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Cal players have revenge on mind even if Tedford doesn't

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Coaches believe that revenge is the junk food of motivation. A player competes against himself, regardless of the opponent. In the case of No. 12 California, which opens the season at home on Saturday against No. 15 Tennessee (ABC, 8 p.m. ET), what that means is simple. The Golden Bears should not fill up on the 35-18 loss they suffered to the Volunteers in last season's opener in Knoxville. That 35-0 deficit the Golden Bears endured midway through the third quarter last season is nothing but ...

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