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Honestly, a guy that turned down a top-15-in-the-nation Head Coaching job, at his alma mater no less, would probably be fine with this move…provided he got the same $$$…
Honestly, if it could be done, it would be an ideal coaching staff, but the biggest ask is for HC to step down. Not to mention differences they may each have with each other's philosophies.
All right, here we go with the kickoff. Harmon will probably try to squib it and he does. Ball comes loose and the Bears have to get out of bounds. Rodgers, along the sideline, another one... they're still in deep trouble at midfield, they tried to do a couple of – the ball is still loose, as they get it to Rodgers! They get it back now to the 30, they're down to the 20... Oh, the band is out on the field! He's gonna go into the end zone! He got into the end zone!
Maybe not mediocrity, but complacency, yes. Maybe he wants to be a cage fighter like Napoleon Dynamite.
As far as crucibles go, I will bet there's voices in Bama fandom that, now, that they lost to Tennessee, want Nick Saban fired. We're not like that, but, maybe, we need to be.
Yes, that's my feel too. It's just over. You can tell when a coach has lost a team. I'm not in the locker room, but at the very least Musgrave and his staff have lost the offense. The defense played fine today, given the injuries they've had. But mojo is a funny thing. It's vaporous. There is no mojo left on this squad.
Can't put this on the defense. They got 3 turnovers and only gave up 13 points in regulation.
The offense though, it just doesn't make sense. Every RB should have had at least 10 touches by the half -instead we only had 18 designed rushing plays for the entire game. Just inexplicable.
I'm not even sure if this team can beat Stanfurd. Blueprint for the rest of the conference was set by WSU - pressure Plummer when Cal is on offense since we won't run the ball and exploit good field position for scoring opportunities when Cal is on defense and when Cal's defense is worn out after so many 3-and-outs by the offense, take apart the tired secondary in the 4th quarter.
C Bass: Truer words have never been spoken! I must be a masochist to keep watching such an inept offense. Only the love I have for my alma mater keeps me watching this shit-show, but I have decided to pull the plug on Cal Football, for this season at least. At least under Dykes we could score 40-50 points without breaking a sweat (although this was tempered by defenses that couldn't stop a sneeze). Why is it so damn hard for Cal to get things right on BOTH sides of the ball? With even an average offense, we could have beaten the Buffs today. Alas, Cal Football having nice things (like hope) is not to be.
Wilcox is done so fire the Oregon braintrust. If I'm Knowlton I'm on the phone to Troy Taylor. Just think millions and millions of dollars to watch this crap.
Wilcox ONLY play at this point is to fire Musgrave, dump this playbook into the nearest trash bin and hope a new coordinator can give a spark to this absolutely moribund offense.
Yes, but the problem is mid-season. We don't likely have someone on staff to promote. It's just appalling. What I traveled to Pullman to see at WSU was not an anomaly. This game was worse, as the WSU defense is better.
Our offense makes every teams defense look like world beaters.
Wilcox would need to fire him tonight. I don’t care who runs the offense or call the plays but if Wilcox doesn’t fire Musgrave tonight, Knowlton should fire Wilcox after we lose next Saturday.
This actually isn’t as big of an upset as last year at Tucson, even with COVID absences. THAT team was horrific…this CO team was fired up for Sanford, after a BYE…anyone that’s actually watched Cal’s offense under Wilcox and with Musgrave should really not be that surprised by this result.
Tedford would’ve beat this Colorado team by 20 tho, even late in his career.
Well, I'm grateful we lost in as much as it makes perfectly clear the need to make major changes. I realize firing the entire offensive staff is not practical mid-season, but that was the most inept attempt at offense since I last saw Cal play football. It's on Wilcox, too, of course.
It's not that we don't have the horses. There is something missing in the coaching and culture. For the first time in many years I won't even watch the post game videos to hear what Wilcox and folks have to say. Nothing they say will matter.
Knowlton? Calling Knowlton? I'm truly sorry for Wilcox because he's a genuinely great guy, but this breaks the back. The Bears are dead. Long live the Bears.
Ikr? Worst offensive performance ever. 2wks to prepare? They weren't prepared. Players & coaches. How many times to you keep running into 8 in the Box 🤷♂️
That sucked. My one piece of advice, rather than dwell on this miserable game. I am going to go for a run and try to salvage something of the day. I recommend you all do something similar.
Gonna be visiting my mom in Sacramento next weekend. I think I just decided my Saturday night viewing: undefeated Sac State against undefeated Montana. I have little doubt that Cal will play better in Berkeley next week because they generally show up at home. But ZERO excuses for going 1-10 on the road the past few seasons. That alone should get you fired.
I might go down there a few days early to visit my sister who lives within walking distance of Hornet Stadium…. But I also saw it is going to be on ESPN2. 8pm
So sad. Time marches on and after six years we are back to horrible unwatchable Cal football. There are no words. Wilcox and Musgrave have to go today.
Knowlton will say something about Olympic sports when the reality is nobody gives a shit and his oversight of football and men’s basketball is gonna bankrupt the athletic dept.
he can talk all he wants about Olympic sports --- we are all proud when they do well -- but the simple fact is that Football pays the bills for those Olympic sports.
I have been to well over 100 Cal football games, but don't even know where Haas is on campus. And I have never watched an Olympic sport at Cal. The non alums like me are important for the health of the the overall program because, as you say, football pays the freight. The AD needs to find a way to keep me and others like me interested. I am still flabbergasted he extended Wilcox last year.
Cal Fans: Here are some new slogans for our Golden Bears: "Cal Football: Where teams go to get their first wins!" or "Cal Football: Where hope goes to die!" Holy shit was that some BAD play calling. Musgrave has got to go. Get ready to see Ott in a new uniform next year. Hell, he may not even wait that long. The O-line couldn't keep Plummer standing or open lanes for Ott. The D-line couldn't get any consistent pressure. Thank God I will be at a wedding next week because I really can't watch any more Cal Football.
I also have to say, for those watching via streaming, it was an absolutely atrocious broadcast. Cutting to commercial break during live action, inconsistent and jumping streams, cameramen not following the play. People should be yelled at and fired at the Pac-12 networks. If you don't want to be yelled at, then do your damn job!
The loss to Wazzu was bad, the performance against UNLV was bad, but this was at a whole other level. Horrible? Pathetic? Putrid? God awful? Inexcusable? Disgusting? Embarrassing?
As I ponder the future of Cal football under Wilcox, I have no words. So I turn to some inspiration from Bill Murray in Groundhog Day who said, "It's going to be cold, it's going to be gray and it's going to last you for the rest of your life."
The irrational highs from winning the big game for the first time since '08, having a pretty good 2019 season (plus winning a bowl), and having some cool statement wins along the way (2017 wazzu, the 2 years beating washington when they were pac 12 contenders, fun wins against ole miss, beating $C, etc.).
Nah, Cal is the worst team on the Buffs schedule, and plenty of things were in Colorado’s favor. They still should have beaten that U of A team…Cal’s futility at the QB position and inability to develop a competent backup QB was the coaching staff’s fault, not COVID’s. Decent programs win that game regardless.
What if, JW was offered a demotion to DC? I mean the Defense is solid, right? With Troy Taylor, (c) GoBears49, as HC?
Honestly, a guy that turned down a top-15-in-the-nation Head Coaching job, at his alma mater no less, would probably be fine with this move…provided he got the same $$$…
;-)
That could get awkward when they hire his counterpart OC. "Why am I not getting the same as him?"
Given how good he’s been at the job so far, I have the utmost confidence in Jim Knowlton’s ability to massage this situation.
LOL. "Less is more."
Honestly, maybe Knowlton needs a replacement.
Hey, won't the wondrous, dynamic leader of the PAC12 be looking for a job?
JW as DC, rehire Sonny as OC, Taylor as HC 😃😂
I'm glad we solved this.
It was that easy
Honestly, if it could be done, it would be an ideal coaching staff, but the biggest ask is for HC to step down. Not to mention differences they may each have with each other's philosophies.
But a dream coaching team, alright. ;)
All right, here we go with the kickoff. Harmon will probably try to squib it and he does. Ball comes loose and the Bears have to get out of bounds. Rodgers, along the sideline, another one... they're still in deep trouble at midfield, they tried to do a couple of – the ball is still loose, as they get it to Rodgers! They get it back now to the 30, they're down to the 20... Oh, the band is out on the field! He's gonna go into the end zone! He got into the end zone!
Holy Toledo!
Sadly, the loss was not a surprise. I love the Bears but they are nixed or whatever
Given that Bill Musgrave is awful at coaching 19-year old student-athletes, it was actually no surprise whatsoever.
Did Wilcox, staff, & team take a 2wk vacation? Then all just met in Boulder, Saturday morning?
I’m gonna watch some later games, like SC-Utah & OSU-WSU. But probably on mute to avoid references to Colorado’s glorious victory.
I've switched to Bama-Tenn to watch some real P5 programs.. (No way CBS does a Cal-Co update.)
Did you see that fucking Tennessee fumble? OMG! Before that a bullshit PI call that ended up with a Bama TD.
Forgot about that but on it now. However Colorado is a “feel good story” that may come up.
To think that I was happy that Wilcox turned down the Oregon job,,,
Not sure what kind of a coach does that?
One that is comfortable with our Administration's low expectations. Oregon would be a crucible.
True…but does he aspire to that type of mediocrity? That’s Gaylord M. Focker 10th-place wrestling-ribbon type schitt, no? ;-)
Maybe not mediocrity, but complacency, yes. Maybe he wants to be a cage fighter like Napoleon Dynamite.
As far as crucibles go, I will bet there's voices in Bama fandom that, now, that they lost to Tennessee, want Nick Saban fired. We're not like that, but, maybe, we need to be.
Buyout?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but if we fire Wilcox this year, isn’t the buyout is $3.6m under the new contract?
The firing term is without cause, though after today’s game, I believe we have cause and then some.
Good thing we extended all football coaches....wouldn't want any of them to get poached.
(do we have a sarcasm font?)
This reminds me of the Oregon St game with Tedford. A blowout in miserable rain.
It just has the feeling of being spent / exhausted. Everyone knew Tedford was done afterwards.
Yep, this feels like Tedfords final season at Cal, a lackluster and incoherent offense and a losing record.
This was not the same team that went to Notre Dame
Yes, that's my feel too. It's just over. You can tell when a coach has lost a team. I'm not in the locker room, but at the very least Musgrave and his staff have lost the offense. The defense played fine today, given the injuries they've had. But mojo is a funny thing. It's vaporous. There is no mojo left on this squad.
Can't put this on the defense. They got 3 turnovers and only gave up 13 points in regulation.
The offense though, it just doesn't make sense. Every RB should have had at least 10 touches by the half -instead we only had 18 designed rushing plays for the entire game. Just inexplicable.
I'm not even sure if this team can beat Stanfurd. Blueprint for the rest of the conference was set by WSU - pressure Plummer when Cal is on offense since we won't run the ball and exploit good field position for scoring opportunities when Cal is on defense and when Cal's defense is worn out after so many 3-and-outs by the offense, take apart the tired secondary in the 4th quarter.
We all need therapy, because no matter how bad it gets, we always comeback for more…
C Bass: Truer words have never been spoken! I must be a masochist to keep watching such an inept offense. Only the love I have for my alma mater keeps me watching this shit-show, but I have decided to pull the plug on Cal Football, for this season at least. At least under Dykes we could score 40-50 points without breaking a sweat (although this was tempered by defenses that couldn't stop a sneeze). Why is it so damn hard for Cal to get things right on BOTH sides of the ball? With even an average offense, we could have beaten the Buffs today. Alas, Cal Football having nice things (like hope) is not to be.
I'm tired. I've been watching Cal since high school and things have never been so bleak.
🤣
My wife agrees with you.
Wilcox is done so fire the Oregon braintrust. If I'm Knowlton I'm on the phone to Troy Taylor. Just think millions and millions of dollars to watch this crap.
of course, you are correct. You only fire a coach mid-season if you want to give an Assistant a shot to be Interim.
Wilcox ONLY play at this point is to fire Musgrave, dump this playbook into the nearest trash bin and hope a new coordinator can give a spark to this absolutely moribund offense.
Yes, but the problem is mid-season. We don't likely have someone on staff to promote. It's just appalling. What I traveled to Pullman to see at WSU was not an anomaly. This game was worse, as the WSU defense is better.
Our offense makes every teams defense look like world beaters.
Wilcox would need to fire him tonight. I don’t care who runs the offense or call the plays but if Wilcox doesn’t fire Musgrave tonight, Knowlton should fire Wilcox after we lose next Saturday.
This is the worst a multiple-year coach has done since the dark days of Holmoe
Never a good sign to have the worst loss of your career come in year 6, after a BYE as 15 point favorites…
Dire times, folks. Wish I could say I was surprised, either.
You are correct. A freshman QB on an 0-5 team? Then his backup? But no, I wasn't surprised. Only Cal
Admin need to keep our talent amidst coaching changes else we are back to 0…
Least surprising Cal loss, especially after Dorrell was fired. This is just the way it goes recently.
Man I miss the early Tedford years
Absolutely.
This actually isn’t as big of an upset as last year at Tucson, even with COVID absences. THAT team was horrific…this CO team was fired up for Sanford, after a BYE…anyone that’s actually watched Cal’s offense under Wilcox and with Musgrave should really not be that surprised by this result.
Tedford would’ve beat this Colorado team by 20 tho, even late in his career.
And the last two years under Snyder. It definitely showed the possibilities of what good coaching can achieve with mostly 2 and 3-star players.
Either they fire some people or give up on power 5 football. Enough is enough. I'm done.
The positive news is Colorado's interim HC looks good and they don't need to hire Taylor
Thanks for that lone ray of sunshine
Taylor won't last long enough while Cal dithers around with the guy they just gave a 4-year extension to and a $1.5 million annual raise.
Well, I'm grateful we lost in as much as it makes perfectly clear the need to make major changes. I realize firing the entire offensive staff is not practical mid-season, but that was the most inept attempt at offense since I last saw Cal play football. It's on Wilcox, too, of course.
It's not that we don't have the horses. There is something missing in the coaching and culture. For the first time in many years I won't even watch the post game videos to hear what Wilcox and folks have to say. Nothing they say will matter.
Knowlton? Calling Knowlton? I'm truly sorry for Wilcox because he's a genuinely great guy, but this breaks the back. The Bears are dead. Long live the Bears.
Ikr? Worst offensive performance ever. 2wks to prepare? They weren't prepared. Players & coaches. How many times to you keep running into 8 in the Box 🤷♂️
You don’t want to watch Wilcox angry and frustrated then do absolutely nothing about it?
Nah, I guess not. Reminds me of what we always tell our kids: What you say doesn't matter, it's what you do.
That sucked. My one piece of advice, rather than dwell on this miserable game. I am going to go for a run and try to salvage something of the day. I recommend you all do something similar.
I just did the same, got some of the nerves and frustration out
Gonna be visiting my mom in Sacramento next weekend. I think I just decided my Saturday night viewing: undefeated Sac State against undefeated Montana. I have little doubt that Cal will play better in Berkeley next week because they generally show up at home. But ZERO excuses for going 1-10 on the road the past few seasons. That alone should get you fired.
I might go down there a few days early to visit my sister who lives within walking distance of Hornet Stadium…. But I also saw it is going to be on ESPN2. 8pm
Changes to coaching staff need to be made immediately. TODAY.
Specifically on offense. Can't win on just field goals alone
Somebody better be fired for this.
Preferably Wilcox. He doesn’t know how to fix this.
THAT’S the problem…there’s no future for this program under JW.
He's done. Probably will get one more year but this is the nadir.
He shouldn’t get one more week.
The season is lost, he isn’t going to turn it around so learn from the team you just lost to and cut your losses.
Wilcox needed to let go Musgrave last off season.
Now Wilcox should go too.
Keeping Musgrave sealed his doom
So sad. Time marches on and after six years we are back to horrible unwatchable Cal football. There are no words. Wilcox and Musgrave have to go today.
Knowlton will say something about Olympic sports when the reality is nobody gives a shit and his oversight of football and men’s basketball is gonna bankrupt the athletic dept.
he can talk all he wants about Olympic sports --- we are all proud when they do well -- but the simple fact is that Football pays the bills for those Olympic sports.
I have been to well over 100 Cal football games, but don't even know where Haas is on campus. And I have never watched an Olympic sport at Cal. The non alums like me are important for the health of the the overall program because, as you say, football pays the freight. The AD needs to find a way to keep me and others like me interested. I am still flabbergasted he extended Wilcox last year.
Cal Fans: Here are some new slogans for our Golden Bears: "Cal Football: Where teams go to get their first wins!" or "Cal Football: Where hope goes to die!" Holy shit was that some BAD play calling. Musgrave has got to go. Get ready to see Ott in a new uniform next year. Hell, he may not even wait that long. The O-line couldn't keep Plummer standing or open lanes for Ott. The D-line couldn't get any consistent pressure. Thank God I will be at a wedding next week because I really can't watch any more Cal Football.
I also have to say, for those watching via streaming, it was an absolutely atrocious broadcast. Cutting to commercial break during live action, inconsistent and jumping streams, cameramen not following the play. People should be yelled at and fired at the Pac-12 networks. If you don't want to be yelled at, then do your damn job!
An offense like this???
Ill be surprised if we win another game.
The loss to Wazzu was bad, the performance against UNLV was bad, but this was at a whole other level. Horrible? Pathetic? Putrid? God awful? Inexcusable? Disgusting? Embarrassing?
I can't believe this...now that we've finally recruited offensive talent. It'll be blown up again...
If I was Jadyn Ott’s dad I’d tell him to get himself away from this shitshow and into the transfer portal asap
Oh he’s gone.
Ott was gone the minute he went for 277 v U of A.
I'm not that much of a pessimist, but its been two weeks since he had more than two hand offs where he didn't get hit in the backfield.
Getting Jadyn Ott to stay through a coaching change should be the priority of Knowlton.
Yep, protect yourself and get the paperwork ready to transfer to UCLA or USC.
He’s gone.
And so is J Mike
If Wilcox has any shred of dignity he should resign immediately.
If he cares at all for the kids he’s coaching, then he owes it to them to step down.
He needs to give them and Cal a chance at something better and to move on.
They got a name for the losers in this world……they call me golden blue. I gotta learn to play the saxophone instead of following this team.
Can't put this on latu, shouldn't be in OT with fucking 0-5 buffs
Colorado fans look so happy
We make dreams come true.
You See happy opponents.
Totally ready for a coaching change now, no more excuses, lost faith. Need to grab Taylor from Sac St.
No Covid excuse this year for the poor offensive and QB play. This is all on Wilcox.
Bye week means no practice 😆
Ugh. We just lost to the single worst team in the FBS. At this point 4-8 would be a good season.
Come out of your holes Wilcox defenders we are lining you up.
Come out and get your boy! He needs you the most now!
No bowling.
We may not win another game.
sad but true
As I ponder the future of Cal football under Wilcox, I have no words. So I turn to some inspiration from Bill Murray in Groundhog Day who said, "It's going to be cold, it's going to be gray and it's going to last you for the rest of your life."
Good game, Colorado.
You played with heart.
Prayers for Smith.
I am now done with Wilcox. I'm on-board with firing him after this season.
Sure, but how do you fire him after extending him? The whole department looks laughably inept.
I don’t know where the money comes from but you need to fire him.
In this case, its better to cut your losses and move on.
I agree.
I never would’ve extended him simply for passing on Oregon which, to be honest, was an incredibly puzzling move by JW.
I’d actually think higher of Knowlton if he took that decisive action…but he won’t. Nor will Wilcox with Musgrave.
I agree.
Get Wilcox the f*** out. Last year we lose to Arizona, this year CO. Are you kidding me
They’re the worst program in the Conference…
**Cal worst program
Ya, that’s my point.
If you lose to the worst team in the P12 back to back years, then you are the worst team…not Arizona, not Colorado.
Screw this man. No way in hell the Big Ten considers us now if they were at all
Nah, we weren't much expected in football terms anyway
That is wrong. Level of play was not a deciding factor.
They never considered us
Two balls that should have been caught in end zone.
One was.
Wilcox came aboard my senior year and I have long defended him against naysayers. But, this game was the last straw for me. Roll on you bears...
What took you so long?
The irrational highs from winning the big game for the first time since '08, having a pretty good 2019 season (plus winning a bowl), and having some cool statement wins along the way (2017 wazzu, the 2 years beating washington when they were pac 12 contenders, fun wins against ole miss, beating $C, etc.).
I was wavering on Wilcox but losing to Colorado is unforgivable.
You are not alone. This game was finally the tipping point for me. And I am generally not a rash overreaction person.
My final straw was losing at U of A last year, even with the COVID absences.
Good HC’s and healthy programs still find a way to win that game. The Wildcats were atrocious.
This year, there were plenty of ways Colorado wins this game. Cal is dreadful on O - you could lose to anyone.
Nah, Cal is the worst team on the Buffs schedule, and plenty of things were in Colorado’s favor. They still should have beaten that U of A team…Cal’s futility at the QB position and inability to develop a competent backup QB was the coaching staff’s fault, not COVID’s. Decent programs win that game regardless.
I'd say this loss is a fireable offense but it's obvious we're incapable of offense.
Press F to pay respects. Cal football is dead, long live the Golden Bears.
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