Only Cal could find a way for the offense to actually play good enough to win only for the special teams and coaches to f it all up. Just par for the course for us and that we have been spoiled with God like linebacker play the last few years.
I predicted a 35-27 win, and if we could kick an extra point, and not allow an end of the first half TD in :20 seconds, I would have been correct.
That said, I think we'll be okay. Washington is awful. The rest of the conference is a bunch of toss up games, and I saw sparks of an offense. Take the 7-5
If I'm an opposing head coach at this point of the season I know this about WIlcox: His ST suck and they aren't getting better. I attack them and pressure them. I know that his is aggressive on both Defensive play calls and offensive play calls and thus he is predictable and I can call plays that will blow up his play calling. Looking back, not taking a field goal with 4th and 1 call early in the game was a YUGE mistake that came back to haunt us. Between that and a blown PAT we went for 2 too many times and failed. We even took a point off the board to go for two from the 5. Uggghhhh!! That ending sequence of the 1st half where we went for the killshot on the long pass that turned into an INT and then the called blitz where Patterson called the run that scored a touchdown are all aggressive playcalls based on emotion and at the wrong time. And we got burned every fucking single time. Sometime taking the points is better. Sometimes playing base or prevent is better. Just sayin...
This is disappointment that has been played out repeatedly over the last 6+ decades.
We (alums and fans) are being managed. The bottom line is that the institutional culture at Cal does not want a winning program. They simply want to pay the bills.
There's a lot to be frustrated about with this game. Also the injury bug is biting yet again and the LB rotation got hit hard - one of the things that killed us on defense.
But we were 11.5 point underdogs with a +340 money line. We lost by 2. Six of the next seven games are somewhere between sure wins and well within reach (not gonna be delusional about UO), followed by 3 rivalry games including mediocre Stanford. It's a tough loss but the season goes on...
Hopefully, there is no extension for Wilcox, I believe his contract is set to end in 2023 but I would not be surprised to see him fired or a "mutual parting" at the end of what looks to be another season with a losing record. Cal sucks in the sports that matter: Football and Basketball, they really need to get it together ASAP. Pathetic.
I stayed away from the game thread because I didn’t want to be a Negabear
It was nice to see the offense actually move the ball and score.
Poor tackling, bad special teams, and terrible coaching decisions all added up to another loss in a winnable game.
Wilcox truly is Homoe 2.0. At this rate, I don’t see us with a winning Pac 12 record, which means that without the 3-0 OOC cushion, Wilcox will have a losing record this season.
Only Cal could find a way for the offense to actually play good enough to win only for the special teams and coaches to f it all up. Just par for the course for us and that we have been spoiled with God like linebacker play the last few years.
Cal football is Sisyphean. We are eternally damned to roll the boulder up the hill only to see it roll back down. Repeat
TDR and GA. That's reason for the dropoff in defense.
I predicted a 35-27 win, and if we could kick an extra point, and not allow an end of the first half TD in :20 seconds, I would have been correct.
That said, I think we'll be okay. Washington is awful. The rest of the conference is a bunch of toss up games, and I saw sparks of an offense. Take the 7-5
If I'm an opposing head coach at this point of the season I know this about WIlcox: His ST suck and they aren't getting better. I attack them and pressure them. I know that his is aggressive on both Defensive play calls and offensive play calls and thus he is predictable and I can call plays that will blow up his play calling. Looking back, not taking a field goal with 4th and 1 call early in the game was a YUGE mistake that came back to haunt us. Between that and a blown PAT we went for 2 too many times and failed. We even took a point off the board to go for two from the 5. Uggghhhh!! That ending sequence of the 1st half where we went for the killshot on the long pass that turned into an INT and then the called blitz where Patterson called the run that scored a touchdown are all aggressive playcalls based on emotion and at the wrong time. And we got burned every fucking single time. Sometime taking the points is better. Sometimes playing base or prevent is better. Just sayin...
I like Wilcox but his decision making today was terrible-and Ragle should have been shown the door a long time ago. Such a frustrating loss
GET RID OF RAGLE ALREADY
Heartbreak? NO. Not on your life.
This is disappointment that has been played out repeatedly over the last 6+ decades.
We (alums and fans) are being managed. The bottom line is that the institutional culture at Cal does not want a winning program. They simply want to pay the bills.
Your move.
Another very winnable game lost by poor coaching and game management. Wilcox is lost and this feels like the start of the end.
Offense finally clicks. Everything else falls apart.
Been watching Cal football for too long to expect anything different. Honestly, the goal should be above .500 and a bowl game.
It makes me wonder how on Earth Tedford did it. Even then it was only for a few years.
Glad I am not the only one who thinks the coaches lost this one with poor game theory.
There's a lot to be frustrated about with this game. Also the injury bug is biting yet again and the LB rotation got hit hard - one of the things that killed us on defense.
But we were 11.5 point underdogs with a +340 money line. We lost by 2. Six of the next seven games are somewhere between sure wins and well within reach (not gonna be delusional about UO), followed by 3 rivalry games including mediocre Stanford. It's a tough loss but the season goes on...
Hopefully, there is no extension for Wilcox, I believe his contract is set to end in 2023 but I would not be surprised to see him fired or a "mutual parting" at the end of what looks to be another season with a losing record. Cal sucks in the sports that matter: Football and Basketball, they really need to get it together ASAP. Pathetic.
I stayed away from the game thread because I didn’t want to be a Negabear
It was nice to see the offense actually move the ball and score.
Poor tackling, bad special teams, and terrible coaching decisions all added up to another loss in a winnable game.
Wilcox truly is Homoe 2.0. At this rate, I don’t see us with a winning Pac 12 record, which means that without the 3-0 OOC cushion, Wilcox will have a losing record this season.
O gawd my nipples are so hard right now. This punishment is what it’s all about!
Go Bears!