Cal raided by Texas Tech in Holiday Bowl 45-31 

In the Holiday Bowl down in San Diego, #4 Cal looked like easily to be the favorite going in. #23 Texas Tech, though, didn't let that stop them and they won decisively 45-31. The #5 Texas Longhorns, who leapfrogged over Cal in the BCS standings for a Rose Bowl bid, defeated Texas Tech 51-21 earlier in the year spurring "Texas Tech fans [to mock] Cal with chants of "Overrated!" in the closing minutes." One ESPN analyst pointed out a while ago that if Cal had a weakness it was pass defense, and the Red Raiders certainly took advantage of that, having "no answer against... their efficient spread offense, which uses four wide receivers most of the time."

Unfortunately, this looks bad in front of a national stage, as now all the talk of Cal being unfairly being snubbed by the BCS will now dissipate. Not to say we didn't deserve it, but it's hard to justify after this loss.

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