Really hard to fathom this loss. It was a chance to make a statement and literally show the fan base some appreciation many of whom voted with their wallets over the weekend. Not a good look.
Would a special teams coach help a kicker not miss by 20 yards on his kicks? I’m asking that honestly because it seems an ST coach is more about blocking and tackling then a kicker shanking kicks.
We haven’t had one for 3+ years and have lost multiple games on just special teams blunders. Would it make the difference? I don’t know, but it certainly couldn’t fucking hurt
My this was painful to watch. History repeating itself yet again for this cal team. Per usual, the defense played lights out and the offense sputters, inexplicably. Guess UNT is really that bad.
Cal just can’t get that signature win to elevate the program to new heights. Dumb mistakes, penalties, failing to score in the red zone when they get there. Auburn had no business winning this game and yet they did. Cal beat Cal.
Wilcox is a brilliant defensive coordinator and that might have been the best performance by his defense in his tenure. But the same issues keep plaguing this program and the cal faithful are getting restless with it. I don’t blame them.
Had they won this game they most likely win next week and you’re talking 3-0. They had all the hype for this game and didn’t deliver. It’s frustrating.
Auburn isn't very good, oh and neither is Cal. This loss is 100% on the coaches starting w/ Wilcox, absolutely Spav and the ST's coach. I'm having a hard time accepting this ineptitude. Easily the lowest point in my multi decade fandom as a Cal fan.
That is what my 10 year old daughter said to me! I was like, how are we not blowing the doors off these bozos? And she said, “Daddy, Cal is not that good.” So true! The drone show was the lone bright spot!
The defense played great. Sam J had some good stretches. He will get better with experience, and solid coaching. Drone show was interesting. As well, the Cal Band was great, IMO, though I wish they had played more music throughout the game.
I do think the optimist view is that Sam is at the beginning of a learning curve and will get much better as the season goes on. Here’s hoping! I don’t know how many more games I can watch where Ott runs into the line for 2 yards over and over and over again
I can't believe the coaches didn't dress down Ott for the hurdle versus UNT. The 10% chance of a highlight play isn't worth the massive injury risk. Guy has a long career ahead of him, it would suck to have that thrown away.
We'd have won if we could make a damn field goal, but we would have barely crossed midfield if Auburn hadn't kept turning it over. We averaged 3.5 yards per play, which is almost never enough to win. The offense is just going to have to get more creative.
I'm not ready to write the season off yet, Jackson still has not played the equivalent of a full game and should improve. I don't think this offense has a very high ceiling, as the line still isn't all that good.
The defense is ok, it played well enough to win but failed to get some key stops, especially that damn 3rd and 17.
Wilcox had one job, one job and he couldn't fix the most obvious deficiency from last year? I'm utterly disgusted right now. We're officially living in clown world.
42 years for me. I love Cal. I will be in pain for 6 days and live to try again. The Bear will not die. Jackson is young; the defense is good; we need Ott to feel he made right decision to stay on given the many defections; Luckhurst is a kid; and let's beat the highly rated FCS Idaho Vandals. I love the passion of all the comments herein....it makes it our community to hang in there and care. A few plays and we would all be singing that 3-0 was doable and life was good.
and the communist go down hahaha. FYI. - Auburn fans do not think everyone in California is a communist. Not sure where the author pulled that bit of nonsense from, but it is nonsense. we think your nuts for letting crime go unpunished, but that has nothing to do with Communism. i hope all of you Cali fan’s visit us for the return game next year. You will find us very hospitable and far less condescending than some of the authors on this page. War Eagle and good luck the rest of the year
There needs to be an investigation.. If our coaches did not try to tell Ott not to hurdle defenders, they should be fired. Also, the NCAA needs to take action in general. It should be illegal for a ball carrier to hurdle. 15 yard penalty for the attempt.
Yeah and it was so unnecessary. He wasn't one on one with a defender where he could hurdle and get a few extra yards. There were two defenders that were going to tackle him.
Really hard to fathom this loss. It was a chance to make a statement and literally show the fan base some appreciation many of whom voted with their wallets over the weekend. Not a good look.
Turns out we do in fact need a special teams coach
well we do have one........so far not yielding results compared to last year when we didnt even have a ST coordinator
We don’t have one, that’s a nonsense title with no responsibility
Would a special teams coach help a kicker not miss by 20 yards on his kicks? I’m asking that honestly because it seems an ST coach is more about blocking and tackling then a kicker shanking kicks.
We haven’t had one for 3+ years and have lost multiple games on just special teams blunders. Would it make the difference? I don’t know, but it certainly couldn’t fucking hurt
My this was painful to watch. History repeating itself yet again for this cal team. Per usual, the defense played lights out and the offense sputters, inexplicably. Guess UNT is really that bad.
Cal just can’t get that signature win to elevate the program to new heights. Dumb mistakes, penalties, failing to score in the red zone when they get there. Auburn had no business winning this game and yet they did. Cal beat Cal.
Wilcox is a brilliant defensive coordinator and that might have been the best performance by his defense in his tenure. But the same issues keep plaguing this program and the cal faithful are getting restless with it. I don’t blame them.
Had they won this game they most likely win next week and you’re talking 3-0. They had all the hype for this game and didn’t deliver. It’s frustrating.
No game better epitomizes the experience of being a Cal football fan better than tonight's.
It really felt that way the entire game. TypiCAL, as they say.. (a phrase officially coined by GB49)
Auburn isn't very good, oh and neither is Cal. This loss is 100% on the coaches starting w/ Wilcox, absolutely Spav and the ST's coach. I'm having a hard time accepting this ineptitude. Easily the lowest point in my multi decade fandom as a Cal fan.
That is what my 10 year old daughter said to me! I was like, how are we not blowing the doors off these bozos? And she said, “Daddy, Cal is not that good.” So true! The drone show was the lone bright spot!
The defense played great. Sam J had some good stretches. He will get better with experience, and solid coaching. Drone show was interesting. As well, the Cal Band was great, IMO, though I wish they had played more music throughout the game.
I do think the optimist view is that Sam is at the beginning of a learning curve and will get much better as the season goes on. Here’s hoping! I don’t know how many more games I can watch where Ott runs into the line for 2 yards over and over and over again
Maybe Ott's dangerous hurdling is over, though.
I can't believe the coaches didn't dress down Ott for the hurdle versus UNT. The 10% chance of a highlight play isn't worth the massive injury risk. Guy has a long career ahead of him, it would suck to have that thrown away.
Yep, at least it's right up there in the pantheon of its ilk in my decades long fandom.
Fun Fact: North Texas lost to FIU.
We'd have won if we could make a damn field goal, but we would have barely crossed midfield if Auburn hadn't kept turning it over. We averaged 3.5 yards per play, which is almost never enough to win. The offense is just going to have to get more creative.
I'm not ready to write the season off yet, Jackson still has not played the equivalent of a full game and should improve. I don't think this offense has a very high ceiling, as the line still isn't all that good.
The defense is ok, it played well enough to win but failed to get some key stops, especially that damn 3rd and 17.
Tough to allow a team that basically has no passing game to complete a huge 3rd and 17.
That’s how you lose games you have no business losing…well, that and having an incompetent place kicker.
Wilcox had one job, one job and he couldn't fix the most obvious deficiency from last year? I'm utterly disgusted right now. We're officially living in clown world.
Coulda gone better.
I feel really bad for the kicker but man, those weren’t even close.
I also feel bad for Luckhurst, but… multiple missed kicks isn’t just bad luck.
5 missed FG’s in 2 games.
Unacceptable if you plan to try and win games the Wilcox way.
Didn’t he miss a PAT last week as well?
Yes.
Except the 52 yarder which was right down the middle but didn’t count lmao. Sigh…
They almost never call holding on a kick. Never.
I don't feel bad for him at all...
Cal loses everything in California
If we were on the NFL Network, we'd be banned from the Red Zone channel.
Gunna be hard to get 6 wins after this loss
Yup. No chance.
12 missed points on FGs. That's 3 times the points that we lost by
42 years for me. I love Cal. I will be in pain for 6 days and live to try again. The Bear will not die. Jackson is young; the defense is good; we need Ott to feel he made right decision to stay on given the many defections; Luckhurst is a kid; and let's beat the highly rated FCS Idaho Vandals. I love the passion of all the comments herein....it makes it our community to hang in there and care. A few plays and we would all be singing that 3-0 was doable and life was good.
and the communist go down hahaha. FYI. - Auburn fans do not think everyone in California is a communist. Not sure where the author pulled that bit of nonsense from, but it is nonsense. we think your nuts for letting crime go unpunished, but that has nothing to do with Communism. i hope all of you Cali fan’s visit us for the return game next year. You will find us very hospitable and far less condescending than some of the authors on this page. War Eagle and good luck the rest of the year
There needs to be an investigation.. If our coaches did not try to tell Ott not to hurdle defenders, they should be fired. Also, the NCAA needs to take action in general. It should be illegal for a ball carrier to hurdle. 15 yard penalty for the attempt.
Hurdling *was* illegal in the early 90s. Russell White was flagged for it in a game.
Tonight's Jayden Ott hurdle brought a flashback of Jahvid Best's hurdle against OSU. Scary.
Yep I was at that game. We were shocked when the flag flew. Only Cal could get that call.
Seriously, that happened right in front of me and my first thought was "what the fuck is he doing?!" followed immediately by "oh God I hope he's ok."
Agree, ban that move.
Yeah and it was so unnecessary. He wasn't one on one with a defender where he could hurdle and get a few extra yards. There were two defenders that were going to tackle him.
Especially since it happened last week too but he got lucky