Charter Oak only SGV team in LA Times' top 25

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The L.A. Times thinks so highly of football in the San Gabriel Valley that at least Charter Oak earned a spot in its preseason rankings, slipping in at No. 25. But the SGV will get a chance to prove itself. Charter Oak gets No. 13 Rancho Cucamonga in a month, South Hills will face No. 8 Tesoro, and Bishop Amat will tackle No. 4 St. Bonaventure, No. 5 Notre Dame, No.14 Loyola, and No. 19 Crespi. Did I say the Lancers will probably go 4-6, well, now you know why.


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rgd2626 said:

Amat 73-
i agree, lets put this to rest.as far as
(fire with fire), i do understand that.i was thinking here we are from the 2 most decorated schools in the valley and here we are deffending ourselves.doesnt make much sense, after saying that, that is the past , now you probbably have 2 programs ahead of you in the recent years and we have, oh, about 15-20 ahead of us.
good luck
im sure we will be talking again.

AMAT 73 Author Profile Page said:

rgd2626,
First off I do know there are bad AMAT bloggers but I believe those are of the amat nation mentality and there are a few imposters who like to get the natives restless. The bloggers I speak of as true usually have some form of AMAT in their screen name because we are a proud bunch and very proud of our school. The bandwagon comment was meant to be a dig because I thought it was out of your character to come behind someones post and add insult to injury persay so sometimes you fight fire with fire. (Bad choice of phrasing in these times but it fits.)You mainly come on here with your own posts not related to anyone else's post just your point of view on the thread. I don't think you should judge me based on that one post for all time, consider the reason I posted it. I respect all the programs in the SGV as I have stated many times so we do think alike when it comes to that. The one thing that bothers me is the talking down comment by you. I don't recall where someone with an AMAT affiliated screen name has done that . If I have done that to you I apologize because it wasn't my intent. Hopefully this mends the fence because this blog needs some respect to fellow bloggers . Fun is fun but at one time or another all of us have gotten carried away when defending our loyalty to our schools but some have gone on personal attacks and that is just not right. In closing I wish your beloved LA good luck and believe it or not I hope they come back to the top because I would love to see that AMAT vs LA game someday and I am sure you would too.

rgd2626 said:

Amat 73
its a fact most of your supporters have said co would not get recognition outside the area because of who they play.you know that, you have been on here awhile.bb@g knows im from la, we have talked before.you guys do talk down to people, there was no reason to respond to you because you guys keep saying the bad amat bloggers are imposters,and not true amat alum, how do you know that?do you really think you dont have some idiots from your school as we all do, and by the way, you are not one of the idiots.you say bandwagon, i have been supporting the whole sgv for 40 years now, i have said for the last few years co has a better program than you guys, the same with sh.thats my opinion, that didnt just pop up now. again, you know that.contrary to what i think? i have stated many times i want a sgv team to win every division, i have been to many amat games especially cif games in the past. i have some very good friends from amat from the early seventies.its really to bad about these conversations the last couple days, like i said i really respected your opinions and comments untell your comments about jumping on a bandwagon because la has been down.you can deny it all you want but that was dig and you know it.then you say, by the way, how did your (beloved) la finish last year.what, others cant respect, root, and support our teams like you guys.so you guys think what you want of me, im a true sgv supporter, i attend all level games all the time, not just la, ,
to finish, i respect the heck out of amat football, but not the bloggers who dont respect other programs, be it la or ganesha and etc, .
with that said, good luck because i think you guys will need it this year, just like we do and probably more .

AMAT 73 Author Profile Page said:

rdg2626,
How funny you come on here saying we lack class. My reply was geared towards your responce to !!!!!! post on the AMAT losers and us not blasting CO on them being ranked.You my friend then jump on the bandwagon and say they (AMAT) can't handle it and we were saying CO could not recognition outside the SGV and finish it with guess they (AMAT) were wrong.Now to me that was a total lack of class . I only mentioned to BB&G that you were an LA man because I got the sense he thought you were a CO backer which he did . Why does that show a lack of class .We do have a mutual respect for CO which you see in many posts both by us and them. You on the other hand have a hate for AMAT and you have many times posted things about us before. As a matter of fact on the Super 33 thread you mentioned something to the effect that we talk down to people and I replied to you on those thoughts but you never came back with an answer.You then say we are boasting of a 7-4 record and a CIF berth . Last time I checked 7-4 is a winning record and you are correct that is not what we expect from us because of the tradition and the higher standard to which we are held by ourselves, you and others but you have to start somewhere on the road back and that is a pretty good start. We were the first to admit we were not very good although we had the talent and heading in the wrong direction during the Verti era and as a matter of fact the bloggers were loving all the bickering back and forth between us so I don't know what you mean when you write we didn't admit we were down. We may not have been as down as LA is but I think we are headed in the right direction but again we have a very tough season ahead of us so let's see what happens. Contrary to what you think what is good for the SGV is good for AMAT and what is good for AMAT is good for the SGV because we are all in this together. Our end of the deal is to rep the SGV in the PAC -5 and we are trying our damndest to live up to it and CO is defintely living up to their end of it .How about you just worry that LA starts to live up to their end of the deal .

Bleeds Blue and Gold Author Profile Page said:

r2d2,
Are you backtracking on us? First you call us out for the last 14 years and now you call us classless? Why are you changing your tone now? Unless what you've written in totally misunderstood, I'm not the only one who read it wrong. 73 and FYC also read the same thing I did I'll give you the opportunity to explain yourself because we read it differently.

rgd2626 said:

BB@G,Amat 73-my buddies
again you show the lack of class.
bb@g- you were the one saying its how you end the season, not me.and then you use your smart ass remark (out of the spotlight) as usuall.what was the purpose for that? you ask the qustion about being at the top, go count cif titles, tell me who has the most in the sgv.
Amat 73
you usually are the one with most common sense of you guys, then you say dont worry he is an la man, what kind of class is that? bandwagon? im on no bandwagon, we hate to lose to co, that is the game we mark on our calender every year, but a spade is a spade, they are the better team in the valley the last few years,as far as la being down,i have stated that many times, were bad, not very good, have a long way to go, a lot of teams are better than us in the valley,that my buddy is the difference from myself and you two, i admit it , you guys wont.now you realy come in here and boast about 7-4, third in your league, losing forst round of cif. thats not just the way amat used to be or think.and you know that,
heck i support the whole sgv, including you guys, ive been there watching, rooting for you, la col, big a and so on. i hope we both get better and fast because lets face it, were both a long way off where we (both) used to be.

Bleeds Blue and Gold Author Profile Page said:

73,
They were wondering where we were, I thought I'd oblige them. Los Altos?!?!?! Wow talk about being off the radar!!! If they were to put them in the rankings , they'd have to use commas in the number.

AMAT 73 Author Profile Page said:

BB&G,
Don't worry about rgd2626 because he is a LA man and since his team has had nothing to speak of these past 2 years and maybe for years to come he needs to jump on some winning wagon hence the jumping on the CO trail. He knows he can't say anything about LA vs AMAT so he goes to the next desperate measure. Personally I think it's great that another SGV team is ranked and recognized because it makes us all stronger . rgd2626 by the way how did your beloved la wind up last year ? To remind you we were 7-4 with a CIF berth.

For Your Consideration said:

626...aren't you a Gano guy? I think Gano did one of his best coaching jobs teh year McBride, Rodriguez and Contreras got hurt...don't you agree? How did that team end up?

What's Los Altos' record against Bishop Amat? ...right. I though so...

Better yet imagine LA that year without BA's third string RB in McBride?

My quetsion on the floor is what would Gano have accomplished with Bishop Amat's talent....at Bishop Amat?

I'm a huge Gano fan and I do admire greatly what BA does on the field so maybe someone could take a crack at this very honest question:

"What would Gano have accomplished given the reigns of Bishop Amat during the past 10 years?"

Anyone want to take a crack? Just try and be respectful and give some thought that makes football sense. Gano vs. Rollinson, Grady, Lara ect ect ect....this should be very very interesting.

Bleeds Blue and Gold Author Profile Page said:

r2d2,
The past 14 years? Gee, aren't you the same people who jump on us for bringing up the past in the first place? If you want to do that, I can go back even further but I won't. Enjoy the spolight while you can, there is a fine line between fame and obscurity.
Oh, and before you say anything about us not being in the spotligt, that's OK, we are a recognized brand name and always get the constant attention regardless. Just look at the blog threads, this is 2 days old and only has 18 posts so far where as anything to do with us runs into double triple digits in the same amount of time.

rgd2626 said:

Bleeds Blue and Gold
your exactly right! its where you end up at the end of the season.inform us all, how have you guys ended up at the end the season last 14 years?
cif champions -
league titles -
cif victorys -
going to cif -
thanks for making a great point.

Bleeds Blue and Gold Author Profile Page said:

OK boys, here I am.
Actually, we could care less about your ranking. It's been how many years since you've hit this spot? Ever? Anyway, you're on the edge right now, try to improve on it or you'll be out of the spotlight as usual. Besides it's where you end up in the season as opposed to where you start out. Good luck.

recruiter said:

easy there sgv boy, that's why it was a question. Go ahead and pat yourself on the back you deserve it!!!!!!!!!

rgd2626 said:

!!!!!!! said,
they cant handle it.all we have been hearing the last few years how co would not get any reconigtion outside the sgv.
guess they were wrong.

SGV FOOTBALL said:

recruiter,

WTF! That is his older brother. Younger brother plays for oaks christian, his older brother played for de la salle in Concord.

recruiter said:

Montana is at PCC, correct? Don'y expect to see him in an Oaks Christian uni.

!!!!!!!! said:

What no bishop amat losers on this post just yet. Im surprised they havent blasted charter oak already for even being mentioned.

SGV FOOTBALL said:

CO in the house. I cant wait until September 25th. CO host Rancho and it will be a battle. It will be a war with Rancho returning there top rated QB and tight end. Rancho lost 26 seniors and are returning 31 jrs from last years team. Co is returning 33 jrs from last years team. Out of 18 lineman they have 16 that are JR's and SR's. Thats enough to protect Thropay or Santiago. We also got good hands in Dennis Rufus, he'll catch anything.

CLAN DAD said:

C.Dawg 5 The Dawg said:
Looks like their keys are g/b RB Josh Quezada & new QB Christian Salinas.

Ronnie Hillman & Randall Nygren (grad) will be missed.

Dawg,

You're right about Quezada, but Salinas left the team to concentrate on his baseball career. There are other playmakers (too many to name) on the team that will help ease the graduation of some key players.

See ya on Sept. 17th....

shameless plug said:

aren't these shameless plugs getting old?

C.Dawg 5 The Dawg said:

Looks like their keys are g/b RB Josh Quezada & new QB Christian Salinas.

Ronnie Hillman & Randall Nygren (grad) will be missed.

??? said:
Wonder what hapend to La Habra?
August 30, 2009 11:27 AM

There is a lot of talent in the SGV this year, and it is going to be awesome as far as overall talent in the LA County area as well, while the Inland Empire features some top players, such as Jordon James (Sr.RB/Corona), and many others. With Lakewood QB Jesse Scroggins, Oaks Christian QB Nick Montana, and several other BCS recruits, this high school football season is going to be amazing in the SoCal Region!

Check College Level Athletes ----->
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The Stang Fan said:

Fred,

It seems quite possible that some of these games scheduled for Friday night might be cancelled due to the fires. The Muir/DR game is certainly in doubt. The evacuation center in Altadena is one block from Muir's field.

Very unfortunate, but not NEARLY as bad as those who are in danger. We're praying for all of the families in harms way.

Yeah right said:

watch outtttttttttt said:

BIG WHAT IF? LMAO

DRanchhhh said:

About time somebody is beginning to recognize our kids in the SGV!

??? said:

Wonder what hapend to La Habra?

watch outtttttttttt said:

What if Damien beats RC friday?

just saying................

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