I just see our program a bit differently and I’m concerned that we are heading in the wrong direction. When I first stated this almost everyone disagreed but we barely got in to the NCAAs. Next year is going to be worse and with two poor recruiting classes, what can we say for the future?

To be concerned or worried about Cal does not make me less of a fan, anymore than protesting the war in Iraq made me less of an American.

I love Cal and wear my Cal stuff all over Texas and use it as an example when I was on our school board and in editorials I have written. I just see our program going in the wrong direction.

I have nothing personal against Monty even if he coached Stanford. He has lots of integrity and will never get us a sanction, but I want to WIN. I’m getting old and want to see an NCAA Banner! The Monty of 2012 won’t get us one.

Steventexas draws a lot of water in this town. You dont draw …

Hope someone got the big lebowski reference

Recruiting:

Arizona now has the #1 class but three of its recruits are from CALIFORNIA -one from Oakland. Oregon UCLA and Stanford also have better recruits and Oregon stole one from Cal.

When Indiana was in the dumps and hired Crean he made it priority #1 to win the instate recruiting battles with Purdue, Notre Dame and other Big Ten schools. This has been done and IU has the 2nd best class. We need someone who can keep home court and get us the best recruits in our own backyard (for starters).

We have a beautiful campus, a large media market, and we offer excellent academics. Why should these schools out-recruit us?

Will you whine that they are all better than Cal too?

You’ve proved both your ignorance and lack of integrity and now for your reading comprehension. I said a 20 point win by Cal would show how much of an insult the play-in game was – it was not a prediction.
It is clearly possible if Monty motivates us, but I’d probably settle for 15 point victory. In fact I’d settle for less if it means Cal will be able to rotate its players and get everyone into the game.

As for the evidence of Monty’s not being able to motivate the team, read the latest analysis by CBS who ranks us 47th saying “The Bears are not hot” When a team ends a season losing the regular season championship to a team not ranked in the top 100 and then losing to an 88th ranked team – that is pretty sad, however as you proved you either can’t count or you will lie about it, perhaps you think we actually won those games.

In truth, some of Braun’s teams would have wiped the floor with this squad. The conference (and mid-level quality teams in general, #15-30) have dropped in quality dramatically in the age of the one and done players.

I’m in no way down on Monty, but his 4th year team having this thin of a roster is definitely a large blemish on what has otherwise been excellent coaching, and I am still astonished that he has not been able to bring in large bodies to coach up. MSF has really been it, and he was a transfer.

So comparing Cal’s expected margin of victory to top level teams is pointless. South Florida is a solid team. It would be shocking for Cal to win by more than 15 and the experts in Vegas think it will be very close and low scoring.

You generally set the bar at an insane level expecting blue chip recruits and more than 24 wins to have a ‘good season’. Cal basketball is on it’s way up but its not UK, or even IU and it never has been.

It sucks the bears are in this game but in no way is it the referendum on Monty you wish it were. Monty has brought the best basketball to Cal since Newell (unless you include the years Cal paid for players).

And I don’t think I’ve ever run away from our fun little chats. Usually you’re the one that ignores my questions, like the question on the evidence for your criticism on Monty’s ability to motivate.