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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 LEAHEY AND LEAHEY
4:30 - 5:00 PM
>>JIM: THE DODGERS ARE DONE. I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THE DODGERS
BECAUSE OF THEIR LEGACY BUT I DON'T TRUST THEM. I DON'T TRUST THEM BECAUSE
YEARS AGO PAL ELDREDGE AND I WENT TO WATCH THEM AND WE PAID
AT THE BOX OFFICE AND WE ASKED THE LADIES FOR THESE PRICES, ARE
WE CLOSE TO THE FIELD? YEAH, YOU'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
YOU GOT TO BE WATCHING ALL THE TIME FOR THE FOUL BALLS.
THIS IS GREAT. WE ENDED UP SO FAR OUT IN RIGHT
FIELD IN THE UPPER DECK SO HIGH, WE WATCHED MIKE SCHMIDT HIT A
HOME RUN -- >> KANOA: BELOW YOU?
>>JIM: BELOW US. >> KANOA: MAYBE SHE KNEW YOU
WERE A GIANTS' FAN. >>JIM: YOU THINK SO?
>> KANOA: THAT COULD EXPLAIN IT >> YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S GOING TO
BE SITTING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE ON "LEAHEY & LEAHEY."
A GENERATIONALLY CHALLENGED DISCUSSION ON SPORTS AND OTHER
LIVING THINGS. "LEAHEY & LEAHEY."
KANOA: WHAT'S UP, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO ANOTHER EDITION OF
"LEAHEY & LEAHEY." POPS JIM, SON KANOA SITTING AT
THE KITCHEN TABLE. WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME A
VETERAN, A GUY WHO WILL PERHAPS SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH U.H. FOOTBALL. AND THE MOUNTAIN WEST SCHEDULE.
RICH MIANO IS GOING TO BE SWIGGING BY.
>>JIM: NOW HE'S DONE THE COLOR OF UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
FOOTBALL TELECAST.
AND HE'S VERY GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES.
>> KANOA: WE'RE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT BIG LEAGUE
BASEBALL. AND THE ST.~LOUIS CARDINALS, A
TEAM THAT YOU JUST CAN NEVER COUNT OUT.
THEY MOVE ON TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AND
THE HAWAI'I PRODUCT OUT OF KAMEHAMEHA, HAWAI'I ISLAND, HILO
NATIVE, A GUY WHO PLAYED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I, KOLTEN
WONG HAD HIS OCTOBER MOMENT. HIS FORMER OCTOBER MOMENT WAS
GETTING PICKED OFF IN THE WORLD SERIES.
HE HAD A TWO-RUN SHOT. GAVE THE CARDINALS THE WIN.
THEY'RE ABLE TO BETTER THEIR POSITION IN THAT SERIES,
ULTIMATELY TAKING IT 3-1. HOW HAPPY WERE YOU FOR WONG?
>>JIM: I WAS VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR HIM BECAUSE THAT WAS LIKE --
HE HAD TO GET THAT OFF OF HIM. HE HAD TO GET THAT KIND OF FROWN
THAT WAS ALWAYS THERE THAT HE MADE A ROOKIE MISTAKE.
AND HE CAN HIT THE BALL. HE CAN REALLY HIT THE BALL.
I DIDN'T THINK THE MANAGER OF THE CARDINALS LIKED HIM.
HE WOULD HOLD HIM UP IN THE LINEUP.
I WOULD GO, WHAT A JERK. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT HE, IN A POST GAME INTERVIEW, SAID HE REALLY LIKED
THE MANAGER. >> KANOA: YOU'RE A CONSPIRACIST.
IN SUCH AN EARLY STAGE OF HIS CAREER, TO BE ABLE TO SHAKE OFF
ONE OF HIS LOW POINTS ALREADY IN HIS POST SEASON LEGACY.
THAT POST-SEASON MOMENT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CARDINALS'
FAN CAN ATTACH TO HIM. WHAT'S REMARKABLE IS JUST HOW
EASILY HE'S TAKEN TO THE BIG STAGE.
PERHAPS NO BASEBALL TOWN LIKE ST.~LOUIS.
AND HE HAS ABSOLUTELY EMBRACED HIS ROLE IN THAT CITY, IN THAT
FRANCHISE. YOU LOOK AT THE EARLY DAYS OF
SHANE VICTORINO, AND KOLTEN WONG IS CERTAINLY FAR BETTER THAN
SHANE ALL AROUND WAS IN THE EARLY DAYS.
CREDIT VICTORINO BECAUSE OF HIS HARD WORK ETHICS.
HE'S THE BEST PLAYER TO COME OUT OF HAWAI'I TO PLAY IN THE MAJOR
LEAGUES. KOLTEN COMES IN A LITTLE MORE
WELL ROUNDED AND NATURAL. >>JIM: ABSOLUTELY.
YOU NOTICE, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE DODGERS?
$241 MILLION FOR EVERYBODY ON THE CLUB.
THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. THEY WON 96 GAMES.
THEY HAVE THE BEST PITCHER IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES TODAY.
HE WAS USED TWICE IN THE DIVISION SERIES, AND TWICE HE
DIDN'T MEASURE UP. IS MATTINGLY GONE?
BECAUSE THE GENERAL MANAGER IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME VERY
TOUGH DECISIONS NOW. THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY TO
GO SWISHING DOWN THE DRAIN. >> KANOA: YOU CAN QUESTION
WHETHER OR NOT TO LEAVE HIM OUT IN THE STRETCH BECAUSE HE WAS
PITCHING ON THREE DAY'S REST. PITCH COUNT WAS GOING INTO THE
90s. HE'S YOUR ALL WORLD GUY.
HE'S THE CONSENSUS BEST PITCHER. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN HOLD
MATTINGLY'S FEET TO THAT DECISION.
THEY WERE SET UP TO WIN UP THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
CAN THE CARDINALS GO ON TO THE WORLD SERIES?
THEY'RE GOING TO BE UP AGAINST YOUR GIANTS.
>>JIM: I DON'T THINK THE GIANTS DESERVE TO BE THERE.
>> KANOA: HOW BIG OF YOU. >>JIM: IN THE BEGINNING OF THE
SEASON AND THEN TOWARDS THE END, THEY HAD A NINE AND A HALF GAME
LEAD. THEN THEY WENT INTO THEIR SUMMER
SWOON, AND THEY ENDED UP FIVE GAMES BEHIND THE DOGGERS.
>> KANOA: MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. >>RICH: AND THE BEST PLAYERS ARE
HURT. ANGEL IN CENTER FIELD.
ANGEL PAGAN IS NOT IN THE LINEUP.
ROOKIES ARE PLAYING. THEY'VE GOT A GUY NAME PANIC.
>> KANOA: THEY GOT THE KILLER P'S.
>>JIM: I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CAN GET THERE, BUT THEY'RE THERE.
CARDINALS HAVE TO BE OVERWHELMING FAVORITES TO WIN.
BUT GIANTS EVERY OTHER YEAR, THEY COME UP WITH A MAGIC WAY OF
PLAYING. >> KANOA: I DON'T THINK ANYBODY
PLAYS BETTER THAN THE CARDINALS IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE AND
ROYALS IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE. ADDING WHAT THEY MISSING ALL
YEAR. THOSE TWO TEAMS, IF THEY
CONTINUE TO HIT LIKE THAT, THEY'LL GO ON.
NORM CHOW, HIS EFFECT ON THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM EVERY SINGLE
WEEK. WHAT IS NOW HAPPENING ON THE
FIELD, CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO TRY TO PUT INTO SOME IS KIND OF
PERSPECTIVE FOR NORM CHOW AND FOOTBALL OVERALL AT THE
COLLEGIATE LEVEL. HAWAI'I IS 1-4 COMING OFF THE
LOSS AT RICE. 28-14.
CHOW HAD TO GO BACK TO LOS ANGELES.
DID NOT COME BACK TO HAWAI'I, TO BE WITH HIS WIFE FOLLOWING WITH
BRAIN ANEURYSM FRIDAY AT THE UCLA MEDICAL CENTER WHERE THEY
PERFORMED SURGERY. HE IS BACK.
BUT IMAGINE WHAT CHOW MUST BE GOING THROUGH.
TEAM IS STRUGGLING. HE LOST HIS MOM PRIOR TO THE
SEASON AND WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HIS WIFE, DIANE.
>>JIM: WHAT ELSE CAN HAPPEN TO THE MAN?
HIS TEAM IS NOT DOING WELL. HIS QUARTERBACKS ARE IN LIMBO.
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO START AGAINST WYOMING.
HIS POOR WIFE -- >> KANOA: ALL OF THOSE THINGS
ARE TRIVIAL COMPARED TO -- >>JIM: CAN I SAY IT?
>> KANOA: WE'RE WAITING. >>JIM: ALL OF THIS IS GOING
THROUGH HIS MIND. ALL THE DECISION THAT HE HAS TO
MAKE. SHOULD I STAY WITH DIANE?
SHOULD I GO BACK TO THE TEAM? IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR
COACH CHOW. WHAT HE HAS DONE, HE SAID ALL
THE GAMES WE'VE PLAYED, IT'S 0-0 BECAUSE NOW WE GO INTO THE
CONFERENCE. WHAT ABOUT THAT PLOY?
>> KANOA: THAT'S THE WAY YOU GOT TO THINK.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SAY WE'RE 1-4.
IT'S A WRAP ON THE SEASON. YOU HAVE TO GET THEM INTO A
BETTER PLACE IN PREPARATION OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST SCHEDULE.
OF COURSE, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. THERE'S SOMETHING TO IT.
I THINK GET A CLEAN SLATE START OF MAINTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
PLAY. I FEEL IF YOU WERE IN NORM
CHOW'S POSITION, HOW DO YOU FOCUS?
HIS PUBLIC PERSONA HAS BEEN SUCH HE DOWNPLAYS THOSE PERSONAL
ISSUES. HE WAS ASKED ABOUT IT TUESDAY,
AND HE SAID I GOT TO BE HERE FOR THE TEAM.
GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR HANDLING THAT.
I DON'T THINK I COULD CONTINUE THE WAY HE'S CONTINUING THIS
WEEK. >>JIM: I WOULDN'T HAVE RETURNED.
>> KANOA: YEAH. >>JIM: THE WIFE AND FOOTBALL, AT
THIS POINT, WHAT IS FOOTBALL? YOU KNOW.
>> KANOA: YEAH. >>JIM: BUT I'M NOT HIM.
>> KANOA: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. >>JIM: THIS IS WHAT IS LURKING.
IF HE LOSES TO WYOMING, THEN I THINK AN EXIT STRATEGY WILL
START TO FORM. WE CAN ASK OUR GUEST IF HE FEELS
THE SAME WAY, BUT I THINK AN EXIT STRATEGY FOR NORM CHOW, IF
HE LOSES -- >> KANOA: WHAT IF HE WINS?
YOU THINK THIS IS THE TEETERING POINT?
NORM CHOW'S TENURE RESTING ON THIS WYOMING GAME?
>>JIM: BECAUSE OF THE FACT HE SAID THE OTHER GAMES THAT WE
HAVE LOST, THEY'RE NONCONFERENCE GAMES.
NOW THE REAL SEASON STARTS. NOW THE REAL SEASON STARTS
BECAUSE WE'RE IN CONFERENCE. IF HE LOSES THE FIRST GAME IN
CONFERENCE, WHAT DOES HE SAY THEN?
WHAT DOES HE SAY THEN? AND WHO'S GOING TO QUARTERBACK?
WHO'S GOING TO QUARTERBACK THIS CLUB?
IF HE LOSES, I THINK THE EXIT STRATEGY COMES TO FRUITION.
>> KANOA: I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW ABOUT THAT PART, BUT I DID
SAY LAST WEEK ON THE PREGAME FOR THE PAY-PER-VIEW GAME PRIOR TO
THE RICE CONTEST, I DID SAY THIS POTENTIALLY WAS A TURNING POINT,
A TIPPING POINT BECAUSE THE MOMENTUM THEY WOULD NEED, NOW
IT'S NOT THERE. THIS IS THE SIXTH GAME OF THE
SEASON AND THEY'RE STILL JUGGLING WHO THE QUARTERBACK IS
GOING TO BE. SO I THINK THE TIPPING POINT FOR
THE SEASON CERTAINLY RESTS WITH THIS CHANGE.
WITH THE CONFERENCE ONLY AGAINST WYOMING.
AS FAR AS NORM CHOW'S TENURE, THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
SURE, IF THEY CONTINUE TO LOSE, THOSE VOICES ARE GOING TO GET
LOUDER AND LOUDER. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GAMES, DR. LEAHEY.
I PLAY THE ROLE OF PSYCHIATRIST. >>JIM: HOW COME YOU PLAY THE
ROLE OF PSYCHIATRIST? I'M LEAHEY, YOU'RE LEAHEY.
WHY AM I GUY THAT'S SICK MENTALLY.
>> KANOA: MAYBE IT COMES DOWN TO I'M AN IOLANI GUY AND YOU'RE A
ST.~LOUIS GUY. >>JIM: THAT'S A WOO.
>> KANOA: MARIOTTA
WENT FROM FIRST TO THIRD IN THE HEISMAN
WATCH. HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
>>JIM: HE'S OKAY. >> KANOA: ALL RIGHT.
NEXT TOPIC. >>JIM: HE'S OKAY BECAUSE
EVERYBODY ELSE LOST. BUT THE TOP TEN TEAMS AND THEIR
SWEETHEART QUARTERBACKS, THEY ALL LOST, TOO.
>> KANOA: BUT THE SEC TEAMS THEY STAYED UP THERE.
THEY STAYED IN THAT TOP RANGE. >>JIM: THAT WARRANTS AN
INVESTIGATION. BUT THE POINT IS THAT UCLA THIS
WEEK AGAINST OREGON, IF UCLA -- AND IT IS IN L.A., NOW IT STARTS
TO TEETER A LITTLE BIT. HE'S STILL THERE.
>> KANOA: YEAH. HE HAD SUCH A LEAD GOING IN,
EVEN IF IT WASN'T NECESSARILY IN POLL RESULTS, CONCEPTUALLY, IF
HE CONTINUES TO PUT UP NUMBERS, HE CAN GET BACK INTO THE POLL
POSITION. >>JIM: HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT
AS AN ANSWER IN. >> KANOA: PRETTY GOOD.
WE'RE SEEING PROGRESS. KAMEHAMEHA TALKING ILH FOOTBALL.
A THREE-WAY TIE IF THE WARRIORS CAN UPSET THE BUFF 'N BLUE.
A THREE-WAY TIE WOULD HAVE A COIN FLIP.
THUS AN AUTOMATIC BYE INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND.
POPS. COIN FLIP.
HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? >>JIM: I HAVE A PLAN.
THEY DON'T PLAY ANY GAMES. THEY FLIP COINS.
AND THE WINNER OF THE COIN FLIP, THEN THEY PLAY THE GAME.
>> KANOA: IF IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO A COIN FLIP ANYWAY --
>>JIM: FLIP THE COIN FIRST. DETERMINE WHO'S GOING TO PLAY.
ALL OF THAT PRACTICE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FLIP A COIN?
SUPPOSEDLY THE INTELLECTUAL, SUPERIOR LEAGUE.
>> KANOA: WE GOT TO FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION.
UNDERSTAND THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY IT OUT BUT THAT'S SUCH AN
ADVANTAGE, DEPENDING ON WHO WINS THE COIN FLIP.
STRUCTURALLY THE REGULAR SEASON, WE KEEP TALK ABOUT OHL-IHL
MERGING. YOU GOT TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT
TO TRY TO AVOID SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.
YOU CAN'T HAVE KIDS LIFTING WEIGHTS AND IT COMES TO THIS.
>>JIM: WHAT KIND OF COIN ARE THEY GOING TO USE?
[DOG BARKING] SHUT UP, DOGGY.
>> KANOA: COME ON. RICH MIANO, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GREAT. HOW ARE YOU?
>> KANOA: I BELIEVE YOUR 87TH TIME AS A GUEST ON "LEAHEY &
LEAHEY." >> THE KIND OF SALARY YOU GUYS
PAY ME, I SHOULD BE A REGULAR HOST.
>> KANOA: HE WAS CO-HOST ONE OF THE WEEKS YOU WERE GONE.
THIS IS LIKE A SECOND HOME. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING BY.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS APROPROS BECAUSE HAWAI'I IS OFF TO A 0-4
START. YOU HEARD POPS TALK ABOUT THAT
MENTALITY. THIS IS THE START OF CONFERENCE
PLAY. IT'S A FRESH SLATE.
HOW MUCH IS THERE TO THAT IDEA TO THE PLAYERS ON THE TEAM?
>> WELL, I THINK YOU HAVE TO -- FROM A MEDIA-DRIVEN STANDPOINT,
YOU NEED TO LET THE PEOPLE OUT THERE OUR TWO GOALS WERE TO WIN
THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP. NOBODY THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO
WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. DID THEY THINK THEY'D BE BETTER
THAN 2-3? ALSO THE SECOND GOAL BEING,
BEING IN A GOAL GAME. THOSE ARE STILL IN FRONT OF
THESE YOUNG MEN. THOSE GOALS ARE OUT THERE, AND
YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE TEAM FOCUSED AND POSITIVE.
>> KANOA: THAT IS INTERESTING. WITH THREE PAC TEAMS IN THE
FIRST FOUR GAMES, MOST PEOPLE THOUGHT IF THEY'RE 2-3, THAT'S
NOT BAD. CONSIDERING THAT SCHEDULE,
THAT'S NOT BAD. IS IT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN MORE
COMPETITIVE THAN A LOT OF PEOPLE ASSUMED, IN TWO OF THE THREE
PAC-12 GAMES? NOW PEOPLE ARE LIKE, HEY, THEY
COULD HAVE, MAYBE SHOULD HAVE WON THAT.
>> I LIKE TO LOOK AT IT OPTIMISTICALLY.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE, YOU DON'T SEE A
DOMINATING BOISE STATE. THEY'VE ALREADY LOST TO AIR
FORCE. YOU DON'T SEE A FRESNO STATE
WITH DAVID CARR. SO TO ME I WOULD THINK THIS TEAM
HAS TO BELIEVE THE WAY THEY PLAYED IN THOSE PAC-12 GAMES,
THEY CANNOT ONLY COMPETE IN THIS CONFERENCE, THEY WITH WIN IN
THIS CONFERENCE. IF THEY DO THAT, IT'S HOPEFULLY
SOMETHING THE MEDIA WOULD PICK UP UPON.
THEY'VE BEEN HERE SOME FIVE YEARS, LIKE SCOTT HARDING AND
JOSEPH IOSEFA. NORM CHOW AND COACHES HAVE TO
THINK, BIG PICTURE. CAN WE GET BY?
>>JIM: THE POINT IS YOU SEEM TO BE SAYING THAT HAWAI'I IS IN THE
EXACT RIGHT CONFERENCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL DESPITE ALL OF THE
DIFFICULTIES. THAT IF THIS WERE ANOTHER
CONFERENCE -- >> KANOA: MAYBE IN THIS
PARTICULAR SEASON. >> I THINK THE SCHEDULING, IF
YOU'RE THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, IT WAS A TOUGH SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF
THE THREE PAC-12 TEAMS. THE RICE THING, YOU EXPECTED
THEM TO SHOW THEY COULD BEAT A TEAM OF THIS CALIBER.
DO THEY KNOW HOW TO WIN? DO THEY KNOW HOW TO PUNISH?
CAN THEY GET THE BALL IN THE END ZONE?
IF THEY CAN DO THOSE THINGS, THE PICTURE IS ROSY.
IT'S BRIGHT. THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS
OPPORTUNITY AND IT STARTS THIS SATURDAY.
>> KANOA: YOU MAKE AN INTERESTING POINT.
IF THIS WERE LAST YEAR, GOING BACK TO LAST YEAR, AND THEY DID
GO THROUGH THIS AND HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS.
YOU LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE FROM TOP TO
BOTTOM, IT WAS BY FAR A BETTER YEAR IN THE LEAGUE THAN THIS
YEAR. THERE ISN'T THAT CLEAR-CUT TEAM.
EVERYBODY THOUGHT UTAH STATE IS GOING TO RUN AWAY WITH THIS.
THEY'VE SHOWN SOME WEAKNESSES. FRESNO IS A LITTLE BIT DOWN.
HAWAI'I HAPPENS TO BE IN THE WEST DIVISION, WHICH IS A MORE
ATTAINABLE DIVISION. THIS YEAR IT SEEMS TO SUIT THE
POSSIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY THE OPTISM FOR HAWAI'I.
BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PRODUCTION, WE HAVE BEEN READING
IN THE NEWSPAPERS AND READING REPORTS THAT THEY ARE
ENTERTAINING TAYLOR GRAHAM AS THE POTENTIAL STARTER.
HE HAS PLAYED MINIMALLY THIS SEASON.
THREE AND FIVE PASSING WITH AN INTERCEPTION.
CAME IN AT THE END OF THE GAME. HE IS GOING TO BE LOOKED UPON AS
A GUY TO POTENTIALLY HELP IMPROVE ON AN OFFENSE THAT'S
PERFORMING WOEFULLY. 108TH IN TOTAL -- TOTAL OFFENSE.
ALL THE QUARTERBACKS COMBINED. DO YOU THINK TAYLOR GRAHAM COULD
BE THE ANSWER? >> THE DEFENSE IS PLAYING
CONSISTENTLY WELL. SPECIAL TEAMS IS PLAYING
CONSISTENTLY WELL. WHEN YOU WIN TWO THIRDS IN
FOOTBALL, YOU'RE EXPECTED TO WIN.
THE PROBLEM WITH THIS OFFENSE IS I THINK IT'S MORE LIKE WHAT NORM
WANTED ANYONE ELSE IN INITIALLY IN TERMS OF YOU HAVE TWO GOOD
RUNNING BACKS. LAKALAKA.
JOEY IS AN NFL TYPE FULL BACK. YOU HAVE CHRIS NAEOLE, HAS DEPTH
AND TOUGHNESS. THEY'RE COMING OFF THE BALL AND
RUNNING THE BALL WELL. WE COULD BE THAT WEST COAST
OFFENSE. WITH AN ATHLETIC QUARTERBACK
WHO'S A READ OPTION GUY. IS THERE ENOUGH TIME?
THIS IS NOT A BYE WEEK TO SWITCH YOUR PHILOSOPHY BECAUSE TO ME,
JEREMY HIGGINS WAS KIND MIDDLE OF THAT.
HE WASN'T A GREAT RUNNER BUT HE COULD RUN.
NOW YOU HAVE A STANDUP IMMOBILE WEST COAST QUARTERBACK VERSUS
WHAT YOU HAD ALL OF TRAINING CAMP, ALL OF THE PREVIOUS FIVE
GAMES. IT'S A HUGE CHANGE IN PHILOSOPHY
POSSIBLY. >>JIM: I LOOK AT IT AS AN
EXCUSE. IF THEY DON'T WIN THIS WEEK, THE
EXECUTION IS RIGHT THERE. IT'S THE CHANGE IN QUARTERBACK.
IT'S THE CHANGE IN OFFENSE. IT'S THE CHANGE IN HOW THIS TEAM
CONDUCTS ITSELF WITH A NEW, QUOTE, IMMOBILE QUARTERBACK.
THAT'S WHAT I SEE. AM I TOO NEGATIVE?
>> I THINK IT'S A HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUSINESS.
AND IT'S A RESULTS-DRIVEN BUSINESS AS WELL.
THIS IS NOT NORM'S FIRST LUAU IN TERMS OF HE KNOWS HE'S DOING A
GOOD JOB OF GRADUATING PLAYERS, AND THAT'S ONE THIRD OF THE
SO-CALLED EQUATION. YOU ALSO HAVE TO WIN, PUT PEOPLE
IN THE STANDS AND BE A REVENUE DRIVER.
HIS RESUM� IS ONE WHERE HE'S SEEN WHAT'S -- WHEN YOU DON'T
WIN. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE GAME
THAT DETERMINES HIS FUTURE BUT IT WILL SHED SOME LIGHT IN THE
FUTURE. >>JIM: IT HAS SO MUCH SIDE BAR
TO IT. THE CONDITION OF DIANE.
HIS MENTAL PROCESSES IN TRYING TO GET A WINNING FOOTBALL
PERFORMANCE, AND THEN WORRYING ABOUT HIS WIFE.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK I COULD DO THAT.
HE REALLY HAS A TREMENDOUS LOAD ON HIM THIS WEEK.
I WISH HIM WELL. I HOPE THINGS TURN OUT -- TURN
OUT ALL RIGHT. IF THEY DON'T, THEN I START TO
WORRY. THEN I START TO WORRY BECAUSE
THE VOICES ARE GOING TO START COMING UP FOR EXIT STRATEGIES.
IT'S GOING TO BE THREE YEARS. >> KANOA: YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
>> I THINK THEY'LL GET MUCH LOUDER.
I THINK THERE'S WHISPERING. IF THEY DON'T PLAY WELL AGAINST
WYOMING, YOUR TWO GOALS BECOME HARDER IN TERMS OF GETTING TO
THE MAGICAL IN THAT, THERE'S WHISPERING.
I THINK HE UNDERSTANDS IT. THE PEOPLE OF HAWAI'I UNDERSTAND
THAT. IS IT RIGHT?
YOU WISH THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN IN SUCH A TIME WHEN HE HAS OTHER
ISSUES OFF THE FIELD, BUT I THINK THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF
THAT. >> KANOA: YEAH.
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FOOTBALL UNDER ATTACK.
>> I'M THINKING IT'S A PRECARIOUS SITUATION FOR
FOOTBALL. THE COVERS TIME MAGAZINE.
ONE IN THREE PLAYERS, NFL ADMITTED SOME TYPE OF BRAIN
TRAUMA IS PREVALENT IN ONE THIRD OF THEIR PLAYERS.
OTHER FACTORS, REVENUES ARE GOING UP.
YOU LOOK AT TELEVISION RATINGS YOU LOOK AT THE STAR-DRIVEN
LEAGUES. WE HAD ONE OF THE BEST WEEKS OF
COLLEGE FOOTBALL THIS PAST WEEKEND.
IT WAS SO EXCITING. YOU LOOK AT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
LOCALLY AND YOU SEE THE PUNAHOUS, THE MACKENZIE MILTONS,
BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THE OFF THE FIELD STUFF.
AND THIS COMMISSIONER AND NFL, WHETHER IT'S *** ABUSE OR
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WHAT CONCERNS ME WHEN IT COMES
TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, IN THE OLD DAYS WE'D SAY UNLESS
SOMEBODY DIES, THINGS ARE NOT GOING TO DO CHANGE.
NOW FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT WHEN YOU SEE THE SCORES, WHEN
YOU SEE PEOPLE FORFEITING, WHEN YOU SEE THE SAFETY INVOLVED, YOU
NEVER WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU'RE DRIVING WITH YOUR
SON ON THE WAY FROM A GAME AND HE LOST 70-0 BUT HE'S MENTALLY
AND PHYSICALLY DEFEATED BECAUSE HE WENT GUYS AGAINST GUYS THAT'S
BIGGER, STRONGER. WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE AND NOT
REACTIVE. >> KANOA: WHAT IS FOOTBALL UNDER
ATTACK EXACTLY? >> FOOTBALL IS UNDER ATTACK FROM
ALL ASPECTS. YOU HAVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
DOWN TO THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE NEED TO MAKE THE GAME SAFER.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE GAME IS COMPETITIVE.
WHEN ROGER GOODELL FIRST CAME INTO THE LEAGUE, I WAS PLEASED
WITH HIS DISCIPLINARY APPROACH. YOU'VE GOT GUYS SMOKING
MARIJUANA OUT TEN GAMES. TO ME, WE NEED TO HAVE CONDUCT
POLICIES SET IN PLACE AND NOT WAIT FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO
TAKE ITS COURSE. >> KANOA: BEING UNDER ATTACK
IS -- WHAT IS THE THREAT? ARE WE APPROACHING A TIME WHERE
THEY MIGHT HAVE TO JUST GET RID OF FOOTBALL AS WE KNOW IT?
TURN IT INTO FLAG FOOTBALL? SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR IS IT
MORE LIKE REALIGNMENT AT THE YOUTH LEVEL?
WHERE DOES THIS END? >> SOME OF THE GOOD STUFF GOING
ON IN TERMS OF HOW MANY PADDED PRACTICES YOU CAN HAVE.
STUDIES ON HELMETS. HOW WE TACKLE.
ALL OF THAT IS HAPPENING. I ALSO AGREE WITH ONE OF THE
LEADING NEUROLOGISTS. ANYBODY UNDER 14, I DON'T THINK
THEY SHOULD PLAY TACKLE FOOTBALL.
WE HAVE LOST 26% OF PLAYERS IN TACKLE FOOTBALL FROM THE AGES OF
13 TO 16. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE
FASTEST GROWING YOUTH SPORT IS FLAG FOOTBALL.
WE DON'T WANT FOOTBALL TO BE ELIMINATED.
WE WANT IT TO BE SAFER. WE NEED MORE ACTION.
WHETHER THAT'S LEGISLATION OR WHATEVER.
>> KANOA: RICH MIANO, WE APPRECIATE IT.
HAVE A GOOD BROADCAST THIS WEEKEND.
WE'LL CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION ONLINE.
RICH MIANO, THANKS FOR COMING BY.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON "LEAHEY & LEAHEY."
>>JIM: YOU COULD BE THE COMMISSIONER.