After a loss to Stanford, the sky was falling down for Cal Football. You would have thought the program was in the worst shape it's ever been. Just a few weeks later, Cal finishes their regular season 7-5 with two wins against top-25 teams, and will retain their star freshman quarterback.

PLUS: Despite another season's worth of disaster, the 49ers find themselves in incredible shape at 9-4, partially in thanks to nobody in the NFL being good enough to separate themselves.