Thing is, not too many schools want to invest in a junior-college quarterback. It takes a bit to learn the offense. Colt played at a prep school, Colorado and Saddleback, yet it took him almost an entire season to learn UH's offense. UH was fortunate to have Colt for three years.

Let's not forget Inoke Funaki.
Smart, great arm, very mobile.

Personally, I think SMU should focus on Texas/Louisiana. There's enough talent down there.

Comment from: Stephen [Member]
warrior650:
Mack's going to leave the position open for now. The intent is to hire a second o-line coach who can help with the running backs. But right now Rolo, Stutzmann, Smith and Ron Lee can do the job. It's not going to matter until the season starts, when UH would like another pair of eyes in the coaches' booth.
02/05/08 @ 09:00

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Breaking 'Tiser sports news...


02/06/08 @ 11:16

The “Fast Break” offense the Bear Cubs run is a no huddle, spread system that led the nation in passing yards and touchdown passes in 2005. SRJC has finished No. 1 in the nation in passing and touchdown passes three straight years and in five of the past seven seasons. In the last three seasons, the Cubs quarterbacks have tossed 135 TD passes.

Comment from: Da Punchbowl Kid [The Innocent] [Visitor]
al,
It's almostunbelivable when you look back at things. Yup, JJ was burnt out and can't be blamed for going, but who would have ever thought we'd be sitting so pretty by now. Excellent coaches. Excellent recruits. Excellent returnees. A legislature which is jumping on UH's facility problems. All we need now is to hurry up and hire the excellent AD waiting in the wings. Hard to believe how much things have changed.
02/06/08 @ 12:19

After just three weeks, the University of Hawaii athletic department has received $50 non-refundable deposits from 682 fans requesting more than 2,000 new season tickets for the 2008 football season.

Callbacks for new tickets will begin in May.

Bailey Field is surrounded by oak trees and sunshine. The playing surface is hybrid bermuda grass on a sand base. We also offer one of the finest weight room facilities in the country including several platforms, a full circuit system, stationary bikes, and free weights.

Said coach Brian Derby, “Kama is one of the best true, natural-ability runners that I have seen as long as I have been coaching … If I was to never coach again, I would have been fulfilled. This kid has done things I’ve never seen.”

Now the hard part is trying to figure out how and when to use the coupons for the other sporting events!

the stuff that I work on are for unsual environments where reliable communications is not possible now.

BTW, this is the ONLY kind of baseball I can get excited over.

It was quite a scene in the Fernley (Nev.) High gym on Friday. A 6-foot-5, 290-pound football player, seated at a table with his coach beside him, was making his college selection before a cheering crowd. On the table before him were a pair of baseball caps -- one from the University of California and one from the University of Oregon.

The player reached for the blue Cal hat, bent the visor, and placed it on his head, signifying that he was accepting a scholarship to play at the school and would officially sign his letter-of-intent today

Neither California, Oregon -- nor any of the handful of other college football programs mentioned by Kevin Hart -- had offered him a scholarship. In fact, some of the schools he mentioned had never put his name into their databases to send players recruiting literature

"Was the kid [duped] by somebody impersonating somebody and that got him to where they were?" said Eddie Bonine, executive director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association and a former principal at Fernley High. "There are some red flags for me: One, at no time did any coach or representative speak to the head coach at that high school; two, you would ask, has the student-athlete, thinking he's going to be a Division I athlete, did he pursue the NCAA Clearinghouse since his sophomore year? That didn't happen. Or did the student-athlete make this all up and got in too deep and couldn't turn it around?

"Either way you shake it, it's not pretty. And very strange."

The Lyon County Sheriff's Department acknowledged late Tuesday a third party was allegedly involved in the recruiting gone bad of Fernley offensive lineman Kevin Hart.

Hart claims, in a report taken Saturday by the LCSD, that a Kevin Riley falsely represented himself as a recruiter -- a middle man to big-time college football programs -- and led the 6-foot-5, 290-pounder and his family to believe there were scholarship offers available when there were none.

Obtaining money with a false pretense is the charge on the report at this time, said Deputy Dan Lynch, who took the report. Finding Riley could be difficult, though.

"It's an ongoing investigation but we have no suspect at this point and no info to identify a suspect," Lynch said.

Lynch declined to say how much money the Hart family paid Riley, or how the purported recruiter kept in contact with Hart and Hodges.

Comment from: al [Visitor] · http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/pr.html?prid=14978&p=3
sportsbow

craig bell's loi was received at UH.

02/06/08 @ 13:46

Comment from: Esme [Visitor]
If the silver helmets are gone ... where do they go?

d1shima - ahhh...wood bat...used a "Rod Carew" bat in Little League. I found out that the name on the bat doesn't make you a better hitter.

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Kazz - last year, the last day of spring training was April 28th.


02/06/08 @ 14:52

Comment from: gigi-hawaii © [Visitor] · http://gigihawaii.wordpress.com
I'm curious -- does anybody know the demographics of game attendance? Wonder if it's skewed to the 20-30 somethings or older than that.


02/06/08 @ 15:33

Comment from: gigi-hawaii © [Visitor] · http://gigihawaii.wordpress.com
Thanks, Kazz, but how can you tell the difference between age 35 and age 34? lol


02/06/08 @ 16:04

Comment from: gigi-hawaii © [Visitor] · http://gigihawaii.wordpress.com
Sheesh, it was brave of that elderly person to do that. What if the kid turned around and swatted that person?


02/06/08 @ 16:12

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]
gigi,

regarding Da Beast and if he'll be starting against UH...that is his focus, to make the starting line up.

in 7 months, 28 weeks, 196 days, 4,704 hours, 282,240 minutes...the lights will come on at Aloha Stadium and it will be THE GAME...but whose counting.

i know that Da Beast will leave everything he has on the field, that is the only way he knows how to play. UH will have a bigger, stronger, faster team....but you never know.

if i have to buy you a Peroni to go, i'll have al get it for you instead. haha
02/06/08 @ 16:19

more funny than Elmer Fudd

there are a lot of great and very intelligent students in public schools!

The story of the "recruitment" of a little-known Nevada offensive lineman took another bizarre twist Wednesday, with the player admitting everything was a hoax.

Kevin Hart, a 6-foot-5, 290-pounder from Fernley (Nev.) High, apologized in a statement issued Wednesday – National Signing Day – through the Lyon County School District.

"I wanted to play D-1 ball more than anything," the statement said. "When I realized that wasn't going to happen, I made up what I wanted to be reality. I am sorry for disappointing and embarrassing my family, coaches, Fernley High school, the involved universities and reporters covering the story."

Last Friday, Hart committed to California in a ceremony at the Fernley High gym. Most of the student body turned out, as did two TV stations and reporters from a local newspaper.

Saturday, sheriff deputies interviewed Hart, who told them someone by the name of "Kevin Riley" acted as a middle man in the recruiting process. A sheriff's report said Hart told a deputy that "Riley" told him there were scholarship offers available. Hart also told deputies he thought "Riley" was from Las Vegas.

Tuesday, Lyon County sheriff's detectives said they were investigating Hart's claim that he paid "Riley" to help him get a scholarship. "We do have a report of some sort of a recruiting deal with Kevin Hart," sheriff department Lt. Rob Hall said then. "There's a lot of facts that we're trying to run down to corroborate what he's telling us."

Then Wednesday morning, Hall said Hart had been "unable to provide any phone numbers, addresses" or other contact information for "Riley." Hart came clean later in the day.

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ST,
Huh?
Oh I dozed off for a few minutes and I heard my screen door slide shut and all I saw was a well-developed arm holding a pair of chopsticks. It looks like someone was using my computer while I slept...

First, there was an anonymous letter laced with expletives and ethnic slurs placed in her suitcase during a basketball trip to the Bay Area.

That was three years ago, when Gizelle Studevent was an eighth-grader at La Jolla Country Day School.

Then came the crank phone calls and more hateful notes, again unsigned, dripping with athletic jealousy and taped to her locker on campus or sent through the mail to her family's home.

But even that paled in comparison to por nographic images online last year that were falsely connected to Studevent's name.

“That was tough,” Studevent said.

La Jolla Country Day administrators became involved, local police were called. The online images soon disappeared.

Studevent's family, though, believed it would be in Gizelle's best interest to change schools.

In a few short months, she has found a fit on the court as part of the region's fifth-ranked team. Studevent beams when she talks about finishing the first semester at her new school with a 3.86 grade-point average.

In a game played last month at Bishop's, students from La Jolla Country Day jeered Studevent whenever she touched the ball. Clearly bothered by the reaction, Studevent was held scoreless in the second half of the 51-47 loss.

Before Friday's second meeting, Hutzler said LJCD students were addressed on proper fan behavior. The crowd didn't jeer every time Studevent touched the ball, but there were disrespectful signs in the stands, at least one of which was confiscated. The game ended in a 69-67 victory for the Torreys.

Studevent has overcome challenges before and is determined to do so again.

“You have to overcome it,” said Studevent, who survived a near-fatal accident when her father's car was hit by a drunk driver when she was 10. “I have no choice but to become stronger. I'm happy now.”

Studevent's situation is a reminder that, although sometimes perceived as a problem for kids on the outside of the “in” crowd, no student is immune to harassment.

Especially troubling was the online bullying, which is becoming more common, according to one Internet safety advocate.

Coach Marlon Wells sees progress in Studevent, who's ranked among the nation's top 30 guards for the class of 2009 by some recruiting services. Studevent, who's averaging 19 points, has drawn interest from a number of top Division I programs.

I guess those excuses work at Punahou

A football player from North Carolina is taking the University of Hawaii to court.

Daniel Smith is a cornerback for Providence Senior High School.

He accepted a verbal offer for a scholarship to play with the Warriors, but the offer was rescinded when coaches June Jones and Jeff Reinbold left for Southern Methodist University.

Smith's complaint said he turned down other offers at other schools to attend UH. The lawsuit said he no longer can get a scholarship for his first year.

"I really do feel that we have to win at home. We have to win in this metro area. There's so many players in this immediate area. But that doesn't mean you're exclusive there."

The Phoenix Suns completed a blockbuster trade today with the Miami Heat for center Shaquille O'Neal in a deal that brings the aging center back to the Western Conference.

O'Neal is scoring a career-low 14.2 points and has been limited to 32 games because of an assortment of injuries, but once he passed his physical today, the deal was completed.

The Suns sent disgruntled forward Shawn Marion and backup point guard Marcus Banks to Miami.

chawan_cut - in the supine position I am a couple of inches taller.

He also said his uncle, the rising sophomore wide receiver Josh Smith, played for the Buffaloes. This caused Scott’s mother to raise her eyebrows.

“I know, but it’s a big thing,” Scott said. “I mean, family comes first.”

They shared a concern about Colorado’s weather, but Scott assured his mother that the Buffaloes had an indoor practice facility. He cited the rush-oriented offense and the depth chart, which appears to give him a chance to play as a freshman.

After 15 minutes, Scott declared that Texas and Colorado were his finalists. He revisited his concern about Applewhite’s experience with running backs and said he did not want to attend a university where he did not know the position coach.

Later Monday night, Scott received a text message from Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez saying, “Hey, give me a call A.S.A.P.” Scott did not respond.

On Tuesday, Kennedy called Scott, but he did not answer. Scott did, however, return a telephone call from Texas tight end Blaine Irby, a former teammate at St. Bonaventure.

Rumors circulated Wednesday morning that Scott had picked Colorado because his mother was accepting a bank job there. Alexis Scott, who manages an obstetrics and gynecology practice, said: “That’s crazy. I’ve never even worked at a bank.”

Scott said he doubted his mother would move to Colorado.

Less than an hour before his announcement, he received another text message, from Texas quarterback Colt McCoy. It said: “Call or text me, man. It’s Colt.”

It was further proof that recruiting does not end until a player picks a cap.

Texas looked hard at four, maybe five players outside its borders and signed just one. Of course, that's its track record because Brewster raises the total of out-of-staters who have signed with the Longhorns to a paltry six in six years and 22 in 11 classes.

Twelve of the Gators' 22 recruits hail from outside Florida. Urban Meyer plucked the nation's top-ranked safety out of New Jersey and the second-best one out of Alabama. USC grabbed a wide receiver this year from Georgia whose father played at Florida State, signed a defensive end out of Detroit, a cornerback from Tallahassee, a linebacker from Alabama, and so on and so on.

Here's the rub:

Mack says he can win another national title with nothing but Texans because he basically has. It says here he might be in position to win even more if he looked outward just a bit.

If anything, he's becoming even more Texas-centric. Six of his 20 signees are from Central Texas. Let's just hope Mack doesn't decide to just recruit those who live in his neighborhood.

Schools he's considering: Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Southern California. He plans to commit this summer.

Did you know? Football is his only non-honors class.

"You're always going to have violations by schools, and that's in every profession not just ours, because some coaches are going to cheat. That's the way they've made their living. You're always going to have some families that buy into that and you're always going to have a certain level of families that look you right in the face and lie to you, and our job is to make sure that we do not recruit a young guy that would be bought, not recruit a family that would be bought and not talk to a family that you think may lie to you. And about 98 percent of the time that works for you, but you're always going to have people in every profession that are going to break rules. And I've talked to Joe Paterno about it because it really used to frustrate me a few years ago. So I said, "Joe, what do you do with guys that are being bought?" And he said, "Stay away from them." I said, "Do you turn them in?" And he said, "Nah, it doesn't do any good. Just stay away from them." So we try to recruit guys that want to come to Texas, and if they don't want to come, very honestly that's okay. And if they don't want to come and you try to force them into coming by over-recruiting them, it usually doesn't work anyway. We like the ones we get. I think it's bad every year. More tough decisions are made near the end of signing day, and that's why I wish we had an early signing period, because more coaches panic and more families panic when the pressure gets on."