Finally got around to watching this game. Amused by the London NFL Academy Head Coach Steve Hagen, stating they "rode in the bus an hour long, a really long time." I think he was trying to set the tone that this was not a home game for NFL Academy. But when you compare an hour long bus ride to an 11 hour flight plus an hour bus ride, it sounds Coach Hagen is grasping for the underdog position.

Looks like the NFL Academy is not ready for the running game or the DLS run defense. The game was fast and DLS dominated all levels of the game. I sort of expected NFL Academy to have a higher caliber of player. But as it turns out, they were not ready. Maybe it was because the fact the NFL-A only played a few games.

ankleassassin said:

why you talbout me

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ankleassassin said:

why you talbout me

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you never gave a specific name....read your post....you only referred as He? you tell me?

And forgive my ignorance as well but is Riordan one of the worse coached teams in Norcal? How do they constantly perform subpar with a stable full of D1 players? There best win is 1 pt nail biter to a way down Mack team. Crusader fans I want to know...

Ok I see now, scratch my last question. I see I was looking at predictive not the current rankings.

Niklas227 said:

3 games in a row now that Vandermade has out coached his opponents.

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Forgive the ignorance..is Vandemade a new coach? Hired recently? How long has he been at SI?

ankleassassin said:

why you talbout me

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You were talking about one of their kids being small for d1. It can't be Sykes because hes not small so it must be Jones. Stanford thinks otherwise and I consider Smith a very good recruiter. Capiche.

M.C. fan said:

I was referring to Ankle.

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why you talbout me

10 Grant
9 Bradshaw Christian
8 San Ramon Valley
7 Cardinal Newman
6 Oakdale
5 Foothill
4 Sonora
3 Serra (32-28)
2 Wilcox
1 Sobrato

ranhud said:

My bad yall ,I was talking about Gavin Sykes. He was on another level Sunday.

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I was referring to Ankle.

Folsom should be much improved this year. Lots of skilled guards in 6"2-6"5 range. Only weakness I see is lack of a big guy for rebounding. The SFL should be strong in hoops this year with Folsom, Rocklin, and Jesuit battling.

northbaybbguru said:

I'm on record...

CN in a BLOWOUT over Windsor
48-14

if I'm wrong feel free to ridicule me after it's over.

But I'm feeling confident of Windsor throwing in the towel early, sitting Anderson to keep him from getting beat up/injured and the company line afterwards will be something to the effect of: "the loss is no big deal"..."cause we didn't want to go to the Open anyways".

Fraudulent soft schedule..arguably the worst schedule in Northern Calif has the Windsor kids and parents thinking they are something special and they are not. Reality is hitting Windsor at 7pm Friday.

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If Anderson doesn't play it won't be close. I agree. He's about as talented of a kid you will see around these parts at the HS level. Even with him playing I thought Newman would be too much.

Cal 14 said:

They are one and the same. The only difference may be when you look at them. Calpreps typically finalizes the weekly ratings in on Tuesday, so if you’re looking at them before then, that’s why there may be a discrepancy. Maxpreps does not generate computer ratings on their own… at all. They only have a human poll.

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I'm looking at them now side by side and they aren't the same:
Maxpreps: https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/football/rankings/1/

Looks like both are up to date when looking at records, and both did change this week. Any idea why they are different?

Clayton Valley Charter DE Logan Knapp has flipped from Wyoming to Oregon State

Streak One said:

Here are the games for this week. Picks are due by 7:00 PM on Friday

Shasta at Foothill Palo Cedro
Sonora at Hughson
Patterson at Oakdale
Grant at West Park
Wilcox at Menlo
Willow Glen at Sobrato
Serra at St. Francis
California at San Ramon Valley
Cardinal Newman at Windsor
Union Mine at Bradshaw Christian

Game of the Week Poll - https://norcalpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/week-8-game-of-the-week-poll.30810/

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10. Bradshaw Christian
9. San Ramon Valley
8. Grant
7. Oakdale
6. Sonora
5. Cardinal Newman
4. Menlo
3. Serra
2. Foothill-Palo Cedro
1. Willow Glen

10. Cardinal Newman
9. San Ramon Valley
8. Oakdale
7. Grant
6. Sobrato
5. Sonora
4. Foothill Palo Cedro
3. Wilcox
2. Bradshaw Christian
1. St. Francis 21-20

M.C. fan said:

Hi Larry, StreakOne has done a great job selecting league rivals.....Sonora should win a State Championship, Hughson will try to repeat. TVL can include 3 teams from d-4 to d-5 to d-6. CN is much better this season that I can recall. Windsor is in trouble. Redwood Adobe is between Newman and Marin Catholic. Windsor and even San Marin are suspect until defeating MC or Newman.

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I'm on record...

CN in a BLOWOUT over Windsor
48-14

if I'm wrong feel free to ridicule me after it's over.

But I'm feeling confident of Windsor throwing in the towel early, sitting Anderson to keep him from getting beat up/injured and the company line afterwards will be something to the effect of: "the loss is no big deal"..."cause we didn't want to go to the Open anyways".

Fraudulent soft schedule..arguably the worst schedule in Northern Calif has the Windsor kids and parents thinking they are something special and they are not. Reality is hitting Windsor at 7pm Friday.

Nice win for Sparty! Way to represent.

Yes I have to give SI credit. They definitely have showed up and probably won more games that they weren't supposed to (per rankings) than anyone in NorCal so I would put them up there.

That said I'm just not sold on Serra so not sure how good that win will be at end of year. That cathedral catholic win was huge and seems to be there best win in my opinion.

Coach_Fields said:

Rocklin and Folsom were both invited but unable to participate. Elite 8 each fall has a great pulse on which teams are the top teams going into the season. Very thankful to the coaches and programs that make it happen!

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It’s an awesome event… thank you for hosting each year coach!

Rocklin and Folsom were both invited but unable to participate. Elite 8 each fall has a great pulse on which teams are the top teams going into the season. Very thankful to the coaches and programs that make it happen!

THEOC89 said:

The reality in Nor Cal is that there are some teams playing really good football right now….. I mean in SI and SM played right now, that would be like a 1 pointer for me in the Pick’em and I am not sure who I would even pick…..

This year will be yet another example of why it’s time to end “The Folsom Rule” and have an Open Play in game to Crown Nor Cal’s Top Team…..

It’s such a Shame that a Committee will Chose the Best team in Nor Cal when we could play it out on the field if everyone really wanted to…..

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U spitting fan it's like 15+ great teams in NorCal this year and we still don't have a playoff system like so cal


Robbing these kids and fans from Great football games

Relly900 said:

I forgot about SI

Yes they belong with 2 wins over teams that was in the in the top 25 in California rankings by Max preps. cchs and serra (serra was top 13)

Yup they right there 3 or 4

I think they need to start games faster so they don't have to come back by so much late


But they did what they had too I put them over st Mary at 4

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The reality in Nor Cal is that there are some teams playing really good football right now….. I mean in SI and SM played right now, that would be like a 1 pointer for me in the Pick’em and I am not sure who I would even pick…..

This year will be yet another example of why it’s time to end “The Folsom Rule” and have an Open Play in game to Crown Nor Cal’s Top Team…..

It’s such a Shame that a Committee will Chose the Best team in Nor Cal when we could play it out on the field if everyone really wanted to…..

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What about SI?….. They have wins that are as good as PITT and DLS, They Beat a Team that Folsom lost too and their only loss it to SRV and it was a close game until the end…..

I don’t see how SI can be left out at this point right now….

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I forgot about SI

Yes they belong with 2 wins over teams that was in the in the top 25 in California rankings by Max preps. cchs and serra (serra was top 13)

Yup they right there 3 or 4

I think they need to start games faster so they don't have to come back by so much late


But they did what they had too I put them over st Mary at 4

Relly900 said:

I wasn't putting them in order

I take De la salle over all with the way they playing

But Folsom and Pitt in the conversation

DLS
Folsom
Pitt
St Mary
SRV

U explained it well cause I was like how did St Mary lose to them

But don't be surprised if St Mary give Folsom a good game if they meet in the playoffs

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What about SI?….. They have wins that are as good as PITT and DLS, They Beat a Team that Folsom lost too and their only loss it to SRV and it was a close game until the end…..

I don’t see how SI can be left out at this point right now….