The Fall of Cal Football

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At one point, it looked like California football was going to become a power house on the West Coast. They saw themselves ranked as high as number 2 in the nation in the mid-2000s and it looked like Jeff Tedford was building something special sending guys like Aaron Rodgers, Marshawn Lynch, Justin Forsett, and DeSean Jackson to the NFL. But since the late 2000s, this program has struggled and to stay in a power conference, they needed to take a paycut for television revenue which is going to set the program back even more. This is the Fall of Cal football, a once promising program turned nightmare.
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  • @DioChicken
    @DioChicken2 ай бұрын

    The PAC 12 collapse is going to go down as one of the worst events in college football. I don’t think any of the 12 teams will truly end up better off from it

  • @Ryguy-lg2xz

    @Ryguy-lg2xz

    2 ай бұрын

    I guess the new big 10 members might be ok because of all the money that they’re going to get in TV deals, but outside of that it’s gonna be rough

  • @mattswormstedt7346

    @mattswormstedt7346

    2 ай бұрын

    I’m going to miss PAC 12 after dark! Living on the east coast it was awesome to have a Saturday night game start at 10:30

  • @Noles4life77

    @Noles4life77

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mattswormstedt7346that was the best part. After everything died down with the sec and big10 games from noon to usually 8-10 sometimes, then you get to finish it off with a crazy ass offensive game with almost no defense played. PAC-12 games were always so excited because you never knew who was going to win

  • @nito209

    @nito209

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mattswormstedt7346omg 😱 I didn’t even think of that ughhh

  • @johnnyboi1819

    @johnnyboi1819

    Ай бұрын

    Same. The only hope we have now is that they do another realignment of the entire division and make conferences location based. This could happen with a split of the D-1A into Power and non-power teams

  • @alexbrennan8439
    @alexbrennan8439Ай бұрын

    the only person who can save cal is me ncaa 25

  • @christopheryu1036
    @christopheryu1036Ай бұрын

    The Bear would not quit, the bear would not die. One day Cal will rise again, if the alumni can rally around the football team we can pull off the greatest program comeback in history. NIL may well be a blessing in disguise for us Cal Fans. We have more wealthy alumni than any other school in the country. Coming 1 vote away from being relegated to the mountain west should show Bear fans everywhere that WE NEED TO DONATE. Every little bit counts let’s bring back Cal football, bring back west coast football, bring back bear territory.

  • @Audisknfj
    @Audisknfj2 ай бұрын

    Cal is in a financial mess right now, and it extends to the entire school. It literally has a top 4 computer science program in the world yet it is criminally underfunded. The same problem also applies to football

  • @mharp6166

    @mharp6166

    2 ай бұрын

    Omg, the special love they show to certain areas and abandoned others is just shocking. The law school building looks terrible compared to other buildings on campus

  • @2zdaysound473
    @2zdaysound473Ай бұрын

    I’m choosing Cal for my dynasty in CFB25.

  • @Bra_dy_1
    @Bra_dy_12 ай бұрын

    As a Cal fan i've been waiting for somebody to talk about them for about 3 years now and now that you finally have I'm so happy! I love your content keep up the good work and maybe talk about Cal more🤣

  • @Ryguy-lg2xz

    @Ryguy-lg2xz

    2 ай бұрын

    Do you think part of their problem is the fact that the academic standards are just too high to attract major talent?

  • @Bra_dy_1

    @Bra_dy_1

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Ryguy-lg2xz No not that

  • @Ryguy-lg2xz

    @Ryguy-lg2xz

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Bra_dy_1 I brought it up because it is pretty hard to get into UC Berkeley I’m saying this as a ducks fan by the way

  • @Awesomenessj7756

    @Awesomenessj7756

    2 ай бұрын

    It’s because no one wants to go to cal. They are a drought program that will never get back to where they were. And the academic requirement’s definitely hurts them in athletics

  • @HistoryWithCoachT
    @HistoryWithCoachT2 ай бұрын

    When I first got into College ball in the early 200s Cal was tough!

  • @Broncoscards7

    @Broncoscards7

    2 ай бұрын

    200s your old!

  • @HistoryWithCoachT

    @HistoryWithCoachT

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Broncoscards7 Shit I'm like 1800!

  • @mharp6166
    @mharp61662 ай бұрын

    Yea, when I first got here i was shocked on how little people care about their college teams here. I couldn't find promo for football anywhere except a couple ads here and there. Cal used to be daym good or at least an issue for really good teams.

  • @michaelscott358
    @michaelscott3582 ай бұрын

    As a lifelong Cal fan it’s really sad what this team has become

  • @christopheryu1036

    @christopheryu1036

    Ай бұрын

    They’re on their way back. Mark my words. All depends on NIL tho, do the fans care enough to donate? It’s as simple as that

  • @michaelscott358

    @michaelscott358

    Ай бұрын

    @@christopheryu1036 Fans shouldn’t be responsible for NIL deals schools still can’t pay the players but the Bay Area does have a lot of great sponsorship opportunities

  • @pharaohTD
    @pharaohTDАй бұрын

    They don’t know how to recruit. They never prioritize the local recruits that get away. I can name 10 off the top of my head the last 2 years. Smh Tedford had ties every where in cali. They should’ve never let Jake Spavital leave to Baylor but you can’t blame him 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @robertlsmith8827
    @robertlsmith88272 ай бұрын

    I was one of the Willsey guys (64-67)! Cal's problem has always been at the AD level! However the collapse of the Pac 12, is another whole discussion. Too much to talk about in a text response. Somehow football on the West coast got killed...who and what is responsible!!

  • @brytondias9436
    @brytondias9436Ай бұрын

    Jesus, was this narrated by AI?

  • @kyiongrayes7
    @kyiongrayes7Ай бұрын

    We back this year

  • @gavinthacher1111

    @gavinthacher1111

    Ай бұрын

    help turn this program around 🤞

  • @franknuggets5295
    @franknuggets5295Ай бұрын

    All these highlights are insane

  • @AaronBrooks7
    @AaronBrooks7Ай бұрын

    Mentioning Justin Forsett over Keenan Allen is crazy

  • @ThatC1official
    @ThatC1official2 ай бұрын

    We need a video about caleb Williams when he was with oklahoma

  • @gnarlygnarlson2488

    @gnarlygnarlson2488

    2 ай бұрын

    Agreed 👏

  • @3serio
    @3serioАй бұрын

    Gotta ride the financial stuff out, then look for gems in recruiting, from areas in the south you have access to now. If the grades are good enough to make it and their presents want them out of the surrounding area because of surrounding trouble, temptations, and distractions… come to Cal to focus and your folks can see you at one of the games close by.

  • @trevinschaerr3732
    @trevinschaerr37322 ай бұрын

    Honestly with exception of Fresno State and San Diego State, college football is dying in California even USC has bad attendance. That’s what happens when your school doesn’t emphasize a winning culture and your state keeps importing millions of people who care more about the other “football.”

  • @Lachronix

    @Lachronix

    2 ай бұрын

    Well yeah. They don’t need to emphasize football, they have world renowned academics. It’d be great if they did emphasize it, but it’s not financially needed.

  • @bckfrmthded

    @bckfrmthded

    2 ай бұрын

    Trying to blame soccer and immigration for CFB not being as popular or valued in California is crazy lmfao it’s literally because NONE of the California teams are viable on a national level, when your best team is USC, that’s a problem. There are still plenty of Americans in California who care about CFB or Soccer or (shocker) both

  • @chillheel128

    @chillheel128

    Ай бұрын

    It’s not the immigrant’s fault if usc can’t beat tulane and then proceed to go 7-5 with a generational qb

  • @ObjectivelyBias
    @ObjectivelyBiasАй бұрын

    We are worse at Stanford

  • @robertlsmith8827
    @robertlsmith88272 ай бұрын

    Yo! Let's hear from the movers and shakers.. Who made these ridiculous decisions! As an old Blue who bled in Strawberry canyon, I would like some answer🎉s!

  • @Fitty_Prod
    @Fitty_Prod25 күн бұрын

    I will bring Cal to glory on CFB 25.

  • @Vakator-29
    @Vakator-29Ай бұрын

    cal is more abt political ideologies than sports. back in the 2000s when they were primetime it wasnt that bad plus tedford could recruit. now no one wants to play there unless they have no other choice. football is at the bottom of their list rn in terms of everything. too much politics, fake ivy league status, no financial support and now add in the nil, yeah cal is done for. cal was never meant to be a football powerhouse, what tedford did in the 2000s was amazing work.

  • @nakmuay7705
    @nakmuay77052 ай бұрын

    I just found out that Cal is the same university that they always refer to as Berkeley whenever you hear stuff about the hippy movement and radical left politics. I'm not here to be political, I just found that interesting.

  • @mjeezyca

    @mjeezyca

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes the full name is Univ of California at Berkeley

  • @nakmuay7705

    @nakmuay7705

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mjeezyca I'm surprised they didn't get rid of the football team a long time ago under the premise that football is violent.

  • @mark_kline
    @mark_kline2 ай бұрын

    Got to work on your commentary skills. They’re lacking. Theres not enough base, too many skipped words, watch some Andy Hoops Like listen to 15:14 to 15:16 you say “The Collapse of the PAC-12, Cal choose to join the ACC” You’re supposed to say “With the the collapse of the PAC-12, Cal joined the ACC”

  • @dnasty312

    @dnasty312

    2 ай бұрын

    I think his mic is meh

  • @Kingsized_Kevin
    @Kingsized_Kevin2 ай бұрын

    Cal is now a School for Activists and NPCs. They could care less about Football

  • @Awesomenessj7756

    @Awesomenessj7756

    2 ай бұрын

    Those people aren’t good at sports or anything physically demanding lol

  • @nickfra

    @nickfra

    Ай бұрын

    Cal has been a school for activists since the 60s this is not a new development

  • @Kingsized_Kevin

    @Kingsized_Kevin

    28 күн бұрын

    @@nickfra okay did they burn shit down in the 60s? Ok smart guy

  • @kgizzle92
    @kgizzle92Ай бұрын

    Cal football brought to you by UCLA

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