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Holiday Bowl at San Diego, California – December 28th

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After getting drubbed 35-18 by Tennessee on national television in the opening week of the college football season, many were quick to write-off ninth-ranked California.

In the end, that conclusion proved to be one that was asserted prematurely, as the Golden Bears finished with a respectable record and an invitation to a respectable bowl.

They will face Texas A&M, a team who is similarly not given enough for their body of work. The Aggies finished with only three losses on the year, two of which were one-point losses to powerhouses Oklahoma.

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Both teams average more than 400 yards per game on offense and boast prolific playmakers

Running back Marshawn Lynch will be playing on Sundays at the pro level when his college career is finished, and wide receiver DeSean Jackson is a playmaker in his own right.

Texas A&M boasts a multifaceted rushing attack with quarterback Stephen McGee, who is a legitimate dual threat, and a thunder and lightning team of running backs, Mike Goodson and Jovorskie Lane.

One key might be how both teams finished the season: the Aggies posted an impressive upset in their final game over the reigning National Champs, the Arizona.

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