The Warrior Beat - Spring is in the air

Comment from: TChahng [대장입니다] [Visitor] · http://www.engrish.com/

Hana

03/27/08 @ 01:26

Comment from: TChahng [대장입니다] [Visitor] · http://www.engrish.com/

dul

03/27/08 @ 01:27

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

Hey, we're not staying on this site very long. I guess we're moving sites. But since I generally ignore our bosses, I haven't paid attention to how things will work out.
I guess you guys will learn when I learn.

03/27/08 @ 01:33

Comment from: spike96822 [Visitor] · http://none

mack on l&l....June Who?

03/27/08 @ 01:33

Comment from: Kekoa [Visitor]

TChahng ~ Howzit TC?! Will you be coming home to watch at least one *home* game this season?

Also did you know that BG & Betty were coming to Korea during the April 26 weekend?

03/27/08 @ 01:43

Comment from: TChahng [대장입니다] [Visitor]

Yah! Kekoa!

I'll try to come home for one game, other than the Hawaii Bowl.

Wow BG and Betty will be here!!! I am slated to move to Japan next month. I might miss them.

03/27/08 @ 01:46

Comment from: tommui [Visitor]

ST:

Keep us informed!

03/27/08 @ 01:47

Comment from: TChahng [대장입니다] [Visitor]

I'm getting my fix of Warrior Football right now. I'm watching the 2006 Idaho game. Just pau the 1st Qtr. Idaho played tough for the first 15 minutes, but it's all over now. They're gonna put up 21 more points before half time.

03/27/08 @ 01:51

Comment from: Kekoa [Visitor]

TC - You are a true Warrior fan!

Ronnie does the same thing when she needs a "fix." Only Ronnie swears like sailor at her TV while she's watching! I heard she was on her 3rd TV since last season ended.

03/27/08 @ 02:01

Comment from: Esme [Member]

Hello, Tsaikos. Hello, ST.

Very interesting notes for spring ball. Hmmm.

G'nite, Tsaikos. G'nite, ST. ...

03/27/08 @ 02:20

Comment from: WarriorMojo [Visitor]

AWESOME, ST! This is what I've been waiting to see. My goodness I think our O-line is going to rock, baby!

Hisatake vs. Letuli at LT is going to be a battle royal.

AhSoon gets the early nod at LG because of his experience, but Ginlack played pretty well at RG last year and the loser of the Hisatake vs. Letuli battle may drop back inside.

Interesting to see Hansen at C. I thought Lefiti was going to be #2 there.

Ieru would be a huge RG for us, but Lefiti may be the guy based on his rep out of high school. Didn't see enough of Lipp or Lafu last year.

I gotta believe that Kia has the edge here, at least until LaCount shows up in the fall. Could LaCount pick things up fast enough to start at LT? Can't wait to find out.

Kind of curious why Daniel JOhnson hasn't made more of an impact. He was all state out of Washington I think. And what happened to Travis Campbell and Manu-Olevao?

03/27/08 @ 02:37

Comment from: Jayson [Visitor]

Good Morning from the East Coast Tsaikos!

03/27/08 @ 03:03

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Warrior Mojo,

Good morning bradda. Good questions re Campbell and Manu Olewao. I coming Honolulu next thursday pm so I can watch practice Friday am, work late am. Maybe we can hook up. I was kiddin yesterday, in case u neva no.

03/27/08 @ 03:18

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Good morning Tsaikos.

Read today's HA on JJ's dispute over $400K. Funny I never heard he disputed that at the time he quit. He's relying on a 2003 verbal. Moa betta for UH the legal guys fight dis one out, no love lost here. True, I would have negotiated that away at the beginning of 07 if he'd asked. But the way he left really hiked up my panty.

03/27/08 @ 03:34

Comment from: bns [Visitor]

Good morning
Go Warriors
Go Pepa

03/27/08 @ 03:34

Comment from: dcwarrior [Visitor]

how heavy is Mahaley now?

03/27/08 @ 03:42

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

AhSoon gets the early nod at LG because of his experience, but Ginlack played pretty well at RG last year and the loser of the Hisatake vs. Letuli battle may drop back inside.

I was going to post this after reading ST's post. I guess WarriorMojo and I have been thinking the same thing about the OL.

Interesting to see Hansen at C. I thought Lefiti was going to be #2 there.

I thought that Lafu might be the #2 center, but if he has the starting RG spot then I guess he would focus on just that position. If Estes got hurt, I thought that they would slide Lafu over and someone else would take the guard position...but I haven't seen the workouts and this is just my projection from last year.

03/27/08 @ 03:54

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

Good Morning Tsaiko Nation!

Good Morning Warrior Nation!

Kekoa, you are too funny!

I'm so glad today is Thursday. Rob arrives today with her family. It will be great being able to hang out again!

03/27/08 @ 03:57

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

Both Hisatake and Letuli have so much potential, I cannot imagine having one of them just serving as the backup LT...which is why I figured the person who doesn't get the starting LT spot would move to guard.

03/27/08 @ 03:57

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

WarriorMojo,

Did you mean to write about LaCount starting at LT or RT?

03/27/08 @ 03:59

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

Ronnie,

Say "Hi" to Rob25 for me! I'm sure that you will have a great time together during her visit!

03/27/08 @ 04:00

Comment from: las vegas [Visitor]

After the Sugar bowl debacle, I fully expected Ahsoon & Steinhoff move to Guard where they both seem more suited.
Winner of Hisatake-Letuli to LT and loser to RT?
With Estes at C, O-Line would be solid.

03/27/08 @ 04:07

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

Hi Garret! I'll let her know you said, "Hi". I hope you are feeling better.... And guess what I found last night while going through a stack of papers? The parking pass for Legoland that you let me use! Yikes! Do you want me to send it to you?

03/27/08 @ 04:10

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

dcwarrior,

I don't know how heavy Tua is now. Will look for him late next week, along with some others, and get back.
Its starting to get exciting around here.
Mahaley get speed no doubt and da bradda can hit the QB. And the 2 Watsons gotta inspire baby Watson to compete. I figure he probably going have to move out now. Coach Cal is a home wrecka. Nah, blood is tick.

bwahaaahaaaa.

03/27/08 @ 04:13

Comment from: las vegas [Visitor]

Guard would be a good fit for Tuioti-Mariner as he would be able to concentrate on blocking and not have to worry about calling schemes for the entire O-Line.

No matter how you look at it, the interior O-Line looks solid, and spring ball will bring out the best tackles.

03/27/08 @ 04:15

Comment from: las vegas [Visitor]

Hmmmmm,
Only 4 inside backers, that's a tough position to be so short on.
Traditionally, it seems that someone is always hurt.

03/27/08 @ 04:20

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

I don't know about anyone else but this line up sure looks good, with a lot of playing time for a lot of the backups too. Waaaahoooot
14-0 baby undefeated all the way to the BCS Bowl where we'll kick their a$$. My new slogan this year is "Yeah I'm a homer and proud of it"

03/27/08 @ 05:04

Comment from: brew808 [Visitor]

☺Happy Birthday Dr. Hinshaw!!!☺
(Okay, I know I'm a couple days late!)

☺GoodMorning Tsaikos and Warrior Nation!!!☺

For completeness, here's a list of the 2008 recruits. Yeah - many may be redshirted, but the JC guys may play and contribute and Paipai at LB too!

• UH FOOTBALL RECRUITS - 2008 Recruits

Greg Alexander, QB, 6-5, 240, Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College
Craig Bell, WO, 6-1, 188, Cerritos College (Calif.)
Chris Black, CB, 5-10, 170, College of the Canyons (Calif.)
Dustin Blount, SB, 5-8, 175, Compton College (Calif.)
Jeramy Bryant, CB, 5-9, 177, Los Angeles Harbor College
Steve Christian, CB, 6-1, 175, Kennedy High (Calif.)
Haku Correa, DE, 6-1, 270, Damien Memorial School
Paipai Falemalu, LB, 6-3, 220, Kahuku High
Geordon Hanohano, DL, 6-2, 270, Saint Louis School
Ryan Henry, SB, 5-9, 185, West Los Angeles College
Jake Heun, RB, 6-2, 250, City College of San Francisco
Kainoa LaCount, to, 6-7, 290, College of the Canyons (Calif.)
Art Laurel, LB, 6-1, 205, Leilehua High
Brent Rausch, QB, 6-4, 190, College of the Desert
Earvin Sione, WO/S, 6-5, 190, McKinley High
Alema Tachibana, LB, 6-3, 200, Kahuku High
Jovonte Taylor, WO, 5-9, 185, Los Angeles Southwest College
Mike Tinoco, WO, 6-2 1/2, 200, Saddleback Community College
Tuiatua Tuiasosopo, OL, 6-1, 290, Saint Louis School
Christian Vasconcellos, S, 6-2, 190, Damien Memorial School
Lewis Walker, CB, 5-11 3/4, 170, Judge Memorial High (Utah)

• Gray Shirts

Levi Legay, OL, 6-3, 270, Kealakehe High
John Manu Olevao, OL, 6-3, 300, Kahuku High
Miah Ostrowski, SB, 5-9, 170, Punahou School
Steve Stepter, CB, 5-10, 180, Crenshaw High (Calif.)
Drew Uperesa, OL, 6-2, 260, Punahou School

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Feb/07/sp/hawaii802070372.html

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Feb/08/sp/hawaii802080386.html

http://www.sportshawaii.com/sh/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13462

http://www.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?Year=2008&School=136

03/27/08 @ 05:16

Comment from: brew808 [Visitor]

BTW - Mahalo again to ST and Princess for scheduling and hosting the chats! These are really informative and provides the fans a multi-dimensional insight into "our Team!". I'm sorry I missed Rocky and Coach Mack but the Tsaikos did ask most of the important questions. Mahalo! :-)

03/27/08 @ 05:23

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

Good Morning, Brew!

Are you ready for the Fresno St and Boise St games? :-)

03/27/08 @ 05:37

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

Ronnie,

I'm glad that you found the parking pass. You can just give it to me at the next Calf Call.

03/27/08 @ 05:49

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/SPORTS0201/803270380/1131/rss17

The starting offensive lineman who just quit Michigan's team really got some things off his chest. His father also played for Michigan, so this is a long-time relationship that has gone bad.

Offensive lineman Justin Boren is not leaving Michigan quietly.

Boren, who made 14 starts for the Wolverines, received his release papers on Wednesday and will transfer after completing this semester, according to his father, Mike Boren, a former U-M linebacker.

A day after Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez announced Boren had decided to leave the team following four spring practices, Boren issued a somewhat vague statement saying, in part, that the "family values" he had grown accustomed to while playing for Michigan had "eroded in just a few months" under Rodriguez.

"Michigan football was a family, built on mutual respect and support for each other from Coach Carr on down. We knew it took the entire family, a team effort, and we all worked together. I have great trouble accept that those family values have eroded in just a few months. That same helmet that I was raised on and proudly claimed for the last two years, now brings a completely different emotion to me, one that interferes with practicing and playing my best and mentally preparing for what is required.

03/27/08 @ 05:52

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

Garret,

I'll do that.

03/27/08 @ 05:53

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

http://brahsome.com/2008/03/27/kenneth-page-appears-to-have-a-large-bag-of-bills-for-an-amateur-athlete/

It’s pretty safe to say that each and every academic institution in America doesn’t have the cleanest reputation when it comes to participating in Division I athletics. We like to turn a blind eye most of the time, but when we get the following email (with the above picture attached), it’s pretty hard to ignore.

This pic was on Clemson recruit Kenneth Page’s Myspace page and it came down about as quickly as it went up. As some of you know he was a huge 4 star OL football recruit
this past year and it came down to Clemson and UNC where [UNC] lost out on signing day.

He must have been working hard this winter.

Now, one would assume that Kenneth — whose Myspace page you can see here — would be smart enough not to have a picture taken of himself in the backseat of a car, wearing a Clemson orange polo shirt and holding a huge bag of straight-from-the-bank $20 bills. On the other hand, we thought Kelvin Sampson could quit texting his players by now.

So we did our due diligence and checked up on his Scout.com page as well, and frankly, it’s pretty hard to argue that it’s not in fact Kenneth in the photo with the bills. It’s entirely possible that Page just has a really rich grandmother who likes to hand out wrapped bills in plastic bags, but either way, you gotta figure Kenneth and Lil’ Bobby got some explaining to do.

03/27/08 @ 05:54

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://thewizardofodds.blogspot.com/2008/03/perhaps-it-pays-to-sign-with-clemson.html

Yes, Clemson recruit Kenneth Page could have some explaining to do. According to the site Brahsome, Page posted this image on his MySpace page and "it came down about as quickly as it went up." Unfortunately for Page, somebody grabbed it during those few precious moments.

Page, an offensive guard from A.C. Flora High in Columbia, S.C., was graded a four-star recruit by Rivals. He picked the Tigers over North Carolina, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, South Carolina and Tennessee. Golly gee, wonder why? As Brahsome points out, those are "straight-from-the-bank $20 bills."

03/27/08 @ 05:54

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-nfl27mar27,1,7544594.story

The NFL again is looking into the possibility of allowing a designated defensive player to wear a radio earpiece similar to the coach-to-quarterback communicators already in place.

Teams are expected to vote on the proposal next week at the annual league meetings in Palm Beach, Fla. The proposal, which needs 24 votes to pass, fell two votes shy a year ago.

"I don't want to get overly confident about a vote, but I do feel that its time has come," Rich McKay, Atlanta Falcons general manager and co-chairman of the competition committee, said today in a conference call with reporters.

Both offensive and defensive coaches objected to previous versions of the proposal. Offensive coaches wondered why defenses needed the devices, which allow teams to send in adjustments without using hand signals, and defensive coaches were concerned about how it would be handled if the radio-wearing player wasn't part of a particular package and therefore was watching from the sideline.

McKay said the focus on New England's illegal videotaping of defensive hand signals could make teams more willing to vote for the defensive helmet radios.

03/27/08 @ 05:56

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/sioncampus/03/26/campus.clicks0326/index.html

UH did not make it on this list.

Pop Crunch ranked the top 50 universities based solely the attractiveness of their women ... and Arizona State tops the list. Though frankly, it couldn't have gone wrong choosing Florida or Washington or USC or Cal or Alabama (just kidding).

03/27/08 @ 06:00

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor] · http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/

ST,

Your new blog site is above. I personally don't like it because the comment font is a lot smaller than your blog font. Also, you are going to have to adjust your list. I don't think it's xhtml anymore.

03/27/08 @ 06:20

Comment from: Maverick [Visitor]

Good Thursday Warrior nation.

Great lineup for the '08 season.

Question -
1. Who is the backup for our " Iceman" Dan Kelley.
2. Who will replace punter Tim Grasso ?
3. Would Jake Ingram be considered 3rd man for Center posistion incase of injuries to Estes and Hansen.

These are 3 critical posistions that can make or break the game.

03/27/08 @ 06:41

Comment from: haka [Visitor]

The new site may have color, but man is it hard to read the roster. And wut up wid da mostest recent posts? And da font is putting a strain on da maka. Oh well, more change to go with the trend. Gotta go with the flow. Ahhhh, spring is in the air. There's nothing like the smell of football in the morning.

03/27/08 @ 06:44

Comment from: whitey [Visitor]

Good morning Tsaikos here and around the world. Spring is here and hope it is starting in your place.

Bulla, duffer, al and I had "dinner" last night. Weighed myself this morning and gained 4 lbs. Nuff said about dinner.

Forgot to say, Happy Birthday Chancellor Hinshaw. May there be plenty more.

03/27/08 @ 06:45

Comment from: LizKauai [ Believer ] [Visitor]

Stephen- I like the old (this) blog format better. The new one makes your post hard to read because of the lost formatting.

ALOHA KAKAHIAKA!

Hope everyone is healthy or making good progress in that direction!

Hauoli Lahanau to any birthday- celebrators!

03/27/08 @ 06:46

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]

ST,

the new site sucks...plain and simple

03/27/08 @ 06:48

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]

whitey,

you guys are too much...awesome times always. glad you had a bite with al, he looked like he was getting taller the last time i saw him, haha

have a great day, and it is snowing in Ogden Utah right now, haha

03/27/08 @ 06:50

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

Good Morning Tsaikos!!

bulla - no need be shame, just tell us how you really feel about the new site

03/27/08 @ 06:51

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]

regarding the new site....i vote NO!

tell the powers that be, the volume of hits that are generated will DROP DRASTICALLY, that is my 2 sense

03/27/08 @ 06:52

Comment from: haka [Visitor]

Bulla
Succinct
Word

03/27/08 @ 06:52

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]

stretch,

if i had your youthful eyes and good looks, the change in venue would not be a challenge. i am an aging 'wannabe' whom the older i get the better i was. haha

i have to type in CAPS on the other site, just to see what dribble i am posting....oh no, what is AL going to do.

could it be the return of Fearless Fly with the big black rimmed glasses? stay tuned boys and girls, for the breaking newz

03/27/08 @ 06:58

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

I guess the designers don't realize that less "whitespace" on the page strains a person's eyes.

Eyes get tired quicker = less posting and reading = less hits to the site!

I hope this is a beta site and input can be given to make it better!

03/27/08 @ 06:59

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

and the xhtml tags don't work on the new site.

and I think it's kind of funny to have to answer a question to post...

03/27/08 @ 07:00

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]

ronnie,

see the influence that our Phi Betta Kappa Wappa boy wonder resident JASON has over ST?

all the questions are math questions....we should make them essay questions, so the host/monitor has to read all of them before allowing the posts....

like....how can we have world peace?

03/27/08 @ 07:02

Comment from: LizKauai [ Believer ] [Visitor]

"Shidler donates additional $1 million to UH business college"

Upper Campus is on a roll!

03/27/08 @ 07:03

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]

if i wasn't dyslecix before, i thnik i am ytterp close now.

03/27/08 @ 07:04

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

Can someone tell me how to check out the "new" Warrior Beat??

03/27/08 @ 07:05

Comment from: LizKauai [ Believer ] [Visitor]

Hi bulla, Ronnie, haka!

Hi xs-homey - when do we get to see the new 2???

hiho!

03/27/08 @ 07:05

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

allub - no worry, you not alone

03/27/08 @ 07:06

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

morning bulla, liz, ronnie, haka, stretch, whitey, maverick, rage, garret, brew, lv, and the rest of the early morning gang!

stretch - see Rage at 6:20, awaiting your wtf.

oh yeah forgot, Howzit Stephen!

03/27/08 @ 07:08

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

i'm with you folks, don't like the new one

03/27/08 @ 07:10

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

bulla - scary thing is i understood your 7:04

03/27/08 @ 07:12

Comment from: LizKauai [ Believer ] [Visitor] · http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/

Stretch - link is above.

03/27/08 @ 07:14

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]

Loa,

haha, oh no the word is out.....in dog we trust.....speaking about dogs....the new site is not user friendly, not that we should all be using our friends, but you know that sometimes, we gotta make a stand.

so Al and Homey, stand up...Homey, stand up....sorry, i didn't know you already were. next time use the chair. but really, ST, can you answer because inquiring minds would like to know......HOW COME?

03/27/08 @ 07:15

Comment from: haka [Visitor]

Aloha Kakahiaka Liz

03/27/08 @ 07:18

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SPONSORS FOR THE NEW SITE FOR ACCELERATING MY DEGENERATIVE OCCULAR NERVES. MAY I SUBMIT THE BILLING FOR MY ‘COKE BOTTLE’ CONTACTS I WILL BE ORDERING THIS WEEK.

I CANNOT TYPE AND HOLD THE BINOCULARS AT THE SAME TIME, JUST LIKE THE PEEPING TOMS AT NIGHT…WAIT, THEY USE ONLY ONE HAND. OK, NOW I SEE, WE HAVE TO TYPE WITH ONE HAND….OUCH.

CYA, GOTTA HIT THE ROAD

03/27/08 @ 07:19

Comment from: lava [Visitor]

June Jones and Daniel Mary Smith now have something in common -- the hear what they want to hear.

Me too. I hear what I want to hear. I'm going in to payroll later to inform them the boss gave me a raise not reflect in my paychecks the last seven years. It was at a cocktail party before a company dinner. He complemented me on my shirt, and things went from there. A raise, yah, that's the ticket......

Geeeeeez

03/27/08 @ 07:20

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

bulla - now i even more confused on which one to read and post. at my age very difficult to multi task.

03/27/08 @ 07:20

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

Hi Stephen, Loa, Bulla, Liz, Haka, stretch, Whitey, Maverick, Rage, Garret, Brew, and LV! (Loa, thanks for letting me "use" your list)

Bulla - I like your idea! "Name 10 things you can do to help preserve our planet's resources. Explain why you chose each of the 10 things." :-)

I guess now would be a good time to mention that I don't like the beta site for the Advertiser either... I think it looks too busy.

03/27/08 @ 07:21

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

New blog looks blah. I can't read it. I'll need to get glasses.

Oh by the way,
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!

We got an inch of snow this morning between 4 and 7 and now the sun is out shining bright. When will Mother Nature make up here mind?

03/27/08 @ 07:22

Comment from: gigi-hawaii© [Visitor] · http://gigihawaii.wordpress.com

I'm sticking with this site until everybody else leaves for the new one.

03/27/08 @ 07:22

Comment from: G-RAM [Visitor]

why do they have Korey Reynolds playing rumming back we need as many DE as possible?

03/27/08 @ 07:22

Comment from: haka [Visitor]

I don't care what JJ says was "said". Especially if it was from HF. The contract was not reworded and that is that. Leigh should have demanded that. Or did they "trust" HF?

JJ, just pony up, k?

Go Warriors!

03/27/08 @ 07:29

Comment from: haka [Visitor]

G-RAM
I believe Korey was at RB last year already.

03/27/08 @ 07:31

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

Haka,

"JJ, just pony up,k?"

Too Funny!

03/27/08 @ 07:33

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

ronnie - your welcome, glad to see that rob will be visiting, don't get in too much trouble eh.

03/27/08 @ 07:34

Comment from: Mei Ling [Visitor]

Aloha Kakahiaka! Aloha Tsai-meister!

WOW! Wish I could catch some of the Spring practices.

IMUA WARRIORS!!!

03/27/08 @ 07:34

Comment from: Glenn [Visitor]

The new blog is too hard on the eyes. Stay here until the sheriff comes.

03/27/08 @ 07:36

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

Loa, I'll try to keep us out of trouble, but I make no promises! ;-)

Hmmm... I wonder if my son knows he watching kids tonight....

03/27/08 @ 07:37

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

mei ling - hopefully we get to see some video of the practices.

djmitcho - wow snow, be safe and stay warm, well at least the sun is out.

haka - you think the former ad when pull one fast one or what

03/27/08 @ 07:40

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

Are you kidding me??!! I guess that the Honolulu Advertiser has determined that the vast number of WB readers are ants or something, because that's what you'd have to be to read the new site!

DON'T FIX WHAT AINT BROKEN!

03/27/08 @ 07:45

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor] · http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

I hope this is a beta site and input can be given to make it better!

Permalink 03/27/08 @ 06:59

Ronnie,

It was a beta site, but now it's going to be the new site. When I first learned about it on Kim's blog, I complained there, then I sent an e-mail to tell them I didn't like it.

Have you seen the home page? Talk about information overload, I think they tried to cram the whole paper on the home page.

03/27/08 @ 07:45

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

OK, I just woke up.
So here are the best answers I can provide:
• To organize spring ball, there has to be three distinct teams. So while some guys may be listed at No. 2, if this were an actual game situation and No. 1 went down, someone other than the No. 2 might slide over.
• Grasso is in Utah this semester. He returns in August.
• Ingram's backup is going to be ... Ingram. Yes, his younger brother joins the team in August.
• Another Temecula kicker walks on in August. He'll serve a year as an apprentice to Kelly, then take over in 2009.
• I left off the heights and weights because the weights vary so much at this time of year. For instance, Salas is listed at 185. He's 205 now.
• And I have no idea how to code the other site, which is why everything came out in one paragraph.

03/27/08 @ 07:51

Comment from: haka [Visitor]

Loa,
I wouldn't put it past HF to say he did say it, whether he did or not, just so that UH will be out $400K. I don't think however, that it will release JJ from having to pay the penalty unless something more tangible comes up to back it up. HF was removed for not doing his job soooo...

And the boosters should get half the kala or at the very least, all the money should be put into the football program exclusively. IMHO

03/27/08 @ 07:53

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor]

Try clicking on the honoluluadvertiser.com banner above the date. It doesn't take you to the Honolulu Advertisers homepage, it tries to take you to the blogs front page which doesn't exist.

03/27/08 @ 07:58

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

New site:
I agree. I don't like it at all.
Mostly because I can't find my darn blog.
First, the color isn't Advertiser red.
Second, the format is just like another paper's.
And it's too hard to read the comments. I don't like jumping from page to page. How the heck are we supposed to do chats?
But there are a lot of geniuses who get paid a lot of money who make these decisions.
It's all above me.
And, Gigi, you might not have a choice. The blog might be on the move permanently.

03/27/08 @ 08:00

Comment from: sj-macro [Visitor]

Good morning Tsaikos: Bulla, and those visually challenged (includes me)- In Windows and IE you can use Control plus the "+" or minus "-" keys to zoom in or out of the page. Should leave your hands free of binoculars. LOL
BTW still used to the old format
--sj-macro and myki

03/27/08 @ 08:03

Comment from: addahknowjoe [Visitor]

Haka-

Good point.

What about the other $400K ponied up by donors? JJ should do the honorable thing and give that portion back as well. 400 G's can go a long in helping our program in other ways.

03/27/08 @ 08:04

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

re: JJ.
My take is that this gets settled.
We can all say a contract is a contract, but he coached the five seasons of the contract, gave UH the biggest season in its history and made the athletic department a lot of money.
This debate is being held at the Upper Campus level.
But if UH sues to get JJ to pay, then it's going to be very difficult to atract a top-level coach here.
This arrangement only benefits the bad coaches who get fired before their contracts expire.

03/27/08 @ 08:05

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

ST - So they pay these "geniuses" a lot of money but not the people who run the paper??

03/27/08 @ 08:05

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

Hey ST...

I noticed Korey Reynolds is listed as a running back...what's the scoops on that???

GO WARRIORS!!!

03/27/08 @ 08:07

Comment from: willie [Visitor]

When JJ left my thoughts were he gotta do what he gotta do for himself.

With this morning's article about his "cockaroach" attempt it shows his true self. It was always about the money. Nevah mind about his professed love for the land & people of Hawaii, his book and his foundation. Money truly is the "root of all evil" and in this case da kala got a hold of him, all $10,400,008 worth.

Just like when family starts fighting over an inheritance. Money & Greed can really make things ugly. In this case of JJ, it's the wrong shade of green.

Be a man JJ, practice what you have been preaching to your players for the past 9 years. Honor your commitments & maintain integrity. Garans if it was Coach Mac, he would have paid the $400,008 due.

03/27/08 @ 08:07

Comment from: Maverick [Visitor]

Mahalo ST for your prompt reply on my questions. That makes my day to read about our backups in place.

For some reason, I thought Grasso was gone for good. He is a darn good punter too. Hate to lose him, and need him to mentor the next punter in line. Jason Elam Jr. perhaps? :>

03/27/08 @ 08:08

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

Trust me. The people who came up with the new format make a lot more money — a lot more — than me and the other writers.

03/27/08 @ 08:08

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

Hi Stephen, are we stuck with that new site? Are we being punished?

03/27/08 @ 08:08

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

ST

WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHN MANU OLEWAO???????? I was waiting for dat bradda to step up. A missed typo, He injured or something???? plz, wats da scoops???

03/27/08 @ 08:09

Comment from: gigi-hawaii© [Visitor] · http://gigihawaii.wordpress.com

Why tinker with a good thing, tho? Doesn't make sense to fix something that is not broken!

The new format is dreadful.

03/27/08 @ 08:10

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

Don't tell me we are going to have another 3 day weekend without the blog....

03/27/08 @ 08:11

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

James:
Reynolds was told he has the option of playing defensive end or running back.
He's not really a natural running back, but right now he's behind at defensive end. He's a strong guy and very athletic, but he missed most of last season because of the shoulder injury.
We don't list special team members, but that appears to be his best shot this season, when he will a second-year freshman.

03/27/08 @ 08:11

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

Stretch:
Blog goes on every day. It just might be moved to the new site.
Not sure.
I believe in face-to-face contact. The builders of the new site send me mass-copied messages. So I ignore them. How was I to know they actually included information on the new site?
And since management doesn't talk to me — well, unless they find out I got a super amount of hits — then I don't find out anything.

03/27/08 @ 08:15

Comment from: Dennis Halloran [Visitor]

Good to see we have two Mater Dei grads on roster still!

03/27/08 @ 08:15

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

Comment from: Stephen [Member]
Trust me. The people who came up with the new format make a lot more money — a lot more — than me and the other writers.

03/27/08 @ 08:08
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Aaaaah, "consultants". I defer to Robert Kekaula's description of them, which cannot be used in present company.

03/27/08 @ 08:15

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

But enough of that. Back to the team.
I heard Graunke is throwing well.

03/27/08 @ 08:21

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://www.dailynews.com/ci_8710574?source=rss_viewed

I can't believe that I almost missed this piece of information buried in an article on USC.

Offensive guard Abe Markowitz from Punahou High School in Honolulu, is expected to walk-on this fall.

Markowitz (6-3, 275) was accepted by the admissions office Monday and will visit USC on Friday.

Michigan State offered him the chance to grayshirt, or enroll in the spring semester.

03/27/08 @ 08:22

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

ST,

I checked out the new site after Rage's post this morning and HATE the new blog format. So, I closed that browser window and stayed here. If we have to move I'll move, but until then I'm just going to post and read here.

03/27/08 @ 08:24

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

Thanks ST for the info...

Do you want management to talk to you????

Ha ha ha ha...I'm sure we can make the hits on this site explode again....I mean DPK can do it just by mentioning some unmentionables....mwahahahahhaha

Or I can impersonate Stretch swooning the females with a Chris Cross medley.....mwahahahhha

GO WARRIORS!!!

03/27/08 @ 08:24

Comment from: haka [Visitor]

ST,
I didn't look at it that way, even though he did go to a D1 school, I guess he did coach all five seasons. I just don't really like the fact that behind the scenes contract "agreements" are made like that. But maybe a lot of that goes on. I just wonder if the shoe were on the other foot, would a coach give up what was contractually owed to him or her? I would hope too, that future top level coaches and their agents secure things in writing to avoid situations like this. Your points are very valid.

03/27/08 @ 08:24

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

Hey, were is the new blog on the new site....???

03/27/08 @ 08:25

Comment from: gigi-hawaii© [Visitor] · http://gigihawaii.wordpress.com

USC is not cheap. My daughter said tuition for 3 years of physical therapy graduate study is $110,000.

03/27/08 @ 08:27

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

haka,

Wouldn't it be interesting if HF did something crazy like put something in writing to JJ that he shouldn't have? For example, when they changed JJ's contract from ending after the season to ending in May (for the convenience of accounting purposes), what if something was said/written?

Basically, wouldn't JJ have served an extra 6 months for free due to UH's accounting change? According to the old calendar, I'm guessing that is one of Steinberg's arguments.

However, if I was JJ I would come up with a compromise like donating the entire $400k to Na Koa. That way the money will be used to benefit the team and not sucked away by Upper Campus.

If Upper Campus can take some or a lot of the Sugar Bowl money, could they try to take the $400k from JJ too? Maybe I'm thinking outside the box too much...

03/27/08 @ 08:32

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

bulla,

I remember reading the book about June getting canned at Atlanta and the guy telling him to sign something and he got the 2 year cushion. Maybe he thinks he is off the hook. But I didn't hear it from him, only from someone who said someone said JJ said. I am fed up with that kind of manhood, not after he left us at the airport. i'm a forgiving kind of guy but today i feel like sticking it to Leigh. He didn't go out of his way for us. He could of said "either HF goes or JJ goes." Instead he just took off, leaving grown men to cry. I agree with lava.
pony up hombre.

03/27/08 @ 08:34

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

gigi...

When I got into USC in 1987, tuition at the time was $22,000/year...it has to be much higher some 20 years later......

GO WARRIORS!!!

03/27/08 @ 08:41

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

I wonder if the parent company wants to use a template for all of their sites. That would save costs, but lose the uniqueness of each paper. Not to mention the fact that it is too busy... And since I've already said my piece about the new blog site, back to the team it is!

I really wish I could go to the last spring practice/scrimmage! I can't wait to see the team in person at Fresno!

03/27/08 @ 08:43

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

OK, folks:
I contacted Scott Morifuji, who is one of the great guys (even though he makes more than me), and he will try to fix our concerns, such as:
• Increasing the type size of the reader comments.
• Extending the comment section so it's not 10 comments per page. That just won't work with a guest chat.
• Having a link to the site. Notice we're not on the program?

Oh, and for fun, I forwarded Bulla's e-mail to the site designer.

03/27/08 @ 08:45

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]
...I coming Honolulu next thursday pm so I can watch practice Friday am, work late am...

I don't think they practice on Friday.

03/27/08 @ 08:46

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

gigi,

Barry has already posted that due to financial aid they won't be paying much if anything.

03/27/08 @ 08:49

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Re the facelift blog...there is a "show all" feature that lists all comments. However, it still sucks.

03/27/08 @ 08:51

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

*DPK chains himself to the old site, vowing never to move. He faces the multitude of Tsaikos and begins them chanting:

"What do we want??!!
Readable font!!
When do we want it??!!
Now!!!!"*

03/27/08 @ 08:53

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor]

Let's see what happens in 2 hours, when we are suppose to switch to the new website.

BTW, does the "view all posts" stay like that, or do you have to keep hitting that button after you post something? Maybe they should at that to the cookie or preferences.

03/27/08 @ 08:59

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

ST - Good seeing you at the Mall yesterday. I only went there to see the hairless guinea pigs. They look like miniature hippos.

XLiz - I'm still in the preliminary stages of the "2".

Jason - FWIW, I am older than las vegas...and he can "Tsukidashi" me all day long.

03/27/08 @ 09:00

Comment from: hwnstln [Visitor]

I agree with lava and bighilo that JJ should pay or donate the $400K. It is bad enough that he left us 'at the airport' having to scramble to recruit and hire, then Leigh gets called the 'SMU MVP in the JJ hiring' by their AD. Now he wants to get paid for 5 months when he is NOT working for UH!! Based on a verbal that no ones knows about! Looks like a LS fast one to us mainland fans.

Time to do the right thing JJ, don't hide behind LS ... at least leave doing the right time, one last time.

03/27/08 @ 09:04

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

This is sort of the situation.
They're going to launch the new site at noon.
They're all feeling pret-ty good about a project they've worked on and tested.
And then . . .
This blog host says: Uh, I think we have a problem. OK, many problems.

Between us, I think they tested the wrong blogs. I won't say which, but if you go through the blog list, you can clearly see which one was used as the test case. Thing is, that blog doesn't generate a lot of comments, so the new site is better for that boutique. We're Costco. We're big and cheap.

03/27/08 @ 09:04

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

rage777 - you would always need to press the "show all" after every post...that sucks!

And WTOKKN? They gave me a hard math problem to solve before I could post!

03/27/08 @ 09:05

Comment from: koakane [Visitor]

morning and howzit

James,

after looking the blog site can be found in opinion and is listed as featured blogs. good luck.

morning homey how's the germ?

03/27/08 @ 09:06

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

Ok, I messed with the new blog a little. It is bearable if you Show All the comments. But beware that you need to add the numbers BEFORE you post because if you forget, you lose everything.
Better to create thoughtful comments on notepad or wordpad and then copy.

xs- hiya! k'den!

The HA site says the new format will take effect in less than 5 hours.

hiho!

03/27/08 @ 09:07

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor]

Re: JJ
I think JJ should pay back some, but not all. If you think about it, he could have screwed us over even more if he just waited out his contract. We would still have HF, we wouldn't have JD, and we would be scrambling for a head coach just before Florida.

03/27/08 @ 09:08

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

Or I can impersonate Stretch swooning the females with a Chris Cross medley.....mwahahahhha

James - it would be better for you to sing, if I start singing here, guarantee everyone will leave and go to the new site.

03/27/08 @ 09:08

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

koakane - I'm fine. The germs must not like the saltwater.

Looking at the positions and the players, I must say that this will be an exciting year as far as player development and performance.

03/27/08 @ 09:10

Comment from: G ('nalo) [Visitor]

good morning EVERYONE.

hey, i'm a Tsaiko blogger in training, don't change things now??!!

ahhhhhhhh

03/27/08 @ 09:10

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

Re: JJ.
Just to be clear he's not getting paid for not working here the final six months of his contract.
The final year of the contract runs from July 1 through June 30. He was paid $400,000.16 from July 1 through Dec. 20. He did not receive the $400,000.16. from January through June 30.
So he only has received $400,000.16 for the 2007 season.
Now UH wants him to pay $400,000.16 for an early-escape clause.
If he does, then he would net zero dollars for coaching the 2007 season, right?
I have to believe there was an agreement in place because UH gave Jones permission to talk to SMU.
That's my take.
I think they should waive the fee.
I mean, JJ could have been stink about it and served out the remainder of his contract, then leave. If that happened, UH wouldn't have been able to hire McMackin or any other coach while JJ was on the payroll.

03/27/08 @ 09:11

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor]

homey,

LOL. What math problem did they give you? I hope they don't start doing square roots. It's a good thing Hawaii is good in math. Maybe if they put the questions about English, nobody would be able to post. question: What is correct 'I am feeling well' or 'I am feeling good'?

Or we could post questions on Pidgin, then not too many of the Florida Gator fans can post. question" 'Spock da rock?'

03/27/08 @ 09:11

Comment from: 3-Prong [Visitor]

I am one of the biggest JJ supporters around but this thing about a "verbal agreement" if he completed 3 out of 5 years seriously mars my perception of the man who had always said it was supposedly not about the money. The discussion should only be about repayment terms of the $400,008 if he is not able to issue a lump sum payment. A contract is a contract. If he is an honorable man, he should honor its' terms.

03/27/08 @ 09:11

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

G('nalo) - I understand you can't teach an OLD dog new tricks

03/27/08 @ 09:12

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

.. and HF would still be AD.

03/27/08 @ 09:12

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

So how do we make the font bigger on the other site? Somone here mentioned a keyboard command to do so.

03/27/08 @ 09:13

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor]

ST,
Are you copying my posts? :P

03/27/08 @ 09:16

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

rage777 - lol, the HA should alternate question topics everyday. It would be funny to see some people not being able to post because the questions were too hard. Did I mention the new blog format sucks.

03/27/08 @ 09:18

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

ST,

I understand your point about how JJ could have just served out his contract and that would have been bad for UH, but that would also have prevented him recruiting or going through Spring practice with another school, so basically he would have been forced to skip next season. So, I don't think that it was generous of him to leave early--it would have been just as bad for him as it would have been for UH.

03/27/08 @ 09:20

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

DPK - Move closer to the screen.

03/27/08 @ 09:20

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

ST - i was thinking something similar to your 9:11, i was going to ask if he is still getting paid since his contract runs thru may.

03/27/08 @ 09:23

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

This $400k repayment could be one of the final things that HF messed up for UH...if it turns out that any of the reported verbal stuff from today's paper was put in writing.

Again, I want to state that I hope it is made clear that JJ's repayment goes to the Athletic Department or Na Koa. I do NOT want Upper Campus to take that money and then ask JD about their deficit.

03/27/08 @ 09:24

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor]

Garret,

Would you rather have a disgruntled head coach going into the Fall with Florida as your first game AND Herman Frazier as your AD. Or would you rather have a team that seems to be very happy with Coach Mack AND Jim Donovan as your AD? I am not happy that JJ left, but I think Hawaii is better off now that JJ left. It has made the lawmakers realize that if you don't start helping to upgrade the facilities, another head coach might leave. Chancellor Hinshaw sounds like she is going to support the UH athletics. I think it's all good in UH land, let JJ have some relief. He did get us 2.5 million dollars.

03/27/08 @ 09:25

Comment from: Kaimuki Kid [Visitor]

If JJ's contract paid out like ST said, I don't believe he owes UH anything. They did give him the ok to talk to SMU and frankly I am glad we are in the current situation right. New FB Coach that everyone seem to agree with, New AD ditto, No HF, Spring Practice coming up... GO WARRIORS!

03/27/08 @ 09:25

Comment from: hwnstln [Visitor]

I respectfully disagree, and I have been one of the biggest JJ fans ... till he resigned. If he stayed he could not have taken the SMU job at $2M/year becasue they would have hired someone else. UH would have signed a solid recruiting class and Mac would still have been here to complete for the job. When he leaves in May, we would probably still handle the HF situation similiar to what has happened already. Am I wrong that this move was really a JJ for JJ move?

Lastly, who trusts what LS says? If JJ comes out and says, "I had an agreement with _______ on this date that the termination fees would be waived." (and it is confirmed) I am wrong. But this sounds like LS throwing up FUD to get out of the contract.

Also

03/27/08 @ 09:25

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

Question- how do you find the blogs on the new HA site? I looked quickly but I could not see links to the blogs or a menu to the blogs from the homepage or any story pages.

hi ho

03/27/08 @ 09:26

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

It's not a repayment. It's a penalty payment for leaving early. Big difference. None of us know what was going on behing the scenes as Jones was deciding whether to stay or go. All the facts will come out.

03/27/08 @ 09:27

Comment from: tommui [Visitor]

DPK:

how do we make the font bigger on the other site?

Usually control+ (ctrl +"+") will do it. Some keyboards like Logitech have a "zoom" key.

03/27/08 @ 09:27

Comment from: G (\'nalo) [Visitor]

G('nalo) - I understand you can't teach an OLD dog new tricks

you can't learn a NEW trick if you don't have one to begin with?

03/27/08 @ 09:27

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

ST,

According to your timeline, JJ wasn't paid for ANY of the time UH was in New Orleans. And it would appear that UH still owes JJ the bonus he's supposed to get for the team playing in a bowl game.

I would subtract the money owed due to the bowl bonus from the money owed for leaving early. No sense having checks going back and forth...this really needs to be put behind already.

03/27/08 @ 09:27

Comment from: Addahknowsports [Visitor]

Good morning Tsaikos and ST!

I just wanted to post and say Hi before the new site goes into effect. This is just in case I can't find the blog when it launches. If you don't find a post from me in a day or two, send out a search party.

BTW, I love the way Brew posts. I told Joe this morning that as a supplement to ST's roster, Brew posted a list of new recruits. When he asked where it was, I told him scroll down until you see the SMILEY FACES. :)

Hope I can find y'all when I come home tonight.

Have a great day everyone!

03/27/08 @ 09:28

Comment from: koakane [Visitor]

homey,

i agree with you looks to have really stiff competitions at all positions. most interesting seems like rb and ol.
what you think?

03/27/08 @ 09:30

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

hwnstln,

I totally agree with you about how we cannot trust what agents say to the press...often it is either spin or the truth in some alternate dimension. Steinberg may not be as bad as some other agents I could name, but he's still in the category.

03/27/08 @ 09:30

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

OK.
Rollover SPORTS near the top of the page and Warrior Beat appears.
Blogs are not a category any more, I guess. hmmm

03/27/08 @ 09:30

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

A-Sports - I hope you can make it home... Hahahaha

03/27/08 @ 09:31

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor]

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

They're going to launch the new site at noon.

Permalink 03/27/08 @ 09:04
If they were suppose to launch at noon, then the people asking us the math questions don't know math themselves. On the front page it says it's going to start in 1 1/2 hours which would make it 11:00am Hawaii time.

03/27/08 @ 09:32

Comment from: G ('nalo) [Visitor]

Re: JJ.
Just to be clear he's not getting paid for not working here the final six months of his contract.
The final year of the contract runs from July 1 through June 30. He was paid $400,000.16 from July 1 through Dec. 20. He did not receive the $400,000.16. from January through June 30.
So he only has received $400,000.16 for the 2007 season.
Now UH wants him to pay $400,000.16 for an early-escape clause.
If he does, then he would net zero dollars for coaching the 2007 season, right?
I have to believe there was an agreement in place because UH gave Jones permission to talk to SMU.
That's my take.
I think they should waive the fee.
I mean, JJ could have been stink about it and served out the remainder of his contract, then leave. If that happened, UH wouldn't have been able to hire McMackin or any other coach while JJ was on the payroll.

ST - no wonder we all need your insight, thanks for keeping it on track.

yes thats a good point about allowing JJ to meet with SMU. but while JJ could've been stink and hurt Hawaii, he would've lost his opportunity with SMU?

don't think a full waiver is warranted but guess you're right about a negotiated settlement.

03/27/08 @ 09:33

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor] · http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/

Oops, messed up my last post.

Liz, use above link.

03/27/08 @ 09:33

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

rage777 - I think they forgot about the time change

03/27/08 @ 09:33

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

The time clock shows 4 hours 20 some minutes. 2:00pm start time now??

03/27/08 @ 09:35

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

It's funny how people don't like change for the bad or for the good. At first everyone was so against the coaching change then after awhile it all turns out good.

03/27/08 @ 09:35

Comment from: G ('nalo) [Visitor]

It's funny how people don't like change for the bad or for the good. At first everyone was so against the coaching change then after awhile it all turns out good.

yep, no doubt!

but would it have turned out good if Mack didn't stay? just wondering...........

03/27/08 @ 09:38

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/aztecs/20080327-9999-1s27azfoot.html

SDSU REALLY got hit hard by the APR.

San Diego State's football program will suffer a reduction of six scholarships over the next two seasons because of a fourth straight year of poor Academic Progress Rates.

But the news could have been a lot worse for SDSU this year: The Aztecs' original penalty was the maximum of nine scholarships, a sanction that was reduced thanks to an appeal to the NCAA.

03/27/08 @ 09:38

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

I think we're going to post this blog link on the front page of the site.
Hey, I'm being George Costanza. I'm only trying to save this blog.

03/27/08 @ 09:39

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/aztecs/20080327-9999-1s27azfoot.html

If the situation doesn't improve and its APR is under 900, SDSU also could be facing additional “historical” penalties down the road, including a reduction in practice and recruiting time.

03/27/08 @ 09:39

Comment from: Garret [Visitor] · http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/aztecs/20080327-9999-1s27azfoot.html

SDSU baseball also is expected to lose a partial scholarship this year because of a poor APR.

03/27/08 @ 09:40

Comment from: BowsForever [Visitor]

Not liking the new look/layout of the Advertiser. A very unnecessary changeup of the color scheme, too. Oh well, that's "progress" sometimes.

If JJ only got a half year's pay in 2007 (including Na Koa donations, ST?), we may well have a "basic sense of fairness" issue in UH trying to basically zero out his pay for the season...especially considering what a season it was.

By the way ST, how does Funaki throw after 3.5 years in the run-n-shoot?

03/27/08 @ 09:41

Comment from: Addahknowsports [Visitor]

LizK-

Thank you! Much clearer now. I used to be good at playing hide and seek. Now things pop up and I don't even see it. Bulla, can you put in an order for 'coke bottles' for me, too?

Stretch-

Maybe you won't have to send the Tsaiko posse out after me. Hehe.

03/27/08 @ 09:42

Comment from: Garret [Visitor]

I guess this is my last post on this blog, the next time I'll get to post will be after the changeover to the other blog.

And if they ask a question after EVERY post, and take away the "show all" after every post, then I guess I will have to *significantly* reduce the number of links I post. It will just take a lot more time for every post, and the hassle will make it hard to post articles that often.

03/27/08 @ 09:43

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

I guess everyone is a "Creature of Habit", right SteveM??

03/27/08 @ 09:43

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

Also, based on what ST said about Jones only receiving $400k which went from June - Dec., there is nothing to pay back. Again, I believe it is a penalty clause for leaving early, but HF released Jones from his contract. We don't know the exact details if in fact HF relieved Jones of the penalty.

03/27/08 @ 09:45

Comment from: hwnstln [Visitor]

Garrett,
I agree with your assessment. There is no need for UH to 'give away' money when it is so important for our lower campus improvements. JJ is making 3 times what he make at UH. If there is/was an agreement then pay it, if not, I hope JJ would just step in and tell LS to drop it. Let's do the right thing and move on.

03/27/08 @ 09:46

Comment from: Kekoa [Visitor]

ST ~ I'm calling cousin Mike R. over at da #2 nupepa to fine out if he wen turn loose some *spiders* on top da new format. (No...not your classmate! Hmmm..maybe, yeah?)

Meanwhile, I plan to employ a designated blog-tech to read for me. My only other choice would be to take the extreme measures that DPK mentioned.

03/27/08 @ 09:48

Comment from: PogoStar [Visitor]

very nice line-up. Just cannot wait till the season starts. Watching practices is such a tease.

03/27/08 @ 09:51

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

My solution is tell JJ to make a $200,000 donation to Na Koa. Then the football team gets the money and he gets the writeoff.
The alternative is that HF has to testify on behalf of JJ, and, well, that would be awkward.

03/27/08 @ 09:55

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

The new blog didn't like my answer of "fifteen" to the math question of 8+7. Picky, picky...btw, the new format BLOWS...

Watch the hits go WAAAAY down 'cuz it might not be worth the hassle of the small font and rediculous question. A simpler solution is to ask the poster to enter a "code", like numbers, alpha, etc. like other sites. But not an actual question. Goes to show IT folks think much differently than normal folks.

03/27/08 @ 09:56

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

The only reason A-sports is not posting is because the math questions were too hard.

03/27/08 @ 09:56

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

homey - you better be careful, I am sure she can bust you up

03/27/08 @ 09:59

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

koakane - There's competition at all positions. The defense looks solid based on the returnees, especially at LB.

03/27/08 @ 10:01

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Stretch - or steal my food...

03/27/08 @ 10:01

Comment from: koakane [Visitor]

this is moa betta

good day and hope the rest of it will be betta afta the turn ova.

kekoa,
good seeing u and mrs yesterday. went to HO HO for lunch with some friends who came ova from the friendly isles. man they when damage the fuud. had hard time driving home cause the warm sun hitting the body and the mind loosing oxygen. when reach home down for da count. bwhaaaaaaaa

03/27/08 @ 10:03

Comment from: brew808 [Visitor]

Re: new format/site -

...me no like!

03/27/08 @ 10:05

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

ST - i like your solution

homey - now i gotta check if my calculator get batteries

03/27/08 @ 10:05

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

brew - the small font is an effort to save ink.

03/27/08 @ 10:06

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

come to think of it, i wonder if they even sell that kine battery anymore

03/27/08 @ 10:07

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Loa - the calculator not going help with the word problem questions.

03/27/08 @ 10:08

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Loa - you can always bust out your slide rule.

03/27/08 @ 10:09

Comment from: koakane [Visitor]

homey,

like the ol battles that might be taking fo starting places at the both tackles and guard positions.

anywho have fun, got to run

03/27/08 @ 10:10

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

homey - what! oh man now i'm screwed, gotta go find my dictionary too.

03/27/08 @ 10:10

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

homey - yeh slide rule, shoot, its probably in the same box somewhere with my abacus.
getting one headache already.

03/27/08 @ 10:15

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

I'm staying put. I don't have email. I ain't going back to school. Lucky I found this place in the first place. And they can't make me cuz I'm special.
hehe

HOMEY

NO WAY!!!!
okay, I'm coming Thursday am or staying to Saturday p.m.. Do what i gotta do to see a practice next week, find out for myself whats up with Manu Olewao, see if da arms big like yours. bwahaaahaa

03/27/08 @ 10:18

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor]

What is O plus 2?
Oxygen, right????
Wouldn't take my answer!!!

Grrrrr.....

03/27/08 @ 10:19

Comment from: Kekoa [Visitor]

Koakane ~ Just think how hard it would be trying to crash thru the D-line to get to your house! Great seeing you there my brother.

Great Hawaiian celebration yesterday. Felt real Homey...Homey. You would have enjoyed the music.

You left too soon Koakane, had great grinds all manuwahi! They served over 1,000 people. No lines, they served you in your seats so you could enjoy the entertainment. Tsaiko sized servings with refill!

They served Chicken Long rice, Kalua pig, Lau x2= Lau lau. Lomi x2salmon= Lomi Lomi salmon...(practicing for math test in case we have to solve for x).

03/27/08 @ 10:20

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

ST...I was gonna suggest that JJ just pay $200,000.

IMHO, what's done is done and I know, personally, I've moved on. A new era is beginning...just be done with it already....$200,000 is better than nothing and the sting on JJ's budget wouldn't be that much anyway...especially since he can write that off as a loss....

GO WARRIORS!!!

03/27/08 @ 10:21

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor]

• Another Temecula kicker walks on in August. He'll serve a year as an apprentice to Kelly, then take over in 2009.

If he's the one who showed up on the last day of the Hawaii Football Camp last summer, he's a good one.

03/27/08 @ 10:22

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor]

Stephen,

Thanks for clarifying the JJ situation. I like your suggestion for a resolution.

I no like the other site, FWIW.

03/27/08 @ 10:23

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

homey...What's a slide rule...you must be old.....

mwahahahahahahahaha

03/27/08 @ 10:24

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor]

On the road for awhile.
If I no can read anything when I come back,
IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED!

03/27/08 @ 10:25

Comment from: FloridaTed [Visitor]

Good morning/afternoon, Tsaikos and Tsai-Meister.

Sorry, but the new site absolutely sucks. It's weird and complicated now, like a lot of other crappy sites.

Looking at the spring roster, I see one big thing sticking out very clearly: Depth, depth and more depth, everywhere you look. Man, I can't wait for the season.

03/27/08 @ 10:25

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

The new blog is funky. Sometimes when you hit "show all", it starts with the earliest post. Then when I hit "refresh", the last comment was at the top. The only good thing about it is the post number.

03/27/08 @ 10:26

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

FT...

You're correct. And to think that these players won't all be in those positions come fall camp...they'll be moved around accordingly adding to some positions.....

03/27/08 @ 10:27

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

Also, the new blog doesn't list visitor/member. I just realized why there's the math question. They don't want the SEC FB players posting their....lol

03/27/08 @ 10:29

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

Sorry - their =THERE. I was going to say "their guesses".

03/27/08 @ 10:30

Comment from: FloridaTed [Visitor]

Re: JJ. I was extremely unhappy the way he left, but in all fairness, we have to think back to 99. We would have never had a chance to get a coach like JJ at that time, when he accepted a paltry 325K, leaving a lot of money on the table. He revived our program back to respectability and we are now better off then ever, so let's just let it go already and move on. Otherwise, we just keep scratching an old scab.

03/27/08 @ 10:32

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

Junk da new blog spot. Put em out with da opala!

03/27/08 @ 10:37

Comment from: YpoWarrior [Visitor]

New site sucks!!!

03/27/08 @ 10:39

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

Wow,

Ray Hisatake must have been one of those that have improved greatly since last spring.

Nice to see Letuli is in contention for the #1 spot also.

For me, I can't wait to see Aaron Kia start pounding people!

03/27/08 @ 10:39

Comment from: Kekoa [Visitor]

Iceman will have to school his backup, and raise him fom a pup.

First, the blood transfusion mix to produce the desired amount of ice in the veins, then the steely-eyed glaze as he enters the zone, then TIMEOUT! (Sheesh gotta start all over again..)

03/27/08 @ 10:40

Comment from: Kekoa [Visitor]

Hiya Rich - In the new blog, you won't even have a chance to make your corrections. They goin' dump you from the start begining with math and then level II will include the written essay or esme, whatever.

03/27/08 @ 10:44

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

Hi Kekoa!

OK guysngals, if we have a new blog format, we just need to work the problems so we can continue.

Tsai-kos are flexible, no?

cul8trz

03/27/08 @ 10:45

Comment from: IsleStyle [Visitor]

Comment from: rage777 [Visitor]
Re: JJ
I think JJ should pay back some, but not all. If you think about it, he could have screwed us over even more if he just waited out his contract. We would still have HF, we wouldn't have JD, and we would be scrambling for a head coach just before Florida.

Someone humor me and tell me what team hires JJ if he completed his contract and left UH during the Summer of 2008.

03/27/08 @ 10:48

Comment from: Kekoa [Visitor]

Apologies to Esme, didn't mean to make it a personal matter about how JUNK the new blog is. Sorry, I got carried away, it won't happen again.

I'm in my corner Esme, nose to the wall.

03/27/08 @ 10:48

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

For sentimental reasons I soaking in these last remaining minutes,and savoring the ambiance of a good well run blog to relocate to another "new" blog...sigh...to be chocked and disposed of because of not liking the new surroundings.To the higher ups at the HA,you can treat your employees like little marionettes(and that is shameful).But when it comes to ralvic it's different.

03/27/08 @ 10:48

Comment from: Matto [Visitor]

iceman and iceman jr.... nice

glad to see the spring roster - very glad graunke's throwing well.

as for a new blog... well... hmm.

i like ST's solution of having JJ donate 200K to Na Koa, then waiving the rest. split the difference and put it all behind us.

man, i'm craving kim chee fried rice from big city diner.

03/27/08 @ 10:54

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Comment from: d1shima [Visitor]
What is O plus 2?
Oxygen, right????
Wouldn't take my answer!!!

Grrrrr.....

No wonder, O2 is oxygen gas. Did you write "gas"?

03/27/08 @ 10:55

Comment from: Kekoa [Visitor]

Hey Kauai Liz!

Plans for btb weekends here in Ahh-prill as the French say! Shoot me the intenerary so we can get media coverage.

The Warriors will be on their BEAST behavior, I'm sure. Can't say that about the Tsaikos for K-call, it's too intense. Yellow flags will fly!

03/27/08 @ 10:57

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

Hmmm....there's a banner ad atop the new blog. Sponsor - eHarmony...fwiw

03/27/08 @ 10:57

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

kazz - the list stay in alpha order.

03/27/08 @ 10:58

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

And ... this is why I wanted to participate in beta testing, but when I found out how HA management is evil, I opted out of it. What a mess.

03/27/08 @ 11:06

Comment from: oldie [Visitor]

ST,
Is there a prize for the last person to post on the old blog?

Better yet, is there going to be a way to sneak and continue using this blog?

03/27/08 @ 11:09

Comment from: midori7 [Visitor]

Hello Tsaikos!

Lots of info to digest today.

Can't wait for Spring Practice updates! Plus Pro Day!

New blog site: are they serious about the font size? Just horrible!

03/27/08 @ 11:10

Comment from: midori7 [Visitor]

ST: typo in volleyball article

Last home matches are April 3 & 4 (Thurs/Fri) not April 4 & 5 (Fri/Sat).

03/27/08 @ 11:13

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

Stephen, Daddy, please, please, please, can't we just keep this site. We grew up here, learned to play nice on the blogs here, witnessed so many amazing things here. This place is so full of great memories, why do we have to throw that all away?

03/27/08 @ 11:14

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

more hmmms.

My old membership in the HA forums did not work so I re-signed in to snag the LizKauai handle.
There is room for a lot more integrated blog participation as each member gets their own blogspace and photo upload space. Kinda like HA is turning into My HA Space.

The notices say you have to join as a member to blog but I don't see that restriction on the beta blog. If they require membership, I can see a lot of our people being lost.

On the other hand, the ability to share more stuff is there. Garret can post his comments on his own blog and we can go look.
I can post my pix and SteveM can put up event notices, etc.
Smart move on HA's part to try to grab their share of a burgeoning online community.
It remains to be seen whether we all migrate to the new format.

Reminds me of when Hawaii OnLine migrated from BBS to ISP. Eventually, most people made the change.

03/27/08 @ 11:16

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

oldie - if they do away with the URL or even just change the name of this blog then we are at the mercy of the new blog.

03/27/08 @ 11:16

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

I don't think they will shut this down like right away, but from what I have read they are moving the blog to the new site and new format, things change folks sometimes for the better sometimes for the worse, but this case is what we as TSAIKOS makes it, we can stand around an bitch and moan or we can use it, ask them to change it, and in the end still use it. After all we are "TSAIKOS" who BELIEVE.

03/27/08 @ 11:19

Comment from: 3-Prong [Visitor]

If JJ did not get paid the second half of his $800K for the period he did not work at UH then yes, I can see where negotiation or a waiver may be in order. JJ was certainly deserving of the $400K we spent for "the ride" we received in 2007. I was under the impression that he had rec'd his $800K already. Thanks for the info ST.

03/27/08 @ 11:19

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

I would recommend that all of you at least go to the new site an register so that you can keep your user name, the problem is that it has to be at least five letter/numbers long, so for Gigi it would have to be GigiHawaii, sorry no spaces.

03/27/08 @ 11:24

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

ST maybe you should have the Princess go over to the webguys and have them explain it to her then she can explain it to you, we all know your not a computer geek but a sports geek.

03/27/08 @ 11:27

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

BTW I didn't mean that in a mean way but a good way!!!!

03/27/08 @ 11:28

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor]

ST just called. He will be posting email addresses for those responsible for the new format and we can vent directly to them.

03/27/08 @ 11:30

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

Homey,

Oh yeah I knew that, but the Letuli and Hisatake comment I made was in reference to ST saying they were battling for a starting spot... or was it just for a spot period???

Hmmm...

Matto,

I went to BCD last night and for the first time I ordered the Kim Chee Fried Rice... I don't know who can actually finish that plate... I had to take 3/4 of him home. Then I went to a friend's house, played some cards and went back to my car to go home to find out that one should NOT leave ANYTHING with kim chee in their car with the windows rolled up.

PILAU!!!!!!!!

03/27/08 @ 11:31

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

Other things to consider are as with Facebook, etc. If we post pictures, are they now the property of HA?

I'm sure BarryM will be letting us know what to watch out for.

Bottom line is- however it works out, my personal purpose is to use whatever we have available to do our parts to support the teams at UH. I see a lot of potential here.

hi ho!

03/27/08 @ 11:32

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

Where is this new site?

At first I thought you guys were talking about a new UH site, then the front page of the Tiser webpage looks the same as well as the blogs page.

03/27/08 @ 11:32

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

Kazz: Come to my house sometime, I can introduce you to my Mom's refrigerator. Yikes!

03/27/08 @ 11:33

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

Kazz- it's the meat that goes first. Gimchi, like poi and grannies, just gets better with age ;-)

03/27/08 @ 11:34

Comment from: Kekoa [Visitor]

Pomai ~ You're prolly right, but it's more fun to bitch about it first, then go change the new one they way WE want it.

Don't deny us one last chance to dogpile the HA - IT people just for spite.

03/27/08 @ 11:34

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

http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com

03/27/08 @ 11:34

Comment from: Rich2176 [Visitor] · http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/

Kazz:
http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/

Have a drink before going over there.

03/27/08 @ 11:36

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor] · http://beta.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

Kazz- see above for new HA site.
Links go to this blog tho- not the new one.

Blog is at:
http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/

03/27/08 @ 11:36

Comment from: gigi-hawaii© [Visitor] · http://gigihawaii.wordpress.com

Pomai, I don't understand about registering my blog nick. Where do I register? I posted 2 comments there without registering.

03/27/08 @ 11:36

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

gigi: http://beta.honoluluadvertiser.com/

03/27/08 @ 11:42

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

Thanks guys...

Wow... That is going to get some getting used to.

It's weird because I can imagine that blogging there feels like going to a tgate or blog bash and everyone got new haircuts and gained/lost 50lbs since the last time you saw them.

The eyes need time to adjust.

03/27/08 @ 11:42

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Looks like "homey" has already been taken...I'll be just a lurker.

03/27/08 @ 11:43

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

Jason,

I literally "gagged" when I stepped into my car.

I took the freeway from Waipio to Pearl City just so I could drive faster with all the windows rolled down so I could get some air in there.

03/27/08 @ 11:45

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

xs-homey is probably available ;-)

Remember when I first started here? I was wondering if you were the same Homey that I chatted with during the Trias era - my intro to HA forums, btw.

Funny that LizKauai was available - that was my old forum name.

03/27/08 @ 11:48

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

Gigi it's not for the blog yet but the HA site, go to the link Jason posted look just under the banner it says logon/become a member, hit become a member an follow the directions.

03/27/08 @ 11:48

Comment from: Esme [Member]

One small moment of cool in the middle of all this hullaballoo surrounding the launch of the redesigned honoluluadvertiser.com:

Turn to the back of today's B section, where you'll find a full-page ad explaining the new site.

At the bottom of the page you'll find that management chose to spotlight one outstanding HA blog and staffer, the combo that draws more traffic/mass than anything else in the HA universe.

Recognize someone?

In the fine-print copy, a "fan club" is also mentioned. :D

03/27/08 @ 11:53

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

Does that mean I have to get a copy of the print paper when I go out later?

03/27/08 @ 11:55

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

XLiz - I don't think it takes hyphens as part of the name. Anyway, I'm 95% certain that I need to register just to comment on a blog since they do have the math test before you can post.

Jasmine Trias - Was she ever a one hit wonder?

03/27/08 @ 11:58

OK, thanks, I registered online at the new HA site.

03/27/08 @ 11:58

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

Esme,

Do we really have to register to respond to a blog post? I thought that would be just for posting in the forums or posting our own blogs...

03/27/08 @ 11:59

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

I meant that I don't need to register...

03/27/08 @ 12:00

Comment from: Esme [Member]

Ronnie, it's my understanding that you have to register. BUT ... I'm not 100 percent sure. Frankly, I am learning about the new site at the same time as everyone else.

03/27/08 @ 12:02

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

The HA staff said to leave feedback at feedback@honoluluadvertiser.com.

I just emailed them and told them to just read the blog if they want to see comments.

HI ESME!

03/27/08 @ 12:06

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

TSAIKOGATE UPDATE

I may have to work on April 26th so I may not be able to make the tailgate itself for the Ohana Football Festival.

So please supply yourselves with plates, napkins, etc...

Any questions and more RSVPS still e-mail me at: tsaikotailgate at gmail dot com.

03/27/08 @ 12:09

Comment from: A-House [Visitor]

Reading all the prior posts and how the new "site" sucks, I, being computer challenged, may decide to no longer post.

Alls well that ends well -

aloha noh!

03/27/08 @ 12:19

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

Ronnie you don't need to register for the blog as of yet, but to use the forums or post a blog for your self. The only reason I said it would be a good idea to register is that the day may come that you would have to register to comment on the blogs also, so then you would have your name registered so no need to come up with a new name.

03/27/08 @ 12:21

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

A-House it's not all that bad and I for one would miss your post and that of your family.

03/27/08 @ 12:23

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

A-House - the new blog is not that hard. Just be sure to answer the question first and then put in your 2 cents worth. Then SHOW ALL messages to get the stream of consciousness ;-)

03/27/08 @ 12:25

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

I don't know if it's my end but the font is making it uncomfortable to read over there.

03/27/08 @ 12:29

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

http://beta.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/
section?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3a235fa7be-
12ed-4196-9c5a-a5200bbb7518Forum%3a0e5899bf-294f-4c2e-
a167-564666ea1da3&category=PluckForum

The above link will take you to the forum that they have started for the staff blogs, now is your chance to make your comments known to those who may be able to change things.

03/27/08 @ 12:37

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

Ronnie - hmmm, when i refresh on mine it kicks me back to the top so i have to scroll down to get to the end.

03/27/08 @ 12:38

Comment from: chawan_cut [Visitor]

stephen,

how come on the "new & improved" WB blog, there's today's new blog, and then the next blog is my "lame" blog from 2 week's ago?

i thought everyone could've forgotten about that "lame-ful" day, but not anymore.

oh well, no matters. i'm still lame... heh.

lame-o cc

03/27/08 @ 12:40

Comment from: XxFaithxX [Visitor]

New blog does not even work with Opera OS. Its still "loading.." Lame.

03/27/08 @ 12:49

Comment from: XxFaithxX [Visitor]

err, not OS, but browser lol...still not good. if it only works with IE, lots of people will not even lurk...

03/27/08 @ 12:50

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

Ahouse,
When you go to the new site, hit view on your tool bar and then hit text size, then largest. It helps to read the tiny font. We can't lose you or the Mrs.! Yes the new site SUCKS, but it won't suck as bad if the Ahouse 'ohana is still around.

03/27/08 @ 12:51

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

DPK - just press ctrl + or ctrl - if you want the font size bigger or smaller. No need click click click...

03/27/08 @ 12:59

Comment from: jojo ® [Visitor]

Wow, we're all going to be reincarnated

03/27/08 @ 13:04

Comment from: YpoWarrior [Visitor]

Good to see Toniu Fonoti get another chance. He's a great guy & comes from a good family. Gotta watch his weight though

03/27/08 @ 13:08

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

Chawan_Cut had a good observation - If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel on the top, hold the control key and roll it. The font will grow and shrink easily.

03/27/08 @ 13:11

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

hey jojo!

03/27/08 @ 13:13

Comment from: jojo ® [Visitor]

HI LOA!!! Who will you be in the next version?

03/27/08 @ 13:15

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

Good bye old site. Thanks so much for the memories.

03/27/08 @ 13:17

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

jojo - ? do we have to change our names too? that'll suck

03/27/08 @ 13:17

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

Loa not for the blog as of yet, just for the rest of the HA site. If you do register you need a name with at least 5 letters.

03/27/08 @ 13:23

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

I'm still here. Hello. hello. hello.

03/27/08 @ 13:25

Comment from: midori7 [Visitor]

hope to see everyone on the flip side...hopefully the new blog site is a work in progress & not a finished product.

03/27/08 @ 13:27

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

thanks pomai!
now i gotta think of two more letters, lol, maybe i'll add on my age.

03/27/08 @ 13:29

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

i guess everybody hasn't left yet. okay, how do i get to where i want to go? i don't want to be left behind.....:(

03/27/08 @ 13:29

Comment from: chawan_cut [Visitor]

thanks liz!

03/27/08 @ 13:30

Comment from: jojo ® [Visitor]

Don't worry Loa, you'll think of something. I did but it was taken, so I have to think some more. Anyone have some reading material?

03/27/08 @ 13:32

Comment from: chawan_cut [Visitor]

bighilo,

you might want to be left behind. the new one looks a lot different and will take a lot to get used to. good thing is that they're taking suggestions and are working with it.

03/27/08 @ 13:36

Comment from: Loa [Visitor]

jojo - so does that mean you and homey will lose the trademark thingy? wow now that reallly sucks.

homey - jojo is looking for reading material, any suggestions.

well gang, i guess i'll see you on the other side too

03/27/08 @ 13:37

Comment from: midori7 [Visitor]

chawan:

did you get that autographed note w/Dan Kelly's signature?

03/27/08 @ 13:40

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

what did the big fish say to the small fish-yum,yum that was good...gees I'm bored.

03/27/08 @ 13:43

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor]

Jojo try use the trademark without a space in it.

03/27/08 @ 13:43

Comment from: FloridaTed [Visitor]

Maybe I'm lolo, but I tried to sign up, yet I end up over hear each time again. Am I stupid? Help, please?

03/27/08 @ 13:46

Comment from: jojo ® [Visitor]

I went to the other side...

ACK!

I don't like it. Toooo slowwww

03/27/08 @ 13:47

Comment from: Pomai [Visitor] · http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/

FloridaTed try clicking on the link above.

03/27/08 @ 13:51

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

Florida-link is available at the post @0745

03/27/08 @ 13:51

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

FT - http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com

03/27/08 @ 13:52

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

jojo - FYI, I failed the math question 3 times today...so sad.

03/27/08 @ 13:53

Comment from: Stephen [Member]

Just to let you know, I told them of the problems three hours ago.
Naturally, they ignored me.

03/27/08 @ 13:55

Comment from: jojo ® [Visitor]

So does this site become an unreachable link after the countdown?

03/27/08 @ 13:58

Comment from: bulla [Visitor]

jojo,

saw jeje the other night working at uncle bo's...he looked impressive! we were going to dinner and i saw him there when we were going and when we left eating sushi by papa johns....

the other site SUCKS, but what the heck

03/27/08 @ 13:59

Comment from: Stretch [Visitor]

Clocks reached ZERO and no change. It felt almost like Y2K all over again.

03/27/08 @ 14:02

Comment from: FloridaTed [Visitor]

Thanks, Pomai, ralvic, homey,

Just now tried it and posted a comment there. It was accepted, then I stared at a blank screen for 3 minutes and then it disappeared. That was a good experience, whoosh, yuck.

Tsai-Meister, I hope for you that they will listen to you. The way it is now is very irritating and super slow. Man-o-man, why do they have to mess with a good thing?

03/27/08 @ 14:02

Comment from: chawan_cut [Visitor]

midori7,

nope. haven't seen it. haven't heard what happened to it either.

03/27/08 @ 14:04

Comment from: jojo ® [Visitor]

really bulla? jeje didn't say he saw you. Did he see you? Were you spying on him? Give me the goods!

03/27/08 @ 14:05

Comment from: jojo ® [Visitor]

Stretch - I think it worked.

03/27/08 @ 14:08

Comment from: ralvic [Visitor]

;afraid2;

03/27/08 @ 14:09

Comment from: bb [Visitor]

new page...wheres the colt face?

03/27/08 @ 14:22

Comment from: WarriorMojo [Visitor]

#300.

We're KILLING that new blog.

03/27/08 @ 14:32

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

2008 Warrior Football Clinic.

Does anyone know if you HAVE to be a current coach at any level to attend?

Thanks.

03/27/08 @ 14:37

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

I can't see the blog from the new HA site. A mouseover on sports and a click on Warrior Beat goes to an empty page that says Sports.

03/27/08 @ 14:41

Comment from: pocho [Visitor]

I really like the new Advertiser web layout. the old page looked old and blah. The colors and pics on the home(front) page is really cool. Its way nicer than the "other" guy in town.

03/27/08 @ 14:47

Comment from: FloridaTed [Visitor]

Liz,

same here, I can't find a link to the blog on the new front page.

03/27/08 @ 14:49

Comment from: pocho [Visitor]

put your cursor over 'sports' and a drop down bar should show 'hawaii warrior beat' thats the one to click on.

03/27/08 @ 14:56

Comment from: LizKauai [Visitor]

Ted- it is not working from the HA homepage and Sports. So you need to roll on Opinion, then Featured Blogs. You'll see the Warrior Beat under the Staff blogs.

03/27/08 @ 15:16

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Stephen

The new blog is not working for me. I tried. My computer tells me I can't connect, but I see you're posting some new stuff there but i can't get in. So I'm staying put... Plus, the thing is complicated and slow slow slow slow.
I'll come look for you next Thursday, Friday, Sat.
btw, you know if UH Fball practices Thurs-Sat., 4/3, 4/4 or 4/5? Thx

WarrMojo, wassup?

03/27/08 @ 15:23

Comment from: PIAA DS [Visitor] · http://www.pacificathleticalliance.com

KAZZ...no you do not have to be a current coach to attend, but attendees must have an interest in coaching, not just want to hang with the coaches. Please feel free to download the registration information off the PIAA website.

03/27/08 @ 15:31

Comment from: 99club [Visitor]

ST- mahalo for the Spring roster/depth chart. *copy* *paste*

That beta site is horrible. I tried to post but it timed out before it would "take." On the other hand, it should be rather humorous to see what pics we'll use for ourselves on our personal pages.

03/27/08 @ 15:35

Comment from: lab rat [Visitor]

The new blog is very slow and I can'see how ST will be able to do his guest chats there.

I had to go pee and when I got back it was still loading.

03/27/08 @ 15:56

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

Comment from: PIAA DS [Visitor] · http://www.pacificathleticalliance.com
KAZZ...no you do not have to be a current coach to attend, but attendees must have an interest in coaching, not just want to hang with the coaches. Please feel free to download the registration information off the PIAA website.
03/27/08 @ 15:31

Thanks for the heads-up!

And yes... I do have an interest in coaching.

03/27/08 @ 16:33

Comment from: Maverick [Visitor]

Howdy 99
Long time. How's everything in Texas ?

Kazz - did you catch Leahey & Leahey last night. Most excellent, ya?

03/27/08 @ 16:56

Comment from: Jon [Visitor]

This new website sure sucks.

How do I get to the article on Jim Donovan that's on the new main page?

03/27/08 @ 16:56

Comment from: Maverick [Visitor]

Aloha Ted - U still stay ?

03/27/08 @ 16:57

Comment from: Maverick [Visitor]

Regarding the NEW site.

quoting Geraldine ( Flip Wilsons Alter-ego)

"What you see, is what you get"

They will make refinements, but better get used to it.
We will adjust, as they will refine.

03/27/08 @ 17:03

Comment from: Jon [Visitor]

How do you get to the warrior beat on the new site?

03/27/08 @ 17:03

Comment from: 99club [Visitor]

Mav-
Long time no chat! Things are good...Spring has sprung and it hit 90 today. Stayin' up to catch the late tourney games tonight. Rooting for Louisville even though we don't have fond memories of their coach.

03/27/08 @ 17:13

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

Mav,

L&L was MAC-tasic last night!!!

03/27/08 @ 17:21

Comment from: Esme [Member]

URL FOR THE NEW BLOG:

http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com

I know the new blog format is driving everyone up the wall, but please do join us over there. Hopefully if we all keep speaking up, the technical/design folks will hear us and help.

See all Tsaikos over there...

* Last one to leave the old blog, don't forget to turn the lights out. ;)

03/27/08 @ 17:23

Comment from: 99club [Visitor]

*click*

03/27/08 @ 17:49

Comment from: Hiflyer [Visitor]

CLICK, CLICK. ALL THE LIGHTS OUT SEE YOU AT THE NEW SITE.

03/27/08 @ 18:22

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

*click*

pupukahi i holomua...

CLICK... CLACK!!!!

03/27/08 @ 18:25

Comment from: Maverick [Visitor]

99 -

OMG. 90 degrees in March for Texas? The snowbirds are still flocking your way?
All that snow, plus last years flooding has my concerns.

Kazz - Please Trademark "MAC-Tastic" .

I have a feeling you started the new founded word for the '08 season!!!!!

03/27/08 @ 18:30

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

It's dark in here.

03/27/08 @ 18:43

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

homey

I'm with you man. till the end.

03/27/08 @ 19:17

Comment from: Guava [Visitor]

Okay, well, maybe it's not P-C, but the new Advertiser web-site absoluteky SUCKS.

Mr Tsai, is there anything we can do to get back to when it was GOOD again...?

First of all it's frickin' UGLY.
Secondly, it WAY too hard to navigate.
Thirdly, it's frickin' UGLY.
Fourthly, it almost makes me want to go look at other sites, and I really DON'T want to do that.
I love this blog, love these people, but to the idiots that run the place, the bosses at the 'Tiser, damn, GET A CLUE!!!
How hard is it to really buy into the old saying, "Why fix what 'aint broken".

Wait, correct me if I'm wrong though, anybody, was this site broken...?

Gosh darn "carpet-baggers", phuey on you!!!

03/27/08 @ 19:51

Comment from: TChahng [대장입니다] [Visitor]

I had a hard time trying to find my way back to this blog. I got back here by clicking on the blog ad that had ST tossing a futbol in his left hand. Whew! I thought I was lost forever!

Note to self: make this a favorite.

03/27/08 @ 20:17

Comment from: TChahng [대장입니다] [Visitor]

Let's see how long we can keep this blog going.

03/27/08 @ 20:19

Comment from: Hiflyer [Visitor]

TChahng, Where in Korea are you?

03/27/08 @ 20:48

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

yeah, just link this URL 'tizer folks.

03/27/08 @ 22:37

Comment from: Bowwar [Visitor]

The Advertiser's new site is absolutely awful!!

03/27/08 @ 23:18

Comment from: TChahng [대장입니다] [Visitor]

Hiflyer, I live in Seoul.

03/27/08 @ 23:35

Comment from: TChahng [대장입니다] [Visitor]

Sorry for the delayed reply. I took a power nap.

03/27/08 @ 23:36

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Howzit guys. The new place absolutely $ucks. An they'll want us to register? I'm Tsaikotic, not psychotic. I know who I am, an my friends know who I am, but this big brother mumbo jumbo is full of it. Plus, they just wanted to subjugate brodda ST by eliminating any direct feed to his name. That $ucked 2.

03/28/08 @ 00:28

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

hOWZIT GUYS.

I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT THE NEW PLACE. POMAI TAUGHT ME HOW TO MAKE EVERYTHING BIGGER.
CLICK VIEW, CLICK TEXT SIZE, CLICK LARGER OR LARGEST AND THE BUGGA COMES BIG, NO NEED SQUINT. DON'T FORGET TO CLICK "SHOW ALL"
IF I CAN, YOU CAN TOO.

03/28/08 @ 02:48

Comment from: brew808 [Visitor]

Since the new HA blog site has stifled comments with html tags, etc. - I'll post this here and hope that Liz sees this - for you my friend - Happy Birthday!!!

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03/28/08 @ 05:37

Comment from: brew808 [Visitor]

One more time with minor corrections -

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03/28/08 @ 05:43

Comment from: brew808 [Visitor]

Arrrgggghhh! Last time & I'm done. BTW - Aloha to all the Tsaikos. I'll see you... eventually! :-)

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03/28/08 @ 05:50

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

People are still here in the dark?

03/28/08 @ 07:40

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

ahuh, I'm still here. And it ain't dark with all the music brew stay bustin out.

good morning brew. made my day hearing all the music.

Is this Liz K's birthday?

Happy birthday Liz from me 2.

03/28/08 @ 08:01

Comment from: J [Visitor] · http://homepage.mac.com/pake50

Looks pretty bright to me...

03/28/08 @ 08:02

Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]

I wonder what would happen to ST if he posted today's blog here as well as the "new" warrior beat...

03/28/08 @ 08:21

Comment from: homey ® [Visitor]

Ronnie - it would be like yesterday with the 2 blogs.

03/28/08 @ 08:50

Comment from: koakane [Visitor]

good morning,

this site is still faster and more reliable than the new still waiting for it to load up

eh homey what up for today?

03/28/08 @ 10:19

Comment from: bighilofan2 [Visitor]

Homey

did you see the T shirt question. the writa didn't have the guts to use his real name. yuk yuk maybe da T shirt size too small

03/28/08 @ 12:16


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