82gradDLSdad said:Strykur said:82gradDLSdad said:wifeisafurd said:calumnus said:BearGoggles said:Shocky1 said:
goggles, can u give me a name of a better candidate wr coach??
Not my point. I was referring to taking a chance with Mac.
cade tole me on the field after one of the big game celebrations (obviously not this year) that earning a berkeley degree is really important to him, that it's "a business decision" which is a very mature aware response to the value of attaining a generational wealth building berkeley, stanford or ivy league degree
dumb **** ballers r screwed when they turn 30 years of age with no viable marketplace skills which is gonna only get accentuated with the advances in artificial intelligence creating greater income inequalities across the globe for the increasingly more wealthy educated vs the discarded uneducated
really think cade (who is undersized by prototypical nfl linebacker metrics) is gonna earn his berkeley degree in 2026 & prove to the nfl he can not get injured & stay on the field for an entire season
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luv this guy & his fabulous sense of humour, he's everything good about true college student athletes plus he always picks up litter at arches national park!!
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Cade can go to the NFL and finish his degree later. If he's a day 1 or 2 pick - I repeat IF - then there's no reason to stay at Cal and risk injury. Again, I'd love it if he stays, but the real business decision is chasing a bag in the NFL and then coming back later to finish his degree (if he doesn't create generational wealth in the NFL). I don't view him as undersized, but I could be wrong - it all comes down to the draft grade he gets.
In terms of the WR coach, I can give you a 100 names that are more qualified than McArthur, including Cefalo (who arguably got a raw deal with a late hire). McArthur - who is an all time Cal great - has coached high school and I believe one year of community college. To my knowledge, he has no d-1 experience and is not a known recruiter. That experience/resume doesn't get you a P4 job straight from a high school program - and shouldn't get him one at Cal.
It would be great if he can come as a graduate assistant or consultant (aka a glue/culture addition). But I don't want him as a lead position coach. And just to be clear, I'm not advocating for retaining Cefalo - I'm ambivalent about that though he did seem to be doing well recruiting. He's for sure replaceable.
Cefalo is in no way a great recruiter at the P4 level and beyond DeJesus our WR production has been horrible. There is also a weirdness with the depth chart where slow guys who repeatedly dropped balls keep getting PT and the higher rated backups with speed can make great plays but didnt get more PT.
It is true that McArthur does not have the resume, but he always had great technique, he has the personality to be a great recruiter and motivator, and is from LA, traditionally our best source of WR talent.
Recruiting wise Geoff is very clued into the SoCal high school community, and coaches at a HS football power. Ready to take be elevated to college level IMO.
I went to a spring practice Tosh's first year coaching at Cal. His first couple of drills were horribly organized. He wasted a lot of time. At the time he didn't even have a recruiting record so I thought Tedford just saw something in him and that he was an alum and young. If Mac wants to be here and has the same sort of energy Tosh has/had he may be worth the risk. He certainly has the playing experience and it sounds like he has connections.
I think Tosh has learned a few things since running his first drills back in 2008
Yes. My point was that if a HC sees something in Mac he should be a viable candidate for WR coach. He fits the same career path as Tosh with NFL playing experience.