Comments on: Saint Louis doesn’t move in national rankings

By: hwnstyll

hwnstyll — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 21:26:12 +0000

Never said he was a coaching god, just best football coach, and I base that on championships won. Recruiting is part of coaching, that is why Mililani and now Campbell are relevant.
It is true that at STL there are more kids held back a year or two in some cases for just sports reasons then any other school by far, but that is a family decision, if rules allow it then it is what it is. Don’t hate the player hate the game. Best D in the State, we will see. Most dominant player in the state Tuitele, I think so.

By: Shaka Brah

Shaka Brah — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:49:30 +0000

A major criteria of a good coach, besides understanding the X’s/O’s is the ability to attract good assistant coaches and talented players. Look at Alabama and other top schools where players and asst coaches are knocking on their doors. Likewise academic programs where Harvard, Stanford attracts smart students. Same thing with St Louis, Iolani, Punahou, and a few others, with its outstanding programs. Public schools with its excessive restrictions, whether its $$$, ego’s, policies, or who knows, are hampered by layers of bureacracies, bosses, where if you don’t kow tow, you get fired…like Kahuku every year, Kaiser, etc.

By: Shaka Brah

Shaka Brah — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:12:38 +0000

C’mon guys…give credit where credit is due. With a consistent track record of success, Cal deserves credit as the head coach, with good coaching around him. There’s a saying that “WITH SUCCESS COMES JEALOUSY AND DETRACTORS.” …so it comes with the turf.

By: ???

??? — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:19:54 +0000

@To da house
Exactly! But if you give Belichick STL roster he would definitely WIN. That’s my whole point about Cal Lee NOT being a coaching God that all the STL alumni making him out to be. Thank you

By: To da house

To da house — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 07:48:12 +0000

#24 ???
Just to be fair, even if you replaced the Lee brother’s with Bill Belichick at Kalani, they still wouldn’t have won a championship.
I’m not trying to put down any school, but in “most” cases, you still need a combination of talent and coaching to win championships.
Just my humble opinion.

By: ???

??? — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 07:26:42 +0000

@hwnstyll
If he was the BEST coach he would have won a championship at Kalani !!
It’s easy to win when you have 80-100 players on your team that you choose from around the state every and 20 something WR/SB going against teams with 6 total DB’s and 25-40 players total. Give Iolani coach Cal Lee’s talent and he would be the states best coach too. C’MON?

By: Realist808

Realist808 — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 02:04:11 +0000

@CynHyn didn’t Delaura transfer last year? I don’t think he played under Coach K. Both him and Kauahi are offensive players. I don’t see Coach K developing anybody on the offensive side, only defensive. As for saying Cal is not a good coach, he’s coaching the best D in the state. Ron and Cal do it together. People need to stop with all the hate on here. Comments should be disabled. ILH or OIA, I just want to see good football.

By: Notes

Notes — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:12:50 +0000

Easy to win when you corner the market with all the elite talent. St. Louis has five times more D1 talent then any other team they will play this year.

By: CynHyn

CynHyn — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:14:26 +0000

StL. recruits like Alabama. Before 2000, they had 9th graders. Now they actually recruit 11 graders and hold them back 1 year. Some players may only play 1 or 2 years max. The other coaches are pissed. This last episode with Kauahi at Damien took the cake. Klanesky must be pissed. First dE laura then others. Coach K developed DE laura and he bolted. When is recruiting called poaching? Glad the ILH stood it ground.

By: hwnstyll

hwnstyll — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:17:13 +0000

Cal Lee not a good coach? Need to slow your roll. Cal will go down as the #1 football coach and maybe any sport in Hawaii history!!!!!!!
Some may not like him but championships dont just happen.
Yes Cal recruits, that means parents and kids trust him, that is also what makes him a good coach. Not man of the year or anything like that, he is the states all time best FOOTBALL COACH.