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Really, for us it's just to play somebody different. It's for them to have to go through their...

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Really, for us it's just to play somebody different. It's for them to have to go through their warmup and referees and people in the stands and substitution patterns, those kind of things. You don't want to do that the first time with a bunch of freshmen and sophomores against Rutgers. So even though they're not as talented, it's actually fine for us to just get the jitters out. Get the nerves out. That kind of thing. So that's what it's good for.

California coach Joanne Boyle during a chat after Cal's media day on the value of playing against teams like Vanguard in exhibition games.