... the Golden Bears find themselves in an odd spot as they prepare to start conference play later tonight.

Their Rose Bowl hopes, for all intents and purposes, have transmogrified into something more akin to a collective pipe dream.

But they're still a very good team, and one way or another, they're going to have an impact in the Pac-10 before the season is over. And it starts tonight in Tucson, against the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats.

The Bears are 6.5-point underdogs, and the Wildcats are riding a high that they haven't felt in nearly a decade.

If they are going to stand a chance, they're going to need to perfectly execute just about every phase of the game.

Arizona is definitely the better team, and they pose plenty of ...

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