Gonzalez was today’s chat guest
Thanks again to All-America third baseman Melissa Gonzalez of the Rainbow Wahine for joining our blog chat today.
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The Warriors had unsupervised passing drills today. Quarterback Bryant Moniz made his first on-field appearance since missing the final three weeks of spring training while on “personal leave.”
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At the other end of the Ching Athletic Complex field, the offensive linemen worked out:
Laupepa Letuli
Brett Leonard (r)
Austin Hansen (r)
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Whoa first?
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And third
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Geez where is everybody?
GOOD MORNING TSAIKOS!
GOOD MORNING ST!
Hey!! was wondering where everyone ran off to…
Free food at California Pizza at the airport.
Kahului Airport that is
Disappointing news about Jeremiah Masoli and new episode with the law. First 2nd degree burglary in March for two laptops and a guitar resulting in an one year probation and $5000 restitution fine, as well as suspension from the team in 2010. Now he gets busted for Marijuana possession (less than 1 oz)and is dismissed from the from the football team. Wonder how this affects his probation, too?
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I was just checking out some archived blog entries from ’08 last night when there were blog chats with the likes of Keala Watson, Inoke Funaki and Coach Mack…my how things have changed….NOT!
Duffer, how did you find this post?
The blog window still shows the old post.
d1… full circle, I suppose… now if we can only get back to a BCS bowl, eh?
But first.. let’s win the WAC in football…
Alright!
A blast from the past… blog chats!
SA needs to update the link on the homepage and add a link to the last blog page…
or is this a test to see if we can find ST in a maze??? 😆
THANKS for the FB pix!!! GO WARRIORS! Welcome back, Bryant!
http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/author/stsai/
Looks to be the new link.. for now..
Go for the Gold Amber!
Thanks for the memories Melissa!
Can you tell us what you were feeling when J-Rod piped the rock over the fence against Alabama?
Thank you for the photos! Hard work during the offseason shows on the field during the season…so hopefully things are going well in their workouts.
Update on RGM.
The 49ers will soon play in Santa Clara…but they will still be called the *San Francisco* 49ers.
The Nebraska-to-the-Big 10 situation has gone well past the rumor stage. Kansas congressmen are trying to convince Nebraska congressmen to keep their school in the Big 12. Looks like Iowa State has congressmen working for them also.
I had been hoping that the dominoes would wait one year before falling so that UH had a chance to do well this season to attract conferences when the shuffling occurred. Unfortunately, it looks like things are happening NOW. This is from Chip Brown’s twitter:
Melissa,
Mentally you must still be feeling great for your individual and team’s success, but how are you feeling physically and when do you start working out for next year?
Some other interesting tidbits.
With the news that Nebraska is gone, this is an important meeting.
Colorado sure is in bad shape relative to the other BCS AQ conferences!
Dangit…
Tried to update my blogroll with the new addy and the SA bounces the link back to the homepage.
ok.
hiho!
#21: Santa Clara will be regretting not supporting the funding (tax) to get a BART line down the peninsula decades ago. People south of SF are now asking to extend the BART (light rail) line down to San Jose. With a new stadium in Santa Clara, it would be perfect. It’s going to cost so much more if they start that project now.
MELISSA,
WELCOME BACK AND WE’RE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR TEAMMATES!!!
That looks like Kaha’i opposite Austin.
MELISSA,
I HEARD THAT YOU WILL BE UNDERGOING A PROCEDURE FOR YOUR NON THROWING ARM DURING THE SUMMER, IF SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT REHAB AFTERWARDS AND HOW IT WILL EFFECT YOUR TRAINING UNTIL SPRING 2011?
Who’s the guy left of Kahai in that last photo??? 😯 What is he? Like 7’3″? 😆
Slugger.. .
What you just said….
Kind of makes sense in Oahu’s situation, too.
I mean.. if they ever get a rail from Kapolei to UH… a stadium could be put anywhere on that line.
MELISSA,
WITH ONLY YOU AND J-ROD AS THE TWO SENIORS NEXT SEASON, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT ASSUMING THAT LEADERSHIP ROLE TO HELP GET THE 2011 TEAM BACK TO THE WORLD SERIES? I THOUGHT AMANDA TAUALII AND KATIE GRIMES DID AN AWESOME JOB AS THE SENIOR MENTORS TO THE TEAM.
Garret,
Sounds like Nebraska holds the key to all the various conference re-alignments. This informal agreement to move, might be the spark that ignites action and makes it all happen.
I don’t remember what happened exactly when the WAC got splintered and all the teams left. How did UH fill the season’s schedules until Boise, Idaho, Utah State and La Tech were added?
MELISSA,
WHAT WAS THE MOOD LIKE WITH THE RETURNING PLAYERS ON THE TEAM AFTER THE LOSS TO ARIZONA?
Was New Mexico State also added at that time?
MELISSA – Congrats to you and your teammates! What are your plans for the summer?
Good morning Tsaikos.
Good luck to Amber!
back to work. hiho
Good Morning Tsaiko Nation!
Congratulations to the UH Athletic Dept. on the APR news:
“All 18 University of Hawaii-Manoa athletic teams reached the minimum NCAA Academic Performance Rate benchmark and the school will not face a loss of scholarships for the first time in the six-year history of the academic yardstick, the university said.”
I think Jim Donovan deserves a lot of credit for a job well done (and not just for this).
MELISSA,
WITH THE FIRST 5 BATTERS IN THE ORDER RETURING NEXT SEASON, HOW DO YOU FEEL YOU ALL WILL “GEL” WITH THE INCOMING FRESHMAN? COACH COOLEN CITED THIS YEAR’S TEAM CHEMISTRY AS A BIG REASON WHY YOU GUYS GOT AS FAR AS YOU DID.
CONGRATS TO COACH COOLEN ON A WELL-DESERVED BONUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW… HOW ‘BOUT DEM RWSS IMPROVEMENTS TO GO ALONG WITH IT??? BUTTER UP THE COACH WITH A BONUS IS FINE, BUT LET’S GIVE HIM AND HIS LADIES THE COURTESY OF FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS…. OR AT LEAST THEIR OWN SEPERATE BATHROOMS ON GAMEDAY!!!!!!!! 😡
Melissa, congratulations on a great season. I’ve read that the Na Wahine are doing an awesome job weight lifting, how much can you squat lift and bench press?
Melissa, did you injury your elbow and shoulder during the season, or post season, or is it related to injuries you had in your freshman and sophomore years?
Melissa, which pitcher had the best rise ball that you faced this season?
Kazz, what bonus is Coolen receiving?
hello everyone!
hi ralph, i actually hurt my shoulder at the beginning of the season and my elbow just started hurting post season
Good Morning Melissa! Welcome home and Congratulations on a great season
i think that alabama’s pitcher had a great riseball, she definitely got me swinging
Melissa, do you think being on the road for 28 days, playing all those intense games and traveling through all those time zones finally took a toll on the team’s performance, physically and mentally?
UH ranks 101 on Phil Steele’s toughest schedule list…
http://blog.philsteele.com/2010/06/07/2010s-toughest-schedules/
im not exactly sure how much i can bench press and squat but i would have to say that bench pressing is my weakness, while squats are my strength
Melissa, what do you see out of the pitcher’s hand on a rise, seems funny seeing batters swinging at a pitch that passes at the level of the helmet
i definitely do think that by the end of the road trip we were just exhausted but i also think that the team did really well with trying to stay healthy on the road. being on the road that long though will definitely take a toll on anyone
Oops.. sorry.. didn’t realize Melissa was already here.. thought it was scheduled for 10:30!!!
Welcome Melissa! Congrats on an outstanding season! You and all the Wahine Softball Players and coach!
when the pitcher throws the ball it looks right up in the top of the strike zone, which a lot of hitters like but then it gets too high by the time you have already decided to swing
thank you so much, we all really appreciated the support!
kazz, i think we have enough returners that have experienced the chemistry of this team to be able to share that with the incoming freshmen
also kazz, jenna and i are very different and i think we will both take different approaches to leading the team next year. although we are different though, i think we will be able to compliment each other and hopefully we will do well in leading the team
Melissa, do you and the other California girls offer Coolen suggestion on recruits? I notice a lot of the top players in regional play and world series were from California and playing on out of state teams.
Haka, i am extremely happy with the success of my team this year. its great to be back home though and i’m definitely going to be taking a week or two of much needed rest
MG,
How do the various facilities that you guys visited (Bama, Stanford, NMSU) compare to UH’s facilities? (Field, locker rooms, weight rooms, etc)
Ralph, if we know of talented player back home that are interested in going to school out of state then we may mention their names to him, but overall he has his own idea of who should be brought in to our team so its pretty much all up to him
BB, honestly the other campuses we visited were all beautiful and the facilities were all top of the line. it was nice to experience different campuses and fields, but even after seeing all of those places i wouldn’t trade the experiences that i have had here in hawaii for them
Hi, MeeGee,
Do you think the team can get to the WCWS again next season?
Haka sorry i didn’t see that message earlier, but when Jenna hit that ball over in Alabama it had to be one of the most exciting softball experiences i have had even if i wasn’t the one to do it and thats what playing a team sport is all about i think
hey slugger, i definitely think we have a chance to make it back next year. this team is confident and we have enough people returning to express that in the field again next year
This Tsaiko group helped raise donations at the last home stand. Do you happen to know what the ‘booster’ funds were used for on the road? Mary? The OKC Bombing Monument trip? Probably not for the usual expenses, like food, travel, etc., right?
MG,
Should the UH athletic department charge admission to your games?
If so, how much should be fair?
IMHO, UH softball is worth more than a few bucks.
MELISSA,
DOES THE TEAM ALREADY HAVE AN IDEA OF THE SCHEDULE COACH COOLEN HAS CRAFTED FOR THE “PRE SEASON” NEXT YEAR?
MG,
Katie Grimes did an outstanding job calling games. What catchers do we have who can step in this next year?
Melissa I just wanted to thank you an the rest of the girls for the past season a few of us just knew you would go all the way to the CWS
Mary? HA! WOW! That bear got some major TV time. It’s hard not to notice a googly-eyed stuff bear staring at you in the background while the camera tries to get a shot of Coolen on the air! 😆
Please relay to your team members: WE LOVE YOU! GREAT SEASON! lOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT SEASON!!!
morning tsaiko country, kopeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Hi Melissa,
Thanks for representing UH so well!
There was so much talk on this blog about how some of the comments on ESPN seemed to be biased against the newcomer to the WCWS. Did you sense anything like that in the interviews and interaction you had with the ESPN personnel? Do you feel they were fair in their coverage?
Slugger, i honestly don’t know where the donations went, but i don’t think they went towards the usual expenses, sorry i don’t know more about that.
BB, i think they should charge admission for our games, i think it would help our athletic department if our sport brought in more money and it would also help our program, i’m not sure how much i would charge though
and Kazz, we don’t know anything about next years schedule but we should find out as soon as the next fall semester begins
Melissa have you ever hit a baseball? If so how much different is it hitting a softball?
MELISSA,
RALPH (ON THIS BLOG) POINTED OUT ALL SEASON LONG THAT YOU APPEARED TO HAVE THE MOST “FLUID” AND NATURAL SWING IN THE LINE UP. NOT TOO MUCH MOVEMENT, JUST A NICE SWING WITH A GREAT FOLLOW-THROUGH.
DID YOU HAVE A BATTING COACH WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER OR DID YOU DEVELOP THIS YOURSELF OVER TIME?
Melissa,
Batting practice?
Is it all live pitching?
Or machine?
Or batting tee?
just saying mahalo to the wahine team, you ladies rock
Melissa how much time do you an the others spend on batting practice?
All the the ESPN personnel were very friendly and didnt seem to be biased when we spoke with them, but i do agree that some of their comments during the games did seem biased and we didnt enjoy all of them
MELISSA,
FOR THE INCOMING RECRUITS, WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL BE THE FIRST THING ABOUT YOUR PRACTICES THAT WILL MAKE THEM REALIZE, “WOW, THIS IS FOR REAL, I AM PLAYING D1 SOFTBALL!”
how was coach dickie and what did he contribute that was different from last year
Melissa,
How often do your parents & family come out to HNL to watch you play?
MELISSA,
COULD YOU SHARE WITH US THE REASONS YOU CHOSE HAWAII FOR COLLEGE AND WHAT THE PROCESS WAS LIKE?
Melissa during the season what was a routine day for you?
🙄
Why not ask if they play sky inning?
Kazz, i have never had a batting coach, but all of the coaches i have had during my development definitely did help me out. it really just all kind of developed for me throughout the years so a big THANKS to all my past coaches. At batting practice we really do a little of everything. we hit off the tee and the machine, and coach bob gives us a lot of live pitching as well
Thanks Ralph for the heads up!
D1 her grandparents probably played sky inning, new generation can afford real bats and ball and a field to play on.
Slugger, i have actually only had one visit so far from my sister and brother in-law this last spring. its difficult for my family to get out here, but i do have a lot of support back home and they all watch the games when they are filmed
MELISSA,
COACH COOLEN HAS ALWAYS LOVED THE LONG BALL. HE DESCRIBED THE INCOMING RECRUITS AS “ADDING SPEED AND GIVING OUR OFFENSE A NEW DIMENSION”.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS THE WEAKNESS OF THE TEAM THIS SEASON AND HOW NEXT SEASON WILL SHAPE UP KNOWING WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TO WORK ON AS A TEAM WITH NEW FACES?
i chose hawaii because i wanted to experience a different culture than in california. i also wanted to go somewhere where i could establish myself and kind of give myself time to grow. I also knew that hawaii had a good softball program and i wanted to be a part of that
Hi, Melissa…you young ladies did a great job.
I never took much interest in baseball, let alone softball; I can blame you girls for my addiction now!!!, bwaaaahahaha!!
melissa,
are the softball practices open to the public?
if i were to pick a weaknes for my team i guess it would have to be speed. we definitely have some quick girls such as alex aguirre and brynne buchannon but for the most part a lot of us rely on the “longball” to get around the bases
and also i think our team will do fine with welcoming new faces, we have had a lot of challenges as a team this year so welcoming new people shouldnt be a problem at all
MELISSA,
WHEN NEW RECRUITS COME IN, ARE THE PLAYERS ON THE TEAM GIVEN OPPORUNITIES TO “HOST” THESE RECRUITS LIKE IN OTHER SPORTS? HAVE YOU HOSTED ANY RECRUITS IN YOUR TIME AT UH?
Melissa I did notice that a few of you really went for the high riser, what is your best pitch location?
yes our practices are open to public!
and mctruck, thank you it exciting to know that we are getting more people interested in the sport that we love!
ok kazz we know you excite but give chance
yes we host just like other teams. i have hosted one recruit and i enjoyed it
MELISSA,
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR REPRESENTING HAWAII SO WELL ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. THE THING THAT IMPRESSED ME THE MOST WAS THE TEAM’S ABILITY TO REMAIN STABLE NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCE OR THE STAGE OR HOW MANY CAMERAS WERE ON YOU GUYS.
HERE’S WISHING FOR A GREAT SUMMER FOR YOU AND ALL YOUR TEAMMATES AND WE’LL BE BACK IN THE SPRING TO CHEER YOU ALL ON AGAIN!!!
Melissa, congratulations to you and your team. The excitement all of you brought appears to be contagious and looks like it could be the start of a new era of Wahine softball.
koakane, i really like coach dickie out there with us, he has a very mellow coaching style that we dont really get from coach bob so its nice to have a different dimension of coaching
Melissa ~ Thanks for making us all so proud! From the time we put the funding together for the bracelets, I’ve been a big fan of the team. Mahalo for your hard work. Here is my question:
What was the reaction from you and the others after the Alabama game? How did you celebrate the win?
Melissa,
Do you guys hold softball camps?
thank you so much for the support Kazz we will do our best to give you guys another incredible season!
and before i porget, good morning tsaikos
yes we do hold camps, we actually have one coming up next week!
Melissa,
How much pitching practice do you get since you’re the backup pitcher?
Well our reaction was probably the best we had all year to jenna’s hit and honestly it was such an exciting and exhausting day that we all went back watched the replay (just to relive the moment:) and then all went to sleep for the most part!
slugger, this past season when i took on the role of third base i kind of gave up my pitching role. i really wanted to have a stable part on the team so i decided that i would try and work towards being good at one position
…I should ask that about all of the backup pitchers on the team…
Melissa,
What was it like playing against your old high school teammate Charlotte Morgan?
MG,
You’re doing a terrific job at 3B!
Stephanie, Kaia, and Jenna do the most pitching practice. some of them pitch almost everyday while others only a few times a week. it all really depends on what they need to stay in shape
Are any of you on FB? I have some pictures in an album from the 2008 game at ASU. (Mei Ling)
One more question:
What was your reaction to what the ESPN announcers were saying about the team hitting so many homeruns?
They made it sound soooo disrespectful. They obviously didn’t have their facts together, yet they felt so knowledgeable about about passing on this bogus information.
How did they make you feel?
Thank you again, and please enjoy your summer. (Tell Stephen Tsai you have our permission to come to his Blog Bash on August 7th!)
melissa,
when do you girls start practicing again, or have you already? lol
melissa:
I have posted before that the 2010 Na Wahine team brought much joy and pride to the entire State of Hawaii and you, the players, did it with grace, dignity, and athleticism.
You all saw the facilities at the “big time” schools. If you had a wish list, what would you like to see “added” to the current facilities?
playing against Charlotte was nice since i havent seen her in a while, but ofcourse i felt a little bad that we had to be the team that took her team out of the chance to go to wcws in her senior year
Melissa,
During the off season does Bob give the players a list of things he’d like them to work on or do you guys already know what needs to be done?
well about the announcers..we did feel that they were under rating our accomplishments and we were all a little upset about it, but we also tried not to let all of that get to us because we knew we had fans that believed in us and all of our achievments
if i could get anything added just for our program i think it would have to be a locker room..i got a little jealous after seeing how nice other schools were. lol
for the most part our team knows what we should be doing in the off-season. we do get a workout plan thouhg, when it comes to lifting and conditioning
we havent started practicing yet we definitely need a break, but we will start working out again within the next few weeks and slowly get back into things
melissa,
do you have any other relatives that attended UH? any future relatives contemplating attending UH?
i don’t have any relatives that have attended UH. i’m actually the first to be attending a four year college, but i do have a little brother that is thinking about coming here to play basketball. he has a couple of years to think about it though
Melissa,
The wahine were clearly the fan favorites at the WCWS. What was it like having all those fans clearly for you guys and making a ton of new fans all over the country?
the WCWS was definitely a great opportunity to bring in more fans and it was exciting to meet new people from all of the country that were rooting for us. it was great having so much support from home and then getting new support from the mainland
Melissa,
After you graduate do you plan on pursuing softball professionally?
well everything seems to be winding down.. thank everyone for the questions and all of the support! the whole team definitely appreciates it!
i hope to see all of you out at the field next year:)
ALOHA!
Thanks, MeeGee! Give our Aloha to the team.
To all you new fans of the Na Wahine make sure you get your season tickets right away!!!!!
melissa,
that was really nice of you to chat with us. thank you. thank you for answering my questions. i feel richer in knowledge. who would of thought? a batting tee…it makes a lot of sense. have a nice summer with good bounces coming your way.
That was a nice chat… enjoyed reading the Qs and As.
Mahalo, Melissa!!!
Thanks, ST for bringing back the chats!
Talk about a road warrior, Coach Coolen is in Vegas to attend the WAC coaches conferences!!!
COLT WATCH:
http://www.csnwashington.com/06/08/10/Top-08-Draft-Picks-Have-Work-To-Do-Part-/landing_09.html?blockID=249848&feedID=2992
Eighth pick (6/186) QB Colt Brennan (Hawaii)
Stats: No regular-season game appearances
What he’s done: We have seen Brennan in two preseasons, and his results in each of them have been markedly different. In 2008 he looked like a phenom, and he quickly became a fan favorite. Brennan made the roster and sat as the third quarterback all year. Last year he seemed to regress as he threw some bad interceptions and his play was generally ineffective. Hip and hamstring injuries pushed him to the injured reserve list.
What he needs to do: According to Brennan, the current coaching staff is not micromanaging his footwork and his release. That is a change from Jim Zorn, who demanded exacting steps on the drop back and motion on throws. While Kyle Shanahan may not care how the ball gets delivered, he will be very interested in it reaching its intended target. In other words, Shanahan isn’t interested in the labor pains, but he wants to see the baby. The Redskins did not draft a quarterback, and they did not sign one as a rookie free agent. That means that Brennan has a shot at being the team’s developmental quarterback. A preseason like the one he had in 2008 would go a long way towards helping him get there.”
I’m glad that the Star-Advertiser chose to use the “sectional” format for its paper as the “book” type meant only one peerson at a time could read it.
REPOST:
UH ranks 101 on Phil Steele’s toughest schedule list…
http://blog.philsteele.com/2010/06/07/2010s-toughest-schedules/
Also bentofan in SH Forum said that Phil Steele is predicting a UH vs SMU match up for the Sheridan Hawaii Bowl. I can’t find that info anywhere else, though.
Garret:
APR sanctions – I wonder how schools like Kentucky are not penalized when the basketball team has a grad rate well under 40% – some mentioned is was like 20%?
Is it because the NCAA takes an “average”?
During the NCAA basketball tournament, it was pointed out that if the minimum % was 50%, 12 of the biggest name schools would NOT be invited.
With so many “underclassmen’ making the leap into the pros, somewhere along the way the BCS schools must take a hit in one or more of their sports programs.
DIDN’T COACH COOLEN JUST GET HOME???? 😯
A-House – The APR is different from the GSR (graduation rate). The APR looks at how the person is progressing towards graduation from semester to semester. Something like that…
Awww, missed the chat…that’s ok, I didn’t have any questions to ask.
Amanda Taualii and Katie Grimes will be on Leahey & Leahey tonight
MAHALO TO ST FOR BRINGING BACK THE CHATS ALA ‘OLD SCHOOL’ STYLE!!!
WOOO!!!! SOFTBALL MEDIA OVERLOAD!!!
That’s a good thing! 😉
Wow! Erryboddy jus’ wen dig out after da chat….
No, I still heah, but must go hana hana now.
Jim Donovan is at the WAC conference in Las Vegas. Coolen just got back from OK.
mih: Sheridan, Wyoming Hawaii Bowl? heeheehee
Hmmm…better set the DVD-R…7:30 p.m. Thanks for the heads up, uhfan.
<blockquoteSlugger Says:
June 9th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Jim Donovan is at the WAC conference in Las Vegas.
Ok, that makes sense.
Just saw Brother Mike Tsai’s byline on the Census article. Yay! Mike’s here.
ST,
Is five years the most a coach at UH can get on his contract? Is it a state thing or a UH thing?
Yea for Mike!
At the dentist. Got a call from daughter. Grandson Gryphon has a clean bill of health. It was an underskin birthmark. Mahalo, Ke Akua! Thanks for the prayers and good thoughts everyone!
The Board of Regents sets the the pay range for a head coach. I believe UH can offer 20 percent above the range; anything more, in base salary, must be approved by the BOR.
As for length, I’m sure somebody could get longer than five years, but why do that? It wouldn’t be fair to the school or coach.
No more scary stuff from your ohana Tutu Liz. That boy may be the next star athlete at UH one day! Just like a batter with a full count…gotta PROTECT!
Mahalo, Kekoa. I agree. No need more family drama. Yah. I am leaving the boyz in God’s hands for 3 weeks. 😆 I BELIEVE!
Hi!
Thanks for the old fashioned chat session. Good stuff!
Making some egg, potato, mac salad for tomorrow. We are having hotdogs for lunch. Yum!
Huzzah for Gryphon!!! A huge tsigh of relief. Babies and little kids should never have to suffer. Ever.
Hey, gang! Hi, ST!
Mahalo for the chat with Melissa Gonzalez … I’m gonna go back and read it now.
But … ST, for real, she is called a third baseMAN? Ech. Why not “third base player” or something else more unisex? 😉
And … hey, I’m confused.
When I first landed on the blog about 10 minutes ago, the comments were numbered, and differentiated with gray and white stripes.
Now … no mo!
What happened?
Kazz, thanks for trying — three times! — yesterday to teach me how to do blockquotes on the blog. I was outta practice and needed the refresher.
So lemme try …
Aurite! Kazz, thanks!
Esme:
You sure you were on this blog? Cause I neva see what you saw and I been posting for 10 minutes or longer.
Some things are difficult to change cause if you change 3rd base what about 2nd, and 1st, and short-stop? How would you change the position name? 1st base gal? 2nd base woman? ss wahine?
Not to be sexist, but ………………. Easy to change bat boy to girl or water boy to water girl
OK, now that the gals have vacated the break room I can go eat my apple!
Wow!!, so Nebreska accepts invite to the BIG10……The dominos are starting to fall.
It won’t take long for the demise of the unworthy, BIGeast as well.
Mr. A-House, ha ha, of course I was on this blog. Could there be any mistaking? ;D
This is what happened: I came to today’s blog and saw it numbered, with the gray stripes on every other comment. I scrolled to the bottom and made my first post of the day. When it went through … the numbers and stripes disappeared.
I dunno. Maybe Scott is playing with the coding?
*waves to Scott* 😉
Either that or I need more sleep.
Looks like Baylor is the unwanted step-child in this BIG12 breakup.
GREAT news re gryphon! mahalo ke akua!!
have a safe journey, Liz.
Howzit, Hawaiianbod:
U going make some tailgate or KK soon?
Would be good to see you again!
Esme:
could it be wishful thinking that Scott M will be able to do “magic” on this side of the universe?
numbers would be great!
Our best to “hubby”.
working and looking good from iphone
I think it might be in the best interests of both the MWC/WAC to address a meg-merger as it looks like the southern half of the BIG12 will be intergrated with the PAC10, which would basically leave 4-5 schools left to fend for themselves.
howzit Mr A-House!
yes, i’m shooting for the USC game. i miss u guys, especially you and Mrs A-House *waving my hands w/glee* – hi Mrs A-House!
Man! It’s windy outside!
or is it…
Woman! It’s windy outside!
Oh look! The numbers are back!
What next?
Personatee
The defense got person-handled?
See!!?? Homey saw the numbers too! 😀
I learned how to use this by reading the personual?
Esme,
That’s your defense? 😆
#191
What numbers?
I mean,… lol.. what numbers?
shucks..
193.
You got me…
Hmmm… Like if a coach starts “tanking” and it’s too expensive to buy him or her out?
Was Melissa chatting from the Softball Offices?
….doesn’t look like there was any leftover material from the football office re-do.
Someone give Esme a shot of Patron.
Kazz,
A lot can change in 5 years….
– rules
– training techniques
– conference alignments
– strategic trends
– beat writers
😳
If a coach does really well, s/he’ll want a raise or more in the coffer for the sport and may not like the idea of waiting more than 5 years. Or if his/her situation changes and needs to relocate in the near term future…
Only thing certain is change
slugger en kazz, coach coolen left this am for vegas, will return sunday, he will be home only for 1 1/2 weeks of the entire summer, the rest on the road.
Give Esme a shot??…oh, of Patron. Whoa…dats brutal!
I don’t like that 3rd one listed. 😡
in june of last year, we had a total of 10 verbal commitments for the football team (according to scout.com). is recruiting being handled more in secret now, or is there really just no football recruiting news?
Crap now they are still talking about how unfair the bats are.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/other/2010-06-09-1994942619_x.htm
Still gotta see the ball, hit the ball.
As long as the bats meet BESR standards for softball then there should be no problem. I problem is many don’t understand the practice and training these women do to better their game.
In simplistic terms if a player gets 10% stronger then naturally she’ll hit the ball 10% harder. If a player dedicates more time to improve their bat to ball contact then naturally the player will get more hits and more opportunity to put it out of the park. Some people are so ignorant.
oops! “I problem” should be “The problem”
Pomai –
Your post at 3:11.
Booodley Hooodley.
Hey homey.
howzit brother dpk!
how’s spencer? continuing praying for him.
sad news about Jeremiah Masoli being released from Oregon, it’s all about choices….he was given a second chance and blew it….
watching ncaa tv track & field broadband channel
women high jump coming up
ncaa.com
I don’t know about anyone else but me, but I sure don’t want to sit through a 7 inning game at 1-0. I want to see who can put the ball over the tennis courts or the storage shed. Same bat, same distance, same ball just different batter and pitcher.
Thanks Hawaiian Bod. Spencer’s doing fine, in a lot of pain though.
Its great to see you here. How are you doing?
You got that right Pomai!
Good day to all!!
Amber passed on the bar set at 5-7 3/4
Bar set at 6′ now.
peaks and valleys.
trials and tribulations.
wishing you and sweetie da best.
Amber just cleared the bar
News reporting Nebraska is going to the Big 10. Looks like the shuffling begins.
I sure hope UH is all set with a definite set of plans for the various scenarios because it sure looks like Benson is going to let the conference get WAC’d.
Amber cleared 6′ and is in the lead converting all her jumps…
Confirmed Masoli is off the UO team. Might be looking to transfer with only one year of eligibility remaining. Really messed himself up. Too bad.
Of course, being off the UO team does not mean all that much as evidence by that guy who was kicked off last year and was taken back later on when they found out the team really needed him.
I guess big money screams.
Masoli…what an idiot.
Then again, they should just legalize weed.
she did it agin
What ht. did she just clear?
‘Zona gal fails
Amber falis
where ya guys watchin her at?
‘Zona gal. 2nd attempt…nope
http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=182241
http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=182241
Amber…2nd attempt…nope
Dang she missed it again don’t know what height
Amber 3rd attempt?…nope
missed again I think it was her last try
No commentary.
Did she win?
Camera still focused on her….she waved
She was the only one jumping so she must have won.
She had a smile on her face, but still no commentary.
Individual sports….Ummmm…not quite as exciting….
Errybody left the competition area???
d1 . . .
Especially when there is no commmentary!
Pomai,
You saw that? It’s WET over there!
Wherever there is?
amber kaufman wins national championship in the high jump! 🙂
wafan,
Where is Michelle Smith when you need her? NOT!
…feeling queasy
cheepono,
Take your word for it..
Congratulations Amber Kaufman!
d1 Hayward field, Eugene OR
According to the NCAA site no results yet for the high jump. But it looked to me that she was jumping that last height by herself which means she won.
Pomai,
OH…maybe she should stop by and tell Masoli, “High!”
Congrats Amber!!! Wow that’s huge!!
heheheh
d1 or just say “FOOL”
Yup, SA Breaking News just posted.
I wonder what the height was, over 6′ I think. Good job Amber
Holy molly, just watching the womens discus, Coach Coolen ought to check these girls out, maybe for a DH spot.
Dang looks like a couple linebackers too!!!! Whoa one tackle too…
It looks like she cleared 6′ 1 1/4″ but didn’t clear 6′ 2 1/4″. But still winning with that height amazing.
Hey that’s Kahai in the photo holding the bag for Austin Hansen.
AMBEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved watching Amber Kaufman as a Rainbow Wahine volleyball player. I wrote many times about the “FIRE” she had as a competitor and I loved how she wore her emotions on sleeve and took it out on the volleyball.
I would have loved to see her rejoyce with her teammates over a national title in volleyball, but today Amber stands alone as a NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!
What a great “find” for UH athletics as a whole!!!
AMBER
FTW!
does that mean the track coach gets a bonus too?
Just to let you folks that momo is still alive and lurks..Did enhoy the run of the s ball and bball boys…
CALL THE COACH WITH BOB COOLEN
TUESDAY, JUNE 15
KANIKAPILA GRILL AT THE OUTRIGGER REEF ON THE BEACH
6PM.
Just tossing that out there… 😎
CONGRATULATIONS TO AMBER!!!! WOOHOO! WAY TO GO(LD)!
Congrats to Amber!!!!
ST,
ANY CHANCE CAN GET AMBER KAUFMAN ON THE CHAT?
Just watched the Travel Channel. They had the Best American Breakfasts (or something like that) on. This place called the Machine Shed had Tsai-ko sized servings. Oh my! The cinnamon roll must have been 8″ across and about 9″ high, smothered in icing. Talk about a sugar rush, diabetic shock, not being able to sleep for days and days!
Anyhow, if anyone (Esme) has some time (Esme) about now (Esme) someone might (Esme) want to (Esme) give it (Esme) a try (Esme). 10 cups of flour makes 12 rolls. DANG!
Maybe someone (Esme) can bring it to the Blog Bash on August 7?
Hmmmmmmm, maybe Esme might be willing if we asked nicely?
Puuuuhlllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze Esssssssmeeeeeee?!?!?!
Congrats to Amber!!!
Oh, clink on my name for the link to the recipe!
‘Attaway ‘Amber!
Wafan,
Ever watch Man VS Food.
He tackles a 4lbs grilled cheese sandwich on the next episode… Unless that already happened…
Congratulations Amber Kaufman!
Nytal!
See you on Aloha Friday Eve!!!
Kazz . . .
The episode is on now.
Right now he’s in Alaska looking for Russia under that huge sourdough pancake.
Update on Sol…unfortunately, his injured hamstring has kept him out of practice and he’ll miss their preseason game on Sunday.
ESPN says that Colorado has already been invited to the Pac-10…Baylor will be left behind.
The Pac-16 might not even play a championship game! They might ask for the Pac-8 division to get a BCS spot (Rose Bowl) and the Big 12 South division to get another BCS spot (Fiesta Bowl would sign on for that).
The LA Times says that Texas’ AD already told their coaches they will likely go to the Pac-10. Texas and Texas A&M are meeting tomorrow…they have to finalize Pac-10, Big 10, or SEC…
Bob Coolen coming up on the Sports Animals
Nebraska starts the process.
Now Pres. and ADs are having “PANIC ATTACK”.
The Northwestern reporter for rivals (I’m guessing he’s supposed to be the Chip Brown equivalent for the Northwest US) says that the Big 10 has invited Texas and Texas A&M! It would be interesting to be at the meeting between Texas and Texas A&M tomorrow…
With Nebraska already committed, this report says that Texas, Texas A&M and Notre Dame have been invited to the Big 10. Missouri has a conditional invitation–they get invited if Texas or Notre Dame join the Big 10.
If Texas and Texas A&M go to the Big 10, then the Big 12 might actually survive and the Pac-10 might stop at 12 teams. I would think that would be best for UH since the Big 12 would raid the MWC and the MWC would need WAC teams…
UHFAN,
Would kindly appreciate a summary of Coach Coolen on the Sports Animals for those of us unable to get to a radio!
If can, can, if no can, den no can, but if can, but no like, watch out!!! Bumbai u lern!
The Mayan Calendar foretold all of this stuff… 😆
kazz – CAN!…..just drop by my fale and we can *discuss*. 🙂
Kazz,
If you want info, call.
Congrats to Amber Kaufman.
anybody think the Big 12 Commish might be better than the WAC Commish?
Amber Kaufman..Way to go!!
So happy that she finally got the Gold.. it’s been a long road for her and to get it in the final competition of her Senior year… how special that must be! Well deserved!
MIH,
Our WAC’d Commish may be better than the BIG 12. He told us he is taking a
proactive approach.
1) Sit on *ss.
2) Wait to see what happens.
3) Contemplate excuses.
4) Hold press conference.
Well, sometimes doing nothing is the right thing to do… So, if doing nothing is what is called for.. then our Commish certainly got that licked! …
Awesome news.. read article for more details..
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/brea … 78839.html
Oopps.. link got broken.. here it is..
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/95978839.html
Herman Hermit set back UH 10-15 years with Carl Benson adding additional years.
Thanks for all of the info, Garret. Wondering what the dominoes will do to our conference…
Moving UH’s APR up will help, nonetheless… got to keep our noses clean… wait for the right opportunity.. Football gotta raise their game.
The USC football program will receive two-year postseason ban, a reduction in scholarships and a forfeiture of wins from at least the 2004 season when the NCAA releases it sanctions on Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Shelley Smith.
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=5267933
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE IS JUSTICE LEFT IN THE NCAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
I didn’t think the NCAA had the olos to do that!!!!
Wow. Where did the numbers come from?
Koamahu,
I didn’t know there was WiFi near Pali Longs?
Ca UH scedule two home games with USC?
mih:
what about giving up the National championship title/trophy and R Bush Heisman?
oopppsss – how can I correct the above? “staypay” (stuipd) as my friend’s mom used to tell us in Okinawan-ken!
Way to go, Amber! National champion!!!
Maybe we won the ’05 game? 😈
I could care less about the Heisman Awards or the revoked wins and their 2004 BCS National Title.
I’m quite pleased with the reduction in scholarship amounts. THAT’S HOW YOU MAKE A STATEMENT NCAA!!!!
I’m still surprised they had the olos to hand out justice to those with deep pockets and high priced attorneys.
Major penalties for USC!
Good. Repeat offender.
Too bad USC will appeal. If appeal is rejected, then law suit.
I hope wafan is able to sleep tonight….
Pete Carroll is laughing really loud!
I got an angry text message from a relative in the So-Cal area who wasn’t pleased with my boasting and bragging about SC’s penalties.
The bottom line is, things like this are a step in the right direction to morality in college athletics. Money and the drive to win FOR THE MONEY (i.e. TV deals, etc…) breed the kind of arrogance written about and performed in movies.
We talk about the “domino” effect conference expansion may have nation-wide, but I hope that this incident will create another domino effect in which big money programs with big money interests will be looked at more carefully as they explore every loophole in NCAA regulations in an attempt to enhance their programs.
(Thanks to UHFAN for reminding us all earlier)
SOFTBALL SENIORS AMANDA TAUALII AND KATIE GRIMES WILL BE ON LEAHEY AND LEAHEY IN A FEW MINUTES (7:30PM hst).
808ike,
Thanks again for the phone call earlier. Hey! Good news day in sports huh? Kaufman winning GOLD, Coach Coolen getting a hard-earned bonus, and SC getting their just “due”.
😆
For a program as high up as USC to stoop so low ethically … my oh my.. that’s a lot of bending over… the players who played for USC these past few years all have a Scarlet letter to go with their memories now. It doesn’t matter if USC appeals and gets some of it back… the verdict has been doled out.. and the public is informed.
What really gripes me is that the guy who should receive the biggest punishment isn’t getting any. Pete Carroll should somehow receive some punishment also, now you know why he left what a wuz
MAN… WE NEED ANOTHER “PARADE OF CHAMPIONS” IN HONOLULU!!!!
-HPU SOFTBALL (D2 National Champs)
-RAINBOW BASEBALL (WAC Champs)
-WAHINE SOFTBALL (WAC Champs)
-AMBER KAUFMAN (GOLD MEDAL)
If I was USC.. I’d use the University of Hawaii 13 game exemption to book two extra games.. one in 2010.. another in 2012…to offset lost revenues. Then be grateful for the Hawaii 13th game exemption.
Of course.. 2010 might be impossible to fit in already..
Made,
If I was USC…
I’d be ashamed.
But I’m not SC, so they’ll look to backpedal ASAP and look for the blame elsewhere if all else fails. We’ll see how much their money can take them out of this mess.
Aloha Tsaikos…What a good day. Congrats to Amber Kaufman! Good chat with M.G. Good 4 U, USC, finally caught.
Kazz,
That’s a good idea…Parade of Champions!
The rich and powerful do NOT like to get humbled. They live on their own set of rules and truly believe they are above reproach.
Lawyers like to get paid and paid by the hour they enjoy. This is going to be a circus that won’t end soon enough.
Slugger,
I am sure MUFI would like to be front and center while he attempts at run at Lingle’s job. What a great way for him to do that while tending to athletics and academics.
Now we get to see how powerful or powerless the NCAA truly is.
OOPS!!!!!! I forgot to mention Wahine Volleyball 2009 also!!!
Lot’s of championships at UH to celebrate from the 09-10 season.
Congratulations to Amber Kaufman. What an accomplishment. Way to go girl.
I think this time the NCAA made sure they got their “ducks in a row” before even attempting to go after USC in this manner. They lost a big profile lawsuit to a big money school before and SC is one of the BIGGEST MONEY schools around.
In the end the NCAA comes out on top and SC will have no choice but to like it.
even if Nebraska goes to the Big 10, i think what was said earlier by one of the congressman will hold true for Tom Osborne. His epitaph will read “Great Coach Who Killed The Big 12”.
before i porget, al, i got the paper you needed.
Watching AJ & Katie, I think I’m smelling chile peppers…
now war will start and it is going to get nasty, spiteful, and down right pilau in the ncaa. congress has been just a by stander, but now we will see who has power and how much. i kinda like it.
More about the SEC option for Texas A&M.
madeinhawaii,
USC is already playing at Aloha Stadium in 2010. If their bowl bans are for 2010 and 2011, then they could only add a game in 2011 at Hawaii. UH already has Oregon State to end the 2011 season.
UH cannot add a game against USC at Aloha Stadium in 2012 because UH is already playing at USC in 2012.
USC doesn’t make money by playing at Aloha Stadium–they make their money by playing at home. That is why teams want home games now in return for playing at Hawaii. Games at Aloha Stadium are covered by the WAC’s TV deal, so USC and the Pac-10 don’t have the TV rights for road games.
as it looks right now, 4 schools in the big 12 will be staying put, iowa state, kanaas, kansas state, and baylor. on surface this does not look like much, but these schools have awesome clout within their state and my funny bone is starting to act up
I would like for USC to be punished severely. That would really set an example that other schools would take note of. USC is a repeat offender with serious offenses in both revenue sports in the same time period, so this is a perfect case for the NCAA to take note of.
imho, there is absolutely no way texas am and texas will go to seperate conference. they already know that their legislators will not allow this and no matter what, the texas legislators will have the last say. this is texas football.
Someone just brought this up…
“Watch 20 football players at SC suddenly get academic schollies”
Is there loophole in this or am I being paranoid?
Is Weber ST being punished too?
found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to check it out some more later
For what?
If the Big 12 gets raided big time, I would think that they in turn would have to raid the Mountain West and Conf USA to keep the conf from disappearing off the map. That would be a very sad day for the Big 12.
APR,
Watched the Leahy & Leahy show and enjoyed remarks by Amanda and Katie.
However, I am most disappointed that they allowed only 8 minutes in a 30 minute show to talk with the Wahine!!! Most of the time was “bantering” between father and son!
Kazz,
Great job at the point in supporting Wahine softball! I’m sure the team appreciated it.
You’re right A-House. I was surprised that they brought the wahine in so late into the show. But it was great to give these 2 seniors some air time.
whitey,
From what I’ve heard, Texas and Texas A&M could decide to *both* go to the SEC. I agree with you and don’t think that Texas A&M would go to the SEC by themselves. If both Texas A&M and Texas go to the SEC, some reports say that Florida State some other school like Georgia Tech could be added to get the SEC to 16 teams.
Yea for the NCAA to stand up to USC and doling out stiff punishments to the football program. What about the basketball penalties? Guess we must wait to read it in the paper.
What, in your opinion, hurts USC most in this sanction? loss of scholarships? victories now losses? no post season game(s)? giving up their claim to a national championship? giving up a Heisman trophy?
Kazz-
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=dw-uscadv060310
Idaho football is losing 6 scholarships due to their APR? That isn’t good for them or the WAC.
ST,
WHEN IS YOUR PHOTO GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE BLOG???
Also, when is there going to be the REAL link to this blog? My blackberry keeps getting the mobile version of the Star Advertiser and no way to get to the blog at this current address.
A-House,
The NCAA doesn’t have any say over the Heisman trophy. I hope that organization (DAC) takes away Bush’s trophy (and gives it to Vince Young who should have had it anyway). But that doesn’t hurt USC at all–they have lots of other Heisman winners (including Leinart the year before Bush) and recruits won’t care.
The big punishments are the loss of scholarships and limited recruiting visits. Those are the types of penalties that hurt football programs for years. The 2-year bowl ban will cost USC a lot of money, but it won’t affect recruiting much because the recruits they are talking to now would only miss a bowl game during their freshman or redshirt year.
Kazz,
You beat me to it re: that Cleveland St. quote 😆
Blue Chips don’t like to spend New Years’ Day at home….
…and Lane Kiffin was probably counting on all those extra practices.
Speaking of Kiffin, I imagine folks are being shaken outta bed all over Knoxville and singing loud choruses of “Rocky Top”!
The bowl ban hurts some, but losing scholarships hurts a LOT. A-House was asking what hurts the most…I think that losing scholarships and having limitations put on their recruiting for years in other ways (limiting contacts with recruits, etc.) hurts more than a 2-year bowl ban.
…but it certainly doesn’t help!
I find it interesting that one fly in the ointment is the idealogues at UC_Berzerk-ly standing so strong in opposition to Baylor because of the theological ties at the school.
They’d put ideology ahead of pragmatism despite the dire circumstances of the state?
USC really needs to join the Big 10. Ohio State and Michigan have been in trouble before without consequence. Remember the Fab 5 and the hundreds of thousands they took in payoffs? Things will only get worse if we have super conferences. They will be too big to fail and too big to stop. Kinda like the investment bankers.
d1shima,
The thing is, the Pac-16 TV network will make more money with Colorado than with Baylor. Sure some at Cal won’t want Baylor in the same conference, but that argument might not fly if Baylor brought in $20 million more TV money for the conference. However, Baylor brings *no* additional money for the Pac-16 TV network and Colorado brings in a big TV market.
Judging by the agreement that the Big 10 network has (set up by the guy who is setting up the Pac-16 TV network), the TV network should get about $1 for each TV viewer in Colorado and the subscribers will also add to the commercial revenue. For the Big 10 network, commercials apparently make 3x to 4x the money from subscriber fees…so, getting into a different state is a big deal!
So, Cal isn’t just objecting to Baylor’s theological ties. They may be bringing up the theological ties because it may costs their school millions of dollars every year.
“may costs” should be “may cost”
Note that USC already punished itself for its men’s basketball violations. The NCAA might add more penalties of course, but these penalties were a good start.
USC announced those penalties on January 3 of this year, so they knew that they were going to be hit hard by the NCAA and they seemed to be trying to get the NCAA to take it easy on their football team by punishing their basketball team.
Is it really fair, but then who said anything in this world is fair, for the NCAA to punish a school for the transgressions of another school?
I know I’m still pissed that UH volleyball team got the “yank” because the NCAA wanted to send a message to all the “big time” schools for their basketball recruiting “wanderings”. Guess the 1,000# dog can do anything it wants, but it don’t make it right!!!!!!!!!!!!
Garret,
Of course the 20 schollies and reduced contact hurts but it doesn’t seem like anyone is leading the story with anything but no post-season for two years.
This year’s Dillon Baxter is gonna listen to the schools who are saying, “You won’t be in a BCS game this year or next with SC, but you could be there playing with us!” That kid is not worried about SC losing 20 schollies because one of the 4 or 5 they have left are gonna be for him anyway.
Garret..
Couldn’t USC work with UH to change their 2012 schedule to play in Hawaii instead of vice-versa… after which, couldn’t they then add another game to their schedule.. albeit late, and make more money there? Then try to use the trip to Hawaii as a recruiting enticement, recruit in the islands defraying some of the costs with the team trip, schedule a late 13th game as a pseudo-bowl game? Don’t know if it would be worth it for them… but who knows?
Garret.
If a team runs out of athletic scholarship, can an athlete get an academic scholarships instead?
CB looking for new school.
http://detnews.com/article/20100609/SPORTS0201/6090395/Father–Dorsey-released-from-U-M-commitment
USC imposing penalties on themselves is like a bank robber returning the money after getting caught and expecting to get a pardon for admitting guilt. Of course this is exactly what Michigan did and the got away with a slap on the wrist.
Will something like this affect home appliances?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead
I am curious as to when the scholie losses will hit USC– will they have to rescind current scholarships or will it be phased in? Kiffin is not exactly famous for staying within the lines in terms of NCAA regs — you would have to think that he will manage to get SC sideways while they are on probation which could mean even more sanctions.
Garret is right about Baylor — they don’t bring much to the party. Somehow they need to be playing SMU and Rice in the rich private Texas mini-conference.
It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out with regard to some of the traditional rivalries.
RedZone.. probably not unless it has a CPU in it.. maybe it might be wise to put everything on a surge protector where possible… TVs.. Stereos…Microwaves, etc..
shoots forgot to take away that silly number by my name..
They have a video of Amber on the UH website. It shows her making her jump and receiving her award. What gets me is that they list her as a Junior?
RedZone – Amber has one more year left of track eligibility.
UH website lists the next event on the upcoming schedule as Women’s Soccer on Fri. 8/20. No UH sports till then. Geez, I hate this time of year.
Thanks guys. Night all.
evening you late night owls hope this day went well for you
congrats to Amber Kaufman for taking the NCAA track and field gold medal for high jump. track is a lonely sport and must be very dedicated to being the best
so what happening tonight so far?
kk, how are you????
Throwing the Javelin is a lonely sport…throw, go get it, throw, go get it, throw, go get it…
slow night. let’s try something fun. let’s cast various Tsai-kos in classic tv roles. I’ll start.
Jason as Urkel
Homey as Tattoo
whitey doing so so. how’s the garden isles? almost made if over for the state tourny
How about homey in a Charles Bronson role…. 😕
USC should get the death penalty like SMU.
In a moment, it’s going to be the birthday of that quiet, shy big guy with the bald head and watercress behind the ears….
shy? the bald guy is shy? yeah, right…
good night!
Happy Birthday Bulla-san!
Got any cheese?
Hello – and wish I could go to bed but I still am trying to get caught up on STUFF.
Sorry to have missed The Chat, but I didn’t know that it was going to happen or else I would have sent in something on my iPhone.
That reminds me!!! We got our first bill the other day. Ye Gods & Little Fishes!!! No one told us that AT&T charges for text messaging.
Too bad The Chats aren’t held at night when more people could take part.
Will ask Council Chair Todd Apo who, BTW, moonlights as a referee at Wahine basketball games about a Parade of Champions.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG GUY!!!
See you at the next CC – assuming you are not on the road.
Best wishes to the entire Eastman clan.
SO happy for Amber!
Good morning everyone!
Congratulations, again, to Amber for a most noteworthy accomplishment.
Happy birthday Bulla!
Hope all of your wishes come true.
Whoo-hoo!!!
Have a safe flight and travels Liz!
Talk about singing from your heart. Awesome.
If the NCAA wanted to *really* hurt USC, they should do this and let their players transfer out. There would be a lot of excellent players (freshmen and sophomores especially) who would be available. The 2-year bowl ban may hurt recruits during their redshirt or freshman year, but it REALLY hurts the younger players on their team.
Maybe UH could end up with a player or two? Maybe if a lot of players transfer out then USC wouldn’t have the depth that they had in the past…that could show up in a certain season opener?
GARRET: Thanks for all the updates on the possible reshuffling.
LIZ: Saw Barbara Cooke last night (live). 80-years old. Walks slowly and shuffles her feet and has some assistance in walking but her voice is strong, clear as a bell, still can hit the high notes.
Keep singing!!!
Oops, let me try that again:
madeinhawaii,
If the bowl ban is for 2010 and 2011, USC can play in a bowl in 2012. Why would they need to change their schedule in 2012? If the Pac-16 has a championship game, USC cannot play any late regular season games in 2012 or any other year after that.
The scholarship limitation probably won’t result in current USC players losing scholarships. It will just reduce how many recruits they can take in each year. So, instead of have 25 recruits maximum, maybe they end up with a maximum of 15 recruits per year.
Having a player go from an athletic scholarship to an academic scholarship brings in immediate national scrutiny by the media for any school under scholarship limitations. You have to be a serious conspiracy theorist to think that USC would try that…it would be so obvious when that happened and would bring an immediate death penalty!
Besides what Garret said on the academic scholarship ploy, academic scholarships are open to all applicants. Usually you have to be the type that has all A’s in high school, high SAT scores or some sort of extraordinary talent (throwing a football accurately for 90-yards is not one of the talents!)
So if it went to a football player with average grades, there would be such a hue and cry that NCAA would be the first to come in with a rubber slipper – admitedly it would take maybe 4-years to do something – but something they7 wilool.
Besides what Garret said on the academic scholarship ploy, academic scholarships are open to all applicants. Usually you have to be the type that has all A’s in high school, high SAT scores or some sort of extraordinary talent (throwing a football accurately for 90-yards is not one of the talents!)
So if it went to a football player with average grades, there would be such a hue and cry that NCAA would be the first to come in with a rubber slipper – admitedly it would take maybe 4-years to do something – but something they will.
To me all it meens is that instead of having 10 high school all americans at linebacker they will have 8 of them. is’nt the current coach Lane Kiffen the one who caused alot of the infractions when he was there before.
Wow, Colorado to leave Big 12 for Pac 10
The LA Times has an article about how things could all turn upside down in the next few days!
Maryland to the Big 10?
Great Morning All!
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On…
“ferd” is one hard-working sunuvagun lately.
Happy Birthday Bulla!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BULLA!!!
Good Morning, Tsaiko-world!
Well Bulla is another year younger, Happy Birthday!!!!!
Geography offers no boundaries when there are dollars to be made. Heck, if the BIG 10 could get Florida dollars, they’d extend the invite to them.
It’s all about the dollars.
The Pac-10 has confirmed on its website that Colorado has joined them! That kind of takes the suspense out of Colorado’s press conference that is coming up…
Texas Tech has confirmed that they will be going to the Pac-16.
Oklahoma officials have confirmed that they are going to the Pac-16.
It looks like Missouri will *not* be invited to the Big 10, which means that the Big 12 might be able to save itself by decimating the MWC.
Happy Birthday Bulla!
The Des Moines Register suggests that the Big 12 could save itself by taking only one school from the MWC (TCU, needed to help the Texas market). Could the Big 12 pillage the Big East and C-USA instead of the MWC?
Aloha Kakahiak tsaikos. Happy birthday to Bulla. Wow Garrett, things are really coming to fruition. Really hoping Na Koa don’t get screwed….
Happy Birthday Bulla!
I tried the “hl” tag and it didn’t make the text for my message to Bulla big…guess I have to read up a little later on that.
Somebody please take LaTech….
Happy Birthday, Bulla!
What? We celebrating AGAIN?! Cheeee-hooo!!!
hehe…
Morning, gangeez!
K’den where da heck is da cake??????
Bulla ~ We goin’ celebrate your bertday ’till we get ’em jerr-ryte!
Morning, Kekoa!
Pomai, go ask Eileen fo’ make one! Everything that comes out of her kitchen is WINNAHZ!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BULLA!!!!!
Da BOMBER’s navigator!
Garret, Thanks for all the informative posts.
Feels like we’re getting “da scoops” from everywhere.
Garret— most of the formatting HTML tags do not work in this blogware…it hasn’t since it started a couple years ago.
The only text tags that do work are: blockquote, bold, italic, strikethrough (del), (maybe tt), and the anchor tag.
Jason has a tutorial and list of tags that do work at:
http://www.jnagaoka.net/tsai-ko/xhtml.pdf
For general info, here is a list of all HTML 4.1 tags and how to use them.
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/default.asp
Test of the tt or monospaced font 🙂
Looks like the tt or monospaced font does not work here.
Note that if we are moved to another blog software, this could change–or not work at all. We’ll see.
Garret…
re: USC playing in Hawaii instead of at home in 2012…
I suppose, since the Bowl ban is for 2010 and 2011, it would seem fruitless to try to swing USC to play in Hawaii instead.. but will they still be bowl contenders in 2012 with the new conference alignment and with 20 less scholarships? Or will it take them a couple more years to rise back up to the top of their half of the conference?
How do the sanctions work, anyway? If USC appeals it, are the sanctions in effect until their appeal is heard and decided upon, or are the sanctions postponed until their appeal is decided upon?
I didn’t know about Jason’s updated list till he emailed me last night.. thanks Jason.
Good Morning Gangeez! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Happy Birthday to the Big Daddy of the Beast, Bulla-san!
Bulla – check your phone messages!
Good morning MIH, how are you my friend?
Just like to thank the Star-Advertiser owners for bringing this blog over from the Advertiser. It’s a quality of life issue, after all.
Well, one thing for sure is that if there is a big12 after the smoke clears, the league office should me moved north where most of the teams will be situated.
me=be….oooops?
and happy birfday mr. Bulla!!!
Good Morning DPK.. doing fine.. still hanging in there..and counting… 84 more days till football!
It’s Bulla’s B-day? Happy Birthday Bulla!
I thought the “font color=” code worked, too?
Oops let me try that again!
I thought the font color=”color” code worked, too?
I thought the font color=”color” code worked, too?
sorry too many typos trying to get this to work..!
I guess it doesn’t work anymore?
This is a special font
BSU should consider Big12 now for instant BCS stardom…
Just received a call from a friend (source) in LA. Several interesting stats:
USC season ticket sales down 40%+
USC v UH ticket sales stalled at 800
Rumor circulating among 200 + reporters at Heritage Hall is that USC wants out of the UH game.
Don? Are we talking about this upcoming game? Kind of late to be backing out.. isn’t that a forfeiture rather than a cancellation at this late hour?..
Wow… 40%… doesn’t their stadium sit something like 100,000? So that’s 40,000 phone calls they gotta make ASAP!… eek!
If USC drops out of the schedule, our UH football SOS will probably drop down to last place in Div 1. Yikes!
Bulla ~ You shua you not related to Mrs. ‘C’??? She get *choke* bertdays her house!
(Facing Ewa Beach and *waving* to da Colomaohana!)
USC is so mad at the NCAA, that it’s cancelling it’s game with Hawaii?
It always rolls downhill……
🙄 😈 🙁
Good morning Tsaikos…hope all is well and that everyone has a great day….
d1
With so few pre-season ticket sales to the UH game.. I think they are afraid that the lackluster support will demoralize their team. Especially if they can’t hear the fans at all.
Oh..and Happy Birthday to brother Bulla…getting younger every year…
The evil empire is going down. This is where having all the money in the universe will not help them. Gotta learn to be humble and play fair in the sandbox. Shortcuts and skirting the rules should apply to them as well UH.
Good morning Tsai-kos!
USC wants out of the UH game? Wot, dey sked? 😆
Reminds me of that old expression “SMUed”. Wonder what good getting out of the UH game will do them?
Who thinks that Caroll’s departure mighta had something to do with all this?
Thanks for the “fly-on-the-wall” view, Don!
New Post up!
http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/2010/06/10/hard-hitting-offseason/
My first time on StarAd. Always remember your first!
I tinking about all dis conference movement. I tink dis all because da BCS schools like cut da small kine schools from da BCS money. Big boyz like make mega conferences with big playoffs, den da conference champs play da conference champs. Going be like da old days, mega-Pac 10 vs mega-Big 10 on Jan 1. SEC vs ACC? Big boyz not going need BCS anymore. All da profits going stay in da mega conferences. When dey do this, small kine schools going play in da BCS bowls, but das going be like da NIT compared to da mega-conference championships. What you tink?
Hi Tsai-kos!
Pete Carroll response to NCAA sanctions against USC
http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/06/10/pete-carroll-responds-to-usc-sanctions/
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