We don't have a better team than UW, and certainly not with the current coaching staff Wilcox has assembled. Both teams are somewhat poorly coached, but UW has a lot of players that will play on Sundays...that won out yesterday, especially on the final play. They are a more physical ball club.
Unfortunately, the mistakes in execution that are becoming a hallmark of the Wilcox era come in the worst possible moments and cost the team wins....
After sleeping on it, I feel terrible about this loss. IтАЩm not advocating to тАЬfire Wilcox tomorrowтАЭ but if anything less than 5 wins in year 5, with a veteran team and QB, with the Pac 12 north down, USC a tire fire, and playing Colorado and Arizona (instead of ASU & Colorado) then Wilcox needs to be fired because if he canтАЩt win 8 regular season games this season at Cal, he never will.
I agree. The special teams miscues have reached an almost comical level....even the made FG by Longhetto required a great grab by Sheahan on a wide snap.
For various reasons, most notably a continued lack of elite players IMO, these Cal teams under Wilcox lack the ability to make explosive plays on both sides of the ball, and of course, on special teams. We Cal fans have wrote for years that that means every game will be a dogfight, turning on single plays, with a very slim margin for error...those mistakes are unfortunately enough to cost the team wins...
Missing out on even a lower-tier bowl game in year 5 is unacceptable.
Just too many mistakes to enable a close, hard-fought victory. Of course if Longhetto had made the field goal with 2 seconds left we'd all be celebrating today.
Frustrating game and season so far because we see series where Cal plays well, only to make mistakes at critical times which results in a loss. Just seems we are not consistent enough to win games.
Before we run Wilcox out on a rail, letтАЩs think about what he has to work with. Namely a payroll for his assistant coaches that is at or near the bottom of the conference. You get what you pay for and donтАЩt get what you donтАЩt pay for.
Sure, in theory, but that doesn't hold up under closer scrutiny.
When was the last time we lost a coordinator bc they made more money elsewhere? GA left for the NFL, but not for the money...he wanted to be in the League. It's not DeRuyter...Wilcox chose to promote Sirmon and demote TD, so that's not the case with TDR. Baldwin was basically let go, and is a HC where he belongs...a FCS school.
As much as I think we have the better team than UW.. If we played this game 100 times, I bet we'd only go 41-55-4.
We don't have a better team than UW, and certainly not with the current coaching staff Wilcox has assembled. Both teams are somewhat poorly coached, but UW has a lot of players that will play on Sundays...that won out yesterday, especially on the final play. They are a more physical ball club.
Unfortunately, the mistakes in execution that are becoming a hallmark of the Wilcox era come in the worst possible moments and cost the team wins....
Sigh
After sleeping on it, I feel terrible about this loss. IтАЩm not advocating to тАЬfire Wilcox tomorrowтАЭ but if anything less than 5 wins in year 5, with a veteran team and QB, with the Pac 12 north down, USC a tire fire, and playing Colorado and Arizona (instead of ASU & Colorado) then Wilcox needs to be fired because if he canтАЩt win 8 regular season games this season at Cal, he never will.
I agree. The special teams miscues have reached an almost comical level....even the made FG by Longhetto required a great grab by Sheahan on a wide snap.
For various reasons, most notably a continued lack of elite players IMO, these Cal teams under Wilcox lack the ability to make explosive plays on both sides of the ball, and of course, on special teams. We Cal fans have wrote for years that that means every game will be a dogfight, turning on single plays, with a very slim margin for error...those mistakes are unfortunately enough to cost the team wins...
Missing out on even a lower-tier bowl game in year 5 is unacceptable.
Just too many mistakes to enable a close, hard-fought victory. Of course if Longhetto had made the field goal with 2 seconds left we'd all be celebrating today.
That's the point, tho golden.....there were a lot of plays that if Cal makes, we'd be celebrating.
They DON'T make those plays tho...
I believe it was a 55 yard attempt. The aim was true, it was just short. I think his longest to date has been 51 or 52 yards.
He is Shorthetto
Frustrating game and season so far because we see series where Cal plays well, only to make mistakes at critical times which results in a loss. Just seems we are not consistent enough to win games.
Before we run Wilcox out on a rail, letтАЩs think about what he has to work with. Namely a payroll for his assistant coaches that is at or near the bottom of the conference. You get what you pay for and donтАЩt get what you donтАЩt pay for.
Meh. There are plenty of hungry, dynamic young assistant coaches that would gladly come to Cal to springboard somewhere.
Hiring your buddies from Eugene is different entirely.
That's the problem, though. Cal's the stepping stone because we don't pay enough and all our good assistants leave for elsewhere.
Also, factor in the cost of living in the People's Republik vs. Pullman or Corvallis. Even Stanfurd provides housing for their coaching staff.
Sure, in theory, but that doesn't hold up under closer scrutiny.
When was the last time we lost a coordinator bc they made more money elsewhere? GA left for the NFL, but not for the money...he wanted to be in the League. It's not DeRuyter...Wilcox chose to promote Sirmon and demote TD, so that's not the case with TDR. Baldwin was basically let go, and is a HC where he belongs...a FCS school.
Marriuci, Wilcox, Lupoi, Spavital
From the following article: https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant
Wash: $5,059,925
Oregun: $4,770,626
Utah: $4,225,000
fUCLA: $4,280,800
A State: $3.700.000
Wash St.:$3,632,915
CAL: $3,623,218
OSU: $3,368.446
Colorado:$3,319,193
Zona: $3,067.944
'Furd : Did not report - private school
U$C: Did not report - private school
Cal individual pay:
Rank School Conf Asst Coach Salary CPR* Actual Pay Total TPR* Staff Payroll
65 California Pac-12 Peter Sirmon $750,000 $21,666 $728,334 $728,334 $21,666 $3,623,218
91 California Pac-12 Bill Musgrave $650,000 $0 $650,000 $650,000 $0 $3,623,218
263 California Pac-12 Tim DeRuyter $400,000 $6,666 $393,334 $393,334 $6,666 $3,623,218
347 California Pac-12 M.Tuiasosopo $325,000 $0 $325,000 $326,500 $0 $3,623,218
357 California Pac-12 Marcel Yates $320,000 $3,200 $316,800 $316,800 $3,200 $3,623,218
379 California Pac-12 Angus McClure $300,000 $0 $300,000 $300,000 $0 $3,623,218
389 California Pac-12 Charlie Ragle $300,000 $5,000 $295,000 $297,250 $5,000 $3,623,218
457 California Pac-12 Burl Toler $225,000 $0 $225,000 $225,000 $0 $3,623,218
468 California Pac-12 Andrew Browning $215,000 $0 $215,000 $216,000 $0 $3,623,218
497 California Pac-12 A. Thompson $170,000 $0 $170,000 $170,000 $0 $3,623,218
*CPR- Contact Year Covid Pay Reduction
*TPR- Total Pandemic Reduction
Not sure, but imagine so (NCAA limits on personnel and all that) but you can check the link at the top of the article. IтАЩm
Not home right now and my eyes are too old to try to decipher e answer on my cell phone.