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Bowser in the portal too. Had been meaning to ask about his disappearance this season. I figured he was injured.

I think Coach Madsen owes us an explanation as to why there are so many guys in the portal. Not sure how we can afford to build a bench.

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Jaylin, no you can’t leave! LOL

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Just how it goes these days. We don't have the money to outright buy star players. But hopefully we can pony up enough to create a competitive enough package.

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Seems like more movement than I would expect for a coach with a reputation of being so great to play for…..

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At least in basketball unlike football you don't need many to be good just great coaching!

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One thing to consider causing these exits is the fact that at Cal you have to go to class and keep up a decent GPA. Not the case in many of the "diploma mills" out there who we have to compete with.

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I’ve heard his phone is ringing off the hook with players wanting to play for Cal. But many, & their parents & some agents, seeking the most astronomical dinero possible.

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Given the purported culture under Madsen of a band of brothers playing for each other, I suspect the newfound college-level agent class has something to do with this. “Test the waters…you could be a well-compensated star” has a lot of pull to a mid-to-late-stage adolescent.

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Mar 20·edited Mar 20

This may well be the case, but seems hard to build a deep team in this mode (and depth hurt us this year). Brown Jr., Okafor, Askew, Newell had their short comings but they were all solid rotation players. This seems strange.

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