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October 15, 2009 at 5:51 PM #470456October 15, 2009 at 6:31 PM #469660Allan from FallbrookParticipant
Cardiff: Chicks dated the QBs, but partied with the linebackers.
I coached a Spring 8 football team in AYF, prior to going back to Pop Warner for fall ball and saw some amazing speed and in 7th and 8th graders (I also saw 8th graders who were 6′ and had full beards, which was also friggin’ amazing).
Like you say, football is a sport that features some true freaks of nature, athletically, and they’re only getting bigger, stronger and faster.
Not being immodest, but I was recruited to play Catholic school ball and largely because I could deliver the mail, but the hits I see now make me wince. Some of these DBs, especially the safeties, are like guided missiles and play with the hitting ability of linebackers.
October 15, 2009 at 6:31 PM #469841Allan from FallbrookParticipantCardiff: Chicks dated the QBs, but partied with the linebackers.
I coached a Spring 8 football team in AYF, prior to going back to Pop Warner for fall ball and saw some amazing speed and in 7th and 8th graders (I also saw 8th graders who were 6′ and had full beards, which was also friggin’ amazing).
Like you say, football is a sport that features some true freaks of nature, athletically, and they’re only getting bigger, stronger and faster.
Not being immodest, but I was recruited to play Catholic school ball and largely because I could deliver the mail, but the hits I see now make me wince. Some of these DBs, especially the safeties, are like guided missiles and play with the hitting ability of linebackers.
October 15, 2009 at 6:31 PM #470195Allan from FallbrookParticipantCardiff: Chicks dated the QBs, but partied with the linebackers.
I coached a Spring 8 football team in AYF, prior to going back to Pop Warner for fall ball and saw some amazing speed and in 7th and 8th graders (I also saw 8th graders who were 6′ and had full beards, which was also friggin’ amazing).
Like you say, football is a sport that features some true freaks of nature, athletically, and they’re only getting bigger, stronger and faster.
Not being immodest, but I was recruited to play Catholic school ball and largely because I could deliver the mail, but the hits I see now make me wince. Some of these DBs, especially the safeties, are like guided missiles and play with the hitting ability of linebackers.
October 15, 2009 at 6:31 PM #470266Allan from FallbrookParticipantCardiff: Chicks dated the QBs, but partied with the linebackers.
I coached a Spring 8 football team in AYF, prior to going back to Pop Warner for fall ball and saw some amazing speed and in 7th and 8th graders (I also saw 8th graders who were 6′ and had full beards, which was also friggin’ amazing).
Like you say, football is a sport that features some true freaks of nature, athletically, and they’re only getting bigger, stronger and faster.
Not being immodest, but I was recruited to play Catholic school ball and largely because I could deliver the mail, but the hits I see now make me wince. Some of these DBs, especially the safeties, are like guided missiles and play with the hitting ability of linebackers.
October 15, 2009 at 6:31 PM #470479Allan from FallbrookParticipantCardiff: Chicks dated the QBs, but partied with the linebackers.
I coached a Spring 8 football team in AYF, prior to going back to Pop Warner for fall ball and saw some amazing speed and in 7th and 8th graders (I also saw 8th graders who were 6′ and had full beards, which was also friggin’ amazing).
Like you say, football is a sport that features some true freaks of nature, athletically, and they’re only getting bigger, stronger and faster.
Not being immodest, but I was recruited to play Catholic school ball and largely because I could deliver the mail, but the hits I see now make me wince. Some of these DBs, especially the safeties, are like guided missiles and play with the hitting ability of linebackers.
October 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM #469680CardiffBaseballParticipantAllen the two big Catholic schools in my neck of the woods were powerhouses. The best one was Youngstown Cardinal Mooney. Just as an example Mooney grads are currently head coach of:
Oklahoma Sooners
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Arizona WildcatsOf course two are brothers, (Stoops) but not bad for a small school. Numerous state titles, and of course even today Ohio is a football factory so if you win state you are doing something good. I see Cathedral Catholic being absolutely sick in the coming years. Drawing from the population bases up I-5, I-15 and along 56 in north county, they will just be loaded.
By the way some other big time college coaches from the NE Ohio are Tressel at Ohio State, Les Miles at LSU and that guy Urban Meyer who is doing ok at Florida. Football is big…. Hell Josh McDaniels from Denver his dad was the head coach at Warren Harding for all the years my wife taught in the schools there. Guy was a legend went from Canton Mckinley, to Warren Harding and finally to Massilon all well regarded HS programs. Josh is what 33?
Why so many great coaches from there?
October 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM #469861CardiffBaseballParticipantAllen the two big Catholic schools in my neck of the woods were powerhouses. The best one was Youngstown Cardinal Mooney. Just as an example Mooney grads are currently head coach of:
Oklahoma Sooners
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Arizona WildcatsOf course two are brothers, (Stoops) but not bad for a small school. Numerous state titles, and of course even today Ohio is a football factory so if you win state you are doing something good. I see Cathedral Catholic being absolutely sick in the coming years. Drawing from the population bases up I-5, I-15 and along 56 in north county, they will just be loaded.
By the way some other big time college coaches from the NE Ohio are Tressel at Ohio State, Les Miles at LSU and that guy Urban Meyer who is doing ok at Florida. Football is big…. Hell Josh McDaniels from Denver his dad was the head coach at Warren Harding for all the years my wife taught in the schools there. Guy was a legend went from Canton Mckinley, to Warren Harding and finally to Massilon all well regarded HS programs. Josh is what 33?
Why so many great coaches from there?
October 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM #470215CardiffBaseballParticipantAllen the two big Catholic schools in my neck of the woods were powerhouses. The best one was Youngstown Cardinal Mooney. Just as an example Mooney grads are currently head coach of:
Oklahoma Sooners
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Arizona WildcatsOf course two are brothers, (Stoops) but not bad for a small school. Numerous state titles, and of course even today Ohio is a football factory so if you win state you are doing something good. I see Cathedral Catholic being absolutely sick in the coming years. Drawing from the population bases up I-5, I-15 and along 56 in north county, they will just be loaded.
By the way some other big time college coaches from the NE Ohio are Tressel at Ohio State, Les Miles at LSU and that guy Urban Meyer who is doing ok at Florida. Football is big…. Hell Josh McDaniels from Denver his dad was the head coach at Warren Harding for all the years my wife taught in the schools there. Guy was a legend went from Canton Mckinley, to Warren Harding and finally to Massilon all well regarded HS programs. Josh is what 33?
Why so many great coaches from there?
October 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM #470286CardiffBaseballParticipantAllen the two big Catholic schools in my neck of the woods were powerhouses. The best one was Youngstown Cardinal Mooney. Just as an example Mooney grads are currently head coach of:
Oklahoma Sooners
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Arizona WildcatsOf course two are brothers, (Stoops) but not bad for a small school. Numerous state titles, and of course even today Ohio is a football factory so if you win state you are doing something good. I see Cathedral Catholic being absolutely sick in the coming years. Drawing from the population bases up I-5, I-15 and along 56 in north county, they will just be loaded.
By the way some other big time college coaches from the NE Ohio are Tressel at Ohio State, Les Miles at LSU and that guy Urban Meyer who is doing ok at Florida. Football is big…. Hell Josh McDaniels from Denver his dad was the head coach at Warren Harding for all the years my wife taught in the schools there. Guy was a legend went from Canton Mckinley, to Warren Harding and finally to Massilon all well regarded HS programs. Josh is what 33?
Why so many great coaches from there?
October 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM #470499CardiffBaseballParticipantAllen the two big Catholic schools in my neck of the woods were powerhouses. The best one was Youngstown Cardinal Mooney. Just as an example Mooney grads are currently head coach of:
Oklahoma Sooners
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Arizona WildcatsOf course two are brothers, (Stoops) but not bad for a small school. Numerous state titles, and of course even today Ohio is a football factory so if you win state you are doing something good. I see Cathedral Catholic being absolutely sick in the coming years. Drawing from the population bases up I-5, I-15 and along 56 in north county, they will just be loaded.
By the way some other big time college coaches from the NE Ohio are Tressel at Ohio State, Les Miles at LSU and that guy Urban Meyer who is doing ok at Florida. Football is big…. Hell Josh McDaniels from Denver his dad was the head coach at Warren Harding for all the years my wife taught in the schools there. Guy was a legend went from Canton Mckinley, to Warren Harding and finally to Massilon all well regarded HS programs. Josh is what 33?
Why so many great coaches from there?
October 15, 2009 at 8:36 PM #469690Allan from FallbrookParticipantCB: Catholic schools throughout the country play “program” football (essentially all built on the old Knute Rockne Notre Dame program). Plus, they recruit like crazy (example being Maurice Jones-Drew playing for De LaSalle up in Concord).
I happen to know Sean Doyle at Cathedral, and he is following the De LaSalle and Mater Dei model/program (Fallbrook’s varsity coach is a Mater Dei alum) to the letter.
I remember Moeller HS when I was a kid and in HS (at that time, Moeller was the only HS to ever be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated). I heard a story about an Anheuser-Busch district manager in St. Louis who wanted his kid to play for Moeller. Augie Busch (big-time Catholic) bought the family house in St. Louis, moved the family to Cincy so the kid could play at Moeller (he went on to Notre Dame after Moeller) and then moved them back to St. Louis after he graduated.
The truly successful programs are just that: Programs. Built to consistently win and they don’t rely solely on talent. We went 52-3-1 over four seasons, including three CCS championships (NorCal’s version of CIF) and we were NOT the most talented group of athletes. We were incredibly disciplined and well coached and we didn’t make mistakes (we went a three game period without a single defensive penalty). We also started every season with three sets of uniforms: Home, Away and Playoff. No shit. Call it arrogance, but we knew from the jump what was expected of us and played accordingly.
I watched Cincinnati – University of South Florida play tonight and the difference between the two teams was striking. One played disciplined, controlled football (Cincy) and the other played strictly on the back of their talent. Which team won? You guessed it: Cincy.
October 15, 2009 at 8:36 PM #469871Allan from FallbrookParticipantCB: Catholic schools throughout the country play “program” football (essentially all built on the old Knute Rockne Notre Dame program). Plus, they recruit like crazy (example being Maurice Jones-Drew playing for De LaSalle up in Concord).
I happen to know Sean Doyle at Cathedral, and he is following the De LaSalle and Mater Dei model/program (Fallbrook’s varsity coach is a Mater Dei alum) to the letter.
I remember Moeller HS when I was a kid and in HS (at that time, Moeller was the only HS to ever be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated). I heard a story about an Anheuser-Busch district manager in St. Louis who wanted his kid to play for Moeller. Augie Busch (big-time Catholic) bought the family house in St. Louis, moved the family to Cincy so the kid could play at Moeller (he went on to Notre Dame after Moeller) and then moved them back to St. Louis after he graduated.
The truly successful programs are just that: Programs. Built to consistently win and they don’t rely solely on talent. We went 52-3-1 over four seasons, including three CCS championships (NorCal’s version of CIF) and we were NOT the most talented group of athletes. We were incredibly disciplined and well coached and we didn’t make mistakes (we went a three game period without a single defensive penalty). We also started every season with three sets of uniforms: Home, Away and Playoff. No shit. Call it arrogance, but we knew from the jump what was expected of us and played accordingly.
I watched Cincinnati – University of South Florida play tonight and the difference between the two teams was striking. One played disciplined, controlled football (Cincy) and the other played strictly on the back of their talent. Which team won? You guessed it: Cincy.
October 15, 2009 at 8:36 PM #470224Allan from FallbrookParticipantCB: Catholic schools throughout the country play “program” football (essentially all built on the old Knute Rockne Notre Dame program). Plus, they recruit like crazy (example being Maurice Jones-Drew playing for De LaSalle up in Concord).
I happen to know Sean Doyle at Cathedral, and he is following the De LaSalle and Mater Dei model/program (Fallbrook’s varsity coach is a Mater Dei alum) to the letter.
I remember Moeller HS when I was a kid and in HS (at that time, Moeller was the only HS to ever be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated). I heard a story about an Anheuser-Busch district manager in St. Louis who wanted his kid to play for Moeller. Augie Busch (big-time Catholic) bought the family house in St. Louis, moved the family to Cincy so the kid could play at Moeller (he went on to Notre Dame after Moeller) and then moved them back to St. Louis after he graduated.
The truly successful programs are just that: Programs. Built to consistently win and they don’t rely solely on talent. We went 52-3-1 over four seasons, including three CCS championships (NorCal’s version of CIF) and we were NOT the most talented group of athletes. We were incredibly disciplined and well coached and we didn’t make mistakes (we went a three game period without a single defensive penalty). We also started every season with three sets of uniforms: Home, Away and Playoff. No shit. Call it arrogance, but we knew from the jump what was expected of us and played accordingly.
I watched Cincinnati – University of South Florida play tonight and the difference between the two teams was striking. One played disciplined, controlled football (Cincy) and the other played strictly on the back of their talent. Which team won? You guessed it: Cincy.
October 15, 2009 at 8:36 PM #470296Allan from FallbrookParticipantCB: Catholic schools throughout the country play “program” football (essentially all built on the old Knute Rockne Notre Dame program). Plus, they recruit like crazy (example being Maurice Jones-Drew playing for De LaSalle up in Concord).
I happen to know Sean Doyle at Cathedral, and he is following the De LaSalle and Mater Dei model/program (Fallbrook’s varsity coach is a Mater Dei alum) to the letter.
I remember Moeller HS when I was a kid and in HS (at that time, Moeller was the only HS to ever be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated). I heard a story about an Anheuser-Busch district manager in St. Louis who wanted his kid to play for Moeller. Augie Busch (big-time Catholic) bought the family house in St. Louis, moved the family to Cincy so the kid could play at Moeller (he went on to Notre Dame after Moeller) and then moved them back to St. Louis after he graduated.
The truly successful programs are just that: Programs. Built to consistently win and they don’t rely solely on talent. We went 52-3-1 over four seasons, including three CCS championships (NorCal’s version of CIF) and we were NOT the most talented group of athletes. We were incredibly disciplined and well coached and we didn’t make mistakes (we went a three game period without a single defensive penalty). We also started every season with three sets of uniforms: Home, Away and Playoff. No shit. Call it arrogance, but we knew from the jump what was expected of us and played accordingly.
I watched Cincinnati – University of South Florida play tonight and the difference between the two teams was striking. One played disciplined, controlled football (Cincy) and the other played strictly on the back of their talent. Which team won? You guessed it: Cincy.
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