This week, Parker and Grant head west to preview the California Golden Bears! This is an episode that drills down into the essence of Cal's schemes on offense and defense. Topics include, but are not limited to:

--Cal's opening week nightmare

--The inefficiencies that abound on the Bears' offense

--Opportunities for Max and company against a Wilcox defense

--What TCU should hope to gain from this game

--A whiparound of the few Big 12 games against FBS opponents

--Cal's vast menagerie of nerd alumni

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Subscribe to the Purple Theory Newsletter at purpletheory.substack.com, where previews are fully back in swing. Grant's comes up Thursday morning, and Parker's is soon to follow. And, as always, go Frogs.