If Wilcox is smart, he’ll do what Dickert did at Wazzu…go get a dynamic offensive mind that’s coaching a small school, and have him bring players with him, namely the quarterback.
Realistically, we can probably expect more of the same if Jack Plummer is starting QB next year in Berkeley. We still don’t even know what Kai Millner can do.
Just when I thought I had I'd had all the Cal fandom beaten out of me, this happens! Ok, fine I'll keep watching and cheering and maybe even fill in post game reactions. Go Bears! Isn't Scott Frost available for free for the next few years? How about Davis Webb getting a coaching opportunity?
Do we still like Spavital or Likens? I don't track these things as much as others, so curious if either would be realistic options or whether there would be mutual interest.
A novel idea, hire Taylor as co head coach. Keep Wilcox as a co head coach. Both coaches compliment one another with their offensive and defensive coaching strategies. Let them work out the sharing responsibilities.Taylor comes home to Cal which will please the fan base that Cal needs.
I see a lot of comments regarding who knows the plays and thus might call the O this weekend. In case you haven't paid attention this year, we should opt for someone who does NOT know these plays and instead has the players' admiration and a whiteboard.
Going down the list of former Oregon players who coach offense.
Akili Smith was GA for Cal about 10 years ago. Looks like he's coaching high school now. Do Geoff Schwartz or Max Unger want to start coaching? Perhaps Ed Dickson can teach our receivers how to be wide open and score TDs.
What a load of crap. I have been watching with bemusement the past several weeks the comments from bloggers suggesting that all Wilcox needed to do was change his OC and O line coach and suddenly everything would change. Wilcox has been the problem from Day 1. He is Holmoe redux and will be a disaster for the football program until he is removed from the grounds.
Wilcox managed with Dykes recruits the first three seasons, but things hit a wall in that first shit show 34-10 loss to UCLA in the first game of the COVID season. Since then, Cal has won how many road games? It just pisses me off royally that so many Cal fans think that Wilcox is such a great human being whose big fault is being overly loyal to his staff. No, your big fault Coach Wilcox is that you are a miserably overpaid and under qualified head coach who will suck the life out of Cal football for years to come. Zero excitement from this end.
Won't matter much who the next OC is, it will matter much who the next OL coach is.
While tardy, this was a good time to fire these 2 jabronis. Now Cal can start reaching out to other schools for permission to speak with candidates for OC and OL. Good move by Wilcox albeit a year too late.
Musgrave’s system was antiquated and outdated, especially when compared to the modern college game. He lacked the personnel to implement and run it effectively, namely professional-caliber football players, as that is how you win with this style.
While he was never getting fired after just two seasons, one of them being the lost 2020, COVID nonetheless had nothing to do with his failure.
I'm not saying it had anything to do with his failure, I'm saying that you can't judge a man on a season like that. But that was a free year where he could have evaluated how much his offense would fail with Cal's level of talent, and instead he doubled down.
Harsin coached with Wilcox at Boise State 2001–2002 and 2006–2009. Harsin is a QB coach at heart, has won championships, was a poor fit at Auburn, and I'm sure has buyout language that makes the financials work. Just gonna keep posting this till it's done.
If Wilcox is smart, he’ll do what Dickert did at Wazzu…go get a dynamic offensive mind that’s coaching a small school, and have him bring players with him, namely the quarterback.
Realistically, we can probably expect more of the same if Jack Plummer is starting QB next year in Berkeley. We still don’t even know what Kai Millner can do.
I'm pretty sure Jack's a RS Senior.
I thought so as well but articles allude to the fact he had 2 years of eligibility remaining…COVID year? Whether he uses it is a different story.
Yup he's a redshirt senior with one more eligibility left.
Just when I thought I had I'd had all the Cal fandom beaten out of me, this happens! Ok, fine I'll keep watching and cheering and maybe even fill in post game reactions. Go Bears! Isn't Scott Frost available for free for the next few years? How about Davis Webb getting a coaching opportunity?
Do we still like Spavital or Likens? I don't track these things as much as others, so curious if either would be realistic options or whether there would be mutual interest.
A novel idea, hire Taylor as co head coach. Keep Wilcox as a co head coach. Both coaches compliment one another with their offensive and defensive coaching strategies. Let them work out the sharing responsibilities.Taylor comes home to Cal which will please the fan base that Cal needs.
I see a lot of comments regarding who knows the plays and thus might call the O this weekend. In case you haven't paid attention this year, we should opt for someone who does NOT know these plays and instead has the players' admiration and a whiteboard.
I wonder if someone like Sean Payton would be willing to step down to college next year as our new HC? just dreaming.
ooh, what about Gary Patterson? or is the Texas guy to California thing a bust.
The idea is no more offensive futility. Gary Patterson had the same problems as Wilcox.
Mark helfrich?
Going down the list of former Oregon players who coach offense.
Akili Smith was GA for Cal about 10 years ago. Looks like he's coaching high school now. Do Geoff Schwartz or Max Unger want to start coaching? Perhaps Ed Dickson can teach our receivers how to be wide open and score TDs.
From what we've seen they're lucky that fired didn't mean out of the cannon.
Time to take some frustrations on the Furdies next weekend.
Does this mean Geep Chryst is our new OC, and is Michael Saffell gonna prepare the OL.....?
Hooooolllyyy
He’s been reading our comments
I think Jeff Tedford should drive up to Berkeley and call the plays. (Kidding)
Like this. Get the MFing band back together. Unfinished business.
About dam time. Way overdue. Wilcox & Knowleton are next, unless Wilcox can bring in an A+ recruiting class.
What a load of crap. I have been watching with bemusement the past several weeks the comments from bloggers suggesting that all Wilcox needed to do was change his OC and O line coach and suddenly everything would change. Wilcox has been the problem from Day 1. He is Holmoe redux and will be a disaster for the football program until he is removed from the grounds.
Wilcox managed with Dykes recruits the first three seasons, but things hit a wall in that first shit show 34-10 loss to UCLA in the first game of the COVID season. Since then, Cal has won how many road games? It just pisses me off royally that so many Cal fans think that Wilcox is such a great human being whose big fault is being overly loyal to his staff. No, your big fault Coach Wilcox is that you are a miserably overpaid and under qualified head coach who will suck the life out of Cal football for years to come. Zero excitement from this end.
Won't matter much who the next OC is, it will matter much who the next OL coach is.
While tardy, this was a good time to fire these 2 jabronis. Now Cal can start reaching out to other schools for permission to speak with candidates for OC and OL. Good move by Wilcox albeit a year too late.
I don't agree with a year too late. Musgrave deserved another chance after starting during COVID. But he did NOT take advantage of said chance.
Musgrave’s system was antiquated and outdated, especially when compared to the modern college game. He lacked the personnel to implement and run it effectively, namely professional-caliber football players, as that is how you win with this style.
While he was never getting fired after just two seasons, one of them being the lost 2020, COVID nonetheless had nothing to do with his failure.
I'm not saying it had anything to do with his failure, I'm saying that you can't judge a man on a season like that. But that was a free year where he could have evaluated how much his offense would fail with Cal's level of talent, and instead he doubled down.
A new QB is probably needed as well, GEAT…
Hire Bryan Harsin for OC.
Harsin coached with Wilcox at Boise State 2001–2002 and 2006–2009. Harsin is a QB coach at heart, has won championships, was a poor fit at Auburn, and I'm sure has buyout language that makes the financials work. Just gonna keep posting this till it's done.
And Clesi Crochet is already in the Bay Area…this could totally work…
;-)