Response 2: MTC

Mike, by now you know how I am....I've supported GHS sports through the best and worst of times. Call it "Blind Faith" or what ever you want, but I've remained loyal.

Regarding our kicking game...well, it has always been alittle anemic at best. In the end, it hasn't hurt us as much as one would think.

Does it need addressing? I'd have to say, "definitely yes!"

Over the years we've always managed to find someone that could boot the ball through the uprights. With Plutko as good as gone this coming season...we should see guys like Lehigh, Karnoski, and possibly a few newbie's make their presence known with solid contributions.

There are also others on the varsity squad that I happen to know can kick the pig-skin through the sticks. One in particular is none other then, Mike Edwards. He booted the ball when he was a GJAA-player and I'm sure now being older and stronger can only mean his abilities have gotten better.

The season is still young and I'm sure Coach P has a difinite plan as to who will boot this year for the plaid crew.

All things said the verdict is still out @ this time.

FYI: They should consider bringing back Coach John Aguirre to handle the kicking game.

PLAID LAD

Plaid your on a roll (laughing)

Now whats going on with our kicking game Pladdy?

MTC

Response 2: MTC-Joe Amat-CIA-CO Bro (and all bloggies)

Hey, with AT moving on to greener pastures...Robo should have never allowed this chicken farm to run loose.

To keep things rollin in the future I propose that if one or all of us have to go on vacation (like Robo did) the Tribune should go out and hire ghost writers in our stead. A kinda kelly-blog with paid attitude. Whatcha think about that farmers!

Farmer Plaid

Laughing

MTC

Niiice !!!

We should have that "mensa" the little wizard check out jimrome.com and look for the "Jungle Gloss".

Then he'll be able to communicate effectively in here.

Englishwiz............

We are not talking grammar here.... we are talking about me mimicking a radio show host closing his show with either....

GOOD NIGHT NOW!

Or

I AM OUT!

When saying I AM OUT or GOOD NIGHT NOW you emphasize each word, kind of hard to explain unless you’re a Clone (Listener) In broadcasting everything is written like your going to speak it, not write it.

Thanks for the English lesson you now stand corrected.

I AM OUT!

Mike the Clone

Mike the Clone....FYI, either is correct..I'M out is a contraction for I am out. You stand corrected.

The fans make the game...the bloggers make the blog. most likely over 20,000 hits since this blog started and I may be wrong. All coming from bloggers......most anyone who knows sports can write a take off line...from those 20,000 hits 1/2 of them are from people from Amat...Give Amat a side blog to play with so they can be separate and run their pompous mouths to one another.

Not entirely true.

Read Roger Murrays (non-existent) blog from the Whittier area.

Freddy and AT have clearly got things rollin'

It does not matter who is running this blog. once the first kickoff is kicked this season and the won / loss rcords start to show up, lot of blog braggars and haters will come in here spewing their pride and hate.......this blog has not even hit its peak yet, the season has not even started....So Hills starts out 1-1 or 0-2 and you will hear it......Amat starts out 0-2 and you will hear it and I mean hear it. Los Altos loses one game and it will blow this blog up........also Glendora gives up 2 touchdowns in a game and the slams will start coming......Aram or Freddie it does not matter the people are hitting this blog and will be hitting it harder once the season begins.

Plaid.........

Now that's outta control!

Late!

Mike the Clone

This is no different than any team, business, or group.

1/3 of the people are going to agree with the leader - no matter what,
and 1/3 of the people are going to disagree -no matter what.

It's what you do to reach that middle 1/3 that determines your success!

hey let's give freddy a chance, this wasn't a success overnight for Goofy either and really did Aram keep a "good" blog going, wasn't it a collaberated, joint effort by all of us? come on now, lets move along. lets all agree - som of us are very happy he is leaving and some of you aren't. it's up to us to keep this rolling.

Response 2: MTC

The year was 1975-76. Oahu was hit hard with monstrous monsoon off-shore waves. Drove to the Northside with buds + hundreds (against the advise of the local government) just to witness some bigs waves wash ashore.

From the North-lookout I saw a thirty foot wave as it hit the shoreline. The wave was so big it washed over the beach head and old road to Sunset Beach and flattened everything in it's path.

As crazy as that was, no one could keep the local surfers out of that water. Must admit Plaidy left that day with a big wet spot in his H-10 shorts.

Moak Plaid

Plaid,

Man wouldn't have that been a blast to be at Honey's and Duke's back in those days?

Don and the swinging Ali's that's what i'm talking bout!

Out!

Mike the Clone

Hey Fitty,

I am going down just ask you girlfriend....want some pics.

Big Shoes to fill Freddie boy...no pun intended....This is Arams blog. He created it he nutured it he grew it. Hope Aram comes in now and then from his PC and gives his takes...

Freddie will not make this Blog blow up like Aram has. Aram founded this blog and now he is gone. Lots of bloggers will be out of here and this blog is going down from here on out........Hey sounds like Amat Football.

Response 2: MTC (& ROBO)

Robo should make sure he bellies-up on Malosaudo's and Joe for breakfast. Also what about the noon-time Northshore or Sandy Beach plate-lunches like...teri-beef or chicken, white sticky rice, with Hawaiian Mac on the side. Even better brudder how's a shave-ice sound after riding the deep swells at Makapau Beach. Wish I was 20 years old again.

FYI: Locals never paid to see Don Ho...he sang "Tiny Bubbles" to entertain and cater the Howly's vacationing from the mainland.

Hawaiian Plaid

Plaid,

I beleive Freddy is slumming in Hawaii sucking down Mai Tai's and eating rum soaked pineapple while paying homage to Don Ho until next week.

Aram gave him the trip so he could be relaxed before he came back to all of us.

Out!

Mike the Clone

Response 2: Freddie ROBO

Hey...are you going to maintain write-ups on "The Game of the Week" for this coming 2007 season?

PLAID LAD

With all do respect Freddie I still say the Westside is soft! Your kind of like the guy who has spent ten years in the minor leagues and finally gets his chance in the bigs. (laughing)

Out!

Mike the Clone

RE: the breakdown

Still living in that fantasy world of yours?
Hey, you should be a sports writer. Next time though, if you want more creditability, do a little more research on the topic you write about.

Sorry to see you go Aram.
I look forward to reading these blogs every morning. All the bitterness in here makes my coffee taste sweet... Thank you for bringing us a place to get together and show the love or lack thereof.
I will remember the kinds words you spoke about my child and I hope you get a chance to come out to a few games this year.
Fred, welcome to the jungle!!!

Re; The Breakdown... hey fred heres a quick break down of how this blog works... This blog has very little credibility. Aram saw to that with his lack of control. He keep it stirred up to get your 50 cents every day. Thats his job. Its mostly haters, misdirection,pretenders and wanna bes.That last post is perfect example. Somebody from ganesha breaking down the valley. Give me a break. Thats as bad as Barbie from San Dimas pretending to be from Glendora. I read your blogg and didnt see any of the crap I read here. Somebody said. Who is the bigger fool? The fool or the person who argues with a fool? Welcome to the East side.

Yes, it was Jack Elway at some school in the valley.

hey fred heres a quick breakdown of how this blog works....

dads relive there dreams and kids with no charecter come on here and talk trash

now for a scouting report on each team

bishop amat...there real bitter about kids leaving there school...lot of amat peeps on here

glendora...they think there the next dynasty of the sgv, in reality all they really have is 1 lowsy victory aginst charter oak last year to hang there hat on...o btw co didnt have there best player

covina...the biggest number they put up last year was strength of schedule...they were 789,873rd in the nation in that category

charter oak...who cares we all hate them

south hills...they havent been blogging much lately, there to busy reserving seats for the state playoff game

damien, los altos , san dimas , bonita...are very quiet

go giants...ganesha baby!!!!

Freddie is a true gentleman. He's an Eastide guy at heart anyway. Good to have him.

But I could see Aram as one of the guys on ESPN's Around the Horn. If you've got to have an an opinion and not be afraid to let us know it what it is. Then we'll wrestle with words for a while over what is up. I kind of like that.

Posted by: football dude at August 1, 2007 04:37 PM,

Me too, I read Freddies blog and he is more humble and less arrogant than Tolegian. I still wish him well but again he is arrogant.

Joe Colt

Re; Hypothetical Q&A?

With the passing of Coach Bill Walsh I was wondering what it would have been like to hear one of his chalk-talks before and after the game.

Needless to say SGV has had their fair share of quality high school ftb head coaches over the many years.

What if the prerequired for every hs ftb head coach in the SGV was that he had to rotate to a different school every five years? Do you think those coaches that we have come to admire would be as successful no matter where they were positioned to coach?

Or is their success only the product of their own following?

Could the best SGV coach enter any SGV school and make good in five years?

PLAID LAD

To tell you the truth I thought aram was a ass

You know what Coach your so right!

Time for the Clone to put it back into perspective and thanks for the reality check.

Mike the Clone

Mike,
I feel that "fire in your belly". Don't let those guys get under you skin.
It sounds like you had the kind of great athletic experience that every player deserves. Talk about great paragraphs, you wrote,
"Some of the things I learned from them (coaches) carried over to life, and business today. I was pretty lucky to have coaches that instilled accountability, discipline, confidence, and above all, to learn lessons from your failures and adjust, so the same failure doesn’t happen again."
Isn't that what it is really all about. And far too many coaches think that they are there just to win games, forgetting that the wins are a really a by-product of all that you mention.
Good luck in all that you do. Your perspective is refreshing...Tell a friend

Coach - no disrespect, but of course to the coaches, I am pretty sure he had to be. It was on this blog that he showed his true colors and lack of ethics or professionalism. He thought his words were way more powerful then they actually were and that is what disappointed many. Management was VERY aware of this problem and he tried at times to reel it back in. He thought we all came here to read HIS BLOG and he told so many of us but in reality it was the the loyalty that most of us have for our local guys and The Tribune. The beauty is - we all get to have our own opinion and I am glad that yours was a pleasant one but I am not surprised i doubt he was a stupid man.

Mike the Clown -- Let me write that one down, I am out! and not the I'm out!.. it's even more clever and witty.. and hey what's this new term -- late ! -- is the ! part or just extra to make it more special? oh hey -- is The Clown (I mean Clone) your last name OR are you just being anonymous?

As one who has dealt with Aram on a number of levels I can attest to his professionalism. Aram reported on our games and was always thoughtful, prepared and fair both after good performances and bad. As a parent he wrote a cover pre-season feature on my daughter when it wasn't in vogue to cover players from small schools.

Most aren't aware of and don't appreciate the role that Aram had in helping us revive the Trib/Star Basketball All-Star game at Azusa Pacific after it was suspended for a year following a shooting in the parking lot at PCC during the 2002 game. The enthusiasm that he jumped in with, and the support we had from Fred and both papers puts the game on solid ground once again. The fact that he "stirs the pot" a little is what revived some interest in those games. And who wants to read straight vanilla articles anyway.

Aram, best of luck. I hope some day we can all say, "we knew Aram when..."

Anonymous,

It's "I AM OUT!"

Not I'm OUT! <<<<< Not Clever.

Late!

Mike the Clone

See you are funny and witty -only in your mind - if I may be brutally honest cause isn't that your specialty? Hey, soon as you get some 'wits' about you -we can go at it until then, I'M OUT. another clever, witty comment...

Noticed he used Super Star didn't you MTC his head is full of sugar plum fairies to. Seems to me someone is real envious of the Clone.

Still needs a change! And there he goes again, Didn't have Glory days I was a grunt and grunts have no glory.........oh but you wouldn't know anything about that would ya!

Glad to match wits anytime!

Late!

Mike the Clone

clown man, there you go again, like your buddy - you have NO clue what you are talking about. Stick to blowing smoke about all YOUR glory days that seems to be all you know, if even that. I am sure you are one of those guys - you know the older I get, the better I was. Signed, Mike the Superstud

Nah pretty happy if I dont say so myself not sad at all,

Oh you should change that name too Dirty Dance with that dirty diaper you've been wearing for the last couple of months now......

Get over it dude HE DIDN"T MAKE THE ALL STAR CUT! change the diaper and move on.

Late!

Mike the Clone

TRUST ME - CLOWN MAN - YOU ARE THE SADDEST ONE HERE. BLOW HARDS - NOW THAT IS APPROPRIATE. SIGNED, JEFF (I MEAN - MIKE) SMITH

Reply to Mike Smith-(not your real name.)It sounds like your upset at Aram for breaking your heart. Aram likes woman. GET OVER IT DUDE.

Time for a diaper change AGAIN Anonymous.

Late!

Mike the Clone

HEY JEFF -- GET OVER IT...YOUR BOYFRIEND WILL BE OK... I HAVE MY REASONS FOR WHY I FEEL THE WAY I DO.. GET OVER IT DUDE SIGNED -- MIKE SMITH (does that make u happy) FROM, WEST COVINA

All the best to Aram. Having worked with him last year at the Tribune I can honestly say he very much cared about HS sports. In regards to anonymous you don't have a clue. Aram was professional the entire time I worked with him. Why don't you post your real name behind those comments? I rarely posted items on this site but its hard to read donk comments like that with no basis for them what so ever. I have also worked with Fred and he will do a great job.

All the best to Aram. Having worked with him last year at the Tribune I can honestly say he very much cared about HS sports. In regards to anonymous you don't have a clue. Aram was professional the entire time I worked with him. Why don't you post your real name behind those comments? I rarely posted items on this site but its hard to read donk comments like that with no basis for them what so ever. I have also worked with Fred and he will do a great job.

Hey Guys, No worries. I have followed freddy, he is Class A all they way. Knows his stuff and not only walks the walk but Talks the talk. Good guy all the way around. give him a fair chance and he will NOT disappoint.

Happy to see Aram go for many reasons..LACK of professionalism would be the top but also a POT-stirrer then runs and lets everyone else go at it.. really nice of him. Ignorance when it comes to many sports, when his responsibility was to cover ALL.. Love affair with ONLY a few guys here -yes you are one MTC - and cowardly backed out of any challenging questions by insulting.. Again, most of this boils down to UNPROFESSIONALISM. So good luck and i guess i can THANK YOU for bringing PREP SPORTS some much-needed attention. Hits are not the MOST important, cause most of us weren't here to hear YOU but to indulge in some GLORY DAYS.

CO Bro Got it. Kind of like a look out block!

Thanks guys,

I've warned Freddie about what to expect. Things aren't so cut-and-dry over here. You've annually got Los Altos, Amat, Charter Oak, South Hills, Glendora and Damien to try and split. And then teams like Covina, Duarte, Arroyo, Wilson, Rosemead, Bonita, Diamond Ranch, Northview and more jump up and they also need attention. So many of the schools in the ESGV have big fan bases, too. This area just doesn't boil down to one or two legit teams ... all of them need their due. But Fred has been through it all and he knows what to expect. He'll do a great job. Plus, he's got Steve Ramirez (former Trib prep editor) backing him up. Like the guys before me, I'll still keep up with it as much as I can.

Dear Aram

Good Luck to you in your new position in life. I hope you have great success and enjoy yourself.

You have given alot to this blog, but more importantly, you reached out to acknowledge the kids and their efforts. High shcool sports is just that... about the kids!

Thanks again for your support..

CO Bro...What does pancakes have to do with someone having their name posted. You lost me.

Ever heard of a "Pancake Block"?

MTC,
Do you think that AT is really just leaving to "spend more time with his family"?
How many present valley coaches do you think fit that description and inspre players the way your coach did? Let's hear about them from everybody.

AT -go get 'em big buddy, we're expecting you to move up to a column soon. And you're right - we need Coach Lok back. amat boys basketball has gone in the toilet since he's been gone.

Mike the Clone’s thoughts on A.T.

I hope you guys all realize how good we had it here in the blog. We were ALL very fortunate to have had Aram looking out for prep sports in the ESGV. I have never met AT in person but we were on the same page on a lot of things. Hence I think that’s where a lot of you “dopey” guys thought Mike the Clone was Aram himself. Well we aren’t one and the same sorry to break it you.

A.T. thanks man for letting us blow-hards, Blow Hard! Personally I’m going to miss you but nothing like I miss Nisha…had to throw it in.

So welcome Freddie or should I call you Magnum?

Aram, thanks man we never had it so good!

And just for you one last time………

GOOD NIGHT NOW!

Mike the Clone

CO Bro...What does pancakes have to do with someone having their name posted. You lost me.

CO Bro that cracked me up man!

late!

Mike the Clone

First Walsh and now Aram! I will miss you both. Welcome to the ESGV Fred...I hope you have thick skin!

P.S. stop asking about the top 10 linemen. If you need to see your name / your son's name posted, go out and get some pancakes.

Welcome Fred!
Good luck Aram on your future endeavors!

FANatic has left the Blog with a heavy heart!

Good morning all, it's about 4 a.m., but I wanted to check in before going on vacation. This all happened so quick, and comes at a time when I had a scheduled trip to Hawaii. I'll be back in a week, and look forward to coming back to the Tribune, where all the teams are right in my backyard (I live in Covina). Most of all I'll miss my friend Aram. It won't be the same around the office or in the ESGV without him. But life moves on. I know I've got big shoes to fill, but I've always thought it was your comments that make these blogs special, and that the passion in the ESGV is without peer. Okay, they're rushing me now, I've got to catch a plane, so see ya soon.

Welcome Freddy,When are we getting the top ten linemen?

Response 2: Freddy Robledo

Congrats on your promo! Freddy you've got a husky-boy (Four-H Project) void to fill. Reality is that I seldomly agreed with AT due to his interest in putting more into his mouth then what came out. Lots of luck AT...see ya in the funny-papers.

PLAID LAD

Freddy,

I caught the link from the Trib website. Nice. Congrats! It IS a promotion to come over from the westside

Welcome! Some big shoes to fill if you get my drift.

AT - we'll miss you. And sorry about the "big shoes" crack - too easy. But not nearly as big as when you were carb loading! Prep sports is in a waaayyy better place than it was when you took over. Props! You need to post one final blast and fill us in on the new gig...then drop in from time to time

Just verified it over at the Pas Star News Fred Robledo Inside So Cal page, it is true boys, this dude Fred IS THE MAN! So, the headline here should be:

Aram Tolegian RIP - XOXOXO - 07-31-07

Instead of the Walsh story... It was good times with you Aram, but now we move into the Fred Era. Keep in touch and if you don't feel at home over with the big boys, come on back, we'll keep your chair warm!

Hey CO Dad.. Did you know Fred's the man?

O K Fred, Just when and where were we suppost to hear you are the man? Fred?

Coach Lok,

Time to come back and win another CIF title. No more of this other stuff!

Coach Lok,

Thanks for your response. Great Stuff!

I just want you to know that this paragraph brought all kinds of emotion to the surface with me from Coach Robinson and the sentences by you following…

"I never criticize a player until he's first convinced of my unconditional confidence in his abilities." That's probably what your coach did for you. Set high standards. Be tough. But don't motivate through fear. That is temporary. Get then to do the right thing because it is the right thing to do - not because they are afraid of the consequence.”

That hit home because all of my head coaches and my defensive line coach in high school whom I still admire to this day most certainly did give me “unconditional confidence”.

In fact I just had a conversation with my high school line coach and I told him that the only regrets I have were the ones when I let him down. He smiled and just goes “big fella it wasn’t about letting me down, in fact don’t you even think for one minute that you EVER let me down, my joy was to see you and the rest of those guys succeed”. Heck I can tell you some stories of other coaches I’ve had later on in my career that are just as compelling.

Some of the things I learned from them carried over to life, and business today. I was pretty lucky to have coaches that instilled accountability, discipline, confidence, and above all, to learn lessons from your failures and adjust, so the same failure doesn’t happen again.

I still have the “fire in my belly” and as much as I would love to coach again your last paragraph is the one that makes me glad I walked away from coaching when I did.

Great stuff coach thanks for your time.

Mike the Clone

Coach Lok,

Excellent post!!! That is exactly was is missing in HS sports, especially football today. People want to put the blame on the individual player or group of players, but it is the responsibilty of the coach to get the most out of their athletes. In today's environment, coaching by fear or embarassment just does not work. Players will just "shut down" or "tune out" that kind of coach. Positive reinforcement is what is needed. The acknowledgement of a job well done. Not all the time, but occasionally to let them know they are an appreciated member of the TEAM. I believe that is why once successful programs like Amat and others are having such difficulty.(NOT A DIG) Its not that these players want to be coddled or even that parents want their "lil johnny" to be the superstar. People just want to be treated and their children to be treated with respect. Young people want respect. They are young, but they are still people.

Mike,

Coach did acknowledge that "times are different" but at that point in the interview I think I remember that he was referring to how players of today don't want to be "disrespected" in front of their peers.

On the personal toughness point, he previously mentioned that while a few players like yourself might step up and respond to a personal challenge, even then, many might have responded better to a more balanced approach that contained some truthful and specific praise. Recognize what they do well before you tell them what they can do better. We all want to be treated that way, on the field, in the classroom. or even in the workplace.

I recently ran into a former player who is now a college quarterback. I asked him how the year went and he said it was tough because his offensive coordinator was hard to play for. He explained that he'd throw 12 straight completions - then misread a coverage and the coach would be all over him. He said that he knewe that he deserved to get yelled at for the bad play, "But I just wish that he'd say something the good ones". Aren't we all like that?

That doesn't mean that any coach should lower their standards and coddle players. However, even the toughest coaches get the most out of their players when the player knows that the coach believes in them. Coach used a quote by John Robinson who said, "I never criticize a player until he's first convinced of my unconditional confidence in his abilities." That's probably what your coach did for you. Set high standards. Be tough. But don't motivate through fear. That is temporary. Get then to do the right thing because it is the right thing to do - not because they are afraid of the consequence.

What is really missing today is something that was addressed in another statemnet by Coach during the interview. He said,

"It's the coach's job to develop an environment, an atmosphere, where players begin to believe in each other and believe in what they're doing and sacrifice for each other. Very few players play for their coach, as much as the coach would like to think that. They play for each other. It boils down just to that group of players, in any sport, that bond together and sacrifice for each other and demand of each other. When the players begin to demand of each other is when you break through."

I'm not sure that that is something that is fostered in enough programs today,

Coach Lok,

I'd like to pick your brain on this one.

This comment by Coach Walsh stood out in my mind in the PCA interview.

"A coach has to be conscious of the cultural differences now and, say, twenty and thirty, forty years ago."

I know you can't speak for coach but what do you think he was saying in that statement.

I grew up, played and coached in that culture he referred of ten, thirty, forty years ago. I played for two very intense coaches who were in your face, but I thrived on it I accepted their challenge and took it as a goal to reach for myself and of the team.

Culturally I realize times have changed but do you think it is because this new generation of athletes is being "coddled" and constantly being told that they are super-stars to the point where we are so afraid to say anything that might upset them and if you do say something they take it not as positive criticism but as a put down or just personal humiliation. I started to find that during my later years in coaching high school ball the intensity and the passion just wasn’t there anymore in some of the kids. Nowadays I can count on one hand the kids that have that fire in their belly and the intensity to go along with it.

I’d be interested in hearing your comments.

I always like listening to Coach Walsh holding court in the lobby at the Holiday Inn in Emeryville when we were up in NoCal some of those stories were classic.

Out!

Mike the Clone

Red Right 20 Bingo Cross . A play I used while coaching Parks & Recs. In Rosemead in 1991. A simple play that could not be stopped . He was one hell of a MAN . In a world where ALMOST all of our sports "ICONS " are BUMS , he was a true gentleman .I hope all the coaches in the WORLD learn to be even if for one moment a MAN like he was .

Rest In Peace Coach Walsh ...

ML

HE WAS THE GREATEST COACH OF ALL TIME! As a 49er fan , I will dearly miss him.

Not only did Walsh revolutionize the way that offensive football is taught (and the framework for the WCO as we know it today, straight from Coach Walsh's mouth, was developed by Sid Gillman - not Coryell), but his "coaching lineage" is, as you say, very impressive.

Like Mike Holmgren who spawned Mike Sherman, Andy Reid, Steve Mariucci, Marty Mornhinweg and Brad Childress. Or Mike White and then George Seifert who found Mike Shanahan and Jeff Fisher. Then there's Paul Hackett to Mike McCarthy, Jon Gruden, and Bill Callahan. And Ray Rhodes, Sam Wyche, Mike Mularkey, then Bruce Coslet who hired Pete Carroll. Finally Dennis Green who gave opportunities to Brian Billick, Jack Del Rio; Mike Tice, Scott Linehan, Tony Dungy, Herm Edwards, Lovie Smith, Mike Tomlin and Rod Marinelli. A coaching who's who, for certain.

However, if we in the sportsworld are really fortunate, Coach Walsh's legacy may be most remembered for his work as one of the first National Advisory Board members for the Positive Coaching Alliance. Our organization was born out of the Stanford Athletic Department in the late '90s, largely with the support of Coach Walsh and will change the culture of youth and high school sports - even if it's one league, one coach, one parent at a time.

Coach is one of the most gracious men (very similar to Coach Wooden) and having the opportunity to spend some time with Coach a few times the past couple of years has proved to be a a blessing. Here is an interview that I was honored to sit in on in person. It is a a must-read for all Walsh fans and for any aspiring coach.
Read. Browse. Enjoy.
http://www.positivecoach.org/subcontent.aspx?SecID=295

This link says it all, its not quite the Tribune but MSNBC is up and coming.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20042741/

Joe Colt

Pete Carroll is one of the coaches who worked under Walsh. I'm telling you, when it's all said and done, nobody better!

I dont think his credentials were being disputed, Coryell was a decent coach but the strategist was Walsh. In my opinion Montana and Young owe their hall of fame careers to coach Walsh and his genius more than anything else, Walsh also brought ethnic diversity to the coaching ranks if I remember correctly. Check out some of the coaches who he directly or indirectly tutored through a google search, very impressive guys.

Joe Colt

Has anybody seen those NFL Films I'm talking about? They've got him in a film room and he's breaking down Marino, Elway, Namath, Montana and probably some others. Maybe Aikman. Unreal!

I think it was Sid Gilliam, who Walsh coached for at one time I believe.

I wouldn't go far as to say he was the greatest coach of all time, that would demean what Paul Brown and Vince Lombardi accomplished. I think Bill Walsh was the greatest coach over the past 30 years, and I rank him right up there with Brown and Lombardi, who scored equal accolades.
Bill Walsh, in my opinion, was able to exploit the new rules the NFL adopted in the late 1970s to open up the passing game. The one thing I take from his a comment he once made about mistakes that young head coaches make, and that is to ignore the field-position game. In Walsh's mind, on a 3rd-and-15 from the 25, it was better to throw short, try to get 10 yards and punt and give the opposition bad field position, rather than try to complete a 15-yard pass, which is a low-percentage play, and then give them good field position when you finally do punt.
The man was a genius and it is a sad day.

OK, I changed it to "perfected" from "created." Any arguments? The guy was a football god!

Don "Air" Coryell is correct

RIP Coach Walsh

I believe it was Coach Meoff...

First name Jack...

From SC...

Don Coryell?

Joe Colt

While Bill Walsh perfected the West Coast Offense, he did not create it. Can anyone guess who did?