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The Arias Factor: No foggy ideas about the finals

CARLOS ARIAS — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:00:27 +0000

Last week I battled the elements to try to decipher what was going on at Tustin High (see photo above), where Villa Park and Tustin engaged in one of the best high school football games I have ever allegedly seen. Visibility was impossible from the press box, so I went down to the sidelines for [...]

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The Arias Factor: This is no time to be foolish

CARLOS ARIAS — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:48:01 +0000

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. My mom, Sue, came down from Fresno to visit me and her best pal, Sue. That’s right, the two Sues have been reunited. The last time the two Sues assembled I performed a Thursday Night Football Madness scientific experiment. I had the two [...]

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The Arias Factor: Playoffs require some ‘Braveheart’

CARLOS ARIAS — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:27:52 +0000

As I was working on the Southern Division breakdown and analysis on Sunday after the CIF-SS office announced the football pairings, I started thinking about Mel Gibson. I’m not talking about the Mel Gibson that made that nutty movie “The Beaver.” And I’m not talking about the Mel Gibson that goes after cops or his [...]

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The Arias Factor: Zombie speculation and O.C. football

CARLOS ARIAS — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:17:20 +0000

Many of the ideas and theories for “The Arias Factor” come to me as I ponder the mysteries of the universe while watching “Fringe.” I was hoping I would draw some inspiration from the Season 3 premiere of “The Walking Dead” on Sunday. Obviously, I was trying to figure out where I would fit in [...]

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The Arias Factor: The Sesame Street Fantasy League Draft

CARLOS ARIAS — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:00:07 +0000

And with the first pick in the Sesame Street Fantasy League Football Draft … Big Bird. What? Heck no! You’ve gotta be kidding me! Sure, Big Bird is an 8-foot two-way lineman with loads of potential, but he’s Big Bird. Big Bird doesn’t have a bad bone in his body. When I’m looking for a [...]

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The Arias Factor: Pondering the mysteries of the universe

CARLOS ARIAS — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:15:55 +0000

As I watched the final season premiere of “Fringe” on Friday night after witnessing Mission Viejo’s one-sided beating of Redlands East Valley, I began pondering the mysteries of the universe … and O.C. football. Walter Bishop is my favorite character on television. Here’s how executive producer Jeff Pinkner decribed Walter on Fringepedia: “Walter is perhaps [...]

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Football: Looking for O.C.’s most fanatical fans

CARLOS ARIAS — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:47:13 +0000

Tesoro senior Melissa Foley was our OCVarsity superfan of the week this past week and was featured in “The Arias Factor” on Tuesday. I’m looking for this week’s OCVarsity Superfan of the week. It’s time for you maniacs to step up and represent your team. I’m looking for O.C.’s most fanatical fans. If you like [...]

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The Arias Factor: Avengers Assemble!

CARLOS ARIAS — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:19:06 +0000

I’m supposed to use “The Arias Factor” to provide my thoughts on the O.C. football scene heading into each week. I’m doing my best to provide serious analysis of the O.C. football scene, but how can my OCVarsity bosses expect me to focus this week. I mean, Marvel’s “The Avengers” Four-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD + [...]

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Football: I’m looking for OC’s most fanatical fans

CARLOS ARIAS — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:06:15 +0000

If you consider yourself a true fan of your team, it’s time to step up and represent. I’m looking for the most fanatical fans in the county. I’m talking face paint, superhero gear, body armour, Star Wars props … you get where I’m going with this. I will be so disappointed if there isn’t a [...]

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The Arias Factor: Which way should we go?

CARLOS ARIAS — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:58:09 +0000

“The Arias Factor” is still a neophyte in the OCVarsity Universe and I am still working on which direction to take this thing. We’re clearly not going the “Fear Factor” route even though that would be a lot of fun. I still think it would be great to match Santa Margarita right tackle Riley Sorenson, [...]

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