Comments on: Football: Pac-12 picks, Week 9

By: BlueNGold

BlueNGold — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:58:21 +0000

Hey, nice prediction, BlueNGold!

By: oldcalfan

oldcalfan — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:47:16 +0000

@CoBears, Where’s all this talent besides Keenan? QB? OL? Defense is OK but has bad lapses. RB’s? Yes they are talented but without an OL they are average at best. Cal has suffered from poor QB play since Rogers.
We have sent players to the NFL but that’s not a measure of this year’s talent.
I agree with you about the coaching, but the talent still has to be there and, it’s not.
What do you attribute no Rose Bowl (for 53 years) to?
Cal han’t been a power since the late 40′s! Why? They don’t make football a priority like USC, Alabama etc. do. THEY DON’T GET THE TALKENT that the power teams get.
I am sorry, I wish they did.

By: BlueNGold

BlueNGold — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:10:19 +0000

I have a feeling that AZ is going to be a big surprise against the sleazy cheaters. Probably will be close, but would not be surprised to see the wildcats eek out a win.

By: BlueNGold

BlueNGold — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:57:10 +0000

Does the parasite have a final score prediction? If so, put it out there. Or, are you too much of a COWARD to do that?

By: sportskaster

sportskaster — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:40:42 +0000

Just thinking out loud. If the Bears somehow manage to win three out of the next four (the loss, of course, is to Oregon)and sneak into a bowl, would Tedford keep his job? It would still be a crappy season but…
What if he wins two, which is possible, and doesn’t make a bowl? Does he keep his job in that scenario?

By: CoBears

CoBears — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:28:57 +0000

@Oldcalfan: I completely disagree with your post. We haven’t looked like we’ve had more talent because our talent hasn’t been properly prepared and hasn’t executed as well as other teams. I would venture to say there is no one out there who would contend that Nevada has more talent on their team than we do. Same for Arizona State, though it is a lot closer. Utah isn’t that close, which is why they have not won a game in the Pac-12 this year. Look at the number of players we’ve been sending to the NFL every year–we have solid players, and have had solid players here for years.

Our failures this year are not really failures of talent. They are failures of coaching, of discipline, of execution of plays. All of those failures reflect primarily up to the coaches, who need to put our players in a position to succeed and win games. They need to work with the players we have and figure out how to use them to our advantage. If the line can’t keep pressure off, throw more quick slants and screens, and throw to the backs in the flat, etc.

Compare it to Riley at Oregon State. He wins with lesser talent than at most of his rivals, year after year. No one can challenge that his coaching transcends the level of talent the Beavers put on the field. They are currently ranked 7th in the country, and are undefeated. Give Riley this stable of Cal players, and they might have been able to do even better.

Talent is important, but coaching is critical, particularly in college ball, and Tedford has lost his edge.

By: oldcalfan

oldcalfan — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:58:45 +0000

I keep hearing that Cal has superior talent than their opponents and that they underachieve. With the exception of 3 games this year Cal has looked far from having more talent. If they had superior talent they would have made the plays necessary to win games. The reason Cal is 3-5 this year is they are not as talented as their opponents. Their QB is way to inconsistent, their O and D lines have been beaten almost every game, and although the coaching is suspect, it’s not all the coaches’ fault. When Keenan Allen is your most talented player, others need to step up to take the pressure off. And they haven’t done so.

By: CoBears

CoBears — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:52:56 +0000

One * does not make a team. The game against Utah is eminently winnable, assuming the coaches still have it in them to develop a winning game plan against a team with inferior talent, and, make no mistake, Utah has inferior overall talent on their team.

At the same time, these coaches, and Tedford in particular, have not been showing that they retain that ability any more. This game will speak to whether they have anything left, or whether we are just plain done.

Of course, Tedford should be done anyway, as winning against woeful Utah shouldn’t mean much to his job security. Regardless of the outcome this week and against the Fuskies (Huck ‘em!), the Oregon schools will be there to ensure Tedford’s demise at the end of the season in any event.

Go Bears!

By: MoreNCsarecoming

MoreNCsarecoming — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:53:06 +0000

UC East Bay gets Cattoused. There is just too much * power.

Here’s hoping that your #73 isn’t carried off on a stretcher after * finishes with him.