Moniz to AFL
Former UH quarterback Bryant Moniz departed yesterday for the mainland, where he is signed to play for the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League.
Moniz will be reunited with former UH defensive back Richard Torres, who signed with the Force last week. Torres will be activated for this Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Command.
The Force (6-4) is in first place in the American Conference’s South Division.
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Coaches have until the end of the month to visit the schools of prospects to meet with coaches and counselors. The Warriors sent the maximum seven coaches to visit Kamehameha Schools yesterday. Today, the seven-coach party will visit Punahou School and Waianae High.
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This past spring training, the Warriors invited high school coaches to attend practices. It seemed one tactic made an impact: Playing music during practices. Aiea and Kalaheo blared music during their spring practices.
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This past weekend’s burglaries at the UH athletic complex— similar to the ones that occurred at the coaches’ offices last summer — are disturbing because the front doors were not jimmied. What’s more, according to a source, some profanity-laced notes were left at the scene.
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Happy birthday to Brigatta Nakano.
Near the top!
Congrats Mo!
Sterling Jackson’s dad can go watch you guys in GA.
Sterling Jackson’s dad can go watch you guys in GA.
Good morning Tsaikos.
top, top. Good morning everybody.
2012/05/22
Grats mo! Never know where the afl will take you
Wes’side:
morning national weather forecast says “strong storms” in Georgia
stay safe!
Top ten yah
morning, good neighbor!
hope you are feeling much better today!
ST: are you feeling better?
I am happy for Moniz.
Yesterday…the first day of summer school???
Siaki C. doing summer in Manoa, too?
Good morning Tsaikos!
Congrats and good luck to Bryant Moniz. Represent!
Gooda morning, gang!
Go gettum, coaches!
Cravens’ brother was supposed to narrow his choices to three yesterday. Instead, he will wait until June to make his cuts. Apparently Michigan and USC are at the top of his list. Scores of schools have made offers.
Georgia Force is a good way to attract attention.
Rodney Bradley parlayed a stint there into a contract with the Baltimore Ravens.
Maybe the burglaries at the athletic dept were inside jobs???? Since video cameras were installed, maybe the perps will be recognized.
Gigi:
I guess that’s the assumption.
The burglars did seem familiar with the layout. The areas hit aren’t readily accessible to UH visitors.
I thought it was worse a few years ago when somebody would rip off visiting volleyball teams during matches. Money, iPods, etc. were taken from the locker room.
Sheesh. It’s bad enough to get ripped off on the court . . .
Howzit, everyone!
Gratz to Bruddah Mo on his contract with the Georgia Force. Hope we get a chance to see him and Bruddah Richard Torres!
Good to keep da connection going between UH and local high school coaches/schools.
Disturbing news on those burglaries. How come no more video surveillance footage?
Time to call Hawaii Five-0. Save the notes for DNA evidence.
WW: since you live in Georgia, maybe you can watch the Force play. Fun!
Mahalo, A-House! Love and aloha to da ‘ohana!
We get storms roll through here every so often. Big T-storms, etc… but they usually only last an hour or two, and blow through to the coast. Always gotta pay attention, though… listening for those sirens to go off… just in case.
Great story on the Wahine and the letter from the team brought tears to my eyes.
To the haters and I-told-you-so’s:
A few years ago at my old newspaper, a writer discovered that her car was hit in the parking lot. So she sent out a system-wide e-mail saying either the person confesses or they’ll use video from the security camera to file criminal charges.
Somebody confessed.
The funny part was there was no actual recording tape in the cameras.
Hey, at least I have an alibi. I was living in the bathroom the past two days.
Yeah, I hope so, Gigi! Bruddah Bryant is partially responsible for my present diet/fitness kick. Talk story with him once in a while online. Would be good to talk with him in person. But I know he’ll be busy, having to learn a new playbook on top of everything else. Just hope he does well to keep his spot and possibly get looks from da big boys. You never know.
@17,
Do we have a realistic shot at Cravens? Can you imagine if we get Myles, Turner, Dorsey and Cravens?!?!?!
Who’s Brigatta Nakano? Happy Birthday!
Wes’side:
Those are those supplemental pills, right?
Holy smokes… the Georgia Force has some nice cheerleaders! I’m just saying…
I mean… um… Go, team. Go!
Gigi:
She’s a reader, and former co-worker.
I’d post her picture, but I don’t want guys drooling on their laptops.
Yes, ST. I dropped 12 pounds in my first week… plus a couple of inches, combined, here and there. Second week, not as dramatic, but on a steady, positive direction.
Kids don’t remember Don Ho.
They barely remember Lilo.
But during several interviews with opposing players, they asked about Dog Chapman.
When I bemoaned my hefty weight to my internist, she replied: “Skinny people get sick, too.”
I’ll have little to no excuse for not seeing them in action, as they play in the arena/stadium just 7 minutes away from where we live! Can’t wait!!!
Wes’side:
He was telling me about that.
I get a lot of those requests, like those 90-day challenges.
Of course, you could eat tainted gluten and lose 10 pounds in 36 hours.
haha. I live just 3 minutes from Aloha Stadium, but have not been there for a game, yet. No excuse, except for laziness.
Great Morning All!
Congratulations to Mr. Moniz.
Busy days for the Magnificent Seven.
Happy Birthday Brigatta Nakano!
No quarter for the perps! 👿
tulimasealii!!!
By the way, Chow is on the Big Island today for another Na Koa thing.
Bighilofan2 couldn’t come to Chow, so Chow . . .
ST… all I can say is, this stuff is fo’ realz! I wanted to introduce it to other Tsaikos, as this is very beneficial, health-wise, for all of us. Just don’t want to come off the wrong way. I still eat mostly what I want. I have zero sweet cravings too. I just hate having to get up sometimes in the middle of the night to pee. But, what is the alternative? hahaha. Biggest change is in when I eat certain things… mainly starches. I can handle that… so far.
Hahaha, Gigi! Sometimes, things just get in the way. With a couple of local boys all the way out here in Georgia, it’s our chance to show our aloha to them for what they’ve given (and continue to give) to us, our school, and our state. We’ll figure it out somehow. Not like we’re rich or anything. But I think we can scrape up some tickets once in a while.
WW:
So, you started two weeks ago?
0718 hours by my office clock and already 45 posts.
+ 100 here we come!!
I think $47 is the priciest single-game ticket for a Force home game. But you can get the SteveM ticket for $12 (nose-bleed midfield).
Also, FREE parking.
Also, alcohol is sold through the first three quarters, and there is an autograph session after every home game.
Interesting that there actually had to be a rule stating that the mascot, Blu, is the only animal allowed in the building.
Is that a common thing to bring pets to games?
Now two weeks plus a day and a half. Down a total of 16 pounds and nearly three total inches off… mainly from da gut. Good thing is that it stays off, even after overindulging on Mother’s Day! hahaha!
FYI… I just told him that we’re talking about weight loss here, and here’s what Bruddah Mo just messaged me to share with you guys…
We’re in a private group on Facebook. I can send (Facebook) invites to any of you who want to take a look at pictures, as well read the many testimonials. All about living healthier for those we love.
ST:
What about the “buffalo” in Colorado – forgot her name – forgot the game!
They play right across the interstate from one of the malls we go to… right turn, instead of left turn! Cool! So excited to be able to take in a live game again!
WW: When you stop taking the supplement after losing all the weight you want to lose, WON’T YOU GAIN IT BACK AND THEN SOME?
That’s what happened to me after I stopped NutriSystem.
Good Morning Gangeez! 🙂
Good fo’ Mo. Hope he and Torres make a great impression.
Happy Birthday Brigatta! (The name sounds like a foreign car or pistol.)
Wes’side Warrior –
Happy to hear bout your weight loss. What supplement are you taking? Got a link? Jes curious. I was dropping some good weight at the YMCA until surgery stopped the workouts temporarily. Going back today or tomorrow. Safeway brownies don’t help of course.
Give our best to da Force Warriors!
Gigi, I hope it won’t come back. I’ve never been on a diet, per se, until now. I was hospitalized for a week, due to vertigo, several years ago, and went from 165 to 200+ in a matter of a couple of years. Being inactive due to loss of balance really did me in. Since then, I’ve tried working out, but could never break the 200# barrier… until now. For me, it’s been the compilation of several things… mainly eating healthier and being more consistent with my workouts. I don’t get those dizzy spells or feel weak and tired, as others have experienced on other diets.
I’ll ask around in the various groups, to see if people have experienced weight gain once stopping the product. In my opinion, the main thing is eating the right things at the right time. Dinner used to be our biggest meal, and then I’d go to sleep shortly after. That didn’t help. So, part of my change has been due to adjusting to a bigger lunch, and a lighter dinner. Hopefully, by maintaining these *new* habits, I won’t see a weight gain once I run out of these supplements.
Hope that they have video cameras fixed on A-House’s rock gardens too
People stealing A-House’s rocks???
Ok, back. Had to take care of lunch for da keiki. So, for anyone who wants info on the weight loss stuff I’m on, please send me a message on Facebook, or an email at uofhwarriors@yahoo and I’ll send group invites to you guys. I don’t want to just send it out blindly to everyone, and have some of you upset at me for whatever reason(s). You’re under no obligation to do anything. Just gonna send a group invite to you, and you can read, view before-and-after pictures, and ask all the questions you want.
For those wanting something to google… the product is called Real W8, by Asantae.
change da locks!!!! …and check-out da janitor.
final cold/flu remedy…neti pot.
for years an aunty of ours would preach this ancient method to prevent, aid, and cure the common cold and influenza. go read this link.
http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinus-pain-pressure-11/neti-pots
after years of doing the yah, yah, number i finally did try and it does help one with allergies in particular and for other nasal congestive problems.
Da Butler did it…
Sometimes, when the sinuses are just so clogged up, our neti pot couldn’t get the rinse through. We now use a squeeze-bottle version, instead of relying on gravity. Works even better, and is so easy that even our thirteen-year-old has used it a couple of times.
Don’t know what they carry out in Hawaii, but here’s what we use now:
http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/shop_product_detail.jsp?filterBy=&skuId=806108&productId=806108&navAction=push&navCount=0&no_new_crumb=true#BVRRContainer
Since the safes were burglarized, it had to be people who knew the combination, right? How else would these safes be opened without using dynamite?
If I had cleared out my sinuses years ago, when suffering from seasonal allergies, my doctor said I could have avoided the sinusitis, which lead to an inner ear infection, which led to the vertigo I suffered. Wish I’d known then what I know now! Live and learn!
Was someone hiding in the offices when they locked up? Or was it an inside job? A disgruntled employee or athlete? Aiyah!…
Suspect list = those who know how to get into the safe(s). Not a good thought!
Good morning Tsaikos!!! Hope all have a good day today.
Wes’side Warrior:
If you are mixing your own saline solution, make sure you are using distilled or previously boiled tap water in that netti pot. Users have been known to get serious infections, even brain damage from water that was contaminated with a type of amoeba.
MIH, yes, I read that people died after using neti pot due to contaminated water.
Yup. We use strictly distilled water with the saline mix. No tap water for this family! Not taking any chances!
Morning/afternoon (J)J!
The doors were opened easily.
The safes were jackhammered.
Aloha Kakahiaka!!!
GOOD LUCK to our WARRIOR ALUMNI!!!
AYAH! Bachi on those who deface and steal!
Jackhammered? Holy smokes!
Jackhammered? Small kine noisy, eh?
Even then, kids wouldn’t think to ask what “construction workers” might be doing lugging that equipment around campus late at night. Guess our coaches have homes to sleep in now, as opposed to crashing in the offices.
Hey all,
Thought this was kinda interesting…
http://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2012/5/17/Preseason_All-MW_Team.pdf?id=2294
I googled Jackhammer and saw it with a price of $29.50. Other prices $150 and $1,390.
My daughter has a safe in her home. Pointless to have one, huh?
GOOD MORNING HAWAII!
I often wondered why the schools or the University do not have more alarm systems – Radio shack have (comparatively) cheap sonic alarms which can be concealed and plugs in any electric socket so that you don’t have to worry about someone cutting the main alarm system = of course they can always disable the electrical system going into the building. But the cost of any alarm system certainly would be cheaper than all the computer/laptops etc that are stolen from the school
One would imagine at that late hour, the sound of a jackhammer would be somewhat suspect …
Moniz is a good kid and I’m happy to hear he got a shot at extending his career. Best of luck, Mo!
ST: What is the basic salary for players in the Arena Leagues?
Arena FBL Salary is $400 – $1000 per game. Thats right, don’t quit your day job.
Good morning everyone!
Good luck to Moniz!
$12 nose-bleed midfield, indeed! 🙂
Hope the PPV (if any) doesn’t increase in price. Last year, we paid $450 (tax and fees included).
Coaches are going from Punahoeu to Waianae today. Is the the epitome of the “have and have nots”?
Wes’side is lucky he gets to watch Moniz and Torres play Arena ball. I think both will do very well.
Fried chicken, eh?
Hmmm….
Okay, sent email to couple of you who requested info. You guys gotta add me on Facebook so I can send da invites. Da private groups are on Facebook. Sent a link to one of da in-house commercials as well, just to give you guys a taste of this stuff.
Dang it… How come I get dis Timeline stuff now? What happened to da regular, old Facebook? Anyways, you guys going recognize me… I use one “H” as my pikcha.
WW:
Mo says to tell you hello.
Hahaha. I just told him I going watch him and Torres, when they play here. Guess we may need to cook for them sometime too. We’ll see how things go. Might need to bring them to the malls around here too… for some family souvenirs. And I bet he’s trying to get you to buy one bottle from him too.
“The doors were opened easily.”
…someone has a key, someone left the door open, someone has micro-tools, someone is familar
“The safes were jackhammered.”
…must be those new noiseless jackhammers, the campus patrol personnel are deaf, the campus patrol has apnea, someone is familiar.
Baked mushroom chicken today. Gotta be strong.
Not naming suspects, but the burglars entered without breaking the door locks, went to the back where the safes are hidden in an office, and then jackhammered open the safe.
Last year, it was a drawer where some of the camp money was located.
And, let’s not forget how somebody stole some plants from Mr. A-House’s rock garden.
The people with alibis are me (bathroom), Donovan and Chow (Preakness), and the softball team (Regionals). We haven’t ruled out Dog Chapman yet.
news item
colin cowherd reporting on ESPN that New Orleans has secured the Pro Bowl
re: UH jackhammer sounds like an inside job
are any of the AFL games televised or on line?
Ben A. Lurker:
That’s a good thing because the Super Bowl will be there.
Most of all, they’re retaining the game.
And, also, it goes against Cowherd’s original comments that the game was dead.
We’re trying to get Wes’side to Skype the AFL games.
There will be some games shown on WSB-TV, whatever that is.
Earlier in the season, there were some games on the NFL Network. I guess we’re going to have AFL tailgates at the jm2375 house.
Stephen,
Just to clear your name, we’ll need an picture of you holding yesterday’s copy of the SA while you were, well, you know…
Off on a tangent… are there any statistics as to what percentage of mainland athletes who take an official trip to Hawaii actually commit to Hawaii?
Isn’t one of the coaches living in his office or has he now found a place to stay?
Oh shoot… do I even have a Skype account? Can’t remember. Only thing I recall was that I visited the site to gather information on the how, when, why, etc. Don’t know if I went through with it or not. C’mon, bolohead… don’t fail me now! Did I write down account info somewhere? Dang it!
Wes’side,
If you never had that Skype thingie pop up when you are booting up, or launching your browser, you probably never completed the process.
Foodland changed their fried chicken recipe. Not impressed. 🙁
I recall being sent an invitation before we bought this computer. Guess I didn’t go through with the registration for the free version. It’s definitely not on this machine. How useful is it? I seem to be kept busy with whatever I already have, at the moment.
Told you guys… gotta find an establishment that broasts their chicken and turkey. That’s the only way to go!
ST ~ May I suggest water boarding the staff?
We could prolly just let them see that the water is from the Ala Wai and they’ll start singing!
Ask gigi about skype, she just started skyping.
yup.
This is the link to skype — which is FREE:
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/
Skype is better than telephone and email. Great way to keep in touch with loved ones.
‘Attaway Mo!
If no video exists then why not? No alarm system?
Some one knows who did it.
Wafan: it had to be someone who already had the key to the front doors. An employee, perhaps? Janitor? Security guard?
Unless someone knows of a good hiding place inside of the premise.. but how many doors that are normally locked were opened without being jimmied?
When was the last time that the locks (tumblers) were changed?
Locks, never stopped a thief.
I swear by our security alarm. All of our windows and exterior doors are wired and monitored by a company off island 24/7.
Someone once removed our screen to break in but when he saw the wires on our windows, he just left.
Also, I punched a code in my alarm when some sinister guy tried to intimidate me at the front door. The cops were here within 5 minutes.
In fact, our security alarm alerted the fire dept when our smoke detector blared.
How many keys are there to those doors? Can all of them be accounted? Easy to make duplicates if you know basic casting methods.
Travel Channel featuring extra-large eating. A 15# burger is featured.
They even showed a 150# buger from Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub. Dang.
nice story by ST about Moniz in breaking news
In most cases that I’ve noticed, when it comes to inside jobs the person who has access to the premises usually are accomplices. Meaning, they are the ones that, for example, leave a door open intentionally, but do not actually take part in the crime. However they do take part in the collection. 😉
Was wondering what the deal was with Mo. Glad to hear he’s got a job.
Mo is right in saying that insulin levels must be maintained. That requires eating 5-6 meals throughout the day. It’s when your insulin spikes that negates weight loss. I remember talking to a women who said she doesn’t know why she can’t lose weight. She exercises everyday religiously and eats one meal a day. And I told her, “Therein lies the problem.” You’re so hungry at the end of the day you tend to overeat. As such, yourt body is telling you, “Hey you idiot, if you’re going to make me starve the whole day, then the first meal you eat I’m going to turn that straight into sugar and store it as FAT…lol.
The funny thing was, I didn’t think she was overweight. Maybe she suffers from the Adonis complex like I have witnessed at my gym. You know those people. They exercise everyday and look at themselves in the mirror constantly.
Boy, didn’t mean to type so much. Okay, back to lurking!
Bout dat roburrrreeee of athletic offices; did anybody steal dah fb playbooks??
WHO DONE IT???…inquiring minds want to know.
Where is Mcgarret when we need him?
If they left nasty notes, den gotta be fingah prints all ovah…
So…insurance will cover?
go HEAT go. Leading by 9 pts at the half.
Wonder why they named their team, the HEAT?
Why not the HOT?
If Green Bay ever moves their NFL football franchise to Hawaii, they can call them
T
Wonder why they named their team, the HEAT?
Why not the HOT?
If Green Bay ever moves their NFL football franchise to Hawaii, they can call them
THE MOO-MOOS…
🙄
Ipu: better HEAT than HUMID. Lol
Suddenly a force sent my message before I finished it.
hmmmmmmm…
as much as I like the Heat, I doubt they will make it to the finals.
the match up will probably be the Spurs vs. the Celtics.
If that happens, I’ll cheer for the Celtics, mainly because I can’t stand Tony Parker.
spurs vs celtics
2 old fut teams.
i been looking all day for Coach.
he cannot be in Hilo.
anyway, about da teefs…
Dogs da perp! 😆
Ta-ta-ta-taaa- taa-taa ( HI 5-0 theme).
Use Kono as the palu for attrcack da culprits. When they come, McGarret and Kelly chrow da net and capcha da buggahs. Den dey all look at Danno an’ tell him … ( fill in the blank).
Maybe Mel Cabang is up to his old tricks?
🙄
He’s still rolling them in the aisles at the Sheraton 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_m983j-fOQ
Nytal!
If SDSU’s Athletic Director is correct, the rumored 4-year option that the TV networks have on the MWC TV deal is true. That could mean that the MWC’s TV money won’t increase until 2020. As a football-only member, UH will get about $1 mil or so from the TV deal…but at least they killed the money-losing mtn network so UH should be able to keep PPV.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/tag/_/name/2012-big-east-meetings
ST, thanks.
re: probowl
Here’s a beaking news item up on SA by Ferd
New Orleans or Honolulu could host if there’s a 2013 Pro Bowl
Asked if New Orleans was the likely site in the event the game is held,
Goodell said, “No, I wouldn’t say that.”
They are still deciding whether to have the game.
Garret: I am glad that UH will be able to have PPV this year. Just hope they keep the price the same, not higher.
Mr. Lurker:
I think everyone (except Cowherd) wants to have the game. They just want to make it look more authentic. It wouldn’t hurt to have at least one big tackle during the game.
One thing to know about Mel Cabang shows: Do not — NOT — go to the bathroom during his set. He will embarrass you.
ST the Surfers used to do that too if you went to the bathroom. I think it was Al Naluai who was comedic presents with Clayton as the straight man. Al would have that hand mirror and shine it at you with the put down jabber.
And just think The Surfers were before Mel Cabang.
Garret, while it’s interesting to finally have confirmation that the CBS-MWC contract does in fact contain the four-year rollover, I doubt that provision is still enforceable. There have been other media reports saying the contract is being renegotiated, which I think is a necessary consequence of CBS having broken its commitment to operate a dedicated national network showcasing MWC sports. One report said the conference presidents are pushing for at least $2 million per school per year, so UH could see an increase.
I think the SDSU AD was only telling half of the truth because he was at the Big East conference meeting and talking to ESPN’s Big East beat reporter about why SDSU won’t go back to the MWC. So it was in his interest to paint the most negative picture possible of the MWC’s TV contract situation.
Tony Tuioti and Daronte Jones were at Aiea High for the whole spring practice today…..Keeping their eyes on Ualesi Sale
don’t rule out a former employee or student.
Wooohoooo! Got my 1st hole-in-one today at West Lock #5 hole. Been waiting very, very long for it.
Congrats papajoe2!
Way to go PPJ2!…eh?! How come I nevah get my drink?
the drinks are on ppj2!!!!
and the best part it was on a par 5 hole….right?
too good Papajoe!
ST – hope you are on your feet again!
Happy Hump Day!
Huzzah to ppj2!
Whoo-hoo!!!
Morning!
Congrats to MO on his AFL opportunity!
Auwe to those perps from this past weekend UH burglaries!
WW, kudos to you on your recent weight loss success!
Cheers to PPJ2 on his hole in one!
Wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday!
Thanks for the auspicious writeup. It in reality used to be a amusement account it. Glance complex to far introduced agreeable from you! By the way, how can we keep up a correspondence?
I’ll right away grasp your rss feed as I can’t find your e-mail subscription link or newsletter service. Do you’ve any? Kindly let me realize so that I could subscribe. Thanks.
You’re so cool! I don’t believe I’ve read through a single thing like that before. So good to discover another person with some unique thoughts on this topic. Seriously.. thanks for starting this up. This web site is something that is needed on the web, someone with a little originality!
Aloha Kakahiaka!
Congrats to papajoe!
Good morning, gang!
Way to go, papajoe! 0 > 1 !
Congratulations to papajoe2
Great Morning All!
Congratulations ppj2! You Aces, eh? 🙂
ppj2 what iron did you use to score your ace…pitching wedge or 9 iron?
Al hole in ones are only on par 3s not 5s.
Thanks everyone for the congrats on my first hole in one. I just hope it doesn’t take another 59 years for my next one.
Kekoa and everybody else that waiting. Look on the roof cuz your drinks on on da house. (I know its an old one, but I was practicing using this line for soooo long.)
oldtimer808, I usually use a pitching wedge but it was, windy so I used a 9 iron instead and told my partners I got too much club but will swing easy.
Excellent papajoe2. Been close many times but no cigar. I’ve had two eagles from the fairway though on regulation par 4.
Go warriors
oldtimer808…of course you realize my dry humor is oft mistaken.
papajoe2
I know how you feel, played golf for over 40 years before I got my first. Been a single digit for almost those 40. To top it off, I thought I hit a bad shot and looked away, never saw it go in.
there have been some recorded history where a hole in one was accomplished on a short par 4.
and then there is the claim to fame bny kim jong-il that he carded five holes in one in one single round shooting -38 under.
(btw, what happened to iwwthm)