And we are still waiting for the trash talking troll to get a life.

35k for Southern Utah maybe?

Our entire team has looked lost, tight, inconsistent, undisciplined- and I know that they aren’t “coached” enough. They just aren’t coached well or led well.

I do agree with your later assertion- perhaps much would be gained by keeping things a bit simpler.

The abject failure of so many components of the Bears’ play and game plan have been covered ad nauseum by others. So I won’t dwell on the fact that the team’s performance was abysmal.

I don’t think the root cause is lack of coaching. To the contrary, this team looked over-coached to me. The constant substitutions on offense and defense made it look like we were reacting to what Nevada was doing, rather than dictating the play. Moreover, both units spent so much time looking for instruction from the sidelines that it did not allow them to get a feel for the flow of the game or act instinctively to what was happening on the field. Exacerbating this were all of the last-second situational substitutions on defense. Without a doubt, I think the team would benefit from just putting the best 11 out there and letting them run a few plays so that they can use their God-given talents to make a play. If someone falters or needs to take a break, by all means, substitute, but as the old saying goes, “Let ‘em play!”

Again, take your ire out on the team and the coaches — they deserve it after Saturday’s performance. But congratulations are in order to those who made sure the stadium was game-ready by Sept 1. The fact that there were a few minor glitches when there was a full house that day is something that should be expected following an project as complicated as this one.

After a $321 million renovation, over 21 months with hundreds of construction workers involved, if the worst mistake was the mis-numbering of a few seats, then I would say that’s a phenomenal performance. The project coordinators deserve hearty congratulations.

If you want to complain about something, the team and coaching staff are deserving targets — almost across the board, their performance was pathetic on Saturday. But the team responsible for the construction of Memorial Stadium deserves nothing but praise.

Your latest post is getting closer but We are still waiting to hear a football related post from you.

Whatever you do don’t revert back to another boring topic about the new food at the stadium.

On the positive side, I thought the stadium was a major improvement. In the past I had been in the north end zone so this location, next to the east side of the south end zone, gave a great view of the entire field and the players. I was inpressed with the new scoreboards and PA system. I thought the new press box structure was too large (though I understand the need to build it that way) and unfortunately it blocks the bay and city views from the stands. All in all, I think the retrofit and remodel work is a major improvement, and I am proud that Cal stuck with it in the face of a lot of adversity and legions of doomsdayers and naysayers, some of whom hang out on this blog. Now its time for an extreme makeover of the football team, and that cannot come soon enough.

P.S. – Trash talking trolls are NEVER validated.

Here is what one guy said:

“I’ve been a Cal fan for over 25 years, and want to win as bad as the next guy. But damn, the “fans” in TT bitch after every single play, even the good ones. And they don’t know their football.”

Here is what another said.

“By and large general Cal fans aren’t exactly the most knowledgeable football fans; there are a lot of fairweather bandwagoners out there.”

Thank you thank you.

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