TDR was an absolute mess towards the end imo. OLB recruiting cratered. Rumors of Wilcox having to step in in-game after a lack of preparation. I know Oregon felt he wasn't living up to the hype, and he's not lighting up the world at Texas Tech (which we know he could do at Cal).
GA is a toughie. Obviously he was great, but remember that Wilcox was a relatively young head coach when GA got an NFL opportunity. That's something that both GA and Wilcox felt was too good to pass up.
Wilcox's idea is to create an incubator for our assistants to get promotions - this leads to general goodwill in-unit but also is done so that, when looking for a replacement, the best and brightest think "I can get a good step-up in my career at Cal". We don't have to go into the dregs for assistants.
I was just going on what I've seen with my eyes....some of the best defensive scheme and execution I've seen at Cal since 1974, with DeRuyter up in the booth calling plays. Except for that 2006-2009 period, with Gregory. But that team also had superior talent.
Indeed. Last offseason when there was a heated conversation about a certain Cal de-commit, a certain pro-Wilcox member of the community (to whom I assumed you were referring) lost his mind and started comparing the character of these current high school kids to someone he knew from an earlier generation who at the same age went to 'nam.
He's saying that we should go with three receiver sets and have the TE(s) chip block off the line to slow down the DE on the pass rush. In this context, it means that the TE lays a hard shoulder into the DE before releasing onto their route. The idea is to throw them slightly off their rushing lane.
Funny thing is that Gerald Alexander was watching the game and seemed to have some ideas: https://twitter.com/GAlexander21/status/1571253444337434624
Just my opinion, but I think that GA and TDR are two guys that they should have done anything to keep.
TDR was an absolute mess towards the end imo. OLB recruiting cratered. Rumors of Wilcox having to step in in-game after a lack of preparation. I know Oregon felt he wasn't living up to the hype, and he's not lighting up the world at Texas Tech (which we know he could do at Cal).
GA is a toughie. Obviously he was great, but remember that Wilcox was a relatively young head coach when GA got an NFL opportunity. That's something that both GA and Wilcox felt was too good to pass up.
Wilcox's idea is to create an incubator for our assistants to get promotions - this leads to general goodwill in-unit but also is done so that, when looking for a replacement, the best and brightest think "I can get a good step-up in my career at Cal". We don't have to go into the dregs for assistants.
I was just going on what I've seen with my eyes....some of the best defensive scheme and execution I've seen at Cal since 1974, with DeRuyter up in the booth calling plays. Except for that 2006-2009 period, with Gregory. But that team also had superior talent.
GA Pointing out obvious schemes available when the OLine ain't gettin' it done.
And some fans were not happy with GA giving his opinions and felt that GA was betraying Wilcox.
Wilcox seems to have a cult like following among a small but significant number of Cal fans.
It's almost like he's been really nice to the son of some very important donors
One Wilcox/Musgrave Stan specifically.
This has nothing to do with 'nam, man
Lebowski reference?
Indeed. Last offseason when there was a heated conversation about a certain Cal de-commit, a certain pro-Wilcox member of the community (to whom I assumed you were referring) lost his mind and started comparing the character of these current high school kids to someone he knew from an earlier generation who at the same age went to 'nam.
YesтАжand you assumed correctlyтАжnow I remember.
It's always a f*ckin travesty with you, man
YouтАЩre killing your father, Larry
One resident of Wilcoxistan-Musgravistan empire here but many over at BI.
He's saying that we should go with three receiver sets and have the TE(s) chip block off the line to slow down the DE on the pass rush. In this context, it means that the TE lays a hard shoulder into the DE before releasing onto their route. The idea is to throw them slightly off their rushing lane.