Tachibana arrested on DUI accusation
By Stephen Tsai
Backup linebacker Alema Tachibana was arrested this morning on suspicion of drunken driving.
He was released after posting $500 bail.
He is scheduled to appear in District Court on July 16.
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The Warriors have posted a tentative roster. It's tentative because it does not include the 2012 recruits and preferred walk-ons. There also is a so-called bullpen, which is a list of players who might be added to the roster.
The goal was to eliminate double numbers. There were more than 30 last year. This year, there are two. No. 8 Taylor Graham must redshirt this season after transferring from Ohio State. No. 21 Siaki Cravens is facing extensive rehabilitation after suffering a severe shoulder injury in spring training.
Also, two numbers that were not issued the past four years — Nos. 14 and 15 — will be used this year. They will be taken out of circulation again if school officials ever decide they should be retired. Tommy Kaulukukui's No. 32 is the only jersey number officially retired by the Warriors.
Quarterbacks
8 Taylor Graham
11 Ikaika Woolsey
12 Jeremy Higgins
14 David Graves
15 Cayman Shutter
16 Justin Alo
Running backs
4 Will Gregory
7 Joey Iosefa
28 Sterling Jackson
34 John Lister
Fullbacks
35 Jared Leaf
44 Dustin Elisara
48 Justin Vele
Receivers
2 Allen Sampson
5 Billy Ray Stutzmann
13 Justin Clapp
21 Samson Anguay
24 Duke Bukoski
29 Scott Harding
80 Miah Ostrowski
81 Chris Gant
83 Cecil Doe
84 Chinedu Amadi
85 Corey Paclebar
89 Trevor Davis
N/A Donnie King
Tight ends
82 Darius Bright
86 Craig Cofer
94 Clark Evans
Offensive linemen
54 Kody Afusia
58 Jordan Loeffler
60 Waylon Lolotai
61 Chauncy Winchester-Makainai
63 Ben Dew
66 Blake Muir
67 Hunter Hallowed
68 Sean Shigematsu
70 Frank Loyd Jr.
71 Ben Clarke
76 Dave Lefotu
Defensive ends
21 Siaki Cravens
42 Paipai Falemalu
53 Marcus Malepeai
92 Beau Yap
93 Desmond Dean
97 Tavita Woodard
Defensive tackles
50 Calen Friel
59 Siasau Matagiese
73 Ho‘oikaika Cavaco-Amoy
90 Geordon Hanohano
91 Moses Samia
99 Haku Correa
Outside linebackers
6 Darryl McBride
41 Art Laurel
44 Alema Tachibana
47 Kamalani Alo
52 Kendrick Van Ackeren
55 George Daily-Lyles
Inside linebackers
3 T.J. Taimatuia
46 Dylan McCagg
51 Lance Williams
56 Brenden Daley
Cornerbacks
1 Mike Edwards
10 Kawika Ornellas
17 Ijumaa Armstrong
23 Dee Maggitt
33 John Hardy-Tuliau
Safeties
8 Brian Clay
9 Bubba Poueu-Luna
18 Mike Sellers
22 Leroy Lutu Jr.
30 Ryan Pasoquen
37 Charles Clay
Kickers
27 Tyler Hadden
49 Kyle Niiro
Punter
31 Alex Dunnachie
Long-snapper
45 Luke Ingram
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The UH coaches did a good job at yesterday's free clinic at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. About 130 kids had signed up, including an 8-year-old who dyed his long hair green.
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Koakane reports that Billy Ayers, a former Warrior and Saint Louis School graduate, has died. Ayers attended a UH practice last year (pictured on the left, with Alvis Satele):
The Warrior Beat
June 16th, 2012 at 12:29 am
Spam is quick.
June 16th, 2012 at 12:41 am
Good morning/night everyone!
Thanks for the jersey number list, ST.
June 16th, 2012 at 12:42 am
Yo! Don't' forget the tight ends.
June 16th, 2012 at 2:37 am
What do Cayman Shutter and I have in common? We're both #15, but probably not for long...
June 16th, 2012 at 2:37 am
darn! spam beat me to that one too
June 16th, 2012 at 2:43 am
Good morning!
June 16th, 2012 at 2:44 am
Top 5 once everyone wakes up to have spam for breakfast.
June 16th, 2012 at 2:53 am
Thanks for the roster and numbers Mr. Tsai!
June 16th, 2012 at 3:14 am
Wafan ~
You ordered SPAM...You got SPAM!
Now try go stand in line for your Ka Lei eggs, and Sweet Bread toast.
ST must've left his SPAM security at Hickam AFB. (Please note that I give the Air Force respect for their base). Like another branch of our mighty military is their private air taxi stand. How rude.
Talk to your peeps SailorBlue...remind them we're under the same flag. Hickam never should have been renamed "Pearl Harbor Joint Anything!"
Revisionists...pftttt!
June 16th, 2012 at 3:16 am
Blog has a little color to it this morning...hehehe.
June 16th, 2012 at 3:18 am
Hi Kekoa!
Hope everyone is doing well at home. Greetings to the Queen Mother and Little Princess.
June 16th, 2012 at 3:20 am
Hmmmmmm. I think I made a bunch of spam.
What the heck happened?
June 16th, 2012 at 3:21 am
Tsai-kettes!
Reminder for tomorrow . . . Father's Day.
June 16th, 2012 at 3:32 am
What the heck Wafan? You da SpamMan?
Good Morning! My eyes wen pop wen I saw 44 posts already, das sum crazy spam-mania today!
Thanks ST for the roster! Go Warriors!
Have a wonderful weekend folks!
June 16th, 2012 at 4:22 am
Why is it Wafan is the only one that has an issue with multiple post. Perhaps its a phonetic tic, or in this case a typo tic?
Anyway, morning all!
Yahoo's Mike Huguenin has Hawaii ranked 110 and UNLV at 108? How you figga?
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--preseason-1-124-countdown--nos--106-110.html;_ylt=AgtoRrWU.XCtOOKUA64XglYcvrYF
I know these predictions don't mean much, but its something to ponder until the season starts.
June 16th, 2012 at 4:57 am
Good turn out at yesterday's camp. Making more Warriors and fans!
June 16th, 2012 at 5:02 am
Good Father's Day Eve! Soooo excited for "Moving Day," the TV's been on the Golf Channel all night. C'mon Tiger!
Nice list/roster, ST. Less than 3 months 'til the home opener!
June 16th, 2012 at 5:35 am
Great Morning All!
Looks like a numbers game....
June 16th, 2012 at 5:48 am
Even producers of the Twilight Zone are a little perplexed by today's postings.
Gmorning Gang!
Right off the bat I'd like to ask all of you a big favor. Can everyone either copy or memorize the roster above? Get yourselves familiarized with each player and coach. This will be an incredible and historic year that we'll be referring to for decades to come.
Mahalo Gang!!
June 16th, 2012 at 5:49 am
Thanks, Clyde, I did forget to type in the tight ends.
Also, it looks like Donnie King must be a "bullpen" guy who got activated because he doesn't have a number.
June 16th, 2012 at 5:50 am
Somebody once suggested that it would be good to retire the number "07," which would honor the 2007 team without taking a number out of circulation.
June 16th, 2012 at 5:52 am
Whooo-hhoooooooooo. I ranked! Top 25! Gooood morning!
June 16th, 2012 at 5:54 am
The roster is at 76.
UH plans to have a roster of about 102 at camp, which means 26 will be added.
The NCAA allows up to 105 at training camp, so UH has the flexibility to add players. But the plan is to keep a tight roster, which means expect everyone ready to compete as freshmen and many starters playing special teams.
June 16th, 2012 at 5:56 am
papapjoe2
You came thisclose to barely making the top 60 before adjusting for the spam and wafan's post duplicating itself 12 times.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:01 am
I count 16 seniors on scholarship (two are on the medical retirement list).
June 16th, 2012 at 6:03 am
Vele at FB? Really? Me thinks whoever is judging the lb talent needs a refresher course.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:10 am
Vele was at fullback the final week of spring ball and looked really good there. He's actually the No. 1 fullback. Now Ethan Watanabe probably will compete there in training camp. If Watanabe does well, that gives Vele the option of going back to linebacker.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:11 am
Good morning, again.
Thanks for zapping the spam and my multiple posts of the same comment.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:11 am
Lister and Iosefa also can play fullback in a split-back formation.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:12 am
wafan:
I'm glad you were able to make it back. It was easier to spam-delete your comments than to actually delete them, so I was hoping you wouldn't be labeled as a spammer.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:13 am
Had a great day at George Gusman's St. Louis Baseball Memorial Golf Scholarship Tournament honoring the late Francis Funai and Mel Seki. Teamed up with brothers Sonny and former UH Warrior great Rodney Villanueva along with John Harris, Ron Lee and Elroy Chong. Kama Krab came by to help out after he was pau work. I hope they made a lot of money. Sooo many prizes. One guy used up all his raffle tickets winning prizes. Mahalo "Gus" for a great tournament.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:14 am
Dunno about the number 7 for the 2007 team. But it would fit with Colt's request to honor the entire unit rather than a personal accolade for himself.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:14 am
For those who would like to print out the roster go here:
http://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2011/3/9/roster.pdf
June 16th, 2012 at 6:16 am
I guess your magic is powerful, Mr. Tsai, with the zapper and all.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:20 am
If you go to the UH Web site and use that roster, ignore all of the heights/weights. They haven't been updated in a long, long time.
Same as some of the positions. Kamalani Alo hasn't been a safety for a while.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:20 am
ST does "labeled spammers" automatically get deleted? Must be a million of them.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:21 am
Your namm??? I tot was my namm.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:21 am
A-joe ~
If my memory of the numbering system is correct, I'm good from 1-105. Adding names to those numbers, not so good.
My plan is to hire a spotter. Btw, Is A-Sports crafting stuff? I was going axe her be my spotter if she not busy.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:22 am
ST, please zapp my #37. No make sense now.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:22 am
The two lead stories on the Sports page this morning make me also feel that I am so ready for fall camp to get started!
June 16th, 2012 at 6:23 am
No pic of the kid with the long green hair?
And, that name (JBPHH) just does not quite roll off the tongue.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:23 am
Kekoa, I stopped the numbering part at 2. Public skuul ting.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:24 am
Brother Mike: I'll tell my uncle Harold Chang you had him for economics. He might remember you, though if you cut class a lot, he might not. Do you remember him coaching football at Kalani?
June 16th, 2012 at 6:25 am
papa:
There's a place I can go to where it lists all of the posted comments. It gives me the option of hitting "unapproved," "spam," "edit" or "delete."
If I hit "delete," it takes away the comment, but redirects me from the list. So then I have to go hunt down the list again. If I hit "unapproved," sometimes the site will decide to "approve" the comment later. So it's easier to just mark stuff "spam" because then it erases immediately without kicking me off the list.
By the way, I don't visit other blog sites because the last time I did, that's how we ended up with AMPP (annoying multiple personality person). It was like visiting a place without shots and contracting a virus.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:29 am
You should always use protection when visiting other places.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:30 am
Zapping posts sounds complicated. The folks who designed the system must like button clicks. The folks who designed our grading system put in a click for everything we have to do. So annoying and time consuming.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:31 am
Our military writer, William Cole, said that, yes, the official name is Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
It made it tough yesterday when I couldn't decide whether to go right (Pearl Harbor) or left (Hickam).
June 16th, 2012 at 6:33 am
We used to get a lot more attention in the spam area.
But I think the techs have moved on to monitoring The Pulse.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:34 am
The Pulse has its own car, detailed with the logo.
If the Warrior Beat ever had a car budget, I'm sure it would be appropriate to make it a lunch wagon.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:35 am
June 16th, 2012 at 6:35 am
A big lunch wagon with lots of gravy over everything!
Mmmmmmmmmmm.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:37 am
So, back to the numbers.
Last year, it was tough choosing whether to award No. 2 to Mike Edwards or Allen Sampson. Both had compelling and heart-felt reasons to want that number. So McMackin let both have it, which meant both could not be on the same special-team unit.
I think it's a great solution to give Edwards No. 1. That's a statement-making number.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:39 am
Good morning, gang!
ST ~ Thanks for the roster! I miss seeing the guys at practices. Had to put some pictures on my PC @work to make it interesting...Colt, Alex Green, Mike Edwards, Pollard, the funny QB-WR crew at the Wahine clinic. Hope Coach Chow holds the Wahine Clinic this year.
Laters...
June 16th, 2012 at 6:41 am
Bigger disappointment — Belmont or Wallenda over Niagra?
June 16th, 2012 at 6:42 am
#31, In case anybody tried to look up Rodney as a former Warrior, nnooooo he didn't play football for the Warriors, but did graduate from UH. Everybody knows him as a commedian so that's my joke to him. He was hilarious as the mc at the golf tournament.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:42 am
Slugger:
Chow wants to put on the women's clinic.
But he would be the lead instructor, not his wife.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:45 am
An 11 year old won the women's longest drive contest at St. Louis baseball golf tournament. Shucks, I didn't get her name. I think her first name was Nicole. Could be a future LPGA player from Hawaii.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:46 am
Fine with me that Coach Chow is the lead instructor at the Wahine Clinic. We need to get to know him. Learned a bunch (for me, anyway) at the clinics with the coaches. Great way to build support for the team. Gonna miss Mouse Davis...entertaining guy.
Bet my hula sister makes lei for Coach Chow for each game.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:48 am
ST, thanks for all the heads up stuff on the Football Warriors. After tracking all that Coach Chow has said, with more info coming in about this years recruits, the first year guys along with the JuCo transfers---I'm convinced more than ever that the soothsayers predicting a dismal year for UH are sticking their collective necks out.
All this nonsense that the football talent isn't up to par, that we don't have QB's that have stepped up--therefore are slated to be at the bottom, is really just so much grist for the mill. Chow knows his only real hill to climb is getting everyone on the same page and playing their guts out on saturdays! He does that!-- he'll have a team that just might scare the hell out of somebody.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:52 am
JMHO but kinda surprised not to see S Dante Johnson (#40 during the Spring) on the roster.
Unlike OL position, must be overloaded at safety since quite a few (Adebayo, Bridgford, Gomes, Leslie) also not listed.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:53 am
I went to the women's football clinic only once and that was the 1st one by Heather McMackin. I enjoyed it a lot, mainly because she made it so personal -- ie, showed us a map of where she had to make a home every time her husband got hired someplace else. There were times when she didn't bother to unpack boxes, because off they were again.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:54 am
The bullpen is very deep.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:55 am
ST: why no zeroes assigned? Nothing wrong with being a cypher.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:58 am
Slugger:
People are going to like Chow.
He's feisty.
And he's very competitive.
He's also a really good public speaker. He did well at yesterday's clinic, relating to both the kids and their parents.
June 16th, 2012 at 6:59 am
Lack of numbers at TE position must be a factor 'cuz JMHO that kinda surprised to see scholie JC transfer Evans on this list.....after a very "ho hum" showing this past Spring ball.
Even Woodard (who switched back to DE) and Lolotai (who switched back to OL, but might now be leaving the team) got more reps than Evans this past Spring.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:01 am
Evans has to work on his stamina. He appeared to tire in the second half of practices last year. He's young. He'll get his wind.
Harold Moleni comes in to compete at tight end.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:02 am
Good Morning Gangeez
!
Spam patrol looks like a lot of work, Stephen. Thanks for makin' da spam scram. I peeked in at about 2A.M. and dey was already outnumbering the early posters.
Thanks for the list, too. I'm thinkin' all those numbers will add up to a great season like A-joe sez!
GO WARRIORS!!!
June 16th, 2012 at 7:07 am
Any OL left in the bullpen?
June 16th, 2012 at 7:10 am
There will be some newcomers on the o-line.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:12 am
Looks like bullpen will consist mainly of DBs.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:12 am
Sorry to read about Ayers. Prayers and condolences to his ohana.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:14 am
Any update on Tavita's twin brother Tana?
June 16th, 2012 at 7:15 am
He's still trying to get admitted.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:16 am
Thanks! Anything on Dorsey and/or Myles?
June 16th, 2012 at 7:17 am
Inspired by Hoarders, I took pictures of the messy parts of my house. Now to throw away stuff.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:18 am
Dorsey has to take care of business this summer.
Myles is a very, very long shot.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:22 am
Good to see RB #28 Sterling Jackson and FB #35 Jared Leaf both on the list.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:25 am
Jackson missed all of the spring because of the surgery. At the end of spring, he said he should be ready for training camp.
Leaf had that strange illness where he lost a lot of weight. I think he should be OK.
Doubt Elisara will be ready for a while. Was told he suffered more than one tear to his knee in that Maui scrimmage.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:27 am
Chow isn't a square-peg/round-hole guy. (Or is it round peg, square hole. I can never get it straight.)
Anyway, he won't force it. If there's inadequate play at fullback, he won't use one. He has a lot of different strategies.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:27 am
Is it just me, but the running back position looks thin. Lakalaka will get an opportunity to play right away. Injuries is the big question that can decimate a team's depth at certain positions.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:28 am
Hoping that DE Lasi Eselu (#95 who displayed good potential during the Spring) will also be in the bullpen too.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:30 am
There won't just be one or two guys getting all the carries. They'll play all of the running backs, including Lakalaka. And if they get into a jam, they always can move Anguay or Amadi back there.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:30 am
Condolences to the Ayers Ohana
June 16th, 2012 at 7:31 am
Nope. As of now, Eselu isn't eligible.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:32 am
Maybe Miano shoulda taken the #14 and #15 jerseys with him.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:32 am
#80,
Also hoping that RB Josh Gonda (#22 during the Spring) is in the bullpen too.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:34 am
re: Edwards/Sampson solution last season....
June 16th, 2012 at 7:36 am
Is Tuiasosopo (OL) or Umebayashi (LB/LS) in the bullpen?
June 16th, 2012 at 7:36 am
Thanks for confirming. Kinda heard that about Lasi.
Hoping that younger bro DE Nainoa might eventually walk-on.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:40 am
#80,
Maybe that's why Chow is actively recruiting Wily & Taumua for Class of 2013 signing class.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:40 am
Condolences to the Ayers family.
June 16th, 2012 at 7:44 am
...or maybe it's just that players like that are good to have aboard?
June 16th, 2012 at 7:46 am
ST,
Any chance that #53 could still "unretire"?
June 16th, 2012 at 7:46 am
GOOD MORNING HAWAII!!
Thanks for the list - the anticipation mounts!
June 16th, 2012 at 7:59 am
anyone need tix for the San Diego St. road game on Oct. 6; I need 20+ for da group rate; looks like they have great seats near midfield upper deck; just like we had last year at UW. email me at: tomkitaguchi@yahoo.com
http://goaztecs.cstv.com/tickets/sdsu-tickets-detail.html#group
June 16th, 2012 at 8:14 am
I get that Vele can contribute at fb, but I feel he has the greatest upside at outside lb of anyone on the team, and I have to think the outside lb position is more critical to the success of this team than fb, which, as you indicate, will be scrapped altogether in the absence of the right player.
Hopefully we beat USC by 20 and I'll agree to defer to the coaches on all things football.
June 16th, 2012 at 8:15 am
Ok...#15 needs to be retired... Or we do should do something similar to what Michigan does with the number 21. That #21 jersey has a patch that says Desmond Howard and his years played... The number is given to a player by coaches to honor Desmond Howard and also award the student who deserves to wear the "legend" jersey...
June 16th, 2012 at 8:19 am
Good morning Tsaikos!
Wow plenny posts for a Saturday morning, already.
papajoe2 - #31 - the late, great Francis Funai was my great-uncle. He was an amazing man, full of energy. An avid golfer, he was shooting his age when he was in his 80's. Hopefully, there are young baseball players out there who are still benefiting from the knowledge he imparted on previous generations of players and coaches.
Is it football season yet?
June 16th, 2012 at 8:34 am
Wunundred
June 16th, 2012 at 8:42 am
Vele...no fear...will be a beast at FB.
June 16th, 2012 at 8:44 am
The Aloha Beer Company fundraising event for Na Koa which was to have been held on Friday June 22nd has been postponed until further notice.
June 16th, 2012 at 8:46 am
I like the idea UH is forced to make a decision on numbers. If people are deserving, it should be a school act. CB certainly made enough money for UH.
June 16th, 2012 at 8:50 am
Is there a list of retired numbers for the entire UHAD?
Tats and Les in baseball are the only other ones I can recall
June 16th, 2012 at 8:51 am
No problem Na Koa Mike,
I used my SWAM gift card last night and stocked up on beer already
June 16th, 2012 at 8:54 am
I'm not sure how they retire numbers. It was a nice gesture to hold out numbers, but if it's not official, what's the point?
June 16th, 2012 at 8:56 am
...and what happens when the holder leaves!
June 16th, 2012 at 8:57 am
Exactly. Few knew the numbers were withheld because there were no plaques.
June 16th, 2012 at 8:59 am
Pops Leahey suggested Miano should hire Lobendahn. End of controversy.
June 16th, 2012 at 9:07 am
Too bad Shoji doesn't have a Number! His number would be retired too. Looks like Shoji's 3 division I transfers are promising. In particular, I like Longo from Penn State and Kastl from Arizona State. Somehow, we need a 6'5" to 6'6" middle blocker. but 6'4" isn't too shabby. Too bad Hewitt called it a career. She was a proven blocker.
June 16th, 2012 at 9:12 am
Jordan Monico is not on the roster. You gotta be kidding...
June 16th, 2012 at 9:20 am
Bullpen.
June 16th, 2012 at 9:27 am
I still think someone is kidding
June 16th, 2012 at 9:34 am
Can u post who is in the bullpen
June 16th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Stephen #108 -
Good call by Pops.
June 16th, 2012 at 9:47 am
Stephen/DPK,
No tink so. Birdies tell me the guy who was replaced was instilling a new ethic and mindset. That needs to come from the HC. Like I said, it will be interesting to see who continues or doesn't continue as the S & C dude up Lunalilo Home Road.
June 16th, 2012 at 10:08 am
Yawn. F'd til 5am. 3 akule in 12 hours.
Woke up to the sound of planes and helos... ???
June 16th, 2012 at 10:10 am
Heavenly consolation to the Ayers Ohana.
June 16th, 2012 at 10:18 am
Hi Liz! If you fished for 12 hours, that's a good sign. No flu now, huh?
June 16th, 2012 at 10:20 am
An hour or so ago, my neighbor was cooking fish. Definitely not pleasant, odorwise.
When I cook fish, it's always salmon with teri sauce and green onions, baked for 20 mins in a 375 degree oven.
June 16th, 2012 at 10:22 am
Interesting that Miano is going to donate his Kaiser salary to his staff. How does he manage to survive, though? Hawaii is expensive.
June 16th, 2012 at 10:50 am
June 16th, 2012 at 10:51 am
Gigi - i replaced the F for flu with F for fishing..
June 16th, 2012 at 10:52 am
Go Tiger!
June 16th, 2012 at 10:52 am
Yesterday, there was a question about when Curtis Murayama was the HS beat writer with the HA. You can ask him in person tomorrow at the Kahala Chevron, I believe he'll be at our club basketball team's carwash. It'll be a good opportunity for moms and kids to get dad's car washed for him on Father's Day.
June 16th, 2012 at 10:54 am
I remember at one of our car washes last year, Coach Mac made a very generous donation in addition to getting his car washed. Wonder if Coach Chow will stop by this year.
June 16th, 2012 at 10:55 am
Is Tiger leading? I should watch.
June 16th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Aloha, RIP Billy Ayers
June 16th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
Condolences to the Ayers family.
June 16th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
#108,
Just don't think that will go over real well with Principal Sosa and/or AD Iwasaki.
June 16th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
#66,
That could be said about alot of the players....especially on offense.
JMHO but better to let Tommy have full control of running the conditioning program this off-season.....instead of by committee.
June 16th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
kapakahi/d1 -
I stand, er, sit corrected re: 108. You guys have da birdies, I only know what I read here. Much more to the story, it looks like. Thanks for the info. Had no idea this might affect the S & C guy too. Hope everything works out.
June 16th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Breaking news not good...
June 16th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
God bless Billy Ayers. Couldn't find any football video of him but did find this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mogUKR6zbrU
It is dated May 12 and he looks pretty good for a man in his sixties.
June 16th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
DPK, I searched Yahoo News and CNN and KITV but did not see anything
out of the ordinary. Do you mean Lindsy Lohan sleeping/death misreport?
June 16th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
What an idiot
June 16th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Did he not learn from Shutter...(O_o)
June 16th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Alema Tachibana arrested on suspicion of DUI.
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/159319815.html?id=159319815
June 16th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Guess you have to be non-drinking sports person nowadays at UH...
unheard of in my day...I remember a gymnast who drank a beer at
lunch every day to calm his nerves at practice...he was pretty good!
June 16th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Yikes! Another DUI?
June 16th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
44 Alema Tachibana... might want to change his jersey number.
44 is an unlucky number in Japanese as 4 is the same word for death.
44 Dustin Elisara, full back, also.
Now who else UH got to replace Tachi at outside linebacker?
June 16th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
I expect Chow to lower the Boom on this DUI charge. I guess some on the team didn't learn from others mistakes. The penalty will probably be severe enough to make sure this will not happen again. Unfortunately this now will effect the UH Football teams image on the opener against USC on National TV.
Not the type of publicity UH wants or needs around the country! Once can be forgiven, twice will be a lot harder.
June 16th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Christianity also has an example of Four as bad news...
with the last of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
being death.
June 16th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Would Chow dish out a harsher punishment with Tachibana for the same offense as Shutter? Hardly seems fair if Chow gave Tachi more than a four-day suspension.
June 16th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Alrighty then...to lighten things up here is a vid for Portugese Pride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXw5fMIYGqg
June 16th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Might have to make an example of the example. Pretty sad...
June 16th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Sor of like bad things happens in three's? Will there be another DUI? Hope not.
June 16th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
LINEBACKER JUST GAVE UH FB PROGRAM THE FINGER, SLAPPED THE HC IN THE FACE; NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER.
June 16th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Good grief!
June 16th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
I take it that that linebacker was the same one that just recently got arrested for a DUI ? http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/159319815.html?id=159319815
June 16th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
After the Shutter incident, if it is the same LB, I think the penalty is going to be even stiffer. If that linebacker had a scholie, he may be stripped of it or off the team completely.
June 16th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
If this is his second DUI then it should be a dismissal from the team.
June 16th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Howzit, everyone!
First off, mahalo, ST, for the list. Looks like it will change a bazillion times before we get to the start of the season. Wondering what our bullpen looks like.
Anyways, for those wondering... the Georgia Force are trailing the Chicago Rush. You can watch live online: http://www.ustream.tv/GeorgiaForce
June 16th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
From the Dallas Morning News:
How long will June Jones be at SMU? Normally, a coach that has produced the sort of results Jones has wouldn't be wondering about his future. But two things happened this off-season that could cast something of a shadow on Jones' outlook. First, his flirtation with Arizona State (that only ended because ASU boosters didn't like Jones) showed that Jones might have the itch to coach in major conference football for the first time and couldn't have endeared him to his bosses on the Hilltop. Then, Steve Orsini, the man who brought Jones to Dallas, was axed himself. Just how Jones will jibe with whoever the new AD is remains to be seen, but with three years left on his deal, he figures to get at least a year or two to prove his worth. It's just a question of whether Jones is the man who will lead the Ponies for the next 10 years, or if he's closer to being on his way out (either by his own choice or otherwise) than his way in.
June 16th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Just got on to check out the game, so I don't know if any of our boyz are playing. Logged on during their halftime, and they had younger kids playing AFL-style football. Pretty sure Bryant Moniz isn't playing. Not sure about Richard Torres.
Should be able to check out this site later, as these games are saved to be watched at your leisure.
June 16th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
Yes Gigi, Tiger is leading. So is Wie.
Tachibana more puzzling that Gigi.
June 16th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
Good grief, Tachibana.
No learn from others?
Hoping this one will not hurt a lot.
June 16th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Stevie Wonder benefit concert for UH Athletics!?!? WOw, Stretch, you work fast!!
June 16th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Just got our new Dell computer set up and searching like heck for the "refresh" button/icon
No wheres to be found so gotta susbmit a comment.
June 16th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Can't believe it. Stevie is definitely on my bucket list. August 18 at the Stanley.
June 16th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
"Refresh" icon? Whaddat?
You mean .. F5 for a simple refresh or ctrl + F5? for a clean reload.
June 16th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
My condolences to the Ayers Ohana.
Tiger had a rough day
Alema, such a sad situation.
I vote to retire #15 but if not I'm okay that whoever wears it wears it well!
June 16th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
Hmmm.... Stevie Wonder?
June 16th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
well my tsiako ohana,
not to sound like a broken record, but our Warrior is innocent until proven guilty, so let's not be the proverbial judge and jury here in this blog, but continue to hope for the best for him and his family.
on a brighter note, wow, 1st game of the season for the ballers on National TV.....whooo hooo, what a chance to show the country what we have. what a motivator for the boys during the summer training session...
GO WARRIORS
GO WILDCATS
June 16th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
I don't know where the idea of Mr. Tachibana is a second DUI offender - anybody got something on that?
No question that he will probably get wacked more than Cayman Shutter even though it may be his first offense. It becomes a matter of informing the team that this sort of conduct cannot continue.
If it is a second offense, I would imagine he would be shown the door.
June 16th, 2012 at 5:10 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Congratulations to the Kid who just qualified for next month's 2012 US Amateur Public Links Championship at Soldier Hallow in Midway, Utah!!
June 16th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
D1, really? How do you do that?
June 16th, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Shutter was held out of the spring training camp... so I guess Tachibana would be held out of Fall camp. No fall training camp kind of automatically relegates him to the scout team. Add to that a number of weeks of suspension... I think he's pretty much out of the line up for next season.
June 16th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
d1shima,
man of a few words...
June 16th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
Deep meditation.
heheheh
June 16th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
No not again. Aiyeeeeeee......
Oh well.
June 16th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
d1 knows and posts my deepest thoughts...
June 16th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
How DO you do that?!
June 16th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Rookies...
June 16th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Thanks to whitey who caddied for the kid. Shoot a 67-69 to qualify.
More money I gotta come up with!
Caddy cost too much nowadays!
June 16th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Innocent until proven guilty. Hope this isn't true, but if it is, it will pretty much be the end of his career, no?
Congrats to Duffer's kid!
June 16th, 2012 at 6:06 pm
Duffer - maybe the tall Asian marketing expert will volunteer to caddy...
June 16th, 2012 at 6:09 pm
Way to go kid!
June 16th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
http://nakoa.org/wp-content/gallery/2011-na-koa-bowl/dscf5471_edited-1.jpg
Billy Ayers (center, front row)
June 16th, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Thanks for Ayers photo 4uhfan!
June 16th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Same way you put all those spaces in front
of your sentences, I think. Then again.....
June 16th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 8:05 pm
I knew homey had a hand in all this...
June 16th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Howzit DPK!
June 16th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Thanks to whitey and congratz to duffer's kid!
June 16th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Hi jm1234.
Ur awesome. You uh, ahem, know my email and if you wanna send a new uh, er, redneck trick, feel free.
Til then, this is all I got for blank post...
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June 16th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
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June 16th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Pretty quiet 'round here
June 16th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Planning to attend any UH football Road Games this year?
Please post here or email SteveM. Current Tsai-ko attendees and get-together logistics page is at...
http://home.roadrunner.com/~smurashi/tsai-kos/away12.html
Looks like San Diego is firming up ahead of USC. Also note tom-warriornation's post #95 at 0759 this morning regarding possible game tickets for SDSU.
June 16th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Sorry, in terms of DUI, you are guilty -- until you (or a good lawyer) can prove you innocent. Case in point -- how many DUI offenders have we seen beat or get off of their charges? Answer: Not many. No need to be a legal scholar, judge, or god to see this. One of the few ways to get out of a DUI is to prove that the police stopped you illegally. This is virtually impossible.
Alema could thank the good gods if just so happen the police did not do a breathalyzer test on him. But that is almost never the case. Blowing on the tube goes hand in hand with the field sobriety test. Pretty standard protocol when officers make these stops. And a breathalyzer reading over the limit is pretty hard to dispute.
BIK
June 16th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
I was surprised Tachibana wasn't listed as having played in a game last year. He was on a couple of road trips.
June 16th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
#208,
My attorney friends always advise to NEVER agree to take the field sobriety test....'cuz just too subjective and discretionary. HPD apparently cannot force a person to take the field sobriety test. Field breathalyzer test is unofficial. Official breathalyzer test is taken at the station....which buys more time if alchohol level is borderline.
June 16th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Meant #203
June 16th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
I saw that episode of the Practice where the lawyer advises the client to take a drink in front of the officer to pretend to calm down.
June 16th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
June 16th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
210
June 16th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Really slowed down from this morning.
June 16th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Tachibana is an IDIOT!! Nothing more and nothing less.
June 16th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
Condolences to the Ayers family.
Alema...aiyah!
Night!
June 17th, 2012 at 2:26 am
Thoughts and prayers to the Ayers Ohana....great guy, great teamate.....
June 17th, 2012 at 2:54 am
Good Morning!
Happy Father's Day folks! Enjoy
June 17th, 2012 at 3:20 am
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. Make memories x 3
June 17th, 2012 at 3:49 am
Happy Father's Day . . . you know who you are!
I hope.
June 17th, 2012 at 4:49 am
Good morning and Happy Father's day!
June 17th, 2012 at 5:19 am
Great Morning All!
And a Very Happy to Da Pappy in all of us!
June 17th, 2012 at 6:13 am
Good Morning Gangeez!
Happy Father's Day to one and all.
June 17th, 2012 at 6:18 am
Guilty or not, rather than kick the player Tachibana under the bus, I hope the person Tachibana gets the help he needs to get his life back on track. Once he gets his life in order, then he can figure out what role football has in his life. Until then, this guy needs some help, and I hope UH will help him find it.
June 17th, 2012 at 6:39 am
Good morning Tsaikos everywhere.
Happy Father's Day to all the dads in the house.
June 17th, 2012 at 7:00 am
DUI.
lots of comments about the recent charge against Mr. Tachibana.
from my own experiences this year along, 5, and based on intuition and a very limited knowledge of the "facts", I gotta say TOMMUI and LAVA hit da nail on da top.
gotta wait and watch da game. but the first first first first thing Mr. Tachibana gotta do,
is at least write ADLRO and ask for a copy of their complete file, so he knows what he's facing at ADLRO. and he'll know what he's facing at district court.
my gut tells me this case is different than Shutter. State v. Nesmith.
so even though I know we gotta back up Coach Chow, and I back up Coach 100%, and I agree with a initial perception from ALLAN that it appears brudda gave da coach da finger,
I also agree with Lava, gotta give brudda da benefit of da doubt.
like I said, 5 experiences this year alone tell me us humans gotta give chance to da kinda good guys who will face up to mistakes.
final word to Tachibana. go talk to a lawyer before talking to Coach Chow. i would proceed under da guise of "coach, gotta check on my legal rights first, cuz all is not as it seems."
look Coach in da eye.
wishful thinking from a diehard UH fan.
ok, off da box.
June 17th, 2012 at 7:06 am
If these players have a substance abuse problem, they should receive professional help, rather than simply throwing them off of the team. There are more important things than playing ball and they still have a whole life ahead of them. I'm sure Coach Chow will do the right thing to help these players.
June 17th, 2012 at 7:08 am
the Nesmith April 2012 Sup Ct decision.
just guessing:
a 5 am stop is way past bar closing time.
location of the stop suggests coming from somebody's home.
the stop likely was based on a claim of observation.
most likely, intuition by the officer.
just guessing:
this is the kind of case likely can result in good result
for a good guy.
June 17th, 2012 at 7:17 am
so, on the side of the young man, get chance.
on the side of the team, the charge and cases (ADLRO and Dist Ct) takes away from focus on the team. plus even resolutions gonna take time. not good.
but before jumping to conclusions, gotta know who the arresting officer is,
gotta know who you're gonna scrap.
my gut tells me, Tachibana can do with a top D1 defense attorney.
public defenders, while some are very good, won't be able to help with
ADLRO and won't be able to get the records from ADLRO because they don't
do ADLRO, and Mr. Tachibana needs to get the ADLRO records right away,
not next week, right away.
again, my current opinions are based on intuition, not facts.
good luck Mr. Tachibana.
June 17th, 2012 at 7:59 am
I believe in Dr. Chow.
Shutter and Tachibana have given him the ammo to make this team his team.
i can feel it in my bones. DUI is the worst kind of charge. but i'm saying
Tachibana can make a deal deal, convert the charge into a more manageable charge,
say Reckless Driving with a deferred acceptance component, so his record can be cleaned up and the insurance impact and long term impact minimized.
but Bubbatita's comments worries me. Are things really like that?????
June 17th, 2012 at 8:00 am
ok den. gotta go.
hi ho and happy father's day everybody.
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