Know-everything blogger Joe Amat gives his take on Bishop Amat's playoff chances

seven-duece,
You just won the AMAT lotto!
I enjoy your love for the sport and AMAT! So I would like to extend an invitation to join us at tailgate row, to see if we can take your AMAT experience to the next level!
Here's the deal, be at Amat at 5pm at the tailgate area in right field foul area (baseball field), we are in the southwest corner. Ask for the MAYOR, and say your here for the tri-tip and ribs!
Hope to see you there! If you are wondering what I am doing up at this hour, the answer is- preparing the meat for the party. What a long glorious day ahead!!!

ON BLUE!!!

Joe Amat,
you are correct. i am not an alum nor do i have a child, or relative for that matter who attends bishop amat. i am simply a high school football fan who lives in the san gabriel valley and attended every game bishop amat played last year. this is my second year following the team and i can't tell you what a delight it has been. i've also had the pleasure of watching other san gabriel valley football on several thursday and/or saturday evenings as well. i've enjoyed it all. i simply feel the electricity is more prevalent at bishop amat games. but there is good football being played here in the sgv. so, no, i am not an alum nor do i have a child at bishop amat, but i'd be proud to claim either. good luck tomorrow night. i will be there.

KH,

Amat is 2-0 all time against Bonita, they played Bonita way back when Bonita had Allen Carter.

Joe,
I seem to recall 72 being from the west SGV maybe a Pasadena or Muir fan , not real sure but can recall something to that effect.

joe amat.any chance amat playing bonita next year in preseason. have they ever played agaist each other ,,we have a good bunch of top jr. returning next season. and what the over all win loss record if they have ever play eacgh other
thanks kh

xyz,

Don't think so. 72 came on here a while ago - before Darien was an impact player. I thought I remembered him being from out of the area with no affiliation with Amat. I could be wrong - but I like hearing his takes because he's "unattached" so to speak (if I remembered right) and usually gives a pretty honest opinion.

Reading comments from Seven Deuce makes me believe he is Darian Johnsons Father. He props him indirectly. Read between the lines.

sevenduece,

If I remember - you are not an alum nor have kids at the school. Did I remember that right?

i am truly excited about this week's game vs notre dame. the intensity should be at an all time high. if i'm not mistaken, this will be bishop amat's third time facing such an offense (schematically) this year. there are great coaches on both sides, but bishop amat's need to win, home field prowess, familiarity with the offense notre dame runs, and its propensity for winning big games makes me feel that bishop amat will win the game. there backs are absolutely against the wall, and that sense of urgency was not evident last friday night. i imagine it will be this friday. should be a great game with amat winning. see you all friday.

Play to win,
That is what I am counting on. I wrote on another thread that this week our back are against the wall similar to Crespi last week. You could say that our playoffs begin this week and since we are fortunate enough to have the game on our field better for us. The fact that we are unbeaten at home for the past 2 seasons and the ball just seems to bounce our way at home to me add up to a win . We are going to need a lot of input from Daylon on this one and I am sure he will be up to the task schooling the D-backs on how to stop the air attack of ND .

That is great thinking there 73 but this ND team is not 2-0 in league for nothing. They blew out Loyola and Amat just squeeked by Loyola. Styles make fights I know so lets hope Amat brings it moreso then what they did vs. Loyola. Anything is possible, like Crespi having their backs to the wall last friday vs Amat, Crespi was in a die situation and they came thru. Much is the same for Amat you lose and you are done at-large or not your done. Truth hurts but Amat must win at home this friday. I am hoping for another showing like the St. Bonadventure game, Amat came out that nite with the attitude and swagger of "not in our house"..hope they bring that this friday against the Golden Knights.

SGV FOOTBALL,
I don't know where you get that impression from . Yes there is a lot of speculation of if this happens or that happens concerning playoffs but let me put in plain English. AMAT WILL WIN ON FRIDAY .WE WILL NOT LET ND COME INTO OUR HOUSE AND BEAT US . We will take the choosing out of the hands of coins or CIF and flat out WIN. How's that sound to you , better.

It can be done,

The year you're speaking of was 05-06 and Amat did beat MD and Loyola but were inconsistent (as you said) and dropped games they shouldn't have. They ended in a 3-way tie for 3rd with Loyola and Santa Margarita. Loyola entered as a 3rd place team (and became the eventual champion), Santa Margarita was 4th and Amat was out of the hunt. CIF only allows leagues to submit ONE team for At-Large consideration - so Santa MArgarita was the candidate with a 5-5 record. Amat was never even under consideration by the CIF Committe efor them to "overlook" because they couldn't be - even at 6-4 and a better record than SM. Santa Margarita was chosen (and LB Wilson was the automatic 4th place rep from the 7-team Moore league at 3-7)

So the point is it wasn't the CIF Committee that decided against Amat... they never got in front of the committee due to the coin-flip.As I said above... "All that being said, with CIF you just never know. It's like officials bad calls. You never want to put yourself in a position that it matters. Just win Friday at home and there is nothing to worry about. That's the only way to really control your destiny."

There was that year Amat had a pretty good year and did not get in the CIF. With wins that year over Loyola(the eventual champs that season) and Mater Dei It did not matter they were looked over and LB wilson I believe got the Bid. Amat must not count on that bid coming their way as automatic. Take care of your own business vs Notre Dame and win your way in the CIF. All the searios are great depending on the Sunset league and all that mess..Bottom line is, Amat Take care of your own business Friday with a win and let the chips fall where they fall. Do not count on help elsewhere, ask that above Amat team on how they got bumped that year..They did not take care of business on games they should have won. Nobodys fault but your own if you cannot finish strong.

SGV FOOTBALL,
I'll say it for you. AMAT WILL WIN AGAINST NOTRE DAME FRIDAY NIGHT! We will be prepared, ready, and most importantly, HUNGRY! Notre Dame goes down. Amat STILL shines!

SGV FOOTBALL,

It's hard for me to decipher your blog since sarcasm runs rampant around here. In any case, I don't care for arrogant people, but i do like positive people. I can't say whether Amat will win or not, but I do believe they have an excellent shot... so excuse me while I tuck my tail away...

SGV FOOTBALL,

It's hard for me to decipher your blog since sarcasm runs rampant around here. In any case, I don't care for arrogant people, but i do like positive people. I can't say whether Amat will win or not, but I do believe they have an excellent shot... so excuse me while I tuck my tail away...

SGV FOOTBALL,

You can go back as far as you want in the blog and you'll not find a single prediction from me. Since it's inception I have said that any team on our schedule could beat us. That's why we schedule preleague the way we do. It makes no sense to schedule otherwise. I've also said there are no surprises in the Serra League. That's what makes playing at this level special. No pushovers .. ever. You better have a preseason that gets you ready. So to say Friday could go either way is consistent with everything I've written. Others may make predictions - not me. But here is *exactly* what I wrote before the St Bonaventure game.. and it pretty much goes for this week too. Except our "young guys" better have grown up by now.

"All I know is that the kids are working hard and practicing with a purpose, so they should be prepared. We'll see what that translates into. The young guys are going to find out how much we've grown up so far."

"Teams need to practice in proportion to your aspirations."

"When a program aspires to compete at this level - they better practice that way. When a program aspires to live up to a storied tradition - they better practice that way. When a program aspires to someday play in December - they better practice that way."

"And when they do that it builds the kind of habits necessary to be successful - in anything they do."

Joe Amat...sounds like you are admitting that Big Lou is a genius for scheduling Gardena and University!!! Looks like Amat needs to "strengthen" their schedule by adding Paraclete or maybe Azusa...funny that the wild card rules go counter to the only play the best in the state argument.

Whats ups ladies and gentleman,

Is it me or does it sound like the Amat fans are preparing for a loss to ND. This is not the way to go about it. When you guys were playing ST Bonnies you had all the Amat fans saying you guys were going to win. Whats the difference now??? BA has a good shot at beating ND this year, by their standards ND is having a down season this year. Why can't you guys have the same confidence like you had against St.Bonnies. I like arrogant people that can back up their teams, not the ones that play tough all year and when the big dog comes to play, they stick their tail between their legs. These are not he BA fans we are accustomed too. I think I will have to take my bet off of BA and switch it to ND!

Don,
The cords will be at the bottom of the box with the lights .Reason, that is where I found mine last year.

Let's just beat Notre Dame and take it from there. No way in hell would they leave out of the playoffs in ANY scenario.

smallcitymc

On Saturday afternoon I wrote,

"...In a 4 team league there is no room for slippage, no margin of error and a bunch of scenarios. Amat, ND, & Crespi could all be 2-1. ND could be 3-0, & Crespi 2-1 and Amat 1-2, OR ND could be 3-0 with Amat/Crespi AND Loyola all at 1-2. That's a mess. That means one of those teams is in 4th and league can only submit ONE team for at-large consideration... so the 4th place team is S.O.L...."

http://www.insidesocal.com/tribpreps/2009/11/friday-morning-6.html#comment-2424704

I wrote it here before.. Ben Bolch goes to Joe Amat for HIS research!

...and little barracuda... that janitor from the office may have been sniffing too much Pine Sol. ["my neighbors brother said..." - that's always REAL accurate info! Hilarious.. and yes - I said THTA out loud!]
The reality is that CIF was counting their blessings when #1 in the nation LB Poly pulled out a last minute win over the at-large Lancers last season. If anything that garnered even more respect from the office. (as if the Serra League needs any more respect!) In fact - in the Playoff Handbook it is not actually specified that the #1 seed gets the At-Large Team, although that is the practice quite often. If the Lancers happen to be the At-Large entrant - look for them to get one of the other seeds... just in case.

73 & "Not All There",

A win and a 3 way tie for first and the committee doesn't even have to meet Saturday as far as Amat's involvement is concerned - it's a done deal. That would be interesting and could be the difference between a #4 seed and an At-Large berth - how 'bout that?!?

If Amat is 9-1 and Serra League Champs with a win over Bonnies and ND - good shot at leapfrogging Lakewood into the #4 spot - if they lose the flip and go to 3rd they're an At-Large and looking at upsetting Edison in Round 1.

The scary one is if Notre Dame is fortunate on Friday AND Loyola upsets Crespi - it's a 3 way ties for 2nd - and someone in that group is staying home. So winning is paramount for that reason alone.

My Friend - I know we lose people with that paragraph stuff, but some stick with us.

MTC - good to see you in here and Don, here's a hint...

I'm positive you'll find it in the very last place you look!

Okay here is what I heard about the Pac 5 discussions. My neighbors brother works for CIF SS in Los Alamitos, and he was saying that they will most likely consider Newport Harbor, Fountain Valley or Los Alamitos just because of how strong Edison is this year. He also said they gave Bishop a shot last year and look what happened first round and out. Oppps did I say that out loud. So they will most likly over look Bishop and go with an OC team this year. Good try Joe Amat but no one is buying it.

When has "sense" and the CIF ever met in the same discussion?

You are right - it makes no sense - but it is the system in place. Amat needs their opponents to win (except ND of course) and as many aof the Sunset league opponents as possible to lose.

Remember last year this is how Amat got in to the playoffs. Sunset had a 5-way tie for first -two 1st place teamm did not make the playoffs from that league.

The real obnoxious part is the Moore league - when Cabrillo high opened they made it a 7 team league. Cabrillo is 0-for-life in football - never won a game - yet the league still gets the extra team in the playoffs.

Now whtat makes no sense

Joe,

Here is a small article in Sunday's L.A. Times concerning the upcoming Amat/ND game written by L. A. Times' Ben Bloch:

"Encino Crespi's 38-25 upset of No. 10 La Puente Bishop Amat sets up a few intriguing scenarios going into the final week of Serra League play.

Here's one Crespi is hoping to avoid: If the Celts lose to Los Angeles Loyola and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame beats Bishop Amat, there would be a three-way tie for second place among Crespi, Loyola and Bishop Amat, with coin flips deciding the league's second guaranteed playoff entrant.

Even if Crespi beats Loyola, the Celts could be left out of the playoffs if Bishop Amat defeats Notre Dame, forcing a three-way tie for the league title. Because there are only two guaranteed playoff spots from the four-team league, one of the league champions could be left out, barring a wild-card berth.

'We could go 2-1 in league and lose to Notre Dame on a 52-yard field goal with no time left and miss the playoffs,' Crespi Coach Jeremiah Ross lamented."

This is even more complicated than I thought. I was under the assumption that if Amat won, they would be going to the playoffs. That apparently is not the case. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it appears that Bloch doesn't even believe the wild-card will come from the Serra.

I don't disagree with your reasoning, as you've laid it pretty good. I'm just wondering what's going on in the heads of the CIF committee that makes these decisions.

Not all there,
I think it is kind of hard to imagine leaving anyone if we all finish at 2-1 . Coin flip for seeding yes but for entry to the playoffs make no sense at all.

Don.......

Funny stuff.

I wouldn't be surprised if Joe comes back and tells you:

"It's on the top shelf just above the rest of the Christmas stuff and right where you left it last year"

My best to you both my old friends.

I AM OUT!

Mike the Clone

A win still doesn't gaurantee anything......

An Amat win with a Crespi win make Amat, ND, and Crespi all 2-1 and each having beat the other - 3-way tie for 1st. Coin flip - Amat loses flip and CAN STILL BE OUT OF THE PLAYOFFs at 9-1. The criteria is very clear for selecting the wild card and they will not get it due to opponent strength of schedule.

The real kikcer here is this......Amat would have been better off having LOST more preseason games - thus giving their opponents more wins. Opponent record counts for 2 points - your record only counts for 1 point. It is not right - but it is the system in place.

Wait a darn minute Fred...now WTH are you doing? I've tried to be nice to you but you've gone toooooo far... the next thing you know you'll actually encourage bloggers to write more than two sentences....write paragraphs with an original main point and two or three supportive points reinforcing the original point...IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT!!!! are you prepared for entries without the words "kcus" and "ecafkcid" in them....maybe you need to see a doctor or get a Swine Flu shot...this is sheer absurdity and utter nonsense!!! What are you telling your loyal one sentence bloggers? Fred you are a man without a soul...lol.

My Pal Joey...that was truely inspiring....any "chance" others follow suit?

Joe,

Robledo says here you know everything.

Where did I put the extension cords for my Christmas lights?

Thanks,

Don