Here's Wilcox's regular season OOC record:
2017: 3-0
2018: 3-0
2019: 3-0
2021: 1-2
2022: 2-1
2023: 2-1
2024: 4-0
2025: 3-1
= 21-5
= 81%
Wilcox is 23-43 in conference games
= 35%.
The OOC schedule accounts for 80% of the perception of Wilcox.
(Why 80%? Because the OOC sets the perception of the season. And doing well in the OOC means that the perception will be great nearly every year after a long offseason hiatus.)
The conference schedule accounts for 20% of the perception of Wilcox.
(Why 20%? Well, if you lose 2 out of every 3 conference games and are kept around each year, that means the conference games aren't important in shaping the perception of Wilcox.)
.81 x 80 = 64.8
.35 x 20 = 7
64.8 + 7 = 71.8.
71.8 is a C-.
C- is not a D. It's not an F.
C- is passing.
C- is hope.
Hope that Wilcox can turn it around the next year.
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Wait, so what does this have to do with tonight?
Well, Wilcox is now 2-6 in the 4th game of the season during 12-game regular seasons.
And if you think Cal will bounce back next week, Wilcox is 1-6 in the 5th game of the season.
And if you think Cal will bounce back the week after that, Wilcox is 0-7 in the 6th game of the season.
Wilcox is 20-4 (83%) in Games 1 through 3 of the season (excluding the COVID year).
He is 3-19 (14%) in Games 4-6 of the season (excluding the COVID year and excluding Games 5 and 6 of this year, obviously).
2017: 3-0
2018: 3-0
2019: 3-0
2021: 1-2
2022: 2-1
2023: 2-1
2024: 4-0
2025: 3-1
= 21-5
= 81%
Wilcox is 23-43 in conference games
= 35%.
The OOC schedule accounts for 80% of the perception of Wilcox.
(Why 80%? Because the OOC sets the perception of the season. And doing well in the OOC means that the perception will be great nearly every year after a long offseason hiatus.)
The conference schedule accounts for 20% of the perception of Wilcox.
(Why 20%? Well, if you lose 2 out of every 3 conference games and are kept around each year, that means the conference games aren't important in shaping the perception of Wilcox.)
.81 x 80 = 64.8
.35 x 20 = 7
64.8 + 7 = 71.8.
71.8 is a C-.
C- is not a D. It's not an F.
C- is passing.
C- is hope.
Hope that Wilcox can turn it around the next year.
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Wait, so what does this have to do with tonight?
Well, Wilcox is now 2-6 in the 4th game of the season during 12-game regular seasons.
And if you think Cal will bounce back next week, Wilcox is 1-6 in the 5th game of the season.
And if you think Cal will bounce back the week after that, Wilcox is 0-7 in the 6th game of the season.
Wilcox is 20-4 (83%) in Games 1 through 3 of the season (excluding the COVID year).
He is 3-19 (14%) in Games 4-6 of the season (excluding the COVID year and excluding Games 5 and 6 of this year, obviously).