Looking ahead
Defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker said he was excited to put this loss behind him. I asked him if this coming bye week would serve more as a healing week, than one of big-time preparation, even with the bye coming up.
"Well, we better worry about the scheme, too, because Cal can hurt you on offense,'' he said. "They have damn good receivers, a good quarterback. They've got a running back. They're not skipping a beat offensively.
"To be honest with you, I can't wait to go to sleep so I can get in the office (Sunday) and start game-planning. They're going to be a helluva challenge for us. I can't really focus too much on this one. We have to get ready for Cal."