Cal Bear Fans discuss Mason Fine

[Coach Andy Mac]

“Good stuff on Mason Fine. No big or elite QB camps or private coach. Really interested to see him play. Of course I want the Bears to drop NT like a hot turd but easy to pull for a kid like that.”

Link: https://bearinsider.com/forums/2/topics/89835

[RiseUNT]

No hot takes, that board is ugly, and I disagree with most of them. 

Fine can't sneak up on people like last year? He was the reigning CUSA player of the year who every team game planned for.

[97and03]

Not a lot of respect shown 

[greenminer]

2 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Not a lot of respect shown 

I think Bear19 is on a some Golden Koolaid, but the others are saying some nice things.

[Green Crazy]

26 minutes ago, greenminer said:

I think Bear19 is on a some Golden Koolaid, but the others are saying some nice things.

more like golden shower.  Ba dum bum

[RiseUNT]

I looked through their past 4 recruiting classes. Besides some 5 and 4 stars who aren't on the team anymore they are 3 stars with some 2 stars.

Unless cal can be like Florida, Iowa, and Arkansas who got to our QB with only rushing 4 I think Fine will pick them apart.

[greenminer]

53 minutes ago, RiseUNT said:

I looked through their past 4 recruiting classes. Besides some 5 and 4 stars who aren't on the team anymore they are 3 stars with some 2 stars.

Unless cal can be like Florida, Iowa, and Arkansas who got to our QB with only rushing 4 I think Fine will pick them apart.

Not sure about stars, but I think I read they have NFL talent all over their defensive back 7

[Mean Green 93-98]

46 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Not sure about stars, but I think I read they have NFL talent all over their defensive back 7

Yep, that backfield is elite.

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Steele says, “Following a subpar performance in 2017 where they finished at just No. 76 in our pass defense ratings, Cal exceeded expectations a year ago by catapulting all the way up to the No. 1 spot by allowing just 175 yards per game through the air with an outstanding 13-21 ratio. This year, the starters return intact giving them the capability of defending their title as the nation’s top secondary.”

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Best-defensive-backs-college-football-LSU-Alabama-Michigan-133204703/#133204703_10

 

Edited August 25, 2019 by Mean Green 93-98

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

72CalBear called us a AA team! Smh

[Mean Green 93-98]

2 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

72CalBear called us a AA team! Smh

Not too surprising.  For a non P5 team, respect has to be earned.  But I imagine a lot of Arkansas fans were saying the same type of things about us this time last year.

[Philip Ferguson]

6 hours ago, Coach Andy Mac said:

“Good stuff on Mason Fine. No big or elite QB camps or private coach. Really interested to see him play. Of course I want the Bears to drop NT like a hot turd but easy to pull for a kid like that.”

Link: https://bearinsider.com/forums/2/topics/89835

[RiseUNT]

1 hour ago, greenminer said:

Not sure about stars, but I think I read they have NFL talent all over their defensive back 7

That's my point. Mason is so smart and accurate that if he has time he will pick any defense apart. 

This CAL game will be his ticket to the 3rd round!

[RBP79]

Their already gloating. Got'em right where we want them. That back field might slow down the passing attack some but just opens up a running attack that most may not see as a strong element of our offense.

[NorthTexan95]

Their comments seem about right.  Much like our comments about Abilene Christian.  

[RiseUNT]

Just now, NorthTexan95 said:

Their comments seem about right.  Much like our comments about Abilene Christian.  

[golfingomez]

Is this the time of year where we go to other boards and get butt hurt because they don't see everything through green tinted glasses?

[UNTLifer]

I looked through some of their games last year to see what passing teams did against their "stellar" defensive backfield.  They did give up a high completion percentage but not many touchdowns through the air in the games I looked at.  It will be a good match up and require a good game plan by Reeder to knock them off.

[NYCGOBEARS]

Most of the knowledgeable Cal fans know that this game won’t be easy. Fine will test our defense. Hubris is not a thing associated with our program. We’ve been irrelevant too long. 

[GreenTexan13]

I might be throwing stones in a glass house here. But Cal doesn't exactly have the foundation to be talking like they run the P5 world. These guys probably would be last place Pac12 if Oregon State or Colorado wasn't in the conference. I have heard a lot about this year's defense for Cal, but our offense will be stacked. 

I do admire that a lot of them gives credit where it is due. Arkansas did not give us the time of day before they got throttled, they were SEC. Top tier P5 conference. 

 

[Harry]

6 minutes ago, GreenTexan13 said:

But Cal doesn't exactly have the foundation to be talking like they run the P5 world.

Last season Cal beat North Carolina, BYU, Oregon State, Washington, USC and Colorado.  The lost 10-7 to TCU in their bowl game.  They aren't Bama but they beat some pretty damn good programs last season and also had some close losses against good teams.  Holding TCU to 10 points tells me their defense is stout.

https://calbears.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1561

[NYCGOBEARS]

13 minutes ago, GreenTexan13 said:

I might be throwing stones in a glass house here. But Cal doesn't exactly have the foundation to be talking like they run the P5 world. These guys probably would be last place Pac12 if Oregon State or Colorado wasn't in the conference. I have heard a lot about this year's defense for Cal, but our offense will be stacked. 

I do admire that a lot of them gives credit where it is due. Arkansas did not give us the time of day before they got throttled, they were SEC. Top tier P5 conference. 

 

Ahhh... the Pac 12 is no good narrative. Take a close look at our schedule, especially our Pac 12 North foes and tell me, which games do you win?

[NYCGOBEARS]

5 minutes ago, Harry said:

Last season Cal beat North Carolina, BYU, Oregon State, Washington, USC and Colorado.  The lost 10-7 to TCU in their bowl game.  They aren't Bama but they beat some pretty damn good programs last season and also had some close losses against good teams.  Holding TCU to 10 points tells me their defense is stout.

https://calbears.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1561

Your post stated my point much better than I. 

[GreenTexan13]

10 minutes ago, Harry said:

Last season Cal beat North Carolina, BYU, Oregon State, Washington, USC and Colorado.  The lost 10-7 to TCU in their bowl game.  They aren't Bama but they beat some pretty damn good programs last season and also had some close losses against good teams.  Holding TCU to 10 points tells me their defense is stout.

https://calbears.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1561

Washington is the only outstanding win here. Look at the records of the rest of the teams and they are .500 or losing records. The low scores on those games is a cause of worry, Their defense is very concerning. The #1 PAC12 team only won by 2 points!

6 minutes ago, NYCGOBEARS said:

Ahhh... the Pac 12 is no good narrative. Take a close look at our schedule, especially our Pac 12 North foes and tell me, which games do you win?

My post was not meant to downgrade the Pac12 conference as a whole. Cal plays I think 4 ranked in conference opponents this year. Will be a tough schedule for sure. 

[TheColonyEagle]

Looking at last year's schedule....looks like their D really improved in the 2nd half.

The Washington St game has me scratching my head. They really handled Leach and that offense. However they still lost because their own offense was so bad...

Feels like if we can get into the upper 20s we'll have a good chance to win. They could be one of the weakest offenses we face this year.

Also....they have Washington the week before and a road game at Ole Miss the week after followed by Arizona St and Oregon. They won't be focused on us. Feels like a fast start would be helpful in our game....

Looking forward to watching should be a good game.

 

[greenminer]

This Cal team, as far as I can tell, is much much better than 2018 Arkansas.

I don’t understand why people think we should win it.  We certainly can, but it will be a dog fight.  This will probably get me some downvotes, but I can also see us getting run out of the building.

If we win by 21+ points, that would be enough for me to believe we can crack the T25 this year.