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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby JasonB » Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:25 pm

Sounds like the person who hired him left, he had academic restrictions pushed down on him that weren't in place when he got the job, and he didn't have a good budget for hiring assistant coaches.

It also, more importantly, sounds like he knew things didn't go as well as he wanted, and went to spend time with a coach who did things differently in order to learn some new stuff.

Sound healthy, and a lot better than the "I want to prove that I can recruit by videotape" mindset that former coaches had. Looking forward to it. And super excited that he allows for open practices. Heard that at the recruiting event and confirmation on that board :). Will be fun do head down there during the spring and fall!
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby smupony94 » Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:37 pm

Thought everyone in Berkeley liked Dykes
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby peruna81 » Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:26 pm

smupony94 wrote:Thought everyone in Berkeley liked Dykes

Closing fast for post of the year....nicely played.
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby ALEX LIFESON » Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:21 pm

Very strange fit from the beginning, Sonny Dykes, the son of Spike Dykes, trying to fit in.....in the liberal Mecca of Berkeley.
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby gostangs » Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:24 pm

Yeah - if you love Lubbock, Berkeley ain't gonna be your thing.
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby CA Mustang » Sun Feb 11, 2018 7:26 pm

Cal fans really liked how SD cleaned up the academic performance of the team. Tedford let academics slip his last couple of years and success in that area is very important to the Cal administration and alums. Where they didn't like him was his constant flirting with other jobs (Baylor, Missouri, South Carolina & UH) along with an inability to build a credible defense. Add in the fact he had virtually no success vs. their historical rivals (never beat Stanford or USC, only one win each vs. Oregon, UCLA & UW).

At SMU, I don't think flirting with other jobs will be an issue for awhile and it seems he has a new emphasis on defense. As for success against historical rivals, beating TCU more than once would be an improvement over recent coaches.
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby Mexmustang » Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:19 pm

Coach Dykes goes from Lubbock and the Pirate to LaTech, then goes to Cal. Must of been a real culture shock. Heard this story from his first or second year.

Upon moving into his new neighborhood, a neighbor comes over, not to welcome him, but to reprimand him for his wife's gas guzzling SUV.

Where upon he sells his car and buys a second one...

whether true or not it defines culture shock.
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby skyscraper » Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:52 pm

smupony94 wrote:Thought everyone in Berkeley liked Dykes


Just now seeing this thread and this is amazing. Well done.
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby CA Mustang » Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:06 pm

Mexmustang wrote:Coach Dykes goes from Lubbock and the Pirate to LaTech, then goes to Cal. Must of been a real culture shock. Heard this story from his first or second year.

Upon moving into his new neighborhood, a neighbor comes over, not to welcome him, but to reprimand him for his wife's gas guzzling SUV.

Where upon he sells his car and buys a second one...

whether true or not it defines culture shock.

Don't know whether the story is true or not, but coaches get allowances/vehicles from local dealerships so switching vehicles wouldn't cost anything.
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby Charleston Pony » Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:51 am

Mexmustang wrote:Coach Dykes goes from Lubbock and the Pirate to LaTech, then goes to Cal. Must of been a real culture shock. Heard this story from his first or second year.

Upon moving into his new neighborhood, a neighbor comes over, not to welcome him, but to reprimand him for his wife's gas guzzling SUV.

Where upon he sells his car and buys a second one...

whether true or not it defines culture shock.



many Californians refer to SUVs as stupid ugly vehicles
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby Pony ^ » Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:37 pm

Anyone's opinion in Berkeley is useless.
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby PonyFan32 » Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:34 pm

Pretty much the epitome of "let me tell you how to live your life" attitude
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby PonyPlayer4 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:44 pm

CA Mustang wrote:
Mexmustang wrote:Coach Dykes goes from Lubbock and the Pirate to LaTech, then goes to Cal. Must of been a real culture shock. Heard this story from his first or second year.

Upon moving into his new neighborhood, a neighbor comes over, not to welcome him, but to reprimand him for his wife's gas guzzling SUV.

Where upon he sells his car and buys a second one...

whether true or not it defines culture shock.

Don't know whether the story is true or not, but coaches get allowances/vehicles from local dealerships so switching vehicles wouldn't cost anything.


The cost of the vehicle is not the point of the story. It's that he saw a gas guzzler pissed off a resident there, so he got a 2nd big truck to prove a point.
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Re: Cal views on Dykes

Postby PonyFan32 » Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:30 pm

Thanks for clarifying the point of the story. That definitely did not come across to me in the original telling
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