Giving Tedford the Axe?

The last part of that article states:

That part of it remains open to interpretation. Cal has made two legitimate runs at the conference title in Tedford’s seven seasons. Nationally, three of his first six Cal teams finished in The Associated Press Top 25. That’s better than friends of the program had been conditioned to expect, but falls just short of the working definition of “perennial powerhouse.”

Then there’s the whole Rose Bowl thing, which we should probably save for our next session.

Tedford is low-key, well-mannered and hard-working. He understands football’s place in the Cal culture, and that understanding hasn’t chased him off. From a macro perspective, which we should probably employ more often than we do, he’s done about as much as could be reasonably expected given the parameters of this time and place.

In other words, if you want more from a football program than he’s delivering, you’re looking for something that doesn’t grow here. Medical marijuana pun not intended.

The media and most fans define the Pac-10 champion as the team that plays in the Rose Bowl.

I think a strong finish to this season will squash any “Tedford has peaked” talk.

Tedford’s accomplished many goals…and now expectations are starting to get raised. And they aren’t unfair, as Tedford has acknowledged and welcomed.

2008, with the bounce back from 3 road losses, the axe, and a positive ruling on the SHPC front, has to accomplish several major goals for the season. Winning the bowl game would be the last major goal, in my opinion.

If I’m remembering my history correctly, CAL finished tied with UC-southern branch for the Pac-10 title and lost the head-to-head tiebreaker (having lost to the Bruins that year). I believe that if favored SC had beaten southern branch in the season finale, then CAL would have gone to the Rose Bowl by virtue of the CAL win over SC that season.