Kelly Majam
The news of All-America softball player Kelly Majam’s treatment for a cancerous thyroid is indeed a profile in courage. Majam, who had her thyroid removed July 27 and will undergo a one-time radiation treatment in December, will be able to play during the 2011 season.
As expected of the gregarious third-year sophomore, she was upbeat at today’s news conference — optimistic about her treatment and thankful of her faith.
Here’s the story: Kelly Majam.
Star-Advertiser’s Jason Kaneshiro and Dave Reardon will have detailed stories in tomorrow’s editions.
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Sorta-sorta practice report:
• Right tackle Laupepa Letuli didn’t work out because of back spasms. Kainoa LaCount, the No. 2 left tackle, practiced as the No. 1 right tackle.
• Brett Leonard, who has practiced as the No. 1 left guard, has had increased reps at center.
• Brysen “Bulla” Ginlack is serving as the top backup at both guard positions.
• Linebacker Aaron Brown still is awaiting medical clearance to practice. He said his right ankle feels fine.
• Strongside safety Spencer Smith did not practice today. Neither did backup slotbacks/returners Dustin Blount and Ryan Henry. Slotback Miah Ostrowski has been getting a lot of reps in their absence.
• Brent Rausch continues to impress as the No. 2 quarterback. He had a good practice today.
• Defensive right end Kamalu Umu, initially thought of as just a pass-rusher, has looked good dropping back into pass coverage.
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As the story goes, several years ago Bob Wagner, who was the UH head football coach at the time, had an extra scholarship. He called Farrington High coach Skippa Diaz and asked if there was a deserving player. Diaz recommended a bespectacled, 5-foot-8 running back.
Randall Okimoto accepted the scholarship, had a functional UH career, earned a degree and then returned to teach and coach at Farrington.
Circle of life.
This evening, Okimoto is helping Na Koa Bowl, essentially a telethon benefiting UH sports. It airs from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on KFVE and Oceanic’s Channcel 16.
Good morning.
Good morning Hawaii!
AL – great hamburger joint!
top 5
tsai reminder the 4pm meeting. thanks
Glad to see that Bob Wagner is willing to come back and help out at the Na Koa Megabowl after the way he was let go.
opps morning tsaiko’s and tsaikette’s 8) looking bright and sunny.
if attending practice sun screen babe, on the job be nice to co-workers and retired just no snore to loud bwhaaaaaaaaaaaa.
tommui going to practice today?
With Wagner, releasing him wasn’t the bad part.
It was making him attend a news conference announcing he was fired.
It was Riley Wallace interrupting the news conference to yell at UH officials for firing Wagner.
It was Wagner, believing he would have more time, starting renovations on his house.
It was the ensuing three losing seasons.
OK, with Wagner, maybe releasing him was the bad part.
Good Morning Tsai-kos!
Ready for Na Koa Bowl…any simulcast on radio?
Circle of life…
That entire situation was wrong. Glad that he’s back in da ‘ohana!
remember seeing the press conference on the news, not pretty and this started wallace down fall with UH admin?
Loyalty runs thru the core of Okimoto.
Recall that he had an opportunity to transfer out of Farrington but chose to stick with his teammates and be part of a very good Governor team that I’m sure LongTimeUHFan was very proud of…
Good morning!
The showers from the back of Manoa Valley have retreated. Looks like a nice morning for practice.
#7
I wish they would delete that post.
With tonight’s fundraiser I think it would be best to promote good will.
And not put a bad taste in anyone’s mouth
Coach Wagner will stand tall, that’s the main thing. The athletes will benefit.
But along the way to tonight’s fundraiser don’t impede any goodwill would seem to be the best approach.
Congratulations to Chad Owens for his CFL Offensive Player of the Week award.
The CFL normally lists 2 runner ups for each weekly award, but this website mentions that there are *no* runner ups for Chad’s category because his selection was unanimous. Chad was the only unanimous selection.
Good Morning Gangeez! 🙂
Dear NFL –
Please see Garret’s post #16!
Dear NFL –
Please find a way to let Colt Brennan play, as in actual game reps!
Good morning everyone!
Nice note on Randall Okimoto. Congrats to Chad!
Good morning!
Right on for Coach Randall, still remember old school days in Kalihi playing football at Kalakaua. Member when my faddah used to coach him and he used to run rings around everybody we played against. Just like the late Steve Favela…always running over everybody we played against. Too bad Roosevelt used him at center on the Oline instead of fullback, always thought he was one of those tough runners who make a solid fullback. Anyway, glad Coach Randall is back at Farrington and doing his thing…
Right on for Coach Randall, still remember old school days in Kalihi playing football at Kalakaua. Member when my faddah used to coach him and he used to run rings around everybody we played against. Just like the late Steve Favela…always running over everybody we played against. Too bad Roosevelt used him at center on the Oline instead of fullback, always thought he was one of those tough runners who’d make a solid fullback. Anyway, glad Coach Randall is back at Farrington and doing his thing…
Awesome job for my boy Chad Owens, hopefully someone in the NFL takes notice to get him back in the league. Maybe Colt should play a season or two in the CFL and get some actual game footage for the NFL to take notice of his skill and come back to the league once he has proved he can play. Three years without throwing a football in an actual game…going to be hard for him to come up into the starting position regardless of the mediocre QB’s on the Raiders roster. Hope he can make it… Also, the Dolphins would be retarded not to sign RGM for the long run with Marshall and Davone. Camarillo is okay but RGM is another Davone just faster.
I hear what everyone is saying about the CFL giving Colt some game reps but it comes down to the mula. NFL bench warmer makes roughly 400K. Maybe he makes 100K in the CFL. Every year in the NFL equals four in the CFL from a money perspective. If he did well in the CFL and was able to lock up a big deal in the NFL and recoup those losses then fine but its highly doubtful.
Aloha Kakahiaka!
Great news about Mighty Mouse!
Mouton looked good too- using the one snap and clear philosophy to get an int after allowing a TD!
Unless Colt can somehow climb the depth chart or have a real chance to start, he’s going to ride bench his whole NFL career. I not bashing Colt at all as we all know he is gifted behind center. But reality is Campbell is the hands down starter for the Raiders this season, Boller is a proven vet although not a good one, Gradkowski played enough to keep around so Colt has to kill it somehow and unseat those scrubs. Only thing is Cable ain’t giving him the chance to play, which means he’s got 3 games to prove something in very limited time. Money to ride a bench is what scrubs do and I know Colt ain’t no scrub. That’s the problem with athletes today, only care about money and don’t play for the love of the game anymore. All frikkin prima-donnas. Darelle Revis kills me…probably the best cornerback in the NFL holding out for a big payday when he already making excess millions…SMH
PONO,
Most NFL contracts pay different rates for players on the active roster and those on the practice squad. The minimum salary for practice squad players is $88,400 for the season…the average CFL starter (QBs make far more of course) is $120k.
This is the last year that Colt is eligible for the practice squad, after that he will have to be on the active roster to remain with a team. But players on the practice squad do *not* make NFL minimum salary that people talk about, they make a much lower salary.
Revis is only making 1M and he deserves to be paid like the best DB. There is a huge discrepancy between what he is being paid and what he is worth. I don’t blame him for sitting out until he gets paid a reasonable amount. There’s a love for the game but there is also sound business dealings. 1M could take care of himself and his family. 100M could take care of generations of Revis’s to come.
Thanks for clearing that up Garret. Wasn’t he on the IRL last year which qualifies him for the base salary instead of practice squad?
Ryan Mouton is in a big competition for the starting CB spot and unfortunately he’s hurt right now and had to sit out of practice.
PONO,
Yes, I saw it reported that Colt got the NFL minimum salary because he went on IR. Since he was never on the practice squad that season, he never had to worry about getting practice squad money.
One bad thing about his spending the year on IR is that he still could be put on a practice squad this season. Normally players can only be on the practice squad for their first 2 NFL years, but IR wiped out a year from Colt’s record so in the eyes of the NFL he can still be treated as a second year player.
…and that could be where colt ends up, on the practice squad.
#27
“Boller is a proven vet although not a good one”
From what I saw from him on Thursday, Boller is a proven scrub. Head Coach Tom Cable can’t be much better than a scrub after he praised Boller’s scrubby performance.
chopsueyboy,
Na Koa Bowl will not be on the radio. But it will be live-streamed at http://www.nakoa.org.
I once had the honor of having lunch with Coach Wags on the Big Island. Told him my parents have been UH football season ticket holders since 1973. Told him that I’d never seen them happier than after the Holiday Bowl which they attended and UH beat Illinois. Told him thank you very much for that coach!
Per “Warrior Josh”:
So Cal Breakers 3rd Baseman and outfielder Jordan Burton has given a verbal to the Rainbow Wahine.
http://www.socalbreakers.com/R…les.htm#JUNIORS
Speaking about holdouts…Bill Simmons touches on some of the ten types in this piece…including the Revis holdout:
“Type No. 9: The “Look, I Outperformed My Deal, I Am Woefully Underpaid And You F—— Know It” Holdout”
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100813
GO WARRIORS
PREPARE FOR BATTLE, 16 DAYS….384 HOURS….23,040 MINUTES UNTIL USC COMES INTO YOUR, DID I SAY YOUR HOUSE TO DEFEAT YOU.
ARE YOU READY
ARE YOU READY
ARE YOU READY
LizK, Aloha , will arrive 31st August. Koakane sounds like it was a party!
Mr. Moniz, compliment your Oline after every play and FEED’EM! REWARD’EM.
GO WARRIORS, ALOHA FROM LA!
MANEO !!!
Go Warriors!
Go Wahine!
Some members of the Letterwinners Club contacted Coach Wagner on the Big Island two years ago. He was asked to come to the Letterwinner fundraiser in conjunction with the UH vs Florida game. He said it was the first time that anyone had invited him to a UH function since he left. UHLWC flew Coach Wagner and his wife in and put him up at the Sheraton. There was an outpouring of aloha for Coach Wagner from all of the attendees at this function.
He was invited to join the Letterwinners FB Alumni hosted reception prior to the Centennial dinner last year. He was surrounded by former players and other former coaches and his smile was as wide as a Manoa Rainbow.
It is about time that some group (s) take the intiative and tell former players and coaches ‘welcome home’, then make it happen.
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JJ, Homey and I observed a solid practice today. QB’s and receivers are coming together. Both QB’s are throwing very well. D line still seems to be dominating the O-line. It is very clear why Liko got a scholarship. He is fast and very hard to stop.
Thanks for the update curveball!
#44 El Padrino,
that’s a very good idea. I am glad that Wagner was included in the ohana.
Latest news on Na Koa Bowl. It will be shown on K5, OC16 and Oceanic channels 85, 96, 1005 and 1016. For out-of-State viewers, the show will be live-streamed at http://www.nakoa.org.
http://www.nakoa.org/?p=358
Hawaii Five-O
Wahine ranked number 5 in preseason poll. Penn State number 1, Nebraska number 2.
Good news for Kelly Majam!!
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/100928164.html
Healing thoughts for Kelly Majam.
http://www.kitv.com/sports/24665517/detail.html
Heard it before, “If you’re gonna ever have to choose what kind of cancer to get…”
Go Kelly! Prayers for a complete recovery!
UKU@LA… got it!
While it behooves the Jets to work out a longterm deal with Revis, because he is without a doubt the best cover corner in the NFL, I’ll believe a team has some sort of duty to reward a player who outperforms a contract when players start giving back money for underperforming.
Best wishes to Kelly Majam as she recovers from her surgery!
Looking forward to watching the Na Koa Bowl.
jkk808 –
Aloha – I completely understand the point you are trying to make, however, this time, I am siding with the team. Revis is under contract, he already took HUGE bonus money with his current deal, in fact, HE, owes the team in my opinion.
Regrading rewarding players for outplaying their contracts, I will say that’s a good idea when players who grossly UNDER play their contract, give money back.
Be a man, live up to your side of the deal Revis!
KOAKANE: Would like to go to the practice but (unfortunately) got to work.
Hope all is well with you.
curveball,
Thanks for the info from practice.
I hope our dline looking good isn’t a result of how bad our oline is………couple more weeks and we’ll find out
Thumbs up and a big shaka for Kelly! You go wahine!
maui warrior wields a two-edged sword…
I’ve asked this question before. If indeed we have a good o-line and a superior d-line in the making, coaching staff had better look at recruiting some of those studs both locally (Punahou, St. Louis, Kapolei, etc.) and nationally.
It would be bad if the d-line looked good at the expense of a not so great o-line.
Majam is amazing. You go Kelly. Take care.
Go Wahine kick da Tigers.
Buffoman:
Understand your concerns about the offensive line.
I’ll give you the latest in tomorrow’s story.
jkk:
The boss here wants to know why writers always ask about “overtime” but never about “undertime.”
buffoman
we definetly need some of these local recruits to stay home, the size and potential seems abundant in Hawaii for the next couple of years, u know the bcs schools will be down here poaching the local talent so uh better get started…….
I hope that Letuli’s back spasms are temporary and doesn’t develop into something that lingers throughout the entire season.
Prayers and positive thoughts for Kelly Majam.
Kelly Majam’s character is like that of a true Warrior. Best wishes on her recovery.
Randall Okimoto is definitely a feel good story. Heard from a very good scource that most of the football players do not come from families that have the expendable income to give their sons twenty dollars to go acroos the street and pick up lunch in between practices. Scource said that Coach Okimoto and his assistants, make the players’ sandwiches, and buy a cooler of beverages so that the boys have something to eat in the middle of the day. That’s what high school coaching is all about.
praying for the miracle…kelly majam.
p_a_patterson
Colt brennan was in for a play action drill. No defense 5 guys in drill.
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Brennan off on the side. Way overthrew his man. No d could not see reciever
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Joseph & satele in a scuffle. satele had pancaked joseph in drill.
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I’ve just been “volunteered” by my wife to help one of my daughter’s friend’s parents move tonight…hope I don’t miss the Na Koa Bowl.
Hope that everything works out for Kelly Majam.
Note to “Ferd”:
It’s Larry “Sherrer”, not “Shearer”.
Get well, Kelly! We’re praying for you!
Here’s to a quick and speedy full recovery to Ms Majam.
And here’s to a successful 1st Na Koa Bowl as well!
(Isaiah 41:10) 10 Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
LizKauai,
Not good when the only news we hear is Colt overthrowing his receiver by a mile. What’s happening with the Colt we know?
Hard to believe that I’m hearing about Larry Sherrer. Back in the early 70s when I entered UH, I remember seeing him getting lots of yards on his sweeps at the ole termite palace. Does he live in Hawaii? If I recall correctly, didn’t he transfer from Oklahoma?
Curt- all the QBs are all over the place… no worries… they seem to be working for game speed.
Patrick Patterson p_a_patterson
Brennan completed a sideline pass to myres.
The important thing, Colt is still in it- even if it is as a practice arm:
# p_a_patterson
Brenn deerp 4 n miller 28 broke up catch …
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Colt brennan hands to moline through middle good hole.
LizKauai,
Thanks for the updates. It’s good to hear he’s still throwing. That tells me that his competition is Boller. I’ve heard the Raiders’ passing has not been very good of late. I’m hoping Colt can stand out, deliver, and get into the Bears’ pre-season game. C’mon Colt.
Curt,
I heartily agree. Here’s hoping that Colt stands out.
Liz,
thanks for the updates!
Healing prayers for Kelly Majam. What a tuff cookie! Had a Championship season despite her medical setback.
Looking forward for this young lady to lead the Wahine Warriors on to many more victory celebrations.
God bless Kelly. She is one of the best role models I’ve seen in a long time. You go Girl.
Liz ~ Looks like Colt has less than “A Minute to Win It!”
(Korean speaky…CAN DO, EeeGee!)
I’m a happy child now that I have my season tickets in my hot little hands!
Curveball ~ Did you make sure Homey left the campus after practice? You know how it is, women see him as a stray pup and want to take him back to the dorm. 😎 Problem is, they don’t know that he’s not been housebroken!
hot…but little hands?
…relative term
I haven’t seen any bids so far so I will put the link to the UHAD auction for 2010 softball pennant and 2010 autographed softball
http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=hawaiiathletics
Coach Okimoto also came from a financially difficult background. At one point, I believe, his family was living in public housing.
Curt,
Larry Sherrer did transfer from Oklahoma to UH after his freshman year. He is now an ophthalmologist on Kauai.
Larry Sherrer, #48, was one of the all-time great UH running backs. My favorite guy until Gary Allen, #26, came along.
Gary Allen #26 was my favorite. Didn’t get to see him play much. But from what I saw, I really liked.
#81. Kurt
RBs Bill Massey and Larry were indeed transfers from Oklahoma; UH had a great running game with Jim Kalili as an AP Little All-American OG!
Also liked Heikoti Fakava.
You guys are some old guys if you can remember Sherrer, Massey and Kalili.
Got to leave now to work at the event. I’ll try to post some messages from there.
Before I leave, for those who remember the teams from the 60’s and ’70s: Elroy Chong, Simeon Alo, Cliff Laboy and Mike Biscotti will also be there tonight.
Of course there will be more recent vintage players such as Jason Rivers, Michael Lafaele and others.
Kurt & Na Koa Mike:
Larry is now Dr. Larry Sherrer, practicing ophthamology on Kauai; yeah, he saw a good thing and stayed in Hawaii! I knew Bill, Larry, and Jimmy when they were on campus–not just great FB players, but good, humble guys! Lost track of Bill, but Jimmy was, I think, a state fish & game warden on the Big Island, probably retired by now.
Kekoa, it was kind of weird he just sort of disappeared…….
Go, Na Koa Mike and KREW!
I think coaches have the best ideas, mostly because they attend conventions, where they can share ideas, and because they travel frequently, enabling them to see other people’s facilities.
Wagner had good ideas, many spelled out in his book.
Prayers for Kelly Majam! So glad her cancer had not spread to the lymph nodes. What a spunky ‘kid’.
Na Koa Mike, UH68Fan
Thanks for info. Amazing. You come to UH on a football scholarship, blast ’em on da field, gradumaate, do good in da community, and make booku bucks. Yeah–I like dat!
Na Koa Mike,
Are u callin’ us old futs? Yeah–you’re right. Except for al–he’s that young fut. 🙂
“I don’t think he ever cared about Lebron.”
That quote came from Lebron.
I’m pretty sure nobody on the UH football team speaks in the third person.
Although I once said, “that’s something Stephen would do.” Which, I believe, is fourth-person talk.
Go Kelly! Wishing you da very best.
My best on a speedy recovery to Kelly.
ST,
gigi speaks in the 3rd person now and then!
Kekoa #88
If there was a minute left, no question–give da ball to Colt!
Na Koa Mike, UH68Fan
I think I remember Elroy Chong too. Back in the 1700s, just kidding, I remember him throwing bombs to our speedster, Golden Richards, who later became a star with the Dallas Cowboys.
Howzit gigi?
Who can forget Cliff Laboy? What a defender he was. I think I have a nice pic of him and Coach Larry Price.
Curt,
she is fine.
Cliff LaBoy is a consultant at hubby’s office.
Hope Colt gets more time in practice before the Bears game. Gotta show ’em.
Looks like great softball items on that UH auction site.
Na Koa: Good luck in raising funds for summer school!
gigi,
Ha ha. Tell her Curt is doing fine too.
Regarding Cliff, it’s a small world after all. Ha-ha. Isn’t there song with those lyrics? Before we know it, SteveM will give us the link to it.
2010 Warrior Football Outlook: Secondary
http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/news/2010/8/17/FB_0817102354.aspx
I remember watching Cliff Laboy playing basketball for Farrington HS at HIC
curt…i remember elroy chong, mike biscotti. i must have been entering the kindergarten at the time.
cliff is a consultant?
are they going to import christmas trees?
At Stan Sheriff Center now. Getting exciting around here. Lot’s of former players showing up. Cliff Laboy, Manly Kanoa, Larry Sherrer, Cy Hirota and Alex Kaloi are in the house.
Praying for Kelly Majam.
Hope we’ll be healed up and ready to go once the season starts!
#111… “fourth-person talk”… having flashbacks of “Inception” now.
More Rainbows and Warriors in the house: Elroy Chong, Simeon Alo, Eric Hannum, Nate Jackson, Keith Ah Yuen and John Veneri.
Pride.!
al,
Kindergarten? You were some young football fan…remembering Chong and Biscotti too.
I’m going to tell Elroy and Mike that you guys are making fun of their ages.
Curt,
😆
Al is more likely to have used his McKinley ID to get in to the stadium to watch Chong and the Red Raiders play the Tigers to that 14-14 tie!
Right al? 😉
The cheerleaders have arrived.
I remember QB Alex Kaloi too. He played well. Too bad his backup, a junior, didn’t have the patience to stick around and sit on the bench. He ended up transferring to Portland State. He worked under a coach named Mouse. He set all kinds of national passing records that senior season. His name? You may have heard of it…June Jones.
The training table food is good.
Forget al, Elroy, Mike. Lets go meet da cheerleaders. 🙂
Na Koa Bowl is now on. KFVE and OC16. Also on hi-def. Live-streaming on http://www.nakoa.org.
Well, BYU has their own TV channel so why not.
Best wishes to Kelly Majam. Don’t give up da fight.
Henry Kapona. Man, he got a sweet voice.
d1,
Tiger-Red Raiders tie? Must’ve been some battle. d1, are you as “young” as al?
See photos from Na Koa Bowl:
http://www.facebook.com/NaKoaFootballClub?ref=search
Raider QB News: Boller is doing well. Gradkowski not looking too sharp. Today, Colt didn’t look very sharp either. It looks like the battle for the third QB position is between Colt and Gradkowski…not with Boller as I mentioned earlier. It’s probably changing on a daily basis. Colt’s got to pick it up. Here’s the link:
http://tfdssports.com/2010-articles/august/raiders-training-practice-day-17-gradkowski-trying-to-shake-off-rust.html
Satele is mentioned as well.
It still looks difficult for Colt. He looks to be at the #4 position. When healthy, Gradkowski was tagged as a possible starter. Though he didn’t look good today, Coach Cable is giving him lots of leeway as he’s coming back from an injury. If he stays healthy and performs reasonably, Colt is out. Here’s another comment on Colt’s performance today:
Colt Brennan got into a few drills. He had a couple of completions and a couple of wild throws. About what could be expected from a late arrival.
Having watched the first half hour of the Na Koa Telethon…this is impressive. Lots of energy in the air. Pulsating. Nostalgic. Very well organized.Spirited. Very captivating. In the short time I’ve watched I learned more of the purpose of Na Koa. And seen some of the supporters, business leaders, current and former coaches and football alumni expressing their love and support of the program by appearing at tonight’s show in giving back to the University of Hawaii. Also had the pleasure of listening to Henry K. sing. Even as I’m typing with one eye on the TV I’m hearing Russel Yamanoha (?) read off pledges of $500.00, $500.00, $4000.00 and $5000.00.This is good…now I’m watching the cheerleaders doing a cheer. Liz Chun’s doing a great job as MC. This is turning into a memorable night.
WTG CHEVRON-$10,000.
It’s electric at the Stan Sheriff Center. Keep the calls coming.
Next total is going to be good.
work
i confess.
mike biscotti sat next to me in one or two classes.
elroy chong, yah we had mutual friends and later he fixed my shoulder.
two great guys.
Mike Biscotti is working hard behind the scenes.
The accountants are having a hard time keeping up. Keep it going Hawaii!
Good to see many of the warrior alumni on tv.
Pride is looking real good on my tv, next to ‘Mento’ Maeva….haha
Who’s that large saks-sayyyyy man sittin’ in the back row next to Mento? 😆
I guess Na Koa didn’t have a green “H” shirt in Pride’s size
Pride and Papa Leahey would need to special order their polo shirts.
Kaukahi playing! Got to hear Walter Keale & Kawika Kahiapo at Blue Water Grill last Wednesday. Love it!
Eh! Gotta call & talk to Pride. You guys up for it?
Without a doubt Na Koa is doing a good job, but my question is why isn’t AKA doing this? Seems like this is something the main fundraising arm should do.
Na Koa Mike,
Super job with the Na Koa Bowl!
Yea! I just got to talk to Joe Onosai at the Na Koa Bowl!
https://www.uhf.hawaii.edu/give/giving-gift.aspx?site=NAKOA&allocation=12576404
People can donate online too!
Pomai,
AKA is behind the organization of this since Alvin Katahara is the Executive Director of Na Koa, as well as being in charge of AKA. Na Koa is the football booster organization, now more closely tied to AKA because of consolidating the directorship.
SOOOOO, I’m challenging the Tsaikos to donate tonight. I talked to Coach Brian Smith. I gave what I would spend on some fuud at the Pigskin Pigout. I believe in getting the kids through summer school. Most of them won’t go on to play professionally, but they’ll be out there working to pay for your Social Security benefits. What’s it worth to you to watch good football?
Yes you can donate online at http://www.nakoa.org.
AKA is the umbrella fundraiser for all of UH sports, whereas, Na Koa benefits football and football alone. I suspect a lot of AKA movers and shakers are Na Koa members themselves who want the football program to succeed, and to succeed, they need money to offer a lot of the amenities that are available to other football programs. If AKA did this telethon they would have had to share the fundraising to the other UH programs. Or simply put, AKA wasn’t thinking out of the box to do a telethon to raise money, Na Koa did, and they are executing their plan.
Sailor Blue, Slugger and Tom Mui got the Tsaikos some air time.
Mahalo to tommui & Sailor Blue! LizKauai, maybe you can get a gift cert. from Mark on Kauai…
Ralph,
Na Koa did this to bring in funds that would have been brought in by the Pigskin Pigout. So, they had to do something different. Trying to duplicate the Pigskin Pigout at the SSC would be MORE work and take more time to put together. The telethon is easier to put together in a short period of time. Don Murphy & Marion really put a lot of time and money into organizing the Pigskin Pigout with the silent auction. They usually raise around $100,000.
Way to go Tsaikos. Thank you.
Mark is a Tsai-ko too! I actually called in just about the same time so don’t know if I qualify for the GC. Sure heard more Kauai names after that announcement tho!
Auryte Tsaikos!
The phone bank will stay open for awhile after the show ends. Keep the calls coming. Way to go Hawaii!
Great job Na Koa Mike!
On behalf of Na Koa and the UH football program, thank you Hawaii!
Great Job, Na Koa!
What a great way to share Warrior Football excitement with fans all over the world!
Next year wil be even better!
The phones are still ringing!
Auuuryyyyte! That was chicken skin. The BYU game had to be #1!
It feels good to contribute for the past, the present and the future Warriors!
Loved seeing everyone and reliving the best of the best!
Go Warriors!
Go Warriors!
Go Warriors!
Next nomination for best…..UH over USC 2010!!!!!!
Cheeeeeee huuuuuuuuu!
Still ringing!!!
A lot of donations were not included in the final announced total!!!
Need to get papa leahy and rick boxing gloves for the next telethon.
Elroy Chong, Simeon Alo and Alex Kaloi are still on the phones!!!
Sounds like Papa Leahy and Rick Blangiardi are going to announce the homecoming game which is Utah St.(?)
Like Liz you can donate online too. It is a very simple process. Just click on the donate now link.
http://www.nakoa.org/
OK, now I have to do my nails, so gonna sit in one place for a while and it’s not at this computer…
Laters…
Slugger and Sailor Blue:
You people are great!
Man I wish I could watch some of those old games at the termite palace.
I watched the complete telethon and it was like watching a 2 and 1/2 hour Senior Walk. Or a pep rally. That’s the feeling I felt. It was captivating. It was an expression of love and support. Na Koa may have raised money tonight, inspired comradeship amongst the alumni players, community and fans and sold UH to future recruits. But they also won over, I believe, new supporters to the program. I extend my gratitude to all those involved.
Prayers for a speedy and full recovery to Kelly Majam!!!
Kelly Majam – take care of yourself! You are in my thoughts and prayers.
ST! My sources are telling me that BYU opting to become independent and all other sports join the WAC is a done deal!
I absolutely enjoyed the Na Koa Bowl, i really got the “Warrior Nation” feeling. Hawaii athletics are headed in an awesome direction.
Healing prayers to Kelly Majam, she with the Warrior heart.
I really enjoyed the NA KOA fundraiser. Nice to see the old players and coaches. I got to thinking about Bob Wagner and when he lost his job. In retrospect, it was a bad move because we ended up with Fred Von Appen and some of our worst seasons. On the other hand, if that didn’t happen maybe we wouldn’t have gotten June Jones.
It’s hard to pick the Top 10 memorable UH football games. For me, I can’t vote for a team or game that I didn’t see. So I’ll give it a shot.
1. UH over Washngton 35-28 to complete undefeated season at 12-0. Memorable because we were down 21-0 and came back.
2. UH beats BYU 56-14 who had Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer. Garrett Gabriel became famous for being the BYU killer and broke the jinx. Paul Johnson’s offense was hard to stop.
3. UH beat Boise St. in 2007 to finish 8-0 and win outright WAC title. We were down, but in the second half, our defense was great. Colt Brennan was terrific as usual.
4. UH beats Arizona St. 41-24 in the Hawaii Bowl in 2006. This is probably UH’s best team.
Jason Rivers set a record for receiving yards and Brennan threw for 58 TDs.
5. Georgia 41, UH 10 in the Sugar Bowl. Although we lost it was on a BIG stage and was and is UH’s first BCS berth. Too bad it didn’t turn out better.
6. UH beat Illinois in Holiday Bowl game. First UH bowl win.
7. UH beats BYU 59-28 the year after beating them 56-14. Seemed it looked like Garrett Gabriel 2. It felt so good.
8. UH beat BYU 72-45 and Rolovich throws for 8 TDs and Craig Stutzman gets thrown out of the game for kicking a ball into the endzone. Chad Owens went crazy in that game.
9. UH beats Iowa in the first game of that season when Iowa was ranked either #1 or #3 depending on the polls. Jason Elam kicks winning field goal as time expired.
10.. USC 21, UH – 5. We had them on the ropes when the Trojans were ranked very high in the polls and they had RB Charles White and the coach was John Robinson. Dick Tomey had our players playing over their heads and I remember thinking we had a great chance to upset the mighty Trojans. It told me that Hawaii could compete against the best.
Honorable Mention
1. UH 54, Miami Ohio 52 Hawaii beats Ben Rothlesberger who was just a freshman. We couldn’t stop him and we knew he would be great at the next level. Good thing for us is that Miami couldn’t stop us either. It was one of the great football games that I ever saw.
2. UH beats West Virginia in Blane Gaison’s last season and started the Senior walk.
3. In consecutive weekends, UH beats Northwestern and Michigan State to earn a Sheraton Hawaii Bowl and Chad Owens was a one man wrecking crew.
Was great to be involved with the Na Koa bowl tonight. Took calls from two very kind Tsaiko’s. Wish I had time to talk to more. Was great to see some of the guys that I looked up to when I was growing up, and some of the younger ones that I was a fan of in the last few years.
Thanks to guys like Na Koa Mike, Mike Perkins, Rick Blangardi, and the rest of the organizers for putting this together. I can see this getting bigger and better.
Got to sit between two of my favorite athletes, Mento, and Inoke Funaki, that was a special treat.
😆 😆
Proverbs 16:18
Indeed!
Great job by Na Koa tonite!
Oyasumina-tsai….
Unfortunately the “best” game I remember was the game when the Termite Palace was absolutely flooded and muddy as can be and ___ Ahu ran wild – four TDs if I remember – slipping and sliding through the mud. In later years I guess it would be compared to Chad Owens – except he did it on artificial turf!
Of course I also remember Jimmy Asato being tackled around the 15-yard line but slid in the mud to the 40! Didn’t recognize him tonight for a while. I guess we are all growing old! 🙁
Pride (Humble) you looked good tonight!
In honorable mention, how about the time we beat USC? They came in the favorite by upteen points and scored on their first possession. But we won – one of the big wins for Dick Tomey – of course this was Univ. of South Carolina. And then there was Mark Malone and Pittsburgh …
ST & Tsaiko Blog Dogs,
Now that the Na Koa Bowl is over, I want to thank ST for post #7 and not following the advice of post #14. It is an important lesson in leadership in what happened to to Coach Wagner. Hugh thought he knew best, and guessed wrong. He had no panel to review applicants, it was his selection and his alone. Word was that he did not even give Norm Chow more than a passing glance. A great leader is a visionary and nurtures his charges to follow the vision laid out. A smart leader always has smart people in the organization, even smarter than he/she. Leading is an art, it is more than knowing what to do. Noticed that he had a panel select the next football coach. Smart move, if it bombed he would have had 3 other guys to share the blame.
Ha’aha’a…aren’t you mento’s mentor?
ha’a, ha’a, ha’a.
i was there when bobby ahu ran wild. must have the practice he got playing in the hilo rain.
although they fell 50% shy of their goal this year, i thought that the na koa bowl accomplished several positives…
one, it paved the way for an even better event next year.
two, it could stand alone as a serious fund raiser in addition to the pigskin pigout.
three, it was a successful kickoff to the incoming season and it’s marketing value will “go long”.
four, except for abercrombie’s $1k announced donation, it kept the politics out of the picture.
five, perhaps next year they can have commercials whose dollars are complete 100% donations(?).
Hooray, the blog’s back. Thank you Scott! (if you fixed it).
RE: #201
Annoddah Dave — you reminded me of one of Murphy’s Laws: “In any given calculation, the fault will never be placed if more than one person is involved.” 😐
Happy 18th Birthday Bubba (#36) Go Warrior Football!!
BYU reminds me of a young teenage couple who abruptly leaves the roost of their parents, complaining about all the terrible living conditions and overcrowding and yearns for their own space to grow and be themselves. Now, 11 years later, BYU shows up at the WAC’s doorstep, doesn’t ask but proclaims to dump their kids off while they go seek prosperity for themselves.
Hmmm… I don’t recall setting out the Welcomeback Mat.
I forgot to say how much I miss Liz Chun.
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