My girlfriend, who is a Ducks fan (her son is in school there) asked why don't I pick another team to root for..... I told her you don't get to choose the team you grew up with and love. Well, I don't, anyway. Plenty of people like the Cowboys, NDame, and the Yankees with no connection other than they want to root for a winning team. I want to root for a winning team, too; I just want it to be Cal.
I see ASU hired U of O's OC as their HC; that was MY call for Cal if they cut Wilcox loose. I seriously need to care less about how the Bears do; not sure it's good for my outlook (spoiler alert: next August I'll be on this board stating how optimistic I am for the season......realizing we just need "a couple key pieces of the puzzle" to be a winning team.....).
Cal has given up on sports as an institution. No other program would retain Wilcox after 4-8 in his 6th season (with little previous success), nor would retain Fox after the start this season.
This game was frustrating, but the team was competitive. They even had a lead for once. Two years in a row have lost to the worst team in the PAC, with the Arizona 21 debacle and the Bison 22 snafu, and that's hugely problematic. You just have to be able to consistently beat teams that you should be better than. Everything hinges on a slam dunk OC hire, and if I'm Wilcox, I'm giving up some of my compensation to be able to attract someone good.
WANT A BETTER SEASON???? JUST CHANGE THE UNIFORMS TO DARK BLUE HELMITS WITH A GOLD PLATED 'C' AND DARK BLUE JERSEYS WITH GOLD NUMERALS ON BACK AND NO NAMES, NO OTHER MARKING ON THESES JERSEYS. JUST LET THEM SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. DRESS WILCOX IN WHITE WITH BLACK STRIPES TO CONFUSE THE OFFICIALS! GERBEAR
Avi. Thanks for helping keep JW accountable (since he does not do it himself obviously). What tools do we have as alums? Petitions? Letters? Bringing Christ into the firing line? How can we effectuate real change and accountability for those involved. Reputaional loss in absolut and relative terms vs our other peers ucla, usc...Not to mention what happens to reveune trajectory when the Pac 12 implodes...The huge debt of the stadium alone is an existential threat imo. This alone requires a competent team to continue to climb out of the hole without overburdening the public. These are all business responsibilities that require competent leadership up and down. We need to do something here folks. Chancellor Christ WAKE UP.
I got off the cross of blue and gold yesterday finally and back to equanimity more or less. Ready to "enjoy" the rest of the season with no irons in the fire.
Always cathartic to see the reactions in the various blogs of the "greater teams'" fans having histrionic meltdowns for seasons we would covet. Always brings perspective, soberness to my lot in fandom so readily thrown out the window following defeats and another head shaking season.
Look at men’s basketball and Mark Fox for what to expect going forward with football and Wilcox. A losing coach doesn’t just change his ways and become a winner, they just find new ways to lose.
Wilcox is G5 HC material and that is exactly what Cal will be in 2025 once the Pac12 collapses and we move to the MWC.
I hope the portal leads to more additions then subtractions.
My girlfriend, who is a Ducks fan (her son is in school there) asked why don't I pick another team to root for..... I told her you don't get to choose the team you grew up with and love. Well, I don't, anyway. Plenty of people like the Cowboys, NDame, and the Yankees with no connection other than they want to root for a winning team. I want to root for a winning team, too; I just want it to be Cal.
I see ASU hired U of O's OC as their HC; that was MY call for Cal if they cut Wilcox loose. I seriously need to care less about how the Bears do; not sure it's good for my outlook (spoiler alert: next August I'll be on this board stating how optimistic I am for the season......realizing we just need "a couple key pieces of the puzzle" to be a winning team.....).
Cal has given up on sports as an institution. No other program would retain Wilcox after 4-8 in his 6th season (with little previous success), nor would retain Fox after the start this season.
This game was frustrating, but the team was competitive. They even had a lead for once. Two years in a row have lost to the worst team in the PAC, with the Arizona 21 debacle and the Bison 22 snafu, and that's hugely problematic. You just have to be able to consistently beat teams that you should be better than. Everything hinges on a slam dunk OC hire, and if I'm Wilcox, I'm giving up some of my compensation to be able to attract someone good.
WANT A BETTER SEASON???? JUST CHANGE THE UNIFORMS TO DARK BLUE HELMITS WITH A GOLD PLATED 'C' AND DARK BLUE JERSEYS WITH GOLD NUMERALS ON BACK AND NO NAMES, NO OTHER MARKING ON THESES JERSEYS. JUST LET THEM SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. DRESS WILCOX IN WHITE WITH BLACK STRIPES TO CONFUSE THE OFFICIALS! GERBEAR
JW needs to push hard for administration supporting him in a poach of a blue chip OC.
Okay, who had:
“…expect more of ourselves.”
Avi. Thanks for helping keep JW accountable (since he does not do it himself obviously). What tools do we have as alums? Petitions? Letters? Bringing Christ into the firing line? How can we effectuate real change and accountability for those involved. Reputaional loss in absolut and relative terms vs our other peers ucla, usc...Not to mention what happens to reveune trajectory when the Pac 12 implodes...The huge debt of the stadium alone is an existential threat imo. This alone requires a competent team to continue to climb out of the hole without overburdening the public. These are all business responsibilities that require competent leadership up and down. We need to do something here folks. Chancellor Christ WAKE UP.
At this point, I expect Ott to enter the portal. Where’s the upside for him to stay at Cal?
I got off the cross of blue and gold yesterday finally and back to equanimity more or less. Ready to "enjoy" the rest of the season with no irons in the fire.
Always cathartic to see the reactions in the various blogs of the "greater teams'" fans having histrionic meltdowns for seasons we would covet. Always brings perspective, soberness to my lot in fandom so readily thrown out the window following defeats and another head shaking season.
More CMS attendance at the Spring game. Ridiculous scheduling, Pac 12.
Title wording is awkward. Makes is seem like maybe cal won?
Look at men’s basketball and Mark Fox for what to expect going forward with football and Wilcox. A losing coach doesn’t just change his ways and become a winner, they just find new ways to lose.
Wilcox is G5 HC material and that is exactly what Cal will be in 2025 once the Pac12 collapses and we move to the MWC.
How’s the recruiting going?
Remember the hopes for this season? It's hard to be an optimistic Bear. And Sonny's team looking like it will be in the championship round.
If we don’t have a really good hire at OC and Line Coach that gets the players really excited before the portal opens, get ready for a mass exodus.
It will then be 2 years of miserable rebuilding without our skill dudes.