Hello and goodbye
By Stephen Tsai
Wideout Malcolm Lane, who did not play in 2009 to focus on academics, said he is set to rejoin the Warriors this coming semester.
Lane is on vacation in California, But he returns to Hawai‘i Wednesday.
Lane was missed the past season. His specialty was the choice route on deep patterns.
By the way, today is Malcolm's birthday.
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Slotback Jon Medeiros said he has decided not to participate in Pro Day, effectively ending his playing career. Sure, it would have been a long shot for Medeiros to reach the next level — perhaps as unlikely as his journey from walk-on to starting right wideout.
Medeiros was a study in perseverance. After a year a Western Oregon, he returned to Hawai‘i. He attended the walk-on tryout, earning a berth on the team. For three years, he paid for his tuition and school expenses working in UH's maintenance department. He also saved money living at home in Kapolei and catching the bus to UH. He earned a scholarship the past summer, yet still traveled by bus, awakening at 4:30 every school morning.
He worked hard and never complained.
He is scheduled to earn a bachelor's degree in 2010. He already has a standing offer to coach at Kapolei High.
As we used to write in school annuals: Wish you the best in your future endeavors.
The Warrior Beat
December 28th, 2009 at 8:39 am
It will be nice to have Lane back as an option at wideout and returner.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:40 am
With all of the budget problems at UH, it is interesting to see a school like NMSU looking at UH as a big budget school.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:41 am
December 28th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Reposting from the end of the last blog. It is nice that they added a team from Australia to the Samoa Bowl this year, so go along with the teams from American Samoa and Hawaii.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:48 am
The one thing I could never figure out is how the UH budget went from $16 million after Yoshida left to more than $25 million.
It couldn't have been just salaries. JJ's salary went from $320,000 to $800,000, but half was paid by outside donations, so the net gain was $80,000. But say the complete raise went on the books. A $480,000 gain doesn't equate to more than $9 million.
I'm pretty sure capital-improvement projects come out of state or university funds, not the athletic department's.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Happy birthday, Malcolm Lane!
Good luck after graduation, Jon Medeiros!
December 28th, 2009 at 8:53 am
ST: shouldn't that info be available by FOIA? It's been a few years since this questions was raised...I'm curious as well, since those funds apparently are not being spent on tangible things or physical items we can see. Perhaps increased cost of medical supplies?
December 28th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Jon Medeiros: Thank you for your contribution to the WARRIOR program.
Wishing you much success in all you do.
Aloha.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:03 am
nine
December 28th, 2009 at 9:04 am
good morning all
mahalo to jmedeiros for his dedication on being a true warrior and best wished to him as he moves forward in life. good well done.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:04 am
wished=wishes
December 28th, 2009 at 9:07 am
It's a shame Jon Medeiros' playing career is over inasmuch as he was just peaking. He truly was a big-play and clutch producer on the field. If he should embark on a career as a coach, I'm sure he'll be successful if only for the fact that he is the epitome of perseverance and a Spartan work ethic. What a tremendous role model he's been for other players and I'm sure he'll be able to coach future players into being able to maximize their talents and reach their true potential. Good luck to him.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Mr. Tsai,
I agree 100%, Jon Medeiros should be the poster player for "never giving up".
Great story, seemingly great guy that came into one heck of a player.
Who Dat ... ?
Sorry my friend, no can do lunch at 12:00 in Aiea because I need to work.
Some other time, that would be nice.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Thank you to Jon Medeiros for all of the sacrifices he made for the Warrior program. He was an excellent contributor--for example, without his stepping up UH would probably have lost at SJSU this year.
I hope that he gets his degree next year and does well in whatever career he chooses. He's already shown the work ethic and dedication needed to succeed.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:26 am
ST,
Regarding your #5 post, didn't UH have to add several sports due to Title IX rules? Or did all of the administrators get big raises at the time that HF got his raise?
December 28th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Did UH raise its tuition significantly during the previous 10 years? If so, that would show up as a significant increase in the Athletic Department budget--they are charged full tuition for the scholarships.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Medeiros may not play pro ball but every company in Hawaii is looking for employees with his kind of character. If they ain't downsizing, laying off people, furloughing, making you pay more for your medical, freezing salaries or closing the business.
Sheesh, been that kind of year.
Still, Happy Holidays to Stephen Tsai and his merry band of Tsaikos.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:32 am
This Advertiser article states that under Hugh Yoshida, UH's Athletic Department budget went from $8.7 million to $16 million. That looks like a similar annual increase to the Athletic Budget at UH...which indicates something systemic like tuition increases and Title IX compliance requirements.
Every time UH raises tuition prices or adds fees, that increases the Athletic Department budget. One thing that always goes up is scholarship expenses.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Amazing how Hugh kept the department from going into the RED for all his years except for the 9/11 year. Since then, I think the only year that the UH Athletic Dept. hasn't been in the red since was the Sugar Bowl year.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Good morning everyone!
Best of luck to Jon Medeiros in his future endeavors!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Manoa Mist..
It isn't the company that's making employees pay more for their medical.. it's the Medical plan companies that are doing so. My wife and I are self-employed. Our medical went up 25% this year and our benefits still went down.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Welcome back Malcom Lane and Happy Birfday!!
Thank you to Jon Medeiros for all your contributions to the Warrior program and best of everything in all your future endeavors!!
December 28th, 2009 at 10:00 am
In addition to the increases in tuition that Garret brought up, there were complaints that out-of-state students are not paying their fair share. Guess what - out-of-state tuition goes up.
The maintenance problems of student housing are widely documented. Student housing is supposed to be a self-supporting operation, and generally they have to pay for their own capital improvements. Guess what - the cost of housing goes up.
The bookstore is supposed to be a self-supporting operation. The cost of books goes up.
What is the common theme in all of this? Who was/is ultimately responsible for these actions? Therein lies the problem.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:00 am
IMHO
December 28th, 2009 at 10:07 am
"Coach Medeiros" has a good ring to it. Whatever Jon Medeiros endeavors to do, I wish him the best. I'm sure he'll just "walk-on," listen, learn, refine and take charge.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:15 am
el guapo,
From what I see there are many "vicious circles" involved. For instance, the cost of textbooks seems to be skyrocketing as more and more instructors/professors feel compelled to supplement their salaries by publishing their own texts for their courses.
The bigger picture regarding the cost of education might be found in the increasing amounts of gov't. involvement in financial aid, but that's another story!
December 28th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Mahalo and best wishes to Jon Medeiros.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Happy Birthday Malcolm Lane!
December 28th, 2009 at 10:38 am
I wonder what the percentage of those HS students is who can spell "endeavor" correctly?
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Under Yoshida, they added two sports (soccer, women's track and field), plus they opened the arena.
Not saying there was any mis-use, I'm just curious as to how the budget grew so much.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:47 am
i wonder what the percentage of those HS students who can define "endeavor" correctly?
December 28th, 2009 at 10:48 am
hey, my first smiley.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:52 am
well, crunch time is around the corner.
it will be interesting to see who else comes in for a trip.
it will be interesting to see who else has a change of heart.
it will be interesting to see who else bounces back.
it will be interesting to see who else makes a surprise decision to become a warrior.
it will be interesting to see who else will fill out our defensive backfield.
i will be interesting to see who else qualifies academically since last year was such a mess.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:59 am
al,
Interesting....
heheheh
December 28th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Endeavor - cant define but can use it in a sentence..
The bartender at Hamburger Mary's think Herman Frazier's butt is the best endeazvor!
December 28th, 2009 at 11:02 am
oops best endeavor... ok that wasn't funny sorry! =)
December 28th, 2009 at 11:02 am
One guy I haven't seen mentioned is the RB from Farrington - Tuimaseve (sp?). No idea if he is a qualifier....
Tough runner...not sure about his other football skills but seems like one of those who might be considered in the "Athlete" category.
December 28th, 2009 at 11:03 am
postmanke,
December 28th, 2009 at 11:07 am
endeavor....
Following the destruction of her immediate predecessor, the freshly built Sovereign-class USS ENDEAVOR is at the absolute pinnacle of Federation technology, charged with the protection of the Federation from its rivals. Flagship of Theta Fleet, ENDEAVOR's official purpose is to continue with the exploration, protection, and support of the outlying sectors of the Federation, near the Alpha-Beta quadrant border.
December 28th, 2009 at 11:09 am
harry tuimaseve is a very good rb.
some 1700+ yards this year.
i am surprised the local high school beat reporters didn't do him much justice this year.
December 28th, 2009 at 11:10 am
i can see where some bloggers haven't had enough sleep.
December 28th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Postmanke- that WAS funny!
I still keep laughing about Bulla's one the other day- describing how when Koakane and Stretch walk down the street, it looks like the number 10. Hilarious!
December 28th, 2009 at 11:27 am
{postmanke:
December 28th, 2009 at 7:37 am
shaking my head..
Could you imagine if Miami of Ohio gave Big Ben a "take it or leave it" offer his Junior year.. wow!
4 years from now... from the Herman Frazier school of recruiting..}
This is of course not true. The offer was taken off the table after Manley did not accept after one year. And let's be clear about every scholarship offer, they are all take it or leave it. This is true at every university.
December 28th, 2009 at 11:48 am
No not true, only an assumption.. =)
But really, offering a Junior in high school a "take it or leave it"
I am sure there's some sort of NCAA rules with offering a scholarship more than twice to a player, and Mack's method to his madness, but whatever the story, Manley's offer was taken by Spain. sometimes you play hardball and gamble you win, and sometimes you end up with a QB that doesn't even make honorable mention..
December 28th, 2009 at 11:48 am
The universe goes on, forever endeavor...
December 28th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Thanks Jon Medeiros. May all UH athletes forever endeavor to match your selfless devotion and outstanding efforts.
December 28th, 2009 at 11:52 am
I must have missed that one. It's funny, as long as I am the "1" and not the "0"
December 28th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Now that's a new look for the "Perfect 10."
Best wishes to Jon, who was the epitome of hard work and dedication. May 2010 and your future bring you much success and prosperity. Liz and Mike did a nice story on him for a recent "Coach Mack Show."
December 28th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Malcom-
Let's get that long ball back!
December 28th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Stretch-
No worry brah, you da MAN and da ONE!
December 28th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Well... you know... all due respect to Koakane and all...
December 28th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
All this talk about the Manly situation is pretty ridiculous at this point. Especially the ones coming out of the woodwork claiming to have "inside info" on the situation. Yeah right! Nuff already. Good luck to him wherever he ends up. Also, good luck to our incoming Warrior recruits!
December 28th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
re 43
Not all offer's are take it or leave it.. case in point with Manti.
Notre Dame : Son, make your decision let us know if you have any questions we're here for you.. - i dont think it was take it or leave it in regards to ANY of his offers.
Sorry Diver, "to be clear" not all offers are take it or leave it. =)
December 28th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
With VJ Feheko seeming to favor Texas Tech in his recruiting selection, it will be interesting to see if Mike Leach being suspended will mix things up.
December 28th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I agree enough already... hoping this recruiting season has players labeled as "first team" "all-state" "all- conference" next to their name when introduced in the blog.
December 28th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
wonder what ever happened to preferred walk-on Sage Nua?
December 28th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
#55 postmanke- that would be nice huh?
I admit that i do not follow the local (and mainland) prep talent too much as i prefer to just trust in the coaches. Plus, i'm shmall kine lazy. But when it comes time to cheer for my team, i'm loud and crazy as a mutha...!
December 28th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
MIH:
your # 39 and all this time I thought it was the USS Enterprise who's mission was to explore the universe where no man has gone before!!
even the Federation had "limits" - just like UH football recruiting with the 900 # gorilla (NCAA) looking over this domain.
December 28th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
gabe tuata
December 28th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
christian vasconcellos
December 28th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Howzit Jack-
I agree with ur #157.
December 28th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
i wonder what mr meyer flipped or flopped to today?
December 28th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Regarding # 53
All scholarship offers are take it or let it, because at some point the recruits have to make up their minds. There are no open ended offers. Teo had to make his mind up on LOI day and if he didn't the scholarship would have gone to someone else, just ask UCLA.
December 28th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Hiya!
Hi Ho!
December 28th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
chawan_cut
urban is worth more than 100 coach macks
care to discuss?
so mind your own business
December 28th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
GOTTA ADMIT, now who the doggone #$%^%&^% played around with my computer and pushed Caps Lock?? gunfunit!! ooops, that was me cause I wen forget to disengage the caps lock key - he, he, getting younger really does wonders for me.
I will be very lazy and just wait for ST or another to post any more new recruits committing to UH. Every day I jump on the blog hoping to see who has been the latest commit, but ST's express train has slowed down to a commuter running every 10 days!!!
yes, d1, I know this is the "dead period", but people are about and making decisions all the time.
BTW, ST, nice x-mas lights in your windows!! and, there is a car parked across the street with the brake lights on so I say, OK, driver getting ready to move; as I pass, I look and there is no driver and the front lights are off. how you figga?
December 28th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
UH to cut faculty pay by 6.67% effective 1/1/10.
Does this include coaches?
December 28th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Are the front seats reclined?
December 28th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
A-house,
Should the in-laws ask for "MasaBoy" or use his real name?
December 28th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
WOW, we got a "gator fan" reading this blog? Welcome!
Hiya, liked the swamp - bet you guys were holding the okole at the end of the first quarter with da score 0 - 0.
Still trying to figure how a fumbled ball that goes forward along the turf suddenly hops and does a 180 degree reverse into Tebow's arms - I was so sure it would be UH's ball.
December 28th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
d1:
they can ask for Darren - will let him know that someone may ask for him - his days off are Tues - Thursday.
December 28th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Is it me or....
The President says this morning, "we will not rest" until the U.S. finds everyone responsible for a suspected terrorist's alleged attempt to blow up an airliner on Christmas Day.
Then...
President Barack Obama cut short a round of golf at the Luana Hills Country Club today....
December 28th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Oh, I see....
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the attempted attack on a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day,
Mission accomplished.
December 28th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
A-House...
The U.S.S. Endeavor is long after Capt. Kirk and the gang. This is after Deep Space 9 and the Dominion War.
December 28th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Mike Leach suspended for harsh treatment of Craig James' son....won't be on the sideline for the Alamo Bowl.
What is an "electrical closet"?
December 28th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
#67
Oh will the crying begin, "CUT THE SPORTS FIRST" coach Mack will be the first they go after.
December 28th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
congrats and mahalo to jon medeiros,
it is that spirit, that fighting spirit, that never give up spirit; it is that spirit that turns boys to men and players to leaders. it is that passion that drives one to success as they play for an audience of One.....GO WARRIORS
December 28th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
gator fan,
good luck rebuilding next year.
good luck to tebow in the nfl.
December 28th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Hmmm... maybe Coach Mack didn't agree with coaching methods as mentioned above regarding Mike Leach.
Electrical closet is where some kids have turn up dead. All the circuit breakers are there... they could get fried -- especially if the lights are turned off in the closet ... long term exposure to the concentration of electromagnetic waves in that location may have some other effects, as well.
December 28th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
This guy has called Hawaii the most underrated state for football talent. mentions Manley and Ioane.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/secondseason/2009/12/hawaii_revisited.html#more
I think someone can monetize the domain latebloomer4schollie.com =)
If you recruit in a non big time program that has not completed it's recruiting class before the season, have a few schollies held back to offer latebloomers who get overlooked. Buck the trend! Early recruiting sophs and jr's are overrated! Recruiting wars - no need!
December 28th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
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December 28th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
The Lubbock newspaper has more details about the Mike Leach situation. It is an interesting coincidence that Craig James is scheduled to cover Texas Tech's bowl game...I'm guessing that he'll have to be reassigned.
December 28th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
ESPN has taken Craig James off the telecast.
December 28th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Regarding #44, evaluating a QB has less to do with whether he is all state and more to do with other qualities. If you look at the box scores of Paradise Valley HS, you will see thay are a run-oriented offense. They run first and pass second. Second, the fact that he made second team all state as a DB means that he plays on both sides of the ball. I can only conclude that he is a superb athlete. Furthermore, he is rated by area scouts as one of the top QB prospects in Arizona, so they must know a little something about his QB'ing ability. I'm sure they are looking at things like accuracy, leadership, poise, mobility, etc. I wouldn't be so quick to judge unless you know the whole story.
December 28th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
#67, coaches are not faculty
December 28th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Aren't the assistant and associate coaches all year-to-year. No real job security...no tenure. Head Coaches are multi-year, renegotiable...but no tenure or guarantee.
December 28th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
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December 28th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
all kinds of fb related things going on in college and i thought this was supposed to be a dead week????
December 28th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
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December 28th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
starting to get lurkers to post which is excellent.
December 28th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
i porgot, afternoon tsaikos
December 28th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
there are many more hs players who will not be offered anything, but should that stop them from playing?? first things first, make sure your grades meet which ever school you plan to attend, do well on the SAT, and then communicate with the school's fb program.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
hs grades, jc grades, SAT results, essay test by UH are all academically required to enter UH, so you can be the best player on this planet, but if you fail any of those, you ain't going to get accepted.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
college entry required academia, then talent, pro entry requires talent and no brains.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
this is the slow time of this blog, but trying to reach 100 before 4:30 pm
December 28th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I guess even BSU is not immune from handing out disciplinary action on players. They knew the rules, screwed up, and now pay the penalty
December 28th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
the sad part for these 3 players from BSU is that they will miss a marquee game, but this may be their only chance of pariticpating in one cause there is going to be sum challenges starting in 2010.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
wun hunnerd!
December 28th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
...is next!
December 28th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
One more thing when looking at QB prospects, It seems that Kevin Spain is the #1 rated QB prospect out of Arizona from Scouts (rated #58 nationally; Manley is #81 as a comparison). There's only 2 AZ Prep QBs that are nationally rated and both of them have committed. Kevin to UH and Chase to NAU. So I wouldn't put a lot of weight on whether he made all-state as a QB. The kid plays on both sides of the ball and made second team as a DB. That tells me that kid can play and apparently our coaches think so too. It probably doesn't hurt also to get an endorsement from Dennis Erickson at ASU.
Recruiting
|Track Arizona's top college football prospects
A look at QB recruiting
Name Position School Height Colleges
Brett Hundley QB Chandler 6' 4" · Arizona State · Colorado ·
Chase Cartwright QB Corona del Sol 6' 3" Commited: NAU
Mike Massey QB Millennium 5' 11" · Undeclared ·
Dane McFarland QB Centennial 5' 11" · Undeclared ·
Zach Schira QB Marcos de Niza 6' 2" · Undeclared ·
Justin Sieczkowski QB Seton Catholic 6' 4" · Undeclared ·
Kyle Yount QB Chandler 6' 1" · Undeclared ·
Brad Heap QB Mesa Mountain View 6' 3" · Arizona State ·
Will King QB Notre Dame Prep 6' 4" · Undeclared ·
Kevin Pantastico QB Desert Ridge 6' 3" · Undeclared ·
Dominic Portocarrero QB North Canyon 5' 11" · Undeclared ·
Kevin Spain QB Paradise Valley 6' 2" Commited: Hawaii
Colby Kirkegaard QB Arcadia 6' 2" · Undeclared ·
Kyren Poe QB Hamilton 6' 3" · Undeclared ·
Connor Brewer QB Chaparral 6' 1" · Undeclared
December 28th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Howzit whitey!
How's the peas?
pi?
pee?
December 28th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
didn't realize that the player involved at tt is Craog James' son. wonder why craig sent his son to tt when he is an smu fb alumni.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
d1, still the same. neva change.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I wonder if the TTU AD is sending someone into Leach's office tonight to sweep up every little piece of paper?
heheheh
December 28th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
ok, before going on, a huge round of applause for the tsaikos for reaching #100 before 4:30pm. Yu guys are GOOD!!!!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
whitey,
SMU did not offer him a scholarship and Texas Tech did.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
AZ
I'm not judging, it is what it is. We offered, he took, we got! if he didn't make honorable mention for whatever reason, so be it. I'm sure he's an amazing athlete playing both ways. I'm sure we'll find a way to turn him into a hard hitting DB / OLB by the time he's done. Brain Urlacher in the making!
December 28th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
We don't know the true story at TT, but it is truly sad to see something like this in today's college fb programs. By the way, isn't b knight at TT??
December 28th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
So Adam James is a system wide receiver?
December 28th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Garret, that is sumthing cause wasn't it James and Dickerson who created the Pony Express at SMU????
December 28th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Was the TTU MBB coach's Dad influential in teaching Leach disciplinary methods?
December 28th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
or maybe coach jj knew something.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
whitey,
Yup. Part of the best CFB team that $ could buy!
December 28th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
i not sure, but think Lubbock is way out in w texas, so there are not too many things for kids to get into trouble, but i guess the coach can.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Wonder if the bump in the 2001 Athletic budget had anything to do with all those professional volleyball players we recruited in Europe?
December 28th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Jason,
Adam James seems like someone who can contribute at receiver in a run-and-shoot type of scheme, but SMU ran a veer-option based offense when James was a senior.
It would have been interesting to see if JJ would have offered Adam James...especially if Craig James had a voice in the hiring process for JJ at SMU.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
d1, that's right about SMU and how they got the death penalty.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
whitey,
Adam James entered Texas Tech a year or 2 before JJ was hired at SMU, so JJ had no role in them not recruiting James. Also, Bob Knight retired awhile ago.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Actually, I was mistaken—I thought Craig James made comments against UH's R&S system. But I looked it up, his comments were about the defense. Never mind.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
So with all the TT negative waves, maybe VJ will think long and hard about playing for home town Warriors.
How can Vili the Warrior not have any of his sons wearing the green and black? VJ, will you be the first?
December 28th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
or SMU does not want to have anything more to do with Dickerson and James and the notoriety it brought to the school.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
IN MY OPION PJ MINAYA AT PAC 5 WAS THE BEST QB
GEEZ KEVIN SPAIN GOT ENDOREMENT FRM ERICKSON
WISH THE KID MANLY ALL THE BEST
December 28th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
i like how the media is giving BSU the very low profile approach. they are eating up anything TCU says and hardly mention anything about BSU.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
ST, throw us a bone...we are starved during the dead period
December 28th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
whitey,
TTU is 6.5 hours west of Dallas; and just south of New Deal...
December 28th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
wow, if pj minaya switched a couple of letters in his name, he would be like Dr Mamiya and cousin Chris, who played for UH.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
d1, so is that close enought to make troubles????? hahahahaaa
December 28th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Looks like those who questioned whether Favre could last an entire season may have been right.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Bulla,
Weren't you the RA at Frear during my years at Manoa?
December 28th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
but I wish we had an alumni like TT and there would be no financial problems in the athletic dept and who knows, UH would probably have a stadium on campus.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
AZ, bulla is always the "Fear". hahahahaaa
December 28th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
d1, UH is 9 hrs west of Dallas by air.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
d1, wonder when the "know everything" guy going show up here???
December 28th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
and i no mean al. hahahahaaaaaaaa
December 28th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
brew, my bay area poster, where you stay?????
December 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
looks like most went to eat or take brake. going do the same.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
BigHilo2, you the one with that crazy ol's style helmut at Vegas this year? Love your passion
December 28th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Kevin Spain plays QB as well as DB. He was offered by several D1 schools but chose Hawaii.
Think that it is indicative of how good the player is if he is offered by several D1 schools.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
AZ Warrior,
you have a good memory.....they tore the old buildings down, buried the skeletons, and built a modernized dorm now..state of the art
December 28th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
whitey,
i was at Frear Hall as the HD, but Pride was and always will be Fear, not me.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
bulla - what do you call me?
December 28th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
koa who
what?
December 28th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
good one bulla.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
HD = Head Dictator???? hahahahaaaa
December 28th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
HD = Head (bolo) Doctor???? yeeeesh!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
good monday nite game as the vikings got to play catch up ball, but looks like they get sum mo and are starting to take it to the beers.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
the beers d truly miss urlacher
December 28th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
and we reach another hill @150
December 28th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Kevin Spain, qb
College Choices
School Interest prior to commitment
Hawaii COMMITTED (06/23/2009)
Arizona
Arizona State
Boise State
Fresno State
New Mexico State
Northern Arizona
UCLA
I have no comment except that our WAC competition was also interested in him.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
bulla - no matta wot u call me, u will 4eva b my hawaiian shrek. ooooooooooh!
December 28th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Cooper Pelleur
College Choices
School Interest
Air Force
Oregon State
Stanford
Washington
Washington State
You will note that UH was not listed, but amazing things happen when players have a chance to visit UH.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Just two of the recruits who commited to UH and you can see that we go against sum big time programs and are successful in getting these players.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
OK we digress...I'm back from putting dinner in the oven. The kids I can feed them mac and cheese. I got young uns, unlike Bulla with the Beast. Being HD at Frear must have been one onolicious gig
December 28th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
sumtimes, wouldn't it be interesting if colleges are able to trade players. know it won't happen, but it would truly be interesting.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
AZ, you mean bulla was hot dog (HD) king at frear????
December 28th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
bulla, you know i only kidding, right?????
December 28th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Best part about living in Gateway was the Wahines at Frear and the Lower Campus just down the Stairs. I would watch Rainbow Baseball for free after they opened up the gates in the 7th inning.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
what can you wish the Warriors could get if they could get one more recruit this yr??? me, would love to see them get one more offensive tackle that is 6' 5"++, 285-300 lbs, runs 40 5.1. ok, i dreaming!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
looks like another brake time coming
December 28th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Offensive tackles that can hold the line from a Georgia rush. But we may need some run stuffers and DEs that can put pressure on the QB.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
After watching that freshman QB at SMU disect Nevada, I like the open competition at QB. It should make every QB better. Who will rise to the top?
December 28th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
What's up with the GA position?
December 28th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
We need another Niko Noga in the middle (a man-boy) and some fast DEs that can put pressure on the opposing QB...a Warrior defense that lays a hurt
December 28th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Ah... gotta love this blog... sometimes it takes a day or two.. but some way.. some how.. somebody always finds a way to clear the air...
Thank you AZ for your analysis of QBs...
...Mike Leach.. if he goes.. he'll get 2 million coming to him cause he had a 5 year 12 million agreement in February.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
AZWARRIOR22 on #101 & whitey on #151,
Thanks for the info on Kevin Spain. Until now hadn't heard anything about him / missed it. I'm even more jacked that he's coming here. It seems we have some talented freshmen QBs that are gutsy enough to want to come here & compete in a logjam. As I've said before, we're set for at least the next 4 years (at QB) without having to recruit (even one)for at least the next 2-3 years. I hope that means we can concentrate on O-Line, D-Line & more lock-down CBs.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
anybody take a look at this list and see any surprises?
http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/school?page=considering&season=2010&schoolId=62&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fschool%3fpage%3dconsidering%26season%3d2010%26schoolId%3d62
December 28th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
...or not!
December 28th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
whitey on #160,
I still want Mercado--He'd be a difference maker. If we had had him this year, we would've been in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl, but he probably wouldn't have prevented us from getting shellacked by JJ's team IMHO.
AZWARRIOR22 on #163,
Agree with you, but one reason Padron was so successful was because of the near flawless pass-blocking by their O-Line. This is why Coach Shaw has a big challenge ahead getting the Line ready to slow -down USC's pressure. We need some OTs that can give some semblance of pass protection (Kia obviously was not the answer this season); in this case at least there should be some addition by subtraction. We also need to have a Center emerge from the returnees; Estes was always a
security blanket that we won't have anymore. Does anyone remember who was back-up Center this year? Was it Hansen?
December 28th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
ok, so far get different wishes which is the way it should be. everyone has their favorite or position so just wanted to see what direction they were thinking.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
vikings shot their chances for a bye
December 28th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
actually they shot their chances when they went indoors (sauna gang) instead of being the norsemen of the north.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Whitey.. sounds like you're talking about Kaiwi Crabb from Punahou.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
imagine how many fg kickers get in the us and canada. i would imagine thousands and it still is one of the most neglected area of recruiting.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Crabb would need to put on another 45 lbs to fit your bill.. though.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
AZ and White,
you're killing me, as i look back.....ah hum....coughing now
i was at frear hall, pride was fear hall, or anywhere he walked
at the same time i was at frear hall, not too shy might have been lurking also in the hallways there.......but Li'i Wilcox, officially Claudia, whose boyfriend was...drum roll please for anyone who can remember this imposing figure...Galimba Rashad, or something like that....Li'i was the HD (Head Diva) at Anuenue Dorm, the all male dorm off campus by the lower side closer to Bullwinkles fka Mooses fka East Side nka i have no idea
so that is our history lesson of the day....also the pinp pong tournaments with the Asian students at Gateway were mind boggling.......which created the game called 'War Pong' at Johnson Hall on balmy saturday nights.......ahhhh, the memories, haha
December 28th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
mih, would that be something and listening to the game "and the Crabb just pinchered 2 dl and put them in the ground". Whoa, i getting ahead of myself.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Boy, I thought SMU had a huge endowment at $1B+ but happened to look at Vanderbilt's... $2.8B!
Tsigh...it must be nice....
December 28th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
whoa bulla, did you say pimp pong with Claudia???
December 28th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
d1, are you trying to say something about endowments??? bulla said Claudia is well endowed, so maybe we can ask her for an endowment.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
ok gang, at this rate of most important info to pass on, you think we can reach 200 in the next 15 min??????
December 28th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
ralphie, ralphie, you wen get one new puter or still using your "falcon"???
December 28th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
dang, get sum heavywt got to carry and legs starting to wobble.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
col, col A House, need to retake my physical and going start running more hills so I can handle the heavywts.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
protector, what is the situration with Mercado???
December 28th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Bulla,
I played in those ping pong tournaments. I remember this guy Fred, I think he was the top dog. And the #2 guy was Sterling or something like that, pretty good too. I could never beat those guys but I played them tough
December 28th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Cameron Mercado
College Choices
School Interest
Hawaii
As you can see, right now only UH has shown interest, but I think UH is going to work out sumthing and he eventually going be one Warrior!! my hope!!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
this dead week, so we won't know about mercado's status till the new year. hope he is a warrior!!!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
AZ, need more info about the old days at UH, then pride might gives us the inside scoop.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Bulla,
Were you part of the crew that took one of the buses that parked adjacent to Johnson and Gateway and took all the student season ticket holders to Aloha Stadium? I did that for 2 seasons...'81 and '82. Those were the good ol' days...memories
December 28th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
whew!! bolohead sweating, but neva give up till you reach the top
December 28th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
AZ
now you got me thinking............hmmmmmm
December 28th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
nope, that wasn't me in the bus, we went to the game where i was all bus.....
December 28th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
as in bus.....up.....like all the other Rainbow fans at Aloha back then
December 28th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
whitey,
Wrong kine endowment!
December 28th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Jury Duty is a pain.. it's a honor ..but a pain... I was scheduled for 12/29...but was advised to confirm 24 hours in advance... Now it's been postponed to 1/4.
How does one work around that kind of indiscriminate rescheduling? I cleared the table for tomorrow...and pushed a number of things back... I have appointments on 1/4 that I now have to reschedule... but then I won't know for sure until 24 hours before.
I could go homeless like this.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Who was the cool dude in the wheel chair (I can't remember his name) that checked our food passes when we ate at Gateway cafeteria?
December 28th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
London Sapolu
School Interested
UH
Tennessee
Commited to UH. Now we going head to head with the big boys.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
#200
December 28th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Good job whitey!
December 28th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
mih, i could say something about j duty, but will refrain otherwise they going call me.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
On weekends, we ate at the Towers and I remember having lunch with Niko Noga one time
December 28th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
AZ
that was the infamous Errol the Man Monroe............quasimodo would have been too cruel
December 28th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Now I can watch MBB....
...and wait for Ralph's monku monku aftah!
December 28th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
d1, what i said, these tsaikos are good!!!!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Whitey... and why can't they schedule me in Kaneohe.. instead of town? sheesh.. I live three blocks from the Kaneohe court house.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
d1, ralph went shopping for new 'puter, but unfortunately he don't know how to hook it up and waiting for mih to help him
December 28th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
mih, has the state done anything logically??? they always look for the hardest way to do things cause if it is to simple, it will not work for them because they are plenty smart people who work for them and it would insult their intelligence.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
wow, this game is bad basketball. both teams have issues handling the ball and what's with all the charging fouls for both teams.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
My 8 year ol boy is into Mario Brothers WII and I tell him that I played Donkey Kong at Pucks Alley back in my days in Manoa. Let's see there was Tron, Galaga, Tempest...
December 28th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
mih, i shouldn't say those things cause i use to work for the state, but what the hell if it is true, stick to my post. right?????
December 28th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
d1, ralphie is at the game and his 'puter is working. yeeesh!!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Whitey.. I'm just gonna be my natural self when I show up at whatever time they need me.. if it's early AM.. I'm gonna be one grouchy SOB.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
And those walks to Waikiki...what are those 2 streets that run parallel and the one on the back side is where all friendly ladies asked you if you wanted a date? I remember walking back and seeing along the canal some of the largest sewer rats
December 28th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Az - hotel street?
December 28th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Not Hotel St...One was Kalakaua and the other I can't remember.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Kuhio Avenue
December 28th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
If Leach is really out at Texas Tech I doubt they will end up having to pay him much, if anything. He would be fired for cause and if they didn't have a general clause in his contract to deal with this kind of situation it would be very surprising. That would be another high profile coaching position open though which would make for some interesting shuffling in the Head Coaching ranks. You would think that they are high profile enough that they would be looking to poach another head coach rather than a coordinator.
Interesting that a kid who graduated from St Louis and attended JC will be one of the starting QBs in the Rose Bowl. I guess you could generally say that he was underrated coming out of high school.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Hopefully out of the TT debacle, one VJ decides to be a Warrior
December 28th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
KU fired Mangino for his physical contact and verbal abuse of a player or players. Leach is walking a fine line for his handling of Adam James. Here at UH, we took forever with E Bolla illness, and we ended up paying him to leave after two alleged incidents, one of sexual harassment in the form of verbal abuse and the other for a lame kick. Isn't Leach an attorney, he must have an alibi or air tight contract that pays him off in 6 figures.
December 28th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Hey Tsaikos...how has everyone been....hope all is well.
Been busy, busy...just stopping by for a few before heading to the hospital...
d1...wait,...what? Ralph is gonna monku monku about the MBB game??? Since when does Ralph monku??? MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Just kidding Ralph....
December 28th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
ADs at Kansas U. and Texas Tech acted quickly, our former AD didn't flinch nor acted, his replacement, well ah, I wasn't here when it happened so I got to act slowly, with due diligence or I hope the new Chancellor take over the hot seat.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Actually, I don't have anything against LOL or his posts. They're pretty interesting.
But when somebody starts off by saying he's being SMU'd, well, then I SMU 'em. Self-fulfilling prophecy.
We've only actually SMU'd one person — Barry Markowitz, after he complained about me to Brand X. Sheesh. But I like Barry and I decided I'd let him back. But he doesn't want to come back.
So here's how you get deleted:
• You annoy the regulars.
• You annoy me.
* You write a post, then say, "lol." When somebody ELSE says something funny, lol is appropriate. Or if it actually is funny. But if you write: "the coach is an idiiot. lol." Well, that just violates rules 1 and 2. It's OK to just write: "The coach is an idiot."
• And no superior attitudes, even if you are superior. Remember we know who you are.
• Also attacking spouses and high school kids is a no-no.
• And if anybody tries to mock the rules, zappo.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
J(J) watch out before i start on the State workers!
December 28th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
AZwarrior22:
Nothing is going to happen for probably the next two weeks on the recruiting front.
This is a dead period. Mack is on a working-vacation for the next five days. Then he does home visits on the Mainland. Then comes the convention.
It will be interesting when the furloughs end and we can get some actual numbers on available scholarships. I made a half-hearted attempt to figure it out. I couldn't.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Ralph...lucky I'm not a State worker....and work for a quasi state job...
December 28th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Thanks, ST...we'll just have to bide the dead period
December 28th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
I was wondering why barry m neva posts here no more. too bad, cause he had sum interesting thoughts, but hopefully he can resolve his differences and come back. if he no like, well, best to you barry and hope 2010 brings you and your family much happiness and good health.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
and now work on the next milestone and get to 250 before 9pm
December 28th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Hiram Thompson must have had a second degree concussion, he hasn't played.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
ST
thanks for putting everyone in alignment for their assignment. get right, get straight, or get left.....it doesn't matter what the 'other side' says,that's why they're on the other side.
the basketball game is so good i am watching OC12 right now, and that is more colorful, haha
just another nite in Tsaikoville, better than being lost in Farmegeddon...haha
December 28th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
ST, no more contest for awhile i guess.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Whitey, you on one mission
What's da prize?
9:00 p.m. is 12 midnight here but I'm on vacation right now so no mattah to me.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
j(j) wish your mom well and get ready for the new year.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
J(J) so you walk in the shadow of Linda Lingle and you think you are quasi qovenment worker, just because she "no listen" to the people of this State, you are still a state worker by contract.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Any possibility if Mike Leach is let go he comes to uh as a Coach in some capacity like let's say wr's coach?
December 28th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
AZ, this is anniversary nite for tsaikos who worked hard at posting one yr atgo. brew was one of the major poster, but haven't seen him today. think he working.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
ralph, i not one lingle backer, but it takes a lot of people to tango and there are a lot of others who should be getting heat from the people. she has her problems, but i don't think sum are telling the truth, but covering their arses.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Al this game is not a keeper, you can stop your DVR. UH 44, N 42 with 11 minutes to go.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
like workers taking furloughs and pay cut, but legislators getting a raise.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I wouldn't want anything to do with Leach
December 28th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
ST ~ Thanks for the SMU clarification.
Didn't go to the men's BB game tonight. Saw Brandon Adams this afternoon walking with his wife. Wished him well in the game tonight. Wonder how he's doing? Just tuned TV to the game. GO BOWS!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
this reminds me of how how congressional people tell us how good social security, healthcare is good for us, but they don't participate because they have another plan which kicks us in the arse.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Ok...
spiritual walking training is a great thing but makes me tired...
Or was it trying to watch the bb game after the excitement of MNF?
Anyway... can't even keep eyes open for a Jane Austen movie!
Nitey nite and SWEET fb recruiting dreams!
December 28th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Kevin Spain looks like he is still growing...
On another site, it says he is 6-2/185/4.92
But another link on the same site says
QB Kevin Spain, a Hawaii commit, from Phoenix (Az.) Paradise Valley High.
Spain (6-3 195) helped PV to a 7-5 record, passing for 1,216 yards and 13 TDs.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
I agree, Pomai.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
ok ralph, but is uh going to win???
December 28th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
LizzyK, come on you can do it. Still early and you get plenty info.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Whitey I agree. How's that! The economy is what it is, tough decisions to be made, somebody has to step it up and she has. Those who do not agree need to come up with solutions and not just complain. Too many of the counter proposals and offers are proposed solutions to protect the union and not necessarily in the best interest of the citizens of Hawaii Nei.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Slugger,
I agree with you and Pomai
December 28th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
I never did follow Rainbow basketball so much. I was a comped a few games working as Student Help for UHAD but they weren't very good then. Larry Little was coach and a couple of players named Thomas Louden and Joe Frazier (not the boxer).
Now Warrior football and Rainbow baseball, I followed religiously.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
I just finished reading J. David Millers book "Hawaii Warrior Football A Story of Faith, Hope and Redemption", an I would recommend that all Warrior fans read it but most of all, I would like all the Powers to be read it an learn what from it.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Wonder if going get big surf tomorrow, but will find out from Teddy C when I see him at workouts tomorrow.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Kevin Spain:
Hawaii has an averge temperature of 80 degrees, unlike Paradise Valley at 100+ degrees in the late spring through early fall. It's only cool in Paradise Valley Mall. Lucky you come Hawaii!
December 28th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Nice going Tsaikos.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
We're gonna have an end-of-the-year contest, I think.
Time to clean out the cupboard.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Pomai- J. David Miller is on fb and I think he would love to hear from you.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
MALCOLM LANE- Hauoli Lahanau!!! Can't wait to see you running up the field again!
December 28th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Hi, ST...
man... hard to go to sleep when ST says "contest"
December 28th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Slugger,
You are right on about the temp in Phoenix during the summer but right now it's cold with the lows in the 30's. And a short trip up the I-17 to Flagstaff and we can play in the snow.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Regarding # 244
I was wondering about Kevin Spain, played DB but has a listed 40 time of 4.92. Either the receivers in that league are 6'2" and 280 lbs or he ran it in the sand.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Whitey Nash scheduled the cream puff, he better win. He needs 18 wins for a roll over in his contract and he got to schedule all of his opponents. Most of whom come into the Stan Sheriff with losing records.
He is another State employee collecting a six figure pay check, and probably earns more than the Governor but a little less than macho J(J).
December 28th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Ralph...you better back off with the State workers comments. Don't stereotype everyone! I'm gonna let KK start calling you Grummy again!
December 28th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I need to think of questions to ask Charlie Wade tomorrow since I won't be able to listen live. I wonder what I could ask him....
December 28th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I need to think of questions to ask Charlie Wade tomorrow since I won't be able to listen live. I wonder what I could ask him....
December 28th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
ST
i wonder what the street value for a purple shirt that has The Beast with the #95 on the back.....hmmmmmm, better put that in the keepsake container in storage...one door closes and another one opens
December 28th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Hi Rob25!
ok, Mansfield Park is my choice tonight.
Latahs!
December 28th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
My boy has one souvenir mini-VB from 2002 NCAA championship that was and then wasn't.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
AZ
the ping pong guy fred, he ended up handling the maint. contract for the dorms for many years........
December 28th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Just got my Sports Illustrated and there's a cute cartoon picture of Bryant Moniz holding a pizza and mentioning that he moonlights as a pizza delivery guy.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
AZ
did you live in J Hall or Gateway? did you make it to any of our 'toga' parties, niko would bring his brothers and that's all she wrote........good memories, what i do remember....i was 'studying' so much back then, and do you remember ST at Ka Leo? he looked the same, like curtis was there at the same time i think......
December 28th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Howzit guys!
Long day at work. Relaxing for a bit watching bb game before I do some more work.
Re: dorms - I took a couple of classes at UH my senior year in HS (no mo AP at UHS). In Japanese I, our sensei had us write short paragraphs about whatever. One guy lived in J Hall. All I remember was he was talking about the dorm food - "SAGA - Soviet Attempt to Gag Americans". The whole class bus' out laughing so hard, the sensei from next door had to come tell us to keep it down!
BTW, is Lutu Jr on scholarship now? Just wondering...
December 28th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Bulla,
Yeah, Fred was one good ping pong playah. You remember that piano that was in the same room as the ping pong table. My roomy used to play the Commodores at night to woo the ladies
December 28th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Liz:
I've got a Colt Brennan autograph on a "Colt for Heisman" poster. Sounds like a prize, no?
December 28th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Bulla,
I was at Gateway. The first semester, we shared a bathroom, with Dennis Oda, photographer at that other paper. I remember the toga parties but I don't think I indulged.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
the Stan Sheriff Center looks great with all green seats, unfortunately I can see a lot of them while the game is being played. I had hoped the seating in the lower bowl of Aloha Stadium and the Murakami stadium would have been green when they were opened. Murakami Stadium started with blue seats and blue outfield walls, I thought the architect was a BYU grad.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Bulla,
I remember reading your posts a couple years ago concerning certain strength exercises you had your son doing to increase speed, flexibility and power. If this is not a question you wish to answer I will understand. Do you expect UH to provide the kind of strength and conditioning program that you will be satisfied with? This is of course a purely subjective question.
December 28th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Off-topic - anybody see Avatar yet? Is the IMAX version worth the extra $$? I heard the lines at Dole were verrrrrry long this weekend.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Jiiiiiiiii!!!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Yay, Bows!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Hey whitey - 300 by 10pm?
December 28th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
AZ,
I used to live in Flagstaff. I don't miss the snow shoveling. Didn't like the heat of the desert. I'd tolerate it to go to the D-Backs games, though.
Good to see the Bows play well in the second half tonight. Yay!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Dorms...
Didn't all the bathroom walls have graffiti that said.. ."Flush twice, the cafeteria is on the other end of the building."
December 28th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Nice win 'Bows!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
UH is now 7-6. up next Idaho, 6-3, and Boise State at 8-4 with 2 games before facing UH. Idaho is this saturday.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Slugger,
I'm thinking about driving up this week so the kids can enjoy the snow. Do you recommend any good places? I'm not that familiar with Flagstaff, other than being a small city. I've ski'ed at Snow Bowl once and cross country at Mormon Lake.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Ga shellaced A&M
December 28th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Slugger while in Flagstaff, you every meet Warren S of Pine Canyon??
December 28th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
try that again, ever met
December 28th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
ST, how's about putting up the Colt poster for the one who posts at #400 tonight?????
December 28th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
wonder if TT will be up or down for their game against MiSt??
December 28th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Watching ESPN and how they have to tiptoe on this issue.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
ok, brake time.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
old diver #276
i have all the faith in mr. tommy heffernan, i believe he is still there.....things are moving forward, but according to my math, there will be 20 months of training before he can 'officially' play, or have the chance to play. speed + power = the kadoosh factor.....haha, just an old man thinking out loud......thanks for asking. Cross Fit training is the new rage......and effective.
December 28th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
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December 28th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Bulla,
Good answer, if you have faith then I have faith also.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
OldDiver,
don't rock the boat baby, don't rock the boat baby
December 28th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
jm, 10:30pm
December 28th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
when you start on the bottom of the totem pole, you can only go up....how fast is up to you.......
December 28th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
cmon whitey
December 28th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
can't criticize coach nash, but at least he is realistic when looking at the upcoming schedule and said they should win 18.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
300
December 28th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
lose money, dollar short and a second late, haha
December 28th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
bulla, working to get in shape, hahahahahah, i know, what kind of shape, sheesh!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
i have a friend presently living in castro valley and her son is a grad of weber. he played bb there. he is from a bay area powerhouse then in bb, bishop odowd.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
he is now a chiropractor in castro valley
December 28th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
ralph, he not saying too much tonight.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
got to check how g'nalo and sleeze are doing. how are you two doing???
December 28th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
AZ,
Flagstaff has a snow play area for sledding now. I don't know if they are charging for parking/use. Nordic Center for cross-country skiing. And the AZ Snowbowl for downhill skiing and snowboarding. I was spoiled skiing at the Snowbowl since it was 20 mins. outside of town. My friends in the Bay Area have to drive at least 4 hrs. to get to a ski resort.
There's a small ski place outside of Williams, but it's really small.
Let me know if you want to hang out in Flagstaff town. I can recommend a few places to eat or to stay overnight.
Lopaka43's old neighbor lives in Flagstaff, as well as a bunch of other people from Hawaii. They're probably getting together this weekend to make mochi. (The Uno's have a machine...)
December 28th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
sum people getting an early head start on fireworks around my home. hope they don't get in trouble.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
whitey,
No, I've never met Warren S. of Pine Canyon. I don't think I know where Pine Canyon is...I know where the town of Pine is...
AZ,
The woman who managed Mormon Lake Lodge used to live in Hawaii. I think she might still be there.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
not bad, going do something. see you all later
December 28th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
slugger, pine canyou is a high maka maka resort area in flagstaff and have probably the best golf course in AZ. Warren is the GM.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Are we shooting for 400 tonight?
December 28th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
whitey,
Ooohhh, I think I know where that g.c. is...it's on the west side. No, I've not met Warren, but one of the kid's in the Hawaii club knows him. Kai's talked about golfing there. I lived on the east side of town in Flag's first g.c. development & the only public course.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Apparently there was more to that story about Brand X and HA in negotiating terms for his work for each. Barry continues to work for SB as a Stringer.
He traveled to Samoa with the Gov on the 1st Coast Guard C-130 to respond. Many of the first photos from that disaster were on the news that eve. PacWest Magazine featured his Samoan Tidal Wave video footage on a recent special. CNN used his videos as well thru out.
The guy works his tail off for the love of his craft, and gives some of us Tsaiko's his insightful videos and sideline photos as a treat. Stubborn as all get out, but the man does have his pride and his ohana to protect. I doubt if he will ever come back to post, and that's too bad.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
oops, kid's = kids (Kaikea)
December 28th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Slugger, not sure, but may end up going there this year. Prior to Pine Canyon, he was the GM of Big Horn GC where Michelle Wie has a house. He is truly a nice guy and comes to Kapalua and i not sure but i think he going be here next week.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
lost my post
December 28th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Slugger , how does 1,000 sound tonight. sounds impossible to me, but sometimes strange things happen. hahahahahaaa
December 28th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
but to reach 400 sounds like a great idea
December 28th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
pecan pie. just out of curiosity, who makes pecan pies???
December 28th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
i haven't seen any on maui, but had it in the philippines. was ono licious
December 28th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
maybe can negotiate a trade of pecan pies for guri guri
December 28th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
and if that no work, maybe p sausage
December 28th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
and at 325 going brake and let the rest of the tsaikos take us to 400 tonight.
December 28th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
I've only made pecan pie once. When I lived in the Ozarks we used to collect wild hickory nuts. Smaller than pecans, but the same shape and slightly similar in taste.
Night, whitey! Let me know if you're going to Flagstaff this coming year.
December 28th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
I think I'm going to call it a night also.
Wahine BB tomorrow and Wednesday night.
I have two single tickets for the Wahine BBall games on Jan. 16th & 18th. It's general admission. Let me know if you'd like these tickets. I won't be in town to attend those games.
December 28th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
zorn done
colt too?
December 28th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
for those needing a recruiting fix but you haven't visited tomboahi's blogspot.
courtesy of tomboahi, but I never ask. lol
http://www.tomboahi.com/uhfb10/
December 28th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
USA Sagarin bb ratings: when UH was 5-6. UH came in at 198.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkt0910.htm?loc=interstitialskip
December 28th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
did someone mention pecan pie?
December 28th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
i'll bet that this a record day for whitey
December 29th, 2009 at 12:04 am
Nytol!
December 29th, 2009 at 12:19 am
ch 1228 elite qb documentary.
filmed in hawaii.
December 29th, 2009 at 12:35 am
Don't need a recruiting fix. Too early to tell. I'll wait until they actually start strapping on the gear before I get excited. Speculation can start arguments on this blog.
December 29th, 2009 at 2:27 am
jm2375 on #277,
Saw Avatar twice at Signature Theaters@ Pearl City Highlands Center, but not IMAX. The movie was visually stunning & magnificent in most every way! They did not skimp at all in making this movie (estimates are 300+ million) and you know that any producer who makes a movie longer than 2 hours is not in it solely for the money aspect (one would recoup money a lot faster by making a 90 minute movie that allows more showings throughout the day). I know most people balk at sitting through a movie 2 hours and 40 minutes long, but being a movie buff, I savored every minute. I would think the IMAX version would be impressive. I was kind of curious about the 3D version, but it costs more to view it.
December 29th, 2009 at 2:59 am
Why am I up... I need more sleep.
December 29th, 2009 at 3:14 am
400 is a long way from here...
December 29th, 2009 at 3:14 am
Colt 4 Heisman, eh?
December 29th, 2009 at 3:15 am
340 is good.
December 29th, 2009 at 3:15 am
maybe I'll put the Jane Austen dvd back in and try to get back to sleep.
December 29th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Good Morning Tsaiko Nation, I have sucessfully made it back with Mother Sanchez personal belongings / urn and ashes. The respect and love given to her during this unfortunate passing has been "OVERWEALMING" with adulation and sincere condolences.
I would like to thank ALL of you for yor heartfelt words, prayers and sincerity during this most difficult time in my life. You good folks were TREMENDOUS during my grief as when I flew that long journey to San Francisco all 21 pages of your thoughts and prayers flew with me with the Tsai Meister blown up picture of my smile gracing the front cover.
In HONOR of my moms passing my love one up North created a memorial guest book of expressing thoughts and condolences. If you may type http://www.marinij.com it will take you to the marin county on line newspaper. Put the mouse hand on the word "obituaries" top of page and click on "view & sign guest books". Search by last name in box type "Sanchez" and click search. Graciela Sanchez name will appear in blue coloring, click on the word "display" as her book will appear. Sign in guest book is to the right IF you good folks will be so kind of your thoughts and prayers I will be so "HUMBLE" of your Aloha love to my "HERO" !
Twenty days has gone by since her passing and I have been managing day by day. Mother Sanchez was the ONLY parent in my life and she smiled beautifully 33 years ago endorsing my national letter of intent to become a "Rainbow Warrior" as she allowed me to CONSUME your aloha spirit in which still TODAY I live and breathe your polynesian hospitalty.
MAHALO to all of you for just taking the time to read my words and grace me with your kind thoughts and Aloha Spirit. My LOVE for you good folks is TREMENDOUS and I can't thank you enough for your prayers and condolences during this difficult time in my life. God has a "LEGEND" in Heaven with him and her armour shield guides me everyday in life.
Vaya Con Dios Tsaiko Nation and "THANK YOU" Always !
December 29th, 2009 at 6:04 am
Good morning Tsaikos,
Stop the stressing and be a blessing.... have a fruitful day
December 29th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Great Morning All!
Aloha RainbowCliff.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:18 am
...not quite 400.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Have a terrific day erryboddy!
Make sure you get your New Years orders in!
HiHo....
December 29th, 2009 at 6:27 am
morning gang!
hah, Johnson Hall, i remember the guys painted a crime scene body outline on the sidewalk across the street at the engineering building
December 29th, 2009 at 6:30 am
and they used to hold up number signs when the wahines walked by
December 29th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Bradley XX0XX Lane
Salas Pilares
Moniz
Green
Looks like a good start to me.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Good morning Tsaikos everywshere!
Rainbow Cliff, howzit howzit !
Agree with postmanke 100% on this one:
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December 28th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I agree enough already... hoping this recruiting season has players labeled as "first team" "all-state" "all- conference" next to their name when introduced in the blog
and when you look at what we've got coming in, the Washington and Arizona kids who wanna be Warriors, and noting they're looking like really great ballers. add em to some stout locals, playing to an audience of one, all i gotta say is...
Go Warriors!!!
December 29th, 2009 at 6:37 am
NYUH,
As always, the secret is getting the "X's and O" right!
Really gotta go now.....
December 29th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Kekoa:
Here's the story on the SMU/Barry.
I go to WAC media day in Utah. There are stacks of media guides. The schools don't want to take them back because they bulk-shipped them to the site but would have to bring them back as baggage. So they leave them in the media room. Since I always pack an extra bag, I grabbed the extra (and unwanted) UH media guides. I brought them back, then gave them away as blog prizes. Barry complained because he didn't get a media guide. So he sends a letter of protest to UH and to Brand X editors. So UH and Brand X ask me: Why is he complaining to us and not to you. I say: What are you talking about? They tell me, then I issued the first SMU.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Coach Medeiros....
thank you thank you for your effort and Warrior spirit! you done good, young man! reall goood. keepa a going. you got a long and happy life ahead.
proud of what you did for us, your team, your family name, yourself.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Good morning Tsaikos. Good try
December 29th, 2009 at 6:45 am
Coach Medeiros
take a tip from Coach Leo Abellera of Keaau High School. He paddles stand up board alot, whenever he can. Keeps in shape, enjoys the water,
December 29th, 2009 at 6:48 am
New post is up.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:52 am
ST, too bad, all he had to do was ask you for a copy.
December 29th, 2009 at 7:50 am
And your X and Ys.
December 29th, 2009 at 7:59 am
D1: Yes, I left out that crucial information. Hopefully Shaw can pull it together. He did a great job last year as the OL improved significantly. I take it they were also working with the backups, grooming them to take over this year.
December 29th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
No Pecan Pies in Maui?
Hmmm...ok you yungsters graduating with no jobs,
go to Maui and bake'shake pecan pies, and other
goodies. btw Don Quijote here didn't have any today, too. Darn.
btw, my couzin in Wash DC says there will be a
wheat shortage next year due to some sort of
"rust" disease in the "steppes" and China will want
to import tons from us. Trouble is, the USA hasn't
much because of corn for fuel and soybeans using
up the available farm lands. I wonder if you can raise
wheat in Hawaii???
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