Wednesday, August 10, 2011

No more quotes archived to this blog

I've been thinking about this for quite some time and have finally come to a decision on this issue. I am not going to archive anymore quotes about the Warriors on this blog. I am still a Warriors fan and will read everything I can on the team, so it bothers me that Warriors fans will not have an archive anymore for quotes on the team.  Tombo does an amazing job in covering the news about the Warriors with awesome video support from Chawan_Cut and you can get to his blog at: http://uhfootball.blogspot.com/

The reason I'm stopping this blog is simple. National coverage of the Warriors has decreased by 90% or so from the 2006-2007 years, so the bulk of the quotes are coming from Hawaii newspapers.  Hawaii used to have 2 Honolulu newspapers that provided free content, but now there is just 1 newspaper that has recently put up a paywall.  I could archive the quotes from their articles, and just getting quotes seems to be fine with "fair use" copyright laws, but that would hurt the newspaper since people could get the content of the articles without paying.  Since the Star-Advertiser is the source of almost all of the quotes for the Warriors, leaving them out would neuter this quote archive to the point that it would just be pointless to continue.

Online-only subscriptions to the Star-Advertiser are very reasonably priced, especially when compared to other paywalls set up by mainland newspapers.  Subscribers to the print newspaper get a code for free online access to the online newspaper...but not everyone has parents like I do who subscribe to the Star-Advertiser (and the Advertiser and Star-Bulletin before the Star-Advertise existed) and never read the online newspaper so they can give their code to a grateful son.

I am sad to see this blog end and hope that this blog has been useful to anyone interested in the Warriors.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

The Playing Surface of Aloha Stadium will be called "Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium"

HSA Note: "Terms of the multi-year deal were not announced but are expected to be in the range of five years for $2.5 million, people familiar with past discussions have said."

HSA Note: "In addition, Hawaiian said it will help fund University of Hawaii travel costs."


About their sponsorship of UH sports, Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Mark Dunkerley said:
"We are pleased to use funds from our marketing budget to contribute to these much-needed improvements and increasing our support of the home team at UH." (HSA)


Praising Hawaii Airlines for their sponsorship, Aloha Stadium manager Scott Chan said:
"We appreciate Hawaiian Airlines coming forward with its sponsorship of this outstanding new field." (HSA)


http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/126799833.html

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Quotes from the HSA Overview of each position for the Warriors

About how Moniz (who owns a DVD projector that allows him to watch videos at home or on hotel-room walls) understands their offense, Rolo said:
"You don't need to draw things up for him. You can talk to him, and he understands." (HSA)


About how Moniz does not have the freedom to call plays, but he has designed a few that were used in games, Rolo said:
"They all worked." (HSA)


About how David Graves is the early favorite to start at QB next season but needs to work on going through his read progressions before scrambling out of the pocket, Rolo said:
"This will be a big year for him." (HSA)


About Sterling Jackson's running style, Rolo said:
"He can get us tough yards if we need it." (HSA)


Pointing out how in 2008 Greg Salas was a wideout and Kealoha Pilares was a RB, but both were highly productive at slot for UH in 2010, Mack said:
"It's about finding the right place for each player." (HSA)


About how Miah Ostrowski's basketball background helps him in football, Rolo said:
"He understands spacing." (HSA)


About how Terence Bell adjusted well to being shifted from slot to wideout, Rolo said:
"He's an underestimated playmaker." (HSA)


About how UH changed its recruiting strategy a few years ago to look for tall OL with a frame that could fill out to 300 pounds, such as Sean Shigematsu, OL coach Gordy Shaw said:
"(Shigematsu) was probably outside most people's box. He was a good volleyball player and a good basketball player. He's not where he needed to be strength wise, but he's smart, has long arms, and has very good footwork." (HSA)


About how Andrew Faaumu was cut before the 2008 training camp but lost weight and gained strength to be added to their 2009 roster, playing 9 games last year, Shaw said:
"He's a self-made millionaire in football. He didn't have 2 cents together when he first came to the University of Hawaii in his ability and physical size. He had the door slammed in his face. We gave him simple goals, and he attained them. Then we gave him tougher goals, and he made those." (HSA)


» Right end: Siaki Cravens, Paipai Falemalu, Alasi Toilolo, Tavita Woodard, Beau Yap.
About DTs Kaniela Tuipulotu and Vaughn Meatoga, DL coach Tony Tuioti said:
"They do a great job of knocking back offensive linemen." (HSA)


About how their DL are taught to get to the "heel" line, where the blockers' heels are at the snap, to best be able to cut off quicker RBs, Tuioti said:
"Those two guys are great at getting to the heel line. They're not sitting back and catching the offensive linemen. They're attacking. That's what you can get from them." (HSA)


About how Corey Paredes is listed at MLB but will move around on defense, Mack said:
"He's going to move around." (HSA)


About how Paredes started at the middle of the field and caught Nevada's Colin Kaepernick last season near the sideline, Mack said:
"There's not many guys who can make that play. I don't need to time him. I know he's as fast as he needs to be. He has the Warrior's heart." (HSA)


About how Tank Hopkins is an aggressive open-field tackler, Mack said:
"Why do you think they call him Tank?" (HSA)


About how they only returned 19 of 70 punts last season for a 3.8 return average, Mack said:
"The problem is we weren't executing." (HSA)


About how they are going to attack on special teams under special teams coordinator Dick Tomey, Mack said:
"We attack on offense, we attack on defense, and now we're going to go after punters and kickers." (HSA)


http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110803_2011_Warriors_football_position_breakdown.html

UH's Coaches have adapted to technology that helps them teach the Warriors more effectively

About how he had a thick playbook when he became UH's defensive coordinator in 1999, had the playbook on a flash drive when he became UH's defensive coordinator in 2007, and now uses an iPhone to hold everything, Mack held up his iPhone and said:
"This is my office." (HSA)


HSA Note: "Last year's 450-plus defensive playbook and the offseason condition program have been transformed into applications that can be accessed on smart phones, iPads and laptops. That enabled recruits, using a code, to access plays and workout schedules while still residing on the mainland. This past Monday, computer techs installed Smart Boards in the football meeting rooms. Think of them as large mounted touch screens."


About how today's players need to see things on video and on their phone instead of on paper, Rich Miano said:
"These young people have embraced technology. Give them a playbook with formations, it doesn't mean anything to them. They have to see it on video. They have to see it on the big screen. They have to see it on their phones." (HSA)


About how he is an "old-school guy" that can discuss plays on a chalkboard, Mack said:
"I could do that, but they won't listen." (HSA)


About how their coaches need to use the tools that best teach their players, Mack said:
"I believe coaches have to be teachers. To teach, you've got to say it however they understand it. If you draw something, and they don't understand it, you have to say it another way. The way these guys learn is on video games. That's this generation. Our generation wasn't like that. What we want to do is keep up with the newest technology." (HSA)


About how most of their offense is taught via video sessions or in practice, Miano said:
"This is a video generation." (HSA)


About how he uses a smartphone for his work, Mack said:
"My grandkids set it up for me. This is easy for young people." (HSA)

http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/20040101_uh_coaches_have_upgraded_their_teaching_methods.html

Feature on UH Offensive Coordinator Nick Rolovich (Rolo)

Asked what he'd say if someone told him that he'd be the offensive coordinator at UH just 10 years after playing for UH, Rolo said:
"I'd have been very happy. And I would've believed it. I knew I couldn't leave football and I had developed a love for Hawaii." (HSA)


About how he's like a father to the 50+ Warriors on offense that he's in charge of, Rolo said:
"Yeah, it's getting closer to them being sons (in age). It started out like younger brothers. I think we're at a nice range now." (HSA)


About watching MTV recently to get an idea of what young people are into these days, Rolo said:
"I turned it right off." (HSA)


About how things seemed to come easy to him until he was benched at UH when he was a junior, Rolo said:
"it was a huge wakeup call. My actions and decisions helped lead to nine losses." (HSA)


About how UH's starters this year learned a lot from Salas and Pilares last season, Rolo said:
"(This year's starters) were in the room, very close to it. They soaked up a lot, it was valuable for them to see that. Greg and Kealoha took it up a notch every snap in practice, every snap in film." (HSA)


About how the Warriors saw how Alex Green's hard work resulted in his being drafted by the NFL, Rolo said:
"Now everyone sees hard-work equal-sign draft-pick." (HSA)


About how their offense has to learn to play with each other, having just 2 returning starters, Rolo said:
"It's so much about knowing the people you're doing it with. There's so much non-verbal communication. It's a trust thing." (HSA)


http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/furtherreview/20110803_Football_and_Hawaii_are_all_Rolovich_needs.html

Monday, August 1, 2011

Warrior Quotes 8/1/11

Bryant Moniz said that one of the things he needs to pack for UH's football training camp is a:
"… Hard hat … " (HSA)


When asked why he needed a hard hat, Moniz said:
"I'm coming to work." (HSA)


About how their first practice is on Thursday, Moniz said:
"I'm ready. You get to concentrate on football all day. And you get three meals a day." (HSA)


About how he will start training camp with LT Clayton Laurel (being pushed by Jordan Loeffler), LG Brett Leonard, C Matagisila Lefiti, RG Chauncy Winchester-Makainai and RT Sean Shigematsu (slightly ahead of Levi Legay) as their starters, OL coach Gordy Shaw said:
"We have a lot of players who can get it done, but some have never done it in (an NCAA) game." (HSA)


http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110801_Warriors_ready__to_get__to_work_.html