UH’s future schedule
The UH athletic department today released its future non-conference schedule:
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It was disappointing to hear that defensive tackle Keahi Watson is not on the active roster.
He is best known as being the younger brother of former UH defensive tackle Keala Watson.
I’ll remember him as a good guy who harbored a dream of playing for the Warriors — so much so that he relinquished a scholarship at Saint Francis University to transfer to UH a few years ago.
Watson, like many of the other walk-ons, used to sit on the bench between the UH athletic complex and Stan Sheriff Center while the scholarship players ate from the training table. He would talk to reporters until it was time to get ready for his first class of the day.
Most of his contributions came as a member of the scout team. He also was expected to help craft this year’s ha‘a.
We wish him the best.
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Charlie Wade officially begins his job as the men’s volleyball coach tomorrow. But Wade, who arrived in town last week, already has done some preliminary work. He has had conversations with most of the returning players.
Because Mike Wilton remains on contract through June 30, Wade will be using the first-floor office previously used by fund-raiser Lorraine Leslie, who now works for Central Union Church.
howzit
knee
sahn
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Good Luck Keahi
Thank you for your contribution to the Warior program
… Warrior program …
MW shoots an eagle, 5 birdies, 2 double bogeys, and ends with a bogey. Without all of the bogeys she would have had a great game, instead she ends up with an average game.
Thank you Keahi Watson for being a Warrior and always trying your best. May your future be as bright as the sunshine and lined with many happy clouds.
Hey, my daughter Allie just finished the half-marathon, which might be 12 miles longer than I’ve ever run.
Thank you Ferd Lewis for putting the Warriors first game of 2009 in perspective!
University of Central Arkansas seems to have accomplished what NO other football team has done, EVER!
Nationally ranked ( final rank of 12 in 2008 )in its 3rd year at D1 level and a “pre-season” top 10 team for 2009.
Many of us who thought it would be a “breeze” failed to notice how well they did in 2008. It is no longer a “gauran ball barring” win. The Warriors will be hard pressed from game 1.
A good morning to all Tsaikos, near and far!
Much Mahalos to Keahi Watson for his contributions to the Warrior program and much success in your future!
Congrats to Allie for completing the half-marathon. It is grueling and very tough in hot, humid conditions with very little or no tradewinds.
And, a shout out to Rainbow cliff – may you and your family be blessed with all things good!
Training table:
someday a generous sponsor will donate enough for ALL athletes at UH to eat at a training table for their entire playing career; not only when their sport is active. Is this against NCAA rules?
Is it a “belated” or happy birfday to Mrs Las Vegas! See you soon.
Speedy recovery to Mrs KK and J(J)’s Mom!
Most likely.
I think the basic rule of thumb with the NCAA is if it’s not available to ALL university students, it’s against the rules.
nice HA article on ‘Coach Dana’ Takahara-Diaz.
It’s a good read.
Enjoy.
So when will charlie be on the Warrior Beat show?
So when will charlie be on the Warrior Beat show?
Top Twenny!
Mahalo and best wishes to Keahi Watson.
Las Vegas:
you’ve got mail!
Kazz:
Football team has a training table.
Do other sports?
Michelle Wie finished at 1-under 287.
Weekend Update:
Koakane made it home safe last night…it just wasn’t his home! He fell asleep at my house, and was able to exercise his right to snore.
A-Sports ~ Happy to see that you made it back to your home island. Tell your dad to make chicken Hekka today out of that unruly bird!
Continued prayers to the lovely moms of our Tsaiko sons. May they recover as painlessly as possible.
Oops!…meant to say JJ’s mom, and Mrs. KK. Too much kope, so little time.
Aloha to all.
Best wishes to Mrs. KK and (J)J’s Moms
Michelle is going to break through one of these days – she’s close.
Morning Tsaikos
If that was me at the training table and I looked over at my impoverished team mate that didn’t have a meal ticket because of the rules you know I’d be there helping him out. In the past I can say I have done exactly that. It’s not hard to wrap up a few chicken thighs or pork chops in napkins and escape undetected. One time, honestly, I took out about 8 sandwiches much to the delight of the hungry. And I imagine this generation of Warriors keeps an eye out for their brothers, too, that are hungry and don’t have a meal ticket.
On the subject of K. Watson, I pay my respects to him for giving it his best shot. From his standpoint he can say he jumped into the ring, strapped on the gloves and rolled with the punches. He fought. He can walk away from the game knowing he went down fighting. It may be a setback, but it’s a better feeling than the ones who walk away from the game by default, usually by their own ugliness–grades, self pity, bad influences and not trying.
How sweet dat da rule of tumb dat is quoted is so incorreck.
Good afternoon! That was a nice nap.
morning gang!
get well soon JJ’s mom and Mrs. K
Best of luck to Keahi Watson! Thank you for your dedication and love of the game.
Keahi always has that smile like his big brother
good luck and i’m sure your mates will miss you
How good is this BB transfer (Milovic) from Duquesne?
Is this a step in recruiting European players again? At least we know that he is “qualified”.
Happy 20th Birthday to Shane Austin
Happy Flag Day to all you Flags…
Also on this day:
1777: The Stars and Stripes is adopted as the Flag of the United States
1900 – Hawaii Territory was organized and former Republic of Hawaii President Sanford B. Dole was
named the 1st Governor
1938 – Action Comics issue one was released after a previous name of Detective Comics, and
eventually to the current DC Comics
1942 – Anne Frank begins to keep a diary
Born on this Day:
1864 – Aloysius “Alois” Alzheimer- first published case of “presenile dementia”
1946 – “The Donald” Trump
1952 – Pat Summitt – Tennessee Vols WBBall Coach
1961 – Boy George
The World Lost:
1994 – Henry Mancini
2007 – Ruth Graham, wife of Billy Graham
ST- where is the 120 man roster?
This is the only one I see and Keahi is on it.
http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=football&
Good Afternoon Tsaikos and Tsaikettes!!
Many thanks to Kekoa and Queen Diana for being such gracious hosts yesterday for the surprise 😯 celebration! Good thing that KK didn’t know about his own party 👿 or else he would have been on time! 🙄
KK: Glad you didn’t have to buy duct tape this morning because you didn’t realize that you were not home yet! Next time just click your rubbah slippahs three times and say, “There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home.” If you wake up in Kekoa’s house…well then at least the rest of the island is safe and no one had to listen to the snorefest!
Pride: I think that your guitar skills are as good as your singing skills. When is the next card and jam session? Count me in!!
Many get well wishes to JJ’s mom and Mrs. A’i!
Thanks to Keahi Watson for all of your hard work and contributions to the Warrior program! Good luck!!
To Koa Mahu
From the 48 year old Birthday Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P_5EWjVNr4
BigWave96744- nice magazine!
Whassup with Jett Jasper??
When did it switch to a 120 man roster?
Wasn’t it 105 before?
Did Clarence T.C. Ching donate 15 more lockers 🙂
A-house,
I don’t know what exactly the other programs call their meals, but as ST pointed out in the past, the schollie kids on the football team get the cost of the training table meals out of their scholarship checks and the non-schollie players are welcome to the meals but they gotta pay and it’s not cheap considering the income, or lack thereof, of a college student.
In essence the training table meals are not free. The question of “can they be with the help of donors” I don’t know. That would be like giving free food to student athletes and in most cases, we’ve heard stories about programs getting busted for that.
However, the softball team and the two volleyball teams, the booster clubs for these programs provide the cost of their pregame or post game meals (or both). Some claimed this is not allowable, but I don’t think this practice has ever been an issue, at least at UH.
Last I remember reading is that boosters are permitted to provide student-athletes with a pre- or post-game meal or snack as a benefit incidental to participation (only for team members of that team which actually participated in the contest). This does not include parents, other relatives or friends of student-athletes. If these people attend a pre- or post-game meal function, they must pay for the value of the meal. As long as it’s not in a restaurant for example and the meal can be catered.
Since the football team has their training table meals during the week and their post game and pre game meals on game day, I don’t know if all the other sports have “training tables” during the week while the season is happening, my guess is probably not. Just a guess.
How were the Training Tables before VonAppen got here?
I remember on of the thing he argued for was a better training table for his boys. That might have been one of the bright spots of his short stay here
Thanks Liz…
JJ’s should be getting our summer issues sometime this week. 🙂
BigWave96744: I posted this yesterday – go delete that photo.
“….June 13th, 2009 at 11:44 am
BigWave96744:
You should delete the last photo in
Pookela Ahmad’s bio.
Take a real good look at it; you will agree.
Mahalo…..”
Nah,
It’s one of those, you put in the caption photos…
Too Funny to delete
I like coming on this blog
Like a bark is to a dog
It brings me such joys
To mingle with the boys
Suffice it is to say
You guys make my day
I like being affront with you
But what else is new?
I phantom a cattle call
So I can meet you all
Just throw down your gear
And pop it in the rear
BigWave,
Yeah I was gonna say the same thing. 😆
Keahi Watson, all the best to you in your future endeavors.
Mrs. Las Vegas…a very Happy Birthday to you!
JJ”s mom and Mrs. KK … you remain in my prayers.
Top Fiddy
Fiddy yo
Lakers by 13
fiddy uno?
bah…
Reminder:
Warrior Football: Nevada at Hawaii 2008 on K-5 at 2pm.
Howzit Everybody,
Once again prayers go out to J(J)’s mom and to Mrs. A’i.
And I would like to toast my fellow Golden Hawk alumnus. Good job my braddah and all the best in your future endeavors. You have made Nanakuli and the rest of the state very proud. Mahalo
Lakers by serveral
“The Hangover” was a good movie. 😎
Why is K Watson not on the team anymore? Did he get cut, or just quit?
Theft alert!
Nalani’s protege, Anuhea had two guitars and a MacBook stolen about an hour ago in Waikiki.
here’s a pic of the Taylor guitar
http://twitpic.com/7f3he
…correction,
theft occured between 7am and 10 am
d1- argh for Anuhea… I know how that feels. We used to have 3 ukuleles in our house and now we have none.
Wow! What a slow day, stuck at work, no tourist to talk to…I’m bored…
Taylor guitar? Koa? Like $2K and up? aiyah!
KaimukiKid.. no TV? Cannot even watch the K5 replay of the UH-Nevada game?
Speaking of which. I wonder how Funaki would have done in a Bob Wagner team?
i’m sure the team will miss keahi’s presence on the field, but i think mostly in the classroom. keahi was a two time wac scholar athlete with the warriors. we hate to see that kind of effort lost. good luck. KU IKA MANA.
Mouthwash:
He did not make the 120-man roster.
mih,
Yeah, it is her aunt’s prized guitar. Auwe!
Hmmm…I wonder if Nalani is her aunt?
Southern Miss-Texas CWS game gettin’ interesting…..
Stephen,
What of the roster to which LizK was referring?
Hopefully the thief is caught!
Best of luck to Keahi Watson and his future endeavors!
Continued best wishes to Mrs. Koakane and (J)J’s mother.
According to HA Breaking news, She is and it is. 🙁
http://tinyurl.com/nx2g72
jm2375:
is your journey over? how was it?
we thought of going but all members of this family are very prone to motion sickness however the patch is wonderful. used it for fishing in Alaska and did not get sick.
hope it did not rain in Juneau – on our last day, a small rain storm (with wind) came through and it was very unpleasant – place is always cold -notice how the “natives” were all bundled up in long sleeve flanel shirts and a windbreaker – and this was in the middle of July last year – now I know better on how to dress.
Best wishes to Keahi Watson.
Bess is Miami’s #1 punt returner. This is no surprise because he outperformed Ginn last year.
In case people don’t want to click on the article and find the part that relates to Bess:
The NCAA ruled that the media will be forbidden from attending some camps. This also applies to scouting services like rivals and scout.
According to the text of the NCAA’s new rule interpretation, it apparently will be an NCAA violation for a school to let the media attend camps! The NCAA will punish schools for having media at camps…that just seems so wrong.
SDSU hasn’t had a lease to play at Qualcomm Stadium for quite some time now…with the city broke and losing money on SDSU football games, the city is asking SDSU for more money if they want to use the stadium. Trouble is, SDSU’s Athletic Department is just as broke as the city.
The Pac-10 will apparently sign a deal with the Alamo Bowl to send their #2 or #3 team (I guess to play a Big 12 team). That means that some bowl games (like the Poinsettia Bowl and Hawaii Bowl) will probably lose their Pac-10 ties for the future. I think the Hawaii Bowl pays $750k (with much higher travel expenses for the Pac-10 than going to San Antonio) while the Alamo Bowl pays around $2.3 million.
Garret,
As Stephen alluded to a couple of days back (SID reached for rule book, Stephen reached for the 1st Amendment), that No Clue At All rule may face some challenges by the media.
per post #51…I told you so.
Wow, another slow day here in WB city.
Kazz, thanks for reminding me about the game replay. Nice to see Alexander the Great show his stuff… and get that tingly feeling of anticipation for this coming season!
jm2375 — by the time you see this, it will be Welcome Home! .
Sorry, none of us at your first-cruise lunch had the heart to tell you about the last night. The sad feeling as you put out your luggage for the midnight bag pull… that the 24/7 meal, party and pampering was going to end soon. Where did the 7 days go? But I see your comment: Had a great time. Next cruise will be to someplace warm… 🙂
Still have room on our 11-night Mexico cruise after the UH-UNLV game… 😐
jm2375 should try to post a full trip report on her cruise, time permitting of course…..and if she doesn’t mind.
How do you like my Lakers….It made my day when they won. Second week now in retirement… Last week it was lots of diaper change with a two year old… It was harder work taking care of him…Will tee off at 6 a.m. every morning at Pali and play 9. I have done this for a month now and the game is getting good. It also helps my bp as I walk…My last check up it was 110/70–withm the norm being 135/90. So I guess my forced retirement is helping my health.
Hi Momo!
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Good luck to Keahi Watson…never like to see a hardworking player cut loose. It just might be a blessing in disguise though knowing that the talent level on our team is getting better and better. Being a scholar athlete I’m sure he’ll be successful in his future endeavors.
st – when have you ever ran 1.1 miles?
Good luck, Keahi! Thanks for sticking around.
A-House #11
UCA is still considered a Division II school for football and all other sports is Division 1. They play in the Southland Conference and are supposedly trying to get there football program in Division 1 status by Sep. 2010 football season. They have a pretty good football team and have dominated the DII level for the most part. Still I’m not worried about our boys, they will be prepared no doubt. Any team can beat each other on any given day, but UCA shouldn’t even be considered in the same sentence with us. If we’re to be a Top Football program we need to dominate and kick the ish out of these kind of teams and let them know they need to stay at the DII level! Granted UH has had its troubles in the past with DII teams but those times are over. Coach Mack needs to keep the pedal down and full throttle until the final whistle of the 4th quarter and simply put teams away!
The only thing good about UCA is that Scottie Pippen went there.
Division II/ Division 1-AA = Same Smell
Lakers vs. Orlando
Maybe if the Orlando Magic could figure out how to close out 4th quarter leads correctly and not blow a load all over themselves they wouldn’t have been sent home without a championship. Stan Van Gundy is a choke artist of a Coach. Great job to Kobe and the Lakers for winning another championship! Finally got one without Shaq. Still would have rather seen Lebron and the Cavs go up against Kobe and the Lakers in the Finals…
Pauoa Boy,
Glad that you have time to post. Stay safe.
Free play link time. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you do not want to read the off-topic stuff. At least we’ll be over 100 after this is done.
Survey found that 2/3 of college students had a “friends with benefits” relationship.
Lori would hate this–four states forbid smiling on driver’s licenses. More states might adopt this rule because face-recognition software doesn’t work as well when people smile.
Judge in North Carolina received a public reprimand for becoming Facebook friends with a lawyer who was trying a case in his court, discussing the case with the lawyer through Facebook. He had to agree to read the Code of Judicial Conduct as part of his punishment.
Cutbacks reduced the upkeep at an Ohio park, so a man took it upon himself to mow the foot-high grass. Instead of thanking him, officials had him arrested!
People can now get married on the famous balcony for the Romeo and Juliet story.
Free play links pau.
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Mahalo, Garret
See you soon!
Liz:
The roster listed on the UH Web site isn’t the official one. There’s a training camp roster (105) and an active roster.
wow what a hectic day and glad it is over so now finally have time to sit down and read the blog
first of all my wife if fine, she finally is getting used to the fact that after the meds wore off her recovery wasn’t going to be as smooth as she thought. we have rearranged the hale to ensure she can maneuver about. again we thank yu’all for the get well wishes.
much mahalo to all who attended the special event yesterday on the wessai side. had to be there to appreciate what happened and as we always say what happens in ….stays in …… so thanks to the peep who stopped by. you know who you are my personals went out.
congrats to the Lakers for winning the NBA championship. hope kwatson can still make the team and be the warrior for his final year.
nite nite now
el guapo,
thanks, I leave the blog up on the computer all day and periodically check it when I get a chance…can, when you the boss ah 🙂 Nah, but we get days when get planny downtime so I’m usually checking out the news and have the blog always up anyway.
ST: did Keahi Watson play at all in 2008 ?
If not, and he was not on scholarship, his situation sounds similar to Ikaika Rodenhurst.
If so, he can go play elsewhere.
Maybe he shoud contact Portland State.
What’s your take?
He played a few snaps in 2008.
But because he was on the roster, he would have to sit out again if he transferred.
A-House:
The football team is the only UH one with a training table.
You should see the amount of food that gets tossed.
Hiya!
Good news, Koakane… nitey nite!
ST- so… is the official roster posted? Just concerned about our guy Jett…
Keahi- all the best to you!
Howzit!!
I’m home now, two-thirds unpacked and doing laundry. Gotta go work tomorrow. Wonder how full my inbox is.
I’ll try to post a full report, but not tonight. Mebbe tomorrow night. SteveM – cc in a couple of weeks? I know I’ve got a luncheon next week, so…
Glad to be home amongst the Tsai-kos again.
I read Ann Miller’s article on new Wahine Basketball Coach Dana Takahara-Dias. The impression I have is that she’s following the same template that Coach Mack uses, for she also wants to recruit the certain types of players to fit into the program, increase alumni interests, have her players be role models and also reach out into the community and bring back tradition.
Sounds like a smart cookie to me. For even as I’m reading her coaching philosophy and mission statement I can see a lot of psychology in the way she thinks. Bingo. She wants her players to love her…and then they’ll come to here.
(from Ann’s article)
“She wants her players to become role models and know they will have a wonderful experience as a student and an athlete. We’ll make sure they are loved and cared for.”
“I think our ‘mission statement’ is to take care of one another…It’s always been to have a competitive team, but right now we have to do the little things and hope the winning comes with it.”
As much as people say that she should talk to former Coach Goo, what I’d do if I were her, also, is talk to Coach Shoji and ask him what is his secrets of having all the girls bond together like one happy family. I think this will help, too.
I’m surprised there is anything left! 😯
It would also be so nice to see the Wahines in new uniforms this coming season. It would certainly punctuate erasing the past–and moving forward in a new direction. And as a fan you’d want to see them unveiling a new look.
Now I’m ill.
jm2375- Welcome Home!
Sweet Warrior Dreams!
Back in the 90’s when I heard the term “Training Table” I thought they were talking about “Massage Tables” to do Lomi Lomi on the guys when they had “Owies”
Congrats to Allie for completing the half-marathon. It is grueling and very tough in hot, humid conditions with very little or no tradewinds.
Over the years we usually see the feel good stories of a walk-on that makes good on their sacrifices and dedication they’ve put forth to play for the Warriors and represent Hawai’i under the Halawa lights. What we often fail to see are the many players that don’t make it. Many who put out just the same efforts as those who do succeed. Usually, outside forces beyond their control prevent them from garnering their dreams.
Mahalo Keahi for all that you’ve sacrificed these years in your pursuit to become a Warrior.
In my book, you already are and forever will be, a Warrior.
Good morning to everyone!
Any word from the guys about their new coach? Generally upbeat and enthusiastic I hope!
With the budget crunch one would like to see a reduction in waste — that includes food. If there is a better than fair amount of food being wasted then less should be ordered.
PB #94,
I don’t think DII and DIAA are the same levell, but i am biased. Don’t forget last year that Weber State was winning at 1/2 time and if it were not for the ‘mystery’ concussion that Funaki received, Graunke would not have gone in for the 3rd quarter.
Just my 2 sense….have a good monday
wafan
good morning (as i look west and wave to you from AZ, haha)
Wafan ~ Were you able to meet da jm2345 Ohana for a little Seattle stew?
I know we poke fun at her on the blog, but that lady knows her UH sports teams as do all of our Tsaikettes. She has proven her passion for knowing the inside scoops on each team and lends her vocal support! (I sit 2 sections away to save my hearing).
I’m hoping she will be at our t-gates again this year
and able to attend more of the games. Opposing teams will be more fearful when they hear her. She’s so kolohe, and wonders why her young teen is so unruly! Seems like the apple fell right on her toes!
Maybe you’ll get to meet her at a cc when you come home next month.
aloha kekoa,
sorry we couldn’t make it to the shindig, i had to fly out to AZ last minute on an emergency flight, but will be home on Tuesday. i apologize for mrs bulla and myself
Good morning coach Bulla! We missed you at the function in da junction this weekend. See you when you get back. Have a safe trip.
Bulla,
Maybe should rephrase that, I was meaning to say that our Warrior Boys shouldn’t be having a hard time against those type of teams in DII and D-1AA. But in the past we’ve had troubles with those teams either losing or being close games. Hard to gain the kind of respect we want in our football program when these teams give us rub. No to say that some of those teams could compete at the D1 level, but still they shouldn’t compare. IMO No worry about being biased, Weber State is a good football team. With the amount of local talent on that team, some of which I feel should have gotten a shot to play for UH, they’ll be at the top of there conference consistently. Coach Ron is a good Coach too, remember when he was at Utah when Darnell Arcenaux played. Anyway, good luck to Ryan this year, hopefully he can stay injury free and have a successful season…
PB ~ Questions to ask you would violate Opsec, so I just want to let you know we support you, Frank and all the other 808 troops in the zone.
congrats to lefty’s lakers. oh yeah, midori7’s lakers too, for winning their championship.
Good Morning All!! Hope everyone had a good weekend.
Aloha Kakahiaka!
Good morning everyone. Boarding plane to Vegas. Get tix and mini CC w Las Vegas.
Rich ~ Make sure you buy tickees first…have a nutritious Tsaiko-sized lunch, then hit the tables!
Boyd Stadium Seating Chart:
http://www.ticketsolutions.com/sc-samboydstadium.asp