Kajiyama: No harm intended

2nd

Nice get for UH. Congrats to George Daily-Lyles, and welcome to the ‘ohana!

Do they expect to have an offense which will score on every possesion? Hopefully, they will find a hybrid player who can punt and play another position.

Great news about Daily-Lyles. Can never have too many LB’s and DB’s, as they are the core of your specail teams units.

Lund also played soccer at miliani….great athlete with good size….

Mei Ling – Welcome back home.

some pics and info on our newest recruit

http://wildcatsportsreport.com/extras/gallery.php?id=4
http://wildcatsportsreport.com/news/story.php?article=629

48-Hour Rule has passed…

Great to see some familiar and UH-pride-fillled individuals at my first Na Koa Luncheon.

It’s funny how things turn out. I have never been able to go for a while due to my work schedule, but since I took the day off, it seemed like the best “medicine” for such a headache on Saturday night.

Again, there are A LOT of positives coming out of the San Jose State game as the defense came to work as the defense we all knew they could be (i.e. BEST IN THE WAC!!!).

Special teams improved drastically compared to previous contests, although more improvement is needed on the returns.

But this goes to show that things CAN improve.

Of course the same things that worry many others are still left out “there”.

-Turnovers
-Discipline
and…

RESPECT????????

What is the deal with players leaving during the Alma Mater????

What is the deal with a certain offensive lineman “waving” off the COACH????

These are UNACCEPTABLE infractions deserving of some serious “slippah” work. (UNCLE KEKOA???? 😉 )

Things have to get better.
Things will get better.

Tomorrow (today) is another day in Hawai’i Nei, the sun will rise, traffic will be there, work will be there, and the world will still keep going.

It’s those that stop moving are the ones doomed to repeat history.

GO WARRIORS!!! WE BELIEVE!!!

WE’RE BACKIN’ MCMACKIN!!!

for = of
where da heck is dat edit button LOL

Goooooooooooooood Mornin’ Ev’ryone!

We are going to get up to the low 80’s today. And then the bottom falls out and we go back to our regular weather of cloudy, cool and wet. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.

Pardon me as I Esme . . .

In between games 2 & 3 of the Women’s Volleyball game on Friday October 10, the 2007 WAC Champion Women’s Softball team will be presented with their long overdue Bracelets. I am currently working with Kinda Shy to get a group of seats together for the Tsaikos. The Tsaikos, led by Pomai, pulled together and were able to fund the cost of these bracelets. Let’s continue to support the women and show up for this event.

If anyone is interested in attending the game, please send me an email at stretch6592 at yahoo and I will send the details as soon as they are worked out.

Welcome to the Warriors George Daily-Lyles!

Great news on the recruiting front–UH sure has gotten good commits at LB and DE! ST mentions that UH is going after many other key defensive players, which is nice…but I would think that they are also recruiting hard for the OL position due to the roster numbers now.

Fresno State talks about UH running more.

“I wouldn’t say they’re relying more on it,” Hill said. “They are very efficient. They’re running the power. They get those box setups where they have more blockers than you have defenders. They run some quick-hitting plays. It’s not just the draw and the shovel pass anymore. You can’t always dictate it by the alignment of the backs. I think their running game is going to give you more problems than it has in the past.”

Feature article on Glanville and Mouse Davis.

They arrived in the South Park Blocks together just over 19 months ago, fresh off two successful seasons at the University of Hawaii.

Head coach Jerry Glanville, full of his anecdotes and professional experience as a defensive mastermind, and offensive coordinator Mouse Davis, with his local background and explosive offense.

When interim athletic director Teri Mariani was searching for candidates, it was Davis who informed her that Glanville had some interest in the job. Returning the favor a couple of weeks later, Davis became the first man hired on Glanville’s coaching staff.

But 19 months ago, nobody, including the two newly arrived coaches, would have told you that the team they inherited would have a combined record of 4-11.

Mack talks about how Inoke started because he got the practice reps. That does make sense….but for those who are saying that Rausch could start, that isn’t really possible if he’s not getting any practice reps.

Inoke did play well at the start of the Weber State game and for much of the first half against SJSU. Mack talks about how Inoke has to keep himself “up” the entire game…maybe when Inoke’s focus lessens or the adrenaline goes away is when Inoke starts to struggle?

McMackin said he was pleased with Funaki except for his four turnovers. He went with Funaki instead of Tyler Graunke, who is recovering from a right throwing hand injury, because Funaki took most of the snaps in practice.

“He made a couple bad decisions with the interceptions,” McMackin said. “He needs to keep himself up the entire the ball game. He needs to be a leader. The players love him.”

Mack’s teams have always been known for creating turnovers, both at the college and pro level. Were they not working on this as much this season as his defenses did before?

While committing six turnovers against the Spartans, Hawaii didn’t get a single takeaway. In its 47-7 loss at Oregon State, Hawaii lost the turnovers battle 3-0.

McMackin said his defenders, who have been playing well overall, will work in stripping the ball and forcing turnovers.

morning gang!

i know the 48 hr rule has passed but i just wanted to say that watching the game on tv i noticed an intensity and focus in Inoke’s and Coach Mack’s eyes during the game. i feel bad that the team loss but imagine how these young men felt. they really need our support and encouragement now more then ever as they prepare for their next opponent

congrats to George and welcome to the Warriors

Note in the Fresno Bee about the UH running game.

The Warriors are averaging 3.6 yards per rush. They averaged 3.8 yards per carry last season through four games.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/LIFE11/809300304/1115/ISLANDLIFEFRONT

This article might interest some Tsaikos…..
*** cough, cough, koakane, cough, cough ***

Future looks bright for the Warriors. Just finish the season strong and the future will be even brighter

Good call on Colin Lund, he’s not only a pretty good kicker but he’s a good all-around athlete (WR and soccer player). It’s a benefit to have a kicker who can run and take guys down, if necessary.

Nice highlight reel from the LB Poly kid, seems to have real good instincts and delivers a good pop for a guy of his size. If you’re a junior playing MLB at LB Poly and making all the defensive calls, you’re a player.

What a catch with LB-Lyles!!! I guess all the publicity from our Sugar Bowl team of a year ago did provide dividends. Keep it going gang!!

opps forgot to post this reminder for saturday. not to late to let us know you comming. see steveM website for attendee’s, menu and directions to Murphy’s. Fun time to be had by all.

October 4 Saturday @ 4pm UH vs Fresno State. Murphy’s is the site. There still seating. Fuud will be ala carte from the menu. If you planning to come please sign up. There might be a buffet but not definite yet. Murphy can accommodate an overflow but probably will be seating away from the main group. So let me know ASAP.</blockquote

steveM please include Kazz’s name to list. also lopaka43 don’t know how to get a hold of you. please let us know if your interested. mahalo

koakane – no blame the kids, cut the chain….

POMAI: Not looking for brownie points – just a reminder that if I did not get a postcard, others may have been overlooked.

Best wishes

Great news to start the day!

Stretch: see you at Call the Coach.

how come everyone goes to call the coach when i’m not home.
although thanks to sjmacro and myki the last time for their company.

Kona Girl or Curveball ~ Do they still sell Buffalo burgers at Ikeda’s? Also, lot’s of L&L places in Roseville and Sacramento. Taste better then the ones here because they want to please the expats and capture that no ka bess attitude from homesick Hawaiians.

KonaGirl,
I’m from Kona too. Did you know that there’s a Kona Girl store in Reno (Plumb Lane- run by a relative)?

Aloha Tsaikos! Wow, it’s been a week since I have lurked or posted. I guess vacations can do that to a person. I will post results from last weeks Fantasy Football league a little later. Hope everyone has a good day.

GRM – Thanks, I did not know that, but next time I’m there, I’ll have to check it out. (My sister lives in Reno)

Kekoa – not sure about the buffalo burgers at Ikeda’s…the regular burgers are outstanding though. I completely agree with you about mainland L&L’s vs. local ones. The only thing is ours in Kona serves breakfast and I haven’t seen a mainland one yet that does…too bad.

I wonder how long the $1 Henie’s will last once the show is over. With Koakane, Sleez, G-nalo, midori7 and maybe James, it might be a loooong night.

Great Morning All!

Missed the 1st hour of practice; turns out, it was the ONLY hour of practice!
Oh well.
Guess I’ll have to make it up with a good lunch….

Sounds like a good commit from LB-Poly

Jack Flash,
This ain’t P.E. football!

huh?

Kona Girl ~ The L&L in South Sac @ Laguna Creek serves a mean Loco Moco! They also have Portuguese Sausage as a side. Only ting…no moah eggs to order. (tsai!)

Kono Girl ~ What I meant to say was the egg on top of da Loco Moco only somes as ‘ovah easy’ no other eggs to order for some reason. 2 big Football stadiums are real close by, so you can imagine da crowd. Right next door get on Aloha Sushi restaurant, so it adds to the choices for grinds.

My nephew Kaipo played music for the owners of L&L for his Grand Opening week, and the lines were out da door and around the shopping center. Average wait time was more than for a Disneyland ride! Needless to say, the peeps didn’t mind because the food was ono, and so was da music!

somes=comes…on=one…ho dis portagee transcription machine!

Rajah- Make ’em roll in da mud!
Coach Tomey got away with a win from us. I guess its payback for us stealing that win away from him last year. Pat Hill is correct in assuming that this upcoming game will not be easy. The Warriors are hungry for a win. Just play smart, limit the mistakes, and the rest will take care of itself. I do believe our Defense can out-physical their offense.

I can just picture it now… funny!
Kekoa- did Duffer get his 2nd place prize from the Tsaikogate yet?

Jack ~ Not yet!…Al will take it over wen he makes his weekly migration to the “Dark Side.”

Won’t Duffer be surprised! Ha!…next thing ya know he’s going to expect an award at every function only he’ll want it presented to him at the SSC by JD during a VB match!…Bwhahahaha!

Wow! The Dow has bounced back 2/3rds of the way @ +485.21! and the NASDAQ +98.61 Even the S&P’s are up over 5%!

Surely the Warriors can bounce back as well!

CBS Sportsline has their Bottom 10, and Washington State is #7:

When Time Ran Out- 1980 Thank God time did finally run out in the Oregon/Wazzou game. The Ducks scored faster than David Duchovny in a morgue. Wazzou surrendered 9 touchdowns and 507 yards to Oregon. They have been thumped by every major college team they have played, and there lone victory came against an FCS school. Don’t worry Cougar fans, your game was just like a Michael Moore movie, nobody saw it anyway. Hopefully next week, they play the gem of a match up with UCLA with a continual clock.

ESPN has a different Bottom 10, and Washington State is #6 on their list.

“Countin’ on a Miracle”: That’s about all the Cougars can hope for. Washington State has been outscored 129-17 in its two Pac-10 games. It does play Washington on Nov. 22!

Good afternoon Tsaikos. Not much too say after being delayed 15 hrs in Vegas and reaching home after 30 hrs on Hawaiian Air. Didn’t have a chance to get together with the Vegas gang cause had some serious business. Didn’t get to see UH cause none of the casino had it. Reading about the game and comments it seems that the warriors have a most serious problem with discipline and personal egos. I still don’t understand the qb situation, Rausch was #1, hurt his arm and goes down on the chart to #4. Alexander is #1 at Florida, gets demoted to #3 and never plays again. Grauke is #1, hurts his hand and goes to #2. Inoke has a concussion and remains #1. I have a hard time understanding this situation with the qb’s. IMHO, on the surface this looks very much like JJ and thought that all would be given a chance once they recovered from their injury. Going to rest to catch up with lost time compliments of Hawaiian Air.

Midori going aw’ryte beer’s on her, stretch and g

Great to see some familiar and UH-pride-fillled individuals at my first Na Koa Luncheon.

good afternoon all!

yeah good to see you too Kazz, hopefully we can attend more of these luncheons? the insights are great and Rich Miano is getting better with his ‘jokes’.

also good to see Myki, SJmacro, and Pride. did make a quick hello to you Mr. Tsai outside Willows………sorry if i startled you?

Things that make you shake your head and scream “ARRGH!”:

Al Davis fires Lane Kiffin “for cause” and promotes O-line coach (former Idaho head coach) Tom Cable.

The Bengals sign Cedric Benson. Is being a jackass a requirement to play for that team?

oh sorry Jason, good to see you too at Willows.

A House. This delay by HA is the longest I have had with them, but someone in flight control will have to do some explaining. Our flight came into LAS with engine problem which was diagnosed as a fuel pump problem and needed to be replaced. Plane, HA flight 18, arrived on time, 11:40pm. Mechanics were called and they diagnosed the problem. Fuel pump was available in Los Angeles, but Hawaiian could not put them on any domestic carrier because it was considered hazardous material. HA solution was to deliver the part via auto/truck to Vegas which took over 4 hours. We were to leave at 10:30 am Monday, but due to plane still being a mechanical, HA decided to clean and fuel flight 18 and use it to take us home at 1:30 am. Got to HNL around 5 am, then on interisland and arrived home around 7 am. Whooooooeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

Hey whitey – I seen a bunch of people coming from the LV flight at the airport this morning. Too bad I never know you was there, I would have hunted you down.

Stretch, my man, thanks.

Along the discipline line, watched last night’s game between Pitt and Balt and lo and behold, the ravens had the game under control, then one of their lb decides to get a major penalty, personal foul, and cost the raven’s the game. Sounds like a similar scenerio at UH.

A House, forgot to ask, but when you going to Vegas?

I’ll take that penalty because I’m a Steelers fan….

whitey – you’re correct about tackling technique. I’ve noticed that many players today (over the past several years actually) don’t do the kind of things I was taught, like wrapping up the guy with the ball. Many just go for the hardest, most jolting hit they can deliver. Seems like all they’re trying to do is get on the highlight reels of ESPN….

Just saw a very good feature on Brian Kajiyama on ESPN E:60. If you didn’t get a chance to see it I think they will be replaying it later on tonight.

JJames, thanks. Maybe it is because the coaches don’t know how or are not agile because of age, that it is not taught. I like you remember that when playing tackle tootball, wrapped the legs and player will go down no matter what. Also helps if you watch the hips down and not the shoulders up.

I agree with Rich…I think Mack is a great defensive coach, and was instrumental in our two greatest seasons of the June Jones era (the first and last seasons). However, Ron Lee is not the offensive mastermind that June Jones is, and he never will be. Which, honestly, isn’t really a knock on Ron.

I think you could probably count on one hand the number of college coaches at the same level as June Jones when it comes to play calling and offensive scheme. Also, the Colt-Bess-RGM-Rivers combo with June Jones at the helm was kind of a perfect storm that may never come through Halawa again.

Doesn’t mean we can’t keep improving on offense and start winning some games though. But the days of being a top 5 offense in the country are gone for now…

# Stretch:
September 30th, 2008 at 10:11 am

I wonder how long the $1 Henie’s will last once the show is over. With Koakane, Sleez, G-nalo, midori7 and maybe James, it might be a loooong night.

eh wot not the chain starting to tightening up now

hey hey rob25 can make call coach tonight?

Don’t think I can make call the coach because I gotta pack for my trip.

ST,

I asked this a few days ago, but I assume that there is nothing in the NCAA rule books about this or there is and it’s hidden away somewhere.

But we’ve seen the opposing team’s kickers taking as much time as they want on our field before the game and before the start of the second half. In fact, I can recall times when the other team’s kicker was on the field kicking balls while our marching band is on the field trying to perform their halftime show.

Are there any rules in the books that state when a player can be on the field during pre game and halftime festivities?

The o-line is key in all of this. I am waiting to see “Breaking news, UH receives commitment from top OT”…

Wow. Slow day.

Looks we need OL recruits! Where are they hiding?

News up here is spreading rumors about T. Willingham’s possibly soon departure. Kind of cannot see him leaving at this time — maybe at the end of the year. If at all.

Way classier guy than the new UCLA head coach, Neuheisel.

Maybe that is the problem. Willingham does not cheat.

Stephen Tsai:
September 30th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Don’t forget, we’re all going to Table Mountain Casino on Friday night.

BTW — the Fresno Game Tsai-kos and their plans are listed at:

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/away08.html

I don’t think group comms have not been established as in Oregon and Boise. However, everyone knows someone now so I suggest that BNS & Committed Road Warrior use brew808 as a point of contact for activities since they have not met the others yet. Everyone else (brew, Ronnie, Rich2176, and hwnstln) has met and gone down this road many times before. Kinda neat how it all comes together… 🙂

Thanks for the post re: BrianK. Much speculation on the issue this morning. Good to know things are pono.

“What Warrior Football Means To Me”

Some people fit in amongst their peers due to a shared interest. Music, food, professions, and lifestyles. Then there is the wacky world of sports. All kinds of people can share a common interest in sports. People of all kids of ethnicities, economical standings, and professional backgrounds can gather together to watch their favorite team.

“Pupukahi i holomua”

Coach Mack just mentioned on “Call the Coach” that they are set to offer a senior and possibly 2 junior players from American Samoa.

I had to work today..just scanned the blog..apparently Funaki is going to start? Is there something wrong with Graunke? did I miss something? did the coaches look at the tapes?…..

ST,

Thank you for the update with Brian K. I did notice that Brian did not deny/retract anything that was said, but that he understandably is upset with the slant that ESPN took with the story.

The Na Koa lunch report is now being hosted on the Na Koa website instead of SportsHawaii. The report is excellent of course, and I suggest everyone who wasn’t there to check it out. I don’t feel like I should excerpt any of the article, it is best if those interested go to Na Koa’s website.

Kekoa (iPhone):

September 30th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Jesse the James won a prize at the Willows. I’ m not leaving ’till I win the car!

The show just ended. I wait…

For a second I thought James won a prize and it was a bunch of “pillows”.

….and I wait!

Tables are being cleared…last call made…I wait.

Kekoa,

Isn’t $1 Heine Night enuf of a gift?

Greg Alexander should be on the field to help UH get back in the game.

chawan-cut,

Thanks for the news clips, I’m lways looking for them.

BillB,

Thank you for the clarification. If you are talking about placekickers, UH already has Symonds with the team who has walked on and should be a freshman next year (unless he is needed this season). So, they don’t need a scholarship to use on a placekicker and they probably won’t go after another placekicker. However, UH does need a punter for next season.

Looking at athletic soccer players is an excellent thing to do for kickers!

Wow, I had almost 1.5 hours between posts because a bunch of companies decided to e-mail me stuff that I had to respond to…but it was easy to catch up with the blog because things are slow now. I guess I’ll do the free play links early since things are slow…

It is amazing to me that Universities have found that they get MORE applications when they raise their tuition–families seem to think that high prices mean better quality. Would people think that UH was a better school if it cost more to go there? The extra money could fix a lot of the problems with facilities, so if applications would increase at an increased tuition level, that could be something that UH might have to think about.

Oil shale deposits actually exceed Saudia Arabia’s oil reserves! One example is the *trillion* barrels of oil in the Green River Formation (Colorada/Wyoming/Utah). New processes may make it economical to retrieve that oil, which would be great for the US! I guess that would mean there would be a lot more rich folks in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, which would be good for those schools too…

Free play links pau.

Stretch,

got the email. count me in too. Good job!

hey tsaikos,

it was nice to see so many of you at coach show. many of you didnt recognize me but i remember stretch, jason, koakane, james (congrats on the winning ticket) midori, and a bunch more whom names escape me at this time (myy baaad)

anyway that was a great show. good to see mcmackin in good spirits…always positive. get ready for fresno.

go warriors!

I like the goals that the Poly D has…and like even more that they have been able to reaching those goals!

“A lot of guys are back from last year’s team and they have a lot of experience. They are older and they have the same coaching staff and they have certain goals they are trying to set.”

And those goals are?

“Don’t let anybody score,” Lara said, “and try to create as many turnovers as possible.”

Garret, that’s why I mentioned him as an invited walkon. No scholarship count ding and nothing makes one better than competition. What better position to feel the heat than at kicker where the game could always be on the line.

Kazz: I think it was (Big Wave) Dave from Kāne‘ohe who brought up the alma mater fiasco early on. Mack said it was completely his fault — with one minute left and the loss at hand, he said he wanted to be able to talk to the players and coaches soon after the game was pau, so he told them to go into the locker room. In the heat of the moment, he said he didn’t even think about the alma mater, and that from now on, they will all stay out there to honor the school. Mack was very apologetic, and he sounded very sincere.

Didn’t get to mention Kia, though.

addahknowjoe: I’m sorry, I just wanted to clarify what I meant when we were talking about your question. It’s not that I deny there are problems, but I don’t think it has to do with age or inexperience. I think all the coaches are going to have issues as they figure out their roles. I believe it’ll all get ironed out soon enough. I gotta think, even on the most stable, veteran coaching staffs, there is always the possibility of dissent or confusion, so I’m not too worried as long as it doesn’t continue long-term.

Glad to see so many Tsaikos went to the Call the Coach show. First time I went a couple of weeks ago, only about 60 people attended in a large room set up for at least 140 people. Next time fo’shua we be there – good way to spend da burpday.

STRETCH: Can we trade our season ticket seats in at the box office for tickets to sit with the other bracelet donors? Please find out so that we can make the arrangements. Mahalo.

RE the Brian K segment on E60 – the original click-to did not work for me when I tried it last week – about ten hours after it was posted on this site. Perhaps someone who did see it could summarize what it covered.

We had fairly good tv coverage on the Falls of Clyde transfer signing. BTW- start saving a quarter – 25 cents – or two or three for the BOB KRAUSS MILLION QUARTERS DRIVE.

Coach Alan Inaba again sends his thanks to all the Tsaikos supporting his program. His next check will be dropped off Thursday afternoon – should be another $25.

Back to work – end of fiscal year report due tomorrow.

I also noticed that the E:60 video on Brian Kajiyama is not posted on the ESPN site, although other segments from today’s show is on there. I just missed the 9pm re-air. Anyone have a working link to the video?

D-1 ~ Kinda dark in the room…I guess I’ll have to give up the vigil and accept the fact that even with Jason’s ticket (’cause he doesn’t drive) I’m not going to win the car…the wait is over.

Koakane rode with me, but left with the *starters* because he knew I wasn’t going to cave. Jason hung in there with me to the end.

So, the guy from ESPN 1420 is passing out these car-shaped cards advertising Audi, which is a sponsor of Call the Coach. The guy passing them out asks me, “Are you 18 (yet)?” After I answer in the affirmative, I told Kekoa, “Yeah, doesn’t matter anyways, since I don’t drive.” 😛

Good evening Tsai-kos!

Finally! Got a new HD TV to replace the nearly 20 yr old TV. Now we gotta get better cables, thinking about getting satellite and perhaps a PS3 for blu-ray. As for right now, at least the picture doesn’t “bleed” and is pretty clear. I’m loving it. 😀

So how was da pho today?

IWWTHM: I can see what you mean. The Math Team kids I coach aren’t that much younger than me, from 3-7 years younger. Sometimes, there is a semi-peer relationship, but for the most part, I think there’s a clear line. Then again, that’s high school vs. college …

* * *

So I’m reading through uhwarriors’ Nā Koa recap, and a few things I wanted to add:

We use a “loose huddle” on defense with all the players looking at the defensive signals from the sidelines. That way there is no miscommunication in the huddle. The defensive backs also don’t have to run into and out of a huddle.

This was in response to a question about why the players on defense for UH always seem to be looking at the sideline while the opposing offense is already set. Well, Miano explained that what teams are doing is just lining up at the line of scrimmage, then waiting to see what the defense is lining up in. The QB gets the team set and starts with his cadence — “Set, hut, hut,” for example — then the players on offense look at their sideline collectively to get the play that is signaled in. That way, the coaches over there look at what the defense aligns in, then calls a play that should best attack that defensive play. So in response to that, the UH defenders try not to set until the last possible moment.

They used a lot of man coverage against San Jose State. Coach Miano feels this group of corners is the best he has had and they felt they matched up well against the San Jose State receivers. This allowed them to use a variety of blitzes.

Whoo hoo, this comment was in response to my question. Miano had mentioned earlier that they used more man coverage in this game, and I asked him why and if they would continue doing that in the future. (After all, I am a Jim Johnson disciple.) I don’t want to give away what Miano said, but I liked what he said about the quality of our corners.

madeinhawaii

does a person need specific expereience in a position to be an effective coach of that position?…i would say absolutely not. im sure there are many told and untold stories of instances where this is simply not true. however i dont think that i would be stepping out on a limb to say that it never hurts and in the overwhelming majority of cases experiences counts for a heck of a lot…hence a masters or phd may put you on a radar for a job…but your experience is what employers are looking at (on the job training i guess). not speaking about coaching but in anything, if it were me to form a team of leaders i would weigh heavily on proven experience…im just someone who tends to play by the numbers if you will.

by no means do i mean to say that the younger coaches cant coach now nor can they adjust if they are unable to at the moment. i am simply saying that experience is very very important and shouldnt be overlooked so easily. its still young in the season…i will support the warriors and the staff and give them a fair shot at turning this into a great team.

go warriors!

i might also add that i am pretty sure that almost no coach was born a great coach…it was through chances given to them by other coaches, teams, administration or whomever that helped them to evolve and become the great coach that they are. this may be the time and place where these coaches can become great leaders and add to the richness and success of our team and school. i don’t leave any possibility out of the discussion. anything can happen

jm2375 ~ I’ll be bringing the coco puffs over to your house so we can all watch the Fresno game on your new HDTV together!
Ya hootie!

Kekoa,

Nice pic of Pops and Coach Mack! Thanks for sharing…

I’m a long time lurker and tonight was my first Call the Coach Show at Willows and I was fortunate to have sat by some Tsaikos. I met Koakane, Jessie James, g-nalo, Stretch, Jason, Stanford (sometimes lurker) and I’m sorry if I forgot anyone. My wife wants to thank the Tsaiko that bought her a drink.

I want to encourage any lurker out there to come out and join the Tsaikos and support the warriors.

The Tsaikos are a great bunch and we are looking forward in meeting other Tsaikos. My wife is from Japan and doesn’t speak english that well but she had a great time. She can’t wait for the next get together.

I want to thank Koakane for encouraging me to post and giving me my name Heineken. But since I don’t drink alcohol I decided to modify my name to HeinekenHealer.

Welcome to the Tsaiko Ohana Heinekenhealer!

That would be me bringing the extra green bottles over for human consumption. Did you notice how eager the others were to latch onto those greenies?

I’m glad they allowed your wife to have one! She’s one of the lucky ones, she lived to tell about it.

Haha!

Garret:

September 30th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Yuk…BYU study found that cell phones contain more germs than toilet seats!

Could it be that toilet seats get cleaned more often than cell phones?

and i might add that pops is quite a shucker.
i forgot to thank him on saturday.
oops.

thanks pops.

seriously now, pops, what is your 40 times?
wr or slotback?

Ok…
I know we joke a lot about “giving da slippah” but this office prank vid really shows people getting da slippah for their joke!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2yDT7uqvY&NR=1

Nitey nite and Sweet Fresno Dreams!

Good Morning Tsaikos!!

HeinekenHealer – What a way to start the morning!! Thanks for posting. It’s always good to have lurkers turn to regulars. See you around soon.

Stretch – are you getting the practice report today?

Garret – good to see Coach Mack doesn’t play any favorites when it comes to team rules

Loa,

I agree that it is good that Mack doesn’t play favorites with his discipline.

Loa – I hope to get the practice reports today. If ST calls me then I’ll post the updates.

After watching he E-60 segment on Brian I wonder if there is any animosity between Reinbold and McMackin? If ESPN wanted to portray Mac as a J-Ass they did just that.

Wonder who sent the lead for the story…

Good morning Tsaikos everywhere.

I am glad that Coach Mack vocally stands up for his coaches, and that he took the hit for some of the team running off the field.

Jason,

go coach em, kid. and i get advice fo you cuz you get chance fo make a difference for all us, set da tone from now on. get in Rich’s face, for cryssake. he got a talented bunch of db in his corral, but the level of respect they give him, I dunno.

I watched Mouton last spring practice tell him he no need go school, only thing is football. I saw Miano not say anything when Mouton ran off his mouth in front of everybody.

If you don’t slam the opponent to the ground, you don’t get the opponent’s attention. The coaches are acting like the players are their friends. To push the guyz to the top, you gotta get physical.

an as Rich leads, so do da odda coaches. He supposed to be da boss man. He bleeds Warrior green. We all know that.

And day gotta know where we coming from. We like them be successful. And what does that mean?
We all know what that means…

I’d like to see him get to the promised land sooner than later. 😀 Go help him samoa, Jason.

Go Warriors.

floridated,

thanks for your thanks!

man, i’m not used to fog. how does it get thicker as the day goes on? isn’t it supposed to burn off?

Ref: Kajiyama piece, as a person in the public eye, I can tell you that things do get distorted quite often in the media. I think Brian’s statement, and what we all know of Coach Mac from the numerous times we’ve heard him and talked w him should speak for itself.

Don’t put too much weight on this one writer’s story.

Nalani – thanks for your insight.

We know about Coach Mack but it’s too bad others who will watch that piece do not. Whatever they hear is what they believe. I just hope that potential recruits will get to know the real Mack.

Ohayoo!

Yo Jason! You pau with that story or what? Hopefully I remember to talk to the sports editor today about running it next week.

morning to all and especially to oir newest blogger heine-ken oops heinekenhealer. always good to have more fun people aboard welcome to mrs also.

last night was fun as usual also my kudo’s to Midori 8.5 oh you rock girl!

koakane,

i heard that is a popular cologne, how often do you wear it?

Good morning Tsaikos and Tsaikettes…whew, had a hard time getting up this morning after the Call the Coach show and the $1 Heinekens….

Welcome Heinekenhealer…and the Mrs…. Good job posting today and continue to post and come to the various Tsaiko events. Good thing you posted, otherwise Stretch would have called you out…mWAHAHAHAHAHA

Stretch – Shhhhhh about midori8.5….Mr. and Mrs. A-House may be lurking….mwahahahahaahhaha

KK – you no more chain eh??

Okay..gotta pull an Esme…talk later…whoooooosh

Nalani,

still in america, waiting for the Montana game this saturday. thanks for the props for ryan, he is having a blast and has adjusted well. watching him play at Utah stadium was wild, 49,700 red shirts screaming in the stands…..like sitting with a bunch of rotten ume’s….with no rice to cover them, haha. hawaii boys did good for Utah also, and they have the Under Armour contract also. some of the popolo guys looked like the under armour mannequins, haha.

i wish kahai could get some reps, but better to wait and not waste a year of eligibility. the o line could use some help, i look forward to cheering the Warriors and Kahai in the years to come. looks like Mack is trying to build something solid, just needs to get things aligned properly with his coaches and players

IMUA

hopefully george daily-lyles can indeed help bring in iuta tepa

good piece by espn on Kajiyama. still don’t understand why the coaching staff didn’t leave him in the same position from last season. the info that he was preparing for the team apparently served them well. agreed-coach mac didn’t come out of this piece smelling like roses.

I thought Rob and Russ made a really good point yesterday — the life of a GA is only two years (or three if you complete 24 semester credits during those two years). So eventually, you need to either promote him to assistant coach, reassign him to a different position, or cut him loose. I don’t doubt Brian’s ability to become an assistant coach in the future, but it might be best for him and the team for him to serve as the academic guy, continue learning the game from the sidelines, and let Gilmore come in as a GA.

for those of you that’s ever played a game of minesweeper on your pc….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l24k_KQg84k

aw’ryte setting up couple ltop’s now so can lurk and blog while working.

jerry I get more number’s for Saturday. my count is up to 25.

bulla this new fragrance goes for dolla three eighty at costco bwhaaaa give beast da Tsai-ko village luv.

switching to ltop now esmeeeeee

Morning/afternoon, Tsaiko-Nation and Tsai-Meister.

Now that the pain and disappointment of Saturdays loss is slowly receding into the background of daily life, the blurred vision is going away and the ability to discern reality has returned, lol.

In regards to the O, it’s clear that the QB question has to be answered and very soon, as the dogpound is waiting with a bunch of hungry bulldogs ready to devour us.

But everywhere else a lot of positive signs are popping up, harbingers of better things to come. Once we find our steady QB, we will be dangerous again.

The right attitude seems to be returning, for coaches and players alike and overall, I think we’re very close to breaking out.

The best news I’ve heard from lower campus is that the JC’s are FINALLY getting more reps to get a grip on this system. It should have been done all season, but better late than never.

This should be Funakis last chance to hold on as the starter, another disastrous game and he can only see spot duty. I wish him the best, as a person, he’s one of my favorite players.

Now, Warriors, let’s do some pounding in the pound, we all know they’re out for blood and Ferd is right, they will pile it on, IF WE LET THEM !!

Iwonder:

Being a “young, untested leader” is a tough situation to be in and I’m sure that the young coaches are trying their best.

That being said, as a “young, untested leader” as a 2nd LT, I made an extra effort to know my stuff and made it clear that initially, I would count on my Platoon Sgt and tank commanders ( E5/E/6 ) to assist me in running the platoon for they had the experience and field knowledge.

Sure I was tested, but held firm when it came to fairness and discipline within the unit. It was also clear that there was a certain unspoken barrier between me and the platoon for me to be effective.

Rolo, Stutz, Smith, and others must learn how to deal with this situation as it will exist for some time to come. They must be “a, cracker jack” on their knowledge for their positions. Experience must be supplemented with seeking additional knowledge by attending clinics and from other coaches across the US; level of play does not matter. It’s what you take away from the experience and how you apply it that counts.

Stretch,

Maybe my wife should meet and drink with midori7 because she also had 1.5 Heinekens and went straight to bed when we got home.

I too admire Brian Kajiyama and Coach MacMackin. Last summer I talked with Brian Kajiyama about his work with the team and I have no doubt that he’s appreciative of the opportunities he’s had with the Warriors and that he’s loyal to Coach Mack and the team.

New punishment.

Have the offending player attempt to make BJ Penn tap out.

Stretch:

We already have season tickets, but could you please find out if we can turn them in at the box office & exchange them for the ones being set aside for the Tsaikos.

I really don’t want to pay for tickets to the same game twice but will do so and then give away the other tickets to anyone standing in line.

Therefore, no matter how the exchange situation works out, count the two of us in on the total.

I know that there are others with season tickets who might want to do the same.

FloridaTed:
I did not see the JC’S taking reps today ..I saw Roush throw 2 times thats it…

curveball,

Thank you for that note about practice! Very interesting…if the JC QBs are not getting reps, I hope that means that Tyler is fully healthy.

Curceball.

Did you see Tyler get reps?

I did not see ESPN’s E:60 piece on Kajiyama. I did read a summary. I don’t understand why Mack demoted Brian K. Why screw up a good thing. Anyone have any info on details. I heard Mack did not want to comment on this topic when asked about it. Hey Mack, Karma is a bitch isn’t it?