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Kyle Boiler (7) and the rest of the Golden Bears will have to jump much higher if they want
to climb out of the Pac-10 cellar. Cal is 0-7 this season.
• Pac-10
continued from page 5B
they have a chance to renew their
season against USC.
Meanwhile, once national
champion contender and power
house USC must come back and
win their second game in a row for
the first time this season. They will
have help with one of the Pac-10’s
best signal callers in Carson
Palmer. So far, he has thrown for
248.2 yards per game, second best
in the conference. His 10 intercep
tions, however, are the second
most in the Pac-10, behind only
Arizona’s Jason Johnson.
“Carson is a good football play
er,” USC head coach Pete Carroll
said. “He is going to make some
plays when you put the ball in his
hands. He made some terrific
throws in the game, and the two
picks he threw were both deflected
balls. He did a nice job for us. He
throws the ball so well.”
Arizona (3-5,0-5)
at California (0-7,0-5)
Those who go to this game may
have to pinch their noses, for the
stink that comes from it will be im
mense. Two teams who belong in
Division II — based on this year’s
results — face off at Memorial Col
iseum to see who can get out of the
conference’s doghouse.
California, coming off their best
week of the season in a 19-10 loss
to Oregon State, feature running
back Joe Igber and quarterback
Kyle Boiler. Boiler, however, has
been feeling the effects of a hit
from the Oregon defense and may
not get a chunk of playing time.
Reggie Robertson, a complete un
known to the rest of the confer
ence, will get some, if not most of
the snaps.
“We anticipate that Reggie will
get a lot of reps, and if Kyle can
take reps and get as many as he
can,” Cal head coach Tom Holmoe
said. “We’ll see how Kyle re
sponds. He threw a little bit on the
side when we were on the trip,
and we think he’s back, but I don’t
think it’s a great idea just to rush
him back into it right away.”
Arizona features the seventh
ranked offense in the Pac-10, while
California is last. Enough said.
The Cal faithful might as well
say good-bye to Holmoe as well.
His 15 overall wins in six seasons
at the Golden Bears’ helm will not
be enough for him to keep his job
at the end of this year.
Kickers
continued from page 3B
six notches ahead in field goals.
But Siegel and Arroyo have done
enough to earn their jobs. Siegel has
connected on 5-of-8 field goal at
tempts, while Arroyo has punted 43
times for an average of just under 40
yards. They know, though, that those
numbers can improve and that they
can’t afford to be complacent with
every kick potentially meaning so
much in the flow of a game.
* “Obviously, there’s still room for
improvement with us, but I think
we’ve answered people’s questions
- and done a relatively good job,”
Siegel said. “When things are going
well, people have a tendency to ig
nore the special teams. But the kick
ing game plays a big role in every
game and is something you can nev
er take for granted. ”
And as Oregon’s recent history
with Arizona State proves, with
Oregon’s 20-17 win in 1999 and
ridiculous 56-55 double overtime
win in 2000, the special teams
could play a pivotal part when the
two teams meet again Saturday
night at Autzen Stadium.
“Their kickers are rated more
highly than ours in the league stats,
but they haven’t kicked on our sur
face in our stadium, so we’ll see,”
Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti
said. “It’s going to be two evenly
matched teams so I really do believe
that the special teams will be a huge
factor in this game.”
Regardless of the outcome, both
Siegel and Arroyo will have each
other to talk to on Sunday morning
about their performance the night
before. The two are roommates and
have developed a friendship that
helps them deal with their new
found pressure of starting for a high
ranked Division I football program.
“On Sundays, we usually run
through all the different punts and
kicks and analyze the game together,”
Siegel said. “It’s kind of fun to have
someone there that you can talk to
that obviously understands the high
demands of your job and the ups and
downs that come with it. ”
“We’re always there for each oth
er and have helped each other han
dle all the pressure and the media,”
Arroyo said. “I think there’s also a
friendly competition as roommates
which helps motivate us.”
Having that type of support will
be crucial as the season rolls into the
month of November with the Ducks
one of five teams perched atop the
Pac-10 standings with only one loss.
The kicking game will continue
to be scrutinized, as it could be the
deciding factor between an Oregon
trip to the Fiesta Bowl or a vacation
to El Paso, Texas, for the Sun Bowl.
“I can’t think of any other confer
ence that is as dominant as the Pac
10 this year,” Siegel said. “So there
isn’t a game on our schedule that
you can take for granted. And that’s
exciting as a kicker.
“It’s been a lifelong dream to be
where I’m at, and I’m sure Jose feels
the same way. So we’re just thrilled
to be in the position that we’re in.”
Even if those positions are ones
with little glory and the potential for
plenty of blame.
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