Cal Football: End-of-Season Press Conference with Sonny Dykes

As of Monday, no decisions regarding staff changes or roster personnel have been made:

Dykes said no decisions on staff have been made, but suggested finances would not be a factor in keeping or exiting an assistant coach.

— Jeff Faraudo (@JeffFaraudo) November 25, 2013

Asked about backup QB Zach Kline considering a transfer, Dykes said he needs to do what is best for him. "Jared Goff is our quarterback."

— Jeff Faraudo (@JeffFaraudo) November 25, 2013

Spring workouts for @CalFootball, held before spring break last year, likely after the break in 2014 to get injured players back first.

— Jeff Faraudo (@JeffFaraudo) November 25, 2013

In his report this afternoon, CC Times' Jeff Faraudo provided the following details:

Acknowledging his debut season "wasn’t much of a honeymoon," Cal football coach Sonny Dykes said the process of trying to get better after an historically bad 1-11 season already is under way.

End-of-season interviews with players began Monday and coaches will be on the road recruiting starting next Monday.

[...] Dykes said he won’t make changes to his coaching staff merely to appease frustrated fans.

Dykes gave defensive coordinator Andy Buh a vote of confidence for the second straight week following a season in which the Bears allowed a record 45.9 points per game [...]

"If you did things for appearances, all you would do is try to win today," Dykes said. "Building a program is about doing things the right way over a long term. [...]"

Buh has a three-year contract which guarantees him his salary for all three if he’s fired without cause [...]

Asked if finances would allow him to make changes he deems necessary, Dykes said, "I would think so."

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CGB was also present to take notes, and here are some of the statements/responses:

[Disclaimer: cannot ensure at this time that all transcribed quotes are 100% accurate; will edit as necessary if a more complete transcript becomes available]

- Regarding the program overall:

"There are problems in every program... Our job [as coaches] is to fix them & fix them quickly... Cal isnt different than any other place...

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 25, 2013

...[but] we're dealing with an unusual situation with [APR & graduation rates] but we've made significant improvements there quickly..."

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 25, 2013

"obviously we didn't see the same improvements on the field..." [when asked what problems still exist, he answered:] "depth & youth..."

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 25, 2013

- Regarding youth & depth:

"We've got plenty of [talent], but theyre young... theyll get better. Our job is to coach them... takes time for everything to come together

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 25, 2013

- Regarding injured defensive players:

re D injuries - Scarlett, McClure, Broussard, Jalil will be back by spring but limited; Sebastian back in full; Forbes status still in doubt

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 25, 2013

- Regarding possible coaching changes:

to clarify: he mentioned 110 out 125 teams will probably change a coach or two; so "...based on sheer numbers, there's a possibility..."

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 25, 2013

- Regarding his confidence level:

he said he & staff remain confident, but they'll "Evaluate everything. First thing to do is look at myself, what could I have done better...

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 25, 2013

[same with coaches, players, support staff] "...look at all our schemes... why guys got injured; teams go thru injuries in 2-year cycles..."

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 26, 2013

- Regarding injuries & youth:

(his overall comment regarding youth/depth - they had to play alot of true freshmen that ideally should/would have redshirted)

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 26, 2013

- Regarding Zach Kline's status:

when asked about Kline: "Jared's our QB, but Zach needs to make a decision that's in his best interest; we're completely supportive of that"

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 26, 2013

- Regarding message to team after the Big Game:

"...it's easy to be a good guy when things are going well... [we'll] reveal our character [coaches & players] by how we handle [adversity]"

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 26, 2013

- Regarding Goff's development:

re Goff's development: "sometimes Jared felt like he had to do too much" ... Sonny said with a frosh QB, ideally want to run 65% of the time

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 26, 2013

- Regarding DC Andy Buh:

also re: Buh - "...Andy's a good football coach, been successful everywhere he's been. I think he can be successful here..."

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 26, 2013

- Regarding the plan going forward:

asked if closer to being a good team: "...we've got to get bigger & stronger, faster; our football team will look alot different next year."

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 26, 2013

remarks re: offseason schedule - exit interviews with players this week, team meeting today (Monday), then offseason workouts start Dec 2...

— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) November 26, 2013

Check back later for possible updates, including [potentially] a more complete transcript.