Sorry if this is old news - from 3 days ago

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Behind a paywall and no positive mentions of Cal. What made it is this response to the question, "Which program in the league is the hardest to recruit to?" (Answers given by anonymous assistant coaches and recruiting staffers of Pac-12 programs.)

Coach 1: I think Washington State is tough because of where it’s located. Cal, the inconsistency, it’s been up and down like a yo-yo. I don’t know if they have a lot of things to supply their student-athletes.
Staffer 2: Probably Cal or Stanford. Stanford because of what they have to do academically. And Cal because you have to pass so many schools to get there and it’s hard for them to get kids in because of the (academic) system they’re in.
Staffer 3: Washington State. By far. I think Washington State and Cal. I don’t see anything positive come out of Cal.

Hey @Sebastabear I know there is a lot of crossover with BI, but in case there is some who hadn't heard, can you share the good news?

I'm on BI but hadn't seen it until I saw someone on Twitter say something.

Thank you @Sebastabear and others for leading the NIL charge!!!!

Listening to the zoom right now, which they are doing for season ticket holders. Started off with Ashley Adamson (Pac-12 Networks) and our wonderful (not really) AD Knowlton

First interesting thing that was stated: Our AD said regarding the Pac-12 that "we will have a media rights deal soon".

I'll add other comments here, if not duplicative to what has been said before.

Will the last paying seat holder please turn out the lights?

New QB, who dis?

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New turf is down in the stadium.

Interesting read.


"Last May, in an exit interview, four Cal seniors on the 2021-2022 swim team met with athletic director Jim Knowlton and senior associate athletic director Jennifer Simon-O’Neill to complain about McKeever’s bullying and verbal and emotional abuse. Knowlton told them McKeever was just a hard, tough coach whom they would appreciate in coming decades. It’s precisely the type of attitude that permeated athletic locker rooms in past decades when coaches justified routine verbal abuse in the name of winning. But the report reveals that McKeever told investigators that in a draft performance evaluation for the year she had not received the negative feedback."

Is complete. And I am exhausted.

Matt and I will update this daily moving forward, or as we get fresh intel/interviews. Putting this together I saw some obvious recruits we need to connect with for fresh updates, so I'll prioritize those this week.

At the top of the database, under the intro, we will note any updates with a timestamp so if you're looking at it regularly you'll know what's changed from one day to the next. I'll also put the weekly official visitor list up top.

Let me know if you have any questions, suggestions, comments or complaints:

Senior Lineman Anterrious Gray from South Alabama, 6-3, 330 lbs, enters portal on December 12th. Originally committed to North Texas from 2020-2021, then transferred. Started at North Texas. Rivals says one of the top linemen remaining. Time seems to overlap with Coach Mke Bloesch while coaching O Line at North Texas.

Following up on the poll from the other day, here's my full ranking of the 10 most intriguing offseason additions who will be part of spring practice.

Eager to see what y'all think of the ranking, what disagreements you have, etc.

Looks like I may have to get Apple Tv+ again

https://nypost.com/2023/02/21/apple-emerges-as-potential-landing-spot-for-pac-12-football/

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Assuming this is true, sounds like adding SDSU is a done deal.

Should be a fun meet tomorrow as the undefeated Cal gymnastics hosts the returning to prominence UCLA Bruins tomorrow at Haas. Cool story about the two Frazier sisters facing off for the first time in their careers.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2023-02-17/ucla-cal-gymnastics-margzetta-emjae-frazier

Sanders told ESPN on Friday that he doesn't cater his message to the team he inherited. Instead, he requires players to adjust to his expectations and demands.

"It's a whole different level of expectation around here, and you got to be able to play the game," Sanders told ESPN. "So a certain level that might have been welcome, that level is no longer welcomed here. It's a whole different game now."

"We will not settle for mediocrity," Sanders said. "It is what it is. You're going to get on this program, or you're going to get up out of here. We plan on winning and we don't have time to procrastinate."

I wish we had coaches/administrators that not only embodied this mentality within their game preparation and/or overall program management but were also willing to state it out loud and on the record.

Really enjoyed working on this and getting a better sense for Spavital through a couple conversations, including a follow-up call this evening to go deeper on some things than I did the first time.

Hope you enjoy ...

Pretty quiet but at least this is some good news!

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Hmmm

https://www.si.com/college/stanford/football/breaking-pac-12-commissioner-to-meet-with-smu-wednesday

Rivals was down network-wide the last few hours. I'm not privy to the details, but I'm told everything is good to go now. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Canzano: Cal flying low in men's basketball​

Part 2 of a series on Pac-12 hoops.​

Pretty good and thorough article.... and plenty of blame to go around...

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Not good to piss off your Governor can it? Especially since he is on his high profile visit to DC.

Again, Matt is relocating to the Bay Area for the duration of spring and will cover every practice for us. I would think Jesse will also be involved too, but I know he has a lot on his plate so I didn't want to put the full pressure on him.

Here's the official schedule:

March 11 (Saturday)

March 13 (Monday)

March 15 (Wednesday)

March 17 (Friday)

March 18 (Saturday)

March 20 (Monday)

March 22 (Wednesday)

March 24 (Friday)

April 5 (Wednesday)

April 7 (Friday)

April 8 (Saturday)

April 10 (Monday)

April 12 (Wednesday)

April 14 (Friday)

April 15 (Saturday) -- Spring Showcase

All weekday sessions are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., while times for Cal's annual Pro Day on March 23 and four Saturday practices including the Cal Football Spring Showcase on April 15 will be announced at a later date.

All sessions are open to the public and free of charge. Attendees can enter the venue via Gate 2 in the northwest corner of the stadium.