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2024 pga tournament at detroit golf club: 3rd round update

3 kinda dumb azz bogeys turned a potentially great round into an ok round as michael kim shot a 70 & is tied for 26th...michael is fighting to retain the highly valued pga tour card for the 2025 season, right now he's hovering around the #100 spot...the top 125 players keep their pga tour cards, collin, ben & max are locks on this deal

elsewhere kk limbhaust hit only 17 of 28 fairways & missed the cut on the korn ferry tour and brandon hagy hit only 12 of 28 fairways & missed the cut on the pga americas (canadian) tour


and shocky this afternoon visited three jack national 4 times with twerky spastic azz missed 5 footers en route to a ****show


yeah golf is sometimes really really hard

"gimme another one, did i hit that in the ******* water??"#
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california golden bears yucky blucky fruitcake classes (mr spieker not amused cuz he got worser seats):

doechii, why don't you introduce the yucky blucky fruitcakes to the class?

2025 class:

tre' harrison, safety (4.41 gpa)
mike klisiewicz, offensive lineman (3.7 gpa)
jacob houseworth, tight end (3.25 gpa)
jae'on young, corner/nickel back (3.4 gpa)
lebron williams, defensive end (3.2 gpa)
beckham barney, inside linebacker (4.2 gpa)
ke'breion winston, inside linebacker (3.0+ gpa)
anthony league, running back (3.9 gpa)
ikechukwu okafor, edge defender (3.7 gpa)
ben howard, offensive guard (3.2 gpa)
meyer swinney, hybrid wide receiver/tight end (3.75 gpa)
carter jones, inside linebacker (3.8 gpa)
kaden cook, cornerback (3.4 gpa)

2024 class:

will mcdonald, left guard (3.5 gpa)
checkhsaliou fall, edge defender (3.3 gpa)
cj harris, quarterback (3.5 gpa)
serigne tounkara, edge defender (3.88 gpa)
kyion graves, wide receiver (3.3 gpa)
ryan yaites, safety (3.2 gpa)
jasiah wagoner, corner/nickel back (3.25 gpa)
tj bollers, edge defender (4.0 gpa)
corey dyches, hybrid tight end/wide receiver (3.1 gpa)
braden miller, offensive tackle (4.0 gpa)
liam johnson, inside linebacker (3.36 gpa at princeton)
khamani hudson, cornerback (3.5 gpa)
bobby engstler, punter/kicker (3.72 gpa)
jonathan "gameday" brady, wide receiver (3.2 gpa)
mikey miller, wide receiver (3.8 gpa)
victor stoffel, offensive tackle (motivated student in sweden)
kadarius calloway, running back (3.0+ gpa)
ryan coe, kicker (3.5 gpa)
tobias merriweather, wide receiver (3.6 gpa)
ja'ir smith, defensive back (3.0+ gpa)
syris corley, offensive lineman (3.0 gpa)
rush reimer, offensive lineman (3.3 gpa)
marcus harris, defensive back (3.2 gpa)
aidan ikaika keanaaina, defensive tackle (4.0 gpa)
aiden newbill, offensive line (3.72 gpa)
isaiah crosby, safety (3.0+ gpa)
luke ferrelli, inside linebacker (4.0 gpa)
chandler rogers, quarterback (3.3 gpa)
teddye buchanan, inside linebacker (3.5 gpa)
josiah martin, wide receiver (3.5 gpa)
jack endries, tight end (3.83 gpa)
trond grizzell, wide receiver (3.8 gpa)
bj canady, defensive tackle (3.91 gpa)
legend journey, apex predator edge defender (3.3 gpa)
ej caminong, quarterback (3.5 gpa)
dayton "dayday" aupiu, defensive back (3.51 gpa)
jamaal wiley, running back (3.0+ gpa)
trevor rogers, wide receiver (3.5 gpa)
michael-anthony okwura, defensive lineman (3.4 gpa)
eze osondu, inside linebacker (3.5 gpa)
brookyln cheek, defensive back (3.0+ gpa)
camden jones, tight end (3.0+ gpa)
tyler knape, offensive line (3.8 gpa)

2023 class:
barrett miller, offensive lineman (4.2 hs gpa & stanford mechancial engineering degree)
taj davis, wide receiver (3.2 gpa)
king doerue, running back (3.5 gpa)
isaiah ifanse, running back (3.2 gpa at montana state)
marcus scott ii, cornerback (3.3 gpa at missouri)
tidiane "frenchy" jalloh (motivated student from france)
matthew wykoff, offensive tackle (3.75 gpa)
marquez "mojo" dortch, wide receiver (2.9 gpa)
ben finley, quarterback (4.308 gpa)
patrick mcmorris, safety (3.65 gpa)
david bird, longsnapper (4.0 gpa)
marquis montgomery, wide receiver (3.4 gpa)
martin tine, offensive tackle (2.9 gpa)
stanley mckenzie, nose tackle (3.3 gpa)
david reese, outside linebacker (3.7 gpa)
sam jackson v, quarterback (2.8 gpa)
brian hightower, wide receiver (3.2 gpa)
justin williams-thomas aka j-will, running back (4.0 gpa)
asher alberding, tight end (3.85 gpa)
jt byrne, tight end (3.75 gpa)
lachlan wilson, punter (strong student from australia)
byron caldwell, running back (3.3 gpa)
sergio allen, inside linebacker (3.4 gpa)
matt littlejohn, defensive back (3.0+ gpa)
javian "the jet" thomas, running back (3.4 gpa)
nohl williams, defensive back (3.61 gpa)
kaylin moore, defensive back (3.4 gpa)
frederick williams iii, offensive line (3.6 gpa)
zurich ashford, defensive end (3.62 gpa)
ben marshall, tight end (3.4 gpa)
ryan mcculloch, outside linebacker (4.1 gpa)
tiumalu afalava, defensive line (4.1 gpa)
cade uluave, inside linebacker (3.8 gpa)
sailasa vadrawale, defensive back (3.46 gpa)
nyziah hunter, wide receiver (3.0+ gpa)
nick morrow, offensive tackle (3.7 gpa)
michael luckhurst, kicker (4.37 gpa)



wow, that was quite the introduction, doechii, we're gonna have to talk after class...don't forget to take the chicken out

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (a degree is kinda like a winning LOTTERY TIX for those who wanna build GENERATIONAL WEALTH thru academic hard work)

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netflix production review: the hitman

look, watching tv is for losers (reading is a much more mentally stimulating) but not gonna lie, shocky could not take his eyes off the screen during the clever & FUNNY the hitman!!

5 star mcdonalds all american monster recommendation & yeah casting a crazy azz smokeshow curvy brunette yoga female is never a dumb decision that will lead to a **** situation



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wut about fish nite at the unit 2 dorm? (trust me, it's NOT as tasty as the linguine con vongole at carbone)#
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2024 pga tournament at detroit golf club: 4th round update

michael kim kinda hit the ball sideways all round (hit only 7 of 18 greens in regulation) & shot a 75 while finishing tied for 52nd, yeah maybe he needs a new caddie or something

michael & james hahn will be competing in next week's pga tournament in iowa at the tpc deere run...collin morikawa, max homa & ben an will be taking another week off before playing in the scottish open at the renaissance club (terrific doak links design south of edinburgh) before the british open at royal troon (scotland's west coast) next month

whose helping u pick the rite clubs?#

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qb1 of the future?? (the KEY to the 2025 recruiting class)#
I've got a good feeling about this
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other than the jaydn ott signing, this is arguably the most critical recruitment of the coach wilcox era

3.75 gpa lefty with size & potential nfl upside#
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2025 edge epi sitanilei commits to ucla
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good luck this fall to berkeley grads orin patu, trey paster & raymond woodie iii as wildcats!

2024 scholly roster departures: 40 bears moving on

matthew cindric, center...out of eligibility...berkeley degrees w/haas biz school & masters education
barrett miller, tackle...out of eligibility...stanford engineering degree & berkeley cert program
isaiah ifanse, running back...out of eligibility...berkeley cert program
monroe young, wide receiver...out of eligibility...berkeley degree
brian hightower, wide receiver...out of eligibility...berkeley cert program
darius long jr, defensive tackle...out of eligibility...berkeley degree
jackson sirmon, inside linebacker...out of eligibility...berkeley haas global grad program
patrick mcmorris, safety...out of eligibility...berkeley cert program...nfl drafted miami dolphins
raymond woodie iii, safety...grad transfer portal to bethune cookman...berkeley degree
ben finley, quarterback...grad transfer portal to akron...berkeley cert program
tyson mcwilliams, cornerback...grad transfer portal to uc davis...berkeley degree
brayden rohme, offensive tackle...grad transfer portal to massachusetts...berkeley degree

kaleb elarms-orr, inside linebacker...transfer portal to tcu...no berkeley degree
everett johnson, offensive tackle...grad transfer portal to montana...berkeley degree
blake antzoulatos, inside linebacker...grad transfer portal...berkeley degree
king doerue, running back...football retirement...purdue degree
jeremiah earby, cornerback...transfer portal to boise state...no berkeley degree
sam jackson v, quarterback...transfer portal to auburn...no berkeley degree
taj davis, wide receiver...football retirement...washington degree
michael luckhurst, kicker...football retirement...pursuing berkeley degree
muelu iosefa, inside linebacker...football retirement...no berkeley degree
moso'oipala "nunie" tuitele, te/olb...transfer portal to new mexico..no berkeley degree
jeremiah hunter, wide receiver...grad transfer portal to washington...berkeley degree
asher alberding, tight end...football retirement...berkeley haas global access program
dejuan butler, defensive back...grad transfer portal...berkeley degree
sailasa "sai" vadrawale, defensive back...transfer portal to oregon state...no berkeley degree
andy alfieri, fullback/linebacker...grad transfer portal to oregon state..berkeley degree
brian driscoll, offensive lineman...football retirement...berkeley degree
brett johnson, defensive lineman...football retirement...berkeley degree
jaedon roberts, defensive lineman...football retirement...berkeley degree
mason mangum, wide receiver...grad transfer portal to texas a&m (track)...berkeley degree
isaiah young, defensive back...football retirement...berkeley degree
myles jernigan, linebacker...grad transfer portal to louisville...berkeley degree
ender aguilar, offensive lineman...grad transfer portal...berkeley degree
marquis montgomery, wide receiver...transfer portal to byu...no berkeley degree
martin tine, offensive lineman...transfer portal to texas state...no berkeley degree
kaylin moore, defensive back...transfer portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
tiumalu afalava, defensive lineman...transfer portal...no berkeley degree
marquez dortch, wide receiver...transfer portal to troy...no berkeley degree
sergio allen, linebacker...football retirement...pursuing berkeley degree

note: kicker mateen bhaghani not listed cuz he never had a scholly

2023 scholly roster departures: 36 bears moved on

daniel scott, safety...out of eligibility...berkeley degree...nfl drafted indianapolis colts
odua isibor, edge defender...out of eligiblity...ucla degree
jamieson sheahan, punter...out of eligilbity...berkeley degree
darius long jr, defensive line...walk on final semester...berkeley degree
kyle smith, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer...berkeley degree
ryan puskas, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer...berkeley degree
orin patu, edge defender...grad transfer to arizona & bethune cookman...berkeley degree
patrick histake, edge defender...portal to hawaii...no berkeley degree
henry ikahihifo, outside linebacker...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
braxton croteau, outside linebacker...medical retirement...berkeley degree
femi oladejo, linebacker...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
trey paster, linebacker...grad transfer to colorado state & bethune cookman...berkeley degree
fatu iosefa, safety...portal to san mateo community college...no berkeley degree
kaleb higgins, corner back...portal to sacramento state...no berkeley degree
ben coleman, guard...grad transfer to asu...berkeley degree
spencer lovell, guard...grad transfer to kansas & nevada...asu degree
ryan lange, guard...football retirement...pursuing berkeley degree
jackson brown, tackle..portal to pitt...no berkeley degree
jake muller, tight end...football retirement...berkeley degree
elijah mojarro, tight end...grad transfer to nevada & rice...berkeley degree
nick alftin, tight end...portal as grad transfer...berkeley degree
keleki latu, tight end...portal to nevada & washington...no berkeley degree
jermaine terry, tight end...portal to oregon state...no berkeley degree
j michael sturdivant, wide receiver...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
justin richard baker, wide receiver...medical retirement...berkeley degree
tommy christakos, wide receiver...medical retirement...berkeley degree
aidan lee, wide receiver...portal to garden city cc, minot state & bluefield state...no berkeley degree
ashton hayes, running back...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
chris street, running back...portal to utah tech...no berkeley degree
damien moore, running back...portal to fresno state & lamar...no berkeley degree
decarlos brooks, running back...grad transfer to asu...berkeley degree
slater zellers, longsnapper...grad transfer to asu...berkeley degree
dario longhetto, kicker...grad transfer to asu...berkeley degree
jack plummer, quarterback...grad transfer to louisville...purdue degree
kai milner, quarterback...portal to northern arizona...no berkeley degree
zach johnson, quarterback...portal as grad transfer...berkeley degree

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a new era of cal athletics starts today, chancellor lyons is NOW on the clock with the con artist

fun fact: in all my years of attending cal football & basketball games, i have literally NEVER heard a single fan reference cal's standing in the director's cup or the yoga practices/ritualistic mating patterns of t-rexs...nobody gives a **** about that kinda stuff except benji, beauty & maybe misty mae, where r the lucky leashes (shocky got major problems)?

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yeah collin!...moving up to #6 in the world!

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any well traveled doggy dog knows that chicago golf club (the best course in the midwest other than crystal downs) is NOT better than the good doctor's royal melbourne west



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coach bloesch, do u need any more ******* evidence that berkeley is the #1 ranked public university in the WORLD & NOT just the united states???

u need to do better, got it?...if not, u can forget about the buc-ee's gift cards that wuz promised to u by the monster...the choice is yours

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chancellor rich lyons: 1st day out (on 10 paws we stood tall, wanted in 2 states can't move wrong)#
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EXCLUSIVE cal's monster class translation: I'm the first home grown Chancellor and my focus upon innovation and excellence means that the con artist will need to be terminated and Andrew McGraw hired as the next Athletic Director. At this stage, I'm in ACTION mode to get **** done and will be relying upon my trusted advisor/fellow Haas Biz School grad Shocky to guide me and Berkeley to intergalactic levels of excellence while not comprising any of my guitar playing values or something.

Furthermore my first conversation will be with Coach Bloesch to demand that he dial up PITCHOUTS this fall to All American Jaydn Ott on the edges in open space so he run like the ******* wind towards the endzone on fall gamedays against ACC opponents for ESPN plays of the day touchdowns which will trigger the pony tailed curvy brunette yoga cheerleaders (like Doms) and the Cal Marching Band (which will NO longer be silenced by the worthless bureaucrats in the AD) to lead the frenzied screaming sold out crowds (inclusive of students with FREE tickets) to epic noise levels that will cause the Strawberry Canyon homeowners to move to Yuma while the seagulls circle from high above further afar while old men like Bobo play checkers in the park and the future leaders of Planet Earth read Faulkner.

Go Bears!!!



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Love the video, and the translation.

Hate the new "B" logo. Why do we fail at branding while having a leading business school? Maybe it will grow on me…
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the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including the beautiful people of samoa)
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6 days until decision day for the most important recruit other than jaydn ott of the coach wilcox era

right now them bears got 13 commitments (in building a strong 2025 class), shocky is projecting 15-16 high school commitments before the fall season with the possibility of multiple current conditional offers becoming actionable offers after the staff has had a chance to watch early senior gameday play...offering low gpa guys just to add #s would be a dumb decision that would lead to a **** situation (guys struggling & entering the transfer portal) & this recruiting cycle has seen a # of these academically marginal football recruits select less intellectually challenging schools

3.75 gpa ELITE lefty with size & skillset to be cal's future qb1 (and the opportunity for building generational wealth)#
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without stinson beach high school grad gavin newsom, this election is over unless an overwhelmingly # of previously unregistered women vote for the non regulation of their bodies (real talk)#
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freshmen softball pitching phenom randi roelling transferring to georgia & men's golfer ethan fang transferring to oklahoma state, both are walking away from berkeley degrees


freshman standout eric lee is gonna join ethan fang at oklahoma state, this pretty much takes the sails out of the bears competing for a national championship in the 2024/2025 season

when shocky walked 36 holes at the osu's karsten creek course (one of tom fazio's best design efforts & the 2nd best university course in the usa after the fabulous yale course in new haven) during a weekday there wuz nobody else at the course except both the men's & women's cowboys...the head pro gave me a tour of the magnificent clubhouse overlooking the lake on the boomerang par 5 18th hole & told me the cowboys play, practice, work out, study (which is basically an hour a day at an unaccredited aau university), eat all meals & socially hang out there too literally every day of the week

fun fact: the head pro asked me if i wuz related to cowboy hall of famer rickie fowler, tole him that allison stokke married rickie in a pathetic attempt to make me jealous...shocky did not elaborate any further

it's basically a semi pro golfer development program in stillwater without an academic component

coach desimone (everybody luvs des) back in the day targeted prospective haas biz ad majors like collin to ensure 4/5 year commitments, guys without academic ambition will not be willing to sacrifice range time for stupid **** like studying & reading books...coach chun (who is a smart haas biz ad grad & adaptive) & coach ireland also need to recruit a more ethnically diverse roster, whose gonna be the next max homa?



50 year decision (17 bucks an hour, 2 free golf galaxy polo shirts & 30% employee discount on all pro vs)#
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qb1 of the future?? (the KEY to the 2025 recruiting class)#




Maybe one of these three is out.
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^ agreed
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like the majority of the players entering the transfer portal, there's been little (or disappointing relative to expectations) interest by other schools for this young man

really hoping that this 4.1 gpa outstanding student that would love to attend medical school will retire from football (he's got no upside) & stay in berkeley pursuing his academic goals with a needs based financial scholly...entering the transfer portal immediately nulls a player's football scholly but it doesn't mean a dismissal academically from the university

tiu, let's not make a dumb decision, ok?

shocky is rooting for u cuz u got good hair (and a good gpa)
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Walter Chun was just fired. I'm guessing losing his top recruits didn't help. Seemed like a nice guy. If there's nothing nefarious in the background, I understand that we have high expectations for this program and they haven't been competitive on the main stage since Des left. Hoping we can get a great coach.
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Shocky - what's the 411 on Walter Chun's firing, as Juarezbear mentioned above?
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75 & hollywood, there's a lot of highly sensitive & emotional reactions right now, not gonna comment until the landscape is more clear to me

bottom line, there's no reason (other than a worthless athletic director who cannot be trusted to evaluate coaching talent, who extended the worst basketball coach in the nation in fox while the insider(s) here encouraged the dwindling fanbase to take a "nuanced" view) that the cal golf program should not compete for ncca national championships with future pga calibre talent
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tavian, not gonna lie, u & me r both momma boys

my moms grew up poor as **** in san francisco always studying & working at a dry cleaner, her limited fun times wuz going to ocean beach for FREE & walking the family doggy dog

she got a scholly to berkeley & became the 1st person in her family to graduate from college much less the #1 ranked public university in the world, that degree wuz transformational in her life and she instilled that hard work & protecting the most vulnerable in society values in me

yeah every father's day is also a celebration of our moms too, right tavian?


wut up tavian, how's ur family vacation going?

when u make ur collegiate decision on july 6th r u gonna prioritize the selection of a program that got a track record of developing corona centennial grads for the nfl with world class academics for building generational wealth after football that is also only a hour+ ride on southwest to the bay area for fall gamedays for moms?

yeah coach toler got big plans for a 6'2" 180 lbs wideout with strong hands/tight routes & 4.52 SPEED

tavian & shocky r mama's boys (we always listen to the tiger moms)#
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where's 2024 coconut county camper of the year starting left tackle nick morrow??#
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75 & hollywood, there's a lot of highly sensitive & emotional reactions right now, not gonna comment until the landscape is more clear to me

bottom line, there's no reason (other than a worthless athletic director who cannot be trusted to evaluate coaching talent, who extended the worst basketball coach in the nation in fox while the insider(s) here encouraged the dwindling fanbase to take a "nuanced" view) that the cal golf program should not compete for ncca national championships with future pga calibre talent


Thanks for this. All I can say is that if Walter got canned for performance, then everybody else from baseball to women's lacrosse had better raise their game or update their resumes.
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hollywood, it should be pointed out that the cal men's golf team wuz in the ncca finals at lacosta last month but the transfers of the 2 non academic kids to oklahoma state wuz walter's undoing along with not recruiting an ethnically diverse roster (not 100% asian)

there's a lotta backstory to all of this that's pretty ugly (pga donor drama falsehoods) that ima not gonna get into here but this deal has been poorly handled by knowlton by not getting all the stakeholders including des on the same page...anybody who thinks this means a new level of accountability for cal coaches moving forward just isn't wired into reality to be honest with you

anyways former berkeley grad/leader of the des national championship team & current colorado state coach michael wilson would be shocky's #1 candidate to become the next men's cal golf coach

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walked a twilite 18 holes today with the #2 ranked player on the seton hall men's golf team (a major pirates athletics donor ian lagowitz is one of my new jersey golf buddies)

patrick hits the ball almost as far as brandon hagy with unreal clubhead speed & tole me that the team's #1 ranked player wenliang xie is gonna grad transfer to cal's biz certificate program to compete for the bears during his final year of eligibility...patrick tole me that xie gotta complete game with professional golf upside & that he's a soft spoken very likable teammate

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including china & the jersey shore)
the next men's golf coach needs to quickly get buy in from tony cheng, nathan wang & wenliang xie to form a nucleus trio of experienced players to build the program around for the 2024/2025 season

if michael wilson is hired as the head coach, he should reach out to us amateur finalist/haas biz ad grad michael weaver (and teammate of max homa, michael kim & brandon hagy) to see if he might be interested in an assistant coaching position while still retaining remotely his financial services biz in fresno but realize he would probably bring along the rams current assistant coach luke vivolo (uc davis standout, former mini tour player)
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hollywood, it should be pointed out that the cal men's golf team wuz in the ncca finals at lacosta last month but the transfers of the 2 non academic kids to oklahoma state wuz walter's undoing along with not recruiting an ethnically diverse roster (not 100% asian)

there's a lotta backstory to all of this that's pretty ugly (pga donor drama falsehoods) that ima not gonna get into here but this deal has been poorly handled by knowlton by not getting all the stakeholders including des on the same page...anybody who thinks this means a new level of accountability for cal coaches moving forward just isn't wired into reality to be honest with you

anyways former berkeley grad/leader of the des national championship team & current colorado state coach michael wilson would be shocky's #1 candidate to become the next men's cal golf coach

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Saying an action was mishandled by JK is like saying the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. As you've pointed out repeatedly his incompetence knows virtually no bounds. Let's hope the McKeever investigation provides enough cover to fire him and his cronies for cause.I would think that stakeholders like Des and Collin and Max should be consulted since they've each donated a lot of money to permanently endow scholarships. I appreciate that Cal made rhe NCAA finals this year,
But as you've said about golf and other sports, Cal is a unique animal that really requires well-rounded student athletes, or the student athlete won't survive. Problem who appreciate the 40 year decision. The reason people are surprised by the firing is that so many other coaches with far less successful records have survived - Nancy McDaniel being the primary example in my book. Maybe Wilson is a good prospect for next coach. Whoever it is, they need to understand and embrace what Cal is. Fox had no freaking idea what he had whereas Madsen does - although at some point he needs to recruit enough high school players so it doesn't seem like such a revolving door. The landscape of paid athletes is turning everything on its head. That Stanford softball pitcher bailed for another team for big NIL dollars. I always felt that Stanford, and to a lesser degree Cal, had a huge recruiting advantage in non-revenue sports including women's basketball because they were able to sell a meaningful degree and business contacts to almost all female and a lot of male recruits who played sports with no real financial future. Now with NIL, that advantage has been greatly diminished.
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juarezbear said:

Shocky1 said:

hollywood, it should be pointed out that the cal men's golf team wuz in the ncca finals at lacosta last month but the transfers of the 2 non academic kids to oklahoma state wuz walter's undoing along with not recruiting an ethnically diverse roster (not 100% asian)

there's a lotta backstory to all of this that's pretty ugly (pga donor drama falsehoods) that ima not gonna get into here but this deal has been poorly handled by knowlton by not getting all the stakeholders including des on the same page...anybody who thinks this means a new level of accountability for cal coaches moving forward just isn't wired into reality to be honest with you

anyways former berkeley grad/leader of the des national championship team & current colorado state coach michael wilson would be shocky's #1 candidate to become the next men's cal golf coach

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Saying an action was mishandled by JK is like saying the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. As you've pointed out repeatedly his incompetence knows virtually no bounds. Let's hope the McKeever investigation provides enough cover to fire him and his cronies for cause.I would think that stakeholders like Des and Collin and Max should be consulted since they've each donated a lot of money to permanently endow scholarships. I appreciate that Cal made rhe NCAA finals this year,
But as you've said about golf and other sports, Cal is a unique animal that really requires well-rounded student athletes, or the student athlete won't survive. Problem who appreciate the 40 year decision. The reason people are surprised by the firing is that so many other coaches with far less successful records have survived - Nancy McDaniel being the primary example in my book. Maybe Wilson is a good prospect for next coach. Whoever it is, they need to understand and embrace what Cal is. Fox had no freaking idea what he had whereas Madsen does - although at some point he needs to recruit enough high school players so it doesn't seem like such a revolving door. The landscape of paid athletes is turning everything on its head. That Stanford softball pitcher bailed for another team for big NIL dollars. I always felt that Stanford, and to a lesser degree Cal, had a huge recruiting advantage in non-revenue sports including women's basketball because they were able to sell a meaningful degree and business contacts to almost all female and a lot of male recruits who played sports with no real financial future. Now with NIL, that advantage has been greatly diminished.


Until some evidence otherwise I will assume this is another Knowlton screw up.
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the aztects open this fall on august 31st at home hosting texas a&m commerce, apparently cumberland college wuz already booked or something

legoland university (gotta nobu in the gaslamp district)#

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juarezbear said:

Shocky1 said:


75 & hollywood, there's a lot of highly sensitive & emotional reactions right now, not gonna comment until the landscape is more clear to me

bottom line, there's no reason (other than a worthless athletic director who cannot be trusted to evaluate coaching talent, who extended the worst basketball coach in the nation in fox while the insider(s) here encouraged the dwindling fanbase to take a "nuanced" view) that the cal golf program should not compete for ncca national championships with future pga calibre talent


Thanks for this. All I can say is that if Walter got canned for performance, then everybody else from baseball to women's lacrosse had better raise their game or update their resumes.

Not sure of many details of Walter's dismissal, though I have received emails regarding what is purportedly behind the decision. The decision had to be performance based. Walter was well liked and is a boy scout in his private life - no one should even go there.
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wifeisafurd said:

juarezbear said:

Shocky1 said:


75 & hollywood, there's a lot of highly sensitive & emotional reactions right now, not gonna comment until the landscape is more clear to me

bottom line, there's no reason (other than a worthless athletic director who cannot be trusted to evaluate coaching talent, who extended the worst basketball coach in the nation in fox while the insider(s) here encouraged the dwindling fanbase to take a "nuanced" view) that the cal golf program should not compete for ncca national championships with future pga calibre talent


Thanks for this. All I can say is that if Walter got canned for performance, then everybody else from baseball to women's lacrosse had better raise their game or update their resumes.

Not sure of many details of Walter's dismissal, though I have received emails regarding what is purportedly behind the decision. The decision had to be performance based. Walter was well liked and is a boy scout in his private life - no one should even go there.
Thanks. Do you know if there are any candidates in mind for his replacement?
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The strength of the golf program has been sufficient funding to offer scholarships on the school-five-to-play-four years model, which is what allows golfers to seek a Haas degree if they so desire. That makes golf one of the sports where Cal's academic reputation actually enhances recruiting.

That said, golf is one of the hardest sports in which to balance school and sport, because it's the only sport that plays in both the fall and spring semester, and tournaments almost always include at least one weekday, which may result in missed classes. Golfers have to therefore be very good at time management, particularly since there are Haas professors that don't give them any leeway. Des struggled with this as the coach.

Golf is also one of the sports, IMHO, where freshmen usually are not major contributors. This all means, in the easy-transfer era, that there has to be even more diligence than in the past as to the academic background of recruits, and the likelihood that they won't transfer after a year as the two players did this year.

I found Peter Ireland's resume underwhelming, so I doubt he'll be the permanent choice. Most of the golf alumni who aren't playing have jobs where Cal golf coach would probably be a pay cut. I'll have to look up Mike Wilson, but from what Shocky said, it seems like he'd be a good choice.
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