"Cal still has not won a football game outside the Bay Area the last three years. 0-10 since Bill Musgrave took over as OC and Angus McClure became OL coach."
Tarik Glenn played 10 years in the pros and is currently on Cal's staff. Why have Saffell moved up versus Tarik? Tarik can't be worse than Angus and has way more experience than Saffell. Oh and Tarik played tackle in the pros which happens to be the weakest position on Cal's entire team!! How is it that Angus is still here??
WILCOX'S FOOTBALL PLAYING EXPERIENCE WAS AS A LINEBACKER WHICH CONDITIONED HIM TO THINK DEFENSE IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE GAME, ERGO, HE HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ADJUST HIS THINKING TO SPEND MORE TIME AND EFFORTS HIMSELF CONSIDRING WHAT MUST BE DONE TO CHANGE HIS CONDITIONED DISPOSITION FOR A FOOTBALL GAME TO BE PLAYED BY HIS TEAM.
A FEW MOMENTS WITH A PSYCHOTHERAPIST FOR WILLCOX COULD BE WORTHWHILE, METHINKS. I HOPE THAT MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE A BASIS TO KEEP HIM ON THE JOB,!! GERBEAR
Or did Sonny call out the systemic problems that have festered for over fifty years?
Here were are six years later and no better off.
Oh, but, wait, now, the HC is taking ownership of the faults and we have great defense.
Hmmm...
Honestly, nothing has really changed.
Why do people keep making the prioritizing of football means the end of being a public Ivy. That's a brainwash that has gotten a foothold in our collective thinking and ignores Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas, and UCLA, each of which are every bit our academic rival.
Public Ivy and football greatness are not mutually exclusive!
Nothing against Jack P, but is it worth considering giving the backup QB some significant playing time? At least if Cal is down by 10 or more points. He's more of a runner and presents a different style. I mean, why not try something different? It's not like Jack is A. A. Ron Rodgers. And it's generally a good thing if the backup has some experience...
Not all wins are the same, I get that, and I agree that changes are due. But Wilcox is 22-23 at Cal. This places him 4th in winning % out of the last 9 coaches. I think we are dealing with less of an issue of Wilcox's ability as a coach, and more of an issue with recruiting a high level. Tedford is probably the best coach we've had, and his ability to recruit was uncanny, given being at Cal, but then the graduation rate plummeted and the university was not having it. We will NEVER be able to recruit the stanford 4-5 star athletes with 4.0 gpas. So where does that leave us? What wizard is going to come in and win with years of 2-3 star talent?
You guys said it's rock bottom for this team. Almost agree. If Cal loses its next 4 games, this will still be the worst loss of the season. But if they lose to Stanfurd, it will be worse and even lower. So we can not yet take solace that we've seen the worst.
I still think a Wilcox Cal team can drag anybody down into the muck and come out on top. So I hold out hope for at least 3 more victories this season.
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"Cal still has not won a football game outside the Bay Area the last three years. 0-10 since Bill Musgrave took over as OC and Angus McClure became OL coach."
Tarik Glenn played 10 years in the pros and is currently on Cal's staff. Why have Saffell moved up versus Tarik? Tarik can't be worse than Angus and has way more experience than Saffell. Oh and Tarik played tackle in the pros which happens to be the weakest position on Cal's entire team!! How is it that Angus is still here??
Has Musgrave been fired yet?
WILCOX'S FOOTBALL PLAYING EXPERIENCE WAS AS A LINEBACKER WHICH CONDITIONED HIM TO THINK DEFENSE IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE GAME, ERGO, HE HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ADJUST HIS THINKING TO SPEND MORE TIME AND EFFORTS HIMSELF CONSIDRING WHAT MUST BE DONE TO CHANGE HIS CONDITIONED DISPOSITION FOR A FOOTBALL GAME TO BE PLAYED BY HIS TEAM.
A FEW MOMENTS WITH A PSYCHOTHERAPIST FOR WILLCOX COULD BE WORTHWHILE, METHINKS. I HOPE THAT MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE A BASIS TO KEEP HIM ON THE JOB,!! GERBEAR
"We should win"
DOOM!
It's 4pm here in the Pacific and no news from the AD or Wilcox...well, status quo team is strong at Cal Athletics!
Or did Sonny call out the systemic problems that have festered for over fifty years?
Here were are six years later and no better off.
Oh, but, wait, now, the HC is taking ownership of the faults and we have great defense.
Hmmm...
Honestly, nothing has really changed.
Why do people keep making the prioritizing of football means the end of being a public Ivy. That's a brainwash that has gotten a foothold in our collective thinking and ignores Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas, and UCLA, each of which are every bit our academic rival.
Public Ivy and football greatness are not mutually exclusive!
Subscribers only to comment on the Greatwood post?
Nothing against Jack P, but is it worth considering giving the backup QB some significant playing time? At least if Cal is down by 10 or more points. He's more of a runner and presents a different style. I mean, why not try something different? It's not like Jack is A. A. Ron Rodgers. And it's generally a good thing if the backup has some experience...
Not all wins are the same, I get that, and I agree that changes are due. But Wilcox is 22-23 at Cal. This places him 4th in winning % out of the last 9 coaches. I think we are dealing with less of an issue of Wilcox's ability as a coach, and more of an issue with recruiting a high level. Tedford is probably the best coach we've had, and his ability to recruit was uncanny, given being at Cal, but then the graduation rate plummeted and the university was not having it. We will NEVER be able to recruit the stanford 4-5 star athletes with 4.0 gpas. So where does that leave us? What wizard is going to come in and win with years of 2-3 star talent?
I must disagree about Sonny.
Despite his likely spite in saying what he said.
But the statement that Cal must prioritize football in order to win is dead on right.
I would not dismiss the truth of this statement simply because he might be bitter.
Yes, we need to shit or get off the pot.
Oops, I spoke to soon. I wrote this as I was listening.
You guys said it's rock bottom for this team. Almost agree. If Cal loses its next 4 games, this will still be the worst loss of the season. But if they lose to Stanfurd, it will be worse and even lower. So we can not yet take solace that we've seen the worst.
I still think a Wilcox Cal team can drag anybody down into the muck and come out on top. So I hold out hope for at least 3 more victories this season.
Musgraves had great success with the VIkings.
How about if the fired coaches get another job? Does the payout stop, like with divorce alimony?