Samoa trip starts

[SMU 86]

Let's hope they bring a few players back with them in the form of commitments. This would be a dream trip for BUS.

[SMU 86]

Day 2.

[smu diamond m]

Do we know anything? Someone get JJ a blog

[Garret]

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.

[Garret]

If 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/

[CalallenStang]

Why is the Honolulu press doing a better job covering SMU football than the Dallas media?

[George S. Patton]

Why is the Honolulu press doing a better job covering SMU football than the Dallas media?

Is that a rhetorical question?

[CalallenStang]

Why is the Honolulu press doing a better job covering SMU football than the Dallas media?

Is that a rhetorical question?

You decide.

[Nacho]

Since Kate is covering the Olympics I don't think anyone from the DMN is covering SMU.

[CalallenStang]

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.

[Nacho]

The Olympics end August 24 so I guess we will get some coverage on the 25th.

[ThadFilms]

Chuck Carlton seems to be spreading out and staying on our beat, as well, while Kate is away.

[HorsePower]

Chuck Carlton, I'm told, is the interim SMU beat reporter.
Maybe the Hawaii media is covering it better because it's happening over there?

[Nacho]

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.

[ThadFilms]

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.