FB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[CarloRossiLep]

The best ULV uniform was the all orange with white helmet from the mid 90's  .

I played against ULV when they wore that uniform combo. Not bad.

The last year I played we pulled the tops out of the closet and wore them with the green helmet and pants.  Lets just say it looked like something you would create in a video game.

[snoop dawg]

Having only seen the unis worn by UR opponents last year I think the CMS uni's were pretty nice.  Oxy could use some orange on the pants and or jersey but please dont go to the Cincy Bengals striped helmets, those are awful.

[hatchet molly]

I heard that CLU is going to gold unis this year with purple numbers for special games.ie Homecoming and Redlands. They are staying with the white pants and helmets.

[Tom Brady]

Molly-  Where did you hear that?  I would have to say I SERIOUSLY doubt that would happen.  They had enough trouble finding a new coach and keeping their starting QB there (I realize Jones has nothing to do with this).  Cal Lu is not sponsored by Nike and I can guarentee you they dont have to $$$ to go out and buy new jerseys for 1 or 2 games.

[norcal drummer]

I had to jump in on this issue and put and end to all of the nonsence for those of us in the know. DJ transfered to U-WW no doubt hurt CLU's program. Reasons: Kid has been a player since 5yr old, all star every time, etc.  Never got a real chance in high school due to the head coach of starting seniors out of loyalty even if back up was superior in talent. Just the way he rolls. DJ didn't get a starter job until his senior year. Much to the dismay of the fans, etc. That hurt his D1/D2 chances tremendously. He went to CLU to play and Squires gave him that chance. Record and stats speaks for themselves. When Squires left the moral of the team was dismal and most of them had high hopes that the O coordinator would get the job. When the selection process dragged on and on some of the players not just DJ, got very concerned and started sending out feelers to other schools as a prudent person would. U-WW did not recruite him that is a fact. He was contacted by more than 3 other teams some in D2. The opportunity to compete and that is a key word, came from U-WW, he was not promised anything other than a opportunity.  The fact that he helped in the head coaching interview process is non relevant. (Come on coach please don't insult us by playing dumb about what was going on.)  Coupled with the fact that CLU built multi million dollar swimming pools and baseball fields, etc and didn't even touch the football field and locker room, which was part of the recruiting promise, clearly gave the message to some of the team that maybe CLU was not as serious as some of the players would have hoped. The opportunity to play at a much higher level of competion, oh here comes the CLU apologists comments (whine whine.) You seriously can't  think that a team of U-WW's caliber or any of the top ten schools in D3 couldn't pound CLU. On another note, when off season player held work outs began the turn out was pretty decent but fell off dramatically when some, not all, decided that short skirts and beer was more important.  So really people stop trying to pound this young man. He gave you three exciting years, helped bring CLU into respectablity and then  found something he wants to try at a different level. No one can fault him or others for looking over the horizon. If someone offered you a great opportunity at a higher level in your job, etc you wouldn't think about it ? BTW the football field still is closer to cattle pasture than a football feild and the locker rooms still stink of the Dallas Cowboys. Clean up that mess or watch other top talent go to Oxy, Redlands, etc. and stop with the "oh it's so intimate". I'm out.   

I've been away, so I am just catching up.

  Say what you will, as someone stated weeks ago on PP, it takes some big kahones to roll the dice like this and make such a huge change this late in his career. I admire that.  He will have to earn that starting spot. 

"McEnroe said Jones never met with him to tell him of his plans, and didn't return any of McEnroe's phone calls."

If he had real cojones he would have spoken directly to the coach he helped hire.

[wildcat11]

ND,

Way to throw a gas can on a fire that was just now a few glowing coles....

I don't have anything to say about the whole Jones deal but I do love the card you played with the "high school coaches hurting my "kid/cousin/friend" chance to play D1 ball".  Typical.

I've seen this line of thought in my rec softball league about 1000 times. 

Do Jones a favor and don't pour salt into a still fresh wound.

[RFB]

I had to jump in on this issue and put and end to all of the nonsence for those of us in the know. DJ transfered to U-WW no doubt hurt CLU's program. Reasons: Kid has been a player since 5yr old, all star every time, etc.  Never got a real chance in high school due to the head coach of starting seniors out of loyalty even if back up was superior in talent. Just the way he rolls. DJ didn't get a starter job until his senior year. Much to the dismay of the fans, etc. That hurt his D1/D2 chances tremendously. He went to CLU to play and Squires gave him that chance. Record and stats speaks for themselves. When Squires left the moral of the team was dismal and most of them had high hopes that the O coordinator would get the job. When the selection process dragged on and on some of the players not just DJ, got very concerned and started sending out feelers to other schools as a prudent person would. U-WW did not recruite him that is a fact. He was contacted by more than 3 other teams some in D2. The opportunity to compete and that is a key word, came from U-WW, he was not promised anything other than a opportunity.  The fact that he helped in the head coaching interview process is non relevant. (Come on coach please don't insult us by playing dumb about what was going on.)  Coupled with the fact that CLU built multi million dollar swimming pools and baseball fields, etc and didn't even touch the football field and locker room, which was part of the recruiting promise, clearly gave the message to some of the team that maybe CLU was not as serious as some of the players would have hoped. The opportunity to play at a much higher level of competion, oh here comes the CLU apologists comments (whine whine.) You seriously can't  think that a team of U-WW's caliber or any of the top ten schools in D3 couldn't pound CLU. On another note, when off season player held work outs began the turn out was pretty decent but fell off dramatically when some, not all, decided that short skirts and beer was more important.  So really people stop trying to pound this young man. He gave you three exciting years, helped bring CLU into respectablity and then  found something he wants to try at a different level. No one can fault him or others for looking over the horizon. If someone offered you a great opportunity at a higher level in your job, etc you wouldn't think about it ? BTW the football field still is closer to cattle pasture than a football feild and the locker rooms still stink of the Dallas Cowboys. Clean up that mess or watch other top talent go to Oxy, Redlands, etc. and stop with the "oh it's so intimate". I'm out.   

I've been away, so I am just catching up.

  Say what you will, as someone stated weeks ago on PP, it takes some big kahones to roll the dice like this and make such a huge change this late in his career. I admire that.  He will have to earn that starting spot. 

"McEnroe said Jones never met with him to tell him of his plans, and didn't return any of McEnroe's phone calls."

If he had real cojones he would have spoken directly to the coach he helped hire.

You can try to spin it a hundred different ways, but the truth is DJ made a very selfish decision.

[CarloRossiLep]

I had to jump in on this issue and put and end to all of the nonsence for those of us in the know. DJ transfered to U-WW no doubt hurt CLU's program. Reasons: Kid has been a player since 5yr old, all star every time, etc.  Never got a real chance in high school due to the head coach of starting seniors out of loyalty even if back up was superior in talent. Just the way he rolls. DJ didn't get a starter job until his senior year. Much to the dismay of the fans, etc. That hurt his D1/D2 chances tremendously. He went to CLU to play and Squires gave him that chance. Record and stats speaks for themselves. When Squires left the moral of the team was dismal and most of them had high hopes that the O coordinator would get the job. When the selection process dragged on and on some of the players not just DJ, got very concerned and started sending out feelers to other schools as a prudent person would. U-WW did not recruite him that is a fact. He was contacted by more than 3 other teams some in D2. The opportunity to compete and that is a key word, came from U-WW, he was not promised anything other than a opportunity.  The fact that he helped in the head coaching interview process is non relevant. (Come on coach please don't insult us by playing dumb about what was going on.)  Coupled with the fact that CLU built multi million dollar swimming pools and baseball fields, etc and didn't even touch the football field and locker room, which was part of the recruiting promise, clearly gave the message to some of the team that maybe CLU was not as serious as some of the players would have hoped. The opportunity to play at a much higher level of competion, oh here comes the CLU apologists comments (whine whine.) You seriously can't  think that a team of U-WW's caliber or any of the top ten schools in D3 couldn't pound CLU. On another note, when off season player held work outs began the turn out was pretty decent but fell off dramatically when some, not all, decided that short skirts and beer was more important.  So really people stop trying to pound this young man. He gave you three exciting years, helped bring CLU into respectablity and then  found something he wants to try at a different level. No one can fault him or others for looking over the horizon. If someone offered you a great opportunity at a higher level in your job, etc you wouldn't think about it ? BTW the football field still is closer to cattle pasture than a football feild and the locker rooms still stink of the Dallas Cowboys. Clean up that mess or watch other top talent go to Oxy, Redlands, etc. and stop with the "oh it's so intimate". I'm out.   

I've been away, so I am just catching up.

  Say what you will, as someone stated weeks ago on PP, it takes some big kahones to roll the dice like this and make such a huge change this late in his career. I admire that.  He will have to earn that starting spot. 

"McEnroe said Jones never met with him to tell him of his plans, and didn't return any of McEnroe's phone calls."

If he had real cojones he would have spoken directly to the coach he helped hire.

Jim Rome, is that you?

[hatchet molly]

Wild Thing, I got it right from a players mouth. Of course the players are going to have pay for the jerseys. But they will have their names on the back.

[Tom Brady]

Molly-  Thats great that the players would do that.  A nice thing to take with them after the season.

Norcal Drummer-  Just like the Cavemen said on the "Larry King Live" spinoff....Uhhhhh, what???
I think you just brought up something that was pretty much dead and if it was my comment, well, you need some thicker skin.

[hatchet molly]

hey Drummer, sounds like Jones couldn't play with the team he had. 'You guys  aren't good enough for me, so I'm taking my ball and going somewhere else.' You think that if you play, bleed, cry, cheer and party with someone for three years you might get a little loyalty only to find out that the date you brought to dance wasn't near as pretty as the one at somebody elses dance. You don't stab your teammates in the back because their not good enough for you. Hope he enjoys the sleet and snow.

[snoop dawg]

Sounds like DJ  has the Kobe syndrome.  All kidding aside, I hope it works for him, I hate to see a kid waste one fo the best years of his life. 

Darth Vader Dawg

..........and it's that time...well almost........GO BULLDOGS!

[Gray Fox]

drummer,
Some day he will grow up and see that he should have at least told the coach or AD all you have related to us.

I was worried he left because dawg's friend wouldn't shake hands with him after the loss to Redlands. 

[CarloRossiLep]

 

[downtown48]

Wouldn't it be poetic justice if he gets to WW and sits...considering he's not going to have a clue about the offense, I'd say that's entirely possible...