Category Archives: Fanview

Fanview Lite: March 26, 2014

“Sometimes, I say things I shouldn’t. I go berserk. If I were a university, I wouldn’t hire me.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Don’t get me wrong on the NCAA Tournament…While my interest isn’t at the street rat crazy level it used to be, it’s not as bad as boxing. In comparison to boxing the Tourney is […]

Fanview Lite: March 25, 2014

“I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Writing a column the day after Jude Oliva steps down at Maranatha, might be the easiest thing I’ve ever done…

The Peterson Principle: 3/24/14

At some point can we just settle on a league format and leave it alone? Or at least leave it alone for…oh I don’t know…about the next ten years?

Fanview Lite: March 20, 2014

“You don’t kiss the cheerleaders and shake the hands of the parents until the game is over.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Oh, I’ve always been a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo fan.

Fanview Lite: March 19, 2014

“My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That’s not my world. My world was a cracked sidewalk.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Hey what do you know…Baskin Robbins finally got “Baseball Nut” in the ice cream case. Nothing like a little media pressure to change the world.

Fanview Lite: March 18, 2014

“All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.”—Al McGuire Kick it! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a prep football fan to recognize the times have changed.

The Peterson Principle: 3/17/14

No, Mike MacFarland didn’t leave Temple City because he thought he was going to get fired and better get out while he can. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Fanview Lite: March 13, 2014

“I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.”—Al McGuire Kick it! “It was a dagger.”—Spartan Nation tweeted

Fanview Lite: March 12, 2014

“I’ve never blown a whistle, looked at a film, worked at a blackboard or organized a practice in my life.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Wouldn’t the Del Rio be a better fit in the Mid-Valley Division these days?

Fanview Lite: March 11, 2014

“Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Congrats to Muir quarterback David Madrid for signing a letter of intent to play football at Central Connecticut State. Madrid, currently 6-4, 205 pounds, went 12 of 20 passing for 228 yards and two touchdowns for the Mustangs against Los Altos […]