Spring forward
Spring is in sight.
Sort of.
Although spring does not officially arrive for another 52 days, major league baseball opens training next month, UH describes this as “spring semester,” and, in two days, the Rainbow Warriors begin their countdown to spring practice with the beginning of the offseason conditioning program.
The players received suggested workout programs last month. They can work out officially under UH supervision beginning Wednesday. Some — like Taylor Graham, who is coming off a procedure on his non-throwing arm — will have limited workouts. The rest will go through the full strength and conditioning program. Spring practice will be held in April.
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Remember Terrance Polk?
Polk, a receiver from Los Medanos College, said he still needs to pass a statistics class to earn an AA and be eligible to transfer to a Division I school. He said he is taking that class at Los Medanos.
Polk signed a letter of intent with the Warriors last year. He said he “most definitely” plans to join UH.
“Hawaii Warriors all day,” Polk said.
If he were to join UH, he would have two years to play two seasons.
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Because of different circumstances, it still is difficult to determine the impact of a live telecast on men’s volleyball attendance.
Last week, there were 1,492 fans for the UH-Long Beach State match that was televised and 2,020 for the non-televised rematch. But the first match was on a Thursday night, and the second on the Friday leading to a three-day weekend.
There were 1,553 for this past Friday’s UH-UC San Diego match that was televised, but only 1,311 for yesterday’s non-televised rematch. Friday’s match started at 7 p.m., and yesterday’s match began at 5 p.m. Plus, yesterday’s match went opposite the second half of the Pro Bowl.
Even to compare the Friday matches would be inconclusive because Long Beach State entered ranked No. 4 and UC San Diego is winless this season.
Stay tuned. Or not.
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It should be interesting to see what the off season conditioning will produce. I am hopeful that all will take the regiment to building strong bodies to heart and make off season the start of a new season.
Go Team!
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Work! Work!! Work!!!
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Oh yeah, ‘n study please….
Go Bows!
Study up Terrance!
If Polk signed last year out of high school wouldn’t he have 3 to play 2? If he only has 2 to play 2, I wonder if it would be a good idea to bring him in. Anyway good luck to him.
Best of luck to our coaches in their final push to secure future football Warriors.
The follow-up is: Nope, I have no idea what’s up with Tigi Hill.
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Wonder about the methodology behind the TV or not TV.
Guud Morning Tsaikos….wet…drizzly day in Hawaii nei…
televise or no…revenues?…exposure?…what will impact the programs more?…in a time when a lot of programs are looking for more exposure and revenues, how to optimize the two? Being an either or situation may not be the case because it’ll be difficult to analyze the impact of exposure….imho
you can only lead them to the promise land….they got to do the walk
I sometimes read comments fro our recruits that they loved to watch the Warriors…so…
bugaz…polk was a 2012 recruit out of the same los medanos cc. at the time he had 3for2.
having burned the 2013 season he becomes 2 for 2 guy noe.
i am wondering if he’ll be in shape to compete right away if he makes it through the academic gateway and would we stilll have a sxholie left for him???
UH isn’t too worried, either way.
I think everyone is really upbeat about Stubblefield.
I’m not sure if Strength & Conditioning Coach Beamon was on board at this time last year. But I am anxious to see how our players respond this spring. I liked the changes I saw last year and it will continue to improve under this excellent coach. Let’s Go Warriors and work hard!!
i’d say that tigi hill and terrance polk are both in the same folder of that same filing cabinet.
i really hope things turn around for them whether they eventually become warriors or not.
16. Difference is Hill can come in and make a impact way quicker. Easier to learn the defensive scheme vs a offensive playbook that others have been practicing for months/years on the team.
agree with you there. nice bunch of incoming wr’s appear to be committed and coupled with haynes, kirkwood, harding, kemp, et al.
reload!
I think Polk could be a speed burner Gant type receiver, hopefully he makes it. Tigi would be a huge upgrade at safety but hopefully he can make it as well.
jeezy…and we need lb’s who can step in right away.
not only to shore up some oukas, but, typically lb’s should make up quite a number of your special teams guys as well as safety-types.
hard to believe that harding will be back there for us yet another year.
19. I think Gant was a lot better but even Gant took 2 years to flourish. It’s not easy to be a WR and learn the system fast without spring…. Davone Bess might have been the exception…I think he participated in spring though…
Pedroza is probably going to start at slot anyway.
Good morning Tsaikos!
Good win for the Warriors last night. Nice momentum heading into 2 road trips.
From what I’ve heard, Oceanic and UH are in their “negotiating” period now. If they don’t come to an agreement by March (I think), then it goes out for bid. If you are unhappy with the way Oceanic has been doing things, WRITE letters (better than phone calls) to UH admin, UHAD, the newspapers, Oceanic, and other powers-that-be.
20. Poti def going to have to play right away and I expect Lataimua to play a lot more now that he has all off season to work with the top 2 units.
pedroza has many drooling.
i also like lataimua’s upside
poti has the tools.
hoping gener is back.
maybe tj goes on the line with the 3/4.
hoping mike andrade is healed up.
Holy …. “Higher Resource Group”
Read the SA article about Ben Jay’s trip to the NCAA convention ….
The BCS morphed into the “Big 5,” which now has rebranded itself as the
“Higher Resource Group.”
24. If Polk makes it to UH, I don’t see Polk at the slot postion, with his speed he would be on the outside like a Gant, Bradley or during the Bess “time period” a Jason Rivers outside WR to stretch the field. Without spring ball it will be a challenge to break into the WR rotation. But then again, know never know with Bowens leaving the outside is a man short.
27. I really don’t know what to make of Polk considering he played in the worst JC conference in Nor Cal. But I still think guys like Kirkwood, Kemp, Haynes, Barker will have an edge on him without spring ball. Chris Gant was an All American in JC and he missed spring. Took him the whole 1st year to learn the system. Polk doesn’t have a redshirt year so you’re really gambling with a 2 for 2 guy when there are probably positions of bigger need at this point…. I would go for Tyler Trosin if I wanted a JC kid anyway… For David Graves teammate who signed with OSU and was a AA at American River.
Funny how pissed SMU fans are that June Jones was in Hawaii over the weekend and not recruiting…. One thing I dont miss about June…
Jeezy, so the stories of JJ not recruiting or did very little is true in your opinion? All I know is that there wad some real talent in the field during his tenure. 2-3 losing seasons in 10 years and sent at least 1 player to the NFL what seemed like every year.
BTW, I’m not trying to start an argument. I just wanted to state my opinion/ observation.
30. JJ could evaluate… He didn’t have to out recruit anyone for guys like Grice Mullins or Greg Salas. He just evaluated them properly and offered while other schools didn’t… Getting harder and harder to fly under the radar with all these recruiting services and social media though.
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We beat out Utah for Salas…
ST: Thanks for providing the update on Polk…Are there any significant departures aside from Bowens from the football team?
The super bowl in cold stadiums is stupid.
Who decides things like this, anyhow?
Now in the Aloha Stadium after the Pro Bowl…
That would be nice.
Better than southern Florida or California…Or Louisiana.
33. No we didn’t. He did a interview in which he said his only options were Montana and Hawaii… Rivals and Scout are way off on their offers…
scout.com thinks Hawaii offered Louis Vailopa and Rivals thinks we offered Adam Noga.
Im not going off of Rivals or Scout. Im going off of this interview.
http://www.prioritysports.biz/news/greg-salas-grabs-change/20120905
ok so maybe he did have an offer.. weird he wouldn’t even visit Utah.. But whatever.. my point is Jones didn’t out recruit teams for guys… He evaluated properly. Sometimes got kids just because of his reputation…. The only guys I ever remember being shocked landing were Isaac Sopaga and Ryan Mouton.
Seems like Packers have some interest in Brendan Daley.
http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2014-nfl-draft-packers/2014/1/27/5347574/2014-nfl-draft-packers-interested-in-pierre-desir-and-brenden-daley
Fans get way mixed up into the offers game… Sometimes offers are presented and recruits have a 2 week window to commit or get offered as a contingency … On paper, it looks like Hawaii beat out ucla for Ammon barker and lakalaka, but in reality, the offer game isn’t black and white like that .
I’m not going to lie, I can’t wait to see Ammon Barker and Quinton Pedroza on the field at slot/WR. And the incoming Stubblefield is supposed to be a stud like a Jason Rivers. Of course, I’m not sure about that though? However, the incoming WR recruits from Florida and Maryland look really smooth and fast.
But even with all the talent at WR like Kirkwood, Kemp, Haynes, Barker, Pedroza and incoming Devan Stubblefield, Darrian Josey, Nick Nelson and any other suprise commits at WR. Hawaii still has to find out who is going to take the reigns at QB to throw the ball to all these talented WR’s?
Congrats to Keith Shamburger on his BWC POW award.
Hawaii just struck gold at LB!
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/784460/highlights/111467389
Jeezy33
Didn’t Salas end up at UH cause we offered as a WR recruit vs other schools offering as DB/S/ATH? Thought thats what I remembered……
45. Honestly don’t know… Next time, I’m not going to use questionable examples…… too many grey areas when it comes to recruiting….
If Mageo commit is true… Wow.
Mageo looks good and in a competitive league to.
How do we know he committed to UH?
didn’t salas first work out at safety?
Mageo tape looks good! Needs to bulk up a bit!
49. His teammates at Serra seem to be announcing it over twitter…
51. Always better to have long and athletic kids who can bulk up versus bigger kids who need to cut weight.
Had to work on Maui today. Mission accomplished. Hit “tiffanys” for a late lunch. Happy to report that beer is still cold and pupus are “da bomb”. hehe
……back to regular programming.
tiffany’s…its been awhile.
miso butterfish, sizzlin’ steak n onions, kalbi, kim chee fried rice w/eggs over easy, honey walnut shrimp, seafood noodle, etc.
Honey walnut shrimp, sizzling steak bites, poke, and house fried rice. Rushed to make the flight. Dat was a fast 5 Sam Adams.
wonder if this was one of coach clune’s recruits.
#14SS
The thing that worries me about stubblefield is him getting drafted high in baseball and then taking the offer (like Shane Victorino getting offered by JJ).
Maybe Hawaii should offer his teammate Ardiz Perez. Unbelievable story about how both of them came back from their adversity (Perez neck injury and told he would never play football again) and Mageo (he was stabbed in his Junior year and had a kidney removed). You talk about individuals with determination and heart.
58. He’s not close to the same level as Shane as far as baseball goes… He hit 265. only stole 2 SBs. He’ll probably get drafted though. Just not high enough to turn down a football scholarship in my opinion..
Go VolleyBows!
Howzit Everybody,
No speculation here, only truth. People better be worried about D. Stubs. The scouts are flooding the phone lines trying to get info on the kid. Kids athletic ability has yet to be reached in either sport but if Stubblefield even has a decent year this year he will go high in the draft and will have a hard decision to make. The kid is an unbelievable talent and an even better person. He will definitely do well this year and will probably get drafted high enough to make it interesting.
#60 jeezy33,
Yes he will get drafted, that’s not in question. Getting drafted high enough to turn down a football scholarship is yet to be seen but the way the scouts have been lighting up the phones it may just be a matter of time.
And yes I don’t think baseball wise he is quite there compared to Shane V. but potential is there to be very much better than Shane V. coming out of high school. Just looking at the measurables alone will tell that if potential is reached, D. Stubs could be one of the best baseball talents to come out of Hawaii in a long time. With his speed and power alone would make him a solid talent but if he ever put in the baseball savy and put in a little bit more work with the bat and glove, skies the limit.
I thought D. Stub. wanted to stay home with his mom who is in the military and stationed in Hawaii. If this is true, why would he want to play baseball on the mainland and in the class A level of baseball? If he doesn’t play like a real big all star in HS he might as well forget Pro Baseball. Because unless he knows that he’ll be making it someday soon to the Big Leagues, he might as well accept a scholarship to play football college. He ought to know that playing in the Class A or Double A is the pits and that is saying even if you like baseball. That is no way to start a career. By the way I am assuming that he will not get a lucrative offer.
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