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Everything about the Cal approach was wrong. They came out flat though Ott's first run was 12 yards. Why not establish the run? Then we moved to an empty set offense where it's obvious that Plummer was going to pass. That failed. They tried a screen or two, those failed except for the 5-yard TE screen to Terry where he looked pretty good. Why the heck can't we utilize our tight ends? Musgrave never adjusted and kept running low percentage plays. The D was OK and good enough to win, but of course the first team to 20 points (Colorado) ended up winning the game. This is 2 contests in a row where we were manhandled at the line of scrimmage. If you look at the size and weights of our O-linemen they should be successful instead of whiffing all the time.

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Oct 20, 2022·edited Oct 20, 2022

Great stuff TD. Had this game pegged as a must win, yet fully expected it to be a dog fight, with an L a likely possibility. The 15 point spread was baffling for a Wilcox offense. Wasn’t the least bit surprised with the loss, given all the reasons you mentioned. Wilcox teams don’t travel well, are often unprepared, and Musgrave fails to make in game adjustments. Then he comes out with a pass heavy game plan v. the 129th ranked rush D in the land? Laughably bad - this coaching staff is doing a disservice to the kids.

Sigh.

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Well said, TD.

Let the Bear Therapy (Bearapy?) continue.

At what stage of grief are we?

Something I never thought of was altitude adjustment.

Just camped two weeks in South Lake Tahoe (elevation 6K+) and, wow, even the smallest tasks had me winded.

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