LaCount will grayshirt this year

1st!

Howzit lmfboy01! Wea you from?

Gotta LOVE Coach Mack! He’s true to his word.

Congrads Mana, Ryan and Royce! Way to REPRESENT!!! You earned it! Now go out there and kick ARSE!!!

Hope everyone notices the time change for today’s a.m. practice.

God Bless and Best Wishes to Irene and the 53 other HA employees! Thank You for your services!

Kazz will appreciate the earlier times that way he can stay for the whole practice.

ST-
That was a very eloquent and touching post concerning Irene and the 53 employees.

From da last post –

Pomai:
August 9th, 2008 at 4:18 am

Izzy:
August 8th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Pomai:
You may want to go to Gibson Research and take their ShieldsUp! test to see if you’ve got any open ports.

Izzy thanks for the link, good info at that site, learned some new things. Recommend all of you visit it.

ST great comment on the 54, sad that $$ is the bottom line now a days.

Any sign　of Graunke?

Wonder if Obama will show up at practice today? Probably not if he wants to take Florida.

Good Morning Tsaikos!!

Don’t have much time but wanted to say thanks to ST & Andrew Shimabuku for putting up some nice photos of practice yesterday.

Those UA uniforms look sharp! And those are just the practice ones too!

UH hiring Coach MaMackin seems to be just as fortunate a fine – … gold…. maybe diamond! 😀

http://www.kcra.com/family/17107326/detail.html

Good morning Tsaikos. Thanks ST for the TC reminder, we were up later than 9:30. 😀 Best wishes to your 54 compatriots. Look for new doors and windows to open for fresh air in your lives. Happy Birthday Midnight ❗ See you all at practice. sjmacro & myki

ST,

Thanks for the story about Irene and the 53 others. You really have a way of making us readers understand the impact of the layoffs. Hope those laid off find a way to survive this mess.

Also, great story about Coach Mack and academics. He may still have no victories (or losses) to his name, but he’ll surely be a very successful coach with his emphasis on the right things.

Great Morning All!

Congratulations Mana, Royce and Ryan. Make good on Coach Mac’s trust in you and follow thru til the end!

Happy Birthday Midnight!

Stephen,
Very touching tribute to Irene and the others. Best wishes to them all.

I’ll be on the other side of the ridge doing film for #1 son’s team but you Tsaikos at UH practice…
call me wen pau so we can kaukau. ( I thought of dat myself 😉 )

Have a great weekend erryboddy!
No forget da sunscreen; you know who I mean! (I made dat one, too. Quit while I’m ahead 😆 )

Hauoli Lahanau, MIDNIGHT!

Aloha Kakahiaka Ka Kou!

In the spirit of ‘skins writer/blogger OM’s warning:
http://www.theomfield.com/2008/08/go-buffalo.html
(east coast respect of “bachi”),
I am rooting for CJ Hawthorne today!

GO, CJ!

Morning all.

Channel 8 has the US women’s volleyball vs Japan on now. Former wahine Heather Bown, Robyn Ah-Mow and Kim Willoughby are playing. Up by 5 points now. Way to represent UH and USA. GO USA!

Sorry to hear that the mens volleyball coach’s family was attacked and the father in law was killed. Appears to be a random act. Prayers and best wishes go out to the family.

Good morning Tsaikos. It is always sad to bid farewell to fellow workers, but it is worse when they are terminated because of cost cutting. Basically, this trend will continue with companies that are being bought out by mainland groups and the Advertiser is no exception. Look at Dole, Maui Pine, Amfac, Advertiser, Aloha Airlines, etc. Like ST said, the words like ohana and family mean nothing to them.

Coach Mc truly understands what he needs to do in his job. He is unique in his profession cause it is not often that you see a major university head coach attending parties or functions without being compensated and taking time to meet people for the first time. Along this line, I think the other UH head coaches should take advantage of this connection and attend functions which are open to anyone. This way, their programs will get needed support.

Is the Skins game televised? Gotta set my DVR!

Jordon’s first preseason game- probably more typical than Colt’s last week (nothing on Ikaika here) :

http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=472521

There were a lot of rookie debuts for the Lions on Thursday night – one of which was linebacker Jordon Dizon who played for the majority of the second half.

“In my effort, I gave it what I got – I got an A,” said Dizon. “As far as my mental mistakes and that kind of stuff, I’ve got to give myself about a C. I had a couple mental breakdowns there a little bit. But at the end the game I played my heart out. But, I’ve got to clean it up – that’s what I think these preseason games are for: (so) the rookies can clean stuff up and fine-tune things.”

mctruck- amen. You never know when a radical change will occur. Which is why I am enjoying the season this year – opportunity arose and opportunity is taken. No more “tomorrows”.

Ikaika=Leonard

sheesh

Another great day in paradise and stretch is playing golf at Makena. He should do well as there is no wind and plenty of sun. But, then again, get plenty of keawe trees, gulches, and lava rocks. Duffer jr is playing the same course after stretch, so am going to check the scores. Later tonight the last of the Jedi (stretch) is going to straighten out the dark side merchants. Me, I just going watch and learn.

ST is at practice already. He is like the everready bunny, just keeps on going. Am impressed.

LizK. Hope you feeling better today and whatever ails you is going away.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/football/dolphins/orl-dolphbox0908aug09,0,672942.story
“Catch them
Will any receiver actually create separation and make a catch? The Dolphins’ pass catchers have been woeful so far in camp, drawing Coach Tony Sparano’s ire on more than one occasion. Keep an eye on rookie WR Davone Bess in the slot. He’s the short one with the dreads.”

lava1:

http://www.espn980.com/

oldie- okeydokey!

whitey/bhf2 – getting better and getting stoked!

ST, touching blog entry. Usually, it’s the other way around. The people leaving are given a farewell lunch.

Whitey – howzit. today i go make like Pomai, make wit da paintbrush, kicking and screaming all day way! Baaaaaaahh!

have a nice day everybody…

so sorry you no can go florida, whitey. garanz dis bradda gonna make enuff noise fo da boat ah us.

btw, keep lookin an learnin da new tricks frum da darkside. i’m a novice myself.. 😎

‘k moving over to da laptop…

Hi, Liz, gigi, bhf2 and everyone else online! *waving*

Reeeeaaaally wish I could see the practices. Geev um my aloha, OK?

Glad to hear about Mack’s commitment to academics.The boys may not always like it, but they will thank him later.

And on the 54 … you said it, ST. I’m so upset about it, I can barely articulate anything coherent about it all … thanks for putting heart to words. 🙁

Hi there good neighbor:

we like your new mini-blinds!!!!!!!!!11

Thanks LizKauai.

Esme, I am so glad you weren’t cut from the Advertiser. You are too valuable.

Willouby & Bown stuff block for the win for USA VB!!!

I plan to watch just the Olympics highlights tonight.

GIGI: If your budget can take it, you might consider going on a Viking riveer cruise in China – goes to Beijing, Xian (terra cotta soldiers), down the Yangtze and ends up in Shanghai (or vice-versa). They also have an extension to Hong Kong and Guiling.

Waiting patiently for the Redskins game – go Colt!

Happy/tragic moments for US volleyball.

Todd and Barbara Bachman of Lakeville, Minnesota, were attacked at the Drum Tower, an ancient monument in downtown Beijing, the IOC and Chinese authorities said.

Barbara Bachman’s injuries are “serious and life-threatening,” an IOC statement said. The tour guide’s condition was not immediately clear.

Todd Bachman was the father-in-law of U.S. Olympic men’s indoor volleyball head coach Hugh McCutcheon. McCutcheon’s wife, 2004 U.S. Olympic women’s indoor volleyball player Elisabeth Bachman McCutcheon, was with her parents when they were attacked, but she was not hurt, the IOC said.

Cycling is on – very interesting. 2 have broken away from the pack early – Chile and Bolivia.

Gonna take a nap. Wake me up for da game, eh?

ST

I was very appreciative of your note on your co-workers who became ex-workers… so sobering and sad. It’s sad about the event, but it was heart warming to hear about a wonderful lady with such grace and consideration. We’re all glad you learned her name and shared it with us. Irene, if not now, I hope you find your way to the Tsaiko Ohana. You will find friends just like you.

I second whitey’s comment. many mainland companies and ceo’s coming to the islands need to take a coach mck class on how to assimilate.

I woke up to the National Anthem for the Swordsters 😉

Beach volleyball…
they call Elaine Branagh a “stud”… not a “studette”? I guess these announcers are trying to tell us something.

Coming out of luker mode to say …
Colt up next on http://www.espn980.com/ 🙂

recording Colt.

Ohana808, Liz … any report on what Colt said? 😀

Kekoa … I guess I missed something. You and your ohana OK?

Also, one fas-kine hijack for those who might have missed my initial announcement:

Heather McMackin will do a live chat on HawaiiMoms.com at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Props to ST for helping me make that happen! She’ll talk about the clinic as well as her life around football, in general.

Had a nice conversation with Heather the other day and have since written a little pre-chat intro on the site, which you can find by clicking on my name.

Hope the Tsaikos will drop by Monday and show her some aloha! And thanks again, ST!

OK, returning you to your regularly scheduled blog-a-go-go.

Mack sure has one heck of a wife. Glad to see she is rubbing elbows with the wahine of Hawaii. Way to go!

The sense of community used to be common in many parts of the world. Working your whole life for one company gave people a feeling of belonging and security, fostering loyalty that went both ways.

Those days have passed us by quite awhile ago, giving way to the God of mammon, better known as profit. Instead of loyalty, this God has fostered greed and the reduction of people to mere numbers.

The stock market crash fiasco of 29 has been repeated many times since then, not as severe, but nevertheless rooted in the same folly, pure greed. If you look back, it seems to repeat itself just about every decade. It doesn’t matter if you either look at the stock market or real estate, greed as the underlying force is prevalent in both.

In addition, executives now are always looking for the quick fix, the easy solution and what is easier than to lay of a bunch of people, mere numbers on a balance sheet? It is much harder to come up with creative fixes for any market woes.

Profit and stock market pressures are enemies of bulding long term values and people in this equation have become pawns on a chessboard, played with by CPA’s.

In the world of today, actually throughout history, the only thing that was always assured was change. In the distant past change was much more subtle and was much easier to adapt to, but the last century has turned everything upside down. It has created tremendous insecurities among people.

For that reason alone, it has become extremely vital to hold on, wherever you can, to what’s left of Ohana, the last cell in existance where we can protect each other against the inevitable foibles of life.

This is why the Warrior beat is such an Oasis for all of us who frequent this community.

Before anyone gets any ideas that I am a Johnny-come-lately from one of the Redskins blogs, I have been a Hawaii football fan since I moved to Hawaii in 1991. I lived in Ewa Beach for 13 years before I moved back to DC and have been following the team for 17 years (wow, how time flies).
Having said that, to those fans who have found their way to the Redskins blog (extremeskins.com), please stop making Colt sound like Jasmine Trias. You can’t blog him into a starting job as much as you try. I have seen some down-right offensive posts that I would never see on this blog.
Have some faith in Colt’s talent. The people in DC already love him but all the undue adulation is starting to wear thin on some people. Colt (bless him) has stayed humble through it all, which took away any backlash for upstaging the most beloved players in Redskins history during HOF week (which really is the press’ fault, not Colt).
Well, I have the TIVO set for 7pm Eastern Time… Let’s go Warriors… I mean Redskins!

Well gang, time to go. Have a great weekend and may the sunshine make you happy and healthy.

P.S. i wonder what going happen when stretch takes me to the dark side. Hahahahahaaaaaahhhhhh!!!

http://sites.google.com/site/lizkauai/

I had to set up a whole dang website just to post an audio file!

Nelson from DC- no worries. Most of the HI ones doing that are not Tsai-kos. I have tried not to sound that way and even posted a thread about Jason Campbell to get some momentum going for the starting QB.
Unfortunately, there is not much personal support for JC and not much information coming from those fans.

Okay, was hoping to get to practice today, but it obviously didn’t happen so here’s some observations from yesterday.

I got to the field after practice was about half finished, BUT I was just in time for the O-line vs. D-line gladiator matches. Let me tell you, these matches were awesome! They linemen were positioned perpendicular to the field with the O-line facing makai and the D-line (obviously) mauka. This provided those of us on the hill, with essentially an endzone view of the jousting from a distance of about ten to fifteen yards. Bottomline: you can’t get better seats than this. This is was ringside for BJ Penn. Front row at Led Zeppelin. No safety net. Nothing sanitized for your protection.

And let me tell you, the guys knew it. They put on a show. Nobody loafed through this drill. With so many people watching, it was all about Pride. There was no place to hide if you messed up. No hole to crawl down. Your shame was was there for everyone to see until you could wipe it away on the next rotation.

The drill was strictly a series of one on one slugfests. They started with the right OT going against the left DE, then proceeded to the right G against the left DT, and so forth, all the way around to the other side and then back again. For the D the object of the drill was to sack the QB, which was represented by a twenty pound haunch of USDA-certified Prime meat tied to a tree branch. Or was that a tackling dummy set up about where a QB would be in a shotgun set? Anyway, the O line guys tried to keep the beef, I mean, the QB alive.

Players would rotate reps within their positions, so Kia would go, then Letuli, then back to Kia. Same thing for the defense. This drill is brutal, but revealing. Guys who are ready to play will shine in this drill. Guys who aren’t ready will be exposed.

Okay, enough hype already. Who won? Well, starting with the defense, I gotta say Elliot Purcell is going to be a stud. He got the main reps at right DE since Fonoti was out. He is very, very quick with a sweet swim move. On one play he faked hard inside and got Kia to lean, then went hard outside, leaving Kia grasping at air and screaming out profanities as Purcell wolfed down huge chunks of meat.

Also gotta say that our DTs were awesome. Josh Leonard is a stone cold killer. I actually don’t remember him being blocked. Fale “House” Laeli may be having difficulties with after-practice conditioning, but he over-powered his man at least two times for what would have been sacks. Vaughn Meatoga is a high motor guy, never quits. On one play he did a 360 spin one way, but when his man stayed with him he did a 360 the other way to shake free for a sack. He will definitely contribute this year. Rocky was very quick and showed a lot of power, getting through to the bag at least once. On one play Keala Watson overpowered his blocker and pushed him all the way back to the bag, where the blocker fell backwards onto the bag with Keala on top of him.

All five of these guys can play. Pick any two of them for your starters and you’d be fine. If I had to pick right now, I’d probably go with Josh and Fale, but the sky’s the limit for Meatoga.

II didn’t really notice who was playing left DE aside from Veikune and Tua Mahaley. Veikune is Veikune. Quick, strong, relentless, but I don’t recall him making any outstanding plays yesterday. No worries, we know what he’s all about. Mahaley got through for one play, but was otherwise relatively quiet.

As for my O-line guys, for me this drill really crystalized certain impressions that I had previously. First, Letuli HAS to be our starter at LT. Kia did well and needs to be in the starting group as well, but Letuli “is special” as someone used to say. The guy has it all, great balance, great feet, excellent lateral movement, and the muscle to stone bull rushers. Just keep those hammies stretched, Pepa.

Another great sign: Hisatake has found a home at guard. As I’ve said before, I wish he had another redshirt year because I think he could be a good tackle, but playing in space is making him too tentative right now. He wants to lock his guy up right away and then mash him to death with his power. That spells G for now. But, geez, it would sure be nice to take advantage of his athleticism at T.

Estes, no comment really necessary. I thought he was better at RG two years ago than he was at C last year, but he sure looked good yesterday. I don’t think he got beat. Austin Hansen and Silla Lefiti are both battlers, but are clearly not at Estes’ level yet. If, heaven help us, Estes were unavailable, there would be a noticable drop off at C. Kahai Choy did well on one rotation, but was overpowered on another. My guess is he redshirts this year.

With Lafu out, the reps at G were split between Hisatake, Ginlack, Ieru, and Joey Lipp. Don’t really remember too much about Ginlack’s reps, (which might be a good thing). Ieru did okay on most of his reps, but was overpowered by Leonard(?) on another. Joey Lipp looks like he is too light and was overpowered a couple times.

At RT Steiny was fine. Don’t recall him being beaten by an outside rush. Adrian Thomas also did pretty well. He looks a bit awkward and unorthodox in his movements and I wouldn’t say that he his the lightest of foot. BUT, he gets the job done. As he continues to improve, I can see him helping us a lot his junior and senior years.

So after all this my choice for starters are Letuli, Hisatake, Estes, AhSoon, Steiny/Kia. Reasoning: Hisatake looks like he will be our best G by mid-season, but either he or AhSoon needs to move. I pick AhSoon to move because Hisatake is still a toddler in learning O-line and would probably be the more disrupted by the move. Plus, Bear was slated to play RT last year before Steiny asked to switch sides so I’m guessing he could adapt more quickly than Ray. Finally, Steiny is fine, but let’s give him some competition. We know Kia can play so let them battle it out for the starting slot. Kia is still option #1 at LT should Letuli get hurt again.

Okay, I’m done now. Mojo boogie.

Great recap WarriorMojo, next best thing to ringside seats.

What are your thoughts on Kainoa LaCount when he reports. 6′ 7″ @ 300+ is a load.

WarriorMojo,

Thank you very much for that detailed report! I know that you have been solidly behind Letuli for well over a year now, and I agree with you on what he could do for the team. Letuli’s health could be a key for the Warriors this season, both for his play on the field and for the depth and flexibility that having a great player at tackle would provide for the team.

Congratulations to Perry, Pollard, and Silva! All are deserving of the scholarships, as are so many other walk-ons. One key thing to note is that Mack *needs* to emphasize academics and make sure that each walk-on he gives a scholarship to is in good academic standing because of the APR.

Yeah, Mojo!

Go Vaughn (Kauai guy… gotta say that)
GO WARRIORS!

The coaching staff would do well in reading your assessment. There is a certain historical perspective that you add to your observation that the new coaches should appreciate.

Since I haven’t been able to get to further practice sessions – like a lot of your Tsaiko bretheren, I appreciate the inside feel you pass on to us from your ringside seat. Isn’t it tres cool to have Tsaiko’s to the left and right, front and rear? 😎

Feature article on the Reagan vs. Grigsby battle for the FB spot. It is pretty sad that they know that the primary job for their FBs is to block, but they will judge the Reagan vs. Grigsby battle by who catches passes better and how plays special teams better…both of those things are Reagan’s weaknesses and Grigsby’s strengths.

“I have the utmost faith in Reagan’s toughness, but I refuse to back down,” said Grigsby, who at 5 feet 11, 250 pounds is an inch shorter and 10 pounds lighter than Mauia, a sixth-round pick last year.

Although opening holes for running backs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams is the primary function for fullbacks in offensive coordinator Dan Henning’s offense, the survivor will probably be determined by special-teams and pass-catching skills.

Grigsby made 49 special-teams tackles over the past three seasons in Kansas City, while Mauia was rarely used on those units.

Despite breaking his wrist in the preseason last year, Mauia’s blocks helped pave the way for early-season running success by Brown and Jesse Chatman. However, he had just two catches for five yards in ’07 and has been dropping balls throughout practice.

“I’m working on my technique, but I still have a habit of catching like there’s a cast there,” Mauia said. “After all year of doing that, it’s kind of hard to break it. I’m still trying to fix it.”

Running backs coach James Saxon, a former fullback for Miami from 1992-94, recommended Grigsby to the current regime. He wants his fullbacks to have a “controlled rage.”

“You’re talking about two guys [linebacker and fullback] standing 10 yards apart that have to run full speed into each other 20 to 25 times a game,” Saxon said. “It’s not a fun job that everybody jumps in front of the line to sign up for.”

Sparano said he rarely keeps two fullbacks, and prefers for one of his tight ends to fill in as an H-back (pseudo fullback).

Now for some stuff from the Palm Beach Post:

11-on-11 passing drills.

Beck up first. The first play is a sweep left to Ronnie Brown. Great job by Reagan Mauia getting out in front and sealing off Chris Roberson to allow Ronnie to scoot up the sideline.

Great pass by Beck on a square-in to Davone Bess. Led him perfectly.

This isn’t exactly Warriors-related, but it is interesting to see how much it can cost a University when things aren’t handled in a friendly manner like the UH-JJ mediation situation.

Lawyers racked up more than $442,400 in billable hours and expenses representing West Virginia University in its successful $4 million lawsuit against former football coach Rich Rodriguez, but they plan to donate at least a quarter of their fees to the school.

Flaherty noted Wednesday that his firm, a regular WVU contributor, discounted its hourly rates in the case. The fee equals about 8 percent of the $4 million settlement. Flaherty contrasted that with those charged in other cases handled by private lawyers for state agencies, which can reach a third or more of the resulting judgment.

Hi Liz!

I’m glad that you are feeling better! The Korean BBQ was so ono…but the company was even better than the food!

Thank you for all of your notes on Colt, I really appreciate them. I just don’t have time to read through the Washington forums, so it is good that you and others post so much of the info here!

It is good that Kainoa LaCount has a redshirt year. He’s missed so much time already that it would be best for him to have a year with the team, go through spring ball, and then go for it next season. The bad thing is that reduces the number of options that UH has at tackle.

http://www.stoogetv.com/player.html
This works with IE and needs plugins. Redskin fans think the game will be streamed here but it is not yet on the play list.

Hmmm…no posts from practice yet. Here’s a filler post for the time being.

Earlier ChinaDrew commented about pulled hamstrings. JMO…there are lots of reasons for hammies…stepping in a depression, slipping while making a cut or while accelerating suddenly, or trying to put the throttle to the firewall. While there’s no one reason, I do believe the underlying reason for many hammies is muscle fatigue. With the heavy workload every day, the muscles don’t have the opportunity to fully recover and are suseptible to injury. According to “the book”, muscles take 24-36 hrs to recover from a heavy workout. If muscles are put under unaccustomed stresses, the body has to break it down to build it up stronger and that takes longer. Anyone remember feeling worse the SECOND day after doing something foolish? Often called DOMS (Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness…or something like that).

Of course it’s the same across the nation. So, what can be done to minimize the problem? Being in shape certainly helps. But, pulling a hamstring doesn’t mean that a player is out of shape. A player can be well conditioned, but so intense that he’s pushing the physical envelope all the time.

From my tiny perch, I can offer one little suggestion. While doing a lot of stretching BEFORE practice is OK, static stretching does nothing for warming up. Easy dynamic movement would be better. Warming up a muscle decreases the internal resistance and make the muscle more efficient.

What I would suggest is stretching AFTER practice. Track runners do this as standard practice. Why? All the running and jumping shortens and tightens muscles…muscles tighten to protect themselves. However, a denser muscle makes it harder for the blood flow to get around and nourish the muscle cells. Result…takes longer for muscles to recover. Stretching elongates the muscles and allows better blood flow.

I’m surprise that this research hasn’t crossed over into other sports. I read this stuff back in the 90’s…as well as what to eat for better recovery.

HI ST- the Redskins game is about to start. OK to blog some details?

Liz,
How are you getting the game? Can we access it too?

WMojo

Fantastic report…mahalos from the bottom of my heart!!!! 😀

DPK- I have Dish Network. If the game is awesome for our guys, I can make a dvd.

DPK- you can hear the game online:

http://www.espn980.com/

JC is QB

3rd play – Santana Moss catches a danger throw like Colt threw last week!
Another good pass to Randel El

Portis crosses the 50 yd. line. They look GOOD!

HI ST- how was practice?

Another great day in paradise and stretch is playing golf at Makena. He should do well as there is no wind and plenty of sun. But, then again, get plenty of keawe trees, gulches, and lava rocks. Duffer jr is playing the same course after stretch, so am going to check the scores. Later tonight the last of the Jedi (stretch) is going to straighten out the dark side merchants. Me, I just going watch and learn.

“straighten out the dark side merchants”??? oh oh

“me, i just going watch and learn”??? double oh oh

🙂

Cool!

You can “watch” the game here: GAME

It’s ahead of the audio stream.
Nice graphics.

Zorn offense is beautiful.
Throws, runs, marching to the 20 yd. line. oops holding penalty.

R. Mauia just caught a pass for 9 yrds. from John Beck

Alright, Reagan!!!

Bills are starting to put in other players.
End of the 1Q

wow…nvm Todd Collins is in sorry about that

whitey, gnalo – FYI – I am reading all your comments while hacking it up on the course

ST, Koauka,

Couldn’t agree more with either of you. See my post (98).

WarriorMojo,

Thanks man, great synopsis.

LizK,

Please keep going, thank you.

Betts is running some great routes and the Oline is great!

K Ted!

Collins does a beautiful screen to Betts who runs into the endzone while his oline blocks everyone within a mile from him!

conor- yeah- miami

Liz- 1:25 left in the 1st quarter…hopefully Bess will be in soon!

Hi Liz! Mahalos for the Stooge TV link. I’m watching the Skins game online now. You are awesome! Thanks again!

Skins defenders are getting hurt while the Bills make a nice march down into the red zones.

Wow- great effort for the Bills but the Skins Dee holds.
Bills kick a FG.

14 to 6 Skins

Colt is still sipping water hatless on the sidelines while a helmeted Collins is warming up.

Collins throws one away when a safety comes up on his intended. The a nice little play for a good run.

You have to be EXCITED about this team. I don’t care if it is preseason. There is a lot of great stuff here!
2 minute warning.

Hahah. Vanessa, we gotcher back! Kids first!

oops.

Collins INT.

TD Bills…James Hardy (Rookie from Indiana Univ.) just made a GREAT catch in the endzone for a Buffalo TD

Hardy makes a case for the 6’5″ receiver.

Bills going for 2
GOT IT

14 14

lizk, where are you watching the dolphins games?

conor was watching

Bess has GOT to get some playing time the 3rd/4th quarter…he did too good in training camp from what I heard.

conor- where are you watching that game?

Good Saturday Afternoon gang –
Our NFL rookies are keeping us in check with heavy monitering. GO UH Alum!

So, Speculation that Percy Harvin could be OUT for 3 weeks. Aggravated heel injury.
Add in the TE, and two major players are gone for the season opener.

We want Florida to be full tilt with all the stud athletes,so when our Warriors win at the swamp, no excuses will be spilling from the gators mouths.

oowww. Mix took a hit on his hip from the helmet of his own guy… owwww

Bills fumble and Colts in!

CB pass for 6 yrds. Redskins kick FG – Good…he’s 1 for 2

Colt has his student face on. Zorn is teaching him on the sideline.

Bills are 3 and out.

Colt is up again.
Holding penalty.
Big pass rush, hits Colt’s arm on the screen.

Nice pass by Colt for 13 yards on 3rd and 7

ST – is it the one you posted yesterday?

Nice pass by Colt, Skins are marching.

that was the WR’s fault for dropping it.
on the incomplete on the screen, that was the d-line that sniffed out the play and put pressure on colt.

Radio guys pretend they are Zorn to Colt- “I called the right play, you just threw it wrong”

Skins will start with good position at the Bills 45.

Colt get sacked.

Completes a pass to the sideline. Back to the line of scrimmage.
Punt.

I mean – is not in the game to protect the QB 😆

gotta wonder if zorn is purposely calling the plays more conservatively this game for colt.

Long bomb is a bit outside.
Next pass is good.
Hamdan is marching the Bills down the field.
Endzone pass is inc.
Another inc bomb
3rd and 10

Koauka: Colt is playing fine…not good, not bad but better then mediocre. He threw the ball away on one play (which was a good choice and what Zorn likes to see), on a screen pass his line didn’t do a very good job so he threw that away, his only bad choice was when he didnt convert a pass on 3rd and 2. Oh and the sack on him was completely the RB’s fault, he tried going for the knee’s and the rusher jumped right over the RB.

Again, Zorn doesn’t care about the stats as much as he is looking for Colt to make the right plays at the right time, and so far Colt is doing just that.

Liz, thanks for keeping us all in the game, so to speak! I’m working … but I’m watching your blog-Twitter here. 😀

Colt is out and Devine is in…he ends the day 4/8 for 37 yards…i’ll see him next week in NY with Favre (my first time ever seeing Colt live as an east-coaster).

yeah, I am reading the blog comments while working on my next book…

the game looks like fun. Go Redskins!

conor – lucky dawg!!!

Interesting- the first half of the game was Skins announcers. Now there are Bills announcers.

Turnover!

Koauka- we will know when we hear coach’s press conference after the game. My guess is the play is going pretty much as planned- except for an inc.

Bess 2 catches for 11 yards!

Devine is handing off and the Skins are running.

so if it indeed is the play calling this week, what will zorn say? he played it conservative. what do we get? a fg. last week was too dangerous and risky, and we get 2 tds. what’s more exciting?.
sure its different circumstances and a different defense and probably even the players colt is playing with.
wonder how the grades will be for colt this time. i bet zorn still won’t be happy.

no sign of cj yet too, although he’s new to the team and probably way deep on the depth chart.

Fullback runs up the middle.
Announcers are talking fatigue on the defense.
TO

Thanks Liz. After this game pau, the little leaguers of Waipahu are in the West Region Championship on ESPN. Winner goes to the LL World Series in Williamsport.

Before people criticize Colt for this game, I hope they consider:

1. Zorn called a poor game.

2. Collins had to unnecessarily use up 2 time-outs and threw a pick.

3. Devine had to use a time-out and has done nothing but hand the ball off to the backs.

By the way, where is CJ???

This is when they need Colt. Beef up the lead by another TD.

Colt would Go!

Man, being sick… bummers.

Miss work.
Miss La Mancha cast party.
Miss Baha’i teacher training.
Miss invite to go fishing with #1son

Get to watch Colt…

So where did Liane and BSmith go to celebrate their birthdays.
Hopefully somewhere a little more intimate than BCD. 😉

A very boring, conservative game by Zorn. Kick up the dust on midfield, and get a close win. I know it’s preseason, but the fans want action, give them some boost for the price of the ticket.

Snooze Alert. Colt Wants to throw.

well.
Devine didn’t get a good throw into the endzone.
Bills get chance. 23 secs on their 1.

Re: LizK post from yesterday … Liz, actually I’ve been told that reporters don’t have access to the company vehicles, although photographers do. So, I guess they’d like me to cover the water polo matches by telepathy. Should be interesting reading.

Of course, thanks again to our benevolent employers, there are 54 hard-working folks with much bigger problems today.

Bills make a pass but the clock runs out.
ALOHA!

Waipahu vs Henderson West region LL Championship is tomorrow.

Gotta wait till then

gigi: Wash wins 17-14…a rather conservative game called by Zorn

Penalty on Bess false start…whoops, 10 sec’s left looks like Tampa’s gonna win 17-6

conor,
ditch the expensive restaurants in the resorts at least once and try Cafe Pesto in the shopping center at Kawaihae Harbor

sorry- LL regionals

conor- after fishing- get a hibachi and rice cooker 😆

liz,
dat only works if you actually CATCH something!

Conor-

After you hook up with the marlin, please bring some of the smoked meat over to Hilo.
I’ll meet ya there.

Hana pa’a !

will do liz! Last year, I was actually just on Kauai as I hiked through the “Z-trail” I think it was called on the Na Pali coast, absolutely stunning! Hopefully I can move there one day.

I saw the Z trail from a helicopter! Isn’t that where the Bachelor was filmed?

gigi was in a helicopter?

Mojo,

Thanks for the report. Good stuff.

Was talking to Koakane after today’s practice.
He had some “good shares” (dats for all the seminar junkies indahouse 😉 )

lava1,
i agree with you. zorn should explain to everyone why he was so conservative for the play calling all game long. not only for colt.

stephen,
we definitely need you to show that picture that was towed away….

chawan,
was it towed away by a picture of a tow truck?

conor,

maybe you should see what gigi and hubby look like first.
(speaking as one who has been asked to fly next to the pilot on Air Molokai)

http://homepage.mac.com/smurashi/photos/blogbash2.html

no, everybody had to step on the scale when they checked in. And with shoes on, too!

Zorn is just getting his reps in that will make the owners happy.
See what they get, achieve the W, though it doesn’t really matter, it something to boast about. He is a new head coach, and they don’t know what to expect. It’s a business, just like a CEO that makes decisions to create positive returns. Well, the redskins just achieved that one more game.

Colt is a completely different type of player than what thier trying to achieve at this point.
Will he need to be tamed down to conform for the preseason. Possibly. The upper management would be very pleased to come out with a perfect preseason record with a new HC.

Wow, thanks for the interest on my post. I was venting a little bit. I was also “off the grid” as I went to a friend’s house to watch the game – except that he managed to miss every one of Colt’s offensive drives because he wanted to watch Olympic women’s beach volleyball (he is no longer in my five).

SteveM, I actually live in Upper Marlboro, MD but work in “the district” as we say around these parts.

From reading the stats on my Blackberry while my friend was watching women in bikinis, I would say that Colt did what he had to do: take care of the ball and manage the offense.

I am watching “Redskins Overtime”, one of the post-game shows. They just interviewed Jason Campbell. They interviewed coach Zorn earlier. No mention of Colt (good or bad). It’s all about JC this week. That and Clinton Portis hating pre-season football. For those of you who don’t know, Clinton Portis is quite a character. He dresses up in one of his various “personalities” on game days, etc. So he is always a good interview.

Conor,
Some of the charters in Kona won’t let you keep any of the fish that you catch. May want to ask before you go. If you want local grinds in Kona, try Big Island Grill. I’m not sure what kind of stuff you like to do, but you can take a boat ride down from Kona to Kealakekua Bay and go snorkeling at the Captain Cook monument. That is some of the best snorkeling in the state. If you are more adventurous and have a car you can even rent a kayak and kayak across the bay yourself. Pu’uhonua o Honaunau/Place of Refuge is another place you may want to check out.

Just got back from shopping with Peaches…bottle of Jagermeilter, Monster & Red Bull packs, spare smaller shot glass, luggable 20 qt cooler… Must be getting closer to the

THE BIG KARAOKE CALL
Saturday – August 16, 2008
Krazy Karaoke 8:00 PM – 12:00 midnight (minimum)

The large room at the Young Street Krazy Karaoke holds at least 55 persons. STRETCH has made the reservation and put down the deposits.

Same arrangement as last April 19’s Krazy Karaoke Call…

• bring your own drinks (this room has a lot more cooler space)
• bring snacks and pupu’s (optional)
• $15 per person to cover room rental/karaoke
• pay Stretch or designee at the door that night

Current RSVP Count = 47

RSVP on blog or email SteveM — stevem.hnl (at) gmail.com
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Please email me with your tentative food item or speciality dish (hint, hint). I will list it in the Events calendar section above.

wow….took a long to breeze through the blog.
i can’t believe it took so long to wish liane and brian back to back birthday wishes.

btw, that happened real quick didn’t it? i mean liane and brian.

….
good to see all the pieces of the puzzle (jc recruits) coming to town. it is good that many will redshirt or even had a redshirt year to spare.

now, excluding alexander the great who only has 2 for 2, that is a good thing. now, i wonder if atg having only 2 years will alter some of the decision making by the coaches.

Happy birthdays L&B!

Seem ironic to anybody that Colt is being asked to be more disciplined in his decision making? Just a thought. The jump to facing NFL defenses is a huge one.

onarock: Thats sounds pretty intense haha but I think my family is very much up to the challenge! This is my 4th time i’ve been to the islands and each time I feel more and more comfortable there. Theirs just this magical feeling whenever I visit there, almost like a constant happiness…hopefully one day I can call it home!

Took a while to get through all those posts! Okay, here’s my recap from practice today:

I wish I had known that practice started early. I left the house at 7:15! Despite the bus breaking down outside Star Market, I still got to the practice field at 8:15, my 7-11 breakfast in tow.

All the reports I have read so far from people who have attended practices have said that it’s a two-man race for the starting QB position between Funaki and Alexander. I don’t want to be too hard on the QBs, but I was personally disappointed. Funaki was not as sharp as I would have liked, and I am not a fan of Alexander’s throwing motion. (Contrast that to NelsonO of Sports Hawai‘i, who called Alexander’s delivery “smooth.” I say it resembles a shot put heave.) Then again, the last UH QB who disappointed me because of his throwing motion was some dude who wore #15 against USC in 2005. I left that game absolutely hating on him because of that sidearm thing. But it grew on me … 😀

Neither impressed me much at the time, but upon reflection, I do have to say that both Funaki and Alexander were pretty decent with their reads. Rausch looked pretty good too, and I know I’ve been tooting his horn for a while, but he might want to hit the weights this year. Right now, he’s my #3, with Alexander and Funaki co-#1s. But that can change, as all three continue to improve. Based on what I saw today, which was the only time I’ve seen all three, I would say it’s still an open competition.

I honestly can’t say much else for the other players, since I watched the QBs most of the time. Libre looked solid, and I definitely noted what someone else said, that he finishes each and every one of his runs solidly. Washington showed a few flashes of his amazing speed in 7-on-7s, and Bain showed some solid consistency. Avery still needs to gain 20 pounds, and work on his catching.

I was really impressed with how in-shape some of the players were. A guy I IDed as Steven Christian was really in shape and showed good quickness, but that might have been Lewis Walker, cause I remember noticing that he’s from Salt Lake City. But I may have read my roster wrong either way, so one of the two guys. sj-macro and myki kept on pointing out Aaron Bain as one of the well-conditioned guys, although I couldn’t recognize him by face. I think one of the guys I was really impressed with was Tim Grasso, but I’m not positive on that ID. Inoke made the end-of-practice conditioning drill look easy.

And now, to supplement (repeat?) what WarriorMojo said in post #108. The one-on-ones between the offensive and defensive linemen were amazing. I have always been a fan of Letuli, and I know Mojo’s been touting him too. Well, after today, I was even more impressed. He and John Estes, IMO, were the two top O-linemen in the drills. I can’t remember Letuli really getting beat, and there was one play where he shuffled quite a bit to his right to recover from a move the defender made. Estes was very solid as well, although there was one time he got bull rushed. Kia did well, too, though not as good as Letuli. I didn’t see much of Steinhoff in the drill, which was intriguing. Adrian Thomas did pretty good, too. If Letuli locks down the LT position, I think it would be an intriguing battle for RT between Steiny, Kia, and Thomas. In the end, I think it would be between Steiny and Kia, and I wouldn’t have a problem with either guy. Still no Lafu, so the backup guys got some time. I wasn’t really impressed with them. Hisatake showed some ability while lining up inside. I too don’t think he’s all that comfortable yet playing in space as a tackle. He could be a solid guard, though, and if Lafu’s injury lingers, I think he could take that starting position away.

That said, the offensive line was still a step behind the defensive line in head-to-head unit battles. I think once camp progresses, we’ll see guys solidifiy their starting positions, and hopefully the O-line as a unit will mesh together. Individually, the parts are there …

On the defensive side, I really liked Purcell, as he matched up well against Letuli. And Josh Leonard was a man among boys; I see he bulked up to 305, but he looks as quick off the ball as he did last year as a 270 guy. He could be this year’s Veikune, an All-WAC player coming of the bench. He was an absolute stud today.

Pauoa Boy: I live in NY and used to go to many Knick games. From what you said about Marbury I am NOT suprised…the guy is a total jerk. When I was little I’d ask for autographs after the game and he’d basically walk past every young girl/boy pleading for his signature. Needless to say he’s a total jerk.

Jason and WarriorMojo,
Thanks for the practice coverage on the OLine as that will be critical to the success of this years offense. From what I’ve seen and heard myself, I can see the left side of the line solidifying already with Letuli and Bear…the right side is still shaky to me. I think that Estes can actually move back to G and be the starting RG and move Lafu back to C, as it seems he has most of his experience there. Estes is probably our most solid lineman and moving back to G wouldn’t be that hard. I’m still iffy about Steiny though and think Kia could maybe start at RT after camp. Either way, they need to solidify this group quick.

conor,
After today I no longer respect Marbury. I would have like to punch his face for doing that to my wife and son. My son was bummed and asked how come he didn’t want to sign an autograph. I didn’t know what to say and just told him Stephon Marbury is a prick. I don’t like my son saying bad words but I allowed him to tell Stephon Marbury F–K YOU!!!

Taylor Takata WINS!
Preliminary round win over Greece
Golden Point. Yuko.

conor,
go check out “hawaii volcano update” online for viewing and current information. . the eruption is still going off and you can see it from the Kalapana side. go early in the morning, pretend like you know where you’re going, drive right past the end of the road, keep going to the last parking area and walk over to the uperption. take plenty film if you go when its dark, take flashlights. its a really short walk at the present time.

if you’re into hiking, the top of Mauna Kea is a cool place to visit in the early morrning. when you get to the Kecks, look in the Hilo direction and there is the summit hill a short walk (1/2 mile, down, up) away.

if you wanna see really pretty, on the Saddle Road right after the Girl Scout’s camp as you drive from Mauna Lani direction towards Hilo, there is the hunter’s drive around the lower summits of Mauna Kea. great driving. there are maps of the mountain i can send you if i get your hard address.

actually, next to mauna lani is the sheraton waikoloa and the anaehoomalu bay. having a good time there depends on how old your children are.

if you wanted to go nonstop fishing, Truk or the Solomons. 😀

If you like skin diving and have the training, i can hook you up with friends at SkinDivers Hawaii Tanya or Jennifer. Stunning, & good aim 2.

Jason,
I hear you on that, but I think Estes has already solidified himself as the next UH lineman to make it to the NFL. I know he’s excellent at C, but Lafu at RG I dunno…he’s very strong and all but he still seems small for the position and I haven’t seen enough of him to get a good warm and fuzzy. I know though that he can play C and is probably better suited there and Estes can play G. Either way, I think the NFL scouts already know Estes can play either positions regardless just like Samson did… Hmmm…I dunno I hope Lafu puts his strength to good use and can become a force at RG. I know we have the talent on the OLine but somethings just don’t feel right yet…

gigi – please don’t ever say you’re like Marbury I really don’t want to put you on the same page as he…

sjmacro – hmmm…why can’t everyone be like bruddah Colt?

d1 – lmao I know but he need to respect his elders bwahaha!!!

Conor,
There are some great hiking trails on the Big Island. Some of the best hiking is actually in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Near the Maunalani is the Malama Trail which is a short (15 minute each way), easy hike that takes you to the Puako Petroglyphs. There is a fairly difficult 2 mile trail that will take you down to the Captain Cook Monument in Kealakekua Bay. The trail is fairly steep at parts and often takes some people up to an hour each way. If you have a car, Waipio Valley on the Hamakua Coast is absolutely awesome. You can drive down into Waipio Valley with a 4WD, but none of the rental agencies on the island will “allow” you to. You can hike in from the lookout to the black sand beach below. You can also hike into Pololu Valley in North Kohala. A 15-20 minute hike will take you down to a black sand beach. There is an awesome secluded non-crowded beach in the Kona area called Makalawena. Easily one of the best beaches on the island since most tourist don’t know about it. Problem is that you need 4WD or a 20 minute hike to get there. You can hike to the beach following a trail from Kekaha Kai State Park. Be careful though…Since Makalawena is so secluded some people decide to leave their bathing suits at home. Pu’uhonua o Honaunau has a trail that is called the 1871 trail. It takes you past a heiau. If you want to see waterfalls, they are all on the Windward side of the island. There are a couple waterfalls in Waipio Valley, but they take some hiking to get to. A couple more accessible waterfalls are Akaka Falls and Rainbow Falls near Hilo. Then again if you are coming all the way over towards Hilo you can bring some fish over to Hilo for bhf2, Maverick, and I after you catch that 100 lb ahi. How long are you going to be on the Big Island?

Pauoa Boy, WOW!

Well, if it will make you feel any better, the game was ok but for Colt “parents” or fans, would have been happier with last week’s game 😉 So you didn’t miss THAT much.

And as for autograph “celebs”, I remember taking my kids to McDonalds once to get the Green Ranger’s autograph when Power Rangers was popular. I got JJ’s signature at Borders once. After that, pfffft.
Living on Kauai, we can see celebs in the store sometimes but mostly we leave them alone to be regular people. (I am grateful for a Tsai-ko that got me Colt’s autographs, tho) 😉

Promise aunty, no more letting your kids talk potty mouth to jerks, ok???

Bwahahaha!

Follow-up to another comment about Percy Harvin’s status.
Sounding less likely by the day that he will be ready to go by Aug. 30

Gators coach Urban Meyer said the junior wide receiver has suffered a setback in his rehabilitation from offseason heel surgery, and his status for the rest of preseason practice is uncertain.

“There’s still some pain there [in the heel],” Meyer said Friday at UF’s annual media day. “He had a great three weeks prior to showing up. His last two days were so-so. It’s a concern.”

Harvin has been rehabbing his heel every day, including spending time running in a pool. However, receivers coach Billy Gonzales said Harvin might not be ready until the Gators’ Aug. 30 season opener against Hawaii at Florida Field.

If Harvin can’t be ready, it looks like last year’s #3 receiver, Louis Murphy, will have to step up.

Meyer and several players, including quarterback Tim Tebow, said Murphy, who was third on the team with 37 catches for 547 yards last season, has always been a big-time player as far as they’re concerned, but this season should be his biggest yet.

“You’ve got Percy Harvin and Tim Tebow, two of the finest players in college football, but Louis Murphy is going to be the go-to guy,” Meyer said. “He’s got to have a good year.”

Aunty Liz – I caught some of the highlights and good thing my friend recorded the game so I can watch it. Regardless of how Colt does or did I still want to see him play. He is by far my favorite QB ever!

LOL, sorry I don’t teach my son to say bad words but I was so irate from the way Marbury came off that I couldn’t help it. I will always respect someone who would like to be left alone but the way he did it just rubbed me the wrong way. Besides anyone who disrepects my family will always be an enemy, regardless who it is!

Liz, as far as I know he’s always been on Maui. Seems his whole family except for one uncle in Ewa are in Maui.
Great kid!

Aunty Doris – thanks for the updates on Mana Rosa, glad to see Coach Mack fulfilling his promise to reach out to the local boys and try to keep them home.

WHAAAAT???…Coach Mack speaks French??? Unreal this guy, talk about talented…not only a great coach, who’s very humble, and such a nice guy, but he can speak French too…gotta love em, haha 🙂

You guys are too funny.

I’d put money on this one staying home……UNLV?blah blah blah Utah? nah

Mike- re company cars. I guess you just need to attach yourself to a photog. Carpooling makes sense. (grrrr.)

Thanks, Doris! Go Mana! (to UH, that is)

d1 – practice??? 5:00???

Aunty Doris – I dunno about rental company, but I know some peeps in Waianae can get one car in a lickety, splickety for you if need be, only thing is I dunno if going be legal 🙂

Re: Kainoa LaCount

Hmmm…hope he doesn’t become and academic issue! I guess having him develop and observe for a year could be a blessing in disguise. They say the bigger they are the harded the fall…I hope he gets stronger and learns great technique and leverage, big things expected from this big dude!

Speaking of Maui…

I wonder how things are going on the Dark Side?

Saw Stretch at Makena. Tried calling whitey a few minutes ago, but I guess the darkside has consumed them both! 🙂

Re: Recruiting

There are a chit load of offers out there that I’ve researched that UH has sent out. Just about everyone of our top local prospects have been offered just in case you were wondering. Plus a lot of guys from CA, WA, TX, NV, have been offered too. Many of them are guys with speed as I’ve looked up there attributes and stats. Most in the 4.3 – 4.6 range. Hope some of them offers turn into commits soon and LOI’s get signed!

duffer….nah, they only having some conversation and a karaoke song or two.

Happy (belated) Birthday Liane and Brian!

It is good to know that Miami had a designed pass for Reagan and that he caught it. The other interesting thing is that Miami had a designed pass to Grigsby on the play after they threw a pass to Reagan.

The good: John Beck completed 5-of-9 passes for 45 yards, and was only sacked once, on a cornerback blitz.

The bad: His completions were a designed pass to fullback Reagan Mauia in the flat, another designed dump down to Boomer Grigsby, and then two short completions to Ginn Jr. and Wilford. I didn’t once seem him read the field in his first two series unlike Chad Henne.

Pauoa Boy,

Sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience after seeing Marbury at Legoland. I’m lucky that nobody has done that to me or anyone in my family…but Hawaii athletes and celebrities are much nicer than people like Marbury!

He met his wife, Heather, when they were both teenagers growing up in Springfield, OR. “I was a ninth grader and she was a seventh grader,” Mack says. “The guys always used to go down the park, and we would play touch football and beat each other up. And then we’d go to the pool and watch the girls dive in the water. I’ll never forget this: Heather dove into the pool and didn’t even make a splash. I’d never seen that before! I didn’t even know who she was. I thought, “Who’s that? She’s beautiful.”

Three years later, the two wound up in the same algebra class at Springfield High School–”I was a senior and she was a sophomore, so she was a lot smarter than me,” he says laughing —and began a courtship that continues to this day.

“We’ve been married for 40 years,” says Mack. “We’re best friends . I’ve got the greatest wife in the world.”

The eager young coach embarked on a resume-building career path that took him to Western Oregon State to Idaho to San Jose State to Stanford. In 1985, Mack joined the Denver Gold of the now-defunct U.S. Football League, where he met a young but brilliant offensive coach named June Jones.

A year later, Mack landed his first head coaching job at the college level. At Oregon Tech, in fact, he was both head coach and assistant athletic director. Under his guidance, the football team posted four winning seasons and advanced to the national playoffs, establishing 48 school and 18 national records along the way.

In 1990, he left Oregon Tech to become the defensive coordinator at the U. of Utah, then coached by Ron McBride. He almost left Utah to join a New York franchise in the fledging World League of American Football, but Heather would have none of it.

“Heather is the best football wife,“ says Mack. “What makes her so good is her understanding. She loves what I do and understands what I do. Heather only said ‘No’ one time: Mouse Davis got the head job in New York, and the new league was going to be the next USFL. Heather said ‘You really need to think about this.’ She talked me into not taking that job, which hurt Mouse’s feelings, but it turned out to be the right move because the league went down.”

Hi Tsaikos and Tsaikettes!

Just a quick report of today’s Cattle Call at Palace BBQ. It was fantastic. We ate and ate and talked and ate and talked and talked. Did I mention that we ate. Those little baby octopus were delicious and they move like they are alive when they hit the grill. Brew did an awesome job as grill master and he didn’t even spank my hand when it started roaming. Garret and Lori and sis and their two cute kids were there. The conversation and company was terrific as always.

Went to see a Giants game tonight. It was great! One extra inning. I couldn’t handle it more so because had to go bathroom…was sooooo cooooold. They also brought out all the great players from the past since it is 50th anniversary. A-joe and I had a wonderful time.

Will catch up on blog later. Have a great weekend everyone!

My best wishes goes out to the ’54.’ Very poignant words Stephen.

How can someone that can’t pronounce Kapolei even dare talk about o’hana.

Clay Stanley and team (prayers for their coach and his family) playing Venezuela now. Looking good!
Time for meds and nigh nigh soon.

Hi Liz! Feeling better? Don’t try to do too much too soon, OK?

Thanks guys for the reports from practice. Da team looking good.

Hi LizKauai,

Glad you enjoyed the article. Hope you are feeling much better…

Stanley hitting 9 for 10, 900%!

G’nite, folks!

Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled “Gentlemen Only…Ladies Forbidden”…and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

Good night All…

Good morning J…

Gotta make an esme…. 😉

Good night everyone.

*turns off da lights and closes the door to the Tsaiko clubhouse*

Thank you to ST especially, for your kind birthday wish. And also to Hawaiianbod, LizKauai, and BG. Somehow I have forgotten to remember it because I feel like I am 39.

I love the Tsaikos so I lurk and read all your contributions whenever I have the opportunity. I am in Texas now, visiting with my ailing brother. In a few days I will be in Canada in boony country… Manitoulin Island, Ontario….internet hard to come by. I will be helping my prospective bride to close her affairs there. Then we will go to Alabama to visit another brother, back to Texas again, then Las Vegas to get married. Hopefully we will be in the islands before the football season closes, so we can tailgate with you all, and get to see a home game.

When I read about the get-togethers, it makes me miss you all, especially LizKauai. I am hopeful that you are better now…..seems to be since I get to read all your postings!!

LTUHFAN – I enjoyed reading your vinettes about Coach.

Aloha!!! Go Warriors!!! Beat Florida!!!

Midnight

unkanesson

howzit bradda. i get visitor and stuff fo do dis week but next Sunday I can drive ova, my favorite eatin spot in Waimea is that food place at the opposite end, by the chinese place, but not the restaurant. great local korean grinz. also can eat anykine place, but da local experience is prolly wat conor lookin fo.

course we could jus go by his hotel and shoot one goat wit a bow and arrow (no make noise, scare da tourists) and pulehu da bugga on da greenz, 12 pack steiny, we good to go. 😀

LTUH
great articles on Coach. thanks to your fingers…. 😀

Jason,
WarriorMojo

great comments on your observations of practice. you guyz as good as sjmacro. 😀 so WMojo, you coming o wat? I stay feel yu coming…. 😀

After carful obsavayshun of da slow server for all my posts this early am, with so little traffic at this late hour, an lookin at da planets.. 😀
i am now able to write a quatrain for the 2008 season

ST in da HA house he dwells
the termination ah da 54, it smells,
The blog server is slow, it doesn’t make sense
Fo dis reason da blog won’t register 1K comments.

Belated Happy Birthday Coach Smith!

To both you and your girlfriend. Have a great year sir.

Lotta talk　Tom Brandstater at FS being the next Colt, but I don:t see it. Colt had a NCAA record of 186 passing eff as a Jr. TB was 140 with 2654 yards and 15 TDs. zzz…

Happy (belated) Birthday midnight! I hope that your brother gets well soon! Congratulations to you and your fiancee for your upcoming wedding!

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whitey, howzit bradda.

wish LizK would get up an link me up to CB stuff.
maybe da game yestaday took its toll on da lady.
i loved da battle ah da hans, her an conor.

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good stuff.

Garret: That’s the first thing I noticed when reading that excerpt posted by NYUH. Yes, Graunke was here in 2004 as a redshirt.

Good to see that Mana Rosa finally got an offer from UH.
Jordan Puu Robinson is no longer at Kamehamah-Maui
he is now at Baldwin High playing TE and DE.

A-Sports/Garret,
Sounds like a great time for all at the CC.
Look forward to the pics! (maybe can sneak in one of “you-know-who”)

Nostradamus in Hilo?!?!

….must have snuck in behind the Pun for Prez Guy

New post up!

Conor,
Places to go and have dinner in Kona: Teshima’s in Kainaliu; Manago Hotel in Capt. Cook. Bento lunch Capt. Cook Drive in Capt. Cook; Kona Coast Macadamia Nut Factory for Mac nut candies.