Wahine honored, Patton gets tryout, Campbell to transfer

May 14th, 2008
By Stephen Tsai

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association named Kate Robinson and Kaulana Gould to the West Region All-Star first team.
Brandi Peiler was named to the second team.
They automatically become finalists for the 2008 Louisville Slugger/NFCAA All-America teams. Here's the link:

http://www.nfca.org/pagebank/?id=1166

* * *

Be sure to read Robinson's journal starting in tomorrow's Advertiser.

* * *

Former UH cornerback Kenny Patton has earned a tryout with the New York Jets.
"It's been a long time," said Patton, whose last UH game was the 2006 Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl.
Patton wowed scouts at Pro Day last year, earning a free-agent contract with the Oakland Raiders.
Patton leaves Saturday for New York.
His workout is Monday.

* * *

Karl Noa was among several rookies cut by the J-E-T-S.
The good news is that Noa, by several accounts, looked better as a pass-rusher than the Jets' No. 1 pick, Vernon Gholston.
Or, for fans of the J-E-T-S, is that bad news?

* * *

Offensive lineman Travis Campbell is transferring to San Diego State.
Campbell, a preferred walk-on, was unable to compete in spring training after undergoing shoulder sugery. He would not have been 100 percent for the start of training camp in August.
UH had wanted him to sit out the fall semester and rejoin the team in January. Instead, he opted to transfer to SDSU, where must sit out the season.
"He had a great experience with the team," said father, Jim. "He was enamored by the team. He's amazed by the loyalty of the fans, just thrilled by their response to the team."
Jim said the family will continue to support the Warriors.
"Definitely," Jim said.

* * *

Colt Brennan was in town this past weekend.
He went fishing with offensive lineman Levi Legay and his father.
They caught a 30-pound ono and a 25-pound mahimahi.
Tomorrow, Brennan leaves Irvine, Calif., to report to the Washington Redskins' training facility in Virginia. It is a planned one-way trip; Brennan will continue rehabilitation on his hip in Virginia.

* * *

The Under Armour Warrior polo shirts and T-shirts are on sale now at the UH Book Store. The T-shirt material is unbelievably comfortable.

* * *

Adam Leonard has been wearing the Under Armour shoes. He also marveled at the comfort.

* * *

And today's really big news ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/05/14/2008-05-14_reports_jessica_simpson_and_tony_romo_th.html

* * *

But the best news of the day comes from Margo, my Roosevelt classmate and Rich2176's wife:

Just wanted to share my great news: I am finished with chemo! Dr. Raul
Mena, my wonderful oncologist and medical matador, said I was doing so well
that he shaved off the planned seventh and final chemo session (which
would've been later this month or early June), so today was the last of my
infusions -- hooray!!

Tomorrow, I will have my sixth and last $21K (yes that's right, so a total
of $126K) Neulasta shot to boost my white blood cell count. Then, I'll just
focus on getting things back to normal --- "hello" hair; "goodbye" leg
swell/stiffness, fatigue and frequent mental gaffs (well, I guess I'll have
to find a new excuse for this one).

* * *

Calm down, folks. Princess Leila did not shoot the video that accompanied her story today. Scott Morifuji was the shooter. Scott actually is one of the paper's finest photographers. Now, if he only can get rid of the blue screen ...

417 Responses to “Wahine honored, Patton gets tryout, Campbell to transfer”

  1. Addahknowsports:

    first?


  2. Stephen Tsai:

    Indeed, Mrs. Gomes...Mrs. Gomes....Mrs. Gomes... has that No. 1 thing going on.


  3. Addahknowsports:

    But ST-

    I actually read all your articles before I post. Most of them go over my head, but I do read them. :)


  4. Addahknowsports:

    ST-

    Joe is cracking up in the background over #2.


  5. Esme:

    Turd? Fort?

    And ... I read em, I read em! As always, interesting news, ST!

    Hi, gang! :mrgreen:


  6. Esme:

    Ah, OK. Fie.


  7. Esme:

    Or ... that would be: Fif. Six. Sevent.

    Oh, all right, I'll cut it out.

    Hi, ST, and hi, A-sports!

    Hi ho, everyone ... off to work I go. Have a great day!


  8. Addahknowsports:

    Hi Esme!


  9. Esme:

    But before I go ... man, if Colt ever is in town again, we should try to coax him over to a Tsaiko gathering. :wink:


  10. SteveM:

    Addahknowjones? :)


  11. Garret:

    I'm really sorry to hear about Karl Noa. Hopefully he can get in anther team's camp or get a CFL shot.


  12. Garret:

    Derek Inouchi was featured in Diverse magazine.

    Growing up in Honolulu, Derek Inouchi followed University of Hawaii sports with a passion, collecting team media guides the way other kids collected baseball cards and comic books. “Media guides were a way of following the team besides watching TV,” he recalls. “I read [the] histories of all the teams. I looked at the photos over and over.”

    As an undergraduate student at UH, he grew interested in the public relations side of sports when he learned that that office produced his beloved media guides. An internship in the UH athletics department led to a full-time media relations job there, the only career he has ever known. He’s now finishing his first year as media relations director and is in his 11th year in the office.

    “I couldn’t do this job at a school on the mainland, because there it would be just a job,” says Inouchi, who earned a bachelor’s in communications after considering becoming an accountant like his parents. “I wouldn’t have the passion anywhere else.”

    Without professional teams locally, Hawaiians follow UH sports intensely. UH’s athletics Web site gets more than 13,000 hits daily, so Inouchi and his colleagues not only work with local and national news media but post their own news and features.

    “It didn’t matter that we’re in the middle of the Pacific,” he says. “Colt was featured everywhere — Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, USA Today, ESPN The Magazine.”

    Add to that the team’s going undefeated during the regular season and playing in the Sugar Bowl, Inouchi says, “and it was a once in a lifetime experience. The fact it all happened the same year, along with the ceremony for the Heisman finalists, and it was unbelievable.”


  13. Capitol -ist/WassupDoc:

    Lastg post on previous blog"

    Am waiting on a return phone call from the UH ticket office to confirm the information before it gets posted here; however, the deadline to turn in the paperwork for all CURRENT season ticket holders and NEW season ticket holders is close of business Friday, May 23. All Florida and Oregon ticket requests will be processed in order received and according to a previously-set hierarchy. Will post that information here as well.

    The procedure for making sure that tickets from different individuals who meet the above deadlines & criteria AND who want to sit next to each other is what I want to make sure is correct before it’s posted here. Please be patient. The last thing anyone wants is bad info being spread around.

    If no return phone call comes in by early afternnon, then I’ll call again.


  14. Garret:

    Chad Kapanui's team lost their 5th straight, but at least the offense he led did well (they lost 53-47 and Chad threw 5 TD passes).

    Sioux City (3-6) lost its fifth straight game, but the last three have been especially painful. Coach Jarrod DeGeorgia's Bandits have lost their last three games by a total of 15 points in a stretch that started with a 53-49 loss at home to the Bloomington Extreme on April 26 and 51-46 last Saturday to the three-time UIF defending champion Sioux Falls Storm.

    Playing in front of a crowd that included former Bandit Fred Jackson, who became the seventh player in team history to have his jersey retired on the team's wall of fame, Sioux City put up enough points to win the game.

    In fact, for the fourth straight game, the Bandits had an advantage in total yards, outgaining the Beef 280-239. Quarterback Chad Kapanui passed for 227 yards and five touchdowns, three to O.J. Simpson, who recorded his third 100-yard receiving game of the season with 10 catches for 137 yards.


  15. SteveM:

    Sorry ST...I don't like to post announcements so soon on a new blog entry, but this one is time-sensitive for Maui lurkers (and enviously fun)...

    - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Maui Muu Call – TONIGHT, May 14, 2008

    Tiffany's Bar and Grill – 7:00 PM (approx.-- check blog for updates*)
    1424 Lower Main Street, Wailuku

    Attending: whitey, duffer, friends, Al, Stretch, ...

    * or call whitey. Don't have his phone number? Better go see him tonight and get it. :-)

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    BTW, now you have me curious about the UA shoes...


  16. Garret:

    Latrel Sprewell is a classic example of a former athlete who did NOT manage his money well.

    Remember a few years ago, when Latrell Sprewell was offered a three-year extension from the Minnesota Timberwolves for $21 million, but turned it down, insulted, saying "I have a family to feed." Fans were quick to persecute Sprewell after that for being greedy and selfish (and, kinda dumb) but as it turns out, he kinda needed that money. On Monday, his house was foreclosed on.

    Sadly, Sprewell's financial difficulties do not end there:

    In January, his 70-foot yacht, "Milwaukee's Best," was sold at auction by the U.S. Marshals Service. The yacht, said to be worth $1.5 million, went for $856,000 after Sprewell failed to make the $10,322 monthly payments.

    This seems like a fine time to point out that during his 13-year NBA career, Sprewell earned an estimated $96.6 million.


  17. Addahknowsports:

    Garret-

    Nice article in #12. I like to read interviews and articles that show where peoples passions come from.


  18. jojo ®:

    I like the Jets. I just have to question sometimes why they keep certain players and let go of the good ones.


  19. Garret:

    This off-topic sports news surprised me.

    World No 1 Justine Henin is set to announce her retirement from professional tennis, according to reports in the Belgian newspaper De Standaard.

    Henin, who is 26 next month, won no new fewer than 10 titles in 2007, and has already won two this season, but she has in the past mentioned her wish to return to studying.

    Henin missed the 2007 Australian Open, after separating from her husband but returned to win at both the French and US Opens later in the year.

    She has topped the women's rankings for 61 consecutive weeks now, since March last year.


  20. Garret:

    Seattle Seahawks star Lofa Tatupu was arrested early Saturday morning for DUI after he was pulled over in a McDonald's parking lot. That order is to go!

    Tatupu, a three-time Pro Bowler, allegedly failed a breathalyzer test after he blew a .155 and .158 -- nearly twice the legal limit in the state of Washington.

    Tatupu just recently signed a new six-year contract worth $40 mil -- so the attorney fees should be covered.


  21. Garret:

    Addahknowsports,

    That article you mentioned was my favorite of the articles I posted today. I enjoyed learning more about Derek and hearing his perspective on the Warriors. I think his first year with UH was probably one of the most eventful years in UH sports history!


  22. MeiLing:

    Good luck to Colt!


  23. LizKauai [Believer]:

    STEPHEN- did you get a chance to speak to Colt and if you did, did he say anything about how his hip is feeling???


  24. Kazz:

    Adam Leonard has been wearing the Under Armour shoes. He also marveled at the comfort.

    I just bought the new Under Armour Prototype training shoes (Evade) and they are comfortable indeed and amazingly LIGHT. However, while the "Evade" series is more for athletes that work on lateral movement, it works fine for me as an "all around" gym shoe. Besides they're the only one that came in black.

    As for the Under Armour polos, again... AWESOME fit and feel. I just had to buy two.

    Also, I saw the other non-UH Under Armour polos in the golf section at Sports Authority, the same multi-colored one Coach Mack was sporting when he came to speak to us at the Warrior Bowl.


  25. Kazz:

    THE NFL CAN TAKE COLT AWAY FROM HAWAII, BUT NO CAN TAKE THE HAWAII OUT OF COLT!!!

    HANA PA'A!!!!!


  26. Kazz:

    SteveM,

    The Under Armour Prototypes run from 80.00-90.00-100.00. There are three types available depending on what your activities or daily excercises require.


  27. BowsForever:

    Hope Noa gets another shot.

    Sounds like Colt had a nice, fairly-low-profile trip. Aside from being spotted in plain sight at that Augie T deal, as reported in some rag.

    Is an NFL player (especially a free agent rookie) ever safe from a cut at any point in the season? Or does making the main roster give at least some amount of "job security" during the season?


  28. gigi-hawaii ©:

    I love to read news about Colt. He's such an unbelievably nice guy, not to mention a great athlete. Good luck and best wishes to him!


  29. BowsForever:

    Correction: Augie T show sighting was reported by _this_ paper. Oops. :)


  30. FloridaTed:

    Morning/afternoon, Tsaikos and Tsai-Meister,

    Nice variety up top, ST. I was about to ask how much those shirts are, but Kazz already answered. A bit pricey, but if they're as good as told, maybe worth it, especially for Florida in the heat.

    What are Karl Noa's chances of being picked up by another team?

    Is there any news about our other Warriors mini-camps?


  31. FloridaTed:

    Colt will make it big in the NFL, there's no doubt in my mind.


  32. rage777:

    Either the website got faster, or Firefox 3 is really quick. Woohoo!


  33. las vegas:

    HMmm,
    does UA make shoes for the semi-comatose couch potato segment of society?
    i need new shoes, not doing anything, just want my feet to look athletic.
    gotta check out the UA stuff, time to replace my spandex outfits from 1985.

    i don't know if anyone else has noticed this but, the refresh time has dramatically increased from 1-3 minute to over 5 minutes in the last day or so.

    Mei Ling, any CC's at Sweet Tomato, will henceforth be known as Rabbit Calls (all that salad)


  34. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    +DPK Looks into his crystal ball and sees into the future. He's getting images of a beautiful fishing boat in Kona, a gorgeous craft named the "Perfection" captained by one Colton Brennan.*

    Oh yah, Turdiette!


  35. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    OK Turdifitt!


  36. Stephen Tsai:

    I was in Ron Lee's office when he mentioned that Colt was in town.
    I'm like, What?!?
    So I said I'll call Colt.
    And then we chatted for about 5 minutes.
    Then I visited Cal Lee, and ran into Adam Leonard, who told me about Karl Noa. I noticed Adam was wearing UA shoes. Then I went to the UH Book Store. That's when I noticed the UA shirts.
    And that's how you build a blog.


  37. Stephen Tsai:

    Then I visited the NY Daily News' site, where I found today's really big story. It's posted up top.


  38. las vegas:

    btw any techies or flat out nerds out there?

    the Las Vegas Hilton's Star Trek: The Experience may be closing in December.


  39. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    Senor Vegas,
    I'd like UA to make shoes that will walk for you when they are worn, and a shirt that allows you full access at cattle calls and home meals and you would actually lose weight. Ya know, "wick" away some of that dangerous, unsightly stomach flab.


  40. Stephen Tsai:

    Don't worry, BowsForever.
    We took care of the comment in post production.


  41. jojo ®:

    Oh No! Jessica Simpson! Her middle name is not Lisa.


  42. las vegas:

    wonder what his wife thinks?

    AOMORI -- A couple has been arrested after the male driver killed a pedestrian because he took his eyes off the road while the woman passenger fed him a chocolate from her mouth to his, Aomori District Public Prosecutors Office said.

    Hiroyoshi Oyama, 47, a company employee from Aomori, was arrested for negligent driving resulting in the death of a 69-year-old male pedestrian.

    An unnamed woman in her 20s who was in the car with Oyama at the time of the fatal crash was arrested for aggravated negligence resulting in death. It is extremely rare for vehicle passengers to face charges in connection with a road accident.

    Prosecutors said that while Oyama and the woman were driving through Noheji, Aomori Prefecture, on the afternoon of Dec. 28 last year, the company employee took his eyes off the road as the woman mouth-fed him a chocolate and he slammed his car into the old man, killing him.

    Immediately after the crash, Oyama told investigators the woman was only a passerby and tried to avoid getting her involved. Police sent documents to prosecutors accusing Oyama of negligent driving resulting in death on April 4. Prosecutors arrested Oyama on April 7 and the woman two days later.


  43. Koauka:

    DPK:

    I'll take a shirt too Good morning bruddah!


  44. d1shima [sez:]:

    With the now publicly known "post-production" capabilities, does that mean posters can be SMU'd proofed?

    Go Warriors!


  45. Koauka:

    ST:

    re: Tony Romo

    Common sense prevails and the Dallas Cowboys return as Super Bowl contenders!

    Texas exhales, what a relief!


  46. oxymoron:

    hey I saw the shirts. not really impressed, and i'm not in the habit of paying $30 for a tshirt. Is it made of gold or something?


  47. d1shima [sez:]:

    Oops...gomen

    Great Morning All.

    Go Warriors!


  48. las vegas:

    DPK,

    Ya know, “wick” away some of that dangerous, unsightly stomach flab.

    in my case "wick" would not be enough, maybe plow or shovel.


  49. d1shima [sez:]:

    Also hoping that Karl Noa is far from reaching the "end of the line" of his fball career


  50. WarriorMojo:

    Repping the 50th, baby! Ain't no place better!


  51. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    Enduring image from the cattle call yesterday: (believe you me, I been to plenny CCs and it takes a lot to make me uneasy.) A certain sports editor form the HA with the initials ST, with a bunch of squid tentacles hanging outta his mouth. It's the first time I've ever seen him look sinister.


  52. las vegas:

    re:#42 after posting that story about the guy running over an old man while getting a chocolate from his girlfriends mouth, reminded me of my almost accident on Monday night.

    i almost ran over two jaywalking females on LV Blvd. with my limo.
    same story as above, except it was a Hostess Twinkie.
    oh, and i was alone, creepy.


  53. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    (I have never been happier or more grateful for the fact that I myself was not a squid.)


  54. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    fittyfort!


  55. las vegas:

    re: post # 51

    DPK, did he look like this?

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=xF4HATDcx3s


  56. Loa:

    afternoon gang!

    sorry to hear about Karl, hope he gets a shot with another team

    so how much were the polos going for?


  57. las vegas:

    not ... eno ug h str e anth left.....
    must "grunt" ......nap zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


  58. WarriorMojo:

    Re: Inouchi

    I'm not criticizing him because I've done it too, but we have GOT to stop thinking that the Sugar Bowl was a "once in a lifetime" occurrence. It's way past time to get over that "we're just happy we made it here" attitude.

    Standards have been raised. We strive for greater goals now. Next time -- and there WILL be a next time very soon -- "we will KICK their ass!" Isn't that what it's about?

    Never dream small. Dream big and then bigger still. Otherwise, why bother?

    Go WARRIORS!


  59. WarriorMojo:

    #59 R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane is going to contribute big time this year.


  60. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    LV
    He looked MUCH more sinister than that!


  61. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    Is Noa likely to get another look someplace, Tsai? Is he a CFL type of defensive player maybe?


  62. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    Romo is the QB who most reminds CM of CB, the same captain of the "Perfection".


  63. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    OK, gota go now. Sixtyturd!


  64. Garret:

    WarriorMojo,

    I agree with both #58 and #59 posts. I think that the "once in a lifetime" term should just be referring to how it was UH's *first* BCS appearance...as the next times that UH goes there it will not feel so new and different. Next time it will not feel like a breakthrough and more like just what the Warriors deserve.

    I have heard nothing about R.J. and look forward to watching him get playing time. He posted impressive workout numbers, and his work ethic should show up on the field once he gets a chance. He is at an extremely deep position for UH, but I think he'll earn his playing time.

    I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but I showed up *early* (45 minutes or so) for the Warriors Rally in New Orleans and waited in line outside with my parents. R.J.'s Mom (and I think brother) were right next to us in line so I got to talk with them a bit. I really regret not asking better questions to her--I asked about how the Sugar Bowl people were treating the players, etc., but should have told her about the good things I had read about her son.


  65. gigi-hawaii ©:

    ST, fantastic news! Now Romo will play better!


  66. koakane:

    kazz,

    what are the polo's costing and what color's?


  67. Kazz:

    FloridaTed,

    The UH UA polos are 50.00. Which is cheaper than the 60.00-70.00 UH Nike polos.

    They'll probably put them up on the Rainbowtique website once the contract offically kicks in.

    If anything, you can get a forest green UA polo on their website (www.underarmour.com) for 44.95. Hey it's green right?


  68. Kazz:

    Koakane:

    50.00 for all green or all black with the UH "H" embroidered on the left chest and the UA logo embroidered on the left sleeve.


  69. koakane:

    kazz,

    prices you quoted were for shoes or polo's?


  70. Kazz:

    RE: Under Armour sizing

    I forgot to mention, usually I wear a size "large" but for the UA UH polos I had to go down a size to medium.

    They are a loose fit. So best to try them on.


  71. Kazz:

    UNDER ARMOUR PROTOTYPE SHOES: 80.00 - 100.00

    UNDER ARMOUR UH POLO T-SHIRTS: 50.00


  72. WarriorMojo:

    Garret, speaking of your parents, they are just so cute. I couldn't believe that they sent me a handwritten thank you note for the DVD! They're just so very humble and down to earth. I know you know this, my brother, but you come from great stock.


  73. koakane:

    much mahalo kazz catch ya lattas.


  74. WarriorMojo:

    Kazz, you should be getting a commission from UA. I bought a green and black polo after reading your recommendations a couple weeks back. Good stuff.


  75. d1shima [sez:]:

    Heard Trap on the radio this morning saying that UV State had beaten Oregon State on Monday. He didn't mention this happened in Corvallis (unlikely that the defending nat'l champs would go to Orem, UT) or that they were actually leading the Beavers on Tuesday, 4-1 after 3 1/2 before falling, 8-4. They actually outhit OSU, 11-9 but yielded 8 walks to 1 by OSU.

    Should be a good test for the Rainbow young 'uns.


  76. HiFlyer:

    Kazz, did you check with your friends, I can get the Polos for $40.00 and the T-shirt style for $25.00 black or green.


  77. YpoWarrior:

    Has anyone heard anything regarding Ryan Grice-Mullins or CJ Hawthorne?


  78. d1shima [sez:]:

    RE: Under Armour sizing

    I forgot to mention, usually I wear a size “large” but for the UA UH polos I had to go down a size to medium.

    They are a loose fit. So best to try them on.

    You see how "on it" the new UHAD is? Under Armour obviously got "the word" about the Tsaikos, who always appreciate a loose fit. ;-)


  79. J-DOG:

    Went to Sports Authority at Ward last week. I think they may have just got in a shipment or something because they sure had a lot of UH Under Armour stuff. They had UH Under Armour hats which I had not seen before. The UH polos however were 70 bucks. Yikes.


  80. d1shima [sez:]:

    Ryan Perrilloux seems to have the inside track to tha Gamecocks' starting QB position.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3396155


  81. Garret:

    WarriorMojo,

    I have to strive to be my best just to *maybe* be worthy of all of the sacrifices my parents have done for me. Thank you for the kind words about them.

    They watched the DVD right away, then called me to let me know how much they enjoyed it. Mom mentioned that she had already written a note to thank you.

    They have been huge UH fans since well before I was born (Mom graduated from UH). I'm looking forward to the next Warriors game I get to watch with them...at Oregon State!


  82. d1shima [sez:]:

    ...made ya look ;-)


  83. Capitol -ist/WassupDoc:

    Aloha Kakou:

    Here is the information about the Florida and Oregon away game tickets as confirmed by the UH Ticket Office.

    First, all requests using the form on the UH Athletic Department's website - http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/Ticket/2008-fb-away.html - must be submitted by close of business on Friday, May 23. Here is the order in which the applications will be processed.

    Koa Anuenue Sport Package Patrons & UH Corporate Partners
    Season Ticket Holders (by priority rank*)
    General Public

    *Priority rank is determined by how much you paid in premium seat contributions in the 2007-08 season for all UH sports combined. After ranked patrons are processed, season ticket holders who did not contribute any premium seat contributions in the 2007-08 season will be processed based on when their order form and payment was received.

    NOTE: Although it doesn't say so on the website, new season ticket holders will be processed before the General Public.

    No deposit is required for the road game tickets.

    Maximum number allowed per purchaser is up to six at one per ticketholder. For example, we have two tickets on order under my name. We can get two away tickets per game. However, let's say I'd bought six additional tickets to give away throughout the season - yeah, right - I could only get six away game tickets max. This is to avoid ticket scalpers from swooping in & then re-selling them at exorbitant prices.

    Here is the ticket office's suggested method re getting seats together: All individual applications for people who want to sit together should be submitted in person (not faxed) at the same time clipped/stapled together with a note requesting that everyone be seated together with someone designated as the contact person.

    A decision has to be made about payment - does each applicant pay separately by credit card or does the person carrying in the applications pay either by credit card or with cash for everyone and then collect from each person at a later date.

    Since I'll be paying in cash for my two and then getting reimbursed by whomever will be using them, then I suppose I could do it for everyone, but that's not up to me to decide. See form for more information.

    Just to make sure that the request has been granted, you should double check well before you leave that the tickets are indeed next to each other.

    If you have any questions, please e-mail me at swood at hokudotcom rather than doing a blogclog.


  84. Garret:

    YpoWarrior,

    I have been checking the Houston Chronicle every day for RGM news and have been checking with Google for news on all of the WRs...but I've found very little and what I have found (mainly articles about Bess and a photo of Rivers) I posted here. Hawaiiroller found some additional info that he's posted.

    The big problem is that the media covering a team normally just covers the vets, the free agents, the stars, and maybe the draft picks. Even low draft picks get limited coverage...undrafted free agents (unless they are prominent like Bess) do not get much mentions now.

    When the later mini-camps and training camps start, there should be a lot more news on the Warrior rookies. If they make the team or are on the bubble for making the team, they will have a number of articles about them. If they are not projected to make the team or get cut, the mainland media will not cover them much at all.


  85. Kazz:

    HiFlyer:

    May 14th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
    Kazz, did you check with your friends, I can get the Polos for $40.00 and the T-shirt style for $25.00 black or green.

    Yes I did, and they saw the same thing at the NEX. Since I already bought my fill of polos, next up will be a hat and then the jerseys.


  86. Garret:

    WassupDoc,

    I guess that means that the tickets requested over the website will not be able to be arranged to be next to other tickets requested over the website. Oh well.

    I'm lucky that my parents told me that I'll be sitting with them in Corvallis. The one per season ticket limit and 6 max limit really restricts helping others with a block of tickets, but I'm trying to go through some people...


  87. Kazz:

    J-DOG:

    May 14th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
    Went to Sports Authority at Ward last week. I think they may have just got in a shipment or something because they sure had a lot of UH Under Armour stuff. They had UH Under Armour hats which I had not seen before. The UH polos however were 70 bucks. Yikes.

    70.00? for the polos? Must be the Rainbowtique only selling them for 50.00, UNLESS they also jacked up the price as well :evil: .

    What other UH UA stuff did they have? I did see the white UH UA hat at the Waikele Sports Authority, but white hats = easily dirty.


  88. Kekoa:

    Las Vegas ~ Would that be considered a Miss Demeanor "held" against you? (Sorry, I had visions of BHF2 Bananas)


  89. Kazz:

    WarriorMojo:

    May 14th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
    Kazz, you should be getting a commission from UA. I bought a green and black polo after reading your recommendations a couple weeks back. Good stuff.

    Nah, that stuff will sell itself if people just check it out.

    Gotta support the company that supports the home team!!!!!!!!


  90. d1shima [sez:]:

    O lai, Nau Pau Lun Chau Wah


  91. MeiLing:

    las vegas,

    I LIKE THAT! Rabbit Calls! (I'm a Rabbit!)

    K, I'm checking on tix for OSU-UH game thru my friend at OSU. Just in case...


  92. Capitol -ist/WassupDoc:

    Garret:

    I understand your dilemma regarding tickets, but there are people here on the blog who can help out if you ask.

    It's not as if the request can't be made to sit together over the website on separate applications - it's just that different people handle the ticket orders so things can & do get lost in the shuffle. The ticket office's suggestion about submitting the requests together would help minimize the likelihood that this would happen.

    Al:

    Re your response last night at 10:42 pm - I posted something at 11:04 on Monday and then immediately went to another website immediately afterwards which is sited just outside Boston where I used my other blog name. Then when I came back to the HA site about half an hour later, the RRD name was "hot" although I didn't realize it until late last night. Lesson learned - check before posting.

    Re getting some training in being a knowledgeable football spectator capable of discussing the game with some degree of intelligence - although reading is better than nothing at all, what I was thinking about is a more "formal" classroom environment including watching videos, Q & A sessions, discussions about different offensive or defensive approaches, guest lecturers, and even walking through a basic offensive or defensive play. I'll check with the Adult Education section of the DOE to see if any school is going to offer a course like this in the fall, but maybe some of you folks who are really knowledgeable about the game and would like to share your mana`o could do so in a special workshop.

    Time to go into work. Will be carrying my little radio so I can listen to the softball game while I'm busy taking notes at a conference Friday afternoon.


  93. LizKauai [Believer]:

    re #50
    I was visualizing the Klingon delicacy- qaraDa gham

    http://www.geocities.com/ktesh_kag/main2.htm


  94. Jason:

    Doc: You know what class I've always wanted to take from UH, but they never offer? KLS 310, Coaching of Football (2). Theory and strategy of offensive and defensive football coaching. Emphasis on coaching philosophy, selecting and developing an offense and defense, organizing practices,
    special situations, scouting, and training and conditioning. Repeatable one time. Pre: consent.

    I'd glad to hear Patton is getting another shot. Hope Noa gets a shot with someone too. I'd love to see him with the 49ers, I'm not crazy about the backup OLBs they have.

    Re: Romo and Simpson, thank goodness. There were rumors that they would release a music album together. :!:


  95. LizKauai [Believer]:

    Mahalo, Doc. I just faxed in my requests for Florida and Oregon State tickets.


  96. WarriorMojo:

    Bummer to hear about Travis Campbell. His dad started posting on WSN when Travis was still in high school and trying to draw a UH scholarship offer. Travis was apparently already a big Warriors fan, wearing Hawaii gear to school.

    Even though Travis was only offered a chance to walk on, he still decided to pay his own way and try out for the team. Last year he red-shirted. I was hoping he would have a chance to show his skills this year, since he has good size and was supposed to be a good pass blocker. But I noticed he wasn't suited up for Warrior Bowl and now I know why. Best of luck, Travis.


  97. NYUH:

    Still looking for someplace to put that Sugar Bowl money?

    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Nick Saban normally spends this time of year on the road evaluating prep prospects and visiting with high school coaches.

    The Alabama coach is doing a different kind of networking these days -- all from the comfort of his office. Saban is among a handful of college head coaches using video conferences to chat with recruits because they can't meet in person.

    A new NCAA regulation -- dubbed the "Saban Rule" -- is keeping coaches from making those traditional visits to high school campuses during the spring evaluation period that runs through May.

    Webcams have hardly replaced telephones or text messages as the preferred mode of talking to recruits. But, said LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette, they are without a doubt the wave of the future in long-distance communicating with high school players.

    Saban and Southeastern Conference rivals Les Miles of LSU and Phillip Fulmer of Tennessee are using the Internet tool. Others among several dozen schools contacted by The Associated Press are considering or have considered it.

    "We've got the technology in place, and most of the high schools we're finding have the technology that allows it, so it makes sense," Bonnette said. "Once again, it's one of the perks of being on the forefront when it comes to technology, so we're going to use it to our advantage."

    Even before the new rule, coaches weren't allowed to have more than brief, inadvertent contact with recruits during the spring, a rule Saban was accused of breaking last year in Miami. He has called the new restrictions against visits to high schools "ridiculous."

    When they went into effect, he turned to Plan B: Webcams, which are permitted by the NCAA.


  98. gigi-hawaii ©:

    I still have the "Football for Dummies" book that Jase gave me. I am still on chapter 4, Quarterback.

    The trouble with this book is that it is hard to visualize the plays via the written word. For example, the difference between the 2 safety positions is hard for me to understand. Yes, I looked it up when I got a crush on Leonard Peters.


  99. LizKauai [Believer]:

    Aloha to Travis - get well and get your degree!!!


  100. Kekoa:

    Mistah Deeshima, Betchu Stah Mach Cum Warhm Wen Yu Pau Lun Chau Wah!


  101. whitey:

    G afternoon gang. Stretch never got back to us yet, so tentatively it is still 7 pm at Tiffany's. I think Stretch when learn plenty and is really into his learning seminar. Seriously?????


  102. whitey:

    al is like stretch, only al's rental car company never have a car for him, so they found one Jeep SUV. Perfect size for his new family. At least al never had to wait 3 days for his car.


  103. James:

    Stretch meeting with the Maui Chapter..and al today....

    Good afternoon Tsaikos.


  104. James:

    gigi...why confused about the 2 safeties???


  105. Jason:

    The trouble with this book is that it is hard to visualize the plays via the written word. For example, the difference between the 2 safety positions is hard for me to understand. Yes, I looked it up when I got a crush on Leonard Peters.

    It's also trouble to really learn the game when you're watching on TV. You need to get to the stadium and see it from an end zone view, that's how you see the game work out the best.

    Best wishes to Travis Campbell. Sad that he has to go, but hopefully he'll continue to grow at SDSU. I hope he always treasures his time here at UH.


  106. LizKauai [Believer]:

    Hiya James! Had any time to practice duets? We gotta be in top form for the Ronnie and Rich visit!


  107. whitey:

    maybe al should have brought his car on the ferry, then he no more hassles. also one note, the ferry has 2 departures from Maui to HNL on Sun, Mon, Wed, and Fri. First one leaves at 11 am and the second one is at 7 pm. I not promoting the ferry, but just giving info in case you need alternative travel to get to Maui. You can always use Hawaiian or go!, but you no need worry about paying $25 for the second bag. Hahahaaaaaaahhhhh!!


  108. gigi-hawaii ©:

    OK, Jase, please explain what the diff is between a strong safety and a weak safety and why they are called those names. Thank you.


  109. LizKauai [Believer]:

    GOOD LUCK to KENNY and the JETS!!!


  110. Jason:

    Strong safety = safety that lines up on the strong side of the field (the side where there are more players)
    Free safety = safety that lines up on the weak side of the field (the side where there are less players)

    Generally, strong safeties are more run defenders, lining up closer to the line of scrimmage. Meanwhile, free safeties are more pass defenders, dropping back deep as the last line of defense against a long pass or an escaped runner.


  111. whitey:

    James, if you on Maui today, come on over for muu call.


  112. gigi-hawaii ©:

    OK, that's a better definition than the one in the book. Was Leonard Peters a strong safety, then?


  113. Jason:

    UH used Peters as both a free safety and a strong safety, because of his speed and hitting ability. But professionally, he'll be a strong safety — he never did have great cover skills, just good speed. Some strong safeties who are really bad in coverage end up moving to linebacker — that's what some people want the Cowboys to do with Roy Williams.


  114. Kekoa:

    Long shot mebbe, but good to know that Solomon Elimimian is in the running for the Bronco Nagurski Trophy awarded annually to the best defensive player in college football by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. SE has 304 career tackles. I'm so happy I wasn't one of 'em he womped!

    Also, John Estes is on the Spring watch list for the Rimington Trophy for the top Center in college football. 43 others will be chasing him around the field for the honor.

    How come we can't have a prestigious award from the Tsaiko Touchdown Club awarded to the College Player who can match or exceed any one of Colt's records? :roll:


  115. Long Time UH Fan:

    Gigi, Hope this helps...

    Football 101
    Explaining how safeties are used in a secondary
    By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
    May 31, 2000
    Editor’s note: In this weekly series, PFW contributing editor Joel Buchsbaum explains the X’s and O’s of football. In Lesson 3, he talks about how safeties are used, the difference between free and strong safeties and what their responsibilities are.

    Q: Why is a free safety called a free safety? Is that the same as a weak safety?

    Buchsbaum: The terms are similar, but they’re not synonymous.

    A pure free safety is a safety who has no man-on-man responsibilities and is free to roam. The old, traditional free safety was Paul Krause of the Minnesota Vikings, who basically played what is known as center field. He could roam all over the place and go for the ball. With the multiple-WR formations now, very few clubs can afford to play a true free safety.

    A weak safety is any safety who lines up on the weak side of the formation (see Lesson 2 for an explanation of weak and strong sides). He may have man-on-man coverage responsibilities; he may in half zone; he may in entire zone; he may be in a two-deep; he may be in a three-deep. He could be in virtually any type of coverage; it just signifies that he’s lined up on the weak side.

    A strong safety generally lines up on the side where the tight end is, and the free safety is on the weak side. The free safety will generally play deeper than the strong safety, who is generally more posed to stop the run and is lined up on the strong side of the formation.

    A left safety and a right safety are called such when a team keeps its safeties on specific sides of the field. The left safety would always play on the left side of the field, which is generally going to be the strong side. He will generally be the better run defender and the more physical of the two. The right safety will generally play on the weak side of the formation. He would more often have more freedom to run, would have to cover more ground and would not have to be as physical as the left safety.

    A team that always lines up its safeties as "weak" and "strong" will always have a weak safety. A team that lines up its safeties left and right will not always have a weak safety because it depends on how the offensive team deploys its blockers and receivers.

    If an offense balances things out by playing two tight ends, the free safety will generally stay on the right side of the defense (left side of the offense), and the strong safety will stay on the left side of the defense. Teams still tend to put their more powerful run blockers on the right side of the offensive line.

    Q: What is a safety’s responsibility nowadays in the NFL?

    Buchsbaum: Many more clubs are asking their safeties to guard a slot receiver. Having a free safety who is almost like a cornerback in his ability to handle man-on-man coverage responsibilities, or a strong safety in that mold, can be very helpful in that area. The priority of a safety now is more and more oriented to pass defense, as opposed to the old days, when teams wanted the real hitters — the Gary Fenciks, the Doug Planks, the Cliff Harrises — who really weren’t very skilled in terms of coverage ability but were tremendous hitters and also had a nose for the ball.


  116. A-House:

    Travis Campbell:

    thanks a million for sharing your time with the Warriors.

    take with you the Ohana spirit you discovered in Hawaii and may it continue to bless your future.

    Good luck at SDSU!


  117. FloridaTed:

    Wow, a real football discussion. Oldie should be very happy now. You see, Oldie? Patience, Patience, (slight chuckle).


  118. Jason:

    This isn't football talk, this is educating gigi talk. We do that all the time. ;-)


  119. FloridaTed:

    Here is a question for all the lurkers who attented most Warrior practices.

    What is your true and honest assessment of the team through spring and from that, not including fall practice, the outlook for the 08 teams season?


  120. FloridaTed:

    Jason,

    We can all use a little extra education.


  121. gigi-hawaii ©:

    Gee, thanks, Long Time!

    Jason, what do you mean by "coverage skills"? I thought if you have speed and quickness that means you can cover well.


  122. LizKauai [Believer]:

    Thanks for the edamakation!
    Hopefully, this should help answer WassupDoc's #92 too!


  123. LizKauai [Believer]:

    Ted- from what I saw at spring ball... we need to be faster and faster.
    And then we need more speed.
    That should come the next batch of practices when people are so into the rhythm and the SILENT COUNTS (the Swamp ain't gonna be no walk in da park) that they can just bolt at the snap.

    imho


  124. FloridaTed:

    Thanks, Liz, that's a good start in helping me our here.

    Antbody else, please?


  125. Jason:

    Speed and quickness are great physical skills. But by "coverage skills," I mean things like reading the eyes of the QB when he's back to pass, knowing when and where he is going to throw the ball, recognizing the play and knowing how to defend it. And that's just to start.

    Football is a very cerebral game, in addition to it being a physical game. If you don't understand the mental part of it, you won't understand it fully.


  126. FloridaTed:

    How much (%) better will the defense really be?

    I think it is too early to assess the offense.


  127. gigi-hawaii ©:

    "reading the eyes of the QB..."

    Is that why Colt used to wear an eye shield on his helmet? To hide his eyes?

    Veddy interesting! Thank you.


  128. Stephen Tsai:

    Patton deserves an opportunity because he was put in a disadvantage in Glanville's defenses. Glanville ran a cover-3 defense, meaning the cornerbacks had to defend a third of the field. Opponents figured it out, which is why tight ends kept getting open. Basically, an offense would run a wideout deep, drawing way the cornerback, and the tight end would slip into the flats. It made the corners look bad when the scheme, not the players, was at fault.


  129. Stephen Tsai:

    Gigi:
    Not sure where the myth about opponents being able to read Colt's eyes came from.
    Colt is excellent at looking off defenses.


  130. Jason:

    Front 7 looks solid, Ted. The defense looks like it will be attacking. If the offense struggles — and I'm not saying they will, but there's always the possibility — the defense will have to really step up, and I think they have the capabilities to do so.


  131. FloridaTed:

    Aah, the Meister speaks. Good point, though, there were plenty of myth surrounding Colt going on.


  132. LizKauai [Believer]:

    WillieGrace

    Great conversations here!


  133. Bulla:

    aloha tsaikos,

    hope all is well and that everyone is doing fine. nice to see a few faces at the CC, mucho fun


  134. gigi-hawaii ©:

    Have to go to the post office. BBL


  135. FloridaTed:

    Thanks, Jason.

    I've noticed that everybody is talking about the front 7, but from everything I've read and heard, we'll have an excellent stable of DB's already on board, Ryan Mouton is just one of them, with more studs coming in. How come nobody talks about them? Am I misinformed?


  136. sjmacro:

    Aloha Tsaikos: we're kind of on our way back. We're in the middle of gale force winds so no can go Ketchikan :( We had an awesome day at Glacier Bay yesterday. Internet connections have been slow, worse than dial up. Get back to you later when we're back in Vancouver.--sj & myki


  137. wafan:

    Nothing wrong with learning. I worry about those who stop learning. And, thus, I am learning something about this blog and how it may be my fault it load/refreshes so slowly for me.

    One of the things the tech people told me to do was to, "check with (my) cable provider to see if maybe (my) box may either need to be exchanged out or more juice pushed to (my) box.

    Ummmm. No. The other newspaper sites, e-mail, and research sites I visit and use run just fine. Even when I try to view the blog from other locations I get the same message . . . "Waiting for the Warrior Beat . . .".

    So, Mr. Tsai, and the rest of you Tsai-ko's out there who are experiencing slow load/refresh speeds. It seems your internet provider is completely to blame because there obviously is nothing wrong at the HA when loading/refreshing the Warrior Beat.

    Silly us. What were we all thinking?!?!?!


  138. Stephen Tsai:

    I posted the great news about Margo on top.


  139. jojo ®:

    You go Margo!!! That's great news to know! We will continue to pray for you.


  140. FloridaTed:

    If the offense is struggeling, it will be in the first game against the Gators. If they can move the ball against them, look out season.

    The major reason I'm so confident against the Gators is our defense. I've watched the SB game again recently, just to observe the defense and I must say, they more than held their own against the Bull Dogs. After the first quarter and great adjustments by Coach Mack, they practically shut them down. We can't fault them for our offensive turn overs.

    Considering Coach Macks history, I expect another 30% improvement on D and that means that the Gators will face an SEC quality defense. I hope I'm right. What are other opinions on this?


  141. Kazz:

    For Margo and Rich,

    they said we gotta hold on to what we got, it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not, we got each other and that's a lot for love, LET'S GIVE A SHOT!!!

    OHHHHHHHH WE'RE HALF WAY THERE!!!! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH LIVIN' ON A PRAYER!!!

    TAKE MY HAND WE'LL MAKE IT I SWEAR, OOHHHHHH LIVIN' ON A PRAYER!!!


  142. James:

    Congrats and continued prayers for Margo...and Rich....


  143. James:

    Liz K ...try looking at the song "Picture" the version by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow.


  144. FloridaTed:

    Wonderful news from Margo. God bless, that's a positive shot in the arm for all of us. Nothing beats good news. Margo is a champ.


  145. wafan:

    Yay for Margo!!! Whoo-hoo!!!!!!!!!!!


  146. FloridaTed:

    Where's oldie now?


  147. Kama Krab:

    That's great to hear Margo. Our prayers go out to you and Rich.

    Stay strong and continue to get better day by day.


  148. Laieikawai:

    Hey ST (or anyone else), did you folks already write/talk about Wahine Soccer's Coach Josh leaving?


  149. Kekoa:

    Florida Ted ~ Not having been to as many of the practice session as myki & sjmacro, I can just comment on the WB game. Keeping in mind that the teams were evenly split, one had to assess the individual play first. Then when you plug in the individual players into the team scheme, the interaction with their respective team's tells how well they did collectively versus the opposite team. To be fair, one had to look at it in general terms.

    My report card would show some glowing reports of overall individual play per position, and then within the unit. Without being to nick picky, I would say that when this team is reconstituted into one offensive unit and one defensive unit with interchangeable parts...it will move, shoot and communicate better than last years team.

    I like the fact that we will be more agile, mobile -- versatile and perhaps less fragile on offense. I continue to feel so hyperconbubalated about running a more diversified offense, thus keeping our opponents off balance on defense. Not being so predictable. My senses are pegging the meter and in ultra anticipation of the 2 JC transfers coming in to compete for the QB slot. Our options are even more incredible if even just one turns out to be the heir to CB's throne.

    Our defensive alignment and depth is bursting at the seams. Somebody is always going to be ready and eager to run in there and body slam somebody. I see a lot of high energy hits in the forecast from this bunch of warriors. There is a hunger that permeates the air when the defense is on the field. It's going to be like a storm building in the Pacfic, and I can't wait for Papa Leahey to start babbling over with excitement and groaning in pure pain because of the vicious blows these guys will be delivering on the field.

    Ted, this is the real deal. We are in store for one hell-uva-season. I'm with you and Pomai on the Warriors grabbing the Gators by the throat and never letting go until after the final whistle. I predict a very good showing by our guys because they are going to be the hungry lion tearing that gator a new okole!

    GO WARRIORS!


  150. wafan:

    Getting ready to perspire tomorrow, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It is supposed to get hotter than Hawai'i on Friday and Saturday! Whew! Looks like we will be cooking here on the We(s)t side of the hills. I feel sorry for dj on the East side. Wow. That is going to be hot over there. Dang!


  151. Kazz:

    Kenny Patton and Ryan Keomaka "starred" in a video presentation by Coach Miano during the coaches' clinic and I must say Patton looked IMPRESSIVE.

    Just validates that CB's are some of, if not, the most athletic players on any football team...


  152. Kazz:

    The Warrior Beat - WHERE THE UH FOOTBALL SEASON NEVER ENDS!


  153. NYUH:

    1. Which team had the most potent offense in the country last season? It wasn't Hawaii, Texas Tech or Missouri. It was Tulsa, which averaged 543.9 yards and scored 79 touchdowns (second only to Oklahoma). Golden Hurricane coach Todd Graham will have to find a replacement for record-setting quarterback Paul Smith -- senior David Johnson leads the competition heading into the summer -- but the running game might be better. Courtney Tennial, who scored 16 touchdowns, ran for 845 yards and caught 31 passes in 2006, is back after rupturing his Achilles tendon in last year's preseason.


  154. Kama Krab:

    Florida Ted

    After watching the Spring game there is work to do on both sides of the ball. I do think that our defense is a strength and should be better than last year. We are very deep at safety and corner and we have a lot more talent there then we did last year. We are becoming to be deep at the linebacker position also, with R.J. and Tyson steping up. I am also looking forward to our new recruits coming at this position. Are defensive line is a very veteran group with big time game. So I think our defence will give teams like Florida, Oregan State, Boise State and Fresno State a run for there money.

    I think if our offence can get it together and be somewhat effective, the WAC championship will still have to go through Hawaii.


  155. gigi-hawaii ©:

    GREAT news from Margo! Way to go!


  156. NYUH:

    WAC

    • Hawaii has had the most 3,000-yard passers with nine in the last 10 years. All nine have been consecutive. Hawaii also has had the most 1,000-yard receivers over that span with 13, four more than Texas Tech and Michigan.

    • Hawaii's lack of a 1,000-yard rushing season from a back is the only milestone that has not been hit by every team in the league. Every WAC team other than Hawaii has at least two 1,000-yard rushers in the BCS era.

    • After Hawaii, Nevada has the second-most 1,000-yard receivers with six.


  157. NYUH:

    • Seven schools have not had a 1,000-yard rusher in the BCS era: Florida Atlantic (never), Stanford (none since 1991), Hawaii (1992), Vanderbilt (1995), Florida State (1996), UAB (1996) and North Carolina (1997).

    • Every Pac-10 school has had a player reach each plateau except for Stanford, which has not had a 1,000-yard rusher.

    • 65 schools have had at least one of each in the last 10 years.

    • The only conference in which every team has had at least one 3,000-yard passer in the last 10 years was the WAC.


  158. NYUH:

    Big 12

    • No surprise here: Texas Tech leads major conference schools with eight 3,000-yard passing seasons by a quarterback (all consecutive).


  159. NYUH:

    WAC
    School 1,000-yard rushers 3,000-yard passers 1,000-yard receivers
    Boise State 6 4 3
    Fresno State 7 1 3
    Hawaii 0 9 13
    Idaho 4 1 2
    Louisiana Tech 4 5 2
    Nevada 6 3 6
    New Mexico State 2 2 1
    San Jose State 2 3 2
    Utah State 3 2 3


  160. NYUH:

    Team Offensive Leaders
    TEAM G YDS YPG RUSH RYPG PASS PYPG PTS PTS/G
    1. Tulsa 14 7835 559.6 2421 172.9 5194 371.0 576 41.1
    2. Texas Tech 13 7024 540.3 771 59.3 6114 470.3 532 40.9
    3. Missouri 14 7033 502.4 2467 176.2 4397 314.1 558 39.9
    4. Hawaii 13 6839 526.1 944 72.6 5713 439.5 564 43.4


  161. TChahng (former O.B. loco):

    From one TC to another,

    Good luck Travis, and I hope everything works out at Montezuma Mesa.


  162. Kazz:

    Kama Krab:

    I think if our offence can get it together and be somewhat effective, the WAC championship will still have to go through Hawaii.

    Kama, more specifically if another WAC team wants our title they have to go through Ohai St. in Wahiawa on a late Saturday night to get it!!!! :lol:


  163. Kama Krab:

    NYUH

    I think in the coming years with an emphasis on being more balance on offense, the running game will get going and we will see a thousand yard rusher coming out of Hawaii. I think it might even happen this year with Daniel Libre or Leon Wright-Jackson.

    Oh and thanks for the stats.


  164. Kama Krab:

    Eh Kazz

    I no think that going happen so I guess we coming home with another WAC championship than.

    GO WARRIORS!!!!


  165. Stephen Tsai:

    So, I'm puttering around the site, and discovered a filter.
    Apparently there have been 933 comments on this post today, but only 165 made it through. I guess there's a mean spam filter.


  166. NYUH:

    Kama Krab,

    Hope so. Nate Ilao just missed 1000 the year before last with 990.


  167. WarriorMojo:

    Football Basics 101 for Gigi and Liz:

    You know that there are 11 players on the field for each team. Before each offensive play, the ball is placed on the field by officials at the approrpiate yardline. That yardline is then called the line of scrimmage. Once the ball is set down at the line of scrimmage by the officials, it is then ready for the offense to run a play.

    The offense always has to have at least seven men deployed on the line of scrimmage. Of these seven, five are interior linemen. The remaining two of the seven are called "ends". Can you guess why?

    One of the five interior linemen has the responsibility to snap or hike the ball on each play. He is called the center. On either side of the center are the guards. On either side of the guards are the tackles. The center plus the two guards plus the two tackles are the true heart of any offense. Except in certain very rare or very weird situations, all these guys do is block. It is against the rules for them to catch a non-deflected pass or to receive a hand off from the quarterback. These guys do all the hard work, but never get any publicity except when they mess up.

    On the outside of the two tackles are the ends. In the old days most teams would keep one end very close to the tackle while the other end would line up much farther away from the tackle. Can you guess which one was called the tight end and which one was called the split end?

    Generally, most teams would have the tight end on the right side and the split end on the left side, but this could change from play to play and would vary from team to team.

    In any case the side of offense where the tight end lines up is called the strong side. The side with the split end is therefore called the weak side. The reason the tight end side is called the strong side is a reference to the team's running game. Because the tight end is lined up close to the tackle, he serves as an extra blocker on that side for running plays thus it is "stronger" than the other side of the line.

    Behind the seven guys on the line of scrimmage, the offense has four backs. Can you guess why they were called backs?

    Old school style, these four backs were called the quarterback, the half back and the full back, depending upon where they would line up. The fourth back could either line up as another half back or could split wide as another receiver, depending upon what kind of offensive system the team uses.

    There have been many changes in offensive systems over the years. Hawaii uses an offense in which two of the four backs are split out wide as receivers, leaving only the quarterback and one running back behind the interior linemen. Hawaii also does not use a tight end thus you have four receivers split out wide to catch passes on every play.

    Switching to the defense, there are no rules as far as I know concerning how many defensive players must line up on the line of scrimmage. Most BASIC defense schemes will use three defensive line men with four linebackers behind them or four linemen with three linebackers. You often hear these players are referred to as the front seven.

    Behind the front seven you have four defensive backs. These four defensive backs are generally divided into two cornerbacks and two safetys. The cornerbacks generally have the responsibility to cover the opposing team's wide receivers. Depending upon the defensive scheme, some teams always have their best cornerback cover the other team's best wide receiver. The cornerback simply finds out where that receiver is lining up and goes over to cover him.

    Traditionally, the safetys were divided into a strong safety and a weak safety/free safety. The strong safety would line up on the same side as the tight end. If the offense used a running play, the strong safety was expected to provide strong run support, which would often mean fight off a block from the tight end. If the offense used a passing play, the strong safety might have to cover the tight end if the tight end went out for a pass. The weak safety/free safety was used differently by different teams, but he often did not have a specific coverage assignment and could freelance or roam a bit.

    Nuff for today.


  168. WarriorMojo:

    Holy cow! That's the longest post ever! Even I ain't reading all that. Somebody delete it.


  169. Hoohiki:

    Just a thought...What if we gave everything we had to the Gators and actually BEAT them but we LOSE players in the aftermath that we end up with a 1 - 12 season?


  170. d1shima [sez:]:

    Blessed news from Margo. Continued prayers for her and Rich2176.


  171. gigi-hawaii ©:

    No, don't delete it! Thanks, Mojo. I copied, pasted, and printed it for my edification. I will also save it to My Documents!


  172. d1shima [sez:]:

    So Stephen, would you check the rice filter and the egg filter to see if get 'nuf fo' cover breakfast for all the Tsaikos?


  173. Kama Krab:

    Hoohiki

    I would hope nothing like that would happen but do hope that they go up there and give the Gators all they can handle. Winning would be that much sweeter.


  174. Kama Krab:

    Eh D1

    From the sounds of it get enough for feed us breakfast fo at least couple days.


  175. gigi-hawaii ©:

    I also saved and printed Jason's and LTUHF's spiels.


  176. James:

    Eh, stop talking about spam, eggs, and rice...I just finished a late lunch and getting hungry again....


  177. d1shima [sez:]:

    IMHO it doesn't matter if we get a 1000 yd rusher or not; as long as the threat is there to the extent that the Offense can dictate what the Defense is doing then fine.
    As Mack said b4 WB, no credible rush option in Nola left the O vulnerable to the pass rush and forced limitations/changes to the game plan.


  178. NYUH:

    KK:

    Looking forward to some offensive diversity. As somewhat who has to watch the games via TV, JJ's offense wasn't very interesting because so much of the action goes on outside the screen. It doesn't need to put backs in motion because the reads are done only after the ball is snapped. Of course, I can't argue too much with its success.

    So I'm looking forward to seeing what the new offense has to offer. Though I would expect 70% of the plays will be out of the shotgun and use the system Graunke and Inoke have trained so hard in. I thought the "sniper" setup was interesting with LWJ lining up behind Colt. He had a nice score off a draw at Fresno State.

    I guess a lot will depend on whether Graunke or Inoke win the position or whether Alexander or Rausch can actually slide in.


  179. d1shima [sez:]:

    Kama Krab / James,

    I wundah if get Portagee sausage filtah??? :-D


  180. James:

    Kama and Kazz...

    I have to agree. There is work to be done on both sides of the ball. The spring game showed that although the D looked like it will be a bright spot. The Offense has a lot of work to do, IMHO. Hopefully, the team "leaders" will get the men together over the summer and have unofficial daily workouts to hone their skills and improve prior to fall ball.....

    GO WARRIORS!!!


  181. James:

    On another note, anyone wanna check out that new sports bar on Keeaumoku (Champions) next week sometime? We can make a pau hana CC type deal maybe next Friday...the 23rd.....It is in the building that used to be the Easy Music Center.

    GO WARRIORS!!!


  182. James:

    D1...hmmm, that's a thought....4 pieces please...mwahahahahahha


  183. d1shima [sez:]:

    As far as the season opener goes.

    Cannot coach flat-out killah speed.
    Assignment/Alignment and Discipline - gotta have it!


  184. James:

    Hey, where's my good buddy HWA? Haven't seen him around lately....MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


  185. d1shima [sez:]:

    James,

    Got Onion Rings filtah?

    heheheh


  186. d1shima [sez:]:

    Good buddy HWA?

    Little birdie sez: You shoulda been at the CC...


  187. d1shima [sez:]:

    James,

    New sports bar? Keeaumoku? Easy Music Center?

    Is dat wea used to be da bank? Across from wea used to be da Meadow Gold Ice Cream place? Jus' below wea used to be da Japanee theatah?

    I have no idea wea you mean....

    heheheh


  188. Long Time UH Fan:

    dishima,

    It's the old Easy Music Center Bldg, between Beretania and Young Streets ...


  189. Long Time UH Fan:

    oops d1shima..


  190. las vegas:

    The LV Tsai-Kos would like to congratulate Ms. Margo on her speedy recovery and wish her a wonderful long future.


  191. d1shima [sez:]:

    LTUHF,

    Thanks :-)

    How you been? Missed you at the Ohana TsaikoGate.

    Boy, las vegas is here, too.

    Could there be an anecdote showdown brewing?


  192. las vegas:

    i thot easy music center was on Waialae ave just past St Pats


  193. Long Time UH Fan:

    d1shima,

    Yeah I missed yesterday's great CC....told Al I would try to make it but plans got derailed...maybe next time..


  194. Long Time UH Fan:

    Hi Las Vegas,

    You are on early today...miss your midnite chats/jokes


  195. las vegas:

    for gigi,
    posted earlier, Japanese rest. site lotsa info

    http://www.bento.com/tf-rest.html


  196. Kekoa:

    Great News Rich! Hooray for Margo. Anxious to see you again in June. Do wish there is a change of plans and Margo can come with you. Take care of each other.

    Malama Pono,
    Kekoa


  197. Tombo Ahi:

    great news, margo! best wishes to you and rich.


  198. gigi-hawaii ©:

    Vegas, thanks, I saw that site when you posted it earlier. It means little to me right now cause I am unfamiliar with the street names.

    Seems the Japanese really like Italian cuisine, cause the site lists quite a few Italian restaurants.


  199. Da Punchbowl Kid:

    Good for you Margo! Praise God for his blessings, thank you Rich for taking such good care of her. Best wishes to both of you.


  200. mctruck:

    I'm watching FS-SW and it dawned on me that Fox has on a daily basis coverage I guess exclusively, a half-hour everyday on a team from the Big12.
    Covering all the different sports which these schools participate in.

    Since I'm here in Texas, I'm wondering if any tv channel in Hawaii does the same for the one and only college/university in the state? To me, that would certainly bring a lot more exposure of UH athletics, to the local high school athletes who might consider going to UH for whatever specific sport they might want to participate in.


  201. las vegas:

    Howzzitt LTUH!

    I've had to cut back as "Oldie" actually thinks this is a football related blog, NOT!
    Some things just don't change.
    Glad to see Wassupdoc posting away and keeping things on a non combative mood, same for all the guys too.

    DPK,
    could this pic (bottom center) be what you were describing at the last CC?

    http://www.bento.com/kansai/phgal6.html


  202. d1shima [sez:]:

    las vegas,

    that's Harry's


  203. Stephen Tsai:

    All-Region honors for Kate Robinson, Kaulana Gould and Brandi Peiler.
    Story is posted.


  204. mctruck:

    Florida Ted,

    I think UH needs a QB along the lines of another Tebow, somebody who's got the size of a LB and shifty feet and speed like a RB.


  205. las vegas:

    d1,
    you're correct, as usual.
    once again i bow to your superior knowledge


  206. Stephen Tsai:

    McTruck wants UH to sign MIchael Vick.


  207. hoohikimaui:

    I wonder if CB's GF will be moving up with him in the near future. Hearing from previous former UH players who are rookies in the NFL, "groupies" are ubiquitous and make it their living to "land" a football player. Yup, right out of high school, they follow (like stalkers) their targets from state to state, until they get their one night (or more) with them. The NFL teams actually require the rookies to take classes and be informed specifically on these "groupies". Alot of the players admit it's hard to ward off the temptation because these girls are beautiful. If they're single, why not play the field. He he he.


  208. SteveM:

    Good news about Margo...and thanks for providing another good reason to try another Cattle Call this fall. We might have them perfected by then... :)


  209. mctruck:

    ST,

    ha,ha,....is he available???


  210. mctruck:

    Eh.....just throw on a blond wig on MV and nobody going notice...bwaaaahaha!!


  211. d1shima [sez:]:

    Congrats to the Wahine Sballers.
    Go, go. Geev'um, geev'um. Ooh aah!


  212. d1shima [sez:]:

    Uhh, I believe Vick's tied up at the moment


  213. las vegas:

    Mctruck,

    no laugh, he just might be wearing that wig in prison


  214. d1shima [sez:]:

    mctruck,

    You still talking football, eh? :shock:


  215. mctruck:

    I wonder how that 6'10" player from China who was injured past season is going to pan out this coming season????.....another reserve type player o-what???


  216. mctruck:

    las vegas,

    ouch!!!

    d1,

    that's wishful thinking......


  217. d1shima [sez:]:

    mctruck,

    haha


  218. mctruck:

    and speaking of Japanese restaurants......I don't have any here in this township of some 25,000 people.....so I surveyed what the next township in Longview had and found a Shogun Japanese Steak house.....I was hungry for some authentic sushi, but to my disappointement, they don't open for lunch, just dinner.....boooooooo!!


  219. mctruck:

    It's 11:30pm here.....time fo my beauty nap...see y'all tmr.

    have a good evening all.


  220. SteveM:

    :!:
    DINNER AND KARAOKE CALL – June 19, 2008

    Meet visiting Lo-Cal Tsai-ko Chapter friends Ronnie (President) and Rich2176 (charter member & LAS Affiliate) when they are both are on Oahu on Thursday, June 19, 2008.

    Starting at 5:00 PM -- drop by after work, talk story, have cocktails, have dinner (optional), and karaoke. A very leisurely evening with no agenda except the blog 5 F's and karaoke.

    RSVP at:
    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=eEyq8dXfy_2fHHPIGCSQuo2A_3d_3d

    Also more info at the survey site above and a description of possible buffet menus (if sufficient interest). We need a count for Genji whether we do the buffet or not, so please RSVP on the survey, email me, or post on the blog.


  221. BNS:

    way to go Margo best wishes to you and Rich


  222. jm2375:

    Congrats to Margo. Get healthy!

    Congrats to the Wahine.

    James - I drive by there 2x a day. It doesn't look like it'll be ready to open for a while. I find it strange that there's no banner with an opening date.

    Thanks guys for the edumacation. I needed the refresher. Now I need some more advanced tutorials - like what's Cover 2, dime package, West Coast Offense, etc.


  223. MeiLing:

    Rich & Margo,
    Good news about Margo! Rich, if you have my em addy, send me your snail mail addy. I learned of a Native Am. plant that helps to grow hair, esp. helpful after chemo. I've been making a hair rinse for a friend of mine who has gone thru two rounds of chemo & the rinse works. Take care, ML


  224. FloridaTed:

    Kekoa, (149).

    Thanks for your excellent response. Just came back on the blog, so I couldn't respond earlier.
    That was a great assessment on the team, a little tinged with fan DNA, but I can relate to that. What you wrote made me wanna jump up and cheer right there.

    KamaKrab, (154),

    Thanks for the cool headed evaluation. You pretty much confirmed my own feelings. We have a lot of talent yet to come in and we have the whole fall camp to get ready for gator steaks, on the other hand, what are the swamp things preparing for as far as Hawaii is concerned? Advantage to us.

    mctruck, (204),

    We may have one or two coming in according to rumors, lol.

    NYUH, great stats.

    Wow, the blog is jock full of good stuff today, from Margos great news, to smart football talk. Where the heck is oldie? He'll probably comes back when everybody talks about food again. Lol.


  225. Stephen Tsai:

    Hey, guess what?
    Somehow I ended up with a camera. If I can figure out how to post, then the blog will have pictures. I can give you a virtual tour of the facilities, maybe show you players' cars (or, in the case of most, skateboards).


  226. d1shima [sez:]:

    Stephen,
    That wouldn't be the camera of placation, would it?
    Does it have a disc drive that will return a disk?


  227. A-House:

    Hip Hip Hooray for Margo and Rich:

    Great news on your continued treatments - A-House family sends their love and best wishes for a full and speedy recovery and for Rich's overwhelming support during the past months.

    May be, just maybe, Margo, see you later this fall? We get to see Rich on 6/19!


  228. A-House:

    Mctruck:

    I was most impressed with Huen and Pilares during spring training - speed, just pure speed and quickness by both. Libre was also impressive.

    The defense, as a unit, seemed more coordinated/cohesive/enthusiastic during drills; even running back to the huddle after every play. Much like last year, before each game, all the d-line would shake hands, hug each other, pat helmets, etc. even to prospective recruits behind the end zone.


  229. gigi-hawaii ©:

    ST, photos on the blog would be wonderful! Giving Leila some competition, huh?


  230. addahknowjoe:

    ST- Questions-

    -How much does shoulder surgery cost on a UH athlete?

    -Who foots the bill for an athlete that does not play, gets surgery done, but then leaves the program for another? Is it UH? The student's insurance or parents? Or the next program picking up that athlete?

    Just curious.


  231. FloridaTed:

    A-House,

    Having a year under their belts with coach Mack really shows. It seems they truly love and respect him and go all out for him.

    The offense under Ron Lee will get it together also, a lot more newcomers, in a sense, but by end of fall camp they will be clicking, once our best players are on the same field together, practicing for one goal, drain the swamp.


  232. FloridaTed:

    I like this controlled agression style of play that Coach Mack employs. In time it will become the trademark of the whole team. I also like the tough, but fair, discipline he instills into the Warriors.


  233. Rich2176:

    Sniff, sniff....shedding a tear or two.....

    Kazz...that's one of my favorite all time songs...it rings true. Everyone else, thank you, thank you, thank you. Actually, Ronnie told me about the post. Margo was REALLY UPSET with our blog host. That was a personal email. If she knew it was going to be shared, it would have been written much better. (Personally, I think it's fine - but, she's the writer.) I think ST got the 3rd degree tonight from Margo, but I'm sure they'll patch things up. LOL.

    She's in great spirits knowing no more 5 hour chemo treatments to endure. On behalf of both Margo & myself, I can't begin to express our gratitude to everyone who has emailed and called during the past 8 months (time flies!). All of the gifts & treats to put a smile on her face were certainly appreciated. You have all demonstrated the true meaning of ALOHA. God bless all of you and we only hope we have the opportunity to help you one day.


  234. d1shima [sez:]:

    Rich2176,

    Trust me when I say I know how you feel.
    Let your wife know she shouldn't be huhu at Stephen. Both of you need to soak in as much of this kine stuff as you can.


  235. d1shima [sez:]:

    a-joe,

    I kinda had a funny feeling about the Campbell thing.

    Back in da day after the customer would leave without buying, we used to tell the guy, "What they said, 'Eh, you da bes' salesman we nevah buy from! Thanks fo' all yo' help, eh?'"


  236. Capitol -ist/WassupDoc:

    Mahalo to all of you who posted information about football strategies, tactics, etc. However, i'd love to see the plays on a screen so that I can see and hear them together.

    Great news about Margo & the UH WonderWomen.

    James: I forwarded to SteveM a press release I got about a week ago and suggested that the place be checked out for the August KK or perhaps a location to view the Florida game if it is being played at a reasonable hour Hawai`i time. Below is a selection from the press release..

    Assuming that you're talking about a CC on May 23 that will start around 5 pm, we'd like to attend, but we cannot stay beyond 6:45 pm because we're delegates to a certain state convention always held during even-numbered years - this year at the Hilton..

    CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR IS NEWEST PLAYER IN HONOLULU NIGHTLIFE SCENE

    Champions, being touted as an upscale ultra sports bar, boasts a
    comfortable lounge atmosphere, designed as a place for friends to
    gather to watch a game, play pool or darts, and listen to music. For
    the true sports aficionado, the venue offers 18 42" plasmas, ensuring
    not one play will be missed. Food and beverage connoisseurs will enjoy
    the 50 foot long bar that will serve upscale pupus and cocktail
    creations that promise culinary delights never before experienced in a
    sports bar.

    Champions Sports Bar is located at 1108 Keeaumoku Street Honolulu, HI 96814

    Once open to the public on Saturday, May 10th, Champions will open
    seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. On Friday nights,
    bar-goers will experience Flashback Fridays with music from the 80s and
    90s, while Saturday nights will take on a more sophisticated air in the
    form of R&B and Jazz night, with featured wine selections. Rotating
    lunch specials, $3 drink specials and themed happy hour will be offered
    all week long, but VIP table reservations and private bottle service is
    also available for those looking for a more intimate way to enjoy the
    evening. Champions will also be available to host corporate meetings,
    team building activities, birthdays, and other private parties. For
    marketing and promotions inquiries, contact Rick at (808) 688-8868.


  237. d1shima [sez:]:

    James,

    Hmmm....
    I start grabbing my wallet when I read promos that use words like:
    upscale
    aficionado
    connoisseur
    sophisticated
    *BOTTLE SERVICE* :shock:

    although $3 drink specials holds some promise ;-)


  238. Koauka:

    d1shima, all that stuff means you gotta wear shoes and shirt w/collar


  239. BG:

    Rich

    What wonderful news about Margo! :!: Like others, I've been reading your every post looking for tidbits on Margo. Today was the most and best information to come out :D I understand what it means to have 5-6 hr chemo sessions. I feel I know the kind of woman Margo must be to endure these past 8 months with such a positive attitude.

    On June 19th, I will have the pleasure of meeting you. And I will impatiently, but happily wait to meet Margo later.

    BG


  240. gigi-hawaii ©:

    SteveM,

    Is Club Genji on the makai or mauka side of S. King Street? Same side of the street as Washington Intermediate?


  241. bighilofan2:

    Florida Ted,

    imho the oline will benefit from the transfers and the extra training this fall. so will the entire offense, what with the new jc xfrs coming in.

    and the defense will get better too.

    so if you want to know my opinion on the state of the nation right now, we gots some ways to go. But having said that, I am not concerned at all.

    What I think is most impressive about this team is Coach Mack. He's got some extremely studly coaches, including Miano and Arande. I just love Miano and Arande's intensity. I saw Miano in a situation once with Mouton. If wuz me, Mouton would got da slippa. But Rich was so smooth, said nothing, and kept coaching the group. At the same time, I could see the fire in his eyes. And Arande, he is at the office at 5 a.m.. This commentary is not meant to put any of the other coaches down. I saw Smith coaching the green oline during the WB game. I just haven't gotten around to watching Ikaika coach, but i did see Brian K working with the kicker. And I'm positive that Coaches Ron and Cal are top of their crews. Like I said, it take a really gifted coach to pull it all together, and I really like the feel that Coach Mack is generating with his assistants and with the members of Warror Nation. I wouldn't be going to Florida if I didn't believe in this crew of Warriors!!!!

    GO WARRIORS!!!!


  242. d1shima [sez:]:

    koauka,

    What THAT means is I hope James has a good time and he can tell me about it aftah!


  243. d1shima [sez:]:

    gigi,

    same side as the school; just past Zippy's. Park in the back.


  244. bighilofan2:

    I would like to explain that Mouton did not do anything wrong/bad/disrespectful, he was playing around with coach when coach told him "study and play football," and Ryan said "study? its all football," something like that. It was not a biggy, Ryan wanted to get in the last word, like he was the oldest child. Miano handled himself so professionally.


  245. manoa magic:

    anybody hear of investigatlion on a UH coach for whatever? sounds like frazier's people are slowly leaving town...sooner better than later....same with dobelle's people---slowly but done...but we are still left with the damage to fix... a mad dog is put to sleep, not as an example so other dogs don't bit, but this dog will not bit again. clean the house and start anew!!


  246. gigi-hawaii ©:

    OK, thanks, D1.

    Looks like SteveM has chosen Menu #2 for the Kcall for Ronnie and Rich. That's fine with me and hubby.


  247. d1shima [sez:]:

    ...


  248. Jason:

    Great news from Margo! And those mental gaffes — I'm sure that's just Tsaikosis. You've known Stephen for so long, you have a well-developed case of it. That's okay, take it in stride, my dear. :-)

    For those that want to learn more about football, this is a great site. It doesn't have videos, but it's very informative nonetheless.


  249. FloridaTed:

    bighilofan2,

    you're my kind of fan, lots of passion, but always a clear eye that sees reality.
    I think we're of the same mind as far as the Warriors are concerned. We have the picture, all the puzzle pieces and now we have to put it all together, taking a well oiled machine to the swamp.

    Again, all the best to Margo. The major battle is won, only the final lap to go, full recovery. Like I said, Margo is a champ.

    Time to go moemoe.Have another exhibit in Orlando Th, Fr, SAT. I'm glad when that's done.

    Good night, everybody.


  250. Koauka:

    Jason:

    Mark Lawrence is a football analyst (betting) and has his radio show Friday nights on ESPN KKEA 1420. Not too sure if ESPN 1420 will have his show this football season

    me, I am a Phil Steele devotee. Remember, last year he wrote and siad the Warrior will go undefeated and go to
    a BCS bowl.

    I believe in Phil and a excellent football analyst for all teams in D1


  251. Jason:

    I like Phil Steele too. Since he had UH so highly ranked last year, I picked up a copy of his mag. Good stuff.

    Lawrence has a good Web site, too. Simple explanations for students of the game.


  252. SteveM:

    Wow--the email network works faster than me and the blog... yes, Buffet Menu #2 is selected for the June 19 Cattle & Karaoke Call.

    This evening we attained enough RSVP's to make the buffet option viable. Since menu choice #2 had about 2/3 of the numbers, we will go with that as the base meal. Leaving the other choices up at this time would only cause disappointment to some.

    Those who chose other menu options so far were sent an email and an opportunity to accept or decline the change. So the choices are now buffet or "no meal or ala carte"... the latter option good for those not 100% certain they can attend or can only stay for a while. RSVP at:

    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=eEyq8dXfy_2fHHPIGCSQuo2A_3d_3d


  253. Jason:

    Koauka: Just looking at the site I linked to, I don't think the betting Mark Lawrence is the same as the site's Mark Lawrence. This guy is an engineer and theoretical physicist.


  254. Jason:

    Yeah, that's Marc, rather than Mark. :-)


  255. gigi-hawaii ©:

    SteveM, so I guess Liz won't be getting the kalbi she voted for. Oh well, the Spencer steak is OK, too.


  256. Pomai:

    I have been biting my tongue for the last few weeks but can not any longer.

    Da Warriors are going to romp in da swamp. Da gekos are a 13 point underdog. Dey not goin know what hit them.

    As coach Mack sez "where going to kick their ass"

    To borrow from al "nuff said"


  257. SteveM:

    gigi-hawaii ©:
    May 14th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
    SteveM, so I guess Liz won’t be getting the kalbi she voted for. Oh well, the Spencer steak is OK, too.

    gigi -- Liz can have anything she wants (within reason)... kalbi, oysters, and a nabeyaki udon midnight snack for the road... :)

    You too. Notice I said the buffet will be the "base" meal. They will serve ala carte until 0030 unless they run out of food... that's one reason why I need a fair RSVP count. :roll:


  258. gigi-hawaii ©:

    so the RSVP count is 26 for the June 19 KC. I recognize all of the names except for "Midnight." Who is that person? A lurker? Male or female?


  259. gigi-hawaii ©:

    and D1 -- why aren't you attending?


  260. Addahknowsports:

    Wow ST-

    You added a lot up top since I left this morning.

    Rich-

    AWESOME news about Margo! Like everyone else, I can't wait to meet her. Like Kekoa mentioned, is there a possibility she can come with you in June? If can, that would be great, but if too soon, it's okay. We want her to be well-rested and healthy when she does make it over here.

    W-Mojo-

    Thanks for the explanation about football in your record-breaking super long, but very informative post. I have a lot to learn, too and every little bit helps.

    For Jason and the others who contributed to our fottball education, THANK YOU!


  261. SteveM:

    Say... after I posted comment #257, my blog screen became one-third size and a name password box appeared:

    To view this page, you need to log in
    to area “www.honoluluadvertiser.com”
    on http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com.

    Since I don't have name and password (wouldn't accept my "SteveM" name from the start), I attempted to clear. No joy. Quit and restarted the program too -- couldn't even get into the main HA page without the login box pestering.

    Finally tried deleting the Honolulu Advertiser cookies. That worked and I can return again. Note that a couple of cookies was named: PBCSPERMUSER . Poor choice of acronym abrrev.....must mean permanent user?

    ...think happy thoughts...no ranting... no violence... no baseball bats, torches, ropes, kerosene, or Class A explosives...


  262. Addahknowsports:

    Oops. fottball=football

    (I guess it helps to be able to spell football on a football blog.)


  263. gigi-hawaii ©:

    I, too, got the password box a few times. But I just clicked on cancel or X and the box disappeared for good ... I hope.


  264. SteveM:

    gigi -- I have not meet midnight yet, but am pleased he will attend. He is an infrequent poster since last summer but was offering info for the Las Vegas game last year and was finally seen at the Sugar Bowl and photographed by LizKauai. See:

    http://homepage.mac.com/smurashi/photos/lizktrip.html

    and scroll down to the Sugar Bowl day pix.


  265. gigi-hawaii ©:

    OK, that explains Midnight. Saw his photos on SteveM's site.

    Am looking forward to seeing everyone at the June 19 bash.


  266. L10pc:

    W-mojo,

    thanks for the football primer...I always wondered where most of those terms came from. I enjoy watching the games and now I can sort of figure out what those announcers are talking about :lol:

    Margo,
    Way to go! Best wishes for your further recovery!!

    Re post #236:
    "Bottle service"!! Don't think they're going to be getting the hundreds of $$$ like those Vegas bars for overpriced champagne. Tho' it is on Keeaumoku - land of "buy me drinkee" :wink:


  267. L10pc:

    Uh-oh...did I break the blog?


  268. Addahknowsports:

    L10pc-

    It wasn't you. I think the blog broke the blog.

    Hello? Anybody else out there?


  269. Stephen Tsai:

    Why is the blog clock ahead of real time?


  270. whitey:

    Margo, what great news. That is the best kind of news. I know what you and Rich have been going through and am truly happy that all is well with you.

    OK, we were honored with the presence of the honorable Stretch for muu call tonight. Duffer, al, and myself. Thought we would consume more fuud, but instead concentrated on the fluids. We are very honored by visiting Tsaikos. I think next is LizK. Unfortunately, I am not going to be home as am going on a golf safari to Colorado Springs and Vegas. al is thinking about moving to Maui, but no tell Mrs al.


  271. whitey:

    going to dreamland and see you all when the sun makes it's appearance.


  272. Addahknowsports:

    ST-

    I think the blog has run amuck and has taken a life of its own. You should see what was happening with us today/tonight.


  273. Jason:

    For the video game fans out there, Flyin_Hayn at Sports Hawai‘i found these screenshots of NCAA Football 09 for the Xbox 360.

    Top Players
    Team Rankings


  274. TChahng [대장입니다]:

    What!!! Did I hear someone say, "Buy my Drinkee!" "Koreamoku." ???


  275. Stephen Tsai:

    This new site is such a pain.
    I get two looks from the techies/managers: 1) Anguish, like I'm causing them problems. 2) Annoyance, like I'm causing them problems.


  276. L10pc:

    "Koreamoku" .... love it !! :lol: :lol:


  277. al:

    gotta love that guy whitey...he makes things ineresting. i hope da boss is not lurking.

    hey,i found a signal whitey.

    btw, we were sitting at the table and i hear karaoke going on. i turn to my right here's whitey crooning on the mic. so now, i know that's how he does it.


  278. LizKauai:

    James- nice song... I'll work on it.

    Margo- Mahalo, Ke Akua for the great news!

    ST- we have been complaining about the blog clock for awhile. Just glad your contests go by post number these days. Then we get to see the batch filing system go TWANG!

    Good show of restraint, SteveM!!!

    Mojo- mahalo for the Football 101.


  279. LizKauai:

    whitey- have fun on da links! Hope to meet you at a T-gate or K-call (now that al has spilled the beans) sometime!

    FloridaTed- as bhf2 said- we ain't trekkin to da Swamp to see our boys go up in smoke. We are coming to da Tebowling tournament :mrgreen:


  280. LizKauai:

    Nitey nite- and sweet dreams, kakou!


  281. FloridaTed:

    Good morning, Tsaikos and Tsai-Meister.

    Off to work to Orlando, another exhibit, yak. See you when I get back tonight. Play nice, like today, laterz.

    Liz,

    Bet your booties, the Warriors are going to drain the swamp.


  282. J:

    Morning. Getting ready to leave ST's former home state and head west.

    ST, tell your offspring to go to the art gallery opening on campus Saturday night. I might show up.


  283. bighilofan2:

    Howzit and G'morning Tsaikos everywhere.

    rrr... rrrrr .... rrrrrrrrr....

    rrrrrrrr.... rrrooommm rrooooom rooooommmm..

    chugachugachugachugachug.......

    AAAAUUUUUUGAHHHHH AAAAAUUUUUUUGAHHHH

    pssst....... pssssttttt... a$$ wat I taut... yu guyz not sweatin, exercizin.... yu guyz sleeping, dreamin Warrior Nation... all coddled in da beds, tinkin Florida, Weber, OSU, Fresno, Nevada, Cincy, Wassu, Boise, SJSU... yu no whooo yu rrr.... i no need menshun yoa tree names....

    btw, bulla, Barry, Kekoa, while you're laying in bed havin happy tauts... remember Michael the hapa sophomore DE, from Washington last year? He played at Hawaii Prep. Terrorized Colt almost all game long. A$$ da kine speedy buggas Warrior Nation needs on boat lines. Anyhow, when I tink of Michael deze days, I tink about GQ and Abe too. Kids wit big motors who go away an make their parents proud. Good for you both, knowin dare r real guyz protectin da cod..... misses an da rest of hoomanity from peeps like me, all hourz ah da day an nite... :lol:

    Meanwhile, 107 days to go.... an countin.....


  284. bighilofan2:

    Hey, da clock works! testin 322


  285. las vegas:

    BHF2,
    Keep it down!
    We trying to sleep on the mainland!


  286. J:

    sleep? I've been awake for the last 4.5 hours...


  287. bighilofan2:

    nope, i hit da send comment clicker at 3:22, and it took 2 minutes ah "waiting for...bla bla bla" an da post sayz 3:34... soooz i'm tinkin, how i get 1 football related job where da deal is its everybody else's fault dat i no can control da line from da outside rushaah?

    soopah tekkies, lookin like yoa cookies stay crumblin an yu not controllin da line.... i'm tinkin yu not gettin invited to fall camp.... yu goin get da india Smuu. :shock:


  288. bighilofan2:

    Howzit Las Vegas, J.

    so i now noze not to count yu 2 as paht ah da coddled masses.... but i'm tinkin to myself, get some braddas wearing Tsaikosize 4x pajamas still yet, da warm n fuzzy kine... burpin an snorin....

    wanna no my fave flower? da lantana. doze braddas tink plumeria, hibiscus, orchid. not me. i like da soff on da outside, like da lantana flower, but wen yu get close to da ackshun, get all da torns, scratchy ruff kine. to me das da Warrior Nation plant/flower, da lantana. :lol:


  289. las vegas:

    BHF2,

    you get da Tsai-Ko PJ's all wrong.

    most of da guys stay wear only bibidees wen sleeping.


  290. wafan:

    LV . . .

    The horror! The mind pictures! I am glad I have the entire day to try to forget what you just said.

    Good morning, all!


  291. Garret:

    Margo,

    Congratulations on completing your chemo treatments! I'm very, very happy every time I hear good news about your health...I think that your strength and positive outlook (plus the support you get from Rich) are the main reasons why you are doing so well.


  292. Garret:

    Memphis to leave C-USA for the Big East?

    Ever since the Memphis Tigers got left behind in the Great Bum Rush to leave Conference USA-- also known as the Big East expansion in 2003-- Tiger fans have had one singular goal. To follow their old rivals from Louisville, and Cincinnati to the greener pastures of the Big East.

    And here's where it gets interesting.

    Sources have confirmed to FOX13 Sports that University of Memphis officials have been in serious talks with the Big East about joining the conference.

    As a member of a BCS conference, the revenue sharing they would be entitled to, blows away anything they receive from Conference USA.

    Consider this. In football alone, the Big East received over 18 million dollars to divide among it's 8 football members following the 2006-2007 season. Conference USA meanwhile had to split 18 million dollars with 4 other Conferences, comprised of 51 schools. The Tigers take of that, came to a mere 353 thousand dollars.


  293. Garret:

    Fresno State turned down $1 mil and a chance to play at Lambeau Field because they want to keep their home game vs. Wisconsin.

    How eager are Fresno State officials to host the University of Wisconsin next season in football?

    So eager that they turned down an offer from a third party to move the Sept. 13 non-conference game against UW from Fresno to Lambeau Field for a payday in excess of $1 million.

    "It was a private promoter several years ago and the money was pretty good," Steve Weakland, director of Fresno State media relations, said Wednesday. "It was seven figures.

    "We declined."

    The Bulldogs have agreed to play UW in Madison in 2009, however.


  294. Garret:

    Big 10 coaches want to add a 2-week dead period to the recruiting schedule.

    Big Ten Conference football coaches hope to spearhead a proposal that would add a two-week dead period each summer to the NCAA's recruiting calendar.

    Introduced this week at the Big Ten's annual meetings of coaches and athletic directors, the proposal requires each school to set aside two weeks during the summer as a dead period, which prohibits in-person contact with recruits either on or off campus. The period would afford coaches, particularly assistants, a respite before training camp and the season.

    The current recruiting calendar lists June 1-July 31 as a quiet period, which permits in-person contact with recruits on campus.

    "We've gone to a policy where three coaches have to be in the office at all times," Purdue coach Joe Tiller said Wednesday. "God forbid you're not there when you've got a pretty good prospect and his parents standing outside the door. A dead period means nobody's going to drift into your office.

    Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez supports the plan and noted the benefit of having dead periods, like the one during the annual American Football Coaches Association convention.

    Before a dead period was implemented, many coaches would spend those days recruiting. As a result, convention attendance plummeted.


  295. Garret:

    Ron Zook is getting around the Saban rule by conducting coaching clinics.

    In February, Ron Zook pondered the best response to the NCAA's so-called "Saban Rule," which prevents head coaches from evaluating recruits on the road in the spring.

    So when an official at Zook's old high school in Loudonville, Ohio, called and asked him to return to conduct a clinic, the Illinois coach wondered if this could be his ticket to campuses.

    After Illinois' compliance office approved the trip, Zook scheduled more clinics. He spoke before 40-50 high school coaches at Mt. Carmel last month, and he will be in Cincinnati on Saturday for his sixth and final clinic.

    "It's one-stop shopping," Zook said Wednesday during a break in Big Ten meetings in Chicago. "You're getting a chance to talk to coaches so they feel more comfortable about picking up the phone and calling you.


  296. Garret:

    I thought they would kick this Washington State safety off their team. However, they just suspended him for their first 3 games...so he'll be able to play against the Warriors.

    Xavier Hicks, the Washington State safety currently serving a 45-day sentence in the Whitman County Jail, will be suspended for the first three games of the season.

    Hicks pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted assault and third-degree theft, both gross misdemeanors, in April after being charged initially with two felonies. The assault charge involved Hicks putting rubbing alcohol in the contact lens case of former teammate-roommate Grady Maxwell after a dispute over an unpaid cable-TV bill.

    Maxwell never put the contact lenses in his eyes.

    The theft case involved use of a stolen credit card.


  297. MeiLing:

    Aloha Kakahiaka!

    Mahalo for the football edumacashun. I still have to read it over to figah out what it's all about. I just like watching football & yelling for the team.

    Going to the Rainbow Wahine softball game tomorrow! Taking them a ti leaf lei for good luck. IMUA on! Lanakila!!!

    Will send updates to LizK. Won't be home till after midnight tho, cuz I'm going to a D-Backs game afterwards.


  298. Garret:

    Rivalry between QB Tebow and Georgia's Stafford.

    Both entering their much-anticipated junior seasons this fall, Tim Tebow and Matt Stafford have been linked for much of the past seven years. The SEC QBs are often mentioned in the same breath, whether uttered in civilized dinner table discussions or heated sports bar debates.

    As high school stars, their respective resumes read like a pig-skinned version of "Everything You Can, I Can Do Better." Tebow was Florida's Mr. Football, a participant in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game and a Parade All-American. Stafford, meanwhile, won the MVP and "Best Arms" awards at the 2005 EA Elite 11 Quarterback Camp, as well as the EA Sports National Player of the Year. He, like Tebow, was a Parade All-American.

    When Tebow chose to attend Florida and Stafford signed his letter of intent with Georgia in the winter of 2006, their fates were sealed. They'd be pitted against each other for the next four years of their lives. On top of four dates in Jacksonville at The World's Largest Cocktail Party, they'd now be under center for opposing sides in arguably the richest rivalry in the South.


  299. Garret:

    I picked the in-laws up from the airport yesterday so I won't be around much during the day now...


  300. bighilofan2:

    Las Vegas,

    yu funny man...


  301. brew808:

    :D Good Morning Tsaikos and Warrior Nation!!! :D

    #301? Very interesting articles in today's HA regarding travel for not only UH Football Warriors, but all sports. Also, great Journal by Ms. Kate Robinson!

    Everyone have a terrific day! Stay cool! 8)

    :D ❤ ❀ Yeah for Margo!!! ❀ ❤ :D


  302. Stretch:

    Good Morning Tsaikos!!

    I was great to meet whitey and duffer last night and Tiffany's. Thanks duffer for the beers and food. Thanks to whitey for the sausage. When going through the security, the girls tells me, "I can see your sausage"

    al told me, one guy knows half the people of Maui, the other guys, knows the other half. I agree that they are real popular guys.

    I hope to get back there again one day to golf with these guys, I am sure it would be a lot of fun. I just hope Hawaiian keeps the 11pm flight so I can maximize my time there.


  303. d1shima [sez:]:

    Great Morning All.

    "Ferd" sure paints a picture with some ominous clouds for the future of all UH Athletics. The travel costs tripling over just last season is gonna really hurt :-(

    When I hear stuff like that, I get the same reaction as when I hear all those words about the new sports bar - grab your wallet!


  304. mctruck:

    Time for UH to lease their own jumbo aircraft to get them to the mainland for their games.....might be cheaper???


  305. d1shima [sez:]:

    As time goes by, it would be good to remember that Aloha and ATA were both operating and oil was below $100 a barrel on the day JD officially started as AD.
    All of those things couldn't have been anticipated in his proposal to fill the position.


  306. d1shima [sez:]:

    mctruck,

    Not sure about that. Unless UH can also find its own cheap source of fuel for the plane, it might not matter.


  307. Loa:

    morning gang!

    congrats to Kate, Kaulana and Brandi

    good luck Kenny, a lot of keiki that attended the speed and quickness camps over the years will be pulling for you

    thank you Travis for all your contributions to the Warriors magical 07 season, hope your shoulder surgery is a success

    Rich and Margo - great news!
    glad to hear about the hair growth, personnaly i don't know what i would do without mine, hehehe, anyways congrats and hope you make it back to the islands soon

    have a safe and happy day!


  308. mctruck:

    d1,

    have the ag dept., start growing mo corn.....ehtanol bro!!!!, bwaaaahaha!!!

    the flight crew...all professional volunteers.

    another angle....discount,(donated),gas from these distributors....show some Aloha la-dat.


  309. mctruck:

    A-House,

    just trying to recover whatever blogs I missed last night......
    thanks for your update on the running backs...appreciated it.


  310. mctruck:

    break time for a late breakfast.....laters gang.


  311. Loa:

    mctruck - i like your idea on #200, they should start a local show say on oc16 or pbs with a certain blog host with videos supplied by a princess and guests that include not only the players/coaches but Tsaiko Nationals discussing the F's. heck if tiny can have a show then why not our leader, maybe the HA can get behind it too.


  312. LizKauai:

    Aloha Kakahiaka!

    Kate Robinson- good writing! You pass!
    Information and interesting anecdotes, personal shouts... it all works :lol:


  313. whitey:

    Good morning to all Tsaikos. Best wishes to Travis Campbell and good health.


  314. Loa:

    morning Liz & whitey (mr. 1/2 mayor) !

    I wonder where ST is snooping for Warrior news today?


  315. d1shima(tilted):

    Loa,
    Wassup!

    I wonder whose shoes Stephen will be checking out today?

    heheheheh


  316. d1shima(tilted):

    mctruck,
    no even get me started on da ethanol ting.

    How many acres of sugar cane Hawaii HAD growing b4?


  317. Kekoa:

    Good Morning Tsaiko People...

    Hey Stretch!...how long did it take for that TSA agent to inspect your sausage?


  318. Loa:

    howzit d1shima(tilted) ! ru related to d1shima(sez)?

    kinda quiet huh, no report from the ceded lands or the big island yet

    wonder if finals pau at UHM? was thinking that it might be a good time to visit the bookstore to look at the UA gear


  319. koakane:

    good morning and howzit (only one today)

    checking in and lurking

    need another kope to kill this heat wave here in waipahuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu


  320. Kekoa:

    d1shima ~ So we get Aunty Linda to authorize "training flights" to certain cities for the cargo jets assigned to the Hawaii Air Guard. We are testing the "readiness" of the aircraft and crew to deploy at a moments notice, to various locations around the U.S.

    Ok...so the coaches & team may have to parachute in to the stadium. All part of the paratrooper training to toughen up the guys! Talk about intimidating the other team as they hit the field in full uniform and helmets! Hehehe...death from above! :twisted:


  321. SteveM:

    wafan:
    May 15th, 2008 at 4:14 am
    LV . . .

    The horror! The mind pictures! I am glad I have the entire day to try to forget what you just said....

    Appending note to file: No beach party cattle call and Speedo contest for Wafan on his next trip to Honolulu.

    Need to send out some SAR teams for blogger casualties after last night's blog hiccup. Off to work today, will be back at lunch.


  322. Stretch:

    Kekoa:
    May 15th, 2008 at 8:31 am
    Good Morning Tsaiko People…
    Hey Stretch!…how long did it take for that TSA agent to inspect your sausage?

    The sausage is short kind so she wasn't too interested, she just made the comment.


  323. James:

    Good morning Tsaikos....

    D1 - when words like that are used, I too grab my wallet....but willing to take one for da team and check it out...may not be that pricey....

    Stretch/Kekoa - somebody checking Stretch's sausage?? Mwahahahahahha I almost did a Koakane and spit my coffee all over my keyboard.

    Speaking of TSA, I actually got on a flight that I didn't even have a ticket for. There was a mix up in scheduling my flight and the person who was supposed to book my flight didn't. Anyway, for some reason the ticket counter guys gave me a ticket for the flight I thought I was on. I get past security and board the plane. SOmebody's in my seat so I call the flight attendant to straighten it out. They tell me, "Oh we have a new computer ticketing system and have had some glitches with overbooking, maybe we'll put you in first class." They check on the situation, come back and tell me, "Ummm...sir, you're not even on this flight. We don't have a reservation for you at all in our system. Please step off the plane and we will figure this out." WOW....kinda scary.

    GO WARRIORS!!!


  324. koakane:

    james,

    buy me drinkee bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    eh what time you going be dea on saturday?


  325. koakane:

    stretch and james,

    little sausage ummmmmmmmmmmmm was this part of our conversation at any place why men do not go in pairs to bathroom? bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa


  326. koakane:

    oh befoa I porget...................mahalo and shaka braddah to addahknowjoe.


  327. d1shima(tilted):

    Loa,
    "sez", "tilted"- one in da same
    How many dayz 'til fall camp?

    Kekoa,
    Only prob w/ dat plan is da "ankle factor"
    We all remember how much just one twisted ankle caused much consternation in Warrior Nation.


  328. Kekoa:

    James ~ I'm checking to see if that place is leasing ceded land. Mebbe we can work out a fair trade agreement. If not, I may have to authorize our West Side Tsaiko Chapter to officially occupy, until an EIS is completed in 1 year of intense adult beverage investigation.

    The last thing we ever want to do is say, "Bartender...step away from the bar and NOBODY gets hurt!"


  329. Kekoa:

    D1 - No problem, we can build a titanium ankle at shop #31 in Pearl Harbor. I know just the man for the job!


  330. James:

    Koakane... I only by drinkee for A1....mwahahahahahahaha

    Kekoa...hmmm,,,that's a thought...West Side Chapter to assist.....or takeover, whatever works....


  331. Esme:

    Ohaiyo gozaimasu, magandang umaga, buenos dias and buon giorno, gang. :mrgreen:

    Even as I've been gone from the blog for a while (due to the continuing avalanche of work) ... everyone here has gone on running amok as usual, I see. :lol:

    Have a great day, everyone!


  332. koakane:

    kekoa, james

    if we do intensive EIS surveys maybe certification completed in 3 to 5 months. how you guys figga? sounds like a plan.


  333. homey ®:

    I guess that TSA agent isn't a connoisseur of vienna sausage.

    Howdy all!

    Speaking of football why are those people in the stripe clothing called referees, umpire, linesman, and judges?


  334. Bulla:

    bhf,
    mahalo for the props in #283; interesting conversations this week concerning Coach Mack and cleaning house in Manoa. i can't speak for Barry's ohana, but for us...knowing that your son is going to a good program where the coaches genuinely care, the school is in a great location, and that your son is 'smitten' with the chance of playing and starting at a D1 college....priceless.

    do i wish things were different? not really, everything works out for the best....we should have more student athletes going to college.....that's the bigger challenge.


  335. James:

    homey...is that what you call them??? I only know them by several choice names...mwahahahahahaha


  336. Bulla:

    Esme,

    long time no see, have a good day:):):)


  337. Addahknowsports:

    Thanks Esme,

    amuck=amok. I knew something didn't look right.

    Anyway, Good Morning and see ya laters, Everyone!


  338. Bulla:

    james,

    you too, have a good day :)


  339. homey ®:

    Good news on Patton, the Wahine and especially wonderful news about Margo!

    Sorry to read about Noa and Campbell. Best of luck to both in their next journey.


  340. James:

    Bulla....so true, and the key word is 'student' athlete......


  341. homey ®:

    A-Sports - Amok is just the filipino version of amuck.


  342. homey ®:

    Wait a minute, Kazz wears a size medium?

    James - I call it like how I envision it...


  343. Jason:

    Esme: Have you gotten any of the e-mails I've sent to you? Or are you ignoring them, since I forgot you on Mother's Day? :-(

    Can't believe the charter costs that "Ferd" laid out. That is some serious cash. So, try and trump the costs with higher guarantees in a Fresno-like scheduling philosophy, or host the lesser teams of I-A and hope that revenue from home games can help? If the team continues to improve like we hope it will, the former might be tougher to accomplish; and we all know how hard it is to draw fans when the lesser teams come to town.


  344. homey ®:

    Learned something new at the cc, a poi pounder is actually used to pound poi. Who would've thunk it... :lol:


  345. homey ®:

    Jason - I think your mom abandoned you... :cry:


  346. Kazz:

    A moment to reflect.

    From the Advertiser front page:

    Hawaiiana authority Lake dies
    Master chanter, teacher credited for cultural program at Saint Louis

    By Rod Ohira
    Advertiser Staff Writer

    John Keolamaka'ainana Lake, a beloved son of Hawai'i who devoted his life to preserving native language and traditions, died yesterday in Honolulu, according to relatives and friends.

    Lake was a master chanter, kumu hula, author, researcher, educator and lecturer who retired from full-time teaching at Saint Louis School in 1992. When Lake joined the Saint Louis faculty in 1965, he started a Hawaiian Studies program that grew to include courses in Hawaiian history, language, music, dance and singing.

    In 1994, the John K. Lake Endowed Chair of Hawaiian Studies was established at Saint Louis. Lake also founded Hui Na Opio, the school's Hawaiian group.

    His contributions and achievements in Hawaiiana went beyond the Saint Louis campus.

    "His gift to us as Native Hawaiians is perpetuating the Hawaiian language," said Vicky Holt Takamine, kumu hula of Pua Ali'i 'Ilima halau, who learned from the same teacher as Lake — the late "Aunty" Maiki Aiu Lake, wife of John's first cousin, Kahauanu Lake.

    "His knowledge of the Hawaiian language plus oli (chanting) and hula imparted on his students a deeper understanding of Hawaiian culture and traditions," Takamine said.

    Lake taught oli at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Center for Hawaiian Studies.

    He was much in demand as a chanter. "It was the quality of his voice," that made Lake an exceptional chanter, Takamine said.

    Lake was a soft-spoken, humble man who always made time for people. "For him, it wasn't so much about politics, he focused more on protocol and oli," Takamine said. "He had his own style and vocal quality."

    Among Lake's former students who are carrying on his mission are John Kapono'ai Molitau and Poomaikai Crozier.

    Lake was former president of the State Council on Hawaiian Heritage and with his cousin, Kahauanu, he organized the Hawaiian Academy of Arts Music and Dance event in 1993.

    Lake was the chanter at various 'Onipa'a events marking the centennial of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.

    Services are pending.


  347. Kazz:

    homey ®:

    May 15th, 2008 at 10:36 am
    Wait a minute, Kazz wears a size medium?

    James - I call it like how I envision it…

    Yes a medium, for SOME brands of shirts, or as our people like to call it: "MEGEUM".


  348. homey ®:

    Kazz - okay, I'll see if I can squeeze into an UA size small then. Do they have children sizes?


  349. bonar:

    Noa is a physical speciman. His challenge has always been his head and intensity.


  350. James:

    Kazz...I like my t-shirts small so I can make big body....mwahahahahahha


  351. James:

    Condolensces to the Lake family....especially my elementary school classmate Naomi.....


  352. homey ®:

    James - poser! :lol: Is that a Damien thing?


  353. James:

    Homey... I only following your lead... :-)


  354. Kazz:

    James,

    You knew those in or near the Lake family?


  355. Stephen Tsai:

    Gigi and Doc's wishes have been answered.
    See the new post.


  356. Kazz:

    Oh yeah, BTW...

    J-DOG was right about the Ward Sports Authority having a large selection of Under Armour "stuffs", I went their last night to get a new gym bag and a few more workout tees.

    Didn't find any UH UA gear though.


  357. homey ®:

    bonar - you noticed that about Noa too? Maybe he has that Sam Perkins quality about him. In that he doesn't seem like he's hustling but somehow manages to get the job done. I think it's consistency. Some games he's outstanding while in others he seems to disappear. Hmmmm, I think I'll go back and look at a couple of past games and key on him.


  358. LizKauai [Believer]:

    did I hear a tappity???

    I know Laola Lake. I can see her house from my office.

    He daughter Sanoe was in Blue Crush.


  359. koakane:

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