12-06-2021, 05:52 AM
I don't know why y'all don't take Justin Wilcox seriously. Let me use a Formula One analogy here.
Mercedes is the top team on F1, having won the last several constructor championships. This year is leads Red Bull with one race left in the season. Think of them as Oregon in this analogy.
The Williams team has been in the bottom of the constructor's standings in F1 for several years, including being #8 of 10 teams this season. This of them as Cal in this analogy. George Russell is an F1 driver for the Williams team. Think of him as Justin Wilcox.
George Russell has never won a race and in 50+ races finished above 10th just three times. Last year when Lewis Hamliton was out with Covid, Russell replaced him with a car good enough to win. He did not even finish the race. Despite having a forgettable career in terms of results otherwise, this year Russell was able to finish 2nd once.
Yet despite these meager results, after seeing him finish 2nd, Mercedes has signed Russell to drive for them in 2022. Like the driver needs to be talented, so too does a College Football Head Coach, but without a program committing significant resources and talent to winning, neither a driver or coach is going to be successful in a highly competitive endeavor.
You put Justin Wilcox in a program with Oregon's resources and commitment and he will crush it. His Cal teams way over perform their talent on a routine basis. Are there some stinkers? Sure. But in the main, he keeps Cal more competitive than they should be, even in losses, IMO. So pooh-pooh Justin Wilcox all you want for not winning enough at a school that cares less about winning football games than any school in the Pac-12. But don't lose track of what a difference joining one that prioritizes winning can make in one's ability to win games.
You can also look at Gabe Kapler as an analogy. He was terrible at the Phillies and was fired. After he joined the Giants?
Mercedes is the top team on F1, having won the last several constructor championships. This year is leads Red Bull with one race left in the season. Think of them as Oregon in this analogy.
The Williams team has been in the bottom of the constructor's standings in F1 for several years, including being #8 of 10 teams this season. This of them as Cal in this analogy. George Russell is an F1 driver for the Williams team. Think of him as Justin Wilcox.
George Russell has never won a race and in 50+ races finished above 10th just three times. Last year when Lewis Hamliton was out with Covid, Russell replaced him with a car good enough to win. He did not even finish the race. Despite having a forgettable career in terms of results otherwise, this year Russell was able to finish 2nd once.
Yet despite these meager results, after seeing him finish 2nd, Mercedes has signed Russell to drive for them in 2022. Like the driver needs to be talented, so too does a College Football Head Coach, but without a program committing significant resources and talent to winning, neither a driver or coach is going to be successful in a highly competitive endeavor.
You put Justin Wilcox in a program with Oregon's resources and commitment and he will crush it. His Cal teams way over perform their talent on a routine basis. Are there some stinkers? Sure. But in the main, he keeps Cal more competitive than they should be, even in losses, IMO. So pooh-pooh Justin Wilcox all you want for not winning enough at a school that cares less about winning football games than any school in the Pac-12. But don't lose track of what a difference joining one that prioritizes winning can make in one's ability to win games.
You can also look at Gabe Kapler as an analogy. He was terrible at the Phillies and was fired. After he joined the Giants?