Comments on: Silver Bowl to be shown on tape delay

By: ManDown

ManDown — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:07:24 +0000

Coach Carter are you saying Encinals talent is up there with the OAL?

By: billjohnson

billjohnson — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:00:15 +0000

coach carter the oal has to get it done on the field! outside there league no team has got it done other than beam’s skyline teams. you played tough schools no doubt but you only won once against the l.a schools u didnt beat any wcal teams. props for da scholarships though!

By: Triton8

Triton8 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:20:17 +0000

Well said…and Mack in the early 2000s didn’t have to toot their own horn….the D1 coaches were doing that for them! I forgot to mention the Oakland High teams of the early 90s which had a coach for a couple years that attracted talent. They battled with the Titans strong for a couple years until Mack came up. During those times….the D1 scouts knew where the talent was….in the OAL. There is an old saying in the OAL…”The most talent in the Bay Area walks the halls of Castlemont High…they just never get on the field.” That’s a shame, but very true. Due to circumstances in the inner city, it takes a special coach like Beam, Carter and the recent Castlemont coach to get these kids on the field and in the classroom. When they get them there and the players get a sense of pride….their talent blossoms and they get a chamce to leave and go to college.

By: therealcoachcarter

therealcoachcarter — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:32:39 +0000

I think the negative comments about the OAL playoffs our ridiculous & it really show the lack of knowledge and ignorance of Bill Johnson & the rest of you clowns that continue to put down the OAL. Triton8 you are right Skyline Hs in it’s hay day (80′s & 90″s) had some great teams & played everybody from the NCS, CCS, Hawaii & even LA which paved the way for the Mighty, Mighty Mack Warriors from 2001 to 2007 won a total of 4 section & 5 League Titles & put out a total of 36 Div 1 athletes!! Which is hands down the most in the East Bay & in 2005 we had 9 which was the most in the state so miss me with all this NCS & OAL mess because although it would be nice to be in th NCS the OAL doesn’t need the NCS!! I have coached in both sections so I’m speaking from facts because the Mack ’05(11-1) team would have qualified for the CIF State Small School Division game but it didn’t come about until the following year and we were runner ups that year so stop trying to overrate all the OAL schools & give them there props because other than the small schools like Encinal (which I Love & have mad respect for) can even come close to the talent level in that league & yes the Silver Bowl does matter because of it’s strong tradition! So stop trying to bash League! 123 Mack Family!! I Bleed Orange & Black

By: Triton8

Triton8 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:48:46 +0000

Yomomma….once again you show your ignorance? Coach Beam’s Skyline teams in the 80s and 90s could have taken on any teams in this area and held their own(and did). Beam dodged no one. He knew his league was not strong, so his preseason was like a minefield…..Bellarmine, St Francis, DLS, James Logan….tough San Diego and Hawaii teams. And just for good measure, no one would come to Oakland, so they were all away games. For you to say that the OAL hasn’t had a real team since the 50s is so stupid I have to think you are kidding. Do you want to compare DI signings? Skyline was 2nd to NONE! When Beam was there, you could meet a who’s who of great college coaches during any lunch period in the PE office. Not only was he the man for Skyline…college coaches would ask for his opinion on all the other OAL prospects as well. Coach Beam was the high tide that brought the whole league up during his time there. Wake up….I think I was giving you too much credit on the other blog pages, this time you may have shown your true self?

By: PITT-HIGH

PITT-HIGH — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:14:01 +0000

The O.A.L sucks, the only team we give props to is the Fremont High School team. Atleast they are trying to make that program better, It has to be the system and poor support in those schools, and lack of effort from those kids. Becuase when we played Fremont high school it was not no walk in the park, yes the score tells other wise, but from the stands and talking to my nephew that plays at pitt right now. He said they are tuff up front, thats why they had a tuff time running on them..thats why we went to the air cuz the running game was not there…but anyways they have a good staff there…they just lack the skills and players..but E-club is right..you are going to get recriuted where ever you play…Just come watch us beat Dela….lol..pitt is do for one…

By: billjohnson

billjohnson — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:53:20 +0000

coach green i never said the oal didnt have talent. makes you wonder with all this talent in the oal & no team ranked in the top 15 east bay. coach green or e_culb if the players are there then wat is it? scheme? coaching?

By: E_CULB

E_CULB — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:18:48 +0000

” For whatever reason they refuse to join a section is beyond me!”

The OAL is a section what do you mean? Why do everybody want the OAL to join NCS, what would it benefit? If it choose to stay it’s own section for the sole purpose of Basketball so be it! Leave it alone! Football will still send more kids D-1 than most leagues in Northern California, and as I read many of you say that’s what it’s all about!

By: Hood Boy

Hood Boy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:55:31 +0000

The talent is in Oakland. Your right about that. I would love to see more kids come out and play football. But it all starts in the classrooms. When things get right in the classroom then things will be good for the OAL. Teams having to forfeit because not enough kids making grades turns teams away.

By: Longhorn

Longhorn — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:00:09 +0000

Wow…for we who have played and or coached in the OAL…we get tired of hearing the same old song..THE OAL is WEAK…if thats the case why must we travel every where? Not many want to come in to play! For whatever reason they refuse to join a section is beyond me! Just looking at the teams this year, I have to say…something is not right! Seems the kids don’t come out anymore…the pride is down..the Coaching is down..Where are the Administrators…Parents..I truly believe talent lies in Oakland…we must dig it up…and instill pride in the Kids.Otherwise…its all down hill.