CD: Coach Gillespie is a breath of fresh air…smart, funny, old school and knows everyone in this game…Coach Shine, I believe is the next generation of outstanding coaches…I truly feel that Irvine has not lost a step….but taken ten big steps forward.
Teams to watch this year in the Big West will be Long Beach, Fullerton, Irvine and Cal Poly….Both LB and CP basically have the same players as last year…just more experienced and ready to explode, they saw the Eaters and Titans in Omaha last year and know they are just as good, if not better (esp. with that Worley kid on the hill).…Fullerton and Irvine, as you know have gone thru coaching changes and changes in philosophy, never count Fullerton out….and as you can see from above, I believe that Irvine will be a power house… when most ranking personnel are already writing them out before the first game. Just like last year.
S: I agree this is going to be a fun part of the season….Irvine starts @ Reno, then home vs. U$C (Trojans) then off to New Orleans to play Tulane, then back at U$C, home @ Hawaii, then off to Tempe, AZ to play Florida International and Arizona St, also during the year the Eaters will play Kansas St in Kansas and New Mexico in Albuquerque. Throw in UCLA, LMU and USD, then home/away for conference games.
Oh my!