If, and only if, the OTW contract contained a “drop-dead” clause of signing a new contract, what was to hold Ben Jay to say, on the last day of the current contract which everyone knows that the UHAD accepted/signed, we have received your offer and we would like other interested parties to submit and explain their offer in 3 working days. I am under the impression that UH could NOT negotiate with a competitor during the “contract period” – did the contract also state that UH HAD TO ACCEPT the offer before the drop-dead date?

WHAT WAS THERE TO LOSE?????????? DON’T BELIEVE THIS ACTION WOULD NOT HAVE VIOLATED ANY CONTRACTURAL OBLIGATIONS TO OTW.

Is there an annulment clause?????????

I am not a Blangeardi (sp) fan, but I believe we, the fans and public, would have liked to know exactly what HHN had to offer — article mentions $28 mil over 5 or 6 years and 100 UH sporting events annually including all football road games for FREE!!!!!

this versus OTW @ $2.3 mil over 6 years =s $13.8 mil VS $28 mil divided by 6 yrs =s $4.6666 mil annually – now, I am no math wiz, but I can see the numbers and cannot understand Jay’s statement about signing the OTW contract in the best interest for UH and it’s students.

pray tell me, what am I missing? am I color blind and tunneled vision?

It has an impact on every person who supports/donates to UH – especially if Ben Jay is making his rounds to solicit $$$

again, UH “colors” the transparency cause we do not know what the OTW contract contains – only the UHAD’s public statements

His style is cramping my attitude toward him and his actions – totally, no match

and, the probability is that he will bench warm unless he gets a shot like Mariota, but that’s highly unlikely as SC has too many other more athletically qualified QBs in the “que”

Sorry that you took offense at my remarks. The point I was trying to make is simply that we were very enthusiastic about a freshman QB coming in – a potential Holy Grail – and we didn’t get him. We are hot about getting a potential transfer – forgetting that another freshman QB is coming in with credentials that maybe better than the one we lost.

Thank you.

Much respect to A-house, a true Rainbow Warrior fan.

Another rainy weekend, stay dry folks. Always blessed to have the ua.

Aloha.

I don’t think RT was passed over because of going 6-5 last year. Siuaki Livai “resigned” just after winning the State Championship in 2005….his fourth in ten years.

Football is a way of life in Kahuku. Most young boys dream of being a Red Raider when they get to high school. Every year the varisty and JV have a combined roster of about 150 players. I really believe the “politics” of playing time, who makes the varsity from JV and style of play can create factions dissatified with one aspect or another.

For every starter there’s at least two backups who’s family feel their boy deserves more playing time. For every player that moves up from JV to Varsiy there’s probably another who’s dream ends. After 10 years of “coaching decisions” I’m sure RT ruffled a lot of feathers so much so the clamor was too loud to ignore.

Siuaki knows what I’m talking about.