- East Bay Prep Corner
Calling all 30Q fans?
By Jimmy Durkin
Monday, July 16th, 2012 at 9:16 pm in 30 Questions to Kickoff, East Bay Football.
Hard to believe, but we’re nearing the time for our annual summertime feature: 30 Questions to Kickoff. Ben Enos and I will lead you right up to the 2012 kickoff with a new question each day. We’ll get started on Wednesday, July 25 and conclude our 30 questions on Thursday, Aug. 24, a day before many teams begin their season. As we like to do each year, it’s time to open it up for some suggestions of questions you would like to see answered. Throw them out in the comments section and we’ll do our best to answer some of them.
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July 16th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Fellas,
I’d like a breakdown on the upcoming regional games: where will they be played? Will they have double or triple headers? How are the sites selected/what is the criteria?
Also-what is coach Hartwig’s goal for touches per game for Daniels? The Freedom HS triple threat (Daniels, Mayes, Mixon) have the potential to be explosive.
July 16th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Questions:
1. Who will win the HAAL ‘A’ league? Berkeley or O’Dowd?
2. Who will finish last in that league? Hayward?
3. Can Perenon turn it around at Mt.Eden in year 3?
July 16th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
4. Who is the best QB? RB? WR? Lineman? In the East bay?
5. Who will be the surprise team this year?
6. Which school is most likely to forfeit their games because of using ineligible players?
7. Will the Monarchs please give me some bragging rights in the break room this season? I’m surrounded by Hayward high dropouts who are jawin all the time.
July 16th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
New coaches and familiar faces at different schools.
Surprise teams in each league.
July 16th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
What is wong with the OAL Footbal League?
July 17th, 2012 at 8:53 am
Concord High with it’s small band of brothers. Do they reach the D-2 finals for a third year in a row?
July 17th, 2012 at 9:47 am
Will there be another video with Coach Hamilton ? Please say yes !!!!
Olito had an amazing, record breaking season last year what are his plans for college?
Coach Hamilton, has had quite a few high school football stars come thru Concord. Can you do an article on him and his coaching philosophy, how does he get the most out of each of his players and what’s the history behind the sledgehammer? Love watching the opposing team during this ritual, classic!
July 17th, 2012 at 11:16 am
The NCS Div 2 Scene? IMO this is the most interesting Division with most of the big schools from the North Bay being included. The playoffs have been great the last few years.
July 17th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
I would love for you guys to ask all those coaches who ask to be in the b leagues why? Not good enough,dont have the talent to compete or just cowards. Also why does the ncs feel these new b leagues deserve automatic berths. Bcs dropped the big east i think the same should be done here no automatic berth for the seventh best team in the conference.
July 17th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
The toughest schedule coming out of the gate in Northern Cal this year?
How about, De La facing state finalist Bellarmine, Colorado powerhouse 5 state championships Mullen and SJS powerhouse St. Mary’s of Stockton.
Mullen plays at Owen-Owens for the 2nd game, after a 9-4 year LY, they came off of back to back 14-0 seasons, should be interesting.
DeLa’s linebacking crew needs to dominate early against these opponents.
DeLa’s running game needs to be in tune early and pound the rock.
July 17th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
WAC-Foothill ?s
With Berkeley, Bishop O’Dowd and Encinal coming off of League titles who will be the favorite?
Is San Leandro going to be able to compete with the upper 3?
Does Castro Valley and Hayward have a chance to win more than 1 league game?
WAC-Shoreline ?s
Can this league get more than 1 bid in NCS?
Will Tennyson run away with this league?
Does Arroyo and Alameda have enough in the trenches to go with their skill players to make a title run?
Will Mt Eden finally be respectable?
July 17th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
wac-shoreline these teams r playn 4 7th place from wat i hear all askd 2 play down. there n a down league n wat do these teams do they schedule more cupcakes n da non league. arroyo respectable non league alameda plays miramonte n piedmont healdsburg not bad but the rest of the league is a joke they obviously went lookn 4 bottom of da barrell teams. alameda plays hillsdale n redwood, tennyson plays albany ohigh n jfk fremont good 2 c these coaches saw that there league is weak n scheduled some tough games n non league.
July 17th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Billjohnson:
The Foothill schools with the exception of Hayward are division 1 and strong division 3 teams. The Shoreline schools are division 2 and division 3. The only school getting shafted is Hayward. Tennyson or Arroyo is the only school that could have asked out of the “A” league. And saying they are all playing for 7th is not right to the kids that go to these schools and might read these post.
July 18th, 2012 at 12:12 am
“Who will finish last in that league? Hayward?”
“Does Hayward have a chance to win more than 1 league game?”
“The only school getting shafted is Hayward.”
We will see.
July 18th, 2012 at 5:54 am
If they would have known that Logan wanted out of the MVAL so badly. They should have had them join the WAC and have Piedmont stay in their old league. A Berk, BOD, SL, Encinal, CV and Logan division would be the 2nd best league in the NCS.
July 18th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Monarch Alum: Rodriguez did it in one year.. just sayin.
July 18th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
btw isnt CV heading to the EBAL?
July 18th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
What are the most consistent football programs and why.
July 18th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
CV changed their mind when they expanded the HAAL to become the WAC
July 18th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
@TJ Post #17:
You did not do your homework. Coach Rod took over at Mt Eden in the fall of 2000. They were never over .500 until the 2006 season (8-2), then fell back to .500 the next year. BTW TJ, when was the last season Mt Eden played in the NCS playoffs? or won a league title?
July 19th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
EB FB FAN is correct. Coach Rod lingered around .500 for most of time at Mt. Eden with the exception of that 2006 (8-2) season. I don’t believe they’ve been to the playoffs since the 90′s. That 8-2 season would’ve been a playoff season if not for the stacked 4A division. Even when Mt. Eden made the playoffs in the 90′s I don’t believe they were a D1 school.
July 19th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
who is the best team in the old accal? how do u see the public schools matching up with all the private schools? E.C. is returning alot of athletes….
July 20th, 2012 at 1:37 am
ya but they did go 5-5 in that first year. Mt. Eden is 1-19 for the past 2
July 20th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Come on TJ. I’m already hurting. Stop the bleeding buddy.
July 20th, 2012 at 11:24 pm
I have BOD winning one side of New HAAL and Arroyo or Tenneyson winning the other side, What u all think?????
July 20th, 2012 at 11:25 pm
Not Sure what Encinal has but they are always competitive when they play high quality teams, so never want to count them out. Sl will be athletic as well but ovwerall i think BOD will be better than everyone else!
July 21st, 2012 at 2:14 am
Speaking of the Jets…
Will this tougher league prepare them more for the playoffs? How will the coaches and players respond to the challenge? They won’t have to wait for the semis to play a tough team anymore (besides Serra of course).
July 21st, 2012 at 5:17 pm
@TJ #20 …
I wonder if Coach Rod walked into the mess that Coaches Perenon & Thompson found waiting for them at Mt Eden?
IMO: the groundwork that is being put into place at Mt Eden under the direction of Thompson and Perenon in 2010 and 2011 and continuing in 2012 under Coach P just might make the Monarchs roar. Watched the Monarchs in a camp lst week and saw some 7 on 7 @ Chabot over the past two weeks. I see a program making some strides. The Monarchs actually had the LOOK of a team; simple approach on both sides of the ball, new DC Davies will keep it moving forward, kids playing harder than what I’ve seen in a long time. Up to this point in the summer this group is showing signs of hope for their future. And the kid that got hurt last year looks to be healthy and ready to have a break out year. Line has size; one of the guards looks like a top caliber player. Depth is at running back. It’s very early but I like what is happening at Panama and Hesperian! Stay healthy Monarchs and follow the lesd of Coaches perenon and davies.
July 21st, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Mt. Eden was a mess.. Gumbs was the coach the year before.. enough said.
July 21st, 2012 at 11:45 pm
Rodriguez was a 5-5 coach for most of his seasons at Mt. Eden and 8-2 in 2006 a year after going 2-8. 2yr average of 5-5. Sometimes it takes a special group of determined bought in kids to change a culture. Thats what Rodriguez had in 2006. Maybe what EB FB Fan has seen this summer is another special group of young men. It would be nice to see Hayward, Mt. Eden, and Tennyson be a tough game for everyone on thier schedule. Good luck this season to all 3 Hayward schools.
July 21st, 2012 at 11:45 pm
Mt.Eden had only one good year under Rodriguez & he didn’t win any championships. But they were better than Mits, Gums, Duran, and Perenon/Thompson.. Benavides was our last winning coach, they should bring him back.
July 22nd, 2012 at 11:50 am
I heard Alameda was looking good this year!
July 22nd, 2012 at 1:57 pm
We shall see… we were hearin that Mt. Eden gave a beat down to Encinal at some point during the summer last year too.. so time will tell.
July 22nd, 2012 at 3:55 pm
TJ:
I remember hearing that mt eden competed well against encinal. And that was before they lost thier running back for the year. Im confused are you a rodriguez guy or a mt eden guy?
July 22nd, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Im excited to hear that mt eden is headed in the right direction. hayward sounds like they are on a mission to prove opinions wrong. tennyson seems to be on the verge of a league title. i think the non-league/pre-season for these schools will tell us a lot.
Hayward (has the toughest schedules of the 3)
8/24 vs Ygnacio Valley @sunset 7pm
if kids are baught in they should start 1-0
8/31 vs Livermore @sunset 7pm
EBAL/NCS D2 early season big games
9/7 vs Liberty @sunset 7pm
Redemer might want this one more than the kids
9/21 vs Colleg Park @sunset 7pm
another chance to get a NCS D2 win
9/28 @ Clayton Valley 7pm
1st road game is the start of tuff final 6 games
Mt. Eden (if summer opinions are true soft schedule)
8/24 vs Albany 3:45
should start season off with a home win.
8/31 @ Richmond 7pm
score 34-29 was closer than game last season
9/7 @ Moreau Catholic 7pm
1st test of season comes on the road
9/14 vs Oakland 3:45
good game to get back on track or keep it rolling
9/21 vs Mt. Diablo 3:45
hasnt done well vs hayward schools past 2 years
Tennyson (team has a shot to be 5-0)
9/1 vs Albany 1:30
will make Albany happy thier not in WAC-Shoreline
9/7 @ Lowell-SF 3:30
1st of 2 weeks vs double wing attack
9/14 @ Acalanes 7pm
hopefully has double wing figured out by now
9/21 vs Oakland 3:45
might have less athletes but will have better coaching
9/27 @ Kennedy-Fremont (TAK) 7pm
another NCS D3 opponent to pad the resume
I wish Hayward was in the Shoreline division with Tennyson and Mt. Eden or at least on schedules. The games would be good ones. Oh well. Good luck Hayward in the Foothill division.
July 22nd, 2012 at 4:37 pm
#29 Do I have to be either to express an opinion? and if it takes 1 person from going toe to toe with Encinal to finishing 1-9 then you are not very good.
Im sure their RB at Mt. Eden is good, but he cant make up the entire team.
July 22nd, 2012 at 9:19 pm
TJ:
your right. you dont have to be either. the colts were almost a lock for 11 wins every year. then some qb #18 got hurt and they went 2-14. that was on a pro level where all the players are world class and have been playing football for years. now say you take away a division 1-2 type of player from a team of kids, some athletic and some just happy to be apart of something. one person can get you maybe 3or4 more wins because he can elevate the level of play from his team. if you play(ed) sports you know what im talking about.
July 22nd, 2012 at 11:37 pm
we’ll see whats up. thats why they play em!
Hopefully the kid who had that injury is as good as you guys say he is. That would be awesome if he could bounce back.
July 23rd, 2012 at 8:16 pm
peronon asked to be in the b league that should tell you what he thinks of his team.
July 23rd, 2012 at 8:23 pm
i would like you guys to ask coaches through out the eastbay to name there favorite programs in the eastbay to watch besides there own.
July 23rd, 2012 at 9:28 pm
39. Nfl
you either know someone who was at this meeting or you were at this meeting. what coach in the WAC could be named NFL? i wonder. even if perenon was to ask for his team to be up or down shouldnt even count. the fact that mt eden has on won 3 games in the last 3 years is enough to make them an automatic pick for the lower division.
July 24th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Calling all 30 Q’s: How is Alameda in the B league. Every summer they go to passing league with 30-40 varsity skill players and at the same time, they are running a JV camp with 50-75+ 9th-11th graders. What gives? Is what im hearing true? They asked to be down and it was granted…?
July 24th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
I think the “A” and “B” leagues were based on team success over a period of time…maybe three or five years. I don’t think that generally coaches asked to be in either league though there could be exceptions.
I think the plan is to re-evaluate every couple of years and realign the “A” and “B” leagues based on performance…perhaps moving down the lowest winning “A” and moving up the highest winning “B”.
Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with a struggling program preferring to be in the “B” league. I don’t like the A/B structure, but hey, that’s why they did it that way – with 2 divisions instead of 2 separate leagues. So, personally I doubt coaches had to “ask” to be in the “B” league, but even if they did, what’s the big deal??
Reggie Hammond, I think Alameda is in “B” because their record hasn’t been very good over the past several years. Also, I agree Alameda has a healthy program, but I think you’re getting happy with your numbers. I saw Alameda at Skyline and their whole varsity was 25-30 guys.
July 24th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
How will the ebal shape up this year?..key game predictions?..dls v mv, av vs foothill..srv?
July 24th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Haal fan got it from the league commish all the teams in the b league were asked a or b all chose b all gave there reasons some legit some were total b.s. Youve seen mt.eden schedule does that look like schedule a good team would make knowing your in a down league? Please..to me it looks like garbage playing garbage!
July 24th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
miraman i see you guys play alameda how do you see that game turning out since youve seen both teams in camps?
July 24th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
For what it is worth, and I don’t put much value in camp outcomes due to missing personnel, coaches trying some things and hiding others, etc., but Miramonte was better than Alameda. Don’t get me wrong, Miramonte is young and Alameda is much improved. The game will not ba a cakewalk, but Miramonte should win.
Maybe a good question: Is this the year Alameda becomes the best team on the island? I think it entirely possible they beat Encinal!
July 24th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
45. Nfl
the commish probably told you that thinking you would keep it private. im sure he told you about other coaches that wanted to play down. how come you are not saying anything about them? if you have a grudge or dislike for paul perenon handle that with him. dont get on a blog and call the kids at mt eden and thier opponents garbage. what team do u like to watch?
July 24th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
47. MiraMan
has Alameda improved that much? or has Encinal come down a few notches since last season?
July 25th, 2012 at 4:54 am
WAC foothill predictions
O’Dowd 8-2
Encinal 6-4
San Leandro 5-4
Berkeley 5-5
Castro Valley 5-5
Hayward 1-9
July 25th, 2012 at 8:35 am
#49 HAAL
I think its a combination of both. Alameda has definitely improved and as commented above, their program seems to be healthy and growing. Encinal lost some great players and appears to have a smaller roster than ever. I hate to pick on Encinal, but at some point the talent pool shrinks and injuries take their toll. Encinal still likely has the talent to beat Alameda, but the balance of power may be shifting.
#50 Monarch
I like you’re ranking with O’Dowd at the top and Castro Valley in the mix. I’ve seen Castro Valley scrimmage and they should do OK this year. I have a gut feeling this is the year San Leandor will pick it up and compete with O’Dowd for the title. My order is O’Dowd, San Leandro, Berkeley/Encinal/Castro Valley (in that order, but pretty even) and then Hayward.
July 25th, 2012 at 8:53 am
Alameda has some good looking athletes & good numbers. I heard that their JV does their own practices & passing leagues so the kids you see at Var tourneys passing league or camps are all Var guys. 4-5 kids with goood size & good speed no way they shouldn’t win the B league.
July 25th, 2012 at 9:06 am
WAC shoreline predictions
Mt.Eden 9-1
Alameda 7-3
Arroyo 5-5
Tennyson 5-5
Piedmont 3-7
San Lorenzo 0-10
July 25th, 2012 at 10:15 am
so at 9-1 who does Mt. Eden lose to? You dont seem bias at all.
July 25th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
If Mt. Eden plays Bal they loose. Remember, everybody knows Bal’s got soul!
July 25th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
If Mt. Eden goes 5-5 that would be a big improvement.
I had ex- Mt. Eden alums tell me that ME doesn’t have the physical makeup to be great again- I beleive they were refering to size and speed and lack of student interest in football. Perenon is an ex- QB. Mabey they pass the pass instead of pounding the rock to off-set physical abilities. Would the veer work at ME and could Perenon coach it? Coach P most likely to stick with his usual program from the past.
July 25th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
@YoMama post #56 …
Saw Mt Eden at a camp last week. I disagree somewhat with the comment about lack of size and speed. ME has some good looking linemen and three very quick backs with balance. Squad numbers at camp were mid 20′s. Strength of team seems to be in their line play (good but not consistent at camp) and talent of the running backs. Defense improved throughout the camp. It seems that Coach P is committing to building physical toughness and getting the players to develop a hard-nosed attitude about how to play and compete.
I was VERY IMPRESSED with the quality of the staff. Veteran coach Bill Davies will be a huge asset. Young assistants are energetic and really coached well at the camp.
Getting ME right is not an overnite project. But IMO, Perenon and his staff are heading in the appropriate direction. The players competed and played hard. It’s only a camp. Players must continue to buy in to the coaching and demands set forth by this staff. Staying healthy will also be a huge key for ME. I have followed ME for a numbers of years and very closely since Perenon arrived in August, 2010. For sure, ME is better off today than they were in August of 2010. My hope is that the players will put in enough work and commitment to learn how to win games this season. Things sure LOOK better now. But it takes time.
July 25th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
WAC b league:
mt eden 9-1
alameda 7-3
arroyo 5-5
pidemont 5-5
tennyson 5-5
san lorenzo 3-7
all have weak schedules but mt eden can win every game i only have them losing to moreau in non league
WAC a league:
bishop o dowd 9-1
hayward 8-2
san leandro 6-4
encinal 5-5
berkeley 3-7
castro valley 2-8
odowd will take league again this year. i see hayward shocking alot of people this yr it could be the year they roar with a solid coaching staff.
July 25th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
MiraMan, Encinal will be good this season. I do believe they will be a bit weaker than the past few years but I don’t think the power has shifted to the other side just yet. Yes Alameda has improved, I seen them in action at Skyline a few weeks ago and they don’t look that much better than what they were last season. Yes they have some good players but they had that same type of talent last year. I think Alameda has a ton of potential to be good but when you look at the schedule you see that the head coach doesn’t think his team can compete with the best. I guess we will all have to wait and see.
July 25th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
@ Yo mama, the veer? Passing? Coach P is known for smash mouth football and handing the ball to his best ball carrier, the zone run game is what they ran at O’Dowd.
@ eBay fan, you seem to have a lot of insider knowledge on coach P. Who does he think will be their toughest challenge for the title? Arroyo? Tennyon? Alameda?
What is our best rb’s name? Who are the ones you’re talking about? Who should we be looking for to get us to the playoffs?
@TJ, you sound like a rodriguez player or coach who’s just hating on the new staff. Coach Rodriguez for the record never beat Perenon. You were probably on the receiving end of some of those 50 point spankings. Rodriguez made Mt. Eden respectable but theres no comparison to Perenon and his 200 wins and many playoffs, league tiles, ncs titles and pros. Not to mention Perenon has placed about 50 kids on scholarships compared to zero for rodriguez. TJ, when it’s all said and done I think coach Pernon will have Mt.Eden on top. He is old school like Benevides was and Ben was a winner.
July 25th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
“hater” this “hater” that.
Just calling it how I see it. Ya i MUST be a rodriguez guy… i played in the haal, but not for him.
July 25th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
we’ll see tho.. this is the year it should happen. His incoming freshman are now Juniors
July 25th, 2012 at 11:26 pm
@WAC, Hayward 8-2? You are on one. Hayward’s 2012 season will resemble something like if they put a sexy young female in San Quentin for 3 months. Some unmentionable acts and personal violations will occur. Get out the rap_ kit, Hayward is in for a long season.
July 26th, 2012 at 1:26 am
@monarch alum: you believe mt eden can go 9-1? but dont believe hayward can go 8-3? ive seen both teams in camps and passing leagues they both can have a solid year. everyone is doubting hayward because they have had a few bad years. i see hayward getting back to old form within the next few years now that they have a coach that is keeping them dedicated and has them working hard.the only thing hayward has lacked recently is discipline. we all know hayward has the athletes to hang with most schools in the bay. now that they have coaches that can get the best out of every player they can get back to old form. same with mt eden, they have a better team this yr then they have had in recent yrs. perenon has those kids making strides. they can also shock alot of people and go 9-1 only losing to morequ if anyone. the only teams i have hayward losing too this year is odowd and clayton valley
July 26th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Hey i think mt. eden will improve but it will take time.coach p is not at a private school like he used to be so now he has to take what he gets in a sense. But some say they will be the deal this yr. we play them this year so i know they will be a very tough opponent who plays hard.
July 26th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
after reviewing the new shoreline league Perenon should be able to win that division with him at QB.
July 26th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
why is o’dowd ranked lower this year? same coach or new coach?
July 26th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
It sounds like the Moreau running game is the second coming of Brankston Banks? Moreau fan- are you sure Moreau is good? They had a tough time in the Bayshore in the past.
July 26th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Hayward is a still an undisciplined, no one shows up to practice program. How do you come up with 8-2 when they have to play: O’Dowd, San leandro, Berkeley, encinal, and Castro valley? Liberty, Clayton valley, college park and Livermore are all teams that can defeat Hayward. Let’s come back to reality.
And what do you mean now they got coaches who keep everyone dedicated? Under this coach Hayward was 3-7. I can’t remember a worse Hayward team. Coach P is a proven winner. Coach reeder is a proven loser. Just sayin.
July 26th, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Wow, Monarch Alum, are you coaching somewhere, dedicating hours upon hours to turning the potential of young men into reality, spending endless hours of time away from your family and in the gym and on the practice field? I don’t think so, yet you have the mindless audacity to refer to a coach who has had one year somewhere as a proven loser? It is high school sports, takes time to turn things around, especially in a challenging environment, maybe then it takes even longer. Get a clue, and then stay away from bashing the people who dedicate so much time and effort into building programs so young men can have a valuable experience. Coach P is a great coach and a proven winner. But that doesn’t mean others won’t be or aren’t working just as hard, or harder, to get there. Just sad when you use a record as the sole indicator of the progress of a program. Pathetic, actually . . .
July 26th, 2012 at 11:57 pm
I don’t have to be a coach to recognize that Hayward won a couple of titles and made the playoffs with the previous staff. I just looked it up and Casey Moreno and Bishop had Hayward playing better than redemer’s 3-7. I don’t think you should talk down the previous staff if the current staff did worse than them.
July 27th, 2012 at 8:35 am
#69 Monach Alum, I dont understand how you can say Redimer is a loser I had the experience with coaching with him and he has a way of getting the best of what he has. Coaches can lose games players win games. I knew Red and he cares about his players and program and tries to not only make them better football players but better men. I also coach in the east bay been associated with winning and losing programs, However what most dont understand is that public schools do not offer finacial aid or have kids wanting to go out of district to attend like a DLS which has several distinct advantages and I dont deny them that but in a private setting a good caoch can become a great coach becuse he has those resources. So calling Redimer a loser is just wrong give him time he will build a good program over there been there seen some of his kids last year and it wasnt a bad team BUT When you take over a program just a month or two before the season especially that one and try to instill a program based on dedication and team work and love for each other to play at the highest level for each other takes time. MOnach Alum have you ever coach public school football do you realize the time it takes and the effort. I can tell you this from experience I have seen Red take a team with little or no talent and have a great season maybe not win league but exceed all expectations and build the character of those young men how can you call a man like that a loser. Red is a good coach give hime time he will build a respectable program again at Hayward. This is also his first year at the HC position being a HC at the lower levels at Liberty and you can say what ever you want about Liberty football But Red was there when they beat Pitt for the first time in 25 years and then the lean years when Heritage opened up and the talent pool was shifted to that school. I defend Red Cause I know him and I know his character and commitment I have been upset with him at times but he is a good coach who if he can get the players to come out can be a very good coach. So Monach Alum give him a year or two more beofre you say he is a loser, stop being a hater. ALso if you read Red is also brave enough to step on this board and without hiding behind a fake handle and tell you that his team will do all they can to prove everyone wrong in fact if it was me I would have already printed this and put it on the team room and in each players hands and challeged them to prove everyone wrong. And while other staffs may have had better records it takes time to buld a program and I am not putting red in the same class as Lad but it took him a few years to reach the levels he reached as well so give Red time and you will see you may even be surprised this year Kids rise to the level of thier coaches expectations and knowing Red he has high ones.
Now I am ot here just defending I just dont like this calling people lsers stuff you can say a coach is not knowlable but loser come on unless you really know Alum.
July 27th, 2012 at 11:58 am
There you go again, using last season’s 3-7 record as your sole basis . . . how about the fact they did not hire Redemer until summer? Months behind every other program in porepration. Do you know what goes on behind the scenes in that program? How hard they actually work? Not saying you should talk down the previous staff either, in fact to the contrary. Moreno did a tremendous job there. Just no valid reason to talk down the current staff after one season, especially when head coaches spend so much time trying to develop young men, regardless of current record on the field . . . if you want to use records to bash coaches, look at the NFL and the coaches and players getting paid millions to win, not the teachers who volunteer all their extra time to provide a solid after-school opportunity in their community.
July 27th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Monarch alum.. with your rationale about hayward, your post #60 is officially BS.
You cant use one school of thought and selectively apply it when u wish.
July 27th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Hey Big DOg i never said we were good, but we are ,uch better than were were in past season. We have a long way to go, but I see the kids working hard when i go there to waych practices. They only loss two game in the BSAl last year, and to two playoof teams! so i think they have done well, and the year before that they went 6-3-1, so we have improved, but not good to sya we are better than any other team, not saying that at all BIGDOG!, So we are truly humbled every year to make sure we improve. Cotter has done a decent job getting those kids ready to compete with teams that are much more talented on paper
July 27th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
I’m not saying Redemer is a loser in life, just in the game of football.. That’s what Redemer’s 3-7 record says after Hayward won 5 games the year before. In #64, WAC claims they have better coaches at hayward now to make the kids more dedicated which is slap at the previous staff and So I compare 2011 to 2012 and I see that Redemer’s staff has lost 2 more games. So how is it that more dedication with “talent that rivals any school” is better off?
July 27th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
@monarch alum.. you dont know the situation at hayward last yr. the coach got hired in june and had 2 months to get the team together. a team that had lost many solid players due to transfers and changed the whole offense/defense and was still able to compete in some games. he changed the whole atmosphere surrounding hayward football.. he started with grades. the team gpa has went up tremendously in the one year he has been there. academics is far more important than having a winning season so fast. this year he has had the team since janurary working out and getting ready for the season. they are not the same hayward team of last year.and if you think coach bishop was better.. lets put this out there the last yr they went 8-2 half the team did not make grades for ncs. and got killed by las lomas. that will never happen with redemer. he checks up on grades weekly and there is much more discipline and deication now
July 27th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
isnt redemer also an on-campus coach? That helps in a huge way.
If he is not an oncampus coach, my bad lol
July 28th, 2012 at 2:00 am
@ tj yeah hes also an on campus coach. and he has mandatory study hall everyday during week at lunch for kids when grades drop below 2.5
July 28th, 2012 at 2:40 am
@wac, Tell dem kids who don’t have a 2.5 to go on and enjoy their lunch cos Hayward will not win a game in their league. Can you really see it? O’Dowd, Encinal, Berkeley, San Leandro or Castro Valley, where are the wins coming from?
July 28th, 2012 at 2:54 am
Looking at #35, Hayward’s only win is ygnacio valley. While Mt.eden can win all of there nonleague games. Coach Perenon in his 3rd year can easily win this league.
July 28th, 2012 at 2:58 am
Tennyson is not going 5-0 in non league. Last year was a fluke. They will lose to Lowell, Acalanes, and Kennedy.
July 28th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Monarch Alum:
i got to see mt eden and hayward at chabot this past wednesday. what i saw was 2 teams that will play hard and compete well with who ever they face. they were both physical and fast. i know hayward has a tougher schedule but most teams will look past them and that could be a mistake. hayward will surprise a lot of people this year. mt eden is going to be a smashmouth team because in passing league most of plays were play action and to 3 big tight ends. if they can have good line play on both sides mt eden is going to have a major turnaround this season. tennyson will go either 4-1 or 5-0 in non league. lowell will not have the athletes on defense to match up with tennyson and if they fall behind they dont have the offensive make up to throw the ball. kennedy did nothing but talk last year and that was it. they have a new coach again this year. tennyson should win that one easy. acalanes will be the toughest game for tennyson but seeing the double wing the week before should help the kids. all 3 hayward schools should have a good year on the football field.
July 28th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
@haal fan i completely agree with that post
@monarch alum… yes i can see them winning like haal said alot of teams are looking past hayward which will be a mistake.. i can see hayward destreoying castro valley just like they did every year in the past besides the last 2 years.. hayward has almost beat san leandro the past 2 years thi will be their year. encinal will be on a down yr being so many graduated and a few left.hayward will have a good game with berkeley and i see them winning. odwod is the only team i say they could lose too
July 28th, 2012 at 7:08 pm
ppl that say about encinal every year.. lol
July 28th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
@tj yea thats true buti think this may be the down year for them. could be wrong though
July 28th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
WAC, you’re predicting Hayward wins over Berkeley and Castro Valley? LMMAO!
July 28th, 2012 at 11:56 pm
you think castro valley is better than they really are. you sound like somebody that has never coached or played in your life. we will see this season
July 28th, 2012 at 11:56 pm
@monarch alum. would you happen to know anyone named jigba ? lol
July 29th, 2012 at 10:05 am
Yeah, ME Running back. What about him?