Biesemeyer named GA

dos

top 5!!

wow…doesn’t he look like that other ryan? the beast and ga biesemeyer could pass for brothers.

Welcome Ryan.

http://uhathletics.hawaii.edu/Coach/coach.html?pid=3&coachid=231

Gee – top 10, or if I am late, top 20!

OK AL, what recruiting rumors you got for us?

Hey ST,

Did the Jamora home visit go well? Tell us, he is at least thinking about being a Warrior…or is it no new updates until after the weekend 🙂

So UH is considering raising student football tickets to $25 per game…

Hmmm gut feeling tells me if you want butts in seats in the student section this isn’t the way to go.

We all know that fans in Hawaii are finicky and the students even more so. The football program’s trend the past 2 years has been 7-7 then 6-7 shows a downward trend in the program.

It is going to be really tough to get people to come to games next year and I think a raise in these prices at all levels will definitely equate to less fans should we maintain the “success” we had the last 2 seasons and far worse should win less games.

Coupled with deficits I guess UH has no choice….tough tough decision to make.

I feel that the upcoming season could really really set the tone and direction for this football program for the next 10 years. If we have a winning season fans will regain hope in the program….another losing season and I think the AD will wish he never took the job to begin with.

Go Warriors.

morning how is everyone doing?

start of the weekend and ditto dj its aloha friday.

yu’all have a good one now….kope time

iwonderwhytheyhateme,

Totally agree that it’s counterproductive at that projected ($25) price. You will pretty much guarantee non-participation by the students. That decision may be penny-wise, but it’s sure as heck pound-foolish. I thought that with a reasonable activity fee you can foster more student turnout, but perhaps students already feel put-upon so don’t want any raise in activity fees as well – I ould inderstand that.

missed the first half of the mbb game last night. how many points did we score on fast breaks?

Biesemeyer spent last season (2007)as a graduate assistant at Delta State University.

At DSU, Biesemeyer worked with current UH defensive line coach Dave Aranda on Ron Roberts’ staff. In addition to serving as video coordinator, Biesemeyer also worked with the defensive secondary. Prior to DSU, Biesemeyer spent two seasons as an assistant coach at California Lutheran University where he worked with the defensive backs and defensive line also with Aranda. In addition, he served as defensive quality control coach.

Biesemeyer is a 2005 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a degree in astrophysics. He was also working toward his master’s degree in health, physical education, and recreation at Delta State before accepting his current position at UH.

The Claremore, Okla., native graduated from Claremore High School in 2001. He lettered in football as a freshman and was a member of the jazz band. He graduated as class valedictorian.

From UH 2008 coaching roster

Could it be that UH doesn’t care if we sell out our games, but figures that they have a core group of fans 20/30 thousand who will show up no matter what?

Now if they owned the stadium then it would benefit them $$$ to have as many fans in the seats as they can get, so a lower priced ticket would get more fans in the seats, more food an beverage sales, more parking monies ????????

Good morning everyone!

Congrats and welcome back to Ryan Biesemeyer.

madeinhawaii,

student fees will probably be on the table…again.

as to how ASUH and GSO take to it is another question entirely. Worth a discussion though at the very least.

Pomai,

I think the 30K side is on the high end unless we are talking like one of those special BCS school games. But I totally agree there are loyal fans that will come out no matter what.

Coupled with the economy and the programs current straits I wouldn’t rule out home game *ticket issued* to be in the mid 20Ks this season.

I rather not see how much the season tickets sales have slumped because that would be too depressing for me.

Out of curiosity does anyone know the season tickets numbers and attendance during the Vonappen years?

Good Morning Gangeez! 🙂

Welcome back Ryan!

Yep, wish homey was still around.

$25 for student tickets? Hmmmm…

Mentioning raising ticket prices now is bad timing. With the just finished mediocre football season and a struggling men’s basketball team, on top of the sour economy, this is gong to turn a lot of fans off…even many loyal ones.

Long time loyalty can only go so far. Having season tickets so several UH sports, including football (since Aloha Stadium), need to give serious consideration on how to spend the dwindling “entertainment” dollar.

I only have a couple of minutes before heading out the door to a series of meetings and briefings, but let me clarify a couple of things. The proposed ticket hikes are not a done deal. The figures posted are maximums and not minimums. The ticket prices for the upcoming school year will remain the same.

The proposed maximums are based upon the assumption that over time the economy will improve and that UH athletics programs will need to be carefully examined using a number of different criteria.

Furthermore, although the Athletic Department must get the Board of Regents to raise ticket prices beyond the current maximum, the Department does have the authority to lower them in an attempt to generate attendance. Jim Donovan has done this already.

With respect to the ownership of Aloha Stadium, as I have posted here on half a dozen times since the fall of 2007, the Stadium is owned by the State of Hawai`i and administered by the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS). The issues surrounding the ownership and its transfer in some ways are extremely complex and in other ways extremely simple.

DAGS will not give up ownership to the University of Hawai`i without a huge and bloody battle because of the long-term plans being set in place revolving around transit-oriented development including rents, parking fees, and other revenue generators.

Currently UH does not get any revenues from using the Stadium such as a share of the parking fees and concession stand sales. They do get free rent and most of the ticket sales.

There are any number of steps to be taken starting with the Legislature to balance out the income generation system so as to keep ticket sales relatively affordable.

There is a strong need to elected a new govenor this fall who understands the value of intercollegiate athletics and a first-class university. This person will also appoint individuals to the Stadium Authority and to head DAGS. It’s very important to ask the three major candidates hard questions about their priorities.

Another critical issue to deal with is initiating a student activity fee which has been rejected again and again by the students themselves. Perhaps the presence of Keith Amemiya on campus will go a long way towards getting folks to work together on this issue.

Off to work – if anyone here is interested in discussing these issues further, perhaps we can initiate a CC forum and invite the candidates to take part.

Hope to see folks at the meeting on Monday.

ST
good analogy using the rail situation, didn’t know you could go that deep, haha. the clock is still ticking for all the recruits, LOI day is right around the corner. it seems that Utah State is making a really big push here in Hawaii, Kauhaahaa and Gerke making inroads to say the least.

whew, it’s Friday…..everyone have a great weekend. still recovering from last nights BB game, only one i’ve watched in about 4 years, and they lose on a last second shot…….there goes the blood pressure.

for all the walk on participants, this will be a long weekend expecting the phone to ring on Monday….good luck to all

GO WARRIORS

THE MEETING IS TUESDAY, NOT MONDAY. Sorry about that.

UHAD needs to find a way to put some butts in the seats for the Warrior games, apart from his need to generate revenue for the athletic department’s budget. The 12th man is a big factor with recruits. You get more butts, you have a better 12th man, so you get better recruits, so you improve your chances of winning, so you generate more interest in the program, and four years from now you go undefeated and win a BCS game against SMU.

Back to Jim D., it all starts with the butts.

JETS, JETS, JETS!

HiHo!

I also vote for the 5pm start time as it allows us more time after the game to relax and reach home earlier.

Bad side to this is we must leave earlier to get to the tailgate. Hmmm, maybe we should skip the tailgate.

Chawan:

Saw you several times on TV last night holding up signs.

A-House,
‘….skip the tailgate….’ c’mon….that was one of the reasons we had ‘the beast’ come home is so we could tailgate with you guys, haha……..not skip, just adjust accordingly…..and with BG and Kazz’s guidance, they can get the Tsaikos through anything………..

GO WARRIORS…………

Apparently Kenny Turner made a comeback from what was described as a “career ending” knee injury the year before.

http://www.fchornet.com/hornet-back-is-finding-daylight-1.622401

kid’s got heart, guts, knows what he wants and works to achieve it.

@c_c

if you were holding a 3 sign, I did.

I’m guessing alot of school are afraid to take the chance of something happening to his knee again that why he isn’t being offered….

Shoots W/Doc! Now we got nuttin’ to gripe about regarding ticket prices…at least until next year!

I’m disappointed with a not so grand-nephew from Kahuku. His tutu tells me that he is going to Fresno…unless…

I ka-lang him wit my slippah!

A-House,

there’s going to be a new Wii game at your house, called:

“Cracks for Dad”

I think I like it 🙂 🙂

OK, OK, “tunnel vision” time again for me as I could only think of Cal St Fullerton when I saw Fullerton.

Thanks to MIH for the article to keep me down the straight and narrow path to the light! If Chris Johnson says Turner is a beast, then he must be a very talented player with has great determination and an impressive training regimen to over come a serious knee injury.

Will UH take a chance on this student athlete? Why should they?

How did Turner, who is from Orlando, Fl end up in SoCal?

ST – right on #36

During the ancient times when I was at UH, we all had to get activity books – no if or but about it.

The students may grumble – like those students at Univ. California. But what are they going to do? Go to Hawaii Pacific?

And being pake, they will use the activity books to the fullest which means that they will attend the games – and who knows, they will even patronize the food/drink booths.

Now if we can only realize a percentage of those sales.

Dudley (#72) failed to mention that the ASUH has been opposing activity books and football activities.

The number of students voting in the ASUH elections is worse than the numbers voting for our legislature and POTUS! They represent a very small minority of the student body.

Maybe we should organize a voting block at UH comprising of the athletes who will elect people more responsive to the program.

Made,

Of course not!

pick on ahouse day

did you like alex green this year?
i did.

did he also go under the radar?
yes he did.

did alex green enjoy his year in hawaii?
i am sure he did.

whether turner has two or three years is in consequential. but, i am drooling to see him in green n black.

he got the barry sanders thing going on.

chawan….i saw you on tv last night.

i told the boss you were one tsaiko too.

of course she just shakes her head and walks away.

you know when one door closes another one opens.

this could be true with kt.

al I watched the video and I like Kenny too. He sees the field really well and sets up his blockers too.

Agree with many here that UH will have to impose a student fee in the near future. Something in the area of $100 per semester isn’t unreasonable. Students will complain, but if you left it up to them, they would vote on going to school without paying any tuition if they could. When you look at the spending of university students, $200 per year isn’t much. They spend more on booze, computer gadgets, video game, and other non-essentials in a month. Like others have said, in the end, if they don’t like it, they can transfer to HPU where the tuition is almost $15K per year. UHM resident tuition is at $3384 per year and will go up to $3792 next fall. Still a bargain.

I hope that UH *finally* will impose a decent sized student fee soon, as that is standard at D-IA schools. In return, they should give free tickets to *all* sporting events at UH…that will increase the student turnout which will make the crowds much more lively and loud. If the fee is $100 or more, they should also upgrade the sections that the students sit in…for example, make at least one section of prime seating for students, first-come first-served.

Wasn’t it earlier this season that the students turned out in good numbers for a men’s basketball game that was late at night–I think the students were free for that game and they showed up for the game.

The students who live on campus might show up for a lot more games on campus (basketball, softball, baseball, etc.) if they could decide at the last second to go and they knew they could go for free to the games. They would probably end up buying stuff from the concession stand…and UH earns money from that.

Re speed:

20 years ago, 4.5 was fast, so to set apart the really fast guys, they were called 4.45.

10 years ago, 4.45 morphed into 4.4.

5 years ago, we heard of sub 4.4s.

Now we hear of 4.3.

The world ain’t ready for 4.2.

Most “fast” guys we see are going to be 4.5, 4.7 or 4.9, so we’re talking separation by a stride or two. Local linebackers tend to be 4.7, and local speed rush ends tend to be 4.9.

When see you a legit 4.5 at linebacker, like June has in the track guy at SMU, you remember him.

JC running backs in the 4.4 range can get yardage numbers which tend to be skewed because legit defensive backfield guys of like speed tend to make D-1 teams. 100 yards per game does not sound as good if one run was for 70.

Just my two cents.

lava,

But my big question is how much Turner has blocked in high school and at his JC…if he cannot block, he won’t get to play much (see: Chizzy). I’m sure that the coaches have gone over the film already and if they offer him they will be comfortable with his blocking.

running with equipment…that brings back memories of young men at basic training fort ord.

when doing pt there were a lot of guys faster than some of us local boys who enjoyed a beverage every now and then.

the equalizer was when all gear was strapped on, ten lb helmet, back pack, rifle, etc, etc. thirty-forty pounds later those skinny fast guys were being helped along the road by us slow guys. hahaha.

yup, its all relative.

i hope hauoli jamora gets better.
pneumonia is a b*tch.

hopefully his mom makes a mean chicken soup.

it would be a shame if we don’t have the opportunity to display all the good things that come with playing at home.

A smart, athletic player who has good mechanics and efficient movement will make plays when a player with a faster 40 time will not. Like Corners in the NFL who will cover corners who are faster than they are.

Take two safeties, one a 4.8 guy and another a 4.5 guy. But the 4.8 guy is in position, turns quickly and runs into position, while the 4.5 guy reacts 0.1 of a second slower to the play, runs a step the wrong way and has to correct (losing 0.2 second), then turns awkwardly and kills his momentum, losing another 0.2 seconds. He has lost 0.5 seconds and is playing slower than the 4.8 guy!

pneumonia and wet, damp NW weather … not a very good combination.

I am wondering how serious we are in recruiting all-state defensive linemen Beau Yap of Kamehameha and Seali’i Epenesa of Iolani and whether Mack has extended them scholarship offers yet?

kazz,
no. regular games are not broadcast hd even on 1005. i think they’ve only showed the ppv games in HD so far. and when they do, they’re purty.

didn’t marcus allen run his forty in 4.8
and jerry rice.

Bulla:

January 22nd, 2010 at 3:48 pm

All of these tests are just ‘indicators’ of the potential of what that individual can do, or has the potential to do. You still gotta strap it up, man up, and get it up with a live body in front of you.

A live body in front of me? Do I have to look him in the eye. What if he’s scary looking. What if he has a beard and doesn’t shave? I’m shivering in my shoes. What if he has tatoos, and biceps that are bigger than my thighs? Everyone always made playing football sound like fun. But it doesn’t seem like fun now that you tell me that I have to hit a live person. Do I really have to “man up”? Can’t I “boy down” for just a little while? Yes, my own personal mantra. Strap off, and boy down.

Welcome back to GA Beisemeyer!

Pride,

you always make me laugh….despite the broken water main on ala wai, despite the 3 lanes of dead stop traffic behind my office, despite i have to catch an early flight to maui for a funeral tomorrow, despite my wife going to dance til 9 at Rumors at The Big Chill tonight for ‘cardio exercise’…..despite all of that…..

you still make me laugh. like a certain son told me yesterday, ‘enough of the BS, let’s just go already, i wanna hit somebody….’ whew, the words that warm a father’s heart, haha

GO WARRIORS 🙂 🙂 🙂

Dudley Do-right/ Old School Dave,

and who knows, they will even patronize the food/drink booths.

When you look at the spending of university students, $200 per year isn’t much. They spend more on booze

You guys may be on to something!
Make ’em pay a fee but tell ’em they get to buy “Neer Beer” in the stadium during the first half of the games! 😈 😆 😛

Congrats to Biesemeyer being named a GA. I’m still trying to get my head around the fact that he graduated magna cum laude from Oklahoma with a degree in astrophysics. The mathematician in me absolutely loves that. 🙂

Funaki and Biesemeyer sound perfect as Warrior GA’s… in fact.. Biesemeyer sounds over-qualified as a GA…wonder what degree he’s working on?

One thing for sure, this spring, these extra two pair of eyes will certainly be welcome in the training arena.

Ralph,

I was curious so I looked it up after seeing your post–there are actually a list of colleges with PhDs in PE, including

Florida State
Virginia
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Michigan State
Indiana
Virginia Tech
Georgia

Some schools without D-IA football programs also have PhDs in PE:
Springfield
Columbia

Geez, I hope Jamora recovers from his bout with pneumonia soon.

I think that Jamora getting Pneumonia might make him think twice about leaving home. Imagine if this happened at UW where you are stuck in a dorm room with no family around to take care of you. If he gets sick at UH he can go home and rest and have Mom nurse him back to health.

Randy B:

Welcome back to the Warrior ohana! Your expertise will be welcomed by the players.

LMAO @ Pride’s #114!!! 😆

You funny dude!

“Strap off and boy down.” 🙂 🙂 🙂

Nice to see Tsai givin’ his take on a few subjects. He doesn’t usually get so specific. I learn a lot from reading the Master’s thoughts.

No, I’m not trying to score free tickets…

Say hi to your beautiful and tech-savy Mrs. for me, A-house. 😉

Get well, Jamora..

You too, Florida Ted!

Sounds like La Tech will switch from a power running offense to a pass-heavy spread offense.

Dykes arrives at Louisiana Tech after spending the last three years as Arizona’s offensive coordinator under head coach Mike Stoops.

In 2007 he overhauled one of the nation’s most anemic offenses — the Wildcats ranked 105th in the nation in scoring and 115th in total offense prior to Dykes’ arrival. The next season Arizona ranked 10th in the nation in passing at 308.5 yards per game.

Dykes is a proponent of the spread offense, having spent seven seasons at Texas Tech — first as a wide receivers coach, then as a co-offensive coordinator — under former head coach Mike Leach. Texas Tech’s offense was one of the most potent in the country when Dykes was calling the plays.

Still trying to deal with a major trauna – came home from work “early” around 5 pm this afternoon to change clothes to go work out and discovered that Saturn The Dog had died sometime during the day. Although he’d been diagnosed with lymphoma in late October, 2008, he never really came down with major symptoms. Even this morning, he bounced around the yard and could hardly wait to go for his walk with DrDoc. Seems hard to believe that he’s gone.

CHANGE OF SUBJECT: I know there used to be an IMAX Theatre in Waikiki, but where is its current location? We would like to go see AVATAR but have no idea where it’s currently playing either in a regular theatre or on the big screen.

Other than the Hawai`i International Film Festival, we don’t go to movies anymore although back in the day – until 2004- I used to go to three to five movies a week. Then work & more work sucked out both my free time and my extra $$$; I don’t think I’ve seen more than five movies in the past five years.

WassupDoc,

Condolences to you and Dr. Doc about Saturn…

15-day-old baby was found alive under a crumbled house in Haiti after spending 8 days (more than half her life!) without food or water after the earthquake.

Scientists have been growing pig stem cells have been grown into meat since 2006 and say that it could offer a green alternative to raising livestock and help the world hunger problem. For example, one pig could have its stem cells used to create the meat of a million pigs, and they could actually produce hamburgers that *prevent* heart attacks instead of causing them.

Free play links pau.

Wdoc – condolences to you and Dr. Doc on your loss. Losing a family member is always difficult.

IMAX is at Dole Cannery. $5 surcharge per tix (I think, we paid $15 for a late night show). Not a huge screen, like the one at Polynesian Cultural Center, but a normal size movie screen.

Chawan_Cut

Please contact me
Tsaiko808.at.yahoo.com
Thanks

BG

#145 – Liz Chun resigned from the station. She had been out on leave with a family illness since December. That’s the reason why we saw more of Mike Cherry and Brooks Baehr.

momona,

thanks for the info

W/Doc ~ Sorry for the loss of your companion. Saturn lived a sheltered life with owners who truly were concerned for his health.

Remember…“All Dogs go to Heaven”

Bulla ~ You should have seen him on Maui last April when we followed the team over for the exhibition game at Memorial Stadium.

As soon as Liz Chun showed her face, BHF2 turned on the charm! He almost fell out of the bleachers as he tried to put her under his spell. Liz played him like a fiddle…and left him breathless! What a Tsaiko!