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Post by mcman27 on Aug 23, 2014 1:16:08 GMT -5
Where did you come across this inside info? Nothing inside info about this. On the local 6 o'clock sports report, Shoji and Nikki in an interview with the sports news reporter, said that she's at 35% and maybe ready the second or third week of tournament play. That leaves Greeley, Huff, Long and Passi for the 3 outside hitting positions in the match with SDSU. Thanks. I hadn't seen this info anywhere else, but now it is on Cindy's blog as well. Not good news. Still hoping for a miracle recovery this week.
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Post by network155 on Aug 23, 2014 16:55:45 GMT -5
I think it's good, this will give Nikki some time to heal, and give the other girls a chance to show what they're made of!!!
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 24, 2014 13:33:04 GMT -5
'Soft opening' shows Wahine are readyBy Cindy Luis, Star-AdvertiserPOSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 24, 2014 LAST UPDATED: 01:35 a.m. HST, Aug 24, 2014 CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM The Rainbow Wahine formed a huddle with coach Dave Shoji before Satuirday’s scrimmage. The Teraflex was down. The stands were out. The fans were in the seats, although the crowd size was more like those at Big West away matches than what normally fills the Stan Sheriff Center. Still, Saturday's Green-White scrimmage was as close to a game situation as Hawaii had seen in its two weeks of preseason volleyball practice. The "soft opening" for the Rainbow Wahine marked the end of double-day sessions. Monday not only is a return to school but a return to the single morning practice that kicks off the first game week of the season, coach Dave Shoji's 40th. Hawaii heads into Friday's 7:30 p.m. opener with Ohio with a better idea of who will start against the Bobcats. As some 300 fans saw in the last of the three sets played Saturday, that likely lineup will be stacked with returning players but not many who started in 2013. "I think we're pretty close but haven't really made that final decision," Shoji said. "Are we ready for Friday? We're close on that, too. We're playing good defense, we're going to be good in the middle. "It was nice to play for a lot of people. We had no idea how many people would be here. It was a good dress rehearsal for next Friday." Previous scrimmages had been open only to booster club members, family and friends. Saturday's event was open to the public as part of the Fan Appreciation Pa‘ina that included a football scrimmage on the nearby T.C. Ching Field. The Wahine players enjoyed playing in front a crowd. "It was different having people here, but it was good," sophomore setter Tayler Higgins said. "The new girls could see what game day is going to be like. It brought back a lot of memories from last year. "Overall, I think it went well. Everyone went hard. We still need to work on some things with certain hitters and our communication. But it was good." Higgins likely will get the start Friday, as will middle blockers Kalei Adolpho, a senior, and Olivia Magill, a junior transfer from Arizona. Magill was impressive with scrimmage highs of 13 kills and a .310 hitting percentage. "At first, there was a little bit of jitters," Magill said. "But we got more comfortable and got over it and we started playing how we do in practice. It was fun when the fans were appreciative of a long rally and cheered for us." With sophomore hitter Nikki Taylor out indefinitely (sprained elbow), Hawaii's game plan has changed. Magill is expected to play a key role and "we'll be trying to get her the ball a lot," Shoji said. "She's physical, can elevate and go over the block." Another new face that likely will work her way into the lineup quickly is freshman hitter Kalei Greeley. The 6-foot-2 Greeley, from Riverside, Calif., was second in kills when playing on the side with mostly newcomers. "Kalei looked really good today, she's ready to play and she's going to play this weekend," Shoji said. "She's been slowed by an ankle injury (rolled left ankle in practice last Monday) and a sore shoulder, but she looked sharp today." Hawaii's other outside hitters include junior Tai Manu-Olevao, who started 27 matches last year; junior Ginger Long, a reserve in 19 matches; Keani Passi, the national junior college player of the year in 2012 out of Southern Idaho; and freshman Megan Huff. Long put down nine kills, Manu-Olevao eight and Passi seven Saturday. Manu-Olevao will sit out Sunday's match with San Diego State due to religious beliefs, one of three Sunday matches this season. With Taylor also out, the Wahine will be down to three outside hitters against the Aztecs — Long, Passi and Huff. Senior Sarah Mendoza and freshman Savannah Kahakai are 1-2 at defensive specialist, with Mendoza likely to get the nod as starting libero Friday. The Chevron Invitational begins with the 5 p.m. match between Arizona State and San Diego State. NoteThe scrimmage format saw various lineups, with setters Higgins and freshman Kendra Koelsch changing sides each set. The side that included mostly freshmen also used volunteer coach James Ka sparingly as an outside hitter. His kill late in Set 3 highlighted a 5-1 closing run that saw his team rally for a 26-24 win. … Season-ticket sales are at their highest since 2008's 3,799, with 3,793 sold through Friday. More Photos, by CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM at the Gallery here....and a couple here:
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 27, 2014 14:02:07 GMT -5
Wahine will have decidedly local lookBy Cindy Luis, Star-AdvertiserPOSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 27, 2014 LAST UPDATED: 01:42 a.m. HST, Aug 27, 2014 CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COMBy "pure coincidence," Hawaii's starting lineup could have heavy local roots when the No. 17 Rainbow Wahine open against Ohio at the Stan Sheriff Center on Friday [according to coach Dave Shoji]. The tentative lineup announced by coach Dave Shoji following Tuesday morning's practice has Tayler Higgins (Punahou) at setter, Kalei Adolpho (Molokai) as one of the middles, Keani Passi (Pearl City) at opposite, Tai Manu-Olevao (Punahou) and Ginger Long (Kamehameha-Maui) as the outside hitters, and Savannah Kahakai (Farrington) as the libero. The other middle blocker, Arizona transfer Olivia Magill, grew up in Washington but has relatives on several islands. However, some of it hinges on health issues. Adolpho rolled her right ankle during Monday morning's practice and sat out Tuesday morning to give the team captain an extra day to rest in anticipation of three consecutive matches in the Chevron Invitational. Should Adolpho not be at 100 percent at any time during the competition, Canadian freshman Emily Maglio would get the call. Another injury has already affected the lineup. Sophomore outside hitter Nikki Taylor is out indefinitely after spraining her right (hitting arm) elbow during summer play; last season's All-Big West selection has been cleared to rehab but not to practice. Adding to the thinning ranks on the outside is the unavailability of Manu-Olevao for Sunday's match against San Diego State. The co-assistant captain again will sit out Sunday competition for religious beliefs. That opens the door of opportunity for freshman outside Kalei Greeley, who has impressed in practice. Greeley -- whose family lineage includes great-uncle Jake Highland, originally from Papakolea and member of the 1964 U.S. Olympic volleyball team -- could even see action before Sunday because of her solid overall game and potential to play six rotations. Besides a relatively new look -- Hawaii lost four starters from the 2013 team that went 25-5 -- there's something new on the playing schedule. For the first time, there is both football and volleyball on a Saturday. Saturday's match against No. 25 Arizona State is at 8:30 p.m. to accommodate fans wishing to double-dip and attend the Hawaii-Washington football game at Aloha Stadium. Originally, it looked more convenient when football was scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff. A change in national TV coverage moved it to 4:30 p.m. Next weekend brings another unique schedule. The Rainbow Wahine face Oregon at noon at the Stan Sheriff, with the Rainbow Warriors hosting Oregon State at Aloha Stadium at 4:30 p.m. "It's not ideal," Shoji said, but some of the teams coming in couldn't stay an extra day and we were forced to schedule the way we did. "We hope people who have tickets to both will come to both." CHEVRON RAINBOW WAHINE INVITATIONALAt Stan Sheriff Center FRIDAY>> No. 25 Arizona State vs. San Diego State, 5 p.m. >> Ohio vs. No. 17 Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY>> Ohio vs. San Diego State, 5:30 p.m. >> Arizona State vs. Hawaii, 8:30 p.m. SUNDAY>> Ohio vs. Arizona State, 3 p.m. >> San Diego State vs. Hawaii, 5:30 p.m. >> TV: All matches on OC Sports (Ch. 16) >> Radio: UH matches, KKEA 1420-AM
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 27, 2014 14:15:53 GMT -5
LAST SEASON'S 'PERFECT STORM' MAY SIGNAL A RETURN TO GLORY DAYS FOR THE BIG WESTBy Cindy Luis, Star-AdvertiserPOSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 27, 2014 LAST UPDATED: 08:15 a.m. HST, Aug 27, 2014 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team It was the perfect storm for Big West volleyball last season. The final week of play not only kept Hawaii's quest for a 19th consecutive conference title -- outright or shared -- from sinking, it also floated the postseason boats of UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Northridge. A three-way tie meant having three teams in the NCAA tournament, a first since 2006 for what was once among the premier conferences in the country. The Rainbow Wahine got what they needed when Long Beach State outlasted UC Santa Barbara in five sets on Nov. 30. Coupled with sweeps of UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton on the final two nights of the regular season, Hawaii breathed a collective sigh of relief, finishing 13-3 in the BWC standings along with UCSB and CSUN. Long Beach State, UH's longtime nemesis-turned-unlikely-savior, limped to an 11-5, injury-plagued finish. The question for 2014 is will it again take another "perfect storm" to get multiple teams into the postseason game or has the Big West re-established itself? The national perception appears to be a little bit of both. Hawaii is the only conference member ranked in the AVCA preseason Top 25, coming in at a program-low 17th. However, the three teams behind the Wahine in the Big West poll all received votes in the national rankings. "No question, a lot of people got a taste of victory and of success last season," said Brian Gimmillaro, whose Long Beach State team was picked second behind UH. "Those coaches and players mostly are back. "I have no doubt that it's going to again be a strong conference. Certainly the teams that are picked high in the upper half are all good, with the bulk of their strength back. "I don't think we're anywhere as good of a conference as it once was. But we are getting better, and we're closer to it." The conference members -- future and current -- dominated the early days of the NCAA tournament, with Hawaii (two of its three as an independent), Long Beach State and Pacific winning a combined six of the first 10 championships, and the 49ers another two in 1993 and 1998. As late as 2004, the Big West had six teams selected for the NCAA tournament but dropped to a one-bid league in 2011 (Long Beach State) and 2012 (Hawaii, returning after 16 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference). The national perception battle begins long before the first whistle of Sept. 26, the opening night of conference play. It starts this Friday with preseason tournaments that lay the basis for the RPI that is used in seeding the top 16 teams in the NCAA tournament. Hawaii's schedule is not as ambitious as last season, when opening with defending national champion and preseason No. 1 Texas. But it will be challenging for the young Wahine, with four starters among the eight gone from the 25-5 squad. They host three solid teams that went to the NCAA tournament in Ohio (defending Mid-American champion), San Diego State (Mountain West preseason fourth) and No. 25 Arizona State (Pac-12 preseason fourth). Of the remaining eight Big West teams (Pacific left for the West Coast Conference), Long Beach State looks to have the toughest opening weekend. The 49ers, receiving one first-place vote in the Big West poll, are at No. 11 Illinois on Friday and face No. 20 North Carolina and Southern Illinois on Saturday in the Illini Invitational. UCSB and CSUN also received first-place votes in the conference poll. The Gauchos open at the Colorado State Invitational, which features the host Rams, Marquette and Virginia Commonwealth; the Matadors are at the UNLV Invitational, playing the host Rebels twice (avoiding conference foe UC Riverside) and Western Kentucky. The hope around the league is for the Big West to do well as a whole during the preseason so that an in-conference loss doesn't drag down the RPI. Hawaii's RPI remained high enough to be seeded 11th despite a "bad loss" at UC Davis last October.. CSUN advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history, upsetting Colorado State. UCSB fell to No. 9 San Diego, one of two nonconference teams to defeat Hawaii last season. Each coach understands that a strong schedule not only helps their team but, because of the RPI formula, that of the conference as a whole. The schedule is heavy with Pac-12 and West Coast Conference matchups, particularly by the "Big Four" at the top of the Big West poll. Hawaii also has Oregon and UCLA coming in, while Long Beach State hosts Oregon State, Saint Mary's and San Francisco. Cal State Northridge travels to tournaments hosted by Arizona, Oklahoma and San Diego, the latter where the Matadors also play Stanford. UC Santa Barbara sees Loyola Marymount at the Sac State Invitational and host Cal at the Golden Bears' tournament. The scheduling game is tricky. Tough but not too tough, beat opponents instead of getting beaten up. Has the Big West done enough to get three or four teams into the NCAA tournament this season? Tune in Nov. 30 for the selection show. Enlarged view here.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 27, 2014 14:27:06 GMT -5
Shoji's success remains a constantBy Cindy Luis, Star-AdvertiserPOSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 27, 2014 LAST UPDATED: 09:13 a.m. HST, Aug 27, 2014 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM Half of Shoji's career has been spent in the Stan Sheriff Center, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary Oct. 21.Adapt and evolve. It's key to success in many jobs, but perhaps none more crucial than in coaching. When change is the only constant, with new players every season and the sport itself continually being tweaked, it becomes a matter of relate or become irrelevant. That Dave Shoji has remained at the top of his game -- that as the Hawaii women's volleyball coach -- for 39 years is a testament to his ability to remain contemporary, regardless of the age gap. Prime example: music. For the first time in 40 years of preseason practices, there was a sound system in the gym. It was an eclectic mix of rap, Hawaiian, Jawaiianm, hip-hop and country ... the latter genre snuck in by Shoji and just as quickly snuck out. It surprised many, from Shoji's wife, Mary, to vacationing Angelica Ljungquist, the program's first four-time NCAA All-America honoree and the 1996 AVCA Player of the Year. "What's going on?" was heard from all corners of the court. Simple. The U.S. men's and women's national volleyball teams have music at their training facility during workouts and practices. Shoji, with sons Kawika and Erik on the U.S. men's roster, literally took note. "I asked our team, 'Do you guys want music?' " the all-time winningest coach in Division I women's volleyball said. "They all lit up, saying 'Are you kidding?Of course we want music.' "I don't really like some of it, but they like it. And that's what is important." Through 1,318 matches, punctuated by 1,128 wins and a gaudy .856 winning percentage, the 67-year-old Shoji has been able to focus on what is important and let go of what can't be controlled. Volleyball as played in 2014 is nearly unrecognizable to those who played for Shoji in 1975, or even to the coach himself, a three-time All-America honoree at UC Santa Barbara in the late 1960s. There's been a move from best-of-three to best-of-five; the change from traditional scoring to rally scoring, first for Set 5 only, now for the entire match; the more liberal ball-handling rules; and the addition of the libero. There's been the explosion of the sport nationally, an expanded schedule, conference membership -- Hawaii's first three national titles came as an independent -- and the use of the RPI for postseason selection seeding that heavily favors what now are called "The Power Five" conferences. What are you going to do? As the late Oakland Raiders general manager Al Davis would say, "Just win, baby." Which is what the Rainbow Wahine, under Shoji, have continued to do, year in and year out. Only once, when the injury-plagued 1992 squad limped to a 15-12 finish, has the program come close to a losing season. Half of Shoji's career has been spent in the Stan Sheriff Center, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary Oct. 21. The Rainbow Wahine opened the arena with a sold-out crowd of 10,033, which witnessed Hawaii defeat San Jose State, 15-5, 12-15, 15-2, 15-6. Hawaii began its run as national home attendance leader that season, a streak snapped last year by Nebraska, which drew 155,324 (8,175 average) to its new Devaney Center. (Hawaii, which averaged 7,591 in 2013 with 144,235 total, still holds the NCAA records of 8,378 average and 184,313 total set in 1996). And, until last season, when the Huskers turned a profit for the first time, the Rainbow Wahine program was the only one generating revenue on an annual basis for some two decades. Hawaii could regain the attendance crown, based on the increased season tickets heading into Friday's opener and that feeling that Shoji will be retiring in a few seasons. ("I won't be here for 50," he said). But he is here for a 40th, which will be marked in a number of ways. In October, the documentary "Rise of the Wahine" will be released. It examines the state of Hawaii's role in shaping gender equality with a focus on UH's flagship female program, Wahine volleyball. Due out in November is the book "Wahine Volleyball: 40 Years Coaching Hawai'i's Team." The author is retired Honolulu Star-Advertiser sportswriter Ann Miller, who covered the team from 1980 until 2013. And, of course, there is the obligatory T-shirt that debuted last month. Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, a two-time All-American and three-time Olympic setter, is beginning her fourth year as an assistant coach. She has been part of a number of Shoji's celebrations, including his 600th victory her senior season of 1996. "It's cool to be a part of this season," said Ah Mow-Santos, who ranks third in assists in the program's career record book. "I was watching before I played for him, then a player for him and now a coach. "It's cool to see him now, how he's changed through the years." Ah Mow-Santos was born about the same time Shoji ran his first Rainbow Wahine practices in 1975. Associate head coach Scott Wong was three weeks shy of his first birthday when Shoji won his first title in 1979. "It seems like every year or every other year there's a celebration here," said Wong, a three-time All-America honoree at Pepperdine and the UH sand volleyball coach. "It's awesome. Obviously, he's done a lot of great things. "It's been an honor to be a part of this, an honor to see greatness. Greatness is the program that has sustained itself at a high level over time. That's what Dave has done."
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Post by cindyluis on Aug 28, 2014 4:15:38 GMT -5
To clarify the quote used in the beginning of the "Wahine will have a local look" story. The quote is from Coach Dave Shoji. During the editing process in which I am not involved the attribution was deleted. He said that having that many Hawaii-raised players in the tentative starting lineup for Friday was "pure coincidence."
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Aug 28, 2014 4:22:54 GMT -5
All local starting lineup? Geev Um, Titas!
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 28, 2014 13:34:14 GMT -5
The drive to be greatTayler Higgins employs a rugged mind-set in her quest to become the next standout Wahine setterBy Cindy Luis, Star-AdvertiserPOSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 28, 2014 LAST UPDATED: 02:53 a.m. HST, Aug 28, 2014 DENNIS ODA / 2014 Tayler Higgins dragged three 45-pound plates during a strength-training exercise at Manoa District Park over the summer.A little bit of quarterback. A little bit of linebacker. A little bit of center. It is no surprise that, with a family tree rooted in football, Tayler Higgins would become a setter. She understands play-calling, reading the defense and how everything hinges on that center snap connection to the quarterback. Nothing is lost in translation when applying that mentality to volleyball. Higgins will do just that on Friday when No. 17 Hawaii opens its season with Ohio in the Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational. After playing in all 30 matches last season behind senior Mita Uiato, the sophomore is ready to run the show. The Gatorade Hawaii Player of the Year as a junior at Punahou will not be alone when she makes her first career start; Hawaii's projected lineup has just two veteran returnees -- senior middle Kalei Adolpho and junior hitter Tai Manu-Olevao. There will be growing pains -- to be expected with four starters among the eight losses -- but Higgins isn't expecting to be blindsided. This edition of the Wahine might be raw, but it is raw talent that will develop together during coach Dave Shoji's 40th season. "Will we surprise people? I'm not concerned about that right now," Higgins said. "What I'm concerned about is how we perform every day rather than the outside looking in. "Last year's team was one of the greatest I've ever played on. We learned so much from the seniors and we followed their lead. I think it took a while for us to realize that this is our team now. We're still figuring out who we are and how we're going to create our own team dynamics." No two setters are alike and, while Higgins aspires to follow in the signature handprints previous greats have left on the program, there's already a noticeable difference from last season. She is more vocal than Uiato. "Tayler has a high energy," Wahine coach Dave Shoji said. "She seems always upbeat, communicates well with the hitters, very much a team player." "I think she's grown from last season," said assistant coach Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, one of Hawaii's all-time great setters. "She's got to keep working on her skills but I like her energy and how she runs the court." Higgins has a field prescence not unlike one of her favorite players -- Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. But it might have more to do with growing up in a household full of football-playing brothers: Cameron, a third-team All-America quarterback at Weber State and current football coach at Kaiser High; Zach, who played defensive back and safety at Utah State; Jeremy, a quarterback for Hawaii; and younger brother Parker, a linebacker at Kaiser. "It is not surprising that she is a setter," said her father, Jim, who played linebacker, defensive end and center for Hawaii under Dick Tomey in the 1980s. "She's always in the mix with her brothers. "When they're talking strategies and play-calling, she's right in there with them. All that readily applies to the mentality for a setter." Ask Tayler Higgins what position she would envision herself playing on the football field and she chooses middle linebacker. "Someone who is in charge of the defense," said Higgins, whose relatives include San Diego Chargers linebacker Manti Te'o. "My family is such a big football family. We spend a lot of time talking about it, watching game films. "Actually, if I wasn't playing volleyball, I'd probably be on the coaching staff at Kaiser right now." Instead she'll be on the court where she served as a floor-wiper and ball girl for Wahine matches. And where, she said, she discovered a love for the sport during a summer camp. "I was probably 8 and (former UH setter) Cayley Thurlby was one of my coaches," Higgins said. "She was so nice and sweet and an awesome coach. She made it fun for me and made me want to keep playing. "Personally, I want to uphold the legacy of what being a setter here is, it's something for me to work toward. With so many new players, the connection with my hitters wasn't pretty those first few days of camp. We are getting better together." It means finding connections off the court as well. She, Adolpho and Manu-Olevao share a religious faith (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). With middle blocker Olivia Magill, a junior transfer from Arizona, it's the book series "Game of Thrones." And her friendship with sophomore hitter Nikki Taylor -- out this weekend with an elbow injury -- dates back to Niu Valley Middle School. And then, there's the connection with the Hawaii volleyball tradition. "I always thought I was going away to college," she said. "That was my mind-set. But you'll never get to play in another place like this, with the great coaching and the great fans. "I couldn't say no. I had to come here." Chevron Rainbow Wahine InvitationalAt Stan Sheriff Center Friday >> No. 25 Arizona State vs. San Diego State, 5 p.m. >> Ohio vs. No. 17 Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. Saturday >> Ohio vs. San Diego State, 5:30 p.m. >> Arizona State vs. Hawaii, 8:30 p.m. Sunday >> Ohio vs. Arizona State, 3 p.m. >> San Diego State vs. Hawaii, 5:30 p.m. >> TV: Hawaii matches on OC Sports (Ch. 16) >> Radio: UH matches on KKEA 1420-AM
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 28, 2014 13:38:30 GMT -5
No offense to Hawaii or anything, but if I read one more time that the setter is like a quarterback....
Why don't they ever write football articles talking about how the quarterback is like the setter of a volleyball team?
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 28, 2014 15:20:00 GMT -5
No offense to Hawaii or anything, but if I read one more time that the setter is like a quarterback.... Why don't they ever write football articles talking about how the quarterback is like the setter of a volleyball team? actually, higgins thinks she'd make a great middle linebacker ... so a slight variation from that standard analogy.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 28, 2014 15:25:59 GMT -5
I've never been to Manoa District Park (where Tayler Higgins was pictured). So, I did a quick Google Maps search and "walked" around with street view. One of the things I miss most about Hawaii is the proximity to the mountains/hills. They're not off in the distance like it is here in the mainland (or nonexistent in the Midwest), they're up close, just a few yards away. It's so stunning. You feel like an itsy-bitsy ant in comparison, just standing next to it. Man, I really really miss this.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 28, 2014 15:42:25 GMT -5
I've never been to Manoa District Park (where Tayler Higgins was pictured). So, I did a quick Google Maps search and "walked" around with street view. One of the things I miss most about Hawaii is the proximity to the mountains/hills. They're not off in the distance like it is here in the mainland (or nonexistent in the Midwest), they're up close, just a few yards away. It's so stunning. You feel like an itsy-bitsy ant in comparison, just standing next to it. Man, I really really miss this. mountains even saved us a couple weeks ago. the mountains on the big island (maunakea and maunaloa) are credited, in part, with slowing and tearing apart hurricane iselle. the big island still bore the brunt of the storm, but topography may have played a critical role in weakening it before it impacted the rest of the state. www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/08/us-usa-storm-hawaii-idUSKBN0G60XK20140808
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Post by knowname on Aug 28, 2014 15:43:07 GMT -5
No offense to Hawaii or anything, but if I read one more time that the setter is like a quarterback.... Why don't they ever write football articles talking about how the quarterback is like the setter of a volleyball team? The Hawaii AD has been quoted as they are thinking of dropping football as it puts the Athletic Department $2 million in the red. How will they fund other sports? Obviously, football isn't generating the revenue to do it.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 28, 2014 15:48:56 GMT -5
No offense to Hawaii or anything, but if I read one more time that the setter is like a quarterback.... Why don't they ever write football articles talking about how the quarterback is like the setter of a volleyball team? The Hawaii AD has been quoted as they are thinking of dropping football as it puts the Athletic Department $2 million in the red. How will they fund other sports? Obviously, football isn't generating the revenue to do it. ben jay clarified his remarks soon after he made his initial statement. as a practical matter, football is nowhere near in danger of being cut. www.footballscoop.com/news/200136-facing-massive-budget-shortfalls-hawaii-may-soon-have-to-drop-football"Later Monday, Jay clarified his statement. "My comments at the Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics' meeting were made in order to convey a sense of urgency regarding the need to address our current funding model," Jay said in a statement. "In no way was I indicating that a decision on program reduction of any sport was under consideration. Rather, I was suggesting that the department's financial situation required that all possible scenarios be reviewed. Hopefully, going forward, there will be a priority placed on discussing the future financial needs of the UH Athletics Department. President David Lassner has expressed his support and we'll call upon our many loyal stakeholders to help us ensure that we remain competitive within the future landscape of intercollegiate athletics. We owe that to our student-athletes and passionate fans." "
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