Steve Asche
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Steve Asche
@steve_asche
After all these years, I'm still that guy. I say what I mean; my comments are my own.
Pleasanton, CA Katılım Ağustos 2008
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@avinashkunnath FTFY - “a *lot* smarter than their internet competition”
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@theamelia__ Dip - because he looks like he’s been dipped in ink.
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Cal will have a new head coach in 2026. Talked about why this decision needed to be made to move on from Justin Wilcox today. Read here: writeforcalifornia.com/p/justin-wilco…

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The awards keep coming for @JaronKeawe
✅ Davey O’Brien Great 8
✅ Manning Award Star of the Week
Be sure to vote for JKS for Manning Award QB of the Week now through Wednesday.
Vote here 🔗: shorturl.at/cE0Aj
#SmartAndTough #GoBears


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@AdmiralBear01 Well said. I’m pinning my hopes on Lyons and Rivera to make good decisions.
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As I've said before, my opinion on Justin Wilcox means nothing. But if you really want it, here it is.
The truth is, I was against hiring Justin Wilcox from the start. There were other candidates at the time I strongly preferred.
Wilcox outperformed my initial (albeit fairly low) expectations by quite a bit. I certainly didn't expect him to last 9+ years, and he has won here more than I thought he would.
But, what I really did not expect when Justin Wilcox was hired as Cal's head coach was that I'd come to develop great respect and appreciation for who he'd become as a leader and a front facing representative of the University of California.
Working under the tragically inadequate "leadership" of Jim Knowlton, Wilcox cobbled together the best coordinators, assistants, and other staff he could with limited resources. He handled unique and often ridiculous administrative obstacles and challenges without complaint, showed up every day, and fought his ass off for California. He consistently took heat for problems beyond his control. He put up with far more than most in his position would under the abysmal Knowlton regime, and he believed in us, and in this institution, even when we didn't believe in ourselves.
In sharp contrast to his immediate predecessor, you never heard a word about Wilcox doing anything to embarrass the University off the field, nor would he tolerate such conduct in his program.
He developed some good football players, but he was even more adept at developing great young men. He made sure they graduated, and went on to be good people.
He also earned a reputation for sending defensive backs to the NFL, and many of them are stars at the next level now.
Despite the often frustrating product on the field, Wilcox remained well-respected in the college coaching world, and for good reason. People in the know understood the hindrances to success Wilcox has faced here. He had other opportunities, but stayed loyal to Cal because he believed in the potential of our football program and was singularly focused on meeting that potential, and to this day that remains his focus.
Now that Cal's leadership at the top has changed dramatically for the better, with Rich Lyons' commitment to football excellence and Ron Rivera's clear vision for making that happen, there's a tremendous opportunity for Cal's head football coach to enjoy high level success. But, this has not been the situation Wilcox worked under through most of his tenure at Cal.
The support he has received this year has been dramatically different, as Wilcox himself has repeatedly acknowledged (while being careful not to disparage the prior leadership, no matter how well deserved that may have been).
Would Wilcox have generated the high level results he worked tirelessly to achieve for years if he had this kind of administrative support from the start? Unfortunately, we will never know.
But, we cannot make decisions about our future based on hypotheticals about our past. For Cal football (and the entire Athletic Department) to thrive at a level befitting our University, we have to look forward, not backward.
Looking at the present, it doesn't take a genius to see the diminished attendance at games and seemingly annual lull in enthusiasm for the team. Those things speak for themselves, and they signify the need for a change in course, most likely soon.
I strongly suspect Wilcox will find success elsewhere, and I'm even more confident Cal will find success under someone else's leadership; not because Wilcox wasn't capable, but because the next guy will have advantages here that Wilcox didn't have, and without the baggage he now carries.
Having said all of that - I have tremendous faith in Rich Lyons and Ron Rivera to direct this program, and I'm not interested in "demanding" anything from either of them at this point. I'll support and respect whatever decision they make, at whatever time they think is right.
Better days lie ahead. Go Bears. 🫡💙💛
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@JaronKeawe We’re grateful you’re here. Light it up tomorrow night. #GoBears
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BREAKING NEWS!!! As we prepare for homecoming, a very important message from Ahmad Anderson -- the man who created Bear Territory! You'll want to turn your speakers on for this one!
Share us with ALL your Cal friends: tellthewholedamnworld.com
We are the podcast for Golden Bear fans who love THE University of California. We celebrate all things Cal and the prominent people who are passionate about UC Berkeley. GO BEARS!!!
@2020Anderson1 @CalFootball @calfootballpr @UCBerkeley @CalAthletics @CalBearsHistory #Podcast #GoBears #BearTerritory #TellTheWholeDamnWorld #UCBerkeley #Calgorithm
Tell The Whole Damn World!@Win4Cal
This is a long post, but both Ahmad and I feel it's important to set the story straight with regard to Bear Territory. When Ahmad originally came up with it back in 1982, he meant for it to be a rallying cry. It was meant to motivate the players to get pumped and play harder. @2020Anderson1 @CalFootball @RonRivera80 @richlyons
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Just got word he passed away. The first Cal game I shared with him was the 2004 Holiday Bowl - my tears turned into laughter as he baptized me into the Cal fandom by listing all the ways the Bears had ripped his heart out and shown it to him. Played a big role in my cal fandom - always made me feel like one of the guys.
Idk if there is a heaven or not, but if there is I know he’s up there with Joe Roth talking about JKS and preparing to watch the Duke game tomorrow. RIP.
Ghost@GhostofGarbers
Faith. Humility. Courage. Tomorrow we honor Joe Roth and the 1975 Cal Bears. 50 years later - I have a family friend, a sturdy Golden Bear and Son of California, fighting the same battle Joe did. He could use your thoughts and prayers this weekend.
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@avinashkunnath Glad to see them bounce back after that SDSU debacle.
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