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<\/a>Former Bonita HC Eric Podley (photo by Anne Cypress)<\/p><\/div>\n
Kick it!<\/p>\n
The Pro Bowl…cool…<\/p>\n
Speaking of transfers…there was a brief moment at the end of my sophomore year that my brother floated the idea of me transferring from El Monte to Temple City…True story…Why? So I could play basketball there…I thought he was crazy, but looking back a change in environment probably would have matured me a lot sooner and I would have been less of a jackwagon going forward.<\/p>\n
Not defending transfers, but its tough to try and cover all motivations for transferring with one blanket. There are good reasons and bad reasons…and fault can be with the student, the parents, and, yes, even the school.<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more proud to be a Panther,\u201d says new Rosemead HC Marc Paramo. \u201cI\u2019m excited, I\u2019m stressed, and full of energy. Can\u2019t wait to start working.\u201d<\/p>\n
First Add West Point: Great news! West Covina quarterback Chris Caballero has been accepted to the United States Military Academy.<\/p>\n
Former Bonita HC Eric Podley is all smiles these days.<\/p>\n
The more I see of O.J. Mayo in the NBA the more I wonder why Tim Floyd risked so much to bring him to USC…I mean if you are going to risk the big sniffing nose of the NCAA wouldn\u2019t you risk it for a better, perhaps more complete, ball player?<\/p>\n
Nick Montana to MT. SAC?<\/p>\n
New Glendale HC John Tuttle informs he has not completed his coaching staff for 2012, but is close.<\/p>\n
Note to Tuttle: I don\u2019t want to be a nudge, but do you know some four-way tosses are starting in February?<\/p>\n
Note to Bonita: When you finish your new basketball arena do me a favor, build a glass encasement in the center of the lobby to profile, highlight, and proclaim Glen Davis\u2019 Heisman Trophy…<\/p>\n
Last Add West Point: Davis, the late Bonita and West Point alum, literally walked onto the campus one day and donated it to the school. It needs to be prominently displayed when construction is complete on the new campus gym.<\/p>\n
Speaking of Which: Have they turned over any dirt yet on the San Dimas football field?<\/p>\n
Last Add Paramo: The right side of his offensive line returns in guard Nelson Leon and tackle Daniel Camarena, but his leading returning rusher is Alec Zavala who carried the ball six times for 89 yards in 2011 as a sophomore.<\/p>\n
Peterson had a conversation with Rowland HC Craig Snyder last night and he says for sure he will be back with the Raiders next season.<\/p>\n
What has this off season been like in the local coaching ranks? Remember the scene in \u201cSaving Private Ryan\u201d when they were landing at Omaha Beach and how the bullets started cutting them down when the ramp dropped?<\/p>\n
You got coaches bodies (football careers) floating in the water, in the surf, on the sand…You\u2019ve got Joel Sanchez, Mike Maggiore, and Jim Singiser looking back and seeing the carnage of all their colleagues who didn\u2019t make it to cover.<\/p>\n
Last Add Transfers: There was and is a distinction between me and some of the names you\u2019ve heard recently about leaving one school for another…They had talent, I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
…But I was really good at Galaga.<\/p>\n
The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n
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