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Bearly Interesting has moved from Substack to WordPress due to privacy concerns. I couldn’t get my name off the Substack account, and it was blasting Bearly Interesting posts off to all my contacts without permission. Very embarrassing. Hopefully I can maintain some anonymity here. After receiving this text from my neighbor, I have found more…

Last year… Sound like an elite defense?Nope. We were ranked just 36th. Serious underperformance. I blame poor coaching. In 2025 our front seven should be excellent, the big question is whether the secondary can hold their own or not. Defensive Backs: 2024 Grade: Incredible 2025 Grade: HUGE QUESTION MARK Hard to replace 3 NFL DBs. BUT talking…

We return three offensive starters. All linemen. Still, our offense (aside from QB) should be better than last year.  Expect a major improvement from the offensive line.  Analysis Quarterback: 2024 Grade: Incredible 2025 Grade: HUGE QUESTION MARK It’s hard to feel great about a true Freshman QB even if he is a 5-Star recruit. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (JKS) could be great, but there will…

What could have been in 2024. Coaching improvements in 2025. Our team was gutted by the transfer portal this spring. For that reason, Vegas thinks we suck (3.5 point dogs to Oregon State). Per usual, there are reasons to be optimistic.  First, a reminder that 2024 was almost a breakthrough season for Cal. We were…