Interview with New California Golden Bear Chris Adcock
by TwistNHook on Feb 8, 2010 3:00 AM PST
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On February 3, 2009, offensive lineman Chris Adcock sent in his Letter Of Intent to enroll at Cal and play for the Golden Bears. He played left tackle, deep snapper, and defensive tackle at the high school level. My understanding is that they are looking for him to play Center eventually at Cal. It looks like he has a lot of versatility and the intelligence to pick up several positions. From his official website (linked above), check this out:
GPA-4.0, Ranked 1st in class.
SAT= Verbal and Math =1420/1600, Math=760/800
Ok, those were better numbers than I had applying to Cal! And I completely lack any athletic skill. This guy is the total package! And, to illustrate his intelligence, he agreed to do an interview with the California Golden Blogs. After the jump, see his thoughts on why he chose Cal, who his friends on the team are, and his thoughts on becoming one of the newest Bears. Many thanks to Chris Adcock for his time here! Welcome aboard, Chris! GO BEARS!
1) What originally interested you in Cal? What was the biggest appeal you saw in coming to play for the Bears?
1) I originally contacted Cal because my dad went to UC Davis and had always kind of been a Cal fan and my mom is from Merced, CA. Because of that I have family through different parts of the state and had frequently visited California and had always been aware of the great education available at Cal. Because of all this Cal was on the short list of schools that I wanted to play for. The biggest appeal to come and play for the Bears was the education followed by a close second of big-time PAC-10 football.
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2) What do you look for in a school?
3) How did the facilities at Cal affect your decision?
4) What were your feelings on the way Cal played this year?
5) Who was your host on the team, or the guy you've talked to the most? What's your relationship like?
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6) Please share w/ the fans your fondest recruiting story.
8) What are you looking forward to the most being a Golden Bear? Do you have any dreams or aspirations to accomplish during your student/athlete career at Cal?
9)You attended both the US Army All-American and Football University Combine. Can you tell us more about your Combine experiences and how they helped you to become a better player?
10) How do you think your skills will develop at the next level fighting in the trenches for the Golden Bears?
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Welcome aboard, Chris!
Great interview! If the next four years are like the interview, he’ll represent Cal with class during his time here, and hopefully he’ll join the tradition of smart centers from Cal.
Sounds like a great kid, and very bright. He’s pretty much everything we could hope for in someone who will represent our alma mater. Thanks for scoring the interview, Twist!
Also, if you watch the highlights, I think it’s the third or fourth play, around 35 seconds in, he pushes a guy so far he ends up running over the ref. So awesome. Welcome to Cal, Chris!
But whom does he want to punch in the face?!
by Yes We Cannon on Feb 8, 2010 8:40 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
Yeah.
You know, sometimes the questions not asked are more important than those asked.
Maybe a one question follow-up interview would be in order here.
Whose Axe?
OUR AXE!
Very nice interview, thanks!
Sounds like a perfect guy for the Golden Bears… Way too early prediction you ask? The next Alex Mack? I don’t know but he sounds like a great kid with a lot of heart and potential…
BTW…
I’m looking forward to being one of the first classes to use the new Student-Athlete High Performance Center.
I wonder if that was a common selling point with the recruiting staff…
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Me too… I think it would be a big plus to not only be the first to use the training facilities, but to be on the first team to play in the new(ly renovated) stadium… Esp with the (perceived) talent that will be on that team…
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Nah
Brazinski is above him at this point, and is really smart also. He’s the next Mack, and Adcock the next Braz
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 8, 2010 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
undersized. But he’ll prolly take reps before Braz
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 8, 2010 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
Did that video make anyone else want pancakes?
by The Wrecking Jew on Feb 8, 2010 12:05 PM PST reply actions
I felt so damn sorry for all those little guys he was driving into the ground. I mean, did you see how slowly they all got up? F=MA mofo, F=MA.
Haha, for about half a second I thought you were using some internet slang I hadn’t heard of, but then I read it again to myself and realized you were talking physics. Dude’s got some serious momentum for sure.
by atomsareenough on Feb 8, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Welcome Chris!
The primary reason I am such an avid Bear fan, besides being a proud alumni, is that I am an ardent believer in the notion of scholar-athleticism. When I was in High School, I was ridiculed all the time by the hoodlums and gang bangers because I was a top student. The saving grace was I could take them out on the track and make them look stupid. My personal experiences aside, I came to greatly appreciate that jocks don’t have to be dumb and that scholars don’t have to be clumsy.
Chris seems like a perfect fit for Cal and will follow in a fine tradition of people who have studied with the world’s finest scholars and competed with the nation’s top athletes.
Go Bears! and Go Chris!
by Calbear91 on Feb 8, 2010 1:41 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
What event did you run?
"The trees on the [Student Athlete High Performance Center] are not protected -- and cannot be 'saved' -- by any law."
I went to Santa Fe Springs High in SoCal, and we were in the Whitmont League of about 8 large high schools. I ran everything from the 100 to the mile, and lots of field events. Kind of wherever the coach needed me. I was fast enough to place in the sprints, and had the lungs to keep going. Nothing special in the state but good enough to win our league. Ran Cross country too. I remember going to big LA invitational events after being the top guy in our league in the 400 meters, and racing against guys running 47 seconds in high school and them making me look really slow. Had to be fast to get away from all the roving bands of gangs in our neighborhood!
Holy shit, that’s intense. Glad to see you escape unscathed.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Feb 8, 2010 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
I was pretty similar to you, except I didn’t go above 400m until college, and even then it was only twice (I ran exactly 2 800m races and wanted to kill myself afterward. It was especially demoralizing not being able to “sprint” the last 200m after splitting like 54 sec and feeling great; I finished in 1:58 something…) In HS I did all the sprints, both hurdles, long and triple, and a little pole vault — same deal, I was used all over to get points. I also grew up in a bad neighborhood, and got used to running away from people being the only white kid.
The absolute worst double in a high school dual meet was 300m hurdles and then across the infield for the 200m. Luckily there was a separate heat for frosh and jv before varsity so I had about 8-10 minutes or so. A good friend of mine (a competitor in HS and later teammate) at an invite ran the 400 for “fun” in low 47’s, then walked back to the 100m start and killed it (with me in the race) with a low 10.60 (10.63 iirc). I was crushed. I was lucky to have run a low 11 at that point, except I was fresh, and he was dead tired and dropped a 10.6 electronic on us. It was just sick.
"The trees on the [Student Athlete High Performance Center] are not protected -- and cannot be 'saved' -- by any law."
Kid's a Mauler
Loved seeing his intensity on those blocks. Has some Mack in him.
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