Mahalo, chawan_cut
Auntie MariaLani says:
Hoo wee! Da Gators fans gonna wear white... dey must be da good guys. Of course- we kona be decked out in Warrior Green so you can see us mo bettah! Jes look for da ti leaves in one corner of da stadium near da endzone.
So- Who kona play?
DA GREEN TEAM
OFFENSE
LWO—1 Greg Salas
LSB—5 Michael Washington
LT—50 Laupepa Letuli
LG—61 Keith AhSoon
C—55 John Estes
RG—51 Clarence Tuioti-Mariner
RT—78 Keoni Steinhoff
RSB—85 Aaron Bain
RWO—89 Malcolm Lane
QB—12 Greg Alexander
RB—4 Leon Wright-Jackson
You notice one position missing, eh?
QB??? whatchu theenk??? GA? BR? IF? JS?
GOING BE Greg Alexander- the Grrrreeeeat!
DEFENSE
LE—94 David Veikune
LT—93 Keala Watson
RT—99 Josh Leonard
RE—58 John Fonoti
LLB—44 Adam Leonard
MLB—13 Brashton Satele
OLB—17 Solomon Elimimian
LCB/NB—2 Ryan Mouton
SS—7 Erik Robinson
FS—Keao Monteilh
RCB—3 Jameel Dowling
CB—23 Calvin Roberts
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK—86 Dan Kelly
P—49 Tim Grasso
LS—Jake Ingram
KR—89 Malcolm Lane
KR—2 Ryan Mouton
KR—7 Jovonte Taylor
PR—5 Michael Washington
Fo da White Hat Team:
OFFENSE:
WR—9 Louis Murphy
WR—6 Deonte Thompson
LT—75 Phil Trautwein
LG—63 Jim Tartt
C—56 Maurkice Pouncey
RG—55 Mike Pouncey
RT—77 Jason Watkins
TE—81 Aaron Hernandez
QB—15 Tim Tebow
RB—25 Brandon James
RB—33 Kestahn Moore
DEFENSE:
DE—8 Carlos Dunlap
NT—90 Lawrence Marsh
DT—92 Terron Sanders
DE—49 Jermaine Cunningham
SLB—16 A.J. Jones
MLB—41 Ryan Stamper
WLB—32 Dustin Doe
CB—4 Wondy Pierre-Louis
SS—35 Ahmad Black
FS—21 Major Wright
CB—5 Joe Haden
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK—38 Jonathan Phillips
P—17 Casey Henry
LS—43 James Smith
KR/PR—25 Brandon James
KR—33 Kestahn Moore
So, Warriors, two outa tree, eh? Tree outa tree mo bettah!
GO WARRIORS!!!
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No like wake up? No go sleep!
Is Rice any good...or should JJ win?
WooHoo!
I posted the Page Turner!
Brown rice good for make fried rice; but only if day old.
d1...I don't know...maybe have a few at Mai Tai during one of their two happy hours...just kicking back and relaxing for tomorrows festivities....
Right on, thank you Tsaiko's for the updates on the SMU game. Can't help but wish the best for Coach Jones - he did so much for Hawaii Football - too bad not everyone feels the same way.....perhaps in time, those people realize it.
Rob14,
If SMU wins, it's progress.
That's why the Former Coach is there.
WooHoo! I'm in the page Turner post!
I like wake up...that's the problem...if I stay up, I won't make it through the game without falling asleep. The homey won't serve me coffee.
SMU starting QB is a freshman, Mitchell, who originally committed to Hawaii, but decided to follow JJ.
It's nice to see the JJ offense again, but I can't wait to see the Mac/Lee run and shoot with a real run.
Well, I knew SMU wasn't very good, but Rice hasn't been too good either.
I'm happy for June. Must be BLM is doing a decent job.
Gotta go...going home early and then off to Volleyball game. See ya tomorrow morning!
Rice moving the ball. They are running a no huddle spread offense.
Rice punts. Downs ball on 2 yd. line. SMU got a long way to go this time.
mad dog,
That offense won't work at SMU.
It's a gimmick offense.
Can't score in the Red Zone.
No Tight End? Pffft!
It doesn't use enough clock.
They'll never win a championship with it.
heheheh
(J)J,
Let you know if anything comes up out in the Wesside; although laying low tonight sounds like a good plan.
SMU 3 and out.
deja vu all over again.
SMU 57 yd. punt.
STRAW POLL
how is silently pulling for rice?
I'm glad I don't gotta get up as early as all you guys tomorrow morning.
al,
I usually buy my rice at the store.
SMU started on their own 2 yd line. They tried the JJ standard long pass, but it didn't work. Appears their receivers are a bit slower than Rivers and company.
djmitcho 3x size, how did you get into a canoe to paddle...I can hear the steersman, mitchell lean to the left with turning left...
al...who is "how"??? MWAHAHAHAHAHA
okay to be honest. i have the utmost respect for june and what he did for our at that time dismal program.
Homey,
If we win the toss, I would defer. In that case, Florida would probably opt to go on offense and we would be able to start with our strength. I would think Coach McMackin would prefer to start with our experienced defense.
The more interesting call would be if Florida won the toss. I would think that Florida would then defer. Then what would Coach McMackin do? Hmmm. I say he'll be almost forced to go on offense to maximize the # of scoring opportunities for us and to minimize theirs.
Curt,
If FL defers, UH has to receive or else they going end up KO to start both halves
Ralph,
I was only a xl back then.
(J)J,
Nah. "How" is "Who"
haha
Rice runs the spread offense. The head coach even looks like Paul Johnson. It's like watching two versions of Hawaii playing each other.
Ball must be slippery. Football slipped out of rice qb's hands twice. Rice misses long FG
Shovel pass from SMU for 15 yds and a 1st down
smu slowly moving the ball down the field
kinda like watching uh last year, but smu not as quick
SMU's offensive line is winning the battle against Rice. Lots of time for the QB to throw.
TD SMU wide receiver screen
Rice blitzed and got burned for a TD. Extra point no good. 13-0
xp missed, i guess they don't have an "iceman"
gotta step away for awhile. Mad Dog is in charge of game updates
Al,
Keahi said he wasn't coming back because he wasn't feeling the love. Actually, we weren't too tuff on him. But when you dangle the carrot and keep pulling it away over and over again, it probably annoyed some of us.
It didn't help that he kept saying "You heard it here first" or something like that when he never said anything in the first place.
Keahi: Come back. Share stuff that you know the coaches don't mind you sharing. And let us eat the carrot sometimes. You know us Tsaikos are a hungry bunch.
win the toss. gotta give the kick return team an opportunity to get a nice return. moreover, we need to show confidence in our new quarterback.
by deferring until the second half would be a rather negative message to our new offense.
Okay...gotta do some errands. Cya at Genji's tomorrow. Go Warriors!
My dream tonight: Hawaii 41, Florida 35
looks like SMU has no defense...simple JJ football, just score more points...LOL
Rice 14
S M U 13
In this case of Florida not knowing our game, but Hawaii knows theirs, I agree with Al, win the initial toss of the coin and take the kick off. Get up there, then score.
Halftime is a great time for our Defense to adjust and get warmed up.
in analyzing the point spread....
it started out at -27. then escalated to -35 1/2.
people were grabbing the early line and why shouldn't they. graunke was out and no matter which way you look we would have a green qb in gainesville.
the line moves all the way up to -35 1/2 because the heavy majority of the early bet were folks who were betting with the gators.
afterall, the hawaii team blew up against the "real competition" in the sugar bowl, colt brennan and his horses were all gone, june vacated, and a whole lot of question marks face this season.
so naturally the monday morning qb all bet florida. the house wants a little balance so they raise the line.
it just showed no respect for the warriors all in all.
we are better than the sugar bowl team. our defense actually did well against georgia. i believe that we will play respectfully and cover the points. we are better than most folks know. even though the odds are stacked against us.
...nuff said
hey, football fan....wanna bet lunch?
I just returned from doing an errand.
Rice scored again again via pass. Rice ahead 21-13.
hey curt....btw.
hawaii 41
fla 35
is my pomai's pick.
I'm stealing my daughter's laptop while watching the game, so this blog site is not on her list of favorites (I don't know why). I just googled "Tsaiko lifeboat" and it came up with the link to this site.
Is that Coach Reinebold on the SMU sideline wearing a lei???
Not to break the football commnetary, but I do some volunteer work for A Keiki's Dream. Almost like the Make a Wish foundation.
Well anyway, I'm working on a dream that involves a homeless 15 year old girls who wants to be a pilot in the military. Are their any military pilots on Maui willing to talk to this girl? This is juts part of the dream. More later.
BTW,
click on my name to get to the AKD website.
Rice's spread offense is handling the SMU defense, both on the ground and through the air. Rice is in the red zone.
Happy Birthday to my "nephew" Pride(.),
Yup, Pride was a WAC all star who played with Gary Allen as well as other all star players such as Tom Tuinei, Dana McLemore, Blane Gaison, Keone Jardine, Jerry Scanlan and Jim Asmus.
Go Warriors!
Gaff da Gators!
Rice scores. 28-13. Second quarter, 4:26 remaining. bye low battery.
good afta noon tsaiko's
rob 2/3 what you want me to call you bwhaaaaaaaaaa
smu down by 14pts now game not going so good for jjones
oh btw pride what was the name of dem books?
howz BLM looking, WOW was that 28 unanswered?
wonder how kevin craft is gonna do against that UT defense Monday nite. and next week we get to see how Marve does against that gaytor D compared to our QB's. should be itneresting.
go warriors
Halftime. Rice leads SMU 28-13. Rice misses a field goal a the end of the half. JJ doesn't look too happy. Probably saying, "I gave up a job in Hawaii for this? What was I thinking."
duffer....you should have asked. i'll send details later.
Ok...if anyone wants to join some Tsaikos for a few after work, we'll be at Mai Tai at Ala Moana having a few around 6:30 tonight.
Look for me or some bolohead guy with one big hat....
Pride, come on down if you get time. Have to see if I have your number at home so I can call...but if not....just come on down...
Eh, KK, if you can, try calling Pride and letting him know for me...Thanks...
DPC...
BLM looking okay, only a Freshman sooooo....
Marve isn't playing against Florida (at least I don't think he is) I think he was suspended for two games because of his arrest....
duffer.
check your email regarding the A Keiki Dream. maybe we can make that dream come true.
To think that Rice only beat SMU by one point last year. BLM is looking like a freshman starting his first game in D-1. He looked okay during the first couple drives, but has been over and under throwing people left and right since then. SMU's defense isn't playing very well. I think Marve was only suspended for one game and will start when they play FL.
okay gang...gotta prep for tomorrow. Maybe see some of you guys tonight....
GO WARRIORS!!!
Rice fumbles 2nd half opening kickoff. BLM throws a nice pass for the TD. Rice leads 28-20.
Rice scores again. Rice leads 35-20
Rice picks off BLM who throws up a lame duck on first play of the possession. Rice scores again 42-20.
al said...
STRAW POLL
how is silently pulling for rice?
August 29, 2008 2:25 PM
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Shouldn't Rice only be pulled at harvest time? Then you have Rice straw. Is that what you're talking about?
BLM picked off again. Returned for a TD. Rice leads 49-20.
SMU should just try ANOTHER QB. Nothing to lose at this point.
al-
It would be nice for JJ to get a win this week. In fact, I hope he wins a lot. EXCEPT when they play Hawaii, if ever, and get a horse whippin'.
GO WARRIORS!!!
Rice smothering the gravy on JJ's team.
One snap, clear for SMU tonight.
Hope JJ and Staff, AND Bo Levi Mitchell catch the Florida game early manana and watch Hawaii show 'em hows it done.
I got a BIG nose, and I can smell it.
Aloha, y'all! Reporting from Gainesville, where EVERYBODY in town is into the Gators. I would estimate that one out of every three people I saw was wearing a Gator shirt. Lots of car flags, customized license plates, the WORKS! It's kinds neat to see that degree of fan support.
As far as the weather, I didn't think it was that bad today. Sure it was hot and you definitely felt the urge to drink, but it wasn't impossible to deal with.
Anyway, took a photos that I can share.
If we win, I'm going to turn this upside down.
Ah, maybe not.
Maverick,
Word.
Had to kiss up to the authorities to let me ake these.
Hawaii fans will be sitting above that sign tomorrow.
Seats in the shade for Florida fans. Team bench too. But tomorrow at 12:30? Maybe not. These were taken at 4:30 or so,
This is why the cop didn't want to let me in.
Last one. This is in the lobby of my hotel. These people are into it. But they had no answer when I asked about the Hawaii stuff.
Oh, I hope the Warriors are listening to the radio. The DJs here are freaking punks! Everyone I heard was calling it a smash, certain blow out, designated victim, etc.
I wonder if we'll see a higher-than-usual (maybe even 50/50) mix of running for the Florida game. LWJ/Libre have the advantage in game experience versus the starting four receivers. Of course, they'll still need help from the O-line to get the job done.
WarriorMojo -- thanks for the photos. Gives us at home a feel for the area and stadium!
The adventures of Super Mojo continue. WM, you da MAN I tell ya!!! DA MAN!!!
Mojo, tune into ESPN if ya wanna see the Ponies gettin' schooled.
Well, if there's any silver lining for the Rice game, maybe it's that JJ's first game with Hawaii ended in a pretty lop-sided loss. SMU can only go up from here!
No way that SMU wins this one. Rice is up 56-20. BLM was just intercepted again and Rice has the ball with 12 minutes left in the game.
It's true that JJ's first Hawaii game ended in a lopsided loss, but Rice is no USC.
True enough. Maybe that's why the point deficit is only 36 instead of 55 (for now). :P
Hello?
Is everyone at MaiTai's?
Bus is here. The adventure.begins!
Anonymous please do not post links to the other paper here. Please DO tell us what it said.
hi d1. watching vb?
Aloha from Kona...here's to the Road Warriors having a good and safe game tomorrow. Here's to the Tsaiko's and seeing the gang next week
Can't sleep yet. How's VB going?
Hi Calvin.
Liz - PSU up 2-0. UH holding their own. Houston struggling. They just need more time as a unit. Tomorrow will be better. PSU is huuuge - 6-3, 6-5, 6-2.
Hi Liz....on Da Midnight Bus to Gainsville...
Wahine down the first 2 games to Penn State. Third game starting soon.
Colt Brennan updated his blog at the official Redskin site today. Click here to go to his blog page.
300!
Aloha Liz!
On that Midnight train to Florida!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v78-ftcqpNw
Pride: Always try to buy used books. My books were $95.90, $93.50, $138.05, $98.00, and $41.00, all used (but like new) except for the $41.00 book (that was new only). Throw in $159.00 for Adobe Acrobat Pro 9, and that's $625.45. Yikes. I hope some of these books are used for next semester. :-D
Hello? Anyone on board? Did everybody disembark already?
2:25am
Rest stop. Tracking the trip in pix on my lizkauai blog. Pray for the folks in NOLA as Gustav approaches. No buses going to NOLA any more.
Go Wahine!
moved into another timeZone now 3:51am
Aloha Liz...Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
Well, bedtime for this Warrior fan. Gonna get my shower, snuggle da Sweety and hit da hay. I plan to dream of Warrior victory and wake up to see that dream come true. These Warriors are a much better team than folks think, tomorrow morning the world will see just what I mean.
GO WARRIORS!!!
Liz,
The only Marietta, FL google could find is a neighborhood in JAX! Hope you're not there!
Anyway, maybe you're close enough to get into Gainesville that you can go moemoe little while before the game.
Eh!
IT'S SATURDAY THERE!
AND ALSO WHERE RONNIE IS!
GO WARRIORS!!!
Oyasumina-tsai.
Dreaming of great things....
musta been Marianna. We're travelling on I-10. Now in Tallahassee for bus service. I'm not getting any sleep yet. :-(
wow...you old guys really go to bed early.
Around 7 hours 15 minutes to the start of the season! Gotta try to sleep.
Get some sleep, Liz...
Good night everyone!
Now you're making us worry about your health Aunty Liz. Please try to catch a few winks before arrival. Ask the terminal manager in Gainesville if they have a 'lay-down' room. The usually provide one for medical reasons. Tell 'em you got Swamp Fever! It's da troot!
Liz ~ Did they say there'd be a driver change at Lake City? Find out who the "last leg" driver will be and that's who can give you all the scoops on what to expect on arrival in Gainesville.
Or maybe crash at WM's hotel until game time.
Warrior Mojo ~ When you wake, please give Liz a call. She may need your help. She had a long sleepless night on da bus. Maybe a nice power nap at your place would help her before game time.
Mahalo!
LIZ: I guess ANON hadn't posted the stuff from brand x paper. Essentially (1st 2 paragraphs)
The Honolulu Advertiser and six of its employee unions today reached tentative agreement on two key issues in ongoing contract talks.
Employees will retain nearly all current medical benefits for the indefinite future and the company will switch payroll to a biweekly schedule.
Just six hours, Tsaiko peeps!
Hale is ready for a mini fan-invasion at 0600 hours. There will be about 20 family and friends screaming in my home as the sun is just rising.
Err, guess I'd better hit the hay, then. :D
new post is up. Mahalo Tommui for the HA negotiation report. I'm zapping the odda papah link. Now.
Pride,
That was a funny story in the bookstore.
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