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Today is the kind of swing game Wilcox needs to consistently be able to win to take the program to the next level. Last week was one too. Spread is 4…let’s see how they show up.
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.
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.
We’ve put a bunch of running backs in the NFL. If we can’t keep Ott then we should resign ourselves to the Mountain West and I can officially stop caring about the program.
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.
Still hard for me to say since the offense has been a tire fire outside the 2nd half against Arizona. You can’t expect anything less then a great defense to hold up against this level of ineptitude on offense.
If Terry is the great athlete that everyone says he is, it's time to move him to another position. God knows the defense needs a better pass rush off the edge. He played D line in high school. Pretty clear that tight end is not his jam.
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.
I can’t even blame the QBs. It’s the offensive system that is the problem. These QBs should be in spread offenses. We keep taking square pegs and pounding them into round holes and wonder why it doesn’t work.
I have an idea for a new one, but with a call back to the 60s, which many folks associate with Cal anyway. Cat Stevens- If You Want to Sing Out. Very easy to visualize some good scenes with the song, and a parthat goes U C.
Woulda coulda shoulda. He had more than enough rope at Cal and gave us Buh, had asst coaches get in trouble with the law, had a player die during conditioning. If we fired him after 2 years, I might wonder what he could've done with a fair chance.
the worst end around in history has occured
Today is the kind of swing game Wilcox needs to consistently be able to win to take the program to the next level. Last week was one too. Spread is 4…let’s see how they show up.
time for the Coug
We're keeping them within Couging distance.
That two point conversion is Musgrave in nutshell
Wtf was that
Exactly. Cal's OL is a leading tackler for Wazzu today.
The best defense is a bad offense.
DANIEL SCOTT WITH THE INTERCEPTION
He’s bleeding and can’t walk, we’re down 3 scores, and he’s still in the game. Coaching staff is just embarrassing itself right now.
I'm done with Wilcox, officially.
Fire Wilcox! It's official!
What did I miss? Looks like he's got a raspberry on his knee?
Out played. Out coached. Out recruited.
Out Ott
I love seeing runs straight into absolute nothing
Especially when everyone in the stadium knows it’s coming
This d-line just runs into the oline and stops.
This play calling is a nightmare. Why are we throwing short of the sticks on 3rd down if we’re not going for it on 4th?
This is David Shaw-esq
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.
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.
Well look at you with the real answers!
This isn’t all on Musgrave but next year they need an RPO offensive coordinator to maximize Milner and Ott.
We’ve put a bunch of running backs in the NFL. If we can’t keep Ott then we should resign ourselves to the Mountain West and I can officially stop caring about the program.
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
Oh he will be soon enough. Maybe a USC uniform or UCLA or UW.
At this point, he might as well make it an Alabama uniform
You think Ott's gonna still be in Berkeley? Wow, good on ya with the positivity!!
Oh it’s on Wilcox first, Musgrave second and Angus third.
We need a power spread offense or go air raid.
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.
Still hard for me to say since the offense has been a tire fire outside the 2nd half against Arizona. You can’t expect anything less then a great defense to hold up against this level of ineptitude on offense.
Don’t forget, the rushing defense is also suspect.
Wilcox needs to go full boise st and fire musgrave after this game.
He should but he won’t. At a minimum he should reassign Musgrave and give the play calling duties to someone else.
Cougs are what wilcox wants us to be and we aren't. they could have a 9-3 season easily
And they managed to do it in 2 seasons. Wilcox is in his 6th season and I just see a stagnant program that can’t get its offense figured out.
Until he goes to some sort of spread, Wilcox will NEVER have a competent offense
I blame Berkeley housing prices.
I blame COVID ;-). ;-)
I blame the City of Berkeley
They’ve surprised me. What a great defense with an explosive offense.
Fire Musgrave Now!
On the tarmac. That's embarrassing.
Not happening today, tomorrow, next month or after the season.
Amen!
Crediting our OL with 2 tackles today.
I’m really happy that the players don’t give up as quickly as I do
I’m here at the game in person. The gameplay is basically the live sporting event version of eating a stale cracker.
Not even popcorn smh
I will say although he's got limited opportunities, Jermaine Terry is by far the most disappointing player this year, at least so far.
I had high hopes for him.
If Terry is the great athlete that everyone says he is, it's time to move him to another position. God knows the defense needs a better pass rush off the edge. He played D line in high school. Pretty clear that tight end is not his jam.
Agreed - he’s got size, speed and athleticism. He’s been a non-factor on O - gotta make that play today
Him and really the entire TE room has been.
He’s gotta be better. That drop can’t happen.
ball at the 2. time for musgrave to go shotgun
Leave a back and TE in to protect? Hell no, 5 wide and a 7 step drop!
Came to say Arizona dline sucks.
O line regressed to its previous state
Musgrave play calling silly.
Plummer needs to audible out when he sees a DE unblocked and they are running that way.
Nice bailout there for us on the pick. Secondary was getting shredded until that play.
Dario Longhetto's 42 yard field goal is good 7-3 Wazzu
The Musgrave criticism is misguided. Wilcox is responsible for the entire team… 9 points, 5 sacks allowed is on him.
True but Wilcox just got extended for some reason and isn’t getting fired. Our only hope is that Wilcox is able to find a competent OC on his 3rd try.
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.
The OC and OL coach need to be replaced and I have no faith that Wilcox will make a good hire.
I would get Ott out of the game NOW
desperate for our D to make yet another big play
That was the last drive. This game is over
Doneski.
They have. Doesn’t matter.
This is all part of the plan, right? Can't properly Coug it without a truly epic collapse
Yes, but I am getting worried...
They give us hope so it hurts more
musgrave brought out his secret weapon for the 4th quarter. the QB scramble
Wazzu loses this game to EVERY P12 team but 2...Colorado and Cal.
The Arizonas are bad too
Arizona can score...they win this.
ASU meh...but I'd give them the benefit.
Lot going on there for a gain of 4
Dangerous pass
This play action to not throw it more than 5 yards is getting old quick
Seriously.
I want to see Millner.
Every time we want to see the backup we're reminded why they're the backup. At least since Tedford's been gone.
If he can’t beat Plummer out he must be bad. All backup QBs in the Wilcox era have shown they aren’t good and are the backups for a reason.
Oh agreed....I'm just tired of the Jack Plummer era. Seen enough.
I can’t even blame the QBs. It’s the offensive system that is the problem. These QBs should be in spread offenses. We keep taking square pegs and pounding them into round holes and wonder why it doesn’t work.
Time to give up another 3rd and long
THIS is the type of O you'd like to see Wilcox run...spread things out, get guys in space.
I hope our WR aren’t watching
This is the Wilcox-era in a nutshell...a winnable, swing game, and THIS is what you get.
Career coordinator.
His ceiling is looking like DC or MWC HC.
Well… if the next few months go the wrong way…
LOL. He is now a career head coach. The Cal AD made that happen.
Inexplicable extension
Our pass
Rush is garbage
Ok now this looks like a drive.
And now the penalty makes it look like a Cal drive.
Finally used Ott with our back to the goal line!
Our only chance of scoring is on pick 6
yep, worth the risk there
terrible spot. Should be a touchback
Do they automatically review all changes of possession?
Woodson came out of the endzone
hope so but it seemed like he started to go forward by himself
I don’t blame the D you can defend for so long
That’s true but coming out of halftime that is a bad look. They just got a decent rest between our last series of the first half and the halftime.
Fair
4 plays and 6.
Damn. Good coverage by Scott but sometimes you get got.
Got his hand in there too.
Yup, yup
How much money do we have to donate to get a new commercial? It’s embarrassing at this point.
Let's crowdfund an ad about how much Larry Scott sucked as commissioner.
and all they do is switch out the football coach scene every 5 years
I have an idea for a new one, but with a call back to the 60s, which many folks associate with Cal anyway. Cat Stevens- If You Want to Sing Out. Very easy to visualize some good scenes with the song, and a parthat goes U C.
Can we afford the royalties to Cat Stevens?
It's such a dogschitt ad!! Aaargh
Yeah, it's to the point I miss the black-&-white old-timey commercial with a bear walking around.
The Joan Didion poem commercial did absolutely nothing for hyping the school but it was definitely unique.
Sometimes I miss Sonny
I don't miss Sonny but I miss Jared Goff.
Dykes and TCU would put up 40 on this WSU defense and hold them to about 20.
Woulda coulda shoulda. He had more than enough rope at Cal and gave us Buh, had asst coaches get in trouble with the law, had a player die during conditioning. If we fired him after 2 years, I might wonder what he could've done with a fair chance.
Not nearly as much rope or support as offensively challenged Wilcox.
Wilcox has given us the offensive version of Buh in Musgrave.
The song?
that means you miss Buh too
It is clear last week was just a product of playing a bad Arizona defense.
This offense is playing a good defense, not great but good and it is completely shutdown.
Plummer is so limited.
Plummer animated in the huddle
Probably tired of getting hit over and over.
3rd and 1 Jaydn Ott blown up and Cal is punting. Mavin Anderson dropped a completely catchable ball on the drive and looks to be dinged up
Gotta catch that ball.
Is that their 4th and 5th sack in less than 2 quarters???