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YV’s Turner resigns as football coach
By Ben Enos
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 at 3:29 pm in East Bay Football.
As Jimmy mentioned in a comment a few minutes ago, Ygnacio Valley football coach Chris Turner has indeed resigned. Here’s what I wrote for tomorrow’s paper.
Ygnacio Valley coach Chris Turner resigned from his position as head football coach on Tuesday, citing the need to focus on supporting his family after being passed over for an on-campus job as a site supervisor.
“I thought I was going to have a position on campus and did the position for two months,” Turner said. “I did the interview and was confident it would be a done deal and right before spring break they told me they were going to hire someone else.”
The Warriors went 9-3 in Turner’s lone season at the helm, winning a co-Diablo Valley Athletic League championship along the way. Turner said he didn’t know whether he would coach in any capacity next season, saying his primary focus will be on finding a full-time job.
“I can’t say enough about the group of kids there,” Turner said. “I love the kids and that’s what made it so hard.”
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April 20th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Wow this is tough for YV… 2nd resignation in only two years.
April 20th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Yes, WOW!, Coach Turner is a stand up guy. It was definately a battle in the first rd NCS last season, with YV getting the win. Well coached and played game on YV’s part. This has been an offseason of some really strange happenings. Coach Turner does a job for 2 months, coaches a 9-3 , 1st rd winner, and then doesn’t get offered the job? Whose nephew or son got that position, that’s just shady on many different levels!
April 20th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
There was ardent rumors about this happening weeks ago. YV lost a very good man and excellent coach.
The fact they did not offer Turner the on-campus job speaks loudly about how little YV supports football or sports.
Another titanic blow to east bay football this off season.
Will it ever stop?
April 20th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
I would expect that there were many applicants for the job due to the economy. It may be that he was not the most qualified.
I’m assuming it is a district position, so therefore the hiring decision is made at the district level, not at YV. If so, they couldn’t care less about football at ANY of the MDUSD schools when they’re trying to save the district from total collapse. I don’t think Principals and AD’s can hire district employees without going through due process, even if they are a successful coach.
April 20th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Well coaching is tough and it is hard to be off campus so I defintely understand Coach Turner having to choose his family, the sign of a good man!
April 21st, 2010 at 8:09 am
Why be a Principle or an Athletic Director if you cant even hire your own staff. How can you take responsibility for people you don’t even hire. Thus, there is no chain of command at YV either? Teachers complaints go straight to the district office?
April 21st, 2010 at 10:54 am
murdoc i see where ur coming from on that point, its like too many people want to put they hands in the pot
April 21st, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Murdoc- I’m not trying to argue here, but remember that a campus supervisor is not part of the Athletic Director’s “staff”. It is a campus/district position. Principals don’t go out and personally hire all the teachers at their school either.
I’m guessing at all this, but I think it is completely unfair of KillerD to say “The fact they did not offer Turner the on-campus job speaks loudly about how little YV supports football or sports.” I’m sure the AD would have LOVED for Turner to stay, and if he/she could have offered him the job he/she would have without reservation. There isn’t an AD in the whole MDUSD that isn’t busting their butt like never before to support sports right now, that comment was uncalled for and incorrect.
April 21st, 2010 at 12:03 pm
furthermore, we don’t know the whole story, I’m sure there is a lot more to it. Don’t indict the YV sports program based on an outcome that on the face seems to be puzzling.
April 21st, 2010 at 1:14 pm
If you read the other half of the paper, it’s easy to see why Turner or no new employees can be hired by the MDUSD, they are cutting everything. If Turner was duped into taking the job this will make the 2nd high profile coach leaving because the school site did not fufill promises made during the hiring process, Owens at NGHS, for those playing at home was the other. Coaching ball is tough enough without dealing with a defunct corrupt establishment like the MDUSD. Sorry to see you go Turner, you did a solid job. Killer D is going off lately. Hey Killer no one like your stuff more than me but breathe brother. The DVAL is falling apart. Lets see how long any of those guys stick around. My guess is this is Keplers last year. followed shortly by Pardi, but Hamilton could be ready to leave soon as well.
April 21st, 2010 at 1:31 pm
This is the reason as to why Josh Davis resigned from YV, both from coaching and teaching. The front office shows little support what so ever. And if I am not mistaken even if it is a district position all interviews are by the Princepal, so it is the Pricepal’s decision to make the hire. The district would be involved in doing the background check, finger printing, and making sure the candidate has all the certifications required for the position. Great job Dr. Plat (YV Princepal) and George Streeter (AD).
April 21st, 2010 at 2:29 pm
wow this is sad, i recall crenshaw high{LA} said bout 4 or 5 years ago that in about 4-6 years it will not b high school football in the innercity, and soccer will take over, wow cant believe it but high school football is in major trouble in the bay area, i think in the san jose area some school have to do the pay to play. thank u for the economy goerge w. and arnold
April 21st, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Good takes and yes I’ve been a tad hot as of late, will cool it down though.
It is upsetting to have been correct on several unfortunate things that have materialized in the coaching circle this off season.
Peace to all and I hope the YV program somehow manages to find a top quality coach to replace the gone Turner
It will not be easy to do
April 21st, 2010 at 8:06 pm
bhsfan, our kids at Alameda have to pay, and I don’t know if you’ve ever seen Thompson field;but, someone needs to be fired for letting that field go, and the little league fields get a facelift every year! Thompson is a safety hazard and no one seems to care. The money we raise and the money the kids pay? Man I just don’t know and I’m a coach! Frustrating at the least.
April 22nd, 2010 at 9:30 am
Hoopfan,
Good take. No argument there. However, the principle is in all of the interviews. So lets not bs the situation at hand. Furthermore, if your a coach, your already in the district so background, and fingerprinting was already completed. You feel me? This was just a dumb ass decision made by Dr. Plat (YV Principal) and George Streeter (AD). They dropped the ball and set there school back 2-3 years worth of competition. I guess De La will get all of YV’s best transfers now since they are neighbors right. Cant be mad at that.
Island02,
The money you guys charge, all $300+ comes from (most, not all, but most) wealthy ass individuals that dont give 2 f—s about where that money goes and you know this man. Worst part is that your team’s leader dont give 1 f— either. The money you guy’s raise goes to those weak ass camps that you guys go to with 0 competition, scholarship athletes, or succesful teams. Basically a waste. Castlmont, Fremont, etc., know what camps bring out the best. They know what time it is. I just don’t understand why so many of those athletes you guys have at Alameda continue to get robbed over and over again. I mean damn, if it looks like shit and smells like shit its probably shit. That other team on the island does so much with way, way, way, significantly less I dont see how anybody would consider shutting them down. Thompson field is bad, but playing at Encinal’s field has been nicknamed the “SWAMP” for a reason.
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:36 am
yeah thompson field is really bad
April 22nd, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Murdoc, very well put and extremely accurate ! I appreciate your honesty and you seem to know alot about the program or at least its leaders, any way you couldn’t have been more correct. I’ve been working my ass off trying to get my son into the Nike camp,and others, but I’m not the head coach, bottom line he’ll just have to perform at the combine and get invited. As for the other camps it is extremely frustrating as a parent and coach to keep going to the same camp every year and not expose our kids to some real competetition in the summer!
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Murdoc- Really? You think the kids at YV are going to transfer to De La Salle now that Turner is gone? Man, you don’t know much about the demographics at YV….hahaha.
April 23rd, 2010 at 8:58 am
If the kids were to transfer most of them would either go to Mount Diablo or Clayton Valley.
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:10 am
hey jimmy who did my diablo hire as the new head coach, i recall they revious coach steped down to focus more on his wrestling team
April 23rd, 2010 at 2:00 pm
oopps mt diablo new coach
April 23rd, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Mt. D hired Jerry Reese, a former San Jose State and San Jose SaberCats wide receiver.
April 26th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
He’ll be at odowd next year…
April 27th, 2010 at 8:15 am
#23 Why leave YV to be an assistant there? YV gonna be that down next year?
April 27th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
maybe #23 is saying jerry reese will be at odowd next year?
April 27th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Seemslike, De la was just an example. You right though, demographics are different. But Mount Diablo or Clayton Valley sounds about right too.
April 27th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
interesting..
April 28th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
i was talking to a parent who’s son plays for ygnacio valley,not only did his son tell him that there head coach was gone,but also that yv may change back their offense to the double wing t they had before..
April 29th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
If I was YV, I would change back to the wing t offense too, especially after Eureka ran up and down the field against them with it. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em!
April 29th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Eureka Fan lets see how you do without a USC recruit in your offense. Seems like you only have success when you have a USC recruit on your team.
April 29th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
eureka fan,will just see how eureka does this year know that there one man team is gone.
April 30th, 2010 at 7:41 am
Unkown & Perkin-
2009 Soma played on the field himself, with no blockers and he made all the defensive stops. We will miss him.
2003 Rey played defense and not offense. I don’t know how we managed.
Rey and Soma were special players but I believe in both Championship seasons Eureka still put 11 players on the field for offense and defense.
Let’s see, Eureka out scored opponents 184-31 during the four rounds of NCS. Seems to me the defense was pretty good. I believe the old saying is “offense sells the tickets, defense wins Championships”
Eureka will return several starters and should prove to be just as strong.
By reading these posts this off season it seems like the bay area has had SEVERAL coaching changes. It is always tough to have a new coach step in.
Good Luck to all the teams in the fall!
GO LOGGERS!
April 30th, 2010 at 8:36 am
I agree with two things EHS says:
Defense wins championships and the bay area has had several coaching changes in the off season, so…..hopefully the bay still gets out there and performs, but you never know.
April 30th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
You just said it took your star players to win a championship. What does that mean? You need star players in order to win championships.
May 1st, 2010 at 6:11 am
Actually, I was trying to be sarchastic. I wanted to point out that it takes the whole team to win.
Last year’s team worked very well together. We had 18 seniors and 17 juniors and 2 sophomores. Several underclassmen started and will return. The team chemistry will be there again.
May 1st, 2010 at 1:39 pm
hey hardy are u planning on coach’n more than 2 seasons or are u 2 & q!? as for coach sims good luck cuz u aint play’n d-5 anymore alot will be expected with the list of returners u got. newark please change ur offense it stinks! island02 u lost 2 newark an that 1 dimensional offense so win something first u alameda guys sure talk for never doin much.
May 2nd, 2010 at 2:24 pm
YV won’t run the wing next year, they had too much success with the pro style offense. The kids took to it, learned it very quickly and executed it well. If a new head coach came in and tried to bring back the wing, 30% of the kids would walk away. Let’s hope that YV can find a coach to build on the success of the past year. The offense the kids learned was very intricate for a HS team, proving that they can learn when the instruction is clear and the outcome is proven.
Previous YV head coaches that ran the wing assumed that the athletes were stupid and could only understand a few offensive plays. Turner was told that the YV kids would never understand his offense and he was wasting his time, congratulations to him for being patient and believing in the boys. Now that they believe in themselves, this is NOT the time to dumb it down again.
Turner will be missed, but every opportunity is a chance to get even better. Maybe the next head coach is the missing piece to take YV all the way.
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:39 am
#36 billjohnson,,what are u talking about? All i’ve said on these blogs is the truth, I have not once said anything negative about a team, coach or player. I have mentioned that I felt there were games Alameda should have won last year and Newark was one of them. If you watch the film we gave away 2 early scores but dominated the line of scrimmage and had over 350 yds rushing, 231 coming from our TB. We just ran out of time, but thats ok you’re entitled to your opinion, all you’re doing is motivating me to be a better coach!
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Look here EHS we YV was RAW patrone will smack Soma! you guys cheat, your field was muddy why cant you guys get a descent field huh, you guys are hella poor man I Swear play on turf we would of easily won by at least 40 points so think about that
May 4th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
“YVHS”, quit livin’ in fantasy land bro. I didn’t know having/not having field turf showed your economic status. Eureka players and coaches though, was fully decked out in Under Armour uniforms, apparel. and accessories. What was YV rockin? Looked like second rate crap to me.
Patrone smack Soma? Let’s see, Soma’s going to USC on full ride, where’s P. Wood at? I guess you know something that everybody else in the country didn’t, including every Pac-10 coach. I mean what would they know, right?
YV beat Eureka by 40 on field turf? Let’s see, Eureka looked pretty good on it against Montgomery in the championship game. I’ll put it to ya this way, YV could play Eureka on field turf, astro turf, tennis court, hockey rink, Oracle Arena, whatever they are calling the Raiders/A’s stadium now, or a parking lot, and the result would have been the same, a LOGGER BEATDOWN!
Those YV players were beat and broken by the end of the 1st quarter. They had no more fight in them. And your telling me field turf was the answer.
I hope the teams meet up again this year. Unfortunately for you YV will be coming up here again, after Eureka goes 10-0 and grabs the #1 seed. The Loggers are going to be loaded this year.
Go Loggers!
May 4th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
remember you got some extra teams in d2 now that dropped from d1..i dont think a #1 seed is a guarantee…
i think you are going to see a bigger improvement from other east bay schools.
but dont know much about eureka, you guys run a double wing offense? i guess soma was your star last year, but he is gone…so who replaces him
May 4th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
was an impressive run in the playoffs though to say the least…
May 4th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
eureka fan shut yo @** up your acting like how the clayton valley fans did 2 years ago..
May 4th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
YVHS- I don’t know how we cheated. We play on a grass field and it rains in November. The field & weather conditions were the same for both teams. Even Turner was quoted as saying that in a pre game interview. It is too bad that some players don’t have an opportunity to play on a natural field as opposed to turf. What makes turf better? It is football which is played in all weather. If anyhting our players come away more rounded and can handle diverse conditions.
Norcal- Thank You. The palyoffs were exciting. Eureka, Piner, Petaluma and YV have been moved to D3. There is quite a bit of movement within the new NCS divisions.
We had a pretty even split of seniors and underclassmen. Several juniors started in key positions. I expect Eureka to come out strong.
Good Luck to all
GO LOGGERS
May 5th, 2010 at 7:19 am
after all the success in d3 they should petition up to d2 if they are going to go 10-0 then they would have a chance at state, since they would have a legit chance then…
in my opinion you only petition up if you have a chance a state otherwise play the division you are supposed to.
May 5th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Has YV got a new coach yet? The other schools in the area start spring ball next week.
May 5th, 2010 at 11:20 am
I think Eureka in D3 might be a good thing. Honestly the D3 teams might have better teams than most D2s in NCS. its a good group in D3.
May 5th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
island02 how much time do you want? u guys did play 4 qtrs right? like i said win something then u can talk!you guys live off the weak richmond schools & hercules since rocklin took over your staff has not come close to beaten b-high or encinal only beat e.c in 07 got slapped by everyone in ’08. last year who did you beat please don’t say pinole there as 1 dimensional as newark. if i’m your motivation then the hornets are in terrible.
May 6th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Eureka Fan Says:
May 4th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
“YVHS”, quit livin’ in fantasy land bro. I didn’t know having/not having field turf showed your economic status. Eureka players and coaches though, was fully decked out in Under Armour uniforms, apparel. and accessories. What was YV rockin? Looked like second rate crap to me.
Patrone smack Soma? Let’s see, Soma’s going to USC on full ride, where’s P. Wood at? I guess you know something that everybody else in the country didn’t, including every Pac-10 coach. I mean what would they know, right?
YV beat Eureka by 40 on field turf? Let’s see, Eureka looked pretty good on it against Montgomery in the championship game. I’ll put it to ya this way, YV could play Eureka on field turf, astro turf, tennis court, hockey rink, Oracle Arena, whatever they are calling the Raiders/A’s stadium now, or a parking lot, and the result would have been the same, a LOGGER BEATDOWN!
Those YV players were beat and broken by the end of the 1st quarter. They had no more fight in them. And your telling me field turf was the answer.
I hope the teams meet up again this year. Unfortunately for you YV will be coming up here again, after Eureka goes 10-0 and grabs the #1 seed. The Loggers are going to be loaded this year.
Go Loggers!
Seemslike Says:
May 2nd, 2010 at 2:24 pm
YV won’t run the wing next year, they had too much success with the pro style offense. The kids took to it, learned it very quickly and executed it well. If a new head coach came in and tried to bring back the wing, 30% of the kids would walk away. Let’s hope that YV can find a coach to build on the success of the past year. The offense the kids learned was very intricate for a HS team, proving that they can learn when the instruction is clear and the outcome is proven.
Previous YV head coaches that ran the wing assumed that the athletes were stupid and could only understand a few offensive plays. Turner was told that the YV kids would never understand his offense and he was wasting his time, congratulations to him for being patient and believing in the boys. Now that they believe in themselves, this is NOT the time to dumb it down again.
Turner will be missed, but every opportunity is a chance to get even better. Maybe the next head coach is the missing piece to take YV all the way.
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Eureka fan, you’re absolutely right. The beating YV took had absolutely nothing to do with the field conditions at all and had more to do with the fact that Eureka’s coaches out coached YV’s. Especially on the defensive side of the ball. Defense wins championships and YV’s defense had no answer for anything Eureka did on what was a very predictable offense by the way. They made no adjustments what so ever on defense and could not stop the same plays Eureka ran over and over and over during the course of the game. It’s the same defense that got ran over two weeks prior by College Park in YV’s final regular season game.
The same guy responsible for the defense is now the new head coach at YV by the way so Seemslike, it seems like they didn’t find the missing piece to the puzzle either in who they hired to run the program.
The new head coach has been the defensive coordinator the past four years and their defense has not improved one bit in that time span.
In 2005 YV won the championship when this same coach was coaching the JV team and was smart enough to give the ball to Patrone Wood all the time on offense. He (Patrone) has been carrying that team on every level and is now headed to greener pastures playing on a full ride at a DII school in Pennsylvania. (By the way, the only reason he is playing DII instead of D1 has to do with his grades and the fact that no one in the system at YV made sure he took the right classes or passed them with a GPA that would have keep him on track to meet the D1 eligibility requirements).
But I digress, in 2005 (the championship year) YV’s defense gave up on average 15 points per game when their new head coach was coaching the JV team.
Since his jump up to varsity in 2006, YV’s defense has on average, gone from giving up 15 ppg to now giving up 25 ppg. This is why they have been bounced in the second round every year they made the playoffs since that 2005 season.
They made the playoffs but the defense couldn’t hold water against a quality opponent in the playoffs once they squeaked by their first round opponent. YV barely beat Alameda this past season 48-41. If Patrone Wood had not scored 6 TDs by himself they would have been bounced by a scrappy Hornet team who came to YV and almost handed them a second straight loss.
The fact that it was even a rumor that YV might go back to the double wing goes to show that someone has fallen asleep at the wheel and the success they had last year is now about to go straight down the drain with that program. YV will now be the doormat of what is already a weak league this coming year.
Concord, Mt. Diablo, College Park and Clayton Valley most certainly will probably beat YV now and Northgate certainly has a chance as well given what is taking place at that school.
Their new coach is an on-campus coach who has no respect from any player worth a darn there. There are good athletes who won’t and have not played football there because of this guy because they don’t care for him as a teacher and want no part of playing for him and being coached by him.
I will be very surprised if they win 5 games this season but their playoff run is most certainly over and they probably won’t see any success in football either like they already don’t in basketball and baseball at that school now that they have no coaches with a formula for success.
May 7th, 2010 at 8:12 am
what2do….watta hell do you know about yv’s team..were the 2nd team behind northgate with the most returning players,we might be a small team,but i guarantee you were the strongest team in the dval,and we aint no punks we aint scared of nobody..and who ever the head coach is that doesnt matter we as a team already talked about that,were just gonna continue working out hard and move on and let the doubters do all the talking they want..
May 7th, 2010 at 11:02 am
“Their new coach is an on-campus coach who has no respect from any player worth a darn there. There are good athletes who won’t and have not played football there because of this guy because they don’t care for him as a teacher and want no part of playing for him and being coached by him.”
100% false. As a parent of a YV player, this is completely incorrect. Any valid points you may have made in your previous post is now colored by your obvious bias and false statements. It is simply not true. One wonders if you were an applicant and are bitter you didn’t get the job?
May 7th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Whoever the Eureka Loggers play it’s safe to say one can only hope you lose in a big way, to close your big mouth!
The Warriors seem to have their heads on right, stay together as a TEAM! You guys were awfully good last year build on that.
What2Do? What’s that about?
“Northgate certainly has a chance as well given what is taking place at that school”
May 7th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Whoever plays the Eureka Loggers its safe to say we’ll hope they get beat in a big way, to close their big mouth fan up!
The Warriors seem to have their heads on straight, stay tight as a TEAM you were awfully good last year build on that!
What2Do….? ” Northgate certainly has a chance as well given what is taking place at that school”
What’s that about??
May 7th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Hoopfan,
In order for you to say I’m 100% false in my statement that there are some players who don’t want to be coached by the new coach would mean you would have had to have had a conversation with EVERY single player on the team and EVERY single male student on the YV campus to be right. Well I know a few kids who are on the team who don’t want him as the coach as well as a few who stopped playing football at YV because he was their coach. So. I know with 100% certainty that you don’t know what you’re talking about. Having an actual conversation with a kid and telling what they say in think doesn’t make me bias. Why don’t you ask some of them yourself since you think obviously think you have some inside knowledge of what goes on there and you know so much just because you’re the parent of a YV player. One wonders if you’re sleeping with the new coach since you defend him with a statement that you’re 100% certain that I’m making a false statement. YOU don’t have a clue as to what most of those kids think and are just basing your statement on perhaps the fact that your son might like the new coach and come on here thinking you can speak for the entire team and male population at YV.
May 8th, 2010 at 12:27 am
Hoopfan Says:
May 7th, 2010 at 11:02 am
“Their new coach is an on-campus coach who has no respect from any player worth a darn there. There are good athletes who won’t and have not played football there because of this guy because they don’t care for him as a teacher and want no part of playing for him and being coached by him.”
100% false. As a parent of a YV player, this is completely incorrect. Any valid points you may have made in your previous post is now colored by your obvious bias and false statements. It is simply not true. One wonders if you were an applicant and are bitter you didn’t get the job?
Hoopfan,
Do yourself a favor and go ask a kid by the name of Mockling who I believe played football at YV in 2008 but did not last year and the boys he hangs out with at school why they didn’t play football this past season and then come back and tell the rest of us on this board that I’m 100% false when they tell you how they feel about the new coach and why they didn’t play football THEIR SENIOR year. As you start to ask around and talk to current players on the team (if you dare to do some leg work before judging me) you just might be surprised by what you hear when the kids are really honest with you. But we both know you won’t do this because you don’t want to hear the truth. You and a lot of others simply can’t handle the truth and would rather live in that feel good comfort zone you shield yourself in and bury your heads in the sand about really goes on.
I gave you a name to get your facts straight. How’s that for being bitter and biased?
May 8th, 2010 at 12:48 am
Hoopfan,
Ask yourself this question… what purpose would I have in making a statement that any player worth a darn at YV has no respect for the new head coach if it could be easily checked out by someone like you who claims to be a parent of a YV player if it were really a false statement like you want to believe?
What would I have to gain other than pulling the wool off of your blind eyes? As a parent of a player on the team wouldn’t you want to know something like this instead of believing everything is rosy? If this was a DI college and your kid was on the team wouldn’t you want someone who might know something about the situation where your son plays to tell you the truth?
Should what happened at Texas Tech been kept quiet and Mike Leach be able to keep his job even though some of the players had serious issues with how they were treated by him when they didn’t agree with his way of dealing with them being injured? And this is a coach who is a proven winner. What has Bauleke won at YV? What has he done as a defensive coordinator the past four seasons that makes him the best man for the job in light of the facts uncovered when you actually look at the defense statistically under his watch like I pointed out in my first post?
And you say I’m biased and bitter for backing up my statements with cold hard easy to prove facts… WOW!!!
May 8th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Unknown Says:
May 7th, 2010 at 8:12 am
what2do….watta hell do you know about yv’s team..were the 2nd team behind northgate with the most returning players,we might be a small team,but i guarantee you were the strongest team in the dval,and we aint no punks we aint scared of nobody..and who ever the head coach is that doesnt matter we as a team already talked about that,were just gonna continue working out hard and move on and let the doubters do all the talking they want..
Unknown to answer your question about what I know about your team… I know you’re a bunch of under achievers. A school with great potential to be a championship team on a consistent basis but will never have this materialize because of the coaches you have that obviously can’t put you in the best possible position to be successful.
Having a certain number of returning players means nothing if the coach doesn’t know what to do with them to make them successful. It’s not about you saying we aint punks and we aint scared either. Most players on every team say this but that doesn’t make it true. I’ve coached football before on the high school level and most players are afraid of contact, which is okay but does not bode well for being a good football player when the whole premiss of football is hitting someone so your statement is just a young persons attempt at who knows what when in fact you might be afraid to really crack someone yourself. Even though I don’t know you personally I’ll bet that is the case with you if I ever watched film on you.
I like your spirit and mindset of a fighter but even a spirited fighter like you needs someone to show them how to win the fight and I’m not talking about with your lips like you’re doing but with sound techniques, strategies and most importantly a mindset to overcome the adversity you will face when things aren’t going your way or as planned.
You keep working hard though and I wish you and teammates luck because you’re going to need a lot of it with who you have as your head coach now.
May 8th, 2010 at 10:18 am
what2do..ur talking about nick mockling,he could have played his senior year when turner was the head coach but he decided not to.do i know the reason why? no do you?..you said ” I’ve coached football before on the high school level and most players are afraid of contact”..well maybe then you were just coaching at a school where there are panzis and are scared to smak people.here at yv it’s nothing but that warrior smash mouth football,everyone on the team is a hitter,you just keep running your mouth and do what you gotta do and or think what you wanna think..you also said “in fact you might be afraid to really crack someone yourself”..all i can do is laugh out loud.haha wat a f****** joke..put on a pair of pads and a helmet and ill show you was good..thats all im gonna say.
May 8th, 2010 at 10:38 am
Unknown,
I’ve been to some of your games last year and trust me, I know hitters when I see them and I saw so much arm tackling going on with YV players I thought I was watching dancing with the stars instead of a football game.
I also know some of the players on the team as well and one very good player in particular told me that when you guys played Oakland Tech your linemen were scared to block #74 because of his size. #13 blew up your screen plays over and over again in that game. And they were able to basically come right up the middle on your offense without as much of a challenge from the O-line. In fact didn’t they score their first TD by busting through the line and knocking down a screen pass and take it to the house?
#28 on your team who played free safety missed on so many kill shots to a receiver over the middle it was comedy. In fact didn’t he whiff on a kill shot on a receiver over the middle and Alameda scored a TD on the play in your first playoff game?
And let’s not talk about the Eureka game where they simply went through your hard hitting defense like a knife going through soft ass butter.
I know more about your team than you realize. I know some of your teammates past and present and so yes I know why Nick Mockling didn’t play football last year as well as why a few more didn’t as well.
Again I don’t know who you are but I’m sure your bite isn’t as bad as your bark.
What number do you wear? Tell me your number and I’ll know who you are and tell you just how good or bad you really are. I’ve seen you guys play enough to know everything I need to about your team.
May 8th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Unknown,
If you want to see a team of hitters go over the fence of your school and watch what real hitting is. DLS knows how to hit. They don’t have to talk smack like you, they prove themselves on the field by winning championships. STATE championships at that.
You all used to be in the same league with them but couldn’t beat them. In fact to get any real competition they have to play teams outside the state to get a real game. But you keep livin that fantasy you have about how good you really are. It’s nice to have confidence in yourself even if it’s false and not based on anything you have actually shown on the field.
May 8th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Unknown,
First rule is to be truthful about who and what you really are before any change can take place. Until you can look at yourself in the mirror and face some truths about what type of player you really are you’ll never reach your full potential as a player.
What position do you play? Can you and do you win your individual battle against the man playing against you 9 out of 10 times? If you can’t say yes then you most certainly aren’t as good as you think you are and need to work on your game.
Are you the leading tackler on the team? I bet you don’t even know who is do you? You see I’ve forgotten more about football than you actually know and can break down your game in a NY minute.
May 8th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Unknown,
One last thing for you… you also have to be on the field to actually have a chance to be a smash mouth player and from what I know about your team and school you all struggle just to stay eligible to even play football or even graduate from high school.
How’s that for not knowing what I’m talking about?
May 8th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Unknown,
You need to spend more time opening a text book instead of your mouth.
May 8th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
haha dang,you stay on these blogs like flies on $**t..yv must be doing something right since your heka hating on them..keep doing your job hater,your just making us more famous..will do our talking once season starts..
May 8th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Unknown,
Of course you would see telling the truth as hating on you. Kids like you are what is going wrong in our society. The truth hurts and instead of facing it you run from it and then call those who tell it to you haters. Please tell me what YV is doing so right when 3% of the entire student body graduates and then goes on to college and a productive life?
You guys are making yourself famous without my help. Famous for being a school that their students don’t go to college. A school that has a reputation that is negative instead of positive. YV and Mt. Diablo are perceived as the two worst schools in the district. So please tell me what is right about YV and change my perception.
I also noticed you didn’t even have the guts to tell me your number. You talk a lot without backing up anything. Yeah I’m sure you’ll do your talking once the season starts too. You’ll do more talking than playing no doubt.
May 8th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Unknown,
Please tell me this… was anything I said in this blog a lie? Did all those things I said actually happen or was I making it all up? If it was all true, how does that make me me a hater then?
Are you on track to graduate form high school? Is your GPA at least a 2.5 or above? Come on big mouth answer the tough questions I just asked.
May 8th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
Unknown,
I’ll bet you’re either #32 or #54 on the team.
May 8th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
what2do..o since you actually asked yes i am graduating 3.8 gpa son..so how did this go from football to school work and who graduates and all dis other bull crap?? you dont even know me dude..so dont be speaking on me like you know me bruh..cause when it comes down too it ya the ones who end up calling the rollaz..
May 8th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Unknown,
I seriously doubt you’re telling the truth about your gpa with the words you use like heka, bruh, rollaz and all the other slang words you probably use in your everyday language when you respond to me. What does calling the cops have anything to do with the topic at hand SON?
If you were able to actually understand my point you would know how we got on the subject of school work and football and grades dude… they all go together when you’re a STUDENT ATHLETE. Notice the word student is first and not second bruh!!!
You were the one that brought up all this stuff about how great YV is not me. Everything I mentioned is all part of the package of what a great school is bruh.
What number do you wear bruh?
May 8th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Unknown,
I also noticed that you didn’t say I was lying about anything bruh… So I guess I made my point that I’m not hating on you or your squad huh bruh?
Now you trying to deflect and change gears from the topic because I struck a nerve and got you thinking huh bruh?
What position you play bruh? With a 3.8 GPA what school you going to after graduation bruh?
I can speak on you without knowing you personally because I know tons of kids that think, act and communicate just like you bruh.
May 8th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Unknown,
It’s also real obvious that you also have no respect for anyone older than you when you call your elders son and bruh as well. Did you learn how to be disrespectful to people who tell you the truth at YV too?
May 8th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Unknown,
When you don’t agree with your father do you also call him son or bruh when responding back to him? Just curious how you respond to people who actually know more than you or are in positions of authority. Must be the reason why you brought up the subject of calling the rollaz. You used to them being called on you huh? Hostility instead of intelligent dialogue must be the way you deal when you are frustrated too I bet.
May 8th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
what you want? report cards,transcripts?? tell me when and where and ill be happy enough to bring you one of those 2 things bruh..how a person speaks doesnt reflect on how they do in the classrooms either..you said “With a 3.8 GPA what school you going to after graduation bruh?”..to answer your question im actually going to dvc if you really wanted to know…but other then that your just a waste of my time bruh..duces.
May 8th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Unknown,
If you really had a 3.8 gpa you wouldn’t need to go to DVC. Just goes to show how low your standards are if that’s the best you can do. What you can’t handle a full fledged University? Scared to get an education huh bruh? Just want to hang around here and be with your friends instead of going out and exploring the world huh bruh?
You’re not fooling me. You don’t have a 3.8 gpa the only time you’re wasting is going to DVC which is a school people go to when they actually don’t have a 3.8 gpa and need to bring their grades up. Either it’s that or you can’t afford to go to a Unviersity. But if you were really as smart as you say you are then you should have no problem getting a scholarship either academic or as an athlete which also means you aren’t that good of a football player either.
duces bruh. I know the truth about you. You’re a fake.
May 8th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Unknown,
what number did you wear last year?
May 8th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Unknown,
How come you won’t answer the other questions?
Did I lie about anything I said about YV last year? How come you won’t say what number you wore either? What, you afraid I’ll be able to expose all that other stuff you said about how you are a hitter and all that other crap you said and be able to tell you about your game honestly since I’ll know who you are and saw you play?
What’s up with that bruh? Every time we exchange words your tune changes too bruh. Now you say answering me is a waste of time only because you have no real come backs.
May 8th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
What2do, you disgust me. You are everything wrong with blogs. This is high school sports, and for you to be calling out players and coaches while hiding behind a made up moniker, that’s just the lowest of the low. You are clearly a bitter, bitter, person. I hope you get your life turned around.
May 8th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
what2do,,aha wat if i dont wanna go to no university is my life i can do watevr da f*** i wanna do like i said you want report cards,transcripts or whatever i got it just holla at me son…and you say im a fake?? aha,wish i would see you in the streets some day,ill show you was up and whos really the fake one..and why you so worried about what number am i?? dont even trip about it bruh..but for real im done with you,before this gets out of hand,then the real funk gonna start..dont hate the player,hate the game BRUH!!!!
May 8th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
i am not going to get into all the football stuff, what2do has that covered, but i do have to say that if unknown is going to dvc, let’s not knock that. whatever path he chooses, he is still furthering is education.
May 8th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
thank you bbfan2.for understanding.
May 8th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
You guys are funny. GoGrizz? I guess that’s your real name and not some made up moniker right? What a hypocrite you are. You come in at the eleventh hour on what was basically a two way exchange between a high school player that believes he is better than he probably really is talking about a team he played for that is not as good as they think they are and you say crap to me because I point out things that I’ve seen about this team with my own two eyes and speak on it to this young man?
You probably have never been to a YV football game in your life so go jump off a bridge. You’re what’s wrong with society. You afraid to tell a kid the truth about life and living in a real world and have never to criticize someone who isn’t to be truthful and honest about a comment he initiated.
Again, Unknown, was anything I said a lie? No, you just can’t handle being told the truth and now you got some sympathy from GoGrizz the hypocrite who says I’m hiding behind the same made up moniker name he is.
and Bbfan 2, I never said there was anything wrong with going to DVC. I agree with you 100% but as I stated to young Unknown, if you have a 3.8 GPA why set your standards low and go to a junior college when you have obviously shown you can do better and challenge yourself and grow at a University if you truthfully have the GPA you claim to have.
And don’t be so naive to think a high school kid can’t come on a blog and lie about himself and who and what he really is. Don’t hate me because I don’t believe him and take his word at face value on a blog and challenge his intellect.
May 8th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
PR, time to cool it. You didn’t get the job, man up and move on. Don’t piss in another guy’s garden, it doesn’t reflect well on you.
May 8th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
Hoopfan,
Who the hell are you? You nothing about me. Who are you to tell me anything as if you can control what I write on this blog?
This is the mentality I’m talking about. You don’t know me from can of paint but think you do and then also think you can come on here to tell me to cool it as if you’re my father or something. You know where you can go with that crap.
I piss where I want to piss. You’re just pissed because you’re another in a long line of stooges who when told the truth come up with responses like the one you just made instead of facing the truth because you just can’t have your cosy little world challenged.
I could care less if you think you know who I am. I’d say the same thing to your face just so you know JJ. I notice that you have nothing to say though about my direct responses to you though in #’s 54, 55 and 56.
You worry about telling your son what to do instead of me because I’m not your son and you don’t control what I can and can’t say and where I can and can’t say it. I don’t care what you or anyone else thinks of me either or how this reflects on me. I don’t live for YOUR approval or anyone else’s for that matter.
You man up and get a pair of balls and recognize the truth when you see it instead of being a yes man.
May 8th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Hoopfan,
What strikes me as most funny through this exchange of words with you is the fact that you think you have me pegged when you really don’t. You know who I am (in name only but really know nothing about me as a person) and I know who you are JJ.
And the thing I want you to know is this… I love your son as if he was my own and would do anything for him and any kid for that matter and you are too blind and too far gone to see that.
Ask him how much I care about him. I know he plays other sports and I’ve shown up to them just to see him play just because of how I feel about him. I didn’t have to do that. But that’s the lengths that I go to.
When’s the last time you’ve seen the guy you are so high on show up any of your son’s games in the other sports he plays in the four years he’s been going to that school? There’s the difference between me and him. A passion for what we do.
How’s that for bias and bitter. If I were a snake you wouldn’t see me for what I am even if I jumped up and struck your leg.
May 9th, 2010 at 7:35 am
Unknown,
For the record. What I’m telling you is the same thing I would tell my own son. If you were my son I would want the best for you. I would encourage and challenge you to set your standards higher than you might set for yourself and go out and explore the world. Leave the nest and the comfort of your surroundings and make a good life for yourself. That’s the whole reason why I said that if you truly have a 3.8 GPA why not go to a 4 year school instead of a 2 year school and challenge your mind even more. There is nothing wrong with DVC but with a 3.8 GPA you can do better than DVC. You’re wasting the hard work it took to get that GPA all because you’re afraid of a challenge for whatever reason.
Don’t hate me for pushing you to be a REAL WARRIOR. REAL WARRIORS aren’t scared to go conquer the world.
May 9th, 2010 at 7:49 am
Unknown,
One last thing. If you think I was hard on you you haven’t seen anything yet. Real life is going to really deal you some blows and if you can’t take the little bit of heat I was giving you then I feel for you bruh because you aint seen nothing yet.
In the real world people are going to lie to you all the time to your face and tell you what you want to know or think you want to hear instead of the truth no matter how painful it might be for you to hear like GoGrizz. They’re all about just making you feel good and having false confidence in yourself.
It’s the same as someone seeing you are about to get hit by a bus but not tell you. In their world everything is fine, don’t worry you don’t have to look both ways before you cross the street anymore because every car will stop for you kind of crap.
Look both ways before you cross because it’s not always safe to just step off the curb and into the street.
There is a saying… Better to be told the bitter truth by a friend, then kissed on the cheek by an enemy.
May 13th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Double Wing – YV supposedly holds the CA record for most yards rushing in a season with 5k or something (Tim Murphy era). DW offense also holds CA state record (recently broken I think) for points in a season with over 800 (Don Markham). May not be pretty but under the right hands, it works. Any offensive/defensive scheme will work with belief by coaches and players, and coaches ability to teach it.
Coaching changes
Andrew Hill – NO COACH IDENTIFIED
Antioch – John Lucido
Aptos – Randy Blankenship
Archbishop Riordan – Bryan Blake
Arroyo High – James Barnes
Berkeley – Fred Sims
Bishop O’Dowd – Hardy Nickerson – NFL
Branham – NO COACH IDENTIFIED
C.A.G. – NO COACH IDENTIFIED
Capuchino – Jordon Seiden
Carlmont – Jason Selli
Castlemont – Russell White
Clovis West – Coby Lindsey
Coalinga – NO COACH IDENTIFIED
Cupertino – Chris Oswald
Davis (Modesto) – Len Johnston
Del Mar – Jason Campbell
Delhi – Rod McCombs
Edison (Stockton) – Andre Juarez
Garces Memorial – John Roberts
Golden Valley (Merced) – Jake Messina
Harbor – Travis Rebbert
Hayward – Billy Bishop
Irvington – Zach Silvernale
James Lick – NO COACH IDENTIFIED
Kennedy Richmond – Byrd and Shaughnessy
Livermore – Greg Haubner
Madera – Scott McKinney
Marin Catholic – Mazi Moayed
McClymonds – Curtis McCauley
McNair – Phil Soria
Menlo Atherton – Sione Taufoou
Modesto Christian – Bruce Pielstick
Mt Diablo – Jerry Reese – NFL, Sabercats
Mtn View – Dan Navarro
Oakland – Nelson Gifford
Petaluma – Rick Krist
Pioneer – Eric Perry
Prospect – Mike Suarez
River City High School in West Sacramento – NO COACH IDENTIFIED
RVC – John Rickard
Sacramento – Paul Doherty
Santa Clara – Mark Krail
Santa Rosa – Les Richardson
Silver Creek – Chris Bolding
St. Elizabeth – NO COACH IDENTIFIED
St. Francis – Nick Navarro
Waterford – NO COACH IDENTIFIED
Westmont – Eric Buran
Windsor – Dustin Davis
Ygnacio Valley – Todd Bauleke
June 8th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
This totally got Out of Control! Coach Turner was awesome and took the Boys as Far as Eureka. Yes a crappy Field there, But each Player on that YV Team Held their Heads up High and Played their A’s off! Yes Turner should have been Hired, his Heart and Soul went out to YV’s Varsity Team and more. Every win was a huge CC Times Sunday Paper Hit! Turner should be Proud and where he coaches next will sure be a Sucess! Too Bad YV But Good Luck to you next Year! If it’s not toolate, YV should get him back and Pay the MAN!!!
June 9th, 2010 at 8:15 am
Unknown, as a LL fan from across town, I hope you go to DVC and do well. And that tool was right, you’re going to run into people throughout life who are going to smile in your face but go home and hide behind a keyboard while disparaging others. Forget about them and keep your eyes on the goal.
I’d say chances are he never put on a pair of pads in his life. If he had, he wouldn’t have the attitude he does. Good luck in your future endeavors.
October 31st, 2010 at 11:32 pm
my names moises i was number 25 for yvhs my senior year and played forcoach turner, i was a captain and one of the leading tacklers if not THE leading tackler on the team, i was also a 4.1 student…i also recieved 2nd team all league, and not to toot my own horn but i think i deserved first team, i played the whole season with a pinched nerve in my neck..i am mexican…sounds like a full ride to any college right? wrong..i got accepted into ucla,ucsb,ucdavis,and calpolyslo…i am now attending dvc..not because im not good enough but because i cannot afford whatg you call REAL college…and the government will not fund my education…i speak in slang, and spanish but i got an A in my english AP class…this is true shitt…people need to stop being so ignorant…
-to whomever it may concern
October 31st, 2010 at 11:35 pm
on other terms…chris turner is a great coach, i wish him the best of luck in his future and i can only thank him for a wonderful year.
PS the only reason i dont play football is because i have to work in order to pay for my education, as my parents are left with no money after mortgage and bill payments
November 15th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
what2do is none other than Coach Rainey, the coach that pretty much coached nothing. We didn’t even need him. Although, he did make a cool highlight video of the season.