The fuse was lit on Sept. 7 at 4:03 p.m.
Cal had just gone into SEC territory and beat Auburn on the road, transforming Jordan-Hare Stadium into Bear Territory. Moments after the clock hit zero, a Twitter/X account with the handle @golDonbear quote-tweeted Auburn’s final score graphic with a photo featuring Cal football players, Kamala Harris, a rainbow, an electoral map and Oski, the team’s mascot. The seven-word caption set off a revolution.
“You just lost to the woke agenda.”
“That’s the one that put us on the map...