I'm not saying this from a place of hubris because I recognize there are people that disagree with me who care just as much about Cal football, if not way more than me. And there are definitely people that understand football and the dynamics of the program more than me. Having said that I am genuinely confused how people could look at o…
I'm not saying this from a place of hubris because I recognize there are people that disagree with me who care just as much about Cal football, if not way more than me. And there are definitely people that understand football and the dynamics of the program more than me. Having said that I am genuinely confused how people could look at option 2 (keeping Wilcox and hope for a change) as anything other than the definition of insanity. The irony to this is if someone could go into the future and tell me we will have two more 7-5/6-6/5-7, type seasons and have a fresh start I would grudgingly accept that considering the financial situation. At this point though I actually think the bottom falling out of the program as a greater likelihood than a Wilcox turnaround. What if Mendoza transfers and we are back to square one with a quarterback? What would this season look like without his frankly, heroic play? We would be completely dead in the water. I think a jump into the unknown with a poorly paid HC (for power 4 standards) because we had to buyout Wilcox and dealing with the potential NIL and transfers is preferable than doing this for another two years while hoping this can somehow get better when it's just as likely it can get worse.
I'm not saying this from a place of hubris because I recognize there are people that disagree with me who care just as much about Cal football, if not way more than me. And there are definitely people that understand football and the dynamics of the program more than me. Having said that I am genuinely confused how people could look at option 2 (keeping Wilcox and hope for a change) as anything other than the definition of insanity. The irony to this is if someone could go into the future and tell me we will have two more 7-5/6-6/5-7, type seasons and have a fresh start I would grudgingly accept that considering the financial situation. At this point though I actually think the bottom falling out of the program as a greater likelihood than a Wilcox turnaround. What if Mendoza transfers and we are back to square one with a quarterback? What would this season look like without his frankly, heroic play? We would be completely dead in the water. I think a jump into the unknown with a poorly paid HC (for power 4 standards) because we had to buyout Wilcox and dealing with the potential NIL and transfers is preferable than doing this for another two years while hoping this can somehow get better when it's just as likely it can get worse.
Especially because we know Wilcox will not turn it around. He has proven he can’t do it.