[Mick]

Is this just a bunch of Stanford fans with wishful thinking?

Probably.
IMO,
Helton won the Rose Bowl two years ago and was the Pac-12 champ last year. To call him a dud because he had a bad year this year is an overstatement.
If I'm an AD, I don't think Wilcox has accomplished enough at Kal to get me all hot and tingly about hiring him away from there. Let him win the Pac-12, or at least make it to the CC game before we start considering him the next great college football head coach.
Also, Wlicox has created a "small miracle" at Kal? He is 3-4 in conference play and his three non conference wins were against undistinguished teams. Is that a serious statement? If it is, that's setting the bar awfully low.

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Agreed.  If I were Wilcox, i'd get out while the getting's good.  He's had a fairly fortunate year.  If C.al manages to beat Stanford, I'd take whatever offer I could get, were I he.

Well, I think he will beat Colorado, and if he can get by Stanford that makes him 8-4. Heck, that was good enough to get Denny Green an NFL head coaching gig. So maybe he should see what is out there. My guess is that also gets him an nice salary bump and a contract extension at Kal, for whatever that is worth.

Didn't Mariucci last a mere one year at kal with a middling record, only to be rewarded with an NFL head coaching gig?

Yes.  Went 6-5 with Ca.l in 1996, loss in the Aloha Bowl.  He started the season 5-0 with wins over SJSU, SDSU, Nevada, Oregon State and over #17 USC.  then lost 6 of 7, including 42-21 against the Cardinal.  Only win in that stretch was 56-55 over Arizona.  But his 6-6 team was sandwiched between two 3-8 teams, so I guess that meant he was a good coach.  He coached the Niners from 1997 to 2003, had four very good seasons and two bad ones.  Only got to one Championship game, his first year with Seifert's team.  His first draft pick was Jim Drukenmiller.  Young was his QB.  Jeff Garcia was his QB at the end.

[Mick]

Is this just a bunch of Stanford fans with wishful thinking?

Probably.
IMO,
Helton won the Rose Bowl two years ago and was the Pac-12 champ last year. To call him a dud because he had a bad year this year is an overstatement.
If I'm an AD, I don't think Wilcox has accomplished enough at Kal to get me all hot and tingly about hiring him away from there. Let him win the Pac-12, or at least make it to the CC game before we start considering him the next great college football head coach.
Also, Wlicox has created a "small miracle" at Kal? He is 3-4 in conference play and his three non conference wins were against undistinguished teams. Is that a serious statement? If it is, that's setting the bar awfully low.

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Agreed.  If I were Wilcox, i'd get out while the getting's good.  He's had a fairly fortunate year.  If C.al manages to beat Stanford, I'd take whatever offer I could get, were I he.

Well, I think he will beat Colorado, and if he can get by Stanford that makes him 8-4. Heck, that was good enough to get Denny Green an NFL head coaching gig. So maybe he should see what is out there. My guess is that also gets him an nice salary bump and a contract extension at Kal, for whatever that is worth.

Didn't Mariucci last a mere one year at kal with a middling record, only to be rewarded with an NFL head coaching gig?

Yes.  Went 6-5 with Ca.l in 1996, loss in the Aloha Bowl.  He started the season 5-0 with wins over SJSU, SDSU, Nevada, Oregon State and over #17 USC.  then lost 6 of 7, including 42-21 against the Cardinal.  Only win in that stretch was 56-55 over Arizona.  But his 6-6 team was sandwiched between two 3-8 teams, so I guess that meant he was a good coach.  He coached the Niners from 1997 to 2003, had four very good seasons and two bad ones.  Only got to one Championship game, his first year with Seifert's team.  His first draft pick was Jim Drukenmiller.  Young was his QB.  Jeff Garcia was his QB at the end.