high upside but frequently injured ryan mcculloch to ucla
fun fact: vic so'oto (the king of cut undrafted free agents) is 38 years old & has never developed a backer that got drafted by the NFL but maybe ryan will be the first??!!
Shocks! Happy New Year. Hopefully your new year is filled with yoga, ponytails, & some transfer portal love. Who are some of your top targets and/or positions of need for next year?
1) finishing the 2025 golf magazine world top 100 list at the insanely private childress hall gil hanse designed course southwest of houston in the middle of nowhere this spring & then celebrate afterward at buc-ee's with a bbq brisket sandwich, a tasty marble fudge slab & premium 91 for the helicopter...yeah it's not exactly st lucia (sigh)
2) get some ink on my ankle (the monster is scared of needles) & learn how to do a handstand in order to become a certified substitute teacher at modern yoga & the pelican hills t-rex yoga studio and work part time at erewhon for the employee discount or something
3) celebrate the exodus of multiple high gpa ducks particularly on defense (keep an eye on the defensive back room) as rehabilitated bears via the transfer portal after the cfb playoffs...we gotta get eligibility for jacob de jesus, sign 1 or 2 IMPACT offensive tackles & figure out the 2 deep in the linebacking room during 2026 spring ball
4) stop tryna communicate with a curvy brunette yoga female from roma in sorry azz spanish instead of just learning fluent smooth as **** italian...ringazio amico
1) finishing the golf magazine world top 100 list at the insanely private childress hall gil hanse designed course southwest of houston in the middle of nowhere this spring & then celebrate afterward at buc-ee's with a bbq brisket sandwich, a tasty marble fudge slab & premium 91 for the helicopter...yeah it's not exactly st lucia (sigh)
2) get some ink on my ankle (the monster is scared of needles) & learn how to do a handstand in order to become a certified substitute teacher at modern yoga & the pelican hills t-rex yoga studio and work part time at erewhon for the employee discount or something
3) celebrate the exodus of multiple high gpa ducks particularly on defense (keep an eye on the defensive back room) as rehabilitated bears via the transfer portal after the cfb playoffs...we gotta sign jackson harris, 1 or 2 IMPACT offensive tackles & figure out the 2 deep in the linebacking room during 2026 spring ball
4) stop tryna communicate with a curvy brunette yoga female from roma in sorry azz spanish instead of just learning fluent smooth as **** italian
the nation's top rated (in the transfer portal) BLOCKING in the run game left tackle connecticut transfer mountain man 6'7" 335 lbs road grader ben murawski from st thomas more high school in oakdale connecticut is gonna take an official trip to berkeley (currently on a visit to ****hole lansing & also planning to check out ucf & ****hole oklahoma state) & meet with with new tackles coach viane talamaivao...ben only got 1 year of eligibility remaining & gotta develop his pass blocking skillz in order to hear his name called in the 2027 nfl draft
yeah the bears tackles didn't really block anybody in the run game (there wuz improvement in pass pro) during the 2025 season, rb1 kendrick raphael is gonna luv the new look cal's monster offensive line!!
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the WORLD (for those tired of freezing their azzs off & wanna live in cali for an adventure with all those high waisty shorts on them curvy brunette yoga females)
6956, in high school recruiting it's most advantageous to have the last official visit to try to close the deal before signing day, however in the 14 day speed dating transfer portal window the sooner a prospect is on campus the better (there may not be a tomorrow)
6956, in high school recruiting it's most advantageous to have the last official visit to try to close the deal before signing day, however in the 14 day speed dating transfer portal window the sooner a prospect is on campus the better (there may not be a tomorrow)
Agree. Which is why Cal sitting at zero for the weekend so far is not good.
north carolina state wolfpack 71 california golden bears 60
in the 1st half a wolfpack player throws a ball outta bounds, their head coach screams at her for a full 45 seconds with hand gesticulations while getting red faced & looking kinda like he's having an aneurysm or something...nc state had 6 turnovers in the game,it's clear that the message is that wasted possessions are unacceptable in the pack program
on the other side of the court the bears (9-7) commit 20 turnovers (the majority of them unforced, just poor passing fundamentals, moving screens, etc) with coach smith & her staff literally not saying anything or turning them into teaching moments...cal wbb has INSTITUTIONALIZED turnovers, giving an opponent an extra 10+ more possessions is no big deal which is why this team might lose every acc game this season
still no naya or saikma on the court at the same time playing zone defense which resulted in the majority of the wolfpack points being mostly uncontested shots from around the bucket...it's just a flawed playing rotation with lulu & taylor playing a fatigued 40 minutes while the remarkably underutilized naya ojuwku played only 21 minutes but still managed to score 14 points on 7 of 8 field goals
yeah this is really bad coaching but a chancellor lyons enabled co athletic director worthless bureaucrat jennifer simon-o'neil extended charmin until 2030 after last season despite no credible job offers elsewhere among the power conferences
amateur hour coaching in berkeley (these players deserve better)#
pro sports teams (shocky got organizations as current clients) with salary cap restrictions along with probably all power 4 conference football programs including cal allocate payments & in the case of college fb nil payments upon a defined salary structure table that differentiates the annual compensation on a sliding scale for rb1, te3, olb2, etc
so evaluating personnel accurately is really important with internal scouting critical for the retention of key players
challenges arise when a player views themself as a left tackle1 like nick morrow based upon starting multiple games & playing a lotta snaps but when the staff evaluates the player determines their overall play wuz usually mediocre at best for one of the worst rushing teams in college football...and so then the player has the ability to test their market worth as a perceived lt1 in the free markekplace aka the transfer portal
right tackle braden miller to the transfer portal, gonna test his market worth as a perceived rt1 in the free marketplace
shocky is pretty upset with modern yoga, not only do they not recycle (which is unacceptable to a major sierra club donor/supporter) but the monster has been evaluated as a substitute yoga teacher17
the monster could not give 2 ***** re: any nfl games but the atlanta falcons 19-17 birds of prey victory over the new orleans saints means that the tampa bay buccaneers are not gonna be in next week's nfl playoffs so california golden bears offensive coordinator jordan somerville should be on a plane from florida to cali right now to get directly involved with transfer portal recruiting & official visits
and the minnesota vikings 16-3 empire building victory over the green bay packers is not gonna change the vikings already being eliminated from the nfl playoffs so the bears defensive coordinator michael hutchings should be on a plane right now from the land of 100,000 lake & mosquitoes to cali right now to get directly involved with the bears linebacking room
louisiana transfer monster offensive tackle 6'7" 335 lbs bryant williams from lake charles louisiana is gonna officially visit berkeley, he got 1 year of remaining eligibility & is currently on a trip to florida state with other visits scheduled to northwestern & south carolina
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the WORLD (including the cajun bayou)
WELCOME to berkeley +1 athletic (can dunk a basketball) ready to rumble apex predator edge defender 6'2" 250 lbs solomon williams to the cal football program!!
solomon went to carrollwood day high school in tampa florida as a 4 star (and had a relationship with tosh) before heading to texas a&m, he got 3 years of eligibility remaining in berkeley to knock the **** outta qb1s & rb1s in the acc
shocky luvs this hard working true student athlete with exceptional tight end receiving skillz & also his bearents plus 37 family & friends that are in attendance on cal football gamedays
go be great, mason (with academic & athletic ambition)!!#
https://instagr.am/p/DTC6bg6CTl9 real talk: z could win the 2026 ncca individual stroke play championship at the omni legoland resort with shocky coaching him up if wilson & ireland stay outta the way!!
https://instagr.am/p/BDilZUghHeU ^ lousy azz posting up form back in the day, looks like the leaning ******* tower of pisa or something
rino monteforte jordan spasojevic-moko jacob houseworth landon morris kendrick raphael braden miller cade uluave daz james ryan mcculloch (ucla) kaden cook eze osundu daveion harley harrison taggart abram murray belay brummel ike okafor cam sidney lajuan owens luke ferrelli (clemson) nate burrell (withdrawn) devin brown brandon high jr tj bush nick morrow michael kern leon bell ej caminong curlee thomas buom jock
young, dumb & broke (at age 30)#
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (for those that wanna do the hard work, this **** is NOT easy)
Best Universities in the World, 2024:
1.🇬🇧 Oxford 2.🇺🇸 Stanford 3.🇺🇸 MIT 4.🇺🇸 Harvard 5.🇬🇧 Cambridge 6.🇺🇸 Princeton 7.🇺🇸 California Institute of Technology 8.🇬🇧 Imperial College London 9.🇺🇸 Berkeley 10.🇺🇸 Yale
per the above 2 in & out summary posts after the opening 3 day weekend of the january 2nd thru the 16th of the 2026 transfer portal window the cal football program is ahead in the talent acquisition vs departing game with ironically the commitment playing the same position (edge defender) as the departee
+1 athletic with SPEED solomon williams >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>talented but frequently injured ryan mcculloch
washington transfer (started 4 games/played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman for the huskies last season) center 6'5" 310 lbs zachary henning from grandview high school in centennial colorado would be a 2026 spring ball starter in berkeley...henning took an official visit to tempe this weekend & is driving down the i-10 to tuscon today
a problem last season for the not outwardly fired up cal's monster offensive line wuz that outside of moko it wuz not very vocal (shocky closed observed the oddly reticent bears pregame warm ups from the field on multiple gamedays), zachary gotta lotta leadership qualities
arguably the top tackle in the acc in 2025, lt1 jaccarius peak considered declaring for the nfl draft but is gonna transfer from north carolina state, this departure will impact the bears roadie to raleigh this fall
wolfpack wr1 terrell anderson committed to usc
wolfpack rb1 hollywood smothers committed to alabama
Tosh Lupoi’s defense completely shut down Texas Tech.
He gave me a behind the scenes look at the culture he has built in that room and how he’s going to take that culture to Cal. pic.twitter.com/CWJAEhPLm1
this is NOT the engage but don't attack play ur fit bend but don't break defense!!# ^ this is best exemplified by the final defense play of the 2025 season: the feckless co defensive coordinators did not send the dogs of hell blitzing hawaii's qb2 (presumably inexperienced in dealing with rush packages) when he came into the game cold off the bench with zero timeouts when a sack or interception would've won the game for the bears, instead they dialed up some passive weird azz prevent d which allowed the bows to make the winning touchdown pass reception in the end zone
6'6" 300 lbs +1 athletic offensive tackle south dakota transfer jakop arop (pronounced uh-rope) from bellevue west high school in south omaha nebraska is gonna officially trip to berkeley this weekend...arop is relatively new to football with 3 years of remaining eligibility & his best football with a huge upside is all in front of him!!
https://instagr.am/p/DR737Pnj-jY jakop got extroverted positive energy (something that wuz lacking in this year's o-line room other than moko) & got the ability to play in space due to his basketball agility
the following is the monster analysis of the 2025 bears offensive tackles:
frederick williams: also +1 athletic but mostly overwhelmed as a tackle but for unknown reasons showed a much higher **** u up motor as a tight end in the smu game...this trait/attitude needs to be developed as a potential starting tackle
braden miller (in the transfer portal): the highest fb iq in the room, miller unselfishly flipped to starting at right tackle even tho his most natural position is probably in the interior...hard worker who wants to be great, wish braden wuz more vocal
nick morrow (in the transfer portal): played a lotta snaps as a starting left tackle but honestly the results on the field wuz mediocre at best...lacks strength for his size & like the entire o-line seldom made blocks in the 2nd level for one of the worst rushing teams in college football
leon bell (in the transfer portal): despite nfl size & chiseled features, bell wuz beyond breaking bad with slow feet & a near non existent motor
yeah jacob arop is a huge unforgettable priority for cal's monster offensive line!!
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the WORLD (including the beautiful people of sudan)
https://instagr.am/p/DRfK87JERDK fcs freshman all american houston christian transfer 5'9" 175 lbs running back xai'shaun edwards from league city texas is gonna visit berkeley on january 8th (along with missouri on january 5th)
with grandpa rooting him on xai'shaun rushed for 1019 yards for the huskies in 2025 & got 3 years of remaining eligibility
Is Famika (to be co-OL with Viane) and Jason Novak being retained? OL was rough this last season, but thought it improved some over 2024 (also a good recruiter). IMO, we had less injury issues with Novak than recent prior years...
bevans, famika is coming around to sharing co offensive line responsibilities with viane but it's been a little bit of a bumpy path which is understandable...watching from the field anae in pre game warm ups shocky can tell u that he's an intense/vocal warrior but his o-line didn't match his energy/passion other than moko, the vast majority of the 2025 trench workers had personalities more along the lines of wilcox which is not the hair on fire personalities that tosh is recruiting on a go forward basis at all positions (ok maybe not in the kicking game)
generally speaking the assistant coaches & staff position contracts run on an annual basis until early spring so lupoi got time/an opportunity to observe the current s&c program in person on a daily basis once the transfer portal window closes down (remember the january 16th entry day could be extended for prospective ducks if oregon advances to the championship game)...and make no mistake about it the expectations are high, the oregon s&c program is no ******* joke!!
the monster is a huge FAN of coach novak & his staff and the body transformations that took place during last summer...but the bears wuz still physically overmatched (gassed in the 4th quarter at virginia tech) in several games due to the years of FAILED negligence which shocky has detailed as the #1 issue holding back the fb program...basically wilcox refused to address a failing s&c program with no accountable metrics because the prior s&c coach brian johnson wuz bravely battling cancer (which he ultimately won)
yeah shocks is really glad that novak made it outta lansing after all that happened
luv this guy, a true california golden bear with academic ambition!!
nate is gonna compete with everything he got on the d-line this fall as part of lupoi's 2-2-2-5 defensive scheme which ATTACKS (no more bull**** bend but don't break schemes in berkeley)
the above transfer portal list will be edited to reflect burrell's decision
WELCOME well constructed 6'3" 211 lbs wideout with SPEED from coram new york (trust me the roadie to syracuse this fall is already circled on the calendar) ian strong who is gonna improve his NFL draft stock during his final year of college eligibility getting coached up by an experienced NFL wide receiver coach & getting dimes thrown to him by a humble faith based lefty qb (the top returning qb1 in college football) from ewa beach
the ELITE wideout is bringing experience catching 95 balls for 1483 yards & 10 touchdowns in the big 10 to berkeley, huge get for the bears signing a wr1!!
You know it, but we'll say it:
This is not Ian Strong's first sweet get-a-foot down grab of the season. 👀@IanStrong23 x @RFootball
after the cefalo era of stone hands/dropped balls, check out this one handed grab from 2022
Former St. Anthony's (NY) standout and current Rutgers WR - Ian Strong at the All-Northeast in May 2022. Had to create a descriptive word to visualize.
📍ANSWER = "Octopus" Length
Strong will get to play in front of alot of hometown fans as Rutgers will play in the Pinstripe… pic.twitter.com/UjvkQorhhD
yeah ian is NOT a dumb azz (like the bears that eventually go thru with throwing away berkeley degrees & end up ****** at age 30), strong wuz on the 2025 all big 10 academic team & also achieved a 3.75 gpa at st anthony high school
https://instagr.am/p/DQ0QSH8jWPo real talk: the bros of wall street (managing directors get MINTED) are from berkeley, stanford & the ivy league