Sudden change

Morning All (;)

A track meet disrupted the Warriors spring schedule? UH needs to do a better job of coordinating things and the football team needs to have priority to set up their schedule how the coaches want it.

One more tweet.

Basic problem for WAC (current and future) is that there aren’t enough schools in west that want to play FBS under current financial demands

but many report how corporate america is not helping the economy.

as far as facilities scheduling, maybe uh has too many chiefs and not enough injuns.

But the alliance better be careful about adding too many members. The BCS can view it as a subdivision, making it even harder for alliance members to go to big payout bowls.

ST,

I agree. In fact, I even read yesterday that the higher-paying non-BCS bowls may be leaving the alliance. For example, the Liberty Bowl is currently the highest paying MWC or CUSA bowl game (I think $1.7 mil for the CUSA school), but apparently Memphis got the Liberty Bowl to agree to be a Big East bowl as part of their application to join the Big East.

Low paying bowl games like the Hawaii Bowl result in all teams that have to travel actually LOSING money. Right now the Hawaii Bowl only exists because ESPN wants a low-paid game to show early in the bowl season and CUSA is happy with the exposure and agrees to lose over $500k in sending a team. Can the Sun Belt, MAC, or WAC afford to lose that type of money after CUSA is merged with the MWC? None of the big conferences will be happy with losing $500k+ on the Hawaii Bowl when their current lowest paying bowls pay over $1 mil and are cheaper to travel to.

Got to go now, I’ve hogged the blog long enough. It was nice to have blog time again–did I mention that I will lose all weekday blogging privileges at the end of this month? I’ll miss being able to see this blog when the sun is up.

Garret, but then again when our WAC teams cannot meet their ticket allocations for the selected bowls, why should the conference be penalized? Logically, if a team cannot meet their ticket allocations the first time, they should be on suspension notice that if it occurs again in the future, irregardless of time, they will be ineligible for bowl games. You may lose members, but they are not doing their job as members.

Who’s going to be the back-up center behind Kody?

Definitely a new culture emerging. Will most of the practices be on the grass field, Stephen?

ST

Tebow to the JETS!

I really liked the intensity I saw on the practice field yesterday and I only saw it on the news I can only imagine how intense it was being there live and in person…I can only imagine what the recruits who will be here in the fall are thinking…Hopefully this intensity will translate well into the games this season…

Bryson –

The players looked amped in the interviews. Brisk practices are a good thing.

GO WARRIORS!!!

Good morning! Mahalo for practice updates, ST.

Meetings.

Tsigh.

practice tempo or intensity are important to coach chow’s method of instilling discipline.

Of course, its byproduct is focus and execution.

To be sure, there are other moving parts that make it work, such as talent, injuries, coaching and team chemistry. Still, if warrior players buy into it, the transition could be seamless. Easier said than done…we shall see.

these are the type of knee braces that our Warrior Nation funds bought last year for our Warriors OL:

http://www.betterbraces.com/​donjoy-defiance-iii-custom-knee​-brace

— On Tue, 3/20/12, Lau, Joycelyn wrote:

From: Lau, Joycelyn

Subject: FW: knee braces for OL

To: “‘TOMKITAGUCHI@YAHOO.COM'”

Cc: “‘Kimberly Fujiuchi'”

Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 1:15 PM

Hi Tom,

We purchase the knee braces from a local company, Orthopedic Care Hawaii because they are able to custom fit the braces for the boys. They type of knee brace we get is the Defiance III custom knee brace from DonJoy LLC. I have the link to their website below.

http://www.donjoy.com/

I hope that helps!

Aloha,

Joyce Lau

Membership and Events Coordinator, Na Koa Football Club

University of Hawaii – Manoa

Office of Intercollegiate Athletics

1337 Lower Campus Road, Honolulu , HI 96822

It would be awesome to go into the coliseum in mid season form…We will need to play a perfect game and hope USC makes a mistake or two that we can capitalize on…The discipline factor could come into play bigtime because I expect the game to be sold out…

The Jets sent two picks — a fourth-rounder and sixth-rounder in 2012 — to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a seventh-round selection.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7718133/new-york-jets-acquire-tim-tebow-4th-round-pick-source-says

Maybe this year the JETS will have a prayer!

(Sorry ST, couldn’t resist)

Sweety loved the take-out Kekoa, thank you for asking.

As for Senor homey’s fine behavior, consider this; in attendance were no less than three co-regent blog Queens. Between da lead slipper, the Colonels wife and the toughest blogger pound for pound (yes you, jojo), no one would dare misbehave. Not even homey. 😆

Why did Kevin Spain leave the program?

caught the last 10-15 min of practice and for the first time, i actually seen the guys stretching out after practice instead of just walking back to the locker rooms like in the past. the one word that comes to my mind about spring camp so far is precision. everything is run so precisely and while not all the players are in the physical condition coach chow expects of them, i’m sure they will get there with a very regimented off-season program under heffernan.

everyone that has mentioned the pace of practice being upbeat/brisk is massively understating it. by the end of practice there were players, literally too exhausted to stand on their own, much less do up/downs with the rest of the offense. i was blown away. like al mentioned many times before, will not be surprised to see guys leaving because they simply cannot handle the new regime’s style of football. shape up or ship out.

one last note… i was shocked at how the ching field looked. very run down with black areas and the color fading. is it normal for the field to be worn out this quickly?

congrats to samson! much deserved!

born and raised on the windward side. chose to represent the university of hawaii over other bcs schools. and now off making the big bucks in the NFL.

all we gotta do is repeat this trend about a half dozen times every year and we’ll be good.

Good morning Tsaikos!

Nice practice report.

ST – so with Tebow going to your J-E-T-S, what happens to Sanchez?

UH soccer signs a recruit from Sweden.

http://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2012/3/20/WSOC_0320124125.aspx?path=wsoc

Zumba like pratice ? Actually not a bad idea as a work out. Don’t know if any of you ever meet Amber Kaufman’s hot mom but she is a certified Zumba instructor and she is buff.

Yo blog master. Why is every now and then I’m banned, something about spam ? I get a page with a IP address that isn’t even mine telling me I’m banned. Yes,I eat spam but i don’t spam.

The Jets deal is not completely secured. Could fall apart, due to contract wording. Pending.

ST . . . I would love to hear what you think about the Tebow to the Jets possibility.

Congrats to Satele.

What a day of football news!

Reardan stated that chow singled out Paipai, moses samia both dLine, and billy ray stutzman at wr. but the battle continues.

“He not going tell you something fo nothing. If uncle tell you wear da knee brace, mo betta you wea da knee brace. This uncle ‘wen see plenny in his years. If he tell you something, he not going tell you fo nothing.”

Rememba da Titans, I mean… Warriors. Aloha Tsaiko friends. Good to have some football in da air eh?

BIK

Justin Clapp, if he stays healthy, is likely to be Chow’s bread n butter receiver.

Clapp’s size and assests makes him valued in Chow’s pro-set where he is contantly tweaking to tilt advantage to his lineup….hence, Clapp can lineup next to the TE as a slot, draw LB coverage and create an instant mismatch on deep patterns or he can go to the outside and use his height on the inside against single cover from a shorter CB. Either position he gains an advantage.

Great Morning All!

Heard it mentioned that the pace would be kicked up a notch for practice today. 😯

Waiting for the reports….

54.Kris:

March 21st, 2012 at 8:32 am

Why did Kevin Spain leave the program?

The writing was on the wall.

…but now it’s been sanded away!

heheheh

I thought I read something about Miah being withheld from Spring Practice as he just finished the basketball season and wanted him to rest up.

Is he “volunteering” to be out there at practice?

*** IMPORTANT TO KNOW IF YOU PARK IN THE QUARRY***

Got back to my vehicle in the parking structure yesterday and noticed several citation notices had been given out…including mine!

IDK what the others were tagged for but when I drove in and paid my $5.00 for parking I did what most everyone does and tossed the ticket on my dashboard.

Lo and Behold that I was cited for “Improper Display” 👿

I tossed the ticket face down and only while issuing the citation did anyone note, “Permit should be displayed w/date and time visible.” The following is printed on the ticket, “This side up on dash.” But WTH ever looks at the ticket?!?!

Never, ever noticed anyone patrolling and citing cars in the parking structure before! Now UH is issuing citations to pay for the person who is issuing them! 👿 👿 👿

Morn’g gang!

Watched yesterday practice and notice 14 WR still trying out with only 2 positions left on starting roster that’s 7 deep.

And seeing Line man going ‘one on one’ from the first day was a treat indeed.

Coach Chow was definitely in control at center of the field pointing and directing with each segments of horn soundings.

Also notice there was 3 gates: Gate #1 Players Only Gates, #2 Media Only Gates, and #3 Die Hard Fan Gates. There was quite a few die hards out there yesterday.

Also saw many former players going through the No. #1 gate for players only.

I yelled out “Oh, so you’re trying out too?”

I wonder what Coach Chow was thinking as he started his first official practice as the Chief Warrior.

Am truly happy to read that practices are going along smoothly.

i thought i heard that besides the football council of players there would be captains named at a later time.

#74 jkjones

Is Corey Paclabar healthy? If so, then they could rotate, keep the other guys guessing who’s primary – both have the good Y.A.C.s

they are called knee braces on their website.

Update on BY-Who’s Spring ball. Lots of familiar names.

Interesting comment from their Trainer Kevin Morris

“Like I said at beginning of year: the NCAA shows twice as many injuries in spring ball than during fall football season. So, I don’t know why. Is it the intensity? Is it because we don’t have a game to play? We are trying to find the facts.”

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusports/53764061-65/spring-mendenhall-practice-week.html.csp

#94,slezi. i wouldnt even guess about cory placebar. he will have to seperate himself from the pack. the X, Z positions are really crowded. especially the slot.

talk about slot/Z: stuzz, gant, clay, clapp, miah, sampson and harding–all vying for one position.

clapp, stuzz and miah–all experienced as starters. sampson with game experience and harding on a steep learning curve. gant, a heralded juco all-american. this is one position coach chow inherited that is loaded. whomever gets injured, may lose their glove.

Kevin,

I am sorry that you thought my post was disrespectful. Here is what I was thinking when I wrote my post, though I admit I should have elaborated more in my post.

1. UH does a bad job of coordinating things if the football coaches plan out their Spring schedule without knowing that there was a track meet planned for that date. There should be a master calendar so that these types of conflicts to not happen for ANY SPORT.

2. I was NOT suggesting that the previously scheduled track meet be canceled, no sport should just bump another sport like that. I never said that but it sounds like you think that is what I meant.

3. In the future, when the coaches come up with their schedule for Spring Football, they need to reserve things on the master calendar to avoid conflicting with any other event. There is some flexibility in the schedule (for example, one weekend the football team will be on Maui), so *every* sport should be able to be accommodated without a problem.

4. For the conflict to be discovered after the schedule had been made is bad because that means that the coaches had their plan disrupted. If they had known about the conflict beforehand, the plan would have taken the track meet into account…that is FAR better than learning about the conflict after making the schedule, I hope you can agree with that.

5. UHAD needs the football team to succeed for its long-term viability. Far too many Hawaii fans don’t show up at Aloha Stadium when the team loses. Far too many don’t renew season tickets when the team loses. For its long-term financial health, UHAD needs the football team to generate the revenue needed. Therefore, anything that hurts the program THAT CAN BE AVOIDED should be avoided.

Is it disrespectful to want ALL sports teams to be able to avoid facility conflicts? For wanting what is best for the football team while NOT harming any other sport? If you honestly think that I don’t value the non-football sports at UH then you haven’t been paying attention since I’ve been for the entire 5+ years that ST has had a blog.

Was standing next to great Nate Ilaoa watching practice yesterday, as he still has the record of most receptions by a RB for Season and Career; and asked him how he would like to be on this roster with FB and a TE blocking. He just turned and Smiled.

Garret,

Perhaps you should have said how does moving the spring game ONE day earlier effect the football program in a negative way that impacts the progress of the players and coaches.

Your comment as is:

<blockquoteGarret:

March 21st, 2012 at 4:57 am

A track meet disrupted the Warriors spring schedule? UH needs to do a better job of coordinating things and the football team needs to have priority to set up their schedule how the coaches want it.

Only indicates to me and readers that you believe this move in schedule is a detrimental disadvantage to UH football and the fact that you emphasize PRIORITY of football during the spring over a current spring sport that had their schedules done prior (because it is their season) was something that truly bothered me.

The bolded portion of your comment in relation to the subject matter is as simple as it is.

Several of us have devoted a lot of our personal income and time in supporting a non-revenue sport and at the same time some of us still appreciate and understand’s football’s role. In fact, last week some of us had the pleasure of conversing with some of the current staff in a very casual manner thus gaining a lot of respect for our new coaches, plus some of us are still UH football season ticket holders.

The UH football program DOES have MANY MANY MANY advantages over all sports as it is due to it’s revenue generating income, but your comment, in it’s simplicity only fuels a disregard for other programs that have done nothing wrong and have made numerous sacrifices to put on a competitive program despite their non-revenue status to tow the line on the field of competition and in the checkbook for all of UHAD with little to ZERO administrative support.

If you think back and don’t believe that this one day change is a negative impact for the football program then your original comment doesn’t stand firm on anything other than your belief, as is the beliefs of MANY others, that UH football should take precedence over all sports all year around regardless of schedules.

Again, your original comment is short and to the point and I get it. Your “retraction” of sorts only mentions other sports now, but it doesn’t take much to read your original comment in relation to why the spring game is being moved back to tell me what you truly think.

I have been reading your comments for YEARS now. So much so that I know you are one to NOT confuse his words.

So again, I stand by my original and personal belief of what your original comment meant in my eyes.

With 15 players on receivers position there’s only one spot left. As the First seven is already set in my book. Guess that’s why Coach Chow only got Ursua this year.

all you soccer fans, etc:

why does Coach Nagamine sign shorter players? most are in the 5’2″ – 5/7″ range. faster? more skillful defender, ball handler, striker (what ever this means)? even the goal keeper is less than 6′.

ahouse…because they go to the bigger programs is why.

go figure.

maybe we need to bet that next year we will have at least one six footer.

haha.

as “old age” speeds its way, I am reminded of the following.

Tell me and I will forget,

Show me and I will remember,

Involve me and I will understand.

That’s why I like Kevin he keeps the debate going. He got me going once.

I better watch what I say about Title IX.

A-House: Thanks for the Great Thought for today on Old age speeding away…

I will need to remember your quote more and more as we all age.

every time I hear of Title IX, I am reminded what Patsy Mink called out to us that day at Ala Moana Park in 1962.

we were in support of Pres Kennedy on nuclear arms and marched behind the protesters from UH to Ala Moana.

In her remarks, she called us, oh yes I remember now, “the misguided few”. Never voted for her after that.

We all know when watching any sport it not how Tall or Big physically, but How Big is your Heart.

That’s why we all love watching upset games when underdog with much less Wins.

the grass practice field is most likely maintained by the UH landscaping department. was surprised that ching field looked run down considering it’s only been in for a couple years.

in any case, hopefully when the bid went out, the company that got awarded the ching field contract also are on the hook for maintenance.

ahouse…that’s not a reasonable bet. first of all, we never get 5* kids out here in any sport. secondly, who rates soccer player?

if you want a free lunch just tell me.

Thanks al I can use a free lunch anytime…

Stayed at Aria Hotel and Casino. Great room as you open the door, the double curtain opens up automatically and TV comes on welcoming you with you name on it.

Gave me free tickets to Viva Elvis and great couch seat in 10th row an day of the show.

But lost all my money there too… Ha

I can’t think of many who would repeal Title IX– and no Women’s Volleyball or Softball as fewer women will pursue sports to play at the college level.

The real problem is that many schools cannot afford to support a football team with 85 scholarships. Cut the Scholarships back to 70 for everyone, and everything gets a lot more manageable and scholarships can even be shared like they do with Men’s Volleyball and Women’s Volleyball.

120.cheepono:

March 21st, 2012 at 1:32 pm

mikey: why would we need a volunteer gardener to take care of field turf?

Please, please, please do not take cues from the “former” ground crew at Kalaepohaku on this! 😈

Actually, I recall hearing that the field turf needs to be “combed” on a regular basis to keep the blades looking good and the infill down below. That was awhile ago and I guess now there are several different grades of the stuff so I’m not really sure if the maintenence requirements are different as well.

Sounds like practices will be run at a fever pitch.

uptempo, does that mean no delay of game penalties, no indecisive substitutions, and no unnecessary timeouts?

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from CB dee maggitt: “I can guarantee no D1 program is working harder than we are right now…I’ll bet my life on it”

now THAT brings a smile to my face.

Photography sounds like a cushy, fun job, but it can be very demanding. Sometimes you gotta wade in some very deep waters… other times, you find yourself hanging off the edge of a cliff or dangling off of a limb. Just because you want that shot that nobody else has.

Lanaiboy, the first 9 conference games, will say alot in how the Wahine’s do in the conference. With San Jose St, New Mexico St, and BYU, the first 3 conference teams they play.

Having taller players in soccer is an asset, IF, the player is a good player, but it is definitelly not required. The main qualities you look for in a soccer player is ball skills, both with the feet, head, and antcipation. You want speed and quickness too. Lionel Messi the best player in the world is 5’7″. He has all of these qualities in abundance, and then some.

In soccer, positioning is critical. Turn the wrong way could cost a game and a goal. My son played soccer for Mililani HS and as the years go by I have come to appreciate the talent level of premiier soccer players. They make unbelievable plays and the coordination to play this world game is something to behold. I love football, basketball, baseball, but

of all the sports I appreciate soccer the most. It’s not the score that counts, it’s how the players play and how they handle the ball without using their hands. It’s not easy. I tried. Believe me, it is very difficult. I hope the Wahine will have a better season this coming year. Good luck to me. Right now, I would rather watch the Wahine soccer over the Wahine basketball. That’s just the way it is.

Heya i am for the first time here. I found this board and I find It really helpful & it helped me out much. I hope to provide something again and help others like you helped me.

Alabama, the top-rated team lost today to Tennessee. UL at Lafayette at 26-0 and Louisville at 22-0 the only undefeated top ten teams.

Howzit Tsaikos.

Reading the Hnl SA today, seeing both ST and Reardon writing great articles. sure am glad spring ball is in the air! Good job.

Go Warriors.

bhf2, can call you plenty names, but hard to connect spam with you. how you??? had great time in paradise and came home last night. we can talk story. u rights, da warriors are doing practice the way practice should be run. kinda reminds me of military training except you wear different uniform.

BHF2 this morning I was a spamma and could not see blog but now I can go figa. So now I only lurk.

bhf2 and redzone, i was on early this am, with no problema. think the tech guy are working to get rid of spam and sometimes they make mistakes like yours. no lurk, need input. yeah!!!

#136 Manoa

The reason men volleyball share scholarships is because they only have 4.5 to give; whereas, the women’s volleyball program hands out 12 scholarships per year—definitely no sharing of scholarships in D1 women’s volleyball.

I’d say the sharing of scholarships would be with men’s golf, men’s tennis, men’s volleyball, and possibly men’s swimming and diving. The athletes on the men’s volleyball team, with its larger roster as compared to golf and tennis gets to foot a larger share for their schooling. For men’s baseball, basketball, and football you’re either on full scholarship or a walk-on.

As for the women, like football and men’s baseball/basketball and football, you’re either on a full ride or a walk-on.

Breakdown of scholarships at UH

Men’s Sports:

Baseball 11.7

Men’s Basketball 13

Football 85

Men’s Golf 4.5

Men’s Swimming 9.9

Men’s Tennis 4.5

Men’s Volleyball 4.5

Men = 133.1 scholarships

Women’s Sports:

Women’s Basketball 15

Women’s Cross Country 18

Women’s Golf 6

Women’s Soccer 14

Softball 12

Women’s Swimming 14

Women’s Tennis 8

Women’s Track and Field 18

Women’s Volleyball 12

Sand Volleyball 3

Women = 120 scholarships

Women’s Sand Volleyball: UH can offer a maximum of six equivalency scholarships for the sand team, beginning with a maximum of three in 2012 and adding one in each of the subsequent three years for a total of six.

personally, women vb should get 18 and cross country 12 or less.

el burro, i don’t know the rules or how scholies are set for the women sports, but if they could set their own priorities, vb would get much more than cross county or soccer. as far as hoarding, maybe could be problema, but i’d rather see uh spend money on winning programs and not just accommodate sports.

Whitey, if there are 18 scholarships in volleyball, Shoji won’t be making money because he’ll be spending $175 to $200,000 more on scholarships and he won’t have a winning program because he’s going to lose girls to other schools. 25 years ago he would be taking girls from other schools, now it’s going to be the other way around.

Besides, scholarship limits and whether those scholarships have to be given to one student or can be split up among two or more, are set by the NCAA. Moot point.

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Sorry forgot the link

I too, believe, men’s volleyball should have more than 4.5 scholarships. IIRC, I heard (read) Charlie Wade state that he was learning the art of dividing scholarships from Trapasso, so baseball has divisible scholarships. Don’t think women’s volleyball scholarships are divisible.

Isn’t there a hierarchy in scholarships? Basketball trumps volleyball, football trumps basketball, etc, etc…

ST – 10:55 blog clock – hahahahahaha…

that was for women’s volleyball and basketball.

Good morning Tsaikos everywhere.

RedZone.

i feel much betta knowing you been called a spamma too by da Hnl SA. feeling like i’m in great cmpany.

Whitey’s right. no lurk.

Big Hilo Fan!…I dub thee:

“Sir Spam-A-Lot”

d1, time to wake up and get ready to go hi ho.

Great Morning All!

Gonna be a “bang-up” day at practice today…look forward to the reports.

GO WARRIORS!

Softball divides scholarships.

slugger the other day d1 stopped by the show room but you or bg not there.

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d1 were u at

morning kk. where u find the spam??? hahahaha

Good Morning Gangeez! 🙂

Beeg Heelo = All killer, no filler! No spam in his posts! 😆

Yes, and its in almost every post!