Comments on: Cal football: Training camp report — Aug. 12

By: Golden Bear

Golden Bear — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:34:00 +0000

Nice to see this thread was cleaned up. The deletions were necessary and appreciated.

By: Calduke

Calduke — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:35:42 +0000

Matt Barklay???

By: Golden Bear

Golden Bear — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:47:01 +0000

Syd will NEVER be Desean in terms of attitude and demeanor.

Bet the farm on that.

By: Jan K Oski

Jan K Oski — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:34:02 +0000

Duke, I usually don’t like discussing too much about spilt milk that be cleaned and thrown out. However, I think Tedford lost control of the team, because he primarily wasn’t paying attention to team chemistry, while holding his huge play card. The disease of egos were merely a result of the lack of his attention. Perhaps, that’s what you’re saying, too?

Also, could you provide some quotes from Syd, which suggest he has gone that route? Syd by all accounts (JO and MoragaBear) is a soft spoken individual. That personality doesn’t fit into the Look-at-Me Mentality. Syd is also a father, and I’m sure he is greatly humbled like I and most of us from that experience.

Oh yeah, I enjoy your replies, too. You should really join us on BearInsider for you’d learn a lot from the wide variety of posters on there. I’m jankoski over there, too. I don’t use multiple profiles to play games.

Go BEARS!

By: Calduke

Calduke — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:27:40 +0000

Jan Oski – You sure raised some fur. I still like you.

Tedford lost control of the team 2 years ago – due to egos and the “I can do what I want because I’m so important to the team. Coach won’t do much – he needs me”. I hope that is not the case here.

Perhaps JO was being nice to the coach by using the
term ‘pretty direct’- which may be an understatement of Tedfords actual mood.

It’s time for football!!

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:24:52 +0000

J.O. do you have a feeling for how strong the O-Line will be?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:16:31 +0000

You know NCsarecoming I rarely agree with you. But this might be one of the few times I do.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:00:28 +0000

Why is everyone going off on Mack. He was just wondering. Oski, he never mentioned anything about Tedford, nor bagged on him for not disclosing the details. I, and am saying this from what I read, think he is just curious and was wondering what actually was the reason Syd did not practice. No ones ignorant to believe that one practice will kill a team’s chances, so these comments are just unneccesary as well.

By: Jan K Oski

Jan K Oski — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:23:35 +0000

Mack, it is simple. He broke a team rule, and if a Coach is going to maintain order and discipline, he cannot tolerate the breaking of his rules. They could have been horsing around during film study, late to a meeting or skipped a class/tutoring session. These might be minor things, but Tedford needs to make it clear to the incoming kids. Plus, Syd and Young aren’t going to kill the team’s chances for a stellar season if they miss one practice.

One question for you: are you a parent? If so, do you ever saw NO to your children in public? Do you feel a need to explain it to every person present? Why should Tedford make it public? How would it benefit his relationship with his players? This is a very wise move by Tedford, as he is restoring order, while not giving into gossip. By avoiding gossip, he is showing faith in his players that they will not repeat the incident. In Tedford I trust!

CalDuke, you’re wrong. Most kids learn one or two lessons from the school of hard knocks. It doesn’t mean we are all primadonas. Oh yeah, what is the annual average of 5-star high school recruits selected in the 1st round of the NFL draft? It is around 90%. That’s pretty good, when you consider there are only around 60 5-star players in the nation, if you include all players listed on Rivals, Scout and ESPN.

Go BEARS!

By: rollonubears

rollonubears — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:39:36 +0000

Hey JO, just so I don’t sound like putz when pronouncing your name, is it o-caines, o-can, o-con? Or am I way off?