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Milca: 'Mahalo and aloha'

May 9th, 2009
By Stephen Tsai

The Rainbow Wahine's softball season ended with yesterday's loss to Nevada in the WAC Tournament. Here's senior rightfielder Tanisha Milca's final diary entry:

FRIDAY — With four teams left in the WAC Tournament, we thought our chances of winning it were good as we had defeated all the teams at least once during the regular season. Knowing we were going to play one of our biggest conference rivals, Nevada—which had knocked us out of the tourney the past three years—was extra incentive for today’s game. We wanted end that streak. The game was a battle, but after 10 innings, the outcome once again was unfortunately not in our favor and our 2009 season had finally come to an end.
After our post-game talk, the team circled around for one last "BOWS!" and then the tears began to flow from the seniors. On the ride back to our hotel, I reflected on my four-year career at UH, and I found myself smiling because I realized that I have been extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to play Division I softball for Hawaii. During my time here, I experienced winning a conference championship and played in two NCAA Regionals and one Super Regional. I also thought about how much I'm going to miss playing the game…miss our three hour practices…and most of all miss playing softball with a great group of girls and coaches.
I am very grateful to Coach Bob and the University of Hawai`i for giving me the opportunity to live out my childhood dream of being a Rainbow Wahine. As my career comes to an close, I leave knowing that I lived every day to the fullest, gave everything I had, and I have no regrets. To my teammates past and present, and to future players yet to come, my only words of wisdom are to enjoy every moment because it goes by really quickly. Work Hard, Play Hard, Be Smart, and Have FUN!!
Mahalo and Aloha,
Tanisha Milca #6

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Don't forget it's karaoke night. We'll be honoring our hero, Frank, who is a short leave from his thrd tour in Iraq. Please join us . . . but notify SteveM first.

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235 Responses to “Milca: 'Mahalo and aloha'”

BigWave96744:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:11 am
Good Morning Everyone...
Bulla, Have a Great Day with the Iron Men of God...
Wish I could be there with you all...

BigWave96744:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:27 am
On this day:
- Miami Dolphins Jake Long turns 24
- Future MLB Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn turns 49
- Billy Joel turns 60
- Henry J Kaiser builder of the Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam, and founder of Henry J. Kaiser High School was born in 1882
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- 15 years ago Nelson Mandela was named President of South Africa
With that I'll leave you with a tune from Aswad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCLRK884LKA

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:39 am
Good morning to everyone near and far!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Wow. Top 5!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Back to the previous blog to finish reading the posts.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:42 am
Pisa handled his release with class.

Linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa bid a gracious adieu to the Rams after being released Friday.

"I really like the direction they're going," he said. "Because the team wasn't winning, you knew this year was going to be different, and a lot of faces would be different. I didn't really honestly think it would involve me. But the change is here, it's come, and I think it's a good change. If something isn't working, you've got to figure things out."

"They thought I was too good to be a backup," Tinoisamoa said. "I'm getting paid too much to be a backup. They had brought that up earlier in the week, so (being released) wasn't a total surprise."

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:45 am
Even before the draft it was clear that the Rams were planning to replace Pisa. I didn't realize that he was actually 20 pounds under his listed playing weight...when the new coach emphasizes size over speed, he wasn't a good fit for their system anymore.

Tinoisamoa, 27, led the Rams in tackles in four of his six seasons but didn't fit the mold of coach Steve Spagnuolo, who prefers bigger linebackers. Neither Spagnuolo nor general manager Billy Devaney was available for comment Friday, though Spagnuolo said in a statement, "This was a difficult decision based on a lot of factors. I have a great deal of respect for Pisa and wish him all the best."

Chief among those factors was size. Tinoisamoa was listed at 240 pounds but played at 220 last year. When the Rams announced that Will Witherspoon would move to the weak side and Chris Draft to the middle, the only spot remaining was on the strong side, which requires an even beefier guy who frequently mucks with tight ends. The addition of James Laurinaitis in the second round of the draft further complicated Tinoisamoa's situation.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:49 am
The NY Times rates Utah State #115, which means that 3 of the 6 lowest rated teams are in the WAC...the bottom 3 of the WAC is lower rated than the bottom of *any* other conference. I hope that all 3 improve quickly, which would earn the WAC some needed respect.

High point: Utah State’s 30-14 win over Hawaii was their first over an F.B.S team with a non-losing record since a 32-30 win over New Mexico State (then 6-3) in 2002.

Players to watch: The most pleasant surprise on last year’s team – outside of the three WAC wins – was the play of the junior quarterback Diondre Borel, who led the team in both passing (1,705 yards and 11 touchdowns) and rushing (632 yards). Borel played very sparingly as a freshman, not attempting a pass and rushing for 10 yards on five carries. Borel, whose best game came in Utah State’s win over Hawaii (223 yards passing, 87 yards rushing), was one of only seven quarterbacks in the country to lead his team in both passing and rushing yards.

Position battle to watch: With the majority of their starters and contributors returning from last year’s team, there are not many positions open to competition.

djmitcho:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:08 am
Good Morning All!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:20 am
Hi Garret and dj!

How is the weather for you guys? Cool morning here but it is going to warm up nicely through the day. Yeah!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:21 am
Liz . . .

You awake?

HA! Just returning the favor. Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!

djmitcho:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:30 am
wafan,
yes, its a brisk morning, but looking for sun and a nice afternoon. It's supposed be even nicer tomorrow

mctruck:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Milca,

You one class wahine. Enjoyed your memoir note above. May you enjoy and be successful at whatever you pursue in the future, God bless you, and thanks for representing UH and Hawaii.

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:35 am
❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ G D..Morning..Tsaikos..and..Warrior..Nation!!! ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀

mctruck:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Tanisha Milca, that is.

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:39 am
ST - Thank you for posting Tanisha Milca's journal entry. I didn't see it in the on-line HA this morning. I guess they ran out of space? I think we're all going to miss this class of senior players...

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:42 am
Congratulations to Liz_Kauai!!!

I think she now holds to record for consecutive posts on the WB. She had 31 posts in a row between 12:35 am (#465) and 12:53 am (#495). She would have had even more except for Ralph!

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:46 am
Re: Pisa - Wow... 220# is awfully light and may explain some of the miss tackles I've seen, and his being somewhat injury prone. The NFL is a high impact game. Momentum is key. Momentum = velocity (speed) X Mass!!!

Mr C:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Good morning.
See you all whoever going tonight.
Off to work.

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:07 am
C-Ya! Mr. C - I guess I won't but have a terrific day and lots of fun at tonight's KK!

chawan_cut:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:31 am
have fun at karaoke!

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:47 am

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addahknowjoe:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Gmornin Brew!

Gmornin CC!

Gmornin Mr C!

Gmornin McTruck!

Gmornin djmitcho!

Gmornin wafan!

Gmornin Garret!

Gmornin BigWave!

addahknowjoe:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Good to see Frank n Rob25 last nite.

Can't wait to see our Ohana tonite!

HawaiianKiko(Chief Lurker):
May 9th, 2009 at 7:19 am
Aloha from the tropical islands of Hawaii on the coconut wireless in digital paradise

Good Morning TsaiKo Ohana

Congratulations to the Seniors and the rest of the UH Womens Softball program for a fine season

Back to the Future(of Lurking)

FloridaTed:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Morning/afternoon, Tsaiko-Nation and Tsai-Meister.

Well, Summer has arrived in Florida. Already 92F by 11 am. At least the daily afternoon thunderstorms are not here yet.

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for football. Everthing else seems just like passing time.

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:25 am

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layson:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:29 am
michelle wie is 1 over thru 10 holes and t25 currently at 4 under total
lorena ochoa leads by 1 at 14 under total.

tom mui:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Aloha Florida Ted and your lovely wife!

Looking forward to meeting you at the UNLV game.

Good morning Tsaikos! and ST.

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:46 am
30?

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:49 am
good morning tsai-ko country. hear the hustling and bustling out here on the wassai must be something big brewing. shout outs to all in or out of the 808 who are up and posting this early am.

always good to see brew's graphics brightening up the posts.

giving out my congrats to the wahine sball players and the departing seniors on their run thru the WAC tourny. hope they get a bid somewhere so they can extend their aloha for their team and mates a little longer.

wishing the rainbow men get some luck or something so that they don't get shut out of the tourny being held at Murakami stadium. got all fingers and toes crossed. will be agonizingly listening today. GO BIG GREEN 'challenge and battle them'

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Howzit Florida Ted!!!!

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:50 am

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koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:50 am
cohana

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Eh koakane!!

Stretch:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:51 am
Good Morning Tsaikos!!

Looking forward to Karaoke tonight but first need to hack it up on the golf course. See you guys later.

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:51 am
I hope this one works....

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Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:52 am
brew808.........

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koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:53 am
cohana green bottles nuff said

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:53 am
Stretch.....das fine, just no come saying you drank too much already!!!

Heard that one already......

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:54 am
kk: Yeah baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Close enuf.... Everyone have a most excellent day and party hardy (and safely) at tonight's KK!!!

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LizKauai [iMac] Unite and Conquer!:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Tanisha Milca- Way to go!

Yawwwnnn...
Aloha Kakahiaka!

WOW, brew!!!

Yes, wafan, I'm up now!

kope... kope...

LizKauai [iMac] Unite and Conquer!:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Hey- HI TED!!!

Mahalo to ST or whomever adjusted the blog numbers last night.

It REALLY feels like Warrior season now!!! 500+ entries!

A-Joe... we have out Tsai-ko priorities, eh?

kope for real now...

Kekoa:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Good Morning Tsaiko Villagers!

Howdy FT!...Could you speed it up a bit? Patti said you started typing last Monday! Heheheh!

Hey, before you know it, we'll be talking about the team right there with you and Patti - in Vegas - on Game Day! I'm looking forward to it along with all of the Tsaiko Roadies.

Kazz:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Thanks ST for posting Milca's entry.

It's hard to go out on a note like that for the senior members of any team, but nothing can compare to the entire "body of work" over their careers.

They'll get over it and the senior members of the team will now move forward and UP-ward with their lives and the returning Rainbow Wahine will only be hungrier for another shot again in 2010!!!

GO WAHINE!!!

Kekoa:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Brew!...My eyes come all miss-com-boo-boo-lated tryin' fo read your grafitti. Take it easy braddah, udda wize I might have to make one appointment wit Doctah Ralph. If I come out all cock-eye, I goin' fly my slippah at you in Vegas!

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:25 am
lizk just had my first kope made with fresh grains from KAUAI so ono

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:26 am
no patnah not ralphie you going come back with plenty negative waves

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:27 am
50 babe

Stephen Tsai:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:31 am
I've set a record for being kicked off my own blog.

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Great Morning All!

Nice entry by Tanisha Milca. Very good to read her attitude of gratitude; obviously she's a winner no matter the result of this season. Although I don't include myself as one of the Wahine Softball faithful, I want to extend a Mahalo to Tanisha and all her Senior sisters for their contributions to the UHAD and hope they will move forward and use the education they received to its best use.

....obviously, I've already had lots of kope!

Kazz:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:34 am

koakane™:

May 9th, 2009 at 7:49 am

giving out my congrats to the wahine sball players and the departing seniors on their run thru the WAC tourny. hope they get a bid somewhere so they can extend their aloha for their team and mates a little longer.

Gonna have to hope and wish on Sunday. The NCAA softball tourney selection show is at 10am on ESPNU.

Coach Coolen said many times before that this season would be different than the last and many before as their RPI wasn't as strong (90-ish I think) and only winning the WAC tourney would get them into the tournament, or at least finishing 2nd, maaaaaaaaybe 3rd.

However, Graham Hayes from ESPN presents some arguements to give Na Wahine a bid if certain circumstances were to happen. This is one of those rare instances where ESPN actually does their homework regarding a UH athletic program:

Now it's time to reach for the Advil.

The above math leaves 10 spots remaining in the field of 64: six at-large bids and automatic bids in the Atlantic Sun, Conference USA, Missouri Valley and Ohio Valley.

Among the regular-season champions in those four conferences, Creighton might be in the best shape, even if it loses out on the automatic bid in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Its RPI is only 56, but it won the league handily (with a .760 winning percentage to Southern Illinois' .682) and had wins out of conference against Arizona and Nebraska.

Jacksonville State is a healthy No. 30 in RPI, but its best wins out of Ohio Valley play were doubleheader sweeps against Mercer and Mississippi. It also dropped games the past two weekends (although it did finish with a 21-2 record in its last 23).

In Conference USA, East Carolina lost out on the regular-season title on the final weekend without playing a conference game. While the Pirates beat Campbell and split with Virginia Tech out of conference, Tulsa captured the title on percentage points with a sweep of Southern Miss (due to cancellations, Tulsa was 16-4 to East Carolina's 19-5).

In terms of at-large profiles, East Carolina took two of three from Tulsa earlier and beat Florida State out of conference (in addition to one-run losses against Michigan, North Carolina and Notre Dame, if you're looking for a bit of context on the Pirates). Tulsa closed with a 9-1 record in its past 10 games and a 13-2 record in its past 15 games. It also beat Oklahoma State (splitting two games) and Creighton out of conference.

Finally, the Atlantic Sun looks more and more like the leftover part from the piece of the furniture you thought was assembled, the part that looks suspiciously like it plays some rather important load-bearing role. Its four top-60 RPI teams are more than the Big West, Mountain West and WAC, all of which likely will get multiple NCAA tournament bids.

But the Atlantic Sun's strongest candidate on paper, Florida Gulf Coast, isn't eligible for the NCAA tournament as it continues the transition to Division I. And out of a group that includes regular-season champ Campbell, Lipscomb and Mercer, only Mercer has top-50 wins against a team other than Florida Gulf Coast: two against Auburn.

So back to those 10 remaining spots. Should all four above regular-season champs -- Creighton, Jacksonville State, Tulsa and Campbell -- double up and win conference tournaments and automatic bids, here's how the bubble would look in this projection:

Last Six In:

1. Auburn: Just 4-16 in its past 20 but enough quality wins or a good enough RPI.

2. East Carolina: Top 50 RPI, two wins against Tulsa and one against Florida State.

3. Arkansas: Top 40 RPI, key April wins versus Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa.

4. Hawaii: 16-4 in its past 20 and wins versus Oklahoma, Ohio State, Fresno State, Nevada.

5. Oklahoma State: Just 3-9 versus Big 12's top six but beat Tulsa twice and Stanford.

6. Mississippi State: .500 overall, missed SEC tournament, but owns wins against Georgia, Tennessee (twice), Auburn, Purdue, Florida State and Hawaii.

Despite the struggles early on in the season and being eliminated from the WAC tournament, being considered by some to still get an at large bid is quite remarkable and ANOTHER testament to the effort of the Wahine coaching staff and the players.

Class program with class people involved!

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:34 am
RIP Chuck Daly.

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:37 am
...so what's erryboddy got planned for today?

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Kazz: Braddah...you working today again?? Sheesh! Tell your division VP Colomaohana said, "Take it easy...."

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:39 am
d1: You going tonight, right?

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Big C,

I "go" erryday...usually in the morning...

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:52 am
♪♫ Hiya Colomaohana!!! - You got "character"!!! ♪ ♫

Kazz:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Colomaohana,

(sighs...) Unfortunately it's not even his call!

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Oh - and there's another one, and another one, and....

Mr C:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Koakane
Yes. Wessai is peaceful today. Hope it stays that way. No can work late so got to regulate.

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:00 am
OMG......brew808.......you lurk pn dat side too????!!! hahahahaha...

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:01 am
d1: I guess appreciating simple things like that comes with age, huh??????!!! hehe...

SteveM:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Good morning everyone!

Stephen Tsai:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:31 am
I've set a record for being kicked off my own blog.

Yup, don't know whether the official start date would be December 2006 or January 2007 though...

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:02 am
mistah C no porget to mark down the check points and make copies so we can arrive bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Kazz: wth???? At least you can do THIS while you're there!

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:05 am
d1島: Big C, I "go" erryday...usually in the morning

kden wiping off kope from da computa after roflmfao

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:05 am
hawaiianbod check you email

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Big C,

When it becomes the highlight of the day, then you've got a problem!

Mr C:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Koakane
Should be all g. Never hear plans for check points.
No big events tonight.
If not everyone follow us home and take whatever cut off to go home.

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:10 am
kk: I KNOW THE CHECKPOINTS!!

$50/per copy....

Eh..we gotta pay tuition SOMEHOW, right???

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:12 am
d1: Yes.....sad, but true....

Bwuahahahah...

Mr C: we can charge for the escort home, too, right?

$50/per car? plus mileage?

Mr C:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:16 am
I guess can charge. But if koakane can get us DE to maoanalua, he is free.

LizKauai [iMac] Unite and Conquer!:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:17 am
51 - ST, how do you get kicked off your own blog???

A-House:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Good morning to all Tsaikos near and far!

Looking for Torrance Dude to contact us at ahousefamilyatyahoodotcom. We are still holding your prize from 2008 football season. If no hear from you by 5/16/09, we will give it back to ST for a future contest.

tsaiko:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:24 am
hope you guys like it, have a nice day

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koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:26 am
eh mr. C how come you like tour keed go to the moanalua garden bwhaaaaa

tsaiko:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:27 am
♪♫ ♪ ♫♪♫ ♪ ♫

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:30 am
opps tour=your

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Try to stay cool today erryboddy...

see you wen I see you...

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:38 am
congrats to wahine softballers Julie Franklin and Clare Warrick for making all- american academic team also to water polo and tennis warrior/wahines for their triumphs in their tourny's..............go get'um gangie's

koakane™:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:38 am
lattas d1

Mr C:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Koakane
Because statistics show that great people come from that area.
ha ha ha ha ha.
Nah fo real.

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Mr C: Sheeezez....#72, see what that school did for your spelling?? Lord help us all....

Mr C:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Increase da peace gang.
Peace i'm out.

Colomaohana:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Gotta fold clothes and feed da' boys some snacks..

I'm out for now.

A-House:
May 9th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Always wondered amount of $$$ received by school from a bowl game.

Paper says Sugar Bowl payout is $14,000,000. How much does each school receive?

Schools that grumble about "losing" money on a Bowl game - it is totally under their control on who goes and $$$ spent - have absolutely NO sympathy for schools who bring the "world" and grumble on losing $$$.

LizKauai [iMac] Unite and Conquer!:
May 9th, 2009 at 10:10 am
'k gotta work a bit before tonight.
CUsoon!

layson:
May 9th, 2009 at 10:13 am
michelle wie shot 2 over 73 is t28 after round 3 at 3 under total.
co leaders lindsey wright and cristie kerr are at 15 under total
wie did not hit her irons close to the hole and could not make any 20-35 foot putts like she did yesterday.

Pauoa Boy:
May 9th, 2009 at 10:23 am
R.I.P. Coach Chuck Daly coach of the best team ever assembled in the world the Original Dream Team...

Kazz:
May 9th, 2009 at 10:44 am
koakane™:

May 9th, 2009 at 9:38 am
congrats to wahine softballers Julie Franklin and Clare Warrick for making all- american academic team also to water polo and tennis warrior/wahines for their triumphs in their tourny's..............go get'um gangie's

NA WAHINE REPRESENT AGAIN!!!

On da field and off da field, they continue to make UH and the fans proud!

from hawaiiathletics.com:

5/9/2009 8:50:27 AM

HONOLULU – Two University of Hawai`i softball players were named to the CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 8 team announced by CoSIDA. Seniors Julie Franklin and Clare Warwick were both selected to the district’s second-team.

Franklin, a shortstop from Temple City, Calif., carries a 3.96 grade point average and will be graduating next week with a degree in psychology. She the only player in UH history, other Warwick, to earn the award twice. Franklin is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and has been an National Fastpitch Coaches Association, WAC, and UH Scholar-Athlete every season of her career. She has been the top student-athlete for the softball team the past three years. This season, Franklin appeared in 36 games and hit .235 overall with three doubles and three home runs.

Warwick, a third baseman from Canberra, Australia, carries a 3.89 grade point average and will graduate in December 2009 with a degree in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science. She is the only Rainbow Wahine to ever be selected to the CoSIDA District 8 team three times (2007, ’08, ’09). Warwick has started 220 consecutive games for Rainbow Wahine and earned All-WAC honors for the third straight year earlier this week. In her career, Warwick is second all-time in UH histoyr with 159 runs scored and third in hits with 138.

Only six other Rainbow Wahine have ever earned the prestigious honor: Tracy Loo (1992), Joyce Lum (1998), Stacie Hirano (2002), Kate Judd (2002), Tracie Uchima (2004), and Brandi Peiler (2008). Last year was the first time in program history that three players were selected in one season (Franklin, Peiler, and Warwick).

In order to be nominated for Academic All-District and All-America honors, a player must be a starter or significant reserve, must have a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average and must have completed at least one full academic year at her institution. Voting is done by member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

madeinhawaii:
May 9th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Morning all...

Nice story... enjoyed the read.

AND Congrats to the UH Men's Tennis Team for not only winning the WAC for the 2nd consecutive year but for garnering their 1st ever NCAA tournament win over a very good 20th ranked Oklahoma team. Next up, though, is #7 UCLA. NO shame.. so skaid...Go geeve 'em! Whootah!

Stephen Tsai:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:08 am
A-House:
Schools actually do lose money on most bowls because of the requirements. For instance, if UH goes to the Hawaii Bowl, it has to stay a certain amount of days in a hotel (I'm thinking six) and pay for the meals and ground transportation. Then it has to pony up money for bonuses and gifts.
Now if it's a regular-season home game, UH only has hotel and ground transportation for two days. No bonuses. Only four meals. No gifts.

Stephen Tsai:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:09 am
I think Boise State is one of the few schools that doesn't stay in a hotel the night before a home game.

Hilo Rain:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Is football the only sport in which staying at a hotel the night before a home game is traditional? What other sports do this?

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:31 am
A-House,

Bowl payouts *really* vary. You cannot use one of the huge BCS bowl payouts to wonder why some teams lose money when going to a bowl game. You mentioned $14 million for teams that go to the Sugar Bowl...what about the $325k that the New Orleans Bowl paid each team or the $300k that the papajohns bowl is estimated to pay each team? Huge contrast, and going to the low paying bowl games basically guarantees a school will lose money.

There used to be a minimum that a bowl was required to pay, but apparently that changed (according to an article from 2 years ago, so maybe things changed back) and now bowls negotiate with conferences. For example, when Arizona State played in the Hawaii Bowl in 2006 (I was there!), Arizona State just got paid $398k--I'm sure that they lost a lot of money considering they had to fly the team to Hawaii and put them in a Waikiki hotel for a week during holiday season. I'm sure that Notre Dame lost a lot of money by going to the Hawaii Bowl, but they make so much money from the BCS and TV that it doesn't matter.

I don't understand why the Big East is okay with the Texas Bowl paying the Big 12 team $750k and the Big East team just $500k when the Big 12 team will have much lower travel costs...but I guess the Big 12 team is a bigger draw for fans. The Big East team is guaranteed to lose money with that low of a payout.

There are a fair number of bowls that pay $750k or less to each team, far lower than the $14 million figure you referenced when wondering why teams lose money by going to bowl games!

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Here is a slightly old article about bowl payouts.

the Texas Bowl is paying Kansas State $750,000, according to Bob Burda of the Big 12. Its opponent, Rutgers, is getting $500,000, according to Nick Carparelli of the Big East. In the past, bowls had to guarantee at least $750,000. Now they negotiate with conferences.

The Hawaii Bowl, for example, is paying $398,000 to the Pacific-10 for Arizona State's appearance. But the bowl is requiring teams to guarantee only 1,200 tickets, according to Pac-10 spokesman Jim Muldoon, instead of thousands more as in the past.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Hilo Rain,

From what I understand, no other sport stays in a hotel the night before a home game. The only other big revenue sport is basketball, but they play twice per week and definitely do not stay in a hotel before home games.

Heck, didn't UH men's volleyball take a red-eye flight and play a game the day they arrived? Plus, they sleep 3 to a room (football would never do that) and they eliminated the pre-game meal to save money.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:40 am
How is the weather for you guys?

wafan,

Sorry I didn't answer your question this morning, but I took my kids to their sports class this morning. My girls had their first football class this morning and it was really cute to watch them learn some skills and run around for an hour!

Our weather report is pretty consistent right now: the next 7 days are supposed to have a high of 72, low around 60, with morning clouds because we are near the ocean. Inland gets up to the high 70s or low 80s.

JaM:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Good morning everyone!

See ya at the KK tonite.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:43 am
I'm sad to report that my girls said they like soccer more than football. Faith had soccer (AYSO) last year so she is much more comfortable with it than football, which I'm sure is a factor. At least my kids are learning the rules (from me) and getting some experience with football skills, so hopefully they will attend Warrior games with me in the future!

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:44 am
I hope that everyone has a great time as usual at the KK! I'll check in with the blog around midnight to see if there are any early reports on things from there.

MeiLing:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:52 am
(Sorry, LizK) GO MARYKNOLL!!! Wish I could go to the game to see them play Kaua'i today, but gotta get ready for the KK for Frank.

Congratulations to the graduating seniors of the Wahine SB team! Good luck in your next endeavors. Hope to make more SB games next season.

MeiLing:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Congrats to the UH men's tennis team for winning the WAC for a 2nd year in a row! Wow!

A-House:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Thanks ST and Garret for your responses to my bowl payout ?

Let me rephase my question. If bowl payout is $14,000,000 - does each school receive $14,000,000 or do they split the $14,000,000?

JaM:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Happy belated birthday wishes to Lori and Lorna.

Spoke to Princess Leila last nite at the ILH Track Championships.

Loa I would have said hi to you too...but I don't think I know you!

Hi LizK!

mctruck:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
addaknowjoe,

just wanted to acknowledge ur goodmorning....sorry bro, just checked backin for a few moments...have a wonderful evening everybody...going to have my dinner, laters.

JaM:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Oh yeah...go Maryknoll..game should be on TV OC16..but I will be at Castle for a track club meeting.

See everyone tonite!

mctruck:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
addaknowjoe,

just wanted to acknowledge ur goodmorning....sorry bro, just checked backin for a few moments...have a wonderful evening everybody...going to have my dinner, laters.
somethin gone wacky with this site..says I already said what I'm trying to post?????

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
If bowl payout is $14,000,000 - does each school receive $14,000,000 or do they split the $14,000,000?

A-House,

That is a very good question, one without a simple answer unfortunately. Some conferences pool their money, so each conference team gets a share from the total pool and the team that goes to the game might get a small bonus from the pool. Remember that for BCS conference teams, one spot is guaranteed in a BCS game for their conference champion...that money is already figured into their bowl pool that they will split.

For non BCS-conference teams, no BCS payday is guaranteed so there is a big bonus for the team that goes. Also, the other non-BCS conferences get a piece of the BCS bowl payout...so, if $14 mil is paid by the Sugar Bowl for each team, the conference the team is in might get $9 or $10 million. The WAC gives about half to the team in the BCS bowl game and splits the rest.among the other schools.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
A-House,

For the Big East, it looks like making a BCS bowl is worth about a million more than making another big bowl game.

The Big East pays schools that make a bowl game on a tiered basis, with a BCS game worth $2.4 million, the second bowl $1.6 million, the third $1.3 million and the fourth and fifth $1.1 million. "We just take all our bowl money, put it together, and we distribute it fairly," said associate commissioner Nick Carparelli, adding that the league wants to make sure schools can cover their expenses.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
If I remember correctly, making a BCS bowl game for Texas gives them an additional $2 million or so, so the Big 12 splits the money less equally. Of course a WAC team making a BCS game gets an additional $4.5 million or so as a reward. So, the answer to your question is that it depends on the conference, but no team takes home the whole $17 million or so the BCS bowl pays for each team.

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Franklin earns a 3.96 gpa and UH honors her with Phi Beta Kapppa and she's only second team!..she must have had one B+ and the rest A's. but she's giving up psychology to enter Culinary School, someday we'll she her in the company of Emeril, the iron chef, etc...good luck Julie.

Da Instagata:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
rainbows 7-6 top 6. it was 7-1.... OH ME OH MY!!! also sac st is leading nevada top 9.

Da Instagata:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
rainbows 10-6 bottom 6...whew.

Da Instagata:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
rainbows 12-6 top 7...ahh

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Will the lead hold?

13-6 'Bows, Top 7

Da Instagata:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
rainbows 13-6. another hr (mcdonald)

Kazz:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Ralph:

May 9th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Franklin earns a 3.96 gpa and UH honors her with Phi Beta Kapppa and she's only second team!..she must have had one B+ and the rest A's. but she's giving up psychology to enter Culinary School, someday we'll she her in the company of Emeril, the iron chef, etc...good luck Julie.

One of my last semesters at Manoa, I had something along those lines.

But it was more like one "B" and the rest "A.....Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL???!!!!????"

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
looking at the standings, a lot of teams played between 15 to 16 games and we already completed 21 games...Sac State played only 15 thru yesterday and they are within 3 wins of us...Sac St is in last place but unless we sweep the gap is closing fast unless someone else bombs Sac St

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
is the game in suspension? what's the score?

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
15-7, btm 9th

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Ralph,

Got ray-jyo?

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
One away

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
thanks, 8 run lead should hold..got to take two games.

A-House:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Garret:

Appreciate your lenghty explanation for "bowl" pay-outs.

If I digest your WAC dissertation, the conference keeps half to divide equally amongst all the members and the school playing in the BCS bowl gets another $4-5 mil.

Does anyone know how much UH actually received from the WAC's share (split amongst all teams) and how much they got for playing in the Sugar Bowl? I recall some mention of about $4.5 mil directly to UH.

Accepting Garret's explanation, if each team/conference gets $14,000,000 but the WAC receives only $9-10 mil, where did the other $4 - $5 mil go and why? Did it go the Sugar Bowl committee to cover expenses for the next year? Did the WAC keep it to cover expenses?

BTW, how does the WAC generate income to operate the conference, pay Benson and his stooges for all their bennies, office expenses, etc? I would find it difficult to accept that all teams pay and "equal share" to fund the WAC as the bottom teams don't have the funds to pay an equal share. That being the case, any bowl money should be distributed using the same formula. This may be an incentive for the bottom teams to really improve to "share in the wealth".

Again, with so many teams from BCS conferences going to bowl games, the rich get richer and the non-BCS conferences suck wind!! Therefore, if a "play-off" system were to be implimented and conferences are limited to the number of schools in bowl games, the "wealth" from all the bowl games can be thrown into a single pot and divided equally amongst all the conferences. The conference can then impliment its own system to distribute the booty.

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
1 sec to go, carter and nuggets up by 1 with mavs possession.

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
nuggets win, up 3-0...can't happen to a better person-Mark Cuban

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Walk.

Next batter dbls.

on at 2nd and 3rd

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
meat of the order

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Go A.C.!

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Sac to RF. 1 run in. 2 out

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
2 run dinger

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
national championship volleyball game tied 1-1...UC irvine came back to dominate game two to tie game

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
from Twitter

God could not be everywhere and therefore he made Mothers---Jewish Proverb

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
aren't up by 5 with two outs...come on who ever is pitching, keep it low

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
K!

d1島:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Game 2 in 45

D.M.:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Tanisha Milca is a great role model for girls of all ages. She's a hard worker on and off the field and she is a woman of great character. I wish her the best as continues on to the next phase in her life. Thank you and good luck, Tanisha!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Have a great time tonight everyone -- as you each exercise your small muscles!!! Wish I were there to witness the sweet cacaphonies and enjoy the fellowship. Whoo-hoo!!!

Uh. Small muscles = vocal cords.

Geez. Get your minds out of the gutters.

LizKauai [iMac] Unite and Conquer!:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
10-4, wafan!

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
USC wins game 3, now 2-1 USC over Irvine. who ever gets the UH job better start recruiting taller players because its become a power game with tall players...

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
but the tall guys must have game, got to dig and pass from the back line like Irvine and USC. USC hitting .386 while Irvine is at .321...excellent play.

vballfan1:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
UH mens volleyball post gets only 25 applicants apparently. We know Charlie Wade, MIke Sealy, Allen Allen, Mark Presho, Tino Reyes, and Scotty Wong. That's 7, I wonder who the other ones are.

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Irvine rolling in game 4, 21-11

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
A-House:
Accepting Garret's explanation, if each team/conference gets $14,000,000 but the WAC receives only $9-10 mil, where did the other $4 - $5 mil go and why?

The other $5 million or so that the WAC didn't get was split amongst the other non-BCS conferences.

The four remaining non-BCS conferences split the final $5 million or so using some type of strength-of-conference formula, so in terms of how much each conference got from UH's BCS berth, the Mountain West likely got more than Conference USA, the MAC, and the Sun Belt. I think I read somewhere that San Diego State netted ~ $150,000 (or something like that) alone on UH's BCS berth.

I agree with your assessment about the rich getting richer, A-House. Given the trends we've seen in the college football landscape recently implemented by BCS teams (Million dollar assistant coaches? You gotta be kidding me!), I feel we're slowly being pushed towards a two-class college football atmosphere in Division I-A. If we aren't already there, the wheels are certainly in motion, with the BCS powers being the catalyst for this increased disparity.

Pushing through change within the college football system is difficult. The BCS powers are entrenched and don't want to give up any power (or $$$). I'm of the impression that it would take an act of Congress to change it, but nowadays they have other more important things to focus on.

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Mark Presho is an assistant coach at UC Irvine

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
is Reid Sunahara applying?

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
A-House,

The exact payout that UH got from the Sugar Bowl was: $4,385,555. Looking up stuff like that easily is one of the benefits of my blog. Like CRW says, the difference between the Sugar Bowl payout and the money the WAC got was the money that went to the other non-BCS conferences. CRW is also correct when he said that San Diego State got about $150k from that Sugar Bowl money (I remember posting that article). Each WAC team got a similar amount of money from Utah's trips to BCS bowls.

From everything I've read, each team *does* pay an equal share for their WAC dues. However, each team gets the same amount of money from the NCAA basketball money and the ESPN TV money--no matter what school actually earned the money for the conference, it is split evenly among all conference schools. The financial incentives you are hoping for are sadly not there...UH even *loses* money when it goes to the Hawaii Bowl! When BSU chose to play in the Poinsettia Bowl and the Hawaii Bowl instead of their home bowl, it lost a lot of money for the conference (lower Humanitarian Bowl attendance revenue)...and UH shared equally in those losses with the rest of the WAC schools.

I like the way the Big 12 splits up their TV money--TV appearances give a big bonus to the schools, so there is a big financial incentive for teams to do well enough for TV to want to show them. ESPN loves UH and BSU, but UH and BSU get the same amount of money from TV that Utah State and Idaho get! Old contracts did have some financial incentive for schools that moved home games away from Saturday (kind of like an "inconvenience fee"), but I'm not sure that the current deal has that. I'm hoping that there isn't the same deal now because UH is playing off-Saturday road games and BSU vetoed a Friday game at Aloha Stadium.

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
irvine is the national champs...

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
second title in 3 years, Irvine in on a roll in vb and baseball with sperew and Gilliespie...good coach can make the difference...they go out a get good players and make them better.

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
brian ching on espn 224, soccer game...

bulla:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
congrats to UC Irvine,

great match

djmitcho (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Hope everyone has a good time at the KK. I'm at the Shock game and will be posting the game scores throughout the game. You can follow the score at http://www.twitter.com/mitchopalooza. Or click on my name. Will let you know if Hercules Satele plays tonight.

djmitcho (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Satele is not playing tonight. That sucks

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
we haven't any OL player make an NFL team in the last 2 years....can't think of any FA offers....maybe Hercules at Arizona...FA or tryout?

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Dang, Alexander is going to throw the game...literally and figuratively!

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
is there a score?

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
5-4 Hawaii

Ryan Morford broke the homerun record with a two run HR in the 2nd! He's tricky!

Sac State beat Nevada twice in doubleheader so now statistically ahead of Hawaii and they will be tied if Hawaii wins.

Ralph:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
not good news regarding sac st...they were in last place...tied for last place, ugh!

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Top of the fifth, Ralph.

Vinnie has another RBI double off the wall centerfield.

Bows have 5 doubles and HR in this game.

madeinhawaii:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
hmm.. no game tracker on the second game?

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I know...mih. So at least I am able to listen on my digital cable...channel 884.

brew808:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
MIH, rob25 - Gametracker from 'dawgs site available. Click on my name for URL.

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Hawaii is ahead 9-4 bottom of the fifth...but not a safe lead by any means!!

GO BOWS!! BEAT TE BULLDOGS!!

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Sorry

GO BOWS!! BEAT THE BULLDOGS!!

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Thanks Brew, but for the first three to four innings it was stuck on the first game stats.

You sure you aren't coming to the KK??

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Interesting how Sac State has taken three straight from Nevada and San Jose State took three straight from NMSU.

Good job on the double play...Kramer comes in to do his job!

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
**I doubt that I could beat Liz's record for consecutive unbroken posts!!**

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Don't I have something to do tonight?

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Will be interesting to see the updated WAC standings after the conclusion of this game.

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Good luck to uhfan808's son in the State judo tourney today!

Rob25:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
CRW - Yes it will, but we will still have to wait until next weekend is through to see how it all shakes out.

Good thing that I have my WAC tourney tickets already!

I'm ready for Blake and Devon...or at least listening to Stretch have "conversations" with them!

LizKauai (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Help! I got stopped at TSA because of the POI. We are landing at 7:20 ish now. I need to let curveball know as he was picking me up and I cannot find his number. e

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
11-5 'Bows, Top 7.

Keep in mind the second game is a 7-inning match.

LizKauai (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
All is good. Tsai-ko wireless works great! See you latahs. WITH POI. Dagnabbit!

A-House:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Garret & CRW:

Mahalos for your very insightful explanations into how the "bowl" $$$ are divided amongst all the football teams across the country.

I'm sure it does help the smaller schools that have NO chance in going to a bowl game.

Perhaps the day will come when the WAC can send 5-7 schools every year to a bowl game increasing the "coffers" for each school in the conference.

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Updated WAC Standings, assuming the 'Bows hang on to beat Fresno:

Team.............................Record......Pct.....Home.....Away.....Streak
San Jose State.............11-6..........647......6-2 .......5-4........W4
Louisiana Tech.............11-9..........550......5-3........6-6........W6
Nevada...........................9-9...........500......4-6........5-3.........L5
New Mexico State.........9-10.........474......5-6........4-4.........L3
Sacramento State.........8-9...........471......3-3........5-6........W3
Hawai‘i..........................11-12........455......6-6........4-6........W2
Fresno State..................8-12........421.......6-5........2-6........L2

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Aiyah, I forgot to update the percentages. Let me try again:

Team.............................Record......Pct.....Home.....Away.....Streak
San Jose State.............11-6..........647......6-2 .......5-4........W4
Louisiana Tech.............11-9.........550......5-3........6-6........W6
Nevada...........................9-9..........500......4-6........5-3.........L5
Hawai‘i..........................11-12.......478......6-6........4-6........W2
New Mexico State.........9-10.........474......5-6........4-4.........L3
Sacramento State.........8-9..........471......3-3........5-6........W3
Fresno State..................8-12........400.......6-5........2-6........L2

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
It's all percentages separating 2nd through 7th in the WAC Standings.

14-5 'Bows, still Top 7.

madeinhawaii:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
whoa... 15 - 5 Bows still top of the 7th.

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Now 15-5 'Bows.

madeinhawaii:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Bows gotta close it out now... three outs away from another road win and two in a row towards a come back.

curveball:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Yeah go Bows...................

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Winnah winnah chicken dinnah.

15-6 Bows.

Stephen Tsai:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
That was key because the percentages don't mean as much as the number of losses. As Skip Carey used to say — over and over and over — you can't make up a loss. (He also used to identify players by only their first name, too, which was sorta sorta irritating.)

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
If I did the number crunching correctly with the WAC Baseball situation, I think the doubleheader sweep by the 'Bows have secured them a berth in the WAC Tournament.

madeinhawaii:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
I think Nevada has to win a game against Sacramento for UH to cinch a spot.

Stephen Tsai:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Men's VB:
They're gonna probably narrow it down to maybe six, if all by telephone, four or five if we're talking visits.
If I had a guess, the finalists would be: Tino, Presho, Wade, Wong, maybe Sealy.
Ronald Larsen got the UC Riverside job, so he's out.
Everybody loves John Speraw, but he didn't apply. Besides, UC Irvine is building him a house on campus.
Interesting thing is that three players met with the AD a couple of weeks ago. They made recommendations about the qualities they seek in the next coach, but, I don't believe, they mentioned specific names. I only know this because I was standing in hallway when one of the players requested a meeting.

Stephen Tsai:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Yep, CRW is correct again.
Rainbows clinch WAC tourney spot.

LizKauai (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Yea Bows!

Thanks for the VB update.

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Thanks for the confirmation, ST.

Everyone who bought WAC Tournament tickets can now take a deep breath now knowing the 'Bows will be there.

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Yay, BaseBows!

Keep it up!!!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Liz . . .

Still in Lihue or in HNL?

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Funny about the poi. Were they afraid it was going to pop and make the inside of the plane sticky?

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Or, were the TSA clowns going to confiscate it and eat it themselves?

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
The WAC'd tournament should be a good one if the BaseBows are peaking.

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
I am not pulling a Liz!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
But 200!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Whoo-hoo!!!

Dang. Have to play by myself.

Wait. Let me rephrase that . . .

Where is everyone?

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Dinner was at the Chinese Super Buffet. Yum.

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
They added a grill area and had kal-bi. Oh man, was that good!

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
wafan,

I suspect everyone's at Frank25's R&R Party.

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Their noodles have gone downhill, though. But the vegi's are still tops!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
CRW . . .

Thank goodness you are here. The echoing and the voices . . .

Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I hope the weather tomorrow is pretty for Mrs. Pomai.

wafan:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
The Paralysis is setting in. Maybe I will be back later tonight. If not, see you all tomorrow!

Looking forward to photos from Frank's KK!!!

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
No kidding, wafan.

Gets weird talking to yourself after a while.

Committed Road Warrior:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I'm outta here for a little bit.

Whoooooosh!!!!!!

madeinhawaii:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
With the Bows coming home on a tear and wanting to make up for all their previous losses -- especially those in late innings, this tournament should be exciting to watch. The Bows will be entering the tournament with renewed vigor and higher expectations. It's the edge they will need to take the tournament.

LizKauai (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Wafan. Loaded up and ready fly!

L10pc:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Hope you all have fun at the KK! Welcome back Frank!

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Free play link time. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you do not want to read the off-topic stuff.

The Four Corners is a famous and popular tourist spot because it is supposed to be where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet (the only place in the US where 4 state boundaries come together)…unfortunately, the current monument is actually 2.5 miles west of where it should be and all of those tens of thousands of tourists and millions spent on the monument were at the wrong spot.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Popular fishing spot Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg has had its name spelled wrong on signs for years without anyone noticing!

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Bank robber stuffed the money he got into his pants…when the exploding dye hidden with the money went off, the robber had to be sent to the hospital for burns to his private area.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Study found that chewing gum raises math scores--teachers observed that those who chewed gum seemed to require fewer breaks, sustain attention longer and remain quieter. Research has demonstrated an increase in blood flow in the brain when chewing gum.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I think that it is really cool that astronomers are now able to find smaller planets, and that they have discovered a new class of planets called ocean planets that could be hospitable for life.

Garret:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Free play links pau.

Jack Aloha:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Quick congrats to the Baseball Bows- whew! See you in the WAC Tourney baby!
Aloha

BowsForever:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Bad news -- the BaseBows kicked themselves out of an at-large berth with the recent slump.

Good news -- that was a bit of an unlikely scenario anyway I guess, and the BaseBows can at least still get to regionals by winning the WAC tourney at home. There won't be a "host college isn't playing situation" this time around (thanks to Committed Road Warrior and ST for doing the math for us). And the BaseBows picked a good time to break out of that slump.

chawan_cut:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
garret,
dangit, so you're telling me my butt wasn't on the real 4 corners?!?!?
too bad, i'm going to tell everyone it was!
heh.

chawan_cut:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
CRW,
do we clinch a berth because we are short a game due to the crappy weather at nevada? everyone else has 4 games left. we have a 11-12 record. how do we clinch?

LizKauai (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Krazy Karaoke is ROCKIN!
Congrats to Stephen who was voted #2 BEST of the BEST journalist!

LizKauai (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
A-Joe and JJ are doing Ikona. Falsetto extraordinaire!

warriorfanny2:
May 9th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Tiger is Houdini.
Just when you think you have seen it all from the world's best golfer....Tiger Woods continues to amaze.
Today was not his best day dispite stiching together 5 birdies, Woods added 3 bogeys.

His birdie on the Par 4, 6th, ran 47'10" from one end of the green to another and took several routes to get there.
Just a regular spectacular shot.

His most incredible feat, however, was a bogey on the 11th.
Even then, it was simply incredible because it invloved a series of 4 consecutive shots with a mirror.

Tiger teed-off the 558 yard, Par-5,11th, hooking his ball 283 yards wide-left over the rough and into the native trees.
His ball came to rest against a tree and tightly nudged-up against the right-side of its trunk.
Woods calmly, took out an iron, spun it around, and hit as a lefty, driving it 112 y to the right intermediate rough where a big oak tree blocked any straight approach to the green.
So, he hit it trying a cut-shot around the tree over the water hazards and fell short just left.
His ball traveled 173 y to the left rough 37 yards from the hole.
His lye was horrible and the ball couldnt be seen in the thick grass.
He miraculousily powered the ball 42 yards to the green but the sun had tried its surface and the ball raced by the flag to the edge of the green and trickled down a slope and into a drain, below the green and 18' from the hole.
So, with wedge, he pitches to within 8" and taps in for a most remarkable bogey.
In all, Tiger made 4 incredible shots involving improvisation with his club, switched to lefty, made a cut-shot around a tree, powered out of thick-grass on a slope where his ball was not visible and pitched a shot from a drain below the green to within 8" of the hole....yikes!!

LizKauai (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
TI-GRrrrrrrrr!!!!

Thanks for the report!

On the KK side. ST is a dancing machine!

Kekoa (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
ST!...I can't laugh anymore or any harder! The room is rockin' and there's no way out!

LizKauai (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
C_C. You buddy is a rappin machine!

A-House:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Good Evening Tsaikos still awake -

Mrs. A-House reporting in...just left a still-rockin' KK for Frank 25...and what a rip-roaring good time is going on until they close down the place.

- First, we bid a fond farewell to Ku'uleialoha Patton. Attended a beautiful memorial Celebration of Life at Palama Settlement hall. Pomai sends his love to all Tsaikos for their loving thoughts and prayers.

- SJMacro - You are one of our precious Tsaiko jewels. Photodocumenting Ku'uleialoha's service for Pomai is a beautiful gift of love.

- Now for some funny observations...

- Frank25 - It was a pleasure to finally meet you, hug you, give you a lil' kiss, too. Please excuse me if I seemed to hover around you more than I should have, and also find excuses to hug you more times than I should have. Perhaps it was that oh-so good smelling cologne your wife bought you. You're good looking, but when you smell good too...that takes you over the top! Welcome home!...and enjoy your brief respite with family and friends.

- Rob25 - You're "one in a million" indeed. Thanks for coordinating a really fun evening.

- Stretch - What is it about you that brings Tsaikos to their feet, cheering you on like some kind of celebrity every time you enter the room...not only the first time, but the second and third. Rumor is he wants to run for public office.

- Mr. C - Thanks for watching the "mens" restroom door as I did my business in a mad rush in the "mens" restroom. Hey...only get one toilet and every wahine knows takes three times as long for a kane to go then one wahine. Just don't flash your badge at me again. I promise to keep these "incidents" to a minimum. No forget now...secret phrase..."meet at Ritchie's"...LOL

- Hawaiian Bod - So happy to finally meet you...and equally happy that you finally got your prize from last football season. Mahalo for signing my book.

- J - Hope you got some nice pics of ST with his cake. Your camera equipment looks so "professional", I thought you were one of the HA's photographs paid to cover ST's big celebration...

- Mrs. Kekoa - You looked stunning this evening. I could feel your power and well-being returning to normal, and that made me very, very happy. Continue to take good care until all is well again.

- A-House - I tried to dance with you as Pride sang "One in a Million" for Frank 25 and Rob25, but you didn't hug me back, so that's why I went up to "group hug" dance with the star couple. It's fun to stuff $$ down the front of a lovely wahine...even though I'm also a wahine.

- Koa Mahu - I felt your presence at the KK tonight. I know you are about ready to "come out of the closet" very, very soon. Girl/guy/it...just do it!

- ST - And finally, a genuine heart-felt congratulatory hug (( )) to you, ST. You are the one and only #1 journalist in A-House ohana's opinion. It is not right to lump columnists and sports writers/editors in one category of "journalist". Congratulations to Lee Cataluna for winning first place this year, but next year, let's not mix apples and oranges.

Good Night Everybody...A-House, Midori7 and I had a fun evening with special friends...

Kekoa (iPhone):
May 9th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Mrs Bulla! Her boots were made for rockin' and that's just what she did! Yee Haw!

Committed Road Warrior:
May 10th, 2009 at 12:05 am
BowsForever:
I don't think the 'Bows have been knocked out of an at-large berth..........yet. I do think they're still on the fringe, though, and will be more closely scrutinized by the selection committee once the automatic berths have been filled.

With the Fresno series accounted for, Warren Nolan has the 'Bows RPI at 33. Not bad, but I think we'll be competing with Texas State and College of Charleston for one of the last at-large bids. I think the 'Bows will have to go deep into the WAC Tournament to make their resume more appealing for an at-large.

Of course, all this assumes we take care of business against a bad Utah Valley team. Split/lose that series and I think our chances for an at-large will definitely be gone by then, regardless of how far they get in the WAC Tournament.

Win the WAC Tournament and this at-large talk is all for not.

Committed Road Warrior:
May 10th, 2009 at 12:22 am
chawan_cut:
I don't know what ST's rationale is, but I have the 'Bows clinching a berth in the WAC Tournament based on the Fresno @ Sacramento series next weekend. Currently in the WAC, Fresno is in last place and Sacramento is second-to-last.

Regardless of how that series shapes up, whether one team sweeps/takes 3 of 4 or they both split the series, one of the two will have a worse conference record than UH, and thus a worse conference winning %.

The actual number of scenarios are endless, and the number crunching I've done so far shows one of three teams staying home: Fresno, Sacramento, or NMSU.

Rest assured the 'Bows are in the WAC Tournament. As for seeding, we'll have to wait until next weekend to determine that.

Committed Road Warrior:
May 10th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Mrs. A-House --- Thanks for the report from the KK!

Going to sleep for good. Whooooooosh!!!!!!!!

Kekoa (iPhone):
May 10th, 2009 at 1:02 am
Home safely after a rip roarin' time at the kk!

Da Esme hits just kept on coming!

A-joe handled the mic like a real pro. Thanks to Pride and company for helping him find his way!

D-1did a rousing rendition of "Summerwind" ala Frank Sinatra.

Speaking of Frank, he and Rob25 did a 'snuggle bunny' dance that had us all let out a collective Tsai

Lefty got his groove after a brief practice run.