Coaches at Chaparral.

https://x.com/chaparralpumafb/status/1732533123081232468?s=20

Friends of the Larison's put together a Causeway Classic tape, including the game, tailgate, Poppa Larison, and ginger "Sexy Lexi". Nice CC highlights.

https://youtu.be/Zy9oIvI_lz8?si=rxxpDQ0fSwYLQSRj

Alford has I believe 19 20 or more win seasons, a couple were 30-win seasons.

Career record: 663–349 (.655)

Steve Alford has the team rolling. A 6'9" F and 6'6" guard who can score, a solid PG and a 7' 4* Frosh Center.

Buddy Teavens, the former HC at Dartmouth, was in a bike accident and passed away this past year. New HC Sammy McCorkle has been given the job, and it appears 2 Ivy veterans are above Daft. If Daft's wife is also from California, family and weather are huge draws.

Hawk pulled Coombs, so anything is possible.

FWIW, Gary Patterson is a finalist at Houston for HC.

Who will our new OC be?

Kevin Daft, JT O'Sullivan, Ken O'Brien, Khari Jones, a youngster?

UC Davis Offensive Production

...........PPG... PYG....YPC....AVG/G
2023 .. 25.7.... 225..... 6.4......389 ... MH
2022 .. 35.6.... 295..... 8.2......486 ... MH
2021 .. 28.3.... 231..... 6.3......407 ... HR
2019 .. 28.7.... 309......7.3......433 ... JM
2018 .. 39.7.... 323......7.2......489 ... JM/Doss
2017 .. 33.6 ....348......8.1......485 ... Hawk/JM/Doss

2012 .. 27.8.... 233......6.7......380 ... Biggs


The 2022 team had Hutton (47 rec, 506 yds), Castles (30, 347), and Kraft (18, 250).

And Coaches Bronzan and Arp.

Could he help recruit as a volunteer assistant?

Mrs. Plough with the Zia's Deli call.

Cal's food budget is $1.5 Million... is that just for football?

FWIW, Andy Avalos out at Boise.

Snippets:

"National power... we're not OK being top 25."

"Relentless recruiter" - no questions on his current recruiting limitations.

I didn't know Chris Carter had passed. Coach Sochor apparently asked Chris Petersen to continue mentoring Plough.

How are you viewing it?

Are you there? I've got a blank screen on YouTube.

Livestream offline.

I believe Eason spent 2 years at a JC before going to Illinois.

It may be politics.

He's in a unique position in that it looks like he'll be HC and OC. Sure, it helps Cal.

He'll be spread thin if he wants to change any staff, help recruit and evaluate talent / needs. I thought it would be icing on the cake to bring in the HC, be it Hawkins or Plough, to close the deal. He can make phone and zoom calls. We'll see. But it seems we're two steps short on offense at a key juncture. We've had one QB excel in a dozen years? Our top receiver had 430 yards receiving.

"Tight ends coach Tim Plough, who has accepted the head coaching job at UC Davis, will remain with the [Berkeley] program through the bowl game and will work with the quarterbacks, Wilcox said."

" “Coach Plough is uber-intelligent,” Mendoza [quarterback] said. “As a coach, he’s a guy who has helped me develop a lot. It’s an honor to work with him these next two weeks.” "

https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/cal-bowl-notebook

So Plough will likely be splitting time during a crucial period. Who will do in-person recruiting for him? We need competition and depth at QB and WR. He can possibly get out to NorCal spots, CCSF, etc. Maybe skip a practice day to go nab a key recruit.

Transfer portal dates: Dec 4 2023 - Jan 2, 2024

Cal bowl game: December 16th

Early signing date: December 20, 2023

At Coach Sochor's memorial, I believe KO said the first time Soch recruited him, Sochor kinda overlooked him. Something else had Soch's attention, thus KO went to Sac.