I saw Mel Kiper's top 5 Running backs heading to the season and I nearly spit my drink out. No Cal running backs, blasphemy. We have Jahvid Best who should be the guy everyone is talking about and Shane Vereen who everyone will talk about next year, he ran a 9.8 100 meter time once, which would have qualified him for the Olympic team had he gone out. And then Best's name says it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQdhYCZIMRQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvhknDF_3V4


It's going to be an uphill battle but we have the best 1,2 combo in the nation imo and also the best secondary in the Pac 10, seriously. Taylor Mays is awesome but he doesn't shut the corners down like Sydquan Thompson. Thompson is legit and has all the same qualities of Nnamdi Asumaugh. This will be an amazing season for the Bears who have the most complete team since...last year. If we can get some consistency at quarterback and some of the linebackers step up, we can challenge USC and Oregon for top spot in the Pac 10. I'm not sure this is the year but if there was ever a year where USC was venerable it's this year before Matt Barkley takes over the reigns and wins at least 1 Heisman at USC. I'm glad he's not starting as a freshman.