I wrote this in the Write For California discord (for subscribers!) - but I'll cut and paste here - this was before I got a chance to watch the presser.
"Cal fans are easy to flatter - in hindsight it’s fascinating that Fox couldn’t even get that part of the PR piece right. Tell us about the special nature of the Bay Area, talk about Pete Newell/Kidd/KJ/Powe/Reef/ the Jerome Randle team. Oakland basketball. This is the easiest part of the job and Fox couldn’t even accomplish that"
Coach Madsen got this going already. It's the easiest thing to do in the world of Cal basketball and Fox never really did it.
Coach Madsen spoke several times about wanting to play an uptempo style, believing it aids in recruiting. “Very few players want to play slow,” he added.
Mad Dog seems to be uniquely qualified to restore Cal Basketball to the top level where it belongs. A tremendous hire, could not be more excited. We all need to give Mad Dog the support he needs.
I watched it all live and liked what I heard. It's so true that we should celebrate the past greats of the program, and I think Madsen will welcome those guys to come around and say Hello. We are indeed a sleeping giant. As we enumerate here, there is every reason to think we can be and sustain a top program.
Did anyone else pay special attention to how many guys on the SDSU team are not just from CA, but from NorCal? There is no lack of talent in the state, or even north of Fresno.
Excellent and uplifting. I do recall, however, receiving a football fundraising letter some years back describing his reason for coming to Cal as being that, “Cal is a sleeping giant.” So said Sonny Dykes.
I wrote this in the Write For California discord (for subscribers!) - but I'll cut and paste here - this was before I got a chance to watch the presser.
"Cal fans are easy to flatter - in hindsight it’s fascinating that Fox couldn’t even get that part of the PR piece right. Tell us about the special nature of the Bay Area, talk about Pete Newell/Kidd/KJ/Powe/Reef/ the Jerome Randle team. Oakland basketball. This is the easiest part of the job and Fox couldn’t even accomplish that"
Coach Madsen got this going already. It's the easiest thing to do in the world of Cal basketball and Fox never really did it.
Consider the sunshine pumped!
Take that Mark Fox.
Coach Madsen spoke several times about wanting to play an uptempo style, believing it aids in recruiting. “Very few players want to play slow,” he added.
It feels weird to be excited about Cal basketball again, but here I am.
The turnaround has to be fast...no slow rebuild BS that Fox was pushing. Gotta make a big splash fast. Gotta pull a Cuonzo class.
Mad Dog seems to be uniquely qualified to restore Cal Basketball to the top level where it belongs. A tremendous hire, could not be more excited. We all need to give Mad Dog the support he needs.
I watched it all live and liked what I heard. It's so true that we should celebrate the past greats of the program, and I think Madsen will welcome those guys to come around and say Hello. We are indeed a sleeping giant. As we enumerate here, there is every reason to think we can be and sustain a top program.
Did anyone else pay special attention to how many guys on the SDSU team are not just from CA, but from NorCal? There is no lack of talent in the state, or even north of Fresno.
Excellent and uplifting. I do recall, however, receiving a football fundraising letter some years back describing his reason for coming to Cal as being that, “Cal is a sleeping giant.” So said Sonny Dykes.