Comments on: Football: Cal, Tedford settle for $5.55 million

By: sportskaster

sportskaster — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:10:58 +0000

No tears over Tedford. He was burned out and did a lousy job the last two seasons. It’s a shame donors had to pay so many millions to get rid of him.

No tears, just good riddance!

By: Juancho

Juancho — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:16:30 +0000

Zack Kline got a tattoo 707. So there’s no telling whether he’ll even play football anymore at this rate. Or just throw his life away.

By: Steve W.

Steve W. — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:37:28 +0000

Big:

You can put in long hours and still lose the fire in your belly. I separate the two completely. I think he got burned out, which also probably means the same thing.

And then you contrast what Bill Snynder continues to do at the age of 70 over at Kansas State. Of course, Snyder stepped away from the game for a few years. Either way, I stick with my contention that it was a bit shameful that Tedford was collecting that kind of money with the poor results on the field and in the classroom.

By: 707 Bear

707 Bear — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:41:39 +0000

Once again, I blame myself for bringing up an issue that isn’t X’s and O’s.

Let me right a wrong: So will the gunslinging QB from Marin Catholic challenge the anointed one Mr. Kline?

Will Bigelow get 20 touches per game?

Much better.

Go Bears! Next year in Pasadena!

By: Yoda

Yoda — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:12:10 +0000

YEah, we live in a culture that values entertainment over most things, but this “highest paid state employee” term is misleading because the state isn’t paying that salary and the money that is used to pay it wouldn’t be going to other programs otherwise. And if you’d never donate, do you watch anyway?

By: 707 Bear

707 Bear — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:22:15 +0000

bigdruid

I blame myself for bringing up the value of a coach’s salary in a wider societal context; my inner Harry Edwards Soc 17 came out.

Hey it’s America…get what you can get.

But that doesn’t mean we’re any less twisted.

Somehow I got on the email list many years ago that was soliciting donations to keep Tedford; email said minimum donation $5000.

I’m sorry, but with all the problems in the world, I would never “donate” 5 grand to pay the salary of a guy who coaches a sport. And we’re not talking about donations to keep the sport alive; basic uniforms, transportation, etc. We’re talking donations to live in a mansion in Blackhawk (did you see his crib online, nice).

Go Bears!

By: bigdruid

bigdruid — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:02:52 +0000

I don’t think he lost his “fire in the belly” – remember that coach Gregory left because he didn’t want to pull those long hours with Tedford, right at the same time that you claim he was losing it. Tedford had his problems, but not working/caring hard enough were not among them.

@707Bear – I have no idea what you’re saying. Are you saying that coaches at public universities should not be paid market rates? If you’re complaining that college coaches in general get paid too much, then what does Tedford’s status as a public employee have to do with it?

By: Steve W

Steve W — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:04:11 +0000

The winningest Cal head coach was also the losingest. The man lost the fire in his belly at the peak of his earnings curve, and there’s some shame in that. Age has nothing to do with it. If it did, Kansas State would not have awarded a $16 million contract extension to a 70-year-old Bill Snyder.

By: wehofx

wehofx — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:33:46 +0000

If Ragin commit is true, it says a lot for SD and Buh going head to head w pku/helferich(sp) and splitting.

Go Bears!

By: wehofx

wehofx — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:23:53 +0000

Twitter(great news if true):

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Johnny Ragin III ‏@Glory_IIIERA

Oregon was the dream growin’ up, and I had a nice visit. But My Future’s at Cal, and I can’t wait to get there and go to work! #GoBears

>>>

If we enewally and/or lj moore commit, a damn good class that might stay in top 25.