Tedford’s now #4 in the nation, and not in a good way, either. In fact, this is the week he surpassed Neuheisel on the hotseat. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised but the death watch for Mr. Tedford’s Cal career is definitely on.

Couldn’t happen soon enough. It apparently is gonna cost $5-6 million to get rid of him (from the blog on that site). Money well spent, in my opinion

That’s correct. Cal should now be viewed as a conference doormat in the Pac-12 North.

I’m a bit irked by Tedford’s comments about Maynard. I don’t blame Maynard for the quality of his play. I have no doubt he’s out there doing his best. The problem is that his best just isn’t very good at the moment, and it is a COACH’s job to manage that.

I would cut Tedford some slack if it was the first time we’d seen this (see, e.g., 2005 after Rodgers left). But for Tedford to say “Not everyone can be Rodgers” ignores the problem. EVERY quarterback he’s named as a starter since Rodgers left has been a failure. Longshore started out promising but regressed. Riley had one good game, then regressed. Ayoob wasn’t good from the outset. Mansion was never good.

So no coach, not every QB is going to be Aaron Rodgers. But among your choices, you seem to be batting .200, going 0 for your last 4. The problem with this team is not the players. It’s the lack of a head coach, OC, DC or special teams coach who can improve the team or manage a game. Just my $0.02.

I get the feeling that WSU is getting better with each week and certainly has improved during the past 2 years…I fear that this week’s game will show us that WSU has surpassed Cal….just in the same way we saw that UW passed Cal last year.

Meanwhile the Cal program has been declining over the past few years…this year appears to be no different. I just don’t know where the bottom is…but clearly this team is in the bottom half of the Pac-12 … I also, see no reason to think next year will be any different. (I said the same thing last year and this point in the season).

And with three 4-star quarterbacks on the bench, that shouldn’t be too hard to muster.

The disturbing thing is not Maynard’s lack of accuracy, it is the lack of other options. Even when Aaron Rodgers played poorly, Reggie Robertson could sling it (he was the last Cal QB to beat SC). Steve Levy took no flack from anybody and loved winning, unfortunately he also took no flack from nightclub bouncers and got buried on the depth chart along with the season. I’ve been cautiously optimistic about Longshore’s recovery, Riley, Mansion, Maynard, and Bridgford/Klein/Boehm/whoever and coach should understand that we don’t need another Aaron, just a Reggie Robertson/Steve Levy kinda workman that gets a passer rating 5th out of the PAC-12 and in the top 50 nationally.
Then let the defense have a chance to do its job. Let Anger pin them deep. Hand the ball off. Look like a normal football team. That’s all I ask.