Cal Bears general manager Ron Rivera is starting his first year and says the team has limited resources but hopes to win (AP News photo)

Cal Bears podcast Morris Phillips:

#1 Morris, just wanted to talk to you about Cal Bears general manager Ron Rivera who joins the Bears after playing and coaching in the NFL for decades.

#2 Rivera said that the Bears are at a point where things could go either way. Rivera wants to move the team forward and that Cal has limited resources. Rivera said that the biggest thing is the investment in the soul of the team and that it’s about the time not the dollars.

#3 Rivera in the NFL had won a Super Bowl as a player and two NFL Coach of the Year awards. This GM job at Cal might be even tougher than his work in the NFL at his former alma mater at Cal.

#4 Cal head coach Justin Wilcox that the guys have put in a lot of work in the off season and through fall camp and now and that it’s time to play. The Bears aren’t perfect yet and expects to be better and better but it’s time to go compete against somebody.

#5 Cal opens up against their old Pac 12 team opponents the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is Cal’s starting quarterback he’ll face the Beavers defense and is hoping to find some open receivers.

Morris Phillips does the Cal Bears podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com