I know I will be crushed by the board for the following statements, but I still feel I have to say this:<br /><br />I am a CAL fan, I was raised that way, and I will always be a CAL fan. I want the football program to be successful. I am upset about recent events, HOWEVER, I feel that we need to be reminded of a few things to keep our perspective.<br /><br />I am a CAL fan, but I am also a student in the California State Universtiy system, and I have seen my tuition and fees increase dramatically every year, every semester even, and I know that U.C. and CSU students are feeling the crunch everywhere. My scholarships don't cover my costs anymore, and there are few new scholarships available that can cover the costs. Students are taking out more loans, working more jobs, or putting their education on hold because they can't afford it anymore. I'm sorry (wait, I'm not), but that is a far WORSE situation than CAL losing some great recruiters/coaches. People are screaming about CAL not putting up the money to keep the coaches? How about we put some money into lowering tuition? The big donors that could supposedly have kept Tosh? How about creating some nice scholarships for the regular students. I understand that many of you are passionate about CAL football, and I know I must not seem like a very good fan, but I am disgusted by the way that some of you act like the world is ending because CAL won't pay a [U]FOOTBALL COACH [/U]$800,000!!! <br /><br />I know many of you on this board are perfectly reasonable, and are disappointed but understand there are more important things in life. This post is not for you. This is for the people who start name-calling and ranting about a GAME!! I don't want to insult people, I just think some posters on this board need to realize there are better and more important things in their life than CAL football.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">Youngbearcub89;681598 said:</div><hr>I know I will be crushed by the board for the following statements, but I still feel I have to say this:<br /><br />I am a CAL fan, I was raised that way, and I will always be a CAL fan. I want the football program to be successful. I am upset about recent events, HOWEVER, I feel that we need to be reminded of a few things to keep our perspective.<br /><br />I am a CAL fan, but I am also a student in the California State Universtiy system, and I have seen my tuition and fees increase dramatically every year, every semester even, and I know that U.C. and CSU students are feeling the crunch everywhere. My scholarships don't cover my costs anymore, and there are few new scholarships available that can cover the costs. Students are taking out more loans, working more jobs, or putting their education on hold because they can't afford it anymore. I'm sorry (wait, I'm not), but that is a far WORSE situation than CAL losing some great recruiters/coaches. People are screaming about CAL not putting up the money to keep the coaches? How about we put some money into lowering tuition? The big donors that could supposedly have kept Tosh? How about creating some nice scholarships for the regular students. I understand that many of you are passionate about CAL football, and I know I must not seem like a very good fan, but I am disgusted by the way that some of you act like the world is ending because CAL won't pay a [U]FOOTBALL COACH [/U]$800,000!!! <br /><br />I know many of you on this board are perfectly reasonable, and are disappointed but understand there are more important things in life. This post is not for you. This is for the people who start name-calling and ranting about a GAME!! I don't want to insult people, I just think some posters on this board need to realize there are better and more important things in their life than CAL football.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />I agree with most of what you wrote, but I don't think that paying Tosh would have reduced the tuition one cent. The problems with the rising cost of public education in California has nothing to do with paying a coach an extra $300K.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">KeithPrice;681608 said:</div><hr>Washington has traditionally taken football seriously. Our last 2 Athletic Directors didn't. This one is.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Thank you, because we really care.

I paid most of my way through Cal (in-state tuition, thank god). A couple of my friends were completely self-funded as out-of-state students (from the state of WA, ironically). "Back then", tuition was about 6000-7000 a semester.<br /><br />It can be done. I'm sure you're working hard to make ends meet, but most of the students I hear complaining don't work or major in basket-weaving and have no chance at developing marketable skills and expect tuition to be dirt cheap for them for no reason. It's hard for me to sympathize when I worked my butt off to pay for school but for them to expect handouts.

They are upgrading their 7-6 team by hiring assistants from our 7-6 team and promoting them.<br /><br />The only team its worse for than us is UW. Stupid decisions on their part unless their sole plan is to destroy Cal for the sake of destroying themselves

<blockquote><div class="name-said">CALigulabob;681642 said:</div><hr>They are upgrading their 7-6 team by hiring assistants from our 7-6 team and promoting them.<br /><br />The only team its worse for than us is UW. Stupid decisions on their part unless their sole plan is to destroy Cal for the sake of destroying themselves<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Maybe the furd paid them off? :tinhat:

I think what you stated is reasonable. I would jump ship at my current job if someone offered me three times my current salary. I think it would be unreasonable for my current company to pay me that much for me to stay knowing their financial situation.