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Morning!

1st two in a row

Good to hear that Funaki got his wings as a recruiter. I wish him well.

Reposting my thoughts on Koetter from the prev post.

Dirk Koetter actually listened to some calls/emails and applied? Want! He’s one of those potential candidates who can bring back the excitement, interest, and former season ticket holders like myself back into the fold. And I’d definitely open up the wallet for this guy as far fundraising goes. Someone can recommend he

Young at 52, actual D-1A head coaching experience. Ex-quarterback. An offensive minded guy (vertical passing game.) Had stints as the offensive coordinator at places like Missouri, Boston College, and Oregon (under Mike Bellotti) before taking on the head coach job at Boise in 1998. Got Boise football on the map when they moved up to FBS. Went 20-5 his last two seasons there. Had to deal with dysfunction at ASU but still managed to compile a 40-34 record and managed to bring the Sun Devils back to relevance in his 2nd season. The first 5 years, he also wore the offensive coordinator cap. His final game was in the 2006 Hawaii Bowl where UH sent him out a loser. After the game, I remember Koetter saying this was one of the loudest crowds he’s ever played in front of. Around 45,000 attended that game whereas only 31,000 were in Aloha Stadium when his Boise team played UH in 1999.

morning

waiting to see the front runners

kope

lol…okay we got your read.

Sitake…..interesting candidate. If selected, would be the first Tongan head coach in D-1.

BIK

i hope that uh/na koa are posed to announce the selling of football season tickets the same day as when the new coach is announced as this is supposed to be an euphoric declaration for the much maligned program.

why not catch the wave while it is swelling?

Good morning Tsaikos!

So when does Inoke sleep?

Hope everyone is staying dry.

Hope others are having a better start to the day than I’m having. Princess Grumpy (aka Screecher) musta got up on the wrong side of the bed. grrrrr…

#14 – like I said.. ASU had some dysfunction during his time there and not all of them were Koetter’s fault. Those issues were brewing before he got to ASU. That place has issues with boosters and as shown by the June Jones debacle, still exists. I think the proper term for this is a lack of institutional control at the administration level. Firing the coaches was easier….

I wish Inoke well–it is great that he’s getting recruiting experience and helping out the Warrior program in the transition. I would be very happy for Inoke to get a chance on a staff somewhere, possibly even UH, after his GA position ends.

Inoke was fun to watch on the field and the ultimate in class and leadership off the field. He never complained about playing time and I’m sure that he learned a lot from the different positions he practiced at for UH.

ST:

how about that down pour around 2:15 this am? – dang, most rain in many, many years – reminded me of the 1997/1988 rain/flood on New Years eve.

I guess we shouldn’t expect much for UH in terms of revenue from the Big West. Even when including the NCAA basketball tournament money the Big West gets, each school gets a tiny amount of revenue.

In the Mountain West, SDSU received about $1.5 million annually in TV money. In the Big East, SDSU officials said they were told it will be at least $6.4 million.

That is the primary reason SDSU is making these moves. It’s also why the details didn’t matter so much in the Big West, where last year’s revenue-sharing was only about $30,000 per member. The league has TV deals with ESPN and Fox Sports, but neither pays much at all, Farrell said.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/dec/12/big-west-provides-sdsu-convenience/?page=2#article

Koetter is an interesting candidate. Prior to his NFL experience, he led Boise State to two Big West championships and two bowl wins in 1999 and 2000, before moving on to Arizona State for five years where he compiled a 40-34 record. He installed a pretty effective vertical passing offense at ASU, so he would know what to do with the QBs and receivers UH has recruited.

Good for Inoke…kinda funny Biesemeyer wasn’t asked/isn’t wanted to do the same

UH will play 18 conference men’s basketball games in the Big West next season.

When SDSU joins, SDSU will play 14 men’s basketball games in the Big West and 4 nonconference games against Big East teams (like their home-and-home with UCONN). That adds up to the same number of games, but it is awkward for the Big West to say that playing some conference members is “optional” for SDSU.

I agree with HawaiiMongoose’s post yesterday where he said that the Big West is setting a bad precedent with how they gave SDSU whatever they asked for. SDSU has the benefit of conference membership during the middle of the conference season while being able to play more nonconference games than conference games.

The good news is that I’ve read a couple of other articles now that seem to indicate that UH and the rest of the Big West will get the same option. So, UH will have the option to treat 4 Big West conference games as “optional”. UH will also have the option to play some of the “optional” games against Big West schools and have it not count towards the conference standings. UH will probably not choose to play against some of the less-attractive Big West schools–they won’t be a big draw for Hawaii fans and UH will avoid paying them a travel subsidy.

Going to less conference games like SDSU wants would be bad for some Big West schools who have natural rivals in conference and a difficult time with getting nonconference games due to their bad RPI. So, those schools can play the other schools on the bottom of the Big West and some of those games won’t count towards the conference standings.

If what I think is true is correct, SDSU asking for a sweet deal from the Big West will also help UH. UH probably won’t mind paying a travel subsidy for good teams like Long Beach or SDSU, but probably won’t like the subsidy for teams at the bottom of the Big West (I don’t want to name those schools). UH can then schedule more nonconference games, getting schools that will draw fans to the SSC without the Big West travel subsidy UH has to pay.

Inoke Funaki = Great Character. Hawaii is proud of you.

Re #38, thanks MIH, I hadn’t seen that post. Definitely cause for concern.

Banker is money. I would prefer a defensive minded coach to utilize our local recruiting base. Oregon State has become the kid brother (or sister) to UO and Banker has faced many similar obstacles he will encounter at UH. Rumor mill has it that the majority of the assistants will be gone with the new regime, even with Miano. If Banker can secure Cavanaugh in a package deal, this would be money in the Banker. Aloha.

st…i agree with your assessment on next year’s roster. we have some talent for sure.

funny how curran keeps referring to stuff as if he attends practices, when, in fact he is in the studio with his broadcast.

#47 – ST in his news story in SA this morning mentioned that he believes Cavanaugh was also an applicant for the HC position.

#52,

If he was a 4*-5* player, we don’t have to worry about it…juuust kidding.

Yea for Mana Silva!

Argh… now I gotta watch the Cowgrls…

Repost from yesterday…

John’s (las vegas/rasu begasu) Return Home Postponed

Due to procedural delays regarding John’s ashes and the subsequent difficulties in arranging flights for all concerned, Kumi is postponing the return to Honolulu until after the holidays. They anticipated return this weekend, but now estimate mid-January 2012.

A closed gathering of family and friends was held at Sato-ya in Las Vegas last Sunday night.

An open Celebration of Life gathering in Honolulu is in the planning stages.

I wonder if the CSU hire and what Fresno is prepared to do has lit an even bigger fire under the committee and UHAD.

Fortune favors the bold.

RE Koetter, the selection committee will do their due diligence in vetting out each candidate including Koetter. This baggage isn’t any secret. He is going to have to answer to the issues of the thug athletes during his time at ASU.

However, after reading elsewhere and here how more UH fans are already turned off by him after finding these not so well hidden articles without getting the full story, someone might as well give Jim Donovan a call right now and tell him to inform Koetter that he should just withdraw his name from the list.

What’s funny is how some of these same people really wanted Leach to come here. They would have been turned off by him once they found some videos of him going off on an explicit f-worded laced tirade in the locker room after the teams lackluster performance.

@43,

Great subtle slight on BC. I was listening this morning when he claimed Fresno State had MUCH better talent than UH and it wasn’t even close. BC cannot evaluate talent. We still only lost by 3. I don’t know where he gets this huge disparity…

Is UH paying an entry fee to the Big West? I’m guessing if SDSU is then UH is. At least UH should get a piece of SDSU’s entry fee since they are joining a year after UH.

Farrell said the entry fee to join the Big West will be around $150,000.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/dec/12/big-west-provides-sdsu-convenience/?page=2#article

first “national” mention of Koetter applying to UH.

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/12/13/2633576/hawaii-coaching-candidates-dirk-koetter-norm-chow

SDSU, SJSU, Fresno State, and all of the schools in the Cal State system apparently have a much tougher time with Title IX than elsewhere around the country. UH and almost everybody else follows the basic Title IX rule where scholarships have to be equal among men and women, but SDSU and the other Cal State schools follow the *tougher* Title IX rule that requires scholarships to reflect the student body population.

Since about 60% of students in the Cal State system are female, their Athletic Departments give out a lot more scholarships to women’s sports (all of which lose money) than men’s sports (only football/basketball have a chance to make money). In one of the articles on SDSU they mentioned that this tougher Title IX rule results in SDSU having 12 women’s sports and 6 men’s sports, so the Big West membership reducing travel costs for nonrevenue sports is HUGE for SDSU.

SteveM

Please let the Rasu Begasu family know we have several 6 man canoes on Kailua Beach that we may use for the spreading of a great Warrior Fan’s Ashes.

Tom Mui, Al, Garrett, ST, & Robert K,

I received a box yesterday from PolyMom that has smaller boxes for each of you.

How do I conect to pass along??

#73 Don:

Drop me an e-mail or maybe we can convince AL for a mini-cattle call in town.

RE: Salary.

Like the cost of joining the MWC, the cost of getting the the”right ” coach is secondary. If the “right ” guy is asking 1Mil plus, can we afford not to pay it?

From the names released, I don’t see anyone worth that much. But if the committee is in contact with someone with the WOW factor that we don’t know about it may be worth breaking the piggy bank for.

Besides, the committee is made up of some saavy business minds. If they recommend hiring someone out of our price range I’m sure they’ll step up and make up the difference through their own companies and contacts.

Wouldn’t big name coach want to bring assistants that we may not be able to afford?

jm2375:

December 13th, 2011 at 10:26 am

Stretch – Liz said *watch*, not support.

Thank god!

Multipple sources have said that Fresno State will be annoucing their new head coach and it sounds like its Tim DeRuyter.

http://www.footballscoop.com/the-scoop

Garret, one interesting thing about that 14-game scheduling option being considered by the Big West is that it’s designed for an 11-team league (since it assumes 10 conference opponents). And that in turn suggests there’s no immediate plan to add a 12th member to the Big West.

Personally I thought the conference would revisit accommodating UCSD as a move-up from Division II to be SDSU’s travel partner and the Big West’s 12th member, but maybe that’s not in the cards for awhile. Certainly it would be financially burdensome for UCSD, perhaps moreso than the school is ready to handle. Also I suppose that with more conference realignment potentially on the horizon, there’s a chance that Fresno State or San Jose State could become a candidate to join the Big West in the future, so it makes sense to hold a seat open at the table.

#69… the harsher Title IX rules don’t apply to USC and UCLA?

Too bad some of LVs ashes can’t be scattered somewhere off the Eastern Coast of Japan. (The Side facing Hawaii)…. then it would eventually reach Hawaiian waters again.. then go on to Cali… Sort of like his journey in life.

Hmm… If Title IX results in weaker competition, in order to save on costs, is it doing your athletes justice or an injustice?

#43 ST . . . I agree with you. That is why many of us were so frustrated this year, because we know the talent is there.

Wikipedia page on Koetter. Just the facts m’am.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_Koetter

I think I read recently that Boise State has a higher APR for their football team than we do in Hawaii. Although ours wasn’t shabby at all under Mack.

#98 – E kala mai. Should be.

Sitake’s statistics in scoring defense ranked:

18th in 2011

24th in 2010

23rd in 2009

I hope the search committee think really hard about Koetter. While he was at ASU, his philosophy seems to be that you can get away with anything, as long as you are valuable to the team…see what transpired with one of their top tailbacks and his murder of an ex-Sun Devil football player. There were other player issues during his tenure. He was also noted for not having “no guts, no glory” in his play calling. In his last game as HC in the ’06 Hawaii Bowl, he punted on 4th down, in Warrior territory, with the game still in question…what did he have to lose if he went for it?

His recruiting classes were less that stellar – of the 60+ recruited during his tenure, only 14 have had any significant playing time in ’08, combined, from those three years….23 were still in the program with 10 being starters…16 were seniors, 8 starting.

Good to see that UH was able to move quickly to employ Inoke as a recruiter. Valuable man.

100…could you imagine what rank rolo’s offense would have been if he were completely unleashed???

#105 – Unleashed? What if he had himself a half decent offensive line coach. Too bad Brian Derby is not available.

107…true. and now we’ll be able to upgrade our oline mentor.

oh, but, i hope that rolo would be retained.

From Wikipedia:

Koetter was the head coach for three seasons at Boise State from 1998–2000, before moving to Arizona State in 2001. His record with the Broncos was 26–10 (.722), with two Big West Conference titles and two bowl victories. At Arizona State, Koetter compiled a 40–34 record, and four winning seasons in six years. Under Koetter, the Sun Devils became known for a vertical passing attack. He held a 1–11 record against top 10 teams, and was 2–19 against ranked teams. On November 26, 2006, The Arizona Republic reported that Koetter was being terminated as ASU football coach.[1] His final game was the 2006 Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve, a 41–24 loss. According to a November 12, 2011 article in the New York Times, a student at ASU was raped by one of Koetter’s players in 2004. The same player had been expelled from the summer program and was subsequently readmitted within weeks of his “expulsion” thus allowing him to be on campus to rape a female student. The student later sued under Title IX and was awarded a judgement of $850,000 in 2009. The rape occurred under Koetter’s watch and this may have led to his being fired.

Is Mana really on the practice squad? I heard he was signed to the regular squad and may play this Sunday.

Mana IS on the Cowboys active roster and is #36. Don’t know if he will play this Sunday. Maybe special teams?

Stephen: There are two basketball tournaments starting Sunday, December 18, and two games on December 29 & one on December 31. Are you saying that there will be no one working in The Stan on these days – or the parking garage?

Koetter, while interesting, seems like Hawaii might be a stepping stone for him. Considering Jacksonville’s dismal performance, maybe he wants to learn from Rolo and take that knowledge with him on to his next stop, haha…kidding. Ferd said on the BC show that reportedly Norm Chow won’t be asking for a huge salary, not that it matters. Norwood(Radford) equals Miano(Kaiser) without NFL experience…that’s how my brother-in-law puts it.

I’m intrigued by the possibilities of a UH team with Sitake & Rolo. But as some may have already implied, hopefully they keep Rolo and unleash him, I’ll be fine.

I pose another question. Of the applicants, which of their team’s fans are worried these coaches might leave? We were so worried when rumors were abound that the 2007 was going to be his last season in Hawaii and that he was heading to SMU, some sent JJ emails begging him to stay at UH. Which of the current applicants have that respect from their current team’s fans? Most I’ve read are, ‘fire him’, ‘take him’, ‘he’s old’, ‘good we can hire this guy’. I guess what I am actually asking is, which applicants are applying from a successful situation, and which are trying to rebound?

Thanks for the info D1. I think that Jay Locey will make a good head coach somewhere on the FBS level.

KeleguenBinadu:

Probably CCSF JUCO Coach George Rush has the strongest fan base. But can he be as successful in the D1 ranks?

that would be my question. is the committee looking for a quick fix or a long time solution?

With some of the coaches mentioned I see coaching changes and maybe even some changes involving current players on the team. What if we get a quick fix who changes everything then decides not to stay after a year or two?

Redzone…

problem with UH is that many of the key admin positions are pretty much short term these days. With negative cash flow and a list of repairs that would make Santa’s list pale in comparison, nothing and no one lasts around UH these days. With that said, it’s hard to imagine all of them taking a serious look at the long term impacts of their decisions.

al,

I know you like Rolovich at OC. Do you have good reason to believe Rolo will be kept by any of the listed candidates when one is chosen? I have to think a head coach on the offensive side of the ball would want his own guy at OC, and a head coach on the defensive side of the ball would want a run first offense.

With all this rain they should just take all the applications outside hold em up one by one to the sky and wait until the rainbow appears.

There are nearly two dozen names that haven’t been revealed. So hopefully there are some really good candidates there.

od…miano is the only one that has publicly stated that he would retain rolo.

maybe we just make rolo the hc.

who on Maui is Inoke checking out?

#134

MIH

My gut feeling tells me JD wants someone more in the forty to early fifty age group. My guess is he also wants to preserve a pass oriented offense, something we can be competitive in. And the HC will also have to be an aggressive recruiter. Stuff like graduating players is of course mandatory. I think I can say for certain Rolovich will not be the next HC at UH. The next, next maybe but not the next.

madeinhawaii, that’s how it is usually done. eliminate the non-contenders first.

i wonder which coach(es) also submitted a highlight dvd or youtube link?

Couch Potato… seems like there will be less to select from in the end, though… and even then will there be a “first” choice? Kind of worried here… oh well.. 600K to the Mack + whomever we get here better be able to bring the numbers up

if they win the away games, then tv or not there will be a positive effect on home attendance.

Now, if only Kevin Gilbride hat was in the mele…

133…I concur.

you would hope it’s quality over quantity. anyway, better 30 than 2. 2 would be pathetic.

but = buy

There may be fewer coaching candidates to choose from than applied for the basketball opening in the spring of 2010, but don’t forget well over twice as many institutions of higher education play NCAA basketball than football. As a program, basketball is cheaper, generates a chunk of change, and doesn’t require a playing venues with upwards of 30,000 seats.

How many Coaching changes were there in D1 this year? 30? 35?

Article on Coach George Rush – http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/09/SP8P1M9UMQ.DTL

madeinhawaii, could be sexier if another 1/2 is missing. anywhozit, they not only have clothing. 😀

couch potato… you mean like dis?

head coach thinking twice: hmm.. it’s 4th and short should we go for it? … Yeah, let’s go for it.. No.. wait, we didn’t make it the last time, we better not…

head coach speaking: time out!

whatever transpires and whoever is the hc, a new groundswell of fans should already be underway. change, in this environment, will bring out new fans. i for one cannot wait to see (if open to the public) how spring practices are run.

i cannot wait to see who will be the new Warriors.

i cannot wait to hear what the off-season conditioning routine will be.

cannot wait for fall camp.

cannot wait for the season to start.

i’m also looking forward to sand volleyball!

again. as an OSU BEAV fan and a hawaii fan, BANKER HASNT DONE ANYTHING AGAINST GOOD OFFENSES. im tired of all these people saying banker this, banker that. you have no idea how many beav fans want this guy gone. hey, you play against a pro style offense, you might stand a chance. throw anything other than that, like a spread that UO runs—you are done. one dimensional. banker isnt the guy.

cav recruits well, but the Oline hasnt been strong at OS for YEARS.

Lost in all of the coaching search chatter is Tommy Heffernen. Isn’t the strength coach position named by the head coach? Tommy’s done a great job. Yet almost all coaching changes usually result in a change of strength coach too.

BIK

BIK…

Seems some peeps are still upset about the scholarship snafu that cost UH money in litigation… so maybe they’re keeping his application low key… I said we should just deduct the costs from his first year salary if he’s hired.

#170 – “Sun God” is still in the process of submitting his app. Was supposed to be in today.

Former Hawaii G.A. and current LB’s coach Mike Smith, was just hired to join Mike Leach at Wazzu.

no one’s going to be perfect. all the applicants are going to have their unsupporters.

BIK – I think Heffernan also is the S&C coordinator for other sports.

from the uh athletics site:

“Strength and conditioning coach Tommy Heffernan heads the staff along with assistant Grant Steen and graduate assistants James Chassin, Kamalei Magnani, Mike Johnson and student assistant Ian Hasegawa. Heffernan and his team provide guidance and observe approximately 450 UH student-athletes for optimal performance and injury prevention.”

Hey, Cowgirls…Cowboys…practice team…starter….whatever. But don’t forget Mat McBriar is an all-Pro punter for Dallas too. And he was the holder on Bailey’s kicks on Sunday night (Eeeek!).

From the SBNation Article – Reference the hire of Mike Smith –

If true, this is another family hire for Leach. Smith played under Leach at Texas Tech, starting 45 games at linebacker over the course of his career. Smith was drafted midway through the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft, but a devastating injury cut his career short.

Smith turned to coaching after hanging up his cleats, working for a year as the linebackers coach at Hawaii. Though it was only a short stint, it’s worth remembering Leach said he wanted to place a significant emphasis on Hawaii in recruiting.

mcBriar did good on the holds. line failed to block the a gap. sounds familiar?

what is the perfect job in coaching?

If we going consider George Rush. We might as well include Jay Locey, 84 and 18 as a head coach at Division III Linfield with an 82% winning percentage. Not bad.

Pride,

Good idea about the recruiting thing. I thought under JJ they were considering something like that.

Is it worth it to pay for those recruiting services?

Did Helfrich apply?

I’m curious why Paul Chryst of Wisconsin hasn’t been in the coaching discussions much.

We’re missing the boat. The best coach is already at Manoa.

Pride,

Are you saying the best coach is Miano?

mih,

You’re right. We should Shoji the football coach. We would be a perennial top 10 team. 🙂

subliminal message

new mcdonald’s promotion…every monday it will be rolo mcflurry monday.

buy, get one free.

al,

Oh no. The return of the subminimal messages. My head is aching.

al,

Are you saying he has a real shot?

al how about supa sundy mac-rockrib lol

if it comes down to money and the committee’s top 2 or 3 say no to the piddlings offered. then, they won’t say no to miano.

he’ll come cheaply, if you will. is he the guy or will he be the guy. glaring differences.

in any case, whomever is appointed, i too, like you all wish that in the end it was the right choice. never judge a book by its cover.

thanks st. that clarifies a lot of the butter. could also weaken the bank’s position.

That’s interesting, al-san. From reading the posts above, it seems the OSU fans are more than willing to send banker this way. Hard to believe that cav would come back here unless he gets the OC position. I’m confused about your banker theory and the rolo mcflurry comment. I think I need some aspirin.

Nice size for a DT… wonder if he can play O-line too?

Great that we can get another commit in light of our situation. Good job, coaches.

If Rolo got the HC position, would George Rush come as the OC?

I’m starting to tip towards Cav. The percentage of excellent O line coaches that are able to transition to being great head coaches is small, but maybe Cav deserves a shot. He can certainly recruit and can inspire the troops. Cav with Rolo as OC works for me.

I vote for Rolo.

ST, Re: George Rush, thanks. We just want it all. Would be great for Rolo, but not so for GR.

If Rolo is either the HC or OC, it’ll be interesting to see who his assistants will be. One of the inexperienced moves I think Coach Mack made was that he had inexperienced defensive and offensive coordinators. They’re both rising stars but still inexperienced as coordinators. JJ had himself as the OC and Mack (and others like Glanville) as the DC. When Mack was hired, I was surprised at some of his young hires. I think Mack should’ve gone the JJ route and hired a bunch old futs; we’re smarter than we look. 😉

AKINA! AKINA! AKINA!

#243 -To whom are you referring to?

DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD Qbh Rcv-Yds

94 Lavaka,Sione 6 4 5 9 . . . . . . . . . .

Call me a pessimist but stats like that at the JC level just doesn’t cut it for me. I’ve seen enough JC guys throughout the years to know what it takes to play at a high level at the D 1 level. 9 tackles just will not translate.

#248 – Thanks ST. Nuff Sed.

#251 – Thanks Tsai. We must be desperate for JC help at those two positions. I don’t think we picked up a DT in last year’s class. I may be wrong.

YUP, that’s really great news. Hope to hear lots more.

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Defensive tackle Sione Lavaka of Laney College has accepted a football scholarship from the Warriors.

He credited the current UH coaching staff with his decision. Lavaka told the Warrior Beat he will sign a letter of intent Dec. 21, the first day mid-year transfers may put their commitments in writing.

He said he is 6 feet 4 and 305 pounds.

Hey Pride I neva know you played basketball for Kapalama. Power forward?

#251 – Stephen Tsai:

December 13th, 2011 at 5:13 pm

Pride:

Yep. A higher power reviews all of the recruits to assure they will meet the approval of the next head coach. Turner and Lavaka received the higher power’s endorsement.

If this is the case I guess they have already made their minds up who the next coach will be????

#247

Jezzy33

Funny, that is June Jones told Rich Miano when Miano kept on bringing up Colt Brennan’s name.

Still… little old Sun Belt Arakansas State is putting up 850K for Malzahn. If they can, why can’t we? Adjusted for cost of living.. lemme see… ?

Maybe I’m getting carried away.

Let me know if you need cash. I’m 2 minutes away from you.

I always carry $10,000. cash in my front pocket, not in my purse.

For those that asked about other California schools and Title IX:

USC, Stanford and other private schools adhere to the same Title IX provision that UH and 90+% of other schools do–same number of scholarships for male and female athletes.

California has 2 public University systems. The UC system (UCLA, UC-Davis, UC-Berkeley, etc.) is the more research-oriented, prestigious system that generally has higher Academic rankings, is much more selective with the professors they hire, and is harder for students to get admitted to. They adhere to the same standard as UH and 90+% of the other schools–same number of scholarships for male and female athletes.

The Cal State system (SJSU, SDSU, Fresno State, etc.) has lower tuition, lower salaries, far less research, very few PhD programs (used to be 0), and is much easier to get into. They adhere to the stricter Title IX standard, so for every 2 scholarships they give to male athletes they have to give 3 scholarships to female athletes–50% more scholarships to female athletes than male athletes. Since all of the sports that female athletes play lose money, the Cal State schools are handicapped financially…and they already have lower budgets for Academics and facilities.

284.

Ok Old Diver, you don’t even know all of it and it’s over so I am not gonna bring up washed news.

I know way more about that case than you think and just be happy its washed away… Obviously if I know something like that, I am not gonna spill it on a blog like this where people think we live in a perfect society.

Don’t schools recruit different types of DTs depending on whether or not they are going to run a 3-4 or a 4-3 D, where DT attributes that are looked for vary even by those who run the same formation? Some systems place an emphasis on speed/attack/penetration at the DT position, where a NG in a 3-4 has more of the immovable object type of role.

Just wondering out loud…

Pride, I know you like to be optimistic but Sopoaga recorded 31 sacks as a FR at Canyons. He is a once every 20 years type player.

Navy basically confirmed that they are joining the Big East, but when they join depends on how quickly they can move around their scheduled games.

How quickly Navy joins the Big East will depend mainly on how long it takes the Midshipmen to restructure their future schedules, bowl and television contracts. Navy has games scheduled through 2018, bowl contracts through 2017 and television contracts with CBS College Sports and CBS Sports (Army-Navy game) through 2018, Gladchuk said.

Being part of a league that plays on the East and West coasts and features several schools in the nation’s top 25 television markets could be a huge boost to Navy’s recruiting against other military academies.

Gladchuk said by Navy playing an eight-game Big East schedule it would likely leave the Midshipmen with only one unknown opponent (with three of their four non-conference opponents consisting of Army, Air Force and Notre Dame).

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/16444530/navy-prepared-to-join-big-east-just-not-next-year/rss

#296 – Rolo will win you the most games. Just saying.

Rolo’s offense is still developing. In his first year as an OC he averaged 39.57 points a game. In his second try as the OC he averaged 31.46 points per game. That second year he returned one starter, just the quarterback. He didn’t get to pick his own receiver coach or offensive line coach. If Rolo were to be the head coach with a half decent DC and STC, he would win way more games than he lost. This past season, without adequate assistance from his OL and WR coaches, he was only eleven points away from a nine and four season. The team is inches away from being a good team. With all of the problems that the team had this year, and there were many, offensive scheme wasn’t one of them.

You and I both know that Rolo will not even be a top ten pick. Just saying that he would be my number one pick. Everybody has a different opinion.

My second option would be Kalani Sitake with Rolo at OC. Sitake will last five years and Rolo can take over when he leaves.

Sitake will probaly bring Kepa Gaison on board.

If the offense couldn’t score many points & continually go 3 and out in the second half (e.g. BYU game), I would not say that “offensive scheme” (#299) is not a problem.

As for Rolo, I think he is the ONLY guy (of the names I recognize) who has the chance to be a great HC. The big picture thinking that an OC must have is the attribute that transfer best from a position coach or coordinator to HC.

#301. You’ve one of the few bloggers that’s been there and done that. When you post, I read and ponder.

JJ was the only coach that created a buzz with me. When Tomey and Von Appen were named my reaction was who is this guy. Wags and Mack were familiar names, continuity.

Through out the only constant with me was I trusted that the right choice was made, renewed my STs.

Same for this situation. Trust that the right guy will be chosen, will renew.

@76 Don Weir…will email info tomorrow.

@98 Pride…some parents I know in Cali do not like Sitake recruiting style.

@ 112 really…I agree with you. Who are all the other candidates?

@ 124, I agree with you, if we want to plat ball at this level we NEED the big time Coach who has respect from his fellow Coaches and players.

@madeinHawaii…you would hope with no more ESPN the fans will show up!

@166…bigislandkurt…yes USC is bound to Title IX.

@Couch Potato…USC athletics not interested in softball. The up and coming sport now for women is LaCrosse. Heck in Cali now for PE starting in the 3rd grade it is the new big sport. Heck even my own little girl who is not athletic at all…went to La Crosse camp for three days this summer. Huge and growing sport here in the islands.

@ Don Weir…the only reason I wanted to attend UH Law School was to play in the annual Tita Bowl.I would take those young girls down! Can you see me taking one of the prissy chicks down? LOL!

@Stephen Tsai…(clearing throat) what you mean they did not recruit any DT’s or have any read shirt DT’s. What about the kid? Is he not listed now as a DT?

polymom…mahalo in advance. if you are still in hilo on my next trip we could discuss a lot of stuff over a bowl ken’s pancake house’s infamous oxtail stew.

i think st meant this past recruit year. i think the kid was actually wooed a year and a half ago. but, i, too am looking forward to seeing him as a dtackle.

so paul brown and don shula both became head coaches at age 33.

therefore, you guys are correct, rolo is a year away from being a head coach.

@al, or I can take you to the yacht club. I love the view there. Try to come over when Don Weir comes. But we plan to come to Oahu for a fundraiser around the 28th. Will let you know? My little one goes back to LA early as she has to get ready for auditions for the spring musical. Lucky we got older kids to schlep her around!

Wow, PolyMom. You’re the perfect wife.

I think I saw Kokane’s app. on the floor also. Not bad Koakane, Master’s degree? You see how inspiring that is? If Koakane can get a Master’s, then any one of us can too.

polymom…i got to agree with pride. i think i’ll reprint your post and show it to the boss.

nah, on second thought i better not. at least i can save myself a couple of slaps on the back of my head.

Terry Bowden…

and you cook?

gosh, you had me at 3 dvr’s.

MY brother likes Miami, I like Pittsburgh. My running dig at him is – “Mike Tomlin, the black Don Shula.”

Don’t know why but the first time I saw Tomlin on the sidelines thought he reminded of Don Shula.

Yup, I got a large family. And we always have lots of company. Cooking and food keeps a family close. Eating dinner together is mandatory in my house. And dinner is on the table at exactly 6:30 so everyone can get back to school work or R&R. Not home by 6:30 you better have a good excuse.

I have to burn the games from my DVRs to try to watch every game. I am already saving and making arrangements for the Navy v Notre Dame game in Ireland. I love Manti…but I always cheer for our service academies.

#331. Yeah if you photoshop and darken Shula’s picture, they’re twin.

More the air of confidence and control they both exude on the sidelines.

Bum Phillips on Shula.

“he can take his’n and beat your’n then take your’n and beat his’n”

Pride.: I think I saw Kokane’s app. on the floor

Just got back from Hale Kalaniianaole (DHHL office) in Kapolei and guess who’s house app was on the floor

“I find you lack of faith disturbing.”

– Darth Vader

d1shima,

#339 That’s probably what Steinberg said to Arizona State.

Wow- koakane was awake on #337!

HI ST, how’s it going?

koakane…no forget we’ll celebrate the announcement of the new coach.

al true dat

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kev-1,

Nice to see you’re so patient. JD did say it would be “fast.” So, it should be any minute now. 🙂

Curt . . . fine, I’ll wait until tomorrow morning then.

Just watched the news and saw the interview with Donovan. He doesn’t sound like someone who is about to settle for a “cheap” option. I really get the impression that JD will make something happen (booster help or whatever) to be able to pay enough for a high quality coach. JD seems like an eye on the prize kind of guy. He’ll hopefully work his magic.

Is Lavaka a Tongan name?

#353. What channel was that on, KGMB? Saw KHON and KITV sports.

Always thought pay could easily exceed 1 Mil for the right guy. Seems one qualification to be on the committee is to have $$$ or the ability to raise $$$.

Will say it again. Can we afford not to pay what it takes to get the right coach.

#353. Watched the video, got the same impression.

It would be nice to provide the link to the video for the rest of us haha.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/category/6743/video?clipId=6545622&autostart=true

The CSU and Fresno hire could be one of the best things to happen to UH during this search period.

Interesting…This article by the Salt Lake Tribune updated 3 hours ago states that Utah’s DC Kalani Sitake has not applied for the UH vacancy.

“The Salt Lake Tribune has learned the school also reached out to Utah defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake, but he has not applied.”

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/utes/53110776-89/chow-hawaii-coordinator-coach.html.csp

The fact that we cut loose Mack so quickly probably doesn’t help the hiring process. The real problem in my opinion is us, the fans. Because attendance dropped significantly during the season, JD felt he had no choice but to let Mack go. I was very disappointed as I felt we should’ve given him one more year. The coach goes 6-7 one year after he shares the WAC title and we dump him. What does that tell the next coach?

Of course we all know that Ke Akua will decide who the coach will be. So of course I yield to him. Any names that we bring up are just for the sake of discussion. I agree with Graham, based on his record as a defensive coordinator at Utah, that Sitake would be a good pick.

I mentioned earlier another person who might be good at Hawaii by the name of Jay Locey, former head coach at Linfield and current Assistant Head Coach at Oregon State. Locey might be a good find, although he hasn’t applied. So my three favorites, Rolo, Sitake, and Locey, haven’t even applied for the job. Thank goodness that I am not the AD.

Aloha Kakahiaka!

Nice to wake up to a night full of rasu humor again.

We turn to Ke Akua and ask His blessing upon all in this world and the next.

Happy hump day!

Great Morning All!

The search continues…

Kalani Sitake is currently here recruiting. Not sure if he has or hasn’t applied for the UH job. Many in the know say that he’s an up and comer on the Utah staff. He could be a darkhorse candidate that catches the attention of the committee and JD.