wifeisafurd said:

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FWIW, in his presser yesterday, Wilcox said there would be 20 to 25 new players between the new high school class, which currently is around 10 guys, but could get larger. That leaves 10 to 15 new Portal players, less any new high schoolers. The bottom line is the recruiting season has barely started. Cal already has Cardwell, Moore, LIttejohn (JC), Williams. and Allen, so there could be 5 to 10 more players coming Most I assume offense. Wilcox said there also are few more unannounced guys leaving, primarily grad Portal transfers. In looking what is going on with a lot of teams, this is now part of the roster rebuild process in conjunction with high school recruiting. It is a new age.

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Can a hs'er who has signed an LOI enter the Portal before enrolling in that school? Immediately after?

As long as we're talking new rules, let's explore the limits, if there are any.

look at what other teams were able to pull in at QB this past year:

AZ - deLaura
USC - caleb
Ore - Nix
UW - Penix
WSU - Ward
Cal - Plummer

One of these is not like the other. Doubt we pull in someone better than the first 5.

Can OL coaching and better schemes for skill players offset lack of talent at QB?

Damn I know de Laura is bad but calling him out like this is pretty harsh dontcha think?

touche

Question: Does a player who enters the transfer portal automatically surrender his scholarship at the school from which he wishes to depart? Or does he retain that scholarship until he accepts one from another school? Anyone know how that works?

PaulCali said:

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Question: Does a player who enters the transfer portal automatically surrender his scholarship at the school from which he wishes to depart? Or does he retain that scholarship until he accepts one from another school? Anyone know how that works?

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Surrenders, but it can be reoffered.

GoCal80 said:

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Kai Milner

Cal backup QB Kai Millner also just entered the portal, so Bears will have a new two-deep to go along with their new play-caller in 2023. https://t.co/5ch2wcMYOU

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 22, 2022

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Damnit

KoreAmBear said:

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bluehenbear said:

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look at what other teams were able to pull in at QB this past year:

AZ - deLaura
USC - caleb
Ore - Nix
UW - Penix
WSU - Ward
Cal - Plummer

One of these is not like the other. Doubt we pull in someone better than the first 5.

Can OL coaching and better schemes for skill players offset lack of talent at QB?

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Michael Penix Jr. was arguably the best QB in the Pac-12 and he came from a 2-10 Indiana team. Cameron Ward came from an FCS school. Talent is talent. I trust Spav to know the guy he needs to run his offense. He identified Davis Webb right away when he came to Cal the first time and it worked out well.

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Unfortunately, knowing the guy and getting the guy are two different things, so I hope Spav has his ducks lined up. I liked Plummer - he isn't the second coming of Aaron Rogers, but I thought he did have common traits with Davis Webb and so could work well in Spav's offense. I'm also bummed about Millner going into the portal - the glimpse we got of his play was tantalizing. That being said, if Spav can bring in somebody better than either, that's the name of the game these days.

Laundry is easily tailored.

Interesting that the Michigan athletic director wrote to the UM fan base to promote their NIL collectives. Has Jim Knowlton done that?


https://mgoblue.com/news/2022/12/23/general-nil-update-from-warde-manuel-on-collectives.aspx

GoCal80 said:

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Interesting that the Michigan athletic director wrote to the UM fan base to promote their NIL collectives. Has Jim Knowlton done that?


https://mgoblue.com/news/2022/12/23/general-nil-update-from-warde-manuel-on-collectives.aspx

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Add in the Beavs and UCLA also that did this...

Econ141 said:

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Has any relationship/connection even been established between the AD and CALegends? I'd be surprised if he even knew it existed. If he does he's probably sent out a note requesting support for Olympic sports only.

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That specific football only fund was vetted and approved by the chancellor. Albeit, not as fast as desired…..
But donations to that fund are only available to Wilcox. So yes, the whole department is very aware of it.

Just updating:

OFFICIAL ☑️https://t.co/gZRSueRIUn pic.twitter.com/YJ7tNcc1JW

— Cal Football (@CalFootball) December 23, 2022

Let me know if there are any not on the list at the beginning of the thread.

Cal OL Spencer Lovell, who transferred in from Arizona State, re-entered the transfer portal; he started the first 3 games this season before suffering an injury @lovell_spencer @mfarrellsports pic.twitter.com/BAMTayhhpk

— FarrellPortal (@farrellportal) December 26, 2022

KenBurnski said:

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Cal OL Spencer Lovell, who transferred in from Arizona State, re-entered the transfer portal; he started the first 3 games this season before suffering an injury @lovell_spencer @mfarrellsports pic.twitter.com/BAMTayhhpk

— FarrellPortal (@farrellportal) December 26, 2022

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Arrgh. Did he at least graduate?

KenBurnski said:

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Cal OL Spencer Lovell, who transferred in from Arizona State, re-entered the transfer portal; he started the first 3 games this season before suffering an injury @lovell_spencer @mfarrellsports pic.twitter.com/BAMTayhhpk

— FarrellPortal (@farrellportal) December 26, 2022

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Good bye Crazy Eyes.

Would like to see what J.Brown can do. Never really given a shot only got a hand full of snaps but looks promising. They better be working on something for February because Oline just keeps getting thinner and thinner.

We are getting the crumbs..

DR_520 said:

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Would like to see what J.Brown can do. Never really given a shot only got a hand full of snaps but looks promising. They better be working on something for February because Oline just keeps getting thinner and thinner.

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I wonder if Spav's O requires OLs with different strengths than what Musgrave's did. Does he look at the current OL room and see guys he can use better than the qualities that Bill wanted? Trying to figure out why the lack of progress on that front (yeah, don't waste our time with cries of bad coaches. we already know that you think that.).

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Econ141 said:

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Has any relationship/connection even been established between the AD and CALegends? I'd be surprised if he even knew it existed. If he does he's probably sent out a note requesting support for Olympic sports only.

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Did you see the ads at the football games?

Thanks for the link @eastcoastcal

Cal true freshman RB Ashton Hayes entered the transfer portal; he played in 6 games this season @AshtonHayesRB1 pic.twitter.com/RvlfolgGol

— FarrellPortal (@farrellportal) December 30, 2022

KoreAmBear said:

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Thanks for the link @eastcoastcal

Cal true freshman RB Ashton Hayes entered the transfer portal; he played in 6 games this season @AshtonHayesRB1 pic.twitter.com/RvlfolgGol

— FarrellPortal (@farrellportal) December 30, 2022

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I know Jaydn Ott is the lead back but the amount of attrition we have had behind him is getting ridiculous and makes me question Aristotle Thompson.

Would we be better off replacing him with Ron Gould?

So far 4 RB (including a former starter and a key back-up) net loss 2, 2 QB (1 & 2 on depth chart) net loss 1 (assuming Rodgers rumors are true), 2 OL (including our best OL and LT) net loss 2, TE (part time starter) --net loss 0 --have entered the portal.

Spav. has his work cut out for him. It may take him until 2024 to start really putting together the roster he wants.

This is why I have argued against recklessly turning over staff. But this needed to happen so we all should recognize it for what it is...the typical upheaval when there is staff turnover. Usually influx lags behind exodus in these cases so we need to temper our expectations for anything soon.

I am really not too concerned about the RB room.
With Ott and Cardwell taking the majority of the snaps, there will be backups in Stredick and the true frosh Thomas.
However I am concerned about QB and OL.

golden sloth said:

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KoreAmBear said:

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Thanks for the link @eastcoastcal

Cal true freshman RB Ashton Hayes entered the transfer portal; he played in 6 games this season @AshtonHayesRB1 pic.twitter.com/RvlfolgGol

— FarrellPortal (@farrellportal) December 30, 2022

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I know Jaydn Ott is the lead back but the amount of attrition we have had behind him is getting ridiculous and makes me question Aristotle Thompson.

Would we be better off replacing him with Ron Gould?

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No. Let's be future-focused. Okay, we're now a little thin (and small) at RB, but we picked up Cardwell, a major coup.

J Mike into the portal. Man that's very disappointing a few weeks into the portal season.

Cal redshirt freshman receiver J. Michael Sturdivant is in the transfer portal.

He had 755 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns this season.

— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) January 5, 2023