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.

He's Italian, not Polynesian.

Hawaii Haas said:

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He's Italian, not Polynesian.

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People are still fooled by it, him. He is not Polynesian. Shocky has posts implying it on his Monster advocating him for HC. He is Italian from (Walnut Creek?). While we are at it, Cefalo is Italian from Boston via Boise, Idaho.

However, what Ron Gould said, about guys that are passionate alums and LOVE Cal being able to sell recruits on Cal is 100% true.

.solid bump.

great story.

Seems like lots of Cal fans are not bothered by the ethical baggage. Is it because the issues are in the past? Weren't considered significant enough to matter? Because there's another side to these stories? Or is it a "win at any cost" attitude?

1. Allegations of Impermissible Benefits to Recruits
The Allegation: Lupoi was investigated for allegedly providing $4,500 in cash payments to an associate of a recruit. These payments were supposedly used to cover the costs of private tutoring and online classes for the recruit to become academically eligible, which is a major violation of NCAA rules.
Outcome: Lupoi denied the allegations. While the University of Washington and Lupoi reached a mutual separation agreement, the NCAA later informed the school that it had completed its investigation and determined that "further action is not warranted," although they reserved the right to look into it again if new information surfaced.
2. Lack of Institutional Loyalty and Good Faith
While an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley (Cal), Lupoi reportedly acted in bad faith by allegedly using his position as a Cal recruiter to convince elite recruits to commit to the University of Washington, where he was rumored to be intending to become a coach. This raises ethical questions about loyalty and professional conduct.
3. Faking Player Injuries
In 2010, while at Cal, Lupoi was suspended for his role in instructing a nose tackle to fake an injury during a game against Oregon. The purpose was to try to slow down Oregon's fast, up-tempo offense. This constitutes a direct violation of sportsmanship and ethical competitive conduct

SoCalBear323 said:

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Quote:

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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:

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That bolded part from that 2011 article hasn't aged very well.

ManBear said:

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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.

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The biggest thing done wrong there was how poor the acting was.
It should have been more seemless and it would never have been an issue!

Like, I recall, we were laughing it was so obvious!
Repeatedly!

Great idea. Horrible execution.

GoCal80 said:

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Seems like lots of Cal fans are not bothered by the ethical baggage. Is it because the issues are in the past? Weren't considered significant enough to matter? Because there's another side to these stories? Or is it a "win at any cost" attitude?

1. Allegations of Impermissible Benefits to Recruits
The Allegation: Lupoi was investigated for allegedly providing $4,500 in cash payments to an associate of a recruit. These payments were supposedly used to cover the costs of private tutoring and online classes for the recruit to become academically eligible, which is a major violation of NCAA rules.
Outcome: Lupoi denied the allegations. While the University of Washington and Lupoi reached a mutual separation agreement, the NCAA later informed the school that it had completed its investigation and determined that "further action is not warranted," although they reserved the right to look into it again if new information surfaced.
2. Lack of Institutional Loyalty and Good Faith
While an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley (Cal), Lupoi reportedly acted in bad faith by allegedly using his position as a Cal recruiter to convince elite recruits to commit to the University of Washington, where he was rumored to be intending to become a coach. This raises ethical questions about loyalty and professional conduct.
3. Faking Player Injuries
In 2010, while at Cal, Lupoi was suspended for his role in instructing a nose tackle to fake an injury during a game against Oregon. The purpose was to try to slow down Oregon's fast, up-tempo offense. This constitutes a direct violation of sportsmanship and ethical competitive conduct

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The only problem Tosh actually has is that he undermined us with Shaq Thompson. That's basically the strike. Everything else is trying to establish a pattern, which fails.

The Washington $4,500, now, with NIL is no longer important to me. At all.

The player laying down faking injury? Everyone was doing it. It wasn't new at Cal. It wasn't the first against Oregon. The only strike against him was Tedford threw him under the bus for something others were doing and EVERYONE would start doing to the point a rule was made. It wasn't tosh any more than trying to pin the forward pass on the 5th team that did it.

Sorry, but the transgression was a recruit and clearly that doesn't hold water anymore because now we have to pile on that he also eats French fries with mayonnaise or whatever the next inconsequential thing is.

tim94501 said:

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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.

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Ding ding ding

GoCal80 said:

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Seems like lots of Cal fans are not bothered by the ethical baggage. Is it because the issues are in the past? Weren't considered significant enough to matter? Because there's another side to these stories? Or is it a "win at any cost" attitude?

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Or, as some have said, because he's grown as a person and is not that guy any more. This despite any evidence that he's acknowledged what he did was unethical or attempted to make amends.

Moral calisthenics.

Oregon has a poly tight end too.

https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/aj-pugliano/17411

ducktilldeath said:

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Oregon has a poly tight end too.

https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/aj-pugliano/17411

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Molto bene! Viva Hawaii!

Wow, I had no idea he wasn't polynesian.

I wonder if it's widely known.