Ornellas steps in

Good Morning All! It’s weird to have a day off in the middle of the week.
Too bad I gotta work on Saturday.
Whitey, I wish they would let Alex punt away. Watching him warm up at the Idaho game, he was booming 60 yarders with ease.

Let’s Go Warriors!

top 5

ST
pack your jacket and something warm, going to be brrrrrrrrrrr in Reno

DPK

seems like a lot of injuries doesn’t it, and not just your nagging game to game variety, but season ending ones……i support a traditional blessing up in Manoa 🙂

Aloha Kakahiaka!!!

It was snowing in Flagstaff. But I don’t mind. Going to walk out in the vog to practice.

Esme & out…

see you all later

Everything could be worse.
Could be playing in Laramie @ 7200 ft. elev..
White out today.
20 deg.

Here is the picture that Cliff wanted posted.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/pomai44/HawaiiCliffSrLove.jpg

This is extra

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/pomai44/81rainbows.jpg

djmitcho,

we’ll be ‘road tripping’ through WA again from Seattle to Missoula, yee haw. we’re going to get an early start on friday morning after a good night’s sleep in Seattle, and see what the weather will bring us for that 7.5+ hour drive. should be fun, aunty lyn, aunty pam (the bombers from past) and aunty anne (Cameron Higgins mom). i really qualify for the HOV lane……wait, does Spokane have HOV…..i don’t mean Hawaiian On Vacation either, haha

Warriors have their destiny in their hands…..they can win……don’t listen to all the other crap….just play the game the way it should be played!!!

GO WARRIORS
GO WARRIORS
GO WARRIORS
GO WARRIORS
GO WARRIORS

GO WILDCATS (X2) 🙂

GO WARRIORS (kapalama)

here we go warriors, here we go!
here we go warriors, here we go!
here we go warriors, here we go!…..imua!

ahouse
Was it your q on HF possibly listed for UNLV AD’s position….
last read HF name not listed as possible candidate. Locals along with the acting AD on list mentioned. UNLV must have done indepth due deligence research, but one neva nos. Winning the game last week saved the UNLV coach job for the next week.

Happy belated b/day LTUHF
Can’t wait to see pics for RainbowCliff’s celebration.

Pomai #17 – Congrats to Rainbow Cliff! Still a Rainbow and still awesome!!!

Aloha Kakahiaka and wish me luch- going to get the MRI consultation now.

All the injuries … how come? Isn’t it caused to a great degree by the coaching staff switching players to different unfamiliar positions too freely? Football is a hard hitting and high intensity game and when players use muscles not used to certain motions, their chances of getting hurt are highly increased. In other words, they get easily hurt. This is common sense. How come the coaching staff doesn’t get it? Football is a team sport and every player learns his position by repeating the same motions until the moves become automatic. I repeat … repetition, repetition, repetition. Great teams do it. Players know their exact roles and execute what they know by repeated practice. To minimize injuries, players should stick to the positions they know best and master the positions. It’s all about execution. You do it better than your opponent. Wasn’t the coaching staff switching players around to different positions from spring training and players were getting hurt even before the season started?

This is a glaring weakness this season, and I am just an ardent fan who don’t know much about football, but enjoy the game immensely. Fans like us see the game from a totally different angle from the coaches who seem to see only the “xs'” and “os'”.

The raw material is there. It is just a matter of putting it together, but not if players keep playing out of position and getting hurt.

No matter what, win or lose, go Warriors!

Injuries happen…..it’s a physical game. It’s called FOOTBALL. To blame coaching or individual people for a player’s injury is ridiculous. Unless of course, it was on purpose.

I do NOT blame injuries on coaching or changing positions. However, I have three things that I do wonder about:

1. There seem to be a lot of complaints about the UA shoes and the Warriors seem to get a good number of ankle injuries. From what many people have said here and elsewhere (including other teams that wear the UA shoes), it doesn’t appear that the UA shoes do a good job for linemen compared to the shoes the Warriors used to wear. Luau feet in shoes that do not fit properly and do not provide adequate support are a bad combination.

2. Some people report from practice that stretching and general warming up seems to be done in a lax manner. And post-workout stretching also doesn’t seem to be taken as seriously as it could by people who report back from practice.

3. Lots of complaints about the strength & conditioning program at UH. Is it a lack of facilities compared to other schools (rehabbing in vats of ice instead of the modern equipment other schools use, not having adequate exercise bikes until now)? Is it the emphasis within the program? Or is it something else?

Tsaiko Bike Donors

This is the bike that you ordered, waited for, and now see in use.
Mahalo on behalf of Na Koa and Warrior Football

http://www.nakoa.org/events.htm

Good Morning Tsaikos!!

I don’t really care what’s going on with the WSN board. If I did, I would be there reading it myself. Keep whatever crap happens there on that site. Mahalo

Thanks for that excellent link Don. That picture is priceless. Mahalo to all who helped make the bike happen.

Good morning everyone!

Don Weir:

Thanks for the bike photo with Mr. Lee loy – damn, he makes the bike look good or is it his niece that makes he and the bike look good.

OK, now we wait for the 2nd bike!!

Bulla! ~ Looks like we got us a one vehicleCONVOY!

Montana troopers say they don’t worry about triple digit speed in the day time…and we’re supposed to believe that?! Yeah right, and Colt graduated from Kaka’aku HS. Bwhahahaha!

#39 Couldn’t agree more.

Kainoa Carlson’s Mom was at practice.

All QBs throwing. Looks like Moniz took more of the reps, but I was watching the D to learn more.

jm2375…

Trolls? Ahem…ahem… I only look like one first thing in the morning…

mih – 😆

I’m home ill today and have a rare opportunity to post. I read the blog everyday, but can’t post from work. What’s a troll?

Don Weir,

Thanks for posting the link to the Na Koa site with the picture of the bike. We need to make sure a Tsaiko sticker gets on the bike.

ai-eee-soos,

I don’t know if Kainoa LaCount was practicing.

I did overhear the Coach say that a few players are not going to play because of academics. He didn’t reveal who, which is only right. I’m sure their parents will get on their cases. We just need to support them.

I read about JB last night here on the blog, but was too tired to respond. That’s too bad…hopefully he gets better real soon. The Warriors will certainly miss him – please stop that giraffe of a quarterback. Go Warriors…keep warm and we’ll be cheering you on.

BHF2,

Good job in organizing the fund raising for the bikes. Cute niece! You have ‘ohana all ovah da place. Wonder how your nieces are doing at NAU?

jm2375:

October 28th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Good morning Tsaikos!

Agree totally with Stretch.

ST – trolls are back. Need to get that zapper out again…

ST ~ Include dumping the spambots with that lunch order.

whew…thought they referring to me. I can honestly say that I’m not a troll, never have been and never will be. “madeinhawaii” thanks for the clarification.

El Zappo will be riding again soon. 😉

jm2375,

It probably was too early to get the sticker for the photo shoot. I don’t know who has Tsaiko stickers. AddahknowJoe?

Coach Tormey is always the easiest to hear at practice. I learn a lot listening to him instructing the players on position, etc. Today he was making sure players were paying attention & providing encouragement.

A troll is an animal who’s all pubic hairs-just checked ,that’s a negative
he snarls up at anything he sees-smiles: yes, snarls:no
And though his words are brawny- sometimes salty
His brain’s so weak-magna cum laude
He’s just plain silly with a stubborn streak- occasionally silly and sometimes stubborn
I have a soul, I’m not a Troll!

Here’s a shout out to Garret and his family, battling back from the flu bug. Get well soon, y’all.

I doubt the injuries and any poor performance by our players is due to the Under Armour cleats. Everyone has a preference in gear but as a cost savings venture the Warriors are sponsored by UA and the players are obligated to wear UA. South Carolina and Texas Tech wear UA and there aren’t reports of them losing players due to cleats quality, nor are the teams losing games because of the quality of the gear. Everyone feels comfortable in certain brands more than others but it is what it is, UA is the official gear of UH so they got to get used to it and not use it as an excuse for under performance or the reason they got injured. Football is a very physical game. Players got to love the contact sport or its time for some to hang it up.

W.M.

would that be as in “burgers?”

Pomai
UH 34 NEV 31

Go WARRIORS!

RainbowCliff… just read your post from yesterday. It was wonderful.

djmitchco:

I would also like to see Dunnachie just punish the ball and sail over the returner’s head so he has to run like hell to get it.

Wonder why Coach Tormey is so concerned about placing the ball near the side lines when there is so much room to the left or right? With the “hang time”, one would think that the Special Team players would be able to cover the receiver.

A-House,

When I was a professor I had classes where every two weeks I’d get a grade check and attendance check form. I would also let the coach know right away if a student-athlete missed a class. Homework grades and exams give a feel for how a student-athlete is doing in a class well before the final exam happens.

I had a student-athlete in my class on a team that was ranked in the top 10 and both the student-athlete and I were convinced that the athlete would be suspended if the student part wasn’t taken care of. The student-athlete took care of the classwork, even with the class time missed due to road trips.

Rivals predicts that Nevada will play SMU in the Hawaii Bowl. Nevada or Fresno State would probably be the best WAC teams for attendance if UH wasn’t in the game. Idaho will go to the Humanitarian Bowl, BSU will go somewhere else, and La Tech and other WAC teams wouldn’t bring in the fans.

thats odd, thanks.

I found where Slugger mentioned Walker yesterday. From yesterday’s blog:

I hope Lewis Walker is ok. Saw him lying on his back working his legs while the team was doing running drills across the field & back at the end of practice.

oh ok, i guess it makes more sense now that lewis walker is possibly injured.

The Humanitarian Bowl wanted to match a WAC team against the Pac-10 or MWC…but it looks like they have to settle for a *MAC* team because of the low payout. The #3 MAC team won’t excite the fans or the TV networks…

The Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl is negotiating with the Mid-American Conference to provide a team for the game from 2010 to 2013, bowl and WAC officials confirmed Tuesday.

The decision to chase a MAC team comes after the the H-Bowl struck out on deals with the Pac-10 and Mountain West.

WAC athletic directors voted unanimously to support the H-Bowl in its pursuit of a MAC team a few weeks ago, commissioner Karl Benson said.

Bowls must have agreements to fill both spots in its game in order to be certified by the NCAA. If the H-Bowl and the MAC cannot reach a deal, the annual game in Bronco Stadium faces a critical decision about its future, including whether or not to continue.

Options are limited because most leagues have finalized their bowl arrangements.

How long is the Hawaii Bowl’s agreement with C-USA? It looks like the MWC and Pac-10 are available anymore so that really reduces the options for the Hawaii Bowl.

Such regional options are gone, however. The Mountain West recently announced agreements with the Las Vegas, Poinsettia, Independence, Armed Forces and New Mexico bowls for the 2010 through 2013 bowl seasons.

The Pac-10 recently announced agreements with the Rose, Alamo, Holiday, Sun, Vegas and Emerald bowls.

The NCAA limits the number of bowl agreements that conferences can sign, basing that number on how many bowl-eligible teams a conference has had over a four-year period.

The Mountain West and Pac-10 are full.

whitey,

I got your e-mail. Interesting response from UH and it looks like UH doesn’t plan to change. At least now we know that UH is aware of the issue and chose to not change…

Garret:

I did not realize that coaches on the mainland were doing grade checks so frequently or was it a means to determine which players will not be around the next semester/year.

Unless its a class with many weekly exams, there would be little change of the student’s GPA.

If a student has a “failing grade”, will NCAA rules/guidelines prohibit that player from competing during the season?

When I took Business Statistics, our instructor walks in, says to review/study chapters 1-3, and leave the room. This went on for the entire semester. Only exam we took was the mid-term and finals.

Hi ST. Thanks for taking the trash out this morning. 🙂

Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?

A-House,

I don’t know the details on tracking students progress when they are student-athletes. I would conjecture that what Garret was saying is true here. Teams are checking up on the athlete throughout the semester.

You can’t just check grades during midterms and finals. If you want them to succeed, you need to track them throughout the semester. Having grades posted online for exams & assignments gives you a view of how they are doing, and attendance, if that is tracked online.

Our system at NAU, from what I could see when I took a class, would show you your grades for exams through the semester. No longer do you need to post grades on paper outside of the professor’s door.

One of the Coach’s goals, and I’m assuming the other coaches also, is to graduate all of the students. You can’t do that if they are not passing classes. Getting them help with subjects during the term is important if they are going to pass a class. Thus, the tutors on the road. You have to be able to see their current grades status if you are going to provide that type of assistance.

They also have minimum grade point averages to keep up if they want to play, don’t they?

Kazz,

I suppose though, cleats work differently on natural surfaces like grass than on synthetic surfaces.

All these grade checking and followup .. tutoring, etc. Is that reserved only for the scholarship players?

Rainbow Cliff:

Hope today was just a GREAT day in your life with so many attending to express their gratitude for all the work you have produced over the past 17 years.

Continued success at the Wooten Center and no forget to keep displaying all the UH things to remind you of the great days you experienced as an underclassmen!!

[Ooops! ST ~ could you delete my last post. I’ll put the link under my name.] Trying again. . .

Remember: it’s only a game. The people in it are the important things.

Hi! I see the numbers are off a bit. Must have had some interesting posts earlier today.

Rough day. I am ready for dinner and a relaxing evening.

Tomorrow is the day-that-never-ends. Day 1 of conferences — 7:30 (before the sun rises) to 8:30 (way after the sun sets).

Don Weir . . .

Thanks for the photo of the Rainbow Dancer!

Whoo-hoo!!!

Pink is my favorite color. Oops wrong blog.

Garret . . .

Glad to hear you and your family are recovering. Slowly.

Time for a very quick break:

Mahalo for your HI-5 donations. I’ve mailed a $30 check to the SERVING UP 1,000 Fund to honor Dave Shoji’s 1,000 wins.

The next HI-5 drive will be on Saturday, November 7. All proceeds will go to Dole Middle School’s after-school cross-country sports program fund set up to buy shoes and uniforms for participants whose families cannot afford to do so. Will post the August, 2008 Lee Cataluna story which is what triggered my interest in the next day or two. .

The November 14 HI-5 drive will go to the PIAA – more information on it a few days beforehand.

Next, did anyone find a small red & black flashlight Saturday evening at the post-game T-Gate. I used it while prowling through garbage cans in the parking lot and elsewhere. I forgot to put it back in my backpack. If you found it, please let me know.

Finally #1: A number of interesting political discussions about Aloha Stadium and its development potential have been or will be held over the next several weeks. If you’re interested, let me know and I’ll make sure that you get any meeting notices.

Tomorrow’s Stadium Authority meeting has a couple of related items on its agenda.

Finally #2: Look for some new developments coming from a partnership to create comprehensive travel packages for visiting teams’ supporters. Between football, soccer, baseball, softball, men’s & women’s basketball & volleyball, around 100 teams play here in Hawai`i each year. This could have a significant positive impact both on athletic department revenues as well as the larger economy.

Back to work – major grant app due next Monday.

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Hmm… I was just looking at the old Boise schedules, and in 96, 97, as well as 98, they didn’t do all that well. Then, in 1999 they lost to UCLA, Hawaii, and North Texas but won the rest of their games.

The rest is WAC history. What happened after `98 that turned them around? Or were they simply rebuilding the program in 96,97, and 98 as the moved up in Divisions?

madeinhawaii #125:

Don’t know the specifics regarding Boise’s 1998 turnaround.

But what I do know is that Boise’s first year in Division 1-A was 1996 when they entered the Big West. Like most 1-AA to 1-A transitioning programs, the first few years must have been hard on them…..I guess recruiting/talent level eventually caught up.

It sure was cold this morning. When I left home it was just below freezing. It has warmed up some, though. Tomorrow will be warmer with lots of rain.

Is Shaydon Kehano being recruited by UH? Per performance, he’s been the best player in the State this year. He’s a real playmaker. Also, some good ones that I have been watching HS football on OC16…Mercado, the Kahuku kicker from Florida. He’s lot a strong leg and a high lift on his kicks. UH needs to recruit a freshman place kicker!
Zach Quines, LB or DE from Mililani. Good size, very quick, and a good burst to the ball. With increased bulk and strength I like his potential. Wilson from Waianae, the defensive lineman…I thought he was good.
On the shoes, Utah and Auburn use UA gear also and they are doing just fine too. To blame the shoes is really reaching. Excuses, excuses. Come on, Man!!!! In a way I blame June Jones before he left. We did not recruit a freshman QB to replace Colt Brennan. Tyler Graunke was the only QB that was a freshman recruit that played meaningful playing time. Inoke Funaki was recruited as a QB but with 2 years gone on a mission he lost valuable time. He’s a good athlete, but his arm and the read progression, etc. did not suit him the best for the run and shoot. He probably was best for the option, like Navy for Georgia Tech. Other QBs recruited like Kiran Kepoo and others were flops and hardly or never saw the field. So the cupboard was bare when McMackin took over and they had to go the JC route w/ Alexander and Rausch. Well, you know what happened. UH recruited 3 freshman QB last year and they are all redshirting this year. I hope at least one of them is the answer for the future. The QB is the most important position on this team because we throw so much. We cannot make a mistake in getting a good QB. Colt Brennan was the answer to our prayers. We need another guy like that. If not, I have to say it, adios coach. Behind the QB, we need good offensive lineman and defensive lineman. I believe the coahces can find good receivers, running backs, linebackers, and DBs to fill in because there are more of them around. People say we should be patient. Of course. What else can we do? For me, I’m disgusted, not because UH has been losing, but because how we have been losing. To UH coaches and players…we have found the problem and it is you. They are their own worst enemies w/ all the mistakes, poor execution, play calling, etc. etc. There is a reason why people win and lose. In college football, coaching is 75% maybe more the reason why teams win. In the first place, coach recruit players. Winning coaches know how to recruit players and evaluate them to fit their system and coach them. They know what the winning formula is. Our UH team is just a bad football team now and we have seen signs of a bad team since Cincinnati and Notre Dame continuing to this year. Right now, we wouldn’t be able to beat Central Arkansas and Wazzu. When you are left w/ a couple of walk ons as your starting QB it’s all over. I don’t blame Coach Mac for the QB situation, but I do blame him for his coaching and the coaches coaching. That have been bad. As a senior citizen and retired, being patient at our age is difficult because we’re just like the NFL (not for long). I have been a UH fan since I started watching games at Honolulu Stadium in 1967 when Larry Cole, Larry Arnold, McKinley Reynolds, and Rich Leon were playing. The team and fans went through
tough times. (i.e. Larry Price, Von Appen). Nice guys, but Leo Durocher said nice guys finish last. What is McMackin? It is a season that started w/ the fiasco in the pre-season WAC coaches get together and it’s been downhill since. This week will be ugly. Next week against Utah State won’t help either becuase the Aggies have improved a lot. As a good friend said to me this week, I don’t even watch the games anymore, I don’t even listen to the radio anymore either. I’m just sick watching them play already!!!! Indeed, with the economy being bad, people being laid off, kids not in school because of the furlough, etc. a good football team would have lifted some people’s spirits. Nevada in a rout, 84-10.

Howzit Everybody,

I’m sorry for bringing up the other forums but man that WSN forum is brutal. I mean these guys call themselves fans but all most of them do is talk crap about the program and the coaches. Reading that kind of forum just makes it hard to be a fan of the school because all you here is negative.

If people feel that we need a change then do something about it.

Sorry I just had to get that off my chest.

Sad I tell you sad.

If I cared what was being posted on the WSN, I would read the WSN.

But I don’t, so I don’t.

That doesn’t get me a discount on season tickets, beer at the stadium, or my own freeway on-ramp after the game…

…but I will be enjoying a great steak dinner tonight!

YMI still here?

I was gonna say the same thing…what is a WSN?

BSU success? Attention to detail.

D1,

I said I was sorry for bringing that up but it just got under my nerves little bit. No need get mad. =)

Warrior Sports Network, I think.

Apparently some really “interesting” posting goes on there. Never visited; at this point, probably never will.

re: WSN

Ahhh ic ic. Is that the blog that Dave Reardon or whatever has on the Star Bulletin?

Slugger,

Dave Reardon doesn’t look Caucasian at all! hahaha.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3297224808_fe93456d27.jpg

He looks more like mix chinese filipino or something. btw thats a picture of him.

kama krab,

Iz all good 🙂

Hope Kawika Ornellas not only steps “in” but “up” as well….

…and that goes for all the Warriors!

Go Phillies!!

Boise St seems to have found a system that appears to work for them only.

I don’t know who started it, maybe Hawkins? Their system doesn’t appear to be easily transferable to other schools either, see Hawkins struggles at Colorado, despite BCS Conference, “better recruiting”, more resources, etc.

Boise has created a nice little Football community, as in “us against the world”, given even average players ample playing time, by creating their different commando squad formations, even if most of them are pure camouflage.

Small community,where every cop knows your name and the coaches phone number. Overall much less distractions, especially in summer.

That hideous turf, at least reponsible for 25 % of their home wins.

Coaches like Hawkins and now maybe Peterson? get hired away by big schools who are in trouble, but as I said, the Boise formula is not so easy to duplicate anywhere else. Peterson might be smart to stay right where he is.

Hawai’i is also a very unique coaching challenge, obviously for completely different reasons, but that’s another story.

iwwthm,

It’s been so long since I’ve looked at the other pepahs blog columns. The pic I remember was of someone w/ salt ‘n pepper hair. No look like dat pic-chah. Oh, well…ainokea what he looks like.

But I like the pic attached to the article about last Saturday’s game. That was a good wide shot of the Coach & the D.

K, back to regular programming.

d1
passing the proverbial baton as we prepare to go to America again, and since you have just returned. not too bad, 47 degrees and rain in Missoula, better than snow.

happy for #2 son, awesome ride, don’t get off the train just yet, got lots more balling to do…..big game this weekend between the saints and the other guys….hope both teams play well and that it is a good contest…someone will win and someone will lose….the battle of Kapalama vs. Kalaepohaku…..wow, i think Defense will be the key to this game….but who knows….

congrats to #2…….and all the other SL alum with him

yup, no magic formula there.

oh and Houston Nutt….did really well at Arkansas and now at Ole Miss.

actually now that i see how little time Boise has been around in football their Head Coaches are pretty successful HC.

Hawkins (maybe)
Koetter
Nutt

MIH yup UA weren’t in the cleat business very long but they outfitted South Carolina, Texas Tech, Maryland, Navy, Auburn and South Florida to name a few and they weren’t using the shoes as excuses for performance. But like Garret and a few others mentioned, maybe the personal fitting and possible custom made shoes were available to them but not at UH. We got outfitted this season, did it matter in the win, loss column, no, can’t keep on blaming the equipment.

I think to have a winning season in the SEC is always something to be both proud of. Go ask Vanderbilt haha and Kentucky haha.

Anyway this is Nutt’s record.

year/team/overall/conference/conference rank

1998 Arkansas 9–3 6–2 T-1st (West)
1999 Arkansas 8–4 4–4 3rd (West)
2000 Arkansas 6–6 3–5 5th (West)
2001 Arkansas 7–5 4-4 3rd (West)
2002 Arkansas 9–5 5–3 T-1st (West)[10]
2003 Arkansas 9–4 4–4 4th (West)
2004 Arkansas 5–6 3–5 3rd (West)
2005 Arkansas 4–7 2–6 4th (West)
2006 Arkansas 10–4 7–1 1st (West)
2007 Arkansas 8–5 4–4 3rd (West)

Ole Miss
2008 Ole Miss 9–4 5–3 2nd (West) (Beat #4 Florida)
2009 Ole Miss 5–2 2–2

Thats funny Wafan.
Didn’t realize Charlie Brown was still so popular. Lets Bless our Network TV trying hold on for survival.

The Charlie Brown series still rules over most of the Cr*p-tastic shows on Cable.
Happy Halloween Gang. It’s all about our Keiki’s for this day

UCSan Diego has a wvb player- Mahinalani DeGroot. I think her dad coached in Hawaii.

Night, wafan!

Dinnertime for me…Laters…

808ike,

Mahalo.

Derek,

Speaking of Tyler Graunke.

You think our former coach let him slip a bit with Colt-mania taking up the spotlight?

Kazz,

I kinda doubt that JJ let Tyler Graunke slide and if he did u would think he got back on his butt when Colt took the hit against Fresno.

Houston Nutt was only at Boise State for one year and he posted a 4-7 record, which was an improvement over their 2-10 record after jumping up to Div 1-A. It is strange that Nutt was hired away by Arkansas after only going 4-7 at Boise. He had been an Assistant at Arkansas and had played at Arkansas (as well as growing up there) so I guess he had good connections.

Dirk Koetter was an Idaho kid who was hired away from the OC position at Oregon to lead Boise. It was under him that Boise had its first Div 1-A success. After a 6-5 first year he posted 2 consecutive 10 win seasons. Boise was his first head coaching job.

Hawkins was brought to Boise by Koetter when Koetter started. Hawkins was OC and became head coach when Koetter left. Hawkins had been a successful head coach at Willamette before joining the Boise State staff.

Peterson was an assistant coach at Oregon before he joined Hawkins as the OC when Hawkins took over. Obviously when Hawkins left Peterson became HC.

On KGMB saw a clip of Coach B. Smith working with a “device” to help our RBs work on NOT fumbling. It’s some stick with a boxing glove at the end.

It would be good therapy to allow some fans to assist in this drill. 😆

expat,

that pretty much sums it up…and the rest is history 🙂

expat,

good info on Boise. What I’m curious about is who it was that established their multi-faceted and camouflaged play book. It seems to be the same the last 10 years. Maybe its just an imperceptible evolution.

Anyhow, what I really would like to see for the rest of the season, playing time and improvement of players counted on for next year, with our injuries, that might come in handy this year.

A re-emergence of a team idendity and personality, give us an idea where this is going. I like to see a bigger hand print on the defense by BigMack.

A lot more fighting spirit and concentration by the offense.

Even if we don’t win, I would like to glimpse the near future.

Hiya Tsaikos.

wafan,
whitey,
cute, huh? she was walking by at da right minute, and Don Weir knew how to spruce up da pikchah an put one big grin on dis mugga. dats my cousin Derek’s kid. really cute, Hawaiian, Korean, Chinese, English.
an she get one monstah interested so you bettah watch yo mout! 😆

tonight’s news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmse8Jhy4mc

who is that on the bike?

Thanks Chawan_Cut 😀

the boxing glove made my day.

ok bhf2, that was pretty good explanation counselor cause mrs bhf2 is reading this blog at home. hoooo, ouch, ouch, ouch

wafan, 200??????

A House,

spoke with a Mike Lum today. He is a volunteer
with Na Koa.

a very nice man and knowledgeable on many fronts.
really lifted my spirits listening to him.

he spent a lot of time explaining the background
of Na Koa with me, their vision, their accomplishments,
where he thinks they’re going. in fact, there are different
aspects of Na Koa i thought of you all the while he was talking.
summer school was a biggie for him and its attendant budget.

made me appreciate Na Koa a whole lot more
after the tutorial, and what they’re trying to do
for the UH Warrior Football program.

the bottom line is that there are alot of people pulling for our Warriors and are taking positive steps, like us, to improve the program.

I am encouraged that our program is headed in the right direction, and this season is a part of that journey.

Na Wahine bb opens with HPU in November before going on the road. Kazz you’d be seeing a lot more if you attended Na Wahine bb practice rather than softball. I wouldn’t be surprised if Coolen doesn’t use this period to look at walk on candidates.

ST covers softball. so what is the scoop on softball practice schedule aside from the starting time

I am accompanying my mom on a 7-day Hawaii cruise on the Pride of America. Sails this Saturday, so Peaches will drop us off at the pier after we the UH-Nevada game at Genji’s. Peaches has no vacation time, especially at this time of year. 🙁

It’s been 3.5 years since I sailed on the Pride of America, so I will keep a close watch on the services and venue. NCL America varies from the NCL and the other cruise lines…some positive, some not. I will probably post activities/observations as I did the Mexico cruise last month–but with an eye toward it being the venue for a local blog cruise.

Blog cruise–think of it as a 7 day non-stop tailgate where you do not have to cook or buy food (only soda or booze). No need to drive home. Nap in your own stateroom and note scenery changes almost every morning …while the tailgate site stays the same…and some people will still be where you left them last night… 🙄 👿

Go ashore and maybe meet the Big Island Tsai-kos (Hilo and Kona), the Maui grand hosts, and the Kauai Tsai-kos. Cruise the Na Pali coast and see the lava enter the ocean at night.

Gotta find the right time for everyone and the best fares. Maybe impossible…but at least a small expeditionary forces of 8-20 Tsai-kos at a time. Then later, maybe a full scale blog cruise with ST & Wena in another part of the world. OK, I’m land sick…

Another advantage of the local cruise for Oahu residents… no airport, no airfare, no TSA, no careful packing and planning what’s in your hand-carry. Don’t even have to pack that good…if you forget something, take a free shuttle to Wal-Mart or similar from the pier . (Used to have them in Hilo, Kahului, and Nawiliwili).

My mom gets sea sick on most boats and ferries. But this will be her 6th cruise…and it was her idea. Sea sickness is rare on large cruise ships that are 3 football fields in length and as tall as Aloha Tower (almost). Too much things to do and eat 😐

expat,

I would be really curious how Boise State would handle a sudden shift in their fortunes, as in losing.

Everybody is so spoiled there for a very long time, it could be a real shock to their system. They should be fine for another two years with what they have now……..but,,,,,,

Like ST said, it’s a lot of pressure. If they start looking at winning as an entitlement, they’ll be in trouble.Losing is not in their DNA, so if it should happen, it will hit them like a desease.

Hmmmm, I’m starting to realize that I’m beginning to sound like a voodoo priest, bwaahaahaahaha…………

ST,

It cuts both ways doesn’t it. I will be the first one to admit that Mack’s job is not an easy one, and JJ’s shoes are not easy to fill maybe even impossible. I feel frustration, a little sadness, but at the same time compassion for the guy. On a human level, Mack is probably one of the best characters in college football having met and talked to him in person you can see it. I think if he were to take us to a BCS 5 years in a row and become the most famous person in America he would still be down to earth.

As Lou Holtz would say and I paraphrase ‘Pressure is only for people that are not prepared, if you are prepared you are excited, you want to show the world how good you really are.”

Who knew that taking us to the top of the food chain, the creme dela creme of college football would mean we create a monster of expectations that the public demand and unfortunately is difficult to sustain. Perception is reality, and unfortunately people (including myself) perceive this team as the reality of the 2007 team. When you are 0-12, you got no where to go but up, when you are 12-0 you got no where to go but down…I don’t envy Mack’s job one bit, and I for one could never challenge his courage and conviction.

Oh wells, Go Warriors!

congrats to the phillies and shane for the winning today. game was very well played by both teams. looks like a very tight series. game 2 of the MLBWS can be viewed on chan 2 @ 1:30pm

evening tsaiko country, stay cool cause very humid

heheheheh

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

and i’m off to see what wsn is about.

“Eeeeeeeee.”

jm2375:
October 28th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
SteveM – have a great time! I kinda want to do that cruise, but hubby not interested.

I know a Tsaikette who might need a roomie… How’s January if the price is right…? 😆

SteveM: cruise note; scenery changes almost every morning …while the tailgate site stays the same…and some people will still be where you left them last night… 🙄 👿

wow steveM you should join us sometimes we really fun people

iwwthm,

There s/b room. I’ll let Art know.

SteveM – #219 – check ur email.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

OK, time to walk the puppy (who’s walking who?), then dishes, shower and sleep.

Cya tomorrow.

so i was watching the baraquio’s show.
lo and behold the first guests are esme and mrs. c.
great plug for our resident karaoke star.

btw, wha’ happened to you on saturday mrs. c?
i was looking forward to some mongo beans or pinakbet.

another “gone with the wind”.

yo, white one.
i tested the halibut tonight.
#2 said was some good.
saute style; butter, olive oil, dusted in flour with a little salt n pepper.
pressed garlic, lemon juice, capers.

looks like get plenty of lurkers tonight and they getting ready for sat night when the great pumpkin going come out and bring plenty of presents for me.

no worry al, #2 son is learning and i think duffer going give him a surprise next march. hooooooo, no can tell yet!!!!!!!

tell #2, get plenty more different kinds of fish and shellfish in manila.

had maui, kauai, and big island all represented………was all good

bulla, you porgot, had lanai too. ralph and dj

bulla, inquiring minds wish to know.
if you wear some headgear when in the north region???

you wouldn’t want to catch a head cold.

#208, LOL.
Read your post with interest.
Its not always easy to express your mana’o i’o on this site, so thankyou for your comments.
I thought your selection of coaches to be retained most intriquing.
George Lumpkin was especially surprising and most fans have him listed as #1 on the hit list.
I give you credit in understanding his value.
It’s not in the nature most would perceive but he is a stable force of influence that many coaches over the past have consulted and confided.
Many times to get JJs ear in the past regime.
George is George.
I like the positive nature in which you raise his name.

As to the others I have no comment but again kudos for being honest.

I have also heard of the BK incident and it is tragic.
enuff said.

My only other comment is on T.G.
My advice is to let sleeping dogs lay.
There was only one player I thought was fair game and that was the player who wrote a book for expose.
It served no team purpose in my view.
Many players have taken the off paths in the past and later mature. There are so many good examples….and otherwise.
These are bigger than life men-children but still, youthful and full of ambition and yes–mischief.

Again, mahalo for your sincere contribution.

whitey,

The team left this afternoon & ST departed tonight.

wait…is it derek or derel?

i thought that the name doesn’t have to be changed. it has memory. unless of course you changed it earlier.

anyway,
at bsu, no one takes a break during the summer “informal workouts”. againe this year they had 100% participation for the entire roster as well as walk-ons and incoming recruits. oh, and that would be not mising a single workout.

at hawaii, some captains had taken a two week hiatus during this same period. many went south or er, north in this case and the newbies weren’t al in attendance.

so yes, we are light years away from duplicating or emulating the likes of bsu.

howzit,

the purple beanie cap fits very nice on the dome…..the domes always come home, haha.

seattle is warm, 50ish so i am going to wear shorts and slippers ala RK on his road trip. we get in tomorrow night, great HA flight, love the crew…..land in seattle, crash. and then friday we’ll do the drive to Missoula, 7.5+ hours, but it will be fun. will have mrs bulla, aunty pam, and mrs. anne higgins……you’ve heard of charlies angels right, haha

should be a good road trip, ‘the beast’ has been practicing as a DE and LB this weekend. he is fully recovered and ready to go balling in missoula.

we’ll keep everyone posted on the trip..gotta love cel phones and Facebook, haha.

GO WARRIORS
GO WILDCATS (X2)

going to crash, since we gotta get to work early in the morning…… 🙂

hey, we made the #250 so it may be time to call it a night.

bulla, if one of your attendents is monte c, tell him i said hi. he comes from a very athletic family and his dad is hugh c who used to work at aloha stadium. hugh is from maui.

al, i not really into lomi, but i going try get my recipe for poke down a little better.

bulla
you need to ask anne h. to make you guys some auntie linda’s green chile stew. that’ll keep you warm, if not very hot.

sounds like fun whitey.

al, you need to come to my island….

“againe this year they had 100% participation…”

you did mean “again”, right?

4-2, my lead.

“newbies weren’t al in attendance”.

you did mean “all”, right?

8-2. Aloha serve.

hahahaha….let’s even out the score.

self-annoited = self-annointed

10-4

dittohead:

October 28th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
“enought for my healthy body”.

you did mean “enough”, right?

10-2. game to dittohead!

call me uncle.

oh btw, sorry but that quote belonged to whitey.

8 – 4

JJs = JJ’s

8 – 8

tks dittohead.
that was fun.

nite SteveM!

see you folks on saturday.

Good Morning Tsaiko Nation as it is 5:30 am and I have awaken from a ceremony sleep that will go down in South Central Los Angeles as it’s FINEST moment of praise and glory.

The 17th year Wooten Center Ceremony for Clifford Sanchez was wall to wall packed with children, parents, special guests, dignitaries, professional colleagues, friends, associates and All Time Rainbow Warrior Great Center Fielder Ricki Bass driving from Van Nuys California to show his praise and respect.

It was an AWESOME display of love, TOP notch performances from my children and the parents cooking up their favorite dishes as NOTHING was left to eat or drink. I received so much praise and glory that this man can ever look and feel that he is not appreciated or the work that he has done over the years has not gone in vain.

Opening prayer from Wooten Center Educational Director Marzette Williams was so profound and spiritual that God gave us a beautiful outside back yard day with sunny skies, cool breeze and fresh air that really started the festive occasion off on a positive wing and a prayer.

My children performend MAGNIFICENTLY as 10 year old Tia Pitts the lead singer of my Wooten girls three brought the HOUSE down with her accapella voice of “when a hero comes along” it brought tears to the appreciative audience as well as me with ALL three girls receiving a standing ovation !

Poems from my little girls and boys were so heart warming as my lady host Antanika Barnes had to hold back so much smile of joy and appreciation as her practice with them paid off in their delivery to a capacity crowd to be so young at 6 and 7 years of age.

I received so many plaques and gifts that when I left I had both arms filled with basket of goodies, leis around my neck, beautifully made programs, money, candy suckers, home made cookies and a beautiful nylon jacket from LA84 Foundation Sr. President Jalal Hazzard who brought it down personally to give it to me.

Photolyrics Mr. Larry Warmsley filmed and photograph the event with Hawaii Ricki Bass, Ice Cream Man Matt Allen, Tennis teen star Coy Hunter and professional entrepreneur Al Deval doing exclusive interviews on their relationship with me and their reason why they are here celebrating this festive occasion.

My wife Rhonda was elegant and beautiful as family members and friends from her side were taken by the moment as they too got caught up with the praise and appreciation for 17 years of dedicated professional service.

Open Mike on Cliff was the BEST moment of all when it seems like EVERYBODY got up to the mike and spoke so dearly to the relationship that I developed with them or my children and teens telling stories on how I corrected their behavior and gave them quality time to listen to their problems and be there for them as I was so EMOTIONAL to hear how I became so MANY “surrogate father” in their lives as tears rolled down my cheeks to hear them say such a praise.

Finally my time came for FINAL remarks as I was so PEACEFUL with all this adulation and praise that I thank every one for coming out with MANY parents coming to me after the program giving me warm hugs and THANKING me personally for helping and aiding their child or children.

I will be sending pictures to WarriorNation702 and my bruddah Pomai who will have the ardent task of displaying them to you Tsaiko Nation as my 17thn year ceremony was my FINEST moment in which I moved and touched a capacity audience of adults and children who showered me with praise, love and affection. I am forever GRATEFUL !

ProudArmywife808: Mahalo kind lady for your sincerity towards me. I am just an “apprentice of his trade” who’s ONLY chief desire is to render a professional service. I am REALLY grateful to you as your HUSBAND is out there fighting for our FREEDOM and serving his country while you wait for that uncertain time when he returns back to you and your family members.

My prayers are with you kind lady as what I do is valuable BUT what your husband do is the most COURAGEOUS act that any one person can do by putting his life on the line so that I and all my fellow bloggers can have peace, freedom and tranquility to live.

ProudArmyWife, oh most gracious lady “I THANK YOU” as my prayers are with you and your “PROUDNESS” every day ! Vaya Con Dios !