From Serra "Padres" newsletter

[Rmbr26]

Optimism abounds as workouts for fall sports heat up throughout the summer months.
Varsity football won the San Jose State tournament in late June. The Padres started off 0-2, but proceeded to win five in a row against Monte Vista Christian, Pittsburg, Monterey Trail, Edison of Stockton and finally St. Mary's of Stockton in the final.

Returning for Serra this season are All-League standouts Daylin McLemore (QB/DB), Nate Sanchez (RB/S), Nusi Malani (DE), Terence Loville (WR/CB), and Jackson Lataimua (RB/S). Malani has nine college scholarship offers, including Nebraska and Arizona State, while Lataimua is committed to Nevada. Loville has offers from Air Force and New Mexico.

 

[Rmbr26]

Junipero Serra High School (San Mateo)
Yesterday at 11:47 AM ·
From the Summer Issue of Traditions Magazine ☀️:

Serra's leadership is in the process of embarking on a new health and wellness initiative for its Padres. Highlighted by education on the importance of sleep, nutrition and physical conditioning, this endeavor will serve to further the long-term mission of leading our students to be healthy teens and adults. The cornerstone of this endeavor, a new strength and conditioning space, was completed last month.

The Mark Vorsatz '72 Athletic Performance Center occupies the same square-footage as its previous iteration, but will make more efficient use of the space highlighted by cutting edge equipment, flooring, lighting and technology. This floor-to-ceiling remodel has created a strength and conditioning space that is recognized by equipment company Sorinex as one of the best in Northern California. Sorinex completed similar projects for the Oregon Ducks, Cal Bears and Tennessee Volunteers. The center is named in gratitude to lead donor Mark Vorsatz '72, and will serve the roughly 81 percent of Padres who participate in athletics.

Read more about this exciting program in the summer issue of Traditions, which hits mailboxes this month!

 

[colhenrylives]

Optimism abounds as workouts for fall sports heat up throughout the summer months.
Varsity football won the San Jose State tournament in late June. The Padres started off 0-2, but proceeded to win five in a row against Monte Vista Christian, Pittsburg, Monterey Trail, Edison of Stockton and finally St. Mary's of Stockton in the final.

Returning for Serra this season are All-League standouts Daylin McLemore (QB/DB), Nate Sanchez (RB/S), Nusi Malani (DE), Terence Loville (WR/CB), and Jackson Lataimua (RB/S). Malani has nine college scholarship offers, including Nebraska and Arizona State, while Lataimua is committed to Nevada. Loville has offers from Air Force and New Mexico.

As it is so often the case on West 20th Avenue, the key varsity football question is: Are there enough quality linemen available to handle the rigors of a long schedule, not to mention the WCAL itself? The skill guys are there (again).

 

[pc2986]

Lot of Sophomores on the line for Serra this year. 2 are 6'3/6'4 - 300+. One will play guard and one tackle but I can tell you the freshman line was larger than the varsity line last year.

 

[colhenrylives]

Lot of Sophomores on the line for Serra this year. 2 are 6'3/6'4 - 300+. One will play guard and one tackle but I can tell you the freshman line was larger than the varsity line last year.

Yes. Which indicates the Padres' lack of WCAL-caliber linemen in 2018 and the continuing need for upgrading in 2019.

 

[colhenrylives]

Serra's MaxPreps 2019 roster currently lists 179 varsity players. No doubt that's a stretch (some have already graduated). None are frosh. Typically, the entire Serra football program has 160-175 players on three teams. That's more than 20 percent of the student body at large. Is there any doubt that the influence of Coach Walsh, now in his 19th season on the San Mateo campus, on the school's total enrollment is huge?

 

[Spartanwhoknows]

Serra's MaxPreps 2019 roster currently lists 179 varsity players. No doubt that's a stretch (some have already graduated). None are frosh. Typically, the entire Serra football program has 160-175 players on three teams. That's more than 20 percent of the student body at large. Is there any doubt that the influence of Coach Walsh, now in his 19th season on the San Mateo campus, on the school's total enrollment is huge?

No worries about the O line they will be big and deep. It will be the biggest O line of any Serra team and have not just big lineman but athletes. The Sophomores are the real deal. Coach Walsh always coaches the O line and knows how to build a cohesive unit. Watch for Azzopardi and Eison to be the leaders they both are Seniors with experience and will get college offers.

Also watch for Dylan Eaton who recently transferred back from Orange Lutheran. He was the QB on the JV team in 2017 but will play RB and Corner on D.

 

[colhenrylives]

Last year, the D line really struggled vs. teams like VC and SF. That was a major area of concern. Has that been rectified?

 

[Rmbr26]

Greetings to the always knowledgable "Colhenry" and to see he is watching over the sports board diligently as ever to kep the rest of us in line.

Hmm, Spartanwhoknows says "No Worries" Colhenry so there you go & you can rest your mind the D-line for Serra has been resurrected.

Last season Serra with its all-time passing leader Luke Bottari looked somewhat terrific against weak teams and not so terrific against WCAL powers SF & VC who were both very physical teams in 2018. It was a bit of a shock to many when the Padres were rolled somewhat unceremoniously by the VC Warrior's to the tune of 37-6 which left many fans wondering just "How on earth did that happen? After all the Padres humiliated Bellarmine by 43-0 and crushed a promising Mitty team by 42-6". It was a fluke as many responded on posts last season at the time and Serra simply had one of those bad games - which was my hope at that time. Serra crushed its next 2 opponents S.I. & SHC by a combined score of 92-14 and Serra fans were filled with hope - The Padres are back!

Then came St. Francis & rolled Serra on its home field by 42-6 in which SF dominated. Serra rolled a weak Leland team in round 1 of playoffs before playing SF a 2nd time. A few posters were predicting an entirely different game against the Lancers' and a few even mentioned a possible Serra upset of the Lancers the 2nd time around, which was not to be by along shot.
Final: SF 38-8 over Serra.
Combined score of 3 games vs VC & SF = 117 to 20 over the Padres.
One season would be an incredible turn-around to reverse such a domination by VC & SF over Serra and until those games there will be a big question mark in my mind..

 

[colhenrylives]

Greetings to the always knowledgable "Colhenry" and to see he is watching over the sports board diligently as ever to kep the rest of us in line.

Hmm, Spartanwhoknows says "No Worries" Colhenry so there you go & you can rest your mind the D-line for Serra has been resurrected.

Last season Serra with its all-time passing leader Luke Bottari looked somewhat terrific against weak teams and not so terrific against WCAL powers SF & VC who were both very physical teams in 2018. It was a bit of a shock to many when the Padres were rolled somewhat unceremoniously by the VC Warrior's to the tune of 37-6 which left many fans wondering just "How on earth did that happen? After all the Padres humiliated Bellarmine by 43-0 and crushed a promising Mitty team by 42-6". It was a fluke as many responded on posts last season at the time and Serra simply had one of those bad games - which was my hope at that time. Serra crushed its next 2 opponents S.I. & SHC by a combined score of 92-14 and Serra fans were filled with hope - The Padres are back!

Then came St. Francis & rolled Serra on its home field by 42-6 in which SF dominated. Serra rolled a weak Leland team in round 1 of playoffs before playing SF a 2nd time. A few posters were predicting an entirely different game against the Lancers' and a few even mentioned a possible Serra upset of the Lancers the 2nd time around, which was not to be by along shot.
Final: SF 38-8 over Serra.
Combined score of 3 games vs VC & SF = 117 to 20 over the Padres.
One season would be an incredible turn-around to reverse such a domination by VC & SF over Serra and until those games there will be a big question mark in my mind..

Agreed. The Serra lines remain a serious issue. The D line in particular. The Padres had big problems stopping the run vs. top teams.

 

[FBAddict]

Agreed. The Serra lines remain a serious issue. The D line in particular. The Padres had big problems stopping the run vs. top teams.

The problem last year can probably be amounted to the significant change up in coaching staff. An additional year of experience should be beneficial for the Padres.

 

[Rmbr26]

The problem last year can probably be amounted to the significant change up in coaching staff. An additional year of experience should be beneficial for the Padres.

Yes FBAddict I have to agree Serra had a major shake-up in its coaching staff last season which had to have some impact on the team on both sides of the ball. I'm not sure why the change was so significant in terms of the O/D-lines[?]. Also Serra's offensive schemes just did not work vs VC & SF - almost predictable at times in terms of the run plays and the short outside passes to RB's, etc. Were the lines that under-seized last season vs VC & SF? Or was there an "adjustment period" based upon the coaching staff changes? I've read in past regarding different sports and in Football coaching plays a significant part of the success more so at the HS level, less at the college level and the least at pro level where skill & athleticism take over and out-weigh any coaching aspect.
I've thought in recent years that Riordan will not improve significantly until they retain a decent coaching staff for a minimum of 3-4-5 years. So are the Padres in year 2 of the "adjustment period" and can they adapt/adjust quickly enough to be a factor this season?

 

[NorCalSportsFan]

Serra should be fine. VC (strong senior and junior classes), Serra (strong seniors), SF (strong juniors with not as string seniors) and Mitty (strong seniors and junior classes) should be in the mix. VC may be the favorite at least as far as talent and they have a QB. Mitty should be in the mix this season as well. Should be a battle with the four although maybe VC and Mitty have best shot in my opinion. Any can take it. Bells may be a little better. Serra line should be fine this year.

 

[jordan24]

What's everyone's take on the CCS's new playoff format?
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/11/done-deal-ccs-football-playoff-proposal-passes-what-it-means/

 

[NorCalSportsFan]

CCS's best smaller privates and top public schools will get the short end of the stick. The top schools in the section will all get grouped into one playoff and so the CCS will be less competitive on state titles

 

[colhenrylives]

The culprit is the competitive equity model that CIF is promoting up and down the state. The goal is to have mediocre schools playing one another for state bowl titles. The system seems to be working.

 

[pc2986]

No worries about the O line they will be big and deep. It will be the biggest O line of any Serra team and have not just big lineman but athletes. The Sophomores are the real deal. Coach Walsh always coaches the O line and knows how to build a cohesive unit. Watch for Azzopardi and Eison to be the leaders they both are Seniors with experience and will get college offers.

Also watch for Dylan Eaton who recently transferred back from Orange Lutheran. He was the QB on the JV team in 2017 but will play RB and Corner on D.

Dylan Eaton transferred back to Serra from Oaks Christian, FYI, and he will be playing RB and all speed slot. He is fast as a deer....no joke! The QB for Serra will be Daylin Mclemore (son of Dana Mclemore 49ers '82-'87)

 

[pc2986]

Greetings to the always knowledgable "Colhenry" and to see he is watching over the sports board diligently as ever to kep the rest of us in line.

Hmm, Spartanwhoknows says "No Worries" Colhenry so there you go & you can rest your mind the D-line for Serra has been resurrected.

Last season Serra with its all-time passing leader Luke Bottari looked somewhat terrific against weak teams and not so terrific against WCAL powers SF & VC who were both very physical teams in 2018. It was a bit of a shock to many when the Padres were rolled somewhat unceremoniously by the VC Warrior's to the tune of 37-6 which left many fans wondering just "How on earth did that happen? After all the Padres humiliated Bellarmine by 43-0 and crushed a promising Mitty team by 42-6". It was a fluke as many responded on posts last season at the time and Serra simply had one of those bad games - which was my hope at that time. Serra crushed its next 2 opponents S.I. & SHC by a combined score of 92-14 and Serra fans were filled with hope - The Padres are back!

Then came St. Francis & rolled Serra on its home field by 42-6 in which SF dominated. Serra rolled a weak Leland team in round 1 of playoffs before playing SF a 2nd time. A few posters were predicting an entirely different game against the Lancers' and a few even mentioned a possible Serra upset of the Lancers the 2nd time around, which was not to be by along shot.
Final: SF 38-8 over Serra.
Combined score of 3 games vs VC & SF = 117 to 20 over the Padres.
One season would be an incredible turn-around to reverse such a domination by VC & SF over Serra and until those games there will be a big question mark in my mind..

Rmbr26 - I can share with you the WCAL will be a completely different league this year. So many Seniors graduated in June, a lot of these teams will have a completely new look. Serra will have a MASSIVE LINE(Largest in WCAL), Riordan will be tremendously improved, SI may surprise some people, One mans opinion - Bellarmine ends up in last place this year. No kids want to play there because of the offense they run. 3 team race VC, SF and Serra

 

[Rmbr26]

Nice post pc2986 and appreciate your take on the WCAL's "different look" this coming season. Should be interesting...

 

[colhenrylives]

A very large question regarding the overall WCAL football picture is this: Can one or more SF schools rise to the level of the five southern schools (assuming Bellarmine, with all of its storied history and resources, can resurrect itself)? The stated notion that Riordan will be "tremendously improved" is quite tantalizing and provocative. If so, what does that mean? Two league wins? Three league wins? The three SF schools, as a group, have been consistently challenged in a league that is right at the top of the NorCal food chain. There hasn't been a City school at the top of the WCAL since 2006. Before that, it was 2000. The league's imbalance is striking and rather unfortunate.

 

[Joke Monkey]

Riordan finally has a coach , field , admin that wants to win, and don't sleep on the fact that they have boarding. They have always had talent. Soon kids will be coming from all over to play for Coach Modeste.

 

[berdooman]

who are Serra's offensive and defensive coordinators?

 

[colhenrylives]

Riordan finally has a coach , field , admin that wants to win, and don't sleep on the fact that they have boarding. They have always had talent. Soon kids will be coming from all over to play for Coach Modeste.

The boarding component is designed to increase cash flow first and foremost. It's not meant to be a huge stash of athletes who can't pay full freight. Boarding charges at Riordan are roughly double what their peers (and local colleges) charge. By doing that, a hefty portion of those proceeds can be diverted to other Riordan programs. That said, some of that excess cash could be used to reduce tuition/fees for local football players. We will have to see how that plays out. Give Coach Modeste three years to turn things around. Good luck to him.

 

[Rmbr26]

Berdooman asked - "who are Serra's offensive and defensive coordinators?"


Serra Coaching Staff:
Head Coach - Patrick Walsh
Darius Bell - QB Coach
Lyndon McGee - DB Coach
Matthew McGinn - D-Line Coach
Ronnie Oriz - WR's and special teams
Jeff Thomas & Brian Wilbur - no designation

 

[Irish_Cheers]

Serra's MaxPreps 2019 roster currently lists 179 varsity players. No doubt that's a stretch (some have already graduated). None are frosh. Typically, the entire Serra football program has 160-175 players on three teams. That's more than 20 percent of the student body at large. Is there any doubt that the influence of Coach Walsh, now in his 19th season on the San Mateo campus, on the school's total enrollment is huge?

Don't trust Max Preps' rosters until the season starts. Always double-check the schools' site.

 

[colhenrylives]

Don't trust Max Preps' rosters until the season starts. Always double-check the schools' site.

Serra's has not been updated for at least eight months.

 

[Irish_Cheers]

Serra's has not been updated for at least eight months.

SHC updated their schedule but still no official rosters.

 

[colhenrylives]

This is a note for the Rambling Fellow as he prepares his 2019 WCAL previews: Over the previous three years, Valley Christian has won (or tied for) three league frosh titles and one league JV crown. Serra and St. Francis have one JV championship each and they tied with VC for the 2018 frosh title. Based on those facts (and key returning varsity starters), it would make sense to favor VC for the 2019 WCAL varsity crown. At least that's the way it looks on paper. Or on a computer screen.

 

[pc2986]

This is a note for the Rambling Fellow as he prepares his 2019 WCAL previews: Over the previous three years, Valley Christian has won (or tied for) three league frosh titles and one league JV crown. Serra and St. Francis have one JV championship each and they tied with VC for the 2018 frosh title. Based on those facts (and key returning varsity starters), it would make sense to favor VC for the 2019 WCAL varsity crown. At least that's the way it looks on paper. Or on a computer screen.

This is true Member 968, but once you get to varsity everything changes. These boys are playing with 17 & 18 year old who are men waiting to take the next step in college. Not to mention the coaching at the varsity levels compared to Frosh & JV levels. Should be a fun year and can't wait for next month...

 

[dcpanda]

The WCAL has become VC, Serra and SF — then everyone else. That Serra weight room looks very impressive.

 

[colhenrylives]

The WCAL has become VC, Serra and SF — then everyone else. That Serra weight room looks very impressive.

Very curious about Riordan. Can a new coaching staff, new field, new commitment turn around a dismal situation? If so, how long will it take?

 

[colhenrylives]

On further review, Riordan's football history in the WCAL has been shockingly poor: Since the league was formed more than 50 years ago, the Crusaders, a charter member of the league, have managed to capture three varsity league titles (one shared with Serra in 1972), two shared JV championship in 1971 and 1992, and, amazingly, zero frosh crowns. This is not meant to rip the program. It's more an alert that the latest new regime has a huge historical challenge ahead of it. This malaise goes way, way back. Coach Modeste and his staff know all of this, of course. Good for them for taking on this task. It's a tough mountain to climb.

 

[ARHS Stats]

On further review, Riordan's football history in the WCAL has been shockingly poor: Since the league was formed more than 50 years ago, the Crusaders, a charter member of the league, have managed to capture three varsity league titles (one shared with Serra in 1972), two shared JV championship in 1971 and 1992, and, amazingly, zero frosh crowns. This is not meant to rip the program. It's more an alert that the latest new regime has a huge historical challenge ahead of it. This malaise goes way, way back. Coach Modeste and his staff know all of this, of course. Good for them for taking on this task. It's a tough mountain to climb.

It was not a shared JV Championship in 1971. Archbishop Riordan was the JV League Champion in 1971.

Archbishop Riordan has almost the same number of league championships as Saint Ignatius, both schools lead the league in basketball championships.
Archbishop Mitty has only 2 more Varsity League Championships.
And only Saint Francis and Bellarmine have over 10 League Championships on every level. Only Junipero Serra has won or shared in 10 Varsity League Championshps and 10 Freshman League Championships.

Listed Below are the League Championships for every WCAL School:
Championship years are shown for every school, except for St. Francis and Bellarmine.
Also shown are the shared championships, except for St. Francis and Bellarmine.


Archbishop Riordan has 3 Varsity League Championships (1971 [shared], 1972 [shared], & 2000).
Archbishop Riordan has 2 JV Championships (1971, & 1992 [shared]), and 0 Freshman Championships.


Saint Ignatius has 2 Varsity League Championships (1967 & 2006 [shared]).
Saint Ignatius has 3 shared JV Championships (1995, 2008, & 2011), and 2 shared Freshman Championships (1974 & 1986).

Sacred Heart Cathedral has 0 League Championships in Football on every level.

Archbishop Mitty has 5 Varsity League Championships (1971 [shared], 1974, 2001, 2009 [shared], & 2013 [shared]).
Archbishop Mitty has 7 JV Championships (1973, 1974, 1980, 1986 [shared], 1995 [shared], 1998, & 2002 [shared]) and 5 Freshman Championships (1968 [shared], 1971, 1973 [shared], 1999 & 2002).

Junipero Serra has 10 Varsity League Championships (1968, 1969, 1972 [shared], 2002 [shared], 2006 [shared], 2008 [shared], 2013 [shared], 2014 [shared], 2016 [shared], & 2017).
Junipero Serra has 8 JV Championships (1967, 1970, 1972, 1976 [shared], 1979, 2001 [shared], 2006, & 2017) and 10 Freshman Championships (1968 [shared], 1970, 1976, 1978 [shared], 1986 [shared], 2007 [shared], 2009, 2010, 2015 & 2018 [shared]).


Valley Christian has 6 Varsity League Championships (2002 [shared], 2004, 2005, 2010, 2014 [shared], & 2016 [shared]) .
Valley Christian has 5 JV Championships (2002 [shared], 2003, 2005, 2013 [shared], & 2014 [shared]), and 6 Freshman Championships (2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, & 2017).
Valley Christian joined the WCAL in 2002.


Bellarmine has 20 Varsity League Championships.
Bellarmine has 21 JV Championships, and 20 Freshman Championships.

Saint Francis has 19 Varsity League Championships.
Saint Francis has 17 JV Championships, and 20 Freshman Championships.

Both Bellarmine & St. Francis have combined for 7 Varsity shared champions (4 SF/Bell Championships and 3 shared with other schools), 11 JV shared champions (1 SF/Bell Championships, 9 shared with other schools, and 1 Tri-Champion (SF, VC, & Bell)), 9 Freshman shared Championships (4 SF/Bell Championships, 4 shared with other schools, and 1 Tri-Champion (SF, JS, & Bell)).
Some of the Championships shared with other schools are Tri-Champions.

 

[colhenrylives]

That SHC total bagel is telling as well. No wonder the Irish took a long football hiatus from the WCAL. With no on-campus football field, SHC is in a very tough spot. According to WCAL historians, going all the way back to the point where the league was formed, the Irish reportedly didn't want to leave the AAA but wound up being forced to when SI bolted for the new WCAL in 1967. In football, at least, the league has been a bad fit for SHC. It's been no bargain for any of the SF schools as the decades have rolled by.

 

[Irish_Cheers]

That SHC total bagel is telling as well. No wonder the Irish took a long football hiatus from the WCAL. With no on-campus football field, SHC is in a very tough spot. According to WCAL historians, going all the way back to the point where the league was formed, the Irish reportedly didn't want to leave the AAA but wound up being forced to when SI bolted for the new WCAL in 1967. In football, at least, the league has been a bad fit for SHC. It's been no bargain for any of the SF schools as the decades have rolled by.

According to Bro. Arnold back then, the riot at Kezar in 1969 started by Wilson was the last straw. They probably would have left later anyway since the AAA football league has become so weak over the years. Irish will increase their practice area once Hayward Playground is ready. SHC has been and will continue to be competitive, and while they probably won't steamroll the WCAL any time soon, their situation isn't as "dire" as some are lead to believe.
UPDATE: Irish CCS D-III Champs.
Irish NorCal D-III Champs.
Dec. 11, 2021. Irish State 4A Champs. "Total bagel" that.

 

[Scott2138]

According to Bro. Arnold back then, the riot at Kezar in 1969 started by Wilson was the last straw. They probably would have left later anyway since the AAA football league has become so weak over the years. Irish will increase their practice area once Hayward Playground is ready. SHC has been and will continue to be competitive, and while they probably won't steamroll the WCAL any time soon, their situation isn't as "dire" as some are lead to believe.

IC did you see the current SHC scheduled revamp for the coming years on Eddy and Gough including a roof top field in the architectural drawings (on top of the old field and new building athletic complex)....the website is in the current SHC magazine. Lets just say tuition will be much more expensive of all the improvements come thru in phase 3. What do you think?

 

[Irish_Cheers]

IC did you see the current SHC scheduled revamp for the coming years on Eddy and Gough including a roof top field in the architectural drawings (on top of the old field and new building athletic complex)....the website is in the current SHC magazine. Lets just say tuition will be much more expensive of all the improvements come thru in phase 3. What do you think?

I'll have to take a look at that. I downloaded the SHC|Us app and when you point it at the Bruce-Mahoney pic with a smartphone, it shows it in 3-D. I don't know how they did it but it works.
In any event, the project sounds like money well spent. Maybe we'll get our own "boarders" to make up for the expenses.

 

[Scott2138]

I'll have to take a look at that. I downloaded the SHC|Us app and when you point it at the Bruce-Mahoney pic with a smartphone, it shows it in 3-D. I don't know how they did it but it works.
In any event, the project sounds like money well spent. Maybe we'll get our own "boarders" to make up for the expenses.

That was part of the reason I asked you...its a long download over 150 pages, part of the other plans include building over the batting cages to have 20 small one room apts for faculty and possible students...(is this to grand?) I don't know... when you see all the changes I think at the end of the day I will settle for the athletic complex if funding does not materialize for other parts...but quite a detailed plan that should take 5-10 years if it all comes to fruition...which leads back to my original question, how much will SHC cost in ten years?.

 

[Irish_Cheers]

That was part of the reason I asked you...its a long download over 150 pages, part of the other plans include building over the batting cages to have 20 small one room apts for faculty and possible students...(is this to grand?) I don't know... when you see all the changes I think at the end of the day I will settle for the athletic complex if funding does not materialize for other parts...but quite a detailed plan that should take 5-10 years if it all comes to fruition...which leads back to my original question, how much will SHC cost in ten years?.

I just looked at it. Seems like a great plan, especially for the two-floor athletic fields. Although, maybe they could build 5 floors and put some parking in there. For some reason, using some other land around where St. Paulus Church was isn't available. I suppose the tuition will be at least $30,000 by then but I'll be hitting 70 by the time it's all done.

 

[Scott2138]

I just looked at it. Seems like a great plan, especially for the two-floor athletic fields. Although, maybe they could build 5 floors and put some parking in there. For some reason, using some other land around where St. Paulus Church was isn't available. I suppose the tuition will be at least $30,000 by then but I'll be hitting 70 by the time it's all done.

I like the drawings and the plans...there is an underground parking lot underneath the first field so I think we agree the athletic complex is needed....but if we had to cut something back, what would it be?...the new academic wing they plan to build in Gough/Ellis? A five or six floor new building seems like it could be reduced to a smaller scale, or get the Archdiocese to give up the catholic charity on the corner.