Comments on: 2011 All-BFL football

By: Jimmy Durkin

Jimmy Durkin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:56:04 +0000

I just e-mailed him again to request it, but nope, still haven’t received it.

By: thedude

thedude — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:52:05 +0000

Hey Jimmie still havent heard from the Commishhh on releasing the all ACCAL?

By: sideliner

sideliner — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:18:55 +0000

Lineman of the Year is new.Im sure the league was looking for a way to recognize Freddie for his play over the last couple of years.
You have to admit he has been a force.Other than when they lost last year to St Pats and he was across the line from Delgado(their matchup was a draw)he has pretty much owned his side.
Either way he deserves an award! Congratulations to all of the All League players!

By: BFL Watcher

BFL Watcher — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:16:25 +0000

With due respect for Salesian, a great team, does practically every one of their starters deserve first team O and D? Highly doubtful as there are definite holes on that team. Those are the numbers that skew the BFL all-league compared to other leagues and detract from the kids, both Salesian and others (there are other great athletes in the league outside of Salesian-shocking as that seems) that deserve the recognition.

By: thedude

thedude — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:55:50 +0000

Lineman of the year is that a new award?

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:40:13 +0000

I still haven’t seen the ACCAL, but I did see the OAL & BSAL and they both had just 24 first team spots or MVP awards. The OAL is 6 teams for an average of 4 per team, and the BSAL is 8 teams for an average of just 3 per team.

Every league does this differently. Some have just one pick for each position, and others have up to 3 or 4 QBs or RBs. I understand that the RBs and QBs are some of the best athletes around, but when every starter makes all league it does tend to water down the awards.

By: guest2

guest2 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:25:59 +0000

When will ACCAL all league be published?

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:22:30 +0000

Pride Baller, I don’t think the BFL quite had 159 all leaguers but it was close. They had 47 players make 1st team all league or one of the MVP awards. For a league of just 6 teams, that is almost 8 per team.

As a comparison, the weak EBAL has 8 teams and just 25 1st team all leaguers or MVPs for an average of just over 3 per team.

DFAL – 30 1st team spots for 7 teams or just over 4 per team.

DVAL – 29 for 6 teams or almost 5 per team.

MVAL – 28 for 7 teams or 4 per team.

BVAL – 33 for 6 teams or 5.5 per team.

HAAL – 32 for 8 teams or 4 per team.

I’m not sure why there is no uniformity as to how all league teams are chosen, but it is clear that most of the good athletes are from the BFL as they have more than twice as many all leaguers per team than the EBAL. It is not as bad as participation trophies for soccer, but all league clearly means different things in different leagues.

Congrats to all the all league selections (1st, 2nd & HM) for all the leagues as all that hard work has not gone unnoticed.

By: Dublin FB Fan

Dublin FB Fan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:16:55 +0000

Pride Baller. It’s a pleasure.
I just happen to know most of the Dublin football players at VC and DHS from their peewee football days and I have been following them since they were all Freshman.

I do follow all East Bay Divisions as its my dream to see as many EBay ballers get scholarships to play in college!

I hope I am around to see the day when San Jose, Cal, Stanford and Fresno St are battling for players right here in the EBay.

By: Pride Baller

Pride Baller — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:04:44 +0000

Dublin FB Fan:

thanks for visiting us down here in the low rent D-IV district. We don’t get many guests from DIII or above.