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.
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.