Thank you CAL!💙💛 pic.twitter.com/gspb4xToI5

— Jackson Brown (@jacksonbrown_77) April 28, 2023

Edited to add - yeesh

Ugh...that hurts

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KenBurnski said:

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Finley probably wins that Covid game in Arizona. Can't have another Glover scenario ever again and I'm hopeful that the growing QB room will ensure that.

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Why? Plummer didn't win last year at Colorado and they lost every other game. Hard to blame the Arizona loss solely on Glover, since Garbers was not the only starter we were missing.

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You didn't see that AZ game, did you.

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The one with over 2 dozen players out including 3 of 5 starting OL? From an OL we already were complaining about?

The one where we had 24 carries for 28 yards rushing? Averaging 1.2 yards per carry?

And Arizona has 49 carries for 211 yards? Averaging 4.3 yards per carry?

With zero OL protection and zero running game Glover was running for his life, but sure, an even less mobile Finley wins that game but like Plummer loses to Colorado last year?

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The defense had them right in the game and there were lots of missed opportunities in the passing game where just an extra completion or two would've made a huge difference, including one sure TD with a badly misthrown ball.

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I'll accept that Finley has a better arm, but with 3 of 5 starting OL from an already porous OL not making the trip and having zero running game, a less mobile QB is on his back and does not even have a chance to miss that throw.

Look at how many times our RBs were hit in the backfield for a loss? A little over 1 yd per carry.

Blaming the backup QB for that loss is weak sause.

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I don't like saying we "blame Glover" because the young man came in, suited up and did his best. That said, QB play was one of the reasons we lost, not the only reason.

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Thank you CAL!💙💛 pic.twitter.com/gspb4xToI5

— Jackson Brown (@jacksonbrown_77) April 28, 2023

Edited to add - yeesh

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Odd.

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Thank you CAL!💙💛 pic.twitter.com/gspb4xToI5

— Jackson Brown (@jacksonbrown_77) April 28, 2023

Edited to add - yeesh

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Odd.

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To me, looking at someone like this who is just completing their first year, I say that's less about depth charts and on the field and more about not finding the University to be a fit for him....I have no inside info, so just throwing that out....

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Thank you CAL!💙💛 pic.twitter.com/gspb4xToI5

— Jackson Brown (@jacksonbrown_77) April 28, 2023

Edited to add - yeesh

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Odd.

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To me, looking at someone like this who is just completing their first year, I say that's less about depth charts and on the field and more about not finding the University to be a fit for him....I have no inside info, so just throwing that out....

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Wow, local kid too. I struggled a little my first year at Cal because it rained a lot due to it being a rare El Nino year. Walking to school and across a large campus in the rain was tough. The past 4 months have been uniquely cold and rainy. That could always factor in someone's experience.

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Thank you CAL!💙💛 pic.twitter.com/gspb4xToI5

— Jackson Brown (@jacksonbrown_77) April 28, 2023

Edited to add - yeesh

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Odd.

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To me, looking at someone like this who is just completing their first year, I say that's less about depth charts and on the field and more about not finding the University to be a fit for him....I have no inside info, so just throwing that out....

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Wow, local kid too. I struggled a little my first year at Cal because it rained a lot due to it being a rare El Nino year. Walking to school and across a large campus in the rain was tough. The past 4 months have been uniquely cold and rainy. That could always factor in someone's experience.

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That's fair. But let's face it: the demands of balancing academics and athletics are going to be easier just about anywhere else he goes right?

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Thank you CAL!💙💛 pic.twitter.com/gspb4xToI5

— Jackson Brown (@jacksonbrown_77) April 28, 2023

Edited to add - yeesh

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Odd.

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To me, looking at someone like this who is just completing their first year, I say that's less about depth charts and on the field and more about not finding the University to be a fit for him....I have no inside info, so just throwing that out....

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Or, maybe he has seen who's walking through the Portal. Am I a bad man for having such thoughts? Or, is that just a manifestation of the extent of my unrealistic hopes?

His declaration certainly came as a surprise. A redshirt frosh and already 2nd team? What did he think?

Or, maybe, as some have already surmised, it was a bad fit, despite the considerable knowledge that this local player must have had before committing in the first place.

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Thank you CAL!💙💛 pic.twitter.com/gspb4xToI5

— Jackson Brown (@jacksonbrown_77) April 28, 2023

Edited to add - yeesh

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Odd.

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To me, looking at someone like this who is just completing their first year, I say that's less about depth charts and on the field and more about not finding the University to be a fit for him....I have no inside info, so just throwing that out....

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Or, maybe he has seen who's walking through the Portal. Am I a bad man for having such thoughts? Or, is that just a manifestation of the extent of my unrealistic hopes?

His declaration certainly came as a surprise. A redshirt frosh and already 2nd team? What did he think?

Or, maybe, as some have already surmised, it was a bad fit, despite the considerable knowledge that this local player must have had before commiting in the first place.

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That's fine, and maybe Cal was not very encouraging about his future. I'm in no position to argue anything...I just think it's odd/rare to have someone doing the portal this early in the game at a position(s) that needs a lot of bodies(unlike getting recruited over at QB), let alone a position of weakness for Cal.
But let's face it, and I have said this before: The portal is a nice umbrella opportunity for players, kind of a catch all. We are no longer hearing about students who have to pass Summer school to be eligible, or guys who are just struggling being at big time academic University; or for that matter, "homesick" though I guess that doesn't matter here. I'm just pointing out that the first discussion point is one of "depth chart" and playing opportunity, but the other factors haven't gone away.

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Thank you CAL!💙💛 pic.twitter.com/gspb4xToI5

— Jackson Brown (@jacksonbrown_77) April 28, 2023

Edited to add - yeesh

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Odd.

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To me, looking at someone like this who is just completing their first year, I say that's less about depth charts and on the field and more about not finding the University to be a fit for him....I have no inside info, so just throwing that out....

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Wow, local kid too. I struggled a little my first year at Cal because it rained a lot due to it being a rare El Nino year. Walking to school and across a large campus in the rain was tough. The past 4 months have been uniquely cold and rainy. That could always factor in someone's experience.

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He's from Reno, rain has nothing to do with it

SB, Brown is from Danville not Reno

Spring portal closes today. Guess we will see possible quarterbacks and offensive line available and hopefully get some key prospects.

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Spring portal closes today. Guess we will see possible quarterbacks and offensive line available and hopefully get some key prospects.

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Thought it was the 30th?

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Spring portal closes today. Guess we will see possible quarterbacks and offensive line available and hopefully get some key prospects.

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Thought it was the 30th?

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Yes. It closes on the 30th. Pretty sure that means midnight on the 30th but don't hold me to that. Regardless that's the deadline for players to ENTER the portal. They can commit after that date. And that's of course only relevant for undergrads. Grad players don't have that limitation. Regardless we are going to close on some key players (or die trying) next weekend.

Youre correct. For some reason i thought today was May 30. Guess we will know by Monday morning who will be in the portal.

Michigan State starting QB - Peyton Thorne - to the portal. with Jackson and Finely already in through the portal, did the Bears jump too early (I have no idea (1) if Thorne is that good or (2) he would have had any interest in Cal) And he would be a one year player - so not a building block

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Michigan State starting QB - Peyton Thorne - to the portal. with Jackson and Finely already in through the portal, did the Bears jump too early (I have no idea (1) if Thorne is that good or (2) he would have had any interest in Cal)

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If Alabama was willing to take the injured Notre Dame QB, imagine how man of the big boys what will go after Thorne, and open up their wallet. There were too many QBs in the Portal last time that devalued their worth, and too few this time, making it a seller's market so far.

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Michigan State starting QB - Peyton Thorne - to the portal. with Jackson and Finely already in through the portal, did the Bears jump too early (I have no idea (1) if Thorne is that good or (2) he would have had any interest in Cal) And he would be a one year player - so not a building block

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Actually went to the same high school as Jackson. But even that said, I think the geography would have been a stretch...
Recruiting is an imperfect science, and the Portal is in it's infancy, but our insight and information compared to the staff isn't even the "checkers and chess" metaphor....more like tik tac toe and chess..."jumped too soon?" If we are going to be cliche about it, you have to know when to hold them, know when to fold them...
I think your building block comment is valid, but I will say, I will take any one year wonder if it gets Cal into the post season, and more traction in the recruiting world...

ANOTHER 1️⃣ WE JUST GOT BIGGER! pic.twitter.com/nEdD3fcKC1

— Benji Palu (@BenjiPalu_Cal) May 1, 2023

OL???

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ANOTHER 1️⃣ WE JUST GOT BIGGER! pic.twitter.com/nEdD3fcKC1

— Benji Palu (@BenjiPalu_Cal) May 1, 2023

OL???

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The A's picked up someone?

Let's goooooo

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Let's goooooo

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Hogs for Spav!

Any guesses? Fingers crossed but I'm thinking it's Texas A&M center Matthew Wykoff who visited last weekend with Dortch

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Believe there's a lot more good news coming.

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Patience will be rewarded (just maybe not at QB).