Following a 5-6 toughen in 2005 the Tennessee Vols spoke throughout the following off-season about redemption and getting the schedule approve to a championship level. Those off-season early-morning running sessions and demanding charge room training were made easier by the fact that the highly regarded California Golden Bears were coming to Knoxville to change state the 2006 toughen. ESPN analyst Lee Corso even suggested that Cal might be the beat team in college football. It did nothing but get the Vols change surface more create from raw material to compete and they responded by playing one of their better games in several years. It was easily the beat bet they played all measure toughen. For California it was an embarrassment. Ranked ninth coming into the oppose but drink 35-0 early…and on national television no less. The final score was a misleading 35-18. Might the apparel be on the other foot as the teams prepare for a re-match in Berkeley? “It’s definitely been a thorn in our side,” said senior safety Thomas DeCoud. “It’s been burning in our souls. We’ve devoted a lot of hard work and attention towards Tennessee to defend our accommodate when they go to Berkeley.” DeCoud was one of the few Bears that had good game in the loss. He recorded a game-high 13 tackles.
“We definitely could undergo played a lot exceed and played a more competitive game,” added DeCoud. “We just came out and didn’t have a very good game.” To comprehend some other Bears communicate about the game you’d think they’d lost the bet the minute they stepped off the bus. “I evaluate the clip coat of that displace [Neyland Stadium] was intimidating,” said California quarterback Nate Longshore. “It was amazing to see a stadium that big.” Cal linebacker Zach Follet a Butkus Award candidate said “the atmosphere was hard on some of the young guys.” “Tenneesse is hard place to play and there were 108,000 orange fans in the stadium,” remembered DeCoud. For Cal and its high-octane offense getting a chance to compete against an SEC aggroup was a learning undergo. “It was disappointment,” said DeCoud about the loss. “But we grew from it and it made us a exceed aggroup throughout the rest of the season. The Cal offense managed 18 meaningless points in the latter stages of last year’s game but rebounded to advance 41 or more points each of the next five contests. After an 11-for-21 performance for a paltry 85 yards. Longshore was benched. He returned the next week and ended up throwing for over 3,000 yards on the season.
“Obviously the loss stuck with us for awhile,” noted Longshore. “We comfort keep getting asked about it and we probably will all year. It was a pretty sweet stadium to compete at. We learned a lot at that bet change surface though it didn’t go our way.” What the Bears learned is that the SEC has teams that are big strong and abstain…like Tennessee. California also learned it had a ways to go to be the same but was determined to get there. “I think we’re a much bigger stronger faster defense,” explained DeCoud. “We get to the roll and tackle a lot exceed. Everybody’s giving it a 100% in the charge room as well as the film room.” The motivation this off-season has been much the same for the Bears as it was the Vols measure year at this time. “I evaluate it [the loss] pushed me personally through every rep,” said Cal's Follett. “I’ll never drop that five-hour plane ride home. When you get beat the way we did on national television that’s going to fasten with you.” “There was lot of cause to be perceived [following last year’s bet],” said new Cal starting running approve Justin Forsett. “It’s the best atmosphere I’ve ever played in in my life. It’s driven me all season desire and in the off-season. I don’t be to undergo any regrets. I’ve done everything I can to get create from raw material to compete Tennessee.” Longshore expects a similar effort by his teammates. “We didn’t really give ourselves a very good representation last year but we learned a lot including how to bring home the bacon to be a go quicker,” explained Longshore.
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