Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day — to all fathers, uncles, older brothers and the single mothers who serve both parental roles.
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As always, “Ferd” did an excellent job in recapping UH’s tenure in the WAC.
We all have memories of the WAC. Here are mine:
• With a few minutes before tipoff, the music blared, old people in red shirts started clapping in rhythm and Chris Herren led his Fresno State basketball teammates in a jog-skip around the court. That red sea of fans was the loudest and most passionate I’ve ever experienced — and I’ve been to games at Alabama and Florida. And this was before the introductions even started.
• It was a WAC news conference, and commissioner Karl Benson was wearing an eye patch following a recent medical procedure. Neal Farmer of the Houston Chronicle asked the first question: “Where’s your parrot?”
• The flight attendant awakened the blog host by talking really loud and slowly. The blog host was in an exit-row seat. “Ferd” told the flight attendant the blog host was a foreigner who didn’t speak English. Later, somewhere over California, our small plane — the aptly nicknamed “Vomit Comet” — began to shake. Really hard. Robert Kekaula started singing, “La Bamba.”
• New Mexico officials decided to implement security measures to check bags for explosive items. Of course, it was noted that the arena, The Pit, was actually in a pit, where players descended to reach the court. Yes, The Pit was its own bomb shelter.
• It was WAC Media Day, and San Diego State’s Marshall Faulk walked into the room. That silence was awe.
• Tulsa’s Rib Crib.
• Albuquerque’s Quarters:
• San Diego’s Kansas City Barbeque Restaurant:
• Fresno’s Silver Dollar Haubrau:
• Salt Lake City’s Market Street Grill:
• El Paso’s Carlos & Mickey’s:
• Laramie’s Buckhorn Bar:
• Entering the visiting locker room at Colorado State’s Hughes Stadium, the walls were covered with newspapers. The walls were colored pink, which was supposed to create a passive feeling.
• The El Paso Times described a UH basketball player as being a “statue of limitations.”
• Fresno State’s Red Mile, the path that visiting teams take from the locker room to the field. Bulldog fans, wearing red shirts, heckle the visitors.
• There was a light shining on a seat in BYU’s Marriott Center. Riley Wallace said the seat was reserved for Joseph Smith, the late founder of the LDS movement. Then somebody closed an arena door, and the sun ray no longer was on the seat. “Had you going, huh?” Wallace said.
• Colorado State’s band, which performs the best version of “Rock and Roll, Part 2.”
• Rice’s MOB (Marching Owl Band): MOB video.
• San Jose State media relations director Lawrence Fan. For basketball games, Fan bakes a cake for the media. And that was the WAC: You can have your cake and eat it, too.
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Congratulations to The Kid — Kyeton Littel-Kamimoto (Duffer’s son) — on winning a U.S. Amateur Public Links qualifying tournament. He will compete in the national tournament at Soldier Hallow in Midway, Utah. Here’s Kyeton and his caddie (Whitey):
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Happy birthday to SJMacro.
Goodbye WAC…
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, and to others who fill that role in a young person’s life.
The WAC served us well, but this isn’t the WAC of the 80s or 90s.
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nicejobferd
Hi ST ~ it’s about time you posted. HAPPY DAD’S DAY!
Good morning, gang!
Happy Father’s Day to the Dads & to people like me who are both. 🙂
Fun recollections of the WAC, ST. Nice fuud pics.
Along with Fresno’s Red Mile, gotta add San Diego St.’s Ragger’s Rail in baseball. Hey we might get that one back. Wonder if it’s still the same?
Happy Day to the Father of the Blog and all Tsai-ko dads and moms with dad duties!
Ah, the red mile… Would that be the screwdriver experience?
Actually, the WAC just became the MWC.
This is like those fitness clubs that change names and then charge the same members new lifetime memberships.
All of that posturing and fighting and it’s the same gang back together again.
Truegreen:
Great point on Ragger’s Rail. I never covered a baseball game, but I did go there when the stadium was empty. Very intimidating, or so I’ve heard.
They said the Nevada and Fresno State fans were pretty brutal to Tyleen Tausaga. But she did answer back with some big homers.
Happy Dad’s Day to Duffer! Mahalo, Ke Akua. well done Kyeton! Just beware when whitey starts mumbling something about the dark side… 🙂
I need to do some research. Where the heck is Midway?
Although I do remember I once got lost on the way to BYU. I went north instead of south. Came to a place called Brigham. I figured, Brigham, Brigham Young. Uh, nope.
Thanks ST for posting the picture.
Thanks Stretch!
That’s what I asked. I thought Midway was in the Pacific Ocean somewhere.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
Nice picture of The Kid and his Duffer Dad!
The opposing WAC coaches who used to drive UH coaches crazy:
1. San Diego State’s Jim Dietz
2. TCU’s Dennis Franchione.
3. TCU’s Billy Tubbs.
4. Fresno State’s Margie Wright
5. Fresno State’s Pat Hill
Happy Father’s Day to all the Tsaiko fathers!
ST – interesting how most of your WAC memories are of teams we will still see in the MWC. So no good memories from da latecomers?
Howzit, everyone!
Happy Father’s Day, all you Daddy-o’s!
We all have memories of the WAC… Then someone closed an arena door, and it was all over. (I liked that one, and “Where’s your parrot?”)
So, the Dean of WAC Media will have to retire his plaque and take up (a) new league(s).
Sure it wasn’t, “Midway? Hoooo-taahhhhhh!!!”
Gratz to The Kid!
Happy Father’s day to all!
Congrats to da Kid! Represent! Win or lose, we’re proud of you. Like your Uncle Bulla says, “Make memories, make memories , make menories.”
I have no memory of Moscow except people were really impressed when they thought UH was going to play in Russia.
The weather at the U.S. Open is really overcast, cold and blustery. Guys are wearing sweaters. Hoping Tiger makes a run to make it interesting.
Good morning and Happy Father’s Day!
Congrats to Kyeton!
howzit 808
Happy Father’s Day guys
wow ST fuud pics is a great lead in cause all dad’s love to eat, nice menu
ST: not enuff vegetables in those pics. All that meat will make a dad constipated.
$1.4 million ~ someone actually paid that amt for a house about a block from us. Can’t get over the shock!
Happy Fahter’s Day! Congratz to the Kid and proud Papa! Nice pic.
You need to publish a sports writers’ food guide, Stephen. Those pics got me foamin’ at the mouth! Maybe somethin’ about your sports writer memories with all the food pics. A great coffee table book for every man cave!
Happy Father’s Day All!
Happy papa’s day pj2!
Just for the record, that ain’t me in the picture. Rumor has it I’m younger and better looking!
Thanks for all the well wishes!
Whitey can’t wear that getup in a bank.
a blind caddy is da best kind to have.
Dietz! 👿
That clown would bring in a reliever to pitch to one guy then another after just one pitch! 👿
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I miss http://uhfootball.blogspot.com/
Corrected the spelling of “Littel.”
I’m fairly certain I spelled Kyeton correctly. Maybe.
Or Whitey would make an excellent poker player.
How come that site no longer posts? Is it because of the paywall?
Happy day Tsaikos and Tsaikettes, Lurkers and Lurkettes!
Happy Father’s Day to all TsaikoFather figures!
Congratulations to Duffer and son Kyeton! Trrriific job!!
Duffer – is there story how whitey to agree to caddy??
ST- love the referral to blog host 😉 and pics of all the fuud – ho wow yumyum!
former WAC members now in the MWC are salavating cause UH must give them $$$ to trip to Hawaii for football – hope Thompson will dash that ASAP – however, I do not hold any hope because he told the CUSA commissioner that UH must pay for all football trips to Hawaii.
btw, is Thompson still in? thought I say a post that he was in trouble with the MWC or he was applying for another position with a BCS conf.
darn new computer screen is 21″ and shaped like our 55″ TV – will take a while to get some adjustment
our screen is 27 inches. Love it!
zoomed it to 125 inches.
Re: #36 & #39
yes, haven’t seen Tombo Ahi post here for a long time. Maybe his partner, chawan_cut can give us the scoops… 😕
sorry 125%
35 IWWTHM
time will tell. I used to say the same thing.
hoping the best for all of us, including UH. I trust our coach.
just giving the young guy a heads up as to how I’d do it. of course,
its all based on intuition right now, from my seat. my seat looks green.
ok. maybe kinda blue. 😀
this was Kyeton’s 3rd try for USGA Publinks Qualifying on Maui. He was in the top 10 his first year, finished tied for 2nd and lost in the playoff because his caddy made big boo-boo, and won this yer. Kyeton deserves all the accolades cause he is the one who is playing. His caddy is just along for the ride and is blind, deaf, and old. My best to Kyeton cause he has grown up and is now ready to take his golf game to the next level.
Whitey
you look like a dad. 😀
old. real old. 😆
for Kyeton’s dad, Duffer, Happy Father’s day and I told you so. hahahahahaa
bhf2, thanks braddah. You have a great Faddah’s Day!!!!!
Fantastic Father’s Day post, ST. Happy Father’s Day to you and all the Tsaiko Dads, especially duffer. Wow! Congratulations on Kyeton…awesome! I can only dream of shooting 67 – over 13 holes. 🙂
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Congrats, The Kid Kyeton! Whoohoo!
Watching some of the US Open in SF. Mainly watching it for the scenery. Love that (Bay) area. A couple of my buddies are there in the galleries.
Back to reading…
Congratulations to da kid (the younger)!
Whoo-hoo!!!
3 more wake ups — an eternity to go . . .
Nytal!
happy birthday and father’s day!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SJ-MACRO !!!
happy father’s day y’all!
congratulations to the kid. what a great father’s day gift!!!
the modest and unassuming duffer must be bursting with pride.
and uncle whitey who transcends confidence for the kid out there on the course.
we gotta go celebrate later this week.
oh btw…duffer is also the kid’s golf coach.
dats great news.
Happy Birthday SJ-Macro
Happy Birthday sjmacro!
Happy Birthday SJ!
Happy Birthday SJ,
Focus fast and shoot well!
happy bday sj
Happy birthday sj!
Whitey is an awesome caddie. He coached me through Maui CC to keep up with Stretch, Sleeze, Whitey and the kids. With only three clubs!! Proud of you, Duffer. Congratulations Kyeton!
Hau’oli La Hanau sjmacro!! May you never run out of digital exposure!
And a BIG Happy Father’s Day to all our moms out there. For without you, today would have been called, “Happy Pet Owner’s Day.”
36: NYUH-
Yeah! What happen to Tombo Ahi. He neva update his stuff kinda long time.
In the early days that braddah steered allot of his readers to ST’s blog.
Somebody hit him up on Twitter!
happy birthday sjmacro!
Yes – happy birthday to my photo buddy!
Sorry I didn’t get to the blog earlier to wish SJ a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!. He and myki are the incredible friends and Tsaikos!
Happy Birthday sjmacro. notice the good luck shirt that i got from you and myki. thanks.
Congratulations to Kyeton and Duffer! What an awesome Fathers day present! Hope you all had a great weekend.
Miss seeing and talking with you all Maybe it’s time for a cc or something.
myki, Tsaiko cruiser call on June 21, at noon, Club Genji.
Fatherhood: My greatest song yet.
BIK
papajoe2, will try to make it. My cruise was just a bit too long for me. Can’t wait to compare experiences.
Good morning!
A belated very happy birthday to sj.
Whoo-hoo!!!
morning gang!
happy belated birthday sj!
congrats to kyeton, duffer, and whitey!
Great Morning All!
Belated Birthday Wishes to sj-macro!
Happy belated birthday, SJ-macro! Miss seeing you guys.
Good morning, gang!
Good morning Tsaiko gang: Mr MIA checking in. “s” in the sj not only means shaky but also slower :). Belated thanks to all for Father’s day and birthday wishes. Who psd’ed my picture? 🙂
Shoots! I wuz so bizzy enjoying my happy pappy day, I wen fogit to send birtday wishes to my friend sjmacro!
Hope you and myki had a fabalas time counting candles and trying to find for all you camera supplies. I think you and LK combined, get more den Mistah Kazoo Tanaka.!
Happy Birthday, sjmacro!!!
Good morning all! sj, there are times when “slower” is better! 😀
In another senior moment I forgot to congratulate Kyeton on his incredible achievement! Great stuff! And Duffer and Whitey should be popping buttons with pride…they’ve supported Kyeton every step of the way.
Morning! Hope all had a great Sunday and enjoyable Father’s Day! Congratulations to Duffer’s son Kyeton! Happy Belated Birthday Wishes to sjmacro! Have an awesome Monday!
GOOD MORNING HAWAII!
Eyesight not so good. Nice picture of Kyeton – but I misidentified Whitey for Duffer!
Hey tommui
I’m younger and better looking! 🙂
Happy BIRTHDAY Jerry!
Based on photo only Tulsa’s Rib Crib get my vote !
Father’s Day must’ve been good to ST. He still sleeping his best…
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