Kaniela Tuipulotu will transfer from Arizona to Hawaii

HSB Note: “Kaniela Tuipulotu, one of the state’s highest rated football recruits two years ago, will transfer from Arizona to Hawaii, the Kahuku graduate said today. The defensive tackle plans to return to Hawaii this week after finishing summer school in Tucson. He started seven games for the Wildcats last season, but wants to be closer to home.”

About transferring to UH, Tuipulotu said:
“(UH linebacker and friend Blaze Soares) told me there’s nothing like playing in front of your family. That stuck with me.” (HSB)

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/49943747.html

According to Tuipulotu’s Myspace page, Arizona wouldn’t give him a release to play for Utah so he is going to UH instead.

TUIPULOTU
Jul 1 2009 5:54 PM

SOLE I GOT MY RELEASE BUT THESE FAKAS WOULDNT RELASES ME TO UTAH CAUSE THEY IS SOME BEECHES SO NOW U GOTTA BRING UR *** TO HAWAII CAUSE THAT WERE ILL BE YEEEEEEEEEE

http://www.sportshawaii.com/sh/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31672&sid=86cbeb832ccb1217582602c1393e49f7

Warrior Beat Q&A with Malcolm Lane

About celebrating the 4th of July overseas, Malcolm Lane (who attended an American high school in Germany) said:
“It was cool. There were a lot of Americans. Everybody did their thing. We always barbecued and invited a lot of people over. It was no different from here, except the Germans weren’t celebrating. But you had thousands of Americans over there celebrating. But some of the Germans would shoot fireworks. Just because we were in Germany, it didn’t mean we couldn’t have an Independence Day party like everybody back home.” (HA)

Asked about his summer plans, Lane said:
“I’m not going anywhere this summer. I’m going to work hard. Davone (Bess) and Colt (Brennan) will be out here. We’re going to throw the ball around. We’re going to have some fun.” (HA)

About catching Colt’s passes, Lane said:
It’s wonderful. He puts it on the money. The receivers like to go out and play catch with him. He’s so accurate, and he’s a very hard worker. He’ll help you get a lot better. He has a very good touch. If he needs to get a pass out fast, he’ll get it out fast. He puts the touch on it. He throws a great catchable pass. His passes are on point. He can pick out receivers very fast. He throws such a tight spiral. Everybody loves catching passes from Colt.” (HA)

About where he likes to eat, Lane said:
“The best place to eat is on Ward (Avenue). I like the chicken lettuce wraps, and orange shrimp, and ginger chicken broccoli. I love the taste. The broccoli is so fresh. And the shrimp is so good. I love shrimp. I’m a seafood guy.” (HA)

About catching crabs in Florida, Lane said:
“In Florida, there are rivers running along the side of the road. You can throw your cage out there and catch crabs. The best way to prepare them is to steam them for, like, an hour.” (HA)

http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/2009/07/04/a-couple-of-minutes-with-malcolm-lane/

Leo Goeas is Centurions #27

HSB Note: “It will be 20 years this October since Brigham Young came to town, swaggering into Aloha Stadium with a No. 17 ranking and a 10-game winning streak against Hawaii. The Rainbow Warriors had come agonizingly close — losing 16-14 in 1987, 24-23 the next year — but still had been outscored 249-122 by the Cougars since 1978. Perhaps no one carried the burden of “The Streak” more than senior offensive lineman Leo Goeas. It had become very personal, very much a family thing. He was the baby, the last of three Goeas brothers to wear the Hawaii uniform, and neither Larry (1979-82) nor John (1983-85) had ever beaten the Cougars. Leo was 0-3 coming into that game Oct. 28. It was his last chance.”

About how he will never forget UH’s 56-14 win over BYU in 1989, Leo Goeas said:
“No question, that’s the game I’ll always remember. My older brothers had gotten close (to winning), but for the most part, BYU dominated. (Offensive coordinator) Paul Johnson had the perfect game plan. BYU could not stop that offense. It was such an exciting game, breaking that losing streak, and it was really special to have my father on the field.” (HSB)

About how he decided between his finalist schools of UH, Washington, California, San Diego State and BYU, Leo said:
“I had grown up going to UH games, to Dick Tomey’s camps. During my senior year, I was getting letters and phone calls to go abroad. My dad asked me, ‘Where do you see yourself living after your career?’ He knew that local people never forget you if you play for Hawaii. I knew I’d have the family support at home games, and I wanted him to be able to see me play. I called the other schools and canceled my visits.” (HSB)

About Leo and his brothers, Dick Tomey said:
“Obviously, we had nobody who wanted to play and contribute more than Larry. And John was a great young man as well. The family deserves all the credit for raising great young men. But Leo … we knew very quickly he was going to be good. He was so physically gifted and parlayed his physicality into success.” (HSB)

About converting Leo from TE to the interior of the OL, Tomey said:
“We told him he could be a tight end and hardly ever eat, or he could eat. Obviously, he chose to eat. We knew he was going to get big (6-foot-4, 300 pounds) and have the athleticism to go on to the next level.” (HSB)

About how he remembers being at TE for the first few days of preseason camp but being thrown in a guard (when the OL had some injuries) against the first-team D in what he called a “gut-check drill”, Leo said:
“I did very well, and Coach Tomey stops practice, calls everyone in and names me the starting guard. That was the end of the tight end career. I was ticked off, but four years later, it totally paid off. Life is like that. You never know why things happen, but I believe you take advantage of every opportunity you are given.” (HSB)

About what he told the players at UH’s skills camp last month, Leo said:
“I told them I had such pride playing in my home state, in front of my family. It was a great time in my life and it catapulted me into the NFL.” (HSB)

HSB Note: “He was drafted in the third round by the Chargers and played 111 NFL games at left tackle and guard in eight seasons with San Diego, the Los Angeles-St. Louis Rams and Baltimore Ravens. After retiring in 1998, Goeas began training and mentoring players, going on to work for Dormann & Pittman in Colorado Springs. He is one of five agents in the company and currently represents 12 clients, including former Warrior Samson Satele, now with the Oakland Raiders, and Cincinnati defensive tackle Domata Peko, who played for Michigan State after choosing the Spartans over UH.”

About how most of his clients are linemen of Polynesian descent, Leo said:
“That’s my niche. It’s a natural fit for me. I understand the profile of that position, know what teams are looking for, bring more to the table. I am a man of faith, and if there ever was a business where you need faith, it’s this one.” (HSB)

HSB Note: “Goeas married his high school sweetheart Kathy Paresa (Sacred Hearts ‘85) while at UH. The two have five children: Matthew, 22, who plays football for Mesa State (Colo.); Alixandra, 18; Colton, 15; Rebecca, 11; and Elijah, 7.”

Leo talked about how his family spent the past two months in Hawaii and:
“we’re heavily considering moving back. We’ve been away since 1990, and the desire to come back is very strong.” (HSB)

About his 6′1″, 200-pound son Colton (an incoming high school freshman), Leo said:
“he wants to play defense, maybe defensive end or linebacker. He’s a guy who should go on to Division I, probably be around 6-3, 6-4. But Elijah will probably be the biggest of the boys and he’s just getting into sports.” (HSB)

http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/sportsnews/20090704_goeas_helped_tame_cougars.html

Articles about Andrew Manley at the Super Seven QB Retreat

About participating in the Super Seven QB Retreat, Andrew Manley said:
“I’m just amazed at everything. It’s unbelievable. I’m just trying to take everything in and make myself a better quarterback.” (HA)

Asked what he’s doing at the camp with the elite QB recruits from the mainland, Manley said:
“I just want to prove to myself and others that I can hang with these guys. So far, I feel as if I’m right there with all of them.” (HSB)

HA Note: “Manley, who directed Leilehua to a state title as a sophomore and reached the finals last season. Manley was named 2008 co-offensive player of the year by The Honolulu Advertiser after passing for 3,642 yards and 31 touchdowns, and rushing for four more.”

About how he was surprised to receive an invitation to the Super 7 camp, Manley said:
“I wasn’t expecting it. They just told me they wanted the elite seven, and because I’m a decent quarterback from Hawai’i, they asked me to come, too, to be the local boy.” (HA)

About how Norm Chow was the first to recommend Manley to him, QB guru Steve Clarkson said:
“He really, really liked Andrew and thought I should consider him for this event. Then I had a chance to evaluate him on film and talk to other coaches across the country who’ve seen this guy, and they all were in amazement that he had this much talent and that he was under the radar because of his location. Sometimes you want to able to look like a genius, and I feel like Andrew is going to make me look like a genius because I’m the first to say, ‘Yeah, this kid’s got it.’ ” (HA)

HA Note: “Clarkson said he picked Maui for the Super Seven QB Retreat after vacationing at the Grand Wailea Resort in March with Montana and his family.”

Joe Montana said that he never pushed his sons to play football, but is happy to offer his expertise:
“when I feel I have to.” (HA)

HA Note: “Montana said the Super Seven camp is a great opportunity for some of the nation’s top college prospects to compare themselves with their peers. “At least that’s what I’m doing,” he chuckled.”

About working closely with the QBs on their footwork, Matt Leinart (who has been coached by Clarkson since he was 13) said:
“It’s just the little things: that first step, keeping your base, not overstriding. The little things like that go a long way. The biggest thing I see with these kids is the fundamentals, just working with the fundamentals.” (HA)

About the camp participants, Warren Moon said that he’s:
“looking for the ones who take direction the best. The quarterback position is a high-ego position as well as everything else that goes along with it. Some guys think they know it all and they’re not coachable. So I want to see the guys who want to listen and are willing to get better and the guys who are going to ask questions.” (HA)

About how there is no longer a prototype NFL QB and today’s players have to be versatile, Moon said:
“There isn’t a mold any more. There used to be but now it depends on what offense you’re running. It used to be you wanted a guy who’s 6-4 and 225 pounds with a strong arm who can just stand in the pocket. Now they’re looking for guys with a little more movement. Because there’s so much speed in the game, they’re looking for the guy who can make a play whether he does it with his feet or his arms, it really doesn’t matter. They’re looking for production.” (HA)

Praising Manley’s performance at the camp, Moon said:
“He’s got good feet and a strong arm and he’s willing to listen to everything I’ve said so far. He just needs to hone it all and perfect the fundamentals.” (HA)

Praising Manley’s performance at the camp, Leinart said:
“He’s raw but you can tell the abilities are there. He’s got a really good arm but just a little more footwork can go a long way.” (HA)

Praising Manley, Clarkson said:
“Andrew has a lot of promise. Physically, he has all the tools. Playing out here in the middle of the Pacific, many schools may not be aware of him, but he’s a very talented young man who stacks up very well with some of other top quarterbacks in the country.” (HSB)

Feeling that he held his own with the other QBs that were there, Manley said:
“I think I’m right there. I feel I’m doing just as good. But we’re not worried about that. Right now we’re just having a good time out here and learning as much as we can. We’re not really competing against each other.” (HA)

HA Note: “In addition to field drills and X’s-and-O’s chalkboard sessions, the high schoolers also learned from the pro players, well-known NFL agent Leigh Steinberg and ESPN recruiting analyst Tom Luginbill about the college recruiting process, the importance of maintaining good grades and preparing for life off the field.”

About the importance of preparing for life after football, Moon said:
“How many of these guys are going to make it to pro football? They might get college scholarships but will they make it to the next level? That’s where education comes in. And the things you learn as quarterback and the leadership skills, those things will translate into anything you want to do in life — politics, business or whatever.” (HA)

About how today’s QB have more pressure on them than when he went to college, Moon said:
“We all know that college sports is a multimillion-dollar business and these guys are going to be asked by their university to come in and fill 80,000-, 100,000-seat stadiums. But I think all these kids are willing to do that and by going to these types of camps they get themselves prepared for what they are going to have to deal with.” (HA)

Appreciating all the advice from the pros, Manley said:
“It’s helping us out with what we need to do to get recruited, what to do when we do get recruited and how important it is to go to school, and then when we talk about football, how important it is to know what you’re doing on the field.” (HA)

Unsure where he’ll attend college, Manley said that Hawaii is an option:
“It’s always there. It’s always there.” (HA)

“I’ve received an offer from UH, but I’m hoping that other schools will become interested.” (HSB)

About his son Andrew, Kimo Manley said:
“I always knew that Andrew had a strong arm from the time he was playing Pop Warner. And I really knew he had potential when he came close to winning a starting position as a freshman before he broke his (non-throwing left) arm.” (HSB)

About her son Andrew’s goals, Cathy Manley said:
“His goals are pretty simple. To get a good college education and to play some ball.” (HSB)

About how it is hard for QBs from Hawaii to get noticed, Cathy Manley said:
“That’s why getting invited to this camp is so important. And it’s great that we now have more camps in Hawaii, like the Just Win, Game Plan and All-Poly. It gives our kids an opportunity to be seen.” (HSB)

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090704/NEWS01/907040330/Pro+QBs+share+secrets+at+elite+high+school+camp

http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/sportsnews/20090704_manley_rubs_elbows_with_the_best.html