CONTINUED … Five things Bishop Amat needs to do to turn around its football program …

PLEASE SEE INTERESTING, FIRST COMMENT FOR REASON WHY I RE-STARTED THIS THREAD.

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

1. Hire a name coach – This one is completely off the books now, but it’s worth repeating. I am not saying Mark Verti isn’t going to do a good job. Nobody has a clue about him yet. But the school had a wide open door of opportunity after Mike DiFiori resigned, and they hired from within. Great.
Verti could either be the find of a lifetime or a 20-something-year-old gamble that sends Amat fans off the deep end. Not exactly the predicament most fans wanted to be in, but hey.
Here’s the thing Verti has going for him. His youth can be played two ways. He’s either too young to handle such a position or he’s the young guy who relates to the players. No matter how you feel about him, Verti is a former UCLA football player and he’s got that on any other local coach. He knows what it takes to go from Amat to the big-time. He can wield his connections to the next level as something that gets kids to Amat because the coach can help them to the next level.

2. Field turf – Uh … I don’t care how much it costs … the cash wasn’t spent on a coach, so put in a nice field. Amat’s field is already solid, but some artificial stuff would give the impression that the school is a cutting edge athletic institution. The new gym/weight room/locker room/coaching offices were a step in the right direction. When some kid comes to Amat to watch a game, he should see a state of the art field that will get him excited to possibly play there.

3. Throw rocks at South Hills, Los Altos and Charter Oak high schools until they crumble – Why go to Amat for $ 4-5 Gs per year when you can find a loophole and go to one of these schools for free?
“Gee lil Billy, you want to go play for Steve Bogan, Greg Gano, Lou Farrar or Mark Verti?”
And when the kid asks “Who’s Mark Verti?” … see No. 5 (below)
Continue reading “CONTINUED … Five things Bishop Amat needs to do to turn around its football program …” »

Facebook Twitter Plusone Digg Reddit Stumbleupon Tumblr Email

Up to 68,873 hits …

… if you’re gonna pay the heavy cost of living in the SGV, then you might as well get something for it. Lets start with a nice, prep sports blog.

I guess Orange County isn’t the only place where they care about prep sports!


Just got the latest digits from SGVN Internet chieftain Adrian Guerrero: 68,873 hits.

The amount of hits this site is getting is accelerating rapidly as football season approaches. Hmm, I wonder why that is? I’m thinking we’ll easily reach six figures by the time league play rolls around. This is great news for our SGV schools, teams, athletes, coaches and fans, who get more of the exposure they all deserve. It’s not great news for management teams everywhere who are hopefully seeing their respective work force’s output decrease because everyone is on www.insidesocal.com/aram.

Facebook Twitter Plusone Digg Reddit Stumbleupon Tumblr Email

PRESEASON: Last Trib Top 10 before the first Trib Top 10 (huh?) …

Should West Covina be No. 1? Or is No. 2 too high?

This is the final Tribune Top 10 until the 2006 Football Preview issue hits racks, driveways and bathroom floors on August 31. There could be changes between now and then, depending on what I come up with in my research and practice visits.

Continue reading “PRESEASON: Last Trib Top 10 before the first Trib Top 10 (huh?) …” »

Facebook Twitter Plusone Digg Reddit Stumbleupon Tumblr Email