Clobberin' time

No golf today papajoe?

I prefer Boom shakalaka.

duffer, Cannot afford weekend rates.lol. I will be in Maui next weekend for a funeral. No time for golf there though. Gotta baby sit my moopuna in from America while her mom attends her friend’s funeral and kava ceremony. Wea da good foods stay? I always go to Tasty Crust to order 1 hot cake with my meal but, wea else?

Boom shakalaka is anoddah good one – wow you guyseses is a couple of marketing geniuseses! 😉

HiFlyer –

You going scrimmage?

I’m really jacked to see wut da Warriors look like when da rubbah meets da road!

I’ll look for you guys if I do go. It will be a last minute decision. Wife works night shift and she’s still sleeping so I gotta discuss it with her. Happy wife=happy life. I’m really stoked about the team. I wanna go but probably no can. We’ll see.

Good morning everyone!

…another beautiful day in Hawaii!

GOOD MORNING HAWAII!

GO VOTE!

Attaboy Sollie!

J

Thanks for the info about Allegiance.

No plans to be in San Diego, but my high school buddy lives there

and his dad was a member of the 442nd.

I was on the treadmill this morning and while surfing the TV channels I paused for a moment to watch Cheech and Chong’s Up In Smoke, a movie that I have seen many times.

In one scene the boys were getting pulled over by a cop and in the background was a Shell gas station…The price of gas was 64 cents a gallon for regular.

@papajoe

Tiffany’s. 🙂

or Whitey’s favorite Jack’s.

Give us a call.

I taped the GB/SD preseason game just to watch Alex Green in action!?, I am wrong to say…he never got into the game?

PapaJoe: Sam Sato also has good hot cakes. Actuallly I prefer going there more than TC for breakfast except many times you have to wait for a table.

Mctruck: Alex Green did play in the first quarter. 3 carries for 3 yards but he also was in there to block and protect the QB.

tanks, Haleakala…..guess I fast fwd’d the recording too fast…..article was supah!

He’s still number 25 isn’t he?

Remember to vote!

Voted by mail in! Been doing that for years now, much more convenient!

In my congressional and legislative district balloting sites have not existed in nearly forever.

➡ Nanakuli

➡ ESPN #222 @ 2:00 PM today

➡ LLWS West Regional

➡ Pantaloony, CA

(Heading out the door to go VOTE one more time undah my blog name dis time).

You guys been following Hawaii’s team in the LLW??, pretty awesome, so far. I just love it whenever any sports team from Hawaii beats Arizona.

Haleakala…..you notice the article mentioned how AG on one carry got hit squarley on his knee without the brace but he felt o.k., with no further injury or swellness to his knee? Wonder if the defense singled out AG and that knee of his??

For those of you who don’t think that you can have any impact on public policy except by voting, read Dave Reardon’s column: Stadium’s future should be discussed now, not later

NOTE: There is one factual error in the collumn – Aloha Stadium is no longer in Senator Glenn Wakai’s district because of reapportionment, It is now represented by Senator David Ige who is unopposed in the Primary.

What started out with comments here on the Warrior Beat about the future of Aloha Stadium AND the future of 20 Division 1-A intercollegiate sports at UH Manoa by three Tsai-kos back in the spring of 2010 has become law – ACT 282 -2012.

I guarantee you that you can make a difference. Remember the four surfers who came down to the Capital in 2006 to fight the high-rise development of Kaka`ako Maka`i by Alexander & Baldwin. See any high rises being built there today?

On a related note: The relationship between the Stadium Authority and the Public Lands Development Corporation establishes the Stadium Facilities Special Fund by (re)development of the parking lots dedicated to the Stadium’s capital improvements. It is up for discussion at a series of public hearings throughout the state as part of its overall draft administrative rules. A lot of other issues are included; click http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/pldc/rules to scan through them

August 20, 2012, 6:00pm

Waiakea High School Cafetera

155 West Kawili Street

Hilo, HI 96720

August 21, 2012, 6:00pm

Konawaena High School Cafetera

81-1043 Konawaena School Road

Kealakekua, HI 96750

August 24, 2012, 6:00pm

Maui Waena Intermediate School Cafeteria

795 Onehee St.

Kahului, HI 96732

August 27, 2012, 6:00pm

Mitchell Pauole Community Center

90 Ainoa Street

Kaunakakai, HI 96748

August 29, 2012, 6:00pm

Dept. of Land and Natural Resources

Kalanimoku Building

Land Board Room 132

1151 Punchbowl Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

August 31, 2012, 6:00pm

Elsie H. Wilcox Elementary School

4319 Hardy Street

Lihue, HI 96766

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Another way to make a difference in how we live, work & play here on O`ahu: If you feel that Jeff Portnoy can contribute to the running of the City & County of Honolulu and its future development, then please speak up or submit testimony in support of his nomination to the Planning Commission at the upcoming City Council Public Hearing:

CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING

TIME: 2 P.M.

1. Confirmation of Appointments

a. Jeffrey Portnoy, Planning Commission

Persons wishing to speak are requested to register by 2 p.m. using the On-Line Council Speaker Registration form available at http://www.honolulu.gov/council/attnspkph.htm, or by sending a fax indicating your desire to speak, along with your name, phone number and subject matter to 768-3826 or by calling 768-3820. Testimony is limited to three minutes and shall be presented by the registered speaker only. Written testimonies may be faxed to 768-3826 or you may e-mail your testimony by going to http://www.honolulu.gov/council/emailph.htm for the e-mail contact. By submitting written testimony, you are not automatically registered to speak. You are requested to register to speak if you wish to provide oral testimony.

On-line and fax registration forms must be received by 2 p.m. to be included in the list of registered speakers. Persons who have not registered to testify by 2 p.m. will be given an opportunity to present oral testimony on an item following the registered speakers by raising their hand at the time additional speakers are called upon.

Copies of the Communications, Bills and any amendments thereto are available at the City Clerk’s Office, Room 203, Honolulu Hale or on-line at http://www4.honolulu.gov/docushare.

Any physically challenged person requiring special assistance should call 768-3820 for details at least one day prior to the meeting date.

Yikes! What about Screecher…has she decided which MALL School was her fave?

Kekoa – of the ones we looked at, Chapman U in Orange was her favorite. She still needs to do research on other locales/schools, e.g. USD, USF.

Jm ~ Whereever she decides to go, I hope she feels safe there. So many young women do not consider security a concern. That’s for mom to worry about…2,500 miles away.

helencalif: Congratulations to Dano Graves on his appointment to the

Air Force Academy. It is a great honor to be appointed to any of the

military academies.

Wishing brothers Dano and David, much success in football and lifelong pursuits.

Up anchor and full speed ahead, Sailor Blue! Belated wishes but I know Mrs SB made sure you had another memorable birthday celebration…

BG

Papajoe2

Try this BBQ place in Kihei Maui.

http://fatdaddysmaui.com/

I took my wife to Maui last year for our Wedding Anniversary and we stumbled on this place by accident. The place is small and not fancy, more local old style, but the food was absolutley great. I had the Chili and Combo with the Ribs. That was probably some of the best Chili that I ever had with lots of good tasting meat. We also ordered some hot cornbread which was really, really good. In fact the food was so good that when we left we told them that they should open a restaurant on Oahu. Their reply was that everyone keeps telling them that. I will definetly check it out again on my next trip to Maui. The also have TV screens showing sports.

JM,

I gotta film degree from Chapman a few years back. It’s a great school with small class sizes. There’s quite a lot of Hawaii people that work in admin over there (in admission and other places). If you want any more info about the school, let me know…

Btw, Just want to let you guys know, Royce Pollard has been getting some Victor Cruz type comparisons after his solid performance last night from some NY media and fans…

It still looks like a longshot for him to make the team but he is definitely making a name for himself… Good luck to Royce…

No tweets today. 🙁

Here are my thoughts and reflections from practice on Saturday.

What I expect this year:

1. No YAC. From a fan’s standpoint, this offense requires a big change in mind set. The gaps created by the run and shoot are gone. Our receivers are running designed routes, and not getting much separation. If the catch is made, expect the receiver to go down around the same time.

2. Completion rate of less than 50%.

3. Defenses to stack the box. Until the offense can prove it can get to the outside, it will likely face a congested middle week after week.

4. Lots of punts, and opponents getting good field position. The gunners are going to be under the microscope from week one.

5. Opponents dominating time of possession.

6. There will be more games with a rb over 100 yard than there will be with a qb over 300 yards, and achieving either will be a real accomplishment.

7. A decline in terms of entertainment value. Remember those days when we expected the offense to score every drive? Forget all that. This team isn’t there, but for you optimists, it is still early.

What I hope for:

1. We get recruits to verbally commit sooner rather than later. Recruiting will become more difficult if the team starts piling up losses.

2. Recruits are able to visualize how they will make an immediate impact on the team. [I don’t sense the current roster of players even has a sense of this, so hopefully a lot of progress is made next week.]

3. Chow is able to maintain player enthusiasm.

4. Chow is able to borrow from Boise State in terms of designing plays to maximize the talents of particular players. I sure don’t sense at this stage the plays being designed for particular players, aside from the obvious roll outs to the left for the lefty qb.

5. Cub fans chime in throughout the year to help us with coping techniques.

6. I am wrong in my preliminary analysis. Chow has forgotten more football than I will ever know, for sure, and for our sake, let’s hope I’m proven to be a fool. [While it may not be apparent from the above, Chow has my support, but even winning half the games will be a major accomplishment under the circumstances.]

Best looking QB today… can’t play this year.

Thanks for the observations and breakdown, Lava.

Slugger – welcome back! Yup, U San Fran. She’s gotta get her test scores up, though. We shall see…

Chapman and the area around it felt very safe, unlike U$C. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see the science/health sciences bldgs. Lots of construction going on. Also liked Loyola Marymount, the campus seemed very peaceful.

@66 thanks Lava! I hope we can score when we’re on defense, and I hope the offense can stay on the field as long as possible when it has the ball. Go Warriors!

Alex can sure boom it, but shouldn’t whoever is punting in the first game(s) be the one kicking?

Nanakuli up 2 – 0 bottom 1.

Lava,

Mahalo, everything you said reflects what I kind of expected this season. Looks like our season will depend heavily on being able to find that outside game – the player or players that can get outside the pocket well before the defenders do.

THIS OFFENSE IS BORING…AND WILL BE BORING. period.

I disagree with everything Lava said. First of all the practice today was in fact designed to emphasize certain aspects of the offense, not all of it. For example there were almost no passes to the tightends, where as some days ago there were many.

Ball control was not an issue today as Coach Chow rotated almost evenly the ‘one’s and two’s’, or first and second string units..thereby making the practice an exercise in balance and play familiarity. This was the first real ‘live contact day’ and there were dropped balls because of it. The receivers will adjust as they get used to the contact.

On the other hand, the line play was on the whole very good. The contact was full tilt and holes were made. Certain running backs really stood out….Lister and Lakalaka come to mind…and the QB’s had there moments, Schroeder looked very fluent in the system and seemed very much in control.

Some guys were playing positions that they were no necessarily very familiar with….Graves comes to mind. But there were others. The general consensus of the group I was with on the sideline was the offense is way ahead of where it usually is at this point in the fall practice. The fact is…if they dont get too many injuries early this is going to be a good football team to reckon with—–as USC will no doubt discover in just a few weeks. Aloha

Thanks paintslinger9! Appreciate your impressions!

No surprise that the plate umpire warns Nanakuli coach about his pitcher’s display of *attitude.*

The umpire may have a hard time locating his car after the game.

Nanakuli warned about “stealing ” signs?

Like everybody else, I hope there won’t be any injuries at USC. Good luck, guys!

Lava reported what he saw and it is appreciated. I was happy to read paintslinger’s comments as I could not make the scrimmage. At this stage a prefer positive thoughts as they prepare for a tough first game and season. No doubt there will be surprises for USC because of the committed coach and team we have. Go Warriors!

Awwww, Nanakuli eliminated. Good job boys and girls!

ppj2…maui’s cheap eats favorites of mine are also; cupie’s drive inn (killa roast pork) and if you like adobo then paradise market with its 30 choices is ono.

and if you got some extra cash then, bev gannon’s hanamaile restaurant never disappoints. it is actually a great lunch spot for you and the wife.

enjoy!

Thank you Lava for your utterly optimistic perspective of today’s “scrimmage.” Perhaps we should all cancel our season tickets and forget about even watching. From your perspective, we will be a door mat for every opponent, no one will want to play for us ever again, and Chow will be in a care home taking medicine for dementia. All of this before the season is even over, as you also hint that team morale will diminish.

Whew! . . . and I was disappointed that I missed it. Sure glad I had better things to do.

I think a better way for you to end your post would have been to say “Go Warriors!” since you are obviously very excited about the season.

There were multiple formations and it seems to rely on quick reads by the QB…thinking/hoping that will come with time and more reps. Gotta remember this was their first day under live fire.

And a big thing that will change how we look at this offense is how well SnS makes his pre snap read. That is one of the times that the defense is showing itself to the offense. If he can get that down and make his checks at the line we will be alright. But like it was said. This was its first day under fire.

Thanks to all for their reports on the scrimmage. Passing tends to be boring on TV and exciting live while running is exciting on TV and boring live – generally. Besides we all know that boredom is a response, not a effect. Multiple sets add to the visual interest of the game.

hilo warrior…amene

btw, you live in hilo, too? i’ll be there one day with one bowl of oxtail stew to my left and one bowl tripe stew to my right sitting in the fourth booth near the window and the bus station at ken’s pancake house. i’ll let you know when i coming over.

lava,

I know that you will take a lot of criticism for your post, but the truth generally lies between the completely optimistic and completely pessimistic perspectives. You are entitled to your opinion, and you clearly hope for the best but don’t believe it just yet. The team could surprise you, and anytime a coaching staff and system is overhauled we would expect things to look less than polished early in camp.

The main thing I wish you would take a look at is the statement that “even winning half the games will be a major accomplishment”. If UH wins 6 games or 12 games UH will play in the Hawaii Bowl, so let us look at the schedule to see the chances of UH making it…I’ll split the games into 3 equal categories:

Games UH should win, all at Aloha Stadium:

Lamar

South Alabama

UNLV

New Mexico

Games that UH has a decent chance to win:

Nevada at Aloha Stadium (Nevada does NOT have a good history at Aloha Stadium)

Fresno at Fresno (where UH has been doing well and Fresno also has a new coaching staff so they are an unknown)

San Diego State at San Diego (SDSU lost almost all of their leaders and stars from last season, I’ll be there with a lot of UH fans to try to reduce SDSU’s home field advantage)

Colorado State at Fort Collins

Games that UH will be the underdog:

at USC

at BYU

at Air Force

Boise State

So, even if UH doesn’t pull off the upsets in the last category, UH just needs to win 2 out of 4 games in the middle category…and I think they will get at least 2 of those games. So, even when I try to think like a pessimist I think that UH will make the Hawaii Bowl.

This schedule is quite different than many in the past because the games UH needs to win tend to be at home and the teams that UH would be underdogs at are generally on the road. So, going 12-0 would be really difficult with this schedule, but going 7-5 or 6-6 is not crazy to hope for. If UH beats the D-IAA school and the school that just moved up to D-IA, plus 2 of the worst teams in D-IA, then UH will only have to win 2 out of the other 8 games to make the Hawaii Bowl. 2 out of 8. Remember, Wyoming is supposed to be one of the better MWC schools this season but UH doesn’t play them.

Garret, thanks for your post! I am liking our chances to become bowl eligible or better!

At this point in the new regime if the offense was gashing the defense I’d be real worried….

Hilo Warrior. well said

Lava,

Garett’s analysis is right on. Plus, Boise State los plenty starters last season, and Norm Chow got points to prove, so I have us at 10 wins.

thanks for the practice updates today guys. that, along with St’s 2 page reports today, and I’m jackt up!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! It’s amazing that one can determine how the season will go after watching one early training camp scrimmage. That’s pretty good.

#115 –

d1 – there were some big plays on both sides. Defense plays with a lot of heart and intensity.

44. AG

AG = class act

120

haleakala. ahem….

don’t mention it. but since you did….

thank you thank you. thank you. and thank you.

mahalo, Garret. Excellent analysis.

A couple of days ago, MasaBoy and I agreed, separately, while sipping sodas at the Premium Outlet, that UH will go 10 -3 including a Hawaii Bowl victory! He also said that 11 – 1 will place the Warriors in the Fiesta Bowl and a win ending the season at 12 – 1.

Like Hilo Warrior said, you gotta have HEART!!! Lots and lots of HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Remember the song – You’ve gotta have heart, lots and lots of heart – even when you’re down.

Jason taught us the school fight song at a tailgate and at a blog party. He even typed and printed copies of the song for us.

If we go to the Hawaii Bowl, which conference will we play?

Garret,

I hope you are right about our 2012 victory total.

Based on my digestion of odds-making stuff out of Vegas, UH will only be favored to win in 4 games. Of course, it is so early, no one really knows. I am willing to defer to the Vegas pundits at this juncture, especially when UH is clearly at a disadvantage for road games, and Boise State and Nevada at home are going to be very difficult games.

Although my post came across as very negative to some, there is another way to read it. I will concede, right now, that Chow had a successful year if the team gets 6 wins. I doubt, however, that the optimists who are convinced we will win 8 games are prepared to concede, right now, that Chow had a disappointing year if he falls short of 8 wins?

I enjoyed your post, and hope you are right.

Go Warriors!

Gigi,

I believe CUSA is still locked into a deal woth the Hawaii Bowl…

Lava,

Thanks for your posts on practice. Your honest perspective is well appreciated; though, I am an optimist at heart. I believe we can win 10 games this year but i will not be dissatisfied if we only win 4. I think all of us understand that UH is in a transition year especially on offense but are hopeful we can get through it…

As an optimist though, when you see failure or mediocrity on offense, I just see a great defense…

mahalo, WNew York!

Howzit Tsaikos.

I am hopeful too.

Laterz

wow i guess manny pacquiao’s spot on espn really helped

gabbard beat mufi

Puppy dog patrol woke me up but remembered that the Persiads Meteor shower isthist…check it out:

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide

There’s a cool video link there and best viewing during pre dawn on the August 12th!

You can even download a free meteor counter from the app store to be a part of NASA research

…okay, I would have preferred to have not woken up!

An early good morning to all.

I try not to think about how the wins and losses play out until we have played a few games.

There is a lot to learn on both defense and offense, so even the early games won’t tell the tale until the teams gets up to full speed.

I have learned to like every offense we have had from the triple option spread of Paul Johnson to the run and shoot– although it took a little adjustment.

for first downs why cant the band director make a simple beat and then the student section and fans simply yell out in unison…imua-hana hou like 3x. one side of the stadium yell out imua and the other side yell out hana hou. IMHO….i think the younger generation might go for that more then one side yelling rain and the other side yelling bows.

Awesome photo work in Waikiki 73. If you have not viewed the photos . . . beautiful work!

Mr. Yanagi definitely has an eye to create art.

This RB who chose between UH and BYU is now going to be playing for Fresno State. Since UH plays both schools every year, UH will still face him. I’ve read that Quezada’s brother passed away last year and wanting to be closer to home was a factor in his transfer.

The Universe has learned that running back Joshua Quezada will transfer from BYU to Fresno State.

Quezada was expected to compete with tailback Michael Alisa for carries this seasons. The opening created by Quezada’s transfer is expected to be filled by Adam Hine, David Foote and freshman tailback Jamaal Williams.

http://universe.byu.edu/index.php/2012/08/11/quezada-transfers-to-fresno-state/

time for. Olympic Gold in basketball.

USA! USA! USA!