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Roundtables: Most Memorable Year 1 for Cal Coaches.

With a new Head Coach the Bears have gone through some terrible first years and great first years. Which season is particularly memorable for you?

Andy Johnston: Oh man, now I get to recount all these wonderful memories. I believe Sonny Dykes first year will always stand out as an absolute tire fire of a debut (some of this was his fault but much of it was anomalous). Tom Holmoe also started off his Cal campaign with a nice 1-9 Pac-10* record. On the flip side, coach Montgomery’s debut welcomed a new era for Cal basketball and set my individual bar for Cal basketball way higher than it had been under the Ben Braun era.