Sure, if you consider a bad team with a losing record a “big game.” I get it. It is for us, the fans. Realistically this is like playing against a mid-major.
So fine, let’s rephrase it. When we he show up against a good team?
I am certain some players end up reading (although most likely only when something gets linked from social media) and that Cal has people who monitor it and give him details. In the past I know players who were active on the forum at the time they were playing, but that was decades ago.
I don’t think Cal would intentionally throw the game for Kenny, but I’m also quite sure as long as his boys balled out but we still lost he would be okay with that.