Some Andy Collins news:

The Real Deal got picked up by the NY Giants and will be at their May 11th Rookie Mini-Camp.

Congrats Andy! 

Hopefully a pair of Oxy Tigers can make some noise in the NFL with the G-men.

GF and Snoop,

The little bro's playing days are over, he's finishing up his second year of college at a big school.  He played during McEnroe's first two years at Chaminade.

Snoop,

I'm actually a former Oxy player.  I just finished this past December.  I started my career on offense and finished on defense.

I've been reading Post Patterns for sometime now and wanted to wait till after I was done playing and had something substantial to contribute before I began posting.  With out further ado,

My two cents about the new Cal Lu coach:

I think Ben McEnroe is a solid up and comer for Cal Lu.  He orchestrated quite the turn around at Chaminade several years ago.  The 2003 Eagles had underachieved all year and finished 2-8 (I was one of those underachievers).  The following year was Ben's first year and I forget their record but Chaminade won a playoff game for the first time in quite sometime.  Whether he should be credited with the change or not, the football culture at Chaminade underwent a complete makeover during McEnroe's time there.  I recall coming out to near empty stands after some halftimes but now the student cheering section remains standing all game.

From an informed outside perspective (my little brother speaks very highly of him), it seemed that McEnroe was very good at properly utilizing his players and assistant coaches.  He let his position coaches do their job and focused on the big picture stuff.  His sideline demeanor is very animated and intense.  As far as coaching styles, he would fall under the category of hard ass.  Although he might have lacked the adoration of his players, they understood that following him would ultimately lead to success.

Cal Lu has many offensive weapons returning so I would be surprised if he was not immediately successful.   Does anyone know if he is bringing his DC or O-line coach?  I believe his defensive coordinator for at least the first few years at the Nade was an old Cal Lu assistant.