So close, and yet, so far. That had to be the feeling for California after it came so agonizingly close to sending its game against Notre Dame into overtime. If that last pass had bounced in one or two different directions from where it did, we might be talking about an 0-3 Irish start. Instead, the Bears will head back to Berkeley wondering what could have been in a 24-17 loss.
Bears fans understandably weren’t happy with the outcome, and a few thought the officials influenced the outcome. We won’t get into if that was the case here, but when you’ve just come that close to beating a prominent program like Notre Dame on the road, you’ll let out just about every frustration you have. And with these programs not scheduled to meet again anytime soon, the reality of not having a real grudge match can’t be sitting well either.
Here are a few Twitter thoughts from the Bears’ perspective: