Of course. Why wouldn’t our top talents get the hell out of dodge for winning programs. Fire head coach no matter how nice he is. Not fair to athletes or fans or alumni. Pay the price and turn program around
This one stings. Sure, "blood in, blood out". But Sturdivant is not a 3rd or 2nd string guy who needs another situation to showcase his skills. He is highly skilled and an important part of the team. He had a great year and likely would have had a better one next year under Spav. This is the type of player we need to start prioritizing retaining if we expect to keep pace with the rest in our conference and the college football world. Hopefully, this is a lesson learned.
I'm just going to say I don't understand your logic. How many 5 star freshman QB's play and do well? Trevor Lawrence and CJ Stroud and who else recently? The chances of the UCLA 5 star freshman QB playing well his first year are very low if you just look at history. On the other side Samuel Jackson was the youngest guy in the rotation. Duggan was a back up and took over for the starter when he got injured and Samuel Jackson moved up to second string and actually got playing time. And, I'll take a 4.3 over a 4.5 guy ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. A 4.5 guy can be caught from behind, a 4.3 guy doesn't get caught if he's in front of you. Sorry, I just don't have the fatalistic outlook that you have. We have a new Air Raid guru at OC who got his guy who is a fucking stud and you are more worried about us performing than UCLA's new 5* QB? (Remember what happened to JT Daniels as a freshman starter? Or Quinn Ewers, the #1 recruit who didn't start as a freshman?)
UCLA is such a shitty place compared to Cal, with the campus culture and football stadium so far away. As an LA native, I wish him well, but what a downgrade.
You know, for a time I didn't really hate UCLA. I rolled my eyes at their fans' demands and chuckled at the little brother jokes, but I would occasionally root for them in games.
This is the way. Get used to it. Kids will come and they will go. Sorry to see J. M. Sturdivant go to UCLA, but he had declared he was leaving awhile back. I hope he has success. Overall, Cal is doing pretty well working the system. Get some offensive lineman, improve the coaching over last season, and maybe 2023 won't be so damn painful as 2022.
First, I wonder at what point we can stop acknowledging that it is fair for a player to exercise a right to transfer (which it is), and just move onto discussing whether the guy is lame for doing so (which he is). It’s like, we don’t want to live in a society where you can’t cheat on your wife, but you are still a dick if you do it.
Second, at what point does the NIL stuff become unmoored to the school? Cannot sports agents and apparel companies and the like set up groups to exploit NIL opportunities? I don’t think it really has to have a tie in with a particular university. I think this stuff is still evolving. If there is one thing we are good at in America, it is figuring out new ways to make money off a given situation.
Congrats for him getting his NIL bag. Now lets send UCLA into the sun and into the Big Ten with a 105-0 win at the Rose Bowl
Cal and J Michael Sturdivant now have something in common. We'll both be getting paid by UCLA!
Sturdivant will remember this day...he fucked up.
New rule: if you portal within conference you sit for a season; outside you play right away…..I wish….
Fair play. This is the new world. We'll poach someone from another team by doing the exact same thing.
Of course. Why wouldn’t our top talents get the hell out of dodge for winning programs. Fire head coach no matter how nice he is. Not fair to athletes or fans or alumni. Pay the price and turn program around
This one stings. Sure, "blood in, blood out". But Sturdivant is not a 3rd or 2nd string guy who needs another situation to showcase his skills. He is highly skilled and an important part of the team. He had a great year and likely would have had a better one next year under Spav. This is the type of player we need to start prioritizing retaining if we expect to keep pace with the rest in our conference and the college football world. Hopefully, this is a lesson learned.
“J mike here is your pile of money. We need a really good player that is used to playing in an empty stadium.”
Chip Kelly 2023
I'm just going to say I don't understand your logic. How many 5 star freshman QB's play and do well? Trevor Lawrence and CJ Stroud and who else recently? The chances of the UCLA 5 star freshman QB playing well his first year are very low if you just look at history. On the other side Samuel Jackson was the youngest guy in the rotation. Duggan was a back up and took over for the starter when he got injured and Samuel Jackson moved up to second string and actually got playing time. And, I'll take a 4.3 over a 4.5 guy ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. A 4.5 guy can be caught from behind, a 4.3 guy doesn't get caught if he's in front of you. Sorry, I just don't have the fatalistic outlook that you have. We have a new Air Raid guru at OC who got his guy who is a fucking stud and you are more worried about us performing than UCLA's new 5* QB? (Remember what happened to JT Daniels as a freshman starter? Or Quinn Ewers, the #1 recruit who didn't start as a freshman?)
UCLA is such a shitty place compared to Cal, with the campus culture and football stadium so far away. As an LA native, I wish him well, but what a downgrade.
Afraid to compete. Bruins are trash people.
You know, for a time I didn't really hate UCLA. I rolled my eyes at their fans' demands and chuckled at the little brother jokes, but I would occasionally root for them in games.
I've seen the error of my ways.
Hightower for JMike? Seems a tit for tat.
This is the way. Get used to it. Kids will come and they will go. Sorry to see J. M. Sturdivant go to UCLA, but he had declared he was leaving awhile back. I hope he has success. Overall, Cal is doing pretty well working the system. Get some offensive lineman, improve the coaching over last season, and maybe 2023 won't be so damn painful as 2022.
First, I wonder at what point we can stop acknowledging that it is fair for a player to exercise a right to transfer (which it is), and just move onto discussing whether the guy is lame for doing so (which he is). It’s like, we don’t want to live in a society where you can’t cheat on your wife, but you are still a dick if you do it.
Second, at what point does the NIL stuff become unmoored to the school? Cannot sports agents and apparel companies and the like set up groups to exploit NIL opportunities? I don’t think it really has to have a tie in with a particular university. I think this stuff is still evolving. If there is one thing we are good at in America, it is figuring out new ways to make money off a given situation.
Is our only hope for the Rose Bowl to play UCLA?