The Warrior Beat - Greg McMackin chat

Comment from: haka [Visitor]

Aloha Coach McMackin,
Much mahalo to you and your family. Having them with you for the upcoming year must be a great feeling. How has your two unbelievable years with Warrior football changed your life and your outlook on life?

Go Warriors!

03/25/08 @ 15:10

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Coach,

Thank you for taking the time to chat. Let's see, you've reconnected the North Shore pipeline.

Opened your doors to Hawaii High Schools.

Enforced discipline.

Brought in the Super games.

Made your coaches and players work hard this off-season.

Created excitement and renewed interest in Warrior Nation.

And showed your commitment by having your family and a horse move to Hawaii!

Thanks again and much success to you, your coaches and your players.

03/25/08 @ 15:10

Comment from: lk [Visitor]

[F5] [F5] [F5] [F5], here we go
Coach Mack,

Addahknowsports wants to know if you’re a regular or infrequent reader of this blog or other fan boards like it. Mahalo

03/25/08 @ 15:10

Comment from: Chicken Grease [Visitor]

Coach McMackin, thank you, THANK you for being our coach. I could go on and on; but, just remember that – we LOVE you as our UH Warrior football coach!

If you had three wishes that must be aligned with what you believe will come true for the upcoming season, what would those three wishes be?

03/25/08 @ 15:10

Comment from: Momi [Visitor]

Howzit Coach Mac!

June gave the Gators bulletin board material before he left to SMU. Do you think the Gators will come at us with the same intensity as Georgia or more? How do we prepare for that?

03/25/08 @ 15:10

Comment from: Ruggo [Visitor]

Aloha Coach Mack,

Really appreciate you taking the time to participate on the blog today.

What do you feel is the biggest selling point(s) for a recruit to attend the University of Hawaii and how do you counter the negatives (i.e. too far, poor facilities, etc, etc) that other schools must raise when going after the same recruits?

Coach, thanks to you, your coaches and especially the players for all that you folks do for the State of Hawaii.

03/25/08 @ 15:10

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Hi Coach. Welcome.

Tell me how we can inspire you to higher heights?

03/25/08 @ 15:10

Comment from: Mei Ling [Visitor]

Aloha Coach Mack!

So glad you're taking the helm. The Tsaiko group has been wondering if there are any non-million dollar projects we could help with. Like new carpet in your office? You tell us.

Mahalo for being here!

IMUA WARRIORS!

03/25/08 @ 15:11

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

Hello Coach McMackin

Practices-what times(spring)(fall),and are they open to the public?

03/25/08 @ 15:11

Comment from: tommui [Visitor]

No questions as yet but thank you for taking on the duties as head coach of the Warriors!

03/25/08 @ 15:12

Comment from: bumbuchaMusubi [Visitor]

Coach...we're hoping you, your team, coaches, and entire State will have another great year! Is there an area of "concern" for you in this year's team given that the first game is against a National Power?

03/25/08 @ 15:13

Comment from: YpoWarrior [Visitor]

Coach Mack, do you think the Super Games were effective this offseason?

03/25/08 @ 15:13

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

How are you doing?

03/25/08 @ 15:14

Comment from: Eagle [Visitor]

Aloha Coach Mac!

Are you planning on hiring a recruiting coordinator? If so, will it be a coach or an administrative position?

Good luck this season...all of Hawaii is behind you!

03/25/08 @ 15:14

Comment from: Barry Markowitz [Visitor]

Welcome to our Hawaii Kai neighborhood. My 12 year old daughter, Winnie, said she will babysit your grandchildren anytime, if they like the Disney Channel, or if its at a UH Warrior Football Game.

03/25/08 @ 15:14

Comment from: oldie [Visitor]

Hi Coach Mack!

Looking forward to a great season. Good Luck!

Heard you mention hiring a recruiting coordinator. How are plans coming along?

Thanks for joining us.

03/25/08 @ 15:14

Comment from: j8e0r8m [Visitor]

no questions as of now, but i just wanted to say good luck this season and for the rest of your career Coach Mack!

Warriors Rule!

03/25/08 @ 15:15

Comment from: Lyle Leonard [Visitor] · http://UHwarriorfan4lyfe

I have a suggestion to increase attendance at games. I think you should offer packages to tourist maybe through their accommodations or travel packages for transportation to the game and tickets. When I went to Japan I wanted to watch a baseball game but because of the language barrier I found it too difficult.

03/25/08 @ 15:16

Comment from: Blackie [Visitor]

Coach Mack, I'm so happy that you were chosen to lead the Warriors. What position(s) on the team do have the greatest concern for?

03/25/08 @ 15:16

Comment from: Da Punchbowl Kid [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/tsaikoware.html

Dear Coach,
Aloha and thanks for being here. Please see the above link for a tee shirt design. It's a fundraiser for UH football which my friend James is selling. (It's my design.) What do you think of the design and the concept? We are thinking of doing an updated design for next season. Best of luck next season. It looks like you're doing a great job so far.

03/25/08 @ 15:16

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

Coach,

Thank you for staying. I love that you are instilling discipline, while making it fun with Super games. Also, it meant a lot to me that you personally went to Kahuku for an in house visit, and trying to connect with the local principals, athletic directors, FB coaches, and players. I believe this effort will make the world of a difference for the team. As a regular blue colar fan who took a loan to follow the team to NOLA, I feel the same connection with the Warriors and you leading the team. I also feel heart broken about the facilities.

My question is besides buying a season ticket, what can the normal blue colar fan do to help the team? I have a stimulus payment coming from the Feds in August.

03/25/08 @ 15:16

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: haka [Visitor]
Aloha Coach McMackin,
Much mahalo to you and your family. Having them with you for the upcoming year must be a great feeling. How has your two unbelievable years with Warrior football changed your life and your outlook on life?

Go Warriors!

The two years that I've been in Hawaii as a coach have been the two greatest years in my 40 years in the coaching profession. The '99 year was such a special year because the team came so far and worked together and developed and ended up being the greatest turnaround in NCAA history and winning the WAC Championship. The 2007 season was even more special because a group of players and coaches came together with ohana and great heart to pull off some great victories, especially on the road, because of their togetherness and love for one another. Players make plays and our players again won a WAC Championship and represented Hawaii in their first BCS bowl game. Both years were special years to me and my family and being here as the head coach is very humbling and exciting for my wife and family and myself.

03/25/08 @ 15:17

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Coach,

Thank you for taking the time to chat. Let's see, you've reconnected the North Shore pipeline.

Opened your doors to Hawaii High Schools.

Enforced discipline.

Brought in the Super games.

Made your coaches and players work hard this off-season.

Created excitement and renewed interest in Warrior Nation.

And showed your commitment by having your family and a horse move to Hawaii!

Thanks again and much success to you, your coaches and your players.

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate your positiveness and we just need to continue to get better and get a great feeling on our team. Every team has its own personality and this spring we will be developing our personality for this team.

03/25/08 @ 15:18

Comment from: RedZone [Visitor]

Hi coach Mack. Have you talked to Jinm Donovan? If so what did you discuss?

03/25/08 @ 15:19

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

Aloha Coach Mack,

I just wanted to thank you again for bringing those great prizes to Call the Coach the last time. I was the kid who won the Tim Chang jersey. :-)

Okay, let's ask a totally off-the-wall question: Tell us a little about Cabaret, and what it means to your family.

03/25/08 @ 15:20

Comment from: MoOgooGuypAN [Visitor] · http://www.moogooguypan.vox.com

Howzit head coach Mac,

With all the new recruits and rebuilding, do you think we have a chance at the WAC title again this year?

Thanks for being our coach.

03/25/08 @ 15:20

Comment from: RedZone [Visitor]

Hi coach Mack. Have you talked to Jinm Donovan? If so what did you discuss?

03/25/08 @ 15:20

Comment from: uhfootballgirl [Visitor] · http://uhfootballgirl

How does your Head Coaching philosophy (or style) differ from June Jones?

03/25/08 @ 15:20

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

Welcome Coach Mack:

I love that you are OHANA and loved when U said, "we going kick their @zz....

Anymore of those kind of sayings in your repetoire?

haha

03/25/08 @ 15:20

Comment from: wes [Visitor]

Hi Coach!
It's me and family from Big City Diner last Friday. First thank you again for accepting the position of Head Coach, giving all of us hope and moving our program in the right direction. My question is what will we do differently in terms of mental/ physical/spiritual preparation, practice, travel, etc. to not only win in FL but to do so in convincing fashion? We do BELIEVE. Congrats again....Wes, Lisa & Christian.

03/25/08 @ 15:21

Comment from: stacyj [Visitor]

Just want to say THANK YOU COACH MACK.

03/25/08 @ 15:21

Comment from: Bowzo's Rule [Visitor]

Howzit Coach Mack:
Thank for chatting with us. Can you comment on the player from St. Louis involved with the egg throwing incident, namely the status of his scholarship?

03/25/08 @ 15:21

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

What is your focus for this coming season?

03/25/08 @ 15:21

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/tailgate.html

Aloha Coach!

Thank you for staying in Hawaii and thank you for taking the time to be with us here today.

You have been the defensive mind of every team you have been with in college and in the pros. Now that you are a head coach how has your approach to coaching changed other than the fact that you have the entire team to monitor and mentor as opposed to the defensive players?

Thanks,
Kevin
Pearl City, HI

P.S. Roland Fujii makes awesome Koa wood work doesn't he? =)

03/25/08 @ 15:22

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

Aloha Coach! Mahalo for what appears to be a seamless transition in taking the helm from Coach Jones.

Last year the defense went from being ranked in the 90's to the 30's. Do you think you can crack the top 20 in defense ranking? The pressure is on the D this year since the "big 5" on offense have left.

Based on some of the players who have been blog guests, it seems like they are committed to win. Good Luck this year!

03/25/08 @ 15:22

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

Do U have a criteria in which you pick your starting lineup for OL and DL?

03/25/08 @ 15:22

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Hi coach. We appreciate your demeanor and humility.

We'd like to help our team.
Some of your players come from afar and we'd like to treat them as our family too. My kids are grown so we got room. Be glad to play "big brother" to one or more of your student athletes, bring to Hilo, show them our version of paradise. You know, like for spring break, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Be glad to sign up for background check, etc. We want to help you. I'm sure there is more than me wanting to do this for our team members.

03/25/08 @ 15:22

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Coach,

Last year the defense played outstanding under your defensive schemes. How much more will you open the playbook this season?

03/25/08 @ 15:23

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

How do you rate the QB's that U have at the moment?

03/25/08 @ 15:23

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

Hey WW. Maybe you suggest Coach Mack to say "Geev um", or "Carang dem ala's"

03/25/08 @ 15:23

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

What will be your stradegy for the opening @ the swamp?

03/25/08 @ 15:24

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

How do you motivate and inspire your players?

03/25/08 @ 15:25

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

....eh read the rules...one question...at a time

03/25/08 @ 15:26

Comment from: gordon s [Visitor]

aloha coach mak!
i just wanted to share a little tidbit with the rest of the warrior nation and something i learned about you. during june's first year here as well as yours, i was one of many curious fans who came out to the lower campus to watch the team practice. as i stood in an out of the way place on the sidelines, you were the only coach who when walking by, acknowledged my presence and you always said hello. as i watched your style of defensive coaching i fell in love with you. when you left after that first year, my heart broke and the defense has never been the same. last year when i heard you came back, i was purely overjoyed and predicted to all of my friends that we would go undefeated and that the defense was going to be awesome. you proved me right. i loved you even more. when coach jones defected to the mainland and you chose to stay because i am sure you felt something special about this place regardless of the condition of the athletic dept. you showed the aloha jj only wa ha'd about. now i love you even more. i know it will be an uphill battle for you in the beginning but please never get discouraged and always remember, you are a native son of these islands regardless of skin color. like the rainbow, we are made up of many colors. much mahalo coach. you truly represent the aloha spirit and of the warrior nation...

03/25/08 @ 15:26

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

Hey WW. Slow down before Princess Leila erase your rights. Only suppose to put one Q atta time.

03/25/08 @ 15:26

Comment from: old diver [Visitor]

You have a great mix of asst coaches on your staff. How would you describe you management style?

03/25/08 @ 15:26

Comment from: RedZone [Visitor]

Sorry coach I am having ISP connection prolblems. RedZone going down but like Warrior football I will be back.

I just wanted to thankyou for the email that you sent me thanking me for supporting you. I thought it was really cool of yo to do so.

Have a nice chat.

03/25/08 @ 15:26

Comment from: Ralph [Visitor]

wildwahine has gone wild, she did not read ST post at the beginning of the chat

03/25/08 @ 15:26

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

wildwahine: You're supposed to wait until your first question is answered, then you can ask your second. :-)

03/25/08 @ 15:26

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Chicken Grease [Visitor]

Coach McMackin, thank you, THANK you for being our coach. I could go on and on; but, just remember that – we LOVE you as our UH Warrior football coach!

If you had three wishes that must be aligned with what you believe will come true for the upcoming season, what would those three wishes be?

1) That we win the WAC Championship 2) That we go to a bowl game 3) and that all our players graduate.

03/25/08 @ 15:29

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

hi kaimuki boy, eh wat u been reading my posts or wat? Nah I miss u folks @ tombo's.LOL
hi coach, me and kb R buds.

Coach Mack got his own sayings I just want to get some classic saying that I can borrow........az all.

Thanks again Coach for making us laugh and yet being serious for the team to be a great team in the WAC next season.

KB U gonna git it, u wait!

03/25/08 @ 15:30

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Hi coach.

Don't feel overwhelmed. and don't show the chick next to you that you're starting to cry because of all the love pouring on you. Its all good. We feel really good that you are one of us. Thank you.

03/25/08 @ 15:30

Comment from: djmitcho [Visitor] · http://www.myspace.com/djmitcho

Coach Mack,
Are you still gonna call the D or is that gonna be Coach Lee's job now?

Mahalo for your time and dedication!

03/25/08 @ 15:31

Comment from: Chicken Grease [Visitor]

Those're terrific. Thanks, Coach McMackin.

Is there anything that you want Warrior fans to know about your rules of discipline for the U.H. Warrior football team? I don’t mean to pry, it’s just that the subject has been in the news lately (i.e., Graunke, and Jones [not Coach, of course]).

(and, if I can second Jason's first question -- good one, Jason, 'bout Cabaret).

03/25/08 @ 15:31

Comment from: WreckinEyez [Visitor]

Aloha Coach Mack,

Thanks for staying with us here in Hawaii and continuing our Warrior Tradition. We are in good hands with you as our head coach!

Do you think you too might surprise everyone and do the haka for the fans at a home game?

03/25/08 @ 15:32

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Momi [Visitor]
Howzit Coach Mac!

June gave the Gators bulletin board material before he left to SMU. Do you think the Gators will come at us with the same intensity as Georgia or more? How do we prepare for that?

I think Florida and Georgia will be two of the top five ranked teams in the country next year. They are an excellent, well-coached football team and they are going to give us everything they have as we are going to give them everything we have. We have great respect for the University of Florida and their Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow but we're going down there with the attitude that we're going to win the ballgame.

03/25/08 @ 15:33

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

Wildwahine, howzit titah. Yeah, been reading dem. We been missing each other. No go amok on me? K?

03/25/08 @ 15:34

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

??? why u picking on one wahine? inspire & motivate same smell, ooh u guys, eh Tsai? I neva come long time, I come & den dey like beat me up.....bring it ON, not now, eh let Coach Mack chat.....
egads......

Coach when UR players rag one team member how do U get them to settle down?

Thanks! I appreciate YOU being here! and being our HEAD COACH! Go Warriors. haha

03/25/08 @ 15:35

Comment from: klc2292 [Visitor]

Coach Mack,

Awesome to have you as the new UH head football coach. By living New Jersey, it is rather tough to catch the games on TV because here they last till 3 in the morning.
My question: Besides the Florida game this year, would it be possible to maybe see Hawaii play someone on the east coast in the future? I've just got to see the warriors play in person!

Conor P.
Ridgewood, NJ

03/25/08 @ 15:37

Comment from: Ralph [Visitor]

Coach Mac, did you hug your chancellor today, its her birthday...

03/25/08 @ 15:37

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Coach, Florida was national champs in 1996 and 2006. They return with Tebow, loads of talent and a great coach. Do you have a special message for our players and coaches to get them ready to play in the Swamp - which Florida has sold out for the last 15 seasons and they have a high (.9114) winning percentage?

03/25/08 @ 15:40

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

Wild wahine, no get hot. Its all good. The post by ST said one Q, then after answer can ask another Q. Dat's all. We all Warrior fans supporting Coach MacK.

03/25/08 @ 15:41

Comment from: uhbookstore [Visitor] · http://www.uhbooks.hawaii.edu/computers

Coach,

What will the consequences be for player Keenan Jones? Will his extension be taken away?

03/25/08 @ 15:41

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Ruggo [Visitor]
Aloha Coach Mack,

Really appreciate you taking the time to participate on the blog today.

What do you feel is the biggest selling point(s) for a recruit to attend the University of Hawaii and how do you counter the negatives (i.e. too far, poor facilities, etc, etc) that other schools must raise when going after the same recruits?

Coach, thanks to you, your coaches and especially the players for all that you folks do for the State of Hawaii.

The feature that Hawaii has that other schools don't have is Hawaii itself. The beauty, the people, the passion, the attitude, the togetherness, the family, all the positive things that Hawaii has, is easy to recruit to. I believe that in our administration, President McClain, Chancellor Hinshaw, Jim Donovan, I believe they will guide our facilities in a positive direction so we can not only have the beauty and passion and people of Hawaii but the facilities that we compete against in recruiting versus Mainland schools.

03/25/08 @ 15:41

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

eh kb, ralvic, ralph, my apologies, just got too excited with Coach Mack being here chatting with us. He is our Mc Mackin Attackin, and I love him SO WAT is wrong with that? He is a great role model, family man, humble and to top it off, he is OUR HEAD coach.........eh, brahdahs, U lucky I one chick or I would be on the field playing. so NO ACT. sorry Mack! LOL j/k

03/25/08 @ 15:41

Comment from: koakane [Visitor]

Coach,

first congrats again on getting the HC position. you were the right person to be the next leader of the warriors.

my questions; at the spring scrimmage will it be basic offense vs basic defense or will new "suff" be shown?

03/25/08 @ 15:42

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

HAPPY B-DAY CHANCELLOR HINSHAW. :)

03/25/08 @ 15:42

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

wild wahine, U crack my ribs up.

03/25/08 @ 15:44

Comment from: Lei [Visitor]

Stephen,
This is really slow...I think best would be for everyone to submit one question the day before and Coach or whoever is in the seat to answer from those....

03/25/08 @ 15:44

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]
Hi Coach. Welcome.

Tell me how we can inspire you to higher heights?

I believe the most important factor to inspire our football team is buying season tickets, filling up our stadium and everybody showing ohana to our team because we are fortunate enough to be Hawaii's team and represent all of Hawaii and Hawaii people. When we come back from Florida it would be awesome to have 50,000 people in the stands for the Weber State game. We know how important this is because of last year's thrilling season and great support through the perfect season and to the Sugar Bowl. The players thrived off of the fans and it was an awesome situation.

03/25/08 @ 15:44

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

oh sorry to Jason and all the posters, I do not mean to offend. I just haven't been here for last couple days as all, some with Rocky ystdy. I not asking questions now. Just apologizing. sorry, forgive me. dumb girl.lol

03/25/08 @ 15:45

Comment from: FloridaTed [Visitor]

Welcome, Coach, to the Tsaiko Ohana, thanks for coming.

With you taking over, our hopes have actually increased, rather than diminished.

Question: The Gator trip, considering how far and brutal the flight is, do you plan on going over early to acclimate and get rid of jet-lag?

The Gators are bragging how they will run up the score, PLEASE, BEAT THE GATORS !!!

03/25/08 @ 15:45

Comment from: mango90 [Visitor]

Hi Coach,

I shook your hand at the Marriot in New Orleans and you were so gracious.

While watching the warmups, I noticed Georgia had very disciplined warm up and drills. Even their entrance was very "pro" like.

Including the warm up drills, what did you learn from the Sugar Bowl,that you plan to implement in this team?

03/25/08 @ 15:46

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Mei Ling [Visitor]
Aloha Coach Mack!

So glad you're taking the helm. The Tsaiko group has been wondering if there are any non-million dollar projects we could help with. Like new carpet in your office? You tell us.

Mahalo for being here!

People have been so great and positive and compassionate about helping us. Obviously everything helps and your thoughts are very much appreciated.

03/25/08 @ 15:48

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]
Hello Coach McMackin

Practices-what times(spring)(fall),and are they open to the public?

They will be 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and they will be open to the public. Especially kids.

03/25/08 @ 15:49

Comment from: mango90 [Visitor]

Coach,

This is not really a question, but I hope you film a PSA to air on TV at the stadium about fan behavior in the stands and paper throwing.

We have made our mark on the map so we should ban the paper throwing. This makes our field look terrible.

03/25/08 @ 15:49

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

eh KB, U crack me up, help, put me together I fell apart oh NO! LOL.

03/25/08 @ 15:51

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: bumbuchaMusubi [Visitor]
Coach...we're hoping you, your team, coaches, and entire State will have another great year! Is there an area of "concern" for you in this year's team given that the first game is against a National Power?

We have to rebuild our offense. We lost a star quarterback and four outstanding receivers and two starting offensive linemen. I'm confident in Ron Lee and the players that we have in our program. We will evaluate them this spring and complement them during the summer and fall camp with recruits. But it is very important that we come together as an offense and learn the fundamentals and techniques of our offense and continue to improve. Defensively, we have a veteran group back and we are going to work on continuing to get better but we are very confident in our players and we need to win early on defense. We want to be an attacking, swarming defense that gang tackles and makes big plays with emotion. I'm very confident in our defensive coaches and we will be a very physical attacking defense and I'm very confident in our players. I feel we have as good a front 7 as anyone in the country. I said last year we had one of the best linebacker groups in the country and they are all back this year. We have Ryan Mouton as well as a good safety group. So I'm very optimistic that we will continue to get better.

03/25/08 @ 15:54

Comment from: WarriorMojo [Visitor]

Thank you for rescuing Warrior Nation from the despair that we experienced in early January 2008.

Please tell us something about Greg McMackin, the man, not the coach. What sorts of things do you like to do for your personal enjoyment; is there any non-football thing that you'd like to do in Hawaii, but haven't yet had the chance?

03/25/08 @ 15:54

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

Mango90, good comment. I also think the fans need to turn in the person to the stadium ushers to be removed from the stadium.

03/25/08 @ 15:56

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

hello Coach McMackin

As Head Coach,say in a future Bowl game,are you of the mindset of taking advantage of all of your alloted practices at the venue you are playing the game at.With that being said did it bother you that Coach Jones didn't take full advantage of practicing at the Superdome as he could have?

03/25/08 @ 15:57

Comment from: YpoWarrior [Visitor]

Coach, how do you plan on containing Tebow & their spread option offense?

03/25/08 @ 15:57

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

Howzit Coach - Thanks for joining us today.

My question, you sing karaoke??

03/25/08 @ 15:57

Comment from: Tommy Santos [Visitor]

Coach, Im very happy that you are taking over the team. You were my first choice as soon as coach Jones left. I just had one comment. I have been a season ticket holder for years. I also have family members that have played for the team in the past. One of the things that I loves about the home games is the eo na toa chants on the speakers. I know that you have done away with the clothing brand side. But I hope that you are going to keep this. From a fans point of view this is a big deal in getting the crowd going. Especially the D. Please consider. Thanks and good luck.

03/25/08 @ 15:57

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: YpoWarrior [Visitor]
Coach Mack, do you think the Super Games were effective this offseason?

I was very pleased with the results of the Super Games. Because I thought it got our team together, broke the monotony of just working the weights every day and allowed the players to have some fun, yet they were able to get great workouts and compete against each other. I think it helped us academically because guys won or lost points because of academics and it allowed us to compete against one another and get to know other players on our team. It also allowed us to develop leadership as we had 10 captains which is very important for our team's identity.

03/25/08 @ 15:58

Comment from: Mei Ling [Visitor]

I heard that the computer lab in the athletics area was still not completed (this was in Jan.) Is that still true? Would the student-athletes have time to use it? It seems that their schedules are pretty full.

03/25/08 @ 15:58

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

mango90, it is about the football team winning not the way the noaloha looks? U go to see the paper or the game brah or sistah? I go foa da game no care as long not rocks or bottles, li dat. wow lau lau, wat da paper need one psa, waste time U! sorry coach, for other fans wasting UR precious time, coach coaches, talk to the janitors at the stadium.......whoa.

03/25/08 @ 15:59

Comment from: BowsForever [Visitor]

Thanks for staying Coach Mack. It's gonna be a great new era of Warrior football.

My question: It's been said you like poke. Which variety's your favorite?

03/25/08 @ 16:00

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Eagle [Visitor]
Aloha Coach Mac!

Are you planning on hiring a recruiting coordinator? If so, will it be a coach or an administrative position?

Good luck this season...all of Hawaii is behind you!

Thanks for your comment about Hawaii being behind me. I very much feel the love and ohana that the state has put out and I'm very humbled and respectful of this.
I am planning on hiring a person who will help us with recruiting. We are currently writing up the job description and recruiting is going to be one of our most important factors. We will have a foundation of recruiting in Hawaii to complement our recruiting with contacts on the Mainland.

03/25/08 @ 16:01

Comment from: al [Visitor]

coach mack...
you are ushering in a new and exciting era for the university of hawaii. its like getting double chocolate cake and french vanilla ice cream for your birthday.

coupled with jim donovan, we, the warrior hopeful have so much anticipation for this coming season. we believe it will be another great year.

next year we lose one third of our active roster due to graduating seniors. do we have enough guys who can continue to contribute or do we need to address the 2009 recruiting year again with junior college transfers and when do you see us recruiting 85% incoming freshmen?

mahalo...you have been a Godsend!

03/25/08 @ 16:01

Comment from: duffer [Visitor]

Aloha Coach Mac,

MAHALO for your time and efforts.

Being from the outer islands how can someone help UH sports in general and more specifically the football team? It's been said, subscribe to PPV or donate money, but in many cases, this may not be possible.

03/25/08 @ 16:02

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

WW, the players could get hurt slipping on the paper, and the paper can make a difference in the game.

03/25/08 @ 16:02

Comment from: Esme [Member]

Aloha, Coach Mack,

First want to tell you how happy and amped-up my entire ohana feels about your serving as head coach. There was that momentary collective wince when Coach Jones left, as you know... BUT that chapter is ancient history now, as the positive changes and initatives we've witnessed under your leadership have made us just as excited as ever about Warrior football!

Now to my question:

What — to YOU, coach — will be the measures of a successful season?

In other words, everyone naturally will be looking at the win-loss column. But what OTHER measures to are MOST important to you — fan attendance, holding teams to a certain average yardage, graduation rate, GPAs, completion of certain capital improvements on campus, or...?

Thanks for your time here, coach! We are very grateful.

03/25/08 @ 16:03

Comment from: YpoWarrior [Visitor]

Coach, are you practicing pronouncing all the polynesian names on the team? You seem like a guy that prides himself in being respectful to your players, culture, etc.

03/25/08 @ 16:03

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Blackie [Visitor]
Coach Mack, I'm so happy that you were chosen to lead the Warriors. What position(s) on the team do have the greatest concern for?

Competition will be very stiff at the quarterback position, receiver position, running back position and in the secondary for finding future starters. We have good talent but we have to do a good job as a coaching staff of evaluating our talent so we can get the best players on the field.

03/25/08 @ 16:04

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

eh u folkz scold me and plany others asking more questions den one. I like the idea of turning in one question and then expound on that question, kinda hard though, 2 many of us here? yeah sorry Tsai only one question until anyone answers our first, mental note, for future chats. got it. LOL

03/25/08 @ 16:05

Comment from: gordon s [Visitor]

aloha coach mack,
already bought my plane ticket to florida and reserved my vacation rental home too. now the question i have is this. how many spam musubi's or should it be gator meat musubis do i need to bring to your practice in fla to keep your warriors bulked, happy and ready to give the gators hell.

03/25/08 @ 16:06

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]
Coach,

Thank you for staying. I love that you are instilling discipline, while making it fun with Super games. Also, it meant a lot to me that you personally went to Kahuku for an in house visit, and trying to connect with the local principals, athletic directors, FB coaches, and players. I believe this effort will make the world of a difference for the team. As a regular blue colar fan who took a loan to follow the team to NOLA, I feel the same connection with the Warriors and you leading the team. I also feel heart broken about the facilities.

My question is besides buying a season ticket, what can the normal blue colar fan do to help the team? I have a stimulus payment coming from the Feds in August.

It's great that you are buying season tickets. You're obviously a great supporter and we appreciate you so very much. Continue your strong support because we are going to work hard to get better and better so you and the rest of the fans and supporters can be proud of our football team.

03/25/08 @ 16:07

Comment from: IsleStyle [Visitor]

Mack -- No question from me, I just wanted to say mahalo, salamat, mese, muchas gracias, asante, auw'e, ka pai, komawoyo, si yuus maasi, m goi, pilamaya aloh, domo arigato and thank you very much for deciding to stay at Hawaii and be the head coach for the Warriors.

By the way, I still would like to see White Helmets with the current stickers one of these days. Just thought I would slip that in. I can't help it. I'm a rebel.

Take care and good luck, bro!

03/25/08 @ 16:07

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

ww, when sold U cuz U one cute titah.

03/25/08 @ 16:08

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

I agree KB, U know I always agree with U unless U teasing me about being HOT. lol

03/25/08 @ 16:09

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: RedZone [Visitor]
Hi coach Mack. Have you talked to Jinm Donovan? If so what did you discuss?

I've had several conversations with Jim. I'm excited that he's here because he's a class act, hard worker and very supportive of our program and I couldn't be happier that he is back at the University of Hawaii. We have talked about many subjects, the basic thing is that I'm happy that he's here and supportive of him and I believe we have the right team together to continue in a very successful direction.

03/25/08 @ 16:10

Comment from: Texas Tech [Visitor]

Howdy Coach Mac!

We miss you in Lubbock!!
Do you think you will ever have a better defensive team in Hawaii than you had in Texas?
Why?
Please come back to Texas!

03/25/08 @ 16:10

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

Coach,

Gwen told us that you wanted to get the band more involved at games and doing stuff... what are your ideas? What would the team like to see us do?

Thanks,
Mike

03/25/08 @ 16:11

Comment from: mango90 [Visitor]

wildwahine BRAH - i know you're a brah but dont wear one.

JJ had an issue with paper throwing too as it can cause a safety hazard.

Also, we need to continue enforcing good fan behavior in the stands after the Frenso State fiasco.

03/25/08 @ 16:11

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

btw, Texas... no more Hawai'i coaches going to Texas, ever!

03/25/08 @ 16:12

Comment from: J-Dog ™ [Visitor]

THANK YOU COACH MACK FOR STAYING!

June would go...MACK WOULD STAY.

03/25/08 @ 16:14

Comment from: marc [Visitor]

Coach Mack.....

do you have any plans or ideas about how to create a real college environment for both players and fans during the pregame... or will you continue the same routine as june jones?

03/25/08 @ 16:14

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

Re: Paper Throwing. Not to mention, I'm tired of getting hit in the head by wads of newspaper.

03/25/08 @ 16:14

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Coach, when you coming Hilo to visit the 4 high school football coaches (Victorino, Abelerra, Saliga, Afoa)?

03/25/08 @ 16:15

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/
Aloha Coach Mack,

I just wanted to thank you again for bringing those great prizes to Call the Coach the last time. I was the kid who won the Tim Chang jersey. :-)

Okay, let's ask a totally off-the-wall question: Tell us a little about Cabaret, and what it means to your family.

Cabaret is a beautiful horse that my granddaugher Kayla loves and bonds with. Kayla is a highly competitive girl in tennis and her school work and she loves to sing, but Cabaret brings a peace to her that relaxes her, and the horse and her are almost like one. I definitely knew that they were a package. If I was going to bring Kayla to Hawaii I was going to bring Cabaret to Hawaii. She sometimes has me talking on the phone to Cabaret, so Cabaret and I are pretty close too.

03/25/08 @ 16:15

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

eh nice question KB and coach isles is a REBEL he wrote me BFD haha, nah he makes me laugh like KB @ Tombo's site, isles is a true Warrior fan, hi isleStyle wow I can post, hurray. you and your helmets and unis, when U going post that again, wait till I am out of "MR"lol, eh KB did I ever meet U? in real life?lol

03/25/08 @ 16:15

Comment from: brian [Visitor]

I've attended both UH and a Pac-10 school and noticed that UH doesn't have much school spirit. To me a huge problem has been the lack of a strong student section, a fight song or mass chant (Texas with the Horns) that every participates in or a student mascot that can appear all sporting events not just football games. What's your take being that you've been to other schools? Doesn't an actively engaged crowd, besides just yelling, be more intimidating and fun?

03/25/08 @ 16:15

Comment from: Mei Ling [Visitor]

Coach Mack,

What kind of horse is Cabaret?

03/25/08 @ 16:17

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: MoOgooGuypAN [Visitor] · http://www.moogooguypan.vox.com
Howzit head coach Mac,

With all the new recruits and rebuilding, do you think we have a chance at the WAC title again this year?

Thanks for being our coach.

One of our most important goals is to win the WAC Championship. It is very important in our first three ballgames to come together as a football team because after the first month we go into our WAC season and it is important that our team continues to grow and gets better every week so we can defend the WAC Championship.

03/25/08 @ 16:17

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

Coach Mack,

Thanks for answering my question. I'm not going to ask any more questions. I love what you are doing, and agree that you get Hawaii, and what the Warriors mean to us. Many of us sat through the painful Von Oppen years, and now are excited to have a team tasting the sweet nectar of success. Keep up the good work.

03/25/08 @ 16:19

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: uhfootballgirl [Visitor] · http://uhfootballgirl
How does your Head Coaching philosophy (or style) differ from June Jones?

Obviously I've coached both on the offensive side and defensive side but I am more of a defensive personality. I think we're both considered coaches that care about our players. Even though I coached in the NFL I'm more of a college, fundamental technique oriented coach than I am a pro-style coach. I think we're similar in our attitude towards the State of Hawaii and the culture of Hawaii and I think that June has done an unbelievable job in what he has done here in Hawaii. I always felt he's the best coach in the nation and what I want to accomplish is to keep continuity and to keep the journey going.

03/25/08 @ 16:20

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

eh mango90, I have to wear a bra, what got UR panties all twisted or U thinking with your oda head, ken tell u need blood to go to UR brain. obviously not going there, and KB we posted at the same time, I agree about the paper, not the Cute az too fru fru....I gonna get U! eh mango juice....no ACT! j/k

03/25/08 @ 16:20

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

Brian,

We have a fight song, it's called "Co-Ed". Come to a game and we'll play it for you every time "quarterback to be named" throws a touchdown.

Here we go.. from memory too!

Here's to our dear Hawai'i
Here's to our Green and White
Here's to our Alma Mater,
Here's to the team fight!

Rah! Rah! Rah!

Here's to an old Warrior's calling,
Here's to old battles won,
Here's to Hawai'i's victory!
Here's to each valiant one!

03/25/08 @ 16:21

Comment from: Curt [Visitor]

Aloha Coach,

Without giving any advantage to our future opponents, how will Ron Lee's run and shoot differ from June Jones'?

03/25/08 @ 16:21

Comment from: Bowzooka [Visitor]

The walk on program has traditionally produced some outstanding players who were overlooked or under-recruited here. Now that Hawaii is a hotbed of recruiting many players are choosing full rides to smaller schools rather than a walk on invite to UH. Do you see this trend hurting the walk on program or do you expect to continue to consistently get outstanding players annually from it?

03/25/08 @ 16:24

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

Please no remind me of VA years....yukky KB lol

03/25/08 @ 16:24

Comment from: brian [Visitor]

Mike, That's exactly my point. We have a fight song and just play it. I go to the games and have tickets. No one knows the words and it just seems like another TD celebration song. Maybe it's just Hawaii and we don't celebrate that way, but wouldn't it be better if there was at least some kind of clapping, hand raising, and everyone singing the song. When you see SC, Texas, Alabama, etc. doing these things, doesn't it make you want to be a part of it.

03/25/08 @ 16:25

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

ww - may be we no meet yet. I know another ww. Da ww I know is a tennis titah. I am da tennis king of Kaimuki, in my own mind.

03/25/08 @ 16:27

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: wes [Visitor]
Hi Coach!
It's me and family from Big City Diner last Friday. First thank you again for accepting the position of Head Coach, giving all of us hope and moving our program in the right direction. My question is what will we do differently in terms of mental/ physical/spiritual preparation, practice, travel, etc. to not only win in FL but to do so in convincing fashion? We do BELIEVE. Congrats again....Wes, Lisa & Christian.

First of all, I love Big City Diner. It's one of my favorite places for my wife and I to eat lunch or dinner. People there are so great and we always enjoy meeting people.
Our basic program will continue to exist. I've always believe that if things aren't broken, you don't have to fix them. We will continue to practice in the morning, we will continue the same traveling philosophy. I think both ideas are great ideas. We will work on more fundamentals and techniques in practice so we can get better during the season. We will try to develop depth on both sides of the ball so we can play at Florida in the humidity we will face. Offensively we will try to become more effective in running the football. We will have the quarterback under center a little more often even though the pass will still set up the run in our plan. Last year we had a veteran quarterback and receivers who could ad lib, and we need to be a little more basic in our plan.

03/25/08 @ 16:29

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

ok, maybe I am a tad biased being in the band, but yeah I think we do need to promote school spirit more. I think things like really pushing the wear green on Fridays would really help, and maybe putting posters up around upper campus promoting school spirit and having the fight song lyrics on them. Things like that might help. I see a lot of school spirit around lower campus but not so much on upper campus.. and I think the faculty should help too.

03/25/08 @ 16:30

Comment from: Wally [Visitor]

Coach

What are you plans for the running game and Leon Wright-Jackson in particular. I thought that "Pistol" Formation against Nevada looked pretty good and Leon had some pretty good runs.

03/25/08 @ 16:30

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

ahem, guys, notice da coach been here hour half. GREAT JOB COACH!!

GO WARRIORS!!! WHOOO HOOOO!!!

03/25/08 @ 16:31

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

KB U remember da WW from swimsuit times? Maybe U too young.lol

03/25/08 @ 16:31

Comment from: Bowzooka [Visitor]

brian:
agree w/ you. I saw first hand what you are talking about from the Georgia fans in the Superdome. It was impressive. But, these things didn't happen overnight. That's why they are called traditions. It would be great if there was an effort to coordinate a cheer w/ the fight song or something that would be distinctive to UH. USC has the "Fight on" cheer, Georgia does the "Glory to Old Georgia", etc. etc. I would think the band/cheer people could come up with something. If not, I'm sure the collective effort of the Tsaikos could produce something worthwhile in this area.

03/25/08 @ 16:32

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

Coach Mack,

If Kayla loves tennis, she should check out the Oahu club. I think Henry Sommerville and Howard Tacub are tennis pro's there. Both are good coaches. Also, Channon Alcon at UH (girls coach) is a good guy. He knows the tennis landscape on Oahu. He could help with junior tennis questions.

03/25/08 @ 16:33

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Coach, i getting season tickets, flyin from Hilo, and planning to go Florida too, takin 4. please help us newbees by gettin da ticket office on da stick. day makin us newbees wait too long. grrrr.....

nah, no problem! for Warrior Nation I wait patiently!lol.

03/25/08 @ 16:35

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

WW - if you da one in da same. I send U one e-mail now. Look at your e-mail.

03/25/08 @ 16:35

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

WOW COACH MACK U R SO AWESOME, tsai, he gotta come back, next time I promise only 1 question. lol I love you Coach Mack thanks for staying back and tell Ron L I said hello, I was his student asst. @ Kaiser High long ago.

03/25/08 @ 16:35

Comment from: WreckinEyez [Visitor]

I still say a coordinated version of the Ha'a done by all the fans in Aloha Stadium would be the most awesome spectacle ever... Now that is a fighting cheer!

03/25/08 @ 16:36

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/tailgate.html

Aloha Coach!

Thank you for staying in Hawaii and thank you for taking the time to be with us here today.

You have been the defensive mind of every team you have been with in college and in the pros. Now that you are a head coach how has your approach to coaching changed other than the fact that you have the entire team to monitor and mentor as opposed to the defensive players?

Thanks,
Kevin
Pearl City, HI

P.S. Roland Fujii makes awesome Koa wood work doesn't he? =)

Roland made some great pennants for us with a 'H' and the University of Hawaii. Even more so he made me a clock with "2007 WAC Championship" on it.
I've been fortunate to be a high school head coach and small college head coach. But most of my career I've been the head coach of the defense. I've worked with coaches that have allowed me to coach the defensive half of the football team. It's been a great experience in becoming a head coach. I feel very blessed to be the head coach at the University of Hawaii and I will work very hard for the success of the program.

03/25/08 @ 16:37

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

KB how u know oh my email on my silly blog site, ha, too much stuff foa write, da board going "off season stir crazy" cannot wait 4 the season start! lol

03/25/08 @ 16:38

Comment from: addahknowjoe [Visitor]

Mike Wedge-

Any more other fight songs? Or does UH have only that one?

If no more, the band and students should come up with cheers for various situations of the game. Like first downs, third downs or key plays (on both offense and defense), interceptions, fumble recoveries, the beginning of the fourth quarter...

03/25/08 @ 16:38

Comment from: 3-Prong [Visitor]

Coach Mac: Two words....Thank you

03/25/08 @ 16:40

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

Coach Mack, we are so very blessed to have U, u r the greatest! AMEN!

03/25/08 @ 16:41

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]
Aloha Coach! Mahalo for what appears to be a seamless transition in taking the helm from Coach Jones.

Last year the defense went from being ranked in the 90's to the 30's. Do you think you can crack the top 20 in defense ranking? The pressure is on the D this year since the "big 5" on offense have left.

Based on some of the players who have been blog guests, it seems like they are committed to win. Good Luck this year!

I am really excited about our players. I have the utmost respect and love for them. I have been fortunate to have been to battle with a large portion of the players we have and I have great confidence in them, but I have never been a big stat guy. the important statistics to our team are turnovers, tackles for losses, defensive touchdowns, third-down passing percentage, statistics such as these that actually win games. A team can throw the ball and get a lot of passing yards or run it a hundred times and get a lot of running yards but what is important is the yards per game and the statistics that help you win a ball game. The last two years I've been here we were in the 30s as far as total defense, but the important statistics were that we were in the top 20 in interceptions, turnovers, tackles for losses, sacks, third-down percentage, and those are the statistics that our team strives for other than the big statistic of winning.

03/25/08 @ 16:43

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

Nice to know that, top 20, stats, I like stats. But the heart of a winna, is a winna.

03/25/08 @ 16:45

Comment from: WarriorGeek [Visitor]

Aloha Coach Mac,

With the evolution of the tight end in passing offenses and your plan to establish more of a ground game, do you think we'll see a TE in the Ron Lee run n shoot?

Like Jason Witten of the Cowboys. He can be a great receiving threat or used as run support. Gotta keep those LBs honest.

Mahalo for taking the time to chat with us.

03/25/08 @ 16:47

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]
Do U have a criteria in which you pick your starting lineup for OL and DL?

During the spring we will grade every person during the week and we will, as a staff, discuss every player. It is my job as head coach, and as a coaching staff, to get the best players on the field. We work extremely hard and I take that as a great responsibility to the players to gather information and study them to make the right decisions.

03/25/08 @ 16:49

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

ww did you get the e-mail?

03/25/08 @ 16:49

Comment from: haka [Visitor]

Coach Mack we got your back!
Warrior Nation!
Buy your season tickets!
Fill the stadium!
Rock the house from Weber State to Cincinnati!
Imua Warriors! Imua!

03/25/08 @ 16:50

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Coach, which of your coaches is pleasantly surprising you at this point?

03/25/08 @ 16:51

Comment from: WarriorMojo [Visitor]

Present Post Count:

Coach McMackin 20

Wild Wahine 21

03/25/08 @ 16:52

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor]

Mojo,

haha

What's the line?

03/25/08 @ 16:55

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Coach,

Last year the defense played outstanding under your defensive schemes. How much more will you open the playbook this season?

we will continue to work the techniques and principles and fundamentals of our defense. We will add some new concepts to our defense to take it to the next level. One thing is our corners are going to play a lot of press this spring that will make us a better football team. But we need to continue to allow our players to play and not confuse them with a lot of tricky football. There are only so many ways you can blitz and I believe in our defensive talent and I want to allow our big dogs to eat.

03/25/08 @ 16:55

Comment from: HF [Visitor]

Ooops... thought this was the coach chat not the regular chat.

03/25/08 @ 16:56

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

no, I checked pm on WSN and my gmail, which email did U use? I got da kine choke. KB wat ur email. eh who dat w/ da numbas? Oh it's sockpuppet warriormojo, hi bento, nice coverup U SOB, leave me alone.

03/25/08 @ 16:56

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

We do, a song called "Fight for Old Hawai'i" which we just call Fight For Old... and is the first song in our pre-game show. Hawai'i 5-0, not so much a fight song but yeah. Fight For Old has words, or at least rumored to, but I've never seen them. For the band, at te beginning of the season we are required to memorize the words to Co-ed, and we sing co-ed on the busses and we even sang it departing Honolulu for N.O, and as we were on final on the flight home. I would totally support some new stuff as long as the old stuff isn't lost.

03/25/08 @ 16:57

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

gordon s,
Thank you for your many wonderful words. You made my day.

03/25/08 @ 16:58

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

ahem, i can tell da communication mojos in da house.

bwaahaaaahaaaaa

03/25/08 @ 16:59

Comment from: Shannon [Visitor]

Coach Mack,
Besides Florida, which of the remaining Out of Conference games are you most concerned with?

03/25/08 @ 16:59

Comment from: Shannon [Visitor]

Coach Mack,
Who do you see as a "breakout player" this season?

03/25/08 @ 17:01

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: old diver [Visitor]
You have a great mix of asst coaches on your staff. How would you describe you management style?

I like to let the coaches coach. I feel very fortunate to have a great staff of coaches. I hand selected every coach. I'm very proud of coaching with Cal and Ron Lee who are special friends and great coaches, George Lumpkin and Rich Miano, who are also great friends and have so much knowledge and great positive influence on our players, and our younger coaches who were brought here to teach techniques which they have learned in our program or in similar packages and who relate to the players because of their youth. It's just a great mixture of coaches who are great teachers, relate to players, care about players and these kinds of coaches I will delegate responsibilities to and let them know what I want done and trust them to get the job done.

03/25/08 @ 17:02

Comment from: Shannon [Visitor]

Coach Mack,
How valid are the talks of a "Throwback Uniform" for a game or two this season?

03/25/08 @ 17:03

Comment from: WreckinEyez [Visitor]

I like the coach's answers… they are really thorough and not just short answers. That is really appreciated coach.

03/25/08 @ 17:03

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

Thanks Coach Mack,got season tickets, flying in, love that U R here, sorry for all these guys picking on me, guess dey never see me long time, and it is about the WARRIORS!!!!

Did U guys buy the Perfect Season limited edition w/ Mack, JJ and CB's sig? How bout join NaKoa, or buy the autograph memorabilia at UHBELIEVE? Put your money where your mouth is, I did all of the above and will buy clothes and memorabilia stuffs. I am a die hard fan, but who is a die hard fan, TOMBO AHI he da man! lol

03/25/08 @ 17:03

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Gordon S

you brown nozza.
bwahahaaahaaa

nah, thank you for making our coaches day! kudos 2 u.

03/25/08 @ 17:04

Comment from: Kaimuki Boy [Visitor]

Thanks again Coach Mack for joining us! I hope you feel the love and support. We really appreciate that you are a people person and show Aloha.

Thanks Princess Leila and ST.

Aloha.

03/25/08 @ 17:05

Comment from: kapakahi [Visitor]

Coach Mack...

Thank you for staying!!!

Starting in the 2005 season, Coach Jones (at the suggestion of Coach Glanville as I understand it) instituted a practice of limiting the number of players allowed to suit up for home games. Alot of these players not allowed to suit up end up watching the game from the stands...like us spectators.

Are you considering changing this practice to allow more (or even most) players to suit up for home games to reward these players for their contribution (during practices) so that they can share the excitement with their teammates (who actually get to play) from the sidelines...instead of the stands?

Mahalo!!!

03/25/08 @ 17:05

Comment from: Bigislandkurt [Visitor]

Who is the one player on the offense and one player on the defense that is poised to have a "breakout" year? I'm looking for those who have not been on the news or in the highlights. Mahalo coach! We support you 100 percent!

BIK

03/25/08 @ 17:05

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]
Hi coach.

Don't feel overwhelmed. and don't show the chick next to you that you're starting to cry because of all the love pouring on you. Its all good. We feel really good that you are one of us. Thank you.

The chick next to me is getting sore fingers from typing so much but I appreciate her effort and it's great to hear all the positive because that's what I see: the positive from the state and it's important to keep that going. We're going to have a challenging schedule but I believe in the coaches and the players and the support we get from the Hawaii people will give us the edge to be successful.

03/25/08 @ 17:05

Comment from: Matt [Visitor]

Just wanted to give you a big time thanks for becoming our Head Coach. I'm confident you will be able to build on what June was able to instill hear at the UH. You will have my support 110% and truly believe in you, your staff and these players.
Go Warriors!!!!!!!!

03/25/08 @ 17:07

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: djmitcho [Visitor] · http://www.myspace.com/djmitcho
Coach Mack,
Are you still gonna call the D or is that gonna be Coach Lee's job now?

Mahalo for your time and dedication!

We are going to proceed exactly as we did last year. I will game plan with the defensive coaches and I will call the plays. If there's a bad play called or our team gives up a big play, then I listened to Cal when he made the call. Just kidding. I really trust Ron Lee and I'm excited about him getting the opportunity to make the calls. There are three great run and shoot coaches: June Jones, Mouse Davis and Ron Lee. Being the head coach I'm going to be able to call a few plays and we're going to go deep.

03/25/08 @ 17:13

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

love to U Princess U awesome, to Coach Mack thanks for your time, know you are busy and tsai for doing this, U folkz R all awesome! I do love ya all! eh KB U still here? lol

03/25/08 @ 17:13

Comment from: addahknowjoe [Visitor]

Mike Wedge-

That's so awesome to here! I too would love to preserve what old cheers we may have.

Another question-

Could the band create their own kick ass drum cadence? One with a theme that encompasses the entire Pacific Rim?

Would be butt kickin' to here the band embrace the drum cadences from Tahitian to Taiko! The stadium would be rockin!

BTW- I dig it when the band in the Sheriff drops the second verse of 5-0 into a reggae beat. Dat sounds supah tuff!

03/25/08 @ 17:17

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: Chicken Grease [Visitor]

Those're terrific. Thanks, Coach McMackin.

Is there anything that you want Warrior fans to know about your rules of discipline for the U.H. Warrior football team? I don’t mean to pry, it’s just that the subject has been in the news lately (i.e., Graunke, and Jones [not Coach, of course]).

I have a very simple philosophy, and that is "Don't embarrass the program." Being a defensive-minded coach. I believe in discipline and being consistent. I believe in treating all players the same whether they are a walk on or scholarship player, or where they come from. Nothing matters to me other than being fair to the players. And to be fair, you need to have discipline.

03/25/08 @ 17:18

Comment from: chawan_cut [Visitor]

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]
Hi coach.

Don't feel overwhelmed. and don't show the chick next to you that you're starting to cry because of all the love pouring on you.

The chick next to me is getting sore fingers from typing so much but I appreciate her effort and it's great to hear all the positive because that's what I see: the positive from the state and it's important to keep that going.

**sorry, I gotta be lame for a moment.**

THE Princess is not a "chick". She's a lady.

** Ok, lameness over. back to chatting **

Thanks Coach for your time! (and to everyone else that makes this happen).

03/25/08 @ 17:20

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

Comment from: WreckinEyez [Visitor]
Aloha Coach Mack,

Thanks for staying with us here in Hawaii and continuing our Warrior Tradition. We are in good hands with you as our head coach!

Do you think you too might surprise everyone and do the haka for the fans at a home game?

We will continue doing the haa. But I don't know that I'm flexible enough to do it with the players. But I'll be close and I'll be supporting them.

03/25/08 @ 17:22

Comment from: al [Visitor]

hurry leila hurry.

03/25/08 @ 17:24

Comment from: Esme [Member]

A-Joe: I SO love the idea of our own drum cadence!

Doggone it why didn't I think of that? I mean, being the band-geek queen an' all.

03/25/08 @ 17:25

Comment from: WreckinEyez [Visitor]

Thanks for answering coach... I just think that would send the whole stadium in a frenzy to see you on the field!!!

03/25/08 @ 17:25

Comment from: addahknowjoe [Visitor]

coach Mac-

I've always believed any team is only as strong as it's weakest link. In the past that weak link for Hawaii has been their special teams play.

How much emphasis will you put onto special teams this upcoming season?

03/25/08 @ 17:27

Comment from: addahknowjoe [Visitor]

Esme-

Actually, I got the idea from you through osmosis. =)

03/25/08 @ 17:29

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

well, the drumline has a few cadences they play.. our main field cadence which we used at the intro to each show and a few dance beats and what not, but I will definitely bring that up, and I know just who to talk about it with. Heck, I might even write it myself.

03/25/08 @ 17:30

Comment from: Esme [Member]

Coach, maybe you could make your doing the haka/ha'a the carrot on the stick — when we score win No. 7, or the game that clinches the winning season, for example, then at the end of the game you join the team for the haka.

Gracious, the frenzy — the Warrior-fan mania, the exploding team spirit — that would cause, indeed!

03/25/08 @ 17:30

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

Wonderful, absolutely wonderful Coach. I'm looking forward to meeting you when I'm in the islands in June, and will make it back for a few home games later in the season. Oh, and I'll see you at most road games....and the BCS.

03/25/08 @ 17:31

Comment from: Esme [Member]

A-Joe: Would that be esmosis? j/k

Coach, as you can see from A-Joe's and many others' ideas here, the Tsaikos are overflowing with creative ideas and enthusiastic support. Hope you'll feel you can tap into it and rely on it anytime.

03/25/08 @ 17:32

Comment from: Greg McMackin [Member]

I appreciate so many great, positive thoughts and good wishes from all of you. I truly feel blessed for my family and I to be here. The people of Hawaii, the University, the players, the coaches, have all made me and my family feel so welcome. It's important to me to do a good job for the University of Hawaii and continue the football tradition that we have. This is Hawaii's football team. We represent you and we are truly going to need your support and effort this season. We need to fill up the stands for every home game. Our motto this season is the same as Under Armours, in that we will "Protect Our House" and the best way to do that is to have 50,000 screaming fans intimidating the opponent and helping us and inspiring our players to win every home game next season.

03/25/08 @ 17:33

Comment from: Esme [Member]

Mike Wedge, two drum sounds that are easily distinguishable to Hawaii folks: the log used in Tahitian and other Polynesian drumming, and that certain rhythm and percussion combination used with Chinese lion dances. Just a thought.

03/25/08 @ 17:34

Comment from: Esme [Member]

STANDING O FOR COACH MACK!

Thanks for taking the time to be here. The fans are behind you and the team all the way!

03/25/08 @ 17:35

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

CHAWANCUT will u please put your Protect our house up again? I lost mine... thx so much Coach Mack, YOU KNOW we all support U !

03/25/08 @ 17:36

Comment from: Chicken Grease [Visitor]

Right on, Coach McMackin regarding the discipline aspect. Sounds reasonable to us . . . and I'm glad we got the information straight from you.

One last question (might not get to it, but, I'll give it a shot): what's your favorite dish at Big City?

Thank you very much McMackin -- I'll echo all the great sentiments to you that have been mentioned above. We're behind you and the Warriors. THANKS AGAIN, COACH!!!!!

Now . . . a suggestion from Chicken Grease regarding all this drum talk: maybe a taiko drum number can be drawn up that bespeaks the Warrior team and nation. That would really sound cool. Would really give a mood. Would really give the oppponent something to go back home and talk about. And maybe a version can be done specifically for the Tsaikos, in which case we can call the drums "Tsaiko" drum . . . ing . . . no? No?

03/25/08 @ 17:36

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

WOW. 2 1/2 hours...Thanks Coach!!

03/25/08 @ 17:36

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/tailgate.html

NO DOUBT, WE'RE BACKIN' MCMACKIN!!!

03/25/08 @ 17:36

Comment from: d1shima [Believer] [Visitor]

Thanks Coach Mack!

GO WARRIORS!!!

03/25/08 @ 17:36

Comment from: WreckinEyez [Visitor]

chawan_cut,

Bumbyee I learn you how... LOL

The princess is a rebel. You notice that she is always up for a challenge and responds to the people who think they can beat her in soccer or puts down the sport? You can’t just play dead and say “you will kick my butt and I will lose badly” you need to say “I will kick your butt and you will lose badly!”

Then maybe she might respond to you… the princess is crazy, nutz, aggressive… she is top tier and just naturally sweet and attractive. Truth is, I know the princess won’t back down putting someone in their place on the soccer field.

Chawan_cut, you might be on the right track, I just giving you a little push for all it is worth… You might know more than me…

03/25/08 @ 17:37

Comment from: brian [Visitor]

The ball is rollin with ideas on chants, drum cadence, etc. Just remember that the idea is to get the crowd fired up and PARTICIPATING. It'll be great for the band, but think about how you will get the crowd involved....clapping, waving hands (hand signs), stomping feet, making some sort specific sound, etc. By creating these traditions, everyone knows when to participate and what to do. I'm not knockin anything, just helping with the brainstorming.

03/25/08 @ 17:37

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

ST - while the Princess was typing away a warp speed, you could have least snapped a photo and posted it....LOL. What were you actually doing?

03/25/08 @ 17:38

Comment from: Matt [Visitor]

Coach Mack will get us back!!!!! I believe!!!!
Lets sell out every home game in '08!!!!!! There's truly nothing like being here! Cheeeehoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

03/25/08 @ 17:39

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

RAH RAH REE KICK UM IN THE KNEE...RAH RAH RASS KICK EM IN DA ODA KNEE.......

NAH, like wat HC said "we gonna kick their @zz," how about we go Florida, I borrowed this saying,

" We gonna go to the SWAMP and kick their Heisman"

03/25/08 @ 17:39

Comment from: WreckinEyez [Visitor]

Thanks Coach!

What a great guy who gave detailed answers. Might be less question that got through but they were all quality answers.

I think we need Ron Lee here to chat as alot of the questions seem to be about his part coaching the team.

03/25/08 @ 17:39

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/tailgate.html

For Mr. Mike Wedge:

FIGHT FOR OLD HAWAII

Deans so true, we are back of you,
Honolulu’s team supreme.
From the Mauka to Makai
Can be heard our battle cry.

Come on your Green and Whites,
And fight for old Hawaii.

Fight for you and me,
A Rainbows steaks the sky, holds our colors high,
With a Wiki Wiki kick your opponent you will lick;
Your opponents you will lick, So fight for Old Hawaii….!

On to victory, While Diamond Head nods:

Go ahead and win this game today.

GO WARRIORS!!!!!!!

03/25/08 @ 17:39

Comment from: Mei Ling [Visitor]

Mahalo, Coach! IMUA! What a great human being.

Mango, I agree with you on controlling the paper on the field. Since I watch games from the mainland, seeing the paper on the field is trashy. No other college games on TV have that much trash floating around on the field. I can see the problem with safety on the field.

Esme, A-joe, Mike W., sounds like a cool idea to develop our own drum cadences for Hawai'i games. Drumming is a universal soul music.

03/25/08 @ 17:40

Comment from: WreckinEyez [Visitor]

And thanks to the Princess and her fast hands. She works so hard during these things and it makes me wonder who really is the princess during the chats... Leila or ST sitting on the side... LOL!

03/25/08 @ 17:42

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/tailgate.html

BTW,

This is easily the best part of the lyrics to "Fight for Old Hawaii":

Fight for you and me,
A Rainbows steaks the sky, holds our colors high,
With a Wiki Wiki kick your opponent you will lick;
Your opponents you will lick, So fight for Old Hawaii….!

03/25/08 @ 17:42

Comment from: wildwahine [Visitor]

Princess is a beautiful hardworking soul, she is Princess Leia W. a video journalist, she is awesome, there is only one. I admire strong wahine. LOL Princess.

03/25/08 @ 17:47

Comment from: Ruggo [Visitor]

Coach Mack - Mahalo again for your time today on the blog.

Stephen/Princess - Many thanks for another great chat!

03/25/08 @ 17:48

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

haha, thanks. I'll save those and print them

03/25/08 @ 17:48

Comment from: oldie [Visitor]

Thanks Coach Mack for spending the time with us.

Happy Birthday Chancellor Hinshaw. Looking forward to your chat time with us.

03/25/08 @ 17:49

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/tailgate.html

Mike W,

I was talking with Chawan about the lyrics to the song and how it didnt seem to match the faster tempo of what is actually played.

The assumption is that the current one you guys play is a faster version of what could of been a slower-tempo song.

BTW, what do you play in the band and who is the "Crazy Saxophone Guy" with the joker hat and the occasional inflatable sax?

Kinda hard not to notice him. Our season seats are in UU in the orange just a section away from the band.

03/25/08 @ 17:53

Comment from: oldie [Visitor]

Thanks Stephen and Princess for all your hard work getting the chat guests for all of us fans. Sure helps pass the time until August 30...

03/25/08 @ 17:53

Comment from: BowsForever [Visitor]

Super chat.

ST, just an observation: Unless the chat runs over 2 or so hours, I don't think there's any decent chance of anyone getting their question answered if they show up after the first half-hour of the chat. Any plans to help accommodate "later" questions?

03/25/08 @ 17:53

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

2 and a half hours of rippin good time. thank you coach Greg McMackin!

As you gaze at da, errr, lady next to you, rememba dis, we/I meant her no disrespect when we/I referred to her as da chick. dat wus a sign of my yuthful exubrance even doe i get choke white hair.
ww, i don't know you yet but i no u no lady, but i noze you gotta be 1 cute olderish titah. nyuck nyuck nyuck.

ps stop pickin on my braddas
wit yur slovenly engrish

03/25/08 @ 17:55

Comment from: chawan_cut [Visitor]

wreck,

thanks for the learnin'!

03/25/08 @ 18:01

Comment from: Mei Ling [Visitor]

Stephen & Princess Leila,
Mahalo for all of the work to bring the chat guests on the blog. It's great to get the insights into how people's minds tick, what the dreams are, and how they perceive us, the fans.

Perhaps setting up a separate blog chat before the guest arrives to collect questions, and then sort by contributor. Take the first one from each person, and cut & paste into the new blog with the guest to be answered. Then you can cycle through the list of questions, altho a way to accomodate late-comers is needed. Just an idea... It would help to have a system with 2 monitors in order to have both blog chats up in order to cut & paste. Harder to do with the laptops that I see in use.

03/25/08 @ 18:05

Comment from: al [Visitor]

thanks coach mack.

and leila you got mail.

03/25/08 @ 18:06

Comment from: WarriorMojo [Visitor]

Sorry, but I gotta get this off my chest. In my opinion when we have these separate blogs set up for blog guests, then for the most part the ONLY posts should be questions directed to the guest and his/her responses. All the other stuff is unnecessarily distracting.

Maybe I'm just old school, but when I go to a movie I want to watch the movie, not listen to people in the audience talking about irrelevant private stuff. Same thing when we have a guest on the blog.

If we were all in the same room as our guest, I sincerely hope that people wouldn't be making private jokes and fooling around while our guest has the stage. A little bit is fine, but when every other post is off-topic, it's pretty irritating, at least to me.

And, "WildWahine", don't ever call me "bentofan" again.

03/25/08 @ 18:08

Comment from: Bowzo's Rule [Visitor]

Appreciate Coach Mack taking the time to chat with us. But why is it that they don't want to answer the hard questions (St. Louis egg incident and K.Jones). I mean if they just want to answer "cupcake" questions, fine. I would have felt better if he just said he couldn't answer that right now or something like that. "Favorite kine of poke." Give me a break. Hope VH will answer the tough questions about HF and JJ.

03/25/08 @ 18:14

Comment from: sPlIt u In 2 [Visitor]

Comment from: BowsForever [Visitor]
Super chat.

>ST, just an observation: Unless the chat runs over 2 or so hours, I don't think there's any decent chance of anyone getting their question answered if they show up after the first half-hour of the chat. Any plans to help accommodate "later" questions?

It's less live and spontaneous but more common sensical, here is my solution: One day before the chats, get bloggers to submit their best questions, ST relays the questions to the blog guest, who then spends less time thinking on their feet or at the keyboard. Because you are right, one guy typing against 100 people asking questions simultaneously is not a fair fight. I say let the blog host and guest script the first hour of responses and then turn it into a free-for-all

03/25/08 @ 18:18

Comment from: Mei Ling [Visitor]

Warriormojo,

I agree, it's hard to follow the "conversation" that's supposed to be going on in the blog. I think it's impolite to be essentially "talking over" the speaker = the guest. That's why I suggested a separate question collecting blog prior to the guest chat. I would be concerned if this was happening during the chat with V. Hinshaw. As an administrator, she may not be used to the loose format of the blog. Wonder if she checks in here once in a while, ST, do you know? That was also A-sports question which didn't get answered, but I think it might have been skipped because there was no question mark?

03/25/08 @ 18:18

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

I played last season, Flute, this season I am auditioning for Drumline because that's what I did in high school.. I just didn't have time for the extra rehearsals last season. The version we play is.. idk about the old, but I think it's at a good tempo. Easy to march to.

And the crazy Saxophone guy is! Jester Jonathan Oshiro

03/25/08 @ 18:20

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Bowzo's Rule,

sometimes you gotta wait until you see the whites of their eyes.

it was put out there, he chose not to answer. You gotta have faith, my brother, you gotta have faith. In his hands rests Warrior Nation. We gotta give him some slack imho. When you look at his overall answers, you know he is concerned about us, Warrior Nation, is thoughtful, and I have no doubt he will burn bridges if thats what he has do. I for one would not want to force him into a corner when its obvious Cunney and Seitz are trying to work something out, but are getting blocked by Carlisle. Gotta give bread time to bake, don't open da oven door yet.

03/25/08 @ 18:22

Comment from: Bowzo's Rule [Visitor]

bighilofan2:
If he didn't want to answer it, I personally would feel better if he said "I can't comment on it right now." To me, thats not ducking the question. It could be a legal one. That being said, I hope he means what he said about not embrassing the program.

03/25/08 @ 18:29

Comment from: chawan_cut [Visitor]

Mike W,

Good to hear you guys are keeping the spirit up in the band. You guys are so lucky to have a successful football coach and seasons.

My last years in band was with Von Crappen, and it wasn't pleasant. It makes me appreciate what we got now so much more.

And I know your pain. Our fans (not including the ones present here) are not the most enthusiastic or loud in terms of cheering with the band or cheerleaders. Not sure if that's because its we don't have that history of success from way back when. Or maybe also its a cultural thing where we are meant to be polite and nice.

You wouldn't believe this, but before, we used to play the OTHER team's fight songs during pregame right before Co-Ed. Their fans would sing and cheer louder than ours when Co-Ed was finally played.

My friend said the reason no one knows the words to Co-Ed is because its too complex. Too many words. You need to stupidize the song. Make it simpler and easier. Look at all of the Georgia cheers and songs. Easy for drunk people to remember. That and they barked all the time. Easy to do that while drunk.

My friends and I have discussed this forever. Not sure what it'll take to get our fans and stadium to be like a mainland type of crowd. Hopefully with the successes of the team recently, we can take advantage of this and maybe work with Coach or JD with the cheerleaders and band to possibly teach the unknowing.

Thanks again for your guys hard work! (there's a lot of ex-BG people here too if you haven't noticed)

03/25/08 @ 18:30

Comment from: G ('nalo) [Visitor]

mahalo to all the guests. also kudo's to all the typist too, there's a lot of good questions and the effort is there. unfortunately, there just isn't enough time.

to the person irritated with 'extras' (Mojo?), skip the questions and just read the blockquotes, ie the questions with answers.

was trying to think of a good suggestion to make it go faste, but no 'mo imagination. i guess two typist is the best, but now the hard part....ST are volunteer typist allowed? :-)

03/25/08 @ 18:35

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

chawan_cut at 1830

you got it right. we gotta stupidize the fight song so that drunks and kids can memorize it. 1 line, 2 lines max. something the ha'a crowd can do. something the band can do.
but gotta get da kine beat not da girly beat. lots of boom shaka laka laka, big noise. tubas. tink tubas.

03/25/08 @ 18:47

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Mike Wedge,

drums, the major big deep drums, gotta resonate every so often, so people can hear themselves singing/yelling between the pounding. i wuz so impressed wit da "400" tubas at the SB. sure sounded like 400.

03/25/08 @ 18:50

Comment from: addahknowjoe [Visitor]

Mike W-

I love it when the band "jumps" after every touchdown! Let me tell you, it fricken looks awesome from across the field!

Everyone in the stands should be jumping with you guys in unison after every TD!

03/25/08 @ 18:56

Comment from: d1shima [Believer] [Visitor]

stupidize the fight song so that drunks and kids can memorize it. 1 line, 2 lines max.

E Le Ka Lei Lei

03/25/08 @ 19:09

Comment from: mango90 [Visitor]

Warrior Mojo -

Thanks for bringing that up. I think sometimes certain posters need to be front and center.

And I am not a troll. I've been here several times. I dont know why my question was targeted but we should all feel free to post a harmless question without being attacked or ridiculed.

Thanks.

03/25/08 @ 19:10

Comment from: WreckinEyez (ITouch) [Visitor]

Mojo,

Sorry bro... I try not to do it too much.
--------------------------------------

I rember one guest chat that the person had took the questions the day before and all was answered... I think that was leonard peters.

We still need to remember though they volunteer their time to do this and might not want to burden them too much.

03/25/08 @ 19:10

Comment from: d1shima [Believer] [Visitor]

a-joe,
Probably the "KRAZIEST" thing I ever seen at Aloha Stadium was during the State finals that Punahou played a few years back.
My wife and I was on the way home on H1 and heard that the game was close at the end so we decided to pop in.
Walked in thru the South EZ and WHOA!
The whole half of the stadium was white out and doing that stuff for the Puns.
UNREAL!!!
(Come on all you RR4L'ers out dere...you guys was impressed, too, eh!)

03/25/08 @ 19:14

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

d2shima,

u kwack me up!!!!
no like swishy hips. like plenny gangsta action.

03/25/08 @ 19:16

Comment from: SteveM [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos

Karaoke Call
April 19, 2008
8:00 PM - midnight

Krazy Karaoke
1308 Young Street, Honolulu

Cost: $15 per person (for room and karaoke equipment use for 4 hours)
BYOB in coolers and your own food/pupus
The site also sells soft drinks, hot beverages, and munchies for convenience. Free ice.

Need at least 25 persons to be feasible --but
space is limited to the first 32 -- so please RSVP
on the blog or email SteveM - stevem.hnl (at) gmail.com

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Please note that Stretch is putting up the non-refundable 50% deposit for this reservation. Stretch has attended a karaoke party there before and has inspected our room. He is very satisfied with the room setup.

Current RSVP Count = 10

03/25/08 @ 19:19

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

I saw the news tonight about Keenan Jones. So Mack knew about that today, but chose not to talk about it here. Plenty class the man. He giving Keenan chance to resolve it in the system. But probably the system's timetable is stacked against him. Anyway, shows the coach is thoughtful and been through this before.

03/25/08 @ 19:20

Comment from: WreckinEyez (ITouch) [Visitor]

SteveM,

I will go, I got some free time then!

03/25/08 @ 19:27

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

well, 1st I wanna say, I didn't like getting barked at every time a Georgia fan walked by.. I thought i was kinda rude. We would just sing Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono as they barked at us. I would recommend changing Co-ed, but adding more songs and cheers and chants. I agree, something easy to do and we all can get in on. Damn, I had one last suggestion for the Coach, maybe if ST would mention it to him next time he sees him? Coach's Night at Big City or something like that. Anyways, tbh, the jumping up and down to the touchdown song and yelling "Are you ready" is the best part of the game. It's almost a little bit of a stress reliever :)

Anyways, despite what has been said and some of it is true, our crowd has grown louder last season and hopefully we can come out full force this coming season. I would love to see sell outs for more than just 2 games. I like the tea leaves and the white noise makers.. however sometimes they can get in the way while keeping track of your instrument and flip folder. I personally want to make our games more like a college football game, but I do also want to keep the uniqueness of states present at the games for all the away fans to see.

03/25/08 @ 19:34

Comment from: SteveM [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos

WreckinEyez -- glad you can make it to the Karaoke Call... and I think you are familiar with the equipment?

03/25/08 @ 19:37

Comment from: A-House [Visitor]

gordon s:

any interest in attending a "pre-game" tailgate on 8/29/08 in Orlando with other Tsaikos? - around 6-6:30pm.

any other fans lurking want to join us?

let SteveM know so he can add you to "The Swamp" list or send an email to ahousefamilyatyahoodotcom

03/25/08 @ 19:46

Comment from: brian [Visitor]

Don't think you need to dumb down the fight song. There aren't that many words, but maybe the song is a bit long being that it goes through the verses twice. It may not be the best song, but it's what we have right now. To get it going, it needs to be student-driven but a united effort by the university to create something new. Words need to be on the scoreboard to help with those that don't know it. Eventually, you sing it enough, you'll know it by heart and it becomes a part of attending games and a tradition and people feel that they are part of something. You graduate and years later, you still know it b/c it was part of your college experience. If you didn't go to UH, well then you just become part of the UH family. This was the best I could find with people actually participating. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG3dmQzqbdk&NR=1

03/25/08 @ 19:53

Comment from: d1shima [Believer] [Visitor]

I thought the band singing Co-ed during the basketball games (with the words on the screen) was a good first step.

03/25/08 @ 19:56

Comment from: Tony [Visitor]

>>It would be great if there was an effort to coordinate a cheer w/ the fight song or something that would be distinctive to UH. USC has the "Fight on" cheer,

I went to USC for two years, do you mean "Conquest" which is just an awesome song, no cheer, it's the song where the crowd does an almost Heil H!tler arm-pumping motion. VERY demoralizing if SC is beating you to hear that song after each score. I honestly don't believe the Hawaii student body or alumni or fans are wired to do militaristic things like that. Having said that, and having attended another 3 seasons of UH football as a student, I think Co-Ed is too soft to be a fight song. Sounds more like commercial jingle to buy detergent or pizza. Instead of a song, how about piped-in noise, like how the Indiana Pacers play recordings of a stock car race, LOL. Visiting teams used to hate that until the NBA made them stop.

03/25/08 @ 19:58

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

I meant to say not changing Co-ed

03/25/08 @ 19:58

Comment from: SteveM [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/florida08.html

A-House -- I haven't seen much on the blog for a while. The Florida game "planner" page is up at the URL above but it has been static for 2 weeks.

Anyone planning to attend the UH-Florida game is requested to share their travel/ticket info and Tsaiko-Gate and get-together availability.
email A-house or post on the blog.

03/25/08 @ 20:00

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

as for our comment Tony, they tried that with audio tracks, the fans want the band :)

03/25/08 @ 20:00

Comment from: d1shima [Believer] [Visitor]

Yehhhhhh BAND!

03/25/08 @ 20:04

Comment from: Tony [Visitor]

Mike -
>as for our comment Tony, they tried that with audio tracks, the fans want the band :)

ah, Ihavent been to a live game in years, what did they use for audio tracks, I'm curious

03/25/08 @ 20:05

Comment from: d1shima [Believer] [Visitor]

The Mike Post music

03/25/08 @ 20:06

Comment from: brian [Visitor]

That music sucked, it did nothing for the crowd. I listened to Co-ed again and agree that it is not a good fight song, the pitch is too high and you sing it more than rah, rah.

03/25/08 @ 20:14

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K3Bq8JvFrY

Co-Ed not a good fight song? Too hard to remember?

?

03/25/08 @ 20:20

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZFeu1hOHzY

oops...

Wrong YouTube clip. Ok here we go again.

A bit of a history lesson...

03/25/08 @ 20:24

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

That was a great chat with Mack. I was impressed with the depth of his answers and with the length of time he spent answering questions. We are all behind Mack and he makes it very easy to believe in him and follow him!

03/25/08 @ 20:24

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

That is a nice clock Mack is holding!

03/25/08 @ 20:25

Comment from: Tony [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq735JR4hkI

Sometimes it is pure chance what fans react to. Here in Boston, with the Celtics kicking azz for the first time in years, you know what they use to pump the fans in 4th quarter? You would never guess, it makes no sense...they play old American Bandstand clips on the jumbotron and the crowd reacts to one dancer in particular, LOL.

03/25/08 @ 20:25

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

I think I'm on 3 (maybe 4, my mind is pretty cloudy right now) different medications now plus jamba juice daily...I am glad that the proposal is submitted. I'm going to try to take it easy now to recover, but whenever I have energy I'm planning to look up stuff for the blog.

03/25/08 @ 20:27

Comment from: d1shima [Believer] [Visitor]

Ho Kazz,

I always choke up wen I watch dat one!
Love those guys!

03/25/08 @ 20:28

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZFeu1hOHzY

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]
That is a nice clock Mack is holding!
03/25/08 @ 20:25

I have the exact UH Koa pennant Coach Mack was talking about.

Made from the same crafter as a gift.

Good stuff indeed.

03/25/08 @ 20:30

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

I actually knew the words to the Co-ed song by the time I was at King Intermediate. Going to every game with a Mom who is an alum and who sang it every time the band played it made it easy for me to pick the song up. Plus, didn't they put the lyrics on the screen at Aloha Stadium? I thought I remembered that helping me learn it.

I do agree that the song isn't very aggressive and goes on too long to be an ideal football fight song. Simple chants work best, at least from my experience attending Big 12 (before that Southwest Conference) and Pac 10 games at the schools I attended.

The easier and shorter the chant is, the LOUDER the crowd can get...and that is when it gets to be the most effective. But I would settle for the pro-UH crowd making a lot of noise on 3rd down when UH is on defense and NOT making noise when UH has the ball. I really hated how UH fans made so much noise when Colt was trying to call out signals at San Jose...and thought that the SJSU crowd was effective at making a lot of noise on 3rd down when UH had the ball. Of course, they were helped by the music playing over the loudspeakers that were *still* playing when UH was hiking the ball.

03/25/08 @ 20:33

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZFeu1hOHzY

Comment from: d1shima [Believer] [Visitor]
Ho Kazz,

I always choke up wen I watch dat one!
Love those guys!
03/25/08 @ 20:28

I've never heard CoEd sound so good before!

No offense to the band of course.

I think the way CoEd is performed in this video defines EXACTLY what UH Football means to true fans.

03/25/08 @ 20:34

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor]

Garret,

Get better soon.

03/25/08 @ 20:34

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

well, I didn't write co-ed, I just play it... but since it's long standing i don't think changing it would be smart. Besides, I can sing it in my sleep. The music before was.. ok I guess, I kinda liked the beat in one track, but that's about it.

03/25/08 @ 20:34

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/football/la-sp-simers25mar25,1,6469973.column?track=rss

This was a funny way to start an article.

I called football Coach Rick Neuheisel to see how far he has UCLA going in his bracket, and when he stopped laughing, he said, "I don't even swim in pools anymore."

A few years back Neuheisel ran amok with the University of Washington when officials learned he had participated in NCAA basketball tournament pools, wagering $6,400 over a two-year span, and winning $8,409.

"I'm forbidden to participate, and I'm absolutely complying," he said. "Absolutely complying.

03/25/08 @ 20:35

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih5WPUIjI_w

Were you folks thinking of something easy to catch on to like, hmmm, say...

Boomer Sooner???

03/25/08 @ 20:38

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

Mike Wedge,

I do NOT think that UH has to change Co-ed. It just needs something else to go *with* Co-ed, so they don't just have one thing to rally the crowd.

For example, Texas plays "The Eyes of Texas" before and after each game. It basically serves as their fight song...but it is NOT what they cheer during the game. During the game they chant things like "Texas/Fight" and "Go/Horns" and "De/Fense", with different parts of the crowd chanting either before or after the slash. Simple things to chant...a TON of people I saw at games were too drunk to chant anything more complicated anyway.

03/25/08 @ 20:39

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZFeu1hOHzY

RE: Mike Post Music

Warrior Strut was just the WRONG song for ANY team to "run" out to.

It's too slow.

I always thought it would have been better if they pumped that song BEFORE the team hits the field during that part where Vili gets the crowd going.

03/25/08 @ 20:39

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZFeu1hOHzY

Speaking of...

What the heck is a "Sooner"?

and

How does a "Sooner" dicate an action in which to "BOOM"?

03/25/08 @ 20:41

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

http://media.www.theonlinerocket.com/media/storage/paper601/news/2008/

03/21/News/Pictures.Could.Lead.To.Suspensions-3277901.shtml?xmlsyn=1

A few days ago I posted how a bunch of football players got in trouble by the photos they posted on their personal pages, and some of them have their scholarships and playing careers in jeopardy right now. Well, this isn't just contained to football players.

The Slippery Rock student paper noticed what was posted on someone's Facebook page...and now a whole bunch of their men's and women's track athletes are in trouble.

03/25/08 @ 20:43

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZFeu1hOHzY

D1,

Was that clip for real?

03/25/08 @ 20:43

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor]

Kazz,

The Big Land Grab.

Started literally with the boom of a cannon.

Those who started before the cannon went too "soon" and ended up with claims in nearby areas now known as Oklahoma.
Those who played fair and waited had to go all the way to Texas to claim their land.

03/25/08 @ 20:45

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

d1shima,

Thank you. I think that my body knows that all the work is done and now it is up to others to judge what my company has done. I should hear by April 23, and I wish the days would fly by.

I think I pushed myself until I couldn't give anymore. Working while sick is tough...but the company will either make it or not based on the words put on paper and the government does not give extensions.

03/25/08 @ 20:46

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14Giadx_sQ

How about we play this when the other team is getting ready for 3rd down?

03/25/08 @ 20:47

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14Giadx_sQ

d1,

I just had to Google the words for Boomer Sooner just to make sure...

no can believe...

03/25/08 @ 20:49

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

My boss is giving me tomorrow off! Of course I'm too sick to work anyway and have tomorrow afternoon already set aside for my kids so my boss has no choice.

Sunday I took care of the kids for a long period of time because I was waiting for the stuff from my colleagues. It was amazing how much blogging my wife got done that day!

03/25/08 @ 20:50

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

Kazz,

Right now I'd be happy with ANY kind of loud noise on 3rd downs when UH is on D. The louder the better.

03/25/08 @ 20:51

Comment from: chawan_cut [Visitor]

was that clock made by the same guys who sells the koa pennants at Kiawe Grill?

mmm... kiawe grill... maybe i'll eat there tomorrow.

03/25/08 @ 20:53

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor] · http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/FightsongsI.txt

Lots of fight song lyrics here

No mo UH but! Eh, wassup widdat!

03/25/08 @ 20:54

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

By the way, Circuit City and Toys R Us will have the Wii this Sunday, it is in their Sunday Ads. Walmart also supposedly will have the Wii, but I haven't seen the confirmation for them yet.

03/25/08 @ 20:56

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1120157/4/index.htm

Going through the SI Vault this week, I read a lot of Hawaii mentions. This one isn't a great mention, but it is interesting as a look back.

Since 1972, when Hawaii's Fabulous Five went 24-3 and packed Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu game after game, success has passed somewhere over the Rainbows. A debilitating probation incurred during the tenure of former coach Bruce O'Neil left his successor, Larry Little, with precious little to build on, and Little stepped down at the end of last season. His nine years were hardly paradisiacal. Players were shipped in and out, and little more than half graduated. Expectations had ebbed so low that last season, when Garland Hughes became the first of Little's Rainbows ever to graduate in as few as 4½ years, he actually apologized. Seems that Hughes felt he might have given hoops short shrift in favor of academics.

Walking into this situation is former BYU coach Frank Arnold, who replaces Little. Under Little, the Bows would annually match themselves up against the weakest team in their Rainbow Classic Christmas tourney, then play some mainland power like Maryland or Oklahoma, and lose. Meanwhile, across town, NAIA Chaminade would beat Virginia, Louisville or SMU, then suffer the indignity of their Division I neighbor refusing to play them.

Hawaii passed over Chaminade coach Merv Lopes, a native islander, in favor of Arnold. The new Bow coach would do well to upgrade his schedule—and see that his players stick around and pay more attention to theirs.

03/25/08 @ 21:03

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14Giadx_sQ

Comment from: chawan_cut [Visitor]
was that clock made by the same guys who sells the koa pennants at Kiawe Grill?

mmm... kiawe grill... maybe i'll eat there tomorrow.
03/25/08 @ 20:53

I've never been to Kiawe Grill, but I assume those were also made by Roland Fujii. Ige's in Aiea also has a few of those Koa UH pennants and I know for sure those were made by Roland Fujii.

His son is the biggest and most knowledgable UH fan I know and a good friend of mine.

03/25/08 @ 21:05

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1088054/3/index.htm

Tom Henderson mention. By the way, I'm saving certain stuff for tomorrow...

Hawaii is a fine place to visit, which is why coaches hate to journey there. Their teams like it so much they forget to play basketball. Matters could be still worse because the University of Hawaii's first-year coach, Bruce O'Neil, has assembled an array of stunning Rainbows, among them Tom Henderson, the former Olympian, and Melton Werts, who developed into a promising center as a freshman. Now, if they do not fall into the same lassitude as their visitors, aloha.

03/25/08 @ 21:06

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121221/6/index.htm

Some stats from the past.

The Rainbows' best players are Middle Linebacker Falaniko Noga, who runs a 4.6 40, bench-presses 460 pounds and has a 34-inch vertical leap, and Wide Receiver Walter Murray, who does a 4.4 40 and holds the national high school record in the 300-meter low hurdles (35.79).

03/25/08 @ 21:12

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005572/8/index.htm

From August 1984.

91. Hawaii WAC co-champs two years ago, the Rainbows finished eighth in the conference in '93. They lost 14 starters from that team, but one returning is defensive lineman George Noga, brother of former Hawaii and NFL players Pete, Niko and Al.

03/25/08 @ 21:13

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066342/3/index.htm

Highlighting players before the 1987 season, SI picked a good one.

We'll put Hawaii's Al Noga at nose-guard, even though he spends more time at tackle for the Rainbow Warriors. At 6'2", 260, Noga is compact and fast; he averaged 1.2 sacks per game last season. A sociology major who is also studying music, he has lived in Hawaii since he was four years old, having moved there from American Samoa.

"Football in Hawaii is very big," Noga says. "If we win the WAC this year, the people will go crazy. They'll party out. Even before the games, they're celebrating. They celebrate with ti leaves. They wave them in the air like pom-poms, only ti leaves are better because you don't have to make them. You just pick them." The free-spirited Noga will be in charge of desserts at our training meals. His specialty is fa'alifo, a Sa-moan dish made of coconut milk, breadfruit, taro and banana.

03/25/08 @ 21:15

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/24/Been-audited-lately_1.html?source=NLC-GOV&cgd=2008-03-25

Free play link time. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you don't want the off topic stuff.

The IRS has been using its data warehouse to identify tax cheats--so, they audit a lot more people now and actually audit *less* people who are innocent. This is an example of government using technology in an effective way. As much as I criticize some things that the government does, I want to praise the people behind this effort.

03/25/08 @ 21:18

Comment from: wes [Visitor]

I concur with several posters that side chatter should be kept to a minimum out of courtesy to the guest. It is distracting to us and probably slows reading time by the guest as well, thus slowing responses. I think side/distracting chatter was most prevelant today with one of our more if not most anticipated guest:-(. It felt like watching a superbowl with way too many commercials.

03/25/08 @ 21:19

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2004300343_danny23.html

Amazing that our government can now detect radiation inside of a cat (that had radiation treatment 3 days earlier) inside of a car going 70 mph that was at least 80 feet away from the agent.

03/25/08 @ 21:19

Comment from: 808 [Visitor]

By the way, that's "Rowland" Fujii, not "Roland". And you can find his products at http://www.sayitwithkoa.com/splash.asp. (And I'm not him.)

03/25/08 @ 21:19

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

The company that makes the e-voting machines that is not allowing independent auditors to look at why their voting machines have been making so many mistakes now has another big problem...their website was hacked without their realizing it! That sure sounds like a company that I want to trust the next election to...

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/20/E-voting-vendors-Web-site-hacked_1.html?source=NLC-GOV&cgd=2008-03-25

03/25/08 @ 21:20

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

Well, for all those of you, like me, who didn't like the tracks I have good news! If we started a club Mack would join cause it's out with the tracks and in with 5-0 :)

03/25/08 @ 21:21

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

Samsung's new phone comes with matching nail polish (is that really an effective marketing tactic?):

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/23/samsung-sgh-g600-belle-comes-in-burgundy-includes-matching-nail/

03/25/08 @ 21:22

Comment from: Evan [Visitor]

Stephen,
Today was the first time I came to this blog to read Coach Mack.
I was very surprised at how difficult the flow of the chat went due to numerous off topic conversations.
The quality of the forum seem somewhat poor
Can this be improved in any way for those who want to read the guests comments?

03/25/08 @ 21:22

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5812

The Department of Energy penalized Battelle for lax worker safety in their government lab in Idaho.

Note: Sandia Labs is lucky that there was as much oversight when I worked there in 1990. I worked in a building with some extremely hazardous material (all I can say is that my work was on devices that could resist nuclear radiation), so we had drills at least once per week with the alarms going off and all of us gathering at a predetermined location. However, one day something actually DID spill and a worker hit the panic button and got out of there. The entire building evacuated...except for the people working in my lab (between 5 to 10 people). When the people returned to the building, they were SHOCKED that we had not evacuated, and we were SHOCKED that we had no notice of evacuation after all of the drills that went smoothly. Thankfully, nobody was hurt...but I was amazed that the one time we had a real emergency evacuation the alarm in my lab did not go off.

03/25/08 @ 21:23

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

Evan,

Today was the worst case of off-topic chatter going on during a blog chat that I've seen in the 2 years or so that they have been doing the chats. The main people who were doing the off-topic posts during the chat were not people who normally post here, unfortunately.

03/25/08 @ 21:25

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

By the way, free play links pau. I guess I went on about the Sandia stuff...I still vividly remember that incident.

03/25/08 @ 21:26

Comment from: duffer [Visitor]

What happened to the blog links in the Mini Site Map at the bottom of this page?

03/25/08 @ 21:27

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXDqlKFWBhU&feature=related

again...

Yehhhhh BAND!!!!

03/25/08 @ 21:28

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

We ran into flow problems early because Mack had to deal with something during the chat. But it was much better once he was able to focus solely on the chat.

03/25/08 @ 21:29

Comment from: Kazz [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos/tailgate.html

TSAIKOGATE
SPRING BALL FINALE
RICHARDSON FIELD
Saturday April 26, 2008
1pm to 4pm

RSVP Kevin at tsaikotailgate at gmail dot com for more info.

Also visit the link above for the basics.

03/25/08 @ 21:36

Comment from: beefstew [Visitor]

I am mostly a lurker and looked forward to today's chat with Mac. I enjoyed it but there was one particular person who broke the rules by posting numerous questions, then attacking/antagonizing other members and making side chatter.

03/25/08 @ 21:41

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

I'm sorry, I am just really excited about Coach Mack and next season... I am always the first one to bring up Hawai'i Athletics and I get excited. I was really hoping Coach Mack would chime in and say something about how he felt about the game atmosphere and what he wanted to see done and how he was work to make it better. In all honesty I was hoping for a tad more dialogue between the coach and people who were on at the time. I think the discussion we were having was relevant just the way it was approached was in bad form. Shouldn't have commented on Brian's question.. as for the other side conversations, well, I was just confused!

03/25/08 @ 21:43

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

Good Evening

The chat in between the chat,like "wild wahine you crack my ribs up" was kind of funny.She did admit though-she lost her inhibitions and was apologetic.Come to think of it, of all the fans out there,I do like the rah,rah rah wild wahine types.And at the games she'd be the type of fan the coaches and players want.The energy she exudes.And where I can see where her heart is-she's forgiven by me.

03/25/08 @ 21:43

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor] · http://www.tsaikos.com/forum/index.php?name=Recipes

Bring over a topic from the previous blog, Tsaikos cookbook. On the Tsaikos.com site there is a recipe section which I have included a sub-section called "Tsaikos Cookbook". You would have to be a registered user to post a recipe, we do that to keep unwanted type things off the site, I know some don't like to register but that's life I'm afraid, with so many oddballs out there. If you all want you can post your recipes and when we have enough I would put it into a cookbook format and send to ST/Wena to do whatever with.

03/25/08 @ 21:47

I rarely read the blog guest chat while it is in progress because it is too slow.

Instead I wait til it is over, then I start from the top and just read the guest's responses -- never the stuff in between.

Saves time and energy.

03/25/08 @ 21:48

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

Best way to read a chat is to use the "search" key.
Type in Greg McMackin and you can read all of his comments. That's one of the reasons why we attach the question to each answer.
Search is best if you want to avoid off-topic chatter. And it saves time.

03/25/08 @ 21:53

Comment from: SteveM [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos

Comment from: Stephen [Member]
Heeeeey.
That's a great idea. A cook book.
That's a lot better than my idea for a blog-reader poetry book.
03/25/08 @ 13:22

ST -- I was too busy at work today when the cook book discussion occurred, but that's a good idea for a fund-raiser.

Tsaiko-Gate Cook Bookk by The Tsai-kos

Featuring sections on
- poke and pupus
- Open charcoal fire fare
- Weber kettle fare
- wok and propane stove fare
- Home preparation entree's
- Home preparation noodles
- Home preparation desserts
etc.

...or do we need another season of Tsaiko-Gates to develop more dishes and take photos?

Tsai-ko poetry and Brew808 haiku could be a separate pub. :-)

03/25/08 @ 21:54

Comment from: FloridaTed [Visitor]

I agree, off topic chatter is rude and distracting to our guests. Just anounce that there's no off topic posting until the Q&A session is finished. Doesn't seem so hard, just a little curtesy and self policing would do it. It also would allow for more questions to be answered, if the guest doesn't have to sift through all the chatter. Just a thought.

03/25/08 @ 21:58

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor] · http://www.tsaikos.com/forum/index.php?name=Recipes

To add to the above comment, I would like to suggest that those who submit a recipe use a sport term in the recipe title, such as I did with the Portuguese Bean Soup one.

03/25/08 @ 22:01

Comment from: SteveM [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos

Maybe gigi-hawaii can compile and prepare the cook bookk for publication. She has some experience... :-)

Al is the official taster?

03/25/08 @ 22:03

Re Tsaiko cookbook. I attended a lecture by the Advertiser's Wanda Adams regarding the cookbook she'd just published.

She said the main thing to worry about is PLAGIARISM.

People are not supposed to publish recipes that belong to someone else.

So if you like somebody's recipe, you have to alter it significantly to make it your own.

She also said each recipe should be tested and proofread by more than 1 person.

03/25/08 @ 22:03

Comment from: FloridaTed [Visitor]

Let's try and do this with Hinshaw on thursday.

03/25/08 @ 22:08

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

And no ask t-shirt questions.

03/25/08 @ 22:13

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

Actually, the guest doesn't read the off-topic chatter.
We just show the guest the question. And the guest either types or dictates the answer.
Freud believed there are no accidents. People don't do things because, oops, my bad. There's intent — whether it's from a competitor or somebody bored. So we work around it. Can't sweat the small stuff.

03/25/08 @ 22:19

Comment from: onarock [Visitor]

I agree, the off-topic chatter was pretty bad today. A previous poster suggested to just skip it and look for the block quotes...I don't think it's that simple because the host has to read all of them to find the question! Especially when a lot of the questions follow a brief statement made by the poster.

I also agree how Warrior Mojo put it, the stage belonged to Coach Mack and Princess. Perhaps the Coach and Princess didn't mind the side chatter, but it boils down to them having to read everything to find the question and Tsaikos missing out on answers to some good questions that were posted. Just my 2 cents that no asked for, but hey, the guest isn't here.

03/25/08 @ 22:33

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor] · http://www.tsaikos.com/forum/index.php?name=Recipes

I like the idea of adding pictures to the recipes, like this.
http://www.tsaikos.com/forum/index.php?name=
Recipes&l_op=viewrecipes&lid=1

I cut the link in half so no broke da blog.

03/25/08 @ 22:34

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Is that where the phrase "Freudian slip" came from?

03/25/08 @ 22:37

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

Since Kekaula showed this video on the news, I'm going to bring it up again:

Joey Gathright jumps over the pitcher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IRg1n1jTo4

Joey Gathright jumps over a car:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cySfw8f0beg

03/25/08 @ 22:37

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

ST - today's chat was great except for one individual who shows up at every guest chat and is a complete ninny. I did exactly what you said - look for the blockquotes.

03/25/08 @ 22:43

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

homey - did you know that slip & lisp contain the same letters? So which is it?

03/25/08 @ 22:45

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Eventually, everyone will figure it out and keep the side banter to a minimum until the chat is all pau.

03/25/08 @ 22:47

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

Crazy idea here... A group of like minded electronics/computer professionals meet at UH Marine Science building every Tuesday nights, well 1st, 2nd and 3rd. This makes up the Cyber-pizza series of meetings in which they call in guests from industry to give presentations and participate in a dialogue industry related topics. How about a Tsaiko-pizza with athletic department staff and UH Administration talking about the athletics program? I would go religiously!

03/25/08 @ 22:47

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Rich - So does bra and bar. Which one?

Jason - I can jump over a car...hot wheels.

03/25/08 @ 22:49

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

I prefer the bar. The other one is optional.

03/25/08 @ 22:50

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

And I can dunk a basketball ... on an 87½-foot high rim.

03/25/08 @ 22:52

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Rich - Good answer! Look forward to your June arrival.

03/25/08 @ 22:54

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Jason - You got some hops! Is there such thing as a 7.5' high rim?

03/25/08 @ 22:55

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

Geez, still thinking about Coach Mac's chat today. If he can't inspire the young Warriors to their full potential, then there is a serious problem with their commitment. Heck, I'd strap it for that man.

We are so fortunate to have Coach Mack and JD assume new major positions at UH at the right time.

03/25/08 @ 22:55

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

homey - I changed my arrival to June 17th since I knew one night on Oahu would not be nearly enough! LOL. WARNING: I actually sang "Dead or Alive" tonight on Guitar Hero. I'm ready for you guys....lol.

03/25/08 @ 22:57

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

why are you still up, Rich?

03/25/08 @ 22:58

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

By the way, Hinshaw's chat has been moved to Friday. She has to meet with the Legislature on Thursday.

03/25/08 @ 22:58

Comment from: Esme [Member]

Whoa, in that aforementioned video to "Co-ed," there's a shot toward the end of all these folks with their faces painted green and white. My college gang!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZFeu1hOHzY

03/25/08 @ 23:00

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

The sign of a good leader is how many will follow him into battle. As you can see, Coach Mack is a leader.

03/25/08 @ 23:01

Comment from: Esme [Member]

Hi, ST!

Hi, ST!!

Hi, ST!!!

:D

03/25/08 @ 23:01

Comment from: SteveM [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos

Say, Rich2176 -- did you find a nearby you-know-what place for ST's visit next week? We want professional video... :-)

03/25/08 @ 23:01

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Rich - I have Guitar Hero III and I don't sing a single song on there. I'm still trying to find an incentive to sing...

03/25/08 @ 23:03

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Esme - did you check your mail?

03/25/08 @ 23:04

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

homey: I think the ones at my elementary school were 8 ft.

I used to have one of those indoor four-foot rims when I was a kid. As I got older, I raised it up using various boxes, getting it up to 5½ ft. (Any higher, and my shots would graze the ceiling.) Now everytime I'm at an arcade where there's a basketball game, I make a good amount of tickets. When we went to Vegas when I was younger, that's all I did at Circus Circus. And then the nieces took all the tickets... :-D

03/25/08 @ 23:04

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

ST - Long story why I'm still up. The short version - I had to go meet my ex-assistant who was helping me on a huge job which was started before she left. I've got a meeting with the client tomorrow and had to get the audit folder. After getting everything finalized, she plugged in guitar hero, and made me sing one song. Perhaps she'll deduct an hour from her bill to me, or charge me double for the pain I inflicted on her. Anyway, it's 2 a.m. I should probably find the pillow soon.

03/25/08 @ 23:05

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

homey - she had all rock songs and the only one I recognized was Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi.

SteveM - There may be a change in plans for next week, but I will have my camera with me. Those pictures and video may actually be more amusing than Plan A. But, I will look for a place close to his hotel.

03/25/08 @ 23:08

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Jason - Alright! Now we can add basketball to our Tsaiko Super games challenge!

03/25/08 @ 23:09

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Did Esme fall asleep? I should do that too. Another beach day tomorrow.

03/25/08 @ 23:11

Comment from: onarock [Visitor]

What about "E o na-toa E?" How could that be incorporated into a new fight chant? Mr. Wedge? Actually, I think it would be chicken skin without music...maybe with drums...yeah, that would be cool. The timing could be complicated though, but imagine if everyone could say it in unison with the drumbeats...yeah, the drums could help the crowd stay with the tempo of the chant...oooh, chicken skeeeeen!!!

03/25/08 @ 23:12

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

nite all....Another great day in Warrior Nation.

03/25/08 @ 23:12

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

homey: I guess I can use those new shoes, then.

03/25/08 @ 23:15

Comment from: Esme [Member]

homey, I'm here. Went to ... read some recipes. Heh.

Check your mail! :)

03/25/08 @ 23:16

Comment from: onarock [Visitor]

G'night Rich. Good luck with your audit!

03/25/08 @ 23:16

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

BTW, when you say "basketball," you're just talking HORSE, right? Cause if you're talking real basketball, then I'd make sure James and some of his old EMT buddies are on hand.

03/25/08 @ 23:16

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

Esme:
Can you call me at the office? I'm supposed to ask you something.

03/25/08 @ 23:17

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

onarock - I love your ID. Thanks for the well-wishes. This has been a monster job - 5 years of profit participation on "The Shield". I guess someone has to do it...lol.

03/25/08 @ 23:22

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Jason - HORSE? Twenty-one is more like it!

Esme - Got it!

Okay, now it's official...g'nite all.

03/25/08 @ 23:23

Comment from: Mike Wedge [Visitor]

haha.. you guys spit out more ideas then I can keep up with! duly noted... man, all this talk makes me hungry for some Warrior football action! Off to youtube to watch some.. they got Washington replays on there that just bring back memories of jumping up and down shamelessly as Ryan Mouton sprinted out of the end-zone.

03/25/08 @ 23:25

Comment from: al [Visitor]

a chat is a chat.

if you gave the questions in advance then why should the guest even show up?

he/she could just submit the q/a to ST, then it would become an interview and not a live chat.

i agree with mojo that the extracurriculur activity should be held out. the solution to that is to give me one "delete" authority and i'll take care of that stuff.

and homey is right, what's with the tshirts?

...nuff said

03/25/08 @ 23:39

Comment from: al [Visitor]

cook book?

this is not the first time a cook book was mentioned here.

but no worries. i'll volunteer to be the taster.

03/25/08 @ 23:40

Comment from: al [Visitor]

got 8' rims. i guess 7.5' is for the veritically challenged or the preschoolers.

i heard u submitted an application.

03/25/08 @ 23:43

Comment from: LizKauai [ Believer ] [Visitor] · http://lizkauai.blogspot.com/

Hiya!
Wow- what a great Mack Chat!!!
Mahalo, Stephen and Princess Leila!

I got a call from my sis today. She apologized for being late with my b-day prez. Huh? It's not til Friday. So she sez she called UH to buy me a ticket to the Florida game and they said the tix MIGHT be available in May.
Woo hoo! What a sister!!!

Had lunch with an avid lurker and old friend from Maui that I haven't seen in 20 years. What a cool day!

03/25/08 @ 23:46

Comment from: al [Visitor] · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIayFL_Hi3M

the link above has nothing to do with football. absolutely nothing.

BUT...if you do like dancers, umm. if you do like rainbow dancers for example. the link above is a must watch video.

03/25/08 @ 23:56

Comment from: al [Visitor]

gigi....where are you?

here's an ant cure for you.

Get Rid of Ants

Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it "home," can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so,
especially if it rains, but it works & you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

03/26/08 @ 00:06

Comment from: LizKauai [ Believer ] [Visitor] · http://lizkauai.blogspot.com/

Well, al, I guess it's you and me ;-)

I edited and laid out a cookbook once. It was actually a bestseller at Borders. "West Kauai Plantation Heritage". Wanda Adams gave it a good review! We incorporated some anecdotal histories of the plantation era of Kauai and arranged the recipes according to ethnic groups in order of their migration.

A Tsai-ko cookbook could be laced with gametales, memorable T-gate anecdotes or travel experiences like the NOLA trip.

03/26/08 @ 00:18

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

Good Evening

One idea I would pass on to the athletic department and football program is the idea of issuing backstage,all access,or VIP passes to fans,potential contributers or the coveted philanthropists.

Take a look at how concerts,NASCAR,PGA Tour,symphonies,
museums,Broadway Shows...even Sea Life Park,Bishop Museum they all have all have all access passes,allowing the spectator an insight of what goes behind the scene.

Aside from the obvious-raising monies. Opening your door and allowing the public an intimate look of what goes behind the scenes you hope one day that that same person not only stays a fan.But becomes a big contributor,especially in football.

Now,I'm looking at the UH and I see how they are trying to elicit ideas of how to improve.And the obvious answers,
probably will be the obvious,like fix this or fix that.But the same proverb of giving a boy a fish he will eat for a day.But if you teach him how to fish he will have food for the rest of his life would be the advice I would give to the UH,namely an infusion of monies may not be the answer.As aforementioned I would look at ways of schmoozing with the fans,creating an atmosphere of allowing the fans to look behind the scene and tugging at their purse strings will result if their heart strings are evoked.And there is no better way than creating relationships with the fans.

03/26/08 @ 00:30

Comment from: LizKauai [ Believer ] [Visitor] · http://lizkauai.blogspot.com/

ralvic - In that spirit, I really liked what Coach Mack said about the open practices - open especially to kids and youth.
It's a start.

03/26/08 @ 00:33

Comment from: LizKauai [ Believer ] [Visitor] · http://lizkauai.blogspot.com/

Nitey nite, ka kou!
Sweet dreams and blessings all around ;-)

03/26/08 @ 00:36

Comment from: SteveM [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos

I'm still up... doing my low finances for tax time.

Liz - how far did you take the cookbook? Took it to a printer/publisher and produced it?

BTW, my "cook bookk" was a typo the first time but I thought it looked interesting and repeated it. Reminded me of homey for some reason and I visualized his long chopsticks working the open charcoal grill... :-)

03/26/08 @ 00:38

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

Al: I'll have to get some cornmeal tomorrow and try that!

03/26/08 @ 00:39

Comment from: al [Visitor]

gnite liz.

jayboy...warning...i have never tried it but someone sent me that one.

well, here's another one. try reversing the way you peel a banana. when you do that you won't have all those "strings". this was learned from watching gorillas in the wild. oh yah, all humans peel the banana the same way.

03/26/08 @ 00:47

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

Absolutely Liz.Coach Mac and the UH, I hope some day are the recipients of someones compassion and goodwill allowing us the luxury of good facilities like other schools.

03/26/08 @ 00:48

Comment from: Jason [Visitor] · http://www.deep-mirrors.org/jason/tsai/

Eh, anything's worth checking. While reading up on the corn meal thing, I also learned of a few other things to try: cinnamon (as a repellant) and hot sauce.

I always peel a banana the "reverse" way. Now that I think of it, I haven't had many of those strings. I've also been peeling them sideways, those are pretty clean.

Okay, time to go to bed. Night, al(l).

03/26/08 @ 01:05

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Ralvic at 2143

I agree with you 100%. besides, we need wild wahines an wild guys. makes good fun. i was just as guilty. i was trying to get da coach more excited so we all can get to greater heights, and fighting starts in the mind and for me his mind comes first.

03/26/08 @ 01:29

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

homey

i love t shirt questions :)

03/26/08 @ 01:34

Comment from: myki [Visitor]

Hey insomniacs new post has been up for a half an hour. I think he already went to sleep. See you on the other post.

03/26/08 @ 01:38

Comment from: SteveM [Visitor] · http://home.hawaii.rr.com/smurashi/tsai-kos

bighilofan2 -- are you flying in for ...

Karaoke Call

align=center>Saturday, April 19, 2008
ght
Krazy Karaoke
1308 Young Street, Honolulu

Cost: $15 per person (for room and karaoke equipment use for 4 hours)
BYOB in coolers and your own food/pupus
The site also sells soft drinks, hot beverages, and munchies for convenience. Free ice.

Need at least 25 persons to be feasible --but
space is limited to the first 32 -- so please RSVP
on the blog or email SteveM - stevem.hnl (at) gmail.com

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Please note that Stretch is putting up the non-refundable 50% deposit for this reservation. Stretch has attended a karaoke party there before and has inspected our room. He is very satisfied with the room setup.

Current RSVP Count = 12

Good night everyone!

03/26/08 @ 01:41


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