Jones-UH dispute reached: UH, charity to receive $200,010

First?

That’s a great start to getting the official signed commitments!

From Previous Blog:

Good Morning Tsaikos and Tsaikettes….whew…good times last night…

Wanted to let everyone know that we got just over $100 to donate to the Advertiser Christmas Fund last night..thanks to all for their donations. I’ll be getting it to the ‘Tizer on Monday.

Thanks to ST for the door prizes.

Special Thanks to Mrs. A-House, Mr. A-House, and Midori7 for more door prizes and coming up with the awesome and fun games.

Thanks to the Twins (UHFan808 and Midori7) for the cake…always a good choice.

Thanks to d1shima and Mrs. d1shima for the favors….

Thanks to Addahknowjoe and Addahknowsports for the awesome ornaments….my slippah hanging from my tree already…LMAO…

and Thanks to all the Tsaikos for a good time….

If I missed anyone or anything, I apologize….but when you’re getting old, you forget things….

wow.. where did everyone come from??

Is Masch still coming in Jan?

Chizzy Chizzle will sizzle the Aloha Stadium tizzle fo’ shizzle my nizzle dizzle.

Top 10?

homey:

December 19th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Will there be a surprise JC LOI in the fax machine?

yeah, they goin’ find a fax from 1995 still jammed in the machine.

Good signs!!!

TGIJCLOIF!

Go Warriors!

J-Dog – could that 1995 fax be from Tom Brady? Did he start college in ’95?

Is Kevin Williams coming in may? On a interesting side note Preston Pace Davis’s teamate at Butte never sent his LOI to Louisville I wonder if we still get one shot at him would be a good get since Lee is going BYU.

Wow the fax machine works. Welcome 5 + 1 Warriors.

interesting spring to look forward to- LaCount and Leonard at OT workouts..add on redshirts on OL and a fully recovered Pepa and we have a battle for positions….

anonymous donor?
what an smu alumni?

great news! was definitely worth the wait!

when do guys like stutzmann and sula sign their LOI’s? aren’t both enrolling at UH in jan. also?

how bout kalua noa? what’s the deal with that guy? he’s been out of school for awhile already…

Did anyone catch Tepa on the yahoo front page. Looks were still in good shape to get the LBP boys. Hopefully we can add a 3rd or maybe even a 4th commit before the recruiting season finishes it’s shaping up to be a great class so far now we just gotta wait until it’s official. Mack and the coaches I believe will be all over the recruits just making sure they don’t get swayed by a certain huskie coach.

don’t we want to welcome more students to our institution? this is not MIT or harvard.

Thank goodness Al? Have you ever seen the dance team at M.I.T.?

haka….tks for spelling it out but what the heck is this?

TGIJCLOIF!

nevermind i just got it.

i think though, these days they refer to it as “nli”.

Article about how many teams lose money by going to bowl games. Interesting that the WAC gives $1.6 mil to bowls (including the Hawaii Bowl) in order to get WAC teams to play in those bowls.

Even members of the so-called power conferences lose money playing in second-tier games such as the Motor City Bowl.

“We all know what the deal is,” said Karl Benson, commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference. “It’s the cost of doing business … Nobody’s deceived.”

Nobody but the general public, perhaps.

Figures on the NCAA’s Web site report that the 29 non-BCS bowls generated $76 million last season, and the widely published bowl “payouts” indicate those games produced millions more. But those numbers are misleading for one primary reason: tickets are counted as revenue even when thousands go unsold.

Case in point: The Humanitarian Bowl, which by contract pits schools from the WAC and the ACC, pledges about $250,000 a year toward the WAC in “sponsorship fees.” No money exchanges hands. That’s because the Humanitarian Bowl keeps the $250,000 as a “sponsorship fee,” according to Benson, the conference commissioner.

Benson said the WAC paid more than $600,000 in those fees to bowls last year.

“What do you get in exchange? Nothing,” he said. “Well, sometimes there might be a banner at a luncheon or a program ad or something like that.”

Widely published figures show the New Mexico Bowl, the Hawaii Bowl and the Humanitarian Bowl – all three of which by contract take WAC teams – pay out a combined $4.5 million. Benson said his conference spent $1.6 million to send schools to those bowls but got no money in return.

The reason the WAC and other conferences can continue to survive without filing for bankruptcy is (sorry, playoff fans) the BCS.

This five marquee bowl games generate about $145 million a year, and all of the 119 teams classified as members of the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A) share in the revenue. That money covers the cost of playing in the lower-level bowl games – at least in theory.

I’m glad that the 5 JC recruits signed…and that Chizzy will be a Warrior too.

Long Beach Poly on TV this saturday, I believe they play Grant in the CIF quarterfinals, or there will be four championships for different divisions on TV

pride….yah, those mit boys sure had some ugly legs on them. but, they sure could move those hips. i guess it is a trait akin to most engineers.

good job UH Foundation!

jojo….i have a lot of dirty laundry…pants esp.
worst case scenario is that i ran out of beck’s.
can anyone help me out on this?
eh, you live down the street eh?

any of JJ’s money going to be able to trickle down to the football team?

ST,

It sure sounds like a good deal for JJ…he didn’t use any of his personal money! UH gets its money and JJ keeps all of his money…

ST: typo
“a pleather jacket”

And this, perhaps?
Brett Leonaord

HiHo!

Homey

Sorry bloggin from work on my iphone so I can’t paste the link. I read the article and it said Hawaii is still on the top of his list and that he’ll be taking his visits in January.

pleather = pake leather. (chinese or filipino, makes sense both ways) lol.

bstunna2002

first you poop your pants, then, you wash all of them on friday all the while sipping a beck’s which you must nurse the whole day even if it is only chilled by your central air system, which in reality is only a split system unit. you can watch while sitting on your new, well, one year old blue carpet as you listen to yanni or watch tv on your 52 incher.

oh, and after your lean cuisine dinner or was it jenny craig, you stay at home and wait for your spouse who travels 5-10 miles away to rendezous at a fitness club.

oh, you can quit on several occasions, habut, but, three strikes you are out. after that no one will beg you back. you can lurk if you wish.

enough said.

Koa Kane
5-8 240 lbs.
5.0 sec. 20 yard dash
8.0 sec. 40 yard dash
6.0 sec. 40 w/a cooler of Heineken at the finish line.
2″ Vertical Jump
24″ Vertcal Jump with a cooler of beer atop the cross bar
6″ Broad Jump
5′ Broad Jump with A- Sports kicking said player in the butt
11.0 second T-Test
20.0 second Shuttle Test

“I Koakane commit to playing for the University of Hawaii Warriors for the 2009 football season. I have met all of the academic requirements for acceptance into the University System.”

“I have already been accepted into the School of Education in their remedial teaching program. After teaching in the Department of Education for 30 years, it was discovered that a number of the teachers and administators were not as smart as the students. The State department of education has developed a program where the State will pay for these teachers and administators to go back and further their basic education so that they can at least keep one step ahead of their students. I will be enrolled in this program so will be able to free up a football scholarship for some other worthy student athlete who is not as good as me but indeed is a needy student.”

Sincerely,

Koakane, Student and Athlete
Jesse James, My Daddy
KoaMahu, My Mommy
Homey, My little brother
Stretch, Kama, Wreck, My posse

Was the anonymous $100K donor someone other than JJ himself? If not, then that probably came from him personally huh?

Ralph, thanks for the clarification, I was getting nervous over where I could find some Becks. I don’t think it’s on sale.

ralph….come on now. i bought a front loader so i can wash a dozen or more pooped pants at the same time. just gotta wash em twice to rid the scents, especially on weeks where i’ve had a few buffets.

JJ’s settlement:

Why the extra $10?

Is it like going into a restaurant, get no service, and leave a penny inside an upside down glass filled with water? We did that once at the old College Inn at the corner of University Ave and Dole Street.

Does this mean that the “e-mails” really existed? OK, you contract law afficinados, when does one “overlook” the written contract and why?

Did UH accept the $200,010 to avoid going to trial? Were they afraid of losing?

On a happier note, WELCOME TO THE WARRIOR FAMILY all the JC recruits who have submitted their LOIs. You know, in the military, LOI means Letter of Instruction – ie, lesson plan for all you teachers out there!!

OK coaches, keep on trucking on all the other recruits so you reap the rewards on NLOI day?

BTW, why is Sark targeting UH commits? Does he have a bone to pick? Is there something he needs to scratch between his lower cheeks?
Was there an agreement with USC that he will NOT target their recruits? or any PAC 10 recruit? Get a life Sark, if you and/or USC did not recruit UH recruits, why chase them now? I believe all solid UH commits will stand by their word because it represent their character!

lost in the shuffle……..

congratulations to our new warriors. a life changing experience no doubt. learn the pidgin, eat the rice, enjoy the l & l plate lunches, lucky you live hawaii.

David “goliath” Hafoka
Rodney “forest (as in gump cuz he’ll be a running and keep on a running)” Bradley
Melvin “Tank” Hopkins
Brett “da brick” Leonard
Lametrius (why mess with such a pretty name) Davis
Chizzie “dizzie” Dimude

more to come…..
aaron “knock you down” brown
kevin “whizz” williams
zach “monsta” masch

If only JJ had actually “coached” at the Sugar Bowl, I think people would have been more forgiving of the moolah. Just my opinion…

Good Afternoon Tsaikos and Tsaikettes!

Whew, what a party last night. Thanks to (J)J, Mr. & Mrs. A-House, midori7, UHFan808, Addahknows, d1shimas and everyone else involved in the planning and coordination.

Tsaikos really know how to party right! It was a great night sharing with friends and seeing everyone before I leave.

Stretch – I got the email…thanks. I thought that you might forget, but when I opened it wasn’t as disgusting looking as the pig’s head. Please don’t start sending me daily pics of dead animals that people eat.

Koakane- Did you eat the Chex mix? I’m still not sure that you ate the cake! We are going to ask for photographic proof next time.

ST – Thanks for the Colt Brennan Heisman Brochure…I didn’t remember that it was autographed. Now I will have to frame and put next to my helmet. Please drag Wena to the next get together!

ST,
How about a contest?
Like the first one from Las Vegas who begs and pleads gets a copy of the hard guide.
please, please, pretty please, please

I’d feel better if ST mentioned that the other JC guys not named Chizzy are also in the works, specifically Aaron Brown. Any status on him?

Chizzy “going make defenders dizzy” Dimude.

I agree with ST about JJ not paying. If JJ stuck around until the end of the contract– Mac might not be our coach, HF might still be around, JD might not be our AD, and the recruiting and training programs for UH (and SMU) would certainly be hurting.

It burns me up that we had to pay off HF and then ironically chase after JJ to pay for doing the right thing and leaving when he did (if he was going to leave).

Are there now two donations from the JJ Foundation or is this money being credited to the settlement? This is from ST’s blog in October.

The June Jones Foundation has established an annual scholarship in which $2,500 will be awarded to a deserving UH student majoring in Hawaiian Studies.
The Dr. Kanalu Young Hawaiian Studies Scholarship is named after the inspiration for the Eo Na Toa chant used by the Warriors last season. Kanalu recently passed away.

dang, what is the weight limit on those chairs?

How about some linemen-friendly gifts!

wm….thanks for the good read. seems like we are always up against the oregons and uclas of the world. oh, and the udub’s. why don’t they just allow us into their conference so we can start beating up on them on a regular basis, then we’ll see about who keeps who on the recruiting trail.

Article discusses how Miami might be moving Samson to guard. Miami’s head coach was the OL coach at Dallas when Johnson was at Dallas and they drafted him with a high draft pick (I think 2nd round)…that might indicate they want Johnson at C when he’s healthy and they’ll have Samson compete at RG.

The 4-play drive that ended with tight end Joey Haynos’ 19-yard touchdown catch featured Al Johnson at center, and Samson Satele being used as the right guard. Johnson has good punch on his pass blocking technique, but that’s all I learned about him from his eight snaps last week. I’m curious to see how he does as a run blocker, which is presently Satele’s weakness. I’m sure we’ll learn more against the Chiefs because the former Wisconsin Badger is accustomed to playing in cold weather and snow.

Coach Tony Sparano gave one of his now infamous hints Johnson will get more reps this week. I think there’s a possibility Johnson could end up starting in one of the final three games (notice I said three) if his surgically repaired left knee holds up. Out of this season’s waiver wire gems picked up during this season I suspect the Trifecta feels Johnson, a player Sparano was clearly fond of from his days in Dallas, is the most promising if he gets his knee issues addressed.

hah….just saying….i was just gonna say too, that those chairs look like they could only accomodate an MIT dance team member.

contest…..put all the linemen in a row and have them sit on those chairs winnah of the chicken dinnah first to break and last to break.

I’m guessing that Sarkisian isn’t trying to steal USC’s commits because U-Dub doesn’t have much to talk about compared with USC. However, Sarkisian is probably playing the Pac-10 vs. WAC card in trying to get UH commits.

15 minutes ago I just completed the last bit of work I am supposed to finish this year! The rest of the year is filled with holidays and vacation…I’m going to work some of course, but my contracts won’t be paying any of the work because each day will officially be a holiday or a vacation day.

Garret, what dates are you going to be in Las Vegas?

Uh-oh, we’re on the same wave length las vegas!

Not sure if that’s scary for you or me!

Mahalo to everyone who helped arrange last night’s party at Murphy’s. Nice putting faces to blog names as well as getting to know folks’ real names.

Just a quick reminder that if you missed it – or want to party some more this Sunday, December 21 – please join us for a hosted Football & Food Call this Sunday at Murphy’s to meet up with Kamali’o NYC, a long-time lurker who grew up in Hawai`i (McKinley class of 1968) and now lives in The Big Apple. Dawn will be bringing along her step-son and his wife – they’re both professional musicians.

We’ll start off by watching the Giants v. Panthers game – pre-game stuff begins at 3 pm – and then will head out to Aiea for Mexican food at El Mariachi – arriving there around 7 pm.

If you don’t want to come to Murphy’s for the game but want to join us at El Mariachi, please do so.

The restaurant is not easy to find so you’ll need to caravan out to Aiea from Murphy’s if you’re not already familiar with its location in a multi-level shopping center directly across from Aiea Medical Center and McDonald’s on Moanalua Road.There must be at least 20 retail and restaurants surrounding a parking about half the size of the playing field at Aloha Stadium but split in two sections.

Dawn really would love to meet up with as many Tsai-kos as possible but will be leaving for the Big Island on December 23 so she cannot make the T-Gate.

FYI: Coach Alan Inaba’s program at Dole Middle School has received over $250 from generous Tsai-kos – in addition to the football tickets donated by Kamali’o NYC. He’s also applying for a small grant from a local foundation for his program tp help buy shoes, uniforms, equipment, and registration fees for kids whose parents cannot afford to pay them.

Again a reminder – season ticketholders in any sport will get 50% off on up to eight men’s basektball tickets for Tuesday’s game with UC-Riverside. They did UH in last spring during the Bracketbuster’s game.

I understand that there’s a karaoke call afterwards, but don’t party too late because The Final T-Gate of the season starts around 9 or 10 am Wednesday morning.

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Finally, today is a sad day for DrDoc and me – Today at 5:30 pm we are taking Hercules, our 16-year-old beautiful black cat, to the veterinarian for our final aloha. In the past month, he’s lost his vision & his hearing and has to be fed by hand with a plastic squisher tube. The failing kidneys and the hyperthryoidism can no longer be controlled with medications. Even though he responds to our hugs and chin & ear scritches, we know it’s time to let him go.

Bad as this situation is, we’re still reeling from the news that Saturn The Dog has lymphoma and may live another six to eight months before it will be time to take him for his final visit as well. Saturn is five going on six years which is really young for a dog to be diagnosed with lymphome.

Not a happy holiday season for us humans, but we still have three healthy cats ages 3, 10 and 14 so they will help make things easier for us – plus the two parties on Sunday and Wednesday as well as the basketball and football games.

WassupDoc,

I am really, really sorry to hear about Hercules. My condolences to you and Dr. Doc. Condolences also to you both about Saturn’s situatoin.

WDoc,
Sorry for the upcoming losses.
All our pets are family to us too.

lv – no worries on the Stiletto’s for (J)J. He shares with many of his shim friends.

Is Feb. 4th the first day for NLI’s for all other football recruits? That’s a long time to wait and change decisions…

a good closer would prefer to be the last visit.

Wow, Garret, that’s a quick trip!

Looks like we won’t be able to get together when you’re in town. I don’t come in until the 29th depending on road conditions. The A-Houses and midori come in late on the 30th and I will be taking the kids to see “Mystere” at TI.

homey – How come you couldn’t grace us with your presence last night? At least we got to see Penn State take Nebraska down in volleyball tourney!

not sure if we recruiting mckay and richardson.

do we see l. davis as a safety?

I know we offered Mckay but hopefully we can trip those 4 together in January would be great if they could all see themselves going from Jackrabbits to becoming Warriors.

I say if this recruting class pans out the way it seems like it will we could easily finish in the top 25 next season. Of course barring some of the thngs that happened this year with some of the conservative play calling and the time managment if we can get some recievers who can stretch the field defenses better watch out could be ’07 all over again.

we have definitely addressed some of our immediate needs that being speed, defense, oline, and more speed.

what we all have to realize is that the jc guys should provide instant results with 9 new ones and another 6 in the fold they should help create immediate impact.

for the most part though, the new hs recruits are typically the future. of those though, i could see sula, stutz2, contributing early if not next year already. sula appears to be physically mature and that position is not as difficult to learn. stutz2 has played in a similar system all his life and his been around the informal workouts for years. he needs at least 15 more pounds though.

reload baby!

homey….what is funny is that as soon as some “big” program starts recruiting the kids we have their star rating goes up. for example; all year iuta tepa’s rating was 2stars and just a day or two ago it jumps up to 3stars because the pac 10 has arrived.

and yet a one star at scout is a 3 star at rivals.com and vice versa. that tells you so much about these recruiting experts.

al – let’s fax KK’s LOI to the BCS conferences and see how many stars he gets.

what’s up with Lingle and the State? Making plenty headlines recently.

Is this the quiet period of the blog?

Hellooooooo…

Esme? jojo? A-Sports?

▌ Homey…that wasn’t me in Chinatown…I think Jason was
▌ cruising hotel street last night…he didn’t want a ride from sj and
▌ myki and said he wanted to hang out downtown….hmmmmmm

Hey, I got home at 10:30, Ralph dropped me off. I didn’t want anything to do with your friends. 🙂

jojo went to find some becks

1,800 is a lot of chairs the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl is going to distribute!!!

Mike Bass had the knack for finding every bump in the turf whenever he carried the ball.

homey….only you, only you would go there. we can discuss this further over a peroni or a steiny pure on wednesday. i’ll bring the poke.

al – sadly, I will not be there on Wednesday…

Everyone have a nice last weekend of Christmas shopping! TGIF!

If I don’t see any of you the rest of the month, see you next year!

# Kazz:
December 19th, 2008 at 4:01 pm

Stephen Tsai:

December 19th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
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And I’ve got some extra hard copies of the bowl media guide I must find a way to distribute.

I’ll wash your car!

I’ll supervise to make sure he does a good job!

Good luck to Jacob. Wish him and family the best.

WarriorMojo,

I couldn’t contain myself any longer. I bought a few “Shamwows”, but I haven’t even washed my own car in about two months!

question

does or did billy ray stutzman have to sign his letter of intent now to play spring ball.
heard he graduated early.

As I remember past Warrior players, the one that stands out as the most happiest-go-luckiest person without a care in the world has to be Timmy Chang. There may be others, like the Dan Robinsons, Adam Leonards and the Jason Elams. And from the Wahine volley ball family definitely Heather Bowen. But for Timmy his personality reflects in his game. And so be it that he has the all time record for having the most thrown interceptions, it’s his zestiness that also made him the all time career passing leader, too. Never will you see another athlete, with such a boyish aura, mostly smiling all the time, endure the ups and downs as he has with the boos and whispers of fans looking at him as a goat one minute and the prodigal son the next absorbing the pressures yet continuing to prevail. For Timmy he just keeps lining up under center, taking the snap and firing away. Hit or miss, there was always a smile. And under the watchful eyes of fans he wanted to succeed more so to fuel this happiness within himself for others to see. And he did. And that’s how I perceive him as being the most nonchalant, nondescript and happiest football I’ve seen at UH. From his St.Louis H.S days, where he was the most prolific passer in Hawaii HS football to his career at UH and later on in the Canadian Football League the impression one gets from watching Timmy growing up is he has a passion for the game. And a zest for life. For all the ones that craved status, Timmy didn’t. He just wanted to play the game.

It was back in 2004 that I attended a UH practice. Omitting any homerisms, the impression I got seeing Timmy at practice was that he as soon as be an entry level person than a leader. Or the big star of the football team and all the notoriety and newspaper clippings he would rather just concede to others just to go out and play the game for the fun of it. At first impression he didn’t look like the manliest type of football player your coaches covet. More jovial than a bruiser, more timidly, almost shy like that it was an enigma and amazing that he aspired to the heights he did in football. And complementary in his will and resolve to succeed that he did. And this is why I like him. And why fans like him.

Continuing, as I watched that first practice the script would be seem like I’m embellishing. But truer to form none other than Timmy show up to practice about 2 minutes late. And Timmy returned Coach Jones staredown with smile. And then he received a tongue lashing, for I’m guessing that Timmy brushed it off, like I’m guessing, to hurriedly get in another snap under center and play the game he loved, like a little kid in a candy store so to speak with obviation of any unhappiness. Or surely any coaches tongue lashing.

Watching him in the passing drills, as I did, even swearfully as I write, I asked another by stander if the quarterback drills. And particularly Timmy passing designed to intentionally throwing the passes not in the receivers breadbasket but, really, almost over their heads or even low to the ground maybe making the receivers have a harder time catching the ball purposefully. Maybe it was this practice I watched. But I wasn’t impressed.Twenty yard passes, no pass rush or linemen to throw over and his passes were terrible. And like this practice he probably shrugs it off. And furthermore all the critiquing by the fans he probably shrugs off. All the NFL gurus saying he wouldn’t be drafted he probably shrugged it off too. For in the end what matters he lives another day to take a snap of the football. And he has up to this year in the Canadian Football League. Thirty years from now, jokingly and maybe not, when he’s older and graying he probably be leading some pickup game somewhere… leading the charges once again…seeing him playing with the youngsters on the sandy beaches fronting Waikiki is something I expect.

It was later on the a sidewalks in the University area on two different occasions that my perception of Timmy was further enhanced. Twice, and this may seem to be made up. But who comes barrelling on their bicycle nearly running the pedestrians over and myself none other than Timmy. Yet once again, by now, the infectious smile and grin I remember seeing as he sped by no doubt his knowing the pedestrians know who he is…but true to form not with a care in the world he sped by.

With his career probably winding down in the CFL, I pay tribute to Timmy Chang for going over there and giving it a try. Some I see, more talented, just wither away and regret later in life that they didn’t give football a full shot. For Timmy there has to be a lot of contention in his heart that he absorbed the full extent of football, which in a way sates his thirst for life. And gives him happiness. Best wishes and thank you, Timmy Chang for epitomizing the greatness of not only the greatness of UH Warrior but that of a person.

That St. Louis field looks pretty chewed up.

to be honest. the boos really, really hurt timmy chang. the boos really, really hurt his mother and sister, the boos really, really, really hurt his father. to their credit they never publicly put down the local people who were booing.

Listening to L&L on the way to work this morning, I started to wonder if the “big name” college hoops schools ever lose scholarships with so many players consistently leaving school after their freshman or sophmore year.

For example, how many players left school after their freshman or sophmore year in the past 5 years?

Do these players ever go back to school and get their degree in 3 or 4 years? With all the commitments, wonder how they finish the necessary credits, as a part-tme student, to graduate within the magic “5 -year” rule established by the NCAA? How does the NCAA “track” these players to determine if they graduated?

I know that UH was duct scholarship(s) the past year or two because players did not complete school in 5 years.

Howzit murf!

It was a pleasure meeting you as well.
Now you can sign Mrs. A-house’s book! 🙂

Yahoo!!! The Warriors will play Wazzu in Seattle next year. Could that be the Wa-Wa game? HA!

Right now r/t air from SEA/LAS is running just over $300. Waiting a bit more to see if the price will come down. Hope if does no go the other way.

Hi BG!

Did you ever get that envelope from UHfan808? I sent it via Stretch who gave it to UHfan808 to give to you.

Beowulf213,

Congratulations to Jacob and your entire family for his graduation! You must be so proud and happy for him…wish I could be there to cheer for him at graduation.

We all wish Jacob the best and know that his dedication and character will ensure that he will be a success at whatever he decides to do.

The Angels get to keep their name…the lawyers were the big winners in this case.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim can keep their name after all.

In a ruling expected to end a legal challenge from the city of Anaheim that lasted nearly four years, a state appellate court today declined to set aside a jury verdict in favor of the Angels.

The city has paid $3.7 million to the two law firms representing Anaheim, through Sept. 30, according to City Atty. Jack White. The firms agreed to cap the city’s legal fees for the appeal at $150,000.

The Angels’ legal fees are expected to exceed $8 million, according to two sources familiar with the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the case.

wafan…Aloha bruddah! Just got off the phone with Kekoa. We were talking about airfares to Vegas, getting into the 2009 Blog Party, and a Tsaiko cheering section in Aloha Stadium for the 2009 football season. You know…just shootin’ the breeze 😀 Hope you’re enjoying your time off. Hey…what’s a little snow and ice?!!

Anyways, I owe you an email soon…chiao

The guy who bred mutant fruit flies for DARPA that only needed 1/3 the normal amount of sleep just joined the DARPA project to create a fake cat brain.

RIM seems to be doing well–the day the BlackBerry Storm launched they added the most subscribers ever for a single day.

Free play links pau.

Someone on this blog mentioned that Isi Sofele was on a recruiting visit to UH a couple of weekends ago (Cinci game weekend probably). JJ paid a home visit to Isi and JJ said very nice things about JJ and how the home visit went.

Unfortunately for both UH and SMU, Cal offered Isi a scholarship shortly after JJ’s home visit and he’s apparently going to go there.

Al,

I agree that a closer would want to have the last visit…if everything was equal. In certain cases, I’d like for UH to be first and most cases last would be best. For situations where a recruit has been committed for a long time and could be convinced to skip his other visits if UH can close the commitment in a visit, going first might be best. The recruit won’t need to see the superior facilities at the Pac-10 schools and hear all the negative recruiting that they will say about the WAC and UH.

Tony Tuioti noted that you can tell your position in the recruit’s pecking order by whether or not you get the weekend you want for a visit. If UH can’t have the last visit, I’d want them to get the first…often times the first visit makes a big impression on a recruit. Going 2nd, 3rd, or 4th just isn’t as good as being 1st or last.

Getting ready for bed, just catching up.

roysan: I am a big fan of Timmy Chang. I felt so bad for him when the boos would come out…just like I do for all of the players. It was so nice to see him stay home and play. Thank you for reminding us what a pleasant person he is.

Garret: We will meet some day soon I hope. Maybe we can get together when I leave Vegas for LA area. I will be getting together with Ronnie and she may want to set up some kind of CC.

murf: It’s nice to see you posting. I am so glad that you came to the party. It takes some courage to show up and not know anyone. I don’t know that I would have done that originally, but now we are like one big happy family. Bring some friends next time! High five to you!!

Esme: Nice to see you on..for the short time that you are. I’m a mom, totally understand.

Good night everyone! Gotta get up for a soccer game at Kalani!

A-House re #165

Last year, the NCAA rules commitee changed the regulation for early entrance
into the draft. I can’t remember the exact quote but the general interpretation of
this new regulation states: A student athlete apply for the draft early. the
applicant must notify some organizations. I think the draft commitee and NCAA.
He/she must fulfill compliances set forth by the NCAA. When all requirements
are met the institution would not be penalized.

A few years ago, I also wondered about this. Especially in men’s BB, most of
the great players were leaving after their first or second year. Schools such
as UCLA, Texas, Kansas and other top schools sometimes have 2 or 3
players applying early for the draft. If the original rules were not altered, these
institutions eventually could not implement a team. All their scholarship would
be utilized for penalties.

Hiya!
Phew, what a day!
Tomorrow is another one!

Beowulf213- nice to see you again! All the best to Jacob. It was great seeing him on the sidelines during homecoming (Kekoa and I won sideline passes) – always encouraging, keeping the guys in the game…!

OK time to nigh nigh.

Hey- anyone interested in going to the ProBowl???

Sweet Warrior Dreams!

Howzit Tsaikos everywhere.

ho boy, JJ settlement. Good deal for everybody involved. I agree wit SteveM, da guy neva need pay. I only habut wit him cuz his appearance on da sidelines on da national stage. In hindsight, we all now know he was already in da digging out mode.

But if he neva leave den, this past season would have been a total disaster, so I thank him for leaving earlier than later.

roysan16
great post on Timmy Chang. you are soooo right. he contributed greatly to UH. without question.

Monday nite luau Queen’s Beach. 😀

a reddish tinge to da greenies. 😆

I AM SOOOO PROUD OF OUR WARRIORS.

GREAT TEAM. GREAT PLAYERS. GREAT PEOPLE!

SOMETIMES WE OVERLOOK THE EXTREME SACRIFICES
THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES PUT ON THE LINE EVERYDAY
TO PLAY FOR US. TO STAY IN SCHOOL. TO SACRIFICE FOR EACH OTHER. FOR US. FOR HAWAII.

THANK YOU WARRIORS!

now go out there and knock some little green guyz around! 😀

ST
great article

Coach is right. da bruddaz gotta behave. we on national watch right now. i been on my best behavior all week. 😀 ahem 😀

i sure hope Jimmy D is fillin up our future schedules with quality opponents.

good morning wafan….dmitcho you seem to get up later that wafan in the pnw

It would seem from the timing of everything that the donation settlement counted the JJ Foundation donation in honor of Dr. Young that was announced by ST in October.

A frosty morning to everyone!!!

d1 . . .

Blizzard-like conditions forecast for some areas of western OR and WA. I hope your boy is set for an early bus ride from McM to PDX.

Weather is supposed to hit later today and run through tomorrow morning — coming up from the south. My best guess is the snow and ice storm will be just about finished by mid-morning except for the resultant layer of snow and ice.

We are expecting up to 1′ of snow where I am — South Puget Sound. But, that is not as bad as the projected 2′ on the eastern side of the Olympics and Cascades.

Expect delays!

Ho- d1, hope he can get out of PDX. I just posted snow pix from my daughter’s house. They got a foot of white stuff.

OK. time to get rolling into Rotary Saturday and night!
HiHo!

~~•~~~~•~Good..Morning..Tsaikos..and..Warrior..Nation!!!~•~~~~•~~

wafan – Keep your darn cold weather up there in Wash! 😈 😯 😀

Brew . . .

I am blaming Plate Techtonics.

You guys fell off the continent and have now slid upward to where we used to be. As a result, we are now up where Alaska was.

Darn Juan de Fuca Fault Line.

LizK
D1
Wafan
Whitey

Mele Kelikimaka to all yuz. 😀

You right about da recruiting at UH. good job coaches.

dis Tony guy, some great catch yea! yu on it coach!

there is definitely a difference between big and fast, and big an fast.

but it all comes down to heart for 4 quarters. like dat kid frum Kahuku at Ore. St., said he wasn’t coming home if day wen luze. he wen play wit one attitude. i’d sure like us to play his team again. i like see him try catch Chizzy, Aaron, Daniel, Steele or Inoke wen Brett and da french guy stay at OT. 😀

I sure hope KIA and Steinhoff readin dis. 😀 motivation!

Have they gone over the 40,000 tickets sold mark?

A full stadium rocking and rolling for the Warriors and Irish would be awesome to see on TV! That would surely help sway some of the fence-sitters.

Just hoping it is not a picket fence.

Seattle is sweating it out at 15. We have gone up a whole degree!!! All the way up to 9!!! Whoo-hoo!!!

maturatee an great charactah….

LIzK,

where are you! 😀

d1 . . .

#2 is at PDX already? New forecast is for ice-storms tomorrow after the snow tonight. If that is the case, he might want to seriously getting a hotel room today before the rooms fill up later today as people realize what is going on.

bhf2 . . .

Awesome! Our guys can handle the food and activities — used to them already. The Irish on the other hand, might have an interesting time. Maybe their stomachs and minds might be a bit twisted and annoyed with the delicacies. Yum!

I like your idea of the sun and fun for them.

PDX seemed like a nice airport…. for a short layover! 😀 😯 😆

yup, play nice, play mean. we can have it boat wayz! 😯

just kiddin, just kiddin.

I’m a bit surprised that the SLS supporters haven’t been able to upgrade their field. I don’t think it would be a problem at the other “big time” ILH schools (no, I’m not including the one in lower Kalihi w/ the purple bus parked in front….) 😀 😯 😆

Haha! When I look at the story about the Hawaii Bowl Pep Rally at Sunset, there’s an Ad on the same page for the tomorrow night’s movie, “Kung Fu Panda”. I don’t know why, but it looks like leadfoot kicking AddahknowJoe in the ‘okole! 😆 😯 😆

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081220/LIFE/312200009/1076

Re: ST article –

I wish more Warriors would follow Steinhoff’s lead and donate their cut hair to Locks of Love…. 😆

Okay, I’ll admit it… I’m looking forward to today’s NCAA V-ball finals between Penn State and Stanford. These are the two best teams out there and could easily be the foundation of future National Teams.

Everyone have a great day – whether you’re doing your last minute shopping, or errands, or relaxing. One last thing – Congratulations to all the graduating students at UH, and of course, to our graduating Warriors! 😀 😯 😆

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wafan,
Finally seeing the sun here, but it’s a balmy 1 degree outside.
In all my time here, I’ve seen more than 2 feet of snow on the ground, but not all in a 36 hour period. We’re supposed to get another 4 inches or so tomorrow though.

bhf2 . . .

Nah. I wen lern fonix in cat lik skool. I neva no wuz so hard fo tranzlait. Shesh, dis stai planny werk!

wafan – Not you too! 😈

We should put BHF2, 1surfaoutawater(sp?), you and Kekoa together in a small room – Only pidgin allowed! Let’s see who is the first to leave…. 😯 😆 😯

B-man – We agree! I love Wahine V-ball,… but I’m a big fan of championship level competition, especially v-ball. 😀

And there is NO WAY that the NCAA should allow Omaha to be the “home” for Women’s V-ball Championship. That is too great a home advantage for Neb. Unfair! Oh- wait a minute… it is the strikeNCAA! 😈 😯 🙄

BHF2 – Yeah, I don’t know about the 1surfa guy, but you’d be one of the last…. unless they cause some disturbance (ambulances?) outside! 😆 Besides, aren’t you some record holder for the most consecutive posts or something? 😀 😯 😆

wafan,
not til the 30th.

Congratulations graduates!

*Thanks for reminding me Stretch*

Rob25 . . .

It is very pleasant compared to dj’s side of the hill!

ST & Tsaiko Blog Dogs,

Jes a shout out to the A-House gang and James for the set up of the Tsaiko Xmas Party. Had a good time.

Sorry to Koakane….did not make it to the after party affair. Got side tracked to another venue, similar and probably more expensive! I will call you about the tickets so we can make the hand off.

Good morning Tsai-kos!!

Congrats to all who are graduating this month, be it UH, some other college or high school!

Welcome to the Warrior ohana to the JC players who signed yesterday! It’s official!!!!!

WDoc – condolences on the passing of your cat and illness of your dog.

So, didja guys miss me? 🙄 Had dinner last night at Mediterraneo with da family. Place was SRO, never seen the place like dat. Glass of wine did me in. Came home and slept 2 hours on da couch and then went nene. 😀

d1 – hope your son gets home on schedule. The first time home is always the best, cuz you’re usually the most homesick.

To wafan and dj – stay warm.
To brew – go stand outside in your shorts and slippahs! 🙂

I am watching the Fresno St bowl game against Colorado St. Fresno is playing power ball and running almost every play. They had 2 straight drives ending in touchdowns. I hope that Pat Hill does NOT change to the passing game like he did against Hawaii. If they continued the smash ball against UH, I don’t think we win that game.

jm2375 ~ Funny you should mention wine. I just stocked up on some of my favorite German wines yesterday. I’ll bring some to the T-gate for you to sample…couch is not an option.

Should I call Pat Hill and ask him why he is trying to pass the ball?? They already showed they can run through these guys.

Kekoa – Glad that it is being enjoyed. I hope to make more tsaikoware pretty soon

To all our graduates-

It may not mean that much to you right now. Frankly it shouldn’t. You’re probably thinking, Gawd! It’s finally OVER!! Up to this moment all you’ve ever known has been school, school, school,… Having your nose so close to the grinder all these years, it shouldn’t dawn on you how significant this piece of paper you receive today will be.

But, it will.

Someday…

As your journey begins you’ll find life will always remind you to return to this day to thank yourself for going through all the challenges of attaining this simple piece of paper. For every door this simple paper opens. For every opportunity, however grand or insignificant, life will remind you to return to this day to give thanks. Only then will you realize how important, how monumental the accomplishment you’ve attained today will be.

Now, at each moment life serves you this reminder, I humbly ask that you generously give back to our beloved university so that others after you can share in the same privilege.

You will forever be a graduate of the university of Hawai’i. Nothing can ever take that away from you.

Awesome.

Congratulations!

B-man #244

You are 100% correct. The 4 teams get their pick of the litter (TOP 25)
and the rest of the schools get their crumbs. By no means, the
wahines we get are bad but work in progress. Many years UH doesn’t
qualify for a TOP 20 recruiting class, but Coach Shoji has been able to
put out a quality product year after year. Been watching wahine V-ball
when I returned to the islands in 84 and been a booster club member.
The Stanford coach(Dunning) is a great recruiter but not a great
teacher.That’s another story.

Eeeeeesssssssmmmmmeeeeeeee out!

Come on Fresno! Hang on! Beat CSU!

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

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