Browns pick Veikune
David Veikune was on the golf course in Mililani when he received the call: The Cleveland Browns selected him in the second round. His father became emotional, and Veikune received a kiss from his girlfriend. Veikune said he was pleased because his mother’s family lives in Canton, Ohio. He reports to training camp Thursday, and will compete as a linebacker.
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Today’s the last chance to see the Warriors in action for another three months. The autograph session starts at 1 p.m. at Aloha Stadium, the drills at 3 p.m. and the Warrior Bowl shortly thereafter. Because the lights are being replaced, Aloha Staidum must be cleared out by 6 p.m. Maybe that gives folks enough time to rush home to see if David Veikune gets picked.
Jeannie Lee, Walter Watanabe
Pakalani Bello, Powder Puff
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Max Unger goes to Seattle in the second round.
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What would Matt Stafford be worth if GeorgiaΒ had lost to Hawaiβi?
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A moment of silence for the passing of Bea Arthur, star of the very cool “Golden Girls.”
hmmm
Go WARRIORS!!!!
First, wow. Good luck Warriors.
this is what moon thinks:
David Veikune-6th round
Ryan Mouton-5th round
Cal vs. Ron in the Warrior Bowl- Cal 31-14
Good morning Tsai-kos!
Have fun at the T-gate and scrimmage.
I heard earlier that the today’s 1st game of the doubleheader would be on DishNetwork somewhere, but I can’t find it on the schedule. Did I hear it incorrectly or is it just being shown regionally and not in Hawaii?
eh, tsai-kos have fun at ur tailgates and REM dont feed raphael.
J-E-T-S make trade w/ Browns and take Mark Sanchez.
Dan Synder must be making habut.
Warrior Bowl
MAUKA
QB: Shane Austin, Greg Alexander, Steele Jantz
RB: Inoke Funaki, Jayson Rego, Kimo Alo, Kahekili Kalalau
WR: Greg Salas, Rodney Bradley, Billy Ray Stutzmann, Kealoha Pilares, Daniel Lofton, Royce Pollard, Jett Jasper, Corey Paclebar, Ryan Henry
OL: John Estes, Austin Hansen, David Garness, Kaha’i Choy, Adrian Thomas, Tuiatua Tuiasosopo, Raphael Ieru, Bronson Tiwanak, Aaron Kia, Steven Rodenhurst
DL: Abraham Cavaco-Amoy, Alema Tachibana, Geordon Hanohano, Cameron Allen-Jones, Ikaika Mahoe, Quentin Beaver, Elliott Purcell, Rocky Savaiigaea, Waylon Lolotai, Aaron Rink, David Hafoka, Alasi Toilolo
LB: Brashton Satele, Viliami Nauahi, Josh Andrews, Joshua Rice, Joseph Malabuyoc, R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane
DB: Lametrius Davis, Tank Hopkins, Lewis Walker, Kawika Ornellas, Richard Torres, Jordan Gomes, Fesootai Papalii, Mana Silva
Head coach: Cal Lee
Assistants: Nick Rolovich, Dave Aranda, Chris Tormey, Brian Smith, Craig Stutzmann
MAKAI
QB: Brent Rausch, Bryant Moniz
RB: Leon Wright-Jackson, Kennedy Carlson, Hogan Rosehill, Joey Cadiz
WR: Jon Medeiros, Dustin Blount, Jovonte Taylor, Rick Taylor, Matt Kiel, Jeremiah Ostrowski, Troy Lauduski, Joe Avery, Mike Tinoco, Malcolm Lane
OL: Laupepa Letuli, Levi Legay, Matagisila Lefiti, Joey Lipp, Lucas Kennard, Brysen Ginlack, Ray Hisatake, Andrew Faaumu, Clayton Laurel, Drew Uperesa, Brett Leonard, Daniel Johnson
DL: Victor Clore, Tuika Tufaga, Bo Montgomery, John Fonoti, Keahi Watson, Antwan Mahaley, Chris Leatigaga, Vaughn Meatoga, Liko Satele, Haku Correa
LB: Po’okela Ahmad, Cory Paredes, Mana Lolotai, Marc Moody, Art Laurel
DB: Spencer Smith, Jeramy Bryant, Rykin Enos, Steve Stepter, Cody Walker, Marvin Judd, Kenny Estes, Steven Christian
Head coach: Ron Lee
Assistants: Rich Miano, Gordy Shaw, George Lumpkin, Mike Smith, Chris Williams
J-E-T-S, Jets!, Jets! Jets!
Now, if New York can get Cleveland to give up on Lebron James …
have a great game and tailgate
Dream on, ST, dream on…. π
Hi whitey!
ST – when you get a text msg, you’re supposed to TEXT them back… π
I had to make sure I knew whom I was texting. Or else, you know, I might inadvertently sign up for matchmaker service or something.
When do we start seeing the run on SC linebackers?
Whoa: Heyward-Bey went ahead of Crabtree?
So sad to hear about Golden Girl, Bea Arthur. That dude was a serious talent and a remarkable actor.
Woohoo – Top 20!
Go Warriors!! Have a great practice!
Our office is overloaded with Niner fans. I think you’ll be hearing some cheering if they Crabtree.
The Lions gave Stafford $41M guaranteed? OMG! Are they nuts? I thought they didn’t even want this pick.
Heyward-Bey pick was bad, but not surprising. It’s Al Davis, for crying out loud.
49ers, meet Crabtree. Crabtree, meet San Francisco. C’mon, this HAS to be the pick.
Then again, don’t be surprised if Singletary goes with Orakpo. I really like Orakpo, but you CAN’T pass up on Crabtree at 10. You just can’t. I’m not as high on him as others, but he’s too much of a value at 10.
Niners shouldn’t wait the full time .They should grab Crabtree already.
And there it is . . .
Is that Kekaula (a Rams fan) screaming at the TV?
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Love this pick.
ST,
They took crabtree just like you suggested.. must have been listing to you
Amazing the comparable attributes of Crabtree and Jason Rivers. But for everything Rivers was ripped for (pedestrian 40 time, system guy), Kiper says that doesn’t matter with Crabtree. It’s production that counts. Exactly.
I’m feeling sorry for the Broncos. Unless they take Freeman, they’re in a bad position.
Never underestimate the words “I’m sorry.”
That could have gone a long way in the Cutler situation.
Wonder when Knowshon Moreno, the next Emmit Smith, gets picked?
wow there you go. broncos take knowshon!
Well, that settles taht. Moreno to the Broncos.
Man, they could have had Cutler and Moreno.
So who will the Redskins take?
Wow. Redskins have a nice defense.
I like Michael Smith’s predictions. Plus, he’s got the cool graphics.
Wow.. a Defensive End to the Redskins.
where is everyone? at halawa?
Hello, anybody around?
I hope a lot of folks aren’t listening to the BaseBows. Not very good so far through 5 1/2 innings.
8-0 Aggies, Bot 6.
‘Bows lose the first game of the doubleheader 16-6.
On to the second game…..
I hope there are gobs of fans seeking autographs and at the scrimmage today!
Gooooooooo Warrrrrrrrrrrrrriiioooooooooooorrrrrs!
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Just got home from a 95 year old birthday party – and bit late to get started to the stadium.
ST – depending on you to keep us posted on the game!
They’re replacing the lights on the same day as the Warrior Bowl? Dirty Commish thinks the timing stinks. Dirty Commish really questions the competence of Aloha Stadium management sometimes. Ok, a lot of times.
Dirty Commish regrets not being able to attend the Warrior Bowl. Would like to see “Hurricane Inoke” in the Noke for the first time.
The NFL draft is like a slow train wreck. Dirty Commish loves seeing Berman and Morty slowing down and getting groggy as the night goes on, and Steve Young making less sense by the minute.
Is it just me?????…but this draft proceedings is surely boring…I find myself continualy flipping channels trying to find something better to watch.
sure/continually?…oh well, must be the boring is setting in.
mctruck:
You’re not alone in that regard.
DC – the job isn’t a one-day thing. Anytime the State (DAGS) gets involved, it takes waaaay longer than it needs to.
CRW, mctruck – at least it’s almost pau!!!
Yeah…the nerve of Aloha Stadium management to proceed with the light replacement during the all important Warrior Bowl Spring Game. They should’ve started the project the day of the Hawaii Bowl, or better yet wait until late summer/early fall like on September 4th. Come on Mr. Chan bust out a calendar why don’t you?!?!
Pat White to Miami – will it have any impact on Davone’s playing time?
Browns draft Veikune!!!!!
Congrats David!
David Veikune to the Cleveland Browns
Again….the crew on ESPN oblivious to the Browns picking Veikune. They just must not like Hawaii players
Veikune to the Browns!
Veikune to Clevland! 52nd pick!
The Dolphins management is smoking crack…first getting rid of Samson and now drafting Pat White…REALLY? I’m sick.
djmitcho:
I see that. They just overlooked the Browns picking Veikune, opting to move on to the next pick (the Eagles and that RB from Pitt). And now they go to a commercial break.
Think we’re just gonna hear a blip about it (they’ll just say that the Browns drafted him, but give no analysis)?
CRW,
I don’t even think they really care
Looking at the remaining players, the Pat White choice was expected. Versatility a must in the ‘Phins offense, especially with the Wildcat.
Oh look. The Dolphins are on the clock again.
Odds they draft another WR?
I highly doubt Veikune cares. Congrats to him!
Btw, I guess I _just_ missed his pick…was anyone listening in on ESPN Radio? You’d have to have been listening online because of the ‘Bows game, so this is kind of a shot in the dark…
Of course, none other than Mel Kiper Jr. is doing the player commentary for each pick, so maybe it’s better if we all missed it.
Those lights better be pau before the Fall Game.
Makes sense since all home games are at night.
Come on decision makers. Get those work orders in place. Nothing has changed with the aloofness of the heads.
Spring is in the air, and those persons in charge are floating around in thin air.
Miami should get Kruger. Or Beatty.
Nvm.
Makai scores on 1st play of scrimmage…70-yard TD pass from B. Rausch to D. Blount. Rausch to Bount for 2-pt conversion…Makai 8, Mauka 0.
From
http://twitter.com/HawaiiAthletics
C’mon guys.. remember.. “Why all the hate?”
Be nice..
I think it’s great of them to replace the light bulbs in the Stadium.
But I have to wonder how many of them will it take to hold the bulbs and how many to turn the stadium?
Congrats to David Veikune… #52.. second round in the draft.. Whootah!!
Offenses are hot!
Mauka ties score at 8-8. Alexander to Bradley for 3-yard strike and Alexander to Salas for conversion.
From
http://twitter.com/HawaiiAthletics
Inoke Funaki end-around rush puts Makai ahead 14-8. Conversion no good. 7:36 left in 1st quarter.
From
http://twitter.com/HawaiiAthletics
Congratulations to David Veikune! All that hard work paid off! First WAC player chosen! Two words: Cedar Point.
Man, Detroit has done well in the draft so far. I like that TE from OK St. they picked up with their 2d pick in the first round. He’s tough.
Thanks MIH for completing the light bulb sage.
Funny, Aloha Stadium is spinning round n’ round with one guy holding the bulb.
My laugh of the day.
Howdy 99Club
Dustin Blount scored his second touchdown, on a 4-yard pass, to give Makai a 16-14 lead in the second quarter.
Mauka now forced to punt.
Finally, we’ve got the running clock going.
Bryant Moniz to Blount for four-yard TD. Wright-Jackson for the 2-pt conversion. Makai leads 16-14 in 2nd quarter.
From
http://twitter.com/HawaiiAthletics
Stretch is in the hale.
Bryant Moniz competed a 52-yard pass to Jovonte Taylor ot the Mauka 2.
Bryant Moniz scores on a 3-yard bootleg to the right.
Pitch to Joey Cadiz falls short. Maikai lead 22-14
Shane Austin throws a 58-yard touchdown pass to Billy Ray Stutzmann for Mauka.
PAT pass fails. Makai still leads, 22-20.
Howzit Mav!
Four players from Connecticut in the first two rounds? Huh.
Only six or seven from non-BCS schools.
Here’s an compiled list of UH players going in rounds 1-2.
2002 1 19 Ashley Lelie WR Denver Broncos
2004 2 42 Travis LaBoy DE Tennessee
2003 2 43 Pisa Tinoisamoa OLB St. Louis Rams
1986 2 45 Walter Murray WR Washington 1974 2 52 Jeris White DB Miami Dolphins
2009 2 52 David Veikune DE Cleveland
2007 2 58 Ikaika Alama-Francis DE Detroit Lions
2007 2 60 Samson Satele C Miami Dolphins
http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=H&collegeName=Hawaii&abbrFlag=0&type=school
Where David Veikune stands amongst other Warriors selected in the second round or earlier.
Purcell was the last Warrior drafted by the Browns.
12/30/08 Melila Purcell signed.
2007 6 200 Melila Purcell DE Cleveland
Austin completes 32 yard pass to Rodney Bradley. Ball at Makai 15.
Great stat, morning dove.
Austin scores on 1 yard sneak after controversial time stoppage with one second left at the end of preceding play.
Halftime: Mauka 26, Makai 22.
Right on David Viekune
Jon Medeiros throws a 50-yard option pass to Jovonte Taylor for a touchdown, giving Makai a 28-26 lead.
ST – thanks for the updates = should have made the effort!
…and Kaha’i is in to show his stuff!
moon:
April 25th, 2009 at 10:28 am
this is what moon thinks:
David Veikune-6th round
Ryan Mouton-5th round
Cal vs. Ron in the Warrior Bowl- Cal 31-14
First off…lay off the pakalolo lil bit cause I’d say with your predictions so far, you are really showing your moon. Anyway, congrats to David Veikune going 2nd round, I’m happy for him! Good luck tommorrow to the rest of the boys, hopefully Mouton, Ingram, Josh Leonard will get the call.
Warrior Bowl sounds exciting but has got me a little skeptical at how easily both offenses are moving the ball. Is anyone playing defense today or is it a sign of just how bad our secondary is giving up the big plays??? Or is it that our offense is just that badass this year??? Anyway, I know it’s Spring, it’s early but just throwing it out there. Mahalos for the updates though, keep them coming…
what ever pauoa boy,
what did curtis predict? 4-5 rd. for DV
but what gets me angry is your tone, nothing about you is polite
during the season you yell and obsenities at the players, coach and team
you call the former wahine coach a prick on this board
so i guess u the big man telling moon he’s smoking
ok, move on
Actually, DV’s agent thought he’d go in 3-5 rounds, so this is somewhat of a surprise.
Yeah, I thought DV would go early in the second day, but to see him go #52 is great.
Second game for the BaseBows:
5-2 UH, Bottom 8th
Slaats in.
Thought the 2nd game of the double header only went 7 innings?
moon,
I don’t care what Curtis predicted, I could care less if you like my so called tone and if I’m not polite, so what! Regardless, if you don’t like what I have to say, just skip right along and ignore, you don’t have to read it. Anyway, me saying your smoking pakalolo is because Veikune predicted in Round 4-5 is ridiculous. I knew David Veikune was going early today after seeing him perform at the Pro-Day and hearing the scouts talk about him. Also, Bolla is a prick and I’m glad he’s out! There was nothing positive about him anyway. Anyway, if I say something, it’s usually after I’ve done some research or actually been there live to observe what’s going on to be able to speak out on it.
Maverick:
I thought that too initially.
However, the first game ended after 8 innings due to the 10-run rule [UH lost 16-6], so they play 9-innings for the second game.
[…] The Warrior Beat | UH football, University of Hawaii athletics … (warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com) – April 25, 2009David Veikune-6th round. Ryan Mouton-5th round. Cal vs. Ron in the Warrior Bowl- Cal 31-14. jm2375: April 25th, 2009 at 10:33 am. Good morning Tsai-kos! Have fun at the T-gate and scrimmage. I heard e… […]
The NMSU announcers aren’t too bad. Prefer Don Robbs, but these guys are fine for fill-in.
The second game isn’t being broadcasted on KSNM (their flagship radio station), so the NMSU guy is calling the game exclusively for 1420.
Tomorrow’s finale will be another simulcast with KSNM, much like last night’s game.
And just as I type that, the UH bullpen has officially blown the 5-0 lead that Nate Klein left them.
7-5 Aggies.
Thanks for the BaseBows and scrimmage updates. Sounds like the Warriors are able to move the ball pretty effectively. Of course, as was mentioned earlier, does that mean our defense has some pukas?
Veikune is the only player in the WAC so far.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2009/tracker#dt-tabs:dt-by-college/dt-by-conference-input:wac
So it seems Dustin Blount killed it in the Warrior Bowl, good to hear. Heard Rodney Bradley, Greg Salas, Kealoha Pilares, and Billy Ray were impressive as well. Nice to see the receivers shining.
Bryant Moniz and Shane Austin sounds like they could creep up the depth chart???
Defensively, I heard Steve Stepter did well too…
Anyway, can’t wait to hear updates and coverage on today’s game!
Bravo for Veikune!!!
Another proud Warrior joins the NFL.
I hope they remember the UH as they make their millions.
BaseBows tied up 7-7 Top 9th!!!!!!
A very animated NMSU announcer. Very likable and listenable.
Kekoa . . .
Geez, you left us hanging. How did Kahai do?
Speaking of Veikune…
It’s nice to see him be the first player from our conference drafted. I thought he got shafted being named to second team All-WAC this past year. He should have been first team All-WAC hands down. Anyway, at least the NFL scouts knew who the best Defensive Lineman in our conference was. Jarron Gilbert from San Jose State was supposedly rated higher so it’s nice to see Veikune go ahead of him.
Extra innings in Las Cruces.
Jason:
April 25th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Heyward-Bey pick was bad, but not surprising. It’s Al Davis, for crying out loud.
Jason,
Al Davis is retarded. There first two picks are nothing short of dumb. I feel bad for Samson Satele having to play on an Al Davis team. But whatever at least the 49ers got Crabtree who could be Jerry Rice like for them. Oh wait nevermind, San Fran needs a QB cause Shaun Hill is well…yeah and Alex Smith is well…yeah. Hope by miracle they trade for that number 5 guy on the Redskins team…
BOWS WIN! BOWS WIN!
8-7 in 10 innings
Hawaii wins… 8-7 with a double play!! in the 10th. phew!
I don’t like these hitter-friendly ballparks. Too much stress as a fan with the scoreboard being lit up. No lead is ever safe in parks like these.
Helps for boosting the team batting average, though.
Wow. Ugly win, but still a win! Try to go for the 3-1 series win, BaseBows!
Good win for the ‘Bows!
Thanks CRW.
Good Luck Braddah.
Keith
Vegas Baby
Sorry for missing the T gate for the class went onk until 2. We made it to the game and enjoyed it from the orange . It was okay , but it seems like the defense was not that good …Otherwise enjoyed the game.
Whats a comeback for the bows…I guess our relief pitchers are not good to blow up so badly in the two games today. It is a good thing that the bats are very hot and they can come bacl…. Go Bows
Great day..food was as always outrageous..scrimmage was good ….still might be some concerns in the defensive secondary but overall looked real good…we have a bunch of good receivers…got to meet some of the moms at the T gate..wow a bunch of characters and way fun….
Anybody meet AKWarrior… Garness’s dad? He made the trip from Alaska.
Whoops: Forgot to give the final.
Makai won.
Yay Makai!
Yay Mauka!
Go Warriors!
I’m not worried. Offense has more experience. Take off the qbs orange and it would have been a different game. The qbs also look a whole lot sharper than last year. Alex has shortened his delivery and his experience shows. Defense tackled poorly early on but picked it up later on.
At this stage of the game, I’m sure McMackin is looking to see which of the New Guys on Defense have got the highest football IQs. If they can smell the ball, follow it’s path, they can be taught to stop ball carrier, disrupt the pass, or strip the ball. Sounds like an exciting season in the making.
Anybody remember last season’s spring game?
comparisons? Notes?
congratulations to david veikune. you’ve earned the draft position the hard way and wish you the best in the comng years.
basically it appears (or from what is posted) that most of the tds’ were scored via the passing game. did any of the rbs’ step up and do their job, blocking and running????? just curious.
am very glad that the o line was productive on both sides. shades of ’07????????
whitey,
I believe the third touchdown was Inoke on a running play as RB? No?
I believe the third touchdown was Inoke on a running play as RB? No?
It was …a he drug a few guys with him…he looked good today..Blount looked good also..and its going to be hard to redshirt Stutzman..
Good news, Cassy is the MIL girls champ
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/517775.html?nav=11
The kid (not DPK) shot a final round 76 for a top ten finish and a spot in the State championship.
π
Man what a scrimmage I think some one might unseat GA at QB before the first game he looked flustered and held the ball way to long. Rausch made some nice throws but Austin and Moniz aired it out. Our recieving core looks to be heading in the right direction Bradley,Taylor and Blount really played well as did Stutz2 can’t way till August when the rest of the recruits get here.
http://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2009/4/25/FB_0425095346.aspx
game summary
Congrats to Cassy!
I thought Alexander looked fine..the others did not have first team guys leaking through like he did..its the spring..he is much better looking off and quicker release than last year…this scrimmage was about looking at the other guys and making the cut..there are some freshman DB’s who look real good….
would any tsaikos have an opinion about this year’s game vs last year in team performance. what stands out is the receiving corp and o line from what i am reading.
also what i read is that the rb position is set for opening day w/inoke. correct?????
Congratulations, David Veikune…you do yourself, your family, & your home state so very proudly! Take care of business, & have a great career!
Geez, doesn’t Mel Kiper’s haircut & motor mouth drive you nutty…
I know this is a pro-UH site, but how about a shout-out for local boy from Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i Prep, & U of Oregon 2nd round pick Max Unger to Seattle! Plus, his HPA line coach was Bern Bostek (Iolani & UW), whose son, a freshman at HPA, is probably going to be bigger & more polished than his ole man, certainly someone we’re going to be reading about in a few more years, UH coaches please take notice already!
Can’t wait for tomorrow, & best wishes to all of the other UH players available for the draft!
Finally, Afan, re: your last post for me…not a problem, I’ve moved on, we all have goofy days at one time or another (my wife thinks I’m goofy all the time, no comments please,DPK!). Take care…
whitey:
For now I would say yes..come fall who knows but he looks real good….
moon, thanks for the summary. very interesting. what caught my eye was that they had only 3,700+ watching the game, but on maui we only had 700+ less watching the scrimmage. i guess maui is no ka oi.
whitey — here’s the URL to ST’s blog entry covering last year’s Warrior Bowl.
http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/2008/04/26/game-day/
Note LizKauai (Treo) posts for the play-by-play. I remember sitting next to her and all of us around her were serving as spotters… π
Information Only..most of the Taiko’s are still at Cabana A..I am a light weight and have to get home before dark…way scared of the dark-side especially when the MOM’s are there……
looking at stats and reading posts, it appears going into fall, there will be a “new” rb and 2 new receivers in the starting lineup.
hilobilly, be careful w/rats your area. understand that you have some people who have contacted rat lung virus and are in a coma, but there is another rat disease, leptospirosis, which is still around. it can make you really sick, delirious, shutdown of kidney functions, hard time walking, and heart palpations. be careful.
Actually WHITEY, I’m waiting for PRIDE to give his assessment on the O-Line and D-Line in today’s game.
curveball, of course the instigata, kekoa, koakane have installed gps on their crafts. darkside??? hahahahahahaaaa. did homey, bulla, ajoe make it to the tgate??????
Pakalani really hates having his picture taken
councillar, good to see you on the blog. how are things and have you got more trips to maui lined up?????
I like the way Leon was running up the middle. He is running hard. He was dipping his shoulders the way Chizzy does. I saw the some of the runningbacks do this while doing their drills. I have always known that Inoke would do well at runningback.
time to take break.
whitey:
April 25th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
curveball, of course the instigata, kekoa, koakane have installed gps on their crafts. darkside??? hahahahahahaaaa. did homey, bulla, ajoe make it to the tgate??????
All in great form……
Congratulations to David Veikune!
Hiya!
Wow – what a blog!
I spent the day on the landing – fishing.
Awesome!
Saba were chasing the few sardines we could see and I caught 6 of them. What a rush! Of course it took all day. But it was fun and I am pooped!
Time to eat.
I had thought that Veikune would be picked in the 3rd round (based on the information out there, especially the teams that met with him and the teams with LB needs), but had been hoping for the 2nd round. He’s going to a team that needs a pass-rushing LB, and he’ll do a great job there!
Howzit everybody! Sounds like a great scrimmage today. The reports are great, thank you all!
hilobilly-
No teasing here. I’m just glad you’re gonna stick around. My only regret is that I don’t see you here more often! WB, brother! π
While watching a video of David Veikune at the combine, I was quite surprised at how quick and agile he looked on the position drills. Now I can see why the Browns picked him up so early. His upside potential is humongous. He has barely scratched the surface of his potential. But I have a feeling that they want Veikune to to focus on only one thing. Get to the quarterback, get to the quarterback, get to the quarterback, get to the quarterback, get to the quarterback. Congratulatons to David and the Veikune family.
Now I’m hoping that Mouton goes in the 3rd or 4th round, Josh Leonard and Jake Ingram are also drafted, and Sol and Adam either get drafted or get their pick of teams to sign free agent deals with (and that they choose well like Bess did, where he picked the right team and not the highest offer). There are a lot of other deserving Warriors that should get shots at NFL camps also, but I don’t know if the NFL realizes that.
Well “shades of 07” in terms of the o-line? I think this year’s o-line will eventually grow into a better unit than 07 and ESPECIALLY 08.
I think a lot of the oline issues in 2007 wasn’t evident for most of the year thanks to the abilities and communication between Brennan, RGM, Bess, C.J., and Rivers, but then the Washington game came and they struggled a bit as we saw some flashes of what the issues were, but then made adjustments to win that game and then the RUSH from Georgia came in the Sugar Bowl and we all know how that ended.
Here’s a shout out to our Wahine:
Things look like they are really shaping up coming into the WAC softball tourney.
With only FSU and Nevada ahead of us in the standings, there is a lot of reasons to beleive we can capture the WAC Championship and then move on to the NCAA tournament… AGAIN.
We took care of then #22 FSU in Fresno taking the series 2-1 and while we dropped the series to Nevada at home 2-1, we could of just easily won it 2-1 had it not been for the inability to finish close games when we had the lead. This was a serious issue earlier this season and since then Stephanie Ricketts has played like a sophomore or even a “seasoned” junior at clutch times in recent games.
Not to mention that Makani Duhaylonsod-Kaleimamahu has stepped up big recently at the plate.
While he play at 3rd base has been great, I am still waiting for Clare Warwick to show that .300+ hitter that he has been for pretty much her whole career at UH. I still think that if she can get into a “groove” at bat, it will produce a “domino” effect that will spell trouble for our opponents. There is nothing like having one of you senior leaders on the team just light up the Manoa sky.
Free play link time. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you do not want to read the off-topic stuff.
Instead of layoffs, this law firm offered all 1,300 of its associates the opportunity to take a year off for 1/3 of their base payβthe associate profiled in this story will take the $80k (I guess her base pay is $240k!) and plans to teach English to monks in Sri Lanka and possibly help bring solar power to parts of the Himalayas.
I didnβt realize that Ayn Rand thought that health warnings about smoking were a socialist conspiracyβ¦and that she died of lung cancer.
Cat adopted two puppies (their mother died when delivering them, nursing them, washing them with her tongue, and even teaching them to hunt mice.
Russian man survived a fall out of a 5th-story windowβ¦twice in one night.
The World Health Organization says that the swine flu could spread quickly around the world and could develop into a pandemic. The 100 kids at a school in Queens who might have the swine flu is an indication of how quickly it can spreadβthey already had to close a school in Texas.
Free play links pau.
Report on Veikune being drafted by the Browns.
To MadeinHawaii,
you would chuckle to know that when Brysen-Bula #63 ran so fast down the field to blocked Brashton and held him still ( no can move)…
Brashton was pissed pointing @ his great friend. But Bula jus smiled and told him ” LOVE You!”… then walked off…
For one O-liner Giant, that was such a fast move…maybe Mac should make them do sprints every now and then…
Its so much fun to ask them what they say on the field to each other….especially when we watch some passion going on!
They’re both lovable!
Yes folks lets stay positive here.
Oooookkkkeeeeeee…
I was just watching K-5 News at Nine to catch a glipse of the David Veikune news and I realized something…
Now I like KGMB9’s news broadcasts. I always make it a point to watch KGMB9 news, but I also peek into KITV and KHON at times, but there is something about KHNL’s “format” that I cannot stand.
Also, there is something “gimmicky” about playing that cheepo elevator music during the ENTIRE sports segment that just makes the sports news seem like… well… a gimmick… OH and not to mention the NUMEROUS mistakes they’ve made in the past regarding start times for UH home games, team win and loss records, etc…
Congratulations to Shawn Withy-Allen for throwing the game-winning TD pass in his game tonight! He completed 20 out of his 28 passes and threw 6 TD passes.
Garret:
April 25th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Russian man survived a fall out of a 5th-story windowβ¦twice in one night.
Vodka????????????????????
To Garret,
I do not think that one needs to play peewee football to be able to compete in College or NFL.
I know many (personally) who made it to D-1 and NFL and did not play peewee or JV.
Peewee football is for peewee boys, I think…mine was big for peewee regulations, but made it fine as HS starter and now college football player.
My friends’ sons did the same for college and also made it into NFL…
Garret that is my first hand experiences
wafan, et al.
Re: Observe & Report
Whitey ~ What few ‘reps’ Kaha’i was able to log in today was excellent! He held his own in the trenches and never gave ground against larger D-linemen.
So what if da guy is 6’4″ tall and weighs 305 lbs…just numbers right?! Good footwork, body and hand position kept him in control. This is the best I have seen him play to date….(IMHO, of course).
kekoa, are you still at the tgate w/iphone???? hahahahaaa. thanks for the update.
going bed cause got to be up by 4:30 and get to course by 6:00 for tournament for duffer and the kids. see you all.
ManKok of the Cleveland Browns talking about Veikune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSPx_Y9pYA
Mahalo Ollivia for that tidbit.
Wow what a great day for UH Athletics….
Congrats BaseBows for hanging in and pulling off the split.
Sounds like a real crowd-pleaser at the Warrior Bowl…long TD plays galore!
Defense should be better, like someone was suggesting, once the QB’s stop wearing orange (no possible rhyme) jerseys…Intimidation can be a very intimidating thing! (profound, eh?)
…speaking of “pro founds”
Congratulations to David Veikune for 2nd round selection…nice surprise!
btw, Luau was great! Working on the pics and will start on the video when go home….
as for now….
Oyasumina-tsai.
My overall assessment of today’s Warrior Bowl was one of pure satisfaction. Consider this. Both teams were evenly matched. Each team contributed some outstanding plays on offense and defense.
Now, that tells me that this shake down cruise was an indicator of the talent pool they have to this point. The game film should give the coaches a better look at what they have overall. Come August, when they make their starting assignments, it will be exciting to see the final results.
Mistakes were made, yes. Patterns, progressions, coverages, were blown at times. However, corrections were made, and each team came roaring back when they needed to. Fights?…zero.
After last week, when helmets were used as weapons in a real donnybrook, today…teamwork and intensity led to a very different result. After one particularly great TD by the Mauka team, the entire bench cleared and ran on to the field to the North end zone to celebrate!
So like Liz sez, “Unite and Conquer!”
lemme see… 6 more day hath April… 31.. in May… 30 in June… 31.. thru July….. seems so far away…
Puakinikini..
I always thought it was “puakenikeni”
am I wrong? …
Ah.. but a rose by any other name….
Good to hear that Shawn Withy-Allen is doing well. It may not be the NFL.. AND the paycheck may be missing a few digits, but I’m sure the adrenalin rush for him is just as sweet.
I know they have to cut about 20 kids soon, but if there was one walk on that stood out to me, it was #85 Corey Paclebar.
I think he’s gonna make the team.
On the flip side, I wonder if either Steele Jantz and/or Bryant Moniz will be “casualties” of the numbers game at QB? We’ve still got three freshmen (Shutter, Graves, and Nielsen) coming soon… π―
MIH- you are correct on the name of the flower. But the name of the Tsai-ko may mean something else un-floral π
Lots of good news today and sounds like the FFFFF’s were in abundance as well!
Sweet Warrior Dreams, all!
Great T-gate today! Big Mahalo to BG, Betty, Koakane, Homey, Ralph, James, and Hi-flyer for getting the necessary groundwork done before the rest of the crew arrived.
Thank you everyone for bringing in lots of goodies to share. New friends were welcomed in and old friends were a sight for sore eyes! Cindy Cenn, Colomaohana & Hubby shared green bottles with all in attendance. Good stuff!
Now get ready for this…Esme actually came down from Mommy Heaven to grace us with her presence! Really! She did! I’m just now recovering from the schock…
Makes you feel bad for some of the QBack wannabes, eh?
You really want everyone of them to have their moment to shine but that’s just not possible.
The more difficult it is to cut those 20 players… the better the players must be and that’s a good position to be in. The twenty cut will have the next three+ months to work out get stronger, study the playbook and get ready to impress when the season starts. Sort of like the “Biggest Loser” on TV. Just because you’re not part of the ‘team’ doesn’t mean you’re not part of the overall program. Stick with it and do your part and good things can happen.
another come from behind win by the bows.
Tailgate was awesome today. (Guri guri!) Game was good too. All the stress over the baseball ‘Bows was not appreciated (those darn Cardiac Kids!). π
I had Veikune has a 3rd-4th grade as well, more heavily on the 3rd. Thought there could be a chance he’d go in the 2nd, and it was a pleasant surprise to hear that he had. He’s not as elite an athlete as a Travis LaBoy or Ikaika Alama-Francis, but he’s got a heck of a motor and he plays very disciplined. I much prefer that kind of reach than the reach picks that littered the second round–guys that never add up to the sum of their parts. Congratulations to David!
Still loving the 49ers pick of Crabtree. Kinda disappointed in the trade with Carolina, cause I really liked Everette Brown (whom the Panthers picked); but at the same time, we get an extra 1st rounder next year. Some are already speculating that could lead to a Colt (McCoy) in San Francisco. (Eh, I’m not that high on McCoy yet.)
I would really would have liked to see our Colt at SF… I think he could bring back the ole Montana Magic to the 49’rs.
Okay.. time to shower and hit the sack..
night all.. great day for UH sports fans..
MIH ~ Puakinikini is the correct spelling. It’s also known as the “10 cent flower.” Diana’s favorite, and she planted one in our front yard just the other day.
D-1 ~ u sure traveled a long way to attend a Luau! Next time,axe me braddah, I know some people over in Paradise Cove that can hook you up!
Hi Kekoa!
Can hardly keep eyes open! But, you sure?
Google sez:
Did you mean: puakenikeni
Your search – puakinikini – did not match any documents.
Nitey Nite!
By Kevin Carden
SCPlaybook.com
Posted Apr 24, 2009
With the Trojan Huddle just around the corner, USC Head Coach Pete Carroll met with the media on Friday and revealed the end-of-spring depth chart. Look inside to see which players captured a starting spot.
Offense
QB β Corp, Barkley, Mustain Green, Manoogian
FB β Havili, Shoemate, Goodman
TB β Johnson OR McKnight OR Gable OR Bradford, McNeal OR Tyler
SE β R.Johnson, Ausberry, Cameron, Carswell, Stephens, Vigoren, Ness, Barmeyer, Blackhart
FL β D.Williams, T.Patterson, Butler, Green, Boyer, Calcagnie, Cavignac, Gibson
LT β C. Brown, B. Lewis
LG β Byers OR Heberer, M. Coleman
C β Byers OR OβDowd, Reardon OR Nolan
RG β N. Howell OR A. Parsons, Abe Markowitz
RT β Smith, Kalil
TE β McCoy, R. Ellison, Ayles, Gatena, Stephenson, Herring
The 2 boys ahead of Abe are Seniors:
RIGHT GUARD
56 Alex Parsons 6-4 300 SR
OR 76 Nick Howell 6-5 280 SR*
# 50 Abe Markowitz 6-2 280 FR*
72 Martin Coleman 6-5 315 SO*
Liz ~ E Kala Mai…I got it backasswards! Just looked at the plant tags from the Nursery. Too much T-gatoraide! π³
Liz – Check your email box.
Goodnight, gang! And mahalo for a fun time at the Tgate, even though I could not stay longer. That is an awesome spot, right on the water at Pearl. : )
here’s a few pics from the game
http://picasaweb.google.com/chawancut/WarriorBowl2009#
here’s the news coverage for
Warrior Bowl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWH2CqNbKsY
& Veikune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbiHkZ7Ooa0
Yo!!!, According to the Dallas Morning News paper today, reporting on SMU football, quoting June Jones, SMU transitioning from the shot-gun to the pistol formation. Now, that’s news especially since coach Jones was pretty much set on the shot-gun prior to this season.
I hope UH is listening to this. Personally, since observering Neveda’s demonstration of the pistol in previous season’s I was hoping UH would adopt this new formation cause it get’s the ball quicker to the qb and overall, the offensive plays develop much faster thus allowing the defense less time to get to the qb and rb’s…especially the de’s ability to make plays.
Aren’t you guys proud of David Veikune’s 2nd round pick??!!! awesome!!
Veikune moved up from the low 80’s selection to the 52nd pick in the second round….outstanding David!!! Congrats!!!
Texas with all the wealth of fb players for a state this size hasn’t had a 1st round player selected as the number one pick in the draft since 1982.,(that being-Texas defensive end/Kenneth Sims). Matthew Stafford, this years #1 pick is a Texas native from Highland Park.
Besides Stafford and Sims, the third Texan picked #1 in the NFL draft was, King Hill back in 1958, who hailed from Brazosport, Texas.
If I’m reading this right…Veikune is the third player from a non-BCS school to be selected in the first two rounds of the NFL draft…but ahead of MWC rival school, Utah which had two picks, but behind UH’s Veikune in the second round. Go Waariors!!
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Good morning brew…I sure admire your art work.
Well, to have my breakfest and watch the rest of the draft to see if anymore UH players get in there.(got my fingers crossed).
Aloha mctruck!
Here’s wishing you a Warrior/Tsaiko kind of day! Go Warriors!!! π π― π
good morning tsaikos, brew, mctruck
time to get the space craft ready and head into wailuku for a charity game for the maui jr golfers. rarely do i go this early, but it is for the kids, so make sacrifice.
duffer, if you lurking, hope get something to eat before playing.
have a great day and sunshine will bring warmth and smiles to all of you, especially warmth for our mainland tsaikos.
Good morning whitey!
I was just thinking of some grilled up-country p-sausage….. π
Hmmm…. lots of Big-10 guys getting claimed this 2nd day….. why? π
Mahalo to chawan_cut for all the news and videos. The displaced and transplanted 808’ers thrive on your posts and info.
My dumb news summary: Warriors split squads for scrimmage, … basebaru & softball teams split games, no fuud split (or wasted) at Tsaiko-gate, … many party-hardy Tsaikos wake up on Sunday with splitting headaches! π π― π
A beautiful Sunday to everyone!
Yesterday was a good day for the Warriors, BaseBows, Rainbows, and Rainbow Warriors. A good sign!
Thank you, everyone, for the reports of the games!
And, to c_c for the news clips and photos!!!
Nice to see some of the band showed up, too.
Great Morning All from the PNW!
Mahalo chawan_cut for the video will check out your pics later…gotta get to work on my pics from luau.
Hoping for more good news from da No Fun League for da Warriors in Waiting….
….whooooshhhh!
d1 . . .
How long are you going to be up here?
Mouton is a Titan! #94 in Round 3!!! π π π π
★ ★ Ryan Mouton!!! ★ ★ Ryan Mouton!!! ★ ★ Ryan Mouton!!!
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Morning Tsai-ko country hey what am I doing up so early?
Yesterday tgate was just super and like the warriors spring practice the tsaikos went all out. Glad to report we will be looking fine in 09. Pink side visits by cohana, cen cee and their leader Esme who never whooshed and stayed.
Mahalo to jj, homey and kazz with coming early to set up. Also much love to all who brought fuuud. Had to fight off mr. A house for the Saba. Stretch has a secret fishing spot and what happens at tgate well you know.
Good morning all!!
Great news….Ryan Mouton selected by the Tennessee Titans in the 3rd round number 94 over all. Yeah Warriors π
MIH Kekoa, and LizK,
I picked the spelling so I can get a USERname that was not taken maybe….I was not being correct to spelling. Jus being creative.
But this brother of the plumeria is one of my faved fragrance!…yes a rose it is…never mind the spellin’ in this blog site..
Congrats dude, you deserve it.
You are a real warrior.
Every one seems to have their own game updates, great.
Are you serious ? If yes then it is favorable.
i am expecting for real fun. It is beginning of battle.
Really i praise your efforts.
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