Utah played USC the week before Oregon came to town and when the Utes played the Ducks, they were a very different team.
California is now in the same spot as they also just played USC with Oregon looming the very next week. The Bears looked pretty good on offense before going down to the Trojans 50-49.
Now they have to avoid that sense of being better than they actually are as the Bears head to Autzen Stadium to face the No. 7 (US LBM Coaches poll) Ducks Saturday afternoon.
What Oregon needs to find out quickly is which Cal team they will be facing. Is it the Bears that went up and down the field against the Trojans or the team that struggled for most of the day against Idaho?
Here are five Golden Bears Oregon to pay close attention to in order California plays like it did against the Vandals and not the Trojans.