Wilcox coached for Tedford before he coached for Pete
Wilcox seems like he's going to get some offers in a year or two at bigger schools.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves just yet, since the guy is still only a career .550 coach at Cal. But if he's good enough to get offers from big programs, then he'll be good enough to get a big pay raise from Cal. Cal does that - look at what we? paid Tedford once he made it clear that he could get us? to compete for the conference championship (and Bear fans are still discussing his last contract extension, which gifted him a bunch of dough even after it was clear that he'd taken a few steps back).
Wishful thinking around Cal circles at the moment is that Wilcox is a good fit for Cal. He doesn't seem to care for the limelight and the hope is that he won't want to deal with the pressure and scrutiny that comes with other more high-dollar and high-profile places. He's also a west-coast guy, whatever the fuck that means. He's just interested in building something at Cal, where he can sell its academics and differentness as well as its top-notch facilities and renovated stadium. He may feel differently at some poont, but I'd be very surprised if he jumped ship before establishing something substantial in Berkeley.
