All prevent defense does is prevents you from stopping a play. How are 3 defensive linemen going to put pressure on McCord? And the guy can throw the ball if he has time. Really stupid play call IMHO.
I mentioned that several weeks ago from the last home game. The student body has no interest unless the team is a winner or a big game/opponent like Miami
Like Wilcox, Sirmon is a man of great character, but he is entirely predictable. His defense is always about probable statistical outcome. You know in any situation what he is going to do, even if he dials up different coverages. So you change it up. Not hard to call plays against that.
It's interesting to me when we have one of the top RB's in the country that our OL Coach/OC didn't recruit more quality O-linemen in the portal. I actually don't think our talent is that bad on the O-line but the technique (which is all about coaching) and blocking schemes really suck.
Hard to watch this. Game plan sucks. Play calling sucks. Execution sucks. Not what you expect from a P4 program. If CAL wants to win they need a budget to bring in a top coach and assistants, and a coach who can attract talent. This is really painful to watch. And if we lose we are going to hear the same statements from the coaches in interviews: "we have to be more consistent an we need to do a better job of coaching." We are way past that.
Jeez, it's not about Mendoza! It's about giving him the time to throw the ball. It's about designing plays to get receivers open. Our O-line and OC let us down today. Mendoza is fine.
i'll take the garbage time score
what the heck was that throw
Uncharacteristic for Fernando this season. Hopefully that was an aberration.
eh he's good for one of those every week. Had a couple of those where the d-back dropped it too
He still doesn’t see the field incredibly well.
He came back from a bad throw last week, let’s hope the defense bails him out.
I don't know but that penalty cost.
last time they were on this field, they played the best comprehensive half of football against Oregon State
this time they are playing the worst comprehensive half of football against Syracuse
CAL's Women Soccer team just won their first round game for the NCAA tournament
2-1 in double Overtime.. Go Bears
Something to cheer about today
over a ranked team too
I'm pretty sad about this game.
Same.
We cannot be 3 and out. Need long drive to touchdown!!🔥🔥🔥
In hindsight I would’ve preferred a 3 and out
Agreed. Nice drive here!
Vatikani benched, Reimer in
All prevent defense does is prevents you from stopping a play. How are 3 defensive linemen going to put pressure on McCord? And the guy can throw the ball if he has time. Really stupid play call IMHO.
Well the offense has been putrid, but on the bright side the defense has only been bad
Funny but honestly after the s**t sandwiches they've been getting handed it’s honestly not bad.
Haha!
very athletic pick
Yeah, that was impressive.
The Syracuse fans in attendance outnumber the folks in the Cal student section.
Yep. Sections U-TT-T are a bit too orange. A few orange visitors in the southwest corner.
I mentioned that several weeks ago from the last home game. The student body has no interest unless the team is a winner or a big game/opponent like Miami
It’s filling in a bit, but ya definitely atm
Really? Yikes.
Ott!!
Looking fugly so far...O-line is a problem.
hurts to think how good we'd be with solid O-line play
I look at our protection schemes and they are just bad.
Offense needs to show some life on this drive.
#@$%@#%%$^^$
Agreed
We need to go Miami on them. Lets go Bears!
Go tempo, all passes
Jett! We needed that.
so where do I go to bet on syracuse winning
Clean up the penalties!
What is up with our defense? Why are the play calls coming in so late?
Last week we had a double-digit win that wasn't. This week, a 1-score loss that wasn't.
Lmfao imagine being down 2 TDs with 2 minutes left and casually playing out of the huddle only to get sacked anyway. Absolute disaster.
Such a poorly coached ballclub.
Wilcox literally hasn’t improved the program at all in almost 10 years. Same exact tier of shit sandwich he inherited
I'd argue it's worse. The first couple years at least had the suffocating defense
DeRuyter
Like Wilcox, Sirmon is a man of great character, but he is entirely predictable. His defense is always about probable statistical outcome. You know in any situation what he is going to do, even if he dials up different coverages. So you change it up. Not hard to call plays against that.
I guess he sucks a little more agreeably than Dykes but that’s about it
Not even. Dykes at least gave us hope that we could score consistently.
Agreed.
Wilcox is way worse imo.
I mean personality-wise, I don’t like anything about him whatsoever from a pure football perspective but he does seem like a nice enough guy
so many baffling decisions in this game
Are you surprised? You know, I was not impressed with Oregon when they hired Lanning, but hell, he calls a flipping great game.
seems like it's getting worse, maybe desperation setting in
We need to score on every drive and shut them down. Anyone wanna bet that doesn't happen? ;-)
Already didn’t happen
Easily worst half this season...and we had that epic collapse against Miami
That was at least against a decent team...
That entire half was 100% trash.
hey, we made a play
Those TO looks like how Cal would use them.
Except theirs end up w a 1st
Cuse burning through TOs like they're us
We look like we are still asleep...
How little confidence in your defense do you have to have to decline 3rd and 24?
It's interesting to me when we have one of the top RB's in the country that our OL Coach/OC didn't recruit more quality O-linemen in the portal. I actually don't think our talent is that bad on the O-line but the technique (which is all about coaching) and blocking schemes really suck.
D continues to suck without uluave
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This game makes a train wreck seem upbeat. What a disaster. But I am staying to the end.
Two defensive stops and two TD drives and we are back in this...that's a big ask...
Let's see if the team has some fire. The opening TD was critical to any chance of a comeback.
Announced attendance: 33,493
LOL. Not.
Many comps here today. Player families on the west side.
Syracuse has 299 yards in the first half
This is why Cal -10 was insanity. Syracuse is top-25 in total O and can move the football on anyone.
That's a comment that you can't exactly like.
Hard to watch this. Game plan sucks. Play calling sucks. Execution sucks. Not what you expect from a P4 program. If CAL wants to win they need a budget to bring in a top coach and assistants, and a coach who can attract talent. This is really painful to watch. And if we lose we are going to hear the same statements from the coaches in interviews: "we have to be more consistent an we need to do a better job of coaching." We are way past that.
Saban!
He DID put on a CAL tie!
Now, there you go.
lets offer him, and he only has to coach home games!
I am worrying defense. Offense time is too short..
Cal has 29 yards in the first quarter
And like 3 minutes of possession
And as many picks as first downs
ouch
Syracuse won the toss and will receive
We have one win each in the SEC, Pac-12, Mountain West, and ACC.
That was deflating
We found out what the team looks like when Mendoza isn’t on point and its not good.
Jeez, it's not about Mendoza! It's about giving him the time to throw the ball. It's about designing plays to get receivers open. Our O-line and OC let us down today. Mendoza is fine.
Mendoza has been able to paper over the line issues somewhat by getting it out so fast. When he’s off then…this…
Might also be a matter of DB's playing very close knowing that Mendoza will never get enough time to throw it deep.
Totally exposed after a 3-0 start.
The defense in the first half was also shambolic.
He’s bailed us out all year on offense. As he goes the offense goes.
There's the old Jaydn!
Still not back to previous top end speed. But I like what he did shoes kn that run
True!
Show
Finally, some life.
Need a stop
"Wilcox has been really challenging this offensive line to play better ... that's a sack."
I wonder if this week we’ll get another bullshit article about how we still need need to support a Wilcox led program.