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The thing that jumped out at me while watching the Cal game was the disparity in $$ value of the two respective coaching staffs. The Cal coach just signed a $10M/5yr contract and probably makes 4X or 5X what the Texas Tech coach does yet there was no denying that the Tech coach absolutely destroyed the Cal coach yesterday. The Cal team wasn't even close to being prepared for what they had to face defensively. Now I'm not saying the Cal coach is overrated or overpaid as he's done a nice job in getting Cal back to prominence (before yesterday). I'm just saying he got destroyed by a guy that makes considerably less $$ and has the burden of working with less talented athletes. That's always one of the hidden factors that makes capping bowl games so tough.