More of the same. Start slow, get down early and try to claw your way back into the game. Defense can't get 3rd down stops and can't put pressure on the qb. Open receivers far too often. JKS pressured all day by their D line. This is not a well coached team and they seem to get worse with each passing game. They will be lucky to be 6-6 this year. Time to find a new head coach, staff D line and O line. Tall orders. I hope RR is up to it.
I could accept losing if I felt like the team was playing a solid, crisp game and just being out-talented or failing to catch any breaks. That's kind of what happened in those first two Tedford years. The team was barely staying above .500, but even the losses felt like well-played games, most of the time. They looked like a well-coached team. It augured well for the upcoming seasons.
I don't feel that way about any of these Wilcox losses. The team's play is shaggy, undisciplined, failing to take advantage of breaks, failing to change up strategies, not fundamentally sound, etc. Virginia should have won going away and was begging, BEGGING for us to take this game from them with all of their mistakes. Cal just refused to do it. There's nothing to look forward to if he continues as head coach.
It is. In his first year he went 5-7 and I actually felt like the team played pretty well most of the time, they just didn't have a lot of offensive talent. This team is also lacking offensive talent but has a clearly gifted QB and can't do much with him. And the defense has gotten far worse despite him being a defensive coach.
Chase Garbers was also . . . not a guy who could play on Sundays, but maybe a tick below that, clearly a solid college QB and at least briefly made an NFL roster. Got to start in the UFL for a bit. We used him as a part-timer for a while and then somehow got worse the longer he was at Cal.
So we've actually had some pretty good QBs on the roster after Wilcox's first year. The best we could do with them was one 8-5 season.
I wholeheartedly believe if we had gotten anything less than solid qb play these past few years we would have been the worst team in the Power 4 conferences.
Sorry but RR has already failed his first test in my mind for not firing Wilcox by now. People say you should see how the season plays out and that it doesn’t look good for a mid-season firing, but you already have 8.5 years of evidence that’s pretty damn clear. RR won’t be able to fix Wilcox.
That’s an easy one - at least try to get a new Coach in place before the Jan 2nd portal. What advantage is there to wait until December to fire Wilcox and then begin your search? The process is known, the next Coach is not.
I won't watch your video (do you need the clicks or something) but being here in May means what? That's three months before even the season starts. He said minimum 8 wins. It is not going to happen and was obvious after the humiliating Duke loss. Do you understand how bad it is for 30,000 fans to show up for a ranked team game?
Yes he did get here in May. So you expected him in his first week on the job to fire the coach after the job cycle had closed? Timing is everything, this next hire is absolutely crucial and we needed time to gather the resources for it. You are directing anger at the previous decision makers (Knowlton and Christ) to the current ones who clearly have a plan if you would pay attention.
He got here in May, but he’s watched the previous 8 years just like the rest of us. 8 wins and butts in the seats, that’s his standard. It’s time for a change. The fanbase needs some hope.
It was 10-0 by time I tuned in and 17-7 when I had somewhere to go at half. It says something that I was pleasantly surprised it wasn’t worse when I saw the final score when I got home. A quick glance at the box score and I see 8 net yards rushing after 29 last week. Probably not going to get the job done. As a Virginia resident I suppose I could be proud of my home state but eff that.
31-21 looks awfully close too, but if Virginia took the knee instead of scoring on the last TD with less than a minute to go, the final score would have been 24-21.
We all knew it already, but this pretty much clinches it. It's over for Wilcox. Putting aside talent deficiencies or whatever (which are also down to how he's run his program), that was simply not a well-coached team out there. Bad snaps, undisciplined penalties, the whole gamut.
The only reason we even had a chance at the end was because of Virginia's miscues after clearly outplaying us for most of the day.
In spite of a mountain of evidence to do anything but subject myself to this, I wasted an 80 degree sunny November Saturday in front of the tv instead of making a tee time. I am a sick, stupid person.
It is actually insane. For all the mocking we get for the empty stadium and supposed apathy, even the slightest hint of optimism gets over 50k in memorial. Ron needs to get this right.
Lost in the narrative of another example of our own never-ending cycle of mediocrity and missed opportunities was impressive showing by UVA. Really well coached team that played with a lot more poise than I expected. Their ceiling is low, but they get the most out of what they have.
Bumbling, stumbling,crumbling Bears do it again. When will the Cal Administration fire the Wilcox clown show ? Even the United States
Supreme Court would rule that the 9 years under Coach Wilcox tutelage, is clear cruel and unusual punishment to the Cal fan base. No sense of urgency in the Cal administration to write this wrong- stunning mediocrity. Winning less than 33% of games in conference play, poor time management, pliable defense , and a cast of three star players playing against opponents with better talent. Jaron-Keawe-Sagapolutele is a sensational QB behind an offensive line that can not block to save their lives . My bet is JkS bolts to a College program of any competitive relative standing , and reveals the surgical skill of his passing skills to wide receivers that can actually catch a football thrown to them. Stupid is as stupid does!
I could not disagree with you more on the topic of JKS and the future of Cal Football. In fact I made this video detailing why I believe you to be wrong.
we're pretty outclassed up front... they can run we can't. They can pressure our QB, we can't really pressure theirs. At least we ran a few cool plays today?
Stanford has already proven they can win when they are invested (which they are again). I also agree with Jimmy that Cal could be a sleeping giant, great location, great school and most importantly now a wealthy and surprising dedicated alumni base. If we bring in a coach to give us any enthusiasm the NIL coffers will be full, I promise you.
ACC has done very well for themselves with this arrangement. More carriage, more eyeballs. W/Ls would be the cherry on the top. Both programs are still very much in ramping up mode after a decade plus of neglect, but much closer to a return to relevancy than might appear for the casual fan.
More of the same. Start slow, get down early and try to claw your way back into the game. Defense can't get 3rd down stops and can't put pressure on the qb. Open receivers far too often. JKS pressured all day by their D line. This is not a well coached team and they seem to get worse with each passing game. They will be lucky to be 6-6 this year. Time to find a new head coach, staff D line and O line. Tall orders. I hope RR is up to it.
I could accept losing if I felt like the team was playing a solid, crisp game and just being out-talented or failing to catch any breaks. That's kind of what happened in those first two Tedford years. The team was barely staying above .500, but even the losses felt like well-played games, most of the time. They looked like a well-coached team. It augured well for the upcoming seasons.
I don't feel that way about any of these Wilcox losses. The team's play is shaggy, undisciplined, failing to take advantage of breaks, failing to change up strategies, not fundamentally sound, etc. Virginia should have won going away and was begging, BEGGING for us to take this game from them with all of their mistakes. Cal just refused to do it. There's nothing to look forward to if he continues as head coach.
In year 9, this is by far the worst team in Wilcox's tenure.
It is. In his first year he went 5-7 and I actually felt like the team played pretty well most of the time, they just didn't have a lot of offensive talent. This team is also lacking offensive talent but has a clearly gifted QB and can't do much with him. And the defense has gotten far worse despite him being a defensive coach.
QB is the most important position in the sport.
The past 3 seasons he’s below .500 with 2 QBs that will play on Sundays, including the current favorite to win the Heisman trophy.
A stunning regression.
Chase Garbers was also . . . not a guy who could play on Sundays, but maybe a tick below that, clearly a solid college QB and at least briefly made an NFL roster. Got to start in the UFL for a bit. We used him as a part-timer for a while and then somehow got worse the longer he was at Cal.
So we've actually had some pretty good QBs on the roster after Wilcox's first year. The best we could do with them was one 8-5 season.
I wholeheartedly believe if we had gotten anything less than solid qb play these past few years we would have been the worst team in the Power 4 conferences.
In Riverboat Ron we trust!
Sorry but RR has already failed his first test in my mind for not firing Wilcox by now. People say you should see how the season plays out and that it doesn’t look good for a mid-season firing, but you already have 8.5 years of evidence that’s pretty damn clear. RR won’t be able to fix Wilcox.
So, tell us, what's the plan after Rivera fires Wilcox? What advantage is gained by firing Wilcox now?
There is no advantage except it assuages your angst. Rivera might as well get his process in place to replace Wilcox. Then fire him.
Naming an interim head coach. The advantage is we can start searching and interviewing candidates in the competitive market.
That’s an easy one - at least try to get a new Coach in place before the Jan 2nd portal. What advantage is there to wait until December to fire Wilcox and then begin your search? The process is known, the next Coach is not.
If we get boatraced at Louisville wouldn’t shock me if Wilcox gets fired that Sunday.
He got here in May. Have some patience for god sake. Obviously he's gonna fire him but he needs time to prepare the coaching search.
I won't watch your video (do you need the clicks or something) but being here in May means what? That's three months before even the season starts. He said minimum 8 wins. It is not going to happen and was obvious after the humiliating Duke loss. Do you understand how bad it is for 30,000 fans to show up for a ranked team game?
Yes he did get here in May. So you expected him in his first week on the job to fire the coach after the job cycle had closed? Timing is everything, this next hire is absolutely crucial and we needed time to gather the resources for it. You are directing anger at the previous decision makers (Knowlton and Christ) to the current ones who clearly have a plan if you would pay attention.
He got here in May, but he’s watched the previous 8 years just like the rest of us. 8 wins and butts in the seats, that’s his standard. It’s time for a change. The fanbase needs some hope.
There is zero to be excited for with this program in year 9.
It was 10-0 by time I tuned in and 17-7 when I had somewhere to go at half. It says something that I was pleasantly surprised it wasn’t worse when I saw the final score when I got home. A quick glance at the box score and I see 8 net yards rushing after 29 last week. Probably not going to get the job done. As a Virginia resident I suppose I could be proud of my home state but eff that.
31-21 looks awfully close too, but if Virginia took the knee instead of scoring on the last TD with less than a minute to go, the final score would have been 24-21.
I guess they wanted to beat the point spread.
Cal could have won another that they lost
We all knew it already, but this pretty much clinches it. It's over for Wilcox. Putting aside talent deficiencies or whatever (which are also down to how he's run his program), that was simply not a well-coached team out there. Bad snaps, undisciplined penalties, the whole gamut.
The only reason we even had a chance at the end was because of Virginia's miscues after clearly outplaying us for most of the day.
Gifted the easiest schedule in his 9th season and Wilcox will once again have a losing conference record
It doesn't matter what else happens. Wilcox always just pulls us back to mediocrity. Time to pull the plug on him.
He’s an astonishing 21-games below .500 in conference.
Simply dumbfounding.
In spite of a mountain of evidence to do anything but subject myself to this, I wasted an 80 degree sunny November Saturday in front of the tv instead of making a tee time. I am a sick, stupid person.
Nonsense…it’s a good walk spoiled, I say… ;-)
In fact, I’d argue this is exactly the type of behavior that makes Cal a sleeping f-ing giant of a fanbase.
Folks are passionate and deserve the upcoming leadership change more than any other fanbase in the nation.
It is actually insane. For all the mocking we get for the empty stadium and supposed apathy, even the slightest hint of optimism gets over 50k in memorial. Ron needs to get this right.
Lost in the narrative of another example of our own never-ending cycle of mediocrity and missed opportunities was impressive showing by UVA. Really well coached team that played with a lot more poise than I expected. Their ceiling is low, but they get the most out of what they have.
Bumbling, stumbling,crumbling Bears do it again. When will the Cal Administration fire the Wilcox clown show ? Even the United States
Supreme Court would rule that the 9 years under Coach Wilcox tutelage, is clear cruel and unusual punishment to the Cal fan base. No sense of urgency in the Cal administration to write this wrong- stunning mediocrity. Winning less than 33% of games in conference play, poor time management, pliable defense , and a cast of three star players playing against opponents with better talent. Jaron-Keawe-Sagapolutele is a sensational QB behind an offensive line that can not block to save their lives . My bet is JkS bolts to a College program of any competitive relative standing , and reveals the surgical skill of his passing skills to wide receivers that can actually catch a football thrown to them. Stupid is as stupid does!
I could not disagree with you more on the topic of JKS and the future of Cal Football. In fact I made this video detailing why I believe you to be wrong.
https://youtu.be/4pLC4wWgYRY?si=dRB2TNfPh98WJuk1
we're pretty outclassed up front... they can run we can't. They can pressure our QB, we can't really pressure theirs. At least we ran a few cool plays today?
Is ACC not regretting inviting Cal and Stanfurd yet?
Stanford has already proven they can win when they are invested (which they are again). I also agree with Jimmy that Cal could be a sleeping giant, great location, great school and most importantly now a wealthy and surprising dedicated alumni base. If we bring in a coach to give us any enthusiasm the NIL coffers will be full, I promise you.
Plus…while it would be lovely, no one is pressuring the HC to make the CFP here. The bar is pretty low.
Literally a winning Conference record, which likely gets you to 8-9 wins and you’re a damn legend.
Why would they regret it? They are getting more money and extra wins. Plus having games to put in the late-night windows helps their TV ratings.
No chance they’re regretting it, actually.
Literally no chance.
ACC has done very well for themselves with this arrangement. More carriage, more eyeballs. W/Ls would be the cherry on the top. Both programs are still very much in ramping up mode after a decade plus of neglect, but much closer to a return to relevancy than might appear for the casual fan.
They added cupcakes in conference play