Ornellas makes good first impression

Morning!

Thanks whitey for posting your bio. No act like you caught all those fish.

thank you ST. Mav, politicaly, hard to run for mayor when you stay on the dark side. hahahahaaaahhhh!!!! but then again, at least i know how people live in both the dark and bright side. loa, stretch, and bhf2, pau, no tell “jokes” cause my stomach like broke.

Morning

whitey – great bio!
oh oh, i’m thinkin maybe related, no not from the darkside the campside

Good morning. Nice bio, Whitey.

Growing up in Sprecks & Puunene are priceless memories of the cherished simple life. I left Maui to the Big isle when the first phase of the “New era” Houses were breaking ground on the Hwy at Sprecklesville.
That was one of my favorite venues for quality holo holo time .
Mahalo for sharing your life story Whitey.

16th!

awesome bio, whitey. that’s a lot of fish!

whitey,

Read your bio three times. And marvel at the silvers. J/K

What a life. Your richness is mentoring the kids.

And now hunting, fishing and traveling. Now I get a greater understanding

of why people talk so kind of you.

tom mui – you should check, I think that al is going to meet up with whitey and duffer tomorrow on Maui, then fly back in the afternoon. Maybe you can meet up with them.

Good Morning Tsaikos!

Whitey:
really enjoyed reading your bio! My dad will make his first trip to Alaska for salmon fishing next month. Hope his catch is comparable to yours!

Kawika is an athlete, I know a few of the coaches (Miano, Duff and Mac) were very impressed with him at the UH Camp last summer.

ST, are guys like Vasconcellos and Correa working out with the team too?

Turdy!

Good morning all and good job Whitey! hopefully i’ll make it to retirement and enjoy like you, i particularly like this part:

Now days, go to Vegas, Alaska for fishing, Oregon and South Dakota for hunting, and golf.

not qualified to hunt yet but Vegas, Alaska fishing, and golf…yeah! mind verifying the type of salmon and where in Alaska caught?

Hey gang…just wanted to say Good morning before I head off to the ol’ factory…

whitey…great bio….man, what a life, fishing, hunting, vegas…..ahhhhhh, hopefully, I’ll make it there someday too…… 🙂

OMG, Whitey! Beautiful salmon!!! Thanks for your Bio…

Aloha Kakahiaka!!!

Good to see a bunch of guys getting out there for the “unofficial” workouts…..gives me a good feeling…..

Okay gang, off to make money for more Tsaiko events….mwahahahaha See everyone later.

GO WARRIORS!!!

Morning aftah congrats to Abe M for busting out of Punahou in high fashion! I’m sorry I missed your grad party at the Marina. Life in the fast lane kept me in high speed traffic yesterday. I’m sure it was a Whoppa Doozie, your pops always makes sure that it is small kine ‘Quiet Riot’!

When we talked about your development as a player, I was impressed with the maturity and wisdom you exhibited, and marveled at how quickly you grasped the concept of perpetual motion as a lineman. Along with your noble academic achievement, I enjoyed your entertaining video showcasing your talent as a Fa’amua (sp?). Keeping your head on a swivel and seeking out opportunity are great attributes that have been instilled in your work ethic by your mom and dad. Imua! Continue to make us all proud, Abe!

on=one

Looking at high school football for the upcoming year the talent level in the island is pretty rich.. I don’t know if it’s the best class, but it has to rank high up there.

I looked at the the top twenty names. And one I didn’t see, I would bet would be known soon. Looking at his combine numbers at the -(quoting) HONOLULU, HI – Here are the top marks from the 7th annual PIAA combine, held at the Saint Louis School in Honolulu.

Vertical Jump

39.0″ – Mana Rosa DE 6-2, 241 Baldwin
39.0″ – Kawehi Sablan LB 5-10, 191 Castle
37.0″ – Jeffrey Pedrina S 5-7, 159 Punahou (2010)
36.5″ – Kimo Makaula S 6-2, 224 Punahou
36.5″ – Kevin Aipia WR 6-0, 198 Castle
35.5″ – Lalo Respicio QB 5-10, 175 Campbell
35.0″ – Samson Anguay RB 5-7, 145 Campbell (2010)
35.0″ – Masitonia Manu DE 6-1, 231 Roosevelt
35.0″ – Dustin Akiyama FB 6-0, 230 Kahuku
34.5″ – Joshua Manuma WR 5-10, 168 Mililani
34.5″ – Shayden Kehano WR 5-10, 160 Castle

Pretty impressive 39″ Vertical jump for a DE-6-2, 241

20-yard shuttle

3.97 – Kawehi Sablan LB 5-10, 191 Castle
4.00 – Mana Rosa DE 6-2, 241 Baldwin
4.00 – Nainoa Haitsuka WR 5-9.5, 162 Castle
4.00 – Kevin Aipia WR 6-0, 198 Castle
4.00 – Roby Toma WR 5-9, 149 Punahou
4.00 – Pii Minns WR 6-2, 160 Kamehameha
4.03 – Shawn Reed LB 6-1, 206 Kalaheo
4.03 – Gafatasi Veu C 6-0, 282 Waipahu
4.03 – Jordan Honjiyo CB 5-6, 155 Punahou (2010)
4.06 – Anthony Veu DE 5-11.5, 163 Waipahu
4.07 – Tonka Marsom S 6-1.5, 205 Mililani
4.07 – Stan Hasiak OL 6-5, 328 Kapolei

And his 20 yard shuttle time beat a few of the WR

Anomaly? I think so. Mana Rosa’s numbers are impressive. Some reports say he’s
6-3 and 245 and has the speed and explosiveness to be the prototype MLB.

Looking at scout.com not included in the top twenty list of next years recruits

But does have offers already from-UNLV, Utah

And interest from-Arizona, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, Hawaii

For the upcoming high school you just have to shake your head and say wow these kids are getting better…it’s really impressive. PAII and Doris should definitely be commended for helping these kids. For in the example of Mana Rosa most of the schools gravitated towards him after he did so well at this camp.

g-nalo in da house and lurking heh there guy

howzit Koakane!

yeah i’ve been over doing the posting since last thursday, gotta try and morph back to ‘wannabe lurker’ mode. well i did say ‘try’. haaa

wow hot stuff Ferd article on commission review

Koakane, you going tonight? shoot me a ring…

is there something going on tonight or another one of those darn BIO events??

Hurt Feelings – There’s something going on every night. I think Wreck and koakane are going to Hula’s. Feel free to join them.

Hurt Feelings – ST posted Whitey’s BIO event.

homey what you putting out a Hula’s cc?

ht hula’s is by hio only 😳

from indian chief and construction worker to homey

koakane – Would be fun yeah! Besides you and Wreck, can have al dressed as one Sumurai, SteveM in his cruise ship steward costume, Stretch in vintage golf attire, Bulla as one Tequila Bandito, Kekoa in mafia suit, and chawan cut in pro wrestler tights.

koakane – why am I not surprised that you know where to find that video. 😆

Ms.Tashima – I see you are single mom…Meet my friend Jason.

Nice Bio Unko Whitey, eh how wen catch all dat fish? Probably throw net akshon ah? Nah, I think I see the Magic wand on the side, j/k. I cannot catch fish to save my life the only thing I hook is my t-shirt when the thing come flying around aftah I try toss em out.

Howzit gangee….Falsie, da numbah one, in da house!!!!!!!!!

Stephen,
Not sure if you saw this pic I posted yesterday.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a387/chawan_cut/DSC00251.jpg

oh & here’s a nice sunset for the ladies…
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a387/chawan_cut/DSC00162.jpg

wafan,
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a387/chawan_cut/DSC00244.jpg
this trap was on the fence because I think the navy doesn’t want the snakes to get in their ships, subs, bldg’s etc. the key to the trap? a live mouse inside!

Bruddah Homey…..I wen jus listen Kona Daze….ho da memories….

homey, spandex doesn’t fit well with me.

Stretch – When I was station back K-Bay I could pull that excuse dat I needed to take off on all Hawaiian Holidays but over here the haole boss just look at you and go “Huh” who is Kamehameha? Nah, I about to head into San Diego gotta look for one hale before I stay dea for good.

chawan – besides the spandex, those were interesting photos! Nice sunset! Hmmm, did you visit Club Embassy?

Ho…bruddah..homey goin be do security guard….

Ms.T – I’m flattered, see you on June 19th. See SteveM for more info. Jason will be there.

Wreck – Last time I wore a malo people thought I was an abandoned baby.

Aloha Kakahiaka!
Mahalo, whitey!!! I taste someadem feesh at a -T-Gate, I think 😉

I hope you have a long version of your childhood written down somewhere. Those are precious days in the history of Hawaii. And a good lesson as to how a person becomes the “mayor” w/o campaigning … true aloha. nuff said.

HIHO!

bonar

I know these kids are something else. Even on that list you have a safety 6-2, 224 doing a 36 vertical. All the years I followed football it seems that the kids finally have the speed and quickness clinics and combines acting as mechanisms and motivators to improve their skills. If your a fan watching and keeping up with all the reports about the athletes this pre season it makes you want to take in a few games this coming year. I know I do. Of all the years, I think this year might turn out to be the most exciting in HS football. I just have that feeling.

Hi Princess Leila!

If you are lurking…Have you heard any rumblings of a new Mililani HS Varsity Soccer coach?

Let’s see, I say Antolin signs for $200K +.

chwan:

if you neva try yet, the “fried rice ala” at Kings Bakery is real ono – fried rice with 5 pieces of portugese sausage and ova easy egg on top.

hope they still have it as I ate that in 1988.

chawan – Can you speak Chamorro? Are you Chamorro?

Kao mamaolek ha’ hao?

A-House:

the “fried rice ala” at Kings Bakery is real ono

On;y problem is that Kings Bakery (on King Street) has long gone away!

tom mui – maybe he’s talking about the one on Guam. Is there one on Guam?

g-nalo – how are salmon ohana style and what do they do to make you comfortable? 😕

ST or anyone else “in the know”

is there still practice tomorrow at 3pm???

Mana has been offerd by Utah and UNLV. Hawaii is not even recruiting
this kid. He was the top defensive player for Baldwin High last year.
He is going on a recruting trip to Oregon and Oregon State in a few weeks.
Arizona is also close to offering this kid.

for the record…..

tom and others,

maui call at ihop 1030 tomw.
newest member picks up the tab.
(nah).

nick where’s the aloha.

instead of “no”, how about “okay today we check you out and we’ll have confirmation by tomw. no problem.”

das mo easy eh?

whitey,

oh honorable one, true mayor of maui proper, your bio does not even touch a piece of what you are and have done.

you forgot many a story. how about your diving skills, that you still enjoy?
how about the tours you take people on without a fee?

much more to tell.

i’ll catch more tomw at the ihop.

kden lunc howha

went tanioka’s and got poki bento. spicy ahi, tako and shoyu wasabi onion aku. so no boddah me now

Me? I had 2 slices of whole wheat bread with pnut butter and jelly.

SteveM,

I might have asked you this question before, but can’t remember your answer. Do you sometimes go to Kainalu Elem in Kailua? My son-in-law is the computer tech teacher there.

gigi we just switch meal times cause what you have is my dinna.

know you go to spensive places for dinna.

Aloha Tsaiko’s!

Awesome life story, Whitey! But, you forgot the part about why they call you “whitey”. lol The breath and depth of the pages in the Tsaiko Ohana book are unparalleled anywhere else. What a treasure chest of memories being compiled!

I think Marlis first mentioned that the salmon were silvers. I looked and looked. Couldn’t really tell. Then by elimination…too big for pinks or reds. Coloration like kings…maybe jack kings, but no mo black gums. By den, I thinking, “Marlis right, gotta be silvers!”. Eh, Marlis…been dare and done dat, huh? What fun! Great times.

TChahng – I knew there was sumting else to like about ex-marines! Think on your feet like a flash! And no waste the guuuud stuff. Way-to-go!

BG

yahooo SteveM officially blogging since getting out. welcome back and yea for peaches making sure you getting enough strength to go back work.

Ho, da koakane stay talking wif his mouf full again….eh, so was up???

duh salmon look silver to me. get some gray too. what kine fish are the two manini ones on the right? whites?

g-nalo – “false” Chamorro? I thought that meant “How are you” or something like dat.

ohh Homey my bad, thought you made it up. 🙂

FP, I have a Hyundai Accent — a sub-compact with a dent on the door.

Hubby said it has good mileage because the motor is so small.

duh at least dem fish is salmon as to da ones myki1 ans sj had on dea alaska cruise.

buck three eighty for some fish named “idiot”

RE- Kama Bailey

Kama Bailey, who weighs in at 5’9″, 180 Lbs. and runs a 4.46, is a perennial all-star carrying a 3.8 grade point average. And in my opinion the least recruited athlete in Hawaii school history. Bailey had offers from the US Naval Academy, University of Idaho, Idaho State, Weber State and Northern Iowa, and a walk on offer from the University of Hawaii. And he went on to Idaho of the WAC.

To give you a perspective of how good he is. He holds the all time career rushing yards in Hawaii State history. Last year against Punahou, the same team that we hear so much about the top Division 1 prospects, he runs for 5 touch downs and 317 yards on 29 carries. A 93 and 63 yard runs against Farrington and Radford in the preseason. In the all star game he runs 2 kickoffs back for touch downs.

A scoop for Idaho? Absolutely

An antagonizing realization for the fans seeing such a great player from Hawaii not getting the deserving respect from the Pac-10 schools. Or at least UH? Absolutely.

For Bailey I wish him well. And let me tell you what I think about Idaho of the WAC, aside from being so fortuitous with getting Bailey, I think they’re a fast rising team. Remembering last year in their first game against USC even the announcers were commenting about how lowly Idaho was getting such a push off the ball offensively and defensively, and playing well in a 38-10 loss. In 9 of their loses last year in a 1-11 season they didn’t suffer big lopsided loses as you might expect a 1-11 to have.

College football is so fun to follow, especially now that we can watch and see how our local boys are fairing at other schools…even former coaches…for Kama Bailey I don’t see how you got away.

Bruddah homey…I tink all males mouths change….

gigi – How does one speak with a Hyundai accent? Does it sound Korean?

A-House:
June 10th, 2008 at 10:25 am

Hope I get dat lucky next month at Anchor Point Lodge.

A-House your going to love it up there, my father-inlaw and I went there back in 95, it was a great time, never seen so many fish, we each caught around 250lbs of salmon. Had so much when we got home had to go and buy another freezer.

FALSE PORDAGEE – Wreck and koakane should know!

A-House your going to love it up there, my father-inlaw and I went there back in 95, it was a great time, never seen so many fish, we each caught around 250lbs of salmon. Had so much when we got home had to go and buy another freezer.

Pomai – haaa, you just reminded me how EXPENSIVE it was to fly those boxes home. yikes!

WreckinEyez:

June 10th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Ehh Relax, Hurt Feelings… What you need is some friends. You can’t just push your way into someone elses plans… No one going like you, maybe you not in to what ever we going do in the first place. Maybe you cannot handle loud music. Many reasons why some things are not for you.

http://www.apa.org/topics/controlanger.html

jd no take this wrong but get hidden fun stuff when we banter among da tsaiko’s. its like hawaiian songs many have kole meanings to it. know its hard for new bloggers and lurkers but just go with flow and chime in when can.

I was like dat in my first time bit eventually got da jest of it.

Pomai

Funaki, Graunke

106-Mauimon

I looked at the Calif combine results, LA Nike camps, combines and being objective and unbiased the Hawaii athletes recent combine results and scores are right up there. I don’t know if next year is freakish, where there’s such a richness of talent and it’s a bumper crop. But the athleticism’s at the HS level next year should be turning a lot of scout’s heads.

BG-Had 12 yr. old nephew from Anchorage send pictures of his catch. Truly, he wrote that he doesn’t get so thrilled with catching the Silvers or Chums . And I’m guessing the crème de la crème are the chinooks (or kings?) for he did send a picture of one weighing 36 pounds.

g-nalo

‘darkside’ apprentice……. luke let the force be with you bwhaaaaa

Woohoo!
Just peeking in to let you know I made contact with a friend who now lives in Gainesville and who will be going to the game!
There are a bunch of Baha’is who are UH fans – we are talking about a Breakfast Call on gameday after I told her about the Tsai-kos. Hope she will be lurking and posting soon.

Nothing like having a safe Tsai-ko haven in the home of the Swamp!

Back to work…

Aiyaahhhahahahaha….Jason, TMI, I neva no u were dat kine…..

KK…das rite…Jboy is freak nasty…..LMAO

That’s “ahana kōkō lele.” Serious, it’s in the Hawaiian Dictionary (look under ahahana).

And you guys need to get your head out of the gutters. Or broken water pipes, if you’re at Kapi‘olani and Ke‘eaumoku.

homey,
Here are some examples of what a Hyundai Accent sounds like:

Vrooooom! Hello how are you today, vrooom!
Vrooom! How nice to see you, vroooom.
Vroooom! See you later, good bye. Vrooom, vroooom! 😉

I bet Jason got a thrill typing “diphthongs”. 😈

HO, I wen nok out!

Interesting that Phil Steele has UH as #47. Another publication had UH rated in the 80’s. Phil has been very accurate in his past predictions regarding UH. The good-he has UH going to its bowl game.

With the number of bowl games, the number of wins required to be eligible, and Hawaii having it’s own bowl, they better be going to a bowl game.

Awesome bio whitey! I know that there must be a lot of great stuff that you did not include, as others who have met you have hinted. However, I really enjoyed hearing about your experiences growing up.

I’m guessing that my Dad and my Uncle Kaname must have known you, or at least of you, as part of their work. Hopefully I’ll get to meet you someday…

Bailey, too, needs an offer. Having seen him on the basketball court, it’s clear Bailey’s the type of athlete that will help UH down the line.

bonar,

It is too late to give Bailey an offer. He already signed with Idaho in February.

g-nalo – gunfunnit, no tell us the score, some of us are trying to watch it live!

close your eyes time………..ok, the score is no longer on your screen…………cough

Warrior Beat starting lineup poll for QB
Pomai: Tyler Graunke / Greg Alexander
FloridaTed: Greg Alexander / Inoke Funaki
Garret: Inoke Funaki / Tyler Graunke
Loa:Inoke Funaki / Tyler Graunke
homey r: Tyler Graunke / Inoke Funaki
marlis: Inoke Funaki / Tyler Graunke

OK gang back from the other side (not dark) and catching up with you all. Thank you for the many kind words and am amazed that I may have crossed paths with you or your family sometime in my life. Garrett, you mentioned Kaname. Does his last name begin with Ok. If yes, I know him real well. In fact I saw him about a month ago at Costco.

Basically, the salmon are all cohos or silvers. Fishing is on Kodiak island at Larsen Bay Lodge. Been going there for over 10 years. Tried long ago with throw net, but the salmon broke the net and all escaped. hahahhaaaaaahhhh!!.

tommui, tomorrow morning around 9:30am at IHOP in Kahului. Anybody else is also welcomed.

A House, tying knots in other pants is called chew beef. Need 2 guys and put water on the knot, so hard to hemo. Get many more stories about life around the irrigation ditches and punawais and am sure you did the same thing as me. I do have one up on you as we had a public furo next door and as a small kodomo, I could go from the men’s side to the other side. Some lucky kid!!!! hahahahaaah!

Thanks again to all of you for your kind words and truly appreciate your thoughfulness and friendship.

#172: I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Tough schedule, though.

#181. Politeness = Good!

g nalo, the “instigator” get many disguises. daytime, he makes believe he is an “engineer”, watches warrior fb practices, and posts here. also he not good dart player as Princess Leila took away his force.

Does UH have an optional student athletic event fee and card? You would pay for it before the semester and the card is good for all athletic events in that semester excluding playoff and bowl games. This would make it so much easier for the students to go to UH games and would include free bus from UH to Aloha Stadium.

Nah dude, Kawika is a good kid and I am glad to see onna my friends playin’ for the Warriors. I am excited for him, that’s all. Gonna call that guy up and hang out sometime soon.. maybe lift a little.

whitey,

Pretty sure my nephew, a UH Senior, had football tickets that he bought at the school.
Being a commuter school, IDK how many students would actually utilize a bus from UH to the stadium – those buggahs like tailgate, too!
But then again, if gas is ovah $5.00 !!! come the fall, who knows?

Tswamp Tsai-kos:
A-House Family
BigHiloFan2 Family
Kymry on Kauai
Rabidfanman

Anyone else???

Planning for a Breakfast Call before the game.
Time and Place TBA – probably a UH-Friendly private residence with UH alumni and Warrior fans living in Gainesville.

Mike: I’m sure that would be cool if he “blew up!” I’m sure Ashley Lelie’s high school friends were thinking the same thing.

Hey Mike: Did you go to the SB?

wait, where are you going with this? yeah, I’ve been outta contact with guys for a bit… I was a student athlete at MHS and I knew Kawika for a couple years personally. We used to hang out a good bit. He played alto sax at MHS and I played tenor. We used to practice together before and after rehearsals and used to talk a good bit in the trainer’s room. Anyways, all I am saying is I know the guy.. I ain’t expecting anything special from him or anything like that, I’d just like to hang out sometime. But then again, I always get excited when I see my old friends.

Hi Whitey,

Great Bio from a great guy! Your days of youth almost replicate mine…so many good fun stories and times from yesteryear. Yup for sure you know almost everybody I mentioned on Maui. I heard one guy from Palolo almost going morph into a Maui No Ka Oi resident; he seems to be there every week 😉 Hope you can make a CC on Oahu one day.

No, didn’t mean to imply anything. Just that from my perspective I remember looking back at college and thinking it was pretty cool having played pickup hoops with “this guy” or “that guy.”

d1- guarans ballbearins. I am hoping our Gainesville friends will lurk and blog before then so we can get to know each other before gameday.

whitey, great pic and bio!

Whitey: I really agree that there needs to be greater neighbor island outreach. Many (most?) folks out there are oblivious to UH athletics. I think having Coach Mack might lead to more outreach to the entire state, having noticed how well he’s done so far with speaking engagements, etc.

whitey . . .

Great bio! More details, please, about life in the camps and small kid time.

In the past, UH has missed recruiting some great kids from the outer island and right now, there are just as many talented kids on the outer island who are just as good as any kid from Oahu. Example, baseball on the outer island is always good, but does UH look at any of the kids. Sad to say, no. Right now in the major league there are 2 players from the outer island and am proud to say that they are from Maui. How many are there playing now from Oahu? The best player from Baldwin a couple of years ago went to Cal Poly because UH didn’t even look at him and now he signs a major league contract. On Kauai, one of the best linebackers went to Colorado. This is one of UH’s weakness and somehow the mentality at the athletic dept needs to re-evaluate their thinking. This is University of Hawaii, not Oahu and the outer islands.

d1, i agree that Coach Mac is trying to reach out with all high schools in hawaii, but look at the other UH sports.

OK, time to get off the box and back to lurking. d1, please let me know when you coming to Maui. we not going to the dark side, but going take you to good place for fuud.

Whitey ~ Good read. Reminds me of Pops days – back in the daze. Is the Lear Jet your way of seeking revenge on the Air Force? Hehehe…all you need is the rocket pods! Then we can have air superiority over the ‘Tizer building!

Would you have known a gracious woman by the name of ‘Hina’ Derby who worked at the Iao Needle for years? She may have used her maiden name, Hester or Ester Hanakeawe. Not important, just curious.

2-1, Lakers get hope.

Hmmm…wat 2 du for dindin?

Maybe I’ll hop in my Odyssey in search of an Audissey.

latersss…..

Kekoa, know an Ester at Iao, but don’t know her last name. Funny you should mention Air Force cause i just got home from Colorado Springs and missed AFA graduation by 3 days. My friend’s nephew graduated and his picture was in the Maui News shaking hands with Pres Bush.

Pomai, ok, if Rausch is 3 for 3 and Steele can redshirt, then IMHO it will be Alexander, Funaki, and Rausch at the start of the season.

gotta roll…

BBL

Off course, after the Florida game, all bets may be off again.

From what I have been told no UH coach has been to Maui to talk to coaches
or recruits, but you have coaches from Washington, Oregon, Oregon State
Arizona, San Diego St. UNLV and Utah on Maui visiting coaches and recruits.
I hear Jordan Puu-Robinson is now at Baldwin High, he is also ranked as
a top prospect in the state.

mauimon, you are absolutely correct in your thinking about UH not looking at kids outside of Oahu. Baldwin lost to kahuku in the playoff a couple of years back and none of them was offered or recruited by UH. last year, they had a chance at chase, but i think UH blew it. these kids on the outer island will go on to bigger things than a lot of the UH players, but does UH notice. Uh uh.

LizK:

Unsure about a ‘brunch” on game day as we are tied in to our tour group’s bus schedule which leaves Kissimmee at 8:30am for the ride to Gainsville and arrival at 11:30am.

Word is that game starts at 12:30p so I would presume that our departure would be even earlier considering travel time and congestion around the stadium.

Still trying to put together a CC on Friday, 8/29/08, around 6:30pm at Golden Corral near the Official Visitor’s Center at 8032 International Drive or 5535 S. Kirkman Rd (across Universal Studio entrance). Will put more info out later.

The commissioner of the Pac-10 announced his upcoming retirement. I wonder how seriously Karl Benson will be considered as a candidate…

I just got off the phone a little while ago with Pac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen to confirm the reports that he is retiring.

Hansen did just that, saying his age (he’s 70) was the biggest factor he’s leaving.

Hansen said he will be able to stay past that date, if needed, to get a new person in place. If a new hire is found earlier, Hansen will stay through July 1, 2009 to help in the transition.

I remember Chris Herren playing against UH…sad to see what has become of him now.

Former Celtics’ point guard Chris Herren was found unconscious, slumped over the wheel of a car with a hypodermic needle and a bag of heroin on the passenger seat next to him Wednesday night after a minor accident, police said.

Mr. Herren, 32, who lists an address in Fall River, was not arrested because he was taken to Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, for treatment, according to Sgt. Paul Bernier, public information officer for the Fall River Police Department.

However, Sgt. Bernier said, Mr. Herren will be summonsed into Fall River District Court for reckless operation of a motor vehicle, operating under the influence of drugs and possession of heroin.

Article about how bad planning and then Title IX resulted in a ton of California schools dropping football, especially at the I-AA level. Carl Clapp’s St. Mary’s school is mentioned in the article, as one of many schools that dropped football then.

Since 1992, nine others Cal Poly used to play regularly (through an all-time total of 137 games) have also discontinued football. Going back to 1971 puts four more in the cemetery (67 additional games).

Six of the Mustangs’ 10 opponents in 1975 no longer play, and of the four left, only one still plays at their level – the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), comprised of 125 teams. Three moved up to the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A), now incorporating seven California schools.

According to 2007 U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, of the 38 states with FCS representation, none has as low of a team density per capita as California, with just four members for more than 36 million would-be fans. New York, with just more than 19 million, has 10 teams to choose from. Even South Carolina, with about four-and-a-half million people, can pick from seven.

“It’s tragic,” says Cal Poly head coach Rich Ellerson of the trend, which in 2004 resulted in St. Mary’s informing 14 incoming freshmen who’d signed letters of intent that the team they’d committed to no longer existed, inspiring Neil Hayes of the Contra Costa Times to advise, “Go east, young man. There is little opportunity here.”

Gender equity became more enforced through a 1993 lawsuit by the California chapter of the National Organization for Women against the California State University, which settled that by the 1998-99 school year, all CSU campuses’ female athletic representation had to be within 5 percent of the student body’s actual demographic makeup, and that allocation of funding had to be within 10 percent of reflecting the demographic ratio.

At the time of the first-of-its-kind settlement, women reportedly made up 53 percent of the system’s student population, yet only 25 percent of its athletic budgets were spent on women’s programs.

Today, according to the CSU’s fall 2007 enrollment summary, women make up 56.7 percent of the 23-campus system’s undergraduates, and excepting Maritime Academy, Cal Poly (56.9-percent male) was one of just two anomalies, with its sister campus in Pomona (57.2-percent male) being the other.

Most schools’ undoing, Cone says, is that they weren’t in compliance with Title IX and “allowed things to get way out of whack and all of sudden needed a big fix” when money was tighter.

“You can add cross country, because you’re talking about eight to 12 athletes,” she says. “But that’s not near the same expense of bringing in 100 athletes necessary for a football team. It’s just a shame of waiting until budgets are tight and then having to dump it. It ends up being a permanent solution for a temporary problem, and that’s really sad.”

For all those lost, it’s uncertain how many more teams – or players – could fall off the map.

“It’s a shame,” says Dennis Farrell, commissioner of the Big West Conference for 16 years. “There are a lot of outstanding (high school) players in the state of California with nowhere to play at the collegiate level. It’s a concern when the largest state in the country is down to this many teams.”

Often wondered where coach Ellerson was. Lost track of him after his Desert Swarm stint.

Re- PAC-10 expansion

Next July 1st, the current PAC-10 commissioner retires. Tom Hansen the PAC-10 commissioner for the last 26 years made this announcement a few days ago. Will this open up the door for some dialog or discussion to expanding to 12 teams? Some web sites I visited think so.

PAC-10 criteria Academics, Marketsize, Rivalry, Attendance

Hawaii with reknowned Astronomy, Oceanography and Business Schools (read somewhere in the top 25 in each). Plus Law and Medical schools should qualify as academically acceptable. With a student enrollment of 20,357.

Market size, Rivalry and Attendance-Over the last 9 games, dating back to 1998 Hawaii is 4-5 against PAC-10 schools. And have an overall bowl record of 4-2 (since 1998). An average of 43,514 fans turned out for games at Aloha Stadium against PAC-10 schools. Hawaii on the road against PAC-10 schools would probably have a Northwest and Souther California Hawaii fan base in future games as popularity and support for the team increases, especially if they were accepted PAC-10 membership.

Of all the teams mentioned Hawaii should be considered greatly, with BYU, Colorado, Utah, Fresno, San Jose and San Diego St. being contenders.

Pluses in Hawaii’s favor- visiting teams are allowed 1 extra gm on their schedules. Volleyball, both mens and womens team perennially contenders, Womens softball, soccer, swimming and diving teams very competitive. Mens football is rising, Basketball is resurfacing with a better recruits coming in. And the Baseball team is playing tough. Hawaii has 23 former players in 2008 listed in the NFL

What would happen if Hawaii left the WAC and allowed admission into the PAC-10? Almost overnight everything goes up a notch. The eagerness for the Hawaii high schoolers wanting to get into the new PAC-12 and Hawaii would probably create an overflow of athletes wanting to play for Hawaii (in all sports, mens and womens). But with foresight if Hawaii goes to the PAC-10 have Hawaii-Hilo prepare for the WAC, which would be a great scenario if this could happen.

By accounts something will happen in the future. What will happen is agreeably speculation at this point. Even some analyst I read saying don’t be surprised if the MWC expands to 12 with Boise, Fresno and Nevada getting invitations. Even there was talk about North Texas being a WAC member in the future. Personally, 8 -15 years down the line or sooner I would love to see Hawaii-Hilo join the WAC.

#234: Well it appears that UH has to do a better job on the neighbor islands.

Jason,

Are you going to run a fantasy football league this season? It’s up on Yahoo now.

SteveM – I should go learn how to play craps correctly so I win. Whenever I am on the table, all I hear is “out, seven out” and the dealers take my money.

marlis at #248

An interesting post on an on-going topic of debate…especially during off-seasons. Gotta ask…is this your original piece? Or was this re-worked from somewhere else? The research on it seems to be extensive.

Personally, I don’t care if it’s original or not, but, it does shape my questions.

BG

BG- I don’t know how to respond to your question. Truly, eye to eye, I would say thats a self deprecating question because it’s seems to devalue what I communicate. Or write. No I don’t copy other’s works….exhaling a loud burst of air>me.

nah, dunno Kalani Takase.. sry bonar, long day at work. Anyways, yeah, my thought was that we must have good taste in friends to associate with people who go and do great things. I had connection in about every group, and I loved being around the athletes. I was asked several times by players to play football but.. I was 120 then, 120 now so LOL. I wish if I had the mass!

ohh and in response to your latest post bonar.. Manoa researchers, not Al Gore, invented the internet, or at least developed major protocols for it. Aloha net is one of the predecessors of the present day ethernet. We also do cloning, biomedical and disease research, and agriculture too. UH has a pretty good research program.

tell me about it… bad digestion + high metabolism

Marlis: Great topic….I wish it could happen…but I just don’t see it happening soon….UH needs more money to improve on the things that will be looked at very closely by the PAC 10…the money ain’t there.

and if you want guns like mine, carry a stack of books while walking to school.

umm.. men uhh.. yeah plus I need it in my chest and arms lol… like 50% of my muscles are in my legs… cross country was my sport.

Mike, if you attend the Tsaiko cattle calls, I guarantee you will gain weight. Now do as I say, carry books to and from school to build up your arms and chest.

Course, if you are no longer in school, scrap that idea. lol

gigi – $17.50 + $0.82 tax + $2.75 tip = $ 21.07

Books are out-dated? My daughter carries books to LCC — but in a backpack.

gigi – confirming, are we wagering for the Celtics to win on Thursday only or the whole series??

gigi – I guess your daughter doesn’t want guns like you so she uses the backpack??

I weighed 120 in the sixth grade. 😳

ohh, I study computers and communications lol.. so yeah, to us they are, all of my materials are online or in pdf format

jm – are you coming to the June 19 or July 10 Tsaiko parties??

gigi – although the Lakers are down 2-1 in the series, you got yourself a bet. That food will taste a whole lot better when it is paid for by you.

it would be awesome if UH were invited to the PAC 10.

stretch – don’t think so. nights difficult. lunchtime cc maybe?

Glad to have you Mike. we need more college keeds to compliment all the ole keeds we have in here. What kind of communications are you studying? I was a Communications major at Manoa back when dinosaurs ruled the earth.

yeah, and SteveM lost!

“collective okole”… Aah the prose one reads here. 🙂

Hey Steve, looks like you’re feeling better. Did you get my email?

Well, I got my associates from HCC in Computing, Electronics and Networking Technology and now I am studying general communications at UHM hoping to gain insight on how technology impacts communication.

Kid — yes I did. My deepest thanks!

Did you get my reply?

What vehicle we using for the FIRST MIDNIGHT CATTLE CALL run when we hold it? 😆

small world, Liz!

SteveM,
A 2006 Chevy Impala. Looks like a cop car. 🙂

marlis ref #258

I’m sorry, but I don’t understand your response. There was no intent beyond wanting to know whether your post was all your work and research or pulled from elsewhere and incorporated into your thinking. Are you reading something into that?

I’m more than willing to explain further if I’m not making myself clear…I realize all too well that I may know exactly what I mean, but the communication vehicle that I use may have a flat tire.

If it’s your original piece and I have a question about something, I’d ask, “marlis, would you expand on that thought” or something like that. On the other hand, if it’s from other sources, I ask more in terms of your interpretation such as, “marlis, what do you think they meant when they said….”

Since you said that was your original piece, my question would be framed like, “you mentioned the pluses for Hawaii. What do you think are the minuses? Why hasn’t the PAC 10 considered Hawaii?”

Have I explained clearly enough? You can be assured that I have not intention of putting people down when I’m offered opportunities for learning or critical thinking. Negativity takes up too much time and energy, don’t you think?

BG

Looks like a toss up for who is going to start at QB. If we are still tied at midnight then I hope ST will make a call.

On my selection I just have a feeling that Tyler will get the nod at the start of the season, but sad to say I think it could change after a few games. It’s all really gut feelings right now because so much will fall out when the real practice starts. But what the heck it all for fun right now anyway.

Inoke/Tyler are the two headed monster at QB. That’s right, two starters, splitting time. You heard it here first. 😉

As for UH joining the PAC10 it all depends on if they think that UH can bring in the $$$. Sad to say that the people who decide these things think of $$$ first and the sport second. I would say that when UH wins the WAC for the second year in a row and go to another BSc bowl game and win that they will look pretty good to the bean counters.

Pomai:

What’s the last date for putting in our Best Guess?

The Lakers will take 2 out of 3 at home; the CelticWarriors (pronounced with the hard C as in Keltic) will come back to Boston leading 3-2 and will win it all in Game ___. I want it to be Game 6, but it’s probably going to go to Game 7. We Potato-Eaters stick together.

Craps? Oh, yes!! Those were the days!!

Have a good night’s sleep, everyone.

Ah come on Kid gotta pick one to start, who you got to start the first play in da swamp?

Pomai,

No QB.
Direct snap to Libre/LWJ (next poll topic) around right side for 25 yd gain and the Geckos are on their heels from that point forward.

Oooo…Pomai.
I stay reading your mind….. 😯

heheheh

dpk….but didn’t mack say that they would not rotate qb’s. the starter will take 75% of the snaps in practice,etc,, etc.

Thanks myki…. now what am i going to do all day tomorrow??

decided by the coaches 😀

Pomai ref #316

Man, you’re up late! I’ve about got to the end of my rope and about to call it a nite.

marlis made some compelling arguments about Hawaii’s pluses. After thinking it over a bunch, I think we also have to view us as others see us. If I were Stanford or USC or Washington, etc. evaluating Hawaii, the main question would have to be: “What can this school contribute to make us a better conference (and more profitable)?” Academics and research? Well, not bad, but really not much of a reputation overall. And, it seems that their facilities are in a dreadful state of maintenance…been all over the local papers.

Sports? The football team and the women’s volleyball make money, but no other teams. Their facilities are really bad too. Their coach and quarter back came on national media to complain. Oh, by the way, if we have to send OUR negative-revenue sports (water polo, soccer, women’s soccer, tennis, softball, golf, baseball, track and field, sailing, etc) 2,500 miles to play them, maybe we should get them to subsidize all that extra travel. After all, air travel, accommodations and food are expensive there.

Taking a step back, I don’t see where Hawaii has much in the way of alumni donations and support. Don’t seem to have any multi billionaires around to be a sugar daddy or mommy.

So, you see, Pomai, it’s kinda hard to convince ourselves that Hawaii really can offer enough to be attractive to the PAC 10.

Time to moe moe…

Well, I’m sensing some exciting edumacational reports being formulated right now from da wessai so ahm gonna call it a night (It’s a night!) and check for the results in da morning.

Oyasumina-tsai!

BG your right it’s really all about da money. But if you where to take the money aspect of it out, then yeah UH would be a good fit in the PAC 10, but that ain’t going to happen. But thats OK because no matter where UH is at they are still #1.

OK now for the RB need two for the blocking back and two for run plays

Alonzo Chopp
Camron Carmona
David Farmer
Jake Heun
Jayson Rego
Kealoha Pilares
Khevin Peoples
Leon Wright-Jackson
Mario Cox
Daniel Libre
Korey Reynolds

For me I will go with:
Farmer/Heun and Jackson/Libre

Can’t give you any reasons but I have a feeling that LWJ is going to have a breakout season with over a 1000 yards this season.

ST – is a list coming out of those who got rings??

What’s that tappity sound????

Nitey Nite!

Mean Linebacker Dreams!

Warrior Beat summer starting lineup:
QB – Tyler Graunke, with Inoke Funaki as the backup.

Academically, UH is *not* going to be as attractive to Pac-10 schools as the candidates that they will take seriously if they decide to expand. We’ve heard all about the deteriorating academic facilities…and you KNOW that the Pac-10 has heard all about that too. It is great that UH has several well respected academic programs (marlis didn’t even list all of them), but overall UH is *not* ranked highly.

Travel costs will be a *huge* factor for the Pac-10. That was a big problem before when gas prices were far cheaper…now with air travel being so much more expensive that will just make the Pac-10 even more of an impossibility. How does it work for the Pac-10 financially, especially when you consider nonrevenue sports like volleyball (UH makes revenue from it, the Pac-10 schools do not), baseball, track, swimming, etc.

I would love for UH to get into the an expanded Pac-12. But we *really* have to look at things with a biased eye to even think that UH has a chance. And even looking at the best-case thing for everything (like what marlis did), the case is still weak compared to the schools the Pac-10 approached in the past (they went after Texas last time) and the schools they might go after in the future.

Oops, that was several nights ago, not last night.

Minnesota’s top recruit needs open heart surgery.

Sam Maresh maintained his composure amid all the questions about his impending open-heart surgery, but then the topic turned to the potential risks. At that moment, the player who had dreamed of helping turn around the University of Minnesota football team this season leaned over and rested his head on his father’s shoulder.

Maresh has tried to treat last week’s diagnosis of a faulty heart valve and the news that he’ll have surgery June 26 at the Mayo Clinic with the same mind-set he used to prepare for, say, one of his state wrestling championships. He’s never been afraid of anyone or anything, so why start now?

The 6-foot-2, 240-pound linebacker was the local star who gave Gophers coach Tim Brewster recruiting credibility in a state that seemed to lose many standout high school players. Maresh was expected to compete for a starting spot as a freshman for the second-year head coach, whose team finished 1-11 last season. Maresh was registered for summer classes and ready to start team workouts June 2 when a heart murmur was discovered during a required physical.

LSU says that they have the fastest college football player *ever*. And he was a backup last year!

LSU this summer is touting junior wide receiver Trindon Holliday as the fastest player in college football.

Ever.

On paper, they appear to be right. The 5-foot-6 Holliday, a reserve player last year for national-champion LSU, ran a 10.02 in the 100 meters at last year’s NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Only 69 people have ever run it faster and, according to LSU, none have ever played football or were playing at the time they were clocked.

Holliday, who scored two touchdowns last season, is hoping to make the U.S. Olympic team next month. If you saw LSU play last season, you know how dynamic he can be with the ball in his hands.

Good morning!

Happy Kamehameha Day to everyone!! Especially those who have the day off. Lucky buggahs. 😀

Off to work. Busy day today. See ya… buzzzz, buzzz, buzzz.

Good morning Tsaikos everywhere.

LizK,
Hilo 4 will prolly show if we talkin >9. like know where exactly cuz gotta figa how fo get to da Stadium, get back to da ka’a, like dat. ho, 2 cc in 2 dayz in Fla., gonna need opu support. 😆

80 days an 79 nites.

GO WARRIORS!!!

Kinda interesting how the Tsaikettes all get their trademark sound effects:

buzzz, buzzz, buzzz…..

tappity tap……

hiho……..

monku monku monku

heheheh

Well, rather than dwelling on the history of the Hawaiian Monarchy today, I get to be ensconced w/in the confines of a meeting room at a military installation all day today. I have been told that communication with the outside world will be verboden during the term of my stay so until about 1700 (dat’s 5 o’clock for the rest of us) have a swell day!

latersss…..

e a Great Kamehameha Day everybody.

Marlis,
good morning. no worries about da rest of us, summa us need ehteeket classes, no no how fo talk, fumble da speeches. but dis bradda means yu very well.

also to you an Mauimom, dat was good info on Maui boy Rosa. knew da family back in da day. my friend Diane tellz me he’s da real deal. me, i like play hog cheeze, get all da guud braddas so we buss up da world.

GO WARRIORS!!!

al,
I know he said that, I’m just to leary of naming a full time starter. Yes, I’m chicken.

D1,
That’s what you get for using Kam instead of Kamehameha. 😆

Aloha Kakahiaka!

Early day for me today…
Have a great one- whether on holiday or at work!

ST ~ Waiting for ‘Green Light’ to spread the word on the blog bash. Please check your email box and clear the cob webs and questions…and btw, was that the sound of dice rolling around Luana Hills last night. You know my cousin who lives right down the street from you, is on the vice squad, right?

BHF2 ~ Just a little home remedy hint to help with that cough you get from breathing all that Vog. Take plenny laxatives…den, you be too scared to cough! Bwahaha!

Stretch ~ Check your new email account.

interesting. i wonder if the pac 10 must expand by 2?

Wow, everybody enjoying the holiday – have a good one!!

chris brown is the best all u f0ckin haters r mad because he is famous and r not