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The Cal Rooting Section.
You can see an island of Blue in the sea of red.
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The LA Memorial Coliseum is the home of the USC Trojans
football. The Golden Bears took on the Trojans on the
road.
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Two Friends at the Game
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Bears were excellent on offense, outgaining USC 424 yards
to 205, and 31 first downs to 14.
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Aaron Rodgers completed 29 of 34 attempts for 267 yards
and a touchdown. He set the NCAA record with 23 straight
completions.
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The Cal offense chats with the coaching staff during a
time out.
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No. 8 Aaron Rodgers is shown on the lower left corner, and
No. 5 Makonnen caught the ball in front of the Trojan
defender.
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The ball is in the air, traveling to the wide open tight
end Garrett Cross.
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Cal cheerleaders were right in front of the Cal Band and
the Cal rooting section, cheering on the crowd.
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Harrison Smith (No. 11) intercepted a pass from Matt
Leinart in the end zone. The Bears defense overall limited
the Trojans to only 205 yards of total offense and 164
yards in the air.
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With 4:31 left in the game, the Golden Bears offense
stepped onto the field for one last time, for the final
drive that wasn't.
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With the receivers covered, Rodgers scrambled for 14 yards
for a first down in the final drive of the game.
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So close, yet so far. With 1:30 left in the game and
trailing by 6, a laser beamed by Rodgers was dropped,
and another pass was thrown to a receiver who slipped on
the route, concluded a Trojan victory.
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The Cal Band performns at the half.
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Teams shake hands as they were leaving the field. The
Bears received a standing ovation as they were leaving the
field, applauding their great effort in a hostile
environment against the #1 team in the country.
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