Golden Nuggets: What's The Most Uncertain Position For Cal Football?

Agree with Uncle Ted, though I’d add that I’m also supremely worried about replacing Alualu’s production on the D line.

Is nobody else concerned about the QB????

Okay, I agree that the secondary is the big question mark, but I’m really curious how KRiley will do.

I AM getting excited, though……

I’m concerned about everything except RB and TE.

What position should we not be concerned about?

looks like we have talent for the D-linemen, but i donno who will be starters other than CamJordan. For LBs, MikeyMo is the only known starter, and we have no idea who the other three starters will be. Im hoping to see Kendricks, Martin, and Davis fill in.

of course Riley will also have to disspell our doubts but I think he will be effective, maybe not great, but effective nonetheless

Linebackers, Corners, O-line and Fullback are all on my list.

Linebackers and fullbacks are full of unknowns, upcoming corners and o-line haven’t truly gelled yet IMO.

Here is an interesting article from LA times on events from a century ago on similar events.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then-20100619,0,4450391.story

1. I think it is bad for the Pac-10 and Cal for USC to be hammered. Sure, it is better for competition if they don’t bend the rules so ostentatiously, but a bad USC makes the games less meaningful, the conference less interesting, and contributes to the marginalization of west coast football. We need USC administration to meet take its responsibilities more seriously.

2. I have some sympathy for USC’s complaint that it is hard to monitor the off-field behavior of its athletes. If the school is not involved (coaches, boosters, advisors, etc.) but rather some agent hoping to get an advantage in the future, what is a school to do?

3. But USC really only has itself to blame for the finding of ‘lack of institutional control.’ In fact, the whole PR offensive of the Carroll regime seemed to celebrate the lack of control – winning is all that mattered, and winning with celebrities and money was even better. I think no matter what the facts, USC had a heavy burden with the public and the NCAA because of this attitude. And since some of the facts showed lack of control (OJ Mayo taking money, really? shocking! Access to the locker room and playing field leads to inappropriate contact? surprise!) , and the follow-up comments by Garrett (‘they are just jealous’), Kiffen (‘USC football is bigger than the NCAA"), and the advisor (’they didn’t cheat, they just broke the rules’) really have buried them.

4. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

 * Will USC appeal? It could reduce the number of lost scholarships, but also effectively extend the period of performing under a cloud and bowl bans, dampening enthusiasm and recruiting. That could make it even tougher for the new Kiffen regime to get off the dime.
 * How will USC do while under penalty? Will it still have the will to win?
 * How will USC look in a couple of years with 30 less players under scholarship?
 * etc.

jh

I think what Ted means by most uncertain is who will occupy what roles, not necessarily weakest unit. That’s my read anyway.

Biggest uncertainty is our new D coordinator. He’ll try to bring a lot more pressure, which will leave our secondary (which is either inexperienced or flat out bad last year) isolated much, much more frequently. If pressure gets to the opposing QB, our secondary will look good. If it doesn’t, last year’s group look like all-stars compared to this year.