Watson retires from football
Former UH defensive tackle Keala Watson is being forced to retire from football.
Watson had a productive career with the Warriors despite suffering from Von Willebrand disorder, a condition similar to hemophilia in which a chemical deficiency does not allow his blood to clot normally.
A blood-clotting medicine enabled Watson to play for the Warriors.
But recent medical tests showed that the medication had diminished efficiency in treating his disorder.
“I had a good run,” said Watson, who will earn a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies in May. Next month, Watson’s wife, Leona, is expecting the couple’s first child.
“I’ve been blessed,” Watson said.
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From agent Kenny Zuckerman:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/story/11289254
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Ninety-three players attended today’s walk-on tryouts at UH. Here, the players make their way to the weight room.
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The prospects had to see how many times they could bench press 225 pounds.
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Here’s defensive tackle Quentin Beaver, who lost 60 pounds and now weighs 320.
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I guess the second Golden Age of local broadcasting has passed.
The first was when the parade of great announcers — Al Michaels, Harry Kalas, Les Keiter, Chuck Leahey, etc. — called local sports.
Then there was the boom from the late 1990s, when UH football road games were shown live and for free, sports-talk radio gave the fans a voice, and Neil Everett was a No. 2 sportscaster.
But the price of doing business has changed the broadcast business, which, I suppose, is now the digital business.
In a time when ESPN 1420 AM has the eighth-most popular morning show, the station was forced to cut out road broadcasts of women’s basketball and men’s volleyball. Men’s basketball was spared from the chopping block.
Sure, the audiences for women’s basketball and men’s volleyball were small. But it gave exposure — and added esteem — to those sports.
But with red ink perhaps made of blood, the days of public-service deeds are over. And, all too often, you don’t realize what you’ve had until it’s gone.
Morning
Are you still here or back in San Diego?
3rd!!
Good morning Tsai-kos and Tsai-meister. Up early this morning ST. Going to get your son to school on time today?
I’ve also noticed in the past couple of weeks that if the Animals are subbing for BC in the am, then no one subs for them in the pm, they just use the national feed. *tsai-gh*
fut
top5
jm:
Times are hard on the boulevard …
I wonder if haka will change his name to ha‘a
Cheeee!!!, ST…you surprise me with being soooo-early for you. I never expect you to be on til like late afternoon la-dat???
Well, have a great day folks!!!, off to have a late breakfast.
mctruck:
I’ve been late a lot because I try to go to UH before posting.
I’ve got an early interview today with Bob Coolen. It’s for the program we’re forced to do. Not sure why they need a program for events that are free, but, hey, I get OT for writing it.
My new motto is: O-time for ‘BowTime.
ST – you’d think that with the kkea gm being a bean counter, they’d be able to make things work, but I digress. But, by doing those things, they may lose what little market share they have in the pm.
if i changed my name now and they decide to do away with doing the ritual dance will i have no name?
ok, off to work. see ya lataz…
Good Morning Tsaikos!!
ST – what is OT?? for me, it stands for “Own Time”
auryte
TOP 15
good morning to all,
have a productive and a blessed day
good luck to DPK today, hope your new football cleats are broken in for the tryouts…..don’t forget your under armour shirt, it cuts down the wind drag effect. you go big boy 😎
Morning Gang,
Long time no see, as we all have that face for radio.
AM frequency radio is hopefully here to stay. Still the best way for far away broadcasting, and sounds juuuust right for gameday with a bit of grainy, gravely, bit riddled, Multi-colored personalities hosting the show. These guys really know how to paint the picture for listeners.
Long live AM radio and to our past, current, and future announcers.
Good morning Tsaikos. Top 20! 😎
Good morning. Top 25.
This Washington Post reporter doesn’t think that Colt will be playing for awhile. It sounds like the Redskins coaches have changed Colt’s throwing motion and he’ll have to adjust to the change.
If anyone missed this SI article about the college football recruiting, it is worth a read. Teams that get the bulk of their recruits within a 200 mile radius of campus tend to do better. I guess the Hawaii version of this would be to get the bulk of the top local recruits.
This study found that the distance from home was the #1 factor for top recruits…and academic standing didn’t seem to matter much at all.
This ESPN blogger wrote a blog post about how ESPN would be cutting back on coverage of college sports…so, instead of cutting his contribution in half, ESPN fired him.
Best of luck to those competing in the walk-on tryouts! UH has had a long history of finding contributors that walk-on and earn scholarships, and one of the people trying out today could end up starring at Aloha Stadium.
Recruiting.
So we’ve already identified a 8th grader who physically may be a behemoth and is within 200 miles of UH. But to get him there has got to be the extra from da Tsaikos.. Rosetta Stone for the second language class. Jason for the math. BHF2 for English. 😀 Pride fo dance lessons. 😀
Tutor the kid up, maybe he’ll stay. Maybe he’ll leave anyway even though he gets all the upcoming UH coaches induced training. I sure hope he feels the pride we have for Hawaii, and wants to help us, Warrior Nation. 😀
have a nice day Tsaikos!
exme…. 😀
Changing the mechanics of someone’s throwing motion could cause
a problem for the individual.
Interesting to read about how the rise in SEC football may be partially due to the shift in the US population. If more and more of the top recruits are growing up in SEC states and recruits like to choose a college near their home, the SEC benefits greatly by this population shift. The $3 billion TV contract (this does NOT count bowl games or BCS money!) should help them continue to have the best facilities and their pick of coaches.
808ike,
I agree…but it sounds like the Washington coaches have asked Colt to change his throwing motion. They are his employer and Colt doesn’t really have the option to refuse them.
Heard rumors that 7th graders are now considered a prospective
recruit.
Garret,
Thanks for the great info.
ST,
Neither. Currently in SDA Mecca, west coast. San Diego later today. Kailua tomorrow.
The Redskins are changing Colt’s throwing motion? Shades of Derek Tatsuno . . .
Garret,
There’s a small article in the Dallas Morning News bout, UW committing a secondary recruiting violation, when new coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff violated an NCAA rule regarding gameday simulations while recruits are on campus. I wasn’t aware there was such rules??
Good Morning Tsaikos! Hope everyone has a great day. And remember…..be safe out there.
mctruck,
I posted the information in yesterday’s blog. There is a rule against that when hosting recruits…but the violation is considered minor and I doubt they will have any penalty. If they make the mistake again they will be punished some.
Good morning all!
Howzit djmitcho, mctruck, 2left and 808ike. Hows your day going so far?
Update on Jray and Aulola via SportsHawaii via WSN via Tanks Ah!
Bess will be on 1420 between now and 9:00.
I wish our local boys would do some analysis of their own about their likely role.
Re Jrai, BYU has a local boy (Utah boy) recruit that has a much higher rating at safety than Jrai, with better size and speed, and Jrai isn’t going to see the field anytime soon at safety.
Aloha Kakahiaka!
re Colt. Let’s see what preseason will bring.
Bummers about 1420- I rely on that station for streaming info online. Will they broadcast football?
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/espn-1420am-honolulu-hawaii
Talking about the decommits.
Mahalo 808Ike!
hmmm… the video and the audio sites are different…
Tsai.
Mr. Tsai,
Sad news about the broadcast cuts, things truly are tough all over.
On another note, I consider any age in which Jim Leahey calls games to be golden in it’s own right. RK, BC, and RY have there own inimitable styles as well, and Leahey the younger is just flat out awesome. Imagine what he could do in a major market or at ESPN?
OC16’s broadcasts of high school games has helped to elevate that sport’s status and over all quality immeasurably, and we see many other HS sports on the air. There are also the various local small college sports programs being televised, too.
All this to say, sometimes the good old days are these days and we just don’t realize it. Things will get better financially, they have to.
Lastly, don’t forget the digital revolution and the emergence of the internet. We post here as beneficiaries of those factors and in doing so have been party to adding another name to Hawaii’s long list of sports media legends: Stephen Tsai.
Sometimes savoring the moment helps put a seemingly happier past into perspective.
Good Morning DPK ~ My aren’t we waxing nostalgic today!
I’m heading out into the streets of Kaope’a and beyond. BBL…
Great MOrning All!
Truly a sad topic, Stephen.
I recall listening to GrandPops Leahey from the Termite Palace (“one manapua”) doing HS FB.
Sports on radio is good exercise for the mind, similar to the old radio drama broadcasts (Theatre of the mind is the phrase IIRC)
Kekoa,
I should be waxing the floors, they look awful… 😆
Speaking of Leahy, you may be interested to know that my younger son Pono (KS 9th grade) plays BBall on the JV2 team. Two of his coaches, Manly Kanoa and Caleb Spencer, are both D1 football players (UH/Nevada) and former KS BBall players. On a couple of Saturdays the coaches scrimmaged the players. Coaches invited a couple friends to round out there team, one being Kanoa Leahy. Pono says Kanoa is “a beast” and shot the lights out. Last game he had 40+ points.
Didn’t know he was such a good BBall player.
BTW, Pono’s team plays St Louis in the playoffs tonight 6pm at St Louis.
Go get ’em Pono!
Nalani,
Yah, I’d heard that Kanoa would have been a great college hoopster if it weren’t for an injury.
Texas A&M and LSU have already had Junior Days for the 2010 recruiting class!
Good Morning Tsaikos…..
Hope everyone has a good day today….
Nalani:
I wondered what had become of Caleb Spencer. I still don’t understand why JJ never offered him. He was a great player who killed us when he was at Nevada and he is one of the classiest kids you will never meet. Is he teaching up there too?
I don’t know if he’s teaching, but he’s coaching BBall and football. Pono really likes playing for him. Says he knows a lot, and is a great motivator.
caleb had to go the JC route before going to Nevada.
bstunna, but caleb was a full qualifier out of HS. he played QB at Imua and i think that is what hurt him. I cant remember if he got injured his senior year too.
Went to JC, then played at Nevada for 3 years IIRC.
play well pono!
whooosh!
i finally figured out the acronym, IIRC.
hahahaa. then again i should have googled it.
letsgo…..he has a wealth of knowledge.
Garrett
good reads on those recruiting articles. jj and now mack have done an exceptional job pulling in the recruits that they do. upgraded facilities, recent success and exotic location can only do so much when recruiting athletes who want to play close to home.
best option would be a grassroots program to start developing local players from a young age. judging from all the clinics UH hosts, i think mack and staff understand that they need to build for the long-term.
al-
So you were able to recall correctly what IIRC means?
This nicely sums up the importance of these offseason workouts for the Warriors.
wayoutwest,
I agree with your suggestions–helping the development of Hawaii’s athletes will benefit UH and also lead to other opportunities for other players. That is why it was so crazy that they almost killed the JV football program in Hawaii…that would have really hurt UH and Hawaii’s future football players!
thinking aloud…….
did whitley fehoko enroll this spring or was it just a rumor?
how many invited walk-ons will tread the campus this year?
how many well kept secrets will be revealed come feb. 4th?
Nalani,
Good luck to Pono…but not so much! 😉
Garret,
Thx for the link to UT site, good reading. (unless you happened to be named Augie Garrido)
d1,
When I was much much younger, I remember Les Keiter doing the “broadcast” of the Islanders on the road. Little did I know, it was done in the studio, and using two blocks of wood for the sound of the bat, and canned crowd noises.
🙂
duffer,
I remember hearing him talk about those broadcasts. IIRC (see dat, al?) there was an anecdote he told about how once the wire feed stopped right at a crucial moment and he ended up making up the rest of the game and none were the wiser….
d1shima,
If Garrido hadn’t had a clean record thus far, his DWI arrest would have resulted in his firing already. Plus, his national titles in baseball don’t hurt.
Notre Dame’s AD doesn’t think that college Presidents want a football playoff.
It is sad that those road radio broadcasts imen’s volleyball and women’s basketball were cut, but what I think would be even sadder is if men’s volleyball goes away…Stanford seems serious about cutting it and if they are thinking about it then others must be also. Cutting the sport would save money and help with Title IX compliance, and saving money in this economy is important to many universities.
d1…al this talk about the general has made me hungry.
almost lun chow wa. time to forage.
if stanford cuts vb….it will devastate the shoji family. what with two sons currently on scholarship and a daughter on the staff.
sorry, dave. looks like you may have to postpone your retirement a few more years.
not to mention spencer mclaughlin also on scholie.
I’m wondering how accurate that story from the Washington Post about Zorn messing with Colt’s throwing motion is. Except for ST I always question a reporters ulterior motives in reporting a story. He sounds like he has already made up his mind about Colt, and he doesn’t think much of him. The Post seems to have a love affair with present QB Jason Campbell.
Al,
If Stanford drops the sport, it probably won’t be for a few more years. They would probably announce it a year or so in advance of the cut. I’m guessing that Shoji’s sons wouldn’t be affected unless the economy weakens much more this year.
The other interesting thing is that in the past, the athletes from a team that is cut have been able to transfer to any D-IA school and play immediately.
Trouble is, if Stanford drops it then other schools might also…then no more men’s volleyball even at UH except for club teams.
I do think that the rumblings might hurt the recruiting for schools like Stanford.
garret
i realize this. i was justing talking aloud for the sake of conversation. you should know me by now.
always playing around,
Al,
Sorry, I missed that…I just got a ton of work sent to me so I guess I’m going to be offline until late tonight. It was nice to have time to check the blog off and on all day, but it is good that I have something work-related to do now.
this is not good.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090122/BREAKING02/90122058/-1/sportsfront
al:
glad to read that you know IIRC – me, i don’t know and don’t really care what the heck it means!
Best of luck to Keala in his future endeavors.
Also, good luck to Mario Cox in his comeback.
Re: men’s volleyball.
Penn State coach Mark Pavlik said that men’s volleyball programs are dictated by economics, not gender equity.
A VB team only allots the equivalent of 4.5 scholarships, So it’s not stressing the gender-equity equation.
But salaries and, especially, travel drive up the costs.
I think Stanford volleyball is safe. Hey, where else is Punahou going to send its players?
ah. reality check for keala watson.
i thought he had a shot at the nfl. its okay, perhaps he can now focus his attention on making a difference in other folks lives. i believe this young man will be successful in anything he does.
he kind of reminds me of joe onosai.
Godspeed young man.
I don’t think UH players will have to worry about dehydration.
The Warriors actually had a “hydration specialist” observe practices during training camp.
I think ND would change its mind if it were lumped in with the other non-BCS conferences.
KEALA – God bless you and your family!
garret…..busy is good.
ahouse….however, on another note did you hear about the new recruit? IIRC his name was……………….
st….puns also enjoy ucla volleyball. again, the buff n blue don’t like to stay home. why?
That was a good comparison, Al.
I wouldn’t be surprised if UH starts rethinking the idea of recruiting Punahou students.
They all go away — Obama, Wie, Case, Kelly Preston.
and to think in the old days you would rarely get even one water break per two hour practice.
nuts back then. little did they know.
i saw mario cox at every game this year.
From today’s Sporting News Today website re: Senior Bowl practices
JASON WATKINS, OT, FLORIDA
Although he looked good in team drills, he was continually beaten to the edge by the smaller, quicker David Veikune from Hawaii
Much love, aloha, and mahalo Keala! Coach Keala! hmmm….GA Keala! hmmm…. (thinking out loud)
DPK,
sorry, just got back on and able to review what went-on earlier..soooo, howzit my friend.
Garret,
figured you had that article covered somewhere, ha,ha…thanks for clarifying the implications though.
More than others, Keala put it on the line to play the game he loved. I like al’s comparison to Joe Onosai, too. Maybe through coaching, community, or church work, I feel that Watson will be a true blessing to others.
Geez, has nobody learned from Korey Stringer? I’m glad to see that the UH players are always well hydrated.
So, what you guys figure?, Arizona Cards on the roll, or Pittsburg all the way??
Any way you can give us a breakdown of names of preferred walkons that are joining UH? Miano mentioned someone last week but I didn’t hear his name
and yet didn’t kale ask to use the uh facilities during the state playoffs?
that’s some b, b, ba….er. audacity!
The Post reporter doesn’t know anything.
I mean, he’s a reporter.
808….excellent thought. keala as ga to coach the dtackles, where malloe used to live.
then, mack can give stutz his fair due.
and still hire help for the oline. someone who can nurture brian smith’s knowledge.
so is fehoko in school?
Keala- God Bless and Mahalo!
Good afternoon, Tsaiko-Nation and Tsai-Meister.
Too bad for Keala, but I’m not worried about this excellent young man. He’s so well grounded in his life and faith that he will succeed no matter what he chooses to do.
God speed for all you’ll endeavor, Keala. Tsaiko-Nation, I’m sure, has the highest respect for you.
Great idea, Keala as GA.
IRC, umm………..uhh…………sorry, ICR.
al:
i no worries because the longer i lurk i know somebody will put all the recruit info – mo easy for me.
Re Washington Post- Canfora is a Campbell supporter and for some reason, East Coast people seem to feel one must take sides fr or against.
I prefer Steinberg at the Post for balanced, considered opinions.
whitey and brew:
sorry, i no see your “late” posts cause I go sleep early – no lurk after 9pm and go sleep after talking to MasaBoy.
brew: we will be there first week of april.
whitey: no can add or give you ideas cause yours complete – I still hu hu about the VB fiasco – maybe UH no get the trophy and banner back, but that no mean that the rule cannot be changed again or, more importantly, applied equally across the board for all schools with the same penalty(ies) – I hate to see double standards and will nevr accept them – I just know that I can look into the mirror ( OMG ) and say, ” no worries mate, you can sleep well”. Dang, best sleep is when I do the colonoscopy or passing out after dinner in front of the tv, but soa back!!
Good afternoon Tsai-kos!
Best wishes to Keala on his upcoming graduation and fatherhood. Should you wish to continue your education, a GA position would be a good choice. 😀
Good luck to Mario Cox and to all those trying out today. Persevere!
with only 85 scholies to give per year. today’s walkon tryouts will weigh heavily on the future success of our program. each year we have about 20 walkons on the active roster with possibly another 10-12 on the scout teams.
if not for these guys we wouldn’t have the full complement of players to practice,etc. of course, every now and then there is a colt brennan, libre, etc.
D1 – KS is the higher seed, but StL beat them during the season. I believe it might’ve been StL’s only win…..too close to call. Wanna bet lunch?
Nalani- tell Pono GOOD LUCK tonight!
HiHO!
Best wishes to Keala Watson! He did have a good run and can look back proudly. Next stops fatherhood and graduation. Congratulations!
Good luck to Keala and his new family. He was one of the really nice guys on the team.
Mario Cox – You can do it.
Col-
If I Recall Correctly = IIRC. FYI.
ST- thanks for the Zuckerman link above.
GO VEIKUNE!!!
# Nalani:
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:36 pm
D1 – KS is the higher seed, but StL beat them during the season. I believe it might’ve been StL’s only win…..too close to call. Wanna bet lunch?
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Warriors, naturally.
d1, do you still have a dog in this fight? I thought your sons had graduated from StL?
Where is homey? Where is James?
😆
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NFLDraftScout.com (see link at top) is the ultimate source for scouting reports and draft news. That they mentioned Veikune is high praise. While I don’t always agree with what they write, they usually do a great job of scouting, and are usually pretty accurate. As of last night, they had Veikune as a 4-5th round grade, which sounds right (I have him as 3-6th).
Hi Kid — I’m at work today and have to leave soon. Yes, where is homey? Two kinda interesting things happened yesterday and last night that our usually sharp-eyed friend would spot and comment on…
Oh, well….laters! 😉
Caleb Spencer went to Palomar JC in SoCal along with former Castle Knight DE Soli Lefiti. Also there was Pisa’s bro Mike and Se’e Poumele’s bro “Moxy”.
UH offered Caleb and Soli invited walkons after a year. Both were interested until Nevada offered Caleb a scholie and Utah did the same with Soli. Both were eventual starters.
Mike Tinoisamoa ended up his career at UNLV.
Moxy Poumele, who was taller and faster than Se’e was rumored to make his way to Manoa but for some reason it never came to be.
much Aloha & Blessing to Keala, Leona, and Baby in the belly
the webmaster for ponyfans.com reports that dennis m. leaving or considering UH was total bs. and that’s pretty reliable source. the thread quotes dennis m. as being very upset that this rumor is circulating.
An awesome site is draftdaddy.com.
Nalani,
No bet for me. I’ve seen what Pono can do as a DB so I wouldn’t bet against him in Bball.
I’ll just raise a glass with you in his honor at the KKall….
DP(uowa’ena)K,
You are correct. No dog in the fight, but old habits die hard! 👿 😆 😉
Big Mahalo to Keala Watson!
Good Luck in your future endeavors and best wishes to the rest of your family!
Keep fightin’ Mario Cox!
DPK:
Thanks for the salute (don’t know if deserving) and incresing my knowledge of acronyms 1000 fold.
My brain only knows the military ones!! I try to let go, but somehow they stay around. Now, if only I can IIRC!!!!
So, how cum McKnight all hoo hoo?
Where did Barry M get his info if the “horse” says it’s all BS? or, is the “horse” making shibai?
re: Veikune at the Senior Bowl
Reading about practices, it seems like a matter of “catch me if you can.”
The only negative seemed to be that he had a hard time breaking away once he got locked up by the OT; but then again, IDK of a whole lot of guys who don’t have that problem! 🙄
Keala Watson & Family:
Our most sincere best of everything that may come your way and many thanks for all your contributions to UH and Hawaii.
DPK…I’m here…just busy….
Thanks go out to Keala Watson for all he has given to the University of Hawaii. Best wishes in all your future endeavours…..and God Bless you and your family.
Best wishes to Keala Watson and his family! I hope that Leona’s pregnancy is smooth and I’m sure that they will be awesome parents to their baby.
Thank you to Keala for being a true Warrior, going through so much in order to be able to contribute to the team on the field…and with a spirit and determination that was truly inspirational.
Discussion about the recruiting in the WAC.
Discussion of how San Diego State’s AD and President hamper their football team.
Garrett, thanks for the studies that show distance from home is the major determinant for football recruiting. I have mentioned this many times because many other less sophisticated studies have shown this over and over. Teams get their players from close by.
It is why national championship and other top teams come from areas close to the top high school talent– California, Texas, the South (Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Florida), the Midwest factory/rust belt Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. As you note in recent years, the populations of the Southern States have grown. The SEC is the richest conference in football– they distributed $89.5 Milllion in BCS and TV money to the 12 teams last year– imagine before your own budget and booster, the conference pays you $7.4 Million.
good luck mr watson,
family first….make memories….God Bless and God Speed
Coach MAC could go along way in announcing an experienced OL coach to his staff who was lured to Hawaii in part becz MAC gave up part of his salary to supplement the pay of the highly experienced incoming coach.
It is an example, folks would love to see in these hard times.
Kalua Noa and his parents–Henry and Keolani are off to Portland tonight and will be received well. Hopes are high that the former Cougar may vie for a starting role in the fall.
Best wishes to the Noa family.
AL:
Per the Punahou Bulletin, 8% of the 2008 graduates are in colleges in Hawaii (27% in the East Coast and 36% in California).
Got me – maybe it’s traditional expectation going back to Missionary time – Punahou and then Yale
Re #137 – no, I did not go to Punahou!
Keala Watson ~ What a blessing you have been to the UH and to the Hawaiian Nation. Your work off the field was recently recognized as being top notch according to the media folks. May you continue to pursue your job skill with the same clear purpose and passion you had for football.
My Aloha to your wife and child and Mahalo to a true Warrior.
al….I don’t know if it is so much a Punahou thing, as it is a thing about getting away from home and living on your own for a while. About 85% of my class went to college on the mainland. Of those that stayed home and went to UH, many of us would have gone to a mainland school if we could have afforded it…..
Tom & Al ~
These are the kinda guys I was hoping we could recruit this year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHH-6ZQktRQ
It’s your move.
(whispers to self) Keep your opinions to yourself Kevin, you’ll say something really messed up and bankers across Hawaii will hear about it.
I have been interested in the hiring of Stutz.
can someone elaborate the talk about where he stands right now with the UH football.
also, i would like to know if anyone watch walk-on practice and has some insight.
Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Line Coach)
position number 80512, UHM Athletics, (Manoa), revolving funds
Duties:
Assist and participates in practice and intercollegiate competitions. Teach necessary skills from the basic fundamentals to the techniques and strategies of team play. Promote and foster a positive team environment, appropriate behavior, and sportsmanship by team members. Responsible for the conduct of team members both on and off the field/court. Promote the physical and mental well being of all program participants. Assist with evaluating, recruiting and selecting qualified prospects who have the ability to compete in the classroom and athletically. Actively seek out and encourage a diverse group of prospects and assist them through the application process. Work collaboratively with the Compliance, Student Services, Academics and the Admissions Office staff to qualify and process prospects in a timely and efficient manner. Make recurring contacts by telephone, written correspondence, off-campus visits and evaluations, and coordination of campus visits as assigned by the Head Coach. Assist the Head Coach in scouting of opponents including the analysis of videotapes. Prepares and participates in football clinics. Actively participates in promotional and public relation activities for the football program. Know, recognize, and comply with the laws, policies, rules, and regulations governing the University of Hawaii and its employees, and the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and of the Western Athletic Conference as now constituted or as may be amended in the future. Immediately advises the Director of Athletics or designee if you have reasonable cause to believe violations, whether by employees or students, have occurred or will occur. Performs other duties as required.
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To apply:
Submit cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications, names, contact information (including e-mail address) of at least 3 professional references, UH Form 64 (standard format) (large format), and resume.
Application address:
University of Hawaii Athletics, Attn: Human Resources,
1337 Lower Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822 or fax to 808-956-4637. Inquiries: Head Football Coach Greg McMackin 808-956-6508 Date posted: Jan-14-2009 Closing date: Jan-29-2009
Aloha Mr. Watson,
Thank you for giving the people of Hawaii your time, your sweat, and your sacrifice.
You will leave Manoa with an education and with the knowledge to earn a good living for your new family. You are on a good path.
Of course thousands will always remember you as #93 and a Warrior.
May God smile upon you and your Ohana always!
Interesting article
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_HUNDRED_POINT_SHUTOUT?SITE=HIHAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
duffer,
Like you said, “Interesting.”
#146
hunh.
Does the keep it and stick it rule apply here?
hmmmm.
STEPHEN- are you checking out the open tryouts today? Did you take you cleats with you??? Did you see any Tsai-kos there?
lizk….i am thinking that the walkon report will be tomw’s featured story.
just thinking out loud. 1960 Kailua High School school size 3000 + Special education teachers working 5 . 1985 same school- 1400+ students Special education teachers 25 in number We had only one chemistry class for each level. Physic was offered every other year for the advance classes. Today, the students are offered more of the core classes and forced to take more of the same. The reason why we have such a great number of students is because these kids can’t take the core subject forced upon them. So they drop out and become a great burden to us. In the 60 the polulation of students was 75% college prep but today, it is more lik,e 40-50 % College prep…What are we doing to help 60 % of our students who are not college prep? I guess you know that I am talking about the public schools!
Stephen: Eh, DraftDaddy.com is okay. Then again, most sites are mediocre.
Not something I usually care about, but the Oscar nominations came out. Wow, Gran Torino and The Dark Knight got snubbed.
Momo- some people are wondering why 1 out of 150 kids in the US are autistic now. One suspected cause is the mercury injected into our infants starting in the mid 70’s with their recommended shots.
Whatever the case may be, times are different and kids are different and need to be taught the way they can learn.
Jason- I wait for the movies to come out on HBO nowadays. Still bummed that Harry Potter missed its Thanksgiving release for the more lucrative summer release… grrrr.
al- you are prolly right…. guess we gotsta wait til midnite…
Jason,
Did Gran Torino debut in time?
d1: That’s what I was wondering, actually. It was mentioned in the article in the HA breaking news, though. Either it was snubbed for everything, or the reporter made a mistake.
LizKauai: I don’t have HBO. I get the DVDs instead. 😀
Jason:Agreed about the Gran Torino snub. Of the ones nominated for the Best Picture, I’ve only seen Milk and Slumdog Millionaire, both excellent films, IMO of course.
I’ll have to set aside time to see the rest of ’em, though.
I heard Slumdog Millionaire was really good. I want to see Benjamin Button, but I’m really busy …
I wouldn’t mind seeing Benjamin Button either, but that movie’s almost 3 hours long!
I like long movies! You get your money’s worth that way.
Men’s Basketball team down big in Reno and it’s still only the first half.
I like long movies too…..when I have the time to see them!
Tsai-kos in Las Vegas September 18-19, 2009
las vegas needs to know the numbers for the Saturday tailgate venue and buses. Planning is also underway for a Friday night Get-together Party for all mainland and Hawaii Tsai-kos! Rich2176 needs to know who and how many tickets are needed. Survey requests for tickets will be turned over to Rich2176 at the end of February or when he asks.
I will continue to collect ticket requests until Rich2176 is ready (and tailgate and FRIDAY night party RSVPs indefinitely) via the survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2b0TEhRn0xTX82JQRdJ2gyQ_3d_3d
If you cannot get into the survey or have subsequent changes or ETA & lodging info, please email me at: stevem.hnl (at) gmail.com
A summary of the data and plans are posted at:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~smurashi/tsai-kos/las2009.html
Please check if your listed info is accurate. This listing also serves as your visual assurance that your ticket/tailgate requests were received.
Crap Adhar Mayen has fouled out…
BOWS 52
WOLPACK 62
About four minutes left in the game.
UH got the point deficit down to only 6 at one point but Nevada pulling away…
65-54 Nevada
UH 57
Nevada 67
… media timeout 2:32 left in game
Benjamin Button is one of the best movies I’ve seen in long time. Tsome Tseriously thought provoking Tsinema for our more Tsensitive Tsaikos.
Way to go QB, that’s a lot of weight to lose. Here’s hoping we see you on the field in the spring and the fall.
UH 61
Nevada 70
Timeout UH… a little over a minute left in regulation.
BOWS 63
Nevada 74
PAU… good effort in the 2nd half to show some life, but again…. crappy start to place themselves in a huge hole.
Great (sarcastic) 🙄 turnaround for UH as we have to play Utah State on Saturday and the Aggies will be here before our boys do.
Good job with the schedule Benson…. EAT S***!!!
Nice coverage of the tryouts. Anyone in particular impress. I’d like to see QB invited to Spring Ball, for one.
All football begins with O Line. Why has AZ Cards offense started to click? OL
Let’s watch how recruits compare with what we had in the past. With redshirts and Missions, it should always be a team strength for UH!
Losing 60lbs is quite impressive. Reminds of how Regan Mauia had to drop a massive amount of weight on his way to the Dolphins.
30 or 40 more pounds lost and I bet QB could BE that power back which RL’s RnS calls for.
Ho Quentin Beaver!
You da man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congragulations bro. Keepa going!!!!!!!
Good evening Tsaikos everywhere!
I just gotta say Quentin Beaver, you have got your head on super right!
keepa going, bradda Q, keepa going!!
If only the coaches can show the same intensity as you!
he looks like a noseguard if you ask me.
how fast can quentin beaver run the 40 and out of 93 recruits we should end up with a good number to start or be on the scout team.
Little birdie says Oregon State commit Mana Rosa is in Washington
visiting the Huskies this weekend. They are coming on strong
for this prospect.
Great job by Quentin Beaver for losing 60 pounds! That took dedication and I hope that his hard work pays off and we get to see him playing on Saturdays!
The walk-on tryouts are one of the many events where I really, really miss the videos by the Princess. That additional coverage would be awesome!
does anyone know if darren mickens (safety) will be joining the warriors?
Great explanation about why Bess took over the role that Ginn was planned to have with Miami.
Article about how Miami plans to draft a WR…depending how that works out, that could be bad for Bess. Miami apparently may draft one of the WRs currently at the Senior Bowl.
I got word that Iolani’s Kela Marciel will be taking an official visit this weekend to the University of Hawaii.
Update on Jason Rivers!
George Noga is moving back to Hawaii, so his team need to replace him at DT. George Noga to take over Ikaika Malloe’s role of coaching DTs at UH?
Mahalo for Keala Watson’s service and dedication to the UH football team. Congrats on soon-to-be parenthood, too!
(Jesse) James: Oh shucks! I missed tryouts today because I had to work. (You’re my witness!) It was nice seeing you. Must do lunch one day because I don’t really know where to go. I’m really gonna try to go to the UNLV game this year, too. I don’t wanna be left out. Haha!
Free play link time. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you do not want the off-topic posts.
It is hard to believe that weapons-grade plutonium was found in a jar at a dump in Washington State.
I think that it is great that electric cars are being used to store and provide power to the electrical grid! Our current electrical grid has no storage capability, which is a major flaw that electric cars can help overcome! One electric car can store enough energy to provide power for 7 or 8 homes for 30 minutes.
OK, here’s my bitch about the Oscar procedures.
Frost/Nixon goes into circulation this week. But wait. Isn’t it nominated for best picture in 2008?
Ever read Entertainment Weekly’s year-end issue. Lisa Schwarzbaum always picks a hoity-toity best-of-the-year list. For the 2008 year-ender, six of her top 10 picks weren’t even released yet. So it becomes one of those I’ve-got-a-secret list.
And what happens when a much-hyped show blows, like Australia?
And if a movie is a classic, how come nobody buys it on DVD? C’mon, when was the last time you went to Blockbuster to rent Shakespeare in Love or Gandhi? Thought so.
Scientists have found a cellular mechanism that might fight the aging process. Changing one gene reduces free radicals and extends the life of fruit flies.
Maternity hospital in Taiwan is putting Hello Kitty everywhere in order to calm anxious mothers.
Dad let his 11-month-old son play with the phone…the son accidentally dialed 9-1-1…when the police showed up, they discovered his 500 pot plants!
Free play links pau.
Circuit City’s liquidation sales were discussed in this blog after the bankruptcy news came out. Here is a warning about their prices:
Consumer Reports discovered that some of the things that Circuit City is selling at liquidation “sale” prices actually cost more now than they did before the liquidation sale! A TV actually costs $435 more now during the liquidation “sale” and a printer is actually double the online price!
ST,
All they have to do is show the movie in a theater NY and LA for a limited time…that happens all the time during the Holidays before the New Year. When I lived in LA I would always see the ads for those screenings in the LA Times–Academy members get to go to see those movies for free, of course.
My cousin works for a fairly prominent agent (she was an English major and her job was to read scripts and pick the ones to recommend to their clients) and she would get copies of all the movies up for nomination…and someone (when who lived in the 90s) might have given her a device to circumvent the protection on the VHS tapes…I loved getting copies of those movies before they were out for rental, in fact sometimes I had copies of movies before they even were released in Hawaii.
Stephen: Would you mind checking your e-mail before you post the next blog entry? I’m going to send you a quick message sometime in the next hour. I’d appreciate your help!
By the way, the Princess did shoot the tryouts. It will post either late tonight or early tomorrow.
And we sent a real photog, too.
Next year you guys should attend the tryouts. It’s a college version of Pro Day.
a real photog?
yours are just fine stephen. i really didn’t mean to make fun of your pics the other time.
you should see the pictures i take on my trips. i take pictures of everything and anything. lots of randomness in there too.
Yea! Princess Leila vids!
Looking forward to the article, ST ❗
BBall season all pau for Pono and KS JV2. They lost to StL tonight 50-70. Auwe. Pono had 14 points and played hard. He fouled out in the last 3 minutes.
D1 – you are a gentleman. No bets made, but I will definitely toast one w you at the KK.
Pono says he can’t wait to hit the weight room tomorrow to start football season. BBall is done. He’ll also do some track when it starts.
Oops, “someone” loved getting copies of the movies…I, of course, would know nothing about that.
Princess video of the walk-on tryouts! Wow, I cannot wait for that!
Nalani — how many are coming to the KK?
Glad you can attend!
Stephen: Just sent you that e-mail.
Nalani, good for Pono!
Time to say Nitey Nite and Sweet Warrior open tryout Dreams!
Hey, Jason,I didn’t receive your e-mail.
Okay, it got sent now. Sorry about that.
coach mac you should took chad kauhaahaa d line coach if you new ikaika malloe was going to live u this early but he just got hired at utah state as d line coach .for ikaika malloe goodluck at yale.
We’ll do, Jason. But Tua also asked me this afternoon. So I’ll do a split for both of you.
Big Karaoke Call on Feb. 7 is going to be a fun evening and great Tsai-ko social event as usual! Might have a few new wrinkles if WreckinEyez would make an appearance and maybe run the program we held in reserve at the last big call. Where are you Wreck?
But I have a big grin tonight. Why? Consider this…
1) las vegas back at Genji’s for the night. (dangerous when mixed w/Tsai-kos)
2) las vegas has some Japanese Enka-class singers in tow.
3) Genji owners & senior staff know las vegas & the Tsai-kos (watch them when mixed w/Enka singers)
4) Bulla and Lyn have confirmed (esp. dangerous when mixed w/#5)
5) Russ & Pam have confirmed (explosive when mixed w/#4)
6) LizKauai has confirmed and the Tsai-ko karaoke Tsingers are trickling in….
All the above gets mixed together on February 21. Japanese karaoke, English karaoke, Hawaiian karaoke, 60’s-70’s karaoke… if you’re not cringin’, you must be grinnin’ too!!! 🙂
ST,
I wanted to ask on yesterday’s post, what did Inoke do with his roller skates? Ebay?
Brrrr….. Seoul temperature never went above 20 degrees today. I lost my ear muffs on the subway, and it was painful to walk outside with the wind blowing past my ears.
here’s a clip for a seldom talked about recruit who just might be the impact player we needed.
mike wadsworth recruited as a db. but he looks like he is just a plain old fashioned football player.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GGMDT3xBKkY&feature=related
here’s the 6’7″/300# left tackle that will decide on sunday between kansas, south florida, and hawaii.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOqIvmoTUFA
oh, by the way. perhaps his former teammate at college of the desert can influence his decision, that would be brent rausch.
i forgot to dish out the kudos to benny agbayani.
17 years in pro ball is quite remarkable. a combo career which includes his current gig in japan is still paying him 1 million per year.
he should receive some kind of award one day in our historic annals of baseball greats that came from hawaii.
heard some rumors that this guy might be on our radar………..
http://www.cerritos.edu/hpea/athletics/sports/football/2008/bios/players/tivao_johnny.asp
his nickname is the beast. hmmmmm.
okay, nuff said.
i tried to get you all out from under the stairs. time for some zzzzz’s. btw, did you hear about the number of applicants for the oline coach’s position.
and you would be surprised as to who else applied.
Al new post, numero ono
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