if chris street had stayed in berkeley he would've probably started the 2023 spring game at running back & also been around a year away now from earning a degree from the #1 ranked public university in the world which wuz his best opportunity for earning generational wealth but at this point just very happy that chris is gonna hopefully earn a college degree from utah tech...will be rooting for streezy this fall, go bisons
yeah the bears got 36 scholly departures heading into the 2023 season
daniel scott, safety...out of eligibility, nfl indianapolis colts
odua isibor, edge defender...out of eligiblity
jamieson sheahan, punter...out of eligilbity
darius long jr, defensive line...now a walk on for final semester, already earned berkeley degre
kyle smith, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer
ryan puskas, inside linebacker...portal as grad transfer
orin patu, edge defender...grad transfer to arizona
patrick histake, edge defender...portal to hawaii...no berkeley degree
henry ikahihifo, outside linebacker...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
braxton croteau, outside linebacker...medical retirement
femi oladejo, linebacker...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
trey paster, linebacker...grad transfer to colorado state
fatu iosefa, safety...portal...no berkeley degree
kaleb higgins, corner back...portal to sacramento state...no berkeley degree
ben coleman, guard...grad transfer to asu
spencer lovell, guard...grad transfer to kansas
ryan lange, guard...football retirement, will earn berkeley degree
jackson brown, tackle..portal to pitt...no berkeley degree
jake muller, tight end...fooball retirement, will earn berkeley degree
elijah mojarro, tight end...grad transfer to nevada
nick alftin, tight end...portal as grad transfer
keleki latu, tight end...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
jermaine terry, tight end...portal to oregon state...no berkeley degree
j michael sturdivant, wide receiver...portal to ucla...no berkeley degree
justin richard baker, wide receiver...medical retirement
tommy christakos, wide receiver...medical retirement
aiden lee, wide receiver...portal to garden city community college...no berkeley degree
ashton hayes, running back...portal to nevada...no berkeley degree
chris street, running back...portal to utah tech...no berkeley degree
damien moore, running back...portal to fresno state...no berkeley degree
decarlos brooks, running back...grad transfer portal to asu
slater zellers, longsnapper...grad transfer to asu
dario longhetto, kicker...grad transfer to asu
jack plummer, quarterback...grad transfer to louisville
kai milner, quarterback...portal to northern arizona...no berkeley degree
zach johnson, quarterback...portal as grad transfer
note: mykyle so'oto wuz previously incorrectly included on this list, the now san mateo cc enrollee wuz a pwo in berkeley
monster analysis of the 2023 36 scholly departures:
1) shocky's new neck tatts with the wording "don't be a dumb azz#" r 100% spectacular!
2) 4 grad transfers kyle smith, ryan puskas, nick alftin & zach johnson did not find new homes for the 2023 season
3) other than the 2 ucla transfers literally every young man leaving berkeley is departing for a new skool that is significantly worser from an academic perspective that is gonna impact their future ability to earn income/build wealth...the 3 biggest **** ups wuz wuz ashton hayes (and his moms) to nevada, kai milner (and his dad) to northern arizona & chris street to utah tech
4) would be awesome if knowlton & his worthless bureaucrats jenny & markeisha would enter the transfer portal never to be heard from again
5) there will be multiple medical retirement announcements (a couple might surprise u) after the ucla game this season, football is a violent sport & best wishes to braxton croteau, justin richard baker & tommy christakos for earning their berkeley degrees
6) very happy for guys with berkeley degrees who are getting a chance to play during their final year of eligibility such as decarlos brooks, elijah mojarro, slater zellers, dario longhetto, orin patu & trey paster
7) kinda wondering if a bad attitude guy like damien moore who traded his berkeley degree for a fresno state degree is gonna look back when he's 30 years old working at the 7/11 in lodi with the dawning realization that his decision comes with 50 year consequences?
8) the bears lost very little talent that would favorably helped the 2023 team:
**** j michael sturdivant: would've started at wide receiver, his lack of precision with routes is gonna hinder his nfl ambitions
***jack plummer: would've been the bears qb1 at this point in the season but honestly would prefer 3 and a half years of the developing nando & his unique infectious enthusiasm which is critical to the chemistry of this team as the coaches are not emotional leaders...here's the thing with jack, he studied 45 minutes a day with the grad cert program from his off campus apartment before watching game film & never even walked around campus...he wuz not emotionally connected to his teammates other than a couple of the wideouts including j mike
***femi oladejo: keo is a much better +1 athletic quick twitch insider backer with a much higher football iq than femi (who frequently ran into the wrong gap) but obviously we would want oladejo now that jackson sirmon is sidelined for the rest of the season
ben coleman would be on this list too but his early season ending injury in tempe means that his playing value would've been zero...and sorry zellers & longhetto r not the answers to anything other than fun times in old town
and there's really no one else who departed that could've materially helped this football team other than maybe doms or something
