JT sell to recruits is Tosh himself. He needs to hammer home that Tosh went to Cal, loved playing at Cal and stayed with Cal when given the chance. All the same reasons they choose Cal....use Tosh as the example of what Cal can do for you...spin the Tosh experience to them...which up until this day was a very positive one.

I realize we're all sitting around trying to make lemonade, but seriously? I'm going to bite my tongue quite a bit and just point out that Lupoi didn't exactly have the kind of college career (on the field) that 5* recruits daydream about nor did he get a sniff at the NFL.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">grizzbear9929;680043 said:</div><hr>JT sell to recruits is Tosh himself. He needs to hammer home that Tosh went to Cal, loved playing at Cal and stayed with Cal when given the chance. All the same reasons they choose Cal....use Tosh as the example of what Cal can do for you...spin the Tosh experience to them...which up until this day was a very positive one.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Very true actually. It stings to us right now, but Tosh is just one more example of a home-grown Cal success story. Turn a negative into a positive, I like it! Honestly, this makes me feel better personally.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">grizzbear9929;680043 said:</div><hr>JT sell to recruits is Tosh himself. He needs to hammer home that Tosh went to Cal, loved playing at Cal and stayed with Cal when given the chance. All the same reasons they choose Cal....use Tosh as the example of what Cal can do for you...spin the Tosh experience to them...which up until this day was a very positive one.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />If this is true, then it is time for Tedford to sell recruits on something else other than a coach. Sell the program, the California product, and what kind of education a recruit can get at a place as prestigious as UC Berkeley.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">grizzbear9929;680043 said:</div><hr>JT sell to recruits is Tosh himself. He needs to hammer home that Tosh went to Cal, loved playing at Cal and stayed with Cal when given the chance. All the same reasons they choose Cal....use Tosh as the example of what Cal can do for you...spin the Tosh experience to them...which up until this day was a very positive one.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />I would fully agree with this up until yesterday. But now? <br /><br />Nothing against Lupoi, but the fact remains that he's now a guy who ultimately threw away a 12-year run at his alma mater to coach at a rival. If JT uses him as an example of Cal loyalty, he'll be laughed out of the room by any recruit.<br /><br />He really would be better off not mentioning Lupoi in any conversation with a recruit ever again.