Cal89 said:
And, I'd go even further, to more importantly state that it all ultimately rests upon us (alumni/fans) for tolerating, tacitly accepting what Cal football, over many years, decades, had become. So many heartfelt discussions here and previous iterations of this board of what was wrong, even former players pleading that we all collectively need to be more demanding of the administration. The slow train wreck continues, and sadly that word (continue) was used several times in yesterday's brief release…
If that helps with rationalization, I'm all for it. But, Cal was part of a prestigious conference which at one time had the biggest TV deal. You aren't saying you are letting them off the hook, and we can "what if" this all day long, but for me personally, I can't get past Larry Scott and his work over his tenure...I'm not sure about GK, and if he was doomed to fail, but he certainly didn't save it.
We are sitting here with Furd. 3 Rose Bowls and an Orange Bowl since 2010, and nothing but winning seasons up until the last few. Most of us would trade our first born for that, if somehow the Cal administration had been able to come up with that....but here they are, right with Cal. And as my first born pointed out to me, Furd is getting passed over (so far) despite being the clear leader in women's sports, when you measure how many of their programs were top 5 or top 10 over the last decade or so. Someone tell me again how the word "prestige" plays into any of this.
Ps: I know, most everyone will say Cal would have done more with that kind of football success, and again, if that works to help through these awful days, bring it on.)
