Comments on: Former Cal star Russell White is new OAL commissioner

By: PhilTheTiger

PhilTheTiger — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:57:54 +0000

Wait, this means we won’t have Castlemont OR Skyline to play this year? This is ridiculous. All of it. How can we keep our students academically engaged if their only motivation to do good in school is swept from under their feet. I’m surprised we even have a League after what happened last year. Get it together. Either that or lets join the NCS. What a shame.

By: YoMama

YoMama — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:36:49 +0000

Ex Raiders and Niners are college grads right? Ask them for teaching and guidance for OAL players- if the parent(s) and teachers can’t do it, then the pros can. Also, get some disclipline in these schools. Suggest start with a uniform and dress-code policy.

By: NCS_SVU

NCS_SVU — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:34:12 +0000

@YoMama, apparently the new rule instituted on Aug 1 states that players can be over a 2.0 and still be ineligible, i.e. a student who screwed up freshman year with several F’s but has turned his academic life around with good grades his sophomore year last year, is not eligible to play with over a 2.0 GPA if he does not have enough credits to be on course to graduate, even though he has 2 years and a summer to help make up those credits. And not only is he ineligible for football, according to the rule he is ineligible to play any sport for the rest of the year. At least that is what I’ve been told by several OAL coaches.

By: BigDog

BigDog — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:18:15 +0000

Some ex- Oakland Raiders living in the area need to help the Oal. ex- Niners also. these schools need an old fashion has-whippin’.

By: YoMama

YoMama — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:14:30 +0000

This has never happened at Skyline before? Certainly not when coach Bream was there. Utterly disgracful.
Players and parents are to blame, that many players under a 2.0 or on academic probation from LY semester?
Coach doesn’t understand new OAL rule? Found out Aug 1st? How about the Fremont coach- terminated? Any other surprises on the horizon for OAL?

By: NCS_SVU

NCS_SVU — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:14:05 +0000

Not sure how much influence Russell White will actually have. Johnny Lorigo will continue to do whatever he pleases and run the league into the ground, and drag down Russell White’s name along with it.

By: SL piratefootball

SL piratefootball — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:09:29 +0000

whats going on at skyline

By: YoMama

YoMama — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:33:01 +0000

what’s the new commish going to do about the Skyline fiasco?

By: YoMama

YoMama — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:28:44 +0000

White coming from Crespi-Carmelite says it all. That school has excellent teams and a long time program and agenda in leading young men into the future. Check out their web-site. Their track team over the last 30 yrs in unbeleivable!

By: oalfan2

oalfan2 — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:52:26 +0000

Well I hope he can do something good for the league, like join NCS!!! hahaha!