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Poll: Should Cal have fired Jeff Tedford?
By Jon Becker
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 at 10:40 am in Uncategorized.
Now that Cal has fired Jeff Tedford, was removing him as football coach the right move?
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November 20th, 2012 at 10:47 am
Jon Becker – as Jeff Faraudo’s Vice President of Bear Talk Blog Operations I formally welcome you.
November 20th, 2012 at 10:59 am
This is like an Ed Show MSNBC poll.
November 20th, 2012 at 11:02 am
Anybody want to by a “Tedford is God” tshirt?
November 20th, 2012 at 11:04 am
I still have my Tedhead shirt…maybe I’ll wear it to a bball game
November 20th, 2012 at 11:15 am
Dear Donors and Season Ticket Holders:
This morning I met with Coach Jeff Tedford as we continued conversations about the state of Cal football and how we can, collectively, as a football program, an athletics administration and a campus community, redirect both our competitive and academic performance. Throughout the course of the conversation, it became evident that there was not a clear, direct or expeditious path to reversing worrisome trends. Therefore, I informed Coach Tedford that I have decided the time has come to seek new leadership for the Cal football program. This decision was not made lightly, or easily, and comes only after careful consideration and complex evaluation of our football program. After weighing all of the variables and extensive consultation with Chancellor Birgeneau and Vice Chancellor Wilton it is evident that this level of change is what is needed and is in the best interest of Cal.
This should not be seen as a refutation of Coach Tedford’s passion, commitment and skills. I believe he still has the same set of extraordinary personal and professional tools that allowed him to compile an unbelievable record of accomplishment during his 11 seasons at Cal – his near miraculous resurrection of a program in a state of collapse; two-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year; Pac-10 conference championship; eight bowl-game appearances; and more wins than any coach in Cal history. Additionally, I can’t even begin to quantify what his patience and perseverance meant to our campus community as we endured repeated delays on the way to a new Memorial Stadium and modern training facilities. Jeff has earned a permanent place in the legacy of Cal football. However, as we have all seen sports, there comes a time when the needs of a team or a program no longer align with the tangible and intangible attributes of a particular head coach, no matter how talented and committed he may be.
Throughout this evaluation process, our focus has been on our student-athletes. We are all here to provide young people with what they need to fully realize their potential. Every professor, coach and staff member on this campus has a responsibility to provide them with what they require to excel, to learn and to grow. When Chancellor Birgeneau talks about comprehensive excellence as one of Berkeley’s defining attributes, he means it….and we live by it. It is imperative that Cal football be recognized as a leader in academic accomplishment, competitive success and community engagement.
As hard as it has been to watch our student-athletes struggle on the field, the team’s continuing decline in academic performance is of great concern. As recent NCAA data show, Cal football is now last in the Pac-12 in terms of the team’s graduation rate: 48% compared to Stanford’s conference-leading 90%. In fact, the other metric used by the NCAA to measure academic performance, the Academic Progress Rate (APR), is, in some ways even more sobering. The football team’s APR performance has now declined to the point where we are dangerously close to being disqualified from postseason play in the future.
I understand that cynics may conclude that this decision was driven solely by financial issues, and while revenue implications are one consideration, I’m here to say nothing can be further from the truth. I take very seriously the responsibility of providing our student-athletes with nothing but the finest of resources, and my experience as a coach and leader in intercollegiate athletics teaches me that if you establish and sustain the conditions student-athletes need to succeed, it creates a foundation from which all success can follow….academic success, wins, postseason play and ticket sales.
I realize that this decision will be met with varying levels of support, but I know we can all agree that Cal is parting ways with a very good man who has done remarkable things for our campus, our intercollegiate program and our team. However, my responsibilities to our students and the university as a whole has forced me to evaluate whether or not the team’s current leadership is in a position to make the changes necessary to turn things around. At the end of the day, I’m confident that this is the best decision for Cal and our student-athletes.
Jeff Tedford has served this university admirably and I will forever be indebted for his commitment, expertise and unflagging effort. I know the entire Cal community will join me in thanking Jeff for changing the face of Cal football.
My staff and I are now turning our attention to the future as we begin to explore and assess possible candidates for the position of head football coach. As that effort begins, we will seek ideas and input from many areas. As a first step, we are convening an advisory group of key stakeholders who we will turn to for guidance in terms of the professional profile, experience and personal attributes we should be looking for in potential candidates.
I know we are all proud of Cal’s intercollegiate athletics program that together we have built and sustained. I will continue to honor that support with an undiminished commitment to, and passion for, the pursuit of even greater achievements in the future.
Go Bears!
Sandy Barbour
Director of Athletics
November 20th, 2012 at 11:15 am
How about a poll “Should Tedford have been fired in 2011, 2010, 2009, or 2008?”
November 20th, 2012 at 11:19 am
Jim Tressel.
November 20th, 2012 at 11:26 am
TRESSEL!!!!!!!!!!!
November 20th, 2012 at 11:34 am
95.7 The Game just reported Tedford has been fired. Can it be true?!?!?!!!!
November 20th, 2012 at 11:48 am
I know it is the right thing for our team, but I am nevertheless sad. Sad that, for whatever reason, this once-great coach lost his way and was unable to right the ship. Still, he is walking away with $$$$$$ so I guess it is silly to feel sorry for him. The next news story should address how Cal can afford to buy him out and how we can afford a new coach who is halfway decent.
Go Bears!
November 20th, 2012 at 11:50 am
Juancho, please answer my question about Hue, I’m very curious why you like him so much, and whhy you think he would be a good college coach.
November 20th, 2012 at 11:53 am
Ray Finkle – I think his offense would flourish at Cal b/c of the talent we have. And because I don’t think he’d care about anything but winning.
I hated him as the Raiders coach b/c of the stupid trade he made. But as far as running a college team I think he’d do very well.
But he was down the list of my candidates.
November 20th, 2012 at 11:54 am
Dan my post above is Sandy’s letter to donors and season ticket holders announcing the firing.
November 20th, 2012 at 11:55 am
Gotcha brother
November 20th, 2012 at 11:58 am
Just in case you have not read this one to make you drool a bit . . .
“I know Chris Petersen’s name ALWAYS gets tossed out. Heard from a source close to him 2 jobs that’d tempt him: Oregon & Cal,” Bruce Feldman CBSSports.com tweeted.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
In other words we need to pray Chip the Visor Kelly stays.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
1. Jon Gruden
2. Chris Peterson
3. Bobby Petrino
4. Wilcox / Tosh
5. Mike MacIntyre or Willie “Beaman” Taggart
6. Hue Jackson
7. “Ernie” Kent State’s coach
November 20th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
The real intriguing thing about Peterson is that, when/if he does move, he is more likely than not moving to a place he anticipates coaching for a long time.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
I gotta remember he’s Petersen, not Peterson. If he reads me misspelling his name, he might turn us down
November 20th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Hopefully the APR thing was just lip service, because that would scare me if I was prospective new coach. Although the bar is pretty low right now.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Release the kline !
Zack kline you are my heart.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Willie Taggart, Mike Macintyre or Jon Gruden. That is my short xmas wish list.
But the man I really want is Willie Taggart and this is why: Jim Harbaugh had Willie as his best man in his wedding a few years ago. AND Taggart had Jim Harbaugh as HIS best man in his wedding TOO. These guys are bosom buddies it would seem. Anyone who has that much respect from the best football coach in the world deserves a shot in my book. I don’t really even need to know any more details about Taggart, that massive detail is enough for me to put my trust in him. If he’s good enough for Harbaugh, he’s good enough for Cal.
Go Bears! Don’t settle for a retread, get someone young and energetic, someone who is HUNGRY for duck and cardinal and trojan and bruin, with a healthy appetite for husky, beaver, cougar and sun devil as well as a hankering for ute, wildcat and buffalo.
Get Jim Harbaugh’s best man! Please!
November 20th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
If you want to sell the “Tedford is God” tshirt, please contact a Stanford, USC, Oregon or Oregon St. fan. Tedmoe didn’t beat any of them at all these dreary putrid last 3 years.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
A lot of people have pointed to the Oregon State game in ’07 as the beginning of Tedford’s downward trajectory. I think it started in ’04 when the wh@ring Mack Brown gamed the system to get Texas into the Rose Bowl.
If Cal had gone to the Rose Bowl that year, the national exposure would have undoubtedly would allowed Cal to attract 2-3 higher rated recruits, which in turn would have allowed the team to sustain its upward trajectory. They likely would have won the ’06 Arizona game, which would have meant a return engagement to the Rose Bowl. Following this scenario, Cal would have never been in the position that they would have needed a game-tying field goal in ’07 because their greater successes would have led to better recruits and stronger teams in the years that followed.
In other words, Mack Brown (and the horribly corrupt BCS system) cost Cal a long string of success under Tedford, and 10s of millions of dollars over the years.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
BSB, you convinced me. I am moving Willie up my personal board above MacIntyre and Wilcox. So I am,
1. Gruden or Petersen (both long shots that you have to make the call for)
2. Taggart
3. MacIntyre
4. Wilcox
For me, after Gruden or Petersen, it’s all about the process, where the interviews and visions of all involved end up trumping. So, I basically just want Taggart and Mac to at least get interviews if the Hail Mary passes to Gruden and Petersen don’t connect.
Wilcox, I want in every level of the interview process even if he is determined the wrong man early, just to make UW fans sweat and maybe force the school to give him a huge pay raise.
Still in my own preliminary coach search, but I can’t imagine many non-big names (or at least well known to footballophiles) have a chance given the advertising push the school will clearly hope to make.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
The lesson learned here is… Wilner is an unreliable sh*t-stirrer and no more.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
MacIntyre will be on 1050 AM in the Bay at 2PM. I have to bet they’re going to ask him about the Cal job in addition to whatever else the plan was.
November 20th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
H8sRed,
To me, the downfall of the program was the Dunbar hire.
Tedford’s greatest strength was his play calling, and he was a master with the pro-set.
When he started incorporating portions of the spread, the offense became very predictable by formation. Instead of trying to create more options out of a few formations, Tedford began stockpiling different options through different formations.
When you added the predictability of personnel, it became a farce. Remember the Oregon game a few years back where they were astonished because they basically knew every play before it was snapped?
Anyways, I’m pro-set fan because of the chess aspects one can employ with it (I digested a lot of Walsh). Tedford lost the art of keeping the opponent off balance long ago. The biggest crime, IMO, was that so many very, very talented defenses had to spend WAY too much time on the field in recent years, such that they had no chance but to become exhausted.
November 20th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
This is a sad day. JT over his 11 years did more for Cal football than anyone else ever. Also, typical government/organizational lying in bringing up the graduation rates. JT was fired because of downward trending losing football, graduation rates had nothing to do with the firing but looked good in the PR. At least misleading statements about why the coach was fired is not as evil as LBJ lying us into the war in Vietnam or George W. Bush lying us into the war in Iraq.
Hope is not a plan. That said, hopefully the next coach will bring a return to the promised land, meaning the Rose Bowl.
Thanks, JT for the turn around in 2002 & the ever so close seasons in 2004 & 2006, & for the stadium renovation. And good luck in the future,
November 20th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
@H8sRed
Looked who surfaced. I agree with you that it was the end of the 2004 season that in many ways spelled the downfall of Tedford’s era, but it is not Mack Brown’s whoring (knee pads included!) but Tedford’s inexcusable response by doing zero to prepare the team for the Texas Tech offense, and accelerating the problem by having AR throw zillions of times to 4th string receivers rather than pounding the ball over and over with the 2,000 yard running back and beats of an offensive line.
Why that game remains a Top 5 worst Tedford coached game.
November 20th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
BlakeStreet: Love your Harbaugh – Taggart info. Says a lot about Taggart and it can onloy help recruiting to have a young articulate African American coach who has a best man relationship with the 49ers head coach.
Has anyone else heard Greg Roman’s name as a potential? No doubt a briliant OC but can he recruit or relate to young recruit’s moms?
November 20th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
You can give up on Gruden. He’s going to Cleveland. No chance he’ll coach college anyway.
November 20th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
I don’t think anyone not named Jim Harbaugh knows the extent that Roman can run an offense on his own, let alone a team. He’s given much credit for areas Harbaugh certainly has his hands all over. I wouldn’t give him a HC job until he shows something on his own, and I don’t think he’s in a hurry to leave the Niners.
November 20th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
I’d be ok with any of these guys and I like the order and rationale this writer provided:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1416485-jeff-tedford-fired-5-best-candidates-to-become-next-california-head-coach
November 20th, 2012 at 1:59 pm
How about Ron Gould ?
November 20th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Isn’t that like putting the top peanut vendor in charge of stadium operations?
November 20th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Anyone watching Pac 12 Network who can fill us in on press conference ?
November 20th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
How about looking at the Oregon staff and picking one of Kelly’s bright young men. Teford spent some time at Oregon. The first half of his reign was great.
Maybe one of those coaches could transplant that great system to Berkeley.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
very appreciative for all Ted accomplished, but it was time for him to move on. one name out there: Cal great from my era, Ron Rivera.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Juancho, as Jeff Faraudo’s Vice President of Bear Talk Fact Check Operations I formally ask you to stop speculating about things that you do not know about (See yesterday’s posts 26, 28, 30, 31, 34, 40, 48, 51, 53, etc.) . Seriously, not even one “I guess I got that wrong?”
Sad day, but it’s time to move on. Let the complaining about the new hire begin! (sarcasm)
November 20th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
I may be on my own on this one, but Sportskaster, I guess I would prefer for Cal not to become a spread team.
I prefer the pro style.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
I got a bunch of things wrong Disc. I hope your day is now complete.
I even wrote the AD to thank her for making the tough decision.
Maybe Wilner shouldn’t have tweeted out that he heard Tedford was coming back. Nor should Joe Davidson from the Sac Bee.
Or maybe he was coming back. But he just wouldn’t compromise with Sandy on the “changes from above.”
Did you really go through to figure out the posts by # ? That’s sad.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
I think Cal should go the Harbaugh route system-wise, that seems to get it done nowadays against the lightening quick teams like Oregon. Grind them down and keep their offenses off the field. This requires good RBs, massive blocking up front and deft play-action passing – nothing too fancy even though it seems to confuse the heck outta defenses. The chicago bears, a top defensive team, were hopeless against Harbaugh’s Niners last night and they really didn’t do anything fancy or novel, I love the 3-back look though.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Eric: i agree about the 04 holiday bowl. that’s when realized he was not god.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Spread, pro-style, Power I, who cares! Let’s get a coach who properly evaluates our key players and adapts the offense game plan to them. Kline, Bigelow, the young smurf WR’s – turn them loose. Go for it 4th and 1 on the opposing side of the field. Most of all, throw downfield for a change. So sick of these sideline outs and screens.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
I think that JT had to go but today I’d like to try to show the same class that he did today. I think after 11 years he deserves that much respect from me as well as the rest of the Cal football family. So let’s have at least one day where a bunch of amateurs (who don’t know jack about football) not pick over JTs corpse.
Don’t mention Wilcox or that piece of $hit Tosh Lupoi, it is classless to even consider them after the betrayal they perpetrated against Cal Football
November 20th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Juancho, that’s why I stopped myself after 50! I was just figuring at least once you might say “Yeah, I guess he was gone, my bad.” I called out Wilner too, he’s an idiot and as usual, he was 100% wrong. Don’t rely on that guy.
Hey, if it’s any consolation, I bet it was your letter to Barbour that tipped the scales.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Agreed ScottyBear. Schematics can wait, a serious attitude adjustment is what is most needed! ENERGY!
Tedford WAS (I love writing the WAS) the only FBS coach in the country who would choose to kick an 18-yard field goal, against an FCS opponent, at home, after driving to the half yard line! I still can’t believe he made that decision!!?
No more of that ish…
November 20th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
Yeah, Ed. Let’s be classy like JT, not like amatuers that don’t know jack or like that piece of . . .
If only that was an intentional internally inconsistent post.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
I think everyone should share their opinion whatever it may be. Tedford was paid handsomely for a job he did. Nothing more nothing less.
Disc I apologize. I’ve been wrong a lot and will be again. But this is a blog. That’s the point of it. To share your opinions and even SPECULATE even though that’s a bad word to a lot of people.
Otherwise we’d all just be reading newspapers – but how is that business model working.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Wise and bovine friend – you beat me to it.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Gotta admit, though, Juancho. I laughed harder over Ed’s post than any other I’ve read in weeks.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
TY, Juancho! Now we can move on. (actually, it’s not what you say, it’s how many TIMES you say it). Peace.
I probably won’t be here until a new coach is selected, seeing as coaching speculation isn’t really my gig. Have fun.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
Hell, I’m still laughing. It was the Cal football blog equivalent of “keep the gvt. out of my Medicare!”
November 20th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
Wisdom Cow, glad I could give you a smile today. My comments about Wilcox and that piece of $hit Tosh Lupoi have nothing to do with football, it has to do with loyalty and leaving a job the right way. JT did that today, he did not bad mouth the program, the school, his players or the administration, care to compare that to Lupoi and Wilcox? All I’m trying to say, JT did great things for Cal football albeit he was well paid to do so.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
BTW Wisdom Cow, have you ever played the game?
November 20th, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Thanks Disc. I’ll file your comments into my complaints drawer. As a long timer I’ve got a pretty big file as it is.
I will admit I’ve been posting too much recently. But then again I’ve just been more consumed with our program over this past week more than usual. Probably the most since the pre-Tosh debacle recruiting class we were closing.
Anywho Disc – thanks for your contributions to the blog and for your suggestion. I’ll be sure to consider your needs in my future posts.
In Kline’s name, amen.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Covina & Will – Disc has become your backups as Arch Nemeses.
November 20th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Ed, if you genuinely trying “to show the same class that he [Tedford] did today,” you’re not quite reaching his level.
November 20th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
” I believe he still has the same set of extraordinary personal and professional tools that allowed him to compile an unbelievable record of accomplishment during his 11 seasons at Cal – …. Pac-10 conference championship”
When was that?
November 20th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Oh, and Ed, I know chess pretty well without ever having been a pawn.
November 20th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
You guys better hope that Calvin Klein doesn’t bolt.
BTW maybe you should bring back Kyle Boller so that he can teach the players how to walk icognito around campus. That’s just about how low the program has sunk.
LOL
November 20th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Your VP of Bear Talk Blog checking in here to update you with the news that 5 coaches from the staff are being retained, at least on an interim basis:
Ron Gould
Marcus Arroyo
Wes Chandler
Ashley Ambrose
Jim Michalzik
My first reaction is surprise that Arroyo is back. I figured he would be one of the guys Tedford would throw under the bus to stick around for another year. I was probably wrong on that though. Who knows maybe Tedford even piped up for these guys and told Sandy she should keep them around until at least the new coach is here and he can consider them.
I think keeping Gould is key. He’s a hell of a recruiter. But we shall see what happens.
In Kline’s name, amen.
November 20th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Kevin Parker is gone? I guess I need to throw my hat into the ring to be the new rope guy.
November 20th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Will, that job has your name all over it.
November 20th, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Wisdom Cow save the rhetoric, your answer is “No”. BTW, as a matter of logic, you are correct, I wasn’t very classy so please for give my crass comments but I really have mixed emotions about the firing of JT.
November 20th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Its official. Ed and wisdom are one anothers arch nemeses.
November 20th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Where are my nemeses? Where are Bobby and Boaltblue? Virtually all season long they ran away from defending the indefensible. At least now they should come back into the fold.
@Moron – I have pointed out that, despite your blindness, you do occasionally find an acorn. It was silly to say Cal won a Pac-10 championship in the Tedford. We never did, and we never should claim we did. To say we are “co-champion” is stupid when your only “co-champion” beat you head to head.
@Wisdow – best post thus far calling out the inconsistency. Reminds me of the only truism I learned while at Cal. PoliSci 3 – the statement “Everything is relative” is a paradigm of internal inconsistency.
November 20th, 2012 at 6:43 pm
I think the program should aim a little higher than the guy at Western Kentucky. I get it, he was on Harbaugh’s staff, but his 6-5 record in minor league football doesn’t move me. We should be looking at the guys at Utah State and San Jose State who led their teams to 9-2 records this year. Now those were reclaimation projects.
And Chris Petersen scares me for two reasons: Dirk Koetter and Dan Hawkins.
November 20th, 2012 at 6:47 pm
This blog is a soap opera. Good lord.
November 20th, 2012 at 6:47 pm
Maybe we could start gangs to categorize our arch nemeses. What do you guys think, team edward vs team jacob ? I figure good enough for twilight goid enough for us.
Mike silver was just on knbr. He sounded very informed. They asked him about 3 candidates. Spoke highly of all.
Mike macintyre
Hue jackson
Chris petersen
It sounded to me like he thinks petersen is a real possibility. He spoke super highly of jackson. Mentioned how hue was mariuccis o coordinator when barnes and tony g flourished. Spoke highly of mac but less so compared to other two.
Team edward.
November 20th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
The arms race is on in the Pac 12 and we can’t get caught playing cheap. Go out and get the big name (ie. Petrino, Petersen or how about offering to Chief Chavis down at LSU), pay $3,000,000 plus and let’s get all these guys who ran it up on a weak Cal team.
November 20th, 2012 at 7:10 pm
95.7 fm talking cal right now
November 20th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Ed is an amatuer nemesis at best, Juancho. Or was that, in itself, your attempt to insult Covinared, Will, and Disc by comparison?
November 20th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
No no not looking to offend anyone for once. Trying to use this post teford unity to be a better person.
November 20th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Wow! I didn’t think they were going to fire him this soon. The head is fine with it but the heart is a bit sad. 11 years is a long time. Taking a bit to reflect, then going to put Tedford in the rear view mirror once a new coach is announced.
That’s Life.
November 20th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Wisdom Cow my current life offers me many a REAL nemesis, you? You’re entertainment
November 20th, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Larry I’m in total agreement with your sentiments
November 20th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
ditto.
November 21st, 2012 at 8:15 am
“None of us are satisfied with that,” Barbour said. “That starts with Jeff and I.”
No wonder the football players are failing to graduate – Ms. Barbour, set an example – the proper English is “Jeff and me.”
November 21st, 2012 at 8:31 am
Hey Cheeto Kid. Did you take an English class at the local community college before you dropped out?
November 21st, 2012 at 8:35 am
Drake is pretty good, only losing by 6 at Detroit. We have our work cut out for us tomorrow night on the hardcourt. I really wish this game weren’t at 11:30 eastern time, though. Man, that’s late. Go Bears! It’d be nice to start the hoops season 4-0. I already have a lot to be thankful for, though.
November 21st, 2012 at 9:18 am
I studied English at Cal, I can confirm Jeff and I is correct.
Here is a link to Rodgers’ reaction to the Tedford firing:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/aaron-rodgers-lashes-cal-over-jeff-tedford-firing-155610715–ncaaf.html
November 21st, 2012 at 9:28 am
Pac-12 listed its all-academic teams (interesting to examine given the AD’s press release on firing
Tedford).
I quickly reviewed (so I don’t warrant my counting ability). Cal had 3 players across the two teams and 7 players including honorable mention. With respect to the two teams, Cal tied for 5th in the conference (with 3 other teams). Only ASU, Oregon State, U$C, and Washington had fewer team members.
But if you include honorable mention, only three teams were worse (ASU, U$C, and Washington). Draw whatever inferences you want as it reflects on Tedford and academics.
Colorado and Oregon tied for 15 players (suggesting academic success contributes to the extremes of won/loss record).
For those who want to be armed dealing with the Moron:
Cal’s majors of the team winners – business administration, political science, and social welfare.
U$C’s majors of the team winner – both communications.
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FIRST TEAM
QB Connor Wood, Colorado, So., 3.55, Finance
RB Jared Baker, Arizona, RS, Fr., 3.56, Undeclared
RB Patrick Skov, Stanford, So., 3.41, Undeclared
WR Andrei Lintz, Washington State, RS Sr., 3.72, Sport Management
WR Luke Matthews, Utah (2), Sr., 3.69, Mass Communication
TE Koa Ka’ai, Oregon, RS Fr., 3.94, History
OL Chris Adcock, California, So., 3.57, Business Administration
OL Jake Brendel, UCLA, RS Fr., 3.60, Math/Applied Science
OL Khaled Holmes, USC , Sr., 3.31, Communication
OL Tevita Stevens, Utah (2) , Sr., 3.54, Spanish
OL Matt Summers-Gavin, California, Sr., 3.27, Political Science
DL Henry Anderson, Stanford, Jr., 3.43, Political Science
DL Nate Bonsu, Colorado, Jr., 3.42, International Affairs
DL Will Pericak, Colorado (2), RS Sr., 3.45, Accounting
DL Danny Shelton, Washington, So., 3.47, Anthropology
LB Dave Fagergren, Utah, Sr., 3.51, Business
LB Jake Fischer, Arizona (2) , Jr., 3.32, Marketing
LB Brandon Johnson, Arizona State, RS Jr., 3.44, Sociology
DB Brian Blechen, Utah, Jr., 3.18, Sociology
DB Jordan Richards, Stanford, So., 3.34, Undeclared
DB Eric Rowe, Utah, So., 3.54, Undeclared
DB Jared Tevis, Arizona, So., 3.25, Finance
PK John Bonano, Arizona (3), Sr., 3.93,Physiology
P Jeff Locke, UCLA (3), RS Sr., 3.70, Economics
ST Justin Gorman, Colorado RS So., 3.61, Finance
(2) Two-time first-team All-Academic selection
(3) Three-time first-team All-Academic selection
SECOND TEAM
QB Matt Barkley, USC, Sr., 3.21, Communication
RB Kenny Bassett, Oregon, So., 3.31, Business Administration
RB Steven Manfro, UCLA, RS Fr., 3.20, Undeclared
WR Dustin Ebner, Colorado, RS Sr., 3.47, Integrative Physiology
WR Nelson Spruce, Colorado , RS Fr., 3.73, Business
TE Michael Cooper, Arizona, So., 3.92, Pre-Business
OL Trace Biskin, Arizona, Sr., 3.29, Political Science
OL Zach Brevick, Washington State, RS Jr., 3.23, Entrepreneurship
OL Brad Cotner, Colorado, RS Fr., 3.34, Arts and Sciences
OL Kevin Danser, Stanford, Sr., 3.13, Biomechanical Engineering
OL Stephane Nembot, Colorado , RS Fr., 3.20, International Affairs
DL Nate Fakahafua, Utah, So., 3.19, Undeclared
DL Ben Gardner, Stanford, Sr., 3.01, Science, Technology and Society
DL Taylor Hart, Oregon, Jr., 3.17, Sociology
DL Andrew Seumalo, Oregon State, Sr., 3.17, Finance
LB Michael Clay, Oregon, Sr., 3.10, Family and Human Services
LB V.J. Fehoko, Utah, So., 3.31, Economics
LB Travis Long, Washington State, Sr., 3.02, Management and Operations
DB Isaac Archuleta, Colorado, RS Fr., 3.09, Business
DB Tyré Ellison, California, Sr., 3.01, Social Welfare
DB Ronnie Harris, Stanford, So., 3.13, Undeclared
DB Charles Henderson, Utah, RS Fr., 3.47, Undeclared
PK William Oliver, Colorado , So., 3.66, Management
P Sean Sellwood, Utah, Sr., 3.70, Exercise and Sport Science
ST Richard Yates, Colorado, RS Fr., 3.60, Mechanical Engineering
Honorable Mention
Malcolm Agnew, So., OSU; Jonathan Amosa, Sr., WASH; Dres Anderson, So., Utah; Anthony Barr, Jr., UCLA; Todd Barr, RS Fr., CAL; Rob Beard, Sr., ORE; Charles Burks, RS Fr., USC; DiAndre Campbell, RS So., WASH; Nick Cody, Sr., ORE; Brandin Cooks, So., OSU; Jackson Cummings, Jr., STAN; Alex Den Bleyker, So., WSU; Jamil Douglas, RS So., ASU; Eric Dungy, So., ORE; Trevor Ermisch, So., ARIZ; Zach Ertz, Sr., STAN; Viliseni Fauonuku, RS Fr., UTAH; Travis Feeney, RS Fr., WASH; John Fullington, Jr., WSU; Andrew Furney, Jr. WSU; Alex Garoutte, RS So., ASU; Reggie Gilbert, So., ARIZ; David Gilbertson, RS Jr., WSU; Todd Golper, Sr., UCLA; D.D. Goodson, So., COLO; Patrick Greene, Sr., Utah; Mana Greig, Jr., ORE; Obum Gwacham, So., OSU; Connor Hamlett, So., OSU; Rodney Hardrick, So., ORE; Daryle Hawkins, Jr., ORE; Ryan Hofmeister, RS So., UCLA; Tyler Johnstone, RS Fr., ORE; Sam Kamp, RS Fr., ORE; Taylor Kelly, So., ASU; Eric Kendricks, RS So., UCLA; Kody Koebensky, RS Jr., ASU; Alejandro Maldonado, Jr., ORE; Derrick Malone, So., ORE; Sean Mannion, So., OSU; Mike Manuel, Sr., CAL; Marcus Mariota, RS Fr., ORE; Nick Marsh, Jr., UTAH; Logan Mayes, So., WSU; Tyler McCulloch, So., COLO; Kevin McDermott, Sr., UCLA; Robert Mullins, Sr., CAL; Daniel Munyer, So., COLO; Marc Mustoe, RS Fr., COLO; Kyle Negrete, Sr., USC; Derek Nielsen, So., OSU; Josh Nunes, Sr., STAN; Darragh O’Neill, So, COLO; Jeff Palmer, Sr., ORE; David Parry, Jr., STAN; Colby Prince, Sr., OSU; Dallin Rogers, Sr., UTAH; Brennan Scarlett, So., CAL; Grandville Taylor, RS Jr., ASU; John Timu, So., WASH; Kristoff Williams, So., WSU; Jordan Williamson, Jr., STAN; Daniel Zychlinski, P, STAN.
November 21st, 2012 at 10:21 am
Sandy’s letter is an embarrassment. Wy would she spend so much time talking about graduation rates when the program has made a major decision to replace Jeff. Talk about a shout out to the coaching community……..Please come coach here but make sure you only recruit really smart kids or there will be trouble. Sandy is as big a problem for us as was Jeff in his last five years. I really blame Jeff less than Sandy. She continues to try and compare Cal to Stanford and compete on the same level. She has been here forever and still has not figure out we are not Stanford. How many football and basketball players have ever been declared ineligible? If anyone can name five kids i will be surprised. When you are accepted into Stanford you are assured nothing less than a “B” grad, PERIOD. I got a lot of “C’s” back in the 70′s at Cal and can’t imagine what it must be like now. My son is a freshmen at Cal and told me a story about some of his pals struggling to get by in 16A Math. He says it is common for these kids to get 18% on a test. Do you think that happens at Stanford?
On another front.Stanford can easily afford to have 29 athletic teams but doesn’t. They have unlimited funds but manage their business like it is a business. If anyone out there does not think big-time college sports are not big business please go to CBS.com and then to 60 minutes and watch the piece they did about college football last sunday. THey focused on the MIchigan football program which brings in almost 100m in revenue by itself and then cut to our stadium in the building phase as we try to compete in the arms race that is college football.
I all for getting the best students/athletes as possible but we also need to compete on the field and those two things seldom equate.
I wish Sandy would go become the AD at Miami now so we could get someone into that role that is a businessman who can work with the University to set a tone where we can nurture our athletes so they can do their best possible in the classroom and excel on the field.
The problem at Cal is bigger than Jeff Tedford who I would like to say thank-you for all his hard work and dedication to Cal. Best of Luck Jeff.
November 21st, 2012 at 10:51 am
Good thing Barkley is a communications major. Those skills probably really helped him with his Heisman speech. Oh wait. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
November 21st, 2012 at 11:40 am
#76 Larry, Well said. I feel the same. I wanted jt gone but now that sb did the right and smart thing, I’m a bit melancholy. jt did a lot for Cal.
I’m pretty sure he’ll end up an hc at a school like unlv sooner than later. imo he is better suited to be an oc in the nfl. Whatever the case, some – maybe substantial – of the buy out will be paid by jt’s future employer.
#85 bb solomon and fb cecil whiteside that’s just in the last year.
November 21st, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Tedford’s gone and I agree it was necessary after the last few seasons, but he did a lot for Cal football. He won more games than any other Cal football coach. He missed the Rose Bowl twice, once on a late goal line stand by one of USC’s great teams and once by the length of DeSean Jackson’s big toe on a TD called back after a replay at Arizona. As bad as this year was, no coach at Cal has come that close to the Rose Bowl in over 50 years.
The mystifying thing about Tedord is that he was never able to find another great quarterback after Aaron Rodgers and that it all fell apart so completely.
November 21st, 2012 at 1:06 pm
So I’ve got to ask the question:
If Tosh Lupoi debacle never happened, would Tedford have been fired this year ?
My answer:
No.
I think that recruiting class was good enough to be able to help us win a couple of more games. In particular having the two offensive and defensive conference freshmen of the year in DJ Foster (ASU) and Shaq Thompson (UW).
Plus, I think the Tosh debacle helped turn some guys (even me) into Tedford-must-go alumni/fans. Last year I said Tedford deserved one more year. But looking back at my own experience I think the Tosh debacle is when I decided we needed a new coach.
Had Tosh stayed and we locked up the # 3 ranked recruiting class in the country, there would have been more buzz for the year. And also more buzz for next year b/c right now we’d be on our way to a top 10 class. We’d have Vanderdoes and Hutchings.
We’ll never know, but I thought it might be a fun question to pose. I can definitely see reasoning for either side of this one. Maybe Tosh was bad for the locker room? But then again this year’s team didn’t seem to demonstrate a lot of team chemistry, or “fight for the coach” as evidenced by the blowout “must win” losses at Utah and Oregon State.
What are your guys’ thoughts ?
November 21st, 2012 at 1:18 pm
I’ve been frustrated with JT since 2003, and openly calling for new leadership since 2007, but I firmly believe had the Tosh debacle not happened, (not the flopping, but the abandoning ship), JT would still be HC. We also would have won 6 games this year, and would be going to another crappy bowl. And next year we’d have won 7 or 8, and it would be right back to where we were before. Tosh leaving was a serious blessing in disguise. We need a TON of talent on this squad to overcome coaching ineptitude, and even though he was a great recruiter, it still wouldn’t have been enough to get to the rose bowl.
November 21st, 2012 at 1:39 pm
I believe if Tosh hadn’t gone, no way JT would have been fired. You get a class like that, its worth a couple years of adreneline. But ultimately the coaching mentality was wrong and behind the times and it would have manifested itself. So as painful as the Tosh thing was, and this year was, we needed a reboot and we will now get it and I just pray that they make a good decision and get someone with adreneline and a bit of cockiness and a “won’t-be-denied” attitude that will get us to the Rose Bowl.
November 21st, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Good points Daredev and Rollon. I had never thought of it that way. In a sense, the Tosh debacle was the best thing for the program. Because instead of continuing to recruit great, and have mediocre results – we now have to get out of that funk of accepting the mediocre 6-8 wins every year.
So Far:
3 No Votes
0 Yes Votes
Sarkisian and co. may have done themselves a long term disservice by pushing us into a coaching change.
November 21st, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Juancho I know how much you love Tosh. Let’s roll out the red carpet and name him head coach, I know you two will be happy
November 21st, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Ed, I don’t know how to love. Have you ever seen the Wizard of Oz, I’m like the tin man. I’m empty inside.
Thanks for continuing to keep it classy.
November 21st, 2012 at 3:27 pm
As my kids would say, just keepin’ it real! Tin man? No. Straw man?……
November 21st, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Ed – I’m like a combination of the many characters in the Wizard of Oz.
I lack courage like the lion.
I lack brain like the straw man.
I lack a heart like the tin man.
November 21st, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Juancho you know I like you and your contributions and agree with you on ALMOST everything. One big difference is Mr. Tosh Lupoi. I’ll try to keep the level of class up to Mr. Lupoi’s lofty standards. My real concern is that I never want to see that assclown in blue and gold ever again.
November 21st, 2012 at 3:54 pm
“I feel you” as they say.
I think what he did during the fiasco was bad. I think there’s no proof though to know for sure. And no proof to know whether Tedford / Sandy were just as bad. But yeah I think there were some unethical things he did. Can you imagine if Tedford lands as USC’s offensive coordinator and takes a recruit or two ? Boy that’d be hillarious. We’d have come full circle.
But I also never once complained about him when he was pushing the envelope of recruiting and bringing in great recruits. I do hope he has terrible results at Washington.
Tosh Lupoi will probably always be one of those things that people just disagree on. There’s no way anyone on my side of the aisle ever can convince someone on your side, and vice versa. It’s too emotional of a thing. And I thing on a subject like that – both sides are right.
I see why a lot of folks would never want him back.
But I also see how some folks may not think it’d be entirely bad if the new coach brought him back. Although realistically no way in hell that happens. At least not for a few years.
A failing I may have is that when it comes to Cal football, I care only about winning. Which is why I want Petrino to get an interview. Feel bad for his wife that he cheated on her. But if he gets us to a Rose Bowl, that’s my guy. Again no way they bring him.
November 21st, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Amen brother!
November 21st, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Brethren,
As the self-appointed interim (and crooked) leader of this blog in Jeff’s absence, I must let everybody know that it may not be a bad idea to get out to San Jose this Saturday to watch the SJSU vs Louisiana Tech game.
If the speculation is correct, 2 of the top choices on Cal’s short list will be going head to head. SJSU’s Mike “Mac Daddy” MacIntyre vs Sonny “Godfather” Dykes.
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/229531/834335/?date=2012-11-24
What would be fascinating to watch is your offensive preferences, Mac Daddy’s pro-set style, or the Godfather’s air-raid.
I for one prefer for Cal to go back to the pro-style instead of going towards the Oregon / Washington State side of the pendullum.
In other news –
If you believe Ryan Gorcey, in his podcast today he mentioned that Zack Kline (my inspiration) texted him that he’s excited about the possibilities of a new coach.
I’m impressed with what the media has reported in terms of how the team reacted to the news yesterday and gave Tedford a standing ovation. But at the same time how nearly all of them to a T have stated that they’re excited.
This Thanksgiving, let’s make it extra special for the top of the line wine known as Zack Kline.
In Kline’s name, amen.
November 21st, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Anybody have an inkling what it was that Sandy discussed with JT on Monday that couldn’t be resolved? Reports said they had discussions on how to immediately improve the program but couldn’t come to agreement before SB fired JT. Was it a salary share for assistants or surrender of play calling? Sounds almost like SB wanted to keep JT and save face but JT’s attitude in those meetings pissed SB off and she finally said screw it he’s gone.
November 21st, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Scotty good point. I guess i was left withe that feeling also. That the plan was to impose changes but keep tedford. And the changes just werent agreed upon.
One thing jumps out as a possibility.
Usually when a coach is fired so is his entire staff. But in this case we are keeping on an interim basis:
Arroyo the playcaller
Gould the rb guru who predates tedford
Michalzik
Ambrose
Chandler
Maybe it was changes to the staff that were unagreeable.
I.e., why not clancy ? Why not kenwick thompson when our linebackers were a bright spot this year despite all the injuries.
Kenwick oversaw recruiting. Maybe changes to recruiting accountability came up ?
November 21st, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Juancho: Can’t believe they kept Arroyo if he was the play caller. Play calling was the main reason we sucked this year along with Bigelow not playing more. Maybe the reason the others were fired was attitude.
BYW, I saw Zach Kline and Joe Southwick (Boise State) play at San Ramon along with Nottingham at Monte Vista and Zach Kline is really that good. By far the best I have seen in high school. Can’t wait for his reign!!
November 21st, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Scotty that is music to my ears. I remember seeing this kid named kline at san ramon and thinking this guy is pac 12 ready.
I cant wait.
November 21st, 2012 at 8:36 pm
In Kline’s name, amen hermano!
November 22nd, 2012 at 8:26 am
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
November 22nd, 2012 at 9:05 am
Happy thanksgiving as well.
Boaltblue i offer a truce and hope you can accept my apology for antagonism. Everyones pulling on the same rope again.
Will dont forget youre rope guy.
November 22nd, 2012 at 9:18 am
Wondering who is watching the shop now, Michalzik? Someone needs to make sure the offseason training programs get implemented and follow the recruits. I noticed that Mike McHughs, the Director of Football operations is no longer on the staff list. He kind of held all the logistics together.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Thanks for making this an interesting place to visit.
November 22nd, 2012 at 9:28 am
Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you all hung your ladels last night and got lots of yummy goodies from the Ever Turkey.
November 22nd, 2012 at 9:38 am
Wisdom please explain.
November 22nd, 2012 at 9:47 am
You don’t know the Ever Turkey, Juancho! Not only is He more powerful than that snivelling Linus’ Great Pumpkin, He’s USA specific!
Nothing beats gravy and other yummy goodies found in one’s Thanksgiving Day Ladle. Mine holds a quart.
I wonder if He could help in the coaching search.
November 22nd, 2012 at 10:07 am
Such drama. Well, sorry for Tedford’s departure, but it had to happen, and winning wasn’t the only issue. I will carry good memories, though…even having witnessed The Play firsthand, there were special moments like the triple OT win over USC and smashing Stanford to reclaim the axe after many years. And I appreciate that through it all he was a man of integrity and dignity, a role model to the young men he molded. I hope his successor is half the man he was.
November 22nd, 2012 at 10:35 am
Happy Thanksgiving!
#101 Scotty, had this thought sometime last night. (It’s not the night before Thanksgiving without copious amounts of alcohol.)
What if sb was playing hardcore hardball and the 2 day delay was to light a fire under the donors to get the full amount of jt’s buyout in the bank/escrow?
November 22nd, 2012 at 10:49 am
I too have some fond memories of Tedford, who doesn’t? But I also have many, many, MANY painful memories that were absolutely a cause of Tedford’s penchant towards a spinelessness that was masked as a calculated conservationism:
He almost ALWAYS punts on 4th and 1 or 2.
He almost ALWAYS settles for field goals on 4th and 1 or 2.
He almost ALWAYS takes a kneel at the end of halves instead of trying to do something, anything positive.
He seems to ALWAYS run draw plays on 3 and long, essentially handing the opponent the ball.
He never tries fake punts or kicks.
He rarely asks his QBs to throw deep balls.
He says things like “We won the second half.”
He refuses to identify and play his “home run hitters”.
etc etc.
No doubt Jeff Tedford is a great man who did many great things for the University. Unfortunately he is just not a very competitive man a la Jim Harbaugh or Mike Montgomery or Bruce Bochy, all championship winning coaches.
A coach like Harbaugh would have crushed Southern Miss in 2004 (no kneeling on the ball at the 2 yard line) to MAKE SURE that there was no poll voter funny-business and then he would have campaigned just as hard as Mack Brown-noser did. We would have gotten a Rose Bowl that year and again in 2006 if Tedford had been a little less nice and a little more competitive. Think about that.
NCAA football is a big frickin’ deal ($$$$$$$$$$) and whoever is in charge of your college program better be as cut-throat as a Wall Street banker, that is the truth and any of you pie-in-the-sky types wanna say we need a man with integrity as the next coach I say no, we need a man who wins football games. Otherwise we will continue to lose by 30+ to teams who understand the real nature of NCAA football…
If Cal wants to compete, they need a competitor as head coach, not a wet rag.
Sorry Tedford, but this is how I will ultimately remember you:
2012 Southern Utah game, early 2nd quarter, trailing 3-0 to an FCS team at home, 4th and goal at the half-yard line, send in the FG unit. WTF!?
I think Tedford was the ONLY coach in the country who would do that to his players and coaches and us fans: settle for a 17 1/2 yard FG against an FCS team! I thought he should have been fired for that one spineless move alone.
November 22nd, 2012 at 10:56 am
Sorry if that last post was slightly vitriolic – spinelessness in a “leader” is obviously one of my pet-peeves.
Hoping everyone has a great Holiday weekend and that the Basketball Bears can get their groove going and win this “Anaheim Classic” thingy down south.
And that Sandy and Co. are only looking at coaches who WIN FOOTBALL GAMES. We don’t need another “ambassador” type roaming the sidelines, we need a BOSS.
GO BEARS!
November 22nd, 2012 at 12:24 pm
BSB, I agree. Quality human being, buy a pu$$y headcoach, at least in later years. I don’t feel melancholy, he had a lot of great memeories, and a lot of cash, and this happens to all coaches. But we need someone like you describe above. I pray we get one, and soon. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Looking forward to working out tomorrow, after stuffing myself today. Go Justin Forsett!
November 22nd, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Reports are tosh lupoi is heavily recruiting the five star ever turkey.
November 22nd, 2012 at 1:01 pm
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000096678/Punters-are-tacklers-too
And go Bryan Anger!
November 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 pm
BlakeStreet: Agree with your #114. Could add several more, including the closing of practice then running the same old predictable offense the next three years. Agree that we need someone like Harbaugh to get the Bears coming out of the north tunnel and expecting to kick the shit out of the other team until the final gun. I remember Tedford getting pissed off at Steve Levy for handing off to Byron Storer (I think) at the two yard line to score in the final seconds of the Holiday Bowl instead of taking a knee. You can’t finally put these guys in the game and tell them not to score.
November 23rd, 2012 at 8:45 am
# 119, it was Brian Schutte not Byron Storer. Sorry, but I get all rainman with this stuff sometimes.
November 23rd, 2012 at 9:44 am
Hey Losers
Let me remind you that in two different “Little big games” Tedford had his third string RB enter the game and throw half back option passes for TDs when the game was completely out of reach.
Doesn’t sound like he lacked the killer instinct.
This board has never had the reputation for clear thinking.
November 23rd, 2012 at 10:12 am
Moren and all: check out youtube: Hitler learns ucla beat usc.
November 23rd, 2012 at 11:22 am
I heard after yesterday’s loss to TCU, Mack Brown might become available.
If you hired him that you be one less revenge game you won’t loss anymore.
LOL
November 23rd, 2012 at 1:04 pm
This Thanksgiving, I’m most thankful for having a life and family/friends that care about me.
November 23rd, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Just finished watching dvr of last night’s win over drake. First look at this year’s team.
GOOD NEWS: Wallace got game. If he keeps playing like that, he’ll be starting soon and real shot at frosh of the year.
B Smith is playing under control again.
We have back court depth, esp if krekolow’s foot heals(sp). He didn’t play because he re-injured foot during lay up drills.
Thurman has improved.
Solomon has improved.
Thinking about going to game tonight. Great seats for $28 general admission.
BAD NEWS: Solomon is still prone to brain cramps and dumb fouls.
Thin in the front court.
GT will be a good measuring stick. Go Bears!
November 23rd, 2012 at 4:09 pm
While the cat (Jeff) is away the Bears still play – tonight v GA Tech. Neither team ranked and both have won their games.
Not watching USC v ND – we know USC is sleazy but so is Notre Dame in a different way. IN Texas high school teams’ are often named after college teams- lots of Longhorns Aggies and the like. In EL Paso tiny Cathedral High had the name “Fighting Irish” for 88 years – Notre Dame noticed at a Sun Bowl a couple of years ago and threatened lawsuits if they didn’t change it. Cathedral, a small and poor school couldn’t afford litigation and relented.
So both are sleazy -
November 23rd, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Jeff “the cat” faraudo has a certain ring to it.
November 23rd, 2012 at 5:44 pm
the ‘ho’s d line gave up 3 rushing td’s to coug’s team that hadn’t rushed for 1 td all year.
hope to see sark, wilcox, kiseau and the ‘ho on the hot seat after their bowl defeat.
November 23rd, 2012 at 6:38 pm
#114 BlakeStreetBear – great post. Had Tedford gone for it on 4th & 1 vs Ohio State and CJ or Isi got it, who knows what mindset the team might have had all season. It was a non-conference game, a game most people would believed we’d lose anyway, why not have some huevos rancheros and GO FOR IT!!!!!
I’ve been saying the entire organizational chart of the offense made no sense. Too many cooks in the kitchen. Run/Pass Game Coordinators? A QB coach who calls the plays yet our OL coach is the OC? Previously Tedford worked with the QBs, installed the offense, called the plays, etc. That is what he does best! He delegated, brought in average OC’s (Hello Andy Ludwig) and our offense went to the dogs.
1. Petersen
1B. Gruden
5. Anderson, Strong, McIntyre, etc….
November 24th, 2012 at 8:07 am
Anderson – Utah State
McIntyre – San Jose State
We could effectively double their salaries and still only pay them half of what JT was making. And then throw in some incentive clauses based on wins and bowl games. These two men resurrected hopeless programs. And leave plenty of cash in the till for quality assistants.
November 24th, 2012 at 9:09 am
Before you can hire a coach, I would make sure your program won’t be under sanctions. Your academics are deplorable and you are flirting with NCAA sanctions because of it.
I have been involved in a thread over at BI in the last few days which is about ready to break the recent record for most viewed.
Daddy and his close friends who are big UC East Bay supporters have just about given up on the program for good. The deal that Tedford made with the NC boys has really turned them off. The athletic department can expect some hits in donations from now on.
November 24th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Colleagues. 730 today on espn 2. San jose state versus louisiana tech. Mike macintyre vs sonny dykes. The cal job bowl.
November 24th, 2012 at 11:42 am
Juancho, thanks for the heads up.
Just read about Anderson on wiki. Impressive but limited cv. imo it’s always better to have worked for a coupla three other “Name” hc’s like Mcintyre and Dykes (taggert, strong, roman)
HC search should provide fodder for more than a few 100+ threads with sec having 4 hc vacancies and maybe Tx, too.
Pressure in on sb BIG TIME! A make-or-break hire for her.
November 24th, 2012 at 11:45 am
…and our Bears looked good last night. The big problem is only 7 man rotation (not counting krekolow{sp?}) with Thurman and Wallace. Bak was dnp.
November 24th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
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Now here is some innovative thinking by fans to help recruiting…
November 24th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
Having finally watched 2 bball games, I like the grit this team has shown. Jorge had intangibles, but his propensity for a ill-timed turnover kinda balanced it out, on the offensive end (his D will forever be missed).
Wallace has definitely impressed me. He can slash to the hoop better than anyone we have had in a LONG time, and I mean in traffic. And the blocks! That is some fantastic D against guys driving right on top of him. What a future this kid has!
It’s still a crime the front court is so lacking in depth. They can’t afford any injuries up front, and depth would allow them to absorb fouls. It remains the true blemish on Monty’s otherwise fantastic tenure.
November 24th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
So how bad was your season?
At one time you had the most penalties of any offense in the country;
At the same time you led the country in your QB getting sacked;
You finished second to last in the Pac 12;
You got blown out by Stanford, USC, Oregon, Oregon State and Utah!
Nevada beat you badly
Utah returned not one but two KOs against you
Mariotta broke an Oregon record with 6 TDs against you. Think of their great QBs – Fouts, Harrington, Smith, Clemens and Mariotta as a freshman broke the record against your D;
Oregon State wiped you out in the biggest win ever in the games against each other;
Stanford held your offense to -7 yards rushing!
Still no BCS game
Still no Rose Bowl appearance
Still no Heisman winner
Still no outright Pac 10 or 12 championship
You have parents of players sending PMs to posters on BI revealing sensitive information
Your stadium has a 320 million debt service because your ESPs have been a epic failure
And now your program rests second to the bottom in the Pac 12 in APR.
Pathetic
November 24th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Moren: You are sinking to even lower new lows. After the season USC has had, why don’t you just go troll their sites? They can use your useless and endless blah blah blahs there more than here. You aren’t clever, relevant or insightful. Nothing. Just blah blah blah. The time you take to assemble useless statistics and trivia affirms what a zit faced beer bellied basement dwelling little piece of shit waste of life you are. Most telling is your lovely sign-offs of “LOL”. If a turd laughs out loud in the basement by herself and no one else is there to hear it, is it still a laugh? More like a cry for help. Keep beating off in front of your computer. The weather is absolutely beautiful outside this weekend (I’m on a laptop on a sailboat on the bay, dork!) and you continue to show up from the dark basement of a life you lead. Keep laughing out loud. No one hears you. or cares. Bye! Remember? You said you were leaving. Adios Kiffin!
November 24th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Brothers who are we rooting for ?
Lane “tedford” kiffin against notre dame.
Sjsu over louisiana tech.
Ucla over stanfraud.
November 24th, 2012 at 5:08 pm
I might actually be rooting for Kiffin tonight. If he loses today, maybe he’ll get fired. NO ONE in the Pac-12 wants that. He’s a failure.
November 24th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
First, I like the dark blue colors on pucla. You guys can keep wearing that banana yellow
Second, Stanford is so much better of a football program than UC East Bay. I laughed so hard when the TV guys called Stanford players “smart” and “hard nosed”. When was the last time anyone called your players “smart”. LOL
Third, I like how all of the freshman QBs stepped up this year in the Pac 12. Mariota, Hogan, Hundley, etc. Freshman QBs can win in this league.
Then finally notice how many ranked teams got beat today. When is the last time you guys beat a ranked team?
November 24th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
Arizona State and Oregon are both playing ranked teams in bball and can advance the Pac 12 a bit.
I’m for USC over ND both schools are sleazy but ND pretends its not and it has more to lose.
Stanford and UCLA don’t care.
Gb and Rodgers over the Giants who are 3 pt favorites.
Jason Kidd is playing well for the Knicks – a few games ago he got 17 points anf 5 steals.
November 24th, 2012 at 6:47 pm
Hey second to the last place losers
Watch the SC-ND game.
First even though it has been a disappointing season the stadium is packed. Why is that? It’s called tradition. It is called team pride. We support our team and players.
Second I hope you see the next Heisman winner. Wittek has a gun! When that kid a junior the Heisman talk will begin.
Third we are playing the no 1 team in the nation and the no 1 defense. We don’t give up like your team.
Fight On! It’s all about a tradition of excellence.
November 24th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
And at the half, the Cheaters are on their way to a their fifth loss. Remember how our troll taunted us for playing in SF for a bowl? Now the cheaters would love to have that bowl.
Just what did happen to that prediction that the cheaters would get another nc, troll? Oh wait, as long as the cheaters are losing you won’t be posting so I can’t get an answer. LOL.
November 24th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
I will be happy to give you an answer when you answer why the UC East Bay football team has such a deplorable APR?
I guess they are taking too many Social Welfare classes.
Like one of daddy’s friends said – “Is Social Welfare really a major?”
HAHAHAHAHA
November 24th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
While you are at it, please list one friend who isn’t a realtive. And please tell us how law school is going. And will you ever have a date for New Year’s Eve — oh, forget that: Will you ever even leave your house on New Year’s Eve or Valentine’s Day?
All alone little troll. This site will never get rid of you because you have NO WHERE ELSE TO GO. How come WeAreSC banned you? How is it being all alone. Tonite is Saturday night — I can’t stay to talk with you cuz I got places to go. Not you. We all know you are home alone every friday and saturday.
Pity the troll –= this is all he has.
November 24th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
And by the way…
who is excited, NOW, to attend the Cal-northwestern football game in the absolutely beautiful Strawberry Canyon on 8/31/2013?? I KNOW I AM!!!
But I was most definitely not feeling that way a few days ago. Thank you Sandy for executing the first step in the 2-step plan to bring Cal football back to relevancy. Now pull no punches and hire the right guy, please.
GO BEARS!
November 24th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
p.s.
The basketball team is VERY good and entertaining. Crabbe, Cobbs and Wallace make a great backcourt. Cobbs is looking like a 1st round draft pick and could end up being a very good NBA PG. Crabbe still has a couple of holes in his game, he tends to shoot off-balance a bit too often, but still, he’s got serious game – don’t underestimate his passing, defense AND rebounding. And Wallace will be in the NBA too, his basketball IQ is off the charts, not to mention his physical gifts.
It is true that the frontcourt is not deep, but Kravish, Solomon and Thurman are a solid group of bigs and should only improve, especially Solomon (hopefully).
BSmith is BSmith, if he can play almost as well as he did two years ago he will help bigtime. But his shot is poor; there was a funny sequence last night when Crabbe and then Cobbs both passed up decent looks from 3, only to swing it to Smith who threw up a brick, lol. That should NOT happen again…
Kreklow is the wildcard. If/when he comes back healthy, this team will have its “glue” guy to complement the talent above and a pac12 championship could be in the works. I hope hope hope his foot is not badly injured…I really wanna see what this guy can do for a basketball team!!
I am actually more worried about colorado and oregon being the teams to beat in the p12 than I am about ucla/az/lsju. Boyle and Altman have good squads and they may be coming into their own as coaches…but, in Monty I trust! Can’t wait to attend the unlv game!
GO BEARS!
November 24th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
I forgot to mention that Sherm will use his favorite excuse when back up against a wall
“I need to go out tonight. I can’t answer your question”.
LOL
Sherm you are a world class coward.
November 24th, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Greasemonkey says: “MoreNCS_are_ignored and sanctioned! troll post blocked”
FU troll! I am deaf to you, LOL!!!
November 24th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Second most penalties in country. Lane tedford kiffin.
Senior qb who regressed and dissapointed. Tedford kiffin.
Senior qb who ends season hurt. Tedford kiffin.
Backup qb unprepared to play. Tedford kiffin.
Loses all the big games. Tedford kiffin.
Lifeless personality on sideline. Tedford kiffin.
Nfl talent but mediocre results. Tedford kiffin.
Game passed him by. Tedford kiffin…
November 24th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Goin out to a party, YEEE!! I hope my fellow Golden Bear fans have a great Saturday night and a good holiday weekend, Go Niners!
Its feels good to know that I’ve got some great friends to enjoy…and that I only to contribute to my OWN team’s blog. It looks like $c is going down again, kinda like one of their cheerleaders on a recruit.
Go Bears!
November 24th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Bsb i hope you atain carnal pleasure.
In klines name, amen.
November 24th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Five losses for the preseason #1? WOW. Talk about an epic fail. I hope Barkley comes ready to play against their opponent in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, or it’ll be time for loss number SIX.
November 24th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
I wonder why Kiffen didn’t try to make it a one possession game by kicking a FG on fourth down. The guy clearly loves field goals.
Juancho, isn’t this the same guy who attempted the 76 yarder with the Raiders? What a schmuck!
November 24th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
Will my brother. Kiffins balls were buried with Saint Al Davis.
Im just glad Barkley was exposed before my Raiders drafted him 1. Instead i want manti teo or keenan.
November 24th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Barkley is Sanchize 2.0. He’ll look decent for a year or two, and once the league figures him out, BAM. Over.
November 24th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Hey Moron- great season for the Cheater$, you can sure pick and predict. You suck worse than Tedford. Nice the way “your” team took the pipe from the Irish. Nice sequence done there on the goal line, with all those 1st round O linemen getting blown off the ball. Was Tedford consulting as guest offensive coordinator tonight? LMAO! You are such a delirious loser!!!
Oh and the stadium was packed because it was half full of Irish fans. Did you even watch the game? Every play that went Notre Dame’s way brought more crowd noise than rare successful $C play. You were a bitch in your own stadium. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Oh, but don’t worry, things will be better next season when the Cheater$ are on even worse probation thanks to fumblin’ Joe McKnight.
Finally, great NY Jet sequence the other night when Mark “Buffoon” Sanchez ran into his own lineman and fumbled for a Pat touchdown, and Cheatin’ Joe McKnight fumbled for another Pat TD. 2 plays, 2 Pats TDs on 2 Cheater$ screw up. Was totally LMAO. What a bunch of losers and chokers, just like you. Very poetic.
November 24th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Sooo.. this is what it feels like finally to have your school team go to the BCS National Championship.. Frankly I am a bit underwhelmed.. I think I would’ve been 100x happier right now if it were my Golden Bears.
November 24th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Also, I remember someone guaranteeing that Te’o was a lock as an $C commitment, remember? Such ACCURATE predictions.
Well, at least this person was correct in that Te’o did lead his team to the National Championship at the LA Coliseum! LOL
November 25th, 2012 at 4:05 am
Not a good night for the Pac12. Oregon and ASU lost their basketball matches and USC laid an egg v ND. With all the money SC spends and all the cheating they do – they could at least win the few times I ever root for them. Dumb fans too!
November 25th, 2012 at 7:01 am
Still no reply from The Advising Bear re. the deplorable APR by the UC East Bay football team. They must be taking too many difficult Social Welfare classes. LOL
To the rest of you. I know when you watched the game last night and saw our freshman QB start his first game you never expected to see what you saw.
Composure
The best arm of any QB including Barkley, Palmer, Sanchez
Allusiveness
Of course, given your QBing over the past 9 years since Rodgers left, you wouldn’t know what any of the above was.
As for Rodgers, he has a big mouth and always has had a big mouth. He shows up wearing red, promoting his JC, and then when Teddy gets canned he throws his weight around like he is the AD. No class, no honor.
November 25th, 2012 at 7:09 am
Juancho, as your arch nemesis and resident Beartalk 49ers fan, it was my duty to remind you of the whole Al Davis/Lame Kiffin debacle from a few years back.
Here’s more reports on how Trojan fans felt yesterday:
“…they ended their regular schedule mired deep in the muck of five losses and heaps of disappointment and a torrent of boos. Lots and lots of boos…”
November 25th, 2012 at 8:56 am
Moren: Please regale us with your comments on last night’s game. What an idiot USC has as a head coach. How pathetic that 1st and goal from the one result was. USC will be lucky to get an invite to the Kraft Food Fight Hunger Bowl. How the natives are restless and calling for Kiffin’s head down in Watts. How many socks did you go through last night in front of your computer?
November 25th, 2012 at 10:52 am
Moron- you just live in your own Cheater$ and Cheato$ (sic) filled delusional world. Talking about how strong your newest loser QB’s arm is? Really? Did you watch the game? Did you know “your” team lost? Yeah that QB is great. He’s about as good as Mark Sanchez is on the Jets.
You have zero credibility as you spew so much nonsense, never accept how usually wrong you are, just keep repeating the same Cal stuff over and over and over – hey we fired our coach dipstick, change the record.
All I know is you predicted a NC for the Cheater$, a Heismann for Barkley, and on and on. How did all that work for you? That right there shows how much you know about football and why you have ZERO credibility. How is Lame Kiffin-Tedford working out for you?
How did Oregon’s, Stanford’s, Arizona’s, UCLA’s and Notre Dame’s asses all taste?
You are a loser of epic proportions.
GO EAT SOME MORE CHEATOS!
November 25th, 2012 at 11:23 am
Will as your arch nemesis i must and will root for a niners loss. Id be lying if i wasnt secretly rooting for this kaepernick thing to unravel their season.
November 25th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Juancho, these days, I don’t even need to bother rooting for a Raider loss. They are largely inevitable. Though may the great Brandon Myers score a touchdown for my fantasy team.
November 25th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Just FF’d through sjsu v lafayette game. NO D from either team.
I prefer pro set so I like McIntyre better from the start. (imo Pro style qb’s has been and should continue to be our niche/core philosophy.) sj O line play and running game were strong. Disciplined. Imaginative play calling out of the pro set. wr’s got lots of separation.
Air Raid is fun to watch and racks up yardage. Not convinced if either hc is the One for Cal. But. Good choices.
The lack of D, however, is a concern. Won’t be surprised if at least one of them gets one of the sec job openings. if c kelly does go to nfl, s dykes would be a good fit at pku.
Don’t forget to watch Cal v Pacific tonight at 6. We get to bounce between that and NYG v GB and AR. Great night of sports.
Go Bears!
November 25th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
What happened to the guy / gal that calls all of us losers and his / her formerly #1 ranked Trojans have reached the 5 loss column and are being considered the worst #1 ranked team to end a season? How ’bout that Heisman hopeful? Perhaps he / she will follow through on leaving us alone, for he / she has gone from zero credibility to simply a stupid joke. HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
November 25th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Gee Moron — waiting for an answer? Well you were asked a question first — what happened to your prediction of an NC and Heisman for the Cheaters — and you should answer first. Second, be patient — not everyone has no life like you — some folks go out and spend time with friends. I realize you have no friends and no life, but you should not assume everyone has a sad pathetic life like you with NOTHING but the forums where you spew your hate to enjoy themselves. The rest of us have real lives in which we feel sorry for you and your lonely social outcast life.
Second — boy is the LA Times ripping apart your team and you weak hope that next year will be better.
——-
Considering that Kiffin has led the team to four losses in its last five games — including the unthinkable double defeats to UCLA and Notre Dame
— this decision will continue to puzzle many fans, who walked away Saturday night thinking mostly about those eight snaps.
“You’d like to think that that many snaps, you could score a touchdown,”
Kiffin said.
You’d like to think that with this much talent, USC would not be 7-5.
You’d like to think that after starting the season ranked No. 1 in the country, USC would not have completely disappeared.
You’d like to think things will be better next year. But on another lousy Saturday night in a season full of them, those eight snaps might
tell you to think again.
———–
And lastly little lonely no law degree troll: You love to comment on the past Cal collapses — how bad does your team to suck to go from #1 to having 5 losses and no place at all in the rankings. HAS THERE EVER BEEN A MORE HUMILIATING DOWNFALL AND PLUNGE INTO EMPTINESS? Why yes — there was your quitting law school and taking that travel agent job while having no friends at all to be with.
PITY THE TROLL FOLKS — THIS IS ALL HE HAS!
November 25th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Hey Cheeto Kid,
“Daddy” ruined the Thanksgiving brunch at the Club, he was drunk again and I believe he relieved himself in his khaki pants. Please get him some help and perhaps he will stop drinking when you get a degree, job and your own place. Help “Daddy” before it’s too late.
November 25th, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Hey Pat – how did the Toejams do against SDSU on the home floor tonight?
The Aztecs took over the Galen Center, out-numbering and out-cheering the bandwagon $C “fans”. Where’s all that “tradition” you blather on about. Aztecs took down your pathetic basketball team – and did it minus 2 starters.
$C fans suck, show up only when the team is good, and when it sucks like both FB & BB do right now, they sell their tickets to the opposing team.
What a bunch of losers. Just like you.
November 26th, 2012 at 7:12 am
When did SC play SDSU? Are you talking about football?
SC fans don’t care about basketball. Never have.
PS A basketball school North Carolina State just fired their football coach for going 7-5. You guys are neither football or basketball and, yet, you cry and whine about firing a coach who was 3-9 with a one win over SUS.
Now that is pathetic.
November 26th, 2012 at 7:17 am
3-9 with one of those wins over Southern Utah
Second to last in the Pac 12
Players who quit
Deals with the devil
Half empty ESP seats
Parents of players who send disgruntled emails to fans on team boards
A senior QB who is arguably the worse QB in the Pac 12
Second to the worst APR in the Pac 12
$320 million in debt
Falling way behind against your smarter. more physical and more talented rival – Stanford
-7 yards rushing against Stanford
Blowout losses to end the year against Utah (!), Oregon and Oregon State
Yeah your program is truly laughable AGAIN
November 26th, 2012 at 7:30 am
#171 – Well Sherm if copying and pasting is your thing here it is right back at you.
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An off-campus incident between a student and a UC Berkeley undergraduate advisor that led to explosive allegations of racist and sexist epithets against the student has a local activist organization calling for the firing of the employee and the UC officials conducting a review of the university’s initial response.
In addition, UC officials are looking into a related allegation that a student’s records were improperly accessed by a UC employee. The incident has raised questions about the limits of the university’s authority over an employee’s outside activities.
The situation began with a Berkeley bus stop confrontation in late September between UC sophomore Erika Williams, an African-American, and Sherman Boyson, a white undergraduate assistant in the UC Social Welfare Department. The two had a second confrontation in mid-October in the doorway to the apartment building where both Williams and Boyson live, and then a third, a week later while both were riding on a city bus.
It does not appear that either Williams or Boyson knew at the time of the confrontations that the other was connected to the university.
Williams alleges that during the course of the three confrontations, Boyson called her a “nigger” and threatened “to kick the shit out of” her, as well as calling her and her Asian-American roommate, Helen Kim, a “bitch.” Williams also alleges that during the confrontation in the doorway to their apartment building, Boyson physically assaulted Kim by bumping into her.
In an interview with the Daily Californian newspaper, Boyson admitted he called Williams a “nigger,” but said he did so only after she called him a “fat fuck.” ______________________________________
Here’s what you will do.
1. You will deny that this happened because you are still holding down your low level paper clipping job
2. You will whine to JF. If this gets censored at least everyone will know why it was.
November 26th, 2012 at 8:41 am
Dang Cheeto Kid, if you put half as much energy into getting your AA degree as you have in researching contributors to this Blog “Daddy” wouldn’t be a fall on his ass drunk!
November 26th, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Oh little troll. Has someone gotten under your skin? Going after the same old bs, huh? Boyson was cleared of the false charges and yes, he is still working.
But you? No denial at all because
1. You are all alone. You have no one. You post on weekend nights and NYE night. We all know and pity you.
2. You had to leave law school after your mental breakdown. GldnBear71 made sure we all knew about that after you confided in him — so desperate to have a friend that you didn’t realize he was playing you.
3. Your team sucks. 5 losses? The worst crash of a pre-season #1 in HISTORY!
4. And Boyson — your obsession with Boyson because you challenged that he couldn’t get you banned, and yet where is Morenc’s on BI? On WeAreSC — your own fan base banned you? Where is FatAdvisor or AngerManagement on SFGate. The sad fact is that Boyson is the most important person in your life. Your obsession with him goes way back — let’s look at all the messages you posted to yourself on SFGate and see how many are about Boyson?
http://www.sfgate.com/profile/?User=the9drawfs&plckUserId=the9drawfs&plckPersonaPage=PersonaMessages
Bahahahahah.
You can bring up the ten year old stories all you want, little troll. But you can’t deny that today, you have no friends, no hope of ever getting laid without paying for it, and you have no law degree — just the travel agency.
I pity you troll — this is all you have.
November 27th, 2012 at 6:56 am
#178
5. GldnBear71 got played by me (and knew it too) and then Boyson got played bigtime. I can prove it too but Boyson would still find a way to deny it.
6. I have close to 1000 posts on BI. The fat man can’t get me banned there. I posted at least 40 messages on scout the past two months and about half were on WeAreSC.
7. Once a racist and a misogynist always one. What a waste of taxpayer money.
In a statement released last month, Birgenau condemned Boyson’s language.
“I cannot state strongly enough how much this university must deplore strongly and without question the use of racist language of any kind,” Birgenau said. “Use of racist language is so deeply hurtful to individuals and it is also hurtful to our community, violating the values that we share as a university. I share the outrage our students and others feel when such language is used.”
Birgeanu went on to say, “The university is examining this situation fully and the role that we can play in ensuring that our campus climate is welcoming to all.”
But in an indication that this examination would not include the confrontations themselves, the chancellor said that “the verbal exchange between one of our students and a staff member appears to have been a personal dispute which occurred off campus.”
“Clearly anyone who threatens to physically assault women and uses the ‘b’ word and the ‘n’ word is not fit to work with students,” said BAMN Northern California Coordinator Yvette Felarca. “Whether it happened on or off campus has no bearing. If it was a black administrator who assaulted two white students and called them these names, we wouldn’t even be having an investigation. He’d be gone.”
November 27th, 2012 at 7:48 am
#177
On a side note, people are still waiting for an explanation(s) for the deplorable APR numbers.
We know the dynamic combo of “Points to Left Arm” and “Bags it for Last Three Games” won’t help those numbers. I bet you won’t find them in class if you drew them a map.
But what about the rest? Has Food Appreciation upstaged Social Welfare, Sociology, Ethnic Studies as a major for the mercenaries at UC East Bay.
Is Social Welfare even a major?
November 27th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
HAHAHAHAHA The Advising Bear posted a topic today – Should athletes major in athletics?
Only 6 people have replied and only 165 views. I posted late last week and I had 20 replies and about 1000 views in 6 hours.
Someone named “concernedparent” wrote “Because those American Studies and Social Welfare degrees are high in demand.?
I wonder who wrote that?
Then the Advising Bear came back with a sharp tongued answer. Could he be off of his anger management?
Is Social Welfare even a major?
November 28th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
LOL. Look at how the poster named The Advising Bear got punked over at BI.
He posted a topic – “Should athletes major in athletics?”
Someone named “concernedparent” wrote “Because those American Studies and Social Welfare degrees are high in demand.?
Then a poster named Rotton Robbie wrote – “Great idea. Athletes already have to worthless majors to choose from, so let’s just add 1 more.”
Not a word from the OP.
Is Social Welfare even a major?