Suggestions, anyone?

Pomai-

28-21 LizKauai

Just got home a little while ago.
#1 son and I went fishing and caught a bunch of halalu! What a great way to clear the mind and prepare for next Saturday!

And wow, did we have fun at our game party at Brenda and Paulie’s house! A bunch of the guys took their feelings to the golf course afterwards and launched a few drives.

We stayed back and pigged out on lobster and sang karaoke.

The I went fishing. Now I must moemoe!

Sweet Warrior Dreams!

they need to start having fun out on the field and play looser. they look so wound up at times. also, i’d like to see another blocker in the backfield to help make up for our trouble pass blocking on the edges.

ST,
so, you’re headed home for a few days and then you’re going to Las Cruces? whew, that’s a lovely flight, especially if you fly into El Paso. Give my best to their HC, haha….yeah right.

Warriors need to just buckle down, execute their assignments and it will be ok. no hype, no frills, just basic football, every play and every time. they should come out with a victory over the aggies, but time will tell.

GO WARRIORS
GO WILCATS (X2)

Hi ST,

i just read the article, (hip hip hooray) they mentioned Ryan and his sack, haha.

The Beast actually started and recorded 1 QB sack, 1 TFL and 1 assist; also, on film he was getting into the backfield and creating a little chaos. He had a blast, but was totally ‘spent’ after the game.

Have a safe trip home, we don’t get home until tonight, we leave after lunch and lay over in LA, then back to work.

And for all the Tsaikos still home in Hawaii nei, from both ST and the m/m bulla ohana, ‘….i’ll be back….’ haha

GO WARRIORS
GO WILDCATS (X2)

ST-

David Veikune either as a short yardage back or as a TE.

top 20

Quentin Beaver as a blocking FB inside the 5 yd line

Return Mouton to the defense! Stop trying to change and stick with basics to stop the penalties. Stick with on pure passer. Stop the predictable run play calling. Focus on one game at a time. You can’t go t o a bowl unless you win the game in front of you. Mac, please stay away from play calling on the offense and fix the porous defense. PLEASE!

Constructive comments:
1. Stick with Alexander at QB already.
2. Get Funaki some bigger pads, and put him on the field as a slot or RB.
3. The defense seemed to miss Mouton’s speed. Maybe (I no doubt know much less then Coach Miano or Mack, so “maybe”) keep him on defense – he’s our best defender.
4. Be patient everyone. This is an up and down rebuilding year. Let Mack recruit, and get more experience as a head coach.
5. Remember that win or lose, these are still our boys. These are the young men who chose to put on the Hawaii uniform, and like your family, you might get mad at ’em but you still gotta love ’em.
Bulla: congrats on a great year for Weber State and the Beast. Must be exciting times for a proud papa. I kept my eye on the Beast when they played UH, and that kid never stops hustling. That’s what its all about.
Aloha.

It will be a good morning if we allow it to be.

We are only two hours into the future. Yahoo!!!

Hawaiianbod (Warrior 4 Life):

November 2nd, 2008 at 6:41 am
my suggestion is to have ALL the haters/naysayers/arm-chair qb’s to either strap it up and get their arse on the field or put on the headset and see if they can call the perfect game!

i understand *chit* coming from trolls. but not from a Tsaiko. I will not name this individual and stoop to his level. You CONTINUE to “throw Inoke under the bus”. If you were Inoke or his family how would you feel constantly reading your cr*p?

First TG was your savior now it’s GA. Whomever it is, as a *fan*, you must support that person. You can’t be jumping off and on the bandwagon. Either you are with us or you are not!

For those who are curious, all you need to do is read yesterday’s posts and decide for yourself. btw, this *bashing* has been ongoing since the beginning of the season…and it’s getting tired and old.

nuff said!

*ok, stepping off the soapbox*

GO WARRIORS!

HawaiianBod,

EXACTLY! Those a-holes wanna say they have a “right” to say what they want, well the BETTER fans have to right to tell them to go to hell.

Being the superstitious guy that I am, I’m not going to put numbers for Pomai’s game. Last couple times were losses. Anything to help right?

My only suggestion is to fly Pride. up to El Paso and have him give the team his keys to winning…

Good morning Tsaikos everywhere.

hoboy, nowz my chance.

I agree 100% with VonAppen and Manoa Mist’s comments above. imho:

Alexander the QB for the rest of the year. Put bigger pads on Inoke and him play 2. put bigger pads on a coupla odda guyz 2. keep Ryan on defense, period. and this is a biggie, Coach Ron, work with the JUGS. Coach Mack, stick to defense. Period. Make Ron have total control over the offense so he don’t have any excuse about anybody looking over his shoulders.

But this is my 2 biggest concerns. Coach Nick, 1 your eyes give you away. Show trust in your QB choice. Make GA believe you have trust in him. stop calling him them over to the side. by the second half, everybody, fans included, feel like you walking on eggs. feels like you automatically going into a stall mode. c’mon coach. 2. I not sure if you’re buying what Coach Ron is telling you. If you’re not, then you and he gotta have a big pow wow this week and work that part out. Cuz your eyes give away the vibe that something ain’t right.

what I’d really like to know is, the penalties we got yesterday, were they the result of poor conditioning, poor execution or poor coaching? With so many over the past 9 games, i gotta figure the coaches are not playing excellent chess with our players.

Heck coaches, you’re not the players’ friends, you are their leaders and teachers.

Go Warriors.

wafan,

I can only imagine what the blogs in WA are like regarding those two programs

I don’t like the platoon at quarterback. The offense still need to find its identity and they can’t do that by rotating quarterbacks with such contrasting styles of play.

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kden with dat said about yesterdays game Esme out wooooosh

As Wafan put it, could be worse, our team could be in Washington. Man, has it ever been that bad for both teams simutainously getting shutout?

Seriously, the team just needs to work on the discipline with mental mistake penalties and catch the ball. Can’t win games with only spike moments.
I know it’s a young coaching staff, so plenty to learn, but have a feeling that a certain coach might not be back next year. ( will keep that nameless.)

Good morning all…

I’m still in mourning…next Saturday shall be better..

Bighilofan2: found a sports bar Crones? saw the last half of the last quarter yesterday. Went walking after the game and behold saw this brown sign with words ending with ESQ.!!!(smiley face)

Be back laters.

Hopefully this loss will only make them better. Sometimes you need to lose to really want to win.

I have a statistical question. How many designed running plays have we gained over 5 yards in the past few games, or this season? Not including QB scrambles.

Wasn’t last week average like 1.5 yards per play. I think we only had one or two plays this week that were over 5 yards.

It seems the short and out passes are the bread and butter right now.

I think it’s time to put the fun back in the games for the Warriors, put in a few trick plays, let the team come up with some, what the hay let’m have some fun out there.

Ughhhh!!! What a loss yesterday. Can only hope the Warriors will learn from the lost and rebound next week against NMSU. Remember, “it’s how you finish the season that counts!!!”
Can anybody tell me who the captains on the offense is? I don’t see anyone stepping up and taking a leadership role. I like to see GA step up but with him going in and out…it’s hard to see him step up.

CJS1 lost a bundle Huh?

Pomai:

November 2nd, 2008 at 8:24 am
CJS1 lost a bundle Huh?

He probably lost enough to pull out a 3rd mortgage or probably just another “never-has-been” in his little mind.

He should do a favor to all those around him and go have a couple of drinks and go off-roading at Kaena Point.

Constructive comments:

1. Call plays on offense as if we are trailing by 2 touchdowns.

2. Use the pass to establish the run,

3. Alexander is the starter at qb.

4. Pick the brains of the defensive coaches to find out what they most fear about the UH offense, and go with that.

5. Continue to use Inoke at qb on special plays with an empty back field and a roll out to allow the receivers to go deep. This should leave a wide open field and make him a more dangerous threat to run.

6. Use Rego at rb. He showed us he’s tough, and we’ve never seen him again.

7. Rotate players to keep them fresh. We should have pressure on their qbs every play.

8. Blitz all night.

9. Mouton on D.

10. Fix the secondary coverages so no man is left exposed for a deep pass.

11. When we face a running team, experiment with 5 guys on the line.

12. Follow Boise State’s example of adding special plays for certain guys so everyone on the team becomes a potential weapon.

13. Experiment with putting a guard in the slot who on the snap of the ball retreats into the backfield, and let Inoke roll toward him. Allow the defense’s nose guard to run through, and when he gets close to Inoke the guard can knock the snot out of the guy, and after doing that several times, the nose guard will probably lose his legs for the rest of the game and not be a factor.

14. Use a few plays where Leon is lined up just as he wants — deep in the backfield with a big blocker type in front.

15. Experiment with more formations.

16. Experiment with Inoke at rb looking to throw.

17. Encourage all the fans who want to fire all the coaches to come out to practice and then recruit them to be the scout team and pound the crap out of them. Hell, the Cubs have lost for 100 years and they have a faithful following all over the country.

18. Keep the offense going vertical, so draw the plays up accordingly.

19. Recruit the next Graham Harrell, the next Michael Crabtree, and a line like that of Texas Tech’s — they probably average 6’6″ and 325.

lava:

November 2nd, 2008 at 8:38 am

Constructive comments:
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17. Encourage all the fans who want to fire all the coaches to come out to practice and then recruit them to be the scout team and pound the crap out of them. Hell, the Cubs have lost for 100 years and they have a faithful following all over the country.

This is the best one I read thus far. Instead of kickoffs, can we pick one out of the bunch for the curbstomp? The ball is placed where their teeth land.

Kazz

I stay as much frustrated as anybody and maybe moa. So no get me wrong but only way I can express wot I saw yestaday is what my faddah always says….. boy if look like manua and smell like manua den son dat gotta be dodo.

pau now esmeeeeeeeee

Florida Ted-
You got your wish. They took out the brown guy and put in the white guy. Alex got the start and played most of the game. Despite his prowess, intelligence, and athleticism, UH still got spanked. So much for Alex the Great, huh, Tsai.

Here is a quote from the the sage of football:

“FloridaTed:
November 1st, 2008 at 12:15 pm

So, how idiotic does it look now to let Funaki drive us to nothing?

Your true colors are showing again, Ted, and this time, please don’t bring your innocent grandchildren into again. You must be one of those “undecided” voters in this year’s presidential election, huh?

Being the generous person that I am, I will indulge you in your fantasy. I will agree at this time to your wish that Alex be left in for the remainder of the season. If you truly understood football, as you claim you do, you would understand that the problems at this time rest with the O Line and Receivers. Until this piece of the puzzle is resolved, it won’t matter who is QBing the system. Rolo could be playing at this point and it wouldn’t matter.

I say let the community college QBs play. This way, the Polynesian players will see Mack and Rolo’s true colors, the same colors that resonate clearly and loudly in your posts, Florida. This will allow the Polynesian players considering UH to make an informed decision.

Finally, Higgins, at St Louis, please, whatever you do, please do not go to UH. Go play at Standord, following in the footsteps of Tavita Pritchard or at Oregon, in the footsteps of Moevoa, or at Arizona, in the footsteps of Tuitama. Don’t go to UH. If you do, no matter how good you are, Florida Ted, Mack, and Rolo will want to bench you in favor of Alex the Great or some other person like Alex the Great from the Community College.

I forgot to say, while I said I was frustrated, the better word for it is “disappointed”.

Like many of us here, I know this team is WAAAAAYYYYYY BETTER than what we saw yesterday and we will see it against New Mexico State!

Stephen Tsai:

November 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 am
What do you guys think of Chad Owens starting a camp?

The more the better! I heard Chad on L&L earlier last week I think mentioning his football camp.

It’s good to see local boys giving back to the community and giving kids the opportunity to bring out the best in themselves.

Postmanke:

November 2nd, 2008 at 9:02 am
Man there is so many things I would like to see. But this is not the game to be tinkering around. I hope we keep it simple. I dont have a good feeling about this game particularly because of NMSU D scheme. O line, Alexander, Funaki, whoever will have fits trying to figure out the blitz packages in this game. They blitz from EVERYWHERE and the LB’s line up right behind the D linemen in the 3-3-5 scheme – disguising very well. QB’s seem to have a tough time reading, get shaky and end up making bad decisions. Hence, the number 3 ranking in Pass D in the country. Coupled with our ranking in sacks allowed, dead last in the NCAA div 1, if I’m a Warrior O linemen I am sleepless in El Paso.

Agreed. I mentioned a while back about my concerns for the NMSU game and the 3-3-5 defensive scheme.

I can only assume that NMSU will bring more DBs near the line of scrimmage to present a problem for our running game and our o-line and I ASSUME they must feel confident about single man coverage against our receivers that have struggled to get yards after the catch.

Go routes seem to work especially when they want to go to a man free sort of thing in the 3-3-5, but as you mentioned it is a deceptive defensive scheme and the blitz is going to be HEAVY.

“What do you think? Constructive comments only, please.”
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Definition of “constructive”: (adj) constructive: emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good

There are some good comments here today.

Before anybody calls the coaches names or tells recruits NOT to come to Hawaii, let’s not forget that these are the same coaches and players who beat a nationally ranked team on the road a few weeks ago. That’s a first for our school, and there are many other schools who have never done that. Let’s try to keep things in perspective.

My only suggestions would be for the team to focus on two things: Consistency and Execution.

It’s in you, Warriors. Just do it.

Nuff said.

Constructive Ideas:

Stick with what UH does – the R & S. Go with Greg Alexander. Put Inoke at RB or Slot. That should keep defenses thinking.
Enough of the QB musical chairs. That’s what’s confusing to the Offense. Can’t get in sync.
Shake up the O-line by starting the entire second-team. Worked for USU.
Game -9 and still plagued by offside penalties.
Give a call to fmr NFL great Ray Berry for some tips on pass catching and how to hold on to the ball.

One pet peeze: I’ll get slammed for this, but the players should get rid of “the hair” (that encompasses all ethnic groups on the team) and the attention players are drawing to themselves. Has a “it’s better to look good than to play well” message. Seems to divide rather than promote team unity. Being proud of one’s culture is fine, but football is a team sport. No need for ethnic chest pounding IMHO.

“It’s good to see local boys giving back to the community and giving kids the opportunity to bring out the best in themselves.”

At $60 a month for sundays only….I’m not sure its giving back…But his kids gotta eat too.

Howzit Kekoa! 😉

It’s what you are all thinking, but are too afraid to say because you are all locals and want to be “polite”, with a lot of “Aloha”. Nalani, the Aloha spirit is what caused you all to lose your lands to people like me.

Stop doing the hula and go out and get yourselves some land.

Constructive comments only, please.

Bye Nalani. Have fun in Kona.

DPK – I didn’t mean you. It was for other people that either don’t understand english or can’t follow instructions…

Have a great day, Nalani! I’m glad you girls are doin’ the hula today, because you guys do it so well! 🙂 Kiss Lehua and tell her howzit from me.

Ronnie Girl-

No worries. We know who we are. 😉 How are you doing today?

Ronnie,

How true, eh?
Would love to see some of these posters at the next TsaikoGate. 😉

Hi DPK. I’m doing good. I’m counting down the days until I get to come home for Senior Night and the Na Koa banquet.

I did learn one this from yesterday’s game… I can’t watch a game with my dad. We argue about everything from play calling to personnel 😀

Hi Rich!

Sorry you can’t make it for lunch tomorrow. Are you going to the NMSU game?

Kazz:
November 2nd, 2008 at 8:30 am

“Any other suggestions as to what YOU think would work you FU*KING FOOTBALL EXPERT YOU?”

On my way out, I came across this nugget of restraint and wisdom. Thought you might all want to know the real Kazz. ST, is this the kind of conduct you were referring to?

I’m done. Gotta go.

hi DPK

Hope all is well, on my wayback to the homelands. I am the only male In shorts at SLC airport, haha

Can’t wait to get home

Stephen, does the Princess get to fly up to El Paso this week so we can have videos starting Wednesday?

Howdy Herr Buller!

Congrats to the Snow Beast for his good day yesterday. What an evolution that guy’s experiencing. Wouldn’t it be something if the Wildcats got into the national playoffs?

Good morning Tsai-kos!

You guys are being too nice to that bigot CJS1. He’s a prime candidate for SMUing. ST? Please? I can’t to see stuff like ANYWHERE. 😡

Good morning all! Hmmm? Tough one yesterday, is there anyway someone can coach up Lane (#89) to run his routes up to the down markers then make his break? He always seem to run a yard or two short when we need a 1st down 9 2 games already). Inoke at slot would take advantage of his running ability in the open field, and provide a different threat from the slot ( i.e. passing). Wright-Jackson at KR-PR would be a change up. His speed should find some way on to the field, although he does seem to be running gimpy, still injured? A certain O.Lineman seems to be consistently flagged for holding or illegal motion. Why? Lacking focus? Tired? Think some other guys on the depth chart should at least get a look. We need more separation at receiver and slot.

I like to see more leadership on the offense. Someone to get everyone to focus and step up.

Aloha Kakahiaka!

I feel all puffy and itchy today… cannot be all that lobster shiro I scarfed down yesterday, right?

I sure is nice to throw and catch again. The halalu are about 5 months late this year.

As mr. Pride. would say (paraphrased) – you are never as bad or as good as you think you are when you lose/win.

I believe in our team of coaches, players and fans.

We have seen another learning opportunity and there is much good yet to come.

Whether we choose to see things with a short or long perspective, I believe that when we choose to look at life with a positive attitude, we benefit ourselves and those around us.

Time for breakfast!

ST,
Mahalos for reposting the football camp at Booth Park. I posted the football clinic info previously on the blog so hopefully there will be a good turnout. Chad Owens and some other former players will be hosting the camp…his in law’s, the Keomaka bro’s should be there too. Anyway, glad to see my boys representing and giving back to the community.

Hi Kymry!

Here is a fun tidbit about our fave Redskin!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/redskins/2008/Oct/31/halloween-skins/

“Halloween hijinx

Guard Randy Thomas left Redskin Park this afternoon with a gorilla mask in hand. Tight end Chris Cooley and receiver Santana Moss switched jerseys during practice and Moss joked that he was going as Cooley for Halloween. Quarterback Colt Brennan pretended he was coach Jim Zorn from back in the day with John Stocktonesque short shorts. And there are pumpkins at the entrance to the facility carved with the team logo, late safety Sean Taylor’s No. 21 and other such expressions of Redskins fandom. Do you get orange when you mix burgundy and gold?”

labrat- if this was the game that slingshot the team through the rest of the season in the W column, I’d say it was a good thing.

Even if it wasn’t- I still believe in the Good Things in life. No one really knows the significance of events until hindsight reveals the truth.

GO WARRIORS!

don’t know how stephen can report news when it isn’t good. i gotta upload it no matter what too i guess.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzPHJJkP0sk

oh, and hopefully this other video will be bring a smile to some people’s faces to help us forget.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pup0LwoA_cs

Alexander the Great for the remainder of the season! Yes!!!

I think that would be a great idea to get LWJ some return time. The coaches have to figure out ways to get the ball in different player’s hands– everyone knows that Funaki is a player, but so far the only way that they have figured out to get him playing time is to rotate the guy in at QB. The defenses are T’ing off on him because they know that they can stack the box with him in there. Sure, he has had some good long passes, but those have not been the norm. He is talented guy. Get him and Alexander in at the same time. Mouton is also a talented guy, but the way the defense is breaking down and giving up big plays they need him back there. Leave Pilares in at slot and if you want to have him run the ball do it off of handoffs with motion. Rotate more receivers in. It isn’t like there has been lots of rhythm developing the way it is. Put Farmer in as a tight end in certain circumstances. As I mentioned the other day I think they have to open it up. McMackin kind of alluded to doing that, but pretty much it just meant putting Mouton in at slot.

Malloe should focus on putting in schemes to block punts. When you are the worst punt return team in the nation and the season is more than half over you have got to start looking at other ways to make that part of the game mean something. Why even have a returner? Put all the guys up there and go for it every time.

OMG I can’t believe I actually want Dallas to win. Sacrilege!!

Good morning/afternoon, Tsaiko-Nation and Tsai-Meister.

ST, your suggestions are intriguing and could work, but my main concern is this incredible gloom and doom that descents over the blog after each loss.

Sure, I was frustrated and disappointed, like the rest of us, but let’s look at this whole situation a little more clearly and realistically :

1.) We all knew that this team would be a work in progress for awhile. Well, in progress to me means ups and downs and that’s what we’re getting right now. Why the shock? We’re not last years team.

2.) This game was “one of those games” that happen in college all the time. Look at Georgia, Fresno, Texas, etc.Does anybody really think that Florida is 39 points better than Georgia? For that reason I was less frustrated than the San Jose game.

3.) This team has traveled a LOT ! Maybe they were a little more fatigued than normal. They flew to 4500 ft of altitude, combine that with jetlag and mistakes will compound. We’re not good enough yet to win without all out effort.

4.) There was nothing wrong with the overall sceem. We should have won this game fairly easy. 4 zeros out of 5 in the redzone spell doom and was killed by mistakes, pure and simple. The only plays very questionable were the three running plays up the middle. We moved the ball well, but dropsies and penalties snuffed us out (fatigue and resulting lack of concentration?).

5.) Somebody said not to let Alex play the option. That is foolish, his pitch was right in Libres chest, but he looked into the endzone before he’d secured the ball, plus the pitch was forward and should have been an incomplete, unfortunately the coaches didn’t challenge.

6.) Funaki in the slot or as a passing running back could have promise. We should try it a couple of times.

7.) The next game will show us very quickly what our team and coaches are made of. If they win, and I truly believe they will, the world is back in order and the storm clouds will have blown away.

8.) Next year is really the first year we can gage McMackin as a coach. This year he took over a depressed program in shambles and gave us hope. Did we really expect to repeat last year? Come on boys and girls.

9.) Stick with Alex the rest of the year and we’ll get better and better with each game. Next year, open it up again and go from there.

10.) We will beat NMST and we will go to the Hawaii Bowl.

11.) Cinci will be our signature win.

So, my fellow Tsaikos, heads up, the future looks bright. We have great talent redshirting and coming in. I’m glad that Coach Mack won’t sacrifice the future for the temporary gratification of this year.

GO, WARRIORS, regroup, reload and win with new fervor.

chawan_cut,

Great post, we share very similar sentiments.

I hope I can stay with positive comments.

Penalties: calls for great discipline – don’t give the zebras the opportunity to make that call – a 2 or 3 yard gain is better than 10 or 15 yards backward – some times have to wonder if the zebras are getting back at Hawaii for their 12-0 season?

Again, those “non-calls” against USU and other teams make it appear that the zebras have an agenda against Hawaii. People will argue that is not the case, but how can one explain the obvious,blatant holding by other teams and no flag? Did the official suddenly get some thing in the eye or was distracted by some thing else and missed the call. On one play, the head refree reached for his flag, but pulled back when USU was on ofense which resulted in along gain for USU.

Dropped balls: again, discipline and concentration – changing Qbs will affect timing, speed of ball, and trajectory making it tougher for completions, but that’s what practice is for – receivers use the “jugs” machine – your use is an indication of your dedication to your self and team. Rember, “soft hands”; bring ball into you for completions.

Personnel: use or lack of use thereof, from the fan’s perspective, may be a hint to the coaches that nothing is static or written in stone – yes, you have crafted plays, but that does not mean that new ones suggested by fans should drop on deaf ears.

I must agree with other bloggers that what the coaches said about using more players is not what is occurring during games except on defense. Correct me, but I did not see any replacements for the receivers especially after long passes. Where there any changes for the O-line? Other teams do it all the time!! Don’t be like JJ and give others the experience of game time conditions. It will only make the “reserve” players better for now and in the future. Practices will NEVER duplicate game situations.

Coaches: One of the most glaring mistakes made by top leaders is the failure to teach and “groom” some one to replace another including your self. If you train someone to be better than you, it speaks volume of you and your leadership abilities. This applies to any level of management or type of work. And, yes, many will disagree, but it is true.

I agree expat. I was surprised that they did not go after the punter. He took a lot of time to get the punt away.

Thanks for the info on CB Liz! Were sitting in the rain at Vidinha watching son no.2 play championship game.they’re down by 2 goals but its a good game.

It can work, but you need to set it up… Those 2 plays I referenced there was no prior set up to the play and the D have it covered before the pitch.. I think we never see that play again inside 15 rest of the year.

I dont remember anything positive from running that play recently in the red zone? maybe short memory, sorry.

Anyway, it’s all water under the bridge, let’s just regroup and concentrate on NMST.

Oh yeah it did work in the red zone: Raphael Cherry did pitched it to Anthony Edgar vs Colorado St

I dont Libre for looking up at 4 defenders ready to put the smack down on him. GA either, looked like he had the hot potato that was about to explode he wasn’t going to take it. “here you take it”

…just bad play calling

A House, how true about teaching others and elevate them to another level above you. Many on the top forgot that at one time, they were on the bottom.

HUSTLE, HUSTLE. One of the most glaring things about this year’s team is the lack of hustle. They drag their butts to get to the huddle whether it be on offense or defense.

TACKLING. There has been some improvement, but poor tackling showed up in this game and as a result, USU made big plays.

VEIKUNE. Now this is a football player!!!! His motor is unbelievable and at this rate, he will definitely be the first player taken in draft for UH. Now only if we had somebody who possessed the same speed and skill on the opposite end.

MIDDLE LB. When Blaze was injured we lost more than a lb, we lost a mlb (sol e) and somehow watching what happens in the middle this game was the total ineffectiveness of the mlb. Brashton is good, but he has got to make the plays in the middle and not get blocked out.

OTHER PLAYERS. This has always been on of my pet peeves. You take 64 players on the road and somewhere along the line, you will need to play other players who may produce more, have more enthusiasm, can control the ball, etc. Give them a chance. I thought that this game would have been an excellent one to give Rausch a shot instead of playing Funaki. Personally, I think Funaki is still hurting from the 2 concussions and this is affecting his play.

COACHES. What can I say that has not already been said by a lot of Tsaikos. They need to be coaches and teachers and if discipline action is needed, lay it down on the players. Basically, this game was lost by the coaches. Bench players who are not performing and put in others. Give your field captains more authority and play calling, so they don’t have to be waiting for plays. If the opposition goes to no huddle plays and quick count, UH will get trampled because they are not ready (hustle).

My take and hope that this week’s game with NaMaSu is not repeated.

Because Rausch’s hand was sore in the beginning of season and only took a few snaps in the Fla game, would that make him a medical hardship to gain another year? They must be saving him, he is clearly the best pure QB we have. Didn’t the coaches confirm that weeks before the Fla game by naming him the starter? Wonder what changed?

I am in agreement with #140. The Hawaii Bowl may and would probably not happen for hawaii this year. The team started thinking and acting like it was theirs before the game on Saturday and overconfidence got the better of them. A team like this, a team in transition cannot get overconfident. They have to play like someone just beat up their sisters, mothers or kid brothers. A little angry.

Watching Texas Tech paly yesterday, I was just so impressed by the paly of the defense. They played with such controlled rage, and the tackling…wow! If we learned how to tackle like that and did it all of the time, we’d eliminate many of our defensive issues. Somehow our guys have the belief that if they run into the opponent they should fall down. many, in our defensive backfield simply do not choose to wrap up the opponent. Whose teaching?

Maybe this was a hand that was not truly what coach mack wanted and he’s doing the best he can with what he has. next year, no excuses. At this point he has to draw the line between friendships and what needs to get done. If his coaching team needs to be put on notice (we have 4 games and I will be evaluating) do it. It would be a much, much rougher 2009 season if the held pat knowing that his loyalty to friends was more important than the business of running a team. Somehow, I don’t believe folks will be as patient, not with that huge salary and the expectation that goes along with it.

As I posted the past two weeks in a row, Alexander should be starting QB with no platoon system. However, I’m all for Funaki coming in on limited plays here and there throughout the game to show a different look — but only for a play not an entire series. Third and short situations and goal line situations would be perfect. Almost like a wildcat formation.

Play calling on offense has to improve. Farmer up the middle on 3rd and goal? Libre was running all around the USU defense and he disappeared for a quarter and a half.

How do you not challenge the pitch forward fumble? If I can see it’s going forward from my couch at home, how can the coaches in the box not see it? And it would cost you what? A first half timeout? That was terrible judgment. Our coaches need to learn to gamble on a big payout, low risk situation like that and challenge the call. That would have given us the ball back knocking on the door.

Lastly, we can’t give up the big plays. That’s what killed us this game. The long TD pass and the long run by the QB are two plays that pretty much pushed the game in USU’s favor.

Having said that, we can still win 3 out of 4 to finish the season. We just need to strap up and play smart. Let’s go Warriors!

Iwonderwhytheyhateme-

I made that remark to remind those who were name calling and bashing to keep perspective. My point was that our team has the potential to do better, much better. I wasn’t trying to glorify the ranked opponent which they beat. Nevertheless, it’s still a great accomplishment, but if it has little or no meaning to you, that’s your take on things.

I was just trying to find positives to build on.

And the word is “alluded”, fyi. 😉

Attention Tsaiko Nation!

Tsaiko T-Gate Eggstravaganza Coming in Hot & Heavy!

Date: Sat. Nov. 08

Time: 11:00 AM

Place: Bay View Golf Course (See link below)

http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Bay.View.Golf.Park.808-247-0451

Since this is our last TV-Gate, we want to send a Tsunami thru the Tsaiko Nation with Football, Food, Fun, Fellowship and Foolishness!

Mark your calenders, make your plans for this one. We will roll out da UH Prize Wagon to award all kind prizes for your game time ‘props’ but the thing is…you must be present to win!

After the game, for those of you who want to flex your golf shaft on the driving range, there will be special prizes awarded for the best and the worst drives! (even get one where you can ‘kick’ da ball off the tee if you like!) Aunty Tita lead foot brought that contest to mind.

Stay tuned for more detailed information on the Menu, seating arrangements and who to contact for reservations as we roll thru the week.

oops one more thought.

i dont think people are name calling and bashing (for the most part). I think people are calling it like they see it. i think for the most part people are still supportive and know that this year is a pass, next year is when we can begin to make some serious judgments.

as a fan. and a big one at that, I would never reserve myself from criticizing something when it is warranted and factual. its when people get too personal and overly emotional that things get out of hand.

hi folks……….

a lot of good suggestions and a lot old ones too.

we must eliminate the mental errors. this is costing a slightly better than average team to look like a slightly below average team.

if the players can’t play without the mental errors, then replace those that consistently do make the mental errors with someone else who won’t. at least we could have a chance at succeeding without all the penalties.

its frustrating for the team. if i were alexander on that series when two successive penalties were called after scrambling and getting whacked down upon making an all out effort to get the first down, i would be firing off at whoever did it.

that is a classic example of how we are playing these days. one step forward and two steps backwards.

the whole team seems snakebitten.

and if we are a run and shoot team then why do we run three times in a row only to be stuffed!!!!

aieee.

We’re all entitled to our opinions, but please refrain from name-calling and cussing.

So what excuses people like Kazz who finds creative ways to make his own personal attacks against “strangers who have never posted here before” and disguises cussing like in #49 and #60?

What about his “then I gotta wish for a waiver of a 5-day waiting period to purchase a firearm.” in post #60? Some of his postings here and at the SportsHawaii forum comes across worse than the trolls he so despises and furthermore, sounds like someone with anger management issues who lets these people get under his skin to the point where he implies perpetrating bodily harm on said individual. That to me is sign of sick individual with issues.

Joking or not, to even talk about firearms in this manner is rather unsavory in my opinion. You folks may know him well enough from your IRL get togethers but since this blog is open for anyone to read, you cannot assume everyone knows a posters real character. If I was a blog host, I would publicly rebuke that person even if it was someone I knew because implying violence in this manner even if it was meant as a joke is something I would not condone. It has no place at all on what you say is a family blog.”

iwonderwhytheyhateme-

Iwonderwhytheyhateme-

“It’s Official: Fred VonAppen reincarnated (Fat Mack) is back. Except for Funaki, this year’s team must be the worst team the UH has fielded in the past 10 years.

“To all you Polynesian warriors out there thinking about playing for UH: don’t do it. Go play for one of the Pac 10 teams.”

This is what I’m talking about. Doesn’t it look like bashing and name calling to you?

I actually agree with many of the other observations posted here. The only reason I’m not specific about my suggestions is because I know that sooner or later, others, if not most posters here will be posting things which I agree with. (Including some of what you posted.) And I for one, brother, don’t hate you. 😆

sorry for posting your name twice IWWTHM.

d1-island,

thats junk. i think boise could sweep any team from the big east. wish they could get into the national champ game.

Kekoa:
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:52 pm

After the game, for those of you who want to flex your golf shaft on the driving range, there will be special prizes awarded for the best and the worst drives! (even get one where you can ‘kick’ da ball off the tee if you like!) Aunty Tita lead foot brought that contest to mind.

Auntie Tita Leadfoot did wha…huh??

I bringing da foot on Saturday and going take a whack at it, but are we talking offa grass or mats? **Fair warning, bring protective (head, body, other) gear.

Auntie,

I tink you get to “tee” it up

Rose Bowl.

USC-Texas II would be more palatable to the BCS than Boise-OK II

iwonderwhytheyhateme:

I think Chris Peterson would take the Huskies job ONLY if Washington U agreed to paint the football field purple.

D1

That would be a better rematch definitely! Both scenarios, 2 of the greatest games ever played.

Somehow I think Texas will find its way to the title game against Penn St imho

Postmanke,

What a way for JoePa to go out ,eh? IF he can pull it off…

A few days ago someone asked what the meaning of “usu” was.

Obviously we all know now: trap game

what I’d like to see

coach Lee on the sidelines calling plays, Rolo upstairs reading the D.

a win-win situation, with coach Lee calling plays directly, we would cut out the middle man and remove Mac from the down to down decision making ( face it, he needs to concentrate on the D)

by now, Rolo should be able to recognise defenses and their tendencies in addition, this will make him a better coach in the long run.

D1

Penn St looking good to get to title game. However I think they would get destroyed by teams 1-7. It would be nice to see! Paterno is amazing!

in ’85 or ’86 somehow I got into talking with Penn St president about Tim Manoa. back then he mentioned that Paterno was definitely retiring in about 2-3 years. Unbelievable 20+ years later still going!

Las Vegas – thank you!!! I said the exact same thing on Saturday…well said and great suggestion!!!

las vegas:

coach Lee on the sidelines calling plays, Rolo upstairs reading the D.

AMEN!

Unlikely scenario:
Until next year. When Rolo can go back downstairs and Mike Sanford can come in and take over the play calling duties. Sanford is a terrible head coach but a great Offensive Coordinator. Hope we can land him before Urban Meyer takes him back.

wafan:

atleast you have the super sonics. …oh wait their gone!
never mind.

Postmanke,
I think sanford will keep his job for another year.
UNLV is too broke to pay for two head coach salaries at once.
We’ll see Sanford next September, in ‘Vegas

ST, do you know if mouton will continue to play offense? I hope not.

Snickers and 3 Musketeers now have these small 100 calorie candy bars.

great! fewer calories, help me lose some flab and still get some sweets.
so I ate seven so far (in the past 2 hours) Mrs LV is very unhappy with me (again)

Stretch . . .

Why not r/t from SEA/HNL and r/t SEA/LAS? Probably less expensive that way. Flights from SEA/LAS are on US Air and Alaska (non-stop) all others have 1-2 stops.

I am hoping the game will be at Qwest Field that way the seating will be better. Hopefully, the band will be able to come up for that game, too.

Stretch,
Sunday flight is up to $775 +taxes
if U leave on Tues its $517

got my Feb 2009 tix on Hwn $304 + taxes o/w $609 r/t

Stretch,
bt it’s ‘Vegas baby!!!

Here are my suggestions:

1) Leave LWJ as the main ball carrier, change the running plays to use his speed, he is not the type who will power through the middle but more the type that will outrun defenders.
2) Move Rolo to the booth and RL to the field. Rolo will be able to see where the holes are in the defense and help the QB find the holes in the defense.
3) Stop the QB rotation. Leave Alexander in, if Funaki is going to be inserted, insert him as a slot or receiver. There is no rhythm to the offense at times.
4) Consider no huddle, it will stop the defense from setting up.

The offensive line play has been less than spectacular but there are times where they are taking the rap where the QB holds on to the ball too long. They can’t be expected to block forever.
Do believe there are times the coaches are too easy on those who make mistakes, bench them or sit them down awhile.

With all due respect to the head coach, he needs start acting like one. A head coaching position is not one you grow into. It’s way past time to take control of his assistants and demand the excellence his players deserve. Crediting the effort of his team and coaches for this dismal performance is not only wrong, but, counterproductive.

There is plenty of talent on this team offensively and defensively; however, they play more like individuals than a cohesive team.

Well coached teams can overcome dropped passes and a few missed tackles. What it cannot overcome are missed assignments, wrong alignment, a lack of discipline, and a lack of “team.”

Don’t blame the players; this belongs with the coaching staff.

Just wondering if I missed something…since Washington State is in Pullman, not Seattle, why would they play at Qwest? Just wondering if I missed an announcement of some sort…I was planning on flying in and out of Spokane either from Seattle or Las Vegas on Southwest.

Stretch,

Southwest Airlines has decent one-way fares & some online specials, but they aren’t booking beyond March 2009 right now. They have a $101 one-way from Seattle>LV for this coming weekend. Sign up for their Ding! program. I’ve bought some great fares thru that program if you don’t mind waiting.

ST,

Re: LWJ – I was thinking the same thing yesterday. Punt-return, kickoff-return, or the “Moses play” where you part the Red Sea… I might be out in left-field, but I think he could use tai chi to improve his peripheral “vision”. Worked for me… It’d have to be with the right teacher, tho.

W-Doc,

Great to hear that Dr.Doc is doing better & can have visitors.

Kona Girl,

It appears every so often Washington State moves one of their home games to Seattle. They did it this year when they played Oklahoma State.

I suspect they do this because the revenue opportunities are much greater in Seattle than if they were to play the game in Pullman, especially if the non-conference foe is a higher-profile one. Their home stadium only seats 35,000, which I believe is the smallest stadium amongst the BCS schools.

I love you too Kekoa. grrrrr…. 😈

I just returned from Kona and have to gripe about the terrible service on Go!. Now just to be clear, we don’t usually fly Go!. We fly Hawaiian, and love that airlines. But these tickets were purchased by our client, so we have to go where they make us Go!.

These are a series of shows, so last week we flew to Maui. They lost our keyboards. Had to borrow someone elses for the gig. Again this week to Kona, they lose our keyboards again. This time, we never did find them, even back in Honolulu, so I think my keyboard player is still there at the airport as I’m typing this.

Then, we gate check our guitars because we use soft carrying cases to protect them and the cases don’t fit in the overheads (they fit in Hawn’s overheads though)…All of our instruments are very high quality (ie very expensive) and the guy doing bags is just throwing them out of the hatch. Oh my gosh, we all almost had a cow. Luckily, my favorite guitar is still OK.

Went to complain and walked all over but couldn’t find a supervisor, so I thought I’d spread the word online.

Must admit, the flight attendant was very friendly.

I’m wondering if anyone else had similar problems? Service just isn’t what it used to be.

im back

Leon Wright Jackson = Power-I formation/something similar or put him in as a receiver.

the guy is nebraska sized rb. he needs to hit the hole HARD. nevermind the shifty shifty stuff.

Edward is on the money. With all of the money were paying the top guy, he really is the one who needs to set the pace with regard to what is acceptable and unacceptable for his team. Discipline, blocking and tackling, practice routines, who coaches where, personnel, all of that ultimately rises to the leader.

Liking someone one who is wonderful in the community may not necessarily get the job done, so to speak. I got to know coach Von Appen and found him to be a nice guy who thought his athletes should strive to be great students and community minded folks. Nice guy, meant well but did not win.

If you noticed, the guys who he recruited were all quite terrific with the new head coach.

JJ may not have been loved by all, but over the span of his tenure, he did one thing well, for the most part his teams won.

Coach Mac is a nice guy who deserves the opportunity to lead. Now it is his responsibility to do just that. Make no mistake about it, winning is at the top of the list of the head coaches ability to lead.

Nalani. I love Go! but I recognize that their planes are smaller and have adjusted to them. Other “feeder flights” for big airlines on the mainland are using CanadaAir jets so I always look at what kind of jet is being used when I travel.

One thing nice thing about Go! is their stairway service. I take my rollon bag (guitar, or other med sized instrument) as a carry on. Then I give it to the attendant at the bottom of the stairs to the plane and they put a ticket on it and carefully put in it in the baggage hold. When we land, I pick up the item when I get off the plane and it does not go to baggage claim. This does not work with large items, tho.

Next time, just let the client know your baggage and equipment needs to fly on a larger plane.

Hope everything arrives safely!

Gotta cook dindin.

Our Warriors move the ball all the way to the redzone well enough.. It’s after they get there that the problems surface. I hope they will focus on redzone plays in practice this week. Next to fumbles and interceptions, I believe that nothing deflates the team more than a score denied in the redzone.

For anyone watching the Altitude feed yesterday, the annoncer made a great comment when Farmer was denied scoring from the 3 yard line. He said “This guy is 6’1″, 248 lbs and running diagonally? Bad play call, they need to run him up the gut with that size.”

Las Vegas,

Hope you feeling bettah! I saw mentaiko in the store the other day & remembah’d the udon. What’s the name of that restaurant?

I gotta hear you sing when you come back in Feb.!

I BELIEVE in this team. GO WARRIORS!!!

Esme & out… back to my aunty’s…

SteveM,
Yup, going back for Mom’s one year service and nephew’s marriage.
2/17 to 2/24, got the flight, got the car, almost set for a hotel.
Karaoke? I certainly would not want to impose on you, especially at Genji’s, say at seven p.m. to closing.

Sounds like it was an exciting game but the UH Men pulled out a victory 72-70 against UH-Hilo.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081102/BREAKING02/81102090

belive=believe

lab rat – I’ll double check on 360, but wasn’t the first run off tackle, then up the gut? Regardless, he couldn’t pound it in….So many frustrations yesterday. But, it’s done and time to prepare for Saturday. GO WARRIORS!

Hey LV – how’s the cat? Oh, it was the meds.

Margo is doing well. All follow-up appts are going great. I know she’s feeling better since the to-do list for me always has new items.

Okay, time for sleep. My body thinks it’s 11:30, but it’s only 10:30.

Back to ST’s initial question of suggestions, I think the coaches are trying a lot of different things to try to win THIS season, and sometimes it works (ala Fresno) and sometimes it doesn’t…..Platoon QBs, playing guys both ways, starters on special teams, moving OG to OT’s and OT’s to OG’s, etc. But the real solution in the long run is more depth, which means recruiting. I see Coach Mac doing a much better job of recruiting, so I think this will improve the depth in future years. We were missing a few guys due to injury, and it showed on both sides of the ball.

I still totally believe that THIS coaching staff and THIS team has what it takes to go to a bowl game and, as soon as next season, be WAC champs again. With more depth and a few seasons to fine tune, this team could be a BCS buster once again.

Win or lose it’s an honor to wear the green/black, whether you’re a player on the field or a fan in the stands. So I’ll keep cheering for our team….and looking forward to a win this weekend.

las vegas:
November 2nd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
SteveM,
Yup, going back for Mom’s one year service and nephew’s marriage.
2/17 to 2/24, got the flight, got the car, almost set for a hotel.
Karaoke? I certainly would not want to impose on you, especially at Genji’s, say at seven p.m. to closing.

OK — got some scheduling to do… have to check with Gaye and Keiko when they can round up all your acquaintances who have been asking about you after they heard you reappeared last year. : )

In January, I will put out a intermediate size Karaoke Call for Genji’s since it has Japanese songs and 7:00 PM to closing is the norm. We could take the entire lounge again–Gaye would not blink if she knows it’s for you 😐 We’ll see how many Tsingers RSVP this time.

But, maybe we can do a separate BIG Karaoke Call too, depending on your schedule…

I wish I had peeps…

Some day, all the Warriors will do the Ha’a and none will make a bee-line for the lockers at Aloha Stadium as soon as the game ends.

Suggestions for ST – are you going to discuss suggestions with Coach Mack?

1) utilize more receivers during the game – all the other schools do including the “big name”, BCS schools – every time a receiver runs a long route, he automayically heads for the sideline, not the huddle – this allows the “reserves” a chance for game experience and first teamers rest.

2) rotate the o-line; individually or the entire unit – again, building for the future and rest for the weary.

3) use Funaki as a RB or slot and have him pass the ball or take off running.

4) use more “motion” or “mis-direction” plays to freeze the LB and allow more time/space for the QB.

5) use the “tackle eligible” play by positioning him as a “tightend” or slot next to the guard/tackle.

6) the “run ‘n shoot” does not mean a straight drop back or stay in the pocket to pass – it’s merely a term to name a “system”.

7) use Corey Paredes as a RB – he has size, speed, good hands – ask Coach Nelson Maeda how good he was on offense.

8) use LWJ on “flair” patterns to utilize his speed.

How rigid is the play book? Open to suggestions?

Ah, I stay tired.

ST:

Mahaley on short yardage goal line plays reminds me of RC “alley op” Owens for the 49ers of long ago.

Go into the end zone, throw the ball high, and let him leap for the reception. TD Warriors!!!

Yea, baby!

madeinhawaii – the funny thing is, _before_ this game, Hawaii had very good red zone efficiency (just not a lot of trips to the red zone).

The biggest thing that stood out to me on special teams was that Utah State blocked both of UH’s FG attempts. I saw people bashing Dan Kelly for missing two FGs in the game, but Utah State blocked them–it wasn’t like he kicked them wide left or something! The special teams obviously didn’t adjust well enough after the first block–they focused on the guy that blocked the first one and left alone the guy next to him who got the second block. The kick protection needs to be fixed before the NMSU game!

Re: Apology letters
Maybe they should have written them, I’m sure that
we would have fewer personal fouls.
Esp since it seems like the same few guys getting caught.

btw I was against it originally

Anger + Disgust + Disappointment >>> Total Focus + Positive Motivation

That’s gonna have to be the winning formula for NMSU.

I know that myki and a couple of others have either posted or e-mailed me with questions about Katie, but I purposely didn’t say anything about Katie because I thought I was talking too much about my dog here earlier in the week. So, I quit all comments on Katie until after the Utah State game. Here is the update:

Katie has a malignant tumor in or near her pancreas. It will kill her if they cannot remove it. Even if they remove it her life expectancy is a year. There is one case in all of the cases we’ve heard about when the dog lived 2 years after the surgery.

They took 3 X-rays. She spent the whole day at the hospital with the vet and they studied her with ultrasounds and other tests. Unfortunately, they could not find where the tumor is. A specialist with a very special ($$) ultrasound machine is coming on Tuesday to try to find the tumor. They charged us so much already that they are actually not charging us for the exam on Tuesday!

If they find that it is just one tumor and that things haven’t spread, and if it is in a good spot, we could go ahead with the surgery. Otherwise, surgery might not help her. The only other standard thing to do would be to open her up and look around for the tumor…which is not a great idea so they want to find it before they operate.

Katie is fine now. We bought the food the vet recommended, I feed her around the clock (keep the blood sugar up) and I have to walk her around the clock (side effect of feeding her so much). She doesn’t have the energy she used to have a month ago, but she is still very affectionate and she loves the new food.

Free play link time. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you do not want the off-topic stuff.

The tainted food problem in China has spread to animal feed, which could be a big problem for consumers around the world.

Chicago was trying to encourage its students to have perfect attendance, so they ended up giving a new car to a 12-year-old girl with perfect attendance. Of course she won’t be able to drive it for a long time…

Cook at a restaurant was upset when a customer sent a steak back that he said wasn’t cooked properly. So, he inserted his hair (he told police it was his facial hair but he apparently told another cook the hair was from a lower part of his body) into the steak. Not surprisingly, the customer is suing now, especially since the cook apparently had done the same thing twice before and management knew about it.

Garret,
Good luck with Katie.
We’ve spent over 4 thousand on our Sassy, but
what can you do?
After all they are family.

Maybe that 12 year-old girl can now get an older boyfriend who can drive and they can cut class and go for a cruise somewhere, eh?

Why a car?

MIH,
I agree on post #258.
I feel what is really missing is a vocal
leader on the offensive side of the ball.
Someone like Samson or Hercules in the recent past.
It would be great if GA would become that type of QB
who commands respect from his teammates and gets
a 100% from them every play.

Hey ST, when you review the game tape to do your YAC stats, check out the “running clock” as I mentioned yesterday. Saw the ending of the replay last night. Alexander takes snap with 7:19 left, bolts up middle into end zone. Clock stuck on 7:19, then suddenly changes to 7:07 or 7:08 as he scores. He gets up, and runs toward the sideline as the clock keeps ticking down to 7:00 before it stops (Alexander already on sideline!) Later, Borel breaks 61-yard run and is tackled, he gets up and time keeps ticking. Later, Turbin scores 6-yard run, celebrates in end zone, and time keeps ticking. Don’t know if TV clock and official game clock are in synch, but I’ve never noticed how much time can tick off after officials whistle a play dead. Must have been a heavy-handed clock keeper. Not saying it would have changed the outcome, just saying it’s pretty shoddy time keeping … and misleading to TV viewers. And did you notice that the game lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes (with 57 pass attempts). Hmmm. Something to chew on.

I’m guessing that the 49-0 beatdown makes NMSU look worse to the oddsmakers than Hawaii did in the 27-7 loss. You could also say that Utah State’s playing up to Fresno’s level the week before also “helped”.

Hiya- I dunno if anyone has already mentioned this but Utah State came to the game with a purpose. Newscasters were saying that their coach was under a lot of criticism and that his job may have been in question because of the losing season. Utah State had a reason to play well and they did.
Kudos to them for stepping up and coming together as a team.

The same formula can work for our guys.

GO WARRIORS!

Liz the way USU is playing they have a chance to have a better record than Michigan.

Aleishea Yamaoka

stretch….you do have peeps in all the wrong professions.

jm2375 ~ Just in case you are lurking…I owe you an apology. I didn’t mean to hold you up to public ridicule, or try to belittle you in any way. I just happen to love to ‘mess’ you! That’s putting it in a much softer light. Kinda like scolding the boys for losing the game, but yahhh..it’s ok we understand.

If you come to this one last TV-gate, I promise I’ll give you a prize just for showing up…(as in Win, Place or Show!) We bury the hatchet and hope Homey’s Poodles don’t dig it up! K??

jason, kazz,

were you guys at the basketball game this evening?

Kekoa has left the building….

lab rat,
if you know her, tell she’s great!

Happy Belated Birthday Clayton “Da Sloth” Laurel (11/02).

If I’m not around on Election Day, can someone give a birthday shout to Adam “Manimal” Leonard and Freshman DB Steven Chrisitan…

I didn’t get to see the game on Saturday morning so will be unable to make any comments on the game. What I would like to do is review a few of the must-do’s in order to win a game, and get comments from our fellow Tsaiko’s to hear they’re feelings on how we did in these areas.

Remember there are the four expectations:

1 – Expect to Win.
2 – Expect to be in a Dogfight.
3 – Expect that at sometime during the game, winning will appear to be impossible.
4 – Expect to win the game late in the fourth quarter.

Also need to remember the keys to the game:

1 – Win the turnover battle.
2 – Win two out of the three phases of the game. Either offense and special teams or defense and special teams.
3 – Score everytime we get into the red zone.
4 – Win the 3rd down efficiency battle.
5 – Eliminate penalties.
6 – Play great sudden change football.

Also don’t forget individual keys:

1 – Do it right.
2 – Do it 100%.

See? The game is very simple.

Like I said, I didn’t get to see the game. but fdrom the comments, I can gather that we didnt:

1 – Expect to be in a dog fight.

Which resulted in our players possibly not being prepared so:

2 – Didn’t do it right.

And:

3 – Didn’t do it 100%.(Lacked great effort because they didn’t expect to be in a dogfight)

eh howzit professor pride?

where were you on saturday then???
but it is true, we didn’t do it 100% and we lost in just about every phase of the game. we beat ourselves really. how can you march up and down the field only to shoot yourself in the foot?

can. we did. we took too many things for granted. we couldn’t even push a yard three times in a row or catch a ball in a crucial clutch situation.

the good news is that these can be fixed. if they want to.

299

Good to read in Ferd’s column that Coach Mac isn’t letting anyone go to Mexico this week. You couldn’t pay me enough to go to the border area where they are at right now with all the violence. Several instances of shootings in public markets during broad daylight. No thanks.

Good morning Tsaikos everywhere!

hoboy, tomorrow i get to vote. historic day.

Kona Girl at 182 and Las Vegas.

howzit howzit. i agree 100% that on some plays Rolo is wondering to himself, whats up wit dat changing the upstairs and downstairs guyz. it shows on his face. maybe even putting them both upstairs and sending the playz down to Coach Mack or to Rausch.

Last week we had our very own historic day in my Civics class. I have seven brand new voters! I asked them to bring in their absentee ballots so we could vote together — still a secret ballot, though. I made copies so the other kids could “vote” too albeit we did not send in their ballots, of course.

Almost like a LOI day. Those seven kids were a bit nervous and kept asking me to check to see if they had bubbled things in correctly. Geez. They spend a huge portion of their school lives bubbling in things and now they want clarificatoin. HA!

Anyhow, I brought in stamps, had the kids sign and seal the envelopes and took them to the mail drop in the main office.

I have never seen a group of kids who were so excited and so proud to have exercised their primary and most significant right as a citizen of the USA.

Remember to vote tomorrow if you have not already done so! If you do not vote you forfit your right to say antying about any decisions.

Out here Starbucks is giving away free coupons to voters — good for one free cup of coffee. Are they doing the same thing elsewhere?

Time to Esme!!!

Good Morning Tsaiko Family!

Just a reminder…

*** LoCal Calf Call ***

Today, 11/3/08
Ono Ono Hawaiian Barbecue
17582 East 17th Street, Tustin, CA 92780
11:45 AM

Great Morning All!

Good move by Mack. I doubt that the road to victory dips South of the Border anyway.

Hope this mini-camp produces a lot of positives.

wafan,

btw, I haven’t forgotten about sending you the dvd, I’ll be going to the post office today 😉

The coaches can make a lot of changes if they want but the bottom line is the PLAYERS need to MAN UP and decide that they are tired of lining up across from the guy in front of them and getting their butt whooped.

bradda Mouton is right. MAN UP, WARRIORS!!!

and coaches, MAN UP TOO!!!

GO WARRIORS!!!!!

Good Morning Tsaikos and everyone else. After reading everything that was posted on the blog yesterday, I refrained from posting myself, because I could see myself being really negative towards certain posters.
Despite the loss, it’s time to move on and focus on beating NMSU.
K. Mouton is right. It’s time strap on those helmets and show the world who the Warriors really are.

99club- you are right about going across the border. I was at NMSU for 2 1/2 years and went across to Juarez only once and realized it wasn’t the place to be. Coach Mac is doing the right thing keeping them away from there.

Pride,

howzit!

trying to figure out how to get the O coaches to get the players to look better.

it would seem to me that the coaches know who is the better players on the opposing team, trying to get an advantage on matchups.

that being said, who would you put upstairs, Ron or Nick?

Pride. – did you send me an email? Just checking that it’s not something sinister. bwahahahaha.

pride – I think you looking at too many naughty sites.

Liz ~ Just read your post about the House-Gate you and the Warrior Wahine are hosting on Kauai this week. It would be nice to travel over next season and sample a neighbor Island-Gate.

Pride ~ It was recommended by the Wessai Chaptah at yesterday’s high level BCC, that you should be flown in to deliver the motivational locker room talk to the team…with a follow-up ‘fever pitch’ to them at half-time. We are collecting old junky laptops for you to toss around to make your point.

Suggestions,
1) We cant beat ourselves, and need to stick to the script. That is what practice is for
2) Us as fans need to stop thinking what wouldve been done if players that were injured weren’t. Appreciate the team we have we dont have another
3) Libre and Pilares are our best weapons use them 45-65 % of the time, and work in deep bombs to Lane Salas, and Washington
4) We as fans need to disregard racial comments. Alexander is starting because he is better at this time. Not because Funaki is Polynesian. Word to hatin Fans Brennan was not Poly. WHY ru as a Polynesian discouraging them to come and play for the only team that is tied to our culture. And whats this about cutting hair everyone last year had it and we all loved it. Keep the hair look at how dumb Melo looks now
5) Let Mack breathe and give him a year.
6) LWJ does not play because he cannot hit the holes.
7) Give #3 or #9 a Shot at Safety
8) Show Respect be a model yourself. Keep cheering like some crazy Beasts.
9) Try a TE set
10) As you notice majority of mine are for the Fans, we need more help than Mack