Cal starting to look very good

[Bigducker]

Cal is looking good with some very good recruiting classes the last few years. Starting to worry me especially since they probably got one of the best group of d-lineman in the country to go with the group they already had. Also they got rid of dudwig so their offense should dramatically improve. Glad we have them at home this year. I think they will be the surprise team of the Pac next year if they get some decent QB play.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiti ... id=6190410

[duckfan96]

seriously? Cal has had good classes year in and year out. They have awesome talent and havent done all that much. Not worried about Cal.

[Bigducker]

seriously? Cal has had good classes year in and year out. They have awesome talent and havent done all that much. Not worried about Cal.

Uh, who gave the Ducks their toughest game last year outside the Championship game ?
Cal has always given the Ducks trouble every year, except for the game 2 years ago. Like I said their offense should be very much improved with out Ludwig, plus they got some very good other coaches in Jim Michalczik (coordinator/line) and Eric Kiesau (receivers/passing game coordinator) both had previous tenures under Jeff Tedford.
I could see them coming in second behind the Ducks in the north div.

[L Perry]

So who has the skinny on this recruit named Cal?

[Boom]

They still need a QB

[buckmarkduck]

Cal is the WC version of Clemson. They always have highly rated recruits who seem to never live up to the billing. I love how everyone wants to talk about the game this year, go back and watch it and you will see DT missed 3 TD passes in the first half. If he makes those throws (throws he usually made last year) the game is a lot different.

[liberalduck]

I think it is foolish to discount Cal.
1. They are usually one of our toughest games.
2. They fixed one of their biggest problems - Ludwig is gone.
3. Tedford will work with the QBs more and he will get some good ones again.

We were fortunate that Cal has been playing poorly. They have good talent and seem to be getting even more.

[buckmarkduck]

Fact Cal has signed great QB's every year for the last 7 years, unless you don't consider elite 11 QB's great. Yet every year these same recruits get worse once they get to Berkley. Tedford isn't the qb guru people once thought, and Kelly will run him out of Autzen again. To say Ludwig was the issue their is shortsighted, he was only their 2 years.

Here is their QB recruits since 05
05-5* Joe Ayoob, or white Mike Vick (bust), 4* and #6 overall QB recruit Kyle Reed, didn't do a thing at Cal tranfered.
06-4* Riley, we all know this story.
07-4* Brock Mansion, played some looked avg at best.
08-3* Beau Sweeney(had UO offer)
09-4* Allen Bridgford
10-3* Austin Hinder elite 11 QB and US Army AA, not sure why he was only 3* with all that and offers from ND, Alabama, Stanford and UCLA.
11-4* Kyle Boehm

[gregspechtismyhero]

Cal always gives us problems. They have unbelievable athletes who always seem to put everything together when Oregon comes around. That being said, I have much more faith in our coaches and CK's 2-0 vs Cal including the 42-3 thrashing two years ago at Autzen. I'm concerned, but by no means are they the most dangerous Pac-10 team this year.

[UOducksTK1]

They still need a QB

Yep, look at UCLA. They have pulled in top 10-15 classes all the time (up until this season), and they suck because of their crummy offensive line and even worse QB play.

[wheaton4prez]

Cal always gives us problems. They have unbelievable athletes who always seem to put everything together when Oregon comes around. That being said, I have much more faith in our coaches and CK's 2-0 vs Cal including the 42-3 thrashing two years ago at Autzen. I'm concerned, but by no means are they the most dangerous Pac-10 team this year.

Not in 2009.

[duckydoug]

I wouldnt say im worried about Cal but they'll be a bigger nuisance than UW. If they can get that QB play, then i will be worried but its been a few years since they have had good play. That said with the players ive heard they are going after/lead for, i think they could very well land the best class in the Pac 12.

[wvduck34]

I think Cal is a decent team but they never seem to be able to realize their talent and have to resort to faking the injuries to slow us down. Jeff Tedford is a decent coach and a good recruiter and has taken the Bears to a Pac-10 championship, but I don't worry about them like I do U$C or Stanford.

[NCDucks09]

Fact Cal has signed great QB's every year for the last 7 years, unless you don't consider elite 11 QB's great. Yet every year these same recruits get worse once they get to Berkley. Tedford isn't the qb guru people once thought, and Kelly will run him out of Autzen again. To say Ludwig was the issue their is shortsighted, he was only their 2 years.

Here is their QB recruits since 05
05-5* Joe Ayoob, or white Mike Vick (bust), 4* and #6 overall QB recruit Kyle Reed, didn't do a thing at Cal tranfered.
06-4* Riley, we all know this story.
07-4* Brock Mansion, played some looked avg at best.
08-3* Beau Sweeney(had UO offer)
09-4* Allen Bridgford
10-3* Austin Hinder elite 11 QB and US Army AA, not sure why he was only 3* with all that and offers from ND, Alabama, Stanford and UCLA.
11-4* Kyle Boehm

Conveniently you left out Aaron Rodgers, yeah, the guy that just won the Super Bowl and one of the top 5 elite QB's in the league.

That being said, Cal does underachieve. However, they play us every year like the UW/UO rivalry used to be.

[freedjr]

Against the Ducks, Cal worries me. Pac-10 as a whole, they don't impress me. They always fall apart at some point. Until they start putting consistent seasons together, I see them as a major obstacle for the Ducks but not a major obstacle for the Pac-10 title.