Wittek bounces back
As expected, quarterback Max Wittek was back at the controls this morning, participating in all of the offense’s drills during the 75-minute practice.
The rest appeared to be beneficial for Wittek, who was mobile in the sets.
Wittek, a co-captain, has started the first five games.
There have been several tweaks to the active roster. Running back Jason Muraoka has been getting work as the No. 2 kickoff returner. And one of the strongest Warriors, fullback Kaiwi Chung, has been added to three special-team units.
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Maddog:
Luke Clements is redshirting this season.
So, too, is John Ursua.
Good morning, Tsaikos!
RE: H-Man #55
That 2014 game was so hard to watch. I remember UH was down just by a touchdown going into the 4th quarter. Then they end up turning over the ball on every series…
aloha everyone good morning !! ST you got a new hair -do on tv? looking good !! so what up with max need does need to drain every week ?
Why are some of these practices so short? Is it because of the NCAA limit or coach’s decision? 75 minutes? By the time you warm up, you have time for one or two drills, that’s it.
Like Maddog says; don’t redshirt anyone that can help the team NOW.
The future is today; not next year.
50 yard line seats at the Hawaii-UNLV road game this Nov. 7
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Behind our Warrior bench with 300 other Hawaii fans.
Come support our boys! Las Vegas baby!
Ticket price is $55 (UH office is $60 & near end zone).
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True, the future is now.
Seewhy, yup, I thought the Warriors should have won last year in San Diego. Was a painful loss, but we have them this year at Aloha Stadium. Hoping the 12th man will make a difference. I will be wearing loud green and white and cheering like heck. Go Warriors !!!
ST,
How is Kaiwi’s blocking ability?
Good morning everyone!
WarriorNY, President of the Tsai-ko New York “chaptah”, will be compiling the Guess the Score for next weeks UH-New Mexico game. Plus he is offering a yummy prize…
Mahalo WarriorNY!
Compiling the scores guesses is not much more time for me since I am archiving the blog entry and Tsai-ko poster database daily and updating my Tsai-ko web site. Plus I actually read the blog 🙂 . I will be back for the UH-Nevada game Guesses unless there is another compelling offer… 🙄 😛
Tsai-kos Guess the Score
Scores will accepted until noon on game day.
Exact score to win.
UH – SD – Blogger
03 – 00 = z
12 – 09 = Whats up
14 – 10 = cobupiami (first)
14 – 10 = Tarheel Warrior
15 – 14 = Kapahulu
16 – 12 = greenthumb
16 – 14 = Bigwave96744
17 – 13 = Ala Wai
20 – 14 = orioles4eva
20 – 17 = 3-prong
21 – 10 = Ipu Man
21 – 17 = Tarai
23 – 21 = nutmegger
24 – 10 = DaMenehune
24 – 14 = ML Warrior
24 – 17 = NotNasti
27 – 17 = UpIrons
28 – 12 = JustAsking
28 – 24 = Trunks420
30 – 20 = oneseason
31 – 17 = Chopsueyboy
31 – 28 = Rodney
38 – 21 = cappie the dog
38 – 24 = H-Man
42 – 17 = DaveLetterMan
42 – 21 = protector
49 – 17 = st. anthony trojan
52 – 21 = hitmanhart
56 – 14 = Akamai Okole
SD – UH – Blogger
14 – 06 = Fei Jai
17 – 13 = Willie
24 – 10 = Derek
24 – 17 = Come on, man!
28 – 07 = Warbow
31 – 13 = winning
Thanks Stephen for the info. Any DSJ sightings? I really expected a good year out of him
Aloha Tsai-kos & Tsai-kettes ~ It’s only 2 days until FOOTBALL and TGATE time. The team needs us more than ever so come on out to the tgate and game. Mrs. SB & I have reserved Cabana A at Rainbow Bay Marina. The routine remains the same: early crew arrive/set-up ~9AM, grill crew fires-up ~10-10:30, eat ono grindz until clean-up ~1.5 hours prior to the game. Back after the game to finish off food / celebrate the WIN. Donations to pay for the Cabana, pop-up tent and common items (paper & plastic items, charcoal, etc.) are always welcome. Remember, everybody (locals and visitors) are welcome. Questions – email me at jboster(at)yahoo(dot)com. Hope to see everybody there even if it’s after the game. Cheers, SailorBlue
Would love to see full throttle on both sides. Just physical whipass football. Hopefully good crowd and great effort-Go Warriors!!!
Good morning, Tsai-kos!! 🙂
Almost homecoming day!
Goooooo Offense!!
#9, WWF, Kaiwi Chung was an OL so you would think his blocking skills would be good even at a different position.
Hey hitman I noticed Mr. Tsai’s new haircut on tv as well. He is looking quite attractive. I’m not getting any erotic feelings deep within my loins or anything, but I’m pretty sure some people are hoping to score digits soon.
Ah, as for San Diego State.
If Chow loses this one, I’d say it’s time to bring down the curtain on Chow Time. How much more losing do you really expect the fans to tolerate? As it is, interest in UH football is at an all-time low. Lose Saturday, go 0-2 in conference and the fans will be at Chow and Matlin’s door ready to tar and feather these dudes.
An ode for the freshly minted Mr. Tsai and his new makeover:
My Eyes Adored You
My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me
You couldn’t see how I adored you
So close, so close and yet so far
Carried your books from school
Playin’ make-believe you’re married to me
You were fifth-grade, I was sixth
When we came to be
Walkin’ home every day over
Over Barnegat Bridge and Bay
Till we grew into the me and you
Went our separate ways
My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me
You couldn’t see how I adored you
So close, so close and yet so far
Headed for city lights
Climbed the ladder up to fortune and fame
I worked my fingers to the bone
Made myself a name
Funny, I seemed to find
That no matter how the years unwind
Still I reminisce ’bout the girl I miss
And the love I left behind
My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me
You couldn’t see how I adored you
So close, so close and yet so far
(My eyes adored you)
All my life I will remember
How warm and tender
(Though I never laid a hand on you)
(My eyes adored you)
We were way back then, whoa, whoa, baby
(Like a million miles away from me)
(You couldn’t see how I adored you)
Oh, the feeling, sad regrets
I know I won’t ever forget you, my childhood friend
(So close, so close and yet so far)
My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me
You couldn’t see how I adored you
So close, so close and yet so far
My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you
My eyes adored you
wow Manoa Mist not the hole song !!! lmao
Manoa Mist — I think ST’s old “just from the locker room” scruffy look gives credence to his expert insight into the team. 😛 j/k Ahhh, but the wonders of television…
Ahhh… Frankie Valli. Too bad he only performs on the east coast.
SteveM, you sure you read the blog?
Somethings missing here:
“Tsai-kos Guess the Score
Scores will accepted until noon on game day.
Exact score to win.”
😆
Some guys like the dad-bod type. 😯
#18, one upside to posting the whole lyrics … now we finally know what those words are in the beginning of line 12. 😉
Glad to hear Wittek is healed up and ready to go. He really does give us the best chance to win at the QB position.
How are the WR looking? Well, from what has been reported by various observers is that they do fantastic in practice. Hopefully something clicks in their heads this Saturday and they can translate practice to the real thing so they don’t end up with the title of Warrior Driving Range Pro.
RE: #22
Jimmy the Lock — Thanks– “will be”. I only scan my own stuff since I, like, wrote it. 🙁 But since WarriorNY is offering a prize NEXT WEEK, to avoid confusion, I did amend the next posting for the SDSU game to:
“Exact score to win recognition (no prize this week).”
BTW, there was a case of a missing guess last week. It was a new blog name which I suspect was held for clearance by the blog admin. Anyway, either I flat out missed it the first time or it cleared/appeared after I moved on to the next day. So, if you are entering a new blog name (hopefully not another alias) for next week’s prize, do not be surprised if WarriorNY misses it the first time through. To be safe, post a comment now before the contest starts next Sunday.
#16 BigFan
Since Kaiwi was a former OL, would make sense to put him at RB to give Max more time. Their current RB’s aren’t doing such a great job at protecting him. He is strong enough to get the short yardage gains that we would need on 3rd and short too.
Hope all the Warriors are healed up soon and ready to bring their “A” game. Points, not pukas! Defense gotta keep pounding!
Kaiwi is a going to be a lot of help to the Warriors – buggah has the genes, the motor, the work ethic and is a ferocious player.
Warriors, you got this. Play hard like we all know you can and you’ll clobber ’em!
GO WARRIORS!!!
Sailor Blue
Check your email
sent a few shekels
WWF,
The RB are flat out doing a horrible job at blocking. I don’t think anyone, including the coaches and the players themselves, would disagree. If we can keep Lakalaka in their and maybe this guy Kaiwi, it will help with that pass protection and hopefully it’ll give time for longer routes to develop.
If you want to see how those crossing patterns Chow seems to be so in love with are supposed to work, go watch UW right this second. Their receivers have bread-soft hands.
Warrior NY,
UH 31 – New Mexico 14
If I win, give the prize to Steve M.
I hate cheesecake 🙁
I have been hoping for some tweeks. Hope they make a difference.
True freshmen making plays for Huskies and Trojans.
My bonus has been, if I’m willing to stay up late in Florida, I get to watch UH live most Saturday nights. However, I’m feeling the pain. Not sure how much more I can take. Wish I could tailgate in Honolulu and share the pain with the brisket, sushi, bbq, etc. God Bless Warrior Nation! Things are not headed in a good direction. It kills me to watch some of the Pac12, Mountain West, and Big 10 games and see names that I recognize from Mililani, Kahuku, Campbell, Kaimuki, you name it. If football runs in cycles, then this will get really ugly before it gets better. Aloha!
Great Evening All!
Good news about QB1.
Looking forward to cheering the Warriors on from a sports book in Lost Wages.
Wittek gives UH the best chance to win, not “nice guy but no can pass” #2. Does Zwahlen know the playbook? Gives UH a running option. Why not! I think it would be a big boost for the team.
Can we Gray Shirt Then Red Shirt Our WR Coach….lol…doesn’t seem like he’s ready to be in the position he’s in…
I truly hope to see the Warriors make some offensive improvements this week, especially in the play calling…..it’s just been………..antiquated. It’s so surprising to have to say this but as one watches the game you can’t help but feel like the “offensive revolution” of the past 12-14 years just hasn’t hit the Bows yet. Mind boggling really….as not so long ago……..ah, well we all know THAT story. Best of luck fellas’, 21-14 SDSU wins.
Ok, here we go. Let’s talk about the elephant in the room shall we? The receiving corp? What’s cracking? Or shall we say what’s lacking? What’s up? No word on Kemp, Pedroza, Stubblefield, etc….I mean did we miss something? There’s plenty to talk about there. Health issues for starters. No news is not good news in this case.
Let’s go Warriors! Finally going to see a game after a few back to back busy weekends!
Tom WN, remember if you sacrifice tomorrow for today, no can move tickets next year!
Big game for the offensive coaching staff. Did they finally come up with a fix to get the offense going. I wish they’d tweak their game plan to take advantage of Wittek’s strengths – his size and his arm. Bottom line is he’s need more time. At his height he should be able to see down field and with time the receivers can fully work their routes. With time Wittek can utilize his cannon.
I’m no coach I don’t know how to buy Wittek more time it’s up to them to figure it out and still keep the integrity of the offense. To my eyes we have a simple offense in the sense we have a very thin play book. If there’s no play action we pass 99% of the time. We haven’t run any draws, very few screens, no check down receiver, no designed QB run plays, almost nothing to slow down the pass rush.
Defenses have been coming hard when they read pass, cover the short passes on the assumption Wittek and the receivers won’t have time to properly run the play. For the most part this has stymied our O from getting any kind of rhythm to sustain drives. Coaches, the onus is on you to find a fix.
Tsai-kos Guess the Score
Scores will be accepted until noon on game day.
Exact score to win recognition (no prize this week).
UH – SD – Blogger
03 – 00 = z
12 – 09 = Whats up
14 – 10 = cobupiami (first)
14 – 10 = Tarheel Warrior
15 – 14 = Kapahulu
16 – 12 = greenthumb
16 – 14 = Bigwave96744
17 – 13 = Ala Wai
20 – 14 = orioles4eva
20 – 17 = 3-prong
21 – 10 = Ipu Man
21 – 17 = Tarai
23 – 21 = nutmegger
24 – 10 = DaMenehune
24 – 14 = ML Warrior
24 – 17 = NotNasti
27 – 17 = UpIrons
28 – 12 = JustAsking
28 – 24 = Trunks420
30 – 20 = oneseason
31 – 17 = Chopsueyboy
31 – 28 = Rodney
38 – 21 = cappie the dog
38 – 24 = H-Man
42 – 17 = DaveLetterMan
42 – 21 = protector
49 – 17 = st. anthony trojan
52 – 21 = hitmanhart
56 – 14 = Akamai Okole
SD – UH – Blogger
14 – 06 = Fei Jai
17 – 13 = Willie
21 – 14 = justso0meguy
24 – 10 = Derek
24 – 17 = Come on, man!
28 – 07 = Warbow
31 – 13 = winning
UH 16 SD 13
5 more home games. 5 more wins needed for bowl eligibility. 3 more away games left of the 6 this season. So far 1 away win in 4 seasons. 2000 or so season tickets lost for each losing season. The math says each home game is critical. Let’s go Bows!
What !!
Cheesecake !
31 – 24 UH !!
I’m in.
Any word on UH-Nevada tickets/travel ?
31-23, Bows win it.
UH 38 SDSU 31
Go Warriors !!
Colorado is 3-2 now, so here’s hoping that UH shows marked improvement after their gauntlet.
Akuhead2: text me at 415-324-0585; I have been doing UH road game tix for the past 5 years.
Just FYI,
I’m going to include Junior’s for both SteveM and Da Punchbowl Kid… I think they deserve it for all they do….
Yesterday a lot of callers on the Animals show have thrown in the towel with this UH football team at 2-3 calling for this coach or that coach to take over. Many local fans admire UNLV here and their high school coach, as they seem to want the same for UH. Sounded like the people who screamed that the U.S. needed to pull back to the West Coast after the Dec 7th attack on Pearl Harbor.
As has been mentioned, the players and coaches have not given up.
GO WARRIORS!!
18.
Grease is the word.
Greg Garcia made the Cardinals’ post-season roster.
I’m psyched.
It’s going to be really hard rooting for St. Louis over the Cubs.
GOOD MORNNG, HAWAII!
Sad about the shootings at Northern Arizona. Mei Ling , I recall, is down there. Certainly missed her at the various Tsaiko get together at Maple Garden!
And speaking of food, where did AL disappear to? And Kekoa?
BEAT THE AZTECS
Seems to me the same offensive game plan not very productive. If a RB has trouble pass blocking, make an adjustment. Wittek needs more time, so make an adjustment. Anyway, hoping to see adjustments by the coaching staff this Saturday. Go Warriors !!!
You guys watch the USC- Washington game? Kessler did not look very good. The announcers kept saying how he left the pocket too soon. And often. So maybe we got the better quarterback. Hoping Wittek has a 250+ yards. And a RB rushes for 90+ yards.
Win or lose lets support the warriors!
Wittek is the Qb that gives us the best
chance to win.The teams gotta step it
up.They got their instructions from the
coaches and now they gotta tackle, cover
and block and catch. We are a better team
when we play at home.!
Good luck to the team!!!
I ran some computer simulations I tinkered with– took out the Boise game was the main one and ran it about 2,000 times. Outcomes– if we lose it will be by 3 points, we can win by 12, but most likely outcome is we win by 7 by slim odds.
“Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up!” Jimmy V.
Let’s Go Bows.!
Beat the Aztecs…they don’t have Marshall Faulk anymore! hehe
Ok. It’s my birthday Christmas anniversary and homecoming! All I want for all those days combined is a downhill physical defense huddling on the ball carrier. An offensive line that establishes the LOS receivers that catch and run, BC’s that drag people and a QB that’s on target. Turnovers on them none on us! Get a Big win! Of course it’s is not my birthday or any of those things-but I want what I want and I want it tomorrow!!!! GO WARRIORS!!!!!
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