The positive direction of the NIL program is the key if Cal is to approach levels Old Blues and W4C Oski Disciples long for. The Bears have some quality players, and that tantalizes everyone. But the primary reason various units don't perform better (not up to some expectations, but really, fully up to most reasonable expectations) is st…
The positive direction of the NIL program is the key if Cal is to approach levels Old Blues and W4C Oski Disciples long for. The Bears have some quality players, and that tantalizes everyone. But the primary reason various units don't perform better (not up to some expectations, but really, fully up to most reasonable expectations) is still that Cal's overall breadth and depth and versatility of talent and experience isn't nearly sufficient. It is possible to scheme for and around the Bears' best players, and take advantage of areas of vulnerability. And if anything goes wrong, it gets exponentially more lopsided fast.
We haven't tried nearly enough schemes to take advantage of our player talents. Our plays have been as vanilla as can be while other struggling schools like ASU through every creative play out there to try to win an advantage.
The positive direction of the NIL program is the key if Cal is to approach levels Old Blues and W4C Oski Disciples long for. The Bears have some quality players, and that tantalizes everyone. But the primary reason various units don't perform better (not up to some expectations, but really, fully up to most reasonable expectations) is still that Cal's overall breadth and depth and versatility of talent and experience isn't nearly sufficient. It is possible to scheme for and around the Bears' best players, and take advantage of areas of vulnerability. And if anything goes wrong, it gets exponentially more lopsided fast.
A good coach makes that work, regardless.
We haven't tried nearly enough schemes to take advantage of our player talents. Our plays have been as vanilla as can be while other struggling schools like ASU through every creative play out there to try to win an advantage.