Going to market
It was amusing when the social leader of a fraternity mistook Nick Rolovich for being a marketing rep for UH.
Story: Rolovich, students work together
But since being named head coach in November 2015, Rolovich has done what marketing people are supposed to do: concoct slogans (“Pride Rock,” “Live aloha, play Warrior”), create a buzz (dropping off tickets with fans, asking police officers to distribute UH posters), and just connecting with fans. A year ago, I told Rolovich about a reader whose wife had passed following a long bout with cancer. Rolovich called the guy, expressing his heartfelt sympathy. It wasn’t for publicity. It was a just a guy making a nice gesture.
Rolovich has several ideas to promote the program. Asked if the large student turnout for Saturday’s game indicated UH football had returned, he said, “not until the stands are full.”
A Grease is first on this Labor Day 2017. Jerry Leeis R.I.P.
Stephen I too find that interesting. Can’t compliment Coach Rolovich for what he’s doing as far as engagement-
Early line is out with Warriors 21.5 dogs. I expect a very interesting game considering each teams performance this past week-GoWarriors!
So far:
UH UCLA
56 14 Akamai Okole
32 30 oldtimer808
31 45 cappie the dog
13 49 H-Man
Should be can’t compliment him enough!
UH got to go 4 quarters full speed.
No let up on the gas pedal like Texas A&M.
Also, watch out for refs ejecting players for hits to the helmet…
Ucla 45 uh 10
UH 24 UCLA 48
Thanks Ipu Man
Oregon State revisited for UCLA game — big mistake!!!!!
UCLA with 3rd and long — UH decides to rush 3 DL w/ extra DBs — all game, Oregon controlled the Oline against 4 DL — if so, why rush only 3 when 4 could not get into the backfield to rush the passer or cause a sack of incomplete pass — thus, QB had all the time to find an open receiver for long yardage and kept numerous drives alive
thus, if above occurs, UH will lose badly — like 65 to 24.
heart warming column in the sports page of a faithful UH fan who wanted to see UH beat UMass
yes, she passed within 24 hours of the game
son’s letter to Coach Rolo mentioned her watching UH games at the Termite Palace – we were there as were some who posts on this bolg – very few, but we were there!!!
You can tell by Coach Rolo last press conference that Rolo knows he has a team that is on the verge of being a great team. Also, I think Rolo really wants a marquee win against the Power 5 team UCLA and he knows that the mental mistakes and unsportmanlike penalties are going to doom this team against Power 5 and MWC teams.
I don’t think this years Hawaii team knows it yet, but just by the eye ball test this 2017 Hawaii team has the size, speed and talent to compete with Power 5 teams and win the MWC West Division… maybe even win the MWC outright. The coaching staff has done a great job preparing the young men for UMASS and the uptempo WCU offense.
I have said it before but this Hawaii team is way better than what has been displayed against UMASS and WCU. This team needs to dig in to the Cerebral part of football and has to clean up the penalties, mental errors and not rely on just their physical superiority to win games.
Beat UCLA
Sainte Juste No. 1 in NCAA rushing stat yards, but most others played only one game. 19th in rush yards per game, 140.
UH No. 44 in scoring offense,39.5 pts per game; No. 77 in scoring defense , 26.5 pts per game.
No. 1 in blocked kicks, 3.
No. 115 out of 125 in fewest penalty yards per game, 96 Fresno St. had only 15 yards in penalty yards in its game.
Coach Rolovich has been keeping the games pretty tame so far this season, so I expect he has some surprises planned for the Bruins.
UH – UCLA
23 – 21 oneseason
Very good news that Marcus Kemp was added to the KC Chiefs practice squad … http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Sign-Eight-to-Practice-Squad/2095211c-8f3e-45d0-aa31-7a3c74e420b3?sf111230203=1
I cannot give a prediction this time.
I just cannot. đ.
woops … missed yesterdays WB note from ST; Congrats also to Leo Koloamatangi!
I was able to watch parts of the 2 Warrior games and like what I see most of the time. The bonehead penalties need to be fixed. Always great to play with emotion and enthusiasm but needs to be controlled emotion and enthusiasm, at least until the last second is off the clock and you are celebrating the win! The players have got the skills to play the game just need to keep their heads in it. Looking forward to a great game against UCLA. Final score UH 35 UCLA 31
Go Warriors. UH 34 UCLA 27
Not too late to join 500 UH fans at UCLA this Sat behind our team bench at the famous Rose Bowl. $69 via Paypal and I will email you the tickets. Text Tom at 415-324-0585. Come meet the families of QB Cole McDonald, RT Matt Norman, and former players Jeff Duva, Greg Cummins, Chris Gaskill, Kody Afusia, Murray Cassidy, Austin Hansen, Tim Grasso, Gary Allen, Nicky Clark, David Toloumu, Frank Strong, softball player Heather Morales, et al.
…and Rolo also called a long time fan soon after he came out of a major surgery.
Tom,
You the best transplanted local boy doing all you can for the home team.
Much appreciated!
So, I’d take the points now before it drops down.
But, I won’t be surprised if we come home undefeated.
Sadly, Bruins 45-21…Time to regroup & reassess.
Go Warriors! Beat the Bruins! These two teams haven’t played since the 1930s.
I guess the student apathy on the Manoa campus was captured when some student group leaders (frats and sororities) had no idea who Nick Rolovich was when he came to speak to them. That’s rich and fitting.
Mahalo, Coach Rolovich for your efforts!
So far:
UH UCLA
65 24 A-House
56 14 Akamai Okole
35 31 RatMin
34 27 UH4eva
32 30 oldtimer808
31 45 cappie the dog
24 48 DaMenehune
23 21 oneseason
21 45 Bowar
10 45 Jeff
13 49 H-Man
Ooops—A-House prediction flip
So far:
UH UCLA
56 14 Akamai Okole
35 31 RatMin
34 27 UH4eva
32 30 oldtimer808
31 45 cappie the dog
24 48 DaMenehune
24 65 A-House
23 21 oneseason
21 45 Bowar
10 45 Jeff
13 49 H-Man
Heads up everyone, my up date of
our guess for the next game was not approved
. Go figure. đ
Tsai, ru bosses based in Pakistan?
I am afraid to post an update now
Ipu Man, are you banned from here?
Back from Na Koa Lunch.
*burp*
Das it
The auto filters are temperamental.
chicken grease- there is a new blog post on the volleyball blog, but no place to enter comment. Labor Day ?
Mr. Grease, I first learned about Steely Dan through a sample that De La Soul used on “Eye Know”. I think you’ll like how they used “Peg”. This was the last time that rappers could sample without being charged with copyright infringement. The Turtles sued De La Soul. They slowed down “You Showed Me” on “Transmitting Live From Mars” from the same album “Three Feet High and Rising”.
The last great unfettered sample-heavy album was the Beastie Boys’ “Paul’s Boutique”.
“A Serbian Film”.
Wow.
You may like the similarly internationally-banned “Man Bites Dog” and Pier Paolo Passolini’s “Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom”. Both available on Criterion, the latter on Blu-Ray.
Guess Tsai’s overseerer is not local…
Could be SB is using artificial intelligence
and it is a robot…
based in Portugal.
Question for Coach Rolo, I think that the UH band should make changes to their fight song during games. They play the same songs every year since the Von Appen days. By making changes to their songs they would bring more fan enthusiasm.Just watching all the games on tv and hearing the bands play and then comparing them to our band makes me embarrassed.
In my humble opinion from an old man who loves and honors UH Athletics UH will always come out the winner. Now if I was a betting man on other teams than yes my predictions would be on the prevailing information to make an intuitive decision. You will never see me favoring the other team over UH as for me it is not about how smart I am in predicting UH wins or losses. Go Rainbow Warriors!!!!
By the way Rolo and his coaches are exactly what the doctor ordered for UH football. The school should pay him for marketing services.
Na Koa lunch report:
http://www.nakoa.org/2017/09/04/coachs-lunch-report-090417/
Western Carolina game photo gallery:
http://www.nakoa.org/portfolio/uh-vs-western-carolina-photos/
The Victors has been the U of M fight song since 1898.
To be in the Big House and hear 100,000+ singing along with the band would not be “embarrassing” to anyone in Maize and Blue.
(the banana unis this year though…)
I know I said “Das it” but…
Speaking of game day music, why would we want to associate the team with the St@r W@rs Empire music? The Empire are the bad guys, and their stuff gets blown up. I could see playing a bit of the theme when a power-5 team fumbles and then shooting off the cannon to signify their play blowing up on them.
I always wondered why we never played UCLA during the June Jones era. I honestly think they didn’t want anything to do with a PAC 10 team losing to a smaller school. They finally gave us a shot when Norm Chow was coach and Mora came in. If any coach can beat UCLA it would be Rolovich.
Vs. UCLA should be competitive but UH needs to play well in all three phases and the coaches got to make the correct calls. One concern is special teams where all three kickers look like JV compared to R. Sanchez. Guess he was that good. Ewalko is always a threat to go all the way; Sayles has speed but not proven. If UH can ball control and keep Rosen off the field, then we have a good chance. Even if UH D slows them down but doesn’t breakdown, we have a chance. D will need to get to Rosen fast because of his quick release. Bruins will probably establish the run first, wear down the D and then passing opens up. Sort of reminiscent of Warrior team on the verge of greatness that went to Alabama and played them close although losing.
UCLA 52 UH 24
NA KOA MIKE
Thanks for posting the NaKoa Report
Yeah. Probably gonna be like that until Coach Ah Mow realizes that 1/2 her job, essentially, is to hear from the fans as much as possible. She has to be able to weed out the disingenuous and nasty commentsâeven in those there might be coaching solutions. I wonder what the journalist in Ms. Luis sees it prudent to close comments. Then again, she might not be around to moderate as well.
To Mr. cappie, I’m not sure I’d what you call anywhere near a fan of Steely Dan, but they just MIGHT be the only pop act (excuse, they’d probably want to be classified as “jazz”; yeah, tell that to their top 40/popular tunes earnings) to reference college football with “Alabama The Crimson Tide” and, I suppose, the DePaul Demon Deacons and/or Duke University in their Deacon Blue track.
That and Tsaikos strike me as having Steely Dan in their playlists.
Thank you
DePaul Blue Demons, excuse me.
Hey. My comments can’t all be gems.
Did you know UH played UCLA in the Poi Bowl ?
” The Bruins won both previous meetings – 19-6, Nov. 15, 1935 at the Los Angeles Coliseum and 32-7, Jan. 2, 1939 in the Poi Bowl in Honolulu Stadium.
In the 1935 game, UH’s Tommy Kaulukukui earned the nickname “Grass Shack” following a record 103-yard kickoff return.”
Lots of great pics in the game photo gallery, thanks NaKoaMike.
UH 34 UCLA 33
From NaKoa report; re Naeole comment .”…then the defensive backs are one on one against good receiversâŠpick your poison.â I pick rushing the QB. Rosen will pick apart the secondary if allowed to sit back to view the field without pressure. Anyway, that’s what I think.
qb
If the Warriors want to win this, they cannot have in mind to “play he perfect game”âthat is just stupid talk. I mean WHAT is that supposed to look like? Just WHAT game does EVERY single football fan agree is the “perfect game.” Thank God it’s a short week, because that means less time hearing it from thr local pundits, Sports Animals, Curran in the morning, a Leahy and the rest. Not YOU, Mr. Tsai as you are pretty damn sensible.
Look at a Mayweather, who has a perfect record but in many minds, NOT “the perfect boxer.”
What the heck IS a perfect game? I can’t trust it to sports news overpaid loudmouths to define that with their clichĂ© and bumper sticker philosophies.
The Answer:
Warriors don’t have time to define that either. They simply need to play with what allowed them to win for the past two games. THIS team won.
Thank you.
In reference to the comment about our fight song, I like it and see nothing wrong about it. I mean if people don’t like it we can play USC’s fight song or Notre Dame’s and just change the words.
#49. At one time, we used the Minnesota fight song.
something like … oh you Rainbows hats off to thee …..
There are a few of us still around, who remember that.
pipty, and pipty one.
It’s been a long that this blog has hit 50 posts.
G’nite.
In my opinion the Warriors have several players who could play for UCLA and certainly be on the depth chart. This game is not as big a talent differential as was Michigan/Ohio State. That being said I think will see a few more snaps for different RBs. Think we’ll see DB on the read option running a little bit. Might see some counter action i.e. Reverse. Gonna pressure Rosen. So we will see how competitive we can make this and maybe even…….win. Watched the replay of the final scoring play of UCLA game and to me this was not a score-receiver from what I could tell did not secure ball till he clearly stepped out-GoWarriors!!!
UH 51
UCLA 41
Go Bows !!
(Hopefully, Tsai is back at work and this goes thru)…
So far:
UH UCLA
56 14 Akamai Okole
51 41 akuhead2
35 31 RatMin
34 27 UH4eva
32 30 Oldtimer808
31 45 cappiethedog
24 48 DaMenehune
24 65 A-House
23 21 oneseason
21 45 Bowar
13 49 H-Man
10 45 Jeff
September 5, 2017 12:28 am
pipty, and pipty one.
Itâs been a long that this blog has hit 50 posts.
Gânite.
Yes. Where did the 100+ comments at a Tsai discussion go? I noticed that the female (going for some advanced degree đ) who tried to shoo me away is no longer here.
But a Grease is still here. Hmph. So much for loyalty.
Ipu Man is now happy, yappari desu yo!
how effective would a corner blitz, from either side or simultaneously, be using OLB or nickel back?
would a 4 x 4 defensive scheme help defend against the run and blitz packages?
can the corners and safeties defend the mid-to long range passes?
UH DC can create a totally new defensive strategy/schemes against UCLA?
if the “D” strategy is like the one used against Oregon State, it will be a long, long day for UH.
yet, I would be most happy with a win!!!!!!!!
Good morning Tsaikos….
Long time no see but Warrior Football is back.
Planning on going to Blue Tropix (the old Dennys) at Pearlridge to catch the game on Saturday if anyone wants to go.
IMO, a nickel defense would be ineffective, Rosen is that good. So best to put pressure on him. I thought Suiaunoa opened a rover position just for this situation. Exception for obvious passing down, maybe a nickel or dime defense. But I still like putting pressure on the QB.
And I hope the coaching staff comes up with a different game plan for UCLA. The plan implemented for UMass and WCU, while successful, won’t work against UCLA. They have too many good athletes.
For the 30 years since the 80s, UH admin and the Stadium Authority have done a lot to chase away students and fans – from choosing the flea market over tailgating, to moving the student section off the sidelines, to the poorly handled PPV situation. Good to see that Rolo understands that the student apathy was not all the fault of the students.
Chris Posa is our best offensive lineman.
There I said it.
Hmmm…my earlier post disappeared….
why can people leave comments on your blog but cannot on Cindy’s? is it her decision not to accept comments?
Beat USC’s lil brother!
New post: http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=44634