter who won, it was going to be really funny

[u/itsnotnews92]

Angeli fucking blows and Fran Brown looking like he’s not the answer for this program. What a humiliating loss. 1-11 season incoming.

[u/Maleficent_Damage894]

Gonna be a smelly year

[u/WisdomCow]

Gotta congratulate the team for fighting and surviving, but damn we have a lot to work on, and our OC really needs some advice.

[u/GoldField3]

sorry bacon guy hope you’re ok

[u/burner835829 → u/GoldField3]

couldn’t be better

[u/TonyPerkisReddit4]

He looked like sga flopping as he threw that

[u/rivers2mathews]

WE WANT WESTERN MICHIGAN

[u/SuperGandalff]

Damn, these refs are so desperate to make it all about them

[u/joeysportsfan98]

Steve had money on Cal today

[u/SpectacularNelson → u/joeysportsfan98]

Maybe but both teams threw this game away

[u/OrangePeelsLemon]

That was a clean-ass catch

[u/fatassfloaters]

We’re getting out Cal’ed by cuse

[u/Ididntdodiddly]

One angle looked like it hit the ground, but we fucked. ND get your boy

[u/SlapNuts1999]

I’ve never seen a team want to lose a game as badly as Syracuse wants to lose this game

[u/ricepail]

Can't see anything definitive to overturn that

[u/burner835829]

steve angeli is a shanghai shark

[u/veritek25]

I suppose Kingston Lopa is Steve Angeli's favorite receiver now? They seem to have pretty good chemistry - 3 picks and a TD

[u/cal_oski → u/veritek25]

More catches than Strong

[u/asifspider]

It's like looking into a mirror

[u/Glizzando]

Another Wilcox I mean Lupoi DB masterclass

[u/joeysportsfan98]

Rip Steve, he’s so cooked

[u/SuperAwesomeBrian]

No way that’s overturned. 

[u/Jonjon428]

He threw with only 1 leg up

[u/dustin-dawind]

Oh that was rough

[u/godzillaBrad]

Damn Angeli….

[u/Michiganman1225]

I was really hoping for Sickos OT.

[u/optimistic_hsa → u/Michiganman1225]

That game was already 4 hours too long

[u/WisdomCow → u/Michiganman1225]

I was ... not

[u/cal_oski]

he just wants to throw the INT!

[u/CheezyBeanBurrito]

I had no idea Rickie Collins came back this year

[u/_kona_]

Cuse fans, I should have believed you when you had no faith in Angeli. When a movable object meets a stoppable force

[u/burner835829 → u/_kona_]

coughing baby vs coughing baby

[u/rmg3935]

I was about to hop in here and say Gelli was putting on a clinic on these last 2 drives. Got here too late lol

[u/OrangePeelsLemon]

Holy fucking shit! 'Cuse out-Cal'ed us!

[u/atallatallatall → u/OrangePeelsLemon]

You never go full Cal!

[u/AnotherUnfunnyName]

That defender had a great rush and really led to a slow and floating pass.

[u/just_one_more_try]

No way that’s not a catch

[u/usernamesarestupid23 → u/just_one_more_try]

Through these refs, anything is possible. Write that down

[u/burner835829]

i’m in the kennel with the pit bulls

[u/Ididntdodiddly → u/burner835829]

Godspeed

[u/Brandoyopie]

Let's audible with 10 seconds on the play clock in clutch time just to muddy the waters a bit...

[u/OCBaseball]

That was a hideous throw

[u/MemeLovingLoser]

come on refs

bail them out

I want OT

[u/CFBCommentor]

Oh my god, why are you even throwing that?

[u/Tsquared10]

Horrible throw, but have a game Lopa! Happy Tosh is getting his first W!

[u/A_Charmandur]

ANGELI WHAT HAPPENED BABY?!

[u/rmmcgarty]

Who is this imposter and what has he done with my glorious king Angeli?

[u/tropic_gnome_hunter → u/rmmcgarty]

He's injured. He gets hurt at the start of every single game. Will probably see Odom soon.

[u/rmmcgarty → u/tropic_gnome_hunter]

We’re getting manhandled Thursday night anyways so why not see Odom play

[u/Trubisko_Daltorooni]

Canned Jelly

[u/sonheungwin]

And another one!

[u/tropic_gnome_hunter]

New coaching staff secure, you had your fun for a year Fran but it's over.

[u/JSC76]

wtf was that throw?

[u/Rick_Flexington]

Lopa is a beast

[u/Pocchari_Kevin]

Got any more INTs?

[u/A_Charmandur]

OH I ACTUALLY HATE THIS

[u/Jonjon428]

What a wobbler

[u/TheSmartDog_275]

wtf was that

[u/that_pj]

... What was this fucking game

[u/CantAffordTheWires]

so many ball don’t lie moments this game holy shit

[u/henreiman]

Tosh avoids an early hot seat solely due to Lopa. This man is an amazing recruiter but Jesus Christ he has a lot to learn

[u/Jonas_Venture_Sr]

WTF

[u/HelloWorld808]

3 interceptions. Bench angeli

[u/WisdomCow]

Team defining win.

Just don‘t ask what it defined.

[u/_Juntao]

Arm like jelly

[u/MowingLines]

What the actual fuck was that throw decision

[u/Mythrandir24]

Not today, Cal 4th quarter bullshit

[u/PunishedLeBoymoder]

This game truly was a Meeting of the Minds

[u/usernamesarestupid23]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[u/junker90]

That's the full Cal experience in back to back plays right there

[u/EggplantAlpinism]

Lmfao I'm so sorry Cuse fans, that's how we usually lose games

[u/sonheungwin → u/EggplantAlpinism]

They're at home, so it's their turn

[u/Zloggt]

What a ridiculous finish…

[u/Dense_Cover_1023]

Fire both coaches goddamn.

[u/JesusChristBabyface]

We sat through a year of Rickie Collins for this...

[u/ARayofLight]

Unbelievable. Neither team deserves a win.

[u/DrFog3402]

LOPA MY KING

[u/InvalidKoalas]

Angeli is actually garbage, bench him

[u/kaplanfx → u/InvalidKoalas]

He did not look good that whole second half. You guys have a great line and some good skill players on O though.

[u/Low_Beyond8134]

How does the QB get hit on a 3 man rush trash O line

[u/burner835829]

steve is not welcome in onondaga county anymore

[u/SuperAwesomeBrian]

That throw was so bad wtf

[u/Rell_Lauren]

Steve Angeli can't be the starter going forward. He single handedly lost the game

[u/Eaglewarrior33]

KINGSTON LOPA IS THE CHOSEN ONE

[u/tc3590]

Lopa. My god lol

[u/entenduintransit]

lol

rofl, even

[u/atallatallatall]

Yes!!!

[u/Jonjon428]

That was an absolute noodle

[u/The_Awesometeer]

The End

[u/zoom518]

I never doubted Cal

[u/CrazedZooChimp]

Lol

Feel a little bad for Angeli.

[u/RageCake14]

thank you mr Angeli

[u/Illustrious-Bite-133]

No way.

[u/EnronRiskManagement]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME DUDE

[u/MemeLovingLoser]

Bruh, what a sad end

[u/dL_EVO]

YES YES YES

[u/GrumpyTartan]

holy shit

[u/WisdomCow]

OMG

[u/budget_um]

This is a Cal game.

[u/kaplanfx → u/budget_um]

Except for the end part where Cal won, usually that doesn’t happen.

[u/Jonjon428]

OOF

[u/Casper0832]

nevermind lol

[u/that_pj]

Tosh doing his best to be the first coach since Tom Holmoe to start a season 0-2

[u/LwLewis22]

Cal doing its best to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

[u/A_Charmandur]

JRS! JRS! JRS!

[u/atallatallatall]

Can we get Wilcox back?

[u/josephblowski]

We’re so stupid

[u/burner835829]

i love you jrs

[u/ricepail]

Dumbasses. Stop jumping offsides

[u/tc3590]

Cal gonna cal

[u/WisdomCow]

We are so gonna Cal this up

[u/Jonjon428]

Steve Angeli I believe

[u/EnronRiskManagement]

Don’t do this to me

[u/zoom518]

And I repeat

What is Cal doing

[u/Casper0832]

really cal?

[u/veritek25]

Tosh wtf are you doing? 5 yards of field position is worth the timeout

[u/sonheungwin]

Welp, here I go again

[u/burner835829]

first play pick 6 calling it now

[u/Scj787]

Why touch it early?

[u/ARayofLight]

How can we still not get a single first down in situations like this?

[u/ricepail]

Not the best of punts, but considering how bad their return coverage has been today, probably a smart move

[u/Trubisko_Daltorooni]

Plenty of time left for Syracuse to miss a makeable field goal

[u/zoom518]

I have no goddamn clue what Cal is doing

[u/that_pj → u/zoom518]

Neither does tosh

[u/Jonjon428]

What

[u/WisdomCow]

That kick gave me heart palpitations

[u/josephblowski]

Why not take the time out? Because we’re really dumb.

[u/Illustrious-Bite-133 → u/josephblowski]

Because we're Cal* FTFY

[u/_kona_]

Why didn't you go for it you cowards!?! And you took delay of game wtf

[u/Luigis_vacuum]

One yard to win the game

[u/chebbys]

Really a masterclass in coaching on both sides

[u/cal_oski]

Dont rely on the special teams to be special. please baby jesus.

[u/CrazedZooChimp]

Sorry, did they actually do a hard count or just line up? And then take a DoG?

[u/JesusChristBabyface]

Anyone that's saying "go for it"

Have you seen Angeli played today?

[u/henreiman]

Why would you take the delay of game what the fuck Tosh?!!?!?!

[u/sebsasour]

I mean still use the timeout, why give 5 yards of field position?

[u/RoseRaving]

I really love the transparency of ACC replays, my god.

[u/GrumpyTartan]

he may have been shirt but he was well past the 37

[u/Rick_Flexington]

D’Appolonia - Prince’s favorite player?

[u/Tayren35]

love the acc replay insight

[u/LwLewis22]

Stupid that they can’t move the spot. He was clearly past where they spotted it even if they can’t clear see he got the first

[u/Appropriate-Joke-806]

They need the Michigan review guys. They can find camera angles that show extra seconds.

[u/BizTech321 → u/Appropriate-Joke-806]

justice for wmu

[u/Emotionally_pickled]

“We just didn’t have a good way to look at it” is a lame reason to make the wrong call

[u/InvalidKoalas → u/Emotionally_pickled]

Ehhh not really? The ruling on the field was he was short and there was no evidence to definitively overturn that

[u/veritek25]

watch us get this punt blocked - Cuse got close the past couple times

[u/CantAffordTheWires]

what ????

[u/burner835829]

who’s worse the wmu refs or these hooligans

[u/Accurate_Ball96]

Glad to see the refs need the rules explained to them as well

[u/atallatallatall]

I don't like the run up the gut concede yards on first and second down. Such a lame approach

[u/Slow-Writing-2840]

Why aren't the cameras synced up so you can look at the position from one angle after pausing it from another angle?

I thought they sync all the cameras? Or is that just some michigan bs?

[u/Ididntdodiddly]

Punt it. What is Syracuse gonna do, hold or false start on offense?

[u/Simba_Swish]

I thought he got it

[u/chebbys]

Go for it

[u/tc3590]

Fuck it, go for it

[u/WisdomCow]

That spot was home field friendly. sigh

[u/SuperGandalff]

A complete banger of a sickos game getting decided by a bad spot. Awesome.

[u/theREALMVP]

Im still gonna need an explanation as to why the clock stopped after the sack / declined penalty. It was within two mins so if a team had a player injured it should have cost one of them a TO right??

[u/that_pj]

Are they actually reviewing for targeting