The Mora better than Dykes Myth

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Tedford
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LocoOso;842076552 said:

The two are not mutually exclusive.


They are not. Did not mean to implicate they were. However the general tone of some seems to be we traded having guys like Mora has on his staff, because they were always dangerous to flee and not be committed to the school, for guys who will be here long term.

But what makes Dykes' assistants more committed?
LocoOso
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Tedford;842076568 said:

They are not. Did not mean to implicate they were. However the general tone of some seems to be we traded having guys like Mora has on his staff, because they were always dangerous to flee and not be committed to the school, for guys who will be here long term.

But what makes Dykes' assistants more committed?


No, I'm agreeing with you. There is nothing to support that a rival asst. coach, say Adrien Klemm who is a recruiting machine for ucla, is any less committed to that program than any assistant coach is to Cal.
heartofthebear
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Tedford;842076568 said:

They are not. Did not mean to implicate they were. However the general tone of some seems to be we traded having guys like Mora has on his staff, because they were always dangerous to flee and not be committed to the school, for guys who will be here long term.

But what makes Dykes' assistants more committed?


Dykes assistants might be more committed because they are not all about the NFL, unlike Mora's and JTs. No definites here, but Dykes is engaged in a process of finding guys that like being at the college level and like staying together.

Mora's philosophy is different and so far it has worked at UCLA. But that same philosophy created instability at Cal in the long run.

Tedford, I conceed to you that Mora's approach is kicking ass right now. But Dykes' approach is not designed to show immediate results. Building relationships takes time. Mora has built relationships too, no doubt, but it remains to be seen whether or not those relationships will create long term stability for UCLA. At the beginning Lane Kiffin looked good at $C and they were set up for a great year. But Kiffin is not good at building stable long term relationsips and now things are coming apart. My sense about Mora is that he is much better than Kiffin. But how much better he is than Dykes remains to be seen.
calbearo
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I certainly won't speak for hotb, but I think what Dykes has talked about is having coaches who are in agreement about how to do things, committed to the style of play he sees for the team, how they will prepare for games and run practices and coaches who have a positive attitude and will get along with one another.

I don't think anything he has said about those attributes would rule out an ace recruiter type or a guy with NFL experience. He is looking for guys who will eagerly and enthusiastically buy into his system.

The fact that that this is being looked at as a long-term strategy acknowledges that there is not an expectation of a quick turnaround. We are rebuilding. Sonny has said so himself. Hopefully this will be a fun rebuilding process.
SonOfCalVa
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calbearo;842076687 said:

I certainly won't speak for hotb, but I think what Dykes has talked about is having coaches who are in agreement about how to do things, committed to the style of play he sees for the team, how they will prepare for games and run practices and coaches who have a positive attitude and will get along with one another.

I don't think anything he has said about those attributes would rule out an ace recruiter type or a guy with NFL experience. He is looking for guys who will eagerly and enthusiastically buy into his system.

The fact that that this is being looked at as a long-term strategy acknowledges that there is not an expectation of a quick turnaround. We are rebuilding. Sonny has said so himself. Hopefully this will be a fun rebuilding process.


+1 ... Sonny clearly stated his expectations and objective in today's chat questioning by Okanes.
1979bear
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If Dykes second class is as good as Mora's is--on paper at least--we will all be extremely pleased with Dykes' recruiting. If we had Mora last year, we'd be thinking Rose Bowl this year. Again, I want Dykes to do the same.
SonOfCalVa
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1979bear;842077000 said:

If Dykes second class is as good as Mora's is--on paper at least--we will all be extremely pleased with Dykes' recruiting. If we had Mora last year, we'd be thinking Rose Bowl this year. Again, I want Dykes to do the same.


woulda, coulda, shoulda, if only ... tedious and irrelevant.
F ucla.

I'm pleased with our new class !!!

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