02-07-2014, 12:38 AM
(02-06-2014, 10:33 PM)LuckE2Bhere link Wrote:When was the last time we had a recruiting class ranked among the top 3 in this conference (aside from the gift of one alumnae who was kind enough to send her twin Lottery picks here)... let alone averaging such a ranking over a 3-5 year period? Serious question... I'm guessing Never?This current group of seniors constituted the #1 recruiting class in the Pac-12 and #15 in the country per Scout. UCLA was a close second that year. Per ESPN, Stanford was #2 in the Pac-12/#18 in the country and UCLA was #1/#15.
This is a big part of my frustration: Johnny Dawkins has recruited talented basketball players, but has not come close to meeting my expectations that are based on the supposed potential of that talent.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)