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Tribute to "The Last Lecture"

2008-07-25T13:33:00.000-10:00

Memorable quotes:

"The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!"
"...when you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering you to tell you anymore, that's a very bad place to be. Your critics are the ones telling you they still love you and care."
"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."
"It's not about how to achieve your dreams; it's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the dreams will come to you."
"[Quoting a CMU secretary] This advice is good for the ladies: when it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it's really simple: just don't listen to anything they have to say; pay attention to what they do"

Randy Pausch passes...

2008-07-25T13:31:00.001-10:00

Randy Pausch, the professor at Carnegie Mellon University who inspired countless students in the classroom and others worldwide through his highly acclaimed "Last Lecture", has died of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47. Read more...

Rocket man!

2008-07-16T10:10:00.002-10:00

I saw this picture in the local paper a few months ago and was AMAZED. If it was April 1, I would have thought it was a joke, but after a double-take and reading the article, I sometimes still can't believe it's true!

Truely amazing... :-)

Colts signs contract

2008-07-16T10:06:00.000-10:00

Good to hear that Colt got signed by Washington to a 4 yr $1.8M contract. Sounds like he's pretty much recovered from his hip surgery and he can really get down to the business becoming a NFL quarterback.

Good Luck Colt!

Quote of the Day

2008-07-03T22:53:00.002-10:00

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning."
- Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled

Take Cover!

2008-06-20T11:30:00.004-10:00

Thought this was pretty funny when I saw it...

Colt drafted in the 6th Round by Redskins!

2008-05-07T22:13:00.004-10:00

Well, Colt was drafted and I hope he uses all the doubters as motivation to help him make at the next level. I think he can. If he can stay healthy and trust his reads and abilities, he'll be ok.

Good Luck Colt and the rest of the Warrior in the their respective camps! Show'em what you can do!

Good Luck Colt!

2008-04-16T20:40:00.002-10:00

Just wanted to wish Colt Brennan the best in the NFL Draft and hope that he goes HIGH!

Good luck to the WRs and all the other UH "alumni"... :-)

Giants Win! Giants Win!

2008-02-03T21:19:00.000-10:00

Wow, what a game!

Defensively the Giants played a hell of a game. They pressured and hit Brady, covered the receivers and kept the Patriots in bad field position for most of the game.

Offensively, MVP?!? Eli Manning. Who would have thunk it! They ran the ball just enough to balance the offense and Manning played a great game making throws for key 3rd downs. He needs to protect the ball better when he's scrambling out of the pocket instead of swinging it around in one hand... This had me worried the whole game...

The last drive was a classic. His ability to somehow break away from that sack and toss up the prayer that was answered by WR Tyree's one hand catch with the top of his helmet?!?

Congratulations Giants!

Super Bowl: New York Giants vs New England Patriots

2008-01-25T09:34:00.000-10:00

In my opinion, it'll be a NE blowout or a close game. I can't see the NYG blowing out NE.

If NYG can control the ball on offense with the run, throw some well-timed passes and NOT turn the ball over, they could win a close game.
If NE can shutdown the NYG rushing game and get some turnovers, they could win easy.

Based on the stats, my SB prediction is New England 29-11 for the perfect, undefeated season.

Good Luck!

Super Bowl update posted

2008-01-23T21:40:00.000-10:00

Early Super Bowl updates have been posted.

Good Luck!

AFC/NFC Championship Games Final Update

2008-01-18T23:37:00.000-10:00

Final updates posted.

Good Luck!

Early update AFC/NFC Championship games

2008-01-13T19:52:00.000-10:00

Wow, looks the NE Patriots will have the opportunity to play for the perfect season and Super Bowl having to just get through the beatup SD Chargers.

Can Eli Manning put together another solid game vs the GB Packers? Wow.

Good Luck!

UG 41-10 over UH

2008-01-02T09:19:00.000-10:00

Congrats to Hawaii for a great year!

UG's overall team speed and size was just too much for the Warriors. IMO, the defense played good enough for the most part, except being unable to stop the run early, they did better later in the game.

UG defense just dominated/overwhelmed the UH O-Line and beat Colt down pretty good. The UG front seven was very quick and relentless. The UH offense could not put anything together.

It's too bad UH couldn't make a better showing on the BCS stage, but they played hard and kept fighting until the end...

Hopefully, the UH administration REINVESTS some of the money the team has earned back into the program to build upon this season.

Early NFL Playoffs Updated Posted

2007-12-30T23:43:00.000-10:00

Early predictions and stats posted.

Good Luck!

UH arrives in New Orleans

2007-12-27T08:47:00.000-10:00

The University of Hawaii has arrived in New Orleans for the AllState Sugar Bowl 2007.

Last I heard they are +7.5 vs Georgia.

I think one of the keys to the game will be if QB Colt Brennan can get time in the pocket to hit his receivers and does not have an "off" game. If he can get time, UH should be able to take advantage of the Georgia defensive backfield.

On the defensive side, UH will have to control the UG running game. It could be a long game if UG is able to get off and run over the UH defense.

Anyway, Good Luck to the Warriors and BELIEVE!

Week 17 Early Updated Posted

2007-12-24T22:58:00.000-10:00

Stats and predictions updated. Merry Christmas one and all!

Good Luck!

Week 16 Final Update Posted

2007-12-20T17:35:00.000-10:00

Final updates for the week have been posted.

Good Luck!

NFL Predictor Week 15 Early Update

2007-12-10T22:39:00.000-10:00

Stats and predictions posted.

Sorry about the bad week (5-11 ATS) after a slight turnaround the past 2 weeks (10-6, 10-6) before that...

Good Luck!

NFL Week 14 Final Posted

2007-12-06T23:14:00.001-10:00

Final prediction updates posted. Good Luck!

Also, good luck to UH QB Colt Brennan as he takes off this weekend's Heisman Trophy ceremony.

NFL Predictor Week 14 Early Update

2007-12-03T23:06:00.001-10:00

Early updates posted for stats and predictions.

Recapping this past week got us another 10-6 record ATS.

Good Luck!

Best BS of the Week

2007-12-03T05:05:00.000-10:00

From LSU, stating that they are "undefeated in regulation this season". Undefeated in regulation?!?

That's a good one... :-)

UH is the only undefeated team in the BCS. They are undefeated in regulation, in overtime, and in the whole darn game.

UH vs Georgia in the Sugar Bowl!

2007-12-02T16:05:00.000-10:00

Zowie! What a game last night!

Talk about a nightmare way to start out a game AT HOME?!? Quick turnovers and short field scores by Washington gave them a 21-0 head start. UH's defense looked like they couldn't stop the UW running back and the O-line was allowing defenders to get all over Colt...

But, somehow, UH stopped UW when they had to and the O-line settled down and gave Colt enough time for the UH to get some scores and go in the half only down by 7 at 28-21.

In the 2nd half, the UH defense shutout UW and UH was able get 14 unanswered scores to pull ahead 35-28.

In the end, it came down to the defense making a clutch/amazing play to prevent UW from scoring the tying score from inside the 5 yd line. Unbelieve-ably UW got down to the goalline on two long passes.

NFL Predictor Final Posted

2007-11-29T22:19:00.000-10:00

Final updates posted.

Good Luck!

NFL Predictor Week 13 Early Update

2007-11-26T22:46:00.000-10:00

Early update posted for stats and predictions.

Recapping week 12, 10-6 ATS, overall ATS% is at 53% for the season.

On a side note, Univ of Hawaii is ranked at 12th in the BCS with it's 11-0 record, the only undefeated BCS team remaining. Now, if they can just focus on beating Univ of Washington this weekend...

Good Luck! Go Warriors!!!