Cal is hoping the result of Saturday afternoon’s home game ... Then I know, when Thursday comes and I got a meeting at 11:30 with [Syracuse football announcer] Matt Park. So, OK, now it’s more to the game. It’s moving that way.

Losing stinks at any level of football, but that becomes more literal when Syracuse winds up on the wrong end of the scoreboard. On Tuesday, Orange coach Fran Brown admitted he doesn't shower for a couple of days following a loss.

Boston College defeated Syracuse last week, and, instead of hitting the showers after the 37-31 loss, Fran Brown decided to focus on correcting mistakes.