FIRST???

Indeed you are.
Hail to the chef?

Hi BigWave. Do you know the sex of NewWave? Congratulations and I know the south swell will be great.
I took a photo of you and LittleWave at the stadium. You two are so photogenic.

WOW! Now I feel complete to get the "first" on a tsai blog. Does this make me a full pledged tsaiko? Mainland tsaiko transplant anyway.

Anyway, great write up b-dub! 5'4" ah? Is that a rivals.com 5'4" or a true 5'4"? Jus kidding bro. Always great to learn about these tsaikos. Hopefully I'll earn enough "first" to get one bio too. Long line though but I can wait. It's a long season. By the way....Good Morning HAWAII!!!

808Chef:
All you had to do was ask.
Please e-mail a bio to stsai@honoluluadvertiser.com.

#5, WOW

BigWave is a season ticket buyer.
He also is a friend of Christina Sykes, giving him automatic cool status.

ST,

Big Wave is such a humble guy. I wish we had a photo from the last Blog Bash where he was in the center of our group, PridePeriod, DPK, myself and Mrs. Bulla, we were talking about how diplomatic we are when discussing issues. The issue at hand was the 'other site' that has had a section 'locked down' since our meeting....too many heated exchanges. That photo would have been classic.

Big Wave is a classy guy, and I know deep down inside he is a closet TSAIKO Warrior. haha

Our filters are so wonderful.
Gigi can write the word sex.
I use a hypen between season and ticket, and my post gets rejected.

808 chef,

i like the comment "Is that a rivals.com 5'4" or a true 5'4" " haha, sometimes i find some of the athletes they list grow 4" in two months. when the college coaches see them, they ask the same thing, "what happened?" haha

there is a fudge factor, for a 1/2" sometimes, but you can't go from 5'9 to 6'1 in two months...impossible. dave is a true 5'4...he comes up to my lower chest......

ST,

i always wondered about the filters you have in place.....some things get through the cracks, and others are blocked like the mexican border...hmmmmmm

Har! You actually had me thinking Dave! 6', 225lbs??!! I was wondering what was wrong with my eyes, or if maybe I had been drinking too much at the two blog bashes where we met and talked. I'm glad you posted your real stats. Looks like you surf really big, did you ever have a chance to go pro? That's a hella resume you have, it prolly makes you the most accomplished Tsaiko athletically. Nice to have met you in person, will look forward to seeing you at the next bash. BTW, Does Lil Wave surf too?

ST, I can also write the word, boobs, but can't get past the filter when I write your first name.

How come?

Ooops! *Wave not Dave*

DPK,
g'morning happiness, is there a 'cattle call' this week? i was getting hungry, and needed to know how to allocate my caloric intake.....i'd ask al, but he is in the 'celebrity' status now and it's hard to reach him without going through his new agent.

Stephen

BigWave - liked your bio and the pictures.

Many, many years ago, Rudy Tongg, Jr. encouraged me to go surfing. No luck!

Envy those who do surf. Even my eye-doctor who still surfs (and wins in his age catagory - 70's). So I watch, and marvel and envy...

bulla,

I figured as much. I got to know b-dub from the "other site" and he is da man in "da know". Guy does a lot and I'm always thankful to get the inside scoop on UH stuff from him and the others.

Chef

hey, that's discrimination. How come the Kid gets away with writing ST's first name and I can't? Is it because I am a Korean woman?

BTW, I probably missed the chatter on "whatever happend to.."

So, could someone inform me on what is the current status of Leonard Peters. Is he done?

Did Dane Uperesa get some PT in the recent game and what's his chances?

Did Tala get some PT? What does his future hold?

LOL "Sit Back". Sounds like bulla and I, but I'm almost a "Lay Back".

Big Wave, now that's a fun life you are having. You sure got around the world quite a bit yourself. Isn't that the most fun? Congrats to the newest little wave, so now you have a nice set of waves at all times.

I thought it was K-A-S-S-O.

but then again, I grad Kailua...LOL

Nothing like a "realist" who hides on the 'Net and takes pot shots at people. Now thass keeping it "real"!

DPK,

I'd rather be a lay back, than a 'broke back'like in the cowboy movie....ouch.

ST,

Although a tad late, i just wanted to say rhank you for sharing the positive news on your daughter's doctor visit.

I will continue to pray for her health.

Fla Ted,

I left you a post on yesterday's blog (no. 300).

Big Wave,

Interesting bio.

Congratulations on the impending birth of your child.

Thanks for the links you provide the Tsaikos.

CBS Sportsline put out their WAC Preview. The headline, "Brennan has it easy, but that's a problem"

bigwave

dude, ya making me jealous. i wish that i could have tasted those waters that you mentioned.

great read that bio of yours. i am waiting for homey. he was trying to arrange a cattle call this thursday. i know you been trying to make one of these gatherings.

mahalo for your pix at you guys' site.

aloha

bigwave,

impressive bio my braddah. congrats to you n your family.

~~

does anyone have the link to UH practice schedule for this month?

Thanks for the profiles, Stephen and for the updates at practice. Makes work go by faster.

And congrats for the new addition, BW! I had to laugh when I saw your profile at 6'0" 225 lbs. Hope to see you guys this season and maybe in the future at one of the Tsaiko gatherings.

I'll be on campus on Wed.

Tanks Ah!

ST,

I was glad I went up to introduce myself to you at Saturday's practice. It was also very kind of you to introduce me Princess Leila, Stacy, Rebecca and Bossman Curtis.

All of you have such great chemistry together and it shows in the fine product that we read and enjoy every day.

All of you make it possible to give fans like me a front row seat when we can't make it to pratice during the week.

Mahalo Advertiser Staff!!

BigWave, great bio!
While your academic prowess is not close to Garret (and whose is?), you are still an outstanding "Caso" grad, Go Knights!
Funny dream story, and love your "sitback" position.
Much mahalo for all your hard work in providing interesting info on the latest Warrior news and recruits. I consider you one of the Warriors biggest fanatics... I mean fans.
Congrats on your newest addition to your family.

BigWave,

I had to laugh when I saw your, "CASO" comment for school. brought back some old memories...was funnnnnnnyy, tanks, eh!!!

sounds like, "go x da guy if you no believe me."

Warrior Dave:
It was a pleasure to meet you. I apologize for our sub-par practice report on Saturday, but we have too much fun when our whole crew comes out. Did i forget to introduce you to Ferd? He was there, too.

Hey ST, any news on Mouton?

What is "pracicing?" Is that icing but with a little extra?

BigWave -- congrats on your achievements and family! So you surfed in South Africa--the place shown in the The Endless Summer? Now I'm envious-- I think guys like Al and I who saw The Endless Summer when it was a brand new flick in our high school years have long carried that "dream" till now. Way to go, BigWave!

All I can say is he has not been cleared to practice.
From what I know, he completed work on an associate degree with an NCAA-qualifying GPA.
The word is he isn't expected to practice until at least next Monday. But that's not that bad, since the early start to school means UH will have two weeks of practices before the opener.

Glad to hear about Cal Roberts' footwork and B.J. Fruean's comparison to a great former Miami Hurricane safety.

I'm pulling for all the DBs out there. If the secondary improves, the whole defense will improve (i.e. coverage sacks).

The best of luck to them all.

BigWave,

Congratulations on all of your accomplishments and great news about the upcoming arrival of NewWave! I didn't realize you went to CASO too, pretty cool.

Thank you for all of your photos and for the players bios. I've appreciated those for years and don't think I can ever adequately express my thanks.

I'm very impressed with your surfing success!

I could see a bunch of Defensive guys benching in the top 5 but having a slot back in the top five says something when the weight on the rack is the same but the body mass and weight or the person is different.

Nice job... I wonder how many our QBs did on the bench?

Hawaiianbod,

Thanks for the nice words. Maybe it will be done when I'm 65. Too many parts to the story and too many stories bordering on the unbelievable, LOL. Still searching for a way to connect all the parts into one cohesive flow, that people might actually want to read.

They don't call him BigWave for nothing. He is a championship surfer.

BigWave is an all-around good guy and he is a big-time UH fan. But his idea of a romantic evening is to take his wife to a UH football or basketball game.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/miamidolphins/index.html

Miami released their revised depth chart after they reviewed the tapes of their preseason game.

Samson is still #1 center.

I can't find a copy of the actual document on any of the web sites yet, but I'll post where Tala and Reagan are listed either before I finish my lunch break or tonight after I go home.

I'm sure that Reagan is listed at #2 FB. However, I have no idea where Tala is listed because he got shifted all around last week.

I'm really looking forward to see our defense this year. That has all the makings of some real and crunching fun ride. Plus the offense with another year under their belt...... Just get by Nevada, boys, pleeeaaase !!!!

Bulla,

To answer your question: From what I've read, Tala played (but not that much) in Miami's game. I think that Leonard Peters is still waiting at home for a call from an NFL team. I assume that Dane played, but I can't find news on that.

You know, with all the great bios popping up from the Tsaikos here... may be after (if ever) this is all done there could be some kind of friendly voting. Like a Hoss (sp?) election of sort.

That would be a long time from now though...

Some categorys would be "Who is most likely to put Makino's out of business?"...

Not great to hear that Adam stopped practicing. I hope that his knee is okay...I'd rather they give his knee a lot of time to rest and rehab instead of rush him back.

He'll have lots of time to get ready for the season after school begins and UH needs him healthy when the season gets going.

Aloha Big Wave 96744,

That was quite an awesome bio; I enjoyed reading your exploits in the high end of surfing competition all over the world. I've never been a surfer so I admire your feats and congratulate you on your accomplishments...

And congrats to you and your wife for the next little wave or next swell as you call it.

Mahalo for all your hard work in putting up your site; it's
got tons of info that I check out from time to time. Keep up the good work!

BTW, I had to chuckle a little when you gave your stats..I've seen your pic and no way you could be larger than me... ;-)

According to NFL.com, Dane was #3 RT on the depth chart, so he probably played in the late 3rd or 4th quarter of the Bengals' game.

NFL.com will update their depth charts later today I believe, so I'll check to see if there are any changes in the status of the Warriors.

Ikaika is going to get a LOT of reps this preseason because Detroit doesn't plan on using their starters much. Starting DE White will miss the first 2 preseason games due to injury, play 12 plays in the 3rd game, then sit out the 4th game.

Shawn: Are the Lions downplaying the status of Dewayne White. Is he practicing? When do they expect him back?

Tom Kowalski: No, the Lions aren't hiding anything. White has a groin injury and it's worse than originally believed. The plan is for White, along with Shaun Rogers and Dan Campbell, to get about a dozen snaps in the third preseason game against the Colts. Then those three will sit for the final preseason game.

Looks like Ikaika and BSU's Alexander are expected to get playing time this season:

Brian: Long time Lions fan here in Chicago. Other than CJ do any of the Lions rookies this year end up starters if there are no injuries at their position?

Tom Kowalski: I just don't see it. I think second-rounders Gerald Alexander and Ikaika Alama Francis will see playing time, but they won't start.

With White hurt and the other projected starting DE struggling, Detroit definitely would like Ikaika to be ready to play as soon as possible.

FourthN1: At what point will White replace Edwards at R DE if Kalimba continues to fail to get pressure on the passer ?

Tom Kowalski: If Edwards doesn't deliver -- and it's way too early to know that yet -- there are a couple of possibilities. Corey Smith might simply take over for Edwards or White could move to the right side and somebody -- Jared DeVries or Alama-Francis -- could play the left side.

Gigi,
NewWave is gonna be a Boy.
Tried to throw Colt's name somewhere in the mix but Wifey didn't buy it.

You'll see LittleWave with me at all home games if you and Mr. Gigi opts out of the PPV package.

I am really enjoying all the Blogs. I wish I saw more of my boy but that will come I am possitive.
I want to know best place on the internet to see the U.H.games I am in Niagara falls

808Chef,
My Rivals Bio is 6'00, 225 lbls (listed at top). Also my rivals 40 is 4.2 when in reality Jared Ieolu would run circles around me.

Send Stephen you bio and also favorite recipe. Dudes here (including myself) loves to eat good food with big portions.

Fruen is 230. That's too heavy for being a safety. Too slow. Maybe be should make him a linebacker. Problen is: he's always fighting to stay eligible. I wouldn't count on him right now. He's probably 3rd string right now anyway. But, I wish him luck and I hope he gets to play based on his merits and practice. Like a lot of these guys, I need to see them before I can do the "anoiting oil."

Aloha kakahiaka!

My apologies for missing Florida Ted and Al's blog spotlight.

FT is a modern day Johnny Appleseed of the world. Thanks FT for sharing your worldly adventures. We're forever thankful that your last ship ended in Hawaii!

Al - I remember going to the Honolulu Stadium to watch, mostly waking around and under the bleachers, Islander baseball and I remember the guy selling stuff in the stands, he would yell out, "heanuts, hopcorn"...Looks like you are a food connoisseur. So much years in the business! So what made you decide to have another child 9 years after the first? I guess that spark in your loins was/is still going strong!

As for the cattle call this Thursday, I don't know. We could go to one of the Tsaiko's stomping grounds. That Camellia place sounds interesting.

Bigwave - All right! There may be someone I can look straight in the eye! You've lead an exciting life going to all those surf spots and contests! I was just a garage surfer in my younger days. Congratulations on the upcoming little swell. As a part-time lurker I enjoyed your posts about UH recruits SH.com. Hope to meet you this Thursday @ UH practice.

jojo - wake up!

Wreck - Yeah, what's the deal on the smaller guys outlifting the bigger guys. Also, where are the O-linemen?

Christina is an awesome friend, excellent baker, crafty home renovator (so I've heard), and roofs me every time we play Vball.

It's through Christina that I met two great friends, Cat and Ian :)

DPK,
LittleWave has been in the Ocean since 9 months.

By age 3 I paddled him out to Big Rights and he and I caught our first wave. (we both are lying down for now).

On Saturday (he's 3 1/2 now)we was out at Concessions and caught a 2 footer. BWWifey freaks out every time. I just tell her we are going "SWIMMING"

We average 1 to 1 1/2 hours a surf session

BigWave - So you also have a BS in ICS! Must be easy yeah! See Jason, nothing to it.

ST -- I emailed you my bio. haha. Have fun with it!

is it normal for our players to be banged up and sidelined during practice? Or are guys getting more injured in this year's camp?

Bulla,
I really enjoy the Bulla Ohana. Being surrounded by you, Pride, DPK, Al, the Beast reminded my of a battle royal and I was the token Midget Wrestler..
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Oh I mean "Vertically Challenged" dude in tights

Gigi,
Don't type boobs or sex too often. I tell BWWifey that we only talk sports and no shame-shame kine stuffs.

Re: Injuries.
It's pretty normal. A lot of it has to do with the heat and the long practices.
Trust me, on game week, everybody will be practicing.
If you don't practice in the days leading to a game, you don't play.

does anyone know the practice schedule for the last week of august?

"Except for switching from shorts to pants, I'm not exactly sure how full pads is different from practicing with shoulder pads."

Thigh pads, knee pads, hip pads, tail pads. Their legs are more protected? haha

Tom Mui,
Great meeting you at the Summer Ohana Day at the Stadium.

Regarding Rudy Tongg, Tongg's was one of the first places I used to go back in the late 70's (when I was in Elem School)

I think Ronnie Tonng used to go to the same church as me a while back.

Gigi:
Thanks for sending the bio, but you're not scheduled yet.
Everyone will get a turn.

gigi - So how many pages was your bio? Let me guess some gigi facts...

Sex: Female
Age: 99
Favorite CD: Yanni
Family: Mr. Gigi and 2 girls
Others: Hates picnics and sun, has a filipino yardman, yardman is not asian, likes guys with 52", likes AC, is not in touch with her Korean side, has a mu'u mu'u collection, has her own blog, drives on the wrong side of the road, eats pre-packaged meals made by children in Guatemala, has traveled to Europe, hates exercise, sometimes uses big words, eradicates mosquito's with a pump, is a modern day expert on UH football, has a crush on Leonard Peters, sometimes mistakenly calls Mr Gigi "Leonard", has her own books for sale, and blogs everyday.

Gigi:
But I am looking forward to reading it.
I don't get advance copies very often.

Stephen

I know what happened to McGarret. He became Homey.

Hey ST, how do I acknowledge you at Thursday's a.m. practice?

Do we really need a profile on GiGi. She's already told us everything....and more!

ST - great line up so far! Such a diverse group with the same buring passion of Warrior Football.

Al, Ted, Garrett, Homey, BigWave...good job guys!

Why do I picture homey wearing a hooded sweatshirt, baggy surf shorts, slippers, and Oakley's?

Ted - my dad was stationed in Lybia from 1964-1966 and used to see Captain Qadaffi (sp?) running around instilling fear in the Lybian soldiers. He was a total nut job even back then.

A-House - Prime is my favorite steak place in Vegas. My only gripe is the grossly jacked up prices on the wine list. Your son must be a great chef to work there. Congrats!

BigWave,
So with the NewWave already confirmed as a boy, and his big bro up and riding, is it safe to call you guys a set? A set of three?

Rich - No hooded sweatshirt but I do wear baggy surf shorts/shorts, slippers, and Oakley's! However, I do need new slippers and Oakley lenses.

Homey, With a Nice cold diet coke... then say nice to meet you.

Wreck - Diet Coke??? What's up with people eating regular sized plate lunches and then ordering Diet Coke?

Rich - The only reason I wear baggy shorts is that most shorts are baggy on me.

Homey
Is it possible that we might check out Jack's restaurant in Aina Haina after practice on Thursday? I/m pretty sure bulla and I will be there.

Thanks for the practice updates ST. Receiver/DB 1 vs. 1 is good preparation for the DB's to play mano a mano. Then the LB's can have an all out blitz and put some hurt on the QB.

Stephen,
Did you get my email?

Just a heads up everyone. Please go and get ready for Hurricane Flossie. Always good to be on the safe side.

Lets get through these next few days safe.

Maverick/Calvin- Everythings cool on the Big Island so far?

Homey,

You don't wear baggy shorts or pants? I knew a Chinese guy working in PHNS called "baggy". I looked at him and wondered why because his work pants weren't baggy. So one day I asked him how come his name is baggy. He told me his Chinese name is Bak gee.. so the co-workers called him baggy. He said that's not so bad...my brother's name is Fok gee..they call him "Froggy"...

FloridaTed,
Thanks bro....
That's what life is about.
Having fun...
Hope to see you in 2008 when UH plays at the Swamp..

Jojo,
No no it's Casso..
Back in the 80's the OIA East was Casso and 3 K teams (Kahuku, Kalaheo, and Kailua).

Kasso is a sacreligious sin.

Anyone remember the Casso "C" that used to be painted on the top of the Hill above Pohai Nani?

What's up with these Kids now days... Can graffiti all over the place but cannot put a fresh coat on the "C" every year?

Mahalo Hawaiianbod...
Anything to increase the Warrior Nation

Flossie looks to be dying down a little. At advisory 20 the wind speeds were clocking at 135 to 140MPH Advisory 21 has it slowing to 125MPH.

But, it's still a category 3 barreling down on the state.

DPK - Jack's sounds good to me!

LTUF - Good thing his name wasn't Phak Hur.

Okey, I woke up because it's snack time!!! I smell pastries in the air...

Thanks, BigWave96744, I guess I needed the klarifikation. But I remember the big C when my mom would drive us to Kalihi, I would look out the window and wonder what it was. I wondered what that big apartment against the hillside was and what the "C" stood for. When was the last time it was up? Mystery...

Here's a satellite loop of Flossie.

Buggah look like it's climbing and heading for the Big Island

Addahknowjoe:

I think you had previously posted a Flossie satellite map with its movement = forgot the link.

What was it?

Thanks

jojo - You saw the big "C" from Kalihi? Your mom drives a helicopter?

Tom- Try this one above

I haven't heard of the big "C" but often hear the big "O".

homey - the car had 4WD. I thought that was so cool, well that was before the SUV explosion.

hope Flossie doesn't pull an Iniki. Iniki took a 90 degree turn.

Your SUV exploded?

Reading ST's updates...Nice to see some hitting out there today. Yeah, UH has a power sweep, should be called BigWave left or right!

Homey- You're right!

Lets all play this Hurricane on the safe side. My in-laws went through Iniki. It wasn't pretty.

The physical damage was unbelievable. But worse was the psychological damage. That lasted for years.

ST,

Would you explain the Okie defense alignment in the 4-3 defense for us non-technicians and laypeople.

I remember Coach McMackin using zone blitz schemes when he was here in '99. So, with four down linemen will the two ends drop back in pass coverage and the safeties or corners blitz? I thought I read somewhere there were six DBs in the Okie defense.

Mahalo.

Al,
You make me jealous everytime you grind at Camelia...

BTW, when my boys are older, I hope they have great coaches like you and bulla

During the last hurricane, people stayed at Radford cafeteria. David and I chose to remain at home. We were completely untouced by the hurricane. There was no wind or rain. Maybe, the same thing will happen this week.

addaknowjoe - And you are right that we should be prepared be on the safe side...

I guess gigi is prepared with all that diet food of hers.

Don't forget you can always use your coolers and fill it up with water.

This satellite loop shows a better view of the size of Hurricane Flossie and it's current proximity to the islands.

Gigi- It's a funny thing about the kast Hurricane. We were in Kaimuki and nothing really happened. But Waianae got clobbered! The main highway got washed out. Homes lost their roofs.

Just got through talking with my dad on the Big Island. Retired 5-0, he's helping with preparing for the hurricane in Ka'u. The civil defense called them for an update on the weather in Ka'u. he told them that's hard to say. The district alone is bigger than Oahu. Currently, parts of the district is raining, other parts are windy and still, other places are calm and overcast. He told them all three scenarios.

well, it's been raining all morning here in Foster Village. I turned off my water sprinkler. How is it where you are? Is it raining?

kailuaboy- Awesome link!

Homey- Good tip!

In Palolo it's just windy so far.

It's got to be lunch time.

Yah, I look out the window and the clouds are just zipping past. I don't see anything happening in the valley. Looks overcast out towards central. Oh, someone got pulled over on the freeway...

Mahalo to addahknowjoe and kailua boy for heads up on Flossie...

Back in '92, we prepared for Iniki by filling up our two bathtubs, pots, coolers, and tupperware, etc. Filled cars up with gas, got some spare cash, just in case, got necessary meds, propane tank filled, canned goods in plastic containers ready to go, and pots and pans in cardboard boxes, just in case. Bought a few large tarps and extra batteries too. It was quite an exercise but better safe than sorry...

Flossie sounds like a thong bikini for youngsters.

Seriously, the link above is from the Red Cross. Living in CA, we are always ready for an earthquake.

Addahknowjoe - was the package you sent to me returned? (UNLV stuff?) I made an error on the address. It should have been Suite 201 - not 500. Amazingly, all but one other envelope found it's way to the correct mailbox.

ST - if you see JD, tell him I need an address to mail the tickets to.

I hope Philly gives Nate a chance to showcase his game skills tonight.

Flossie sounds like a thong bikini for youngsters.

Seriously, the link above is from the Red Cross. Living in CA, we are always ready for an earthquake.

Addahknowjoe - was the package you sent to me returned? (UNLV stuff?) I made an error on the address. It should have been Suite 201 - not 500. Amazingly, all but one other envelope found it's way to the correct mailbox.

ST - if you see JD, tell him I need an address to mail the tickets to.

I hope Philly gives Nate a chance to showcase his game skills tonight.

Big hits?
Tight ends?
Play action?

oh my!

At 6'2', 273 lbs, C. Allen Jones lining up at tight end for a sweep will give any defense a fit. I wonder if JJ will throw in a few option series this year with all the speed and talent.

Greetings Warrior Nation,

If anyone is interested JJ will be interviewed by Los Angeles sports talk radio. This is great exposure to the program, check it out online.

He should be on in a few minutes so log on to KLAC 570 am website.

Long Time UH,

Perhaps your family is related to my family as we did the exact same thing back in '92. Remember those gian tupperware containers for cereal? Yeah we used them for water and the bathtubs were filled with water.

But I guess everbody does it.

But in keeping positive and thinking about your question to ST about the Okie 4-3 deal, I too would like to get an explanation.

I believe what you briefly described about the outside LB's assuming pass coverage and the safeties blitzing and I thought to myself that the six LB's are used in a Dime package to prevent the pass eh?

But where the LB's go through all of this, I have no idea.

BigWave - awsome bio and your surfing experience - high school days we only went body surfing on Kauai at Brencke
Beach - no mo surf boards back then.

Rich2176 - thanks for kind words - have not gone to Prime for dinner yet, but plan to go in November - son can take a simple receipe, add here, less here and make it taste really good - especially sauces - get compliments from peers and bosses - once made grill marks for a rare steak - Exec Chef could not believe it.

Addahknowjoe - your parents used to live on Kauai? - born and raised in Lawai - went through Hurricane Dot - spooky!!!

The few usable pictures I had of Blog Party 2 (Ryan's - Feb. 20, 2007) are now posted. Let me know if the last pix of bulla is too scary and I'll remove it...but we have so few pictures of this stealthy guy.

One should also note bulla's pix when he was smiling for Cat's camera (pix on her blog, link provided).

Let's all greet Flossie the only way the Warrior nation can....

with good ole' fashioned Warrior haka.

If every thing goes accordingly to plan, Flossie will know better than to interfere with the Warrior's Fall Practices.

This feels really weird. I'm sitting here in Florida, in Hurricane alley and I'm watching a big bugger barreling down on my Islands. Everybody better take it serious. They haven't seen a Hurricane in Florida since we've arrived, even thogh they'd predicted 24 of them. I still remember Iniki. I'd volunteered to load Spielbergs private plane to send food etc. to remote areas on Kauai. They were filming Jurrassic Park then. His pilots worked right alongside us. I never saw him though.

Rich2176, interesting that your Dad was stationed in Lybia. I remember the US having a Fighter Base in Tripoli, with F-14s. Where I was in Tobruk, they had a British Army Base. They had the best clubs, but Tripoli had great Casinos. The first thing Ghaddafi ordered after he took over, was to close all the Clubs and burn all the alcohol. Then he threatened to attack the americans and british if they didn't leave. He had 4 F-14s, and the americans had 500. What completely shocked us was that the US and Brits actually left. We thought then that it was a stupid mistake. Same as when Reagan tucked tale and left Lebanon right after Hezbollah bombed the Marine barracks. That is taken as weakness by the extremists and totally encourages them. Many things could have been avoided, if we would have shown serious muscle back then. I was totally in favor of the Afghanistan and Irak action when it started. Arrogant Rumsfeld screwed up the whole thing by not listening to Gen. Shinseki, who wanted 300,000 soldiers. Oh well, I better stop now before I get carried away. Sorry guys, for the diarrea of the mouth.

Rich- I didn't get anything returned yet. We canceled the check. I'm sending another one out to you. Hopefully before Flossie arrives =)

Thanks, Steve, for the photos of blog bash 2. Hubby looks very tired. He left early to take a nap.

A-House. My in-laws are from Kauai. (Kapa'a, Lihue, Waimea) My family is originally from the Big Island (Kona, Ka'u).

Boy, you grew up right in the middle. Did you go to Kauai or Waimea for school?

Steve, could you change hubby's name to Mr. Gigi? He prefers that to David.

SteveM- Mahalo for the photos.

SteveM - Don't take any pictures of me cause your camera makes people look old.

Hooray to Mouton!

Kazz- I love your conviction under perilous times!


I Mua!

Ted - We lived in Bengazi, about 700 miles from Tripoli. We were one of a handful of US families there, living in an area with BP oil personnel. I was only 6-7 years old at the time. We used to go out and play and once came back with an unexploded warhead. Needless to say, we weren't allowed to bring anything home anymore.

A-Joe - no worries. I'll let you know if/when it arrives.

SteveM - thanks for sharing the photos. I guess sometimes it's better NOT knowing what certain people look like! J/K!!

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To all non UH fans lurking.

We were kidding about running a tight end and possibly installing the option.

Don't go repeating what you read here.

We kid.

We kid.

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Just went to Price Buster's and they have free posters of UH Football and Volleyball schedule.

Juliana Sanders and Kari Gregory are the cover girls. I was hoping they would go retro and show Lauren Duggins and Heidi Illustre in their beach volleyball attire. Shucks.

Sorry about that...false alarm. I guess JJ missed his time slot. They are no longer mentioning the upcoming interview.

KK - Are you HF? LOL

Why Can't Mouton take his medical exams today and begin practicing tomorrow?

He's already lost out on a lot of time and needs as much practice as possible.

nm. disregard last post. ST updated it.

Rich - I know what you mean! I got scared seeing bull...I mean gigi's picture.

Remember Homey,

As I tell my wife...
"I only look stupid."

I can't speak for HF.

;)

KK - Good one! Before the saying was, "I'm not as dumb as you look". Now it's "I'm not as dumb as HF".

unfortunately, the camera does not lie. It shows all your flaws. How does Joan Collins do it? She's in her 70s and looks gorgeous -- also married to a handsome stud in his 30s...

Comment from: homey [Visitor]
SteveM - Don't take any pictures of me cause your camera makes people look old.

You might be right, Homey. It was disposable so it's gone now. I'd like to get Cat's camera--wow, look what it did for Bulla...! :-)

Rich2176 said:
SteveM - thanks for sharing the photos. I guess sometimes it's better NOT knowing what certain people look like! J/K!!

Yeah Rich2176, it takes some of the fun and mystique away. But maybe it also helps communications as we can picture them when we read what they say...a form of still body language? On the other hand, I still have not gotten over the surprise of seeing a few here... ;-)

Love these blogger bios. How cool is it having a big-time surfer in our midst? And one with a sense of humor, too.

Now, couldn't someone have come up with a better name for this hurricane. They can't have gone through the alphabet so many times that the next best available name was Flossie. I'm not sure how I'd feel if my house was wiped out by something named Flossie...

Remember when they sent us home early from Kaimuki Intermediate when Hurricane Iwa was on its way. Buddy Dave and I went straight to Kaimuki Cue...

Rich, BP-Oil was actually the company we worked for. They leased two of our overseas tugs, with crew and all, to handle their tankers and quickly kill any possible oil spills. One of my side jobs then was the on board diver. When our contracts ended , Nov. 69, nobody renewed, thanks to Ghaddafi. We drove with 5 arab taxis across the desert to Bengazi to catch a riggety plane back to Europe. That was some ride.....

Great news about Mouton, let's hope he catches on fast. He is the one I would really like to see on the field. Hopefully he's as good as advertised and learns the system real quick.

Have you seen Joan Collins without makeup?

http://www.indymedia.ie/cache/imagecache/local/attachments/apr2007/460_0___30_0_0_0_0_0_cllr_joan_collins.jpg

Just don't get caught flossing your teeth when Flossie blows thru your house.

homey, where did you dig that up? LOL. No resemblance!

M Tsai - They rotate hurricane names depending on the region your are in. Many names go unused and some are retired. Hawaiian names are used based on when they form and the proximity to Hawaii. That being said, who the hell thought of Flossie?

My dreams of being a professional surfer was dashed when surfing at Sunset Beach I went over the falls not once, not twice, but 3 times. That was the longest I held my breath and still gulped down at least a six-pack of salt water.

Addahknowjoe - Kauai High School - way, way back when!!

How is flossie doing? - goin hit Big Isle?

Very good news on Mouton - more the merrier!

gigi - That is Joan Collins!

Flossie...flossing...Oh, I get it!

Defeneses:
UH has three — regular, nickel and oky.
Regular is a 4-3.
Oky is really a 3-4, but the fourth linebacker sometimes is a safety or nickelback. Unlike Glanville's 3-4, which employed sout linemen, the oky uses speed linemen, like David Veikune and Victor Clore.

all greek to me, ST. I really should finish reading Jason's book gift -- Football for Dummies.

Comment from: Ml Leonard [Visitor] · http://ggma
I am really enjoying all the Blogs. I wish I saw more of my boy but that will come I am possitive.
I want to know best place on the internet to see the U.H.games I am in Niagara falls
08/13/07 @ 10:24

Looks like we had a new mainland poster this morning amid the congratulations. Niagra Falls? I assume the New York side...

Welcome MI Leonard!

Homey - LMAO....

I'm keeping an eye on the Philly game (foxsports.com gametrax). I'll report if I see Nate's name in the stats. Of course, we all know Garret will have post-game quotes.

ST,

Mahalo for that explanation of Okie defense...

OK, now let's go SACK their QB...

Am I correct to assume that someone from Oklahoma conceived the Okie defense?

gigi - I learned a lot of football from the kids that play Pop Warner football. My husband used to be an assistant coach and he would tell me how they line up, move, etc. The kids move slower so it's easier to follow the plays. It's actually really entertaining.

Homey - it's derived from the "hokie pokie". You put your left foot in, you take your left foot out....now substitue your foot for LB's. Okay, it's Monday and all most pau hana in a couple of hours.....

great, jojo! Now if only I'd been more sports oriented when I was younger...

Rich - Let's ask jojo, she knows everything! I'm sure they employ the okie package at the Pop Warner level.

or almost....geez.....

Homey, The Okie defense probably attributed to OU Coach Bud Wilkinson back in the late '50's. As with all coaches, Wilkinson knew that offense wins games and defense wins championships. To combat the popular Split-T offense in those days, Wilkinson invented the 5-2. The Okie Defense called for both inside line-backers to stack behind the nose guard and defensive tackle whenever the QB moved to either side, and then move to any bubbles left by the defensive linemen.

By stacking the LB's, the defense made it difficult for the OG's to block them or prevent them from clogging the running lanes used by the half-back on the dive. Once the dive began to fail gaining yardage, the option began faltering.

The Okie Defense also featured four secondary defenders. When the Split-T option showed, the four-man secondary rotated to the offensive point of attack. The defense, in essence, was able to get an additional defender across the center line and end up with more defenders than blockers, thus stopping the option. Notre Dame used this mirroring type of defensive strategy to beat Wilkinson at his own game and put an end to the Sooners' 48-game winning streak.

It's easy to be the big fish in the little pond. The real test - not the fake Heisman test - is what would happen if UH were to take on a real football team. For example, USC.

I guarantee you, Colt and gang would not put up the numbers they have been putting up against teams from the little pond.

Mike Tyson once said, anybody can put the hurt on somebody else and act like a big man. The real test is what will you do when you are the one getting pounded. That's when you see the real truth.

Same is true in the case of Hawaii and Colt.

LTUF - Thanks for the info!

FF - Tyson got pounded by Buster Douglas.

Philly RB's: (Start of 2nd Qtr.

RUSHING
ATT YDS AVG TD
A. Feeley 1 8 8.0 0
B. Westbrook 3 4 1.3 0
C. Buckhalter 1 -1 -1.0 0
T. Hunt 2 -4 -2.0 0

FF,

I see your mommie let you out of the house today.

Rich - Time for Nate to get into the action.

diesel:

WARRIORS’ TRAINING-CAMP SCHEDULE

Aug. 13 — Practices (first time in full pads), 8:30-11:30 a.m., 3:30-5 p.m.

Aug. 14 — Practice, 8:30-11:30 a.m.; walk-through, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Aug. 15 — Practices, 8:30-11-30 a.m., 3:30-5 p.m.

Aug. 16 — Practice, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Aug. 17 — Practices, 8:30-11-30 a.m., 3:30-5 p.m.

Aug. 18 — Practice, 8:30-11:30 a.m.; walk-through, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

* On Aug. 16, players move into dorms; Murphy's Pigskin Pigout at 5 p.m.

Seeing that there is only one practice session on the 16th, I'll be bummed if it's a film session.

No One has given me even a clue as to where to go to see the game on the computer
Everyone is so knowledgable?
Will you help me out here

Football Fan...do you have a point. If you do, go ahead and make it.

Homey,

Great bio the other day! I love your wit and humor.

True dat regarding Heidi and Lauren. Babe-a-licious!

I wish i could make it to this week's cattle call and grind with the best of them. Maybe, next time.

What's up with your friend, FF?

Homey - I'm sure he will get in. BTW, Feeley for 8 yrds. was the starting QB, and not RB.

FF - Way to stay on topic. I guess you just rolled out of bed and had to write the first thing that came to mind before brushing your tooth.

God bless all of god's simple creations....

BigWave: Go Yankees! And hey, I used to go to First Assembly, my sister and her family still go. That's a good church to go to as well, I only stopped going when I was young because I was stupid.

ST, I can also write the word, boobs, but can't get past the filter when I write your first name.

The blog filter can be on and off sometimes.

g'morning happiness, is there a 'cattle call' this week? i was getting hungry, and needed to know how to allocate my caloric intake.....i'd ask al, but he is in the 'celebrity' status now and it's hard to reach him without going through his new agent.

Nobody's responded to my suggestion that we head to So Gong Dong for some sundubu (soft tofu soup).

BigWave - So you also have a BS in ICS! Must be easy yeah! See Jason, nothing to it.

Chickens get ICS degrees, those with guts get math degrees. Nah, nah, just joking.

does anyone know the practice schedule for the last week of august?

Monday through Thursday, 7:00 to 9:00 in the morning.

During the last hurricane, people stayed at Radford cafeteria. David and I chose to remain at home. We were completely untouced by the hurricane. There was no wind or rain. Maybe, the same thing will happen this week.

I remember some wind and rain, but not much.

well, it's been raining all morning here in Foster Village. I turned off my water sprinkler. How is it where you are? Is it raining?

It started raining when I left the house this morning, so I grabbed an umbrella; never got to use it, just one big outburst of Mānoa mist near the end of practice.

Okay, now it's time to type up my recap of today's practice. It will be LONG.

yes it is the N.Y. side

Hmm, in the Philly game, Jason Davis (2nd year - Illinois) got one carry for 3 yards. He must've been on the practice squad last year. (no stats listed for 2006) Didn't even know this guy was competing for a spot at RB.

Howzit to all. Just lurking around today.

Bigwave - Good getting to know you. Sounds like you've had a great wave run around the world. Congrats on the New wave to come, got 3 boyz of my own but not into surfin, one just started hanging out at Sandy's.

Long Time - Great history, mahalos.

Homey - Good to see you back. Was a little quiet without you last week.

MI Leonard - The only direction I can point you in is ESPN for UH football.

Is Hawaii Telecom still streaming the games? I know I bought a game last year but forgot which site it was from.

M.I. Leonard - be patient. We'll find out for you.

H-bod - Sorry about FF, he gets like that when I forget to sterilize the nipples on his bottle.

ct - Thanks for welcome back

Jason - Good one. I openly challenge you to an arm wrestling match. I'm sure you can figure out the correct geometry to ensure a victory...lol

Hurricane Flossie Intermediate Advisory #21A

- 2:00 pm update

- next update @ 5:00 pm

BigWave-
From a frustrated body surfer in West TX, thanks for the pix! Great bio and best wishes to you and your developing family.

This thread has just too many LMAO posts to quote. Good stuff.

Option? Isn't that a gimmick-style offense?

Forgot who was streaming the games but I read and heard it was slower than dial-up.

Homey - I was connected to a wireless signal and it wasn't too bad. I think the feed belched a couple of times when papa Leahey used some big words.

STOP THE PRESSES!

jason: the last schedule I saw had afternoon practices today and tomorrow (13th and 14th) and 17th and 18th. Has this been changed?


I know there was a story about no two-a-days but this was the schedule I downloaded last week or the week before.

Any rewards for being 185?

BigWave - So you also have a BS in ICS! Must be easy yeah! See Jason, nothing to it.

Chickens get ICS degrees, those with guts get math degrees. Nah, nah, just joking.

Almost minored in Math, as well. I took a few 400 level math classes but was in college for so long I needed to get out of there and make some money, start attending UH Sports Events, and eat something better than $.99 Big Gulp and Jumbo Hot Dog from Fast Stop..

BTW, I keep getting this reoccuring dream that I never graduated from UH. Just like Rodney Dangerfield's "Back to School"

MI Leonard, here's a link for HawaiianTel that was provided to me last week. They still don't have the 2007 schedule listed though. Hope it helps.
http://www.hawaiiantelmedia.com/

Philly update - Halftime:

Hunt - 5 rushes & ZERO yards.

RUSHING
ATT YDS AVG TD
A. Feeley 1 8 8.0 0
B. Westbrook 3 4 1.3 0
J. Davis 1 3 3.0 0
T. Hunt 5 0 0.0 0
C. Buckhalter 1 -1 -1.0 0

M.I. Leonard,

As promised by others on this blog...check out the link above for any and all college games. Don't know who updates the site, but there should be a place in heaven for him. I think Hawaii telecom is the link for online games.

BigWave - Now I can eat $1.50 hotdog and drink from Costco!

Dayton Morinaga just confirmed that BigWave is a legit famous person.
I'm impressed.
We thought Sykes was exaggerating.

Hey NYWF!
Just got back from lunch and picking up your ball. I sent you an email. If the hurricane doesn't ruin everybodies week, we will be at practice on thursday. ;)

University of Nebraska women volleyball regular season tickets (14 gms) went on sale and within 45 minutes all 4,030 seats were sold out. The UH game tickets are available, but will probably be gone by the weekend. Their regular ticket prices are $8-$10 per game.

Tell Dayton and Christina the checks are in the mail....

DPK, I will see you on Thursday...so how do I address you when I see you?

2 min to go 1st qtr. SF 10, Den 7. Go Niners

BigWave - It's not that I'm taking advantage of the situation but would you know where I can pick up a longboard in the 8'6" range for a reasonable price? Also, do you know a Wes O. who shapes (or used to shape) surfboards?

where in the world is Nate?

get him in there!

Got the email and much thanks DPK. Youdaman =)

Tom: I was talking about the LAST week of August, 27-30.

I'm about halfway done with my recap, haha. I swear, Stephen should just let me type it up as a separate blog entry.

J-Dog - UnfortuNATEly, no carries yet.

It's easy to be the big fish in the little pond. The real test - not the fake Heisman test - is what would happen if UH were to take on a real football team. For example, USC.

I guarantee you, Colt and gang would not put up the numbers they have been putting up against teams from the little pond.

Football Fan, I totally agree with you that Hawaii would not score as many points against a USC as they would against a weaker team. But how long did it take you to figure that out, brother?

Sports Illustrated just listed the Hawaii/Boise game as the #15 best game to watch in 2007.

J-Dog ™ - I would think he'd come in during the 3rd qtr.

Troy Smith just came in the game and he's 0-2.

Here's a funny video where Colt commandeered the video camera...

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070813/VIDEO02/308140001

Hats off to Big Wave. I used to surf but gave it up a long time ago. I got tired of picking coral off of my chest.

Princess Leila...great job with Colt's interview w/Cameron...funny guys.. ;-)

Moats is in now. Nate should be next.

BigWave, enjoyed your bio just as much as those of Garret, homey, al, and Floridated. Good stuff.

Anyone looking for an excellent quality replica UH mini-helmet, current or historical, BigWave's your man. (I'm assuming you still have those, BigWave. Sorry if not.)

Homey
I usually respond best to "Hey Dummy". Or you can call me "bitch".

Watchin' the 49ers game. Those SF recievers are looking good. No sign of Lelie yet. :(

DPK - I'm sure I'll find you in the crowd of hundreds. I don't think I'll yell out "Hey Dummy" or "bitch". Especially, while I'm wearing my Boise St. jersey.

Football Fan. You may have a point, but sometime back in history, Nebraska said the same thing about Hawaii and got their ass kicked in Lincoln. Joe Namath said he would take care of the Colts and eveyrone laughed, but guess who had the last laugh. We will never know how good or bad Colt is against USC because no game is scheduled. So the best thing I can pass on to you is to keep quiet about Colt and let the chips fall wherever. At the end of the football season, let us see where each school is ranked and who knows, everyone might get their wish with USC playing UH in the bowl.

Troy Smith 0-4. No sign of Nate yet.

8:22 a.m. — Walking past Cooke Field, you can already hear the whistles blowing; I guess the players have begun stretching.

8:30 a.m. — Most of the players are stretching, the QBs are throwing short passes in the flats and shuffle passes to the RBs. Forester and Grasso are punting, and Kelly is kicking with a tee. Grice-Mullins, Hawthorne, Newberry, Washington, Bess, Lewis, and Bain are taking turns catching the punts.

8:35 a.m. — The team huddles up before going off to stations.

8:37 a.m. — The RBs are warming up with Suan. Reinebold has the punt and punt return teams; they practice punting on a short field for a bit, then they start practicing quick punts while backed along the goal line. Both punters are able to get the kicks off quick, as Reinebold emphasizes the quick step. The OL is with McKnight, while the QBs and WRs are across the way on the soccer field. Miano is with the punt team's gunners and the punt return team's corners, teaching them different techniques.

8:45 a.m. — The RBs are now warming up with their juke moves, and I gotta say, Laumoli is one big dude. Back to Miano, who is teaching "a very innovative technique" — I think he's telling the return corners that if the gunners get past the initial block and have a step, that instead of running with the gunner, that the corner should go back to set up for blocking ahead of the punt returner. He likens protecting Bess to protecting Brennan in the pocket.

8:50 a.m. — The RBs are now practicing punching technique and footwork. The OL has moved to hitting the sled, while the QBs are still throwing to the WRs out on the soccer field.

8:53 a.m. — The defense lines up in the 4-3, then practices rushing after the "QB," which is one of the coaches. The linemen pressure, the LBs and DBs play pass defense against ghosts.

8:56 a.m. — Lolotai tips a pass during the drill, which is intercepted by Adam Leonard. Soares is on the side, in jersey but not in pads.

8:59 a.m. — The RBs are now practicing punch technique from their knees. The OL moves to the soccer field, so I can't really see what they are doing. LBs are with Cal Lee, practicing their back-pedal technique. Miano is with the DBs, as he calls out for them to shuffle, strafe, shuffle, then to close on an imaginary receiver. He emphasises that the DBs should open at a 45° angle when strafing. The DL are working on pass rush drills; Reinebold yells for the players to work on the blocker's upfield shoulder.

9:04 a.m. — The LBs are now practicing pass defense. Watching the DBs with Miano, it's clear that Newberry is the most fluid of the bunch — he has amazing hips.

9:07 a.m. — Grasso and Forester take turns punting; while one punts, the other retrieves the ball, tosses it to Ingram, who snaps it back to the other, who is now positioned as the field goal holder. Neither punter looks very impressive. Meanwhile, the RBs continue working on technique stuff.

9:12 a.m. — The RBs move to drills with the OL, I assume blocking stuff. The LBs practice wrapping up. The DL is practicing on footwork and pass deflections. The DBs are practicing in a drill with two short defenders and one deep.

9:18 a.m. — Aww, Dave Reardon and Stephen Tsai are sharing the shade of a tree together. The DBs and LBs are separately going over technique things again.

9:23 a.m. — Some DBs — looks like those Stephen mentioned above — are with McMackin. I have a #39 that doesn't match the roster (it's not Avery or Reynolds); I guess that's Calvin Roberts, he's the only other guy on Stephen's list. McMackin is teaching technique on how to backpedal and jam receivers. At one point, he instructs, "If you don't need your bump, don't use it." The DEs and DTs are now separate, with Reinebold coaching the DEs, who are practicing drop backs (zone blitz package?). Can't see who's with the DTs, maybe Lumpkin? RBs are back to blocking technique, the LBs are practicing jamming receivers coming through their zone.

9:35 a.m. — The QBs and WRs move up to the football field; the first team QBs and WRs go against the scout team defense, while the first team LBs and DBs go against the scout team offense. The scout team offense seems to run the option a lot — something to look forward to on September 1? (Anybody know anything about Northern Colorado?)

9:40 a.m. — The crowd is trickling in; there might have been 20 people when I first came, now it's closer to 30. The OL and RBs are blocking against the DL.

9:44 a.m. — Are my eyes deceiving me? I see some OL and RBs on the soccer field as well; are they in two groups? Or maybe I saw something wrong. That looked like a #21 (Pilares) and #4 (Wright-Jackson) far, far away.

9:45 a.m. — We have an Okie sighting.

9:50 a.m. — Blaze may not be playing, but he is coaching some of the players.

9:52 a.m. — Is that Rainbow pants I see on Tyler Graunke? They are green, with rainbow stripes on the side. Nobody else has those pants on. They kinda look nice; retro uni night for homecoming has been suggested before.

9:55 a.m. — The DL are working on one-on-one technique, lots of swim moves and bull rushes.

10:00 a.m. — The full first team offense is up against the full scout defense, while the full first team defense is up against the full scout offense.

10:13 a.m. — Peoples has one play where he looks really, really fast on the scout team offense.

10:22 a.m. — Breaking back into groups. I see the OL in one, WRs and DBs in another. Bess is no longer in pads.

10:23 a.m. — Rivers pulls a double-move on Newberry that takes my breath away. Rivers has Newberry beat on the first move, then waits for Newberry to overplay the recovery before blasting by him for the completion.

10:27 a.m. — Rivers vs. Newberry II: Rivers runs a straight go down the field, Newberry stays on him step-for-step, deflecting the pass that comes. Even with the height difference, it would have needed to have been a perfect pass to be completed.

10:29 a.m. — The kickers are kicking some field goals.

10:34 a.m. — There's more around 50-60 people here now, not including those I might not be able to see that are in their cars. The team runs a scrimmage, with some things of note: Brennan checks left to Wright-Jackson, who shows good fluidity and burst in the run after. The next play, Brennan throws to Washington on a slant that looked just like Rivers' last TD in the Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl. Among lesser-played receivers who saw a few throws their way were Shaffer and Linkner.

10:50 a.m. — Just the QBs and WRs vs. the LBs and DBs, with the teams switching sides of the field, so the offense is advancing on the open side of the field. Of note: Brennan throws short to Hawthorne, who makes some nice yards after catch. Brennan throw deflected by Alexander, Salas drops the tip. Brennan to Grice-Mullins wide open deep on the left. Brennan to Bain deep over the middle seam. Graunke deflected by Paepule. Brennan to Avery where he's absolutely draped by a defender, but he makes the catch. The next play, Avery gets absolutely smacked on a play that elicits oohs from the entire gallery. Everyone knows, UH fans love big-hitting defense.

11:00 a.m. — While watching more of the drills, I overhear some of the safeties talking about a play that had just been run. The outside corner had man-to-man, while the safeties had cover two deep. The CB's man ran a corner, while another receiver ran a post, leaving the safety to make a decision concerning who to cover. The safeties agree that the safety should call the CB off on the man-to-man, so the safety covers the corner route while the CB covers the post.

11:13 a.m. — Time for a few running plays. Pilares had a good run down the middle, which is followed by a nice play-action fake with Wright-Jackson, but the throw is dropped by Lane. Pilares has another good run, now to the right, but then #42 (?) is caught behind the line. Graunke deep on a play-action to Lane, then a hand-off to Pilares to a loss on the left. Brennan on a straight pass play to Hawthorne, overthrown to the right. Brennan on a beautiful play action fake, the throw completed to Lane over the middle. A couple screens, a couple option reads for Graunke.

11:17 a.m. — Cameron Allen-Jones is spotted at TE.

11:27 a.m. — All pau.

Comment from: Football Fan [Visitor]
It's easy to be the big fish in the little pond. The real test - not the fake Heisman test - is what would happen if UH were to take on a real football team. For example, USC.

I guarantee you, Colt and gang would not put up the numbers they have been putting up against teams from the little pond.

Mike Tyson once said, anybody can put the hurt on somebody else and act like a big man. The real test is what will you do when you are the one getting pounded. That's when you see the real truth.

Same is true in the case of Hawaii and Colt.

Football Fan,

Oh really? If Hawaii played USC it wouldn't put up as many points as against say Idaho or Utah State? You don't say?

Thanks for your wonderful insight Captain Obvious.

Congrats BigWave on the soon-to-be addition to your family.

To the rest of ya, I'm Wyokie and I post on Sports Hawaii. I'm a legend on there.

Super proud fan of the WYOMING COWBOYS!!!

Jason,

Great recap, thank you!

A-House If you don't mind elaborating, when was it did you go to Kauai High? My in-laws are retired teachers from Kauai High.

BigWave,

All this time, I didn't know it was you until I read your bio today. Yes, I remember covering you at some of the surfing events a few years back. Never knew you were such a big UH fan.

For those who don't know, BigWave was the best kneeboard surfer in Hawaii for many years and one of the best in the world. Probably still is, although the kneeboard division has been phased out of competitions in recent years. I guess that's why I haven't seen you in some years. Hope you're still charging!

Aloha and Welcome Wyokie!

Gotta love and respect your pride for the Cowboys.

Do you currently reside there?

Jason, Keep up the excellent work. Enjoyed it.

On Maui, wind is from the south, just steady type, partly cloudy, and hot. We may be getting the wind from the fringes of Flossie.

Nate just picked up a 1st Down on 2nd & 5!!!!!!!!

With about three minutes left in the 3rd quarter Nate gets into the game.

First carry for five yards. Seems that Moats got hurt and it looks pretty serious too.

btw, love your story bigwave. Envious about all those surfing exploits. Great bio.

Jason,

Thanks for providing the Tsaikos with a very thorough and detailed recap.

The Tizer should hire you on a part-time basis. You got talent!

Philly fumble. Apparently Nate was looking to block and the QB handed the ball off to him.

Whitey- Mahalo for the Valley Isle weather update.

Aloha Wyokie!

I lurk on SH.com and have read your posts. GO COWBOYS!

Hawaiiroller - what are you watching the game on?

Listening to it online on the NFL network.

I forgot one thing that I didn't write down. So Stephen is sitting down in this chair of his, while some of the players are going over to get some water. Myron Newberry is right there, so Stephen starts thinking out loud, Why isn't Newberry in pads? Newberry glares at Stephen, then lifts the legs of his shorts to show him the pads underneath.

Oh, and Princess Leila was there today, beautiful as usual. She even said Hi to me, how cool was that. :-D

Jason, thanks for your detailed write up. Did you happen to notice if there were a lot of autograph seekers?

I left with the first wave of fans, so I don't know how many people stuck around to get autographs. Sorry, I had to get some food in me. :-p

Jason - Impressive work. Mahalos!

Thanks for the great coverage Jason. :)

Good job Jay. Tsai really should give you a job.

Much Mahalo, homey.

Ever been to my home state of WYOMING?

I thought I'd post this e-mail I got from UH, in case readers are headed to UH this week.

A female UH student reported to campus security that at about 9:55 am this morning, she was followed/stalked and harassed by a male suspect while she was walking on McCarthy Mall. When she became aware of the individual she started walking faster, and the suspect did the same thing. As she approached the grassey area adjacent to Kennedy Theater the suspect was a couple of feet away from her and he asked her for her name and phone number, telling her that he had been watching her and that she was pretty. She told him she had a boyfriend, he replied "what's wrong, you don't like sex?" She screamed for help and the suspect ran away towards Correa Road.

Suspect Description:

Age: Late 20s.
Height: 5' 10 to 6'00
Weight: 160 lb.
Build: Slim
Hair: Straight short black
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Brown/dark
Witness described the suspect as being possibly: Indian or Pakistani Heritage. He was wearing a white button down long sleeved shirt, black slack pants and dress shoes.

jason,

lame-O

i was referring to the princess leila comment.

great job on the practice updates!

Wyokie really is a legend over at SH. The regulars like to needle him about that power-house Wyoming football team and the MWC. lol

Jason,

Thank you very much for that practice recap!

I'm so glad that Ryan Mouton is cleared and hopefully can practice tomorrow!

3 videos...we hit the jackpot today! Thank you Princess for the videos--both Mouton and Roberts seemed quite happy to finally be getting cleared, and I think that the comment about how the team is like a family is quite true. I also enjoyed Colt conducting his interview...I'm glad that he can have fun with the media around him, as other personality types would be bothered by the attention.

So far, Lelie has no receptions.

Nate has 3 rushes for 3 yards and 2 catches for 6 yards. Nate also had a fumble that was recovered by Philly.

Unbrich has 1 tackle.

Jason-

back in my college days, a female students could request to have a football player escort her around campus after hours.

Would you know if they still have that service? None of this foolishness would occur.

Cameron reiterated that he wasn't happy with the blocking of the first half Saturday, but was satisfied with the corrections made at halftime.

Perhaps the best news Dolphins fans could've received Monday was that starting left tackle Vernon Carey participated in the practice after leaving Saturday's game late in the first quarter with a right knee injury. Cameron said after the game that the patella injury wasn't serious and it appears his diagnosis was correct. "He looked good to me," Cameron said. "Looked like he did all right today. He played today, he'll play [Thursday]."

Backup left tackle, rookie Julius Wilson, who filled in for Carey Saturday, was also taking some snaps with the first unit Monday.

Running back Jesse Chatman, who sparkled Saturday with 88 yards on six carries, was with the second-team offense along with rookie fullback Reagan Mauia, but on one sweep Chatman was caught from behind on an outstanding backside grab by defensive tackle Rod Wright.

I wonder how long it will take for Mouton and Roberts to learn the defensive schemes? They have the size advantage over Newberry and Lewis, but does experience win out?

addahknowjoe: Anybody can call Campus Security and ask for an escort late at night. What's disappointing is that this occurred in broad daylight on a day where campus was quite crowded with NSO (New Student Orientation) groups.

Lots of shuffling at G for Miami.

Rex Hadnot is lining up with the first team, even though the depth chart lists him as a second-teamer.

Hadnot is lining up at RG. Mormino is watching the punt team practice its blocking, and on the other field Liwienski is lining up at LG next to Satale.

First team offense is now doing running drills from its own 4 yard line. Mormino at LG, Hadnot at RG.

Open invite to "Football Fan" to TSAIKOGATE I Sept 1st.

For more info, Football Fan, visit the link above or e-mail Kevin @ tsaikotailgate@gmail.com.

Lelie makes a couple of catches here in the third quarter. One for about 7yds, another longer one, at least 15 yds.

Looks like the offensive tackles had trouble with Miami's DEs in practice.

Miami kept its starting line from Saturday intact on Monday. The line: Carey (LT), Drew Mormino (LG), Samson Satale ©, Rex Hadnot (RG), Anthony Alabi (RT).

• Tackle L.J. Shelton continued to work with the third team but made some blocks during running drills with Gibran Hamdan at quarterback.

• The first-team line had a long day going against Jason Taylor and Vonnie Holliday; Tight ends Justin Peelle and David Martin both had trouble hanging on to passes delivered by Trent Green.

DPK,

I just refreshed my boxscore when you posted and saw that Lelie went from no catches to 2 catches for 26 yards.

In the final boxscore, Nate had 3 carries for a total of 3 yards, plus 2 catches for a total of 6 yards, plus a fumble that was recovered by his team.

Ikaika has a new blog up! Here is one paragraph:

“I don’t even have to talk to (fellow rookies to know how they’re feeling) – you can see it on their face. It’s pretty grueling going into something you don’t know in an area you don’t know. But you’ve just got to hang with it; you’ve got to stick with it. Because I’ll tell you what, it does get harder at times – it really does. Some days it doesn’t go as planned and you kind of get down on yourself but you’ve got to stick with it. You’ve got to try to stay positive no matter what happens and keep fighting.”

Addaknowjoe,

If it was still "old school" like you mentioned I bet that if one of the Warriors like Larry Saufea, Timo Paepule, Ray Hisatake, Keala Watson, or Aaron Kia were available as late night escorts for security purposes, Manoa would be declared one the best campuses in the nation after dark!

E'O NA TOA E!!!

Senior Little League all-star team from Hilo just completed a 5-0 win over Cartersville, GA at the World Series.

The rest of Vick's co-defendants have arranged to have a plea bargain meetings this week, and will help the prosecution vs. Vick. It doesn't look good.

This statement from Detroit's coach kind of ties into Ikaika's blog entry today.

That said, training camp is still a grind.

“Every snap is a grind,” Marinelli said. “It’s a great way to teach the tools who want to teach, just playing one snap at a time.”

Marinelli said the players had to focus on the here and now – and not look at how long they had to go. The regular-season opener isn’t until Sept. 9.

“That’s what happens to rookies sometimes,” Marinelli said. “They get buried, saying, ‘God, we’ve got another six weeks of this.’ It buries you. Just play the snap. I coach that at night. Just play the snap, win the snap you’re in. All of the sudden, practice is over.”

Defensive end Ikaika Alama-Francis (shoulder) and wide receiver Troy Walters (hamstring) are nursing minor injuries.

Hey Tsaikos. Glad we are in the thick of football season. Haven't been able to keep up with all that has been going on but finally was able to view the Princess' videos. Wow, what a great job.

Saw the video of blog bash and must say, it is Uncle Al to me. You look like you could be one of my uncles...and I mean that in a respectful way.

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/tailgate.html
Open invite to "Football Fan" to TSAIKOGATE I Sept 1st.

For more info, Football Fan, visit the link above or e-mail Kevin @ tsaikotailgate@gmail.com.

I doubt he'll show up.

DPK,

Here is an article about what you said about Vick's co-defendants making plea bargains.

The two remaining co-defendants in Michael Vick's federal dogfighting case on Monday scheduled hearings to enter plea agreements.

Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, is set to appear in federal court in Richmond on Thursday and Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta, on Friday.

Last month, another original co-defendant, Tony Taylor, pleaded guilty to his role in a dogfighting conspiracy he says was financed almost entirely by the Atlanta Falcons quarterback.

Taylor, 34, of Hampton, agreed to fully cooperate with the government in its prosecution of Vick, Peace and Phillips, who are accused of running an interstate dogfighting enterprise known as "Bad Newz Kennels" on Vick's property in rural Surry County.

http://detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070813/UPDATE/708130408/1126/SPORTS0101

For those players fighting to make the roster, there are only 2 weeks before the first round of cuts!

The first mandatory roster cut, to a maximum of 75 players, is Aug. 28, three days after the game against the Colts. The final cut, to the regular-season limit of 53 players, is Sept. 1.

J-Dog,

I guess it is hard for "Football Fan" to get a flight out of Indiana.

Final stats for the Warriors in the 49ers-Broncos game:

Lelie: 2 receptions, 26 yards total.

Jeff Ulbrich: 1 tackle.

Isaac Sopoaga: no stats.

Jason Elam: 0-1 FGs, 2-2 extra points. Elam missed a 44-yard FG wide right.

TO THOSE ATTENDING UH ROAD GAMES (Except UNLV)

Please retake the "UH Road Game survey" and add your hotel/accomodations and the stadium section and row numbers on your tickets. It's OK if you don't have all info or are loooking. This survey is for info sharing and questions. I will post pertinent questions in te "Notes" section of the summary. Survey URL in red above.

A periodic sample report format is shown below. I will merge the names above into the table as I receive them...

UH - Nevada Game -- November 16, 2007

BayAreaWarrior (2) - CA
calvin from kona (1)
E.fan (16)
HAWNSTLN (8) - CA
Kaululehua (2)
Kelley (2)
Kulauli951 (2)
maleko72 (8)
M Lee (12) - NV
PONO (6) - CA
Rich2176 (2) - CA
Shannon (12) - CA
sluginca (2) - CA
Warrior Dave (2)
Stretch (maybe)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NAME (# pax)............ HOTEL............... TKT SECTION/ROW
tom-warriornation-m (2). unknown ............ unknown
blognamehere (5) .. .... hotelname .......... AA/99

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View/download pdf of MacKay Stadium (Reno, NV) at
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/nevada.pdf
Arbitrary Notes:

• No Tsaiko-gate coordinator/area contact yet

SteveM,

I just filled out your survey for SJSU. I spent all of last night researching Silicon Valley hotels that would be good for kids...but today one of my best friends offered her house to my family, so I'll be staying with them in Palo Alto. In fact, they are leaving for a camping trip shortly after we get there, so we'll have the house to ourselves...

I know in past SJSU games the UH Alumni Association or some other Hawaii organization had a huge tailgate. We could do that or we could meet up at a restaurant before the game. The game should run from 5pm to 9pm, so either we eat lunch at the game (I don't recommend Spartan Stadium food) or we eat beforehand.

The group that organizes the UH tailgate is the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce of Northern Californaia. They always do it when UH comes to SJ, Reno, and Fresno.

Here's their website:

http://www.hccnc.com/

About the criticism that Colt wouldn't throw for as many yards against USC as he would against less teams...that seems to have been accepted by some Warrior fans but is actually not necessarily true. In fact, if you look at the facts from 2006, it appears that Colt puts up as big or bigger numbers against the "big teams" as he does against WAC teams. One big factor to consider is that Colt often misses an entire quarter of the game because UH blows out lesser teams, while he is still throwing the ball late in games against tougher teams. That means that Colt has 33% more of the game to rack up stats.

Let us split 2006 into tough teams and lesser teams:
Tougher teams:
Alabama
Boise State
Nevada
Fresno State
San Jose State
Purdue
Oregon State
Arizona State

Lesser teams:
UNLV
Eastern Illinois
New Mexico State
Idaho
Utah State
Louisiana Tech

I’ll even make a category for top-tier teams:
Alabama
Boise State
Purdue
Oregon State
Arizona State

Let us compare Colt’s stats vs. lesser teams with his stats vs. the other categories. I’m going to round things to avoid decimal places, but I have this all in Excel if anyone wants the raw numbers. In fact, I’ll run different combinations of teams upon request.

Lesser teams: 25CMP / 36ATT / 365YDS / 71% CMP%

Tougher teams: 32CMP / 43ATT / 420YDS / 74% CMP%

Top-tier teams: 32CMP / 44ATT / 426YDS / 72% CMP%

The biggest difference in the stats is that Colt was sacked 3x more by tougher teams than by lesser teams, and almost 4x more by top-tier teams than by lesser teams. But for anyone to claim that Colt wouldn’t put up stats against tougher competition, they simply don’t have the facts to back them up.

808Chef,

Thank you! Maybe I'll get to attend that tailgate this year...

There's a Hawaiian restaurant in SJ Japantown that does a "ho'olaulea" type street party when UH comes to town. They did it the last time. Food is pretty good. Small kine restaurant/bar. As the date gets closer, maybe we all can meet. Fellas from the "other site" will start getting organized too.

http://www.dahukilau.com/

808- You're right. Kurt Osaki and his HCCNC crew usually does something with UH.

Colt's stats actually go up if I take BSU out and make a category for BCS-conference teams.

808- Kurt owns the Hukilau too.

See...it's not what you know but who you know ah??? Especially in the culinary industry.

Yeah...I can't wait until UH comes up. Already got the weekends planned when they play SJ and Reno.

Mad Dog,

thanks for the scheduele. i was wondering if they'll be having practice the week before the game since i will be there on the 30th.

~~


Garrett,

im debating whether or not to go to the SJSU game. if i could take off then i would but it all depends on how much business i write. >;]

Kazz-
Thank you for the invite. I rarely go to live UH events as I don't like the traffic, parking, crowds in stadium, long lines for food, beer, bathroom, etc., and I don't like having to sit next to loud, obnoxius drunks.

I prefer the comfort of watching from home or some other establishment, where there are no lines and only good, decent, well-mannered, people are allowed.

Now if USC or UCLA or Notre Dame were coming to town, I might make an exception. At this time, no one presently coming to town to play UH would bring enough excitement to justify, for me, putting up with all the negatives associated with going to a live UH sporting event.

Your extending the tailgate offer, however, despite my not being in agreement with the sentiment normally found here, puts you in a class by yourself: a class act.

808Chef,

you live in SJ?

808Chef,

Thank you for that suggestion too! I look forward to the plans when the game gets closer.

2006 vs. Arizona State:

Heisman favorite John David Booty (USC was at home): 12-25 passing, 148 yards, 48% completion %, 2 TDs, 1 INT

Colt Brennan: 33-42 passing, 559 yards, 79% completion %, 5 TDs, 1 INT

I'm gonna call it a day a bit early at work here. Gotta hit up Walmart to see what I can stock up on, JUST IN CASE.

To the TSAIKOs on the Big Island, take care of yourselves and loved ones. I'm sure everything will be fine with a bit more rain and wind to come.

Everything will be ok.

Take care.

I'll check you all tomorrow.

diesel,

I hope that you can make it! Apparently there still are tickets available and it is unlikely that SJSU will sell out (given past history), so you still have time to decide.

Oh before I leave, in reply to Garret's post in the above regarding the comparison to a Mr. John David Booty...

Aren't the #'s pretty much the proof in the pudding?

I will always remember comparisons like that no matter what happens this season or the seasons to come.

Amazing, simply amazing.

The numbers cannot lie.

I'm now going to predict, with some confidence, that Nate will at least make Philly's practice squad. In fact, Philly is choosing between having 3 or 4 RBs on their active roster and Nate just moved up to #4 RB with the injury to Moats.

I feel horrible for Moats, he worked hard all offseason and did well (aside from the fumbles) in camp. However, injuries happen in the NFL and it is Nate's job to seize this opportunity. If Nate does not do well in practice and their next preseason game, Philly will call up Reno Mahe or some other player...but I figure Nate will at least get on the practice roster.

Ryan Moats, in a battle for a roster spot, fractured his left ankle and is likely gone for the year. Moats was on the roster bubble after an inconsistent training camp, but the depth at running back is tested now, and maybe the Eagles will recall a player like Reno Mahe, who can step right in and play and give the Eagles some insurance at running back and in the return game.

Kazz,

I thought that Colt-Booty comparison was interesting!

By the way, I went into the research assuming that what football fan and others here said was correct and that Colt had worse stats against better competition. I did remember that Colt sat out a ton of 4th quarters and was curious if that outweighed the tougher competition. The numbers surprised me, but in hindsight they make sense.

congratulations to the Rolovich's, they are expecting a baby boy tomorrow

What a twist in Nate's story. Tough break for Moats. I feel that if Nate makes at least the practice squad, he can develop into a better roster back. Let's hope he has a super week.

By the way, I'd like to say "Welcome" to all of the SH posters who have posted here. I actually lurked in SH at times for years before ST started this blog. There are good people there, like BigWave, Scott and Wyokie. I really appreciate all of the information that they provide.

I just never posted because I figured I didn't have much to contribute, since what I most appreciated was the recruiting info, the bios, and the practice reports...and I could add nothing in those areas. I also have to be careful about starting to post because as you see once I start I allocate some time to do it right.

I did read the thread about The Beast and there sure were some negative people there! But that doesn't mean that SH is a bad place, that was a pretty isolated incident on a very touchy issue.

DPK,

I agree that this was a twist, Nate battled all this time to try to get ahead of Moats in the depth chart and now Moats will probably miss the season. I also agree that if Nate makes at least the practice squad he'll be able to prove himself over time.

Nate's biggest problem is that he's so different that Philly's previous RBs who were more finesse-type backs. Hunt is like a compromise solution for Philly, he can fill the power back role because he's much bigger than their other RBs, but he's quicker and a lot smaller than Nate.

Nate now has a VERY good shot at the active roster! If Bloom proves himself capable of handling punt and kick returns (and he did a good job tonight), then Philly might have a roster spot for a 4th RB...and that could be Nate! Nate has to do well enough that Philly doesn't start looking around for another RB, but an RB coming from off the street wouldn't be as up-to-speed with Philly's system.

Ralph,

Thank you for pointing that out--I hope that everything goes smoothly for the Rolovich family!

Thank you for the invite. I rarely go to live UH events as I don't like the traffic, parking, crowds in stadium, long lines for food, beer, bathroom, etc., and I don't like having to sit next to loud, obnoxius drunks.

Traffic is a pain and parking is tough if you want to drive in 45 minutes before kick off. As for the rest of it? For all intents and purposes, non-existent. What is your real agenda, "Football Fan"?

I prefer the comfort of watching from home or some other establishment, where there are no lines and only good, decent, well-mannered, people are allowed.

Great. You can watch all the USC, UCLA and Notre Dame games you want at home. That would explain why you know NOTHING about UH games. So the question becomes, why are you here?

808chef -- realizing the UH-SJSU game is still a ways off, would you recommend that all the Tsai-kos and and other travellers attend the Chamber of Commerce tailgate?

Comment from: 808Chef [Visitor]
There's a Hawaiian restaurant in SJ Japantown that does a "ho'olaulea" type street party when UH comes to town. They did it the last time. Food is pretty good. Small kine restaurant/bar. As the date gets closer, maybe we all can meet. Fellas from the "other site" will start getting organized too.

http://www.dahukilau.com/
08/13/07 @ 18:18

808chef--being a chef/hotel industry (?), you might be our "Al" of the bay area. Would you be willing to be the contact/liaison for a Tsai-ko party/get-together somewhere?

Garrett - Great stats, interesting comparison with Booty. Like I've said before with time Colt is extremely deadly. And when our offense is in sync, there's multiple receivers open on every play. That's the reason no one wants to play us. You think those guys who say we have a cruise schedule don't already know this? HF should've anticipated this in lining up the schedule.

Interesting coincidence. BSU's former QB Zabransky will have his NFL debut in the same stadium that he played his last game...

The greatest moment of Jared Zabransky's college career took place at the University of Phoenix Stadium.

He left there a Boise State legend after helping orchestrate a thrilling, 43-42 overtime victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. Saturday, Zabransky will make his NFL debut against the Arizona Cardinals in that same stadium.

The undrafted rookie quarterback hopes to resurrect some of the magic he found there in January. ''It's interesting — the last game I played was there,'' Zabransky said. ''It's going to bring back some pretty fond memories, that's for sure. ''I think it's a good spot to move on in. I'll be in a good mindset when I get in there.''

http://49ers.com/pressbox/news_detail.php?PRKey=3278&section=PR News

Hill then went to Ashley Lelie for a six-yard pickup before the 49ers kept it on the ground with two more Clayton carries. His second attempt on 3rd and 1 was stopped for no gain, but on 4th and 1, Hill completed a pass to Williams for a 3-yard gain. Whitlock picked up 1-yard on the ground, before Hill again found Lelie, this time for a 20-yard completion at the Denver 8-yardline to end the quarter.

oh mr. tsai,
what is the status on lefiti?

Garret,
SH's HS forum is closed and locked down. It has been that way since July 15th, when the stuff about Ryan came to a head. SH shows that while it encourages spirited debate, it doesn't let any really bad stuff continue. BigWave was a lot of help in that matter. SH has a different style than the WB in some ways, but they showed their class in this situation. It's good to see their regulars here, this season should be a lot of fun for both blogs.

WARRIORMOJO:

Re your reply to football fan...

Please remember civility - and where ignorance is bliss, tis foolish to be wise. Have pity on those people who live in an absolute vacuum.

Garret,
BTW I lurk at SH too sometimes, and I gotta tell ya they are hardcore stats and up close info there. I can barely hang here, so this is where I am. But I do like lurking there because they have great info. and pics.

A former UH player friend of mine made a great point about Ilaoa last week, when we were talking outside of the blog. He explained that Nate has the very special abilty to go east to west then north and south on one play. This is because of his past as a reciever and these last two years at RB. As he explained there aren't many backs who can do that very well and that Nate is exceptional at it. That made a lot of sense to me, and it does give Nate an edge with offenses like Philly. Their backs need to be good recivers as well as running backs. I hope Nate can showcase that this week, and that the Philly coaches appreciate it. It's going to be an ineresting opportunity for Nate. I am sure he can do it.

Warrior Mojo,

Well worded, my brother.

Some people just don't have a clue.

And, you have to excuse people who are hermits and don't have any friends.

Also, he wouldn't have the "nads" to show up in public.

UH-UNLV GAME LOGISTICS SURVEY
...this ongoing survey at the URL above. This survey should help people determine who else might be staying at the same hotel/motel as they for the UH-UNLV game. Also gives an overview of transportation to Sam Boyd stadium and the pattern of parties/tailgates (planned or desired).

Anyone reading this and attending the game should do the 4 question survey, regardless if you did the first one or not... even the lurkers who have never posted! Please do not forget to click on the Done >> button at the bottom of the page.

Summary of info/corrections to date:


NAME (# pax)...... HOTEL............. TRANS...... FRI PARTY? . TAILGATE?
Downtown
Chad112 (5) .......California ....... Tour ...... Looking .... Tour
Kelley (3) ........California ....... Tour ...... Looking .... Looking
Maui Boy (4) ......California ....... Undecided . Looking .... Looking
midnight (7) ......California ....... Undecided . Looking .... Looking
Winona631 (1) .....California ....... Undecided . Looking .... Looking
UKU@LA (2) ........4 Queens ......... Undecided . Looking .... Looking
addahknowjoe (2) ..Fremont .......... Car ....... Looking .... Looking
Warrior Dave (8) ..Fremont .......... Car ....... Got ........ Tour
99club (1) ........Golden Nugget .... Undecided . Looking .... Looking
BG (6) ............Golden Nugget .... Undecided . - .......... Looking
Calvin-Kona (12) ..Golden Nugget .... Tour....... Looking .... Looking
Jon (3) ...........Golden Nugget .... Tour....... Looking .... Looking
linda995 (2) ......Golden Nugget .... Tour....... Looking .... -
Rob25 (3) .........Golden Nugget .... Car ....... Looking .... Looking
bigb114 (2) .......Las Vegas Club ... Tour ...... - .......... -
Strip & Outer
Garret (1) ........Circus Circus .... Car ....... enroute .... Looking
M Lee (14) ........Hampton Inn Trop.. Car ....... Got ........ Looking
Christoper871 (2) .Hilton Grand ..... Car ....... Looking .... Looking
Shannon (12) ......Hooters .......... Car ....... - .......... ?
Stretch (4+) ......Flamingo ......... Tour ...... Tour ....... Tour
Illinois Bow (2) ..MGM .............. Undecided . Looking .... Looking
Kaniela510 (?) ....MGM .............. car ....... - .......... Got
nevarainsine.. (3) The Orleans ...... Tour ...... ? .......... Tour
Preppal (?) .......Palace Station ... Car ....... enroute .... Looking
Ronnie (14) .......Residence Inn .... Car ....... Looking .... Looking
Brew808 (2) .......Rio .............. Undecided . Looking .... Looking
tyalea (3) ........Sam's Town ....... Car ....... No ......... Looking
C0hiba (3) ........South Point ...... Car ....... ? .......... ?
tom-warriornat (2) South Point ...... Car ....... Looking .... Looking
WarriorMojo (3) ...Treasure Island .. Undecided . Looking .... Looking
Pohoboy (?) .......Wynn ............. Car ....... - .......... Looking
Rich2176 (2) ......Venetian ......... Car ....... Looking .... Looking
diesel (2) ........Private Res ...... Car ....... Looking .... Looking
losthawaiian (7) ..timeshare ........ Car ....... Looking .... Looking
fuchsia391 (5) ....?................. Tour ...... No ......... Looking
............................... Total Available = .. 70 ....... 95
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Stadium seating chart for Tsai-ko tickets ordered through Rich2176 at:
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/rich2176.jpg
Arbitrary Notes:

• Rich2176 is the Tsai-ko tailgate coordinator/focal point


• Garret has minivan for logistics. Also suggest a buffet somewhere.


• bigb114 notes California hotel has ticket/tailgate pkg ($75)


• midnight posted California hotel has trans/tailgate pkg ($58)


• HWNSTLN suggests a Tsai-ko table at the stadium. ($58)


• Christopher871 still needs tickets.

Free play time. Malaysian man received a phone will for $218 trillion, and was told to pay up within 10 days or be prosecuted.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/07/Former-Brocade-CEO-guilty-of-backdating-charges_1.html?source=searchresult

Brocade’s former CEO got 20 years in prison and a $5 mil fine for falsifying documents related to backdating stock options. This is the first Department of Justice conviction relating to backdating.

To all at home, please be safe an be prepared.

Remember all of the toys that had to be recalled recently? The story behind the story is interesting and sad.

The Chinese toy factory owner at the centre of the storm over lead-tainted Sesame Street figures has committed suicide, the state-run media reported today.

Zhang Shuhong, the boss of a major supplier to Mattel, hung himself at the weekend after his export licence was suspended and 1.5m products withdrawn because of safety fears about toys sold in the US, Britain and other parts of Europe.

He is the second high-profile fatality of a growing "Made in China" consumer safety scandal, following the execution last month of the former head of the food and drug watchdog.

In the US, almost a million items have been sent back by worried parents or taken off the shelves of Wal Mart and Toys 'R' Us. In the UK and Ireland, Mattel has issued a warning and offered refunds for the 94,000 items that have been shipped into the market since May.

The company has sent investigators to China to trace the extent and cause of the problem. After they identified Lida - also spelled Lee Der - as the main supplier of the tainted products, the government suspended the company's export licence.

Managers at the factory told the local media that the company would lose $30m as a result of the scandal. Zhang - a 50-year-old entrepreneur from Hong Kong - is said to have spent his last morning talking to some of the 5,000 employees, whose jobs are now in jeopardy.

The Southern Metropolitan Daily said Zhang felt betrayed by his closest friend, who owned the factory that supplied paint for the toys. Although advertised as lead-free, the pigment proved fake.

Pomai,

I agree, I hope that the Hurricane stays away from Hawaii and that everyone stays safe. My parents didn't seem too worried, but they are prepared.

My Mom was too excited to worry about the hurricane--she just got a package deal so she can go to the UNLV game. She'll be going on one of the tours and staying at the Golden Nugget. Hopefully I can introduce her to some of the people here so that she realizes that you folks are real people...

SteveM,

Thank you again for taking care of tracking the road game arrangements!

Hi folks. I've been busy updating my little Tsai-ko site and compiling the game survey stuff so I am just relaxing and reading today's stuff closer. I noticed a lot of you were thinner-skinned than usual today in raining of Football Fan's parade.

Then I realized you might be right... because today's person might not be the Football Fan we know and generally ignore. Don't know if ST wants to bother, but tracing his IP would verify this. ST once mentioned that Football Fan's IP originated on the mainland (possibly Boise)...and our old albatross fiend is often obscene and gets deleted.

Today's Football Fan indicates he lives here and sounds a lot like the con man back in Feb/Mar who came to stir the pot.

Anyway... what's for midnight snacks? Also, I saw an interesting stadium blanket/poncho combo at Sam's Club for around $22. In it's carrying configuration, it could be a seat pad too.

Due to being up at 3 AM on the east coast with not to much to do, I cut an pasted all the comments on this blog so that I could delete the non UH/Football post (yeah know I'm bored)so they showed that out of 317 comments 138 where indeed about sports or sports related. Now back to our regular programming.

good investigative report stevem. it does seem that this is the false f-fan. anyway, i think mojo took care of that.
...
regarding blanket poncho combo. i was laughing because one can never refold those things to its original state upon opening them up. end result: a lumpy, crumpled blanket which creates more discomfort.

I feel horrible for Moats, he worked hard all offseason and did well (aside from the fumbles) in camp. However, injuries happen in the NFL and it is Nate's job to seize this opportunity.

Garrett, I felt the same when I listened to the game on NFL Network. Felt horrible for Moats yet knew that Nate will have more chances to show he can play. That's the nature of the game. One play, any play, you have to be ready.

GO WARRORS!!!

SteveM,

Thanks for the instructions on "quoting."

Al said...
regarding blanket poncho combo. i was laughing because one can never refold those things to its original state upon opening them up. end result: a lumpy, crumpled blanket which creates more discomfort.
08/13/07 @ 22:30

Yeah al, was thinking about that -- I was looking at the refolding instructions printed on the carboard overwrap. Once you take that off and throw it away.

But you know I bought one anyway. Since I hate road map re-folding and such poncho puzzles, I got it for Peaches.... ;-)
Almost got gigi one... ;-)

Why Computers sometimes crash --to be read aloud

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort,
and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
and the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash,
then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!

If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol,
that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall...

And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,
so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse;
then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang.

When the copy on your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk,
and the macro code instructions is causing unnecessary risk,
then you'll have to flash the memory and
you'll want to RAM your ROM,
and then quickly turn off the computer and be sure to
tell your Mom!




Well, that certainly clears things up for me.
How about you?

According to my sis who lives in Hilo, nothing to report on Flossie, but there was an earthquake in the Puna area about 7:30pm. Quite a jolt, but appears to have no damage. Schools on the Big Island are closed tomorrow in anticipation of Flossie and possibly the shopping centers in Hilo.

Hawaiiroller -- very good on the blockquoting! Now the next technique to try is to start typing your comment immediately next to the end blockquote tag. This is because the blockquote automatically puts a carriage return (technically a "br/" break)...so if you press return twice before typing, you will actually get 3 blank lines instead of two.

No big thing... but it takes some practice because things will seem to run together until you post.

adda. just out of curiosity, were you at Kurt's wedding on Maui?

Got it. Thanks again. :)

Hi Long Time UH Fan -- You reminded me of this spell checker poem...

The Spelling Chequer
(Or Poet Tree Without Mist Aches)

Eye have a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marks four my revue
Miss steaks eye can knot sea
Each thyme when eye have struck the quays
Eye weight four it two say
If watt eye rote is wrong or rite
It shows me strait a weigh

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee four two late
And eye can putt the error rite
Eye no eye shall find it grate

Eye have run this poem threw it
Eye am shore your policed to no
It's letter perfect in its weigh
My chequer tolled me sew

end

Also from the nothing to do file: The top five poster in todays blog are (drum roll please)

Garret 45
homey 41
addahknowjoe 19
RIch2176 18
Da Punchbowl Kid 17

What happened to Gigi? 6th ?

Hi SteveM

Nice poem; I posted that for guys like you and the others with IS degrees; just for fun.. It's supposed to be computer instructions by Dr. Seuss; that's why it's to be read aloud.

So how you been doing? Are you still working on the Yagyuu DVD? I bet your family is excited about the upcoming inter-island cruise. Too bad Peaches is unable to go on Pride of Hawaii. Friends still waiting for lower prices but I told them we might have to go with best price or we're going to miss da boat! It leaves Hawaii for Europe in Jan/Feb next year?

Pretty good LTUHF - Gigi was 6th with 13.

Lord is it game time yet???????????

what's in a number?

lwj wore #23 in hs. but he takes #4. is that to perpetuate the tradition the number carries.

ryan mouton has been assigned #27. at blinn he was #7, it is available because he's a db since the other db(davone bess) has #7. unless somethings up??? maybe a spot on offense every now and then???

korey reynolds had #39 but now calvin roberts has #39. roberts was #1 at san mateo cc. #1 is available for a defensive player opposite rgm. so what is reynolds new number?

so what is the story behind sol elimimian's switch to number 17?

pomai,
i am like you. let's go already. when's the kickoff?

Long Time UH Fan -- thanks, but I don't have an IS degree. I'm an Ed. type.

My sister and family's excited. Haven't heard from my sister-in-law and things are reading sold out now so unless they moved faster than a terrified bro... As a very experienced cruiser, you know a ship is so large that it is easy to hide in comfort wherever you want... if you want ;-)

Ahhh yes-- I did dub the VCR tapes over to DVD-- you owe me a lunch... ;-)

Aloha Pomai..that was a wild-a** guess; just fooling around waiting for the midnight shift to come online...I see bruddah Al and SteveM are here...

Hi SteveM,

OK lunch is on; bring Peaches too... Where you wanna go grind? Let me know...and Al come on over too...I owe you one lunch...OK maybe next month...

Oh yeah, Al..you bring da boss too...OK; let me know..

today,
my buddy pride asked me what i really thought about this year's team. now that i thought about it...

although we lost ikaika and mel. according to coach sungod, we will be even deeper and quicker. he felt we would have two and a half strings on the front four. and that the players will surprise everyone. he said these guys are perfect for the 4-3.

we lose peters, but, the committee of safeties led by patek will rise above. i am confident in texas duo and we are in good hands at cb especially now that we roberts and mouton in the house. we can rotate with fresh legs all day.

we know how good the lb's are.
i believe that the d boys are responding to coach mac. at least he knows their names and has the asst coaches doing a job this year.

weapons we have. slotbacks and wr's we got em. our second receivers are as good as anyone in the wac.

colt is colt. and graunke will light it up.

running backs. wow. i am drooling and can't wait to see lwj and pilares spin off the long ones. laumoli, farmer, cox will knock some heads. we actually, (again) have more depth.

its the oline that we gotta have game from. we lose three nfler's. herc and estes will probably end up in the nfl too. but, the rest will have to step up quick. this year's line is a lot smaller. as long as they can give colt 2-3 seconds we will do damage. they have a lot to prove. but, last year when they did play, these guys held their own. if they come around then we could go undefeated.

the keys to this year then, are two things.

one, can the oline step it up in a hurry?

two, will the adjustment to 4-3 be smooth?

three, is there someone to replace samson's vocal leadership? is it lafaele? herc? this may be the greatest intangible of the season.

...nuff said.

SteveM,

Your sister in law better move fast; I heard the Pride of Hawaii is getting lots of action so prices probably aren't going to drop. NCL is going to rename the ship Norwegian Jade and will sail in Europe and Mediterranean...I have no desire to go back to Med Sea for cruises;that flight from Honolulu to Heathrow is a killer; so for now I'm just planning to take vacation in Vegas and tie in Mexican Riviera cruise or do the inter-island cruise again.

Hey if you don't go first class, your children will ;-)

ummmm. did you mention my favorite samurai series? yagyu jubei? um.. got extra dvd's?

hey wait...we owe you lunch this time.

Al,

Terrific analysis; I agree the OLine will have to step up;losing 60% of your OLine to NFL is hard to replace but I have confidence that they will prove themselves.

So, anyone going to practice tomorrow? Or is everyone going on Thursday?

Tonight's midnight snack was cheese and crackers.

i am on a diet. tonight's snack has been sunflower seeds. zero carbs and no chlolesterol.

i feel like i am at the ballpark.

Al,

Nah, my treat..after all you guys come all the way to God's country to break bread with me and the boss...I am fortunate to have you guys as "real friends" ..no more imaginary kind already...agreed..right?

Tonight's snack was Nutrisystem ..sour cream soy chips...100 calories..My stomach feels deprived...I'd take cheese and crackers anytime...

aww, I always have to floss after I eat sunflower seeds. Darn shells.

Al,

BTW hows that Exercise 50 program going? You've been doing your reps religiously I hope...nah, j/k...I know you are...

Whitey- No. I didn't go.

What SteveM fell asleep at the keyboard?

OK, Long Time , we'll look forward to it.

Pride of Hawaii is showing sold out on 8/27 at NCL so there not be much left after final assessment/assignments. If my sister-in-law didn't make the res last Saturday, it might be too late. Still waiting, but bro might be too terrified yet. I was on the POH last November and saw the ESPN game with Oregon docked in Nawiliwili. Now I'll be docked in Nawiliwili again during the Sept. 1 game with No. Colorado....but no ESPN.

Work tomorrow so have to go sleep...

Good night everyone!

Yeah me too..tomorrow gotta take the grandkids to see Rush Hour 3..hope it's as good as Rush Hour 1...

Goodnite all...take care

i was reading some emailed jokes from this dirty old man.

i would send em to you jojo if i had your address.

so what about those yagyu dvds?

okay, i can't wait to see mouton run his 4.28. i wonder if he'll be thrown in to the kr/pr mix. maybe that is why he's not wearing 7 and robert 1.

all right everyone's out.

What dirty old man?!?

jnjtom@hawaiiantel.net

I'm waiting for the East Coast to wake up, and to see if the doors fly away. I think we're not in Kansas anymore.

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ummmm. did you mention my favorite samurai series? yagyu jubei? um.. got extra dvd's?

For you, Al, that's 3 lunches. Wait...this lunch accounting is getting too complicated ... how about you help me feed that 3rd person from the blog late night show who was searching for Long Time with us...and who I promised to take to Genji's for karaoke when he came to town (which might be within the next month or 2).

A little levity before I go moe moe...

Hot off the email press:

Subject: The Bull

A man took his wife to the rodeo and one of the first exhibits
they stopped at was the breeding bulls.

They went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached
that read, "This bull mated 50 times last year."
The wife playfully nudged her husband in the ribs and said,
"He mated 50 times last year."

They walked to the second pen which had a sign attached
that read, "This bull mated 120 times last year."
The wife gave her husband a healthy jab and said, "That's
more than twice a week! You could learn a lot from him."

They walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that
read, in capital letters, "This bull mated 365 times last
Year." The wife, so excited that her elbow then nearly broke her husband's ribs, said, "That's once a day. You could REALLY learn something from this one."

The husband looked at her and said, "Go over and ask him if
it was with the same cow."

NOTE: The husband's condition has been upgraded from critical to stable, and he is expected to make a full recovery. :-)

SteveM,

You mean my other bruddah Vegas is coming to town...Wow,count me in for lunch with him...OK ..mahalo

I'm having trail mix that i just purchased from Longs.

How are you brother Al, jojo, SteveM, Long Time?

Gotta hand it to Larry Beil. He's fighting tooth and nail for Hawaii.

In the above link, click on the, "Who is this years Boise St" link. For Yahoo Sports, Larry talks extensively with coach Terry Bowden about Hawaii's realistic chances of running the table and making it to a BCS game. They also say TCU and BYU have that chance to be the next Boise St. Even Boise has a chance to repeat.

The one negative factor, (contrary to Hermans' belief) that the whole nation knows including Terry, is UH's weak schedule.

Good job braddah Beil.

LongTime:

You just got to break your trips to Europe in halves - stop a day on the west coast or east coast. It is more bearable. Coming back is easier as you are traveling with the sun.

I think next time I cruise, it might be something like NYC to Quebec!

And I am 365th!

Hope that everyone is safe in Hawaii. For the mainland folks, here is an update.

Public schools closed and Hawaiians were warned to stock up on food and water as Hurricane Flossie roared toward the state early Tuesday. As if the storm wasn't enough, an 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted the Big Island of Hawaii overnight.

The eye of the Category 3 storm, with maximum sustained wind down slightly at 110 mph, was expected to pass less than 100 miles from the islands, lashing the shores with strong wind and up to 15 inches of rain, meteorologists said.

The National Weather Service placed the Big Island under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning. A flash flood watch was also issued for the island through Wednesday, with possible flash flooding in areas.

Just as preparations for the storm were under way, Hawaii got another scare: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck about 25 miles south of Hilo. There were no reports of injuries or damage in the Monday night quake, although it did cause a small landslide, according to Tom Brown, a spokesman for Hawaii County Civil Defense.

Gary: My question is regarding Alama Francis, 5-0 or whatever they call him. I noticed several times that rather than rush the passer, he fell back into pass coverage, on one series he did that on every play. Is this his call to make, drop back rather than rush. Each time I saw it it seemed to me that a rush would have been wiser, he never made a play while dropping into coverage. Was he doing what he was supposed to or not. Hope that makes sense.

Tom Kowalski: First, they call him Five-oh (or 5-0 or whatever) because he's from Hawaii and it's a play on the old cop show -- Five-oh is easier than saying (and typing) Ikaika Alama-Francis. As far as those plays, I didn't see them all but, no, Francis doesn't make that call. It's a zone blitz and while Francis drops back into coverage, a linebacker is blitzing from another position. It's a way for the Lions to get pressure from an unpredictable position without giving up coverage in the short zones.

I can't believe that fan would think that Ikaika would decide on his own to drop into pass coverage instead of rush the passer! That is common for zone blitzes, but no DE would voluntarily give up a chance to rush the passer...and no DE would break the defensive scheme on his own!

About who will make the Lions' roster...of course Ikaika will but I thought I'd pass this along anyway.

Defensive line: Rod Marinelli kept eight last season. Behind the starting four, Corey Smith and Langston Moore have been impressive role players, and second-round pick Ikaika Alama-Francis will make it. Jared DeVries is steady.

Great job with the Advertiser articles today on the Warriors! I would post links here but I figure that everyone will read them anyway.

My Prayers are with all of you for a safe ride through Flossie.

Welcome back to the live practice blog. Better enjoy it now, folks, because only a handful more are on the way.

Three more open practices, concluding Sunday, before the Dolphins shut the doors on the media access.

Lemon in 3rd-4: Hits FB Reagan Mauai on a swing pass no gain

After examining the film of Saturday's game against the Jaguars, Cameron reiterated that he wasn't happy with the blocking in the first half, but was satisfied with the corrections made by the offensive line at halftime.

I would think that with a rookie C they would want to have the guards set next to Samson. Sadly, it doesn't appear that they keep changing their minds because they are happy with both options...it seems like Miami is unhappy with all of their non-Kendall options.

It appears that Chris Liwienski is splitting time with Drew Mormino for the starting left guard spot during Tuesday's practice.

Also noticed Anthony Alabi is working at left guard, playing next to Vernon Carey. Maybe it was an unbalanced line.

Team's doing 11-on-11 drills and Liwienski is indeed working with the starting unit at left guard.

Running back Ryan Moats continues to slog along under a dark cloud.

Moats went down with a gruesome-looking left ankle break with 4 minutes, 39 seconds left in the third quarter. His leg bent the wrong way when he was tackled on a run to the right side that lost 3 yards. Doctors placed an air cast on Moats, and he left the field on a cart. Coach Andy Reid said Moats' season most likely is over.

Moats, a third-round draft pick in 2005, has shown bursts of talent, but has never won the coaches' trust, because of fumbles and mistakes. That pattern continued the past couple of weeks at Lehigh, and it seemed Moats might have a tough time making the team. He needed a really strong preseason, which he now obviously won't get.

The DE the Titans drafted suffered a bad injury yesterday.

Titans rookie defensive end Jacob Ford suffered a left Achilles injury in a one-on-one pass rush drill early in Monday's practice and it didn't look good.

The sixth-round pick out of Central Arkansas was carted off the field and had trouble putting any weight on his left leg as he entered the building.

"It looks like he's injured his Achilles and we're evaluating him," Coach Jeff Fisher said.

The Titans are thin at defensive end and the only offseason move they made to address the position was drafting Ford.

At least Travis returned to practice so the Titans had the same number of DEs that they had been practicing with.

Several players who'd missed extensive practice time returned to work, including defensive end Travis LaBoy and tight end Jamie Petrowski.

Boy I just looked at weather.com an that sucker looks like it will sure hit the big island.

If we lived in Hamilton I would send Lori to this. I wish the Chargers would do something like this...

Pomai,

I know..I check on the hurricane every 30-60 minutes and it hasn't been slowing down like they expected and it seems to be getting closer to Hawaii than earlier projections. I hope that everything ends up okay...

I really wish that Hamilton would give Timmy a chance.

Simply put, the offence has to do better. A lot better. And in other news, today is Tuesday.

Seventeen points against anyone, let alone the depleted Eskimos, is not acceptable.

Despite lots of complaints out there in Cat-land, the game plan was fairly well-conceived. Lumsden might not have carried the ball enough - more about that later - but he was actually very active. His blocking was insightful and effective, and every time he even twitched, he took about five Eskies with him. Anticipating that the Eskimos would focus on Lumsden, the Cats spent much of the game going against the flow. That's how Maas rushed for nine more yards than Lumsden.

This is an offence that hasn't learned how to win. There has been plenty of evidence of that deficiency, but there were two subtle, and extremely damaging examples in Saturday's dying seconds.

With two minutes to go and second and 10 from the Edmonton 27, Maas completed a pass for seven yards to Jo Jo Walker. That forced a field goal bid rather than continuing a possible touchdown drive.

On the Ticats' second-last offensive play, the Cats were again second-and-10, and again completed a pass for only seven yards. That forced a do-or-die to Bauman on third down (which died on Omarr Morgan's clear interference) instead of purchasing a couple of plays' breathing room.

At crunch time, why were the receivers accepting shorter routes the defence gave them; and why was Maas throwing the ball to them under those circumstances?

Garret - the Niners have a "Football 101" course. Several of my coworkers and friends are now devoted Niner fans (before?) after taking that class! One friend takes it every other year just to meet new players and for the experience. She's in love w/ Steve Young! So this has been going on for awhile!

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Breakdown on how each D1A conference scheduled their nonconference games, and how each conference did in nonconference games.

Hawaii, a member of the WAC, has long benefited from an NCAA rule that allows (because of travel considerations) it to schedule an extra game and for any of its state-side opponents to schedule an extra game.

Hawaii could only find one Division I-A team (Washington) willing to journey to Honolulu to face the Warriors and quarterback Colt Brennan, a Heisman Trophy candidate. Hawaii had to schedule two I-AA teams and still wound up with just 12 games.

brew808,

I wish that they had something like that close to where I live now...

Haves, have nots: The six Bowl Championship Series conferences -- Big 12, Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Southeastern and Pac-10 -- will play a total of 259 nonconference games this season. Of those, 88 will be against teams from other BCS conferences, 131 against I-A teams from non-BCS leagues and 40 will be against I-AA teams.

The five non-BCS conferences -- Mountain West, Conference USA, Western Athletic, Mid-American and Sun Belt -- will play 217 nonconference games in 2007. Of those, 123 will be against teams from BCS conferences (and the majority of those games will be home games for the BCS teams). For instance, next season Utah will play at Michigan and receive a reported $800,000.

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070813/SPORTS02/708130445/1028/rss0702

I can't believe the 2 WRs from Louisville went around shooting people with a paintball gun! They sure got off light by their head coach.

After returning home from an Oct. 21 game at Syracuse, Long and Vaughn drove around downtown Louisville shooting a paintball rifle at people. One woman leaving a Halloween haunted house was hit in the shoulder and told police the paintball pellet left a deep bruise.

The players were arrested that night and charged with second-degree assault -- a felony. Cardinals fans could only wonder: What in the world were those guys thinking?

They were suspended one game and played sparingly the rest of the season. They said they were forced to do extra conditioning drills by then-coach Bobby Petrino, who also relegated them to scout-team duties and made them off limits to the media.

The charges were amended to misdemeanor assault, and Long and Vaughn entered a diversion program in which each performed 150 hours of community service.

Article about all of the U of Arizona players from Hawaii. Each player is spotlighted.

This year's Arizona team consists of four Hawaii natives — a tight end, two defensive linemen and a quarterback. Two are of Tongan descent, one is Hawaiian and the other is Caucasian.
All four have the ability to be impact players.
"I think there's always a big connection between Hawaii and the University of Arizona, going back to Coach Tomey and them," Tuiasosopo said. "There are a lot of good players there, and I think most of them want to get off the island. "

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/tcu/stories/081407dnsposherrington.363e74f.html

TCU focuses on small towns in Texas for recruiting.

TCU's two-deep includes 11 players from 3A schools or smaller, more than any other Division I-A program in the state.

The small-town approach – TCU's roster represents 64 Texas burgs – isn't the only reason the Horned Frogs have averaged nine wins a year under Patterson and made an annual push for BCS recognition. But it's probably 60, even 70 percent.

And the talent? Texas Football ranked TCU's latest class just fifth among the state's 10 Division I-A schools. But it also ranked the 2002 class fifth, and look how that turned out. The magazine's five-year review reranked TCU second behind Texas.

If a similar review holds true in five years for the class of 2007, Frog fans should thank Texas' small towns, which produced more than a third of the latest class.

It is so sad that the measured adopted to help Katrina rebuilding is going to $1 mil+ condos built next to Alabama's stadium.

With large swaths of the Gulf Coast still in ruins from Hurricane Katrina, rich federal tax breaks designed to spur rebuilding are flowing hundreds of miles inland to investors who are buying up luxury condos near the University of Alabama’s football stadium.

About 10 condominium projects are going up in and around Tuscaloosa, and builders are asking up to $1 million for units with granite countertops, king-size bathtubs and Bama decor, including crimson couches and Bear Bryant wall art.

While many of the buyers are Crimson Tide alumni or ardent football fans not entitled to any special Katrina-related tax breaks, many others are real estate investors who are purchasing the condos with plans to rent them out.

And they intend to take full advantage of the generous tax benefits available to investors under the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005, or GO Zone, according to Associated Press interviews with buyers and real estate officials.

The GO Zone was drawn to include the Tuscaloosa area even though it is about 200 miles from the coast and got only heavy rain and scattered wind damage from Katrina.

“The GO Zone extends so damn far, but the people who need it the most can’t take advantage of it," said John Harral, a lawyer in hard-hit Gulfport, Miss.

“It is a joke," said Tuscaloosa developer Stan Pate, who has nevertheless used GO Zone tax breaks on projects that include a new hotel and a restaurant. “It was supposed to be about getting people ... to put housing in New Orleans, Louisiana, or Biloxi, Mississippi. It was not about condos in Tuscaloosa."

Locals say Tuscaloosa was included in the GO Zone through the efforts of Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, who is from Tuscaloosa, graduated from Alabama and sits on the powerful Appropriations Committee. But Shelby aides said Tuscaloosa made the cut because it was classified as a disaster area by the government after Katrina, not because of the senator’s influence.

Mayor Chipper McDermott of Pass Christian, Miss., yearns for a GO Zone boost in his hard-hit Gulf Coast town.

“Everybody here is fighting every day just to get the life back in their towns," he said. “We’re not looking at the rosebuds. We’re in the thorns."

On the storm-raked shores of Lake Pontchartrain in Slidell, Chad Mayo, a pawn shop operator whose business was flooded by Katrina, asked: “The GO Zone? What’s that? We’re in the dead zone."

Hmmm - 6 BCS conferences, approx. 70 schools, and only 40 games total against Div. I-AA teams ... must be nice to have such quality schedules!

http://thelegendofbullyvandegraaff.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/was-katrina-a-bama-fan/

Even this Alabama fan blog thinks this is shameful.

Republican Senator Richard Shelby, a resident of where?…Tuscaloosa, had the city added into the proposed disaster area. Aides to the senator said his position on the Appropriations Committee had nothing to do with Tuscaloosa’s inclusion (wink wink). Some people are quick to point out that there were evacuees from the storm that took up residence in T-town and that was why they were included. My question is this:

How many evacuees are going to purchase one of these condos worth on the low end $180,000 to on the high end $1,000,000?

Thank you to everyone who gave me the info

Bigwave - my delayed props to you! The "BIG" is really the key - as it best describes your big heart, big love for UH sports and sports in general, big love of Hawaii-nei, and big love of your family! And, BIG is your enthusiasm and devotion to your website.

I really appreciate all the photos and info. This is a wonderful resource for fans, and players family's! Basically, I now just use your website and Tombo's as my reference for UH Warrior Football. Some smart person in the UHAD should just get you guys to help them out w/ their lame website. Oh... I said "smart" huh?

Go WARRIORS!!!

MI Leonard -

There's a bunch of us that will be getting our "fix" of UH Warrior Football remotely. I'm sure there will be further discussion on this subject later on. As for me, I'll try to attend some games, buy ESPN GamePlan on DirecTV, probably get the multi-sports package on Hawaiaan Telcom (service has been poor), and WAC.TV (catch road games - although someone said WAC.TV is offline this year, I'm hoping their video provider service will pick up coverage).

So stay tuned. I think we all have the fever... a really bad/good case this year!


Go WARRIORS!!!

Morning, Tsaikos.

M.I.Leonard, welcome to the blog. Are you related to one of our Leonards on the team? and if so, which one?

Great reading this morning in the Advertiser and the blog. Keep it up, boys and girls. Gotta go to a meeting. See ya later.

Good Morning!

I found a great article about Ryan Grice-Mullins (the link is above).

For those wondering, I'm from Wyoming but currently live in Oklahoma City.

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