Comments on: More from the vault…Silver Bowl and OAL history

By: Titan pride"01"#5

Titan pride"01"#5 — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:05:47 +0000

I played on the ”98,99,2000″ squads on the hill.the 2000 silver bowl had the most talent on the field hands down!!!

By: Ed Tanner

Ed Tanner — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:57:42 +0000

I was a member of the 1979-80 Castlemont football team. The season ended with a league tie between Castlemont & McClymonds. ( Actually Castlemont beat Skyline, Skyline beat McClymonds and McClymonds beat Castlemont). I remember our & Mack players, coaches & staff met with the OAL League officials and asked for a “playoff and or championship” game(s) to decide who wins OAL title. After several of these meetings, Coach Lawson advised us that the decision came out to NOT play a game and that Castlemont & McClymonds would share the 1979 league title. You can imagine how disappointing for us( we wanted to see who was the best in the OAL). Subsequently the “Silverbowl” was created in 1980….

By: Don Pollard

Don Pollard — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:50:00 +0000

Hi Jimmy,

Was just wondering if you any Silver Bowl articles from the Skyline Oakland High game in 1982. It was a good one last second win by the O-High. If you do is there any way I could get a copy of that?

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:33:11 +0000

Mack would need some major help. First of all, they need DLS to lose and Grant of SJS to get the Open Division bid. Otherwise, Grant or Folsom would get selected ahead of Mack for D2 for certain. Then, they would need to have the weakest teams win D2 in NCS, CCS & NS. If all that happens, they stand a chance but it is not likely.

If DLS wins NCS, they’ll get the Open bid and the winner of SJS (Grant or Folsom) will get the D2 bid. The same scenario holds for fans of Concord, PV, Casa or Cotate. For one of them to get to State, they’ll need to win NCS, have DLS to lose and Grant to take the Open bid. Then prayer always helps.

By: Scl alum

Scl alum — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:01:13 +0000

Mack’s not in the NCS, though I believe they potentially could make the State Bowl in their bowl division

By: e mack

e mack — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:36:17 +0000

does mack get an nsc bid???????????

By: dgreen

dgreen — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:08:24 +0000

Great question Eculb!

By: E_CULB

E_CULB — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 05:22:04 +0000

I wonder which Silver Bowl had teh most NFL player play in it?

By: BigJoe

BigJoe — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:21:35 +0000

Jimmy, any score on DLS game tonite? Can you keep us updated?

By: XTower

XTower — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:04:09 +0000

Jimmy,

I don’t remember when it ran (before I got there, maybe like 97 or 98?), but Josh Suchon wrote a GREAT story about the history of the actual Silver Bowl trophy. It has some hysterical anecdotes, like how it was tossed out of a bus one time if I remember right. I think it was in the “Sports1″ desk, but I don’t know if that still exists in the vault.
If you can find it, it’s worth reading for sure.

PS: still think the 2003 game was the greatest ever.