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Old Bear 71's avatar

Great job, I like honest optimism.

Hoping to see lots of 3 n outs this year.

Go Bears!

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justbearly's avatar

Thank you, Nick. A solid defensive front with depth will be a very positive improvement. Looks like we have solid linebacker players in the middle again, and I bet the secondary will be ready come August 30th. Hope the outside linebackers are ready too. Will special teams be very special this season?

I guess I am out of step a bit, but I am thinking Duke will also be a challenging opponent mid-season. I see where on some site or the other Cal is a 2.5-point underdog to the Beavers. Am looking forward to that game!

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Finn's avatar

The defense appears strong, especially the front seven, and if we can coach up the secondary, we should be in good shape. I am always guilty of drinking the Kool-Aid and being optimistic with all the positive camp news, which doesn't seem to transfer to the regular season. Hopefully, this is the year things change. Of course, I don't know how well our opponents have improved. I am just very thankful that we don't play Clemson or Miami; we must take advantage of this opportunity. Never forget - THIS IS BEAR TERRITORY!

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Take off that Red Shirt's avatar

Very excited for this unit. Coaches have such a good track record with the back 7, Taggart and Uluave can be this years staple LB duo that we work best with. And the D line has to be better than last years!

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WilderThanGene's avatar

I'm guessing Wilcox will be the defacto DC doing the majority of scheming and game planning. Not sure what we have in Vic and/or TB in that regard.

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napabear's avatar

Wilcox has a golden record of developing safeties in particular and DBs in general. They have a room full of solid,experienced guys. They’ll have a crew ready to go in Corvallis and beyond.

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Clifford Fewel's avatar

He said all presumed starters are semi-educated. Tee-hee! 😁

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