{"id":5320,"date":"2010-01-21T15:34:48","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T22:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=5320"},"modified":"2010-01-21T15:34:50","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T22:34:50","slug":"fanview-lite-january-21-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=5320","title":{"rendered":"Fanview Lite: January 21, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every CIF run in November\/December begins with weights in January.<\/p><\/div>\n

Good Afternoon!<\/p>\n

T-Minus-242 Days until \u201cThe Mid Valley Classic\u201d<\/p>\n

After a slow start the Matt Koffler Marching & Chowder Society is beginning to run away with the Old School Coach of the Decade poll.<\/p>\n

Love the sound of the iron clanking in the weight rooms\u2026I do. It\u2019s not pretty, it\u2019s not easy, and it\u2019s all about wanting something that is months away. The players pumping iron this time of year in the cold of the morning or after school without crowds, cheerleaders, bands, or any fanfare are what make covering football a pure joy.<\/p>\n

No truth to the rumor the set of \u201cThe Mid Valley Sports Show\u201d is called \u201cThe Weight Room\u201d because of the girth of the staff\u2026Sounds like some sort of sick Zeke Prado joke.<\/p>\n

Who is South Hills HC Steve Bogan going to give the keys of the car to now that Jacob Shirley is graduating? The Huskies are loaded with candidates.<\/p>\n

Both Charter Oak and San Dimas return their starting quarterbacks\u2026but after three years who will be tossing the ball around for Alhambra? Who\u2019ll be the head coach? Who\u2019ll be the OC? Important questions for anyone with Almont connections because the Moors always have talent.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the Almont, as the casting call gone out to replace Isaac Valdez at quarterback for San Gabriel?<\/p>\n

Call me cynical but when I read Kentucky basketball HC John Calipari has plans to help Haiti recover from the recent earthquake, I have a feeling there is probably a pair of extremely athletic 6\u201910\u201d twin brothers down there looking for a school.<\/p>\n

I know, I know\u2026how can anyone be suspicious of Calipari?<\/p>\n

Do you think the countdown timer for \u201cThe Mid Valley Classic\u201d is a bit much for January?<\/p>\n

Its funny, and a tribute to his skills, but I can\u2019t read about a Dodger transaction without wanting to know Blue State\u2019s opinion. So what does he think about Andre Ethier and Vicente Padilla inking new deals with the Dodgers?<\/p>\n

If Ethier ever goes to San Francisco does that make him Andre the Giant?<\/p>\n

(I guess that\u2019s bad huh? Well all the jokes can\u2019t be good, you have to expect that once in a while.)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve only been around the Smudgepot game for two years (two great years I might add), but this is a big deal. So big, I\u2019m thinking about playing with the countdown timer to reflect kick-off for this monster game. My problem with relocating it to Zero Week is teams aren\u2019t generally playing their best football at the beginning of September. By Week Five they\u2019ve usually found themselves, gained an identity, and the football is great. I would hate to see a great game suffer from the sloppiness that comes at the start of a new year.<\/p>\n

On the flipside, with this contest being so emotional, and those Bonita players were hurting inside after the 2009 loss, the benefit for both schools will be nine more games to play and an opportunity to regain focus for CIF.<\/p>\n

Either way, you just hate to see something working tinkered with.<\/p>\n

How about that Juan Carlos?<\/p>\n

To answer what Fred Robledo termed \u201cthe eternal question\u201d; No, soccer isn\u2019t going to make it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m trying to get into the Cavs and Lakers tonight, but it\u2019s hard. Maybe if they had some marquee names to draw me in. I so miss the days of Danny Ferry matching up against George Lynch.<\/p>\n

Last Add Calipari: He did do a good job in finding a gem named Marcus Camby. It\u2019s hard to believe the rebounding machine Camby was drafted out of UMass in 1996.<\/p>\n

I got two notes on Nogales football and three opinions. The first opinion shared with me was that the Nobles will become an instant force in the Valle Vista next season. The first note was keep an eye on Timothy Guerra. The second was about a current sophomore and next fall junior Keith Bolden. I haven\u2019t seen Bolden play, I looked at his numbers on MaxPreps\u2026I\u2019m willing, if somebody wants, to be schooled on Bolden.<\/p>\n

Getting psyched for The Mid Valley Draft<\/p>\n

The week after the Super Bowl…Join the party.<\/p>\n

Staff and loyal readers are taking NFL teams and on draft night they will select area players out of the Southeast and Mid-Valley divisions.<\/p>\n

Think in terms of someone picking for the Saints drafting Dujawn Jones out of Monrovia because they need a cornerback. Sign up here and be part of this exercise.<\/p>\n

So far we have;<\/p>\n

Joe Torosian: St. Louis Rams<\/p>\n

Martin \u201cKnight\u201d Lopez: Green Bay Packers<\/p>\n

Blue State: Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n

Arroyo Knight: New Orleans Saints<\/p>\n

Bonita Alum: San Diego Chargers<\/p>\n

Andy Villanueva: Cincinnati Bengals<\/p>\n

Josh O: Tennessee Titans<\/p>\n

Tim Peterson: Washington Redskins<\/p>\n

Corn Dawg: Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n

Duane Barker: Detroit Lions<\/p>\n

Juan Carlos: San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n

Stay thirsty my friends\u2026<\/p>\n

198<\/p>\n

Fanview Lite appears Monday thru Saturday at www.midvalleysports.com<\/p>\n

Fanview, the HD version, appears every Tuesday at www.midvalleynewsonline.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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