Comments on: Loose ends

By: Will

Will — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:48:55 +0000

Have enjoyed reading your comments all year….thanks!

One request…..can you elaborate on Jahvid Best’s condition and what the latest med reports say. I would appreciate a response. Thanks, again.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:12:42 +0000

They’re not there to have fun, Mr. Ice. They’re there to WIN games! Oh wait, they have lost six of their last seven… You have a good point.

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:26:25 +0000

Pete our defense was ranked 70th in the nation when we were the 2nd ranked team in college. Our primary problems are on defense.
BG dependence on the big play defense was nice when we had big players. Now that we have no big players due to the lack of recruiting, wouldn’t it be wise for BG to pull his head out of his *** and think outside of the box? As a matter of fact he should think INSIDE the box becuase we can’t stop anyone from running through it.
The bottom line is, his defense has given up on several different occassions, the players are playing uninspired football right now which tells me several things. The biggest thing I SUSPECT is he doesn’t have a relationship with the players. Through this relationship alot can be accomplished.
Players play for good coaches the same way workers work for good managers.

By: ice

ice — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:31:34 +0000

Is Tedford going completly away from the spread offense does he not have any trust in his back up recievers that in the stanford game he would go with the 2 tight end formations for virtually the whole game just because DJ was hurt. What is he telling them by doing that. Is it me or do the Bears look like they aren’t having any fun. Tedford seems to be getting more conservative every year he needs to loosen up the team looked very uninspired this year. He needs to let them have fun.

By: Anti-CaliPete

Anti-CaliPete — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:51:41 +0000

More excuses huh, CaliPete. You have gotten so good at them! Are you sure you’re not a Cal coach? Come on Pete, after basically losing seven games in a row (no, the pathetic win at Washington St. doesn’t count!)you still go into all these message boards with a straight face. You make it seem like we are a whole lot better than we are, and that’s dishonest. You puzzle me Pete.

Merry Christmas.

By: Suzy

Suzy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:49:45 +0000

What do you guys think about matteye being a fan of 6-6 Berkley team?

By: treed

treed — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:27:48 +0000

JO…
You make some very valid points in regards to BG.
But, it seems that CAL’s offense must score alot points in order to compensate for the points given up by the “D”sive scehmes.

The only team CAL heald to less than 2 scores was the vaunted LA TECH team.

It’s not like the this year’s schedule was full of offensive juggernauts.

By: California Pete

California Pete — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:29:04 +0000

T.,

Perhaps one could make the case that defensively, the current recruiting class is shaping up slowly, but I don’t see much reason for disappointment on the offensive side of the ball. And these are still early days, especially for a Bears coaching staff that tends to pick up big commitments later, rather than earlier, in the process.

As for Gregory, there’s a reason his name gets floated semi-regularly for head coaching jobs elsewhere. Contrary to what has become popular belief, he’s done a very good job at Cal, building what most experts consider one of the top defensive units on the West Coast over the last 3-4 years. As I mentioned in a comment to a previous post, the statistics bear this out, and it would be a big blow to Cal to lose him.

This season was a step backward, I can’t deny that. But given the pre-season loss of several key playmakers to graduation, that’s not necessarily evidence that his defenses have “peaked”. One game does not a season make, but who are the only two teams to hold the Dennis Dixon-led Ducks to under 35 points this season? USC and Cal, both of whom gave up just 24 points on the road at Autzen. This to a Duck team that put up at least 50 (!) as many as four times, as well as 48 vs. Houston, 39 vs. Michigan, and 35 vs. a very good Arizona State team. Heck, the Ducks even put up 31 against Oregon State, without Dixon (and just about every other playmaker on the team after being ridiculously decimated by injury.)

The Bears had a lot of problems this year. But Bob Gregory wasn’t one of them.

By: Gus

Gus — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:32:10 +0000

Recruiting isn’t bad, but it doesn’t seem to be as good as years past.

Cal’s defense in recent years has gotten more talented, but also seems to always underachieve.

Is there any possibility both of those problems might be ameliorated by the hiring of Ed Orgeron? He is a great assistant coach and a great recruiter.

By: treed

treed — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:12:09 +0000

JO…

It’s too bad Gregory didn’t get the HC job.
I’m a little tired of the “bend don’t break” defensive philosophy of the Bears’ “D”.

All that touted team spead on “D” hasn’t added up too much over the past few seasons.

Every fall, I read the comments in the dailies about how this team is so much more athletic than years past. If that’s the case, why is the “D” struggling year after year?

Tedford should can BG and go after Cal Alum and Michigan DC Ron English.

Additionally, is the recruiting for the Bears as dismal as early reports suggest?

It appears this will be by far be the worst recruiting effort for Tedford in some years?

What’s up with that?

T. Reed