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Official 2018 Fall Camp Thread

I actually rode
4DemBuffs said:
A similar story to Charles Johnson (WR) and his heartbreaking childhood where, IIRC, he would sleep on friends couches, move from house to house not eating more than a candy bar a day while taking care of his little sister. His dad was absent and his mother was a drug addict.

One of the most compelling reasons I’m a fan of sports and the opportunity it can offer kids.
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I actually rode a vanpool with his Dad from Vacaville in to the Oakland Airport. Since I wore CU stuff all the time to work (aircraft overhaul so no uniforms in the hangers) we had a few conversations about CJ (Dad is also CJ). They talked at that time (1995-1997) but when I asked if they were close he said “Closer than ever. But not ‘buy me a house’ close.” Think CJ was playing for the Steelers at the time.
 
buffaholic said:
All the CU press corp wants to know:
"You were 10-2 in '16 and fell back last year. What are you doing different to improve?"

Like the players know why they were 5-7 last year. Honest answer? The other team had better players than we did.
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Yeaaaaah you’re an idot
 
Looks like Mac is packing a bun in the oven. Hopefully that is just the normal result of being a middle aged man and not the result of becoming a content fat cat. There is a an awful lot riding on this season.
 
Zapata said:
Looks like Mac is packing a bun in the oven. Hopefully that is just the normal result of being a middle aged man and not the result of becoming a content fat cat. There is a an awful lot riding on this season.
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He wasn't exactly small when he got here...
 
I liked what I heard from HCMM today to some degree. I think his comments on last year's team cracking after the UCLA/Zona games are right on. Not as an excuse, but I liked that he attempted to fix the program chemistry through structure. That matters, especially if you don't have a bevy of natural leaders like that 2016 team.

Edit: more generally, it's nice to see the reflexive "there's nothing wrong with me or my team or how we do things, **** off everyone else, I'm reigning coach of the year" chip seems to be off his shoulder. That was annoying as ****.
 
4DemBuffs said:
A similar story to Charles Johnson (WR) and his heartbreaking childhood where, IIRC, he would sleep on friends couches, move from house to house not eating more than a candy bar a day while taking care of his little sister. His dad was absent and his mother was a drug addict.

One of the most compelling reasons I’m a fan of sports and the opportunity it can offer kids.
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I had him in several classes, great guy and student.
 
Darth Snow said:
I liked what I heard from HCMM today to some degree. I think his comments on last year's team cracking after the UCLA/Zona games are right on. Not as an excuse, but I liked that he attempted to fix the program chemistry through structure. That matters, especially if you don't have a bevy of natural leaders like that 2016 team.

Edit: more generally, it's nice to see the reflexive "there's nothing wrong with me or my team or how we do things, **** off everyone else, I'm reigning coach of the year" chip seems to be off his shoulder. That was annoying as ****.
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With that, I also like that he said that in his Wednesday meetings he would open up to everyone and let them get to know him better. Also mentioned that he took some teasing from the players. That openness was needed and will build a lot of trust with his players. Being the aloof coach in the practice field tower and the big office does not work with today's players.
 
TDforTD said:


I think we knew Lynott would be back but always nice to see it confirmed and him running with the 1s.
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Tim is critical to the line's success. Not captured in photo is the LT........I imagine Kaiser will, for at least at the start of camp, will be manning the #1 spot there.
 
Buffnik said:
With that, I also like that he said that in his Wednesday meetings he would open up to everyone and let them get to know him better. Also mentioned that he took some teasing from the players. That openness was needed and will build a lot of trust with his players. Being the aloof coach in the practice field tower and the big office does not work with today's players.
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Dabo “starts over” every year with staff / players. Core values, principles, goals, process. Key. Glad to MM evolving in this area.
 

Poplawski, Lynott, Jackson, MacIntyre, Evans all out there looking like full participants - great news. DLs look the part much more than last year (especially Javier). Also a first look at Kutsch on the OL. And, of course, Shenault & Winfree look like NFL WRs.
 
Holy smokes I’ve been wondering if Derek McCartney was back out there wearing #95. That’s Antwine.

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Compared to Tuiloma:

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Darth Snow said:
I liked what I heard from HCMM today to some degree. I think his comments on last year's team cracking after the UCLA/Zona games are right on. Not as an excuse, but I liked that he attempted to fix the program chemistry through structure. That matters, especially if you don't have a bevy of natural leaders like that 2016 team.

Edit: more generally, it's nice to see the reflexive "there's nothing wrong with me or my team or how we do things, **** off everyone else, I'm reigning coach of the year" chip seems to be off his shoulder. That was annoying as ****.
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Well said. That is pretty big to hear, given how last year unfolded.
 
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