We're still behind the "Big Four".

oskimama;842643599 said:

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Sonny doesn't exactly project excitement about the incoming class.

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I heard his words conveying otherwise ... not sure what you might be looking for?

LocoOso;842643600 said:

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Current Recruiting Class rankings:

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:woohoo:

SonOfCalVa;842643608 said:

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I heard his words conveying otherwise ... not sure what you might be looking for?

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I'm looking for excitement and enthusiasm, rather than a drab monotone. He needs to show some spunk about the quality and talent of this class. Unfortunately, I saw none of that. Maybe it's just not in his character, although I've seen his locker room demeanor after some of our wins, and there is excitement and enthusiasm there.

Did we get the "Lil" guy? We need "Lil" and Gentle in the same class.

oskimama;842643611 said:

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I'm looking for excitement and enthusiasm, rather than a drab monotone. He needs to show some spunk about the quality and talent of this class. Unfortunately, I saw none of that. Maybe it's just not in his character, although I've seen his locker room demeanor after some of our wins, and there is excitement and enthusiasm there.

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I didn't see anything wrong with the video. That's Sonny in these pressers. Plus, he's probably had very little sleep during the past week. But his comments sounded great, I thought. I especially liked what he said about the receivers, Melquise Stovall and how these players come from big-time, winning programs.

1 end of recruiting cycle / has been recruiting
2 tf leaving 12 days from LOI / vetting-interviewing candidates
3 the legal news
4 I'm not going to mention cause NYC said so jp
5 sonny is not a ra ra coach

LocoOso;842643600 said:

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Current Recruiting Class rankings:

SCOUT:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. LSU
5. Ole Miss
6. Michigan

7. UCLA
11. Southern Cal
15. Stanford
24. Oregon
29. Washington
36. Arizona State
38. Cal
40. Utah
44. Arizona
50. Wazzu

Rivals:

1. Alabama
2. Florida State
3. Ohio State
4. Michigan
5. Clemson

8. Southern Cal
11. UCLA
18. Stanford
27. Oregon
28. Cal
34. Arizona State
35. Utah
37. Washington
41. Oregon State
50. Arizona

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I choose to follow Rivals: Top 30, Baby!

oskimama;842643611 said:

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I'm looking for excitement and enthusiasm, rather than a drab monotone. He needs to show some spunk about the quality and talent of this class. Unfortunately, I saw none of that. Maybe it's just not in his character, although I've seen his locker room demeanor after some of our wins, and there is excitement and enthusiasm there.

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He went into detail about what their criteria was for this class at specific positions and was obviously pleased with the results, naming names, listing player qualities ... he's not and never has been a Trump-esque speaker, thank gawd.
Listen to what he said, not how he said it.

SonOfCalVa;842643637 said:

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He went into detail about what their criteria was for this class at specific positions and was obviously pleased with the results, naming names, listing player qualities ... he's not and never has been a Trump-esque speaker, thank gawd.
Listen to what he said, not how he said it.

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How he says it means a lot.

going4roses;842643622 said:

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1 end of recruiting cycle / has been recruiting
2 tf leaving 12 days from LOI / vetting-interviewing candidates
3 the legal news
4 I'm not going to mention cause NYC said so jp
5 sonny is not a ra ra coach

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Thanks man!

NYCGOBEARS;842643643 said:

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Thanks man!

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Respect is a two way street

going4roses;842643647 said:

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Respect is a two way street

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Truth

oskimama;842643641 said:

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How he says it means a lot.

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To you. Your choice. Your preference. You're certainly entitled.
I listen to content. Great content from Dykes, IMHO.

I read relief " holy **** we held this class together"

Days after news going public(big enough to shut things down for everyone)
Schools probably used it as negative vs Cal

then the dead period/ no contact

Maybe just maybe

SonOfCalVa;842643652 said:

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To you. Your choice. Your preference. You're certainly entitled.
I listen to content. Great content from Dykes, IMHO.

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Yep!

not going to repeat anything that has already been reported. here is the LB that Cal visited in home last week but apparently never offered. ended up with SDSU. was committed to Oregon St.

I'm really liking this class, we have some playmakers in Stoval and Zion. I'm really like Clark, totally reminds me of E Dickerson, if you get a chance watch his full hudl highlights. The receivers are all big and accomplished. It was interesting to hear that maybe a few of the bigger safties could be moved to backer, I like the idea of getting more athletic there. On the D line side it looks like they're recruiting athletes and bulking them up to get the speed they need. Corners all look great and the oline is huge and looks to be quick. All in all a great class with many already enrolled. I think the playmakers especially Stoval will have a huge impact on how defenses play us, no more all out blitzs or sitting in zone without paying the price. The other thing I like is we have receivers that are big and attack the ball, should see a lot of pi penalties in the next few years. And Ulave is still here. I read a few months back on a different site that they are probably moving away from the verticle set. Can't wait for spring ball!!!

Spring practice be there!!!

jhbchristopher;842643681 said:

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I'm really liking this class, we have some playmakers in Stoval and Zion. I'm really like Clark, totally reminds me of E Dickerson, if you get a chance watch his full hudl highlights. The receivers are all big and accomplished. It was interesting to hear that maybe a few of the bigger safties could be moved to backer, I like the idea of getting more athletic there. On the D line side it looks like they're recruiting athletes and bulking them up to get the speed they need. Corners all look great and the oline is huge and looks to be quick. All in all a great class with many already enrolled. I think the playmakers especially Stoval will have a huge impact on how defenses play us, no more all out blitzs or sitting in zone without paying the price. The other thing I like is we have receivers that are big and attack the ball, should see a lot of pi penalties in the next few years. And Ulave is still here. I read a few months back on a different site that they are probably moving away from the verticle set. Can't wait for spring ball!!!

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Yeah, I agree. I watched most of the short recruit highlight videos and one of the groups that really stood out was our DT & DE recruits.

slobear;842643686 said:

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Yeah, I agree. I watched most of the short recruit highlight videos and one of the groups that really stood out was our DT & DE recruits.

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They all look to have good first steps and great awareness to get off blocks and tackle.

jhbchristopher;842643690 said:

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They all look to have good first steps and great awareness to get off blocks and tackle.

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All use their hands well .

Would not mind rambo at 6'4 playing a hybrid S/LB

Just curious and not intending to stir the pot here, but what's our situation at LB and safety since we only got one LB and no safeties this class? We got a lot of DBs which I have no problem with in the pass happy Pac-12, but it seems that they have nice size but perhaps a bit small for safety. I know we got a few last year. No tight ends either.

Cal needs more guys who will really fly around out there. Snap to whistle. Most definitely.

GranadaHillsBear;842643706 said:

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Just curious and not intending to stir the pot here, but what's our situation at LB and safety since we only got one LB and no safeties this class? We got a lot of DBs which I have no problem with in the pass happy Pac-12, but it seems that they have nice size but perhaps a bit small for safety. I know we got a few last year. No tight ends either.

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If you get a chance watch Dykes press conference on YouTube. In a nutshell he said they could be moving some of the bigger safties to lb and that they would need to sign at least three lbs next year. To me it sounded like him acknowledging its a need that wasn't fulfilled this year but is a top priority next year. I like the idea of moving some of the bigger safties and converting some of the bigger corners to saftey. I think we will see alot more of this at most positions in the future. I loved how Drew played last year, he was a beast. Going this route could cause problems against power teams though.

Here you go, also great videos on the recruits. If your not familiar with YouTube you can subscribe to the CAL channel, lost of good content.

Updated link thanks bearbacker

GranadaHillsBear;842643706 said:

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Just curious and not intending to stir the pot here, but what's our situation at LB and safety since we only got one LB and no safeties this class? We got a lot of DBs which I have no problem with in the pass happy Pac-12, but it seems that they have nice size but perhaps a bit small for safety. I know we got a few last year. No tight ends either.

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Sonny addressed that at the beginning of his press conference. He said they picked up safeties last year and focused on CBs this year to add athleticism and some of them may be big enough to be converted to safety. He also said that they have some guys who may be converted to LB and they definitely will need 3-4 LBs for next year's recruiting cycle. I think he would like to have more LBs but they prioritized and also may have opted to go in some instances with a more talented player at another position than a less talented LB. The LB they picked up (Cameron Goode from Texas) looks very good. No one asked him about tight ends but Raymond Hudson is coming back and he made reference to one of the receivers being similar to Stephen Anderson, who played TE last season.

who's our QB next year

Bad link, try this:

One other thing Dykes mentioned was the recievers brought in last year and especially this year are larger then in the past which will lead to alot more physical play. The offense doesn't really feature a tight end, I bet if they could get an athletic te they would take him but otherwise would rather stick with the large receivers.

Larger recievrs equals possession football wrt short to intermediate and red zone play making as well as blocking for the running game. Throw in a decent dual threat qb and some deep threat speed and looks pretty smart to me on O. 2016 will be more interesting as the season progresses. And 2017 is a big year.

Damon Wiley 6'0" 235 DE/OLB. Signed to rugby but possible walk-on for football team? From DLS ...

slobear;842643686 said:

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Yeah, I agree. I watched most of the short recruit highlight videos and one of the groups that really stood out was our DT & DE recruits.

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+1 ... they'll "boss" opposing Os. Weaver will see the field this year, maybe some others.

BearBackerinLA;842643770 said:

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Damon Wiley 6'0" 235 DE/OLB. Signed to rugby but possible walk-on for football team? From DLS ...

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great catch BBinLA ...

jhbchristopher;842643729 said:

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One other thing Dykes mentioned was the recievers brought in last year and especially this year are larger then in the past which will lead to alot more physical play. The offense doesn't really feature a tight end, I bet if they could get an athletic te they would take him but otherwise would rather stick with the large receivers.

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Tall receivers tend to get "larger" as they put on good weight ... and these guys can run and catch.