Graunke said he hopes to play against Spartans

ST, do you know which is QB is now the starter and who’s the backup with Graunke out?

During these times we need to get behind the team no matter how painful it may be. If we are frustrated I think I can empathize the feelings of the players and coaches. With that said our Vollyball team played a great game this past Saturday. I do want to vent on some non-football aspects though.

1. I personally am not a season ticket holder, but my company is and thankfully I have been able to attend most of the games. Many of the games this year have been Wahine blowouts but Saturday’s game against Washington was awesome and the fans were going nuts. Well during the game when the rallies were getting long and fans stood up ( I was one of them along with thousands of others) an usher was summoned to my seat and told me that I was blocking the view of others and was cheering too loud. I wasn’t swearing, talking smack, booing or anything. I was doing what most of the other fans were doing! I was doing what the people in front of me were doing. The couple behind (that I’m assumed ratted me out) even said things under their voice that pissed the “f” out of me. My girlfriend settled me down, put on my Stan Sheriff Arena seatbelt and I bet my lip because I was about to go Dennis Green press conference on that couple. Now we are talking about ”fans,” “fair weather fans,” “bandwagon” fans, etc. There has to be a category for this type of fan—those who want you to think that volleyball is a tennis match or watching Tiger putt off the 18th green for the Masters Championship. It’s frustrating that I want to show my support but you have fans in the arena that donate thousands and thousands that think that it is inappropriate to stand and cheer.

2. The arena seemed pretty packed on Satuday. There were way more people than the other nights that I attended. Why is it when they mention the attendance its “tickets issued” instead of the “amount of tickets scanned at the door?” There was about I think an 2,000 person difference between the two.

3. I thought it was funny as heck that the mens swim team paraded themselves in the arena in their skimpy speedos. Billy V made mention of it and it was quite amusing. BUT, imagine if instead of the men, it was the women’s swim team or another female team in skimpy 2 piece suits? At that point would it be amusing? Or would it be sexual harassment? Is there a double standard here?

4. Speaking of double standards how come Kim Willoughby seemingly gets a “pass” on the crime that she committed or allegedly committed? She had to post $50,000 bail and is to be arraigned this week. She got a standing ovation at the arena on Thursday night! Tyler Graunke had some personal issues and its plastered all over all the news stations and both newspapers. No one was assaulted in his case and nobody was put in harms way. Now Kim Willoughby allegedly commits assault and just an article in the Star Bulletin? Barely even a mention otherwise? Is it because she is a woman? Is it because she played for the beloved UH Rainbow Wahine? Or is it because she represented our country on the US Olympic team? Again, a double standard?

I’m sorry…just had some thoughts in my head. The football opinions I think are obvious. Go Bows.

wow bb, how do you type that fast?

Kekoa-
I would like to join you all on thursday. It depends on how well and how quckly I can finish this re-write I’m working on. I’ll keep ya posted.

Stephen,

Would AhSoon be eligible for a medical redshirt if he is pau for the season?

Hiya ST!
Welcome back, Mighty Mouse!!!

HEAL WARRIORS-
PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY

and what happened to Brent Raush? He went from “official announcement” of being the starter to being gone all together. UA was probably was just about to print up those jerseys and now they figure that they will just stick to #6’s and #11’s. I feel bad for this kid. I can just imagine what must be going through his mind.

Stephen,
Do we read anything into your grouping both of them together in your reply to DPK?

The way it has been in the past , AhSoon and Graunke would not be eligible for sixth seasons.

Good morning Tsaikos!

Welcome back ST!! Were you able to hit the malls in Oregon? Gotta love the no sales tax.

Apologies to the Tsaikos at Ige’ this past Saturday for being MIA.

Healing prayers for all the wounded Warruirs.

bb – good observations.

ST, how is Rausch at the bottom of the depth charts when he was the starter and never got any real playing time to prove himself? Is he still injured?

d1 – how did #2 son’s team do? did he get any licks in? Thanks for sharing the historic lesson.

Good morning all…

Whew…what a weekend. The OSU loss hurt big time and, as koakane said, I think I was too angry/frustrated to post anything until now. KK and I, along with a bunch of Tsaikos at Ige’s did a quick analysis of the game and concluded the obvious, like everyone else did, that the team needs a lot of work but the season is still very viable. The boys need to pick themselves up and get on with it.

Some of the more obvious things were working on fundamentals like blocking, tackling, and catching. Special teams needs a lot of work. I don’t care how good your defense is, when the opposing team has the ball for close to 2/3 of the game and they are constantly given a short field to work with (i.e. I don’t think OSU had a drive for a TD longer than 49 yards) the D will allow points to be scored.

The team played “tired” the last 2 1/2 quarters of the game. They need to step it up. Someone needs to take charge of this team and bring back the intensity that was beginning to sparkle in the Florida game. Like I’ve said before, the O and D lines need to take control of that line of scrimmage and play smashmouth with the opponents. The D needs to look at how the Steelers play, guys flying around on every play, attacking that ball, smacking the opponent right in the mouth and making them think twice.

The coaches calls, at times, were suspect, sometimes predictable.

All phases of the game need work. This is a rebuilding year of sorts and chemistry between the coaching staff needs to be established soooo….

However, I still believe. I supported the team through the best of times and the worst of times….I remember sitting at the Michigan game at the end of Von Appen’s tenure and still cheering on the team. We need to support the boys no matter what. Like A-Joe, I was on many a losing team…and altough difficult, we can get through this. We win together, we lose together…that is what a team does.

WE CANNOT BE FAIR WEATHER FANS AND NEED TO SUPPORT THE TEAM!!!

Okay, enough of my soapbox for now…thanks…..

Hawaiianbod…..”Here he comes to save the day…..”

I got a good laugh from this site (taken from another forum)

http://www.freakcrazy.com

I really need to keep my sense of humor after my “please put your seatbelt on” experience at the volleyball game 🙂

Chawan…

Yeah. I was keep it all bottled up inside me….and you know what they say about that…you may go Psycho….mwahahahahahahaahaha

Mr. Tsai,
What’s the prognosis for Mighty Mouse? Is he expected to fully recover? Will he be going back to his old team in arena ball and continue setting new standards for excellent play there?

Wanted to share a few FFFs with the Tsaikos: My 12-year old son, who now resides in Gresham, Oregon, had fun playing football this past weekend.

He played QB, RB, LB and S; scored 2 touchdowns, rushed for over 100 yards, had 1 sack and made 7 tackles.

As you can tell, i’m one proud dad. I can relate how Bulla and d1 feel with their sons. The only regret is not being there for him.

Thank you for allowing me to share my story.

What better phrase then brother Bulla’s
MAKE MEMORIES

The check for the recycling fees from the Weber State T-Gate for Dole Middle School’s cross-country program headed by Alan Inaba will be dropped off later today.

Unless someone has another program to suggest that we support, we can continue to donate the fees to this program.

CHAWAN CUT – your comments about volleyball – and the other arena sports as well – are right on. Have you considered writing Jim Donovan to express your concerns?

The disparity between the turnstile figures and the tickets sold is easy to figure out – season ticket holders who don’t show up for games and cannot or don’t want to give their tickets away. HINT! HINT! – have two for this Saturday’s Boise State game. If you want them, let me know so I can leave them at the Will Call ticket windown for you. Be sure to include your “real name.” E-mail: swood at hokudotcom.

Warrior Fans,

Let’s not over react. Offense has been slow to come around and this is putting big time pressure on the defense. Things get out of hand quickly when you do the “3 and outs” and givaways. Find the right combo on O-Line, stick with a QB through thick and thin and we can turn it around. Remember, I would think most true fans would acknowledge that it was likely that we would be 1-2 after week 3. We have SJS at home. This is a must win.

Go Warriors

let’s hope that the injuries are not as bad as they seem.

but, if they are, gosh what a shame for these boys. i can’t imagine what is going through their minds all the frustration of what could have been.

in this light, that is why the big programs, the elite football programs if you will, they don’t fret so much, they just reload and move on.

obviously we aren’t quite there yet. but, it for sure is the goal for us to be able to get close to that. but can we get there?

let’s be realistic at the same time.
will we ever become an elite program?
do we have the money to become an elite program?
why even when we have a little cash we can’t implement a renovation……we can’t even replace the practice turf without a mess.

we can’t even put up a rail system without beefing.

this is our team no matter what. i think getting to challenge for the wac championship and a bowl game each year is great stuff. beating an occasional bcs conference team in our house is something i could look forward to each year.

i have been following this football program for many decades ever since i was a kid and let me say that we have come a long way baby.

and realistically, i am not sure how much this state of hawaii will afford it any more success than what we have enjoyed in recent times.

can you foot the bill? will you pay double, triple, for tickets? parking? ppv?

the crescendo that was reached the last two years should be our realistic goals each year. this may be as good as it gets.

meanwhile, there will be ups and downs.
do you bail out on your relationships every time things go awry?
do you quit every job when there’s disappointment?
do you orphan your kids when they don’t make the grades, the team, or do you stick it out and encourage them to be better?

i am there with this team as i have for many years (decades, really) throughout the ups and downs.

…nuff said

Preach Al…. Preach!!!

al:
AWESOME post – thanks for putting into words how I feel. gotta support the team no matter what!

bb:
I feel your pain. I got shushed at a baseball game last season.

There were a few things that made me feel better about the game.

UCLA topped the list. I have lots of UCLA family ties so don’t get me wrong, but the lickin’ that BYU laid on them made me feel better about what happened in Corvallis. Ditto for the USC game.

Bo Levi Mitchell. Turns out losing him to SMU maybe wasn’t a big deal. Hard to see how JJ is going to get SMU firing on any cylinders this year.

I can’t wait until the SJSU game.

bb….when willoughby was interviewed on thursday i’ll bet that leahey, maclachlin, and others had no idea she was to be arraigned later in the week. i was also caught by surprise with that announcement.

Al,

You put that very well in #40. Thank you for saying that. I was going to type something up but you said it much better than I would have. Plus, I’m online now at the Portland airport and only have time to go online because our flight is delayed 45 minutes.

is QB Santos in the picture at all?

I thought Chad Owens tore his ACL. Good to see that he’s working out.

Nice to see coach Mac all fired up at the news conference thanks ST…

The MWC deserves some praise right now…they went 7-1 on Saturday, going 4-0 vs. Pac-10 teams! Their only loss was SJSU beating horrible SDSU.

The oft-maligned and disrespected MWC enjoyed perhaps the finest overall foot- ball day in its 10-year history Saturday. The league went 7-1 overall, including four victories over Pac-10 schools. Only San Diego State spoiled things with a loss to San Jose State.

Thanks al for putting my thoughts down for me. Just too many thoughts in my head.

But I would like to put my attention to the WAC. The WAC needs to be supported, since that is the conference UH is in right now. I know sometimes that the WAC does seem really wacked out, etc, but the fans need to show the BCS that serious football does come out of this crazy conference. As I watched Wisc, Fresno State game, I had to cheer. But I couldn’t bring myself to say Fresno State, so I kept saying, GO WAC!

It is good that Mack is upset with how things are going and it sounds like he’ll make sure that some changes are made. The only thing that surprised me was Kenny Estes competing at placekicker–I thought that Dan Kelly had the job locked down and know that Symonds was thought of positively for next year and they could use him this year if Kelly is hurt. But I hadn’t realized that Kenny Estes could be a D-IA kicker…

I would think that closing practices would be good, especially if Tyler is hurt and the team doesn’t want Tomey to know who was getting the reps at QB. UH has 3 very different options if Tyler is hurt and it would be best if Tomey had to prepare for all of them.

Safety…playing kicker? Wha? Well, competition is competition and hopefully it’ll help. I always wondered why UH only seemed to have only one kicker, punter and long snapper. Maybe we should think about keeping a second unit on standby with a 2-year lag in eligibility (so that a senior unit would be backed up by sophomores or something…though I’m sure that would cause some roster limit problems).

As for Ron Lee’s playcalling, I’ll wait until after Na Koa/Call the Coach for more answers. I can’t remember the last time June Jones, so early in a game, _ever_ failed to pass at least once in an offensive series. Is that even common in most spread offenses? Also, I wonder if Libre with a high ankle sprain (versus a healthy Pilares or even Rego) should’ve been called upon for three straight rushes even if the run-n-shoot philosophy did somehow call for that kinda strategy.

One more thought…Mack said he thought his team played “tired” later in the game. From what Solly said after the game it almost seemed like they were playing “deflated.” With all the injuries the team of course needs rest, but they need a morale boost just as much, if not more.

I’ve heard some good things about this blog. Remember to balance the pics with the text tho. cheers!

Coach Mack said a long time ago that his philosophy to correct mistakes is:

First, look at himself.
Second, to look to the position coaches.
Third, to sit down with the player himself and to make the change if necessary.

Provided he is still using that policy we can see by the news that he is at the 3rd and last step.

CHAD OWENS REPRESENT!!!!!!!!!!!! heal up soon my man so you can make another push towards the NFL. God knows my seahawks need some desperate help @ receivers right about now.
about time coach mac starts getting a little fire lit. the team has gotta play with much more passion and pride. the second half of the season starts now.

We can only assume why this is. I mean yes considering Dan Kelly’s talent and what he did for us last season this does seem drastic and I only assume that this is being done to light a fire under Kelly (i.e. threating to grab Kekoa’s slippah).

However I have no doubt that Coach Mack believes Dan Kelly IS the best placekicker on the team and the drop off from a true freshmen and inexperienced Brett Symonds is possibly risky. Plus I had no idea Kenny Estes could be a placekicker so this one is weird to me.

Again, this is all can do as observers and fans. Coach Mack obviously knows first hand the severity of the situation in all phases of our game and he’s doing what he feels is necessary.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think Coach Mack is still trying to feel his way around being a head coach for the first time, but a lot of us met him in person and some people here even know the other coaches on a personal level, so with that being said:

WE WILL BE READY FOR SAN JOSE STATE!!!

Hawaiianbod,

Congrats on your keiki’s success this past weekend and thanks for asking about #2 son.

He got some PT! About 8 snaps. He won’t show up in any stats but got a couple of hurries and he says he feels he did good. Not bad for a guy who just moved over to the “Dark Side.” (sorry Bulla 😀 )

BB,

Preaching to the choir here. I cannot believe how bad our fans are about telling people to sit down and be quiet. I can’t believe an usher came to you. They cannot do anything if you stand up (as long as you don’t get unruly). I am so sick of this crap at our sports venues. We are there to cheer. Many stadiums have fans that never sit down at all. People talk about Hawaii being a BCS type of team, maybe joining the PAC-10… We’ll our teams may be D-I but our fan support in the stadium are D-III. Let the real fans stand up and cheer loudly. This is college football..not pop warner.

I love it when the “fair weather” fans show up because it actually gets louder than a library in the arena/stadium. Hey, people…spread the word! Next time the people in front of you stand up and cheer loudly. .. dont’ say “sit down.” This is your cue to get off your okole and support your team. Otherwise, please stay home and give up your tickets so those of us who actually want to participate in helping our team can get better seats.
(stepping off soap box now)

D1,

Let’s all remember the game in Corvallis and the two weeks after as these are “turn around” moments.

Calvin from Kona: In the ushers defense I could tell she didn’t want to do it and she was put in an awkward situation. You are quite generous with your D3 comparision. At my alma mater the first time I went to a football game we were standing the whole time and that took some adjusting to. If I wasnt with my GF i probably would have said something.

Al said: i am there with this team as i have for many years (decades, really) throughout the ups and downs.

…nuff said

DECADES. Wow, that sounds like a long, long, time.

How are you papa Al?

i am fine pride.
i have a tasking for you later in the year. it has to do with angels.

haha….jason can be my son and i his papa since i actually have one his age.

but, pride., that is self flattery and/or stretching it a bit to think that i could be your papa? although, perhaps physiologically it could have been possible. what was your mama’s name again?

All Hawaii, stand together….and cheer for your team darn it!

Kazz, BB…I got your back!

No worry about the coaches, the coaches are doing fine.

Remember.

1 – Do right.

2 – Do it 100%.

When we are able to those two things, then we will be a competitive ball team. A lot of the times when it looks like the coaches don’t know what they are doing, and fans question their playcalling. More likely than not playcalling isn’t the problem, but rather excecution.

Stephen Tsai:

September 15th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Re: Closed practice.
It doesn’t have anything to do with the faithful here or SportsHawaii. But apparently somebody was posting play-by-play accounts of practice, including revealing secret plays.

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Who would do such a thing and why? Two words; stupid and pilau!

papa al,

that has a calming ring to it…haha,

the beast is fine, had a good game….had 1 assist, no solos, a few hurries. he played the second half, a lot of passing, not many running plays…..said they were trying to let the ‘old guys’ get some stats, haha.

all is good, sacramento state this weekend, and there will be one Tsaiko in the stands going Tsaiko….guess who….

tough game for UH, i almost lost my apetite at Genjis…..i said almost….haha. but we did leave in the 3rd quarter i believe, had to get ready for the Crusader victory at aloha stadium. now THAT… was sweet.

Hi jojo!

How did joje do this weekend?

I hope that person posting those secret plays and play by plays wasn’t a so-called Warrior fan? Cause that would be really poor judgement on that person’s part.

What a frustrating week, eh? Football… and my wife’s computer.. both crashed.

The good news is… both can be fixed. It just takes patience and time. Been working on the wife’s computer for three days straight everything pointed to anything BUT the RAM. But now that I know… I’ll have things up and running in good time. I’m sure it will take longer than three days for the Warriors, but I believe the coaches will figure it out.

Hope the injured players have better news after getting their MRIs.

James/d1 – thanks for your nice comments!

Stephen Tsai:

September 15th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Re: Closed practice.
It doesn’t have anything to do with the faithful here or SportsHawaii. But apparently somebody was posting play-by-play accounts of practice, including revealing secret plays.

Ah…. I know what you mean now. I saw that being discussed elsewhere and since the post Florida comments on that other message board I have ceased to log in there.

Hope Coach Mac can turn it around in time for
San Jose St. Hope.

RE: Closed Practices

If Coach Mack decides to make this permanent then I have no shame is saying that I will be disappointed as it really adds the personable element to the fans, BUT I understand that being able to watch UH practice is indeed a privilege and NOT a right.

It sucks that a few bad apples ruined it for everyone else, hopefully not for players’ families though, but again, it was always a privilege and we all know what happens to privilege once someone messes it up.

So if they remain close under Coach Mack for seasons to come, then so be it. He is our coach and the man in charge and we must stick by him on this decision no matter what.

I always like to hear Pride’s take on everything. He is the experienced and calm voice of reason during times of duress.

Thanks jojo!

Nothing wrong with being aggresive. Tell joje to keep it up. She can be the next Natasha Kai.

btw, i’m tied with you and jeje for 12th place for CFB Picks. I SUCK!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FALE LAELI!!!

GET WELL SOON!!!

The importance of “Field Position”
UH drives started on :

1Q- UH 27 yd line : 10 plays 73 yd –Rush TD
UH 24: 3 plays 4 yds–Punt
UH 14: 3 plays, -10 yd– Punt
2Q- UH 47 : 3 plays (-) 1 yd– Punt
UH 12: 6 plays – 12 yd–Punt
UH 31: 3 plays- 20 yd- Pass INT
UH 37: 6 plays -36 yd– Missed FG
3Q- UH 28: 2 plays- 0 yd– Pass INT
UH 23: 8 plays- 18 yd- Punt
UH 35: 2 plays- 0 Yd–Pass INT
UH 32: 3 plays, (-) 1 yd- Punt
4Q–UH 15: 5 plays-13 yd- Punt
UH 19: 6 plays- 24 yd- Turnover ball on Downs

Average starting drive on UH’s own 21 yd line

lab rat:

September 15th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Close the practices and shoot the spies.

Or can have Robert Kekaula checking credentials at the front gate 😆 …

Who’s gonna argue with him?

Kazz…I never know your name was Keahi….BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I read the post last week with the “secret” plays. It sure did give away a lot of info.

al – did your daughter want to play football too? Maybe she’ll give joje some pointers for more soccer fun!

Regarding Estes as place kicker. Estes actually has a strong leg. I’ve personally witness him boot kicks farther than Kelly during kickoffs. The amazing part was that he did it with consistency. Also, the 2nd string kicker is really good. I have no doubt Kelly will get his mental game back on track. Who knows maybe Kelly needs pressure to bring out the best in him.

jojo….the football coach approached her in her junior season to become their kicker. she turned him down. she could have become the first female kicker in hs history. instead it went to her friend tui moe at punahou the following year.

i think she wanted to play linebacker instead.

there you go. that is why we are having trouble winning games. the mole has screwed us. there is no second guessing now. nothing less than death will be acceptable punishment.

i think it would be sweet to open up sections in the stadium in the arena in which you could, yell, scream, heckle, and of course swear. and of course put the mole in that section where fans can throw all sorts of stuff at him/her.

Every family has private family issues. No family likes to air out their dirty laundry. It is time for Daddy Mack to be the Big Daddy and lay down the law. It may be embarrassing to some players and even possibly some coaches if the practices were public. Remember these are personal issues that need to be taken care of among private family members. Although Coach Mack has welcomed all of us with open arms, it is time for him to go to work. He can only do that work with just the inner core present. No cameras, and no reporters, and no fans. I realize that this may not be popular, but things need to be done. ‘Okole’s need to be ripped, heads need to roll, intensity needs to increase dramatically, and players need to be challenged. Some it will not be pretty. We as fans need to kindly excuse ourselves and let the coach do his job. Just like small kid time when you know your neighbor going get dirty lickings, you kindsly excuse yourself, go home and be happy that it isn’t you getting the belt tonight. Nuff said.

Ryan,

I don’t know about that being deleted on that board… There seems to be people there thirsting for more bad things to happen to the team as they seem get off on that sort of conversation.

However I was thinking about another poster on that place other than the one you mentioned. The one guy who I think says he’s a former player or something of that nature.

Kazz, check out the board and it’s right there. It’s pretty stupid to post that.

Ryan,

Since the post Florida comments and “vibe” over there I REFUSE to even lurk.

There are decent posters on that site, but they also have the worst of the worst bandwagoners there who dare to call others who actually contribute their time and money to the program bandwagoners… 🙄

Whatever… they can wallow in their own filth and call it chicken curry katsu for all they care.

But yeah, I’ll just take your word for it. Considering the stuff I read there and responded to in the past I am not surprised.

jojo…..female intuition is strong in your family.

Pride…so true. The coach needs to do his thing. Let’s let them handle matters in private and take care of necessary business that we don’t need to be privy to. Like you said, some ‘okole needs to be kicked and we all don’t need to witness that.

Pride – I was just telling my parents at dinner last night that I thought that it was more of an execution problem than play calling. So I agree with you 100%.

Are UH practices ever really considered “closed”? There is a nice view from the dorms on the hill.

Let’s count our blessing that Coach Mack has the helm in these dire straits.

Man, though were in the dumps right now, But as D1 said earlier, the tradewinds will return soon and so will the Warriors…

Could be worse, Imagine being an Ariz. St fan and losing to UNLV at home, dropping out completely from # 15….Sizzle

kazz…That is a question that has plagued mankind for years. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Good to see my boy Chad Owens again…hope he gets back on the field soon and heal up his knees. No worries buleh, we’ll see in an NFL uniform soon. Same with the other Chad…Kapanui. Both you guys was tearing it up in Arena Football. Good luck my bruddahs hope to see you guys on a football field soon if not in the Valley or Booth Park…be easeh…

but, the balut is the chicken!

good news regarding tyler’s hand.

Tyler should be good to go as long as he doesn’t have any significant ligament tears in his hand. Nothing seems to be broken which is a good sign. Good thing he has time to heal up but shouldn’t come back too soon. If he needs to rest to be a 100% do so, no need be tuntadun man.

Graunke

Oh thank God… So far so good. If it’s ligament stuff the only thing I can relate is my ring finger on my left hand where my doctor said it was “popped” as my finger was in a bent position at the knuckle closest to the top of the finger (downward towards the palm). It was in splint for two weeks but was actually functional about a week and a half after the injury. I just kept it in the splint as the finger was still not back to normal in terms of positioning and looks. So really it was about two weeks to return to normal. It’s been about four and a half months and it’s looking like normal again.

My doc told me that that kind of damage will leave visible deformaties, especially in the intricate workings of the fingers, but will become fully functional way sooner than it takes to “look” normal again.

In Graunke’s case, it is very important that the thumb heals properly, if not for the San Jose State game but for the remainder of the season.

Now… just gotta keep praying for the best for Keith AhSoon.

LWJ and Libre,

I assume that these two weeks are enough time for these two to heal up for their injuries? From what’s reported these do not seem as worry-some as opposed to AhSoon and Graunke’s respective injuries.

LizK . . .

Nice job on the quilt. When will you complete mine?

PB,

I think as a whole the o-line has showed that they are not as much as a “liability” this season as some of us assumed from watching Fall camp.

I did my share of worrying and despite what some thought, I thought that the o-line did a good job against Florida and bought our QBs a lot of time in the pocket against Oregon State in certain plays.

Only against Weber State in the beginning did they seem shakey but then again this was the first time AhSoon returned to his old position and this was the first time starting for Ginlack and Ireu.

We got nailed for a lot of holding calls though and our o-line got called on some frustrating false starts and such so in that sense those things need to be addressed MORE so than their actual play and or technique I think.

Not picking on Brett Symonds but I wonder if the local boys introduced his 145lb frame to the Broke Da Mout Hawaiian Style Plate Lunch? Unreal for a guy to have a strong leg with onleh 145lbs. of force behind it…

Blaze and Rocky returning will be a big help to the D. I was wondering where Rego was during the game too, though I can understand giving Libre game reps early on. Hope AhSoon’s injuries aren’t too serious.

Kazz,

I’m with you on the fact that our Oline has been pretty decent so far, but das with Pepa/Kia and Bear in there. The right side is good but I not to sure about Ginlack and who’s playing LT if Pepa and Kia no can? Where’s Hisatake at? Anyway, I don’t think our Oline is playing all that bad but dat left side has been haunting us so far.

Eh wassup with Graunke’s face he look like Rocky Balboa after his fight with Apollo…somebody went lick him or what? Maybe just camera angle, aiyah…

5 in a row???

Pauoa Boy,

***Knocks on wood***

If Kia and Letuli cannot resume duties at left tackle and if AhSoon is out for the rest of the year, then the ONLY thing I can assume is Ginlack to the tackle and Ireu at guard.

This is only my weak assumption.

Maybe WarriorMojo can care to give us his opinion?

PB,
Not a fan of either the ‘Boys or da Eagles but dis is a pretty mean game

d1島 – Eh me neither but I get couple guys on my Fantasy Football team playing haha…

Pauoa Boy,

The reason I didn’t toss Hisatake in there is ONLY because he didn’t make the final cut for the Weber State game when they opted to move AhSoon back to LT and put in a new face in Ginlack at LG.

At that time a few of us asked, “what about Hisatake at LT and AhSoon at LG”? But alas the coaches made their educated decision and went the other way.

So.. NOTHING against Hisatake, but I was just going with an assumption considering the chosen line-up in the Weber State game when Letuli and Kia were not options.

BTW,

Hoohiki, Rep Mark Takai asked me at the tailgate if you are a Pearl City resident.

By your blog handle I assume you are? Forgive me if you already answered this question before.

d1島:

September 15th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Kazz,
WMojo was last seen wandering around Corvallis kicking the ground and mumbling, “Why? Why?”

D1, I would have lost him amongst the Warrior-faithful then that day. A lot of us at Ige’s were doing the same thing. 🙁

Whatever, that’s in the past.

Seems like the vog is clearing up…

I don’t know why Graunke has not yet gotten an MRI. I was in a similar situation during a mountain climb on Mt. Rainier. I injured my wrist. I was scheduled for another climb (Mt Shasta) in two weeks. I saw a sports medicine doctor got an MRI and since there was no severe tissue damage he immediately prescribed me physical therapy with steroids applied trandermally using electrodes. Within two weeks my wrist was back to normal and was able to climb. I’m not a medical expert, but am just putting in my 2-cents based on my own experience.

Aigoo, injuries are never good. Hope everybody gets better!

Ok, that’s it. No more blogging. Back to work.

Coach Mack,

I love you man. So do what you gotta do, close the practices if you feel thats the right call.

when I heard you tonite on Coach Mack say that the team was really beat up and tired, and the schedule says you’re planning a scout bowl on Thursday, and you’ve moved the #1 qb to #4 on the qb list, and we’ve changed 4 qbs in 2 weeks, I’m thinking that you’ve got to get control over your qb coach Rolo, and by extension the other coaches too.

Close the door, search everybody’s pockets for recorders, and go have a knock down drag out scrap so that all the coaches get things off their chests. I BLAME THE COACHES for the players coming out in the second half and going through the motions. It was disheartening watching the Warriors get that kind of beating.

SUCK IT UP, Coach. Act like you da man!!!! Act like da leader of a great football team! I’m coming over on the 27th to watch my team play like I know you’re all capable of playing. Get the players relaxed and snapping during practice. Speed and intensity, not all the time, but at the right time. C;mon coach, you got some rookie coaches. Train them!

Finally, don’t let the Warriors believe their own press releases. Make the Ice Man a believer again! Too much about him when it should be about US.

You should get me down on the field. Hell, I’ll yell at all of you, motivate all of you. For Free! And I’ll throw Sadowski in for free too!

Go Warriors!!!

Stephen Tsai:

September 15th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
I did talk to the Bear tonight. No word yet.

I had to read this twice.

For a sec I thought jetlag was starting to get to you sir! I was like, “he talked to a bear? oh man he must be seeing things…”

Howzit everyone. Here’s today’s Nā Koa luncheon report. In attendance were sj-macro, myki, and me. Wow, it was weird; the place was half empty. But both sj-macro and myki pointed out that many were still on their way home from the West Coast.

In other news, I bought a Nā Koa lunch card, which costs the total of the remaining lunches minus one, with $5 from each lunch going to Nā Koa. So with 11 lunches left (including today), I paid $150, with $50 of that going to Nā Koa. Even if you don’t purchase a card, $5 of your $15 goes to Nā Koa. Eh, if you’re not working every Monday, or you can get off for a while like me, might as well save $15, get a good lunch every week, listen to Coach Mack explain what’s going on, and contribute some money to UH football.

Mack didn’t show much film, devoting more time to answering questions. He was definitely an angry man — don’t get me wrong, he took full responsibility for his team’s performance, but he was angry nonetheless. I can definitely see him closing practices and really getting after his players in that caring but tough love attitude he shows. IMO, that would be a good thing, although I would miss attending practices. (As long as it’s not because of idiots posting things that they shouldn’t. In any report I make, from practice or Nā Koa or anything else, I always try to exercise prudence.)

To those that have been critical of Coach Mack and his staff, or those that have been supportive but offered constructive criticism and questions — Coach Mack has definitely heard you all. He addressed the play calling, saying that the gameplan against Florida was to go conservative, but since then the plan is to open up the playbook and be aggressive. He is confident in the R&S working, and he is confident in Ron Lee as his offensive coordinator. Mack said he has the authority to overrule Lee, but he has chosen not to. But he did mention that they did go to the shovel pass a bit too much, and I’d personally venture to say they used a few other plays a bit much as well.

As Stephen said, Mack is going to shake up special teams. He is committed a lot of time this week to special teams, and he wants it fixed. He actually thought that UH could have won the special teams battle against Oregon State, but we know what happened once we got on the field. This was a point of emphasis today, and I have no doubt it will be addressed accordingly. I just wish it was emphasized more during the fall camp, but that’s time past already.

Food: Had poke, teriyaki chicken karaage, and stewed pork with kabocha (real ‘ono).

Okay, I gotta hele on out already. Lots to do, very very busy. In the meantime, I am taking suggestions for subtopics for the article for Ka Leo on student fan support that I’m working with Kelli on. So far, I have (1) it’s okay to stand, but be courteous, (2) it’s great to yell, but at the proper time, (3) don’t leave early, and (4) try to attend every game. Any other suggestions? And Kelli, I’ll e-mail it to you later, and you can take the initial concepts and re-write it or something; you know, a professional look. 😀

Jason: Thanks for the report.

Jason,

Thank you for the Na Koa report. That was nice to read after returning back to San Diego…plane was delayed but the kids are in bed and I got Katie from our friend’s house so I can relax now. I would love to be able to attend those lunches and think that the lunch card is a great idea.

Tyler’s shirt is a riot (or at least worth a good chuckle) on multiple levels.

Reading the comments section of most HA articles is largely the local version of the Wild Wild West that is the Internet Comment Ballistic Mob. You’ve got lots of, uh, interesting people there. I’ve yet to see an online paper that _benefits_ from commenting systems.

That was my first time watching a news show about the game (The Coach Mack Show). Guess I needed time to think about what happened (and didn’t) and try to understand the mechanics of what may be going on with our beloved Warriors.

The last three games renewed my commitment to being a true Warrior fan.

Coach Mack,
I will support the team in bad times and be there to celebrate in good times!
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Despite the many players remaining from last year, fact is that the team’s dynamics have indeed changed.

This year’s team is entirely different and unique, and cannot be compared to any other team.

They must come into their own and become *one*.

They are a talented group.

But they obviously need more time.

When there’s any change in personnel within the team — even just a one person change — team dynamics will change and each contributor (player/coach) must expend quality efforts to regroup, rediscover, refocus, reconfirm, and renew their commitments to the team.

All must figure out / re-figure(!) out where and how they will fit in. *Where* everyone will re-fit or fit in and how well are variables that play an integral part to the success of the team.

Now is the time when we true die-hard fans must pull together to help the team along by giving them, the team and its coaches, our best supportive efforts.

…Of course, we must trust that the coaches have chosen the right players…

…And I’m not saying we can’t have a say when they don’t do well or don’t give it a fair shot…

One thing we fans can contribute to the success of the team is to provide the enthusiasm that will spur team momentum.

Be there to cheer the team on!

And scream DEFENSE like ya mean it!

😉

ROFL has a point about Mack’s taking responsibility, though. Without results, more and more of the general public won’t be particularly satisfied with mea culpas and promising to do better next time. I’m not saying it’s right, but dissatisfaction could be a trend if the team’s performance doesn’t get better and fast. It’s also not an out-of-left-field expectation for Mack to get the team operating on a high level when he’s getting paid $300,000 more per year than JJ.

But I have total faith that Mack will put this bye week to good use. And there’s something about home games that’ll give the Warriors a big lift.

Catching up with some reading, I read through the always insightful posts by CoachKen (Ken Taylor, Rick Taylor’s Dad) on SportsHawaii. A couple of things stood out to me.

CoachKen seems to be quite sure that Ron Lee isn’t being allowed to call the plays he wants. That surprised me, as the only person that could overrule him is Mack and I wouldn’t think that Mack would want to call the plays on offense.

The play sequence being called on offense is not what Ron Lee would call. He knows this offense as well as June Jones and something is influencing his decision making. One thing that Ron does well is sequence plays. In the run and shoot you don’t run on first and second down and try to make up for it on third….that is an easy tip off for the defense. I know him well enough to know that he is excellent at sequencing plays based on what he sees.

He also talked about how the coaches and players need to communicate since there is some “under current” going on with the team.

The next two weeks are incredibly important. We could easily be on the front end of a morale problem if players do not step up right now and do the following:

1. Don’t point fingers at each other, push each other to be better.
2. In practice, take your play to the next level now. In two weeks this can be the team it should be.
3. It is time for team meetings to discuss goals, effort, and to stand up for each other.
4. Meet with the coaches and say what is on your mind. Small negative events will grow if they are not put on the table. There is an under current starting to build, get it out front and move ahead.

BowsForever,

Regardless we cannot expect instant results and success with the amount of change that has happened to our beloved football team. We’ve been spoiled with great players and great success over these past few years, but it is a new beginning a new era for Warrior Football. I myself had to gut check for a second and not expect miracles to happen right away. You know I’m very passionate about this football team and want to see W’s just like you and everyone else but reality tells me it’ll take some time with all the changes. Still when you say stuff like the general public will be dissatisfied and it could be a trend, that just tells me they are bandwagon Warrior fans. That is what is so sad about Hawaii fans, and why we get picked on by everybody in sports media outside of Hawaii itself. Island people need to understand this is Polynesia’s team, Hawaii’s team, and they play for us and represent all of us, so why not support them regardless! I feel Coach Mack needs to be given time and the chance to prove his worth before people start going all Herman Frazier on him. Same with Coach Malloe and special teams… I’m guilty for calling him out but it was out of frustration and I realized he needs a chance to coach his guys, regroup them, get em focused and playing like they’re supposed to. We all expect instant results, and so do I, but I’ve come to realize Coach Mack just needs time to make things pono!

I’m hardly expecting perfection from Mack and his team (having to replace so many coaches doesn’t help either), and really, all rookie head coaches will get some level of leeway. I DO expect Warrior-like effort each and every game and no one can argue that at least sometimes during the OSU game, we just did not have it.

Y’know, I’m fine with “casual” fans who, unlike me, don’t particularly care what Tyler’s shirt says (seriously guys, just click, it’s funny stuff). The true “bandwagon” or “fairweather” fans to me are the ones that turn nasty and show their true colors when times are tough for the Warriors. The people that go away quietly, I have no disrespect for — not everyone is as football crazy as we are on this board. I’m sure a number of the more casual fans were there for the Sugar Bowl, and from what I know the Hawaii contingent, hardcore and casual fans alike, represented themselves very very well in New Orleans.

It amazes me that this writer for the LA Daily News voted USC just #3 in his ranking.

Apparently, I did not get the memo Saturday night when it came time to vote in The Associated Press top 25 poll. I was one of only three voters who did not select USC as the nation’s No. 1 team. There were 61 other voters who disagreed with us.

But everyone else seemed to have a problem with my ballot, which placed Georgia No. 1, Florida No. 2 and USC No. 3. I can see why there is a consensus but does there have to be? USC good. Everyone else bad. Is that the mind-set?

BowsForever,

Good point, I’m with you on the fact that we expect Warrior effort each and every game and this last game it was obvious the effort wasn’t there for all 4 qtrs. I’m sure that will be corrected very quickly…

I understand not everyone is football fanatics like us and I wouldn’t expect them to be. That being said though, I know many bandwagon guys, especially some of my own friends. Last year it was like Chee Huu Warriors this and Warriors that and then this year is like, ah Colt dem is gone, they going suck this year I think I going watch USC they good! I shake my head in disgust and have actually lost a few friends because of that. Anyway, I know where you’re coming from…

Well time to pull a Herman Frazier and get Ghost, catch you guys manyanaz, be easy…

…hey, is Guyton Galdeira still eligible? Just wondering. I’m only quarter-joking here (he “retired” but technically he would be a senior this year).

Why was Tyler Graunke allowed to slip into as much trouble as he has? He can’t possibly be the first college QB to have problems meeting academic standards.

Free play link time. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you do not want the off-topic stuff.

The IEEE has started working on the Gigabit WiFi standard. The prediction is that the standard will be done in 2 years and within 3 years we will have WiFi that runs at a Gigabit! 1000 Megabits per second…I remember when the first WiFi came out and 1 Megabit per second was amazing.

It is *really* sad that 87% of professionals bring their PDA into the bedroom and 35% would pick their PDA over their spouse if they had to choose one!

This Scottish mailman thought his work was too taxing, so he kept 20,000+ letters in his apartment. He was caught when a neighbor saw him throw away a mail delivery. He didn’t even deliver letters that were addressed to himself!

Aunty Liz!…Aunty Liz!…You must have left your cell near baby Lilu and she pushed the speed dial. I figured it was her when I heard her say “Tsai-Ko.” I was shocked to hear her muffled baby talk sound like you had sewn her nightie to her quilt! Bwhahaha!

…hurry back, we miss ya!

chawancut’s news compilation for tonight is up. I like Mack’s extra attitude and edge in the press conference. Right now, it’s good that he stands up for his players and coaches, you’ve gotta be “partisan” in that respect at least in the beginning. What I’m wondering about is where this touch of “defensiveness” is coming from, though. The Hawaii sports media seems to be giving him a fair shake. He called out “good fans” as if there were some “bad fans” making their influence known out there. Aside from the Internet maybe, how is all of that getting directly to him? Am I misreading something here?

BowsForever: I don’t think you’re misreading anything, I just think the bad stuff is getting to Coach Mack somehow. Maybe he listens to the radio talk shows, maybe people send e-mails, maybe friends call and ask him if he saw this on this blog or that message board. He was very careful today to express to the fans at Nā Koa that they were the die-hards, the ones that he respects. I think his patience is running thin with both the performance of the players/coaches on the field and the critical fans after the game. In short, I think he wants to be able to coach the team, and for the fans to just be supportive.

Gotcha Jason. He hasn’t been a head coach in a while, and he clearly hasn’t “isolated” himself from outside scrutiny and the emotions of the game to the extent that JJ may have. To Coach Mack, I say open that pressure valve and vent some steam. We’ll be here for you when SJSU comes to town.

stevem
no nothing special

Coach Mack quote, more or less, from the press conference: “I heard people talk and I know a lot of guys who’re – a lot of people are jumpin’ off ship. This is when we really need our fans…”

Ah HA. There it is, Jason! I just needed to watch the KGMB coverage for the answer. The genius of chawancut — the news channels often focus on different areas, in this case different segments of the conference (7:05 of the vid).

I support Mack, the coaches and the team.

Take care Tyler.

Go Warriors.

good evening tsaik-ko family

after reading and listening to the many concerns about da warrior team my take is this, I have no doubt cmac will not give up, the team is battling to their arses off and the coaches are trying to come up with a plan to get the team going. just Iet me add some supportive thinking by useing the below comment as an example.

Ouch missed pass rush coverage… tried to help contain an edge rusher who was later properly blocked by an O-lineman …. which opened the way for the sack.

maybe the coaches should rethink what is being taught, how it is being taught and do the players understanding how each assignment is part of the total scheme? is there a coordination of what the oline does on certain blocking assignments along with that of the lone backs. in the incident where TG got blasted I think not. two people going for the outside rusher and the inside was open for a free shot. are we making the blocking assignment to complex thus confusing our players. if so then maybe it needs to be simplified. during the two a days, I noticed the oline never worked with the back on pass protection. they got together in passing drills but running back were always running pass routs. if there was a break down no one stopped to teach who had what assignment. may sound simple but it is a difficult task to do and needs to be run live, done in slow motion an even walked thru. this is what I say by teach, teach, teach. the learning process is critical.

ah nuff rambling, getting off da stage and back to lurking. I believe da warriors can defend the WAC title and win a place in some bowl preferably the Sheraton Bowl because gotta love dem tgates.

tsaiko nation do not get me wrong. I only offer constructive suggestions to help with rethinking how to get this ship right if it helps I am glad and if not so be it.

Okay okay, sleeping now but woke up and had to post one more thing…yawwwwn…
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I remember some discussion recently about recruits and booing at the games and how it has swayed a recruit to want to play for a team or not.

Then I remember reading last year about many a recruit that got excited to play for this home team because they believed they and UH could & can make a difference.

IMHO —
What we do as fans may affect our ability to seek talented prospective recruits.

I’ve learned, finding talented recruits is crucial!

The way we treat our team, players, and coaches now — when times are tough — is going to show prospective recruits why they would or wouldn’t want to play on our team.

How will we find recruits/coaches when they find out we don’t give anyone a chance to make mistakes and pick themselves up?

We fans not showing up and/or ridiculing them is a reflection of how we deal with and think of the team concept.

For our community of children, what are we teaching them about Staying the Course??? Team Building??? Team Work??? Conflict Management??? Support Your Team??? Never Give Up!!! Eye of the Tiger???

What player would want to commit to a team where the fans constantly diss the team, can’t handle the (ups&) downs, don’t even show up, and don’t understand their part???

What does a coach say when you’re on his team and you’re not being a team player???

The football players and coaches are doing their part — although the extent of effectiveness might not be where we would like, the players and coaches haven’t given up and always come out to play every practice and every game.

Before the season began, we were already seeing Coach Mack doing the right things.

With the losses coach says give them time, they will work to improve.

We fans are part of the Warrior team and need to improve too.

I don’t mean you can’t voice your opinion, tactfully of course.

Just that we would be better team contributors if we concentrate on doing our part to back our beloved Warrior team.

From Sportshawaii.com:

Post Game Review: Oregon State
1. Offense- D-
2. Defense- C
3. Kicking game- D
4. Emotion- D
5. Penalties- F
6. Turnovers- F

There is something missing from this team right now. It has been evident the last two weeks. A few observations:

1. The play sequence being called on offense is not what Ron Lee would call… and something is influencing his decision making. One thing that Ron does well is sequence plays. In the run and shoot you don’t run on first and second down and try to make up for it on third….that is an easy tip off for the defense. I know him well enough to know that he is excellent at sequencing plays based on what he sees. He is the right guy!

2. There is a fire missing on the offense. Someone needs to step up in a positive and motivating way to get these guys fired up and it has to be a player, not a coach. I saw a lot of good but not great “next level” effort.

3. Defense had to play way to much so I cannot say they did not do enough to help us stay in the game. I did see some let down. Adam Leonard is a strong leader for these guys but it takes more than just Adam.

Oregon State is an average team. We will play at least four to five teams that are better. The chances for a winning season hinge on taking the talent we have and taking the play to a new level. It is so easy to get caught up in the dazzle of speed and potential…football is about playmakers and we need to look at players who can step in and make a difference. It may be the players we have or it might be new faces.

The next two weeks are incredibly important. We could easily be on the front end of a morale problem if players do not step up right now and do the following:

1. Don’t point fingers at each other, push each other to be better.
2. In practice, take your play to the next level now. In two weeks this can be the team it should be.
3. It is time for team meetings to discuss goals, effort, and to stand up for each other.
4. Meet with the coaches and say what is on your mind. Small negative events will grow if they are not put on the table. There is an under current starting to build, get it out front and move ahead.

I am not ready to throw anyone under the bus nor should any of us. I have seen these kind of starts over the years and they can be reversed but only through intense focus. The bye week could not have come at a better time. On Thursday there will be a scrimmage and it will be a great time to reward kids who perform but have not had the chance to prove themselves. I hope the coaching staff will do just that instead of making decisions on what someone did before they got to Hawaii, but instead on what they are doing now to make this a better team.

I still believe in this staff, they are knowledgable and all are very capable of doing their jobs. I still believe in these kids and am not giving up based on three games, but it will take a lot of heart, belief and complete devotion to the weeks ahead. There is something missing right now…..bring it back!!!!

CoachKen

Amen, Coach Ken!!!

Wafan,
you up?

I was tinkin about Willingham an all his heartaches last year. I sure hope we don’t have go to through that ourselves.

Pomai,

howzit my bradda! guud to see da Redskins whip @$$ Sunday, even if Colt neva play, yah? Da team! Its about da team! Could see him dejected a little as he left da field dough. Bradda gotta projeck pashunce in his face!

which is my way ah saying i like change my mind. i feelin da energy from Coach Ken, and I believe dat da Coaches an playahz gonna turn tings around in a good way. sooo takin my positive yellin, screamin an bannah waving into consideration… hmmm……. 27-24 UH. pretty please change my foamah negative waves! 😀

Look forward to seeing you at the tailgate BigHiloMan.

Do it right.

Do it 100%.

“Care enough about the man next to you to carry out the details of your assignment.”

Do it right.

Preparation isn’t only physical but it is also mental. As players you need to study and visualize yourself performing your assignment. You need to review your assignment over and over and over again. You need to mentally review what you do on each play against every situation that you encounter. An offensive lineman needs to visualize each play against all the anticipated fronts, and all the anticipated stunts and blitzes. You can never over review or over prepare. The game is so fast that you barely have enough time to react. Players need to play the game in their head over and over again, before they play the game. Twenty five times is not enough, do it again, then do it again, then do it again. When you play the game, nothing will come as a surprise because you already played the game in your head so many times, that your body just reacts. Club technique, got it, spin technique, got that, arm over got that, rip technique, got that too. Free safety showing in a-gap, got it, outside twist, got it, corner blitz off of the edge, got that too. This is too easy, I played this game last night in my bed, I already anticpated all this and know how to react. Come on, give me something that I don’t know, challenge me, Everything taht you gave me so far is burnt in my muscle memory already. Come on, show me what I missed.

I also think the coach needs to choose as our QB the one who will best fit into the organized mayhem mold. I don’t see that being TG with his hand like that, not in 2 weeks. And I don’t see Inoke as that guy when it seems like his guy has to be open when he releases the ball, not projecting the confidence for the receiver to get open at the right moment. that lack of confidence in his receivers’ abilities is whats holding him back, imho.

Good morning everyone!

Dang. These early mornings sure are dark.

I have to respond to UHFan. As a long time lurker I appreciate your opinion but if you show me one team in any sport, other then syncronized (SP) swimming, that doesn’t get booed when they play bad then I would be surprised. Fans wear their hearts on their sleeves, they wait, no pine for the weekend to come to see their teams play. And when they do play bad or not up to their potential the fans boo. Heck, I am a Arizona Cardinal fan and I boo all the time, except this year for some reason. I is just natural!

Any good high school football player is gonna look for a school that gives them national exposure. Heck, bottom line, they want the money.
People came to Hawaii to play for June Jones, and unfortunately, and I hope not, that maybe the future went with him when he left. If you look at it honestly, who wants to play for a team that has a tough time against a double A team?

But I will keep believing…. Aloha from Las Cruces NM. Home of nothing..

Yes Las Cruces –
Our problems are not as severe as what NMSU has been enduring from the Hal Mumme era. Media seems to provide some lift every preseason with Chase Hollbrooks passing talent, along with the receivers, but without the fan support at the home games, it’s always an uphill battle. Then we they travel on the road, that uphill ride is still going uphill.
Bill Cosby once said, ” My childhood days were so rough, I walked to school four miles everday uphill , both ways.”
With NMSU on the warning list that attendance needs to get together soon, or be dropped from the d1 program, that situation is tougher than Hawaii’s. Thanks for the reminder and support.

Morning gang!

Just pointing out that things could be worse.

Just pulled off my hat trick for today.

Trades are back!

I’m glad that the Advertiser workers voted in favor of the health play/biweekly pay deal. At least some progress is being made in the negotiations…

Members of the Hawaii Newspaper and Printing Trades Council, which represents six unions at The Honolulu Advertiser, approved the switch to a new health insurance provider and change to a biweekly pay plan, it was announced last night.
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Wayne Cahill, council spokesman, said members on Sunday voted 83 percent in favor of the changes.

One more thing to think about when you boo…imagine how you would feel if this was one of our Warriors you had booed.

This is an exerpt from the article in Sports Illustrated about Vince Young’s thoughts of suicide last week:

Concerns over Young’s mental state began last Sunday when he was booed heavily after throwing his second interception in the Titans’ 17-10 victory over Jacksonville, and he didn’t look like he wanted to go back into the game for the next possession.

“He stated, `His mood, his emotions, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.’ He went on to state that he left the house with a gun.”

D1-
I have the upmost confidence Mack will get this fine tuned. The O-scheme plan, then Ron lee following up with his responsibilities.
My concern is Graunke is now losing up to a full week of workouts, plus being out of fall camp is showing in his overall performance. Just a reminder of how important those reps are one month before the first game starts, and in between the season games. This is way too much time lost to be 100% ready, with the possibilty of re-stressing his injury if he is expected to operate the run and shoot against San Jose.

Also, still confused on why the heck they operate out of the shotgun on a 3rd and 1 situation. again, it’s now 3rd and 6 with the shotgun with the handoff. That needs to be put to rest, and the multi shovel passes.

Aloha Kakahiaka from San Jose!

pride,

i think you should have your own radio show after reading all of your comments last night, i’d listen!

Thanks Jason! It looks good so far. I don’t know too much about sitting in the student section. But, if there are some problems that typically occur there (i.e. the fact that some people never really sit in the same seat that is on their ticket or whatever else) that might be good to include.

big hilo,

there is some opala that needs to be taken care of, that is all i am going to say, and that goes both ways.

Go Warriors, you determine your destiny……IMUA

A winning team has more than one great player. Coach Mack needs his whole staff. But sumbody in dat group gotta be da leader. rise up above the rest. lead the gang. who is that guy? for the emotional aspect of the game, i no like sumbody talk to me about packages and schemes. i like da guy who making like dat ugly McKnight an Reinbold, pacing in front ah da sidelines, yellin at EVERYBODY
firing up da coaches including Mack. we need someone like that who no scared pi$$ peeps off, a result maker!

Coach, I can be dat guy. bettah yet, one of yu can be dat guy. But somebody gotta be dat guy!!!

I can just feel dat, because everything is new, people are feeling themselves out in the situation. you guyz all feel you get a stake in the outcome, put alot of hard work into all this, no doubt.

but my gut telling me that both the coaches and the players gotta step up anudda level. we all know yu get one soff hart. yu showing dat wit kids and cases we not going talk about. and we all know yu stay making sof sof with St Louis School guyz an we all waitin for Geordon’s case fo pau, but dat hole up going last for da whole season. i tole you dat months ago.

its dat undercurrent i’m talking about, coach. da edges are interfering with the winning wayz we all used to getting.

so put down da pom poms, hike up da bvdeez an go crack sum okole! talk about it. you are all worth it.
We’re worth it!!!!!

See what happens wen you pi$$ peeps off? an who wen buss up Punahou? 😆 dats right, da Panteez an Preeetz from da low lying ridge by da nex valley. 😆 gotta use fightin wurds for stir up da birdz. 😆 just like one chicken fight. 😆 gotta stir tings up befo da beef 😆

Go Warriors!!!!

Coach Ken,

everytime you grade UH Warriors, make one category grade for Ching Cooke Field. Put da F out there. All the people in Hawaii gotta know you do not mess with UH Warrior Football. Ever. Period.

whew,

BHF2, mahalo for the props for da guz dat wen go bus up da puns da oddah night.

for a moment, i taught dat we was wit da holy ghost rollahs from makawao, it all wen go buckaloose, and da last time i saw one pounding li dat, was at PCC wen do go make da fresh poi for us at da luau….whew, dem buggas was gettin cracks lef and right, bottom to top, dey wen tap out just trying for stop…..

da rocks on da hill at kalaepohaku stay all set up now, solid as can be, nobody goin mess wit dat ones dere…no way…even papa leahey stay smiling between his ears, like one santa claus in june, cause it’s all gooooood….auryte my bruddah, gotta protect da indigenous people (locals) from da capitalistic empire (da tourists)…..since stay one bye week, mo bettah Tsaikos vs. Sports Hawaii in flag football, and den da real contest…….chug a lug lug….what you tink?

esme whoosh out…….or whateva’s……

anyone seen homey?

did he go into hiding after the loss on saturday?

Good morning Tsaikos and Tsaikettes…will be pulling a number of Esme’s today. Just wanted to see what was up and say hello.

IWWTHM – UH has run the option as part of their repertoire in the past and have run it a few times this year so that is an option, no pun intended, of their running game.

Pride – I agree with you 100%. The guys have to play the game in their heads every day before the actual game. Repetition only makes things easier in the fast paced game situation as things only come naturally. I equate it to firefighter/paramedic training. We did stuff over and over and over again, not only physically, but mentally as well. We ran over hundreds of scenarios in our heads on a daily basis during our two years of training. Even after getting certified, we continued to train. Why? Because when we were put into pressure situations such as saving a life, we just were able to react and do things without “thinking” so to speak. Things just came so naturally to us. We just knew what to do since we had done it hundreds/thousands of times before in our heads. The same can be said when I played ball. Coach always told us that the game was more mental than physical, that many people thought of FB players simply as jocks but that you really needed smarts to play the game. I found that to be true back than and still relevant today. Thanks for your insight.

Good Morning Hawaii!

Off to a late start this AM. My eyez getting all crossed trying to decipher my Big Hilo Braddah’s post toasties! Hehehe…gotta admit, da buggah get more pure ‘Passion’ den da fruit!

So, as a result, I been thinkin’ and dats not always good. For whatevah it’s wurt, here’s my contribution to BHF2’s new *slowdistic* bananah for Sadowski:

Pitcha one giant slippah on one half da bannah. Write “UH Field repairs” on dah bizniz end of dah slippah.

On the other half of the bannah, have a caricature of Sadowski, (only we use his cartoon name, “Slowdowski.”) Project his image bent at the waist, and receiving a giant WAC from dah slippah. The one who will be pitcha’d delivering da fatal blow…why BHF2…of course! The text balloon coming from his mouth could read something like, “Eh!…Babooz! – Why you wen delay da repair?”..or..”Next time I goin’ use one golf shoe!”

😎 -Kekoa

Hoohiki ~ I’m curious…what’s da wurd on da tree Monarchs you speak of? I’m assuming you are referring to Kealoha, and Kama, but what’s da scoop on Furtado?

damien has had a history of great running backs. joe hisatake comes to mind. yeah, same family as ray hisatake.

i think that there big olineman make for a good running game.

on another take, i used to joke with my damien friends, that they would mostly run because their “half a practice field” they couldn’t spread out players to run passing routes.

Boggles the mind to think of how many good athletes there are out there how didn’t get a chance to show their stuff because they were stuck in a program that didn’t give them a chance to show their stuff. Like for instance a running back from Ka’u who doesn’t get the exposure , so doesn’t get a chance to go to college. Look how far Bernard Carvalho went, from Kapa’a to the Dolphins. How about Jordan Dizon from Waimea High to the Lions. They all got a chance to show what they can do. There are others out there who don’t get that chance. We as fans need to be the ones to point out the diamonds in the rough for the Warrior coaches. Example Kimo Von Olhoffen from Moloka’i High. There might be an excellent left tackle hiding somewhere at Hana or Kohala high school, you never know.

FYI, new post.

The main difference as it is becoming more & more evident, is obviously the departure of Colt & company along with June. But not for their play or coaching skills but their ability to get the entire team focused as one.

Too many players now playing individually and trying to make a name for themselves caught up in the glory of last year. Sure we have a few that still adhere to those principles but note, “a few…”

Mac is great in teaching technique as is the Lee brothers, but as we all can see, the overall cohesiveness is missing. One mind, one heart one goal….and thats to pick up when & where one of us falters. We have too much individual talent to waste on not coming together as a, t-e-a-m.

Just as the sportscasters mentioned during that debacle last week, the Warriors depend on their timing & rhythm. Uh how can we when we are all out of sync?