Samoa trip starts
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:35 pmLet's hope they bring a few players back with them in the form of commitments. This would be a dream trip for BUS.
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:35 pmPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:55 amDay 2.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:18 amDo we know anything? Someone get JJ a blog
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:13 pmsmu diamond m wrote:Do we know anything? Someone get JJ a blog
Here is the Advertiser article about the Samoa trip:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/ ... PORTSFRONT
Nice summary of the back story for Reagan Mauia (the backup RB that I've mentioned here)
In 2005, he joined the University of Hawai'i football team as a 360-pound nose tackle. He did not receive a football scholarship that season.
Near the end of the 2005 season, he moved to running back and made a commitment to physical fitness. He weighed 295 pounds when he reported to spring training in March 2006.
Sharing the running back's job with Nate Ilaoa, Mauia had a productive 2006 season. That merited selection, by the Dolphins, in the sixth round of the 2007 draft. Mauia, despite suffering a fracture in his left hand in the final preseason game, played in all 16 games, starting nine times.
Note: Reagan was the *only* FB on Miami's roster, so technically he was their starting FB all season. However, a FB wasn't always used to start each game.
Here is the Star-Bulletin article about the Samoa trip:
http://starbulletin.com/2008/06/27/sports/story04.html
One key note about this camp:
Jones plans for it to be an annual undertaking.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:18 pmIf you scroll down on this blog you can see some photos of the SMU coaches before they left for Samoa. You can also see a photo of Hawaii players who currently or previously played in the NFL who have Samoa ties.
http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/
http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:22 pmWhy is the Honolulu press doing a better job covering SMU football than the Dallas media?
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:28 pmCalallenStang wrote:Why is the Honolulu press doing a better job covering SMU football than the Dallas media?
Is that a rhetorical question?
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:34 pmGeorge S. Patton wrote:CalallenStang wrote:Why is the Honolulu press doing a better job covering SMU football than the Dallas media?
Is that a rhetorical question?
You decide.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:35 pmSince Kate is covering the Olympics I don't think anyone from the DMN is covering SMU.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:38 pmNacho wrote:Since Kate is covering the Olympics I don't think anyone from the DMN is covering SMU.
I know Kate is covering the Olympics, but they need to assign SMU to someone else while she is busy with that. It's a shame that our hometown newspaper has no beat writer for us right now.
I'm going to compare it to Corpus Christi, where there are a large number of Longhorn and Aggie fans. Do you know what's on the front page of their rag during basketball season? Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Seriously.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:58 pmThe Olympics end August 24 so I guess we will get some coverage on the 25th.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:21 pmChuck Carlton seems to be spreading out and staying on our beat, as well, while Kate is away.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:58 pmChuck Carlton, I'm told, is the interim SMU beat reporter.
Maybe the Hawaii media is covering it better because it's happening over there?
Maybe the Hawaii media is covering it better because it's happening over there?
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:10 pmIs he just doing blogs which every now and then mention SMU or does he write articles also. Seems to me this should be a pretty big deal in such a slow time in the sports world. If Mack Brown had gone to Samoa I guarantee it would have been front page with Chipper all over it.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:15 pmNacho wrote:Is he just doing blogs which every now and then mention SMU or does he write articles also. Seems to me this should be a pretty big deal in such a slow time in the sports world. If Mack Brown had gone to Samoa I guarantee it would have been front page with Chipper all over it.
Give it until next year's trip, if all goes to plan we'll be media darlings for a our return to glory.