Game Day: Utah State

❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ Good..Morning..Tsaikos..and..Warrior..Nation!!! ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀

You guys are sneaky…. 🙄

Good Morning Tsaikos!

Winning streak starts tonight!

or five….

Good, Brew’s here. Lets start the parade. 🙂 🙂

Game day baybees, lets just have a win, please!!!

Oh yeah… and dat one monkey too…. 🙄 😆 😆

…plus tree

…. public school…. 🙄 😀

Good morning Mr. Tsai. How are you this fine day? Oh nevermind, you’re on the rag. Sorry.

*DPK tip toes out of Mr Tsai’s line of sight.*

Scripted plays to start the game and Execute, execute, execute!

KISS in the kicking game.

Wrap up. Swarm to the ball.

Expect to be in a dogfight for 60 minutes (plus, if necessary)

Show up!

Bring a friend (or two).

Ignore any negatives during the game.

Expect to be the 12th man for 60 minutes (plus, if necessary).

Somewhere in 1980, we had to look at the 1981 football schedule to choose our wedding day. Had to ensure Hawaii didn’t play at home,
so that our relatives & friends could attend our ceremony and reception.
We also purchased a $1,200.00 video cassette recorder so that we could tape the away game (same day live free tv…we don’t get that anymore), so that the guys could watch the game the next day as we opened our wedding presents.

I wonder if families today still need to consider Hawaii’s football schedule when planning their events.

Even our honeymoon was shortened so that we could be back for the next home game. Die hard from early 1970’s till today, and forever.
GO WARRIORS!

A nice plus about going off of daylight savings time is today’s game will start at 10pm. Sure I’ll have to stay up a bit, but this is no worse than when I was still living on the west coast.

Surely beats the 11pm start a little bit…..and WAY better than midnight.

today is our 28th wedding anniversary,
must have done something right????

chopsueyboy,

Das why get June brides! 😈 😯 😆

Happy Anniversay!!! (I think….) 😀

How come Northwest(ern) is plays in the conference based in the midwest? 😯

βρεω808,

If they don’t, they might miss the story of the year!

KK – Hooowwwwwzzziiittttt – Hooooowwwwww yoooooouuuuuu!!! 😆 😆 😆

ST
you are in rare form, but that’s ok…… you got your ‘fame gace’ on, i mean ‘game face’

playing USU is tough, can’t make the shirts, they’d look funny

UUCK
FTAH

Lose money with that design 🙁

Nah….. my post #19 says “10(+1)” – inspiration from d1島‘s #14. 😀

Brew –

Now that idea is just bully, I tell you, just bully!
*DPK smiles and does his best Teddy Roosevelt impersonation.*

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Whoops!!! wof = won

fiyr ganes abd ibe natch = five games and one match

Too early

Note to self:

No be on da road same time as WDoc today….

Who da rats…. and is the mongoose dat much better? 🙄

Aloha Kakahiaka!!!

Go, guys! You know who you are!

GO WARRIORS!!!

W-Doc, thanks for the softball score. The HA didn’t have it on their site last night.

I think I would be a non-operational traffic camera…. 🙄

Slugger – How’s da rice? Throw some of al‘s curry on top and call it breakfast! 😀

chopsueyboy – Re: #69

So…. does that make your wife’s mom a chinese checker!?? 😆 😯 😆

KK No more J(J) …. no let da fuud burn! 😆

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For entertainment purposes only….

in general – open at +3, and now down to +1-1.5. There’s one place still at +2.

U/L ~ 60-60.5

U/O!

we could us a peter pale about now.

btw, some local “for entertainment only” houses have the warriors now a 1 1/2 pt favorite.

good to see that the blog has its speedo’s back on.

al-ski – not over here….

Samson earned the starting center job and he and his wife had their second child. Congratulations Samson!

Another proud Father is Samson Satele! He and his wife just had there second child! Samson also secured his job at center meaning it’s his to lose. For 4 weeks he couldn’t get the O-line calls right and Cable replaced him with Morris.

Satele has stepped up and learned his job. He now is running the show on the O-line and it can only get better with Gallery coming back.

If Idaho will be without their best 3 defenders, which ST’s article indicated was possible, then the Warrior offense should be able to move the ball well today. Finish off those drives for TDs and the game could be a comfortable win.

Reposting this from yesterday’s blog: Best of luck to Chad Owens–I’m glad that he’s getting a chance to play today. Too bad his first game comes in their last game of the season.

On the Alouettes’ practice roster since July 14, he was earning perhaps $1,000 per week before taxes – and probably less – while supporting a wife and three children. But dreams don’t die easily.

“A lot goes to staying mentally strong, knowing you’re not getting paid a lot,” Owens said. “Things cross your mind, but quitting was never one. I’m here because I love playing football. This is the career path I’ve chosen. And my pro career has been filled with ups and downs. It has been a roller-coaster ride.

“But this is the reason why I get up and come to work, regardless of the circumstances.”

Owens, a 5-foot-8, 180-pound wide receiver, gets a rare opportunity to play today (1 p.m., TSN, RDS, CJAD Radio-800), when Montreal completes its regular-season against the Toronto Argonauts at the Rogers Centre.</blockquote.

Reposting the Maui News article from the last blog.

”The next five games are like the playoffs — we lose, we’re out,” said UH safety Spencer Smith. ”So we just have to keep winning to go to a bowl game.”

During the losing streak, the Warriors have allowed an average of 37 points per game, and have a minus-11 turnover ratio.

”I hate to put it on us that we have to win a ballgame, but if we want to do what we want to do, we have to win this ball game,” said UH coach Greg McMackin. ”Our backs are against the wall.”

”We have to go 5-for-5,” said Warriors quarterback Bryant Moniz. ”Coming off a six-game losing streak, I know that pretty much sounds impossible. But everybody in that locker room believes in it, and as long as we believe we can do it, we’re going to do our best to do it.”

brew808,

Maybe the pregnancy or birth was a distraction for Samson? I remember how McNabb had a major dip in performance last season when (if I remember correctly) his wife gave birth, and he got major criticism in the press and his coach benched him one game. A few weeks later he was playing at the same level as he was before.

I still would like to see LWJ returning kick-offs …. running in the open field…. 🙄

Majam with a solo homer.

Oh and my bad, Parnaby is here but sporting a “shiner” on her right eye. She’s got an ice pack on it.

Congratulations to Chopsueyboy and Chopsueygirl!!!

Go Warriors!

#105- would that be HERE? 😎

Eh…. how do you guys know that it’s “Chopsueygirl“? Maybe it’s dim sum or sticky rice or fortune cookie!?! 🙄 😆 😀

Eh…. how come Liz_K has 808ike‘s phone number? 😯 🙄 😀

When dating…. angry FIL to-be’s name was …. chopsticks! 😯

Yea! A seat next to an outlet. Americano w/ cinnamon. Life is good.

Kekoa, hope you are feeling better!

brew- I get planny phone nos. 😆

Hi, Liz!

Definitely have some fud today/tonight for me!!!

Yum. Just 1.5 months to go. Whoo-hoo!!!

Melissa Gonzales with two solo homers so far.

UH 5
Chaminade 0
Top of the 3rd.

βρεω808

you’re right

her mom & dad were the original owners of Sweet Leilani Florist
that used to be on Vineyard & Nuuanu
and now she owns Petals & Beans on Ala Moana Bl…
does that make her a flowergirl??? or flower/coffeegirl???

Iowa gotta be feeling like they watching a beeg timer with $$$ flowing down like grains of sand…

Liz . . .

Yeah. I noticed. I hope they are low in a couple of years! If not, oh well. Just have to do it, I suppose, to see what remains of the glaciers.

Katie Grimes with a two run homer.

UH 7
Chaminade 0
Top of 4th.

Happy anni to Mr/Mrs Chopsueyboy!!

CRW:

Besides the SEC, Texas is playing Central Florida leading 14 – 3 late in the 1st qtr.

I thought that schools did NOTschedule non-conference games once conference play began. Anyway, that’s the reason given to UH when they ask for a game during conference play.

Or, is it that they schedule games with teams close to home as a “breather” – Florida is far from Texas!!!

A-house,

Central Florida is even farther still from Texas!

Hope to be able to get a “close” up view of the stationary bikes tonight – maybe Mrs A-House can take a few pics.

Top of the 5th. UH 7 Chaminade 0.

Ricketts out and Duhaylonsod-Kaleimamahu on the mound and Grimes is out and Enrique is catching.

Auwe. I got bumped off Go! No Go. Hope I can make the 2 something flight.

Howzit Brewski! You bring color to an otherwize drab start here on the ceded lands.

Happy Anny to the Chopsuey Couple! 28 years of marriage is quite an accomplishment. Congratulations for making it way past most couples today. Hope you can celebrate a win to go with that anniversary cake!

Lily Williams makes her Wahine debut the mound.

Top of the 7th.

UH 10 Chaminade 1.

First game pau. Wahine 10 Silverswords 1.

Off to da tailgate now!!!!!!

Today’s NW upset over Iowa #4 inches two midmajors closer to BCS bowl selection if they run the table in their respective schedules.
OSU and Iowa clash at the Horseshoe next week and Iowa lost their starting QB today.
If Penn State wins today and the Buckeyes beat Iowa next week we could see no at-large Big Team in 2009.

There still remains uphill scenarios for both Boise State #7 and TCU #6 to make it but the precedent of it occuring is no longer remote and in the realm of fair probability.

If Navy beats ND #22, the Irish can kiss their chances good-bye.
tHey need to finish at least #14 to gain consideration and #8 to draw an automatic selection.

3 *At-large teams being considered from the BCS conferences:
Pitts#13 (Big East), Miami #18 (ACC), Penn St #11, OSU #16 and Iowa (B10), USC #12, ARIZ #18 (Pac10), OKL St #19 (B12), Alab #3, Fla #1, LSU #9 (SEC).
*note at-large teams must finish in the top 14 Final BCS Standings and finish with NOT more than 3 losses to qualify.
NOT more than ONE team can be selected for an at-large berth from any ONE BCS conference

Boise State is the odd-team out as a midmajor and TCU looks like a lock if they remain undefeated. Still, da Donks remain in contention as a top 8 team in the BCS standings.

I agree that Navy beating Notre Dame would free up a spot in a BCS bowl. Having USC lose another game would be nice, as they will be attractive to a BCS bowl selection committee.

stephen, i can provide comedic relief for you again today, but i’ll be in the end zone seats with the alumni band. i don’t think you pass by over there. and i don’t hate utah state as much as boise state.

Second try to get out of LIH.

Yea for Waimea HS- won their first game last night!

The Duck trap is being sprung!

oregon down 10 to stanford. early 2nd qtr. trap?

Kekoa,

Sorry to hear about Diana. 🙁

Got on a flight at last!

Here’s the deal, I’m a life long UH football fan, season ticket holder for 24 years, been thru it all with this team. Dick Tomey’s era, when the offense became offensive but the defense hit to “kill”. Bob Wagner, good times with Paul Johnson running the spread offense and still strong defensive presence. I still believe Wagner got a raw deal when he was fired, because if you think back to all the things he said were problems back then, they STILL ARE problems. His vision at the time was “on point”, He got “JOBBED”.

Fred von Appen, survived through those “tragic” years, it was embarrassing, REALLY shameful, and his firing couldn’t have come at a more perfect time.

June Jones, yeah baby, let the good times roll ! Herman Frazier’s failures has had a profound impact on the Warriors program, and former school president David McClean should shoulder a large part of that responsibility, since he just sat there and didn’t do a DAMN thing. Not a DAMN thing.

Frazier, worse hire in state history PERIOD !

Oh, and sooner or later, Carl Clapp (sp?), and / or Virginia Hinshaw is going to have to take responsibility for not only hiring Greg McMackin, but for paying him an “OBSCENE” amount of money. Poor, just poor financial responsibility. He didn’t ask for $1.1m per season, they offered it up to him, and for 5 years “guaranteed”. Great job gang, really smart.

I like Mack, like all what he’s been preaching since becoming head coach, but come on, it sure as hell AINT working, none of it, and apprently, neither his kids nor his coaches are buying what he’s selling.

If the Warriors lose to Utah State today, well, it should cost somebody their job. Immediately !

I’ll be cheering for the green and white tonight, or is it the green and black these days. I don’t BELIEVE they’re gonna win, but I sure hell am hoping they will. Because, well, they SHOULD win for Christ sake, it’s Utah State.

The replay of the above mentioned CFL game with Chad Owens is available on espn360. Chad returned the opening kickoff to midfield.

Ok, cheated and checked out the game stats: Chad finished with 1 rec for 10 yds but had 2 k.o. returns for 80 yds total.

I just love how Kenny prepares his men week in week out…

177- Old School Dave:
Good point!

Old School Dave-
Great post. I’m enjoying watching ND go down right now. I’d add that it also helps to have a HC from Radford HS!

Gator bowl organizers must be happy.

And Navy beats Notre Dame 23 – 21. Manti hugs Kenny after game.

Manti Teo played a good game and the announcers spoke highly of him. Good to see Manti give Navy Coach Ken Niumatalolo a congrats after the game. The announcer mentioned that both are from the same town on Oahu.

SMU hangs on to beat Rice 31-28.

SMU vs Navy one more time??

“O” getting hammered outta shape…

…looks like an “L” about now.

Charlie Weis lost to Hawaii!!!!! Yeah! He lost to Ken Niumatalolo and Navy fair and square. Navy will be here in 3 weeks. They are already
bowl eligible. Congratulations to the Midshipmen.

Oregon losing could mean that the Pac-10 would not have an at-large candidate for a BCS bowl. With Notre Dame losing and with the Big 10 looking like they might not have an at-large team either, and with the SEC limited to 1 at-large team, the BCS could be running out of choices aside from BSU.

SMU’s last two home opponents are UTEP and Tulane. A road trip to Marshall is squeezed in between.

UTEP is like Jekyll and Hide…..do you know which team’s gonna show up this week? They beat Houston, then lose to Memphis. Beat Tulsa, lose to UAB.

Tulane’s been struggling most of the year. Good odds that SMU ends up in the Hawaii Bowl.

200?

Great day for the Triple Option guys!

Great wins for both Coach Kenny and the ole master himself, Paul Johnson. I agree with the above comments. What’s nice is how coach Johnson has everything planned and scripted, his team looks completely composed even when things got hairy down at the wire there.. No confusion or hesitation.

Yep, a good day for the triple option guys.

Boise State aint in yet.
at-large requires #14 ranking in final BCS standings.
No team will Q with 4 losses.
No more than ONE at-large berth allowed per bcs conference.

1. SEC (2): Alab (won) #3 and Fla #1
2. Big Ten (2): Penn State (lost) #11, Ohio State (won) #16, Iowa (lost) #4.
3. ACC (2): GaT #10 (won), Miami (won) #17.
4. Big 12 (2): Texas (won) #2, Okl State (won) #19
5. Big East (2): Cinn #5, Pitts (won) # 13.
6. Pac 10 (2): Ore (lost) #8, USC #12, Ariz (won) #18.

* note: BCS ranking as of 11/01/09 in parens, losses are bracketed and are updated for results this weekend where available.

It’s game day Warriors! No more excuses. No more mistakes. No mercy. Just go out there and Protect Your House. Put together four quarters of good football. Don’t ever forget, you play for the guy next to you, you play for UH, and you play for Hawaii. Have some pride and let’s get a win. It’s time for battle.

T-Gate healing prayer for Aunty Diana and all who ail today.
GO WARRIORS!!!

Congrats on your anniversary, Mr & Mrs Chopsueyboy!

Thanks for the tickets for tonight’s game. Decided to give yours to my co-worker (even tho they’re better). Too used to our own seats.

tks Liz.

Auwe.

White pants???? Who makes these decisions?

That was unfortunate.

Or in this case, Matt!

http://www.justin.tv/aglicious

Screen left to LW Jackson. 1st down

Yeeeeehawwww!!!!

TD pass to medeiros!!! 57 yds.

Pilares almost ran down Medeiros on that play.

Thanks Brew. I’m so premature

brew #224:

Already ordered the Oceanic Streaming.

Oh well.

Lametrius Davis on the INT

Nice. Big plays already on both sides of the ball for the Warriors.

LWJ is running like a man who wants the ball more often.

btw I like the white pants, kinda reminds me of the rainbow unis, if u squint a little

a 2 man rush and Blaze gets to the QB.

Stadium looks kinda empty.

Big run by Moniz for the 1st down.

TD Warriors LWJ.

Wow, we got a running game. TD!!!

Way to go 23

Russ Y said, “Get behind the big uglies and push it ova da goal line.” Haha!!!

too bad stands are half empty

Davis is having a good game.

Awesome D series!!! Go get behind the “big uglies” again and run LWJ.

Garret quiet tonite

Howzit TChang…lunchtime in the land of the morning calm?

TD!!!

21-7 UH

This looks like the team that we’re all spoiled with. Go Team!!!

99club. Yeah. had a late brunch to make it to my laptop for the game. LOL!!

Weird trivia just shown on the NE-OK game: Both coaches, Pellini and Stoops, attended the same high school in Cleveland. What are the odds?

nice shot of Funaki congrading Moniz

Big stop on 3rd down.

Heh, heh. I tried calling my friend at my favorite bar at Osan this a.m. but the club was too loud for him to have a conversation. They had a live band last night.

C’mon Hawaii, let’s get another score! LWJ! LWJ!

BIG run by Moniz to get UH inside the 10.

TD Hawaii. LWJ again.

It was good to see Salas blocking hard on the big run by Moniz.

LWJ!! LWJ!! LWJ!!

Good evening Tsaikos & Tsaikettes, Lurkers & Lurkettes!

Anyone still at home, get plentay seats!? Come on ova!

Exciting to watch the action in person and live.

🙂

Whoah…. I misread that as LBJ, LBJ….. 🙄

I am proud of the team playing soooo well so far. But I am especially happy for LWJ. He has waited for a big game like this for years.

Now, no mistakes boys.

UHfan808 – yeah, right…. save me a seat…. I’ll be right over…. 🙄 😀

USU marching down the field. They are now at the UH 25 yd line. We need the D to step up.

Good stop by UH on 3rd down. 4th down coming up.

USU converts on 4th down.

Big stop on 4th down. UH Ball

Fonoti, Soares, and Heun on the stop.

Who ‘da guy! LWJ ‘da guy!!!

The big uglies blocking pretty!!!

Aigoo! 51 disguise that hold better.

UH has more rushing yards than passing yards right now.

how is meatoga’s ankle

let LWJ and AG battle all night

The team is seizing the night and we’re all enjoying it all. 🙂

TD SALAS!

Wow!!! I am soooo jacked up, supaah stoked on this homecoming night. GO WARRIORS!!! No let up. Keep on scoring like dat.

Bulla,
on tv looks like abt 30k

Yeah Brew, got that 151 smiley face!

And hey, everyone else in my normally qwuiet section is too!

teeheeheehee

Big ugly had his big head in the neutral zone so the linesman call “encroachment.”

30K? pphhhhffffttt…..no way! 🙄

uh oh! i’m feelin da drizzle!

Big sack on 3rd down.

Hawaii brought the house on that one.

Over/Under on rushing yards tonight for UH? I think 350-ish.

UH FG attempt blocked. End of the half 35-7 UH.

… and time management.

lv,

I decided before the game that I shouldn’t comment while play was going on. This was just a superstitious thing for me, as I figured I should change things up and hope that the games would go better this way.

This was a VERY impressive half by the Warriors! The running game really is working well and the receivers are wide open for Moniz. The red zone offense is working the best all year, with the runs in the red zone especially effective and setting up the passes.

Surprised UH even tried to go for points on that last drive. I figured they’d run a running play then take a knee.

I’m not complaining, though. They almost pulled it out too!

I think my Husker buddy flew home for that game…. He’ll be happy – and surely had his fill of primo steaks! 😀

Nice seeing everyone including ST at the T-gate this afternoon. + )

Shucks I missed saying hi to Wena and Pomai. + (

Kekoa, hope Diana is feeling better.

((huggs))

To me the biggest defensive play was the 4th down play at the end of a long drive by Utah State. UH stuffed that 4th-and-1 and that deflated Utah State. I think that they could have cut the lead to 14 if they had scored on that drive, but instead UH took over and scored. Great job by the D on that play!

Utah State’s excellent RB and the run attack with their QB has now basically been taken out of the game with the big lead. The Warrior DL can gear up and get some sacks in the second half.

In my opinion, Utah State has been playing much better than NMSU over the past month, so if the Warriors can play this well (especially rushing the ball) then next week should go well also. That will give the team a lot of momentum for their final road game.

Other than for one play…. Borel is no Kaepernick! 😈

Man oh man I almost forgot what this feels like! Best half of the year IMO. O-line is just dominating Utah St. which is helping both running and passing move at will. Defense is getting great pressure. UH just looked like it was in a different class out there. I know it’s Utah St. but this is just what the doctor ordered. Mistakes were there but definitely kept to a minimum compared to what we’ve been used to

Now my only concern is if we can shake this 3rd qtr. curse????

GO WARRIORS!!!

That was a very nice segment with the UH coaches on what is important to them and what they are trying to bring forward for their players.

ESPN360 video…not photo.

Are they singing the Kikaida theme song?

…Hawaii announcers… including Papa Jim…. ooohhhh…. plenty of boo-boos…. sometimes gotto wonder if we’re watching the same game. I think he just makes up stuff sometimes…. 🙄

That’s right the REAL Kikaida is in the house!

Dang…. they keep showing that video of Jahvid Best taking that hit falling into the endzone…. got to hope for the best …. for Best! 😐

USU TD.

Another BIG run for LWJ!

LWJ!

Sideline interference: USU coach is on the line/sidejudge’s running track. Coaches need to stay 2 yards off the sideline.

Why are we going for it on 4th and 7?

penalties killing utah state, and now UH…….Kia is killing it…..whew

let Green and LWJ keep battling for playing time…best game for LWJ in his UH career

The 3rd qtr curse is alive. Dang.

Q3

The 3rd quarter woes continue. Come on Warriors, break the curse.

up the gut, OUCH

1ST DOWN, SHOOOT

QB for the 1st down

TD USU

Another TD for USU. What happened during halftime?

momentum shifts to USU

INTERCEPTION…………………

1ST AND GOAL ON THE 6 YD LINE……………….

PAREDES on the sack….AURYTE

Paredes! Nice.

USU misses a FG.

Let’s drive down the field and score now

The DBs are watching Moniz’s eyes and reacting to the pass. He needs to look off the Safeties.

Alright Salas.

TD Warriors LWJ

Q3!!! 😈

#424 – You’re absolutely right hawnstln!!! 😀

D needs to get a turnover!!! 😯

TD AGGIES UP THE GUT

Man.. Win or Lose, I love my Warrior Football..!

But tonight… Tonight… TONIGHT!!

GEEZE! . Go WARRIORS!

Hang tough.. don’t get too conservative… play to win!

Go Warriors!!!

Cheaters! Heh, heh.

#443

Option, where’s the option play?

#443

I wonder when the last time UH had two (2) players go over 100 yards rushing in a game was…..

GOOD GOING WARRIORS!

(yeah,)

play to win

play to win

play to win

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kekaula said it was 1995 the last time there were 2 UH 100 yard rushers in the same game.

337 yards rushing so far tonight.

That Moniz is pretty fast.

I haven’t heard this many 50-cent words from an announcer since Howard Cosell! I like it.

Actually,, it may be time for field goal… got to get over the kicking hump.

Where’s LWJ gone? Is he hurt? Or did Mack take him out on request? “Coach! I’m not a miler!” 🙂

Need to practice our FG kicks!! What is Moniz’s 40 time?

Doesn’t look like Moniz will reach the 100 yard rushing plateau, but even he put up some good rushing numbers.

Is there something with our kicker? Why wouldn’t we kick and make it a 4 score game?

99club:

I also think Moniz is in the 70s.

Good win on homecoming. 🙂

Well, Warrior nation can sleep with a great big smile tonight. Good game boys, you did good. Aloha all. 🙂

Love the Chancellor’s hat.

Great win! It was also nice that the backups got some game reps at the end.

Too bad the running back recruit wasn’t here this week to see this awesome display.

Good win!

Too bad I’ll be in Philadelphia next weekend sans laptop, so I won’t be able to watch next week’s game against NMSU live.

Luckily next week’s game is slated to be aired on ESPN Gameplan and ESPN360.com, so I can watch the game when I return to Washington.

Until next game, good night!

I’ve been calling for that option running play near the goal line for some time–I think I posted about that here and on SportsHawaii…it sure worked well once the ball was pitched.

THASS WHAT I’M TALKIN’ BOUT! 😆 😆 😆

Great game, Warriors!!!

Howzit, DPK!

Colomaohana,

Everybody is healthy now…I was the last one to kick things. I never had flu-like symptoms come back 9 days after they first showed up. we always get flu shots and this was the first time my family had to deal with this type of illness.

Colomaohana,

I’ll be at the SJSU game, but I don’t think I’ll get to go to games in Hawaii this season. Too hard to get the flights to match up with the kids’ schools schedules and my work schedule. We’ll try for Christmas deals, but doubt we’ll find one.

Howzit!

Congrats to the Warriors! They finally played a complete game, start to finish. Gotta savor the win for a few days.

Good to see the running game kick in.

Unreal.

50x

BCS Guru crunched the numbers and projects that TCU will be #4 in the next BCS standings when they are released. TCU needs 2 of the 3 teams ahead of them to lose (Texas, Alabama, and Florida) to make the national title game…and Alabama plays Florida so one of them will be knocked off then.

This is why.. do or die… I am a Warrior fan. As bleak as it may get, that can all change in a blink of an eye.

Hee Haw!! Never lose faith… BELIEVE

Warrior IMUA… Warrior for life!

Garret: re#497…YUP! Better be….. 😉

RainbowCliff had to go to an event with his wife so I texted him a bunch of times to update him on how things were going…he was VERY happy to hear how well the Warriors were doing.

I sure hope Rainbow Cliff did not let out a cheer when he found out the Warriors won! I bet, though, he had an even bigger smile than he normally does.

good win, focus on next week and prepare…but enjoy tonight!

I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be a good night
That tonight’s gonna be a good night
That tonight’s gonna be a good, good night

A feeling, woohoo, that tonight’s gonna be a good night
That tonight’s gonna be a good night
That tonight’s gonna be a good, good night

😀 😀 😀

Great Evening All!

Terrific game. Too tired to catch up on all the posts tonight. Enjoy the victory.

Four more to go….

Oyasumina-tsai…

tonight’s news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOc-P_HqzYg

697 yards of offense?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
360 on the ground?!?!?!???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LWJ… 100+ yards rushing, 3 TD… .I say… WAC Player of the WEEK!

this post dedicated to the lurker I call “THE COUNSELOR”

1) First and foremost congrats to the team, coaches, university for the win! I almost forgot how this feels.
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2) This game along with NMSU and to certain degree SJSU are very winnable games. 1 down, 3 to go.
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3) Lets savor the win, but lets not forget we are NOT out of the woods just yet….this team has a looooong way to go to develop into a quality team.
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4) For the last 2 games Navy and Wisconsin…I personally I feel those games are a foregone conclusion even if we had a bunch of time to practice for it.

Just a brief look at Wisconsin’s Offensive line
– 6’6″ 313 lbs
– 6’7″ 310 lbs
– 6’7″ 325 lbs
– 6’7″ 330 lbs
– 6’8″ 305 lbs
those boots weren’t made for throwing (0_o)…
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5) I think the team has a lot more confidence from this win and will be prepared to play with more intensity the rest of the season. We have to continue to grind away and make sure our coaches and players do their job. There were a bunch of mistakes made tonight along with some *head scratching* calls from the sidelines but nothing that obviously caused enough harm to lose the game.

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“there’s a rule in life, you’re either growing or you’re dying, a tree is growing or its dying, so is a business, so is a TEAM, so is a person, and it has everything to do with ARE YOUR CONTENT with where you are or are you trying to get better, you ALWAYS have to ASPIRE to become better, that’s the only way life continues!”

– Lou Holtz

Kazz,

Agreed with eveything you said! What a great win for the team-happy for them. Kinda wish they had held them to the 28 points, but a win is a win & the guys should have sweet dreams that they haven’t had in awhile.

To anyone at the Tailgate,

Did anyone find my chair? – Had left it near the recycling boxes before the game = let me know. Thanks.

…good things happen when you run the ball 30-40 times

Kazz (blkberry_storm):
November 8th, 2009 at 12:04 am

2009 UH Homecoming is officially a success to the dismay of the “I told you so” jerks.

for kazz to think that even fair weather fans (or disgruntled fans) are “dismayed” at a Warrior victory is a warped way of thinking

to answer the question why posters hide behind their blog names and not wanting to go to the tsaiko tailgate.. Kazz and other tsaikos warped way of thinkings would be the reason why I wouldn’t

al is okay. but al couldn’t refute kazz warped way of thinking

Aloha Green Eyes, as an objective thinker on this blog is it certain bloggers that has your scorn and do you really have “green eyes” kind sir ?

I know you are a TRUE fan as the tailgate issue from my perspective view will be a good way to settle any misunderstandings with “fair weather fans” which I don’t think you fall under that category as I have read many of your keen insight opinions on this Warrior football season SIR !

A fine Sunday to all!

A ggod win last night. The guys are improving!

Whoo-hoo!!!

Is the celebration still on at the T-Gate?

Attendance figures about what I was [unfortunately] anticipating for a team on a-then 6 game slump:

Tickets issued: 31,499
Turnstile attendance: 25,883

I agree.. Kazz you coulda left out “jerks” =)

I finished the quotes from the game. Off to Legoland with the kids.

All of these quotes are from the Advertiser today…clearly the team knew about their struggles in the 3rd quarter this season.

About how they have had problems in the third quarter all season, Rich Miano said:
“It (the third quarter) has been a nemesis all year.”

About the importance of their 3rd quarter TD, Moniz said:
“It was a key score for us, especially since (Utah State’s) offense was playing well after they made some second-half adjustments. It was important for us to answer back and keep that lead up to help our defense.”

Happy about their TD in the 3rd quarter, LWJ said:
“We’ve kind of made a bad habit of starting off slow in the second half and it seemed like we were headed that way, but we bounced back, got over that and scored, so we’re happy to get over that hump, too.”

About the importance of stopping Utah State when they started their drive at the 6-yard-line after already scoring 2 TDs in the third quarter and threatening to cut the lead to 7, Corey Paredes said:
“We knew it was time to make some plays. We had been hurt there (the third quarter) before.”

About how they should have cut the deficit to 7 points in the 3rd quarter, Andersen said:
“It should have been a seven-point game (in the 3rd quarter). We couldn’t take advantage of opportunities. We had our chances, and Hawai’i did a nice job against the field goal and we can’t get back down the field and score again.”

Hi RainbowCliff

Hi RainbowCliff!

I would hope this win helps to draw out some more folks to the stadium. With New Mexico State next week, there might be a slight uptick in attendance, but IMO still not were it should be.

Navy and Wisconsin “should” draw decent/good numbers, though. Those teams tend to travel relatively well.

Mahalo Committed Road Warrior ! appreciate your comments and in sights to the attendance issue. Can’t the average Hawaii fan understand this is a “re-building year” or the successes of JJ teams in the past will be to Mac’s un-doing ?

SMU without a doubt has boosters with deep pockets; in their home coming game last night against Rice, the attendance was just,(15,000+), which SMU won and they need to win just one more game to become bowl elligible……I mention this because, wow!?, how can they afford to pay JJ $$two-million$$ a year with that kind on attendance????

So, Urban Meyer got penalized, ($30,000), by the SEC….if you’re making (three million plus) a year, that comes to something like three days of pay????…..phffffffft.

If things continue as they are, you think the BCS would allow two non-BCS automatic qualifiers, aka, TCU/BSU???

Great Morning All!

I love the smell of victory in the morning!

mctruck,

Tru dat about the Kala flow in Dallas. IIRC it was a group of 10-12 boosters who are footing the bill for The Former Coach’s salary at SMU.

Two glaring negatives about last night’s game.

Field Goals.

Still got a Field Goal slump. Gotta fix that problem. Should have been 55 for the Warriors. Oddawise, outstanding!

One down and four to go….

Stay focused on one game at a time.

But since others have mentioned them already….

From what I’ve seen, this ain’t your GranDaddy’s Wiscy team. They can pound the ball for sure behind but I’ve seen them air it out very effectively this season. In particular, Nick Toon is a threat. Big dude with speed to take you deep. And yes, he’s Al’s son. (not our Al!)
Can’t stack the box against these Badgers!

Aloha Kakahiaka!

Pomai-
35-21 LizKauai

GO WARRIORS!

au’wyte putting out a bible study kope hour call to be held at Nancy’s. if your happy and you know it show up, so if your really happy and you know you really got to show it …… be there.

whooooooootahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

and helllloooo hoooooooow yoooooouuuuuuuu tsaikos

CRW . . .

Kind of doubt Hawai’ian will ever paint one or more its jets as a Warrior aircraft. It would be out of their comfort zone — never did it before so we cannot take a chance. Seems to be that way at home a lot of the time.

Would be cool if Hawai’ian actually flew all the Warrior and Rainbow teams to their away games in an aircraft painted Warrior green. Think of the publicity for the university, the team and, most of all, Hawai’ian airlines!

great win last night.

glad to finally see the 3rd qtr TD, but need to still improve in that area.

enos needs more heights on his kicks, even his XPs have potential to be blocked.

loved the offensive play selection last night. did the offense coaches finally kick mack to the curb? hope so.

great way to get to ball rolling and get confidence up. need another big win next weekend against NMSU, lots of stud recruits coming in that we need to impress.

loved the offensive play selection last night. did the offense coaches finally kick mack to the curb? hope so.

What’s with that statement? Not happy with a win?

As far as I could tell, I saw the same plays as the other games, except this time they executed properly more often than not.

The only real difference (new alignment and play) was on defense… but I don’t think you’d want to kick McMackin to the curb on defense, anytime soon.

Good morning Tsaikos everywhere.

been off the blog for alot lately, too busy busy.

great win last nite Warriors.

First up:
Congrads to Leon, his breakout was long over due, still, gotta feel good for him. It was quite a show.
Greg Salas is our best receiver—EVER!
He deserves All-American consideration.
Salas is on track to catch 100 for 1500 and 12 TDs…yikes!

Next 2 games:
NMSU and SJSU have the worst O in college D1A football.
The aggies are deadlast and the sparts are a couple of notches above at #115.
Reap while the weather is good.

last 2 games:
Navy and Wiscy are polar opposites in contrast despite both displaying potent running games.
They both attack in different ways.
Navy, attacks and runs submarinelike interference and will cut defenders legs beneath them as they launch a surface attack with light-weight speed boats. Ask ND’s #5. It took him 3 quarters before he started to look down at the field to dodge torpedoes.
The badgers are General Patton look-a-likes and will use a frontal tank attack and prefer to run you over rather than shot at you. If you are standing alongside their OL at high noon, you will not see the sun.

New Mexico State and Dick Tomey are the calm before the storm–hope we have enuff hops left in the gas tank for the final test….

A nice win by the Warriors. Glad to see the wind back in their sails. Pats on the backs to the offensive line because, really, it starts with them. And they did a great job.

It was great seeing LWJ explode in rushing the ball, but it was the emergence of his pent up emotions that was more apparent to everyone as if to say, “finally the coaches gave me a chance in running the ball”.

Where the team needed some direction and validation on to themselves, the win over Utah State is a start and I was happy to see LWJ get some. And likewise with Kia, too.

And of course, Coach Mack, too.

Whatever the coaches are doing in the week’s preparation and practices leading up to the Utah State game I hope they continue.

My perceptions and hunches are that the coaches may have stepped up the conditioning. (can somebody ask the coaches this question?).

#547 and #549. Right on bruddah G. I agree. no need foah ovah da top big body commentary! Go Warriors!

Game observations:

1) excellent win for the Warriors! Great play calling by the Coaches and execution by the players.

2) who’s idea was it to use no down lineman and 5-7 LBs on defense. I thought I was dreaming looking through my binocs. Caused problems for USU.

3) took photos of the bike with Mrs A-House and me – saw J Taylor using it in the 1st qtr – Don W says the other bike is in the weight room and used by the players – he will try to bring the bike to the NMSU tailgate so the Tsaikos and see what they purchased – it’s real classy!

4) totally different perspective from the field seeing the players up front and personnal rather than the nose bleed section in the South end zone; fans behind us yelling at the USU players about their abilities, etc.; took Chawan and Lefty’s pic when the band came to greet the players; Mrs A-house made friends with the Stadium staff working the sidelines; saw an assistant UH trainer who was the head trainer at McKinley when MasaBoy played during the 1996-98 seasons.

5) met Jim D as we “found” our way through the maze of Aloha Stadium before the game – had a nice conversation and extended an invitation to our tailgate for the NMSU – he will try!

What a different feeling after the game and this morning – felt like something was missing.

5) much kudos to Aaron Kia who I watched very closely the entire game and hope he can continue to play as such for the last 4 games – he played outstanding!