[calfan]

I think Luck is proving to be a poor GM hire (yes, I know I'm the Cal fan saying this). Outstanding player, incredible Stanford legacy, but no experience in management or leading an org and his results to this point have been very disappointing for you all, to my eye. The Pritchard hire was uninspired at best (read: it is truly lackluster especially since Luck had a whole year to find someone) and not even remotely comparable to Cignetti, who had an extensive track record of winning at every level/stop.

The only benefit Luck has really brought is a brief catalyst for donor money as he was a "splashy" name, but even that seems to have been pretty tepid (the $50M gift is not lump sum and not all for football, btw).

I'm not rooting for this, for what it's worth. I believe we're somewhat tied at the hip for the next round of realignment in a few years and want us to be a great package deal. But, candidly, I have to say that it seems like Luck's grade so far would be a C- at best.

[calfan]

I think Luck is proving to be a poor GM hire (yes, I know I'm the Cal fan saying this). Outstanding player, incredible Stanford legacy, but no experience in management or leading an org and his results to this point have been very disappointing for you all, to my eye. The Pritchard hire was uninspired at best (read: it is truly lackluster especially since Luck had a whole year to find someone) and not even remotely comparable to Cignetti, who had an extensive track record of winning at every level/stop.

The only benefit Luck has really brought is a brief catalyst for donor money as he was a "splashy" name, but even that seems to have been pretty tepid (the $50M gift is not lump sum and not all for football, btw).

I'm not rooting for this, for what it's worth. I believe we're somewhat tied at the hip for the next round of realignment in a few years and want us to be a great package deal. But, candidly, I have to say that it seems like Luck's grade so far would be a C- at best.