You don’t want me to be sympathetic to the school I graduated from when they cant play a scheduled game? I don’t understand why you even referenced me at….. I agree what happen was absolutely unacceptable, I agree the atmosphere around some of the games last year was less than pleasant….. that doesn’t change the thesis of my post; There are a lot of systemic problems with Fremont and with the OAL for that matter, but there are reasons some very clear why its tough to play a 0 week game. Thats all thats it.

If you read my post it was more about what events need to happen at the Oakland schools for them to be better in football. Without Parent-Admin-Coach-Players all on same page it can be tough to run a football “Program” The fact that many of the Oakland schools cant even field a JV team is proof enough that there is a problem.

BTW I went to a couple of Campo and Miramonte games last year and the atmosphere was quite familiar…. one of backstabbing, and foul language….. I felt right at home! lol

Quit feeling sorry for the teams that dont get their S*** done on and off the field, because there must be a reason why they don’t S*** done like uhmmm there attitudes or just being careless..Your just wasting your time feeling sorry for a school that cant even do the LITTLE THINGS right… I went to a Fremont game @Fremont last year and the parents/players arent Angels themselves.. alot of cussing and bad mouthing people walking around.. just a bad atmosphere all alround.. Not a good program to feel sorry for.. I’d rather feel sorry for Mt Diablo cause they are trying to get there stuff together

1. Most of the kids who played during the summer for Fremont weren’t eligible in the 1st place. Coaches thought they may be eligible through summer school, or through paperwork but they fell through.

1a) the OAL has a rule that junior high students who move on to high school must be elgible at their junior high to play at the high school…. many of us say well if they graduated from middle school then they should automatically be elgible to play, but that is not necessarily the case. Many of the kids tank the last marking period knowing they will walk and end uo ineligible at the high school.

2. The OAL assistant commissioner is a unapologetic Mack and Castlemont supporter…… haven’t you knotted how kids can transfer into the Castelmont and MAck and almost never sit out or wait, but transfer to skyline, fremont, Tech or oakland high and there is a hardship……. Remember how Williams was allowed to play one half od the league at MAck, and the second half and playoffs at Castelmont? Crazy but it did happen…… people on the inside know exactly who and what im talking about.

3. 0 week games typically cause problems for many OAL teams….. the paperwork that is required to play means you need to have a coach, principal, ad, parents and players all the same page! this almost never happens at many of the schools unless the principal or assistant is put directly incharge of sports…. like Oakland high and Mack then things get done a lot quicker.

4. The NCS doesn’t want any part of the OAL trust me, I don’t think t would be beneficial to either league, plus the stopping of transfers would cripple the league.

5. Some teams don’t even have enough helmets, let alone all the other equipment needed to run a real hs program.

6. How many of the coaches are certified in the OAL? I would say less than 15%… i mean really certified, most are alums who played, community guys, school supporters who know if they don’t coach then ho one would. The coaches are suppose to make the rules known biut the AD enforces the rules….. again the admin and coaches have to be on same page.

Im not even going to get into the socio-economical issues that put many of these school in a disadvantage, but to compare Mt. Diablo and Fremont is a bit unfair.

If the Mt. Diablo can have a season, then Fremont should have no problem having a season as well. Mt. Diablo has faced way more advanced problems them Fremont has ever encountered. and Mt Diablo has managed to get through them… So theres really no excuses what so ever..