<blockquote><div class="name-said">Our Domicile;661247 said:</div><hr>Tell me -- who was TOLD to call the huddle in the FIRST PLACE, even before the offensive series began? <br /><br />You're an utter joke if you think huddling and no-huddling is NOT by coaching design. You do know that Cal can go no-huddle and get playcalls via sideline hand-signals to run more uptempo, right? They done it successfully from Week 1.<br /><br />It doesn't take a troll like you to realize that Cal can go [U]both[/U] huddle and no-huddle but it's up to the coaches to make that decision <b>BEFORE</b> the offensive series even begins.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Agreed, though the coaches can switch to no huddle <b>during</b> an offensive series. Why they chose not to do so at the end of each half is a mystery. I would hope that a coach who makes millions of dollars each year could provide a satisfactory explanation.<br /><br /><blockquote><div class="name-said">calumnus;661266 said:</div><hr>Exactly. I cannot believe that people here actually think Tedford lets Maynard decide whether to huddle or not to huddle. <br /><br />If you look at our offense, we huddle every play, then we go to the line, then everyone looks over to the sideline as a new play is signaled in, Maynard tries to direct people to the right spot, we rush the snap.... it is what we do.<br /><br />I don't know why we don't just go no huddle with a standard formation and signal in the play to begin with.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />The amount of time we waste before each play is baffling, and despite all the pre-snap discussion and manipulation (and the secret, closed practices) the other team often seems to know exactly what we're doing. Oregon has a far more effective offense with a huddle by holding up cards that allow the entire team to see the formation at the same time. <br /><br /><blockquote><div class="name-said">Cal_Fan2;661362 said:</div><hr>Maybe because he never has been to San Diego and likes it...maybe because he thinks he is a lock at QB next year no matter what.....considering the fact I've seen him very pouty and frowning on the sidelines after poor play, I wonder why his change of disposition.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Maybe he was being a leader by attempting to console a despondent Calvin who spent most of his career injured and ended with an embarrassing loss. Maybe Calvin made the joke to cheer up his QB. Maybe they were smiling with pride at how well their defensive teammates performed.<br /><br />I'm more concerned with on-field performance and demeanor than what happens after the final whistle. BTW, I also saw JT smiling after the game as he did following the Big Game.<br /><br /><br /><blockquote><div class="name-said">SchadenBear;661732 said:</div><hr>...I could certainly see how smiling during losses could provide effective team management and be considered a form of leadership.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Could be.<br /><br /><blockquote><div class="name-said">davetdds;661798 said:</div><hr>I don't have evidence, but I have on more than one occasion seen Maynard, look pouty, disgusted. It was terrible to see. It was on TV. Looked like a little kid. If you doubt me, so beit, but I have seen it.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Maybe he has matured since then. Maybe he was pouting and Calvin cheered him up. Again, I'm more concerned with analyzing what happens and doesn't happen before and during the game.<br /><br /><blockquote><div class="name-said">philly1121;661918 said:</div><hr>Gentleman - none of this matters. Maynard is the QB - whether he deserves it or not. 2012 will be as routine and I exciting as your typical Bears season of the 60s, 70s and 80s. We'll go 7-5 or 6-6. We will slip back to mediocrity, Tedford will keep his job and the diehards will be pissed and the fair weathers will shrug and go home. It is what it is.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />If we go 7-5 or 6-6 more likely than not Tedford will be heading out the door; if not, he certainly will be on a deservedly very hot seat in 2013.