Please add any others I've missed.
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Steven Moore ‏@stevenmoore73
He believed in me enough to give me a scholarship. I can't let him down. #school #football

Austin LaRue Clark ‏@austinc54
Coach teddy is an unbelievable man that I am forever grateful for taking a chance on me and for giving me a scholarship. He taught us that

Avery Sebastian ‏@Cali_Showtime4
Tedford n the staff showed me life lessons on n off the field. Im grateful to be apart of this program to be given the opportunity to play

C.J. Anderson ‏@CjAndersonRB9
I love you coach T thank you 4 everything you will always be In My heart and I know you a phone call away

Matthew Cochran ‏@MattCoch
Comin Back home for Thankgiving but it's all business. Love You Coach Ted, Thanks or giving me this opportunity. Your work here will live on

Desmond Bishop ‏@Desbishop55
Sad day for #CalFamily! Esp sad for me, @CoachTedford gave me an opportunity of a life time. Great coach, teacher & most of all great person

Anthony Miller ‏@A_Millertime80
Glad I had the privilege to play for coach Tedford.

Chris Conte ‏@ChrisConte47
Sad to see coach Tedford go. Great coach and great guy. Everyone is quick to forget how much he has done for the Cal program.

Zack Follett ‏@ZakarianFollett
Much respect to Coach Tedford for what He did for California football and the trust He had in myself to make me a Bear! #Legend #CalFamily

Brian de la Puente ‏@BriandelaPuente
‪@CoachTedford‬ Thank you for giving me the opportunity to both play and get an education ‪@Cal‬. Great coach, even better man. ‪#CalFamily‬

Christian Morgan ‏@C_Morgan2013 (not a Cal commit but was recruited by JT)
Was always a class act. Wish you the best. RT “@CoachTedford: Roll on you Bears! #CalFamily”

RileysDad ‏@cmreck
The out pour of respect for Coach Tedford makes me even prouder to be a fan of Cal! #CalFamily #Cal

Team_Lowe: Much respect to a great coach, a great man, and a true man of his word, Coach Tedford

Marvin Philip ‏@Marvin_philip
Jus heard the news about @CoachTedford. Thank you for making it memorable and helping us play at the highest level. #GoBears

Jason Gibson ‏@legendarygibby9
Today our head coach Jeff Tedford got fired today..I appreciate him for putting money into me and bringing me to the great university...I wish him nothing less than the best of luck mainly because he was more than a coach..he loved his players as his children and loved Cal itself...Love you coach Teddy..thank you and Go Bears!

chet teofilo ‏@cteofilo
I didn't always agree with the decisions he made, but he took a chance on me and I will always be grateful for that. #CoachTedford#GoBears

FOOTBALL MOM ‏@nene25uno
Thank you @CoachTedford for giving my son the opportunity to play for #calbears

DJCampbell27 ‏@DJCampbell27
Glad I had the privilege to play under Coach Tedford. I wanna thank him for all he's done for me and the program at Cal. God Bless

Cameron Hunt ‏@cjhunt78
Just found out the news about Tedford. He was an awesome coach and man!!

Justin Forsett ‏@JForsett
Gonna miss Coach Tedford #Cal

Jared Goff ‏@JaredGoff16
Just heard the news. It's unfortunate to say the least. Love Coach Tedford as man and coach but looking forward to see what the future holds


Mike Tepper (@MikeTepper79)
Coach Tedford has had an undeniable impact on my life. He helped me grow into the man I am today, gave me the opportunity to obtain the best education out there, and stood behind me through trials and tribulations. I respect him immensely, and I will be forever appreciative for all he has done - as a coach, mentor, and friend. Thank you for everything, @CoachTedford

Desmond Bishop ‏@Desbishop55
Thanks to coach teddy! All the things he did for my family can't thank him enough. Just let me know when the goin away party is.

Desmond Bishop ‏@Desbishop55
But I'm sure coach teddy will land on his feet.. Hope he stay in the #PAC

Michael Silver ‏@MikeSilver (Retweeted by Alex Mack, Retweeted by David Seawright):
Jeff Tedford has given Cal 11 years of excitement. Helped take our program out of the abyss & upgrade it immensely. He will always be a Bear

@ ToddBHuber
Thank you Coah Tedford for being a standup man, a great coach, and the BEST Cal Bear #CalLegend

@Lucus_gingold
I love & respect coach tedford more than anybody will ever know

Todd Barr @itssimplytb
Coah Tedford is one of the best to ever do it. I don't care what nobody says.

This is a good thread, thanks for starting it.

Tedford always remained a class act.

+1 keep these tweet coming if possible.

Tedford will be remembered for his achievements rather than his failures.

:gobears:

Very classy comments from the players for a good man they respect.

Brian de la Puente ‏@BriandelaPuente
‪@CoachTedford‬ Thank you for giving me the opportunity to both play and get an education ‪@Cal‬. Great coach, even better man. ‪#CalFamily‬

Team_Lowe: Much respect to a great coach, a great man, and a true man of his word, Coach Tedford


Marvin Philip ‏@Marvin_philip
Jus heard the news about @CoachTedford. Thank you for making it memorable and helping us play at the highest level. #GoBears


Jason Gibson ‏@legendarygibby9
Today our head coach Jeff Tedford got fired today..I appreciate him for putting money into me and bringing me to the great university...I wish him nothing less than the best of luck mainly because he was more than a coach..he loved his players as his children and loved Cal itself...Love you coach Teddy..thank you and Go Bears!

HelloBowlesHall;842015044 said:

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Brian de la Puente ‏@BriandelaPuente
‪@CoachTedford‬ Thank you for giving me the opportunity to both play and get an education ‪@Cal‬. Great coach, even better man. ‪#CalFamily‬

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Thanks, I will add this tweet (and future tweets) to my original post.

chet teofilo ‏@cteofilo
I didn't always agree with the decisions he made, but he took a chance on me and I will always be grateful for that. #CoachTedford#GoBears

FOOTBALL MOM ‏@nene25uno
Thank you @CoachTedford for giving my son the opportunity to play for #calbears

DJCampbell27 ‏@DJCampbell27
Glad I had the privilege to play under Coach Tedford. I wanna thank him for all he's done for me and the program at Cal. God Bless

Holmoephobic;842015008 said:

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Jason Gibson ‏@legendarygibby9
Today our head coach Jeff Tedford got fired today..I appreciate him for putting money into me and bringing me to the great university...I wish him nothing less than the best of luck mainly because he was more than a coach..he loved his players as his children and loved Cal itself...Love you coach Teddy..thank you and Go Bears!

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Ummm, did he mean "investing in me?" Hope so.

Quote:

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chet teofilo ‏@cteofilo
I didn't always agree with the decisions he made, but he took a chance on me and I will always be grateful for that. #CoachTedford#GoBears

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Whoa... that's rough.

Quote:

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Chris Conte ‏@ChrisConte47
Sad to see coach Tedford go. Great coach and great guy. Everyone is quick to forget how much he has done for the Cal program

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No one forgot what he did for Cal. I guess some people hear what they want to hear.

Phantomfan;842015148 said:

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Whoa... that's rough.





No one forgot what he did for Cal. I guess some people hear what they want to hear.

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It looks like Chris reads these boards.

Thx posting these tweets - good stuff.

No Tweets from Desean, Marshawn, and Rodgers, the three more prominent Bears in the NFL. Lemme guess, Desean is a scumbag, and everyone else who didn't Tweet gets a pass.

Phantomfan;842015148 said:

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Whoa... that's rough.





No one forgot what he did for Cal. I guess some people hear what they want to hear.

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No, there is some validity to Chris's words

Tedhead03;842015305 said:

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No Tweets from Desean, Marshawn, and Rodgers, the three more prominent Bears in the NFL. Lemme guess, Desean is a scumbag, and everyone else who didn't Tweet gets a pass.

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Thats your problem, you're guessing and don't know what you're talking about. Both Rodgers and Lynch tweet infrequently.

Holmoephobic;842015318 said:

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Thats your problem, you're guessing and don't know what you're talking about. Both Rodgers and Lynch tweet infrequently.

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Rodgers doesn't tweet at all during the regular season. He'll be going on radio in half an hour anyway, he should make a statement then.

I can't believe we're using "lack of Tweeting" to judge our former alum.

SkyBear;842015314 said:

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My guess: scholarship = money.

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Put $ in me = put $ on me (to be successful)? I hope...

I don't tweet either - does that make me a bad person?

RealDrew2;842015333 said:

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I don't tweet either - does that make me a bad person?

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Terrible

Alright since we have some literary professionals who over analyze every tweet and text:

what does this mean?

Jared Goff ‏@JaredGoff16
Just heard the news. It's unfortunate to say the least. Love Coach Tedford as man and coach but looking forward to see what the future holds

Still committed? :hammer:

Arcadiabear;842015358 said:

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Alright since we have some literary professionals who over analyze every tweet and text:

what does this mean?

Jared Goff ‏@JaredGoff16
Just heard the news. It's unfortunate to say the least. Love Coach Tedford as man and coach but looking forward to see what the future holds

Still committed? :hammer:

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Yes. If we don't hire an idiot.

mechaniCAL;842015308 said:

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No, there is some validity to Chris's words

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I'm not really up on Twitter, but wasn't it Chet Teofilo who said he didn't agree with some of Tedford's decision, and Chris Conte only said how much Tedford had done for CaL?

Phantomfan;842015148 said:

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Whoa... that's rough.

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If the players agree with every decision a coach makes, then there is a serious problem. Players understandably view team issues from their own individual perspectives.

Phantomfan;842015148 said:

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No one forgot what he did for Cal. I guess some people hear what they want to hear.

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Of course they did. The paint was barely dry on the new stadium. Tedford had rebounded every-time after a sub-par season due in large part due to issues with the starting QB. His track record at Cal deserved at least a second year in the new stadium.

Tedhead03;842015305 said:

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No Tweets from Desean, Marshawn, and Rodgers, the three more prominent Bears in the NFL. Lemme guess, Desean is a scumbag, and everyone else who didn't Tweet gets a pass.

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must have missed Rodgers' comments last week..

Cam Jordan: "This hurts"

Tedhead03;842015305 said:

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No Tweets from Desean, Marshawn, and Rodgers, the three more prominent Bears in the NFL. Lemme guess, Desean is a scumbag, and everyone else who didn't Tweet gets a pass.

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Rodgers doesn't tweet during the season, but see my Rodgers thread for his comments. I'll post audio later.

Marshawn doesn't really tweet.

DeSean just started tweeting minutes ago, for the first time in 24 hours. he'll probably mention it soon.

Calbear94;842015380 said:

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If the players agree with every decision a coach makes, then there is a serious problem. Players understandably view team issues from their own individual perspectives.




Of course they did. The paint was barely dry on the new stadium. Tedford had rebounded every-time after a sub-par season due in large part due to issues with the starting QB. His track record at Cal deserved at least a second year in the new stadium.

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You dont really deserve a response, but I will anyway...

1. A player tweeted that right when he was fired. Not many people who knew Tedford would say that at that time unless the issues were more serious than something every player feels about every coach...

2. You blind mice acting as though Tedford was fired for a single season can give it a rest at this point. Everyone but you is up to speed, and if you want to maintain any credibility, you better catch up most rickytick.

Tedford was fired for an 8 year trend than was on field and off field. He was allowed 3 of those years because of what he did in the first 3. He was given the last two because of what he did to get the stadium built. NO ONE ignored his success, and in fact because of his success he was given a HUGE amount of rope and still managed to hang himself. NO ONE suddenly turned on him this year, it was a build up

At what point to you drop a guy who has a losing record over three years and the worst (WORST!) grad rate and APR in the conference, and towards the very bottom of ALL teams? We are talking [U]sanctions[/U] bad. We are talking about looking WAY up to ARIZONA STATE! Two years running, 3 out of 4. These seasons and semesters are not aberrations or outliers. They are part of an extreme trend that has been in place 8 years, and finally reached a point where his past success was no longer enough to justify retention.

I find it amazing that you potato heads cant understand that, even now.

Phantomfan;842015512 said:

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You dont really deserve a response, but I will anyway...

1. A player tweeted that right when he was fired. Not many people who knew Tedford would say that at that time unless the issues were more serious than something every player feels about every coach...

2. You blind mice acting as though Tedford was fired for a single season can give it a rest at this point. Everyone but you is up to speed, and if you want to maintain any credibility, you better catch up most rickytick.

Tedford was fired for an 8 year trend than was on field and off field. He was allowed 3 of those years because of what he did in the first 3. He was given the last two because of what he did to get the stadium built. NO ONE ignored his success, and in fact because of his success he was given a HUGE amount of rope and still managed to hang himself. NO ONE suddenly turned on him this year, it was a build up

At what point to you drop a guy who has a losing record over three years and the worst (WORST!) grad rate and APR in the conference, and towards the very bottom of ALL teams? We are talking [U]sanctions[/U] bad. We are talking about looking WAY up to ARIZONA STATE! Two years running, 3 out of 4. These seasons and semesters are not aberrations or outliers. They are part of an extreme trend that has been in place 8 years, and finally reached a point where his past success was no longer enough to justify retention.

I find it amazing that you potato heads cant understand that, even now.

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Very, very well said. It's amazing how some on this board fail to acknowledge how poor the team has performed over the last 3-4 years. A change in the coaching staff was well overdue.

Phantomfan;842015512 said:

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You dont really deserve a response, but I will anyway...

1. A player tweeted that right when he was fired. Not many people who knew Tedford would say that at that time unless the issues were more serious than something every player feels about every coach...

2. You blind mice acting as though Tedford was fired for a single season can give it a rest at this point. Everyone but you is up to speed, and if you want to maintain any credibility, you better catch up most rickytick.

Tedford was fired for an 8 year trend than was on field and off field. He was allowed 3 of those years because of what he did in the first 3. He was given the last two because of what he did to get the stadium built. NO ONE ignored his success, and in fact because of his success he was given a HUGE amount of rope and still managed to hang himself. NO ONE suddenly turned on him this year, it was a build up

At what point to you drop a guy who has a losing record over three years and the worst (WORST!) grad rate and APR in the conference, and towards the very bottom of ALL teams? We are talking [U]sanctions[/U] bad. We are talking about looking WAY up to ARIZONA STATE! Two years running, 3 out of 4. These seasons and semesters are not aberrations or outliers. They are part of an extreme trend that has been in place 8 years, and finally reached a point where his past success was no longer enough to justify retention.

I find it amazing that you potato heads cant understand that, even now.

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Don't let them get to you. Tedford almost got us to a Rose Bowl 8 years ago, but his limitations have become more and more obvious to most of us as each year passes. Just let those who are blind to that and think this year was an aberration (or yet another aberration) vent. There were people upset who defended Holmoe and Braun after they were fired too.

Golden One;842015832 said:

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Very, very well said. It's amazing how some on this board fail to acknowledge how poor the team has performed over the last 3-4 years. A change in the coaching staff was well overdue.

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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

It has been 6 years of bad football coaching.

Even in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, there were recurring coaching issues that kept us from being as good as we might have been, kept us from achieving our ultimate goals.

Mike Tepper (@MikeTepper79)
Coach Tedford has had an undeniable impact on my life. He helped me grow into the man I am today, gave me the opportunity to obtain the best education out there, and stood behind me through trials and tribulations. I respect him immensely, and I will be forever appreciative for all he has done - as a coach, mentor, and friend. Thank you for everything, @CoachTedford


Desmond Bishop ‏@Desbishop55
Thanks to coach teddy! All the things he did for my family can't thank him enough. Just let me know when the goin away party is.


Desmond Bishop ‏@Desbishop55
But I'm sure coach teddy will land on his feet.. Hope he stay in the #PAC


Michael Silver ‏@MikeSilver (Retweeted by Alex Mack, Retweeted by David Seawright):

Jeff Tedford has given Cal 11 years of excitement. Helped take our program out of the abyss & upgrade it immensely. He will always be a Bear

Cal Bears Great;842015016 said:

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This is a good thread, thanks for starting it.

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Thank you for posting.

NVBear78;842015037 said:

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Very classy comments from the players for a good man they respect.

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Far classier than many who post in this forum. Much different perspective than many here who think they know everything about the man they like to denigrate as an uncaring coach who was just going through the motions to collect a paycheck while throwing the team under the bus.

Calbear94;842015380 said:

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If the players agree with every decision a coach makes, then there is a serious problem. Players understandably view team issues from their own individual perspectives.


Of course they did. The paint was barely dry on the new stadium. Tedford had rebounded every-time after a sub-par season due in large part due to issues with the starting QB. His track record at Cal deserved at least a second year in the new stadium.

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Completely disagree.
I may consider 2006 a rebounding season from 2005, but every single season since 2007 has been disappointing (yes, including 2008 season which was mediocre).

C.J. Anderson ‏@CjAndersonRB9
He said ima have a bright future I believe him and in my self love you coach T

C.J. Anderson ‏@CjAndersonRB9
Ima always ride 4 Coach Tedford always