ShAQ thompson To CAL

[ksmack]

No surprise as many here on this board projected. He announced on Twitter but said will announce at the Army all American Game as well.

Wish him best! kudos to Mediocre Cal!

Quack!

[karlhungis]

I'm surprised he isn't dragging this out to signing day.

[neezy3]

Jordan Payton also just picked Cal, they jumped 14 spots on 247's rankings. Tosh cleaning up

[lukeyrid13]

[ksmack]

Tosh mopping up recruits more like it! yea ShaQ tweeted the announcement to Jordan Payton and that he mentioned to his mother as well, but followed a tweet saying he will still make the official announcement on TV at the Army game.. Why does this feel like the decision..

[Phenom]

Rumor is that they'll get Armstead, McCarthy, and Shittu as well.

[brich75]

Rumor is that they'll get Armstead, McCarthy, and Shittu as well.

Yuck, thats a lot of talent. Well they can sit around and talk about how great their signing class was while we play in bcs games.

[ksmack]

Wow McCarthy, Shittu and Armstead? that is freaking sick! Cal plays like crap in a bowl game, there season was a mess Tedford on the hot seat and they still get that talent.....Child please!

Go Ducks.

[greenyellow]

They can get all the talent they want on defense, but their offense still sucks.

[pezsez1]

Last time I checked, their defense wasn't too good either!

[SteelTown43]

Where are all these DL gonna play? They run a 34 and none of these guys are moving to OLB. Last year they brought in Gabe King, Todd Barr, Villiami Moala, Puka Lopa, and Mustafa Jalil. Add in McCarthy, Armstead, Shittu, and Darius Hamilton, and where the hell do they all play? It's a bummer they get all the stud DL, because until our defensive line has this kind of talent, we wont win a National Championship no matter how good our offense is. People say that our scheme calls for faster, smaller, penetrating lineman, but I argue that our scheme is determined by the fact that we cannot land elite DL talent. Because we can't seem to land the space-eaters in the middle, we play 6'7 280lb DT's who get manhandled by elite OLs. But we'll still win a lot more than Cal...

[ksmack]

Why Tedford is the Coach who knows. really by all the recruits Tosh gets for Cal they need to fire Tedford and have Coach lupoi be the head coach at Cal he is the reason they still get the talented recruits...however Cal still under achieves especially playing there bowl game this year! doesnt a recruit want to go to a successful program?

I guess Wow we have seen Cal underachieve has been the big City of California a lot to do in the big city so there will be more distractions!

[roleplay3r1]

Last time I checked, their defense wasn't too good either!

Their defense has played the Ducks tough the last couple of years. There was the close call 2 years ago, and the game this year was close at the half.

I think their lack of offense is partially to blame for the defense giving up the points they did. They only put up 15 on the Oregon D the last two years. Their talent on defense is undeniable. I'm a diehard Ducks fan, but if I wasn't, sure Iwould love to go to Cal. Great area, a reputation for putting players(esp defensive players) in the NFL.

Keep in mind, guys, that many of these players are supremely confident. I think their mindset is pretty obvious. What's to say that their talent isn't what will start Cal's turnaround over the next 4 years.

[bellsduck]

Last time I checked, their defense wasn't too good either!

Their defense has played the Ducks tough the last couple of years. There was the close call 2 years ago, and the game this year was close at the half.

I think their lack of offense is partially to blame for the defense giving up the points they did. They only put up 15 on the Oregon D the last two years. Their talent on defense is undeniable. I'm a diehard Ducks fan, but if I wasn't, sure Iwould love to go to Cal. Great area, a reputation for putting players(esp defensive players) in the NFL.

Keep in mind, guys, that many of these players are supremely confident. I think their mindset is pretty obvious. What's to say that their talent isn't what will start Cal's turnaround over the next 4 years.

Exactly right.
I love everyone's confidence here, but as long as Cal continues to recruit at this level, it's going to have an effect at some point. Plus, that Kline kid at QB from what I've seen, looks to have a nice potential to be quality there.

[bigfootlebowski]

Where are all these DL gonna play? They run a 34 and none of these guys are moving to OLB. Last year they brought in Gabe King, Todd Barr, Villiami Moala, Puka Lopa, and Mustafa Jalil. Add in McCarthy, Armstead, Shittu, and Darius Hamilton, and where the hell do they all play? It's a bummer they get all the stud DL, because until our defensive line has this kind of talent, we wont win a National Championship no matter how good our offense is. People say that our scheme calls for faster, smaller, penetrating lineman, but I argue that our scheme is determined by the fact that we cannot land elite DL talent. Because we can't seem to land the space-eaters in the middle, we play 6'7 280lb DT's who get manhandled by elite OLs. But we'll still win a lot more than Cal...

Im usually the one who is negative, but in this case the evidence suggests this is not true and of course its simply not true from a probabilistic standpoint, maybe our probability of winning one is lower but hardly 0...we were one onside kick and a game winning drive instead of kicking off last season or a one defensive play int/fumble instead of kicking off last season against Auburn from winning a NC.

CK clearly knows what he doing and how to work with what is available in the cupboard its not like our recruiting classes are terrible were just not top 5 everyyear and maybe oregon will never be a place like that. Over the last few years with the players that have left and not qualified/dismissed ive wondered how on earth the ducks would compete. I think theve done a pretty good job...remember this is a very young team, and while we want the absolute stud DL so does everybody else cause there are only a few of em.