Tedford’s Mixed Cal Football Record Is No ShameIrvin Muchnickbyline‚ Dec. 15‚ 2008Intelligent local college football fanatics who are disappointed that Cal, under coach Jeff Tedford, has once again fallen far short of Rose Bowl glory should get a little perspective. You want to take cheap shots against someone who represents the worst in a sleazy entertainment industry masquerading as a mission of higher education? Try George O’Leary at the University of Central Florida. Earlier this month a UCF player, Brandon Davis, collapsed and nearly died in an “offseason” workout – this in the same year that teammate Ereck Plancher collapsed and did die under identical circumstances. Coach O’Leary is the worthy who, in 2001, served all of five days of a six-year contract as the head coach at Notre Dame, before the discovery that he had lied about both his athletic and his academic credentials. |