Dump Tedford Campaign

I'll admit, I am a little disappointed in the game result, and how we played yesterday, and more importantly, how we coached.

That being said, all of these Dump Tedford comments on the boards and in the the papers comments, etc are ridiculous.  What are you guys smoking?  Jeff Tedford is a great coach for Cal Football.  He does everything right for the Bears.  Except sometimes he is a bit too conservative and some don't like his defense.  Let's be clear - there is a hell of a lot more to running a football program than winning.  Ask Oregon State, or Washington State, about Dennis Erickson.  That is the alternative to Cal football.  A coach who wins at all costs, and you are embarrassed to have the players represent your school.  Idaho had to let about 25% of the football team go after Erickson left because they were so lacking in any ability to function in a positive way.  Do we want to be like Miami in the 80s and 90s?  I do not think so.

Jeff Tedford represents the school as well as anyone else possibly could, in academics, with class and dignity.  And he has the same high standards for his players.

If we win 9 or 10 games this year, we will know we could have done better, but when was the last time you were seriously in the national title consideration three times in the last four years?  If that is not good enough for you, too bad.

That being said, there is still plenty to discuss.  I will have a game analysis up by tomorrow, and try to figure out where we stand in the broader scheme of things.  Had we won, we would have been right in the title hunt.  As it stands, I do believe that there will be only one team with an undefeated season, and that will be Hawaii.  And they may not make a BCS game.

The Pac 10 seems to be the toughest conference this season, with three teams in the top 10 and Cal and UCLA in the top 25.  The Bears need to be a team to win out.  Let us hope they can be one.