What's good?? <img src="<img src="<img src="<img src="<img src="" />" />" />" />"><br /><br />Gorcey mentioned he'd have a name today. My hopes are high. <br /><br />Let's pump that sunshine!<br /><br /><img src="<img src="<img src="<img src="<img src="" />" />" />" />" />

"Could" have a name "as soon as morning". Yeah... in other news, there "could" be sun "as soon as today". But please forget I said anything if there isn't!

We'll get an announcement today.

hopefully someone young and fiery like zakarian follett. not sure if he can coach dl tho lol

I say let's call Howie Long. Since he is having fun with Bradshaw, I am sure he can recommend someone.<br />And if we really want to kick a$$ call Romanowski. I know, hewas linebacker, but now with his roid rage settled down he could tell us how to search and destroy!!!

<blockquote><div class="name-said">davetdds;685059 said:</div><hr>I say let's call Howie Long. Since he is having fun with Bradshaw, I am sure he can recommend someone.<br />And if we really want to kick a$$ call Romanowski. I know, hewas linebacker, but now with his roid rage settled down he could tell us how to search and destroy!!!<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Romo has not settled down. He is a lunatic. No way.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">LessMilesMoreTedford;685065 said:</div><hr>Romo has not settled down. He is a lunatic. No way.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />ok then, just Howie Long

Id like to see us hire former 49er DLman Bryant Young away from the Florida coaching staff. No clue if he's a good coach but I just think he would be an asset on the staff.

No tweets from today? As is often the case, over promising and under delivering.

What about Nick Holt?? I think he would be a good hire as a D-line coach. Great recruiter, good coach, and motivated to beat UW.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">SnoozerBear;685179 said:</div><hr>What about Nick Holt?? I think he would be a good hire as a D-line coach. Great recruiter, good coach, and motivated to beat UW.<hr></blockquote><br />That may be so, but I'm pretty sure we would be the laughingstock of the PAC until he proves himself

<blockquote><div class="name-said">LessMilesMoreTedford;685065 said:</div><hr>Romo has not settled down. He is a lunatic. No way.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />We need someone crazy to turn our defense into a killing machine. How about Singletary?? He was a LB not DL but still. Someone get Ray Lewis' number and keep it on speed dial for when he retires!

<blockquote><div class="name-said">mechaniCAL;685190 said:</div><hr>That may be so, but I'm pretty sure we would be the laughingstock of the PAC until he proves himself<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Holt has proven himself as an excellent defensive line coach while at SC. He may not be much of a d-coordinator, but landing him to replace To$h would be a home-run hire.<br /><br />With the hiring of Chandler, we need to bring someone in who has some relative youth and who can relate to the recruits. Another "old guy" is not ideal.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">PersianOski;685238 said:</div><hr>We need someone crazy to turn our defense into a killing machine. How about Singletary?? He was a LB not DL but still. Someone get Ray Lewis' number and keep it on speed dial for when he retires!<hr></blockquote><br /><br />...I still think Singletary would be an *amazing* college coach. Guy is a motivational speaker and a salesman and could sell the heck out of a school.<br /><br />As for hiring a young DL coach...I'd kinda like to see them get another experienced guy at DL, and let ZF be the young graduate assistant working on relating to the recruits.<br /><br />~MrGPAC

With the trend around NFL experience....<br /><br />Bryant Young - former 49er - Univ Florida DLine Coach

thats my choice!

<blockquote><div class="name-said">BearInNeb;685269 said:</div><hr>Holt has proven himself as an excellent defensive line coach while at SC. He may not be much of a d-coordinator, but landing him to replace To$h would be a home-run hire.<br /><br />With the hiring of Chandler, we need to bring someone in who has some relative youth and who can relate to the recruits. Another "old guy" is not ideal.<hr></blockquote><br /><br /><br />Hmmm.....now that you've brought up his name, yes, Nick Holt would be intriguing. <br /><br />You're right -- he failed as a DC, but his strength may lie in going back to concentrating on DL. Clancy can do the harder stuff as our DC.<br /><br />I definitely saw his energy from the sidelines. He may in fact be a more mature Tosh, personality-wise.<br /><br />Don't know who JT has planned, but you bring up a very interesting choice.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">MrGPAC;685301 said:</div><hr>...I still think Singletary would be an *amazing* college coach. Guy is a motivational speaker and a salesman and could sell the heck out of a school.<br /><br />As for hiring a young DL coach...I'd kinda like to see them get another experienced guy at DL, and<b> let ZF be the young graduate assistant working on relating to the recruits.</b><br />~MrGPAC<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Only coaches, and not GAs, are allowed to recruit.

couldn't afford Howie Long

<blockquote><div class="name-said">calbear93;685318 said:</div><hr>Only coaches, and not GAs, are allowed to recruit.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />Exactly. I want Follet for either DL, LB or ST (depending on how things can be shuffled) and I want Follet out there battling a soon to be 30 year old man for the coolness factor.

Hardy Nickerson or Pain Train

Not sure what to do. I think you need some exp so I am not convinced this is the right fit for Pain Train. That said, would love to see Zach on staff.

Guys, I love Zach as much as the next guy but he's not a viable candidate for the Dline position. Hes never coached the position and has zero experience coaching period. Even To$h was a grad assistant before becoming a dline coach. Can we please end this silly idea?<br /><br />As a Grad Assistant, sure, can't hurt.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">calbear93;685318 said:</div><hr>Only coaches, and not GAs, are allowed to recruit.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />They can't recruit off campus or call up a recruit. I believe they are allowed to take phone calls or show a recruit around campus. Pretty much anyone on the staff at an athletic department can show a recruit around campus.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">BearInNeb;685518 said:</div><hr>Guys, I love Zach as much as the next guy but he's not a viable candidate for the Dline position. Hes never coached the position and has zero experience coaching period. Even To$h was a grad assistant before becoming a dline coach. Can we please end this silly idea?<br /><br />As a Grad Assistant, sure, can't hurt.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />But we can always shuffle people around. Thompson has DL and ST experience. Pain train would also be great as a ST coordinator, but not yet. He has never coached before, and he needs to start as a GA or position coach.<br /><br />I don't think it will happen, but it would be sure be nice if it did!

<blockquote><div class="name-said">The Duke!;685596 said:</div><hr>But we can always shuffle people around. Thompson has DL and ST experience. Pain train would also be great as a ST coordinator, but not yet. He has never coached before, and he needs to start as a GA or position coach.<br /><br />I don't think it will happen, but it would be sure be nice if it did!<hr></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br />You mean just as a GA, right?<br /><br />He's no way even remotely qualified to be a position coach, especially at a BCS school.

Green bay Kevin Greene .... i loved how he played .... defintely passionate about the game ... super bowl winning coach ... too costly ?

<blockquote><div class="name-said">dupdadee;685599 said:</div><hr>You mean just as a GA, right?<br /><br />He's no way even remotely qualified to be a position coach, especially at a BCS school.<hr></blockquote><br /><br />I agree for the most part, but I would add a caveat.<br /><br />As a position coach, he probably needs to serve as a GA or a HS, JC, 1-AA, or lower tier coach first.<br /><br />As a recruiter, I don't think we could find anyone better. He knows the product very well, and he lives and breathes it. <br /><br />As a recruiter, he is ready now. As a position coach, he may need 1-3 years of seasoning.

how about ... asst. sp or lb coach / recruiting asst coord?

<blockquote><div class="name-said">The Duke!;685660 said:</div><hr>I agree for the most part, but I would add a caveat.<br /><br />As a position coach, he probably needs to serve as a GA or a HS, JC, 1-AA, or lower tier coach first.<br /><br /><b>As a recruiter, I don't think we could find anyone better. He knows the product very well, and he lives and breathes it. </b><br /><br />As a recruiter, he is ready now. As a position coach, he may need 1-3 years of seasoning.<hr></blockquote><br /><br /><br />As much as we all love Follett, you can't be serious saying we can't find anyone better as a recruiter.<br /><br />Sure, he knows the school and has great passion, but that doesn't change the fact that he has no formal recruiting experience, other than being a student-athlete host for official visits during his time here.<br /><br />It seems like so many people here are just putting former Cal guys at the top of the wish list to replace departed coaches, in some ways because they want to believe that since Lupoi was so successful as a recruiter, other former Cal players will be also successful as well.<br /><br />If Follett REALLY wants to get into the world of coaching, I'm sure Tedford will give him a shot as a GA.<br /><br />But bottom line is that we don't know how good of a recruiter he is/can be.

Our class in jeopardy. I am sure Tedford will find someone who can coach. But can he find someone who can get up to speed on what Cal is and what it has to offer in the next 12 days? <br /><br />Any coach JT hires will presumably be able to read some brochures and make a pitch. But Follett would be able to do a lot more than just talk about academic ranking. He knows Tedford. He played for Tedford. He played in the NFL. He has a Cal degree. He has been to the top of the campanile. He gets the Bay Area. He has taken a poli sci class at Cal. He believes in Cal. <br /><br />For these reasons, I think you are being overly skeptical of ZF, and perhaps just a tad bit naive about an outsider's ability to step in and sell Cal to 17 and 18 year olds.<br /><br />But from what I read, it seems like Hardy Nickerson would be interested in the job. He would be the ideal, in my opinion. Like Follett, he knows Cal. But unlike the Pain Train, he has actual coaching experience.<br /><br /><br /><blockquote><div class="name-said">dupdadee;685733 said:</div><hr>As much as we all love Follett, you can't be serious saying we can't find anyone better as a recruiter.<br /><br />Sure, he knows the school and has great passion, but that doesn't change the fact that he has no formal recruiting experience, other than being a student-athlete host for official visits during his time here.<br /><br />It seems like so many people here are just putting former Cal guys at the top of the wish list to replace departed coaches, in some ways because they want to believe that since Lupoi was so successful as a recruiter, other former Cal players will be also successful as well.<br /><br />If Follett REALLY wants to get into the world of coaching, I'm sure Tedford will give him a shot as a GA.<br /><br />But bottom line is that we don't know how good of a recruiter he is/can be.<hr></blockquote>

This discussion may not matter at all.<br /><br />One thing certain is that the only job he can get is as a GA because he's just just not qualified to be a DL coach, the ONLY open slot for position coaches.<br /><br />GAs, are they even allowed to travel & recruit outside campus?<br /><br />Even if they can, recruits & their parents won't be making their decisions because of some GA with no coaching experience whatsoever telling them about school IMO....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><div class="name-said">The Duke!;685800 said:</div><hr>Our class in jeopardy. I am sure Tedford will find someone who can coach. But can he find someone who can get up to speed on what Cal is and what it has to offer in the next 12 days? <br /><br />Any coach JT hires will presumably be able to read some brochures and make a pitch. But Follett would be able to do a lot more than just talk about academic ranking. He knows Tedford. He played for Tedford. He played in the NFL. He has a Cal degree. He has been to the top of the campanile. He gets the Bay Area. He has taken a poli sci class at Cal. He believes in Cal. <br /><br />For these reasons, I think you are being overly skeptical of ZF, and perhaps just a tad bit naive about an outsider's ability to step in and sell Cal to 17 and 18 year olds.<br /><br />But from what I read, it seems like Hardy Nickerson would be interested in the job. He would be the ideal, in my opinion. Like Follett, he knows Cal. But unlike the Pain Train, he has actual coaching experience.<hr></blockquote>

<blockquote><div class="name-said">dupdadee;685812 said:</div><hr>This discussion may not matter at all.<br /><br />One thing certain is that the only job he can get is as a GA because he's just just not qualified to be a DL coach, the ONLY open slot for position coaches.<br /><br />GAs, are they even allowed to travel & recruit outside campus?<br /><br />Even if they can, recruits & their parents won't be making their decisions because of some GA with no coaching experience whatsoever telling them about school IMO....<hr></blockquote><br /><br />I agree that he is not ready to be our DL coach yet. But I have to disagree with your contention that a GA position is the only job he can get. It is certainly possible that he could secure a High School, JC, 1-AA, or maybe even a lower tier D-1 school job. What is more, the man has a Cal degree. He can probably get many jobs outside of football.<br /><br />Zach needs 1-3 years of seasoning. But I think he could be great. And I am not saying this based on Lupoi. His passion, dedication, fundamentals, and experience could translate very well. Plus, he seems like he really wants it.<br /><br />And no, I am pretty sure that GAs can't go on recruiting visits.

Cal announcing Follett as a GA would be great news despite still looking for a DL Coach. Outstanding news, actually.<br /><br />It would be like grooming a secret weapon to be unleashed on recruiting trails in the future, bringing home a Cal Guy who didn't fall to the Darkside. Reloading in a way.

<blockquote><div class="name-said">The Duke!;685821 said:</div><hr>I agree that he is not ready to be our DL coach yet. But I have to disagree with your contention that a GA position is the only job he can get. It is certainly possible that he could secure a High School, JC, 1-AA, or maybe even a lower tier D-1 school job. What is more, the man has a Cal degree. He can probably get many jobs outside of football.<br /><br />Zach needs 1-3 years of seasoning. But I think he could be great. And I am not saying this based on Lupoi. His passion, dedication, fundamentals, and experience could translate very well. Plus, he seems like he really wants it.<br /><br />And no, I am pretty sure that GAs can't go on recruiting visits.<hr></blockquote><br /><br /><br />i was just talking about the job zach can currently get at cal, but you're absolutely right about the jobs you've mentioned.<br /><br />agree with you that follett can become a monster coach/recruiter down the line. he certainly has those necessary traits you look for in a great coach.<br /><br />would be awesome to see him start his coaching career here or even elsewhere.