nwbear84 said:
All of this discussion around Tosh, his experience and his hiring, makes me wonder if his recruiting abilities are exactly why he has done well at various places. And I don't mean his ability to recruit players. Maybe he uses those same skills to convince potential employers he is better than he really is?
We now have some pretty good empirical proof he isn't good at evaluating talent, both on the field and off, he doesn't know Xs and Os, he isn't up to speed on making real time in-game decisions and, it appears, isn't really good at building a well run organization. It also looks like he doesn't understand how to build a good team culture based on discipline and motivation.
I suspect he has done well at selling himself wherever he was and wanted to go. We have all seen people like this throughout our careers. They all act super confident, like they know everything and aren't afraid to tell you so. Unfortunately, it works more often than not. The quiet effective person gets overlooked.
That's been apparent since Day One. Tosh is a salesman, period. He over promises and under delivers. Fortunately for him, he could get away with that in the past because there was always someone else who could actually produce when it mattered (i.e., Lanning, Saban).
Unfortunately, for Cal, its whale donors believed Tosh was responsible for his bosses' successes. They gave the keys to Tosh and watched him crash against UCLA. But rather than acknowledging the mistake they made, they (and most of the other posters on this board) insisted on keeping Tosh at the wheel.
There really is only one way to salvage Cal football, now: fire Tosh and start from scratch. Bring in a HC from a lower level who has developed a winning culture and can bring along his staff and many of his key players. Get rid of Ron Rivera, except as a fundraiser. Demand accountability from everyone who works in the athletic department, including the marketing and sales departments. (In fact, I'd suggest Cal put Sebasta in charge of marketing or at least hire him on as a consultant.)
Cal needs to win and become relevant in college football. And it needs to do so immediately. It can't wait for Rich Lyons to get things done at his glacial pace. Cal needs men and women of action, not bureaucrats who take two years time to determine that a festering wound needs to be treated.
Most of all, Cal needs to fire Tosh.
