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My general take on the situation:

First of all, there is the Rule Of Three. Every new leader who comes into an existing organization – business, academia, sports, education, ministry – has to deal with this.

Year One is essentially dealing with the Former Leader’s stuff – and trying to patch the holes, mend fences, and take care of bidness while making change. Watch how Obama handles Year One.

Year Two is the transition or the bridge year. By now, a lot of things have been changed in terms of policies, but there’s still a lot of stuff left to do and people to replace or shift around. In the case of a sports team, there is also a need to recruit to replace people who are moving on.

The Second Year is the critical year – look at the difference Bob Nash has made so far this season compared to his first.

Year Three is the litmus test year. The Boss has been on the job for two full years, the major gaps have been addressed, and lesser priorities have moved up to the top of the list. If, by the time Hawai`i football wraps up its season in December 2010, we haven’t moved along in significant & substantive ways, then it’s time to move McMackin along instead.

There is a lot to be said about studying organizational management styles so this coming transitional year is when we need to stay on course and make sure that hard decisions are made.

Turning now to yesterday’s game – this neophyte analyst was truly disappointed at the coaching as well as the playing. I was embarrassed for the fans, the sponsors, and especially for the players.

That’s it – off to work in the yard before the weather tunrs bad again. We’re recording the Celtics/Lakers game so we can take Saturn The Dog for his final Christmas hike along the Maunawili Trail this afternoon. Last year, I was still not recovered from my accident & the year before that DrDoc was visiting his family in Tennessee. I know Saturn doesn’t understand how important the tradition is for us, but for our first three Christmases together, taking the holiday hike really made us feel good.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy celebration. With only two of us, it doesn’t make any sense to put up with all the hassles of cooking and then cleaning up. Any suggestions for where to go out for dinner?

Remember to support the Rainbow Warriors baskeball team – look forward to seeing Jason and the Orange Traffic Cone.

Sadly, I agree with your assessment of the coaches. While it may seem like a knee jerk reaction to change the staff, it was pretty evident that the initial selection and placement of some of the coaching staff was incorrect. I’m all for giving people second chances, but if they all stay and the staff is left intact, that would be a third chance as the staff did have a season to adjust.

It really is not about the winning as much as it is about showing improvement in technique, ATTITUDE and a stepped up level of a more professional, public image. if we talk about these folks representing Hawaii, I sure would not want us to appear like a bunch of ill manner, chest thumping hooligans that really have little to show for that kind of public behavior.

As a commentaror once said during a game (not UH), I wonder why players today act as they do when they score touchdowns or make tackles, isn’t that what they’re supposed to do? If you really want to show up someone, act as though you do this all of the time, nothing new and if you’re going to show an emotion, simply smile and hand the ball to the ref or pick up the opponent you just pancaked.

I totally agree with this. If you really want to make a impression, be the best on the field and the rest of the story will be told for you.

I love the team, and as a fan and alumni, I do expect better and expect that leadership will lead.

I want to thank all the great Tsaikos me and my wife have met and we look forward to seeing you guys again next season.

So now lets all start “Tsaiko Analyzing” the situation and come with great expectations for next year.

To all Have A Safe and Merry Christmas!
O&O..

This morning we met a very nice young man whose devotion to ND brought him to Hawaii. Chk my blog.

Stretch, our abode last night was filled with people who thought their Christmas morning would be on Maui.

Was that all the hullabaloo going on in the stands right by the tunnel?

We were wondering how come all the ND trainers were getting all bent out of shape on the field. Had security, stadium ushers and cops all congregating by the tunnel entry, conversing with ND officials looking and pointing into the stands. The crowd look like they were going off!

We thought had beef.

Too funny.

I think we need to realize thats it’s not “ours” anymore it’s coach Lee’s