Nice background story on Tosh,

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=6272961

Great story, good he's getting his national props!

Tosh Lupoi is italian-american? I always thought he was of polynesian descent based on his name. And it seems i'm not the only one who thought so either, haha.

http://jinxpolynesiansportspage.blogspot.com/2011/03/tosh-lupoi-calfornia-bears-defensive.html

Great article too!

Cal is blessed to have him on Staff.

Nice read.....in the long run boys and girls....be a Tosh Lupoi, not an Ed Orgeron.....

Congrats to Mitch Sherman -- great article

Bearsph74;498262 said:

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Tosh Lupoi is italian-american? I always thought he was of polynesian descent based on his name. And it seems i'm not the only one who thought so either, haha.

http://jinxpolynesiansportspage.blogspot.com/2011/03/tosh-lupoi-calfornia-bears-defensive.html

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That's funny. I thought he was polynesian too!

I loved the article! He sounds like a great guy!

DWM81;498265 said:

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Cal is blessed to have him on Staff.

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This. Agree 100%

One day Tosh will be the HC at Cal. I just hope he doesnt have stints with other schools because I know they will throw some big $$$ at him soon. This guy is the future of our program.

SitkaBear;498295 said:

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You forgot to mention how Tosh made incriminating statements to an Oregon press reporter shortly after the game.

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drunkoski;498299 said:

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this. he went off the reservation and paid for it.

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drunkoski;498305 said:

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oh i think the DC and JT were in on it definetely. only tosh was the only one stupid enough to admit to it publically and therefore he paid the price.

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How do you folks know Tosh is the one who spoke to that quack reporter?

does anyone actually give a **** that our d-line faked some injuries in that game? i honestly don't care at all. only part that actually bothered me was the way our program handled it afterwards. Meh, in the past. Important thing is Tosh is still @ Cal and I hope we can keep him here.

I think faking the injuries was fine - but the execution was bad on that Tipoti one, where he got up and then got back down at the clear instruction of Tosh -

The reality is that PAC 10 really wanted Oregon in that title game - two BCS games is a lot of money.

RealDrew2;498383 said:

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I think faking the injuries was fine - but the execution was bad on that Tipoti one, where he got up and then got back down at the clear instruction of Tosh -

The reality is that PAC 10 really wanted Oregon in that title game - two BCS games is a lot of money.

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Plus you shouldn't smile while your homies on the sideline smile back at you too. Subtlety guys, sublety. Then deny deny deny.

Icare;498281 said:

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Formal university reprimand which becomes part of Tosh's file wherever his career takes him, along with the cheater label.

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I'm sure it'll haunt him when he goes to cash his multi-million dollar check from Holy Crap This Guy Can Coach U.

drunkoski;498385 said:

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i honestly don't think it had a material effect on the game and all the post game talk was about that and not our performance.

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totally agree. very disappointing that the faked injuries completely detracted from an awesome defensive effort.

1990GoldenBear;498278 said:

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That's funny. I thought he was polynesian too!

I loved the article! He sounds like a great guy!

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You are not alone. I thought that was why he was so tight with Alualu.

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The kids understand when they talk to him, how much he cares about this place. Kids want to be around that kind of passion. You look in his eyes, and you see this guy has no quit. Listen to him for 30 seconds, and you feel his heart beat.

-- Cal RB coach Ron Gould on Tosh Lupoi

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This quote is amazing. :bear:

I didn't even realize at first that it was one of the top stories on the front page of ESPN.com.

Talk about great exposure

I always thought that he was polynesian too. Didn't know that he took losses THAT hard.
He has amazing passion. He is one great person to have on our side!!
Great Article!

What an awesome article !!!!!!

GO BEARS!

Bearsph74;498262 said:

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Tosh Lupoi is italian-american? I always thought he was of polynesian descent based on his name. And it seems i'm not the only one who thought so either, haha.

http://jinxpolynesiansportspage.blogspot.com/2011/03/tosh-lupoi-calfornia-bears-defensive.html

Great article too!

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Lupoi may be Italian but, what ethnicity is Tosh's mother?

I think a lot of us thought that he might be Polynesian based on his rapport with Asian Pacific recruits and players. You add that to the poi in Lupoi, and you have the makings of a bad assumption.

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"He has a way about him," [former roomate Wendell] Hunter said, "where he can connect with people in all different walks of life."

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Clearly, Tosh's relationships with players are more about shared values, than shared ethnicity. Moral: A lot more unites us than divides us.

What a great Bay area story. I love this quote from Tosh's dad, John, about Tosh and his grandfather:

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"Absolutely," John Lupoi said. "I see more of my father in Tosh than in anyone else."

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Great story! I hope we can hang on to Tosh for a long time to come.