Hanohano's UH career ends
Defensive tackle Geordon Hanohano is retiring from college football after being diagnosed with a neck stinger, head coach Norm Chow confirmed this morning.
“It’s heartbreaking, very heartbreaking,” Chow said. “He’s a good player, and a good, young man.”
Hanohano suffered the injury in the first quarter of the BYU game. Surgery is not required, but because this is his second stinger, he has been advised he risks severe medical problems if he continues to play.
He has used his redshirt as a freshman in 2008, and he has appeared in too many games this season to apply for a medical hardship that would extend his career to a sixth year in 2013.
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Last week, graduate assistant Daniel Bukarau was near the UH’s Campus Center when he heard a woman yelling to stop a robber on the run. Bukarau tackled the suspect, and then held him until Campus Security and HPD arrived.
Bukarau is a Kailua High graduate who played at Utah.
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Monday was only the first day of the experiment, but middle linebacker Benny Fonua and strong-side linebacker Jerrol Garcia-Williams made easy adjustments during their rotations with the first team. Decisions on their statuses will not be made until after Thursday’s practice.
Fonua
Garcia-Williams
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Hunter Thomson, who has recovered from a knee procedure, has been cleared to play and will compete at defensive tackle.
does he have any eligibility left? haha
Letsgo,
Thought Demarest was going to be on first at the start of the BC show. Walked away from the computer for awhile, so I don’t know if I missed it or it’s comin up soon.
Top 10!
Top 10!!
thanks
#2…you missed it. He was on already.
I think Demo is BC’s go-to coach.
Ohayogozaimasu [bowing].
anything good on the show?
good mornin’ warrior nation!
A Grease wonders . . . how many tears flow from a robber: 1) caught during his escape; 2) held while police and assorted security arrive.
Also . . . On an immensely tangential note . . . anybody notice that the ’80s live at Foodland locations? Girls on Film (Duran Duran), 99 Luftballoons (Nena), Word Up (Cameo) . . . now, who sings that “What I Like About You” tune? And I’m singin’ ‘long. Feel like I’m gonna walk out into a 1980s Oahu after making me purchases there.
Good Tuesday Morning!
Woohoo for Bukarau! Now that’s a run stopper!
Book ’em, Dan-o!
I love “Word Up.”
That’s what life is all about: Wave your hands in the air like you don’t care.
Unfortunately, Cameo only made a cameo in music history.
so is Laurel starting at will? or Alo?
Way to go Bukarau. Was that a katoooosh?
Laurel is moving to will. No decision on this week’s starters.
True and church, Mr. Tsai [A Grease serves Mr. Tsai 100% Kona coffee and a biscotti.]
Word Up is a pretty brilliant tune — its entirety (style, delivery, performance, etc.) exists in the middle of the nexus of top 40 pop/R&B/maybe even a quick nod to country (Word Up‘s whistling)/electronic synth’. A tune to satisfy all.
And let’s not forget Larry Blackmon’s big red plate :D.
As the warning in the description says: even if you’ve never heard it before, once you hear it, you will never be able to get the tune out of your head!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af2j59zzX3Q&feature=related
A long-snapper who shall remain anonymous already has promoted Fonua to “beast mode.”
The general feeling is Fonua will be a star at this level.
sant’ve?
Hoping that the changes at LB will result in some blitzers “getting home” soon…
No. 20.
Here’s the rebuttal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZQebW6cI44
GOOD MORNING HAWAII!
Benny and Jerrol – sounds like a cool combo!
I now know that song! 🙁
25
Good Morning Gangeez!
Can’t emphasize proper tackling technique enough. WTG Mr. Bukarau! 😉
That long snapper is prolly right, Mr. Tsai. Good luck to Fonua and Garcia – Williams.
Oh well…Ohio gozaimasu.
early morning 😎 warrior and wahine country no work to hard eh
kden d1 played your link and already forgot it so yes must be early..kope kope
I been high on Fonua, Garcia-Williams tandem from pre season. Didn’t think it would happen this soon but sounds exciting. Even if it will take some steps back in the beginning, I’m all for it. By the time these guys are juniors, gonna be big time players. I hope Laurel gets the start with them.
Good morning everybody.
ST, dishima,~ too much time on your hands?
d1 –
We had that record as kids. Our judoka sensei gave it to my brother and I. That mighta been the world’s first excercize program set to music.
Special shout out to lurkers Ruth and Arthur. Nice talkin’ story about UH football with Ruth yesterday. Aloha to you both.
e kala mai, d1shima.
yes kope fix is in and running thru da body 😀
how you fella doing this am?
good luck to the warriors against sdsu!!!
go warriors!!!
ST & Tsaiko Blog Dogs:
Hopefully, the tackle technique is better than what we displayed at BYU. Too many missed arm tackles. Going on to SD soon to support the Warriors.
Go Warriors!
36 –
Agreed!
GO WARRIORS!!!
safe journey to cshojii and da wahine’s on their swing thru cally hillsides and good hunting.
welcome home to coach bud and her soccer women back to defend da home turf. get um ladies
The University of Hawai’i Rainbow baseball team enters its inaugural season in the Big West Conference and will play a challenging 53-game schedule which includes 31 home games. The Rainbows kick off the season hosting national powers Oregon and Rice, and will also welcome in Big West foe Cal State Fullerton along with Wichita State. The ‘Bows will also play midweek road games against UCLA (Apr. 9) and Fresno State (May 7). want to know more go to UH athletic home page and read da rest.
eh bhf2 ballard say what up with you. be in hilo this week.
ST: what’s your next assignment for the Norm Chow show? Can’t wait!
Any word on who’s playing DT this week?
We’ll be in SD cheering for the Warriors.
Pomai: 28 – 27, Warriors make us proud.
St what’s the status on Jordan Loeffler?
Wasn’t in 1967 DJ Coolidge Nakamura locked himself in the KPOI station on the Ala Wai and played this song continuously for hours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMVGJVgsoHg&feature=related
#11….The Romantics, who also had another hit around 84 with “Talking In Yiur Sleep”
This was the version by the “Trashmen” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GizTr6QLfc&feature=related
kevin sorry to reply to your email so late but can’t give answer at this time but thanks for the info.
pomai call me urgent
Loeffler has finally recovered from a fractured hand. If he can go, then UH won’t have to activate a freshman lineman.
Good morning Tsaikos….Hope all have a great day.
I wonder Benny and Jerrol make any good ice cream flavors?
KK, tried to e-mail you but says e-mail is no good????
ST: Thanks for the update
Happy thoughts and Healing Energy to all!
GO WARRIORS!
@Pomai
I have SDSU – 35, UH – 21
It looks transposed on your last score update.
GO BENNY, GO BENNY
GO JERROL, GO JERROL
GO WARRIORS, GO WAHINE
Oh oh….better watch out…no more bringing M&Ms into the stadium….or other “items”….LOL
http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20121002_Stadium_staff_overzealous__in_searching_patrons_at_gate.html?id=172253901&c=n
(J)J
You know what they say about green M&Ms . . .
#51 another reason for not going to games. It seems its no longer a happy place to be.
I probably missed it. But what is the spread for this weekend?
Pomai,
21 – 17 WarriorNY
Perfect game to make a change if needed. Might be good time to clear head in #1 position before too much ruins confidence and decision making. Everyone who played a little bit sports sees and knows the practice players vs game day players. Sometimes, you the game day players that dont practice well but do well in games when called upon. And sometimes you get the awesome practice guy that does everything well in practice but for whatever reason, doesn’t play well on game day. Everything else somewhat equal, it boils down to how you handle pressure while performing your job. As coache its gotta be a tough mudder to recognize this. Coming days is a good tale sign of how the coaches will be able to handle the pressure of pulling the trigger to make a switch. They don’t make a switch, I don’t think they enjoy pressure. The guys in waiting are waiting because they did not practice well against #1. If the team is struggling give some game time and THEN evaluate. Its gamble coaches dont like to make but good game to try and pull the trigger.
Im pulling for Sean and admire his tact and his ability to parlay his oppurtunity into a starting position. Corralling teammates for co captain postion in a short amount of time is impressive enough. Hoping everyone can find a way.
Looks like Hawaii has offered WR Ammon Barker out of Utah.
way to go Benny, Jerrol! Nice to see more rotation. enjoy watching young talent going after it. Insticts will get you to the ball. refine later!
jeezy33…are you thinking tight end of the future?
After watching some video clips, I’m thinking Barker would perfectly fit at TE if he can put on 25-30 pounds.
i hope folks are reading into the subliminal messages that are abound with all these auditions.
…and how about the why we are hotly after so many wr’s and db’s with top end speed?
Why not move Justin Vele back to LB as well.
we’ve actually lost four dtackles now. calen friel was a guy projected for some serious playing time this year.
in spite of the tremendous losses…one door closes and another one opens, i am looking forward to seeing the kona kowboy in action, mike andrade will soon become a household name.
Also thinks its a matter of time before Hawaii offers Kawe Johnson. The kid just does so much on the field that height becomes a non issue already. No one would argue that he isn’t the best player in the state and he will find a way to start for some D1 team very fast. Guys that good just get on the field somehow.
jj got your email and replyed
aloha stadium should change its name to OCCC4
WHAT HAPPENING now days?
Ah, yes, Leron. Thanks for this :). Get thee to a Foodland if you haven’t already been there. You will enjoy.
Anyboty recall The Rain by Oran “Juice” Jones (“have some hot chocolate” [which a Grease deemed a horrifying mixing of metaphors with the performer’s name already presenting “juice”] and “you stone cold BUSTED” somewhat or other.)?
Click on a Grease’s name if you must needs see that fine The Rain music video if any of yous must needs take a trip down “you stone cold busted” avenue (in the rain, of course :P)
Heard the UH special teams coach on Bobby’s show this morning…he sounded
“BEAT UP” ….three weeks ago prior to USC he was the energizer bunny…this morning
he sounded like he just he just came thru the washing machine rinse cycle.
That what losing and losing big will do to you……
Al san maybe gotta just say outright already. No can hurt imho 🙄
No Aloha at the Stadium!
The stadium concession contracts put a great burden on potential vendors. In order to make it profitable a vendor needs to inflate their prices by 50 to 60 percent to breakeven. This year I noticed many past vendors have opted out. No one sells healthy snacks like a veggie platter with dip or any candies. Jamba Juice would be a hit but the price would be higher than beer. I wanted a coffee and paid $5 for an 8 oz cup!
A hot dog and drink will hit you for $15.00! Sheesh!
The stadium experience has deteriorated and is a huge reason why the average citizen can’t afford to take their family to the game. When Aloha Stadium opened and drew 40K plus fans peeps were allowed to pack bentos and snacks and everyone shared. It was fun and promoted a feeling of Ohana. I remember my parents sharing with a military family and not eating themselves.
Progress is good but we have abandoned “Aloha”
“Aloha Stadium” can no longer rightfully claim its name.
Oran “Juice” Jones….the only song with blatant terroristic threatening….wanting to do a Rambo and flat blasting his girl and her lover. But then he changed his mind….and instead, “he chilled” That’s right, chilled.
When it comes to Aloha Stadium I am just happy that the Mountain West logo on the field is not purple.
Not sure about being “beat up.”
Demo was pretty vocal and energized yesterday, and that was for a light practice.
I expect Fonua to experience growing pains like any freshman taking the field against D-1 competition for the first time. Hopefully he’ll mature quickly, and by the end of the year become a leading force on rejuvenated UH defense with fast players who really “fly to the ball”.
Then we can nickname them “Benny and the Jets”. 🙂
Ala Wai and others with complaints about Aloha Stadium facilities and concessions:
Please convey your concerns directly to Scott Chan, the Stadium Manager. Every month Centerplate presents a report to the Stadium Authority. The public in attendance at these meetings can ask its representative questions – or Scott can do that if people cannot attend the meetings which are held on the last Thursday of each month – except in November and December when the meetings are held on the third Thursdays – at 10 am in the conference room behind the ticket office.
The telephone number is 483-2500.
BTW – I only paid $1.75 for a 12 oz cup of coffee at one of the Centerplate outlets on the mauka side at the Nevada game.
ST…yeah (about the green M&Ms), LOL, just like the oysters at the T-gate that Mrs. A-House keeps eating…..MWAHAHAHAHHA
Wait a minnit… what oysters?
Save me some in Nov!
Daniel Bukarau- Mahalo.
jj lucky rob25 not there cause of all the raw stuff she likes so much 😆
#77….Liz…none this year yet….but we had plenty last year…..LOL
Sorta confused here. Read last blog topic and bloggers were talking about how bad the recruiting was a few seasons past. But yet when past season’s recruits were announced bloggers were jumping up and down saying how good the recruits and there was a good outlook for the future. Yeah, it is contradicting.
When the birdies chirp many get excited. Yet when potential is not met and the losses mount some who were excited blame bad birdie evaluations.
KK….Yep, along with the poke, kalding, and dinaguan…..LMAO
mahalo plenty to Geordon Hanohano and his family for the time he put into the program. all the 808 is proud of you and wish the very best. honored to have watched your time at UH. akua’s blessing to you and the family.
Imua to one of Hawaii’s true sons.
Echoing KK’s evaluation of Geordon Hanohano. Thanks for the memories and to you and your family for putting in all the time and effort into the program. You made all of us proud. Prayers for your continued recovery and healing…. 🙂
Dang.. Hanohano out…. Wishing him the best, the very best. That’s a player who put in 100% 100% of the time. A true Warrior!
health should always be #1 priority.
Here’s wishing Geordon Hanohano a bright future. Get your degree and make a difference in this world. Good luck.
Sad to read about Hanohano.
Mahalo for representing our Hawaii Warriors. Best of luck in all of your future endeavors!
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Man that sucks about Hanohano. Very unfortunate that he’ll never be back on the field.
Excited to see Fonua in action. I really think he could be the next coming of a Pisa Tinoisamoa mold linebacker. Tough, instinctive, can hit and plays fast sideline to sideline…
Mahalo, Geordan. Always a Warrior.
Mahalo nui Geordan.
We are a group of volunteers and opening a brand new scheme in our community. Your website provided us with useful information to work on. You have done a formidable job and our whole group might be grateful to you.
Mahalo Mr. Hanohano, you are a true warrior. Keep your health and graduate. The Lord in His wisdom has great plans for you. Aloha.
God damnit… feel so bad for Hanohano.
However, he does have his whole life ahead of him to risk for a “game”.
Good luck in where life takes you sir!
MAHALO WARRIOR!!!
I remember speaking a few times with Geordon’s dad at practices back in 2009. Real upbeat guy that was very positive and glowed when he spoke about his son and the team.
Good family roots.
Jimmy,
Tis called “hindsight”.
Aside from beer and pupus, it is an arm chair QB’s best friend.
would be nice jester if chow let geordon wear his uniform top during home games and stand with the team 😉
k let the guessing begin bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Kevin # 93, whoa, whoah, hey. Got some Catholics up in here, you know.
Prayers going to Geordon Hanohano.
Let’s work on those and set forth those positive thoughts to our Warriors.
😈
Alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
oh tanks to Al for the privileged or he sleeping/slipping
Mahalo Geordon for being a Warrior and giving it your all. Get that degree and good luck in your future endeavers.
Grease,
I was Catholic too.
Then I went to Catholic private school. 😆
Reardon’s commentary yesterday about Chow needing more horses in order to win was hillarious. This is how that commentary came across:
Reardon: Chow needs more horses because the horses we now have are crap.
Translation: With the exception of Shroeder and one or two other favored Chow players, the rest of the players are crap and therefore they need to be replaced with people specially selected and recruited by Chow.
I don’t know how most felt, and frankly, I don’t really give a damn, but I did feel sad for the current players. Every single player on the team right now is a gifted athlete, capable of doing great things, especially on the field, and that is likely why they made the team and are currently on the team. To suggest they are not good enough and this is why Chow is losing, which the Reardon commentary did quite clearly, is a sad and pathetic excuse for not winning.
In life, you play the hand dealt and you don’t cry about it. Make some lemonade from them lemons, dude. Stop making excuses for Chow at the expense of these talented and exceptional young men, Reardon.
A decent coach can make even average players great players, if he can get them to play together, unselfishly, as a unit. Doing this is what makes a coach a great coach.
Kevin. Heh. How could I forget. All those students in school uniforms cursing up and down malls after school hours, hahaha.
Grease,
We gotta vent somewhere… 😆 😆
At least mine was co-ed though… thank God!
Jimmy the Lock…
A lot of good recruits who committed also fell through the cracks… whether or not they qualified academically, picked up some bad habits along the way, fell behind academically, career ending injuries, etc… AS a mid-major you will have a lot of these players that are on the fringe.
The players we have aren’t a bad lot for a wide-open offense. Our smaller, faster, skilled Olinemen are good enough for pass blocking. I think Schroeder for the most part has more than enough time to read and make his passes. Whether he sees the open man or if our receivers are getting open, is a different story. If this were the RnS, the amount of time he has is more than adequate. The former coaches recruited for their game plan, not Chow’s.
Chow doesn’t need all that many slots and WRs, we got plenty.
Defensively, too. I think we recruited for zone play with man coverage only in the red zone. The former defensive coaches wanted players with exceptional football IQs in the back. Man coverage will wear the defender down against faster, stronger opponents.
Good morning everyone!
We’ve recovered from the post-cruise “land sickness” and Dory’s “Not a Surprise” dinner Cattle Call at Club Genji is on at 7:00 pm tonight! (I say it’s a Karaoke Call too. 😉 )
See whoever can make it there… no RSVP needed!
Good decisions are often not the easy ones to make.
I applaud Geordan, George and Lei for their collective decision. The future is bright and welcoming.
Mahalo for all the sacrifices made on behalf of the program…always a Warrior!
UH did make use of its brief time in Utah. Offer was made to receiver Ammon Barker.
….Memor et Fidelis.
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Kevin # 106, hahaahah, yeah. Co-ed Catholic gooooooood!!! What’s with this Vatican butler (“the butler did it!”) . . . didn’t know the Pope had this kind Bruce Wayne action.
Steve M. 108 . . . A Grease has been to Genji twice, at the most. Real relaxed atmosphere (this was years ago, mind you). Hostesses don’t bother you like how hostesses at other bars bother you. Great bar food from what I remember (yes, again, many years ago and I still remember). The mama san like my rendition of Humperdink’s After the Lovin’. Didn’t have th heart to tell her that was first and last performance of it. A Grease is more of a jukebox guy, heh.
Here is Ammon’s website.
http://ammonbarker.com/
any coaches go AZ?
My best wishes to the Hanohano ‘ohana for the privilege of watching their son represent the Warrior Nation. You have much to be proud of, and as a fan, I can’t thank you enough. Best of luck in the future and remember…You will forever be ALways A Warrior!
God bless Geordon Hanohano! Tough break but good decision! Take care!
# 112 . . . hahahahahah!!! Seen it all already! SAMUI ISLAND WEDDINGS, yeah, “brrrrrrrrr, grab my London fog, it’s FREEZING on this beach at this wedding!!! Maybe snowing on the beach, too? Yeah, when did I miss the detonating nuclear warhead that should’ve preceded this nuclear winter at the beach?!” Man.
@madeinhawaii
I can see how it relates to offense in certain cases but defense? Bigger, faster, stronger, were visibly apparent in 75% of the games played so far.
Yeah, we gotta play with the hand that was dealt but pairs can easily be beaten. Bluff? No way, the Warriors all know what needs to be done. I look forward to the next two-thirds of the season.
GO WARRIORS!
Have the defensive coaches placed any EXTRA emphasis on teaching/practicing tackling techniques etc. this week?
the warriors and fans will miss you Geordon Hanohano and I wish you well on your future endeavors.
Quick show of hands…who thinks any D1 defensive player does not already know how to properly execute a tackle drill?
#122,
I think every d1 player knows how to properly execute a tackle drill but obviously knowing and DOING is completely different.
So again, ST, any emphasis this week? Hope so!
Is it… 1:30pm yet???
Will be looking forward to Ferd’s tweets. 😈
Geordon,
Great decision as your health should always be your #1 priority. Thank you for deciding to be a Warrior. You will always be a Warrior for life!
chow should hire bukarau to teach the defense how to tackle.
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Sorry hear about Hanohano. Thank you for being a Warrior Geordon! Best wishes to you for a successful and happy life.
Good afternoon.
Best of luck to Hanohano in every future endeavor!
Once a Warrior, always a Warrior.
Thank you!!!
mahalo and aloha geordon hanohano…
a very wise decision. there is more to life than football.
we are forever proud of our young local boys who decide to stay home and play for their family, friends, and state.
you have come a long way from the days at kalaepohaku to now. growing not only as a solid d1 player who gave of your self day in and day out for the program but as a man whom you can be proud of. pursue that degree and make it happen.
Godspeed!
Good news, State is taking over the general election for Hawaii County.
Anyone else having a difficult time loading the SA?
part of the problems have been…is that quite often we were in the right spot at the right time however we did not make the play.
sometimes we were over zealous and rushed in to the hole to quickly and were unable, therefore, to make a play because we weren’t in an athletic position to move our feet whether laterally left or right or to adjust vertically as well.
we need to go in with eyes wide open and we need to “break down” so we can make the play without the player juking or running right past us.
enter two promising young men who will make it happen.
wafan…maybe you need to do a virus sweep.
122. true.
its not about technique its about being able to use the technique by giving yourself a chance to make a play.
its like that song, “fools rush in…” can go bursting in there blindly only to have someone juke left go right or whiz on by because you so blindly hit the hole too soon. linebackers need to read and react.
al . . .
Did that. The SA is the only site that takes a long time to load.
And when it finally does it looks goofy.
crazy, w Hanohano now retiring, we only have 4 players left from the 2008 class.
Haku Correa, Paipai Falemalu and Art Laurel who greyshirted. Alema Tachibana also greyshirted but i dont even know whats goin on w him.
the 2009 class not looking too bright either.
Athletic position? It’s all basic technique, plain and simple.
“its not about technique its about being able to use the technique by giving yourself a chance to make a play.” Huh? It is about technique. You can only use technique by knowing technique.
prayers to Geordon and his ohana; in high school, he and ‘the beast’ were called ‘double trouble’ by a local publication. he is a good kid, and gave everything he had on the field and has nothing to be ashamed of. this is a violent game, as we all know too well now.
the D line is getting pretty sparse, so the backers will have to pick it up BIG time.
GO WARRIORS
Senate Wonder Blunder hearings (Part 2) starting up at 1PM on Oahu 52; Olelo 52
Capitol Tv 2012: 10/2 Live Sca02 Briefing
streaming at http://olelo.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=91
based on when they enrolled:
2008 – Miah O, Haku, Paipai
2009 – Laurel, Tachibana, Stutz, Alo, GDL, Winchester-Makainai, Shutter, Graves.
yikes.
i believe Malepeai, Loeffler, Iosefa and Lister all greyshirted and enrolled in 2010.
Chow, your fortune cookie for today says even a blind man would have known that Fonua was a stud at LB and should have been a starter from game one.
The fortune cookie also says if you keep “overlooking” these kinds of players, of which there are many on the team, good fortune will not come your way.
I thought Miah was a 2007 grayshirt?
thats why i said “based on when they enrolled”
The Show part two is on now.
jimmy…they know technique. this is not the issue. it is about being in a position to make a play.
if you are rushing in to the hole blindly you could run right past the cutting rb or he could juke you out of your jocks because you may have been flat footed or on your heels and unable to make a move to exercise your technique.
did you ever play on defense?
Ok, gotcha.
Warrior Heordon Hanohano . Big Mahalo to you and your ohana.
@al
You said it is not about technique. I’m just saying it is. If you know technique then you are in a position to make a play or a tackle. BTW, I played safety in Pop Warner.
listening to hearing and the 1st UH speaker is tip toeing, slipping and sliding the question. really looking bad
jimmy babee…apparently we both read from different dictionaries.
i see where your “technique” is and its a little different from my definition.
but, i hear you brother.
no need to prolong this issue.
Heartbreaking about Hanohano.
Geordan Hanohano: GOOD LUCK AND BEST WISHES!!!
152-is this guy dense or does he think we are stupid? Who is this guy anyway?!
Jeffery Harris attorney for UH is bad
seems obvious they stalling
Am i hearing right? $200,000 totals now over 1 mil?
157 I will get SMU’d if I say what I’m thinking.
159 Yep. Why is there $75k for attorney Bennett?
inho if this guy does not know, send the lawyers who worked on the issues
@al
Otey. We move on to Olelo and watch the lawyer get all stupid.
al,
i understand. mahalo.
If this guy is a idiot as he comes accross, why dUH hire him? Fire all who hired the firm because they hired idiots on our taxpayers money. Unless you got to have a committee to do it.
At this rate there’s going to be another hearing.
why did UH, should be.
162. Yep, where is Katz. On reflection he was a lot less irritating.
Is his pay on the clock?
Is that guy on drugs?
What is UH paying this tool for?
I feel bad calling a handicapped person a tool but…whatever.
Very sorry to read about Hanohano. Prayers for his healing. He will be missed.
Thank goodness for DMK. People need to remember her advice about contacting the leg for other issues come January. This guy is channelling Dobelle and Greenwood. Arrogance pure and simple.
Whew. So, this is a great example of why things plod along in Hawai’i and elsewhere.
Geez.
Just answer the simple question. Cannot make the question any clearer.
public document and personal privacy issues man this guy is just squirting the questions
169, Harris’s non answer makes it sound like they are racking up the billable hours.
Viriliter Age
They guy in the white t-shirt is sleeping.
They dunno how (J)J.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/committeefiles/special/sca02/SenateCommitteerunningtotalcost.pdf
Senate tally of $ so far
I hope that guy’s elbow does not slip.
Well, maybe I kinda do hope that it slips while we are watching.
How can they claim the right to privacy when there is clearly a waiver of privacy rights in the documents in question? Seems to me UH has a lot they want to hide and sweep under the rug. No telling how many millions are under there.
Hope he does not snore either.
if we count the wasted millions we will probably find a number that dwarfs the Athletics deficit.
Or drool.
Here is the response sheet to the questions the committee asked.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/committeefiles/special/sca02/UHresponse.pdf
Also where are the UH folks? Is anyone besides Apple there?
funny is…that guy in the background behind the lawyer, watch him as he dozes off. pretty soon he’s going to have whiplash.
okay…i see that we observe the same things. let’s have a contest now. name the dozer?
who is this guy?
hahaha.
He just nodded. lol
Best of luck to Geordon Hanohano. Thank you for all of your time and effort in representing UH. As mentioned by others, get your degree and move on with your life.
To the players – this a valuable life lesson you are experiencing now. Things will not always go the way you want it to in life. You just have to fight through it and find a way to overcome life’s obstacles. Like the old cliche: “Tough times never last forever, but tough people do.”
I should have taken a day off of work…
guess at what time will he slip completely off of his prop(hand/arm).
Wow. He has the gall to tell the senators their job.
Such temerity!
this questioning doesn’t really have much to it. what’s the point? they won’t reveal the names. why bother? cut to the meat and potatoes.
You guys made his ears burn, he woke up:)
I think UH should not retain this guy.
score one for harris.
so now the senators won’t reveal the names.
fear?
194, think they are laying the groundwork for broader investigations. This guy is not doing his client any favors.
He just got burned! He is owned!
Whoops. I think he is in trouble . . . trying to side step the question.
Hey, 200, too!
Ihara getting out the butterfly pin. Got a lot of stuff in on the record.
If they have nothing to hide why are they being so evasive?
Drugs and clear questions don’t mix.
Lawyers are paid very well to support their clients’ best interest. While, in theory, I suppose that could include tortuously convoluted arguments that no rational person would find compelling, it doesn’t seem to provide much more than a delaying action.
no information or answers will be forthcoming better to move on
yea its done now onward
Hate to say it, but, “legalese” got this Special Committee on the ropes. As legalese will do. “If you disagree . . .” “If you want . . .” and with no real hard, substantive response from Mercado Kim and gang. Your boss gets mad w/you, tell you to do something, you do it. Or you lose your job. This special committee thing? The only consequence, seemingly, on the other side of this Committee? Embarrassment. That’s IT.
Funny how Ihara’s wearing Warrior black. Donna Mercado Kim sports a decidedly silver sport coat and black (blouse) underneath. Slom got his UH aloha shirt on.
Unless the Special Committees are able to dole out punishment that can be reinforced by the courts, these legaleses will always appear as an alternate reality Goliath that defeats David.
Richard Sheriff up now!!! He seems too smug.
Lady with a hand in her face, is that the Capitalist?
is that what up doc hiding her face?
Hi, W-Doc!
Hope her elbows do not slip.
T-shirt guy either left of is on the floor.
How could you not be on some kind of substance to work for people like those at Bachman hall?
* * * Reardon in a blue polo sitting behind Sheriff right now, hahahaaha, talk about “cameo.”
Sheriff don’t know as much as he should if he was the arena mgr. so involved with this Wonderblunder(buss).
#212 wafan good one 😆
That’s Reardon? Didn’t realize his scalp showed that much. The lady is trying to hide behind her hands.
Rich is just confirming what transpired.
The lady is a palm reader.
was that wassupdoc playing hide n seek?
rich doesn’t come across smug to me. more like he speaks freely because he is telling the truth.
That lady is cracking me up. She has a decidedly “silver age actress-now in our modern times” sensibility, heh.
Pardon my French . . . but where were these many fu(kin’ lawyers when it came time to make sure the damn concert would go on? Would’ve took only ONE of these lawyahs to contact Stevie Wonder’s home office to dot the I’s and cross the T’s. You know? Is a Grease 100% wrong here?
What is this extra $250k that UH was willing to pay?
1001 ways to use your hands on your face.
Nice French.
Full payment for the concert.
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Uh, Sheriff. There werne’t enough of you put on unpaid leave for this disaster.
Next, bring on the regents.
Man, you can just switch between the Yanks/Boston game and, during the commercials, just switch to the Wonderblunder(buss) show.
‘Specially with Ihara’s (and is he attempting some kind of humor?), these Senators’ questions are too damn long.
Seems only the promoter’s going to get the cr@p end of the stick when this is all said and done. Then, again, look at Ollie North who most probably (did I imagine that he had his own show on one of the Fox channels?) Did very well following Iran-Contra.
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Yes that is WassupDoc with her hand over her face.
At this rate, Sheriff, Apple, M.R.C., all of ’em should have the standard answer, “I really don’t care, Senators. Nothing will happen to my job. And this kind of scre-up will happen again. And again. And again. And, don’t worry, we have unlimited funds because of the taxpayer” AND THE Senators can nod in agreement and they can all laugh, all past testifiees come back into the frame, Olelo can add a laugh trax.
“Sherlock Slom” says Mercado Kim. See? All a joke. They’re all one gang.
Slim is mentioning thevHawaii Eeporter coverage.
*Slom, sorry. Showing how UH et al. was suckered
senator’s sloan investigation indicates wonder blunder is a scam
The response … “I would have hoped that my superiors would have checked into that” (more or less) is not one that I found compelling.
with a soft pitch here and a soft pitch there, here a pitch there a pitch, every where a soft pitch.
Well. This doesn’t go to what Slom actually has presented here. Woah.
Slom was able (without taxpayer funds, he assures) seemingly [paraphrasing here]:
• To confirm that the address involved with the Wonderblunder(buss) turned out a residential house (which didn’t have protective bars on its windows the same way the other houses around that house did). Somewhere in Miami
• Some kind of “strip mall” situation with another address found on the website mentioned with regard to UH-M/Athletic Dept. Arrangement of the Wonderblunder(buss).
It would’ve taken a single phone call to confirm.
Slom also just commented that UH was lucky that Wonder’s people contacted UH when they did to tell UH that they have no schedule to play UH-M/Stan Sheriff. A Grease agrees.
Apple’s up now. He JUST TOLD Mercado-Kim, “I hope you’ll find me transparent” . . . KEEP him at his word, ya’ll . . . watch for the lawyah(s) whispering into his ear at this hearing (Olelo channel 52).
#234. It will be interesting to see how this all ends up, but it seems to me possible that the objective was to get money in hand and then have the University default on the contract so they could keep the money legally.
“the opportunity presented itself in this context” — not transparent
‘Nother, “whoa!!!!”
Looks like — at the very least — Mercado Kim might’ve caught M.R.C. in, well, let’s call it a possible “oversight” at this time.
When Greenwood testified, Mercado Kim has just said, Mercado Kim asked Greenwood, “was an HPD report filed?” Greenwood/M.R.C. Responded, “‘absolutely'”. Mercado Kim CALLED the HPD police chief himself.
According to Mercado Kim, HPD has no apparent record of UH filing a police report regarding this “stealing” of $200,000 regarding the Wonderblunder(buss) situation.
Apple’s saying that because they went to the FBI, they were under the impression that as the FBI — as a highly trained law enforcement body — the investigation was in good hands, yes?
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240 check out MRC’s letter in the 10-2 packet regarding law enforcement.
How many coaches does UH have?
including lawyers?
#240. I liked that Senator Kim pointed out that HPD informed her that they would have conducted the investigation that UH paid contracted lawyer’s to perform … as well as follow up on where the money went.
Apple is saying that some coaches were not happy with Jim as AD and would possibly leave. FACT OR FICTION????
There’s too calm a tone with all of the UH officials testifying. They know the worst is over. And they if this happens again, they can go through the motions again, just like they’ve been doing in front of this committee. Their most harrowing thing is to be able to stay awke through these long-winded Senator questions.
Here’s a Grease’s question: if Donovan’s SO well-versed, SO backgrounded in marketing as Apple’s making Donovan out to be . . . then why (you can almost predict a Grease’s question) why couldn’t Mr. Marketing manage to put on a simple concert? Isn’t something like THAT aligned with what marketing types DO???? Concert!!!!! Yeah!!!! One of the ultimate marketing tools!!!!! Make it happen!!!! Example: news reporters/journalists!!!! None of them ever reported the news without writing it online or in newsprint or announcing it on TV!!! Get it?
Howzit, everyone!
Healing prayers for those in need. Mahalo and best wishes, Geordon.
Didn’t realize “Part II” was on today. The comical posts got my head spinning once again. Can’t believe we allow fools like these to get away with what they get away with. We all know, we’d be fired in an instant at our minimum-wage jobs, if we were found to be even half as incompetent as these characters have been. And who knows how much more there is to dig up under that rug?
Anyways, back to lurking. Just wanted to send prayers out, and wish Hanohano the best in whatever he pursues next.
Heh, I’ll go look. I don’t see Apple disagreeing with Mercado Kim, so, either Mercado Kim is correct or Apple isn’t familiar with how Greenwood responded (did they discuss before either testified?)? No? Either way, looks bad. Or what else?
Yeah. UH’s lawyahs would’ve said something differently, though, sadly.
Apple needs to use his Outlook calendar. He wants to be transparent? He got too many “date cavities” (don’t know what happened on what day). He knew he was coming to this hearing. Where are his notes? He’s got no notes in front of him.
Beginning to get testy (pardon the pun. “Testify” – “testy”, get it?!! Bwahahahah!!!!) between Mercado Kim and Apple. Tune in.
Here’s what this informational meeting is about (from Olelo 52’s screen description):
Mercado Kim going into the area of Donovan’s new marketing position now. Questionin Apple. Apple saying he had the position in mind before he arrived to UH, did a Grease hear (get it!?!? “Hearing” – “Hear”???? Bwahahahahah!!!) Right?
Just finished watching Broke on ESPN. Well done but money is much simpler for those who earn lots of money early, aka, athletes.
Great rule of thumb. Invest all money in Muni Bonds, professionally earning $50,000 on each million after tax.
LIVE ON THE INTEREST ONLY.
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Apple is squirming…..
BIK
Mercado Kim flailing/fatiguing a bit . . . In response to her, “you had two positions” question, all Apple has to say is, “OF COURSE I was prepared to pay $200,000 for the marketing position” that Donovan currently has.
She rebounding, though . . . She just threw a logic bomb to Apple regarding the recent $90,000 deal. Tune in.
Apple walked into a hornets nest.
BIK
whoa senator kim is on a roll on the issue getting things done ahead of time before approval.
Fund for $90,000 . . . approval letter dated August 15, 2012 (let’s HOPE it’s 2012 and not, say, 2011, 2010 :P) “If in fact, this was done, doesn’t this put pressure on the search committee?” – Mercado Kim.
Apple really reeling now. “The only thing I can figure is [that] we did it ‘in case’.” Yeah. Like Chris Rock (I believe?) Said about insurance: “Just in case $#17.”
Donna can tell me I’m the baby daddy and I’d believe her.
They all have selective memory when they are testifying.
Watching the hearing live on my iPhone (streamed via the Olelo website). How cool. I love technology… when it works.
Props to Hanohano for making a difficult, yet wise decision. Well played young man!
Who the heck this green and white countryside checkerboard button down shirt-wearing Senator? It’s like they have him in a box on side and whenever they tired talking, they open the box. The heck?
CUPA standard: $240,000. Think every single one of you here deserve a CUPA standard salary. Not these clowns.
Mercado Kim really on a roll with the big money payouts. I just saw Dredd, the recent Judge Dredd movie. Make Mercado Kim a Mega City-1 judge, please. She really starting Thanksgiving turkey early with Apple (and Apple’s not the apple in the turkey’s — pig’s? — mouth here).
Wow. On the one hand, UH is redacting personal pronouns to avoid the risk of risking a lawsuit, and on the other Apple is pretty much saying everyone in Athletics is glad JD is gone. I guess that is what $200K/year buys.
donna mercado-kim for UH president.
Grease…
That green and white countryside checkerboard is actually a Palaka Shirt. Quite appropriate dress for Hawaii. And that Senator is Kouchi, I believe representing Kauai and Ni’ihau.
I actually think he had some good questions/observations.
BIK
What? Espero come to the meeting whenever he like?
You know, what Apple’s saying right now about a search committee’s pretty sound. Espero’s also right in saying (paraphrasing), “we lost a lot of money ALREADY!!!” Mercado Kim reinforces Espero’s statement with her own.
Now talking about medical school, Mercado Kim brings up. Yeah, good. $#17, just talk about whether a third Death Star might be constructed already, the heck is this medical school tangent?
“You don’t want to go there Chancellor,” — DMK
BIK
Hahaah, I know, I know (I didn’t actually know the specific NAME of the shirt style, thanks for the dropping of knowledge on that [heck, I almost identified it as an Arakawa’s shirt]), I have a blue one myself. Haven’t used it in ages, but I know it fits.
Just having some fun w/the guy here. I mean, heck, it DOES look like he talks whenever he wants (or they need for them to do so).
A Grease knows of the Batlle of Ni’ihau. No?
264 – Kouchi and Ihara seem among other things to be trying to get these guys to obligate themselves to their statements on the record.
Oh, mercy good saints and angels. Got this James Lee guy on now, he got basically — if not outright — the EXACT SAME UH ALOHA shirt as Sam Slom’s on TV, right now. Watch for Slom or Lee’s “hey, nice shirt” quip. And everybody can laugh. Ha ha. Ha ha. Everybody’s got bucks. Everybody laugh.
Somebody call Fashion Police see if they can get this on their “B1+ch Stole My Look” segment.
Other than entertainment value what good are these hearings. The politicos scripted the whole proceedings casting themselves as the good guys and the admin and their lawyers as villians with hired guns.
Mercado-Kim and Slom combined probalby have more TV time through out the year than the rest of the senate. Talk about a set up.
Why is RF not there to answer questions today?
264 and 268 . . . they may have all their arguments outlined in front of ’em . . . it’s just taking either of them sooooooooooooooo lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng to get their point question out. Mercado Kim’s doing the damage — well, she’s the hair of this little State Capitol Marvel’s The Avengers anyway, eh?
Cocobean is right. This “[S]Informational Briefing” serves only to beef up ‘lection time resumes. Give this Committee Mega City-1 Judge powers, then we talking.
The Sens just need to go ahead, craft a law to punish those in UH Admin’ in the proverbial “next time it happens” (which these UH Admin’ folk keep chanting/preaching). Cite waste of moneys ultimately procured via tuition (read: “you mean gotta raise tuition THAT much because of _____________blunder?”)
Watch for Slom and/or Lee’s quip, “hey, nice shirt” (ahahah ahahhaah ahahahaahah ahahahaha) should be comin’ up :P.
What surprised me was that the majority of coaches didn’t want JD back? Did I hear that correctly?
Just getting over a cold, missed the BYU game, so maybe I didn’t hear correctly.
duffer, you heard right.
Slom and Lee on right know — IDENTICAL UH ALOHA SHIRTS. Go watch dueling ‘loha shirts.
Apple’s comfortable — in the mood, even — enough after this briefing to go have a steak and lobster w/pals. No real worries for him after this briefing (read: “donnnnnnn’t worry, Senator, wonnnnnnnn’t happen again, yeah? Yeah.”).
“This will never happen again. At least in athletics.” — Lee. Oh, good. Read: now somewhere on campus like, oh, I dunno, TIM can have this happen to them. Wonderful.
All the auditors. All the lawyahs. They couldn’t, what? They couldn’t contact the SAME Stevie Wonder folks who ended up telling UH, “sorry. We know of no concer to be played at Stan Sheriff. All God’s children, everyone in the world . . .”
5 minute break. They gotta “change the DCD” per M239*5+ Kim. Go grab your lunchables (yuck) and drink.
Don’t think Vice Chairman Lee is convincingly selling the story that the entire board discusses important issues.
coaches sick of Donovan? maybe some coaches felt having their budgets effected because of not being able to meet fundraising goals were a bit much? especially considering the hoops they have to jump thru to try to raise those monies? maybe those fundraising goals really meant replacing monies to their budget instead of using those monies to help make their programs better?
pull the curtain back. this will allow light to come through.
on the other hand, who’s to believe what anyone of those bachman buddies have to say. however pretty strong statement by apple if that is true about what the coaches felt about donovan.
I understand its hard for some here to believe. ppl here love Donovan and he was a very “open” AD to this blog and well-known to the people here. But … but …
Hey. Who knows right?
Maybe Donovan was too much into the football end of the athletics department? Is that worse than the Pres who never went to a game?
Think Donovan is completely out of the pic’. Time to give Freitas a shot. He only THINKS he don’t want that position because he never thought he’d ever get it (he was “passed over” at least once, right?).
Yeah, tha’s not hard to believe. They nevah like Donovan come back when it was figured Freitas could be put in. What’s the expression? Hoomalemale? All around.
Ah. Super time. Goin’ out. A Grease will shut the heck up, now.
273 and others, I looked at the roster of coaches on the UH site. If you include assistant and associate and volunteer coaches ….
If you take the total and subtract the 44-45 coaches who tod Apple they were relieved JD was relieved, that leaves just over a dozen who didn’t tell Apple they were happy with what happened.
http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/staff.aspx
Math isnt as vague as the spoken word. be as it may, is there documentation of this alleged feeling from the coaches about donovan? if not, its apple’s word against whoeverz…
While I am not inclined to believe anything the bachman boyz say, there are things that wouldnt surprise me if the majority of all coaches felt he needed to go and if some want to be in denial then that is fine. people once thought the world was flat.
More questions… when did these coaches tell Apple? Why did these coaches tell apple? was it part of a meeting? part of an inquiry? what? What was the context? No documentation? sorry braddah “apps”… no proof.
see when I said that there are somethings muttered about why Donovan could have lost favor with the majority of uh coaches, I too question the allegation yet not surprised completely if true.
Damn I know what the problem is. It is medical. They all have amnesia. It must be the water.
What I thought I heard Apple say was that no one within the Athletic Department notified him to say they wanted JD back. That’s not quite the same as telling Apple they wanted JD out.
Lee doesn’t have agenda? 38 seconds of googling:
http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/bor/regular/notice/20120719.regular.pdf
hawaii mongoose,
If that is what you heard then there it is. Thank you for clarifying that. would be out of character for coaches to openly express such an opinion like “no we dont want him back” considering the history the bachman boyz have to keeping people under their thumb to preserve silence.
a while back someone asked why uh coaches don’t speak up to get donovan back.
I see two things: dey no like him back and felt relieved or two, they are afraid to speak up since all coaches supposedly can be fired from UH without cause and those jerks up there dont like a voice of opposition.
Did the newly hired Wahine basketball coach and her assistants not want JD back? The Wahine soccer coach and her assistants? Coach Gib? Coach Shoji? Coach Wade?
Hard to imagine 44 coaches. They should make public the coach’s names.
BOR James H. Q. Lee simply laughs off any questions tossed at him that he can’t answer. He knows nothing can be done to him.
Great chutzpah.
Woops.
Lee is caught red handed and he still weasels his way out of it. Blocks Mercado’s thrust and delivers a counter blow to Kouchi.
Awesome! Simply Awesome!
Aikido master… 😆
Wonder Blunder Drinking Game: take a drink every time someone is forced to say “we relied on General Council”.
hawai’ian!
i think the grease need fo’ learn the proper hawai’ian.
ho’omalimali it is.
cee808 . . .
And that is how this entire problem started.
duffer…if you recall that the 44 signed a document endorsing the rock. okay, so a few say they were coerced by peer pressure to do such. heard one chirp that the coaches of the major sports were quick to ink the doc. maybe of them only one may have hesitant. however, when you look at the principles involved no subliminal message here, just an outright statement.
have been hesitant.
299
300
quite a statement for the coaches to go with two freshmen who weren’t even in the picture a week ago to jump start their careers.
not totally surprising, because many said that benny the jet and jerrol el zorro were really pushing the incumbents with their great athleticism.
i know jeezy33 been singing their praises since early camp.
and as soon as the cowboy straps on his spurs he gonna kick some….stuff.
i won’t be surprised if iosefa cannot go, we’ll see the boom lakalaka in the backfield. lowering the boom of course.
All this foolish expenses, paid for by . . . wait . . . us!
I’m at Genji waiting to eat dinner. Can’t be here too much after 7 pm, but I’ll hang out for a little while.
I wouldn’t know a subliminal message if it hit me square in the head! 🙂
If they were so dissatisfied with JD, why didn’t they come forward earlier? I can understand Coach Chow, but the others………
Who hired Beeman, Nagamine, Wade, and Gib? Why would their assistants not back JD?
I’m just not understanding the process I guess. 🙁
Uh coaches will not speak up and openly about administration. Again, they can be fired without cause and coaches have enough to worry about without getting fired for speaking up. Most coaches don’t have the kind of influence others may have. volumes and volumes could be written about administrative handcuffs and lipservice from so many coaches over the years spanning many different administrations.
So sad the same distractions and obstacles keep our hard-working coaches from realizing full potential.
Pretty ironic … Wonder Blunder “scam” enabled by a rushed schedule … post Wonder Blunder BOR “decisions” enabled by a rushed schedule
Howzit Tsaikos!
Best wishes to Mr. Hanohano in his future endeavors.
The “hearing” sounds like the usual political 3-ring circus.
UH has 18 head coaches, at least 7 of whom were hired during JD’s tenure: Wade, Gib, Cole (water polo), Nagamine, Wong (sand vb), Chow, & Beeman. Not sure about Lori Castillo (women’s golf), who is in her 5th season as HC.
How many of the other coaches have had their contracts extended by JD?
Got back from dinnergohan . . . did a medium-sized post over at Political Radar . . . and this informational briefing IS STILL AT IT. These people not getting hahngry?!?!
Every time a Senator (certainly, the UH folk ain’t saying the following word, no doubt, via advisement of lawyahs!?!) says the word “fiasco”, a Grease thinks “Lupe Fiasco”; maybe UH-Stan Sheriff Center should get Lupe to perform for fundraiser. Ah, the irony.
Matayoshi looks absolutely miserable.
I know what I want to be for Halloween now.
Mahalo Olelo.
JFB – #305 – I think if a coach gets fired before the end of their contract, there is a buyout clause in their contracts, which I guess is negotiable (e.g. McMackin). Since e-Bolla was fired with cause, we didn’t have to pay him, did we (other than the legal fees… 😈 )?
Rubba stamp.
Desperate measures I presume?
Havent heard about Tachibana. he outta the dog house yet? wonder if the coaches are considering giving him some playing time?
You are the apple of my life — Stevie Wonder, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life [emphasis mine]
UH Ath’ dept. Just needed to call Stevie’s management office. Call to say, “I love you, confirming the concert before we wire the money. Instead, they believed in things that they don’t understand. Now UH suffers.
Thank you, hawaiian, for that correction. Will put it in my notebook here. You knew what I was getting at, though, apprently.
THIS BRIEFING IS STILL GOING ON (10/02/2012, 7:35PM)
Question: you mean to tell a Grease that NO one at UH, NO BIG OR SMALL OR NO money giver that supports, in small and big ways, UH, NO ONE has connections or knew Stevie Wonder enough to go, “hey, waitaminute. I can CALL Stevie Wonder! Lemme help you folks fix this”? Or . . . find this person 😀 .
DMK is one tough and thorough wahine. How long has today’s hearing been going on?
Old School Dave # 317 . . . a Grease knows he was watching it at 2pm. Think started, maybe, a bit earlier. Think they trying to wrap things up by today.
And then — cross ya fingahs — the Frank Castle (read: Punishment) portion of this Stevie Blunder(buss) begins.
317 — started at 1 pm
so sad for Gordon, prayers for no complications. Make the braddah an assistant coach and have it be a spring board for a coaching career. Take care of our fallen warriors!!!
So, after the second go ’round with the Senate Accountability Committee, to me, here is what we know.
The UH Board of Regents, well, they are an embarrassment, top to bottom, including UH President MRC Greenwood.
Donny Mercado Kim and company made them all look very, SO very foolish, incompetent even. Such a damn shame!
Chancellor Apple pretty much said most of the coaches did not want JD back as AD, in fact, he said many would actually step down from the positions….To me, that’s great leadership to get rid of the problem.
Now comes part two of the problem: The “Old Boy” network will strengthen, if Rockne Freitas is allowed on board. You think people of transparency issues now, well, wait to see what it looks like if The Rock takes over. I, personally, have talked to almost half of the 44 coaches that signed the initial letter in support of Freitas, most do not want him as their AD. Signing, was for fear of retribution!
The state of UH Athletics right now, is grim, oh, so grim.
Sad isn’t it?
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I have trouble believing what Apple said about coaches stepping down. How many coaches? Why didn’t they step down when JD was the AD? Apple talks about transparency but did not give out any names as to who he talked to.
And what happens if the coaches are not happy with the new AD?
@321 mahalo for the inside insight – sad and evil at the same time
I seriously doubt the coaches would step down.. not the successful ones. Their legacy is here and they are the lifers. The others? Maybe, but really? Who are they? Not the Wahine Softball, Mens BB?, Certainly wasn’t football prior to Chow… so whom? Chow? Chow already has that much clout? Why would that be, unless getting the nod from MRC gave him that clout. In that case, it doesn’t reflect well on him.
#321. Are you an athletic insider? You must have close relations with half the coaches for them to confide such sensitive information. I remember a coach in a non revenue sport comment in the orginal article about the petition saying something like he/she signed becuase everyone else had signed. The article didn’t mention anything about retribution unless you read between the lines.
Did they have anything to say about JD or the state of UH athletics?
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UH 6 – SDST 35 another blowout on national tv. has UH ever won on national tv?
Let’s end this day with what Wonder’s own reaction might be regarding these proceedings . . . he would probably react by saying that the answers are blowin’ in the wind.
Click on above Grease’s name to see a vid’ of Wonder performing a LIVE version of that Dylan tune. Song a bit relevant to these two past proceedings. AND this video got EVERTHING, ha ha ha:
1) Japanese language subtitles for some reason[!]
2) Wonder’s seemingly obligatory preaching (and lengthy at that! [!]) before singing a “deep” song (this buggah goes into how he first sang this cover in 1966, then he goes into your vote [yes, your vote] for president)
3) Even got him rocking that harmonica!
The answers we seek of this Stevie Blunder(buss) . . . are blowin’ in the wind.
How many roads must a man walk down before he can answer a question on his own?
Good night, fine people.
wtf
iwwthm…what we mad about?
Hump Day . . . huzzah!
Ok so I am thinking about removing my website from Tumbler and get it to a WordPress site. I think this is a wordpress site right? If it is, may I ask where you got the theme? Thanks a bunch!
34 outside.
Dang looks like Fall arrived last night.
I’m developing a blog site and I was thinking of altering the template.Yours looks pretty decent! You could visit my site and tell me your viewpoint!
Good morning, gang!
Saw Samson Anguay last night. His knee is getting better.
Good luck to the Warriors at San Diego!
Prayers for Geordan, Saui, and all of our other ailing Warriors.
Laters…
Looking for a big improvement in the defense against SDSU. Why Coach K changed up the defense that was working so well against the run in the first two games is beyond me. I know they want to expand more of the defensive playbook but stick to what works Coach. Besides why only now would we figure out about moving our players to their strengths on the defense??? I mean you had a clue what you had from the previous season and camps. Art Laurel is a beast at getting into the backfield, why was he moved in the first place??? T.J. Taimatuia is long and rangy and more suited as an outside LB. I would also put Justin Vele back at linebacker where he was a beast at Farrington. Anyways, I just hope the defense can bring our run stopping back to some respectability, it makes everything easier for the rest of the defense. Definitely could help out the secondary who can focus more on their man coverages vice having to chase running backs breaking through to the second and third levels of the D. I think if they play within themselves this week and execute, we will see a nice win to get back on track. Just hope Schroeder and the offense can get it going too, need to start scoring some much needed TD’s to gain some confidence back! After a feeling out in the first half, I believe our boys will dig down and pull out a win to get back on track.
Hawaii Warriors – 24 Aztec Warriors – 20
Great Morning All!
IS IT SATURDAY YET?
There’s not much that a day of CFB can’t make better!
@339,
Amen, D1…
It cost 1.3 mill to find out that we got scammed out of $200,000, something the average Joe blow figured out on day 2.
Sorry to hear about Hanohano’s situation. Good luck on a bright future, Geordon!
I say fire MRC and hire Kim as UH President.
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