JC o-lineman commits to UH

First! Let the exciting times roll!

“Starting a tradition” Way to put it. Got a feeling this first recruiting class will make a lot of memories for years to come!

5…and I’m in.

Thanks Guys ….

” Lakalaka and Taliulu then discussed their situation. ”

“We talked about USC and UCLA, and their traditions,”

Lakalaka said. “Somebody had to start it. We wanted to be part of starting a tradition.”

top9!

A great wake-up call!!

GO WARRIORS!!

ALOHA FROM LA!!

MANEO !!!

Holy smokes….i step away for 5 hours and i see more commits…. :O

SPEECHLESS!!

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Great decision by Lakalaka and Taliulu. I once had a choice between attending a respected established school or going to a newly opened one that was just starting to create its traditions. I chose the new school and it ended up making a huge difference in my life. There’s nothing like helping to build something to be proud of from the ground up. It creates personal bonds and priceless memories that last a lifetime.

Great job by Chow & staff. 2 x 3-star Pac-12 commits serious about academics as much as athletics *choosing* to go with Hawai’i. Could become one of those “remember when” moments in Warrior football history. And, at the very least, proves Hawai’i can finally & consistently compete for top local talent against ‘elite’ programs featuring new coaches (Leach @ WSU, Mora @ UCLA, Chow @ UH).

Welcome to the Warriors recruits! Tradition building…I’m liking it! Go Chow! Go Warriors!

Morning, everyone!

Wow, awesome news!

I know you guys repeated it already, but it’s worth repeating again to everyone contemplating their future, whether it be at home or on the mainland…

“We thought it would be cool to show everyone we’re serious about Hawaii football. We can change this place around.”

The message: Many of the things on the mainland can be found in Hawaii.

Lakalaka and Taliulu then discussed their situation.

“We talked about USC and UCLA, and their traditions,” Lakalaka said. “Somebody had to start it. We wanted to be part of starting a tradition.”

Welcome, all new Warriors! Looking forward to the new “Dynasty Warriors”! Let it start here and now!

Nice!!! This is going good.. It is a good morning in HAWAII!

Great to hear news like that on the home front! I hope this also influences some of the other recruits who were on the fence as well.

Welcome to ALL who have decided to become, WARRIORS!!

imo, if this trend continues….UH will certainly become a force to be reckoned with!!

Thanks for coming back home, coach Chow. You are inspiring so many local prospects with your dream. Mahalo-plenty!!

Any “leaks” on who the “rebounders” may be? I can hardly wait for the signing moment this week.

and i know get samoa coming at da end of this semester. JT Turner. and samoa.

i’m hanging on, guys, i’m hanging on.

Al

no scaid spill da beans, k?

just magical da news i tell you, just magical!

“…we want to be part of starting a tradition [in da Chow dynasty]….”

me too.

maybe Taliulu can be dis generation’s Destroyer.

Welcome to Hawaii guys!

jBone.

i’m happy to learn you might become a season tix holder. ehh… tell you family no take my seat!!!!

Entirement d’accord avec ce que je viens de lire !

As a former UH player…there is no tradition at UH. No school fight song THAT EVERYONE SINGS TOGETHER, like EVERY other school in the nation…GO BOWS and LETS GO HAWAII arent cutting it. I attend a bunch of college games every year and UH IS THE ONLY SCHOOL THAT DOESNT HAVE THAT KIND OF FAN INTERACTION.

A simple handout at the gate of the words to a fight song, cheers and other fan participation opportunies. I went to the SUGAR BOWL their fans were ready to cheer…I noticed many drunk girls that had there back to the game until a cheer then they were all about it.

Players like Adrian Klemm feel the program let him down, that the program has no connection to former star players (that played multiple years in the league, that are not local)

Great posting! I really like the way you are sharing the unique take on this subject. Keep it up!

D

you also gotta remember, UH is home of the quiet peeps. not da KPT or Waianae Peeps, but da talk softly stay at home read books kinda peeps. gotta change da culture. and i think its changing. because Chow is here.

Howzit Everybody,

Congrats to those committed to play for the Warriors. Hopefully there will be a whole new tradition started with this class.

Also congrats to Matt Sparks for his commitment to UMass.

Great Morning All!

Truly great.

Welcome home Steven Lakalaka and Taylor Taliulu!

Good morning, gangees!

Welcome, Allen! E komo mai, recruits!

Mahalo, Coach Chow!

Have a good day, everyone. Latahs…

Aside a fight song, sending out regular bulletins (similar to the AKA bulletin) to all the football alumni, past & present, throughout the year to keep them abreast of what’s going on with the program (i.e., recruiting updates, game notes, get togethers, fund raisers, features on past/present players, meet & greet sessions when the team is on the road, etc.) would go a long way to make the alumni feel appreciated and not forgotten.

I’d also suggest getting a fund raiser started by asking past footballers for donations for new lockers where they get a plaque (name, #, year(s) played, honors, etc.) on the locker they donated for. This is a great way for new players to learn of the former players who came before them & who shared their jersey #. (Other schools (public & private) and have been pretty successful with this.)

In short, so many ideas that be can be undertaken to really make the Warrior program better than ever.

#51 D, I hear you and see where that could be improved. Please also note that Hawaii, because of its isolation is somewhat different. Part of the “embracing” you describe as missing needs also to come from the ones who want to be embraced. That’s been a part of who the culture is. They are quiet as described, but a part of that also wants to be recognized as wanting to be wanted.

Look at the small participant pool that is Wahine Volleyball and watch how those girls are embraced by those local aunties and the extended families of the local girls.

A part of the embracing comes from recognition of the time spent here. When watching the Pro games do introductions, when a player who played at UH says he played for UH as opposed to his mainland high school, it says that that player embraced his time in the isolated place called Hawaii. If he “gives props” to his HS, the locals feel that he still sees that as more important, which is okay, but the local will not feel the same toward that player as those who claim the Hawaii experience.

I believe that Coach Chow’s decision to take practices to other communities will build that embrace that may have been missing during your tenure.

WE may lack a song, but as a local culture we do not lack for the sense of extended family. IT just has to be made a two way effort and believe that Coach understands and is putting this in place.

JJ & Mack both had scrimmages on neighbor islands, so they have been reaching out… I know in the past Adrian Klemm was a member of Na Koa at the one of the highest donor levels, so he has given back to the program. The Letterwinners Club is getting more active, but I think they concentrate on activities in Hono, California and Las Vegas. Na Koa is making an effort to recognize previous football letter winners (apparently the records are missing some of the early years), and they are asking people to contact them.

Good Morning Gangeez! 🙂

And what a good morning it is. Running out of superlatives for Chow, his recruiters and the recruits. Let’s just put it this way – have to agree with most posters here, Chow and company are doing a terrific job, and it isn’t even Wedsnesday.

To all of the new recruits, thank you for comitting. Congatualtions for being part of a very exciting renewal of UH Football. Along with others in your recruit class and with some very talented returnees, UH Football is going to very exciting to watch. Thanks for being part of something very special.

Coach Chow. Awesome. Nuff said!

GO WARRIORS!!!

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#74 – Buffoman,

We can only imagine, given Coach’s thoroughness in his recruiting efforts, that he’s going to be all over the offseason stuff. Warriors will be doing hard work. SC’s right around the corner.

ST,

Any confirmation that Chow already cut two players for showing up late to an off season lifting workout?

Admiring the dedication you put into your blog and in depth information you offer. It’s awesome to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same out of date rehashed information. Fantastic read! I’ve bookmarked your site and I’m including your RSS feeds to my Google account.

Excited about the recruits and glad they made the decision to stay home. Makes me think back to my days when I had to decide which school to attend. I had to choose between staying home and going away. Was tough. However, I chose to go away and it payed off. I went with Kapiolani Community College over Windward Community College.

oops… I meant Stephen. my bad

#46….playing for Coach Ogoshi from Kailua!! Good girl! My dad went to CW Post back in the stone age when we were little living on Long Island (see I’ve always been and Island girl..Long Island, Sicily, Hawaii with occasional stops in Maryland and the desert)

Yes Matt Sparks commited to play for U Mass with Rolo. He’s really excited.

I thought this news was interesting and could have serious implications for UH and the MWC. The NCAA apparently wants to split D-IA into 2 divisions…

The NCAA will look this summer at retooling its Division I governance structure amid what some officials say is growing sentiment to further split its top football-playing schools.

Multiple officials who have been in meetings with Emmert, his staff and NCAA boards are more bullish about the potential for a Division I split. Speaking on the condition of anonymity in advance of Emmert’s comments Sunday, they said he has indicated he wants to examine the merits and mechanics of further subdivision if not explicitly push for it. A number of presidents and chancellors on the Division I board voiced similar sentiment earlier this month in the wake of the delay or defeat of several reforms backed by the board, the officials said.

Disparities in the 120-member bowl subdivision have grown increasingly pronounced since then. Individual schools’ athletics revenues ranged from $3.8 million to nearly $144 million in 2010, according to the NCAA, prompting the less wealthy to lean more heavily on student fees and other institutional subsidization to try to stay competitive.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2012-01-29/ncaa-division-I-structure-football/52875162/1

True about UH not having a traditional fight song. Why not have a contest on who can come up with a fight song or remix an old one if there is one. The song chosen receives lifetime season tickets to all home games. The boys can still keep the Haka. Do it after the fight song. I notice when we lose we just walk off the field with our heads down. When we win we perform the Haka. It will show Pride and Class is always represented. IT’S WHO WE (polynesian people) ARE. I’ve always taught my son (currently on UH squad) since Pop Warner, “ALWAYS WIN with PRIDE and LOSE with CLASS”. Win or lose, fill the stadium. SEC, ACC, PAC-12 etc do it. Why can’t we?

Ever herd of the Crab syndrome? Crabs trying to get to top of the rock, but there are other crabs always trying to pull them down. When I read some of these of these blogs, that’s the feeling I get. People trying to help the program and well…..you all know the rest. Manuia le aso.

Congrats to Matthew Sparks on commitment to UMass with Rolo!

About the Haka, will Chow allow it?

UH fight song:

http://www.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=2068

almost always played after a uh score (home game).

mongering? huh?

95…thanks. i knew there was one. i just can never remember the lyrics.

al, remember when they had the old scoreboard at aloha stadium and they displayed the lyrics as the fight song was playing after a score? what didn’t make sense, and still doesn’t make sense today, was that the mascot was doing his thing and nothing ever got coordinated with the fans in singing the fight song. the coordination of fan effort was discussed previously so i’ll stop for now.

in the meantime, welcome recruits! good job coaches and parents!

keep working hard because once the scoreboard is turned on, only winning counts.

103,

No offense but there is not much fight in that song…. BORING!!! Someone really needs to write a new song and submit it.

This to me is “mickey mouse” and an insult to our past athletes, coaches and administrators:

The University of Hawai‘i Sports Circle of Honor is now in its 29th year. What originally began as the UH Sports Hall of Honor in 1982 is located on the inner concourse of the University’s 10,300-seat Stan Sheriff Center, overlooking the court. Over the years, a total of 93 members and 10 teams have been inducted into the Circle of Honor.

Have you ever tried to read the about the “Honored” athletes?

Have you ever noticed those plaques and “Pillars of Honor”? And kinda hard to read. Plus it looks terrible.

I got no problem with the plaques and stuff honoring athletes but Why have it only in the SSC? I am pretty sure no one can go and visit and view that Circle of Honor at their leisure. Fans and future fans should have a place to go and read about past athletic acheivements. I have been to other universities where I could read about past athletic acheivements and it was just an awesome place to visit.

What is the criteria used to determine entry into Circle of Honor?

Who decides? I think the Letterwinners club should have a strong voice in that. And I am pretty sure Adian Klemm is not in the Circle of Honor. Why not?

Somehow, we have to build an actual building that displays all the awards and honorees accomplishments. Call it the Hawaii Warriors Hall of Fame. Make it truly a place of honor. Where people can visit at their leisure. And set actual guidelines as to how athletes can make the Hall of Fame so that they have something to strive for, and nothing to complain about later.

Those pillars around the SSC is ridiculous and an insult to the athletes, coaches, administrators and to us fans.

Just my opinion.. And yes I donate to the program what I can afford.

also, no mo Noga’s in the CoH.

Speaking of traditions

they should start a pep rally on campus before every football game at least. that probably would bring more student support.

and everyone sing the fight song at the rally.

and make it a real school pep rally not the corporate rinky-dink stuff they have tried recently.

and start some new cheers. kinda no make sense everyone yelling Let’s Go Bows. , when we are called Warriors. The cheer should be Let’s Go Warriors! duh…

And YES, please end the Rain – … – Bows, back and forth endless, boring “cheering”. The problem with that cheer is that it has no end to it.

New cheers, or rally cries! please… we need something to answer back to all these other school’s cheers.

sorry, i got no solution here, i not big on the the rhyming stuff.

107 – I’m 90% sure Al Noga is in the Circle of Honor.

Are our colors still just green and white? What happens to the fight song when they wear green and black … ?

re : 93. 1sportsfan:

January 30th, 2012 at 9:20 am

About the Haka, will Chow allow it?

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

I hope Coach Chow will DISCONTINUE it – it’s a distraction to the task at hand;

which is to WIN the football game.

This is D-1 FOOTBALL, not ETHNIC STUDIES 101.

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

(In previous years, I did write Coach Mack about it; but he said he would let the team decide.)

Otto, looking through the list of inductees, no mo Noga’s.

Ideally, recruits SHOULDN’T be reading message boards, but no can help. Gotta wonder how many times a prospect Googles their own name to see what pops up and where it is coming from.

Willie Henry committed to Michigan. Congrads to him Really was hoping he would come but best of luck to him

awesome picture of davone bess and coach chow.

http://instagr.am/p/mTKz1/

glad to see warriors of past still keeping in touch with the football program, even with a totally new coaching staff!

TYaiea:

Das cause you stay from Aiea… and Aiea’s colors are also Green and White, yah?

The first line in the fight song,” here’s to our dear hawaii “it should be “here’s to hawaii’s warriors”…”dear hawaii” brings no fighting spirit.

TYaiea: I heard that Wendell Say was going to add Black to Aiea’s Green & White this year to honor “Aiean” Warriors like Savaiigaea, Keisel-Kauhane & others. Whatcha think about that? Nah, only kidding (I think).

Re: fight song – I attended a basketball “only” school. I don’t remember a fight song, just a cheer. Never learned the alma mater. Games were waaay off-campus (30 min in good traffic, at least an hour in rush hour traffic). Don’t generalize.

tyaiea – more schools are wearing black in addition to their school colors. Evidence of it was seen on Friday when Grand Canyon wore black. Their school colors were purple and white(?).

Watching part of the Pro Bowl yesterday, I noticed several tv views on Hawaii’s northern coast line shots which were just beautiful!

About 12-15 years ago, UH oceanographers began “mapping” the sea around the Hawaiian Islands and made a strartling discovery. They found a “rock slide” from Kauai to the Big Island and 5 – 7 miles in depth. What could have caused such an event?

always wondered why all the “northern” side of all islands were so “water to bottom of cliff” scenario – only exception is the windward side of Oahu, the Hanalei valley area of Kauai, and isthmus between Haleakala and west Maui mountain range.

Continued congrats to Coach Chow and his staff in recruiting players who want to be Warriors.

2 more days and chance that others will decide to be part of the Chow era – something special!

Add Nuclear reactor disposal site to Idaho versus none for Hawaii.

Posted this once before the so called “UH Sports Circle of Honor”

Robyn Ah Mow

Terry Albritton

Gary Allen

Dr. Charles Araki,

Jimmy Asato

Charlie Bessette

Don “Spud” Botelho

Heather Bown

Gov. John A. Burns

Anthony Carter

Jeanne Childs,

Deitre Collins

Paul Durham

Jason Elam

Leah Bennett Ferris

Richard Furtado

Fred Furukawa

Blane Gaison

May Kealohikikaupea Gay

Eugene “Luke” Gill

Vince Goo

Dr. Herbert Hata

Charles Hemenway

Tom Henderson

Jyun “Curly” Hirota

Ivanelle Hoe

Dave Holmes

John “Jack” Johnson

Joyce Kapua‘ala Ka‘apuni

Harry “Clown” Kahuanui

Bobby Kau

Solomon “Sol” Kaulukukui

Thomas Kaulukukui

Otto “Proc” Klum,

Harold Kometani

Dr. Roy Kuboyama

Chuck Leahey

Willie Lee

Angelica Ljungquist

Gwen Loud

Dr. Richard Mamiya

Beth McLachlin

Herbert Minn

Anthony “Tony” Morse

Judy Mosley

Les Murakami

Toshio “Bob” Nagatani

Ray Nagel )

Seiji Naya

Theodore “Ted” Nobriga

Moses Ome

Joe Onosai

Maynard “Buster” Piltz

Larry Price

Dr. Allen Richardson

Red Rocha

Dr. Alvin Saake

Dr. Shunzo Sakamaki

Soichi Sakamoto,

Jesse Sapolu

Jim Schwitters

Theodore “Pump” Searle

Stan Sheriff

Larry Sherrer

Nolle Smith )

Clay Stanley

Levi Stanley

Toku Tanaka

Larry Tanimoto

Ma‘a Tanuvasa

Derek Tatsuno

Dr. Donnis Thompson

Dick Tomey

Charles Ushijima

George Uyeda

Hank Vasconcellos

Bob Wagner

Alexander C. Waterhouse

Jeris White 94)

Teee Williams

Art Woolaway,

Mackay Yanagisawa,

Well, there’s something to be said about small-town settings…

As mentioned earlier, more & more teams adding Black uniforms (Oregon, Arizona St, Georgia, Northwestern, Kentucky, Maryland, Rutgers, etc.). This happened after UH wore their Black. I like to think that we started the trend & were the first in something on the national collegiate football level.

(We also had a “first” in appearing in a BCS game – more firsts to come in the future w/ Norm Chow & co.)

circle of honor…observations

there seems to be as many if not more non-athletes in this circle.

when will june jones be enshrined?

just because he is still employed, shouldn’t dave shoji be in there already like a long time ago?

where is mark tuinei?

if there’s larry sherrer, then there should be nolan george and tennyson lum.

where’s ed “soupy” kawawaki in all this?

shouldn’t timmy chang’s records been enough to get him a place here?

colt brennan, remember that guy?

what? where’s the 2007 warrior football team that made national headlines getting to the bcs’s sugar bowl?

there’s no doubt that the greatest ommission and error by the powers to be is the fact that they have refused to place the noga brothers in this enshrinement.

…nuff said

136…btw, i think only i got that one.

I’m sure Kyle Padron and Bo Levi Mitchell do not share the same sentiment of JJ as does Timmy and Colt. ‘love me then leave me” SMU almost got some of that too.

nice tag on jerrol garcia-williams

http://www.nevadapreps.com/boys/football/stories/RECRUITING-Palo-Verdes-Garcia-Williams-picks-Hawaii-138307499.html

OK. Hawaii missed out on the boy from ND.

Maybe stop by and leave a card with this Iowa family.

An Iowa woman has given birth to a boy weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounces – without the aid of surgery.

Asher Stewardson was born Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, measuring 23 ½ inches long. Fifteen months ago, his brother, Judah, arrived weighing 12 pounds and an ounce at birth.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/16630007/nearly-14-pound-baby-boy-born-in-des-moines

#145 – al – there is a total of 58 athlete’s and 29 non-athlete’s, this includes the latest inductees Brooke and Patsy.

51-D

Not sure what your point was to post such a statement. It seems you’re leaving it to others to solve a problem that may or may not be occurring.

But here’s the thing. Let’s assume you’re a former player as you’ve stated. If you’re referencing Adrian Klemm’s name I am to presume you both were teammates which makes you in your late 20’s to early early 30’s. At this point in life you should be well on your way in pursuit of your life’s goals and to being an outstanding citizen. Also at this age you should be more than capable of distinguishing whats right from wrong.

Now, rather than come onto the blog and condemn the program, why not step up and make a difference. Why not come forth, be a Warrior and champion a change in the culture. Right what you see as wrong.

If it’s simple handouts that you believe will change the spirit and attitude of the fans, then why not make it them yourself. Find companies that will sponsor the printing of those sheets with the fight song on them. You could make them business card size so that people could keep them in their wallets for easy reference. You could also have the lyrics printed in handouts given at games. This may sound absolutely crazy but, I believe you could even take it a step further. Why not convince stadium and Stan Sheriff officials to post the lyrics on the Jumbotron as the band plays the fight song. Or, how about this- get a band member to hold up a giant flip sheet with the lyrics on it! Have the student hold it up so that everyone in attendance can see it. Why not convince UH to post the lyrics to their website and make it available.

Perhaps you could hold pep rallies at UH and teach the students the fight song. Hold pep rallies downtown and get the business community to participate during their lunch hour. How about holding a statewide contest for school kids to create a video of their entire school singing the fight song!

Maybe you could start up an Alumni program that keeps in touch with all the former players. Not only from football but from every sport. You could make a Circle of Honor where you’d recognize former players achievements. Maybe create a website that honors every athlete. Post their playing stats that can be easily looked up and crossed referenced with other former athletes.

Once the Alumni program is up and running maybe you could have dinners, luncheons or fundraisers and invite these former players to attend to be honored or be guest speakers. Maybe even sign autographs and take pictures with fans.

You could have mandatory history lessons for current players to know about former players. They would have to do research, find a former player, interview them and enter their findings in a data base for all to see.

D- you have a allot work ahead of you. Good luck and get busy my friend. We look forward to hearing positive results from you in the near future.

Pomai…

I guess that means that at UH behind every 2 outstanding athletes is a third wheel.

I wonder what the ratios are at other unis.

I guarantee the Sark will be trying to start poaching off recruits from our class….

Top OT Zach Banner just announced USC over UDUB. Got to think Dejon Allen phone will be blowing up this week and I pray his commitment is solid… I usually hate these last 2 days of recruiting because usually more bad happens than good when it comes to midmajor teams.

Come on. Is anyone going to add a comment with some value?

in the past…the coach talked about recruiting bigger, stronger, and faster players.

now, the coach gets bigger, stronger, and faster players.

I’m hoping that the recruiting of athletes will turn out to everybody’s satisfaction. The athlete and fans. So far, it seems the results based on verbal commitments will turn out to be a banner year for football. Looks like Coach Chow’s efforts are paying off…considering he had to evaluate the prior staff and search for the present assistants…and survey the field for prospective recruits. I’m sure his position at Utah State gave him a foot up on the field of recruits.

Now, my two cents regarding UH uniform colors. The Athletics Director should standardize the shade of green to be used on ALL uniforms. No black. If athletes think black makes them look fiercer, well, I think we recruited the wrong athlete. Look at Boise State – blue, Ohio State – orange, North Carolina – sky blue. They seem to proud of their school colors and their performances don’t seem to have been hampered by their less than fierce colors. The haka and Vili the warrior? Ditch both of them. I agree that the haka would tend to exclude the mainland recruits. Not a message that should be given to all team members. After all, isn’t the haka of Maori origin?

besides samson aguay moving over to rb…i am still waiting for chinede “promise” amadi to make that transition.

like jeezy33 said, it is great stuff to have that shorty, little, shifty speed backs come flying out of seemingly no where behind those behemoths on the line. by the time you notice them they’ve already gained ten yards.

and then boom lakalaka to break your shoulder pads.

and then bam from a joey “palooka” iosefa to give you a mean buzz on the helmet.

then zip zip pass to miah and company from the slot.

and then aloha over the top to trevor davis and chris gant.

comng soon!

re: #163 $3.99?

one call is okay.

As Guy Hagi says, we’ve got the best weather on the planet.

It is gorgeous outside. That’s where everyone went I suppose…

Another thing that bothers me is the amount of attention local athletes get when they go to mainland schools. The write up of their performances is written so glowingly, as for me, “who cares?” Compare that to athletes who come from the mainland to play for Hawaii. The comparison is shameful. Hawaii athletes who go to the mainland should be relegated to “oh, by the way, so and so is doing this” on the back pages of the paper. Not only is the print media is to blame but TV is also bad about this. Teo of ND is a case in point.

Nice to see that Pat Hill has a job with the Atlanta Falcons as O-Line Coach. He was the enemy, but always respectful of the Warriors. Pretty funny to see that he attended UH Spring practices as a guest, at least I think it was spring ball.

Excited to find out what pleasant surprises may pop up on LOI Wednesday. Impressed with the body of work so far in such a short time with coaching staff.

per ST’s header ….

Offensive lineman Mike Milovale of Hartnell College has accepted a football offer from the Warrirors.

He was raised in American Samoa, and was a high school teammate of UH running back Joey Iosefa.

Milovale is 6-4 and 310 pounds.

i have nothing against those that are in the CoH but i question the selection committee on the requirements for getting into the circle. case in point, Clay Stanley’s achievements as a player vs. the achievements of Al or Niko Noga for the University of Hawaii. just sayin…my beef is with the selection process.

kevin…my comment was not meant towards any inductee. i just want the selection committee to someday forgive whatever pains them about the nogas.

milovale….aloha.

Welcome aboard, OL Mike Milovale of Hartnell College.

So, is he, Mike Milovale considered a “rebounder” or not? I am still interested in just who the “rebounder(s)” may be.

What happened to Mr. Dustin Adams, is he committed to coming to UH? Did not follow after reading that a UH assistant when up to see him.

Now that we have Mr. Lakalaka and Mr. Taliuli committed to UH, wouldn’t it be simply over the top for local recruiting if Mr. Brostek chose UH over UW. Wow, that would be quite a terrific start to the Chow dynasty.

The “third wheel” isn’t always a bad thing, on may devices, it’s the wheel that steers.

Come to think of it, who takes a recruit to Don Quijote?

Mike Milovale welcome to the Warriors!

Cheeehooo!!!!

or as us Chowder heads would say it, Chowhoooo!

dustin adams is no longer a hawaii recruit…he chose n. illinois.

Maybe he was “just” a pro-bowler or just another tall guy.

But he was young, muscular and looked taller and heavier

than cam newton…somebody you’d like your daughter to marry.

kev-1:

January 30th, 2012 at 1:49 pm

Why is it that when someone sees a tall guy with another tall guy, they assume the person is a recruit? What if he was just a guy who was new to the state and that was his dorm roomate showing him around? Are we eavesdropping that much on people’s conversations that we can ID people as recruits?

Frick, I’ve done that. 😆

Was sitting near courtside for a Wahine volleyball match years ago and Bill Amis brought two new guys with him. (Was Lasha Pargahlava and Petras Balocka). My friends couldn’t help hold in laughter as I was mockingly trying to peep in on their conversation in the row in front of us. 😆 😆

But in my defense it was pretty obvious they were bball recruits.

Any word on Fehoko Fanaika? Or no chance at all?

i didn’t realize how sought after fehoko fanaika was… c’mon ray, we need your help to win this battle!

offensive lineman Fehoko Fanaika, 6-6, 340, of the College of San Mateo, is looking at a long list of schools, including Hawaii, Texas Tech, UCLA, Utah, Utah State, Cal, and Fresno State.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/jan/23/filling-gaps-weis-seeks-jucos-transfers-bolster-ro/

i don’t see why not.

So happy Lakakaka is staying home. YES! Now can someone please call FAIRBAIN and keep him home too! He is AMAZING!!!!

Regarding Patsy Mink she was an incredible woman. She and my Mom went to Maui High School. If not for MINK there would be NO Title IX. May she rest in peace and be remembered as one of the real and TRUE feminist who did not hate men like the other feminist of her time.

Aloha to you all, especially to Tom Mui and Don Weir. Back to work. Very busy in LA with all the award shows.

polymom…thanks for the cookies!

heard that rumor, too.

Milovale is a tough and relentless guy. Him & D. Allen can be big assets to the DL.

fiso and brostek are killing me…i just want to know already!!!! waaaah!

@ PolyMom

Both my parents went to Maui High too. I was going to ask what year, but…………:-)

@219 Polymom: Patsy Mink was an exordinary woman. She was my UH (undergraduate) business law teacher. Friendly adversary when I was Ad-Ass to Sparky and always was irritated when I called her Sensei though she was only a couple of years older than me.

al:

January 30th, 2012 at 2:46 pm

polymom…thanks for the cookies!

Yes, Polymom. Thank you.

ST- Is that implying that some players are transferring? I think we have two many QB and slot recievers

Coach Chow on Petros and Money show

http://www.foxsportsradio.com/pages/petrosandmoneyplayer/mediaplayer.html

I know there are all kinds of recruiting rules, but are committed recruits (I guess oral only at this point) allowed to lobby fellow recruits?

I guess it would be kinda neat if some of the local boys who chose to stay lobbied Brostek to stay home too.

240 . . . thanks for posting that. That is quite an endorsement.

UH plays Montana in BracketBusters game. Why do we participate in this if the game isn’t going to be televised? What’s the use?

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/138365024.html?id=138365024

This is the interview that Coach Chow did with the LA radio station

http://www.am570radio.com/player/?station=KLAC-AM&program_name=podcast&program_id=petrosmoney.xml&mid=21775105

ST, Al and Buffoman,

I like tappanyaki but don’t understand why Benihana??? Help! 🙂

Likewise, just because it is on television doesn’t mean it has a purpose.

Notice that lots of the linemen recruits are already Bi…GGG and Ta…LLL! Noticeable difference from the past.

No need feed them cake noodles to fatten them up.

Hope they are quick, flexible and strong. Go Warriors!

ESPN, did not do the Basketballers any favors, by having them play Montana. Not an easy place to get to. Probably have to fly into Seattle, then catch a flight to Missoula, from there fly to El Paso, bus to New Mexico St., then head over to La Tech. What a road trip that will be.

BB teams plays in Missoula on Sat 2/18, then in Las Cruces on Thurs 2/23. It might take them that long to get there!

With 85 scholarships, the breakdown that typical colleges (non run & shoot) would be happy with:

QB – 4

HB – 4

FB/H Back – 4

C – 4

G – 7

T – 7

TE – 4

SE – 4

SB/FL – 4

S – 7

CB – 7

ILB – 7 (w/ 3-4 Base)

OLB – 7

DL – 10

P – 1

K – 1

U – 3 (Coaches choice – extra RB, OL, Receiver, DB, P/K, etc.)

Will be interesting to see if coaching staff will have to pare down some returning scholarship players.

Clues clues hmmmmmm

Hmm fantastic sams and benihana…..lol

Thanks Pipp!!

I kept thinking which recruit is connected to Benihana’s or Fantastic Sam’s! My one track mind is thinking additions and not subtractions.

Wild guess:

Benny hana hou = Another player from Kahuku? Maybe a “rebounder”?

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ST, any word on Brostek? Does Fiso, or Fanaika, have any relatives here, it would help if they did?

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nick januska picks colorado state.

lb sometimes an acronym for linebacker.

lb sometimes an acronym for long beach.

pick one,

so there wasn’t enough room for both januska and fiso? if a = b and b= c then i hope that means fiso is on board.

He is a HB, i believe we could use him, he isn’t getting any looks from anyone. He is interested in 3 WAC schools, 1 Pac 12 and 2 MW schools. UH is one of his interests. GET HIM!!!

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

288…yup, not surprised on that one. the distance of our lake is too wide for some to venture.

#286 how does that kid not have any other offers?! every run for the first 6 minutes is a TD!

Did we get Sam (Fantastic Sam) Awrabi?

Was it Sam or Salamo?

Chow getting close to his recruitment limit, probably will not hear anything until Brostek and Fiso decide.

Nytal.

283: I’ll take both. Glad his mom agreed.

301: Does that mean Fiso has committed to the Warriors. 😀

Come on Brostek, join the fun, be a Warrior.

Chop Chow?

if you had da skills, but had to choose a business adviser, who would you pick?

if wuz me, i’d pick someone like dad. Dr. Chow. no ifs, ans or butts.

and you can tell dat Coach Chow is not waiting for nobody. He is all business.

Go Coach. Go Warriors!

Coach Chow’s credo.

do your job.

do it right.

do it 100%.

and if you don’t, he’s worse den Donal Trump.

You’re Fired!

Is there any way we can get Chow and staff to take a look at Dajon Allen’s highlight film? Just so weird how no one has offered that kid. Unless he has some sort of issues, that kid should definitely be offered. No doubt about it.

email

snail mail

office visit

What his email?

whitey

its all in da hed my brudda all in da head 😆

Mike Milovale

Welcome to da Warriors young man. Welcome welcome welcome.

Listen to da Coach. He means all of us, including you, well. very well.

#308 Mattyboy Hawaii offered to Dejon Allen and he committed to Hawaii on Sunday.

Com’n on Now….(Carter of ESPN) calling pro bowl a fluke?

Some get Coach Chow Marshaun Coprich’s Highlight Video….

I’m so sorry yes I meant Dejon Coleman. So sorry for the confusion

Fantastic Sam= Great linebacker who plays the SAM position.

BIK

I’ve read a few posts about how recruiters would need to “talk to papa Brostek,” as though Bern himself is making the decision. Word is actually that he is rather hands off and it is all on Shane to make his choice.

Now yes, Bern is a famous UDub alumnus. But speaking as a parent, don’t you think Bern would love to see his boy stay and play for the home team? Any parent will tell you, it’s hard putting them on the plane.

BIK

If the recruits keep their word, no doubt about it, Coach Chow will keep his word. He will coach them to the tippy top of their game, individually, and as a team.

Coach Chow is a no fool around kinda guy. I don’t know how many times I’ve said this, but I’ll say it again because it bears repeating.

We are sooooo lucky to have Coach Chow as our leader. all of us. Governor included.

Jim Donovan included. we all gotta back up Coach Chow. even da Punahou Mafia. and da St. Louis Mafia. and da Kahuku Mafia. and da Big Island Mafia. you get da idea. heck, we all gotta back him up.

Hello! This is my first visit to your blog! We are a team of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a community in the same niche. Your blog provided us valuable information to work on. You have done a wonderful job!

ST, how is your auto, hope you not hitching home.

Word on the street is that Tom Olds is one of the players cut. Can anyone confirm or deny. Or at least confirm or deny that they are cutting players

337…BIK… You’re right about Bern. He wanted Shane to enjoy the recruiting experience. Something else about Bern… When he was in the NFL he lived on the cheap and saved up his money so that he could retire in peace. He still lives simple. So, I think you’re right that he’d prefer not to have to fly to the mainland to watch Shane play. But, its going to be Shane’s decision.

I am sure it was hard to let some players go. But it might be the best for both parties. It is not high school football anymore, D I football is no joke but it is still hard to let a young man go. Good luck to anyone who moves on. I hope there is no ill will toward UH

al,

You’re giving everyone a migraine with your “subterranean” messages. We’re busting our limited number of brain cells trying to decipher what’s going on. My head hurts so much I think it’s time to eat some ice cream.

Whoa! Chris Tanaka gave props to ST for breaking the news about Lakalaka. Good job, ST…you had quite a busy day yesterday. Chasing around 17/18-year-olds, then covering that lame game in your cushy digs at the stadium. 🙂

I’ve decided to see what I want to see, thus interpretation of Stephen’s latest comment:

opposite of Olds is Ok = News is Great.

Susan Sarandon = SS = Shane AND Salamo

or does he just mean is car (olds) is ok but he almost drove it over a cliff (Thelma and Louise).

ST,

Any news on Fanaika? You think we get chance? This recruiting class is looking Pretty good. It would even better to have someone like Fanaika as well as Fiso.

you guys are tripping me out on here tonight. and I aint even smoking

Haha….Tanaka(?). Okay, I get it. Ah, the 9 p.m. news is the first news of the day for me.

ewa…try this one

olds = thomas olds freshman olineman.

The Blog Host no longer drives an old towed?

😕

ST: You mean a Susan Sarandon moment as in her film Dead Man Walking?

d1shima (365) – Are you saying, the Blog Host, is following Coach Chow’s steps, and having his neighbor drive him to work? 🙂

rz…(and for gigi if she is still lurking) the teppan cooks at benihana use knives to “cut” the steaks, shrimps, etc.

the hairdresser’s at sam’s use scissors to “cut” your hair.

If I am reading “al” correctly, it seems Coach Chow has gotten a few surprise commitments he was not counting on, and needs to make room for those commitments, so he is cutting some players currently on scholarship.

is it just me or is there an uncanny physical resemblance between papa brostek and shane brostek with brock lesnar? distant cousin perhaps? lol.

steve…not quite. it seemed to me that they already may have more than they have room for this year including a rebounder or transfer or two. the greyshirt list was/is forming already.

in the meantime, team rules were laid down that needed to be adhered to as well maintaining the academic standards to be eligible. the subliminal message i got was/is that one or two guys may have crossed the border on these issues or some may be leaving by their own free will., these things are common place all across the nation.

its not that chow is cutting kids to make room for his own recruits.

chow is a man of great character and would not employ such a tactic.

(#353) Powder Puff:

You know, I’ve been thinking for a long time, and honestly I don’t know or understand the proper protocol. But it seems to me Mr. Tanaka (Hawaii News Now) in general (sports anyway), almost always takes what our Mr. Tsai reports, verbatim most of the time, and rarely gives credit.

Nice to see our blog leader finally get credit.

Since we’re talking, I often see Mr. Leahey (KHON) “borrow” some of the same information. But again, I don’t know or understand the proper protocol.

Been noticing!

Times are good…surf’s up!

Merci d’avoir lu tout. chaleureux

Wonder what the Blog Host will write about in tomorrow’s SA, since the Pro Bowl is over and gone. Will it be about some surprise commitments, or what players have left the program? 😉

Old School Dave – So rightfully said. Could Coach Chow be General George Patton, reincarnated.

Bleed Green & White…I honestly don’t know either. Maybe in an attempt to do the journalistic thing in quoting and attributing sources, they’re finally realizing their source is ST! The TV guys probably don’t see ST (or S-A) as a competing news outlet, so it’s okay to attribute their source as ST. But yes…nice to see him mentioned for his hard work. Getting excited for Wednesday!!!

392…you’re quoting chow verbatim?

rz…only if they don’t graduate

al, is there a certain amount of time they have to graduate?

Oh…I wasted a 400 shout out.

steve…yup. i think its five or six.

chow has already addressed game day and travel attire in team uniformed dress. he said probably not blazers. but, i am thinking either in polo or aloha attire with slacks. uniform.

SteveM – I live in Hawaii. Maybe, I should change my name, and tack on the initial to my last name, as you do. Start calling myself, SteveK. Would that be better?

406: I hope I’m feeling the right vibe. If not, oh well.

Steve — actually, we have a “SteveK” from July 2007. Not you is it? Anyway, I can differentiate by the date of first post. Use whatever you want.

Goodnight world.

:whistle:

back to therawing board steve with a k

that makes 5 recruits from this past weekend already and still counting, didn’t someone say we whiff this weekend.

not!

Its like you read my mind! You seem to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you can do with a few pics to drive the message home a bit, but instead of that, this is fantastic blog. A fantastic read. I will definitely be back.

Wow, did I scare everyone away. 🙄

There is clearly a lot to know about this

J. B. Priestley: “Like its politicians and its wars, society has the teenagers it deserves.”

Extremely good post.Really thank you! Will read on…

I’m sure glad Olds is still in play. He’s only a sophomore, and he got plenty time to get his head right be a parft of da Chowhounds.

these are exciting times.

am really enjoying the rush being created by this recruiting class.

wish i was a fly on the wall, listening to the upcoming meeting in less than 2 hours.

you see, coach is not waiting on anyone. full speed ahead, coach!

Good morning!

Welcome to the new Warriors!

Whoo-hoo!!!

Great Morning All!

Welcome to the Warriors, Mike Milovale!

Good Morning Gangeez! 🙂

Aloha Mike Milovale! Glad to have you as a Warrior!

Mornin’ d1.

Wait so who committed??

Dejon Allen

ok, looks like d1 went ho hi already, so no need reminder. and dpk, you late this morning. good morning, good morning.

Whos this De’jon Colemen someone was talking about? Did we offer him?

Wow his highlight video looks awesome!

Isn’t it unreal how De’jon has no offers yet? Just weird. He definitely seems like a legit D1 running back to me.

Good morning …it is always unfortunate when a player gets cut but normally these cuts are justified when the student/athlete is not doing the right things to keep his scholarship. I think it all depends what our new coach is expecting from our student/athletes that the current players need to adhere to.