Cal Football Update: Beau Sweeney Transfers, Likely To FCS School

by Avinash Kunnath on Apr 27, 2011 8:38 PM PDT in California Golden Bears Football

Jonathan Okanes reports that Beau Sweeney will be departing Cal and will look to transfer to a non-FBS school so that he won't have to sit out a year.

We kind of all knew this was coming. Sweeney's career at Cal was pretty much done the moment he wasn't named one of the final starting three in the spring competition, even speculated to be as low as fifth on the depth chart. With Zach Maynard, Allan Bridgford, Austin Hinder and Kyle Boehm all in the mix for next season, Sweeney's chances at ever seeing another snap as a Golden Bear signal-caller were highly unlikely.

Sweeney saw the field only a few times, but seemed to be tentative with throwing the football, instead opting to run for yards on way too many plays (and this was against UC Davis). He had unseated Brock Mansion as the second-string for at least a year, but he lost the spot quickly, and Mansion's subsequent struggles on the field made it unlikely Sweeney would be part of the future plans of the Bears offense.

We wish Beau the best, and hope he can succeed elsewhere.

(HT verytech)

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Sorry to hear this. Good luck to Beau! Hope he does well elsewhere! GO BEARS!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 27, 2011 8:47 PM PDT reply actions

I’m actually glad about this, if it means that Sweeney will be able to find a place where he can get some real playing time. The opportunity to play college sports is pretty short, and I hope he gets his chance at it.

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by CalBear81 on Apr 27, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs

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by norcalnick on Apr 27, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions

He worked hard and played tough while he was here. Sometimes, the numbers game is unkind.

Best of luck to him wherever he goes.

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by Kodiak on Apr 27, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions

too bad Beau won’t get a Cal diploma. I guess if he did finish his study already, then he would have qualified as a grad student to any D1 program. I also wonder whether and how many of guys who transferred away to play sports came back to finish their degree.

by LEastCoastBears on Apr 27, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions

best of luck to him, most importantly

by LEastCoastBears on Apr 27, 2011 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions

I demand more Zach Maynard. Best of luck to Beau wherever he goes.

1st and ten do it again!

Alright, and after it's all over, you say "Ooh, what a lovely tea party"

by Redonkulous Bear on Apr 27, 2011 8:48 PM PDT reply actions

Good luck to you Beau! Sorry things didn’t work out here!

n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemical advice.

by sec119 on Apr 27, 2011 9:07 PM PDT reply actions

We all knew this was coming, and we know this is actually a good thing for Beau

but it’s still sad to see our player leave the program.
It’s even more sad cuz he was the #2 QB behind Riley in 2009 and at beginning of 2010.
Wish you the best wherever you may end up playing.

by JustBear on Apr 27, 2011 9:36 PM PDT reply actions

Best of luck to Beau

Kinda sad that he won’t be completing the legacy of the Sweeneys w/ Tedford. All the best to Beau in the future and I wish him nothing but the best.

#Dominate

by solarise on Apr 27, 2011 9:41 PM PDT reply actions

Good for him!

by ACgiant97 on Apr 27, 2011 9:59 PM PDT reply actions

Can't say I'm surprised

I hope that he gets a good opportunity somewhere. He deserves that.

It’s tough to have so many new QBs come in when you fought your way into the #2 spot. But the level of difficulty and struggle that the Cal offense has had doomed him (whether fair or not is certainly up for debate).

It highlights the desperation and hope that surrounds the program as Spring ball comes to a close Saturday.

Good luck, Beau!

Say it like Ron Burgandy signing off: "Stay Classy, Bears!"

by PlayClassyBears on Apr 27, 2011 10:11 PM PDT reply actions

Kind of Topic

Does anyone know if he is on track to receive his degree this spring? He redshirted, so if he weren’t a football player he’d be on track to graduate. It’d seem to be a waste of a Cal education if he completed his final semester at a school like Eastern Washington, thus receiving the diploma from them and not Cal.

In any case, best of luck!

by chowder on Apr 27, 2011 10:31 PM PDT reply actions

I think he’s only finishing up his third year at Cal. He was a redshirt Soph. this past season.
So probably not getting a degree from Cal .

by JustBear on Apr 27, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Kinda expected but still sad to see a fellow Bear leave

Good luck!

Anyway wasn’t there a report somewhere that Beau was really happy at Cal and wouldn’t leave because he wanted to follow the coaching route?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Apr 28, 2011 12:39 AM PDT reply actions

It always amazes me that these highly recruited kids sometimes see SO little playing time. When he came to Cal he likely had stars in his eyes and big dreams to fulfill, only to find 3-5 other QBs in the same situation, and only one gets on the field at a time.

I wish him the very best and hope he gets his chance to play.

I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.

by BTown85 on Apr 28, 2011 6:30 AM PDT reply actions

Beau, we hardly knew ye

I’m sure that Sweeney thought long and hard about it, and that he more than likely talked with Coach Tedford about it as well. And if he is good with the choice, then that’s all that matters.

It’s too bad his career never developed with Cal. But 20 years down the line he may well realize that his time at Berkeley was more important than starting a couple of dozen games.

I'm thinking of having a little party down in Newport.

by SoCal Oski on Apr 28, 2011 7:18 AM PDT reply actions

Indeed. I hope his experience at Cal was enjoyable and worthwhile, except for the lack of playing time.

I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.

by BTown85 on Apr 28, 2011 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Wasn’t their a Scout piece saying that Cal should have gone after David Carr’s little bro instead of Sweeney?

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Apr 28, 2011 8:16 AM PDT reply actions

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