FB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[D O.C.]

One man's pick:  Oxy 23, UOR 20.

How would that work out?

23 = 2 TD +2 PAT+ 3 FG / 3 TD+ 3 PAT + 1 SFTY
20 + 2 TD +2 PAT + 2 FG / 6 FG + 1 SFTY

                       

(just to give you stats guys something to do)

[BoBo]

I mean really, this year, who wants to see Notre Dame play? A HS game on Friday night would be more entertaining.... Then again, sometimes we love the slaughter -

EastCoast,

...this kind of thing goes way back...way back to when the Roman Gladiators were fighting in the Colosseum in Rome. As the gladiators used to say then and now today when Notre Dame enters through the tunnel to the field on game day, "We who are about to die salute you!" 

[Browneagle64]

Lets just hope your right tigersports. As of last month Pasadena has sent letters to residents stating that those who live near the bowl will indeed encounter  huge traffic around the 134 freeway and streets during this time. So get their on time, because those UCLA/Norte Domers trying to get to the rosebowl after 5pm sure will cause mess.

From the Pasadena Starnews
PASADENA - Commuters will probably encounter heavy traffic due to street construction in the Rose Bowl area and large crowds expected for (Saturday's) UCLA v.s Norte Dame game Rose Bowl officials announced.

[Fear the Poet]

I was at the Poet practice last night. The guys are fired up and ready to go. They look sharp. Hammer is preaching "every game is the biggest game of the year" The goal is conference championship, just putting up a fight is no longer acceptable. If the Poets can improve on the turnovers and mental mistakes, dare I say I believe they can compete for the title.

Looking forward to the roadie to CLU tomorrow. Should be a very exciting game.

If anyone plans on being there, look up Ricky and Lucy at the tailgate..shouldn't be hard to find two #63 jerseys. Enjoy the football weekend!

[BOBCAT04]

    You should not be hard to spot, since the visitor side stands are very
small.  I will be on the other side chasing a 3 year old.  It is  Homecoming 
Weekend and there should be a good crowd.  Poets are going down.

to quote GHC, phone it in,  Kingsman win 28-19.

[BOBCAT04]

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What, was it your turn to bring cookies and juice boxes?

OxyBob
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           +k good one

[Fear the Poet]

I was at the Poet practice last night.

What, was it your turn to bring cookies and juice boxes?

OxyBob

juice boxes are for soccer you moron..I brought Sunny D

[Fear the Poet]

    You should not be hard to spot, since the visitor side stands are very
small.  I will be on the other side chasing a 3 year old.  It is  Homecoming 
Weekend and there should be a good crowd.  Poets are going down.

to quote GHC, phone it in,  Kingsman win 28-19.

best of luck..hope everyone stays healthy and both teams play well.

[Fear the Poet]

The guys are fired up and ready to go. They look sharp. Hammer is preaching "every game is the biggest game of the year" The goal is conference championship, just putting up a fight is no longer acceptable. If the Poets can improve on the turnovers and mental mistakes, dare I say I believe they can compete for the title.

Wow, what a stirring message. Listen, if Coach Hammer ever runs out of inspiring things to say like "Every game is the biggest game of the year," then give him this list of Really Banal Coach Speak and he can string together a bunch of clichés in no particular order for a rousing speech to the Poets:

Turnovers will be the key.
The intangibles will be the key.
That's the key to the game.
You take what the defense gives you.
This is always a tough place to play.
We don't play these games on paper.
Both teams are playing at a high level.
These two teams don't like each other.
There's no love lost between these two teams.
When these two teams get together you can throw out their records.
It's gonna be a war out there.
It's going to be a battle of epic proportions.
This is a game for the ages.
This is a pivotal game for them.
This is their watershed game.
This game is for the bragging rights.
They match up well.
He gets the most out of his players.
There are no easy games in this league.
The season is a marathon - not a sprint.
On any given day any team is capable of beating another team.
They really have to take it to them.
They have to play with their ears pinned back.
They need to turn up the intensity.
They have to step up and make plays.
They have to come out of the locker room fired up.
They're loaded for bear.
They have to go out and take care of business.
They can't let the crowd faze them.
They have to get after it.
They have to rise to the occasion.
They have to leave everything on the field.
They have to stay hungry.
They can't look past these guys.
They can't take these guys lightly.
They have to avoid a big letdown.
They have to come together as a team.
They have to believe in themselves.
They have to play within themselves.
They have to play like they're capable of playing.
Josh Scurlock has a rifle for an arm.
They'll have to find a way to contain Josh Scurlock.
They'll have to find a way to limit what Josh Scurlock can do.
They can't expect to shut Josh Scurlock down completely.
They can't be intimidated.
They must control the tempo of the game.
They have to dictate the tempo.
They have to stick to their bread-and-butter offense.
They should stick to the fundamentals.
They have to eliminate the mental mistakes.
They have to dig deep.
They have to suck it up.
They have to crank it up.
They have to turn it up a notch.
They need to step up to the next level.
They have to take advantage of their opportunities.
They have to bend but not break.
They have to stretch their defense.
They have to shore up their defense.
They have to pull out all the stops.
They're playing for pride.
They should just go out there and have fun.

OxyBob

don't forget:

no matter what the scoreboard says, your winners in my book
don't let the breaks beat the boys
play for name on the front of the jersey
one man cannot win the game, we need a team effort
evryone must focus on their assignmnets,trust your teammates to do theirs
play as if this is the last game you'll ever play
did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor ?

I'm sure I've forgotten some..but I'm also sure you can help me out

[EastCoastStag]

Juice boxes at practice? No one ever brough me juice boxes... I feel so unloved.

We're talking 'bout practice here.. practice? We're talking about practice!

FTP - You are fortunate. Can't remember whether it was Hammer or his brother. Regardless, I played against one of them when I was a freshman. Their pedigree is tremendous. Wabash and their love and dedication to football is incredible. I was on the end of a spanking from them. The players there know about winning and about dedication to a program. When I heard Hammer was coming to coach the Poets several years ago, I knew they were going to turn around and become a solid team. The 'Bash hates losing and expects to win the NCAC every year. Expect the same out of Hammer once he builds the program to his specifications.
So yes, what coaches say is cliche`. Not a single coach ever really has anything insightful to say to his team when it comes to motivation. It's all about how they say it and the loyalty and passion they have already inspired in their players. After playing 'Bash and watching them play on other occasions, Coach Creighton could have talked to them about furry little puppies and they would have come out and kicked the other team's a$$. So, I expect Hammer to be inspiring the same love and passion in the Poets.
Enjoy Hammer and hopefully he is around for your son's 4 years.

[CarloRossiLep]

Oh man, you guys haven't heard motivation until you've heard Don Morel .

To paraphrase:

"*&%$$# and then $%$%$ $%$# them... #$%$!"
*smashes phone against wall*   
"GO GET EM!!!"

[Tom Brady]

FTP-  Enjoy the game up in T.O. tomorrow.  Sounds like it could be a shootout.  I hope Whittier has short memory of their last six meetings.

2006   35-10 CLU
2005   27-14
2004   42-20
2003   70-13
2002   39-17
2001   56-0

This is all in good fun and I am fully aware that none of this has anything to do with any of todays players.  I guess this was a pointless post

[Fear the Poet]

FTP-  Enjoy the game up in T.O. tomorrow.  Sounds like it could be a shootout.  I hope Whittier has short memory of their last six meetings.

2006   35-10 CLU
2005   27-14
2004   42-20
2003   70-13
2002   39-17
2001   56-0

This is all in good fun and I am fully aware that none of this has anything to do with any of todays players.  I guess this was a pointless post

believe me , they are aware of those scores.

[Fear the Poet]

Juice boxes at practice? No one ever brough me juice boxes... I feel so unloved.

We're talking 'bout practice here.. practice? We're talking about practice!

FTP - You are fortunate. Can't remember whether it was Hammer or his brother. Regardless, I played against one of them when I was a freshman. Their pedigree is tremendous. Wabash and their love and dedication to football is incredible. I was on the end of a spanking from them. The players there know about winning and about dedication to a program. When I heard Hammer was coming to coach the Poets several years ago, I knew they were going to turn around and become a solid team. The 'Bash hates losing and expects to win the NCAC every year. Expect the same out of Hammer once he builds the program to his specifications.
So yes, what coaches say is cliche`. Not a single coach ever really has anything insightful to say to his team when it comes to motivation. It's all about how they say it and the loyalty and passion they have already inspired in their players. After playing 'Bash and watching them play on other occasions, Coach Creighton could have talked to them about furry little puppies and they would have come out and kicked the other team's a$$. So, I expect Hammer to be inspiring the same love and passion in the Poets.
Enjoy Hammer and hopefully he is around for your son's 4 years.

Coach Hammer has impressed me from the first day I met him during recruiting. His younger and bigger brother(Blair) was the Def Line Coach, but left to go back home and is no longer coaching at Whittier. I spoke to their parents at Puget Sound and they said Blair is actually playing football on a semi pro team and looking for teaching job. I was dissapointed he left, considering Little Ricky is a DT. As it turns out, the Coach who replaced him is outstanding and LR loves him.

thank you

[D O.C.]

I suppose I'll have to go to the Redlands-Whittier game to watch the game AND the Pop Warner shenanigans of those not playing.