VB camp opens

Oh yeah… dat’s how you start the new year!!!

CHEEEEHOOOO!!!!

FA’AFETAI!!!

Still Top 5 🙂

ok, now end of Top 5 🙂

I think I just BSU’d Bulla out of the Top 5… 😈

Sorry boss!!!

UPSET –> begins with a U!!! 😯 😀 😯

GA was like Colt in his first year, he tried to scramble instead of throwing the ball away and I felt he took unnecessary sacks.. So part of the blame is on him, but I don’t hear anyone screaming for Rolo’s head.

Give everyone some time. The QB’s will understand the offense better next year and make better decisions and there will be another throwing threat at RB.

ST_ So hows the VB team looking ? Prediction ?

Is Rawson healthy and ready to play this season? How are the other “tall” guys? V-ball has really become a sport where length matters…. 😯

Been playing V-ball in a racquet ball court lately…”wall-ey ball.” You can use all the walls except directly above you…pretty good workout.

I know this is not a football-specific blog, but geez…I can’t wait for football to start up again. no knock on ST, but these volleyball updates don’t quite compare to football driven hysteria that we’re used to. Hopefully the O-line isn’t made of matadors like this past year, or GA will end up on his butt a lot next season…and it’s difficult to make completions from your butt. I think.

ST: I’m hearing that Jake Huen will be a LB next season, shifting from RB to help fill the void left by Solly and Adam…any truth to that?

Question: Other than a total rework of one’s delivery…. is there anything one can do to shorten a QB’s motion and quicken his delivery? Some work is also needed on the decision making side (getting rid of the ball and avoiding the loss in yardage). :o:

U T A H…. 😯

… venting is good…. not venting can sometimes lead to messy clean-ups…. 😀

Yeeee Ha

Uuuuuu Tah!

bust up da SEC!

wait wait

Uuuuu Tah

give Bama chance.

3e years chance…. 😀

heh heh heh

if this sugar bowl keeps up, i can see more and more of a push for da mtn west becoming a 7th bcs conference if somehow the bcs allows it. they’d take boise and a conference w/ boise, tcu, byu, and utah could more than hold their own against da big east. not good for us or da wac…

and that, my frenz, was the big

KAAAA TUUUUUUSSSSHHHH!

an an…

how did Utah steal/swipe/cockroach 7 localz, you tell me dat!

Utah 21 Alabama 0

you guyz watching the Bama oline and the d attack by da Utes?
i’m crackin up, tinkin of Joe Pesci in My Cuz Vinny. Yuutz! 😀

Thoughts:

You are so right…..
Email the coach on Monday.

Coaching. You gotta have the talent, but tt all comes down to Coaching.

Utah came to play, get one Sakoda kicker too. my friend S Sakoda wuz lost in Iraq and I did his eulogy in March 06.. Great American Hero. Hail to Sakoda! Go Utah!

Did you see that Utah Safety? Playmaker!!!!

Utah came to play

like Notre Dame came to play

like University of Hawaii going come to play

next year, not the year after, next year!

Give Ron Lee some help, Coach Mack!
call the cavalry!

wow, good run.

lets see what happens now.

The South will rise…
dangit…

Woosh!

the players are all fired up.
the coaches are fired up.
really good game.

I hate da SEC! 😀

okay,

now i get to see Barry eat crow!!!

chow fun!!!!!

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham signed a five-year contract extension worth $6 million on Monday, a reward for leading the Utes to a perfect regular season and BCS bid.

’nuff said. 😯

AL has to kickoff from the 15 to open the second half. Switzer needs to go back to that Chevy dealership in OK!

Switzer ate 3 crows.

i just love the body language and looks of the Utah and Bama coaches. good representatives of their institutions. there is no backing away from each other, no holding on, no conservativism. full on attack!

thats how winners play. attack attack attack

G.Harrell overtakes Colt’s TD record and sets the new record with 134.

Cold day at Disneyland. Fun day, though. Never thought I would have to wear my winter clothing in California. Sheesh!

Looks like most of the Tsai-ko’s came through the new year celebrations relatively unscathed. That is always a good thing!!!

All right, now on to NLI day and higher expectations and results!

DPK…didn’t Blaine play LB??? and also QB for UH???

Falcons, right, DPK?

Wow, Utah is kind of a shocker sofar, but a long way to go yet. Their adrenaline rush will subside during half time and Alabama’s will be very elevated, after Saban ripped them a new one. Utah will have to weather the first two drives or it’s downhill for them. I would be hugely impressed if they can hang on, but…..

I’m all for the little guy, but it wouldn’t be so great for the WAC if they’d win, besides, I loath the MWC.

isn’t his sister (Kepa’s) a beauty queen?

Graham Harrell, schmarrell record, took him an extra YEAR to break Colts record.

okay al,

you’re right. time out time out.

Blane? No question!

Yes she is D1. Their mom, the former Donna Biondine was (is) a real knock out too.

al ™,

Gaison may have been another one on that team we were trying to piece together from memory with Koakane…

how did Utah steal/swipe/cockroach 7 localz, you tell me dat!

Yep, I loathe the MWC

I loathe the SEC samoa!

How you figgah?
Which one seems to be more of a threat to UH?

Hmmmmm…. my invitation to lunch must have been misplaced… How about the rest of you Tsaikos. 🙁 🙄

UTE UTE UTE UTE Ute Ute!!! 😆

Alabama going keep pounding. Gotta keep it fresh for Utah. Gotta keep working.

bighilofan2:

January 2nd, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Yep, I loathe the MWC

I loathe the SEC samoa!

Get one SEC in Samoa?

BHF2,

No worries be like me and HATE ALL THINGS NOT UH!!!! HAHAHAHAAHAHA!!! See I no even watch! Well I am at home so no can help.

Kazz-

UH doesn’t have puppies. Do you hate puppies?

Da Punchbowl Kid:

January 2nd, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Kazz-

UH doesn’t have puppies. Do you hate puppies?

Well, you know what I mean… besides I luv fuffies!

Hmmmmm….. I think there’s one person here that may be pulling for the team with a several A’s in it’s name…. Right kAmA krAb??? 😯 😀

I have nothing against Alabama, they’ve been pretty good for us, whereas Utah……….

Kazz – how about hush puppies (fuud kine)??? 😆

ho boy,

this is a good fun game. world peace hangs in the balance. 😀

the MWC already a threat to the WAC. but not to Hawaii if we rise to the call and meet our destiny!

Utes oline doing a good job of blocking for the run and pass….

C’mon Utah, punt this to the 1.

Utah went conservative on that last series with only an 11 point lead, sounds a little to familiar.

jm2009+366 – I cheer for the Wahine – but I really, REALLY want the Bolla(s) –> out of 808!!! 😈 👿 😈

dpk this season, the third string lb becomes the full back, lbs like contact…how about nobriega coming in as the bull

They have a couple of guys who might fill that role.

Great win for Utah! The Jedi have dealt the Empire a serious set back. 😆

sylvester 6’2 230 coming off the edge to make at least 4 sacks…does he have that much game speed that UH lacks…

Once again, here is living proof that neither history nor reputation win ball games, lol. Whoever you are, you have to come to play with everything you’ve got.

Hi Flyer-

Of course. And that’s another great reason why the BCS system is a failure.

What was the Florida – Alabama score compared to Utah, does anyone remember?

Heck,

I sure wish I felt like da Utah fans feel this year at last year’s SB.
guess you gotta come to play, not make announcement that you’ll be leaving after the game.

That Utah coach sure looked intent on winning all nite long. and Saban didn’t give him an inch…. Great game. great respect….

Go Bolla Go! Go Bolla GO!!! 😈 😯 👿

You said it all bhf2… I’ll never understand why it was said before the game was played.

brew – #108 – I totally agree. You know, they might only have to promote from within. There’s a former head coach as an asst and she’s not married to Bolla!!!

brew808,

Saw your answer after I posted, thanks. Utah taveled further, shouldn’t they be in the NCG ? Lol.

Sometimes, an excision is needed. In this case, a bolladectomy is desperately required! 😈

Next season began yesterday.

So, who’s training up in Manoa?

Who lifting?

Who’s running?

Who’s committed?

Who’s dedicated?

Who wants it?

watching the after game interview of Alabama.

coach Saban has my respect. dat bradda is not a cry baby.
he didn’t talk about his star OT that got booted off the team this past week. he gave credit to Utah. and the missed tackles. he’s looking forward to his opportunities next year, and that he started 16 freshmen this year, 14 enough times to letter.

kind of reminds me of our Coach Mack!

I love HD. You can see the crimson pain in every Alabama player and fan’s face!

the young women are disheartened. and when you got 2 to look out for, you’re not going anywhere in your mind except down down down.

he should know that. but you all know those kinds of coaches. selfish for themselves. nothing about the team and the State and women. i told you, we need the clorox. its a slow insidious kind of pain. thats what we got in UH Wm bball. ask around, Jim. it ain’t gonna get better until da Bollaz are gone. and dats a fact. sorry to bear da bad news.

The biggest difference between Utah in 2008 and Hawaii in 2007 is that Utah was tested all season and had to reach their potential just to make the BCS game while UH had far too many weak teams on their schedule where they had a HUGE margin for error to get the win. So, when Utah made it to their BCS game they were battle-tested against top-level competition while UH hadn’t seen anything close to Georgia before they played.

The D could give up 44 points to La Tech, 37 points to Utah State, and 35 points to SJSU and the team could win. Colt could throw 5 INTs before JJ had to pull him and the game was still really not in doubt. Special teams could have breakdowns (that return TD gave SJSU life, etc.) and it didn’t cost the game. Most importantly, the tackles didn’t see anything close to the level of the Georgia DEs and they weren’t ready for it.

Let us compare Utah’s 2008 schedule to UH’s 2007 schedule:

Utah played 1 FCS team while UH played 2, and I think that Weber State was much better in 2008 than Charleston Southern or Northern Colorado was in 2007.

***
Nonconference games for Utah: at Michigan, at Utah State, Weber State, Oregon State

Nonconference games for UH: Northern Colorado, at UNLV, Charleston Southern, Washington

For Pac-10 teams, Utah beat a team that almost won the Pac-10 (and they beat USC) while UH played the last place team.

At Michigan is much, much tougher than at UNLV (especially since UH had so many fans at the UNLV game while Michigan packs a huge stadium with their fans)

Utah State and Weber State are much, much better than the combo of Northern Colorado and Charleston Southern.

***
Conference games–I seriously doubt that anyone who can look at things impartially will say that the WAC in 2007 was better than the MWC in 2008. Utah, TCU and BYU are top-15 teams while only UH and BSU were ranked for the WAC. More importantly, the WAC lost every key nonconference game in 2007 until the last few weeks of the season…remember, the WAC was something like 0-18 vs. BCS conference teams and even BSU lost their game against the Pac-10. That really hurt UH with the computer rankings and really hurt the WAC’s reputation.

The MWC beat up the Pac-10 in 2008 while the WAC lost game after game vs. the Pac-10 in 2007 until UH barely beat their last place team. Remember how UH had to adjust to Washington’s athletes in 2007? That was because HF came up with a pitifully weak nonconference schedule and the WAC was really down last year!

No matter how good you are, if you aren’t pushed week after week then you cannot reach your full potential…this is the same thing I’ve been saying about the Wahine Vollyeball team being in the WAC now (the WAC was much stronger before the MWC teams left).

Ralph ~ Check your email box. I’m trying to back the 40% of Americans who try not to use the postal system anymore. Meanwhile, on the ceded lands, I’m with the 100% who want to choke the chit out of ’em for not delivering the mail to our homes!

Why can’t we be like Utah ?!?!?!?!

Okay, I’ve said enough controversial things for today. I’ll go away now and let the Bolla-bashing (he deserves it, and JD has to curse HF every time he thinks of Bolla’s long-term contract) and BCS-bashing continue.

Garret,

The bearer of bad news, but unfortunately, you’re absolutely correct on all counts.

It is vital for WAC football to have a great year and the MWC experiencing some kind of drop-off. How are TCU, BYU and Utah? Are they senior laden this year?

Garret,
Great insight and thanks for sharing…I have thought many of the same things…That last quarter and ending of the Utes win tonight — all the joy and celebration of the fans and team, was what could have been for the Warrior Nation a year ago…instead of that long, frigid, shivering walk back to the hotel from the Superdome…Need to rebuild and keep the dream alive!
GO Warriors!!!

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Ted-

Exactly. But does the BCS system allow for that?

Many people support the plus-one game, which would be easy to add on. And it would bring in more money, specifically for the conferences that get teams to participate in that game. But under that system UH wouldn’t have been invited (even if UH beat Georgia!) but Utah might be…that would be even worse for the WAC and UH!

Want a 4-team playoff? Utah probably wouldn’t have been invited this year and BSU and UH definitely wouldn’t have been invited in their years.

Want an 8-team playoff? UH wasn’t in the top 8 last year at the end of the regular season! You would have 7 BCS conference teams in the playoff and one spot left open, most times for either a MWC school or Notre Dame. That is worse for UH!

Because only one game can be played each week instead of 2 like basketball, it is hard to go beyond an 8-team playoff. And I would like to remind everyone that the proposals (which many people here have posted in support of without maybe noticing the fine print) for an 8-team playoff reduce the regular season by 1 game to account for the playoff. How is JD going to make up for the loss of the revenue from a home game? Shortening the season also means that UH will not be getting many of the big schools to travel to Aloha Stadium…and shortening the season would put pressure on the “Hawaii Exception” that allows teams to play an extra game if they play in Hawaii.

Garret:

I hear what you are saying about the Utah win but sometimes you have to root with your heart, not your mind. I’m sure all the Toyota factories in Alabama are going to be really solemn next week.

On your theory about UH and Utah’s schedule having something to do with their loss/win, a little more mind activity might be required (I know you have it). If playing a tough schedule was the determining factor, Alabama should have won hands-down.

As a theory it also lends itself to a victimization scenario – our schedule is weak, therefore we are weak. It also takes away from the significance of going 12-0, not an easy feat. It may be that the win over Washington provided a false sense of security though – I’ll give you that.

In retrospect, the schedule was probably an inadvertent gift from Frazier that paid for his boot and JJ’s successor. And the Sugar Bowl loss had more to do with an inability to protect the QB (hmm, do I sense a trend here) and first time anxiety.

Garrett,
you right about the Rose Bowl.
and you’re right, no matter how good we get,
we won’t get to the Rose Bowl except after a multi
year continuous stomjping of PAC-10 schools, and
that requires them scheduling us, and that is not likely
to happen in these hard economic times, unless we keep JD outta the SSC on women’s nites, so he don’t get depressed, and keep him in the positive for the big time, Warrior Football.

And to do dat, we all gotta do our jobs. you, me, Coach Mack.

Happy new Year to you all. Hope 2009 brings U.H. many happy events and for us to go on trips to support the team, Yes, the girls bb team sucks. I go to the games, but now I refuse to go even when I am given two season tickets for the year…Sure enjoyed the Utah game….

ah garret….post #144

i beg to differ. in all this, the one most glaring thing about the 07 and 08 sugar bowls is as the truth beknownst that our coach quit coaching while there’s didn’t.

for all that jj did for us, i just wish he didn’t quit on us at the sugar bowl. now i know why he had that look during the game of “i care?”. now we know why he let the boys run rampant in the streets of new orleans.

oh well. it is history yah.

<blockquote addahknowjoe: Next season began yesterday.

So, who’s training up in Manoa?

Who lifting?

Who’s running?

Who’s committed?

Who’s dedicated?

Who wants it?

ajoe this new player “Who” if he keeps doing this till next season going be on tough buggah. 😛 bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

howzit, howzit, howzit everybody

oh my forgot to close the blockquote. see ajoe to exited about “whodat” guy

Hi Momo!

I finished my report and submitted it to NSF, plus Lori is doing our company tax stuff, so I had some extra time…I think I got some things off my chest and provided a different side of some issues. I’ve been off the blog for most of the past 3 days, so I thought I’d use this time that I had.

wafan: Never had the honor of watching Bolla.

eh wafan not missing much I think he more like e bolla the way he infects the wahines play.

This is not a big shock…

From several sources

SMU is definitely a player for Robert Marve, Quarterback from Miami, Coach Morrison has had a great relationship with the Marve family.

so kekoa but neva catch your remark about “e bolla” virus till afta reread the oddah comments. guess the wessai nile virus got me 😉 but at least we think a like yea!

Aiyaah!

I don’t know if this worse news for Kekoa or koakane™! 😯 😆

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m enjoying this debate that Garret was having, at first with himself, but now with others participating. Unfortunately, the (West Coast) professor (IMHO) is spot on and there is no simple, short-term solution for the “non-players” such as UH. 🙁

koakane,

I’m *not* disagreeing with the mannerisms at the Sugar Bowl. But if you want to put all the blame on him for the game that is fine…but I can’t agree with that sentiment. JJ *does* deserve a lot of criticism for the game preparation and the adjustments during the game, but there were other factors also that I think people are conveniently ignoring in the desire to put it all on him.

Going after a scapegoat for a loss is pretty typical (Brian Smith got a lot of that this season), but it ignores so many other things that come into play. After today I’ll just let it slide and everyone can just put all the blame on UH, that will be fine with me. And everyone can call for a “plus-1” game or a limited team playoff…I won’t argue any of this.

What I’m trying to do is look at things from the other side and try to put some perspective on the issue. I helped coach debate at Castle High school for four years, plus I debated at Castle, so I had to train myself to look at both sides of every issue. If we leave our homer cap on all the time and don’t look for the root causes of some of the issues, we can’t understand the problem we are facing and can’t come up with solutions that might be realistic.

Anybody know about the fate of the ha’a next year? I think participation should be mandatory — or else go to another team. Still haunted by Rausch’s performance on ESPN doing the ha’a. Maybe it’s because I lived in New Zealand for four years, but I think the Polynesian war dances are very powerful.

NYUH,

I’d also like to point out that you are arguing that the system and Ron Lee and Mac have chosen for the Warriors will not be able to sustain success. They sure don’t agree with you…or they have decided not to try to beat the better BCS teams. I can’t believe the latter so I have to think they don’t agree with you.

One big problem now is that too many teams are running similar systems. JJ had the advantage earlier of recruiting players (like slotbacks) that most schools wouldn’t have much room for, and being able to say that UH would throw the ball far more than the run-oriented BCS teams. Now, almost everyone runs a spread offense and they are used to defending it and they are recruiting for it.

i personally think we should drop the subject about jj. he gone, did an incredible job of putting UH in the sugar bowl and took another job. he gone, so why dwell on it. he ain’t coming back and we don’t need him. just give him the best at smu and aloha for being part of UH fb history.

Addahknowsports© – No can do. I don’t want to miss any of the discussion between Garret and NYUH – This is awesome! 😀

same thing for sugar bowl. pau, lost, and it is history. nothing you can do or say will change it. what helps is that coach mc and his staff learned how to prepare.

same thing for notre dame. pau, we lost, and it is history. i look forward to when UH schedules notre dame in the future.

whitey,

I’ll go along with that and I already mentioned that I won’t argue that subject after today…and I only have 3 minutes left of Friday.

I am still worried about UH playing better teams, and hope that the WAC improves and that JD is able to schedule good nonconference teams despite the travel costs and the big TV contracts than some conferences have for home games.

Oregon State wants to schedule home-and-home games–I know that they want to do that to recruit in Hawaii but they already recruit in Hawaii and I think they are a good test for UH. This year didn’t go well but other years will if UH keeps this level of recruiting.

I feel the same way about scheduling BYU, Utah, U-Dub, or any school that wants play UH because they want to recruit Hawaii. Only by playing, and beating, those teams will UH get to the next level of respect and recruiting.

NYUH,

I’m guessing that Notre Dame had screens ready when they read blitz. Some of those might have been called beforehand, but too many of them were well-timed for it to have been a coincidence…especially since they always went away from the side of the field the blitz was coming from.

I think that GA will do a better job of getting rid of the ball next season when other team’s blitz. The coaches will spend the offseason preparing for how they will get the QBs and WRs to react to blitzes…if the other team sends more rushers than you have blockers, that means that a big play can occur if you get the ball away quick enough and the WRs either pick for each other or block well after the catch.

Well, the blog finally reached 200 and it is past midnight, so I’ve got to sign off and spend some time with my wife.

garret

I think some of the parties have looked at both issues as you suggested. And with this new facts or alleged rumors it warrants another look at the big picture.

I also believe coaching is a big factor in the game and planning that goes along with it. the players just carry out what has been plotted. they make adjustments in skills to carry out that plan and if that doesn’t work then those preparing them need to be look at. don’t get me wrong bsmith will make a good coach and I am not one to call for total over haul or dismissal. he imho needs seasoning and find his niche. best thing to happen is gerke leaving and brian being in total charge.

I believe in UH, the team and I am not a homer at all. If they do well I celebrate like everyone else, when the loose I hurt with the best of them. I will listen and look at concerns then consider it well before listing any comments be it popular or not.

i will say that it was hard to swallow at the Hawaii Bowl, but watching UH made me understand why they do well and why they don’t. watching them on tv versus live is 2 different animals. tv is great for closeups, but it doesn’t show what is happening on the sidelines. i believe that coach mc has a better grasp right now of what needs to be done and how his organization will be after feb 4th. coach has emotions which is very good because without it, team stagnates. after the recruit signings, ST will have a lot of info and it is going to be very, very, interesting.

encouragement takes many forms, including support.

good job guyz.

Go Warriors!!!

waiting for the good news, coach!

whitey

I too congratulate Utah on a great win. I hate the MWC for leaving and not being fair to us but they are a mid major conference and until we get equal status gotta support them in the post season.

also not to worry about dragging on with sb and jj. it’s done over and gone. but sometime to improve the future we have to remember the past and not make the same mistakes again and again.

Some intense posting.

If all else fails…just call 1-800-244-4456 or (1-800-Big-Hilo)

eh garret not problem, I understand why we blog, why we are passionate for UH successes and know not to take things personal. plus further more with a dad who can make a killa chicken hekka his son can not be that bad.

happy new year to your family

DPK I sure do agree with you on the BcS, they need to go. We need to have a 16 team playoff, and the NCAA needs to step up to the plate, it is time for the Tail(BcS, TV Networks) to stop wagging the Dog(NCAA) and the Dog to start wagging the tail.

To me it’s not brain surgery to have a 16 team playoff and still keep all the bowl games. Look if I can come up with a format in 10 min. surely the NCAA can come up with one that will be fair to all of the teams in D1.

playoff

Everyone substantiated their topics very well, both pros and cons
on an issue.

koakane, it is not as dark as it seems. and no worry about the dive light, i get one of those 1 mil power flashlight. i use that when i need to signal for batman. hahahahahaaa

kekoa I figgah this brew808 guy just like the tsaiko’s but even badda. he probably fit in like saloon pilot craka and condense cream. I bet money he can sing, eat and raise hell with the best of us. what you think?

Kekoa,

Ready to watch E-bolla virus coach. Heard first half 17 TO. Second half
wahines did better, only 16 TO.

shout out to 808ike, howzit bruddah, how long took you for get that message out

whitey roflmao

ralph my wessai nile virus prevents me from watching

Davone Bess really is a chicken skin story. He is a living example of a person who’s brain stays connected to his soul and becomes a person of conscience, regardless of circumstances, gravitating to the light and succeeding.

Others brains disconnect from the soul and become people without conscience, letting the brain alone run the show, running on faulty programs and thus gravitate to the darkness.

That is why so often you see two siblings from the same family and circumctance, one becomes a criminal, the other the opposite.

There is a blonde female asst. coach for Pepperdine who is as tall
as E-bolla.

The only part of “saloon pilot craka” that I resemble is the cracked part! 😈

whitey – What did you say you had for dinner tonight? Naaah – never mind cause it’s “pau, lost, and it is history”…. 😆

FloridaTed #135,

Ditto!!!

I like todays discussion, good reads.

Garret is always very good with his cool headed analysis. We can all be rabid fans, which most of us are, but we can’t be blind to the issues.

The BCS right now is a Gordian Knot, that will be very difficult to untangle and, as Garret pointed out so eloquently, may have unintended consequences for the WAC and the Warriors. It’s always good to be somewhat careful with what we wish for.

For the next couple of years the biggest priority should be bringing up the entire WAC to an overall higher level and the Warriors becoming as good as possible.

Wahine BB players are not doing so well. E-bolla wants an up tempo
game. Looks like their bodies are moving faster than their brains with
all the TO.

watching a new item on salvage grocery stores on mainland. the store sells same goods as regular stores. only difference is the labels … for example on the can of soup and box of cereal it advertised breast cancer month which was in october but it had the same experation date on a similar soup and cereal at different supermarket just had a different label on it. cost was about 50 to 70 cents less.

rememba had one store near ward that did the same. think was call Hamada store.

ok, past 10:30 so can talk about fuud. tonight was good fuud, dry noodles, roast beef, romaine salad w/won ton, potato salad, baked ham. then went darkside and had 2 birus. spacecraft was on auto to get home and neva encounter any alien crafts.

and tomorrow night going be better cause going to birthday party for my 1 yr old in law nephew’s baby. does that sound correct???? just the pupus going be too much.

Brew ~ I’m guessing that you have already made plans to attend the UH game in Sept. I hope you are looking forward to engaging in lite conversation with the EIS team, as much as we are with you.

We are sure your critical evaluation of the Vegas Beru supply will be spot on. Mr. Las Vegas will also be guest hosting this important sampling event. What happens in Vegas…stays…

nite all need the zzzzzzzzzzz to improve my wisenheimer. play nice now and be good to each other.

jm2375 #241,

The new contract between E-bolla and HF was of the hush hush
variety. The press and TV media did not know of the contract
extension. When the news broke out of his new contract, other
topics in sports were more important such as JJ leaving, HF fired,
and Coach Mac hired. So it went under the radar screen. As far as
buyout clause and/or contract ,it was not outlined in the papers.

jm2375,

Contracts are public documents. Need to do research.

OK, it’s past 11pm, so how’s bout some frivolity.

I stay drooling at da terebi while getting sum cultcha. “Much Ado About Nothing” with Denzel, Keanu, Kenneth Branagh and Robert Sean Leonard. yum yum. 😀

JMxxxx on your hubby side, are there any cuban relatives who can play baseball and have college eligibility…

FloridaTed – Re: #255 –

I don’t disagree that USU and NMSU appear to be on the path towards improvement. We need Idaho to step and and join them. But I fail to see how UH helped them or can he help them other than taking care of Warrior business on and off the field! 😐

me and my friend remy want to be the first to say Happy 3rd day of 2009 and sayonara.

whitey – Same Remy? I thought he/she “ran” out on you already! 😆

I love this blog. And the posters here. We’ve had some very interesting posting going on, very intense. Good stuff. I raise a virtual beer to all of my friends here and toast you all… Cheers Tsaikos!

GO WARRIORS!!!

brew, must be a new one.

Ralph – sorry, as far as we know, there’s no other relatives in Cuba. btw, hubby is Tsai-ko-size.

brew – I haven’t broken that resolution yet, have I? 😕

brew – no forget, watch da Hoyas tomorrow morning vs Pitt. HOYA SAXA!!! 🙂

Pittsburgh is 13-0, ranked #3, and coached by (former UH assistant) Jamie Dixon. GU has a very loyal alumni/fan in the 808. 😕

JMxxxxx not good…..no speed

imagine Dixon and Petino coached UH as assistants to make their mark elsewhere and we end up with nice guys….hoya

hoya sounds like a pidgin word spoken by a korean lady

but the law of averages say hoyas won’t do it two in a row over ranked teams..:)

how come my smiley did not appear…worked last night

808Ike maybe the fb was too heavy when he was under pressure, had to give it a big heave ho to toss the rock.. 🙂

er… that would be pitino.

I wonder what happened to Jason tonight, with all the talk about eliminating the current BCS to a playoff format.

HiFlyer,
Maybe Jason has a hot date tonight?????????

🙄

This is how you gain national respect. Go out, take care of business, execute your game plan, and beat the living crap out of your opponent in a BCS bowl. I personally did not give Utah a prayer in this game but when they came out and played with a level of intensity that transcended the television set, I began to root for them solely because of the fire they displayed. Win or lose, that is how I like to see teams play. With fight and fire. And I don’t dislike Bama either because most of their fans were pure class in 2006. Utah and the MWC managed to gain my respect because THEY EARNED IT ON THE FIELD.

The way Utah punched Alabama in the mouth (sacking JPW 8 times and holding the Tide to 208 total yards is pure domination) legitimized themselves and the Mountain West Conference. That victory by lowly Wyoming at Tennessee no longer looks like a fluke either. Forget about the fact that Florida beat Bama 31-20. I watched that game and Utah looked and played way more dominating football than Florida did. Speed wise, Utah would have given Florida problems. This is what good coaching does. It elevates the play of the players.

Utah going undefeated now also reveals what a scam this entire (B)ull (C)rap (S)ystem really is because they deserve a shot at being crowned the National Champions but won’t due to the system. And while that notion may seem damaging to UH and the WAC, again, Utah and the MWC deserves the accolades because they took care of business throughout the season. If the WAC wants the same respect (football wise), then the various schools need to raise the bar not only in conference play but OOC as well. It is put up or shut up time. Respect is earned, not granted, and only BSU in the WAC has been consistent at doing this.

Utah’s success also highlights Hawaii’s embarrassing performance at last years Sugar Bowl. That distinction will be a huge monkey on UH’s back much worse than the BYU one. Non-BCS is 3 and 1 in BCS bowls and guess who that 1 loss is attributed to and will continually be attributed to? Additionally, the rest of the WAC teams who went bowling this season at least played competitively unlike the lackluster performance by UH in the Hawaii Bowl. Sheesh, even vonAppen’s squad had far more competitive fire and played a much more talented Bob Davie coached ND down to the wire in 1997. This only further perpetuates the joke of a reputation that UH football has in the eyes of the rest of the college football world. That goes right down to the small time thinking that has permeated the state of Hawaii in terms of not investing in the facilities at UH which on the athletic side, is below some D1AA programs even with the Ching Field upgrade. And UH Manoa has many problems with administrative and academic facilities being poor as well. This level of neglect is unconscionable. Whereas other places look at these as investments in the future, the people who run this state have seen it the other way for decades which is why the state is at a roadblock on many different issues (including the lack of a diversified economy). In order to make money, you have to invest money.

Side track example. Look at the amount of money they are dumping into that rust bucket called Aloha Stadium in hopes that the bandaid fixes will last another 30 years. It is pouring good money down the drain rather than looking at creative solutions including downsizing a new structure which that money could fund. While that might seem counterintuitive, look at UH attendance. They barely manage 40,000 per game. The Hawaii Bowl still struggled to sell out even with Notre Dame. Even during last years run, look at the turnstile attendance. And arguments about the Pro Bowl and its 50,000 requirement fly out the window as well when they exercised their option to rotate out of Hawaii. Is the state really getting its bang for the buck dumping all that money into the rust palace with the extra side revenues the Pro Bowl brings in versus putting that money into a smaller but new, modern, attractive stadium which fits the overall needs of the state of Hawaii including high school football and UH (since UH nor its boosters would be able to raise the funding on their own to build their own on campus stadium)?

The state should have had an option to downsize to something like a 40,000 seat concrete stadium with partial sideline seats (premium seating) and the rest being lower cost seat backs. Build a structure within the budgetary constraints but with a design which could be enhanced and expanded (capacity wise) down the road from funds generated by naming opportunities, premium and luxury box seating. Unfortunately, most everything done in Hawaii is with short term thinking and bandaid fixes where it ultimately ends up costing more down the road to fix properly. The price tag to build a new stadium 30 years down the road is going to be more than double the current day cost to build a new 50,000 seat concrete stadium (the numbers for that are in that 2005 DAGS report).

But going back to Utah’s win, can anyone now blame Boise State’s lobbying to position themselves for entry into the MWC? I felt their president was full of it making noise but now I can understand he is just positioning BSU to be in the best possible situation for the inevitable. Come 2011 after the current BCS contract expires at the end of the 2010 season, the Cotton Bowl, which used to be a traditional big bowl during the SWC days will likely be included in what is being called the next generation BCS (Chick-Fil-A and the Capital One Bowls will also be lobbying for this coveted spot). The 2010 Cotton Bowl will move to the Dallas Cowboy’s new stadium priming its way as a selling point into the BCS. That is right in TCU’s backyard of Dallas-Fort Worth. With the addition of another BCS bowl, adding another AQ conference makes sense.

The MWC now has an extremely good selling point and the inside track as a BCS auto qualifier and can increase their stock by running the table again this upcoming season or at least placing several teams into the top 20. Utah’s convincing Sugar Bowl win provides a shot in the arm for higher preseason rankings to them, BYU, and TCU putting Boise State (given their loss to TCU) and the WAC at a clear disadvantage. The WAC’s dismal bowl performance including two losses to the MWC doesn’t help things any. And if Boise football continues dominating the WAC in 2009 and 2010, the arguments are going to grow stronger in favor of seeing them move to a better conference like the way Lou Holtz was drooling on about. People can put on whatever rose colored glasses they want but the WAC is beginning to look like the Mickey Mouse conference that it really is. If the conference is not overall competitive, it is difficult to play at a high level. Boise plays at that higher level because of their system and excellent coaching which is why they have been able to dominate the WAC. And while from TCU’s perspective, SMU might be a better choice WHEN (no longer is this an IF with this Sugar Bowl win) the MWC expands (rivalry game, Dallas-Fort Worth television market, local travel partner), there are no guarantees JJ will get them to the sort of level of play which BSU is at consistently which would boost the MWC status further. BSU brings instant credibility in football and increases the power rating for the MWC. The business decision in these economic times is going to trump some of the other concerns some MWC member schools may have about BSU because the BCS money is going to make up for that.

McMackin… if you even bother to read this from Las Vegas, you have your work cut out for you in your remaining 4 seasons and that $1.1 million you are being paid. Contrast to Kyle Whittingham whose original six year deal (to expire in 2010) was $4 million. He deservedly earned his new five year $6 million contract. UH had many chances to redeem themselves this past season but failed. The same mistakes were made over and over. The so called strength and your forte, the defense, turned out to be a bust of swiss cheese proportions giving up too many big plays. That shameful pop-warner performance against Notre Dame set the program back more than the Kool-aid drinkers would like to admit. Coaches prior to the Jones-era like Tomey and Wagner at least fielded teams which played competitively against the talent laden OOC power teams. The players you had were likely far more talented than what Tomey or Wags had to work with. Talent however can be wasted if they are not coached up (look at Notre Dame and how they’ve managed to underachieve because of coaching issues under that arrogant pighead Weiss).

The product you and your coaching staff put out on the field was for the most part, unentertaining (the Nevada game and the Cinci game before the meltdown were probably the most entertaining) and furthermore, an embarrassment to the state of Hawaii from a national perspective. And what was one of YOUR rules? Was it not to embarrass the program? Donovan should realistically expect to see 2009 football season ticket sales drop putting the athletic department further in the hole. In these economic times, you are going to have to put a compelling and competitive product out on the field. If you don’t, the economic realities of these times will manifest itself with people voting with their pocket book. Fortunately for you coach, Donovan will be in no position to fire you like he and Yoshida did with Wagner and then vonAppen because the university won’t have the money to buy out your overpriced contract. You and your staff get a pass this first season just because of the transition. You and your staff will likely get a pass this upcoming season which will be challenging due to the loss on the defensive side and the serious need for improvement on the offensive side. It is not just the O-line. They do bear a part of the responsibility but there were also many times when they provided Alexander more than enough time and he just hung on to the ball way too long. There were also times when the receivers ran the wrong routes or dropped the ball on catches that should have been made. Moral, it is also competency at the QB and receiver positions. As JJ used to say, repetition and practicing the base offense until they reach a level of unconscious competence is what makes it successful. Anyone who watched Graham Harrell, Colt McCoy and Brian Johnson could see how quickly their release was and how they were on the same wavelength as their receivers. Colt Brennan had that plus an uncanny accuracy.

Throughout this season, there has been a disconnect between O-line, QB, and receivers. Some of this was due to the QB carousel, some of it is due to certain O-line personnel, some of it is due to the coaching, and part of this was due to the offseason practicing from under center and trying to change the R&S from what JJ was running instead of slowly transitioning and taking advantage of the competencies that the returning offensive players had learned and practiced. Rather than simplify and getting the basics down on offense, they modified and tried to add things while the foundation was not even stable. The responsibility of that lies in the decisions made by the coaching staff which McMackin has been too quick to praise far too often. Anyone NOT blind who watched the sidelines saw chaos and disorganization. Why aren’t the QB’s all together and near Rolo so that everyone can learn and be on the same page. Why do some players completely ignore Smith? This is just the tip of the iceberg of the sideline mess. So is it any surprise there are communication issues and clock management issues which for some reason, you coach, don’t seem to think is an issue. It was humorous during one ESPN televised games where they showed Hawaii fans doing the timeout signal while the announcers questioned the seemingly lack of urgency by the UH coaching staff at calling a timeout. Andre Ware’s statements during the ND game were also spot on (he can talk because he ran the R&S) as well as the other announcers saying UH lacked fire during the warmup. This all seems to point to the coaches not being able to motivate and fireup the players. There are times when actions speak louder than words.

Coach, your 3rd season, 2010, starts off with USC and this Warrior fan would like to at least see UH play disciplined and competitive football by that time. I am not delusional and don’t expect Hawaii to beat USC. All I am asking for is a complete 4 quarter challenge with the possibility of an upset against a big name program and not a bodybag shellacking like the outcome of the Florida, Oregon State, and Notre Dame games. Dick Tomey’s teams played against a Charles White USC team down to the 4th quarter, led against a Turner Gill, Roger Craig, and future Heisman winner Mike Rozier led Nebraska team 16-0 for most of the game until a 37 point blitz, had a Barry Switzer coached OU squirming only to lose by 4, lost another close one the following year to a Hayden Fry coached Iowa, and also kept it close against Bo Schembechler’s Michigan squad in Tomey’s final year at UH. Tomey’s team managed to beat schools that were physically superior like South Carolina twice, Arizona State, and Wisconsin. Wags also did fairly well against big name OOC opponents including some hallmark wins. The point being is that Tomey’s and Wag’s (except towards the end when he clearly lost control of the team with the internal fighting) had instilled discipline in their players, played in a tougher WAC, and was therefore able to compete head-to-head with the best where they weren’t easily blown out by those big name teams and garnered a reputation of playing big name teams tough. 2006 and 2007 saw a move towards the next level of national respect but that all came crashing down in the Sugar Bowl and the way this past season went including the way they lost of ND on national TV. Continue losing in that manner and all that groundwork layed during the JJ-era will need to be rebuilt from scratch.

i should be coach

The key word in your post is “inibriated”.

Good morning Tsaikos…

Wow Gorn…over 2000 words on UH football in one post! I don’t agree with everything but that was an excellent read. I don’t think we’ll ever have the cash in the state/UH budget to do all the things that would make us look like any of the big programs. I’m just amazed that we’ve accomplished as much as we have considering the hurdles of a small market, a comparatively small recruiting base, and the tough economic conditions that the majority of Hawaii’s fans experience.

Whoops!! hird Time’s The Charm = Third Time’s The Charm

Silky Voice in the Gorn,
what a blast! I agree wit much wat yu stay talkin. I liked da Yuutz cuz day came to play. And that triple trick play, max excitement!

yu absolutely right about coupla tings. coach too quick to cova for da odda coaches. afekz credibility.

but yur most accurate, heads on, hands down analysis wuz describin
our Notre Dame performance a pop warner production. that hurt in da most intensest of wayz. i had mo fun wit my kuz an frenz at da Tgate.