It’s a bad idea to overreact to one game. This is a lesson that has been demonstrated many, many times over to each and every college football fan base.
But damned if I didn’t find myself overreacting to Cal’s loss last week. I didn’t feel energized on Saturday morning the way I usually feel before any home game, let alone the first of the season. The pre-game tailgate seemed more subdued than you would expect for a marquee opponent like Texas. Getting to the stadium and seeing large swathes of open seats (again: for a highly ranked Texas) didn’t help.