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What evidence exists to draw this conclusion? 

He got Sac State to the FCS Semi-Finals. That's a pretty damn impressive accomplishment, probably harder than getting Stanford to the Rose Bowl in the days of yore.

Zero evidence to draw the conclusion, of course. In fact, if you listen to the guy in interviews, he is INCREDIBLY competitive.

Just compare how Taylor's staff is recruiting to how Wilcox's has ever. I know Stanford has some advantages over Cal, but recruiting results like Taylor is having are a leading indicator of on-field success that Wilcox never has had.

Here's a simple question: Who will win at least 8 games in a regular season first, Wilcox or Taylor? Considering Wilcox is entering his 7th year at Cal and still hasn't won 8 regular season games, I'd say Taylor will.

Here's another one: Cal's O/U for wins this year is 4.5. Stanford's is 3. If you could only bet one on the Over, who would it be?

Why all the numbers?

Who has ever said anywhere on this site that Wilcox is a capable coach.  In fact, he is a terrible head coach.  Hence, my earlier facetious comment that I’m sure Cal fans would prefer Madsen over Wilcox to lead the Cal football program.  

What I did say is that it is my opinion that Taylor has a Wilcox-like personality and is in over his head leading a major program.  We shall see if that turns out to be true……..

Be interested in your explanation on their personality type and how that equates to success or lack thereof.

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Weren’t several people on this board talking about what a terrific coach Wilcox was a few years ago?

I think most FCS coaches are in over their head leading a major program.  Some like Harbaugh, Tressel, etc. simply demonstrate that they can win at any level.  Nobody knows yet with Taylor.  I'm looking forward to finding out, and expect the offense to be more interesting in the meantime.

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What evidence exists to draw this conclusion? 

He got Sac State to the FCS Semi-Finals. That's a pretty damn impressive accomplishment, probably harder than getting Stanford to the Rose Bowl in the days of yore.

Zero evidence to draw the conclusion, of course. In fact, if you listen to the guy in interviews, he is INCREDIBLY competitive.

Just compare how Taylor's staff is recruiting to how Wilcox's has ever. I know Stanford has some advantages over Cal, but recruiting results like Taylor is having are a leading indicator of on-field success that Wilcox never has had.

Here's a simple question: Who will win at least 8 games in a regular season first, Wilcox or Taylor? Considering Wilcox is entering his 7th year at Cal and still hasn't won 8 regular season games, I'd say Taylor will.

Here's another one: Cal's O/U for wins this year is 4.5. Stanford's is 3. If you could only bet one on the Over, who would it be?

Why all the numbers?

Who has ever said anywhere on this site that Wilcox is a capable coach.  In fact, he is a terrible head coach.  Hence, my earlier facetious comment that I’m sure Cal fans would prefer Madsen over Wilcox to lead the Cal football program.  

What I did say is that it is my opinion that Taylor has a Wilcox-like personality and is in over his head leading a major program.  We shall see if that turns out to be true……..

Be interested in your explanation on their personality type and how that equates to success or lack thereof.

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Weren’t several people on this board talking about what a terrific coach Wilcox was a few years ago?

I think most FCS coaches are in over their head leading a major program.  Some like Harbaugh, Tressel, etc. simply demonstrate that they can win at any level.  Nobody knows yet with Taylor.  I'm looking forward to finding out, and expect the offense to be more interesting in the meantime.