CC = Cats Cradle
CC Note: "Texas State head coach Dennis Franchione loves coaching against the Hawaii Warriors. In fact, Franchione is the only coach in college football history to bring three different teams to Honolulu and walk out with a win each time."
About how he was the person that suggested that Texas State play a game to end the 2012 season in Hawaii, Dennis Franchione said:
"I'm the guy that brought it up [to Texas State Director of Athletics Dr. Larry Teis]. With the postseason being up in the air in 2012, I thought it would be a treat to our players, fans and a good game for us." (CC)
About how he recently decided that their 2012 schedule was too tough to play UH, Franchione said:
"It looks pretty demanding. If we added that game, it would have been tough on our guys. Then to cut out another week of recruiting, I don't know if we should do it right now. I would like to do it in the future, but I'm not sure if 2012 was the correct time." (CC)
CC Note: "Once Franchione decided against the game, which would have begun a three-game, away-home-away series with the Warriors, Teis pulled out of talks with Hawaii AD Jim Donovan."
About how JD said that UH won't schedule Texas State while he's AD, Franchione shot back:
"That's his prerogative. There will be another AD someday." (CC)
http://smdrcatscradle.blogspot.com/2011/07/college-football-franchione-speaks-on.html
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Feature on tackling and the BC Lions has a lot of quotes from Solomon Elimimian
TP = The Province
About how the larger dimensions of a CFL field plays a mental factor in tackling, Solomon Elimimian said:
"If I get isolated with the running back and he gets past me, it's nothing but green grass. You have whole field to escape." (HSA)
HSA Note: "And nobody on the Lions defence is more aggressive than Elimimian, whose jarring hits on opposing ball carriers have occasionally been the only redeeming quality about his team since he joined them last year."
About how defenders benefit from studying their opponent, Elimimian said:
"If you're running toward someone you have to know if the guy is a shaker or pounder. If he's a shaker you have to break down on him. If he's a pounder you have to get your hips [low] and run through him." (HSA)
About why he excels at tackling opponents, Elimimian said:
"Tackling is a mindset. When you tackle somebody you have to get yourself mentally prepared. Do I want to make that tackle? You're going to tackle if you want to tackle." (HSA)
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/tackling+That+drill/5100818/story.html#ixzz1S5K6Mh9e
About how the larger dimensions of a CFL field plays a mental factor in tackling, Solomon Elimimian said:
"If I get isolated with the running back and he gets past me, it's nothing but green grass. You have whole field to escape." (HSA)
HSA Note: "And nobody on the Lions defence is more aggressive than Elimimian, whose jarring hits on opposing ball carriers have occasionally been the only redeeming quality about his team since he joined them last year."
About how defenders benefit from studying their opponent, Elimimian said:
"If you're running toward someone you have to know if the guy is a shaker or pounder. If he's a shaker you have to break down on him. If he's a pounder you have to get your hips [low] and run through him." (HSA)
About why he excels at tackling opponents, Elimimian said:
"Tackling is a mindset. When you tackle somebody you have to get yourself mentally prepared. Do I want to make that tackle? You're going to tackle if you want to tackle." (HSA)
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/tackling+That+drill/5100818/story.html#ixzz1S5K6Mh9e
UH will ask sponsors to help with the $1.2 mil in travel subsidies it will have starting in 2012
HSA Note: "The University of Hawaii is asking sponsors to help underwrite the estimated $1.2 million in travel subsidies it has pledged to provide for Mountain West Conference and Big West Conference opponents in 2012, President MRC Greenwood said Wednesday. Some of that assistance could apparently come from a portion of a naming rights agreement being negotiated with Hawaiian Airlines for the field at Aloha Stadium, people familiar with the plans suggested."
About how they are asking an airlines (Hawaiian Airlines) to help with their travel subsidies to the MWC and Big West, UH President MRC Greenwood said:
"We've made a commitment to be in the Mountain West and to do that we have to be there. Does that mean we're going to work with every vendor that we can to get the best possible options? Yes. Does that mean we might be asking our (sponsors) to give us miles? Yeah, we might be doing that. We might be doing anything we can to reduce the cost of travel." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Since UH is the marquee tenant for the facility and the major lure for a naming rights deal, the stadium authority has been pushing for the school to share in any agreement in some form."
About how they are seeing what other organizations such as the Hawaii Tourism Authority can do for UH, Greenwood said:
"We've been talking to the (Hawaii Tourism Authority) and have been talking to other organizations to see what they can do to help our teams. Every time somebody tells me that they are a big fan, I say, 'How are you proving that?'" (HSA)
About getting help for the travel subsidies from the state, Greenwood said:
"I know there has been interest at many levels of the state to try and help us with that. (The travel burden) is obviously something we have to face. We're 2,500 miles from the nearest land mass and as much as we like to sell paradise, they still have to buy the tickets." (HSA)
About the concern over travel budgets she heard during her first meetings with the MWC Board of Directors, Greenwood said:
"All the rest of the presidents are saying the same thing, 'My travel budget is...' " (HSA)
When it was suggested that UH's travel subsidies will be a big help for those MWC schools, Greenwood said:
"I guess they see it that way. After we beat them they may think of it (differently). They may wish they didn't make that deal, you know." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110714_greenwood_says_uh_will_ask_for_help_in_travel_subsidies.html
About how they are asking an airlines (Hawaiian Airlines) to help with their travel subsidies to the MWC and Big West, UH President MRC Greenwood said:
"We've made a commitment to be in the Mountain West and to do that we have to be there. Does that mean we're going to work with every vendor that we can to get the best possible options? Yes. Does that mean we might be asking our (sponsors) to give us miles? Yeah, we might be doing that. We might be doing anything we can to reduce the cost of travel." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Since UH is the marquee tenant for the facility and the major lure for a naming rights deal, the stadium authority has been pushing for the school to share in any agreement in some form."
About how they are seeing what other organizations such as the Hawaii Tourism Authority can do for UH, Greenwood said:
"We've been talking to the (Hawaii Tourism Authority) and have been talking to other organizations to see what they can do to help our teams. Every time somebody tells me that they are a big fan, I say, 'How are you proving that?'" (HSA)
About getting help for the travel subsidies from the state, Greenwood said:
"I know there has been interest at many levels of the state to try and help us with that. (The travel burden) is obviously something we have to face. We're 2,500 miles from the nearest land mass and as much as we like to sell paradise, they still have to buy the tickets." (HSA)
About the concern over travel budgets she heard during her first meetings with the MWC Board of Directors, Greenwood said:
"All the rest of the presidents are saying the same thing, 'My travel budget is...' " (HSA)
When it was suggested that UH's travel subsidies will be a big help for those MWC schools, Greenwood said:
"I guess they see it that way. After we beat them they may think of it (differently). They may wish they didn't make that deal, you know." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110714_greenwood_says_uh_will_ask_for_help_in_travel_subsidies.html
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Colt Brennan says that Tate Forcier should choose UH
About Tate Forcier looking for a fresh start, Colt Brennan said that UH:
"really could be a great fit." (HSA)
About how players with second chances have done well at UH, Colt said:
"Me, Davone (Bess) and Pisa (Tinoisamoa), we all got second chances at Hawaii, and we made the most of them. I can thoroughly understand why (Forcier) would want to come to Hawaii if he wants a second chance." (HSA)
About how he had planned to get a new trial, which could have extended his case another 2 years, before accepting an offer to plead guilty to trespassing, Colt said:
"At first, I wanted to keep fighting ... but I wanted to really move on with my life. People said, 'If he were (innocent), he would never have accepted a deal.' But at some point, you can't put your family in that position financially and emotionally. I had to think about people other than myself. ... I talked to my family and friends and legal counsel, and they said (accepting the plea) would be the best thing for me." (HSA)
About the false reports of his case that were around when he joined UH in 2005, Colt said:
"One thing that happened is Hawaii is a place that is very welcoming and has a big heart. And when I got there, I was able to discredit what people had heard, and that's when people really started to get behind my back, and want to see me have a second chance, or want to see me succeed." (HSA)
About how he often would pick up Jason Forcier (Tate's brother who was his teammate at Mater Dei High School, Jason was a freshman when Colt was a senior) at the train station on the way to school, Colt said:
"I knew Jason really well. I remember (Tate and another brother) would come to practice, and throw the rock around. They were young, but we were like, 'These kids are going to be pretty good when they get older.' ... Sure enough, I went on and lived my life. Then years later, I turn on the TV and watch Tate playing for Michigan. I said, 'I knew he would show up somewhere.' " (HSA)
About how Tate would be able to learn the offense and get acclimated to the team, school, and community, Colt said:
"I watched him do a lot of good things at Michigan. If he's coming to Hawaii to help win football games and keep Hawaii on the map, I think it's a move that will be successful for both him and the university. ... Hopefully, it all works out. Right now we have to wait and see. We don't even know if he's going to (transfer) to Hawaii." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110713_Colt_Tate_should_pick_UH.html
"really could be a great fit." (HSA)
About how players with second chances have done well at UH, Colt said:
"Me, Davone (Bess) and Pisa (Tinoisamoa), we all got second chances at Hawaii, and we made the most of them. I can thoroughly understand why (Forcier) would want to come to Hawaii if he wants a second chance." (HSA)
About how he had planned to get a new trial, which could have extended his case another 2 years, before accepting an offer to plead guilty to trespassing, Colt said:
"At first, I wanted to keep fighting ... but I wanted to really move on with my life. People said, 'If he were (innocent), he would never have accepted a deal.' But at some point, you can't put your family in that position financially and emotionally. I had to think about people other than myself. ... I talked to my family and friends and legal counsel, and they said (accepting the plea) would be the best thing for me." (HSA)
About the false reports of his case that were around when he joined UH in 2005, Colt said:
"One thing that happened is Hawaii is a place that is very welcoming and has a big heart. And when I got there, I was able to discredit what people had heard, and that's when people really started to get behind my back, and want to see me have a second chance, or want to see me succeed." (HSA)
About how he often would pick up Jason Forcier (Tate's brother who was his teammate at Mater Dei High School, Jason was a freshman when Colt was a senior) at the train station on the way to school, Colt said:
"I knew Jason really well. I remember (Tate and another brother) would come to practice, and throw the rock around. They were young, but we were like, 'These kids are going to be pretty good when they get older.' ... Sure enough, I went on and lived my life. Then years later, I turn on the TV and watch Tate playing for Michigan. I said, 'I knew he would show up somewhere.' " (HSA)
About how Tate would be able to learn the offense and get acclimated to the team, school, and community, Colt said:
"I watched him do a lot of good things at Michigan. If he's coming to Hawaii to help win football games and keep Hawaii on the map, I think it's a move that will be successful for both him and the university. ... Hopefully, it all works out. Right now we have to wait and see. We don't even know if he's going to (transfer) to Hawaii." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110713_Colt_Tate_should_pick_UH.html
Aloha Stadium will take advantage of the unused baseball dugouts to offer 38 VIP seats this season
HSA Note: "Aloha Stadium is talking with its marketing partner, Aloha Sports Properties, and UH about offering 38 so-called VIP seats this season, officials said. The seating will be on raised platforms fronting the baseball dugouts, which will be enclosed and air conditioned with large-screen TV monitors. The platform is cushioned for player protection, officials said."
About how using the baseball dugouts for VIP seats was the idea of Aloha Stadium manager Scott Chan, Aloha Stadium spokeswoman Lois Manin said:
"Since we are locked into the football configuration and no longer need the dugouts for baseball, he decided to try and turn it into a VIP area and create some additional revenue for us and our clients." (HSA)
About how UH corporate partners used the mauka dugout for 3 games last year as an experiment, UH associate AD John McNamara said:
"The pilot program worked out well and we were glad to be able to utilize it." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Since it was a late addition, McNamara said users made a donation to UH and paid for the catering. Chan said he is talking to UH about the mauka side again and will offer a new area on the makai side to Aloha Sports Properties. Each side would have 19 seats. The stadium receives a share of catering revenue from its food and beverage partner, Centerplate, and revenue from its marketing agent, Aloha Sports Properties. UH pays the stadium for game-day use."
HSA Note: "In other stadium news, the new $1.76 million turf is scheduled to be displayed at the facility's annual media day, Aug. 11. "It is pretty close to being finished," Manin said.:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110713_Stadium_to_turn_dugouts_into_VIP_seating.html
About how using the baseball dugouts for VIP seats was the idea of Aloha Stadium manager Scott Chan, Aloha Stadium spokeswoman Lois Manin said:
"Since we are locked into the football configuration and no longer need the dugouts for baseball, he decided to try and turn it into a VIP area and create some additional revenue for us and our clients." (HSA)
About how UH corporate partners used the mauka dugout for 3 games last year as an experiment, UH associate AD John McNamara said:
"The pilot program worked out well and we were glad to be able to utilize it." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Since it was a late addition, McNamara said users made a donation to UH and paid for the catering. Chan said he is talking to UH about the mauka side again and will offer a new area on the makai side to Aloha Sports Properties. Each side would have 19 seats. The stadium receives a share of catering revenue from its food and beverage partner, Centerplate, and revenue from its marketing agent, Aloha Sports Properties. UH pays the stadium for game-day use."
HSA Note: "In other stadium news, the new $1.76 million turf is scheduled to be displayed at the facility's annual media day, Aug. 11. "It is pretty close to being finished," Manin said.:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110713_Stadium_to_turn_dugouts_into_VIP_seating.html
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
UH blames Dennis Franchione for Texas State pulling out of a planned 2012 game at Aloha Stadium
About how they won't schedule Texas State as long as he's AD at UH, JD said:
"We won't be working with Texas State anytime in my tenure." (HSA)
HSA Note: "After "five or six months" of talking, UH said an agreement was worked out to bring the Bobcats here, only to have Franchione scuttle it when contracts were to be sent out. When Texas State asked for a better financial package, UH said it complied, upping the terms. When the Bobcats requested a home game, UH said it offered a two-for-one deal and would make a later appearance in San Marcos."
Texas State AD Lawrence Teis said that they were interested in UH when they found out that they couldn't play in a bowl game in 2012 and couldn't win the WAC title, but:
"we also had not completed (scheduling) our other 12 games yet. When that started coming together, we noticed a tough schedule (Houston, Texas Tech, Nevada, New Mexico, Navy, Stephen F. Austin, UT-San Antonio, New Mexico State, Louisiana Tech, Idaho, San Jose State and Utah State) and were trying to decide whether to add another game. Ideally, if Hawaii would have been in September or October, we probably could have made this work." (HSA)
About why they didn't want to play in Hawaii in December, Teis said:
"Coach Fran was concerned that (date) would cut into recruiting, which we desperately need to do moving to (the FBS) level." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/ferdswords/20110712_Franchione_knows_how_to_put_the_hurt_on_Warriors.html
"We won't be working with Texas State anytime in my tenure." (HSA)
HSA Note: "After "five or six months" of talking, UH said an agreement was worked out to bring the Bobcats here, only to have Franchione scuttle it when contracts were to be sent out. When Texas State asked for a better financial package, UH said it complied, upping the terms. When the Bobcats requested a home game, UH said it offered a two-for-one deal and would make a later appearance in San Marcos."
Texas State AD Lawrence Teis said that they were interested in UH when they found out that they couldn't play in a bowl game in 2012 and couldn't win the WAC title, but:
"we also had not completed (scheduling) our other 12 games yet. When that started coming together, we noticed a tough schedule (Houston, Texas Tech, Nevada, New Mexico, Navy, Stephen F. Austin, UT-San Antonio, New Mexico State, Louisiana Tech, Idaho, San Jose State and Utah State) and were trying to decide whether to add another game. Ideally, if Hawaii would have been in September or October, we probably could have made this work." (HSA)
About why they didn't want to play in Hawaii in December, Teis said:
"Coach Fran was concerned that (date) would cut into recruiting, which we desperately need to do moving to (the FBS) level." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/ferdswords/20110712_Franchione_knows_how_to_put_the_hurt_on_Warriors.html
Miah Ostrowski is a football starter for the first time since 2006
About how he hasn't been a starter in football since he was at Punahou in November 2006, Miah Ostrowski said it was:
"a long, long time ago." (HSA)
About being their #1 right slotback when training camp opens, Ostrowski said:
"It's different expectations for me. (The job is) mine to lose right now. ... I feel I'm ready physically — hands, quickness — it's just about not being nervous. We'll see when the time comes. I think I'll be fine. I used to get nervous before every basketball game. I guess that's natural." (HSA)
About starting for the UH basketball game last season, Ostrowski said:
"To me, basketball is pretty much second nature. Football is getting there. Right now, basketball is more comfortable. But once I play more football, I'll be more comfortable." (HSA)
About how he plays basketball in his free time, Ostrowski said:
"I still go into the basketball gym and work on things myself, just to keep up the quickness. Just working up for basketball — running up and down the court — is good, I think, for hand-eye coordination, change of speed, and change of direction. There are some things you can't get out of just running for cardio. I don't play five-on-five, but I work on hand-eye coordination." (HSA)
About how weightlifting hasn't hurt his jump shot, Ostrowski (who weighed 167 when playing basketball last season and wants to be no more than 175 for the football season) said:
"I've been lifting for football for quite a while. My body got used to it." (HSA)
About how he runs pass routes every weekday and is looking forward to training camp, Ostrowski said:
"I've been putting in a lot of work. I can't wait." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110712_Finally_Ostrowski_can_say_hes_a_starter.html
"a long, long time ago." (HSA)
About being their #1 right slotback when training camp opens, Ostrowski said:
"It's different expectations for me. (The job is) mine to lose right now. ... I feel I'm ready physically — hands, quickness — it's just about not being nervous. We'll see when the time comes. I think I'll be fine. I used to get nervous before every basketball game. I guess that's natural." (HSA)
About starting for the UH basketball game last season, Ostrowski said:
"To me, basketball is pretty much second nature. Football is getting there. Right now, basketball is more comfortable. But once I play more football, I'll be more comfortable." (HSA)
About how he plays basketball in his free time, Ostrowski said:
"I still go into the basketball gym and work on things myself, just to keep up the quickness. Just working up for basketball — running up and down the court — is good, I think, for hand-eye coordination, change of speed, and change of direction. There are some things you can't get out of just running for cardio. I don't play five-on-five, but I work on hand-eye coordination." (HSA)
About how weightlifting hasn't hurt his jump shot, Ostrowski (who weighed 167 when playing basketball last season and wants to be no more than 175 for the football season) said:
"I've been lifting for football for quite a while. My body got used to it." (HSA)
About how he runs pass routes every weekday and is looking forward to training camp, Ostrowski said:
"I've been putting in a lot of work. I can't wait." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110712_Finally_Ostrowski_can_say_hes_a_starter.html
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Feature on how Scott Harding got the idea to play college football since he felt he could play in the NFL
SM = Sunday Mail
Asked if he's nervous to have 50,000 people watch him at Aloha Stadium, Scott Harding said:
"I'm going over to make a statement and get people to watch me. The more eyes that watch me, the better chance I've got to make the pros." (SM)
Asked how he got the idea to play American football when he watched NFL games and saw his heroes Larry Fitzgerald and Desean Jackson, Harding said:
"I used to watch it all the time and constantly be thinking, 'I can do that'. I'd watch it on TV and think, 'I don't see how he runs any faster than me, or catches any better'. I've always had good hands. That was one of my strengths in the midfield. I was always pretty clean and a one-touch player. I'm not saying I'm going to be a Terrell Owens but I'm certainly not going to rest on my heels and wait to see what happens." (SM)
About how Harding approached him when he visited Brisbane to look for kickers, former Green Bay Packers punter Nathan Chapman, who has been running Prokick (which has only sent punters to the NFL), said:
"My first message to him was if you want to try and play positions in college or the NFL it will come down to numbers. You have to be that much faster, that much stronger or kick it that much higher and longer for them to even consider you. Why would they bother teaching someone the game if they can get someone of equal ability over there?" (SM)
SM Note: "Harding considered making the code swap when he was delisted by Brisbane at the end of the 2009 season. Considered one of the unluckiest players to be cut that year, he decided to throw his name back in the draft and he was picked up by the Power."
About being delisted by Brisbane at the end of the 2009 season and being picked up by the Power, Harding said:
"My manager at the time still thought I had some more AFL left in me. I thought I did, too. I was a bit stiff to get let go by Brisbane at that point and I thought I'd get picked up somewhere else." (SM)
About how he only played 2 more games in the AFL the following year, finishing the season with the SANFL reserves, and then was delisted again, Harding said:
"I was pretty disappointed to hear the news but I took it on the chin and when one door closes another one opens. I was excited about what was going to happen next and it all happened pretty quickly after that." (SM)
SM Note: "Harding will have history on his side in his bid to make the big time. Hawaii is the college where former rugby union and league player Colin Scotts learned his trade before becoming the only Australian to play an outfield position in the NFL."
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/scotts-punt-requires-a-lion-heart/story-e6frepf6-1226091460229
Asked if he's nervous to have 50,000 people watch him at Aloha Stadium, Scott Harding said:
"I'm going over to make a statement and get people to watch me. The more eyes that watch me, the better chance I've got to make the pros." (SM)
Asked how he got the idea to play American football when he watched NFL games and saw his heroes Larry Fitzgerald and Desean Jackson, Harding said:
"I used to watch it all the time and constantly be thinking, 'I can do that'. I'd watch it on TV and think, 'I don't see how he runs any faster than me, or catches any better'. I've always had good hands. That was one of my strengths in the midfield. I was always pretty clean and a one-touch player. I'm not saying I'm going to be a Terrell Owens but I'm certainly not going to rest on my heels and wait to see what happens." (SM)
About how Harding approached him when he visited Brisbane to look for kickers, former Green Bay Packers punter Nathan Chapman, who has been running Prokick (which has only sent punters to the NFL), said:
"My first message to him was if you want to try and play positions in college or the NFL it will come down to numbers. You have to be that much faster, that much stronger or kick it that much higher and longer for them to even consider you. Why would they bother teaching someone the game if they can get someone of equal ability over there?" (SM)
SM Note: "Harding considered making the code swap when he was delisted by Brisbane at the end of the 2009 season. Considered one of the unluckiest players to be cut that year, he decided to throw his name back in the draft and he was picked up by the Power."
About being delisted by Brisbane at the end of the 2009 season and being picked up by the Power, Harding said:
"My manager at the time still thought I had some more AFL left in me. I thought I did, too. I was a bit stiff to get let go by Brisbane at that point and I thought I'd get picked up somewhere else." (SM)
About how he only played 2 more games in the AFL the following year, finishing the season with the SANFL reserves, and then was delisted again, Harding said:
"I was pretty disappointed to hear the news but I took it on the chin and when one door closes another one opens. I was excited about what was going to happen next and it all happened pretty quickly after that." (SM)
SM Note: "Harding will have history on his side in his bid to make the big time. Hawaii is the college where former rugby union and league player Colin Scotts learned his trade before becoming the only Australian to play an outfield position in the NFL."
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/scotts-punt-requires-a-lion-heart/story-e6frepf6-1226091460229
Warrior 2012 commit Dustin Adams lost his home due to the flooding in North Dakota
About how he's focused on football to in the middle of the disruption in his life, Dustin Adams said:
"I'm focused on football. That's the only normalcy I get around here nowadays." (HSA)
Dustin said that the overflowing Souris River flooded parts of Minot, North Dakota, where more than 4,000 homes "took in water" when:
"the dikes that were built a long time ago were over-topped. A lot of houses flooded. Most of them are going to be gone." (HSA)
About how he was told that the waters reached the roof of his family's home, Adams said:
"They have to pump water back over the dikes. It's going to take some time." (HSA)
About how his family where one of the estimated 90% of Minot homeowners without flood insurance, where the Souris hadn't overflowed into Minot in 42 years, Adams said:
"It was one of those things where people were led to believe this could never happen again. Once it happens, you can't buy last-minute insurance." (HSA)
About how a plan for the government to buy the damaged properties will not happen, Adams said:
"There isn't that kind of money sitting around Washington, I suppose." (HSA)
About how his stepfather, mother, younger brother, and he are living at his girlfriend's home, Adams said:
"We might be here for a while." (HSA)
HSA Note: "His stepfather works in a hospital. His mother works in a bank. Their jobs were not affected."
About how several middle schools were severely damaged but his high school was spared by the flooding, Adams said:
"Our football season will go on as normal. Hopefully, that is one thing that will stay normal in this whole thing." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110709_warriors_recruit_loses_home.html
"I'm focused on football. That's the only normalcy I get around here nowadays." (HSA)
Dustin said that the overflowing Souris River flooded parts of Minot, North Dakota, where more than 4,000 homes "took in water" when:
"the dikes that were built a long time ago were over-topped. A lot of houses flooded. Most of them are going to be gone." (HSA)
About how he was told that the waters reached the roof of his family's home, Adams said:
"They have to pump water back over the dikes. It's going to take some time." (HSA)
About how his family where one of the estimated 90% of Minot homeowners without flood insurance, where the Souris hadn't overflowed into Minot in 42 years, Adams said:
"It was one of those things where people were led to believe this could never happen again. Once it happens, you can't buy last-minute insurance." (HSA)
About how a plan for the government to buy the damaged properties will not happen, Adams said:
"There isn't that kind of money sitting around Washington, I suppose." (HSA)
About how his stepfather, mother, younger brother, and he are living at his girlfriend's home, Adams said:
"We might be here for a while." (HSA)
HSA Note: "His stepfather works in a hospital. His mother works in a bank. Their jobs were not affected."
About how several middle schools were severely damaged but his high school was spared by the flooding, Adams said:
"Our football season will go on as normal. Hopefully, that is one thing that will stay normal in this whole thing." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110709_warriors_recruit_loses_home.html
Friday, July 8, 2011
Tate Forcier will take an official recruiting visit to UH next week
HSA Note: "He said he was offered the trip Thursday during an hourlong conversation with UH coach Greg McMackin."
About the delay in his recruiting visit, Forcier said he was told that Rolo is on vacation and:
"won't be in until next week, otherwise I would be there tomorrow." (HSA)
HSA Note: "One of the nation's top high school prospects in 2009, Forcier started every game for the Wolverines as a true freshman. He ceded the job to Denard Robinson last season. He was academically ineligible for the Insight Bowl in December, and left the Wolverines shortly after that. Forcier became a "free agent" after deciding not to transfer to Miami, citing "trust" issues."
About his interest in Hawaii (he says that UH, SJSU, and Nevada are his final choices), Forcier said:
"I want to go to (Hawaii) and make sure I meet all of the coaches. If that's the school I want to go to, I want to make sure it's the right fit. ... Hawaii will be my first official visit. It might be my last. I have to go with how things go. If it feels right, I'm going to make my decision." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Forcier said he is completing online classes to meet NCAA requirements. He said he wants to make a decision this month. UH's training camp begins Aug. 4."
About how a former high school coach and one of his uncles live on Oahu, Forcier said:
"To have that kind of support down there makes it so much more interesting to me. I didn't have that support in Miami. I didn't know anybody down there." (HSA)
About how Colt is a family friend, Forcier said:
"Colt turned a negative into a positive by going to Hawaii and making a name for himself. Colt has nothing but good things to say about Hawaii and the coaching staff. ... I want to go to a school where I can trust the coach. McMackin seems like a player's coach to me." (HSA)
About the criticism he received after leaving Michigan, Forcier said:
"As much as the media can bring you up, they can bring you down. I want to be a comeback story. ... There aren't too many times you can get a second chance. I want to take advantage of that. Hawaii is a great place to get a second chance. ... The (UH) coaches told me the people (of Hawaii) accept you for who you are. If you're humble and work hard, they won't say anything negative about you." (HSA)
About how he can learn under UH's senior QBs and then have a chance to play, Forcier said:
"Hawaii has two senior quarterbacks. I can go there, sit out for a year, learn the offense, get acclimated to the area, learn from the two seniors. I can take in everything, and try to be as good as I possibly can be." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110708_Ex_Michigan_QB_will_visit_UH_next_week.html
About the delay in his recruiting visit, Forcier said he was told that Rolo is on vacation and:
"won't be in until next week, otherwise I would be there tomorrow." (HSA)
HSA Note: "One of the nation's top high school prospects in 2009, Forcier started every game for the Wolverines as a true freshman. He ceded the job to Denard Robinson last season. He was academically ineligible for the Insight Bowl in December, and left the Wolverines shortly after that. Forcier became a "free agent" after deciding not to transfer to Miami, citing "trust" issues."
About his interest in Hawaii (he says that UH, SJSU, and Nevada are his final choices), Forcier said:
"I want to go to (Hawaii) and make sure I meet all of the coaches. If that's the school I want to go to, I want to make sure it's the right fit. ... Hawaii will be my first official visit. It might be my last. I have to go with how things go. If it feels right, I'm going to make my decision." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Forcier said he is completing online classes to meet NCAA requirements. He said he wants to make a decision this month. UH's training camp begins Aug. 4."
About how a former high school coach and one of his uncles live on Oahu, Forcier said:
"To have that kind of support down there makes it so much more interesting to me. I didn't have that support in Miami. I didn't know anybody down there." (HSA)
About how Colt is a family friend, Forcier said:
"Colt turned a negative into a positive by going to Hawaii and making a name for himself. Colt has nothing but good things to say about Hawaii and the coaching staff. ... I want to go to a school where I can trust the coach. McMackin seems like a player's coach to me." (HSA)
About the criticism he received after leaving Michigan, Forcier said:
"As much as the media can bring you up, they can bring you down. I want to be a comeback story. ... There aren't too many times you can get a second chance. I want to take advantage of that. Hawaii is a great place to get a second chance. ... The (UH) coaches told me the people (of Hawaii) accept you for who you are. If you're humble and work hard, they won't say anything negative about you." (HSA)
About how he can learn under UH's senior QBs and then have a chance to play, Forcier said:
"Hawaii has two senior quarterbacks. I can go there, sit out for a year, learn the offense, get acclimated to the area, learn from the two seniors. I can take in everything, and try to be as good as I possibly can be." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110708_Ex_Michigan_QB_will_visit_UH_next_week.html
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Kealoha Pilares and Greg Salas are working out together again in Hawaii
About working out once again with Kealoha Pilares, Greg Salas said:
"We worked out, and he destroyed my legs. Kealoha's legs are very strong. It's hard to keep up." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Last year's starting slotbacks for the Hawaii football team were reunited when California-raised Salas returned to Hawaii on Tuesday afternoon for a working vacation. Pilares, who was raised in Wahiawa, has been training in Hawaii the past three weeks after completing a workout program in Arizona."
About wanting to continue to train while on vacation in Hawaii, Salas said:
"I had a little business to take care of out here. I wanted to take a little time to relax, but I wanted to stay in shape. I'll be out here five days, and I don't really have time to take five days off from working out. I didn't want to slack off." (HSA)
About how Pilares invited him to work out yesterday morning at the Tactical Strength & Conditioning facility on Kapiolani Blvd, with Salas focusing on leg-strengthening drills while recovering from a tweaked hamstring, Salas said:
"He killed my legs, but it was a good workout." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Pilares will take the workouts to another level today. The plan is run up Koko Crater Trail, which often is referred to as "nature's stair-master." "
About getting to the top in about 15 minutes before, Pilares said:
"It's a killer. If you walk up there, it's kind of easy. I try to push myself to see how fast I can do it. I really hate it. It's not fun at all. But it's a good workout." (HSA)
About how he bought a JUGS football-throwing machine to keep his pass-catching skills sharp, Pilares said:
"It's a great investment. I leave it there so the other receivers can use it." (HSA)
About using the JUGS machine with the walls covered with mirrors at Tactical, Pilares said:
"That's why you have to trust your hands. You can't go in there quivering." (HSA)
About how he is preparing for the lockout to end, Pilares said:
"It's inevitable that we'll have football. I have to be ready for it." (HSA)
"I'm waiting for the call when they decide the lockout is over. I just want to play football. That's the main point. Whatever has to be done, has to be done. That's why I want to get into (training) camp." (HSA)
About how he'll be ready for the lockout to end, Salas said:
"I'll be ready to go. There's nothing that's going to be stopping me. Whenever this thing is ready to be settled, I'll be there." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110707_salas_pilares_still_workout_warriors.html
"We worked out, and he destroyed my legs. Kealoha's legs are very strong. It's hard to keep up." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Last year's starting slotbacks for the Hawaii football team were reunited when California-raised Salas returned to Hawaii on Tuesday afternoon for a working vacation. Pilares, who was raised in Wahiawa, has been training in Hawaii the past three weeks after completing a workout program in Arizona."
About wanting to continue to train while on vacation in Hawaii, Salas said:
"I had a little business to take care of out here. I wanted to take a little time to relax, but I wanted to stay in shape. I'll be out here five days, and I don't really have time to take five days off from working out. I didn't want to slack off." (HSA)
About how Pilares invited him to work out yesterday morning at the Tactical Strength & Conditioning facility on Kapiolani Blvd, with Salas focusing on leg-strengthening drills while recovering from a tweaked hamstring, Salas said:
"He killed my legs, but it was a good workout." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Pilares will take the workouts to another level today. The plan is run up Koko Crater Trail, which often is referred to as "nature's stair-master." "
About getting to the top in about 15 minutes before, Pilares said:
"It's a killer. If you walk up there, it's kind of easy. I try to push myself to see how fast I can do it. I really hate it. It's not fun at all. But it's a good workout." (HSA)
About how he bought a JUGS football-throwing machine to keep his pass-catching skills sharp, Pilares said:
"It's a great investment. I leave it there so the other receivers can use it." (HSA)
About using the JUGS machine with the walls covered with mirrors at Tactical, Pilares said:
"That's why you have to trust your hands. You can't go in there quivering." (HSA)
About how he is preparing for the lockout to end, Pilares said:
"It's inevitable that we'll have football. I have to be ready for it." (HSA)
"I'm waiting for the call when they decide the lockout is over. I just want to play football. That's the main point. Whatever has to be done, has to be done. That's why I want to get into (training) camp." (HSA)
About how he'll be ready for the lockout to end, Salas said:
"I'll be ready to go. There's nothing that's going to be stopping me. Whenever this thing is ready to be settled, I'll be there." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110707_salas_pilares_still_workout_warriors.html
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Feature on Adrian Klemm
DO = Dallas Observer
Praising Adrian Klemm, who has done a great job at SMU, JJ said:
"He's a winner, plain and simple. We gave him a chance and he's obviously paying big dividends already. He's got that special knack of connecting with kids, and we're going to be a better football team because of it." (DO)
DO Note: "In 2008, after playing on three Super Bowl-winning Patriot teams, Klemm, a University of Hawaii alum, was back in college at his alma mater, finishing his degree but fumbling for a future. That's when Jones, who coached Klemm at Hawaii, called with an offer to be a volunteer on his SMU staff. In the three years since, Klemm's landed a full-time job as the Mustangs' offensive line coach and, later, a promotion to SMU's recruiting coordinator. Rivals.com, the Internet recruiting bible, now ranks him as the top non-BCS recruiter in the nation, and Fox Sports named him the 2010 Conference USA Recruiter of the Year."
About getting the offer to work for free for JJ, Klemm said:
"I was just hanging out with nothing better to do when June called. I'm fortunate and blessed. He rolled the dice on me and I'm determined to help him win, and win big." (DO)
About how he grew up in Inglewood (South-Central LA), Klemm said:
"It's a rough area, no way around that. I never got involved in drugs or gangs, but I probably hung out with some people I shouldn't have hung out with. It wasn't until I left and looked back that I realized what a dangerous culture it was." (DO)
About how his recruiting visit to Hawaii was his first trip outside of LA County, Klemm said:
"It was a whole new world." (DO)
DO Note: "He arrived to find a program in disarray. After red-shirting his freshman year, he played linebacker and tight end for three head coaches and five offensive coordinators in four years. When Jones arrived in Honolulu before his senior season, talking about a position change, Klemm's eyes rolled."
About JJ moving him to the OL, Klemm said:
"He told me I should move to offensive line and I was like 'Whatever.' We had just gone 0-12 and I was just doing my time, waiting to get out of there. Marcellus (who played at Columbia) made it to the NFL, so I guess it was a dream, but it didn't feel realistic because we were losing and we were in Hawaii. Everything we did felt so far removed. But Coach Jones worked magic. With our team, and with me." (DO)
About being drafted by the Patriots before Tom Brady, Klemm said:
"Each year he wins another Super Bowl or MVP, people always dig up my name." (DO)
DO Note: "When Jones called in 2008, it was only with an offer for Klemm to be an unpaid graduate assistant. Now 34, Klemm has evolved into Dallas' one-man, hard-streets-to-the-Hilltop welcome wagon. He goes to L.A. as one of the city's own, and always seems to haul back a player who will soon be one of SMU's own."
About recruiting players to leave LA, Klemm said:
"I know what it's like to leave L.A., and to be both excited and scared at the same time." (DO)
DO Note: "Klemm was directly responsible for eight of SMU's 27 commitments in 2010, including six three-star recruits and one four-star blue chip. Lubbock receiver Arrius Holleman turned down a scholarship from his beloved Texas Tech to play at SMU. Offensive lineman Dontae Levingston, a California kid who had nine total offers from national powers such as Florida and Oregon, signed. So did Conner Preston, a California quarterback who frustrated West Coast recruiters by committing to SMU before his senior season. And Klemm's grand prize, a monster defensive end from Los Angeles named Davon Moreland, will arrive in Dallas as SMU's biggest post-death penalty recruit."
About how he helped Moreland choose SMU, Conner Preston said:
"I think my choosing SMU helped Davon along and that feels good. I think that we have not even hit the surface of what SMU is capable of doing out here. If Coach Klemm keeps recruiting California like he has, there are a lot of kids they could get." (DO)
About how he can relate to the kids in LA, Klemm said:
"I can relate to them because I was them. Like me back then, they've never been anywhere. Some of them have no idea where Dallas is. They think it's all horses and cows. And there are schools that negatively recruit against us by telling them that our classes are too hard or that Dallas doesn't like black people. But once I get them here to SMU, the area and Coach Jones sells itself. I tell them that they're not making a four-year decision, but a 40-year decision. Football will end. But when they get their degree from SMU, the sky will always be the limit." (DO)
DO Note: "Also in Klemm's recruiting tool box are his childhood friends, several of whom are now prominent L.A.-area high school coaches. They serve as liaisons between him and their prized prospects. His tattoos form a bond. He's even—amazingly—turned an embarrassing liability into a fruitful asset. That's right: Pony Excess."
About how the Pony Excess documentary helps him in recruiting, Klemm said:
"I mention SMU at first and they get this bewildered look. Some of these kids thought SMU was some little Division II school. But that show opened a lot of young eyes. The feedback is much more positive than negative. Kids are like, 'Wow, Coach, SMU used to win big time.' And I tell them we're going to do it again. But this time we're going to do it the right way." (DO)
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2011-07-07/news/for-smu-football-adrian-klemm-s-l-a-story-is-paying-off-but-not-like-that/
Praising Adrian Klemm, who has done a great job at SMU, JJ said:
"He's a winner, plain and simple. We gave him a chance and he's obviously paying big dividends already. He's got that special knack of connecting with kids, and we're going to be a better football team because of it." (DO)
DO Note: "In 2008, after playing on three Super Bowl-winning Patriot teams, Klemm, a University of Hawaii alum, was back in college at his alma mater, finishing his degree but fumbling for a future. That's when Jones, who coached Klemm at Hawaii, called with an offer to be a volunteer on his SMU staff. In the three years since, Klemm's landed a full-time job as the Mustangs' offensive line coach and, later, a promotion to SMU's recruiting coordinator. Rivals.com, the Internet recruiting bible, now ranks him as the top non-BCS recruiter in the nation, and Fox Sports named him the 2010 Conference USA Recruiter of the Year."
About getting the offer to work for free for JJ, Klemm said:
"I was just hanging out with nothing better to do when June called. I'm fortunate and blessed. He rolled the dice on me and I'm determined to help him win, and win big." (DO)
About how he grew up in Inglewood (South-Central LA), Klemm said:
"It's a rough area, no way around that. I never got involved in drugs or gangs, but I probably hung out with some people I shouldn't have hung out with. It wasn't until I left and looked back that I realized what a dangerous culture it was." (DO)
About how his recruiting visit to Hawaii was his first trip outside of LA County, Klemm said:
"It was a whole new world." (DO)
DO Note: "He arrived to find a program in disarray. After red-shirting his freshman year, he played linebacker and tight end for three head coaches and five offensive coordinators in four years. When Jones arrived in Honolulu before his senior season, talking about a position change, Klemm's eyes rolled."
About JJ moving him to the OL, Klemm said:
"He told me I should move to offensive line and I was like 'Whatever.' We had just gone 0-12 and I was just doing my time, waiting to get out of there. Marcellus (who played at Columbia) made it to the NFL, so I guess it was a dream, but it didn't feel realistic because we were losing and we were in Hawaii. Everything we did felt so far removed. But Coach Jones worked magic. With our team, and with me." (DO)
About being drafted by the Patriots before Tom Brady, Klemm said:
"Each year he wins another Super Bowl or MVP, people always dig up my name." (DO)
DO Note: "When Jones called in 2008, it was only with an offer for Klemm to be an unpaid graduate assistant. Now 34, Klemm has evolved into Dallas' one-man, hard-streets-to-the-Hilltop welcome wagon. He goes to L.A. as one of the city's own, and always seems to haul back a player who will soon be one of SMU's own."
About recruiting players to leave LA, Klemm said:
"I know what it's like to leave L.A., and to be both excited and scared at the same time." (DO)
DO Note: "Klemm was directly responsible for eight of SMU's 27 commitments in 2010, including six three-star recruits and one four-star blue chip. Lubbock receiver Arrius Holleman turned down a scholarship from his beloved Texas Tech to play at SMU. Offensive lineman Dontae Levingston, a California kid who had nine total offers from national powers such as Florida and Oregon, signed. So did Conner Preston, a California quarterback who frustrated West Coast recruiters by committing to SMU before his senior season. And Klemm's grand prize, a monster defensive end from Los Angeles named Davon Moreland, will arrive in Dallas as SMU's biggest post-death penalty recruit."
About how he helped Moreland choose SMU, Conner Preston said:
"I think my choosing SMU helped Davon along and that feels good. I think that we have not even hit the surface of what SMU is capable of doing out here. If Coach Klemm keeps recruiting California like he has, there are a lot of kids they could get." (DO)
About how he can relate to the kids in LA, Klemm said:
"I can relate to them because I was them. Like me back then, they've never been anywhere. Some of them have no idea where Dallas is. They think it's all horses and cows. And there are schools that negatively recruit against us by telling them that our classes are too hard or that Dallas doesn't like black people. But once I get them here to SMU, the area and Coach Jones sells itself. I tell them that they're not making a four-year decision, but a 40-year decision. Football will end. But when they get their degree from SMU, the sky will always be the limit." (DO)
DO Note: "Also in Klemm's recruiting tool box are his childhood friends, several of whom are now prominent L.A.-area high school coaches. They serve as liaisons between him and their prized prospects. His tattoos form a bond. He's even—amazingly—turned an embarrassing liability into a fruitful asset. That's right: Pony Excess."
About how the Pony Excess documentary helps him in recruiting, Klemm said:
"I mention SMU at first and they get this bewildered look. Some of these kids thought SMU was some little Division II school. But that show opened a lot of young eyes. The feedback is much more positive than negative. Kids are like, 'Wow, Coach, SMU used to win big time.' And I tell them we're going to do it again. But this time we're going to do it the right way." (DO)
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2011-07-07/news/for-smu-football-adrian-klemm-s-l-a-story-is-paying-off-but-not-like-that/
New Warriors went through freshman orientation yesterday
About how he shouldn't be called Promise anymore, Chinedu Promise Amadi said:
"I don't go by 'Promise' anymore. I use my first name." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Yesterday also was the first day of UH's bridge session. The summer-school classes run up to the opening of the Warriors' training camp next month. Because players are on full scholarship while enrolled in summer school, incoming freshman players prefer to take bridge-session classes."
About how he likes being in Hawaii, RB Jared Leaf said:
"I got in last Thursday. It's going good. I like it here." (HSA)
JSA Mpte"
There are a few excused absences. Offensive lineman Blake Muir is training in his native Australia. Muir goes on scholarship next month. He paid for his tuition and living expenses during the spring semester. To pay back that loan, he is working for an airline this summer.
Slotback Scott Harding and linebacker Penitito Faalologo, a graduate of a high school in American Samoa, will report at the end of this month. Harding played six years of professional Australian Rules Football. Because Australian football is considered a different sport from American football, Harding's amateur status is not impacted."
CB Mike Edwards said that he will report:
"no later than July 17th." (HSA)
About how he's been preparing for the season, both working out hard and watching videos of UH's defensive schemes, Edwards said:
"I've been training to get better." (HSA)
About the high expectations for him, Edwards said:
"I'd rather have it on the football field than the pressure of being on the streets not knowing what my next move is going to be. Football always came easy to me if I worked hard at it. I'm going to work hard." (HSA)
About how in May each of the new players got a manual from Tommy Heffernan with suggested daily workouts, DE Craig Cofer said:
"It's a great program. It really helped me a lot." (HSA)
About going to UH, Cofer said:
"This is my third school." (HSA)
About how he packed light for Hawaii, Cofer said:
"Hawaii is a big difference from Oregon. I didn't have to take any heavy coats. I took a lot of tank tops and shorts." (HSA)
About how the new Warriors went to Waikiki for the 4th of July, Amadi said:
"We saw the fireworks. It was a lot of fun. Now we're getting ready for work." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110706_First_year_Warriors_go_through_orientation.html
"I don't go by 'Promise' anymore. I use my first name." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Yesterday also was the first day of UH's bridge session. The summer-school classes run up to the opening of the Warriors' training camp next month. Because players are on full scholarship while enrolled in summer school, incoming freshman players prefer to take bridge-session classes."
About how he likes being in Hawaii, RB Jared Leaf said:
"I got in last Thursday. It's going good. I like it here." (HSA)
JSA Mpte"
There are a few excused absences. Offensive lineman Blake Muir is training in his native Australia. Muir goes on scholarship next month. He paid for his tuition and living expenses during the spring semester. To pay back that loan, he is working for an airline this summer.
Slotback Scott Harding and linebacker Penitito Faalologo, a graduate of a high school in American Samoa, will report at the end of this month. Harding played six years of professional Australian Rules Football. Because Australian football is considered a different sport from American football, Harding's amateur status is not impacted."
CB Mike Edwards said that he will report:
"no later than July 17th." (HSA)
About how he's been preparing for the season, both working out hard and watching videos of UH's defensive schemes, Edwards said:
"I've been training to get better." (HSA)
About the high expectations for him, Edwards said:
"I'd rather have it on the football field than the pressure of being on the streets not knowing what my next move is going to be. Football always came easy to me if I worked hard at it. I'm going to work hard." (HSA)
About how in May each of the new players got a manual from Tommy Heffernan with suggested daily workouts, DE Craig Cofer said:
"It's a great program. It really helped me a lot." (HSA)
About going to UH, Cofer said:
"This is my third school." (HSA)
About how he packed light for Hawaii, Cofer said:
"Hawaii is a big difference from Oregon. I didn't have to take any heavy coats. I took a lot of tank tops and shorts." (HSA)
About how the new Warriors went to Waikiki for the 4th of July, Amadi said:
"We saw the fireworks. It was a lot of fun. Now we're getting ready for work." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110706_First_year_Warriors_go_through_orientation.html
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Three UH recruits won't play this season
HSA Note: "Safety Marcus Umu, a 2010 Saint Louis School graduate who joined the Warriors in January, is no longer on the UH roster, head coach Greg McMackin confirmed. Umu will focus on academics. Kakuhu High's Tigi Hill and Ben Mamea signed letters of intent with the Warriors in February. But neither met the full NCAA requirements to play for the Warriors this season."
About how he's going to grayshirt and sit out this season to recover from a procedure to repair a chipped bone in his right shoulder, slotback Ellis Henderson said:
"I'm going to be a part-time student (at UH) in the fall semester. I'm going to pay my way for that. The scholarship starts in January." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110702_3_recruits_wont_play_this_season.html
About how he's going to grayshirt and sit out this season to recover from a procedure to repair a chipped bone in his right shoulder, slotback Ellis Henderson said:
"I'm going to be a part-time student (at UH) in the fall semester. I'm going to pay my way for that. The scholarship starts in January." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110702_3_recruits_wont_play_this_season.html
UH Athletics might turn a profit this year
About how they may have turned a profit this year, JD told the Aloha Stadium Authority this week that:
"my staff is reporting to me that we have a very good chance to be in the black, although we won't have the exact numbers for two or three weeks and the (independent) audit for another four months." (HSA)
"in my experience, the audit and the internal numbers are usually pretty close." (HSA)
HSA Note: "The 2007 Sugar Bowl year and the resulting $4.4 million Bowl Championship Series payment gave the athletic department its only year out of the red since 2001."
JD credited the good financial performance on better-than-projected revenue from:
"baseball, men's basketball and football and some other sources." (HSA)
About how they have cut costs in their Athletic Department, JD said:
"We've really tried hard to hold the line on costs." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Baseball attendance reached a 15-year high and crowds were up an average of 38 percent for men's basketball. Revenue improved an average of $11,000 per game in men's basketball, UH said. Football attendance was up an average of more than 1,300 per game in a 10-4 season. In addition, UH received its first installment on the student athletic fees, expected to be approximately $740,000, and earned its second-highest Western Athletic Conference revenue check, $1.7 million, of which $137,256 was from money Boise State left on the table with its departure from the conference."
About UHAD's $10 mil deficit, an independent auditor told the UH Board of Regents that:
"the athletic department is, in effect, borrowing cash from other university units." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Donovan said if UH ends in the black, proceeds will go toward beginning to pay down the accumulated net deficit, which the department has been paying interest on."
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110702_UH_might_turn_profit_this_year.html
"my staff is reporting to me that we have a very good chance to be in the black, although we won't have the exact numbers for two or three weeks and the (independent) audit for another four months." (HSA)
"in my experience, the audit and the internal numbers are usually pretty close." (HSA)
HSA Note: "The 2007 Sugar Bowl year and the resulting $4.4 million Bowl Championship Series payment gave the athletic department its only year out of the red since 2001."
JD credited the good financial performance on better-than-projected revenue from:
"baseball, men's basketball and football and some other sources." (HSA)
About how they have cut costs in their Athletic Department, JD said:
"We've really tried hard to hold the line on costs." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Baseball attendance reached a 15-year high and crowds were up an average of 38 percent for men's basketball. Revenue improved an average of $11,000 per game in men's basketball, UH said. Football attendance was up an average of more than 1,300 per game in a 10-4 season. In addition, UH received its first installment on the student athletic fees, expected to be approximately $740,000, and earned its second-highest Western Athletic Conference revenue check, $1.7 million, of which $137,256 was from money Boise State left on the table with its departure from the conference."
About UHAD's $10 mil deficit, an independent auditor told the UH Board of Regents that:
"the athletic department is, in effect, borrowing cash from other university units." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Donovan said if UH ends in the black, proceeds will go toward beginning to pay down the accumulated net deficit, which the department has been paying interest on."
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110702_UH_might_turn_profit_this_year.html
Friday, July 1, 2011
Aloha Stadium will soon announce a multimillion-dollar naming rights deal
Asked when they will announced a naming rights deal for Aloha Stadium, Garrick Dorn of CBS Collegiate sports Properties said that:
"the timetable is for a launch late (this month)." (HSA)
HSA Note: "He said, "a major rollout" is planned for the announcement, which could coincide with the unveiling of the new artificial turf field that is being installed.
Dorn declined to reveal details of the pending naming agreement, which would be the first in the stadium's 37-year history, except to say that such deals typically run from five to 10 years," "
About the financial terms, Dorn said:
"It is safe to say it involves a significant investment." (HSA)
About how they have sought a naming deal since last year and required that a local company get the rights, Dorn said that:
"the timing was right this year and we're very excited about it." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Dorn told the stadium authority at Thursday's meeting that 30 clients will be part of the Aloha Stadium signage this year. The stadium has received an average of $142,500 in rights fees from Aloha Sports Properties through the first two years of a 10-year agreement."
About how Gov. Abercrombie asked all of the Stadium Authority members to resign, Vice chair Kenneth Marcus said that he wrote to the Gov. and:
"asked for an explanation as to what it was he sought to achieve that he felt this board stood in the path of achieving." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110701_Naming-rights_deal_for_Aloha_Stadium_field.html
"the timetable is for a launch late (this month)." (HSA)
HSA Note: "He said, "a major rollout" is planned for the announcement, which could coincide with the unveiling of the new artificial turf field that is being installed.
Dorn declined to reveal details of the pending naming agreement, which would be the first in the stadium's 37-year history, except to say that such deals typically run from five to 10 years," "
About the financial terms, Dorn said:
"It is safe to say it involves a significant investment." (HSA)
About how they have sought a naming deal since last year and required that a local company get the rights, Dorn said that:
"the timing was right this year and we're very excited about it." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Dorn told the stadium authority at Thursday's meeting that 30 clients will be part of the Aloha Stadium signage this year. The stadium has received an average of $142,500 in rights fees from Aloha Sports Properties through the first two years of a 10-year agreement."
About how Gov. Abercrombie asked all of the Stadium Authority members to resign, Vice chair Kenneth Marcus said that he wrote to the Gov. and:
"asked for an explanation as to what it was he sought to achieve that he felt this board stood in the path of achieving." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110701_Naming-rights_deal_for_Aloha_Stadium_field.html
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Q&A with Bryant Moniz from the Orlando Sentinel
OS = Orlando Sentinel
Asked how their team compares to last year, Bryant Moniz said:
"We have a lot of raw talent on the team but talent isn't going to get us to where we were last year. Last year we were so good because we had a year under our belt of working together with the receivers. We don't have that this year, so it's a little more challenging for us but we just have to get on the same page. That's what makes this offense work, getting the receivers and the quarterback all on the same page. " (OS)
Asked if they are going to work on getting on the same page this summer, Moniz said:
"We're currently working on that, getting together with each other, and not only just playing football, kind of just bonding and getting to know each other is part of it too." (OS)
Asked if it is important during the summer for their team to get together and work on getting ready for the fall, Moniz said:
"It's definitely important. You see Drew Brees and all of those guys holding practices while the [NFL] lockout is in and that's kind of like the same sort of thing we have to do as players. We try to get the guys together to work out while our coaches aren't here." (OS)
Asked if it bothers him that he doesn't get much recognition nationally because his games are on late for East Coast viewers, Moniz said:
"Not really. I think I more so just play for my family and my home and being from Hawaii, I didn't have too much of a knowledge of the East Coast even before I started playing for Hawaii. The big thing for me is representing myself and my family here on the island. Whether we get national recognition, it doesn't mean too much to me. Football doesn't change still. I still have to play the same way I've been playing." (OS)
Asked if it was always his dream to play for Hawaii, Moniz said:
"I think for a lot of local guys, they all want to try and get off the Island. I think once I saw Colt Brennan's years, I knew that I wanted to play for Hawaii." (OS)
Asked if seeing what Colt did at UH inspires him to reach those heights, Moniz said:
"Our coach really emphasizes that there is no pro team in Hawaii, and we are like the biggest thing on the Island and when Colt had a great year, you could tell that the vibe around the Island was a different mood and everybody was proud to be from Hawaii. I think that motivated me to kind of bring that same effect to the Island and just make the people of Hawaii proud." (OS)
Asked if he has a pretty big family that comes out to support him, Moniz said:
"Maybe about 30 to 40 people. They take up a few parking spaces in the parking lot." (OS)
Asked if it is hard being a student-athlete and a parent, Moniz said:
"It can be difficult and it can be a handful but I try to use it as my motivation to do something good and to make a better life for my daughter." (OS)
Asked if playing in the NFL is something he wants to do, Moniz said:
"I guess I kind of doubt myself a little bit but I see guys like Drew Brees play and other guys that aren't the typical 6-foot-3, 6-foot-4 quarterback that everyone is looking for succeed. But after the NFL Draft and seeing a couple of my buddies get picked up, I kind of got motivated to reach for that goal and obtain that dream." (OS)
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2011/06/qa-with-hawaii-qb-bryant-moniz.html
Asked how their team compares to last year, Bryant Moniz said:
"We have a lot of raw talent on the team but talent isn't going to get us to where we were last year. Last year we were so good because we had a year under our belt of working together with the receivers. We don't have that this year, so it's a little more challenging for us but we just have to get on the same page. That's what makes this offense work, getting the receivers and the quarterback all on the same page. " (OS)
Asked if they are going to work on getting on the same page this summer, Moniz said:
"We're currently working on that, getting together with each other, and not only just playing football, kind of just bonding and getting to know each other is part of it too." (OS)
Asked if it is important during the summer for their team to get together and work on getting ready for the fall, Moniz said:
"It's definitely important. You see Drew Brees and all of those guys holding practices while the [NFL] lockout is in and that's kind of like the same sort of thing we have to do as players. We try to get the guys together to work out while our coaches aren't here." (OS)
Asked if it bothers him that he doesn't get much recognition nationally because his games are on late for East Coast viewers, Moniz said:
"Not really. I think I more so just play for my family and my home and being from Hawaii, I didn't have too much of a knowledge of the East Coast even before I started playing for Hawaii. The big thing for me is representing myself and my family here on the island. Whether we get national recognition, it doesn't mean too much to me. Football doesn't change still. I still have to play the same way I've been playing." (OS)
Asked if it was always his dream to play for Hawaii, Moniz said:
"I think for a lot of local guys, they all want to try and get off the Island. I think once I saw Colt Brennan's years, I knew that I wanted to play for Hawaii." (OS)
Asked if seeing what Colt did at UH inspires him to reach those heights, Moniz said:
"Our coach really emphasizes that there is no pro team in Hawaii, and we are like the biggest thing on the Island and when Colt had a great year, you could tell that the vibe around the Island was a different mood and everybody was proud to be from Hawaii. I think that motivated me to kind of bring that same effect to the Island and just make the people of Hawaii proud." (OS)
Asked if he has a pretty big family that comes out to support him, Moniz said:
"Maybe about 30 to 40 people. They take up a few parking spaces in the parking lot." (OS)
Asked if it is hard being a student-athlete and a parent, Moniz said:
"It can be difficult and it can be a handful but I try to use it as my motivation to do something good and to make a better life for my daughter." (OS)
Asked if playing in the NFL is something he wants to do, Moniz said:
"I guess I kind of doubt myself a little bit but I see guys like Drew Brees play and other guys that aren't the typical 6-foot-3, 6-foot-4 quarterback that everyone is looking for succeed. But after the NFL Draft and seeing a couple of my buddies get picked up, I kind of got motivated to reach for that goal and obtain that dream." (OS)
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2011/06/qa-with-hawaii-qb-bryant-moniz.html
Colt Brennan is looking forward to competing for the starting QB job at Hartford
HSA Note: "Brennan faces competition from Josh McCown, who started eight games for the Colonials in 2010, and Jerrod Johnson, Hartford's No. 1 draft choice last month. McCown played in 47 NFL games, starting 31 of them, during an eight-year career with the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers. Johnson, who played at Texas A&M, was not selected in the 2011 NFL Draft."
About how he's ready to compete for the starting QB job at Hartford, Colt Brennan said:
"Anytime you're going to play football, there's always going to be competition, no matter what year, no matter where you are. I'm excited for the competition. I'm looking forward to getting out there and playing football. That's my only focus right now. It's time to get ready for football, and football only." (HSA)
About about his relationship with Shakti Stream, who was driving the SUV that got into the accident, Colt said:
"Shakti is not an ex-girlfriend. I love her and will always love her. I may not be with her right now, but we'll always be part of each other's lives." (HSA)
About NY Jets QB Mark Sanchez, who has worked out with him recently and who was a senior in High School when Colt was at nearby Saddleback College, Colt said:
"He used to come to the games. We also have the same quarterback coach in Bob Johnson. We got to know each other over time. I've had a chance to see him over the years." (HSA)
About being part of JJ's goodwill/medical mission to American Samoa and being an instructor at football clinics, Colt said:
"I was blown away by the culture and the people. You get to Hawaii, where there's a rich tradition and culture, and it's magnified down there (in American Samoa) because there's not much diversity down there. It's all Samoan people. It was a fun experience, a life-changing experience." (HSA)
About studying Samoan at UH, Colt said:
"That was one of the things when I got down there that was very beneficial to me. I took three years of Samoan. People down there had some respect for that. It was a really fun experience, and I got to upgrade my vocabulary in Samoan." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110629_colt_says_hes_fit_and_ready_to_compete.html
About how he's ready to compete for the starting QB job at Hartford, Colt Brennan said:
"Anytime you're going to play football, there's always going to be competition, no matter what year, no matter where you are. I'm excited for the competition. I'm looking forward to getting out there and playing football. That's my only focus right now. It's time to get ready for football, and football only." (HSA)
About about his relationship with Shakti Stream, who was driving the SUV that got into the accident, Colt said:
"Shakti is not an ex-girlfriend. I love her and will always love her. I may not be with her right now, but we'll always be part of each other's lives." (HSA)
About NY Jets QB Mark Sanchez, who has worked out with him recently and who was a senior in High School when Colt was at nearby Saddleback College, Colt said:
"He used to come to the games. We also have the same quarterback coach in Bob Johnson. We got to know each other over time. I've had a chance to see him over the years." (HSA)
About being part of JJ's goodwill/medical mission to American Samoa and being an instructor at football clinics, Colt said:
"I was blown away by the culture and the people. You get to Hawaii, where there's a rich tradition and culture, and it's magnified down there (in American Samoa) because there's not much diversity down there. It's all Samoan people. It was a fun experience, a life-changing experience." (HSA)
About studying Samoan at UH, Colt said:
"That was one of the things when I got down there that was very beneficial to me. I took three years of Samoan. People down there had some respect for that. It was a really fun experience, and I got to upgrade my vocabulary in Samoan." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110629_colt_says_hes_fit_and_ready_to_compete.html
UH football fans in Hawaii may be able to order PPV games from both Oceanic and Hawaiian Telcom this season
HSA Note: "Oceanic Time Warner Cable and Hawaiian Telcom are preparing to offer packages this season. Bob Barlow, president of Oceanic, the UH rights holder, said parent company Time Warner is in negotiations with Hawaiian Telcom on an affiliate agreement that would allow both entities to show the games. Barlow said Hawaiian Telcom was negotiating only for PPV rights and he was not aware of interest by any other video programming providers."
Asked if they may be getting UH games also, a spokesman for DirecTV said:
"We have not discussed carriage and, as with any other channel, we'd have to evaluate the content and demand among our customers." (HSA)
About what they will charge Hawaiian Telcom for their PPV package (Oceanic renewal subscribers on Oahu were charged $420 last year), Oceanic President Bob Barlow said:
"We'll come up with a price that is fair for carrying UH football and how they position it will be completely up to them." (HSA)
Declining to comment on their plans to offer UH sports, Hawaiian Telcom said:
"We will share product and programming specifics of our TV service when the commercial introduction commences and as our rollout progresses." (HSA)
About how all non-PPV games will be available as part of Oceanic's basic package, Barlow said that their customers who had the basic plan last year:
"won't notice a difference at all." (HSA)
About how UH will gets more than the $2.3 million guaranteed from Oceanic based on sales, Barlow said:
"The more customers who take it (PPV), the more, potentially, UH will realize out of that." (HSA)
HSA Note: "For 2010, UH received $2.45 million, the school said."
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110629_choice_coming_to_pay-perview.html
Asked if they may be getting UH games also, a spokesman for DirecTV said:
"We have not discussed carriage and, as with any other channel, we'd have to evaluate the content and demand among our customers." (HSA)
About what they will charge Hawaiian Telcom for their PPV package (Oceanic renewal subscribers on Oahu were charged $420 last year), Oceanic President Bob Barlow said:
"We'll come up with a price that is fair for carrying UH football and how they position it will be completely up to them." (HSA)
Declining to comment on their plans to offer UH sports, Hawaiian Telcom said:
"We will share product and programming specifics of our TV service when the commercial introduction commences and as our rollout progresses." (HSA)
About how all non-PPV games will be available as part of Oceanic's basic package, Barlow said that their customers who had the basic plan last year:
"won't notice a difference at all." (HSA)
About how UH will gets more than the $2.3 million guaranteed from Oceanic based on sales, Barlow said:
"The more customers who take it (PPV), the more, potentially, UH will realize out of that." (HSA)
HSA Note: "For 2010, UH received $2.45 million, the school said."
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110629_choice_coming_to_pay-perview.html
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Oceanic may lose their exclusive hold over UH sports
HSA Note: "This season Oceanic takes over the UH sports contract that television station KFVE and its over-the-air antecedents have held for 28 years.
But the U.S. District Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.'s June 10 decision allowing the Federal Communications Commission to require regional sports networks to share programming with other video programming providers and last week's licensing of Hawaiian Telcom for a 15-year cable franchise by the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has the potential to pose a challenge for Oceanic."
About how Oceanic should be concerned about competition from Hawaiian Telcom offering video over phone lines, Jeff Portnoy (Honolulu lawyer who specializes in media issues) said:
"I would say Oceanic needs to be significantly concerned about the likelihood it might have to share UH programming with its competition, including Hawaiian Telcom, DirecTV and others." (HSA)
About Hawaiian Telcom's possible plans to offer UH sports, Hawaiian Telcom spokeswoman Ann Nishida Fry said:
"Hawaiian Telcom is a longtime corporate supporter of the University of Hawaii, and we are well aware of the community's passion for our Warriors, 'Bows and Wahine teams. We will share product and programming specifics of our TV service when the commercial introduction commences and as our rollout progresses." (HSA)
about how Hawaiian Telcom or any competitor would have to pay Oceanic to offer UH sports, Brian Frederick (executive director of the Sports Fans Coalition) said:
"My understanding is they would have to go to an arbitration process if they can't come to a (financial) agreement." (HSA)
About how this court ruling is good for fans, Frederick said:
"At sportsfans.org, we've always stressed that sports programming should be made as available as possible to the consumer so that there is as much competition in the media as there is on the playing field." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110628_oceanics_uh_exclusivity_is_in_question.html
But the U.S. District Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.'s June 10 decision allowing the Federal Communications Commission to require regional sports networks to share programming with other video programming providers and last week's licensing of Hawaiian Telcom for a 15-year cable franchise by the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has the potential to pose a challenge for Oceanic."
About how Oceanic should be concerned about competition from Hawaiian Telcom offering video over phone lines, Jeff Portnoy (Honolulu lawyer who specializes in media issues) said:
"I would say Oceanic needs to be significantly concerned about the likelihood it might have to share UH programming with its competition, including Hawaiian Telcom, DirecTV and others." (HSA)
About Hawaiian Telcom's possible plans to offer UH sports, Hawaiian Telcom spokeswoman Ann Nishida Fry said:
"Hawaiian Telcom is a longtime corporate supporter of the University of Hawaii, and we are well aware of the community's passion for our Warriors, 'Bows and Wahine teams. We will share product and programming specifics of our TV service when the commercial introduction commences and as our rollout progresses." (HSA)
about how Hawaiian Telcom or any competitor would have to pay Oceanic to offer UH sports, Brian Frederick (executive director of the Sports Fans Coalition) said:
"My understanding is they would have to go to an arbitration process if they can't come to a (financial) agreement." (HSA)
About how this court ruling is good for fans, Frederick said:
"At sportsfans.org, we've always stressed that sports programming should be made as available as possible to the consumer so that there is as much competition in the media as there is on the playing field." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110628_oceanics_uh_exclusivity_is_in_question.html
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