I might be one of the few. Heck might be the only one. But I’ll give them one more game before turning on the alarms. I’ll close my eyes and chalk one game into post covid jitters.
Musgrave got too cute in the 2nd and 3rd Q: trying to get Nevada guessing between run and pass when Nevada had no answers to us running out of singleback 12/13. We had 7.5 YPC. Like in fighting games against your younger cousin you just spam that one combo till they figure it out.
Our RBs averaged 7.5 yards per carry. Garbers averaged 4.7 yards per pass attempt. I’m no NFL OC retread but I think I would have called more running plays.
If you’re going to have Garbers throw 38 times, you might as well ditch the pro style offense and go to an air raid at this point.
idk about u guys but there seems to be this recurring theme over the last couple of decades where the other team has this dude they call a "tight end" who just lumbers straight down the middle of the field and then their quarterback just throws him the ball and he catches it for a 15 to 30 yard gain but then Cal decides not to stop that play ever and then also decides to never ever have that play in their offensive repertoire ever. EVER.
that Carson Strong kid was hobbled af, visibly gimping around the field, and still the d couldn't get to him. what is the defensive scheme that has Denge Goode not getting any sacks? Tevis was solid but the rest of the front 7 was underwhelming.
obviously holding those guys to 22 should net a W, so this is all on the offensive coaching, game plan, and play calling.
even before this game my Bearmigo and i had decided to not renew season tickets. instead i will be donating that money to a few charitable groups. in fact i feel quite stupid and guilty for the thousands and thousands i have given to the program over the years. trickle up economics no more.
Couldn't this team just tease us for a couple of weeks? That's all I can want or expect being a Cal fan. I'll give the defense a pass for a week, cause I think Strong is that good and this unit has earned the benefit of the doubt. But man we sure did concede the middle of the field to them. Our DBs seemed completely out matched. Offensively we haven't been this limited since the Holmoe years. We just have zero speed anywhere and our receivers are unable to get separation. Our margin for error is razor thin, which makes Musgrave's turning away from the running game in key moments malpractice. This was truly a team loss, but Musgrave gets the award for worse performance in a very competitive field.
Another sad, but winnable game, with multiple questionable tactical decisions by Head Coach Wilcox, and questionable play-calling by the Offensive Coordinator. Once again, a talented group of players were let down by less than top-notch coaching and leadership.
Awful and as I said in another thread it's the worst loss of the Wilcox era. Going into year 5 with mostly his recruits he is 1-4 in his last five games. Trending downward. Hiring the aging retread Musgrave was a huge mistake, chase has regressed and lost his moxie of 2018-2019.
Even if we continued to run and pulled off a win against Nevada, we probably cant impose our will on the ground like that against the majority of teams on our schedule. I see the QB as the main issue now, bigger picture. I'm doubtful any adjustments can be made, other than maybe green lighting Chase to scramble. That's a glaring difference in Chase's game now, that freedom to improvise and move the chains but scrambling for a 1st. It was what made many scoring drives click in the past, and opened things up when teams had to respect it. I dont think Chase is a proficient enough passer to succeed in Musgrave's system, and dont think he has enough of the "gamer" / "it" factor to make things happen and will the offense down the field using his arm, putting balls in tight windows or hitting deep balls on the right spots.
This was a coaching failure top to bottom, but holding that offense to 22 points should have been more than enough, ESPECIALLY when you score 14 in the first quarter.
Can't wait for Garbers and Daltoso to graduate and mosy on out of here. No offensive line protection and innovation down the field until its too late along with the fact of abandoning the run at all the wrong times. Collin Gamble was the worst player on the field and the linebackers weren't far behind, and that says a lot considering our mediocre special teams was sitting right there.
Perhaps last year’s 1 - 3 record was an apt record after all?
So much talk about the TE’s and yet only a handful of targets with only 1 reception.
Gamble gets a pass on his defending given it was his first meaningful experience against several guys who will likely be playing on Sundays. He looked tiny against those receivers however and U$C, among others, will exploit that.
Not taking the penalty and having UNR kick that field goal was the right decision. The distance was right at the kickers extreme, note he missed his next kick of similar (perhaps shorter) length. More importantly you did not want to give Strong another opportunity to improve field position or perhaps pick up a first down. I’m OK with the decision given the risk / reward ratio.
Garbers is who we thought he was. Marginal improvement but in the heat of the moment it is the same ole Garbers. Missing that outlet pass (overthrow) on third down is inexcusable at this point in his career. Buy hey, so was Dancy’s (??) drop to keep the last drive going, hit him right in the chest.
OL has improved a bit, but Daltoso has to go (yup, I know y’all have been hearing me say this for 2 years, but I don’t mind saying it again). Pass protection overall would get a C grade at best. Not sure what all the hype was about on Coleman, he didn’t look at all dominating albeit it is only the first game of the year.
Unfathomable why Cal only ran the ball 6 times in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Unconscionable. Combination of both poor coaching and execution.
I might be one of the few. Heck might be the only one. But I’ll give them one more game before turning on the alarms. I’ll close my eyes and chalk one game into post covid jitters.
Musgrave got too cute in the 2nd and 3rd Q: trying to get Nevada guessing between run and pass when Nevada had no answers to us running out of singleback 12/13. We had 7.5 YPC. Like in fighting games against your younger cousin you just spam that one combo till they figure it out.
Our RBs averaged 7.5 yards per carry. Garbers averaged 4.7 yards per pass attempt. I’m no NFL OC retread but I think I would have called more running plays.
If you’re going to have Garbers throw 38 times, you might as well ditch the pro style offense and go to an air raid at this point.
My 37th year of Cal football making me feel some kinda way. Even the pandemic lockdown didn't give me this feeling.
Just back from the game and am surprised to find out that Musgrave hasn't been fired yet.
idk about u guys but there seems to be this recurring theme over the last couple of decades where the other team has this dude they call a "tight end" who just lumbers straight down the middle of the field and then their quarterback just throws him the ball and he catches it for a 15 to 30 yard gain but then Cal decides not to stop that play ever and then also decides to never ever have that play in their offensive repertoire ever. EVER.
that Carson Strong kid was hobbled af, visibly gimping around the field, and still the d couldn't get to him. what is the defensive scheme that has Denge Goode not getting any sacks? Tevis was solid but the rest of the front 7 was underwhelming.
obviously holding those guys to 22 should net a W, so this is all on the offensive coaching, game plan, and play calling.
even before this game my Bearmigo and i had decided to not renew season tickets. instead i will be donating that money to a few charitable groups. in fact i feel quite stupid and guilty for the thousands and thousands i have given to the program over the years. trickle up economics no more.
Couldn't this team just tease us for a couple of weeks? That's all I can want or expect being a Cal fan. I'll give the defense a pass for a week, cause I think Strong is that good and this unit has earned the benefit of the doubt. But man we sure did concede the middle of the field to them. Our DBs seemed completely out matched. Offensively we haven't been this limited since the Holmoe years. We just have zero speed anywhere and our receivers are unable to get separation. Our margin for error is razor thin, which makes Musgrave's turning away from the running game in key moments malpractice. This was truly a team loss, but Musgrave gets the award for worse performance in a very competitive field.
Another sad, but winnable game, with multiple questionable tactical decisions by Head Coach Wilcox, and questionable play-calling by the Offensive Coordinator. Once again, a talented group of players were let down by less than top-notch coaching and leadership.
Awful and as I said in another thread it's the worst loss of the Wilcox era. Going into year 5 with mostly his recruits he is 1-4 in his last five games. Trending downward. Hiring the aging retread Musgrave was a huge mistake, chase has regressed and lost his moxie of 2018-2019.
Even if we continued to run and pulled off a win against Nevada, we probably cant impose our will on the ground like that against the majority of teams on our schedule. I see the QB as the main issue now, bigger picture. I'm doubtful any adjustments can be made, other than maybe green lighting Chase to scramble. That's a glaring difference in Chase's game now, that freedom to improvise and move the chains but scrambling for a 1st. It was what made many scoring drives click in the past, and opened things up when teams had to respect it. I dont think Chase is a proficient enough passer to succeed in Musgrave's system, and dont think he has enough of the "gamer" / "it" factor to make things happen and will the offense down the field using his arm, putting balls in tight windows or hitting deep balls on the right spots.
What an infuriating game. We should not have lost that game, but the offensive play-calling was absolutely atrocious quarters 2-4.
We really need to win season openers. Amazing student section today, but half of them wont return because they are disappointed by Cal's performance.
This was a coaching failure top to bottom, but holding that offense to 22 points should have been more than enough, ESPECIALLY when you score 14 in the first quarter.
Can't wait for Garbers and Daltoso to graduate and mosy on out of here. No offensive line protection and innovation down the field until its too late along with the fact of abandoning the run at all the wrong times. Collin Gamble was the worst player on the field and the linebackers weren't far behind, and that says a lot considering our mediocre special teams was sitting right there.
Perhaps last year’s 1 - 3 record was an apt record after all?
So much talk about the TE’s and yet only a handful of targets with only 1 reception.
Gamble gets a pass on his defending given it was his first meaningful experience against several guys who will likely be playing on Sundays. He looked tiny against those receivers however and U$C, among others, will exploit that.
Not taking the penalty and having UNR kick that field goal was the right decision. The distance was right at the kickers extreme, note he missed his next kick of similar (perhaps shorter) length. More importantly you did not want to give Strong another opportunity to improve field position or perhaps pick up a first down. I’m OK with the decision given the risk / reward ratio.
Garbers is who we thought he was. Marginal improvement but in the heat of the moment it is the same ole Garbers. Missing that outlet pass (overthrow) on third down is inexcusable at this point in his career. Buy hey, so was Dancy’s (??) drop to keep the last drive going, hit him right in the chest.
OL has improved a bit, but Daltoso has to go (yup, I know y’all have been hearing me say this for 2 years, but I don’t mind saying it again). Pass protection overall would get a C grade at best. Not sure what all the hype was about on Coleman, he didn’t look at all dominating albeit it is only the first game of the year.
Unfathomable why Cal only ran the ball 6 times in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Unconscionable. Combination of both poor coaching and execution.
Were there any bright spots at all?
Coaching - ZERO!
OLine - nope
DLine - meh
Linebackers - nope
DBs - nope
WR/TE - no idea, ball was never there
RB - what happened to Brooks?
IMHO, worst coached game I’ve ever seen by Cal. Every single coach should be ashamed of himself for such an embarrassing showing.
I’ve always been a Wilcox fan, but no more. Same mistakes (Garbers, Ragle, OC, poor choices with the ball), too conservative, bad game management.
Fix this!