Sunday ramblings

Wow, laulau.

They must use some very thick rope at Timberline.

So does a person win in the Oklahoma drill? Be bigger? Stronger? More experienced? More motivated? Meaner? Quicker? Lower? Faster? Better technique? Hmmmmmm. Should be very ineteresting. I’ve been watching those drills with Manuwai for several years? Vince Manuwai is pretty much the king of the Oklahoma drill in Jacksonville. Good technique, good get-off, good initial punch, good first step, nice leg drive, good choppy steps, wide base, very good leverage. Will be interesting to see how the young rookie does. Rookie has to beat the old guy off the ball, gain ground on his first step, get a good two hand shiver, and good hip explosion, good leverage, and he may have a chance.

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From the tail-end of Saturday ramblings…al, my friends and I were jonesing for Japanese food on Friday and tried to get into sooo many izakaya/sushi places on Friday night without reservations. No luck before 8 at Yohei, Imanas Tei, Sushi Izakaya Gaku, Tokkuri-Tei, so wound up waiting at Sushi King until some friends called and said come to Akasaka. Then afterward, ended up a Amuse Wine Bar, slugger, where the soccer party was just winding down. Would’ve soooo bid on golf for $75 with Coach Wade….what a steal/deal!

Gimme the darn guide. Please.

Aloha Kakahiaka!

Ahh Timberline. Coolness and country living. Way to go, Shane!

Still can’t shake these hives. Arrgh.

gimme the darn media guide

Gimme the darn guide. Please.

Gooood morning, folks.

dem poor pine trees……must have taken a beating from all-of-dem warrior-bears. ouch! ouch! oucheeee!! la-dat.

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Gimme the darn guide. Please.

Great Morning All!

Can’t wait for the opening bell….

…wherever he ends up, hoping Rolo “rings up” mondo TD calls from bell to bell!

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Avis, 30 is a good #

Gimme the darn guide. Please.

Morning all!

fishdude,

better than a roster is Stephen’s by-position breakdown in this morning’s S-A.

btw, I count 118 including the Special-ists…is that correct?

“Heady” reading by Dave Reardon today…

welcome home, TChahng! so is this a permanent move?

d1-sama, gigi, Thanks. This is a permanent move, until the company has another assignment for me abroad. I’ll make occassional business trips to Japan and Korea. I just hope it doesn’t conflict with the home game schedule. 🙂

Good Morning Gangeez! 🙂

Now, Gimme the darn guide. Please. And nobody gets hurt!

So were the campers just Austin and the Oline?

Looks like we have some seriously beefy lookin’ guys in the pics. Can’t wait to see them play!

GO WARRIORS!!!

BEAT USC!!!

Ya know, the WB must be doin’ great as a blog site. Lots o’ spam! I dont think Los Spammeros will jump just any ole blog.

DPK, amazingly, some Tsaikos have a hard time distinguishing spam from real Tsaiko talk. I won’t mention names, but if you’ve been reading the blog, you’ll know who I mean!

Hey CornfedWarrior!

Welcome to the WB! How’s things in the heartland? And how does a corn fed soul like yourself become Warrior fan?

Glad to have you here!

gigi, It is normally spelled Chang. I spell it with the extra h to emphasize the -ah sound. I’m using the Thai pronounciation.

SteveM, Thanks. My email is the same.

Gimmie the darn guide! PLEASE!!!

I got yer back, SteveM! 😉

TChahng,

Welcome home! Congratulations on the win here.

Gimme the darn guide. Please.

TChahng:

Welcome home! Se ya at the tailgates!

Gigi,

Turns out half of the $50 admission went to the food & wine and the other $25 went to the team which was tax-deductible. Everyone, of age, received a card with a $20 value for the wines. If you’ve been to Amuse you know how their dispensers work giving you an ounce to taste at different costs based on the wine. There was a silent auction. Rob25, I tried to get the Margarita basket for us, but no luck. PowderPuff, I should have just bid on the golf package with Charlie; one of you could use it. I’m sure it went up at the end of the bidding; it was just really low when I looked at it.

http://www.donbest.com/ncaaf/college-football-betting-2010-hawaii-warriors-a-10890.html

A lot of CFB predictions are based on conference and school biases, what are the biases involved in betting?

What, everyone off to the Royal Hawaiian for brunch?

Dave Reardon taking some interesting journalistic stances.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/20100801_brain_matters.html

NYUH, interesting story. I wonder if Shanahan kept his brand new house in Denver or sold it to live on the east coast.

I hope he has what it takes to make the Redskins a contender.

I believe it was a late summer, early autumn… 1981 vintage…

MIH, ever notice that WHITE ZINFINDEL is actually pink? How come?

gigi..

So you can see how much you put in the saute pan when cooking?

I don’t like the sulfites in wine… so I use sake now.. not as sweet but works just pretty well.

OK, I’ll weigh in….

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One of Shoji’s 2011 recruits 16 year old Jane Croson makes history winning beach World Championship in Portugal.

http://tinyurl.com/2f6eh5f

Gimme the darn guide. Please.

Just yesterday I took a CPR (ha,ha, got that spelling right) and safety class that showed a film about a guy who had a concussion in football and played the next game, before he was properly healed. Ended up taking another hit, brain swelled, took out almost half of his skull out until the swelling went down, which took months, and had to learn to walk and talk all over again. Will never be 100%. Hard to understand what he is saying and walks like one of those unfortunate people who had a severe stroke. Coincidence with DR’s article? Didn’t have the guts to read it yet, but I will.

Where is Cindy Luis ? Her blog fans are going nuts .

congratulations to kila kaaihue. lets hope that this is the last time he is called up from triple A.

Bad luck for RGM–he has an injury and had to sit out of training camp today. The timing of the injury could cost him, so hopefully he’ll be fully healthy soon so that he’ll have a chance to make the roster.

WR Ryan Grice-Mullen, who took mental reps and worked with a trainer on the side but didn’t participate in any drills, told me he will be back out there Monday. “Just a little knack,” RGM said. Looked like a leg issue.

Thanks Don Weir:

I was just in Hawaii so I’m stocked up on Warrior stuff.

I think Z is closest to the team and earlier letters up higher. With the Warrior air attack it probably will be good to get a little altitude.

Lets try to connect before the game.

David Veikune had been receiving great praise all offseason for his hard work and improved play. Many, many articles were discussing his chance to earn playing time this season with continued strong play in training camp. Unfortunately, he’s injured now and has to sit out practices in training camp.

Second-year linebacker David Veikune joined the injured who didn’t practice. The injury wasn’t disclosed.

Gimme the darn guide. Please.

Is it September yet? I have my wife’s ipad loaded with a college football app so I can keep up with the scores whenever I can get that tablet away from her.

I notice Wie is putting with her left hand on top in her grip in this week’s British Open.

Give me the darn guide please.

BIK

Good evening Tsaiko Nation !

A successful Aloha Fest as 48 of 60 incoming So Cal freshmen showed up at Emerson Park in Torrance, California with tense and eager parents in the fold as the kona coffee came in handy with it all gone during the three hour reception and program !

GREAT Hawaiian food on a long table as incoming students ate GOOD as their healthy appetites enjoy local cuisine as my macaroni salad was GONE in 30 minutes with all other delicious items completely GONE after the three hour program !

We gave ALL in attendance their choices of UH shirts, alumni bags, tote bags, caps, bag straps, Warrior coolers and mugs as NOTHING was left as I even gave Mr. A House last rolls of Hawaii Sugarbowl posters as I was swarmed by young hands leaving me with nothing but the tube and personal letter !

Biology majors, engineering hopefuls, school of nursing, psychology and pre med majors soon to be future graduates with Many double majors and minors as they spoke with LOVE and confidence of their decesion in making UH their College school of choice !

BEAUTIFUL day as each parent and student felt our ALOHA as we received many hugs from the incoming bunch and GRATEFUL appreciation from weary parents who felt pure joy that their child was going to UH far across the atlantic ocean !

No rest for the weary as I and my Chapter alumnus get ready to start the recruiting class for 2011 in September as Orange County and South Bay high schools are already prepared for our College fairs as our goal is to recruit 100 and get them signed, sealed and delivered to Manoa !

GREAT day and successful aloha fest as Tsaiko Nation “WE” got this freshmen class coming with younger siblings TELLING their parents they want to follow in brother and sister foot steps !

CONGRATULATIONS Hawaii Nei !

Yep. Colt has dug himself a deep hole. C’mon Colt. Bear down and respond.

Give me the darn guide,PLEASE. THANK YOU

Gimme the darn guide. Please.

does anyone know if the compliance office gave the okay for camp timberline? if coaches cant even pick up a player at the airport, or buy a player a meal, how is attending an adventure camp for free okay? matt leinert shared an apartment with a team mate his last year at usc. the apartment was paid for by matt’s father. that ended up being a rules violation and the team mate was forced to pay matt’s father half the rent. wouldn’t that be really something if all the linemen were ruled ineligible for the usc game. i hope uh didn’t screw the cat with this one.

Masoli will walk on at Ole Miss

Chow could have gotten double at UH.

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=5424226

UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow has agreed to a two-year extension, a school spokesman confirmed Friday morning.

The Los Angeles Times reported late Thursday night that Chow will earn between $400,000 and $500,000 per season under the extension, making him one of the top-paid assistant coaches in college football.

Ralph and Last Call:

Try emailing UH at:

“webgift@UHFoundation.org”

Tell them your problem.

Gimme the darn guide. Please.

I hope Masoli has his act together this time…It will be probably his last chance for a bright future.

last call i took a chance and proceeded, it takes me directly to a very well put together website featuring the UH Foundations, lots of features including articles of past donations. seems real and authentic. i wonder if UH F is trying to pool all funds into a general fund to gain control-not political right, but a powerful tool if you got control of all the money

LASTCALL #119:”You have asked Firefox to connect

securely to http://www.uhf.hawaii.edu, but we can’t confirm that your connection is secure.”

I correspond with a couple of people at UHF – working on charitable trusts.

Their e-mail is (Joe.Blow) at “uhf.hawaii.edu” and they get mail at that address. I had lunch with a couple of them so I know they @uhf.hawaii.edu is a valid address…Don Weirs being one of the addressees there.

Keeping fingers crossed that Croson will honor her verbal commit to play for the Wahine in 2011.

Gimme the darn guide. Please.

On Monday UH Foundation checks on its secured site and bank account and finds out all of its funds are now transferred to an account in the Bank of Nigeria

#129 Mr. A House: COMPLETE honor kind sir and sincere pleasure !

Incoming freshmen class from Southern California are very bright young people with their MAJOR focus to be outstanding students at UH !

Beautiful faces as they will add to the life of campus living and study dillengently for that ultimate goal of earning that degree !

Your Sugarbowl posters were a complete HIT as between the Haouolea and Aloha Fest send off they went like HOT CAKES as if you have any more please send as they are treated as personal treasures !

Will send pictures to your e-mail addy as my home address has changed as I now live in a BIG house with back yard swimming pool !

When ever you in LA no need for hotel as “mi casa es su casa” !

Much ALOHA kind sir !

ralph….how else would a righty putt? same as how else would a righty grip the bat? it’s the same grip just that the position of the club and bat are south and north but the hands grip the club/bat the same way.

it is a known fact and i am sure if garret googled that the galleries are heaviest when michelle is on the course and the same applies with the viewership on the tube.

surely she needs to win but she is probably such an abnomally in pro sports that no other like her has garnered big bucks in commercial sponsorships for one who is not yet a proven consistent winner.

A-House,

The UH Foundation puts out an annual report that provides information about total donations, probably by category, and where the money goes. You might be able to find it online at the UH Foundation site.

Ralph,

There is a security certificate problem on their ‘Give Now’ page. I think someone earlier mentioned it and is sending an email.

papajoe2 too bad you didn’t transfer your winnings from the Bank of Nigeria to BOH or First Hawaiian sooner, and you shouldn’t have forwarded a money order to cover the transaction and handling fee, now you are out $2k. now you have to send an additional $2k to authenticate your account and winnings. good luck

Ralph #144 you mean I’m too late to claim my winnings? Aw shucks. Oh well, I’ll probably win again as I feel lucky.

Wie’s problem is her putting, too many 2 putts. 3 putts are a killer in lpga, so now you can brag, you can putt as good as Michelle Wie.

on saturday M. Wie tweets, “I am a good putter,” “I am a good putter,” “I am a good putter,” “I am a great putter” “just thinking positive thoughts” at least she understands what she needs to do to win

ralph…you need a new prescription. i know an optom who can help you.

SI article regarding the Idaho and Boise State flap by Staples http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/andy_staples/07/30/boise.state/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin

June is no longer the coach

My buddy and I were just talking about this topic, jane is continually trying to prove me incorrect! I will present her this write-up and additionally rub it in a little!