Mon.-Tues., October 2-3, 2023
We begin today with a recap of the weekend's events in the Gold Coast Youth Football League's Sophomore Division which includes grandson Jacob's Camarillo Stingers club.
Last weekend was the GCYFL's
sixth set of games of a nine week
regular season slate
GCYFL Sophomore Division Results
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Santa Barbara (3-2) 18 - Camarillo (3-3) 8
Newbury Park (5-0) 12 - Santa Clarita (4-2) 0
Calabasas Black (5-0) 24 - Simi Valley Black (1-4) 6
Fillmore (3-3) 31 - Simi Valley Orange (1-4) 0
Calabasas Gold (2-3) 28 - Oxnard (0-6) 6
BYES: Saugus Navy (4-1), Saugus White (0-5)
and Valley (3-2)
GCYFL Sophomore Division Standings
1T. Calabasas Rams Black 5-0
Newbury Park Steelers 5-0
3. Saugus Spartans Navy 4-1
4. Santa Clarita Wildcats 4-2
5T. Santa Barbara Saints 3-2
Valley Rush 3-2
7T. Camarillo Stingers 3-3
Fillmore Raiders 3-3
9. Calabasas Rams Gold 2-3
10T. Simi Valley Bulldogs Black 1-4
Simi Valley Bulldogs Orange 1-4
12. Saugus Spartans White 0-5
13. Oxnard Knights 0-6
GCYFL Sophomore Division Schedule
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Calabasas Black (5-0) at Newbury Park (5-0)
Saugus Navy (4-1) at Santa Clarita (4-2)
Fillmore (3-3) at Valley (3-2)
Simi Valley Black (1-4) at Santa Barbara (3-2)
Calabasas Gold (2-3) at Simi Valley Orange (1-4)
Oxnard (0-6) at Saugus White (0-5)
BYE: Camarillo (3-3)
Since Jacob's Camarillo Stingers have a bye this week, we opted for a weekend road trip.
The book Saturday Afternoon, College Football and the Men Who Made the Day by Richard Whittingham states that one of the ten greatest things about college football is an autumn afternoon at West Point.
I got the opportunity to visit West Point a few years ago with Mark Johnson for the Army-Lehigh game and the setting was indeed incredible.
I wanted to bring Andrew and Kevin with Michael and Jacob but our Las Vegas crew has a soccer game this weekend which, rightfully so, took priority.
Thus, I will join Michael and
Jacob to enjoy the weekend in
New York watching two northeast
college football teams battling
Boston College Eagles (2-3) at
Army Black Knights (2-2)
Boston College is a member of one of the Power Five conferences, the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Meanwhile, Army operates as an Independent, one of only four such FBS college football programs this season.
The other three Independents this season are Connecticut, Massachusetts and Notre Dame.
A photo from October 1, 1955
#18 Penn State - 6
#6 Army - 35
Those were the days.
Our seats will be to the right of the Corps of Cadets seen here.
The setting at Army's Michie Stadium
is simply breathtaking deep in the
Hudson River Valley
Add the Corps of Cadets marching into the stadium and the pageantry that is college football will be in full bloom.
With plane tickets, rental car reservation, hotel reservation and game ducats all in hand, it only remains for me to pack for the weekend.
I plan to pack a tad lighter than this
News from the European League of Football . . .
It was announced on Tuesday that
the 2024 season will see 17 teams
vying in the ELF's fourth campaign
The ELF's footprint will spread over nine countries in 2024 as follows:
AUSTRIA
Tirol Raiders
Vienna Vikings
CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague Lions
FRANCE
Paris Musketeers
GERMANY
Berlin Thunder
Cologne Centurions
Frankfurt Galaxy
Hamburg Sea Devils
Munich Ravens
Rhein Fire
Stuttgart Surge
HUNGARY
Ferhérvár Enthroners
ITALY
Milano Seamen
POLAND
Wroclaw Panthers
SPAIN
Barcelona Dragons
Madrid Bravos
SWITZERLAND
Helvetic Guards
It looks like the two ELF teams that folded in 2023, Germany's Leipzig Kings and Turkey's Istanbul Rams, will not be returning to action any time soon.
GO ARMY, BEAT BC!
This should be a fun weekend for us if the weather back East cooperates.
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