Rushinbear said:
BearlyCareAnymore said:
Cal88 said:
Usually freakishly talented players like Desean don't make good coaches, because they dominate through sheer talent alone, but in his case, he's proving to be an exception to the rule with his success at Delaware St.
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DeSean Jackson college football career earnings
The terms of Jackson's contract with Delaware State weren't disclosed when he was hired in December 2024. But if Michael Vick's $400,000 annual deal with Norfolk State set the market, it's safe to assume Jackson is earning a six-figure salary. His efforts to raise the Hornets' profile already appear to be paying off: Delaware State has landed a 2026 matchup with USF. The game contract between the two sides stipulates that the Bulls shell out $450,000 to Delaware State, per Yahoo Sports.
He's already has a mid seven figure net worth, so money is not the primary factor. I'm not sure if he would give up being a HC at DE St. for a WR position coach at Cal though. He might consider an OC position at Cal if available, and the HC position for sure.
This is where Rivera will have to earn his salary. I truly think Cal has to roll the dice on someone like a Jackson or a Plough who is not ready on paper but who has big possibilities. (Or someone like Harbaugh when Stanford hired him). I'm not saying necessarily those guys though I think they are guys that should make the initial list. He has been a coach for many years and has been these guys - a young up and coming coach who didn't have the resume yet - in fact was in this position early and really wanted the Cal job and didn't get considered (I think when Tedford was hired, so I'm not complaining). The biggest value Rivera brings to this is you hope he knows the type of guy that players will respond to and also can tell a guy who is ready even if their resume doesn't show it.
No matter how much we have changed, I don't think we are going to be one of the top job openings. Rivera is going to have to find his guys that not many others have identified. I really hope the phrase "we have hired a search firm" doesn't come up in the press conference if and when we fire Wilcox.
if he might have the chops, he hasn't shown it yet - 3 losses so far against weak opposition. Timing to see him show may be off - one season?
Is there something about Lewis I don't know? I don't see him mentioned much while Plough is all over the forum.
But, I still think it will be a little known someone.
At the risk of sounding like I'm more on board with this than I am (I just think it is an interesting possibility to explore knowing we have a guy making the decision that knows football coaching), you have to judge where he's at. The team was 1-11 last year. 1-10 the year before that. 6-3 now. I don't know all the teams, but one of those losses is against an FBS opponent, albeit a lower level one, but you can't expect a coach to take an FCS team that was 1-11 to go in and beat a team in a much higher division.
If you want to play the transitive game:
Cal beat Boston College by 4
UConn beat Boston College by 15, so UConn is 11 points better than Cal
Delaware beat UConn by 3, So Delaware is 14 points better than Cal.
Delaware beat Delaware State by 18, so Cal is 4 points better than Delaware State.
But, if you factor in home field advantages in the chain, you'd probably give Delaware State a few points compared to Cal. So Cal is 1 point better than Delaware State. So obviously if the game were played at Delaware State, Jackson would be favored to narrowly beat Wilcox, while if it was played at Cal, Wilcox would be narrowly favored.
I think that is how that works.
