Many of us here first heard of those two words next to ‘WR’ in an incoming recruiting class. We probably rooted for Cal to go top of your ‘recruting hotlist’ and did a little dance when you became a Cal commit. I can tell you that at that time, most of us were probably thinking, “How is this guy going to make up for losing DeSean, Hawk?” The tragedy with this way of looking at players is that all we do is project our hopes and aspirations onto those two words, ‘Michael Calvin’ instead of seeing you as what you are, a 18-19 year old human being entering college. This is perhaps wholly unfair to you but it is what we college football junkies do and for that I apologize.

Now, at the end of a Cal playing career when we’ve rooted for you, celebrated in your accomplishments, stewed with the disappointments, know that many of us here say… Thank you! You represented fighting through adversity and although this was a terrible way to go out, you have inspired us to … never … stop … fighting. Wish you the best of luck going forward, wherever that may take you.

Here’s to Michael Calvin
Two words …. Golden Bear

And a great player—a true Golden Bear. Thanks, Michael-you made us proud fighting your injuries, playing great and hard and being team-first. Go Bears!