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Bearbacker1's avatar

This was beyond embarrassing. This was a unprecedented coaching disaster which honestly makes anyone question the competence and intelligence of our coaching staff. The defense did a decent job, but were exhausted out b/c of he offensive play .There were so many unbelievable bad plays called by the offensive, it made you wonder if Musgrave was trying to lose., ..Then again that might be giving him too much credit that he could actually execute a plan. ..It was obvious and scared playcalling, poor 3rd down playcalling, stupid playcalling (reverses). I mean, I just can't believe this is what Wilcox has put together after 5yrs. The goddamn chancellor and regents should be doing something about this...fire the AD to start.,then go down vthe line. We need new hungry talent... this level of mediocrity brings shame to our great university. It's sad for the kids, bc its not their fault.

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GERALD COLVIN's avatar

I'VE LEARNED TO GO THROUGH LIFE EXPECTING THE WORST

WHILE HOPING FOR THE BEST. IF THE WORST HAPPENS THEN, OH WELL, I WAS EXPECTING THAT BUT, IF SOMTHING GOOD HAPPENS, THAT COULD BE A SPECIAL JOY BECAUSE ITS SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT I EXPECTED! CAL FOOTBALL IS HOW I LEARNED ALL THIS! IT PROBABLY WOULD BE BETTER FOR ME TO LEARN TO JUST WATCH THE GAME INSTEAD OF INTERNALIZING AND LIVING THE GAMES! JOE KAPP, 1958 "THE PLAY" CAL COACH. SAID, "THE BEAR NEVER DIES!" YEAH!! GO BEARS!! GERBEAR

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Steve W's avatar

How does a team that fired its head coach last year and turn around and hand the HC job to a guy that no one had heard of end up being this much better than Cal? And all this happening after their most dynamic player - DeLaura - bolts the team. The level of mediocrity we saw from this Wilcox led team was just stunning today.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Offensive scheme has a lot to do with it, plus the NIL...Wazzu gave a car, an apartment & a chunk of money to Cam Ward, who brought his HC as now OC and #1 WR with him and plays in a pass happy system.

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WilderThanGene's avatar

Well look at you with the real answers!

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Archon79's avatar

Extremely predictable offense, bad O line play, mediocre QB play.

Welcome to Cal football

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GERALD COLVIN's avatar

BASED UPON CAL'S PERFORMENCE AGAINST WASH ST. THE GOLDEN BEARS ARE NOW MINCEMEAT FOR ALL THE REST OF THIS SEASON! ERGO...HOPELESS AND HELPLESS!!!

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Bowlesman80's avatar

Oski wow wow.

Wamp 'em,

Side o' the head.

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bearspot's avatar

Bears are not as good as I wanted to think. WSU is pretty good.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Questionable decision making aside, Cam Ward is as physically gifted a QB as there is in the Conference. He'll play on Sundays.

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bearspot's avatar

And the Bears definitely did not get enough pressure on him. Disappointed in that.

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Justbear's avatar

One time Ward was just walking around and then completed a pass. That was so embarrassing.

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bearspot's avatar

Yeah. When he went into the tent, he should have been done. It was stupid for him to go back out on the field after that. He is tough though.

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calpaladin's avatar

Well, that sucked and I was gone for most of the 2nd half. It looks like another 5-7 season unless we get an upset against an opponent that completely faceplants or has catastrophic injuries

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KJ1980's avatar

I had hope for our Bears before the game

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calpaladin's avatar

That was our mistake.

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Bowlesman80's avatar

I still have hopes. WHy? Because that's what we Cal fans do- hope this year will be different.

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bearspot's avatar

It seems that Wilcox's Bears always win at least one that nobody expects them to win. Flip side is they usually lose one they are expected to win as well.

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Bowlesman80's avatar

True and true. We broke the Arizona Curse, but will we lose to Colorado?

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TezCalipoca's avatar

on KGO, just has someone drop a G.Damnit bomb. lol

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TezCalipoca's avatar

Not Starkey, couldn't tell who else it might have been. "why does he do that..G damnit!"

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Bowlesman80's avatar

Starkey should treat himself to a FCC profanity violation right before his retirement.

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TezCalipoca's avatar

ouch. Well, lets have a good break and see you in a couple of weeks.

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HaasBear's avatar

Well the ratings wonโ€™t be kind

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Bowlesman80's avatar

Ouch. Cougar attacked us.

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SpecSlayer's avatar

Kai did not look good

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

He threw a nice ball tho on the first completion.

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GoldenSD81's avatar

Has our backup QB ever looked good under Wilcox.

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Justbear's avatar

Let's make him the first string QB so that he will no longer be a backup QB.

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KetamineCal's avatar

Wilcox backups never do.

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GoldenSD81's avatar

They look good to the opposing defenses and teams!

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KetamineCal's avatar

So bad they're good.

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Bluehenbear's avatar

Nobody looked good

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WilderThanGene's avatar

In mother Russia, good looks you!

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OldSoCalBear's avatar

We won the turnover battle!

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Archon79's avatar

This isnโ€™t all on Musgrave but next year they need an RPO offensive coordinator to maximize Milner and Ott.

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Archon79's avatar

Weโ€™ve put a bunch of running backs in the NFL. If we canโ€™t keep Ott then we should resign ourselves to the Mountain West and I can officially stop caring about the program.

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WilderThanGene's avatar

We barely got Ott to begin with. He was a de-commit / re-commit. Whenever I see him making a play I wonder why he isnt wearing a flashy Oregon uniform

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GoldenSD81's avatar

Oh he will be soon enough. Maybe a USC uniform or UCLA or UW.

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WilderThanGene's avatar

At this point, he might as well make it an Alabama uniform

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GoldenSD81's avatar

Oh itโ€™s on Wilcox first, Musgrave second and Angus third.

We need a power spread offense or go air raid.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

You think Ott's gonna still be in Berkeley? Wow, good on ya with the positivity!!

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Califorrrnia!'s avatar

is this plummer's last year of eligibility?

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Justbear's avatar

unfortunately no

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WilderThanGene's avatar

yeah he came here with 2 years of eligibility

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Damn COVID year...

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WilderThanGene's avatar

Millner is so dreamy!

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Justbear's avatar

I thought Musgrave finally finished downloading the playbook last week. Did he lose connection this week?

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GoldenHairs's avatar

Good job kai

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GoldenHairs's avatar

Pull out Plummer man!!!

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Justbear's avatar

We got it

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WilderThanGene's avatar

Why? We paid to see blood!

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GoldenSD81's avatar

There will be blood.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

And we saw it!

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WilderThanGene's avatar

We paid to see more blood!

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KetamineCal's avatar

Glad he feels ok but get him out before the damage becomes more serious.

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Bluehenbear's avatar

Yeah. That hit the ground

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Clbear's avatar

This is not worth it!

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Bluehenbear's avatar

WWWWWBHHHHYYYYYY??????

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

He needs the tent for a scuffed knee?

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WilderThanGene's avatar

Only explanation is: He was poopin

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Old Bear 71's avatar

????

Plummer?

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OldSoCalBear's avatar

Weโ€™ll see millner but will they let him throw?

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OldSoCalBear's avatar

Wrong

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Califorrrnia!'s avatar

sticking around for Millner time

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Califorrrnia!'s avatar

wow, not worth it then

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Steve W's avatar

Can we end this generally held belief that Cal has a good defense this year? You don't have a good defense if you can't generate a pass rush. This will likely be the second game in a row the defense gives up more than 400 yards in the passing game to two quarterbacks who are not even close to consideration as the best in the conference. Wait until Cal faces Penix, DTR and Nix.

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Archon79's avatar

Still hard for me to say since the offense has been a tire fire outside the 2nd half against Arizona. You canโ€™t expect anything less then a great defense to hold up against this level of ineptitude on offense.

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Wiata78's avatar

Donโ€™t forget, the rushing defense is also suspect.

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Daddy's avatar

Wilcox needs to go full boise st and fire musgrave after this game.

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GoldenSD81's avatar

He should but he wonโ€™t. At a minimum he should reassign Musgrave and give the play calling duties to someone else.

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WilderThanGene's avatar

It would be hilarious if WSU was able to run out the clock so we dont get to see Millner

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Bluehenbear's avatar

Wildcat to ott!

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Bluehenbear's avatar

We are calling timeouts to preserve

Clock?

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GoldenSD81's avatar

Good thing we have a bye week next week so that gives Plummer time to get healthy or the offensive staff to coach and get Millner ready to play.

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KetamineCal's avatar

I think Plummer is back after the bye but, man, I do not like seeing him taking those hits.

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Bowlbasaur's avatar

The Musgrave criticism is misguided. Wilcox is responsible for the entire teamโ€ฆ 9 points, 5 sacks allowed is on him.

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GoldenSD81's avatar

True but Wilcox just got extended for some reason and isnโ€™t getting fired. Our only hope is that Wilcox is able to find a competent OC on his 3rd try.

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Steve W's avatar

He won't. And the problems are a lot deeper than the O coordinator. Cal's revamped offensive line looked pretty terrible today. The guy who was named the top offensive lineman in the conference last week was doing his best matador act in the series where Plummer got injured.

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GoldenSD81's avatar

The OC and OL coach need to be replaced and I have no faith that Wilcox will make a good hire.

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calpaladin's avatar

Just got back. Oh well, 3 TDs were scored while I was gone...

Why is Plummer and Ott still in the game?

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OldSoCalBear's avatar

So you have 3 TD power but you canโ€™t control who scores them?

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calpaladin's avatar

I can't control jack shit and haven't been able to since I got married and had a kid.

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GlueAndBold's avatar

Absolutely falling apart out there. Right side of the O-Line has struggled all day.

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OldSoCalBear's avatar

All year actually, with a brief reprieve vs AZ

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Califorrrnia!'s avatar

great. we lose when we've already lost

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GoldenHairs's avatar

Wtfff why play Plummer is millner that bad

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TD_24's avatar

Plummer knee/leg injury he's definitely done for the day

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calpaladin's avatar

Shit, I hope it's something minor. That knee was bleeding

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WilderThanGene's avatar

We should petition the NCAA to allow mid season transfers. That way Ott, Hunter, Sturdivandt, and Latu could leave as early as next week.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

I'll be pleasantly surprised if they get 2 of those 4 back....

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HaasBear's avatar

Heโ€™s bleeding and canโ€™t walk, weโ€™re down 3 scores, and heโ€™s still in the game. Coaching staff is just embarrassing itself right now.

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WilderThanGene's avatar

I'm done with Wilcox, officially.

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

What did I miss? Looks like he's got a raspberry on his knee?

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WilderThanGene's avatar

Fire Wilcox! It's official!

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Bluehenbear's avatar

I hope this drive was worth losing plummer

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KetamineCal's avatar

Geez, no one wants to see Milner get playing time this way.

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OC Bear's avatar

Not to worry, Wazzou will go into a 4 minute offense and keep the Cal offense off the field

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Califorrrnia!'s avatar

yep, shower time - for me

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GoldenHairs's avatar

Pull Plummer. Not worth losing qb in a decided game

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TD_24's avatar

Plummer dinged up

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Bluehenbear's avatar

Get Plummer out of there !

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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

I would get Ott out of the game NOW

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HaasBear's avatar

Why in Oskis name are Ott and Plummer still in?

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