Absolutely. Mettauer may have been a little undisciplined with his technique, but he may have actually been our best lineman. I understood why he left; it was nothing to do with CAL. He was a Texas boy who didn't like left coast Covid politics...hard to overcome that.
FYI I was referring to your comment "Like I said, thus far all of our transfers have been upgrades, even if some didn't have great seasons (TJ Sessions - although I expect him to play MUCH better with a new o-line coach)."
You were talking about the guys who transferred out and replacing with better talent through the portal, and included last year's name, that's why I brought up Lovell. So the comparison should be Lovell to Mettauer, not Lovell to guys on the bench. They were both Right guards, I think?
I thought you are comparing guys who left with incoming players. You said we lost Hayes but upgraded with Cardwell, and lost some LBs and upgraded with LB from Clemson.
Then you said "thus far all of our transfers have been upgrades" and included last year's incoming transfer Sessions. Are you comparing guys who left with guys who transferred in?
We brought in Cardwell before we lost Hayes. Hayes most likely left because we brought in Cardwell. Mettauer left before we brought in Lovell, not because we brought in Lovell. Very different scenarios.
Okay, I understand your logic. I was just referring to offseason transfer as one thing, not specific dates. Btw Patu and Femi transferred out before Sergio Allen committed to Cal though Hisatake left after Allen came.
Lovell was definitely a downgrade from Mettatuer. Don't you think so?
He started because there was nobody better than him which is just plain sad.
Absolutely. Mettauer may have been a little undisciplined with his technique, but he may have actually been our best lineman. I understood why he left; it was nothing to do with CAL. He was a Texas boy who didn't like left coast Covid politics...hard to overcome that.
FYI I was referring to your comment "Like I said, thus far all of our transfers have been upgrades, even if some didn't have great seasons (TJ Sessions - although I expect him to play MUCH better with a new o-line coach)."
You were talking about the guys who transferred out and replacing with better talent through the portal, and included last year's name, that's why I brought up Lovell. So the comparison should be Lovell to Mettauer, not Lovell to guys on the bench. They were both Right guards, I think?
Mettauer had already left so I did not include him. Why would I compare an incoming transfer player to a player who is no longer on the team?
I don't understand.
I thought you are comparing guys who left with incoming players. You said we lost Hayes but upgraded with Cardwell, and lost some LBs and upgraded with LB from Clemson.
Then you said "thus far all of our transfers have been upgrades" and included last year's incoming transfer Sessions. Are you comparing guys who left with guys who transferred in?
We brought in Cardwell before we lost Hayes. Hayes most likely left because we brought in Cardwell. Mettauer left before we brought in Lovell, not because we brought in Lovell. Very different scenarios.
Okay, I understand your logic. I was just referring to offseason transfer as one thing, not specific dates. Btw Patu and Femi transferred out before Sergio Allen committed to Cal though Hisatake left after Allen came.