I'm surprised Leach had one running back go to the NFL, stonefish. After all, he's been quoted as saying he likes to "use the pass to establish the pass."

As questionable (and out of character) as the field goal try was, it seems to me the Air Raid offense did about as much to help the team win as could ever be asked. I'd say the swiss cheese defense (not capitalized, because they haven't officially adopted the name yet) was much more to blame for that loss. I think Cal scored on it's last 7 possessions, and the only thing that stopped them on the 8th was the clock expiring. Cal's got a great offense, but even the second-worst defense in college football could have done enough to win that game for the Coogs.

On another note, the parity has always been what makes college football great. Amazingly, despite the forming of "super-conferences" and rules that favor perennial powerhouse programs, the parity is probably better than ever so far this year. It will be fun to see if a 3-loss team makes the championship playoff.