Wilcox' refusal to give Millner more snaps last season when it was already obvious Cal was headed for a bad losing season is further proof of his incompetence as a head coach. I am guessing he was thinking if he could just secure a Big Game win he could stick around at Cal as long as he wanted. Well, I guess that's true. There is an old saying that people get they government they deserve. Cal fans are getting the Wilcox they deserve.
I'm of two minds about this. On the one hand, Kai seemed destined to excel in the new offense. While he's not Lamar Jackson, he has a terrific arm and to my eye he looked to be more mobile than Chase Garbers, which would have been enough to run a modern offense. On the other hand, defense (duh) and offensive lines win championships (See Trent Dilfer, Doug Williams). Kai waited a few days, didn't see any help arriving for the OL, and decided he'd have a better chance to win/stay alive if a school were to come calling that has a solid OL. Can't fault him. For those suggesting the coaches didn't want him or chased him away, phooey.
The portal is ruining college athletics. 18-y-olds are eating up schollys and pledging loyalty and then jumping ship. This is the tail wagging the dog. RIP loyalty and tradition. 🙏
This is disappointing. He seemed to have real potential (albeit from a small sample size) now we likely need two QBs from the portal. Another reason to miss "the good ole days" when people stuck around for four, or five, years.
Everyone remain calm and watch the JW presser. He is clear that they will be revamping the offense and schemes entirely, which we knew would occur having Spav as OC, and that they want to run RPO and have a dual threat QB. JW is a man of integrity and this pattern fits. If we are going to speculate, we should assume that JW, a man of impeccable integrity, was up front with both Millner and Plummer and probably told both of them that while they'd like to keep them around, they are actively seeking a transfer that fits the scheme better.
I expected this after Wilcox's presser yesterday. It's clear that the coaches don't think Milner is ready or has what it takes to assume the starting role. I also expect Spav had a big say in this. Spav is going to want dual threat QB's and Plummer is definitely not that and Milner is borderline. They probably sat down with both QB's and told them the direction of the program and the offense and that they would be seeking to find one or more DT QB's and both Plummer and Milner saw the writing on the wall. I wish them both the best.
Its been seven years and Wilcox (Knowlton) still can't figure it out on the offensive side of the ball. I am getting to the point of DONE. As the saying goes "if you don't have anything to say positive don't say anything at all".
As I said before I’m done with Cal Athletics and any money I contribute but that doesn’t mean I can’t lurk this site and lol at the cultish apathy for a man who along with Knowlton has managed to clown fuck one of only a handful of universities with a natty in football, basketball, baseball (albeit one sitting smack dab in the middle of the number 1 recruiting hot bed in the world) into absolute oblivion…
-Cal doesn’t hire Taylor for half of Wilcox salary ya’lls response = “Taylor hasn’t proven himself like Wilcox cuz Wilcox turned down oregon job” did he thought? Was he really offered it?
-Half our returning depth xfer ya’lls response is “good luck to them we’re rebuilding” it’s year seven brosef? What the serious f are you talking about?
-Mark Fox goes 1-11 ya’lls response is “oh well we’re powerless to do anything about it”
-Our best hope at qb is xfering and ya’lls response is “he would have succeeded in spavital’s system…in spav we trust”
Wake the f up and look in the mirror. Literally everyone else is laughing at us. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Fire Knowlton. Mozilla. And above all else fire Wilcox.
I want to withhold judgment to see how it all shakes out, but this makes me sad. I thought Kai had the mobility and accuracy we wanted to at least be a steady #2. But Spavital is no slouch when it comes to QB coaching and recruiting, so I think we have to trust his call on this. If he went all out to keep Kai, I'm certain Kai would have stayed. That he didn't go all out to keep him, means he truly believes we can do better. All any of us will care about in the end is the results. Let's not twist ourselves around the axle too much until we see what shows up on the field. Best wishes to Kai in all things.
Wilcox' refusal to give Millner more snaps last season when it was already obvious Cal was headed for a bad losing season is further proof of his incompetence as a head coach. I am guessing he was thinking if he could just secure a Big Game win he could stick around at Cal as long as he wanted. Well, I guess that's true. There is an old saying that people get they government they deserve. Cal fans are getting the Wilcox they deserve.
Y'all wanted change, well you're getting change. And not at the margins.
Wilcox has completely mismanaged the OL and the QB positions at Cal.
Luckily, Wilcox finally made a good hire at OC. I trust Spav a lot more than Wilcox to fix this situation.
All I want for Christmas is Justyn Martin.
I'm of two minds about this. On the one hand, Kai seemed destined to excel in the new offense. While he's not Lamar Jackson, he has a terrific arm and to my eye he looked to be more mobile than Chase Garbers, which would have been enough to run a modern offense. On the other hand, defense (duh) and offensive lines win championships (See Trent Dilfer, Doug Williams). Kai waited a few days, didn't see any help arriving for the OL, and decided he'd have a better chance to win/stay alive if a school were to come calling that has a solid OL. Can't fault him. For those suggesting the coaches didn't want him or chased him away, phooey.
The portal is ruining college athletics. 18-y-olds are eating up schollys and pledging loyalty and then jumping ship. This is the tail wagging the dog. RIP loyalty and tradition. 🙏
Probably not good news.
I sort of don't like the rent-a-quarterback-for-the-season thing.
Two years of practice and coaching and then foregoing the Cal degree seems especially disappointing.
I certainly hope we have the inside track on a transfer QB because we're otherwise in trouble. Thought Kai could shine in the new offense.
This is disappointing. He seemed to have real potential (albeit from a small sample size) now we likely need two QBs from the portal. Another reason to miss "the good ole days" when people stuck around for four, or five, years.
Everyone remain calm and watch the JW presser. He is clear that they will be revamping the offense and schemes entirely, which we knew would occur having Spav as OC, and that they want to run RPO and have a dual threat QB. JW is a man of integrity and this pattern fits. If we are going to speculate, we should assume that JW, a man of impeccable integrity, was up front with both Millner and Plummer and probably told both of them that while they'd like to keep them around, they are actively seeking a transfer that fits the scheme better.
I expected this after Wilcox's presser yesterday. It's clear that the coaches don't think Milner is ready or has what it takes to assume the starting role. I also expect Spav had a big say in this. Spav is going to want dual threat QB's and Plummer is definitely not that and Milner is borderline. They probably sat down with both QB's and told them the direction of the program and the offense and that they would be seeking to find one or more DT QB's and both Plummer and Milner saw the writing on the wall. I wish them both the best.
Nahhh I wanted curly fries to lead this team….
This is a sad day folks.
Not good news for the Bears
Its been seven years and Wilcox (Knowlton) still can't figure it out on the offensive side of the ball. I am getting to the point of DONE. As the saying goes "if you don't have anything to say positive don't say anything at all".
As I said before I’m done with Cal Athletics and any money I contribute but that doesn’t mean I can’t lurk this site and lol at the cultish apathy for a man who along with Knowlton has managed to clown fuck one of only a handful of universities with a natty in football, basketball, baseball (albeit one sitting smack dab in the middle of the number 1 recruiting hot bed in the world) into absolute oblivion…
-Cal doesn’t hire Taylor for half of Wilcox salary ya’lls response = “Taylor hasn’t proven himself like Wilcox cuz Wilcox turned down oregon job” did he thought? Was he really offered it?
-Half our returning depth xfer ya’lls response is “good luck to them we’re rebuilding” it’s year seven brosef? What the serious f are you talking about?
-Mark Fox goes 1-11 ya’lls response is “oh well we’re powerless to do anything about it”
-Our best hope at qb is xfering and ya’lls response is “he would have succeeded in spavital’s system…in spav we trust”
Wake the f up and look in the mirror. Literally everyone else is laughing at us. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Fire Knowlton. Mozilla. And above all else fire Wilcox.
I want to withhold judgment to see how it all shakes out, but this makes me sad. I thought Kai had the mobility and accuracy we wanted to at least be a steady #2. But Spavital is no slouch when it comes to QB coaching and recruiting, so I think we have to trust his call on this. If he went all out to keep Kai, I'm certain Kai would have stayed. That he didn't go all out to keep him, means he truly believes we can do better. All any of us will care about in the end is the results. Let's not twist ourselves around the axle too much until we see what shows up on the field. Best wishes to Kai in all things.