Fernando Mendoza sure as heck did not look sick or act sick in that game he was sidelined. No mask, no distancing.....why would you let a guy with the flu stand, unmasked, at point blank next to anyone on the team? Was he better but could not practice (and so got benched)? The fans and donors deserve a better explanation...or, at the lea…
Fernando Mendoza sure as heck did not look sick or act sick in that game he was sidelined. No mask, no distancing.....why would you let a guy with the flu stand, unmasked, at point blank next to anyone on the team? Was he better but could not practice (and so got benched)? The fans and donors deserve a better explanation...or, at the least honesty, about the situation. And, honestly, the whole system should be fixed so that this sort of stuff does not happen. There were people who paid good money to travel and attend that game and Mendoza's BS doomed the outcome.
On the main note...thank you Chandler Rogers for coming to Cal. I thought he gave us a better chance with the RPO and made important contributions in spots. Hope he get more play time at his next stop.
I feel like, a few times in one’s career, you need to make the selfish choice. Fernando felt that playing elsewhere was in his best interest, and apparently decided to prioritize his health for the rest of the season over placating his teammates and Cal fans. The cover story was a little shaky, and I’m not happy about him leaving, but it’s understandable.
Yeah, I kinda get that, but that's also partly how college football is falling apart: the right of the individual to pursue their own money is trumping the interests of the group (i.e. team, university, alumni, collective, fans, media companies, etc.). Dude is getting paid NIL and a scholarship and he somehow has the right to not play the final game of the season in the pursuit of his own selfish interests? And that's somehow OK? There has to be some sort of punitive damage for this sort of thing.
I agree, but we're still not fully in the pay-to-play world yet. I think we should start behaving like it, but there's no legal recourse since they're being paid "endorsements" instead of salaries despite us all understanding that if it quacks like a duck...
Clearly and the OL was a liability, but it's unfair to be paid NIL and scholarship money and then tap out while you are still in the regular season (I would argue bowl games too, but I could have lived with that). If they want to be pros, then you get fined like a pro for these sorts of antics.
And I don't resent Fernando for transferring; I saw it coming....but I lost a whole lot of respect for him over the SMU game. I like JW but allowing such overt charades (or lack there of) was a slap in the face to the Cal fans.
Fernando Mendoza sure as heck did not look sick or act sick in that game he was sidelined. No mask, no distancing.....why would you let a guy with the flu stand, unmasked, at point blank next to anyone on the team? Was he better but could not practice (and so got benched)? The fans and donors deserve a better explanation...or, at the least honesty, about the situation. And, honestly, the whole system should be fixed so that this sort of stuff does not happen. There were people who paid good money to travel and attend that game and Mendoza's BS doomed the outcome.
On the main note...thank you Chandler Rogers for coming to Cal. I thought he gave us a better chance with the RPO and made important contributions in spots. Hope he get more play time at his next stop.
I feel like, a few times in one’s career, you need to make the selfish choice. Fernando felt that playing elsewhere was in his best interest, and apparently decided to prioritize his health for the rest of the season over placating his teammates and Cal fans. The cover story was a little shaky, and I’m not happy about him leaving, but it’s understandable.
Yeah, I kinda get that, but that's also partly how college football is falling apart: the right of the individual to pursue their own money is trumping the interests of the group (i.e. team, university, alumni, collective, fans, media companies, etc.). Dude is getting paid NIL and a scholarship and he somehow has the right to not play the final game of the season in the pursuit of his own selfish interests? And that's somehow OK? There has to be some sort of punitive damage for this sort of thing.
I agree, but we're still not fully in the pay-to-play world yet. I think we should start behaving like it, but there's no legal recourse since they're being paid "endorsements" instead of salaries despite us all understanding that if it quacks like a duck...
I agree that if he's getting paid NIL money, he has the responsibility to play.
didn't want to tank his portal stock getting rekt by smu
Clearly and the OL was a liability, but it's unfair to be paid NIL and scholarship money and then tap out while you are still in the regular season (I would argue bowl games too, but I could have lived with that). If they want to be pros, then you get fined like a pro for these sorts of antics.
And I don't resent Fernando for transferring; I saw it coming....but I lost a whole lot of respect for him over the SMU game. I like JW but allowing such overt charades (or lack there of) was a slap in the face to the Cal fans.
it's possible that the coaches benched him when they knew he was leaving, and the sick story was more convenient for both sides.
but I'm with you, they should have been honest.
That did not happen
Was it Nando’s choice all the way?