Hell, I would be happy with a .500 coach who gets to bowl games on a consistent basis. But let's remember that the only reason that Wilcox is even close to being a 500 coach right now is that he got lucky with the non conference schedule in his first three seasons. He got to play struggling North Carolina twice and struggling Mississipp…
Hell, I would be happy with a .500 coach who gets to bowl games on a consistent basis. But let's remember that the only reason that Wilcox is even close to being a 500 coach right now is that he got lucky with the non conference schedule in his first three seasons. He got to play struggling North Carolina twice and struggling Mississippi twice. His conference record is .343. Not good enough for a guy pulling down $3 million a year.
The question is: how can cal attract the right coach who can take us to that next level? Our reputation (e.g., faculty support or lack of, the fan base or lack of, the pay compared to other p5 programs) makes us a less desirable place to coach.
Maybe we just take a drive east over the Yolo causeway and look up a guy named Troy Taylor. He's a proven offensive mind with coordinator stints at Eastern Washington and Utah. He took a pay cut to prove his head coaching bonafides at Sac State. And he's a Cal alum who loves the environment. Already in his early fifties, he would probably not be looking over his shoulder for the next higher paying job somewhere else. And he's a Cal grad, so smart enough to go out and find a good defensive coordinator. And if he ended up being a .500 guy, at least we would have some fun watching that cannon go off on a more regular basis at Memorial.
That’s under the assumption it gets to what you expect if we’re changing our HC every 3-5 years we’re not getting anywhere. We not have the finances or the pull of a program to do that.
He would move. I know I will offend some Sacramento residents here, but the place is in decay. Red Lobsters and Olive Gardens on every strip mall corner and some of the crappiest winter and summer weather known to mankind. I should know, I grew up there and visit a lot because my mother still lives in Roseville.
Based on your characterization of Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants and Sacramento weather, I'm guessing you have not spent too much time anywhere near Boise, Pullman, Corvallis, Tucson, Laramie, Boulder, Ft. Collins, Fresno, Reno, Eugene, Logan, Pocatello, Cheney, ...
Hell, I would be happy with a .500 coach who gets to bowl games on a consistent basis. But let's remember that the only reason that Wilcox is even close to being a 500 coach right now is that he got lucky with the non conference schedule in his first three seasons. He got to play struggling North Carolina twice and struggling Mississippi twice. His conference record is .343. Not good enough for a guy pulling down $3 million a year.
I agree with you.
The question is: how can cal attract the right coach who can take us to that next level? Our reputation (e.g., faculty support or lack of, the fan base or lack of, the pay compared to other p5 programs) makes us a less desirable place to coach.
Maybe we just take a drive east over the Yolo causeway and look up a guy named Troy Taylor. He's a proven offensive mind with coordinator stints at Eastern Washington and Utah. He took a pay cut to prove his head coaching bonafides at Sac State. And he's a Cal alum who loves the environment. Already in his early fifties, he would probably not be looking over his shoulder for the next higher paying job somewhere else. And he's a Cal grad, so smart enough to go out and find a good defensive coordinator. And if he ended up being a .500 guy, at least we would have some fun watching that cannon go off on a more regular basis at Memorial.
That’s under the assumption it gets to what you expect if we’re changing our HC every 3-5 years we’re not getting anywhere. We not have the finances or the pull of a program to do that.
He would move. I know I will offend some Sacramento residents here, but the place is in decay. Red Lobsters and Olive Gardens on every strip mall corner and some of the crappiest winter and summer weather known to mankind. I should know, I grew up there and visit a lot because my mother still lives in Roseville.
Based on your characterization of Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants and Sacramento weather, I'm guessing you have not spent too much time anywhere near Boise, Pullman, Corvallis, Tucson, Laramie, Boulder, Ft. Collins, Fresno, Reno, Eugene, Logan, Pocatello, Cheney, ...
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