okaydo;842265570 said:

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Any publicity is good publicity?

We ride with the big guns.

We're an NFL feeder school.

Cal players landing in the NFL was a big selling point under Tedford. These underclassmen this year were all recruited under JT as well. Can Dykes sell that NFL dream as easily? Probably not.

One thing Tedford did right was having good solid position coaches that taught skill sets required to make a better as a player, as well as more complicated schemes on both D and O. Even if our playcalling was bad on a gameday, or our lines were getting blown apart, or our coaches were older w/o as much recruiting acumen, a lot of players had a jumpstart on fitting into the league. I don't see that players would have that confidence in our current staff, though some positions (like WR) are probably better coached than others.

Best of luck to our early entrants... I'm not trying to bash them, but obviously it's an uphill battle for some.

ColoradoBear1;842265580 said:

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Cal players landing in the NFL was a big selling point under Tedford. These underclassmen this year were all recruited under JT as well. Can Dykes sell that NFL dream as easily? Probably not.

One thing Tedford did right was having good solid position coaches that taught skill sets required to make a better as a player, as well as more complicated schemes on both D and O. Even if our playcalling was bad on a gameday, or our lines were getting blown apart, or our coaches were older w/o as much recruiting acumen, a lot of players had a jumpstart on fitting into the league. I don't see that players would have that confidence in our current staff, though some positions (like WR) are probably better coached than others.

Best of luck to our early entrants... I'm not trying to bash them, but obviously it's an uphill battle for some.

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I want players that want to stay at and win at Cal. Period.

...what does "eilgible" mean?

I dont know if I should be proudly depressed or depressedly proud.

KegBear83;842265672 said:

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...what does "eilgible" mean?

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what the hell do you think it means?

Maybe the "cupboard" wasn't as empty as some on BI were intitially led to believe. Maybe this 1-11 team actually did have the talent to compete in the Pac-12 but simply lacked the coaching.

NYCGOBEARS;842265583 said:

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I want players that want to stay at and win at Cal. Period.

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+ the speed of light!

bigcocoon007;842265732 said:

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Maybe the "cupboard" wasn't as empty as some on BI were intitially led to believe. Maybe this 1-11 team actually did have the talent to compete in the Pac-12 but simply lacked the coaching.

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What? Heresy!

I like it because we can chant "SEC! SEC!" when we lose to Pac12 teams

Actually we had 6....count McCain.

bigcocoon007;842265732 said:

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Maybe the "cupboard" wasn't as empty as some on BI were intitially led to believe. Maybe this 1-11 team actually did have the talent to compete in the Pac-12 but simply lacked the coaching.

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Only to the ignorant

before we talk about talent lets wait and see where the Cal dudes get drafted- if they are drafted at all.

ColoradoBear1;842265580 said:

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Cal players landing in the NFL was a big selling point under Tedford. These underclassmen this year were all recruited under JT as well. Can Dykes sell that NFL dream as easily? Probably not.

One thing Tedford did right was having good solid position coaches that taught skill sets required to make a better as a player, as well as more complicated schemes on both D and O. Even if our playcalling was bad on a gameday, or our lines were getting blown apart, or our coaches were older w/o as much recruiting acumen, a lot of players had a jumpstart on fitting into the league. I don't see that players would have that confidence in our current staff, though some positions (like WR) are probably better coached than others.


Best of luck to our early entrants... I'm not trying to bash them, but obviously it's an uphill battle for some.

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How did Iowa get 40 guys into the NFL?

Because team success does not equal # of NFL prospects

I wonder if these Cal guys are getting the same counsel.

heartofthebear;842265880 said:

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How did Iowa get 40 guys into the NFL?

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Lots of cornbread?